In addition to preparing to inform Lu Jianchao of the Zhennan Army's movements, Ye Mingsheng also planned to support Sun Chenggong in retaking part of the southern Jingchu territory from the Zhennan Army... ···············
During this period, the Yunbin battlefield was in full swing, but the Fengwu Army's diplomatic front was not idle either. Under Ye Mingsheng's instructions, they stepped up contact with the Luobi people in the north and constantly monitored the situation in the northern grasslands. They were also successfully negotiating with Jing Chusun.
Although Sun Chenggong and Xu Zhaojie signed a peace treaty at the end of last year, and the two sides ceased war with Hanyang as the boundary, and Sun Chenggong acquiesced that the south of Hanyang belonged to the Zhennan Army, neither side believed that this armistice treaty would completely end the war.
The reason why the two parties signed a peace treaty was entirely because after taking over the area south of Hanyang, the offensive potential accumulated by the Zhennan Army had been completely exhausted. The soldiers were exhausted and war-weary, and the logistics supplies were unsustainable, making it difficult to continue to support the war.
On Sun Chenggong's side, the Chu army was not in a good position on the battlefield, and the death of his father Sun Liangyu caused internal chaos. Therefore, Sun Chenggong needed time to integrate the Chu army internally, so both sides had evil intentions. Next, they signed this armistice treaty.
But as Xu Zhaojie targeted the more prosperous Jiangnan area, Sun Chenggong, who realized the opportunity, was also ready to take action. He wondered if he could stab Xu Zhaojie in the back while Xu Zhaojie concentrated his forces to attack Jiangnan, in order to risk being invaded by Xu Zhaojie. Southern region of Jingchu······························
However, the Luo'an court disagreed with Sun Chenggong's idea!
For the Luo'an court, if Sun Chenggong failed in the attack on the Zhennan Army, it would be difficult for the Luoan court to allocate part of its energy to support Sun Chenggong when the Luoan court was fully engaged in fighting the Fengwu Army. Therefore, if Sun Chenggong was completely defeated, Jing Chenggong would be defeated. It is very likely that Chu will be completely occupied by Xu Zhaojie.
Even if Sun Chenggong defeated the Zhennan Army and recaptured the southern area of Jingchu, it would not be good news for the Luo'an court. Such Sun Chenggong would greatly increase both his strength and prestige within the Chu army. At which point it will be difficult for the Luoan court to control him!
Therefore, whether Sun Chenggong wins or loses, it is not a good thing for the Luo'an court. The current Luo'an court has devoted all its energy to dealing with the Fengwu Army, so they hope to maintain stability in other areas. Don't let any other bugs show up.
After realizing the attitude of the Luo'an court, Sun Chenggong was both angry and helpless. Last year, after encountering Wang Dayou's betrayal and the invasion of the Zhennan army, the Chu army was defeated one after another. In order to protect himself, even though he knew it was luring the wolf into the house and drinking poison to quench his thirst, he only Maybe he asked the Luo'an court for help.
With the help of the Luo'an court, Sun Chenggong gradually stabilized the situation, but the Luo'an court did not do so without conditions... ········
As a condition for asking the Luo'an court for help, Sun Chenggong led the Chu army to swear allegiance to the Luo'an court and acquiesced in the Luo'an court's tentacles extending into the Chu army. ….
Therefore, under the intervention of the Luo'an court, it was difficult for Sun Chenggong to directly implement the order to attack southern Jingchu within the Chu army, and this also made Sun Chenggong feel humiliated and alarmed.
Sun Chenggong began to realize that if the Luo'an court continued to develop within the Chu army, then he, the nominal commander of the Chu army, would be eliminated, and the Chu army would also change its surname to Shangguan and become a real force of the Luo'an court. .
Therefore, Sun Chenggong wanted to change all this, but he knew very well that his strength was not enough to compete with the Luo'an court, and to fight against the Luo'an court, he needed to take advantage of the situation!
And looking at the world today, who can resist the Luo'an court?
Answer, there is undoubtedly only one!
So Sun Chenggong wrote an extremely flattering secret letter to Ye Mingsheng through some channels. In the letter, he wrote to Ye Mingsheng that he greatly admired Ye Mingsheng's feat of clearing the emperor's side and raising the banner of righteousness, and always wanted to defect to Ye Mingsheng. , following the work of dogs and horses under Ye Mingsheng.
However, forced by the situation, he could only commit himself to the Luo'an court, hoping that Ye Mingsheng could give him a chance to give up.
Opportunity to show off!
To be honest, this secret letter was so disgusting that it disgusted Ye Mingsheng. He felt that Sun Chenggong was also a person, and he was also a prince after all. How could he lower himself so low, as if he wanted to recognize him as his godfather... ·························
Although the words are very disgusting, there is only one central idea in Sun Chenggong's letter. I hope Ye Mingsheng can support him!
Of course, this support is not verbal support, but all-round support, such as money, food, firearms, etc.!
Ye Mingsheng originally didn't want to pay attention to Sun Chenggong. He knew that even if Sun Chenggong wrote in the letter, he would like to kneel down and call him daddy!
But this guy is a real white-eyed wolf. His purpose in writing this letter to himself is just to use himself to get rid of the control of the Luo'an court. When he completes this purpose, he will kick him out mercilessly. , and even backhandedly stabbed himself!
However, with the current situation in Yunbin on the verge of breaking out, and after discovering Xu Zhaojie's move to attack Jiangnan, Ye Mingsheng also planned to kill two birds with one stone!
Sun Chenggong wanted to use himself to get rid of the control of the Luo'an court. He could also use him to hinder Xu Zhaojie and add fuel to the fire to the Luo'an court, which was suffering from internal and external troubles!
So Ye Mingsheng gave Sun Chenggong an answer. He told Sun Chenggong whether he wanted money or food, but he could support some firearms, but the requirement was that Sun Chenggong should break with the Luo'an court and hand over all the Luoan court personnel in Jingchu to the Fengwu Army. , one person exchanges a fire gun····························
Regarding the conditions offered by Ye Mingsheng, Sun Chenggong was a little embarrassed at first. Although he wanted to get rid of the control of the Luo'an court, he did not want to completely break with the Luo'an court and stand on the side of the Fengwu Army. But after Ye Mingsheng Under the coercion and the temptation of firearms, he finally made the right choice.
With Sun Chenggong's nod, the negotiations between the two parties have basically been concluded. Everything is ready and all we need is Dongfeng!
According to the agreement, Sun Chenggong will start the operation in Jingchu in three days. Ye Mingsheng is not particularly concerned about whether Sun Chenggong can succeed in the operation. If Sun Chenggong wins, he can naturally continue as planned and poke Xu Zhaojie's anus. ! ….
It doesn't matter even if Sun Chenggong defeats Ye Mingsheng. If Sun Chenggong loses, the Luo'an court will definitely liquidate him, which will undoubtedly involve the power of the Luo'an court.
But now that the Luo'an court is facing internal and external troubles, it doesn't have much power at its disposal. The more it uses in Jingchu, the less it can use in Yunbin!
So no matter what happens, he, Mr. Ye, will sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and make a profit without losing any money!
Looking at the dark night outside the window, Ye Mingsheng, who had been handling official duties for several hours, felt a little tired. At this moment, he just wanted to have a good meal, take a hot bath, and sleep to prepare for tomorrow's work. Build up energy.
Of course, it would be great if you could get in some wonderful after-meal exercise!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng had an answer in his mind, and asked Ye Cheng to stay in the study to sort out the unfinished official documents, while he led his guards towards Pei Zhixiu's courtyard... ·······················
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Yunbin, Xiaode County
Under the illumination of a kerosene lamp in a certain mansion, Yuan Song looked at the sand table in front of him with some confusion. After a moment, he asked Zheng Chuang aside:
"Are there still only 40,000 enemy troops in Shizhou?"
Zheng Chuang nodded and said with some doubts:
"Yes, according to the latest intelligence that the scouts have detected from Shizhou, the total number of enemy troops in Shizhou is about 40,000. To be specific, it must be around 45,000, and it will definitely not exceed 50,000! "
"From this point of view, the rest of the Luoan Forbidden Army according to the Coordination Office's intelligence has not arrived in Shizhou, maybe they are still on the way!
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After listening to Zheng Chuang's words, Yuan Song shook his head, and then fixed his eyes on the coordinates of Shizhou on the sand table again.
According to the intelligence previously given by the Coordination Office, Shangguan Changgong was determined to keep Jinyang because he realized that once Jinyang was lost, people in the court would be more panicked and the team would be even more difficult to lead. He spent a lot of money to assemble 80,000 forbidden troops and handed them over to Yang Chongqing for deployment.
According to previous intelligence, under the order of Yang Chongqing, these 80,000 forbidden troops will arrive in Shizhou one after another, but now there are only more than 40,000 people in Shizhou!
This can't help but make Yuan Song wonder, where did the remaining 30,000 people go?
Yuan Song, a general from the Forbidden Army, is very aware of the efficiency of the Forbidden Army. It has been almost half a month since Yang Chongqing captured Shizhou. With the marching speed of the Forbidden Army, even if something happens on the way, he should have arrived at Shizhou by this time. State·······························
But the remaining more than 30,000 people seemed to have disappeared, and I don’t know where they went!
This couldn't help but give Yuan Song some bad premonitions. His intuition told him that Yang Chongqing, who likes to make strange moves, must be thinking about some magic stroke at this moment!
But now I don’t know what he is doing! ….
After studying the sand table for a long time, Yuan Song still had no clue and asked Zheng Chuang:
"Is there any notification from the Coordination Office?"
Zheng Chuang shook his head without thinking and said:
"No!"
After speaking, Zheng Chuang hesitated for a moment and reported to Yuan Songhui:
"Sir, I have a fellow villager who works in the Coordination Office. I got some information from him and I don't know whether to tell it or not!"
Yuan Song was a little surprised when he heard this, but he nodded and said:
"Say it!"
With Yuan Song's permission, Zheng Chuang organized his words and whispered:
"The Coordination Office cooperated with Feihu Camp some time ago and launched some beheading operations in Guanzhong. Although this caused some panic in Guanzhong, the Supervision Department was not a vegetarian. They also uncovered the secrets of some of the Coordination Office's strongholds in Guanzhong. Recently, this For a period of time, the command and control office suffered heavy losses in Guanzhong..."
"It is said that Director Huo has ordered all the forces of the Coordination Office in Guanzhong to be silent. We may get very little information from the Coordination Office in the future!"
After saying that, Zheng Chuang seemed to realize that something was wrong with his words, and added:
"Sir, I just heard what my fellow countryman said, and I don't know much about the specific situation!"
Hearing this, Yuan Song slightly nodded to indicate that he understood, and then turned his attention to the sand table. Seeing Yuan Song's serious look, Zheng Chuang spoke up and warned:
"Sir, it would be better if their remaining 30,000 soldiers and horses do not show up in Shizhou!"
"Now the Ninth Division and the Tenth Division have arrived in Jinzhong and can be put into battle immediately. Our army's troops and supplies have been greatly supplemented. In my humble opinion, we will be able to launch an attack on Jinyang very soon. When the time comes, Even if Yang Chongqing dares to come, with the troops he has now, we can annihilate them on the spot!"
"Now Wang Muzhi and others in the city are relying on these reinforcements to continue fighting with our army. When our army wipes out all their reinforcements, they may surrender obediently... ·················》
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Shizhou, in Yang Chongqing’s study
Tang Peng, the commander of the Hujie Forbidden Army, looked at Yang Chongqing and asked loudly with both anger and confusion:
"Yang Chongqing, are you crazy? Do you know what you are doing?"
Facing Tang Peng's loud questioning, Yang Chongqing just glanced at him coldly and said without any emotion:
"I am the
As the Grand Marshal of the World's Armed Forces appointed by the imperial court, everything I do will be accountable to the imperial court and the chief minister! "
"Commander Tang, do you know what you are doing?"
Scanned by Yang Chongqing's cold gaze, the angry Tang Peng's momentum suddenly weakened. Under Yang Chongqing's strong aura, he was silent for a while and could only hold his hands towards Yang Chongqing and said:
"Marshuai Yang, my attitude was bad just now, I apologize to you!"
Yang Chongqing nodded slightly, accepting Tang Peng's apology. Seeing this, Tang Peng continued:
"Marshal Yang, the order given to us by the imperial court is to defend Jinyang, but what are you doing now?"
"I, Tang Peng, dare to ask you, have you consulted the Minister or the Chief Assistant when making such a decision?····················· ···········》.
Zhang Tongming
