Chapter 1155 Combat Strategy!

The next day, Ye Mansion Study

Ye Mingsheng was concentrating on looking at the battle plan against Jamukha's troops given by Xun Ke, commander of the Third Army!

At present, Ibugele has entered Youyan. According to the current arrangement, he will arrive in Yijing in three days to pay tribute to me. Therefore, the preparation for sending troops to the grassland has entered the final stage.
A few days ago, Ye Mingsheng held a meeting at the General Staff Headquarters with Chief of Staff Zhao Han, Yuan Song, Xun Ke, Chen Chuanwu and others. At the meeting, the plan of Xun Ke leading the Third Army to join the war was basically confirmed!
At the same time, because Ye Mingsheng was transferred to Shen Quan for another appointment, the meeting also approved the appointment of Zheng Jinshan as the general of the 4th Division and Wang Guang as the general of the 14th Division.

Zheng Jinshan was a former general of the Youyan Army. He surrendered to the Fengwu Army after the Battle of Yijing. Although he was not a veteran who joined the Fengwu Army from the beginning, after joining the Fengwu Army, Zheng Jinshan performed very well. He made many military achievements and was very loyal and reliable!

In fact, according to Zheng Jinshan’s contributions, he could have been promoted to general before, but because he was a surrendered general, he was transferred to the deputy general of the Fourth Division!

Therefore, this time Ye Mingsheng transferred Shen Quan to another position, and Zheng Jinshan was the natural successor to the position of general of the Fourth Division!
As for Wang Guang, he was a commander of the former 14th Division. Because of his outstanding performance in the previous Ye Baode rebellion and the fact that he was a veteran of the Fengwu Army with a good family background, he was very loyal and reliable politically.

In addition, the general of the 14th Division, Ye Fu, was demoted to a commoner, and some officers of the 14th Division were either demoted or transferred due to Ye Fu’s involvement. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng also promoted Wang Guang as an exception and promoted him to the general of the 14th Division as a reward for Wang Guang’s outstanding performance in Ye Baode’s rebellion...

Although these appointments were approved, the Third Army Commander Xun Ke and Chief of Staff Zhao Han had different opinions on how to deal with Jamukha!
Because the natural conditions in Mobei were extremely harsh and Jamukha's troops were short of food and clothing, they could only harass Ibugele's tribe on the Elunqin grassland in order to obtain supplies and maintain their strength!

Therefore, Xun Ke’s idea is to remain patient and not rush to launch a siege. As long as it is ensured that Jamukha cannot obtain supplies from the Elunqin grassland, the strength of Jamukha’s troops in Mobei will be weakened little by little, and by then Jamukha’s troops will be defeated without a fight!
Zhao Han, the chief of staff, believed that the Third Army would spend tens of thousands of taels of silver every day on the grassland, and the court's finances were so tight. According to Xun Ke's idea of ​​fighting a protracted war of attrition, once the Third Army's war dragged on too long, it would become a bottomless pit and would drag down the court's finances!
Therefore, Zhao Han disagreed with Xun Ke's approach. He advocated engaging with the main force of Jamukha's troops as soon as possible and ending the battle as quickly as possible!

As for the implementation of the specific plan, Zhao Han thought that since Jamukha harassed Ibugel's troops in order to obtain supplies, he could deliberately create a flaw to lure Jamukha into a trap and then kill him...
Xun Ke also held a negative attitude towards Zhao Han's plan. He believed that Jamukha was not a fool, and there were many people within the Luobi tribe who had close ties with Jamukha. It was precisely because of the existence of these people that Jamukha's attacks on Ibugel's troops were frequently successful!

Therefore, the news of the Third Army entering the grassland could not be concealed from Jamukha at all. Even if the bait was released at that time, Jamukha would definitely not take the bait!

Xun Ke believed that it would be very difficult to find traces of Jamukha's troops in the vast Gobi Desert, and if he was too impatient, he would most likely fail!

Therefore, Xun Ke believed that his idea was correct. He should first besiege Jamukha's troops and ensure that they could not get supplies. By then, conflicts and problems would arise within Jamukha's troops due to the shortage of resources, and this was a good opportunity to win over and divide them!

Regarding the disagreement between Xun Ke and Zhao Han, Ye Mingsheng tends to support Xun Ke from a military perspective, but the consumption issue mentioned by Zhao Han cannot be ignored!

Although due to the internal tradition of the Fengwu Army, Cui Shao and other civil servants did not participate in this combat meeting, Cui Shao and Zhang Juning also expressed their opinions to Ye Mingsheng in private.

They believed that the current financial burden on the imperial court was heavy, so it would be best if the Third Army did not delay its march north to the grassland for too long, otherwise it might trigger a series of financial crises··························

Although Ye Mingsheng agreed with Xun Ke's strategy of deploying troops from a military perspective, the financial burden was also a factor that Ye Mingsheng had to consider.

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng also hoped that Xun Ke could understand the current financial pressure of the court and make some adjustments and deployments to the battle plan so as to reduce expenses as much as possible on the basis of annihilating Jamukha's troops.

After communicating and talking with Ye Mingsheng, Xun Ke thought about it for three days and then handed the current battle plan to Ye Mingsheng!
In the latest battle plan, Xun Ke still maintained the combat strategy of mainly siege and attacking the enemy's heart, but he added a lot of details to the strategy!
First of all, Xun Ke believes that we should increase the intensity of the internal division of Jamukha’s troops and try to bribe Jamukha’s generals with large sums of money and beautiful women!

Xun Ke felt that judging from Jamukha's various actions, this person was extremely suspicious, so it would be best if he could directly bribe Jamukha's subordinates to cooperate with him from both inside and outside!
But even if it is not possible to directly bribe Jamukha's subordinates, it can trigger Jamukha's suspicious character, alienate Jamukha and his subordinates, and increase internal conflicts!

Secondly, Xun Ke believed that as long as the plan was implemented well enough and enough pressure was exerted on Jamukha both internally and externally, Jamukha would realize that continuing to stay in Mobei was a form of chronic suicide.
With Jamukha's desperate character, he would certainly not sit and wait to be killed, waiting to die slowly in the vast Gobi Desert in northern Mobei. He would definitely fight hard while he still had strength in his hands, trying to fight for a glimmer of survival and carve out a bloody path!
In this way, there is no need for the Fengwu Army to look for him, Jamukha will take the initiative to seek a decisive battle!
As for the logistical supply issue, Xun Ke believed that it was Ibugel's request to annihilate Jamukha's troops, so the Robe people must bear the military supply of the Fengwu Army for this!

Even if they cannot bear all of it, they must bear most of it. This is their unshirkable obligation!
After all, if the Fengwu Army does not send troops, Ibugele's troops will continue to be harassed by Jamukha's troops, and Ibugele's troops will bear a greater price! At the end of the battle plan, Xun Ke said that as long as the Marshal trusts him, grants him the power to act at his own discretion, and lets the Foreign Affairs Department and the General Coordination Office cooperate with his work, then he can guarantee that he can return triumphantly in three months at most and capture the bandit leader Jamukha alive and give it to Ye Mingsheng!
After carefully reading Xun Ke's new battle strategy, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but nodded secretly. This Xun Ke really deserves the title of a wise general in the army. He is indeed resourceful and has calculated Jamukha to the core!
After reading Xun Ke's battle plan, Ye Mingsheng seemed to be able to see the scene of Jamukha appearing in Yijing again!

However, unlike the last time when Jamukha was sent to Yijing as a Robe envoy, this time Jamukha will sit in the prison car with a dead heart, waiting for the final judgment of his life·························
As for the issue of logistics supplies, Su Yi and Gao Shen had actually discussed it with Ibugele before. Ibugele said that the Luobi tribe had experienced years of unrest and was now extremely poor, so he was willing to bear at most 30% of the military supplies!

But Ye Mingsheng now thinks that 30% is not enough, at least 50% is needed!
This time, we are helping you, Ibugel, the Robe Khan, to eliminate the hidden danger. Not asking you, Ibugel, to pay for the military expenses is already very caring for you. Asking you to be responsible for half of the military supplies is your minimum responsibility!
After a moment's hesitation, Ye Mingsheng made a final comment on Xun Ke's plan, then called Ye Cheng over and instructed:
"Send this memorial to the General Staff for execution!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the memorial, Ye Cheng reported to Ye Mingsheng:

"Sir, Youyan Governor Zhang Zhiwen is already waiting outside!"

Ye Mingsheng asked with some surprise:

"When did he come?"

"About an incense stick ago, I saw you, Marshal, were reviewing Commander Xun's memorial, so I asked Master Zhang to wait for a while!"

Listening to Ye Cheng's explanation, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and then instructed:

"Let him in. I just happen to want to see him..."

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Half an hour later, Zhang Zhiwen, with mixed feelings, slowly walked out of the Ye Mansion. Looking at the snowflakes that had been falling from the sky, a bitter smile appeared on the face of the new Youyan Governor!

Ever since he lost to Murong Yuliang in the competition for the post of Governor of Hebei and Henan, although he had made some achievements in Hebei and Henan, there had been no news from the central government about promoting him!
This also made Zhang Zhiwen feel very depressed and he felt that his official career might have come to an end. The Deputy Governor of Hebei and Henan might be the highest peak he could reach in his life!

So when the Ministry of Personnel sent news half a month ago that the Marshal had transferred him to be the governor of Youyan, Zhang Zhiwen couldn't even believe his ears. After he realized what was going on, he cried with joy and got drunk in his mansion!
After getting rid of all the frustration and grievances he had experienced in Hebei and Henan over the years, Zhang Zhiwen happily came to Yijing, ready to take up the position of Governor of Youyan!
Zhang Zhiwen was well aware of the importance of the post of Youyan's governor. He knew that as long as he made some achievements in this position, he would surely have a place in the cabinet of the Yijing court in the next few years!
It was with such lofty ambitions that Zhang Zhiwen came to Ye Mingsheng. He wanted to tell Ye Mingsheng about his ideas and plans for the future development of Youyan while reporting his position to him...
In fact, Zhang Zhiwen did so, but the Marshal’s subsequent reaction made him feel a little nervous!
With such a complicated mood, Zhang Zhiwen got on the carriage back home, and in the carriage he kept thinking about what Ye Mingsheng had said to him!
He was originally an honest official who had very high demands on himself, but during the frustrating years in Ji and Henan, he relaxed the restraint on his own desires. He accepted money and women from others and kept a mistress outside!
Although his actions were nothing compared to those of some of his colleagues, Zhang Zhiwen knew that he was no longer clean. He felt ashamed and regretful about this, but in the end he chose to continue to indulge in desires, and gradually became unable to extricate himself from money and beauty!

Zhang Zhiwen knew very well that although he did not receive much money and had only two women, once the news was exposed to Ye Mingsheng, given the Marshal's personality, it would be difficult for him to tolerate him!

So Zhang Zhiwen was also secretive, trying not to let others know. Before meeting Ye Mingsheng just now, Zhang Zhiwen still thought that he had concealed it very well, and not many people knew about him·························
However, when Ye Mingsheng produced the evidence, Zhang Zhiwen realized how ridiculous his confidence was!

Just when he was completely desperate, fortunately the Marshal had sympathy for his talent and did not hold him accountable. However, he still had to make up for his crime and complete various development goals!

When Zhang Zhiwen thought of the goals set by the Marshal for him, he felt the pressure as heavy as a mountain. According to the Marshal, as long as these goals were achieved, the past could be put behind them and no one would mention it again in the future!
If you fail to complete it, you will be punished for multiple crimes!
Zhang Zhiwen sighed, he knew that he had no way out now. The only way was to improve Youyan's economy and people's livelihood according to Ye Mingsheng's requirements. Only in this way could he survive and even continue to climb up!
As Zhang Zhiwen was thinking about how to complete the task, the carriage stopped in front of the mansion. After a cup of tea, Zhang Zhiwen walked into his study. As soon as he took a sip of hot tea, the butler Zhang Zhong handed him a letter.

"Sir, the governor of Hebei and Henan, Zhao Wanxian, has just sent a letter to invite you to have tea at Chenji Teahouse tomorrow!"

Zhang Zhiwen looked a little surprised when he heard this. He opened the envelope doubtfully and read the contents inside...

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