Chapter 189 Positioning the Chief of Staff

Seeing that He Jingyun had guessed his thoughts, Ye Mingsheng did not hide anything and said:
"Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking!"

"Although our army has recruited more than 2,000 soldiers, they have only received a few days of training and have not yet formed combat effectiveness."

"The bandit who attacked is called Hong Min, nicknamed Ghost Head Knife. He and his 500 men are fierce bandits who have been entrenched in Keshan Hill for many years. They have escaped the encirclement and suppression of the Liaoyang government troops many times. If we confront them head-on, even if we win, the losses will not be small."

"There are three or four routes from Heilin Peak to Fengshan County, but from the map, only the Sanshipo route is the flattest and the shortest. As for the other routes, they all require walking on a rugged mountain road."

"Therefore, I predict that in order to reach Fengshan more quickly, Hong Min will most likely take the Sanshipo route. In this way, we can set up an ambush at Sanshipo and concentrate our superior forces to catch him off guard!"

At this point, Ye Mingsheng paused, and then said with some regret: "This is just my idea based on the map. The specific situation still needs to be investigated on the spot. The terrain of Sanshipo will make a decision..."

After hearing Ye Mingsheng's calm analysis, Yuan Song and He Jingyun looked at Ye Mingsheng with some surprise in their eyes, as if they had not expected such words to come out of the mouth of someone who is good at scheming.

He Jingyun was the first to react and stepped forward to challenge:

"Your Excellency's plan is the most reliable at the moment. I am willing to take charge of this battle. As long as you have two thousand recruited militiamen and the one hundred elite soldiers you brought from Luoan, I will definitely present Hong Min's head to you!"

Feeling the full confidence in He Jingyun's words, Ye Mingsheng's eyes showed a hint of strangeness. After thinking for two seconds, he said:
"What's the point of killing a chicken with a bull's knife?"

"To deal with a bandit leader like Hong Min, using General He to take action, isn't that too much of a compliment to this bastard?"

"I still need General He to sit with me in the central army and escort me!"

After praising He Jingyun for a while, Ye Mingsheng turned his attention to Yuan Song and said, "General Yuan, are you willing to fight?"

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng did not use He Jingyun, but pointed to himself, Yuan Song was a little surprised, but he also bowed and accepted the order:
"I will definitely live up to your trust!"

"Very good! Ye Tie, please inform Lin Huaiwu and ask him to bring all the recruited soldiers to Sanshipo. General Yuan will be the commander in chief, Lin Huaiwu will assist, and General He and I will go out of the city to supervise the battle!"

Ye Mingsheng settled the matter in just a few words, showing the authority and strength of the top leader.
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had made the decision, Yuan Song secretly glanced at He Jingyun, who had a calm expression on the side, with a hint of doubt in his eyes. He thought that with He Jingyun's ability and qualifications, and if he was willing to take the initiative, Ye Mingsheng would definitely hand the matter over to him.

So he did not argue with He Jingyun. He did not expect that Ye Mingsheng would actually hand the matter over to him. Although he did not know why Ye Mingsheng did this, Yuan Song did not intend to think too much about it.

As a military general, he only needs to fight the battle well. This is Yuan Song's first battle after being transferred to the Zhenwu Army. This first battle must be fought well to make Yuan famous!

At this time, He Jingyun did not notice Yuan Song's gaze at all. Although he looked calm as usual after being rejected by Ye Mingsheng, his expression did not change at all. But in fact, the one-armed man was not as calm as he appeared. Although Ye Mingsheng's rejection made him very angry.

But this is not the main thing.

The years of dormant torture in Luoan had made his sense of integrity extremely sharp. He could vaguely feel that this boss, whom he had never taken seriously, was very polite and respectful to him and had never lost his manners, but every move seemed to be on guard against him...

When He Jingyun realized this, his first reaction was that it was impossible!
How could Ye Mingsheng, an incompetent person who is good at scheming, be so scheming?
This must be a coincidence!
Next, the four people, each with their own thoughts, discussed some details and some possible emergencies in the study. After perfecting the plan, Ye Mingsheng let everyone go back to work.

Ye Mingsheng was leaning on a royal chair, his eyes closed, a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth...
Tsk tsk tsk!
This guy He Jingyun is more impatient than I thought!

Fortunately, the equally experienced Yuan Song was there, otherwise the specific command of this battle would have to be handed over to Lin Huaiwu.

Ever since he learned about He Jingyun's idea from An Zhirong, Ye Mingsheng had made up his mind to make this brave general who broke into the camp of the Kipchak envoy alone and killed the bandit chieftain his own "chief of staff".

He could hold a highly respected position in the army, even second only to General Huwei himself, and be responsible for making plans and deploying the entire army.

But apart from a dozen personal soldiers around him, He Jingyun does not have any actual military power. Without the order of Ye, he cannot mobilize a single soldier in the entire army!
With this premise, and arranging all the departments to be loyal to him, Ye Mingsheng really didn't believe that He Jing could cause any trouble.

Once you come under Ye's command, no matter you are a dragon or a tiger, you must serve him obediently, don't think about things you shouldn't think about, and don't do things you shouldn't do!
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Just as Ye Mingsheng was making arrangements in his study, in a government office in Dongning, the provincial capital, a hundred miles away from Fengshan County.

A man who looked to be in his early thirties, tall and strong, with a square face and wearing the official robe of a sixth-rank military officer, was listening seriously to the report of a gray-clothed servant under his command.

"Reporting to the lieutenant general, Ye Mingsheng acted very quickly. Not only has he recruited more than 2,000 people..."

Before the gray-clothed servant finished speaking, Xing Dalin slammed the table heavily and shouted:

"How did Ma Runchuan, the county magistrate, manage to be so successful? He allowed a little bastard like Ye Mingsheng to recruit 2,000 people in just a few days?"

"Ma County Magistrate has been placed under house arrest by Ye Mingsheng..." Facing Xing Dalin's angry gaze, the gray-clothed servant timidly swallowed his saliva, lowered his head and said weakly:

Xing Dalin, who was originally furious, calmed down after hearing what the gray-clothed servant said. He stared at the gray-clothed servant and said in a deep voice:
"What happened? Don't leave anything out, tell me in detail!"

(End of this chapter)