At the Chinese military camp of the Fengwu Army outside Weiguan City, Yuan Song convened a meeting with the generals of the Fengwu Army to summarize the experience of today's attack on Weiguan... ········Because the terrain of Wei Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is not conducive to the deployment of the attacker's forces, Yuan Song's strategy before the war was that the four divisions of the Fengwu Army here would each be responsible for a day's attack. The city is deployed in rotation every day.
Today, the Ninth Division was responsible for attacking the city, so Yuan Song was the first to ask Ye Dong: "What are the casualties of your Ninth Division today?" Faced with Yuan Song's inquiry, Ye Dong said seriously: "Reply. Commander Yuan caused our Ninth Division to suffer more than 1,300 casualties today, of which more than 500 were killed, and more than 800 were injured, of which 200 were seriously injured!" Yuan Song also nodded slightly when he heard the news. Nodding, the casualties of the Ninth Division were slightly more than he expected, but not too much and still within the acceptable range. Then he asked again: "Ye Dong, your Ninth Division is responsible for attacking the city today, do you have any?" What are your experiences and thoughts?" As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the camp looked at Ye Dong. Facing the eyes of everyone, Ye Dong pondered for a while and said: "The terrain of Wei Pass is indeed not conducive to the deployment of our army, and The enemy seems to be fully prepared, and it is really difficult for our army to attack head-on!"
"Our army needs more heavy artillery to cover our siege and suppress the enemy's counterattack!" Listening to Ye Dong's words, all the generals were thoughtful, and Yuan Song spoke again: "Today Your Ninth Division has worked hard. Next, Ye Dong, you must properly handle the wounded in your Ninth Division and let them receive as much treatment as possible... ·····”
"Yes!" After asking Ye Dong, Yuan Song looked at General Du Chong who was standing at the end and asked: "How many shells were fired today?" In order to concentrate firepower before attacking the city, to ensure that the Fengwu Army In order to maximize the artillery advantage, Yuan Song concentrated all the artillery under the Second Division, the Ninth Division, the Tenth Division, and the Fourth Division and handed them over to General Du Chong for unified use to cover Fengwu. The soldiers attacked the city.
At this time, under Yuan Song's gaze, Du Chong also stood up and said with great vigor: "To inform the commander, our army fired a total of 581 artillery shells at Weiguan today, 500 of which were solid. At present, our army still has more than 3,000 artillery shells left, most of which are solid shells used for siege!" After hearing the news, Yuan Song slightly nodded, and then ordered to Du Chong: "Keep these properly. Cannonballs, make sure no accidents happen!”
"Yes!" After asking the two main people responsible for today's siege, Yuan Song allowed the generals to speak freely. Anyone who has any ideas can stand up and mention it.
After Yuan Song finished speaking, Shen Quan, the general of the Fourth Division who will be responsible for the siege tomorrow, took the initiative to stand up and said: "My lord, Commander, I think the enemy is condescending and it is difficult for our army to attack Wei Pass head-on, so I think we The army can use the method of soil attack..." Hearing Shen Quan's thoughts, General Chen Chuanwu of the 10th Division seemed to have realized something. : "General Shen, do you want to dig a tunnel? However, this method was used hundreds of years ago, so now there are many wells in Weiguanzhong, with pottery basins placed on these wells. The enemy will Stay by these pots, if we dig a tunnel it will be easy for them to hear us!" Shen Quan heard this and explained;
"I don't want to dig a tunnel, but I want to dig trenches and dig soil towards Weiguan. The excavated soil will form a mound that can protect our army from the enemy's arrows and firearms!"
"Furthermore, I have observed that although the terrain of Wei Pass is dangerous, Wei Pass is made of gray earthen walls. When faced with the shelling of our army today, many of the city walls in Wei Pass were smashed. I feel that there is no such thing as our army in Wei Pass. So solid as I thought!”
"I think if our army can aim all the artillery at a city wall and blast it, our army may not be able to blow down the city wall!" Shen Quan's idea immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the camp, and everyone began to think. Shen Quan’s feasibility of this method.
Yuan Song pondered for a moment and then looked at his artillery expert, General Du Chong. Du Chong thought for a while and replied: "I think General Shen's plan is worth a try. It is not impossible to succeed, but I can't guarantee that it will be successful." Blow down the city wall of Weiguan..." received the opinions of professionals, and Yuan Song immediately made the decision: "Shen Quan will be responsible for the siege of the city by the Ninth Division tomorrow, you can try your idea! Du Chong, you must cooperate with Shen Quan!"
"Thank you, sir!" After making this decision, Yuan Song discussed some details with everyone, and then announced the end of the meeting and asked the generals to return to their respective bases.
However, at this time, General Zheng Chuang, who had always been highly valued by Yuan Song, stayed in the camp. He came to Yuan Song and said mysteriously: "Master Yuan, I have a fellow who is an official in the Attendance Department. Yesterday he gave me I wrote a letter to tell you some important news!" Yuan Song was a little confused when he heard what Zheng Chuang said. He didn't know what Zheng Chuang wanted to say. At this time, Zheng Chuang continued: "Sir, the deputy director of the Yijing Government Affairs Bureau Director Su Nan reported to the commander-in-chief that most of the Fengwu Army is in your hands, Mr. Yuan, and the staff department is rushing to support two divisions of soldiers and horses. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, he suggested that the commander-in-chief Xiang Yun and dispatch supervisors. military!"
"Su Nan's heart is really vicious. No one in the army knows that Lord Yuan, you are loyal to the commander-in-chief. Fortunately, the commander-in-chief did not listen to his slander. Not only did he angrily rebuke Su Nan's memorial, but he also ordered him to reflect behind closed doors for a month!"
"In addition, the commander-in-chief also wants to reward you with a three-bedroom mansion. It is said that this mansion is located on Sanhua Avenue in Yijing and covers an area of ten acres. I also heard that the commander-in-chief is going to bring the elders of the Ye family to Ye Yanghui's direct granddaughter marries your son Yuan Jie..."
"This is enough to show that the commander-in-chief has absolute trust in you, Mr. Yuan. I would like to congratulate you in advance, Mr. Yuan!" After finishing his words, Zheng Chuang, who was so honored, also bowed to Yuan Song with an envious look and cupped his fists. , he was the first general to get close to Yuan Song after he was transferred to the Second Army, and he was also reused under Yuan Song. Therefore, if Yuan Song can be deeply trusted by the commander, it will be a very good thing for him. thing.
Compared with the joy written on Zheng Chuang's face, Yuan Song looked more calm and asked Zheng Chuang: "Have you told others about these things?" Zheng Chuang shook his head without thinking and said: "No, I'm humble. After getting the news yesterday, I will only tell you today!" After hearing this, Yuan Song pondered for a moment and said, "I will forget about this when I leave this camp, and don't tell anyone!" As soon as these words came out to Zheng Chuang He couldn't help but look stunned and didn't understand why Yuan Song said that. At this time, Yuan Song patted his shoulder and said: "Remember my words, I am doing this for your own good!" Although he was very confused, he looked at Yuan Song so solemnly. Zheng Chuang couldn't help but nodded subconsciously, but suddenly he seemed to have thought of something and said: "My lord, I should not be the only one who knows about this matter. Look at this..." ················" Yuan Song said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about others, you just need to take care of yourself!" Feeling the seriousness of Yuan Song's expression, Zheng Chuang was deeply moved. Taking a breath, he assured Yuan Song: "I understand, I promise to forget this matter!" Yuan Song nodded when he heard this and said: "Go down and do your work!"
"Yes!" After Zheng Chuang left, Yuan Song, who was alone in the tent, also lowered his guard and leaned on the chair tiredly.
Although he was born as a martial artist, as his official position was promoted, Yuan Song also understood the ways of being an official. He especially liked Zeng Zi's words, "I will examine myself three times in a day. Is my behavior unfaithful?"
Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? It is precisely because of frequent self-reflection that Yuan Song becomes more and more cautious, trying his best to avoid the suspicion that he has made great achievements and shocked the master.
It was with this idea in mind that when Yuan Song was asked by Ye Mingsheng to transfer him to the post of Chief of Staff, he did not make any arrangements in his old army, the First Army, and only brought a few dozen guards with him. , came to Yi Jing as soon as possible to take up his post.
It was this attitude of no hesitation and no delay that allowed him to always gain the trust of Ye Mingsheng. Not long after he took the position of chief of staff, he was again deployed as the commander-in-chief of the Fengwu Army and concurrently served as the Second Army. The commander is solely responsible for the war between the Fengwu Army and the Luo'an court... However, during this period, because he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the war The fierce battle between the Forbidden Army also made Yuan Song slack off in self-examination. He had not felt anything before.
But what Zheng Chuang said just now reminded him! yes! How many soldiers and horses does the Fengwu Army have in total? Now, in addition to the First Army, the Fourth Army, the Sixth Division, and some local garrison troops, almost all the troops of the Fengwu Army are in their own hands, and two divisions of soldiers will be sent from the rear soon. horse!
As a result, Yuan has mastered nearly 70% of the Fengwu Army's troops. Although he has a clear conscience, he has no objections!
But what do others think? As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, and one person's words can be feared. Even though the commander-in-chief trusts him very much now and is not affected by these suspicious voices, he must take action!
Thinking of this, Yuan Song also took out a piece of letter paper and started writing furiously to write a memorial to Ye Mingsheng!
In the past, because the Second Division was the unit where Lin Huaiwu started, and at the same time, there was never a good choice for the position of general of the Second Division, so Lin Huaiwu served as the commander of the Second Army while also serving as the general of the Second Division.
Therefore, when Yuan Song replaced Lin Huaiwu and was transferred to the command of the Second Army, he actually also served as the general of the Second Division... And now Yuan Song The first thing Song had to do was to write to Ye Mingsheng.
He said that he was also the commander-in-chief of Yunbing and the commander of the Second Army. He was too energetic to take on the duties of the Second Division, so he asked Ye Mingsheng to appoint a new General of the Second Division.
In response, Yuan Song recommended Ye Dong to be transferred to the Second Division, and praised Ye Dong's performance in leading the Ninth Division on the Yunbin battlefield, believing that Ye Dong was qualified and capable to serve as the general of the Second Division!
At the same time, Yuan Song also stated in the letter that he was born in poverty, and his greatest hope in life is to become a rich man, so he asked Ye Mingsheng to reward him with some gold, silver, land and manors!
Yuan Song was not particularly satisfied when he wrote this, and was ready to continue to express in his heart that he hoped that Ye Yanghui's direct granddaughter could marry into their Yuan family with more dowry.
From what Zheng Chuang just said, Yuan Song is most satisfied with this marriage. Because of his special status, he has always been very worried about his son Yuan Jie's marriage.
He was a leading general, so in order to avoid suspicion, his son should not marry the daughters of important officials in the Fengwu Army, otherwise he would be suspected of forming a clique.
As for letting his son Yuan Jie marry women from small families, Yuan Song didn't want him to feel that with his own merits, he would be a Duke sooner or later, and his son would also be a Duke in the future. How could a Duke To marry those women from small families... So Yuan Song was very confused and didn't know. What to do? This also resulted in his son Yuan Jie not getting married at the age of 21.
And if you can marry Ye Yanghui's direct granddaughter, that may be the best choice. Although Ye Yanghui does not hold any position in the Fengwu Army.
But as the elder of the Ye clan, he is very highly respected in the Ye clan. Even the commander-in-chief respects this clan uncle very much. During every year and festival, he will arrange for people to bring gifts to visit Ye Yanghui to express condolences!
Therefore, if his son can marry his direct granddaughter, it will be very conducive to a deeper bond between the Yuan family and the Ye family, making the relationship between the two parties closer and ensuring mutual trust between the two parties. At the same time, it will also be beneficial to his son Yuan Jie's future development in the Fengwu Army can be described as killing two birds with one stone!
Therefore, Yuan Song is very satisfied with this marriage, and even looks forward to it coming sooner!
But then I thought about it, now there is just news about this marriage. The marshal has not officially announced it yet. It would not be good for him to directly request it, so after careful consideration, Yuan Song still has not put this matter into writing!
Putting the letter paper in an envelope, Yuan Song asked his men to send the letter back to Luo'an as soon as possible and hand it into the hands of the commander. Looking at the back of his men leaving quickly, Yuan Song's heart finally settled down. He believed that Ye Mingsheng After reading this letter, you will understand what you mean······························
