Chapter 14 Bandit Black Mountain Wind

Unlike Chen Yannian and Wang Xian, two old soldiers, Lin Huaiwu and Ye Mingsheng both came from the Zhaowu Camp and had the same background. Kong Ruian was Ye Mingsheng's long-time friend. These two were considered Ye Mingsheng's confidants in the army and always followed Ye Mingsheng's orders.

In addition to these four people, there were several other top officers in the camp standing respectfully by the side.

When Ye Mingsheng came in with his personal soldiers, everyone in the camp naturally stood up to greet them and said hello to Ye Mingsheng together. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng forced a smile on his face and nodded at everyone.

After greeting, Ye Mingsheng looked around at the people in the camp. When he saw that everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, he looked at Chen Yannian, who was sitting on his left, and asked, "Master Chen, what is the current situation?"

Chen Yannian was already prepared for Ye Mingsheng's question, and immediately bowed and said;
"Reporting to the commander, I have interrogated the scout who returned. According to his account, it has been confirmed that the bandits Heishanfeng, who are entrenched in the Dahushan area, have not been looting in the countryside recently, but their number has increased from one thousand to about two thousand, and they are all young and strong!"

"In addition, they are also equipped with a lot of armor, crossbows, three-barreled guns, tiger squat cannons and other firearms, and it seems that there are special people training them!"

As soon as Chen Yannian said this, the military officers at all levels in the account who did not know the specific situation were suddenly in an uproar and began to whisper to each other.

Bandits and horse gangs are not uncommon in Gongdu. Even before the war, many farmers in Gongdu Kingdom were forced into a desperate situation due to serious land annexation and high tax burden. They had no choice but to go to the mountains and become bandits, risking their lives to do this unprofitable business. What's more, in the current war situation?

Even in Ruishan County where Ye Mingsheng's troops were stationed, Ye Mingsheng could only ensure the public security around the county seat. As for the towns and villages under the jurisdiction of Ruishan County, he was powerless. In these places that he could not take care of, there were at least three or four gangs of bandits who harmed the village.

Although bandits are not rare, it is rare to see a group like Heishanfeng with a number of 2,000 people. After all, looking at the bandits in the entire palace, although there are many in number, the vast majority of them are less than a thousand people.

However, although the number of Black Mountain Wind's troops was not small, even more than twice that of Ye Mingsheng's troops, this was not enough to surprise the Great Zhou military officers under Ye Mingsheng. After all, no matter how many bandits there were, they were still bandits. In front of these elite Great Zhou imperial guards, the only thing they could do was to escape!

What really made everyone so shocked was what Chen Yannian said later, that this group of bandits called Heishanfeng were actually being trained, and they had armor, bows and crossbows, and the most deadly firearms, the three-barreled gun and the tiger squat cannon!
Although armor and bows and crossbows were prohibited items in the palace and were not allowed to be privately possessed by the military, war had broken out in the palace and there were a large number of deserters scattered among the people, so it was not difficult to explain why the bandits had these things.

However, the three-barreled gun and the tiger-crouching cannon are firearms equipped only by the Imperial Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Each and every one of them is recorded in the Ministry of War and the Imperial Guards and has never been leaked. How did these bandits get hold of them?

Moreover, from what Chen Yannian said, it seemed that someone was training these bandits to use firearms, which was simply horrifying! !

Although they had not had much contact, Ye Mingsheng understood that Chen Yannian was a mature and prudent person and would never lie to him and his colleagues about military intelligence. However, the matter was of great importance, so he could not help but confirm with him, "Master Chen, is this news true?"

"My Lord, the returning scout is outside. You can go and question him in person." Chen Yannian said expressionlessly:
Ye Mingsheng was indeed a little hesitant when he heard this, but he still waved his hand and said: "No need, I trust Master Chen!"

Although the original owner had no ability in marching and fighting, he had some self-knowledge. After discovering that his abilities were mediocre and he couldn't even deal with the bandits, he relied heavily on the experienced Chen Yannian in fighting.

And Chen Yannian did not disappoint. With the help of this old soldier, Ye Mingsheng's battalion successfully repelled the invasion of the Ruishan County section of the army's supply line by small groups of Luobi cavalry many times, and excellently completed the tasks assigned by the superiors...
As for Ye Mingsheng now, he is very self-aware. As a hard-working coder, he can talk about strategy on paper, but he will be in trouble if he is asked to command a war. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng's reliance on Chen Yannian is increasing.

Moreover, in the next operation, Ye Mingsheng had to count on Chen Yannian to fight for him and defend Ruishan County.

Therefore, at this critical juncture, Ye Mingsheng's main goal was to win over Chen Yannian and he absolutely could not offend him.

So now that Chen Yannian has spoken so confidently and he has summoned the scouts in front of everyone, isn't it making it clear that he doesn't trust Chen Yannian and is humiliating him in public, making him lose face?

Sure enough, after Ye Mingsheng said this, although Chen Yannian, who had a blank expression on his face, did not say anything, his expression eased a lot.

At this time, Wang Xian, who was standing next to Chen Yannian, stood up, bowed to Ye Mingsheng, and said in a muffled voice: "This Heishanfeng is different from other bandits. Please send troops to wipe them out immediately. I am willing to be the vanguard!"

Before Wang Xian finished speaking, Lin Huaiwu, a close confidant of Ye Mingsheng, stood up and challenged Ye Mingsheng:
"I am also willing to be the vanguard. I only need 500 soldiers and horses. I will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one battle and wipe out all these bandits!"

Hearing that Lin Huaiwu wanted to compete with him for the position of vanguard, Wang Xian could not help but glare at Lin Huaiwu fiercely. Lin Huaiwu, who was fearless, glared back without any fear. The two of them had some grudges, so now they were even more reckless.

Seeing these two people vying to be the vanguard, as if they were sure that they would send troops, Ye Mingsheng suddenly felt a headache, and then he said in a muddy way: "Lord Wang is still strong and healthy, and Huaiwu is also a young hero. They are both pillars of our army. However, it will not be too late to make a decision on sending troops to suppress the bandits after everyone has discussed it. Don't worry!"

When Lin Huaiwu and Wang Xian heard what Ye Mingsheng said, they both realized that they had asked for trouble, so after bowing to Ye Mingsheng, they both stood back. However, the two people who were arguing with each other did not forget to glare at each other again when they stepped back.

(End of this chapter)