After briefly appeasing his nephew, Shangguan Hongyuan asked the real question...
"Have the scouts investigated the situation of the Fengwu Army's troops on the opposite side?"
Facing Shangguan Hongyuan's question, Shangguan Tingshu nodded and said:
"According to the scouts' reports, since the enemy Guo Zhiping's troops went to the northern front to support the enemy's 8th Division, the current Fengwu Army on the east bank of the Sanchuan River is probably the infantry of the enemy's 3rd Division and two troops of the 2nd Division. The total strength of a battalion is about 15,000 people!"
"Although the enemy troops are not large, they have more than fifty artillery pieces on the east bank of the Sanchuan River. The artillery fire is very fierce. General Wang led his troops to attack several times but was beaten back by the enemy's artillery. The stalemate lasted for more than a month. I have never cracked this hard nut!"
Shangguan Hongyuan nodded slightly when he heard his nephew's introduction. The situation of the Fengwu Army on the east bank of the Sanchuan River was almost as he expected!
This battle of Yunbin, which had been prepared for half a year, has now taken almost two months to reach this point. Shangguan Hongyuan has too much unwillingness in his heart.
In his original expectation, his 200,000 Luo'an Forbidden Army should have planted the flag of victory on the city tower in Jinzhong at this time. However, the reality was extremely cruel. Since the war began, his Luo'an Forbidden Army , tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were lost, and countless money and food were consumed, but damn, I haven’t even seen the gate tower of Jinzhong until now!
Although this battle was very difficult, it was not the most difficult. Although the logistical supplies for the 200,000-strong army on the expedition had not been completely cut off at this time, the court in the rear was still struggling with money and food to support the 200,000-strong army. The supply situation is already very difficult. It can only last for half a month at most before the rear area can no longer support it... ·
Therefore, although he was very unwilling and annoyed in his heart, Shangguan Hongyuan knew that he had to accept the reality now. He could not achieve the goal at the beginning of the war, capture Jinzhong and unify Yunbin!
Although he had to give up the goal of capturing Jinzhong, this did not mean that Shangguan Hongyuan planned to end the war just like this, and let his 200,000-strong army's eastern expedition end in a tailspin!
Judging from the current situation, Shangguan Hongyuan knew that Ye Mingsheng, who had defeated Xu Zhaojie, would definitely lead his troops north to support Yun Bing.
But how many soldiers and horses will Ye Mingsheng bring north?
Is this a very critical question now?
Some of the counselors around Shangguan Hongyuan judged that Ye Mingsheng was very likely to take advantage of the great reputation of defeating Xu Zhaojie and lead the 100,000 troops from the Hebei and Henan front lines to counterattack Yunbin. Therefore, some people even advised Shangguan Hongyuan to give up. Don't continue to attack and damage your troops and horses, but place your troops and horses in a fortified city to prepare for Ye Mingsheng's possible counterattack.
However, Shangguan Hongyuan sneered at these news. He absolutely did not believe that Ye Mingsheng would lead a hundred thousand troops to the north!
Not to mention that Xu Zhaojie was defeated and was killed without any threat. Let's talk about Qilu and Anqing. These are the territories that Fengwu Army just captured. The hearts of the people in these territories have not yet surrendered, and some careerists are still waiting for opportunities. move.
If the Fengwu Army wants to maintain the stability of these two places, it must leave a large number of soldiers and horses stationed in order to deter those young people who are hiding in the dark and preparing to move... ·············
The Fengwu Army seems to have a lot of soldiers and horses in Hebei and Henan, and there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the Qi Army. But if these soldiers and horses are placed in such a large area in Hebei and Henan, Anqing, and Qilu, it is really difficult. Not much more!
The most critical point is that the war has reached this point. Although the Luo'an court is unable to continue, judging from various information collected through the Supervision Department, Shangguan Hongyuan believes that the situation of the Fengwu Army is not much better. , at most it was because the Fengwu Army implemented reforms and took the money and food that originally belonged to the aristocratic families into their own hands.
By using powerful administrative means to use these precious money and grains more concentratedly and efficiently, the situation on his side appears to be better. Shangguan Hongyuan believes that the current Ye Mingsheng is just like him. Damn it, keep fighting this battle with your back molars clenched!
After coming to the conclusion that the Fengwu Army also had a difficult logistical supply situation, Shangguan Hongyuan thought about the Fengwu Army's combat effectiveness again!
Before the Battle of Yunbin started, even though he had not directly fought against the Fengwu Army, Shangguan Hongyuan knew about the damn traitor through the Fengwu Army's glorious achievements in sweeping across Youyan, taking Jinzhong in the east, and marching south to Hebei and Henan. The Fengwu Army under Ye Mingsheng is definitely a difficult opponent!
Because of this, out of fear of Ye Mingsheng and the Fengwu Army, Shangguan Hongyuan spent more than half a year in preparation and tried his best to gather a real army of 200,000... ················
But now that he was fighting against the Fengwu Army with real swords and guns, Shangguan Hongyuan was undoubtedly more impressed by the strength of the Fengwu Army's combat effectiveness. Several times he felt that under the fierce attack of the Forbidden Army, the Fengwu Army suffered heavy casualties and was about to be overwhelmed. When they were staying, the Fengwu troops held on by shouting slogans of dying for the commander-in-chief.
As a veteran who has fought in the world for decades, Shangguan Hongyuan believes that the Fengwu Army's combat effectiveness is not only due to its powerful artillery advantages, strict discipline, and skilled battle formation coordination, but also a very important factor. !
This factor is that the soldiers of the Fengwu Army trust Ye Mingsheng. They believe that even if they die in battle or become disabled, the Fengwu Army will take good care of their families and give them the money and food rewards they deserve for the rest of their lives. In the hands of Ye Mingsheng, it is precisely because of this that the soldiers who have no worries will give their lives to Ye Mingsheng and never regret it for Ye Mingsheng!
Therefore, in the context of the same financial constraints of the Fengwu Army, if Ye Mingsheng still insists on leading the 100,000 people from Hebei and Henan to go north, then the money and food consumed by these people along the way will inevitably make the financial hole of the Fengwu Army get bigger and bigger.
In order to make up for this hole, Ye Mingsheng either broke his promise to the soldiers, or continued to exploit and oppress the noble families under the Fengwu Army, squeezing out the last money and food from their hands, as he had done before.
Choosing the former, Ye Mingsheng's breach of trust will undoubtedly lead to the decline of the Fengwu Army's combat effectiveness. Those aristocratic families who chose the latter have been forced to give up many interests under the reforms implemented by Ye Mingsheng, and they have accumulated a lot of hatred for Ye Mingsheng. Mingsheng's anger!
If Ye Mingsheng had not had the military power to protect him, and the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Fengwu Army would only listen to the orders of Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng and his family would have been cut into pieces and executed late... ·················
As the saying goes, rabbits bite when they are anxious. If Ye Mingsheng tries to take away the last tael of silver or a stone of food in their pockets, then there is no doubt that these noble families will have to stand up and resist Ye Mingsheng's tyranny, and this will It will lead to instability in the rear of the Fengwu Army. Under internal and external troubles, the Fengwu Army may even collapse across the board!
Shangguan Hongyuan believes that Ye Mingsheng understands such a simple stakes. Of course, if Ye Mingsheng is really stupid, Shangguan Hongyuan will definitely be happy to see it happen!
Shanguan Hongyuan believed that Ye Mingsheng would never bring 100,000 people northward. At best, he would bring 20,000 to 30,000 fresh troops to Yunbin to counterattack. Only these troops and horses would not be enough to counterattack. Therefore, the Fengwu Army's troops in Yunbin are now only It's very important. They will be a very important part of the Fengwu Army's counterattack in the future!
Although Shangguan Hongyuan gave up his plan to capture Jinzhong, he absolutely could not accept that the territory he had conquered at such a high cost was recaptured by the Fengwu Army. This would make his 200,000-strong Eastern Expedition useless. In any case, it is also a major blow to his personal prestige!
The so-called Luo'an court now relies on the force of the Forbidden Army on the one hand, and on the other hand it relies on Shangguan Hongyuan's personal prestige to continue to maintain its existence.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the territory currently occupied will not be recaptured by the Fengwu Army, Shangguan Hongyuan must destroy the effective forces of the Fengwu Army in the Yunbin area. Therefore, after Shangguan Hongyuan gave up on Jinzhong, he set his sights on a new prey!
Shangguan Hongyuan believes that as long as he gets this prey, it will not only make Ye Mingsheng miserable, but also make Ye Mingsheng unable to launch a counterattack even if he leads his troops to Yunbin... ············
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Jiyu, Yujing
In the study room of a mansion somewhere, looking at the dusty Wang Xuecheng, Ye Mingsheng asked lightly:
"Have you found out?"
Although Ye Mingsheng's voice was very plain, it was this plain voice that made Wang Xuecheng feel heavy pressure. He quietly took a deep breath before Wang Xuecheng bowed to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Report to the commander, according to our investigation, the assassin who assassinated Master Murong in Dazhang Town was Xu Zhaojie's man!"
Ye Mingsheng's expression did not change after hearing the news, and he asked calmly:
"How exactly did they do this?"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Xuecheng continued to explain:
"Your Excellency, Xu Zhaojie was unwilling to accept his defeat in Hebei and Henan. He also happened to learn that the Marshal had appointed Mr. Murong as the Chief Envoy to Hebei and Henan. Therefore, in order to retaliate against our army, he ordered Xu Benlei to conduct spies in Hebei and Henan. Assassinate Lord Murong in an attempt to stop the reform process of our army in Hebei Province!"
"In addition, Xu Zhaojie also tried to use this incident to influence and sow discord between our army and the Guanzhong Group... "
"So far, our Coordination Office has uncovered the secret operations of the Zhennan Army in Hebei and 131 people, and dug out the 17 hidden stumps arranged by the Zhennan Army in our army. Under the thunderous attack of our army, , the Zhennan Army’s intelligence network in Hebei and Yu has suffered a thunderous blow and was completely destroyed!”
Listening to Wang Xuecheng's report, Ye Mingsheng also began to think about it. Xu Zhaojie did this, which made Ye Mingsheng feel a little relieved. He was really worried about who within the Fengwu Army did this. If it was like this If he comes, it will be very difficult for Ye Mingsheng to handle it when the Fengwu Army is in such a difficult situation!
After learning about Murong Yuliang's assassination two days ago, Ye Mingsheng ended his vacation one day early and came to Yujing with his guard battalion.
In Yujing, Ye Mingsheng expressed condolences to Murong Yuliang and his frightened wife Wang. The assassination of the real master Murong Yuliang was not a big deal. On the contrary, his wife Wang was so frightened that she looked a little sick. Xian'an's situation doesn't look good, and it looks like it will take at least some time to recover.
Although there was nothing wrong with Murong Yuliang, Ye Mingsheng was very angry when an important minister of the Fengwu Army was assassinated on his own territory. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered the Coordination Office to thoroughly investigate the matter and bring the murderer Murong Yuliang to justice. Find out the mastermind behind the scenes!
Now that the investigation has revealed that Xu Zhaojie did this, we can give everyone an explanation!
But Xu Zhaojie is doing more and more despicable things like this now!
Previously, this bitch knew that Jing Cheng, Xing Tong, and Jing Xuan of his family were celebrating the full moon wine together, and he wanted to send dead soldiers to carry out a purple sand attack. If Wang Xuecheng hadn't discovered it early, the consequences would have been disastrous... ·······················
If Xu Zhaojie really succeeded in this matter, then Ye Mingsheng would fight for Jinzhong today and lead an army into Huainan to cut off Xu Zhaojie's flesh piece by piece!
Just when Ye Mingsheng was about to say something, Wang Xuecheng saw that Ye Mingsheng was still silent, and he seemed to have thought of something and cautiously said tentatively:
"In this investigation, our Coordination Office found out that the assassin was sent by Xu Zhaojie. We also unexpectedly discovered that someone close to Mr. Murong was bribed!"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Mingsheng raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile:
"Cui Shao?"
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's rhetorical question, Wang Xuecheng nodded and said:
"Sir, you are wise! Lord Murong is also a thoughtful person. He knew that the slaves he hired from Liaoyang were adulterated. Although he pretended not to know on the surface, he actually monitored them carefully and served beside Lord Murong. They are all the servants, maids, and nannies he brought from Guanzhong!"
"Many of these domestic servants and maids have been servants of the Murong family for generations. They are very loyal to the Murong family and it is difficult for others to infiltrate them!"
"But Mr. Cui took a different approach and planted a nail next to Mr. Murong. This nail is... ·”
After saying this and seeing that Ye Mingsheng had not expressed his position, Wang Xuecheng asked for instructions again:
"Do you need to remind Master Murong about this matter, Marshal?"
After hearing this, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while, shook his head and said:
"No need, just ask your people to monitor this nail! Record this person's every move! By the way, you will increase your efforts to infiltrate Huainan and assassinate his confidants. You will definitely not let Xu Zhaojie live in peace! "
"yes!"
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