After hearing Shi Youtian's report, Xu Zhaojie's expression did not change much, but his eyes became slightly more solemn... ··
Although things were a bit sudden, to be honest, Xu Zhaojie had expected this situation when he decided to send troops to Jiangnan!
After all, Ye Mingsheng's best trick is to poke stupid dogs into the wall, or give or sell other people some second-hand firearms, and then let them hinder him!
When he first attacked Huainan, Ye Mingsheng used this despicable trick!
At that time, in order to capture Huainan in one fell swoop, he planned to have Huainan Governor Feng Keqin and Qilu Patrol Envoy Cao Changping fight with each other. Fortunately, he benefited from the latter. Originally, his plan went very smoothly. Feng Keqin and Cao Changping were there. Under his instigation, they all suffered heavy losses, but he took advantage of the situation and invaded the wealthy Huainan.
In more than a month, he captured several prefectures and counties in Huainan, and even almost captured Kangyin, the second largest city in Huainan. For a time, Xu Zhaojie was so proud that his horse was hoofed. He and the Anqing army were in the same limelight, and the whole of Huainan seemed to be surrendered. Under his iron heel.
If he had captured Kangyin in one fell swoop, Feng Keqin would have lost the chance to recover. Xu Zhaojie could have made persistent efforts to capture Shouchun and replaced Feng Keqin as the governor of Huainan, without having to face a stalemate with Feng Keqin for more than a year. Pulled!
However, what Xu Zhaojie didn't expect was that Ye Mingsheng used his trick of poking a silly dog into the wall for the first time... ··
At that time, Xu Zhaojie also calculated it. After Cao Changping's defeat, he saw that he had made a wedding dress for himself, and was unwilling to copy his retreat, so Xu Zhaojie also deliberately set fire to Feng Keqin. Cao Changping suffered heavy losses, leaving Cao Changping unable to survive. He gets the advantage of attacking him.
But there is a gap in the hundred secrets. What Feng Keqin didn't calculate was that Ye Mingsheng had been staring at him. Seeing that he was going to swallow up Huainan, Ye Mingsheng gave Cao Changping a bite and sold many of Cao Changping's firearms at low prices. In this way, Cao Changping, who was unwilling to do so, took advantage of Fengwu's weapons without saying anything!
He had no choice but to give up Kang Yin, who was about to get it. Although he later defeated Cao Changping to regain his retreat, Feng Keqin also stabilized the situation at this time. His plan to capture Huainan in one fell swoop was completely ruined. He was so forced that he started to fight with Feng Keqin.
But even so, Ye Mingsheng did not let him go. He has been funding the bandits and rebels behind him, letting these people cause trouble for him and using his hindrance. If it weren't for these underhanded tricks played by Ye Mingsheng, he would have been able to do it earlier. He captured Huainan in two years. If that happened, the entire south would now belong to him, Xu Zhaojie!
As the saying goes, one learns from one's mistakes. It was precisely because he suffered a big loss from Ye Mingsheng's trick of poking a silly dog up the wall. Therefore, Xu Zhaojie was also prepared for this invasion of Jiangnan and deployed more than 35,000 troops in the southern part of Jingchu. The army of thousands of people is to prevent Ye Mingsheng from using Sun Chenggong to hold him back... ··
At that time, many people in the Zhennan Army had doubts about this. They felt that Sun Chenggong did not have the courage to take the initiative and thought that Jingchu's army should be used to conquer Jiangnan!
But it turned out that he knew Ye Mingsheng too well. Ye Mingsheng, the bastard, was really up to his old tricks and once again used his trick of poking a silly dog into the wall!
Thinking of this, Xu Zhaojie couldn't help but want to give Sun Chenggong two big slaps. People say that you can learn from the past and learn from others. You have no fucking memory at all. The last idiot who was poked into the wall by Ye Mingsheng was Qi Luxun. Yue envoy Cao Changping, the grass on his grave is now ten feet high!
You kid is still working as a spearman for Ye Mingsheng. Your father, Sun Liangyu, knows your virtues. He will definitely die with his eyes open and wish he could climb out of the coffin and beat you to death!
Although he was very angry with Sun Chenggong, Xu Zhaojie also realized very helplessly that the Chu army's attack was probably a fact!
Since heavy troops have been deployed in the southern part of Jingchu, to be honest, Xu Zhaojie is not too worried about Sun Chenggong's attack.
What Xu Zhaojie is really worried about is Kangyin!
He was worried that Ye Mingsheng's instructing Sun Chenggong to attack the southern part of Jingchu was just a test to test the reality of his Zhennan Army in the Huainan area of Jingchu, and Ye Mingsheng's real killer move was to order the First Division stationed in Kangyin to launch a cross-river battle. ·····························
Faced with the First Division, Xu Zhaojie, the ace among the Fengwu Army's aces, did not dare to be careless. He always ordered Qianhu Guards to keep an eye on the movements of the First Division. If there was any trouble in Kangyin, the First Division would report it as soon as possible. he!
According to Qianhuwei's intelligence, since the capture of Kangyin last year, the first division has been building warships in Kangyin, practicing water warfare and preparing for the cross-river battle.
Now the First Division has built hundreds of large and small warships in Kangyin. The officers and soldiers of the First Division have been practicing water warfare for less than half a year. They have gradually formed water combat capabilities and achieved the basic conditions for launching a cross-river battle!
As long as Ye Mingsheng gives an order, the First Division, which has expanded to 30,000 men, can launch a cross-river battle to attack Shouchun!
Xu Zhaojie thought this was a sharp blade hanging over his head that might fall at any time!
If when Sun Chenggong attacks the southern part of Jingchu, the First Division launches a cross-river campaign to attack Shouchun at the same time, then the Zhennan Army will be very serious. If you are not careful, you will be in a dilemma, and the entire army will be wiped out and wiped out!
To be honest, Xu Zhaojie thought about this attack on Jiangnan for a long time, thinking about the reactions of all parties, especially Ye Mingsheng. He had already thought that such a situation would happen, but he still decided to take the risk and attack Jiangnan... ·················
Ye Mingsheng and Fengwu Army were the most important reasons for making such a choice. Xu Zhaojie believed that Fengwu Army's power had already extended into Huainan and Jingchu, and Ye Mingsheng could attack him at any time as long as he wanted.
Now, due to the size of both sides, even if the Fengwu Army only sends a partial division, it can force the Zhennan Army to go all out and not dare to slack off. In this way, even if the Fengwu Army is blocked, the Zhennan Army The army will not get any development and can only be exhausted!
If the Luo'an court can block the Fengwu army, then the Zhennan army may be able to survive for a while while the Luoan court contains most of the Fengwu army's combat power!
However, it is a pity that the Luo'an court was no longer able to stop it. Under the threat of the Fengwu Army, even a politically important town like Jinyang was forced to abandon it, which is enough to show that the Luo'an court was already declining. Destruction is just a matter of time!
When he knew that Yang Chongqing had come out, Xu Zhaojie had placed great hopes on him, hoping that he could save the Luo'an court. But now it seems that Yang Chongqing cannot save the Luo'an court. It seems that the only thing he can do is to delay the Luo'an court. The speed of destruction!
So in view of this situation, Xu Zhaojie believes that he can no longer count on the Luo'an court, and the only one he can rely on is himself... ·
Although enemy vassal towns such as Gao Zongchang and Yin Biao lost their former power to control the wind and rain after surrendering to Ye Mingsheng, they were not liquidated by Ye Mingsheng and now live the life of a peaceful tycoon.
But Xu Zhaojie knew that he was different from them. With the depth of hatred between him and Ye Mingsheng, once he lost, the best option was to die on the battlefield. Otherwise, once he fell into Ye Mingsheng's hands, he would definitely be unable to survive. I can’t die!
Not only that, Ye Mingsheng will not let anyone in the Xu family go, he will kill everyone!
To be honest, sometimes, Xu Zhaojie also has some regrets. He had a life-and-death feud with Ye Mingsheng in the palace. Sometimes he also wonders, if he could go back to those days, would he let Ye Mingsheng go, or even make peace with Ye Mingsheng? Enemies become friends!
After thinking about it carefully, Xu Zhaojie felt that if God really gave him this opportunity to return to the palace, then not only would he not let Ye Mingsheng go, but on the contrary, he would kill Ye Mingsheng and the entire Ye family at all costs. Everyone gave Ye Mingsheng no chance to rise!
But unfortunately, there are no what-ifs in this world, and there is no regret medicine to take!
Xu Zhaojie must recognize the reality and accept it. After thinking about it, Xu Zhaojie felt that instead of suffocating and dying in Ye Mingsheng's siege, it would be better to fight hard while he is still capable and win a chance in the danger of death. vitality··························
If he can lead his troops to capture Jiangnan, everything will suddenly become clearer. Even if Ye Mingsheng occupies the entire north, he can still rely on the rear area of Jiangnan to continue fighting with the Fengwu Army in Jingchu and Huainan.
Xu Zhaojie chose to risk his life for this beautiful dream, and the price for doing so was that before he captured Jiangnan, it was now, when he was at his most difficult and weakest!
The current Southern Army in Shouchun Town only has 17,000 people, and there are still 10,000 young men recruited and still training. The guard strength is relatively weak.
Therefore, if Ye Mingsheng orders the First Division to launch a cross-river campaign, and the First Division crosses the Nanjiang River to attack Shouchun, then once Shouchun falls, the Zhennan Army will collapse across the board!
But Xu Zhaojie was betting on the fate of himself and everyone in the Zhennan Army. He was betting that the Luo'an court had restrained all the energy of the Fengwu Army, and the Fengwu Army no longer had the ability to fight on two fronts!
Go bet that you can capture Jiangnan before Ye Mingsheng defeats the Luo'an court and become the ruler of Jiangnan!
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Luo'an, Wenhua Pavilion Meeting Room
Shangguan Changgong and Murong Lun sat opposite each other. Looking at Murong Lun who was still as calm as water in front of him, Shangguan Changgong said calmly:
"Murong Ge, I think you must have already heard the news that my father has passed away..."
Murong Lun couldn't help but frown slightly when he said this. Shangguan Changgong's words caught him off guard and he didn't know how to answer!
Seeing Murong Lun's expression without any surprise, Shangguan Changgong was even more sure of his answer, and then he smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly and said:
"I knew I couldn't hide it from Mr. Murong Ge, and I made Mr. Murong Ge laugh with his little tricks!"
Although he didn’t know what Shangguan Chang Gong had any special intention in raising such a sensitive issue, Murong Lun shook his head and said:
"Shangguan Shangshu is joking. I have indeed had speculations about this, but I have never been sure!"
At this point, Murong Lun sighed heavily and said sadly:
"The Chief Assistant is the pillar of the imperial court. When he leaves like this, the situation of the imperial court will inevitably become more difficult. Alas!"
"Shangguan Shangshu, I can understand you. You are also thinking about the overall situation. The bandit army is currently strong. If the news of the death of the chief minister spreads, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the people of the court and the bandit army will become more rampant!"
Looking at Murong Lun acting in front of him, Shangguan Changgong sneered in his heart, but on the surface he was also worried and said:
"This is my father's request before his death. My father knows that Mr. Murong Ge can understand his painstaking efforts!"
After speaking, the two people said some false and meaningless words, and then Shangguan Changgongcai changed his voice and said:
"Recently I noticed that there was an opinion in the court that Jinyang was lost, and Governor Wang died in the battle. Yun Bing's army was wiped out. Marshal Yang must bear the responsibility for this. The court should send the horse commander of the Xuanwu Army to Yun Bing, from Yang The marshal took over the command..."
"Mr. Murongge, you are an important minister of the imperial court. What do you think of this opinion?"
Seeing Shangguan Changgong talking about this, Murong Lun also thought quickly. He found that although Shangguan Changgong was not as powerful as his dead father Shangguan Hongyuan, he should not be underestimated!
On the surface, Shangguan Changgong's question was just that Shangguan Changgong, as the actual person in charge of the imperial court, consulted himself, an old minister, for his opinion. But in fact, I'm afraid it had a deeper meaning. Thinking of this, Murong Lun couldn't help but realize that between him and Yang Chongqing The secret communication between them has probably been noticed by Shangguan Changgong!
Murong Lun was a bit troubled by this. He didn't know whether Shangguan Changgong was really planning to replace Yang Chongqing out of suspicion, or whether he was testing the relationship between himself and Yang Chongqing here!
After pondering for a while, Murong Lun said to Shangguan Changgong:
"Although Marshal Yang is the leading general in the imperial court, Commander Ma is also a strong general who has made countless contributions to the imperial court, and he is also a blessed general. So in my opinion, whether Marshal Yang continues to lead the army in combat, or Commander Ma is a good choice to take over the command!"
"In the end, it still depends, Shangguan Shangshu, what do you think..."
(What do you think of the recent plot?)
