Feeling Lin Huaiwu's gaze, Xunke did not shirk like the others, but stood up and said:
"I think the enemy's sense of smell is very good. They seem to have realized that our army will launch an offensive soon, so I think Wang Muzhi gave up the idea of fighting a political war... ·········”
As soon as the word "political battle" came out, the eyes of the Fengwu Army generals present were immediately focused on Xun Ke.
Under the gaze of everyone, Xun Ke preached unhurriedly:
"Based on the previous investigation by the scouts, we can determine that the enemy has deployed 10,000 forbidden troops in Lingyuan County, 5,000 forbidden troops in Pingyun County, and in Pingrong and Wankang on the southern line. In the county seat, ten thousand forbidden troops have been deployed!"
"Wang Muzhi now has a total of more than 80,000 soldiers and horses, of which 35,000 are the Forbidden Army troops and Liang Army cavalry left to him by Shangguan Hongyuan. These are also the most powerful soldiers and horses in Wang Muzhi's hands!"
"As for the remaining 50,000 people who were trained by local warriors and militia in Yunbin, neither the soldiers' personal bravery nor their weapons and equipment can be compared with the Forbidden Army. According to Wang Muzhi's previous combat deployment, he will The elite troops and horses in our hands are deployed in the four counties, and we have put on a posture of defending these four counties to the death!"
"But I don't think this is what Wang Muzhi really thinks. Wang Muzhi is a veteran on the battlefield. It's impossible for him not to see that these four counties are too far from Jinyang, their logistics center, and too close to our army, and we The army has great advantages in cavalry and artillery!"
"So as long as our army uses cavalry to cut off the supply lines of this county, and then concentrates its superior artillery to slowly attack it, it will not be difficult to capture these four counties... ········”
"Therefore, under our army's counterattack, the Forbidden Army troops deployed in these four counties will only end up with one outcome, that is, they will be completely annihilated by our army!"
"Wang Muzhi is not aware of this, but the reason why he still does this is probably the intention of the Luo'an court!"
"These five counties outside Jinzhong are the last fig leaf for Shangguan Hongyuan's Eastern Expedition. If they are recaptured by our army in such a short period of time, it means that this fig leaf has also been pulled down by our army. Shangguan Hongyuan’s prestige is a big blow, so I guess Wang Muzhi’s previous arrangements should be Shangguan Hongyuan’s instruction!”
"And now Wang Muzhi has voluntarily given up three counties to gather troops. It is very likely that under his persuasion, Shangguan Hongyuan has given up his previous ideas, became more pragmatic, and given more power to Wang Muzhi. , this is not good news for our army!"
"I think that after Wang Muzhi gave up the three counties of Wankang, Pingrong, and Lingyuan, he will definitely not choose to retreat in Dagu County and Pingyun County. Compared with the other three counties, Dagu County and Pingyun County are far away from Jinyang. It’s tighter, and it will be easier for them to supply supplies, and the terrain over there is also very easy to defend and difficult to attack!”
"Wherever Wang Muzhi has chosen is the battlefield with our army, and he will fight our army to the end there!"
Listening to Xun Ke's analysis, everyone nodded, feeling that what Xun Ke said was very reasonable... ·
At the same time, Lin Huaiwu said:
"General Xun, if that's the case, do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Facing Lin Huaiwu's inquiry, Xunke hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and saying:
"There is no particularly good way to defeat the enemy yet!"
Lin Huaiwu, who saw Xun Ke's hesitation, also saw through it without saying anything and asked the generals for some opinions. Because the incident happened suddenly, the generals did not discuss a good way to deal with it. After deliberation for a long time, everyone just sent people to receive these things. The county reached a consensus.
Lin Huaiwu also knew that there was no rush, so he ordered the generals around him to come up with a new battle plan as soon as possible.
After the meeting, Lin Huaiwu left Xun Ke alone. Seeing that Lin Huaiwu had left him behind, Xun Ke also knew what Lin Huaiwu wanted to ask him, so he did not try to hide it, but directly looked into Lin Huaiwu's eyes and said:
"The reason why Wang Muzhi dared to do this must be because he was sure that we would regain all the five counties outside Jinzhong this time. Therefore, the best way for our army now is not to rush, occupy these three counties first and take them Run the business well, and then go to Dagu County and Pingyun County next!"
Although Xun Ke's words were vague, Lin Huaiwu also understood his subtext. Wang Muzhi's move was because Ye Mingsheng had given them an order. This counterattack would take back all five surrounding counties, so he let three people go. He gave himself a county town that was not easy to defend, and then he gathered his troops together and chose a strategically located battlefield to fight the Fengwu Army... ·········
However, Lin Huaiwu was silent about Xun Ke's thoughts. During this period, the Fengwu Army's finances were tight, but Ye Mingsheng had to make up for their west wall even if he demolished the east wall, and invested a lot of manpower and material resources to reorganize and rebuild the second Army and the Third Division, in order for them to counterattack Yun and recapture those five county towns!
As subordinates, they should share the worries of the commander-in-chief, instead of asking the commander-in-chief to lower the counterattack target when they encounter difficulties now. If they do this, the commander-in-chief will definitely be very disappointed in him!
Thinking of this, Lin Huaiwu's heart sank even more. He was not a fool. Yuan Song and Guo Zhiping left their respective commander positions one after another. Of course, he understood the intention of these two people. Logically speaking, he should also follow these two people, but Lin Huaiwu, however, could never let go of the power he now held.
In addition, Lin Huaiwu also believes that it is a rare opportunity for him for Yuan Song and Guo Zhiping to serve in the General Staff Department!
In the Fengwu Army, although he and Yuan Song and Guo Zhiping both commanded an army of tens of thousands of people, compared to Yuan and Guo, Lin Huaiwu's presence in the Fengwu Army was not large. It also made Lin Huaiwu feel that he was a bit underappreciated. He lacked an opportunity to show his abilities!
And now Ye Mingsheng has transferred He Jingyun to Jiyu and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of Yunbin's counterattack, responsible for everything in Yunbin's counterattack. This is undoubtedly the opportunity he has dreamed of. But now that he shrinks when he is forced, wouldn't it make people laugh? Big teeth?
Seeing Lin Huaiwu's silence, Xun Ke also understood Lin Huaiwu's thoughts and couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart...
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Liaoyang, outside Dongning City
Under the escort of more than 20 servants, Ye Sanwu rode a carriage to a manor under his name. At this time, Manager Zhao, who was in charge of the manor, was leading all the tenants in the manor and stood respectfully. At the gate of the manor, they are waiting for the arrival of Master Ye Sanwu.
With the support of the servants, Ye Sanwu, who was grinning and feeling uncomfortable, slowly stepped out of the carriage. Although the road outside Dongning City had been repaired by the Chief Secretary, the carriage was also earthquake-proofed, and the bumps on the road were alleviated. Get better.
But a dirt road is a dirt road after all, and a carriage is a carriage after all. At this moment, the old and frail Ye Sanwu on the roadside was about to fall apart.
Seeing Ye Sanwu get off the carriage, Manager Zhao immediately led all the tenants to bow and said:
"Hello, sir!"
Seeing dozens of people in front of him bowing to say hello, which undoubtedly greatly satisfied Ye Sanwu's vanity, he pretended to be reserved and nodded.
Riding on Ye Mingsheng's success, Ye Sanwu, who was born as a small landowner, was extremely paranoid about land, although Ye Mingsheng repeatedly ordered that no one in the clan should annex the land.
In order to satisfy his own selfish desires, he secretly made loans to farmers at usury. When the farmers failed to pay back the money, he asked them to mortgage their land to him, and then made these farmers his tenants... ················
It was already September and it was the harvest season, so Ye Sanwu also came to the manor to see how the harvest was and to see if the tenants were working hard.
Looking at the cautious tenants in front of him, Ye Sanwu's eyes were immediately attracted to one of the young women. This young woman looked to be in her twenties. She stood timidly next to her husband and was a little scared. Secretly watching Ye Sanwu.
Although this young woman is not very good-looking, her timid appearance and bulging breasts immediately made Ye Sanwu distracted. He was originally worried that the night at the manor would be boring, but now Looks like he's going to have a great night tonight.
"What's your name?" Ye Sanwu asked with a smile.
Hearing Ye Sanwu ask her name, the young woman immediately became nervous and hugged her husband's arm tightly. At this time, she still didn't realize that something was wrong with her husband, so she mustered up the courage to say to Ye Sanwu:
"Replying to the master, I call you Mrs. Wang Liu!"
Ye Sanwu nodded when he heard this, and then led people into the manor. After entering the house, Ye Sanwu asked Manager Liu about this year's status.
After a cup of tea, Ye Sanwu heard that the land using chemical fertilizers had produced 20% more grain. He was pleasantly surprised and felt a pain in his heart. At the beginning of the year, the Fengwu Army promoted chemical fertilizers on a large scale, but he felt that this fertilizer was of no use, so I just bought a little for land use, which is considered to support the work of the Fengwu Army...
Ye Sanwu really didn't expect that this chemical fertilizer was really effective. If he had known earlier, he would have used this fertilizer on all the land. Ye Sanwu was heartbroken when he thought that he had harvested so much food without using all chemical fertilizers. Like a knife twisting.
After instructing Manager Liu to use chemical fertilizers on all the land next year, Ye Sanwu seemed to have thought of something and asked Manager Liu:
"How much land have you collected in the past few months?"
When Ye Sanwu asked about this, Manager Liu felt a pain in his heart and whispered:
"Master, we have harvested three hundred acres of new land!"
Upon hearing that there were only three hundred days of land, Ye Sanwu immediately became angry, pointed at Manager Liu's nose and cursed:
"You useless piece of shit, you only collected 300 acres of land in a few months. What use do I need from you, sir?"
After hearing this, Manager Liu argued helplessly:
"My Lord, the Chief Secretary has made the inspection of land annexation much stricter. Many people have gone to jail because of this, so I am afraid of causing trouble for you!"
Listening to what Manager Liu said, Ye Sanwu's anger subsided a lot, but he still said angrily:
"Sir, I am the elder of the Ye clan. Even the commander-in-chief must recognize me as my uncle in front of me. When the commander-in-chief becomes the emperor, I will be the prince and a relative of the emperor. What's so scary? Who dares to trouble me? ?”
When Ye Sanwu said this, Manager Liu immediately praised Ye Sanwu, and told Ye Sanwu that he would work hard to collect the land, and he would definitely collect a thousand acres of land by the end of the year. This made Ye Sanwu calm down... ····················
"Did Ye Zhanpeng send someone to take away his things?" After calming down, Ye Sanwu asked Manager Liu again:
Ye Sanwu understood how hot Ye Zhanpeng's things were. If Ye Zhanpeng hadn't got the handle, he would never let Ye Zhanpeng put the things here.
Facing Ye Sanwu’s inquiry, Manager Liu shook his head and said:
"I've been waiting for them to pick it up for the past few days, but I still haven't seen them!"
Hearing this, Ye Sanwu immediately frowned. He didn't know what Ye Zhanpeng was doing. Although he wanted to throw away Ye Zhanpeng's things, but when he thought that his handle was in Ye Zhanpeng's hands, Ye Sanwu could only Able to die down.
Ye Sanwu, who had no place to vent the evil fire in his heart, ordered to Manager Liu with some irritability:
"Let that Wang Liu family come over. She will come over tonight and give their family 30% less rent this year!"
"yes!"
After Manager Liu finished speaking, he heard a commotion outside the house. When Ye Sanwu was about to become dissatisfied, he saw a few big men in black barging in.
Seeing the appearance of these people, Ye Sanwu was a little confused. Just when he thought these people were bandits and was about to beg for mercy, he discovered that these people were wearing the uniforms of the Coordination Office.
Seeing that the other party was from the Coordination Office, Ye Sanwu immediately became angry again and shouted angrily:
"You break into a private house in broad daylight. Is your coordination office lawless?"
"Sir, I am the elder of the Ye clan and the great uncle of the Marshal. I want to give you a copy of the book from the Marshal!"
After saying this, Ye Sanwu was very proud and waited for the other party to beg for mercy. In the past, as long as he moved Ye Mingsheng out, the other party would start begging for mercy. He believed that this time was no exception. However, what he did not expect was that the leader on the opposite side would A strong man said coldly:
"We know you are Ye Sanwu, and we were ordered to catch you this time..."
