After discussing the issue of artillery manufacturing, Ye Mingsheng nodded towards the new Chief of General Staff Zhao Han, indicating that Zhao Han would continue to preside over the General Staff Meeting... ····
After receiving Ye Mingsheng's signal, Zhao Han continued to chair the meeting and said:
"Judging from the situation in this battle report, after this battle the enemy basically lost the ability to leave the city and engage our army head-on. What they could do was huddle in Jinyang City and passively wait for our army to attack the city. !”
"It is expected that Master Yuan's troops will wrap up the remaining pieces in the next three to five days. After completing this step, they will begin to gradually launch an siege on Jinyang!"
"Although this battle wiped out many of the effective forces of Yun Bing's army, there are still more than 30,000 Yun Bing's troops in Jinyang City. In addition, Jinyang is a large city with a population of more than 300,000. Yun Bing's army can still be recruited in critical moments. Tens of thousands of young men!"
"Therefore, it is not realistic to capture Jinyang in a short time. It is expected that the number of troops that Lord Yuan can use to attack the city will be between 60,000 and 70,000. Judging from our army's experience in conquering Yujing, our army needs at least It will take fifteen days to a month to complete the capture of Jinyang!"
At this point, Zhao Han paused for a moment before continuing:
"The current internal situation of the Luo'an court is not stable, so once Jinyang falls, it will have a huge impact on the Luo'an court. Therefore, the General Staff believes that once our army besieges Jinyang, the Luo'an Forbidden Army will definitely come to support! "
After finishing his words, Zhao Han looked at Huo San, the executive deputy director of the Coordination Office who was standing at the end of the queue... ··
After Ye Mingsheng demoted Huo San from director to deputy director because of corruption, Ye Mingsheng never reinstated him. However, because Ji Xian was also transferred to the Coordination Office as deputy director, in order to move them The distinction between the two people also gave Huo San some comfort.
Ye Mingsheng added the word "executive" before the title of deputy director to Huo San, making him half a level higher than Ji Xian.
Seeing Zhao Han looking at him, Huo San also understood that he wanted to introduce information about the Luo'an court. Huo San did not stand up immediately, but looked at Ye Mingsheng who was sitting in the main seat.
Feeling Huo San's questioning eyes, Ye Mingsheng also raised his head slightly. With Ye Mingsheng's permission, Huo San stood up and introduced:
"According to the latest information obtained by our Coordination Office, Shangguan Hongyuan is now claiming to be ill at home, and most of the power of the Luo'an court has been transferred to the hands of Shangguan Changgong, the Minister of War!"
"Although there is no evidence yet, based on some clues, our Coordination Office has judged that Shangguan Hongyuan is probably dead now. Shangguan Changgong chose not to announce the funeral secretly in order to maintain the political stability of the Luo'an court!"
"Some people in the Luo'an court may have noticed something, but because Shangguan Hongyuan has used this trick before to invite Shi Huairen into an urn, so with Shi Huairen's experience, many people are worried that Shangguan Hongyuan will repeat his old tricks. So we are all still waiting and watching..."
"Because many people are waiting and watching, the Luo'an court is basically still stable under the control of Shangguan Changgong!"
"In the military field, Shangguan Changgong relied heavily on Yang Chongqing, the former commander of the Shenwu Army. He even named Yang Chongqing the Grand Marshal of the World's Arms and Horses!"
"Although Yang Chongqing has been given the title of Grand Marshal of the World's Arms and Horses, allowing Yang Chongqing to nominally control all the troops and horses of the Luo'an Imperial Court, the actual power of the Luo'an Forbidden Army is a tripartite situation!"
"Yang Chongqing can only command 50,000 Shenwu Army, and the remaining Xuanwu Army and Hujie Army will be commanded by Ma Chongyang and Tang Peng!"
"If the judgment of the General Staff Building is correct and the Luo'an Forbidden Army will rush to Jinyang, it will not be surprising that Yang Chongqing will be in command, Ma Chongyang or Tang Peng will be the deputy commander, and the total force will be at least 50,000!"
"In the first Yunbin War, although the Luoan Forbidden Army suffered heavy losses due to the full force of our army, the overall backbone still survived. After almost a year of recuperation, the enemy army basically recovered 70% of its strength in the first Yunbin War. The strength of the troops is about 100,000!"
"In addition to the full production of the enemy's arsenal, the Luo'an Forbidden Army has replaced a lot of firearms. It is conservatively estimated that the Luo'an Forbidden Army is now equipped with at least one hundred Zhengdong cannons and more than three hundred Tiger Crouching Cannons. There should also be 10,000 divine weapons...
"The Luo'an Forbidden Army is very powerful in terms of combat quality and combat will. Overall, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. They are very close to the level of our army. In addition, Yang Chongqing deserves special attention!"
After saying this, Huo Sanzhan returned to the queue. After hearing what Huo San said, the conference room also fell into a brief silence.
Zhao Han pondered for a moment and asked Ye Mingsheng for instructions;
"Sir, there are more than 70,000 forbidden troops around Luo'an. I believe that after the news of Jinyang reaches Luo'an, the Luo'an court will start to support Jinyang. The distance from Luo'an to Jinyang is about 800 miles. If Luo An moves quickly enough, he can arrive within half a month!"
"Although Commander Yuan has the Second and Third Armies under his command, if we have to face the Yun Bing Army huddled in Jinyang City and the Luo'an Forbidden Army who are supporting them at the same time, I believe Commander Yuan will still have some strength. Caught or not!"
"So I suggest that we take action immediately and put the 9th Division under General Ye Dong and the 10th Division under General Chen Chuanwu into the Yunbin battlefield!"
After Zhao Han finished speaking, Ninth Division General Ye Dong and Tenth Division General Chen Chuanwu, who were standing at the end of the conference room, also looked at Ye Mingsheng with very expectant eyes. Both of their divisions were just established last year. None of them have participated in too many battles, so they are all looking forward to going to Yunbin and making contributions on the battlefield...
Regarding Zhao Han's suggestion, Ye Mingsheng also felt that what he said was very reasonable.
The intelligence from the Coordination Office is that the total strength of the Luo'an Forbidden Army is about 100,000, and there are at least 50,000 who can support Jinyang. Although Yuan Song has nearly 100,000 people under his command, due to the losses in this battle and the remaining behind The strength in the rear area is very good if we can use 70,000 people to attack Jinyang!
With the strength of the Fengwu Army under Yuan Song, the possibility of capturing Jinyang before Yang Chongqing's reinforcements arrived was very small, and the possibility of capturing Jinyang after Yang Chongqing's reinforcements arrived became even smaller.
Therefore, if the Fengwu Army wants to capture Jinyang, the only way is to increase the number of troops. However, it is very simple to say that the increase of troops can be done by putting the upper lip on the lower lip. However, the troops who increase the number of troops have to eat, drink, and drink. Damn it, this involves logistical support issues.
At present, the Yunbin area is under the governance of the Fengwu Army and has gradually restored some productivity. It can currently support the supply of about 30,000 people. This means that there are 70,000 of the 100,000 Fengwu troops in Yunbin. It all depends on the central government to ensure supply.
Cui Shao, Gu Sansi, Zhang Juning and other civilian officials of the Fengwu Army all believe that supporting these people to fight in Yunbin has already put great pressure on the overall operation of the Fengwu Army, and it is difficult to have more money to feed civilians and support them. More troops are fighting in Yunbin...
This is why Ye Mingsheng clearly planned to add the 9th and 10th Divisions to the Yunbin battle, but always kept them in the rear as reserves.
After careful consideration, Ye Mingsheng immediately decided:
"Zhao Han, I agree with you. The Ninth and Tenth Divisions must prepare as soon as possible and must enter Yunbin within ten days!"
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's order, Ye Dong and Chen Chuanwu, who were standing at the end of the queue, immediately stood up and said in unison:
"Yes! I will definitely live up to the commander-in-chief's trust in my humble position!"
Ye Mingsheng also nodded when he heard this, and then Zhang Kaitai, the director of the logistics department of the General Staff Headquarters, gave some instructions, asking him to do a good job in contacting and handing over the local authorities to ensure that the logistics military supplies can be safely and stably transported to Yunbin. Go to the battlefield.
After doing all this, Ye Mingsheng ended the staff meeting when he saw that no one had any other opinions.
After the meeting, Ye Mingsheng wanted to go back to the house. He wanted to summon Cui Shao, Gu Sansi, Zhang Juning and others into the house as soon as possible to hold another meeting.
In order to win Jinyang and establish a complete victory, Ye Mingsheng approved the plan of the Ninth Division and the Tenth Division to enter Yunbin.
But in order to ensure the logistics of the 9th and 10th Divisions, Ye Mingsheng needs the full cooperation of these civilian officials, so he must do their job well... ···
Ye Mingsheng planned to see if he could first demolish the east wall and repair the west wall to deal with it, reduce the funds of various departments to support the front line, and try his best to allow Yuan Song to fight in Yunbin without any worries.
Just when Ye Mingsheng was preparing to do these tasks, Huo San found Ye Mingsheng and reported to Ye Mingsheng:
"Sir, our General Investigation Office has found out what you told us before!"
After hearing what Huo San said, Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment before saying:
"Are you talking about Da Xinchang?"
Huo San nodded and said:
"Yes, sir, after you told our Coordination Office about this matter, our Coordination Office immediately organized a capable manpower to investigate!"
"After our investigation during this period, we found that the overall operation of Daxinchang Bank is relatively healthy, but they have some problems with the bank's liquidity. We suspect that Daxinchang has a yin and yang accounting problem!"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Mingsheng's expression became solemn, and he immediately looked at Huo San with a scrutinizing gaze.
After returning from the last private visit to the Daxinchang Bank incognito, Ye Mingsheng handed over the matter to the Attendance Department and the Coordination Office.
Ye Cheng from the Attendant Department also drafted an order, asking the Government Affairs Bureau and the Legal Affairs Bureau to jointly send people to Daxinchang. The joint working group is still investigating, but based on their current feedback, the Daxinchang ticket number does exist. Some minor problems, but these minor problems are not serious··························
The working group has ordered Daxinchang Bank to ensure the legal rights of depositors. Daxinchang Bank also said that various problems have arisen, all because of the decision of Tian Shusen, the bank manager. Now they have fired Tian Shusen and have strict control over the bank's existence. problems to be corrected.
Now, even if Daxinchang's depositors have time deposits, they can withdraw the money they deposited from the ticket number before the savings expire.
Originally, Ye Mingsheng thought that such a result was almost okay, but he did not expect that Huo San would now tell him that Da Xinchang might have a problem with the Yin and Yang account books. This problem is much more serious, and most importantly, Ye Mingsheng's intuition Tell him that Huo San has something else he hasn't said yet!
After taking a deep look at Huo San, Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:
"Tell me everything you found!"
After receiving Ye Mingsheng's order, Huo San hesitated for a moment, but still said honestly:
"I'm telling you, sir, our Coordination Office currently has no solid evidence to prove that there is indeed a Yin-Yang account book in Daxinchang!"
"But from the clues we have investigated so far, I think the possibility that there is a Yin and Yang account book in the Da Xinchang bank account is very high!"
"The account books of the Daxinchang bank account shown to the Legal Affairs Bureau of the Government Affairs Bureau show that their savings amount is 390,000 taels of silver. However, after investigation over the past few days, I believe that their actual savings amount is at least 500,000 taels. The actual amount of savings is probably as high as 700,000 taels of silver····························"
Although Ye Mingsheng has always been particular about evidence, looking at Huo San, who had always been cautious, now looking very sure, Ye Mingsheng also had some basic trust in his words, and after pondering for a while, he continued to ask:
"Huo San, do you think that the Daxinchang bank account hid part of the deposit? In that case, what do you think they did with the hidden deposit?"
Huo San nodded solemnly and said:
"It's like this. According to the regulations set by you, my lord, the money deposited by depositors into Daxinchang bank account can be used for two purposes. The first is to provide low-interest loans to farmers to buy agricultural inputs, and the second is to buy Youyan cloth. The bonds issued by the Secretary of State will promote infrastructure construction in the Youyan area.”
"But now the account books published by Daxinchang Bank account show that of the 390,000 taels of silver in their accounts, 50,000 taels of silver were given to farmers as low-interest loans, and 310,000 taels of silver were used to buy bonds. Now their warehouse There are only thirty thousand taels of silver in it!"
"I think the published account book is a fake account. A considerable part of Daxinchang's depositors' money was not included in this account book at all. They have another account book!"
“They secretly transferred hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to other places and used the money to do other businesses, the most important of which is probably lending, providing usury to some merchants who lacked silver turnover... ··················”
