Jiyu, Shenzhou
In the military camp of the Zhennan Army, they were happily bragging about each other's achievements...
"He brewed it! This Fengwu Army has a great reputation. They are invincible and invincible. But when they met our Marquis, he brewed it and turned it into a silver spear and a candle. It's useless! "
"Hahaha!"
"That's it! That's it! This First Army is known as the elite ace of the Fengwu Army, and Yuan Song is also known as the first general of the Fengwu Army. But in front of our Lord Marquis, all the ace generals turned into bullshit!"
"Now that the main force of the Fengwu Army is huddled in those cities and dare not come out, I think we should just go to Fengqiu and completely defeat the first army that Ye Mingsheng, a kid with a yellow mouth, is proud of!"
"Brother, this is reasonable. Kill Yuan Song and annihilate the first army. Let's see if Ye Mingsheng still dares to be arrogant?"
Just when a group of generals of the Zhennan Army were discussing enthusiastically how to capture Jiyu, give Ye Mingsheng a good look, and divide the money of the Fengwu Army, Xu Zhaojie walked in with a serious expression. Seeing Xu Zhaojie's appearance, he felt like The generals who were still in high spirits immediately lowered their heads and closed their mouths. No one dared to look at Xu Zhaojie.
Looking around at the generals around him with cold eyes, Xu Zhaojie locked his gaze on Gao Song, the general who had just transferred the highest and loudest voice and asked:
"Has Gao Song and your troops captured Pingqiao County now?"
Facing Xu Zhaojie's inquiry, Gao Song hesitated and said:
"Inform the general, our troops are attacking Pingqiao County, but it will take some time..."
Xu Zhaojie ignored him, but turned his attention to Ma Zhengze, another general with a high reputation just now, and asked:
"Ma Zhengze, have you cut off the connection between Fengqiu and Shangzhou now?"
Upon hearing Xu Zhaojie's inquiry, Ma Zhengze stood up and said with the same embarrassment:
"Report to the general, the cavalry of the Fengwu Army is so powerful that it comes and goes like the wind. It is difficult for our soldiers to complete their mission!"
Upon hearing this answer, Xu Zhaojie slammed the table and cursed:
"You bastards can't conquer the county seat and fulfill your orders, so how can you have the nerve to talk so loudly here?"
As soon as these words came out, the generals suddenly became solemn, and they all bowed to Xu Zhaojie to plead guilty:
"The general will finally realize his mistake, please calm down your anger!"
Seeing the generals reflecting, Xu Zhaojie felt a little helpless. He didn't say anything more, but waved his hand to signal the generals to disperse from the tent. After a cup of tea, only Xu Zhaojie was left in the huge tent. Then he let out a long sigh, and his expression showed a hint of fatigue.
The contempt that these Zhennan Army generals had for the Fengwu Army just now was actually the result of Xu Zhaojie's deliberate connivance!
When the war first started, because of the Fengwu Army's reputation for being invincible, as well as its powerful firearms and cavalry, the Zhennan Army was very afraid of fighting against the Fengwu Army. There were even some lower-level soldiers who were fearful of fighting. Deserters appeared before the war even started·························
Xu Zhaojie was also very troubled by this, and could only choose to publicly humiliate Fengwu Army and Ye Mingsheng himself in a very contemptuous tone, in order to eliminate the Zhennan Army's war fear of Fengwu Army. However, perhaps he used his strength It was so fierce that after Chengfeng County defeated Yuan Song's troops this time, the morale of the Zhennan Army suddenly swelled and went to the other extreme - underestimating the enemy and becoming arrogant!
To be honest, in the battle of Chengfeng County, although the Zhennan Army won the battle, it annihilated more than 3,000 Fengwu Army, dampened the Fengwu Army's arrogance, and took advantage of the situation to advance into Jiyu and capture Shenzhou. Important land, but Xu Zhaojie was not satisfied at all!
The trap in Chengfeng County was carefully laid by him for Yuan Song. For this reason, he led tens of thousands of Zhennan troops to rush all night just to beat Yuan Song with a time lag. Originally, in Xu Zhaojie's plan, this battle was to take place. To completely annihilate Yuan Song's troops, the last step is to cripple the first division so that it no longer has the ability to fight against him!
Xu Zhaojie's plan was very good, but just when he vowed to use the corpses of Yuan Song's troops as a surprise for Ye Mingsheng in Chengfeng County, he was extremely disappointed that Yuan Song was more cautious than he thought. Decisive, although he still fell into his cunning plan, when facing the surprise attack, Yuan Song immediately made a decisive choice, giving up the attack on Chengfeng County, and the various units took turns to cover the retreat.
Under Yuan Song's decisive command, the encircled First Division did not panic at all. Each unit performed its duties and successfully fought its way out of the encirclement of the Zhennan Army, leaving a very deep impression on Xu Zhaojie. impression·····························
After letting Yuan Song escape, Xu Zhaojie originally wanted to annihilate the Fengwu Army cavalry unit that was causing trouble in Anqing. Although this cavalry unit was small in number, it was very flexible in its actions. If we fight in that county today, tomorrow Fight in that state capital.
Although the actual damage caused was very limited, it made people in Anqing panic and confused. Xu Zhaojie had long wanted to kill them!
Just when Xu Zhaojie mobilized his troops and prepared for the Fengwu Army cavalry to come out to catch turtles, Xia Yunsheng, the commander of more than a thousand cavalry, retreated very alertly, allowing Xu Zhaojie to punch the cotton. I can't use my strength.
The plan suffered continuous setbacks, which made Xu Zhaojie a little helpless. However, he still implemented his planned plan and led 35,000 Anqing troops into Hebei and Henan. Due to the failure in Chengfeng County and the lack of troops on the Shenzhou front line, As a result, the Fengwu Army failed to organize effective resistance in Shenzhou, so Xu Zhaojie led his troops to capture Shenzhou.
This also gave Xu Zhaojie some comfort. However, just when he was about to continue to capture Shangzhou and Pingqiao County, and encroach on Henan step by step, he discovered that the Fengwu Army had completed its deployment, and the Fengwu Army's superior firepower In front of them, it is difficult for them to continue to move forward and conquer the city.
Not only that after going deep into Hebei and Henan, their food roads were also lengthened a lot, which gave the Fengwu Army cavalry an opportunity. They made full use of the cavalry's ability to move quickly and the Zhennan Army's lack of cavalry. Raging on the Army Food Road in Zhennan...
This also forced Xu Zhaojie to reduce the number of soldiers and horses on the front line in order to ensure the safety of his grain roads and transfer them to the rear to protect the grain roads!
Although he encountered some difficulties in Jiyu, this was not what worried Xu Zhaojie the most. Xu Zhaojie was still confident that he could defeat Yuan Song's troops. What really made Xu Zhaojie feel bad was the strategic shift of the Fengwu Army and the situation in Qilu.
Although he regarded Ye Mingsheng as his lifelong enemy, Xu Zhaojie had to admit that under Ye Mingsheng's leadership, the Fengwu Army developed very quickly. Even though his Zhennan Army occupied Huainan, it was a level-one opponent to the Fengwu Army. , so Xu Zhaojie has always avoided a head-on confrontation with the Fengwu Army, but worked hard to become the third party besides the Fengwu Army and the Luo'an court who could influence the development of the situation.
Therefore, Xu Zhaojie's main purpose for this offensive against Hebei and Yu was also to cooperate and instigate. When Shangguan Hongyuan launched the offensive on the Yunbin battlefield, he thought that when Ye Mingsheng and Shangguan Hongyuan fought hand-to-hand, he would be able to compete with the snipe and the clam for the fisherman's victory. Lucky, let’s get some benefits in Hebei, Henan, Qilu!
However, the situation is now developing in the direction that he least wants to see. The Fengwu Army is completely on the defensive on the Yunbin battlefield, and will then save its troops and move in the direction of Henan. Among them, what Xu Zhaojie least wants to see is , led by Zhang Meng of the Seventh Division of the Fengwu Army, captured Licheng, forcing Yin Biao to defect to Ye Mingsheng after taking Han Wenbao.
You must know that although Xu Zhaojie's main purpose of going north this time was to cooperate with Shangguan Hongyuan's offensive on the Yunbin battlefield, on the other hand, Xu Zhaojie also wanted to use this to contain the First Army so that they could not interfere with the situation in Qilu, thereby helping Yin Biao Being able to capture Qilu made Yin Biao a pawn to contain the Fengwu Army on the southern front...
So now that Licheng is broken, Yin Biao is forced to surrender, and control of Qilu falls into the hands of the Fengwu Army. Xu Zhaojie's attempt to go north this time is tantamount to a complete failure. What makes Xu Zhaojie even more distressed is that he has already received the news. , Ye Mingsheng ordered Yin Biao to be the commander of the Fourth Army of the Fengwu Army, and asked him and Zhang Meng of the Seventh Division to launch an attack on Anqing.
Today, in Anqing, after he led the main force to the north, there are only more than 10,000 garrison troops left. These manpower alone are simply not enough to withstand the enemy's offensive.
Therefore, Xu Zhaojie could only send envoys to Yin Biao on the one hand, hoping that Yin Biao could delay as much time as possible, and on the other hand, he also transferred newly trained troops from Huainan into Anqing to strengthen the defense against the Fengwu Army's offensive. This was to prevent the Fengwu army from encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhaojie couldn't help but sigh again. The gap in overall strength between them and the Fengwu Army could not be leveled by winning a single battle.
Although he has invaded Jiyu, he has attracted Ye Mingsheng's main energy. Now there is a dilemma, and he may even get deeper into it. Fortunately, Lu Jianchao in Jiangnan is only thinking about how to protect him. Jiangnan, if he has any ambition and takes the initiative to attack, then this time his Zhennan Army will not be able to look at each other, and the situation will be very dangerous!
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"Ms. sir, how is my eldest brother?"
Bai Yuanyuan, who was lying on the bed, looked at Ye Mingsheng in front of her and asked with a trembling voice:
At this time, Bai Yuanyuan's voice lost the arrogance of the past. Her questioning voice seemed to want to get the answer from Ye Mingsheng, but she was afraid of getting the answer.
Seeing Bai Yuanyuan like this, Ye Mingsheng felt a little pity in his heart, caressing her face and said:
"Yuanyuan, don't be too worried about the news from Fengqiu. Your eldest brother Bai Changrong is alive and well! He can return to Yi Jing in a while!"
Hearing the words "life is not in danger" from Ye Mingsheng's mouth, Bai Yuanyuan's eyes suddenly regained their vitality, and she said excitedly:
"I knew that my eldest brother would be auspicious and everything would be fine!"
Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded and said:
"Of course! Yuanyuan, your most important thing now is to take care of yourself. When your eldest brother returns to Yi Jing, your family can be reunited!"
"Well! Thank you for your consideration, sir!"
As if thinking of the scene of family reunion, Bai Yuanyuan's eyes showed a little longing...
After comforting Bai Yuanyuan for a while, Ye Mingsheng walked out of the room. Seeing this, An Miaoyi immediately followed him out and said to Ye Mingsheng apologetically:
"Ms. sir, I'm sorry! It's my fault that I didn't block the good news!"
After hearing An Miaoyi's words, Ye Mingsheng asked calmly:
"How did she get the news?"
Facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, An Miaoyi hesitated but finally said truthfully:
"My lord, you have previously given permission for the Bai family to come to visit Sister Bai in your mansion. The old man of the Bai family and Bai Jiujiu did not come for an excuse. Only Sister Bai's two sisters-in-law, Hu and Cui, came to visit. Mrs. Hu thought she knew the news about Bai Changrong. I am too sad and become ill, so maybe Sister Bai will see some clues!"
Listening to An Miaoyi trying his best to smooth things over for the Bai family, Ye Mingsheng said calmly:
"Don't let Mr. Hu come here again!"
"yes!"
Seeing An Miaoyi's submissive look in front of him, Ye Mingsheng's attitude also became a little softer and said:
"Thank you for your hard work during this time, Miaoyi..."
An Miaoyi's heart felt warm when she heard that, knowing that she was busy in the house during this period, she was seen by Ye Mingsheng and recognized by Ye Mingsheng. She was so excited that her eyes were moist, and she whispered to Ye Mingsheng:
"It's Miaoyi's duty to take care of the back house for her husband, there's nothing hard about it!"
Looking at An Miaoyi who worked hard without complaint, Ye Mingsheng also said a few words of praise and then returned to his study.
Looking at the battle report on the desk, Ye Mingsheng looked a little helpless. He had not yet thought about how to face Bai Yuanyuan. He had not deceived Bai Yuanyuan just now. According to the news from the front line, her eldest brother Bai Changrong was indeed alive. !
However, when he was cutting off the rear of the First Division, he encountered artillery fire from the Zhennan Army. Therefore, in order to save Bai Changrong's life, the accompanying military doctors had to amputate Bai Changrong's left calf. This also meant that with the current medical treatment Conditions, Bai Changrong may have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair!
According to the memorial sent back by Yuan Song, Bai Changrong indeed performed very bravely in this battle. As a fellow commander of the First Army, he volunteered to defend the rear of the large army and resist the enemy's fierce attack. Yuan Song was able to lead his troops safely this time Bai Changrong can be said to have taken the lead in escaping danger·······················
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