Chapter 248 Ye Mingsheng's deployment! (Thanks to the book friend Mo Shaobao for the reward!)
Precisely because Xinfa County's geographical location is so important, Ye Mingsheng was a little hesitant for a while about the selection of the garrison general. He wanted He Jingyun to stay by his side and serve as his chief of staff to give him advice, so the remaining candidates were only Liang Xuezhan and Lin Huaiwu.

Although Liang Xuechang was parachuted in, Ye Mingsheng knew relatively little about him, but judging from his past resume, he was definitely better than Lin Huaiwu in terms of ability to defend the city.

However, considering the critical location of Xinfa County, it was necessary to find a reliable candidate. After conducting some war game simulations with He Jingyun, Ye Mingsheng decided to let Lin Huaiwu guard Xinfa County.

As for Liang Xuezhang's Third Battalion and Guo Zhiping's 1,000 Cavalry Team, a total of 3,000 men and horses were left in Fengzhou City as Ye Mingsheng's general reserve and firefighters, to fill in the gaps wherever problems arose.
Although Lin Huaiwu is not as experienced as Liang Xuechang in defending a city, he has two thousand men under his command. With the enhanced firearms equipment specially provided to him by Ye Mingsheng, it is not a problem for him to defend Xinfa County.

If the Khitans really launched an invasion, Ye Mingsheng would point Lin Huaiwu to Xinfa County to resist the first wave of Khitan attacks and buy time for him to gather a large force to support him...
Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment and continued to ask:
"How much damage did this group of Khitans cause to Xinfa County?"

"Commander Lin has always been very vigilant in Xinfa County. After discovering this small group of Khitan troops, he immediately made arrangements. Therefore, these Khitans only looted a village and killed a dozen villagers before they were suppressed by the commander," Ma Zhongjun reported in detail:
Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. The Khitan cavalry were really hard to defend against on the long line of defense. Therefore, the fact that only one village was looted showed that Lin Huaiwu did a good job in Xinfa County and lived up to his trust in him!

"Go back and tell Lin Huaiwu to behead the Khitans who participated in the looting of the village, and release the rest!" Ye Mingsheng ordered:
Although it was inevitable that conflicts would arise between him and the Khitans while in Fengzhou, Ye Mingsheng had just arrived in Fengzhou and it was the time to consolidate his strength. It would not be easy for him to become too hostile with the Khitans so quickly.

What's more, because the caravan Ye Mingsheng is now facing the threat of Zhen Sanshan, making enemies on two sides will make his already small number of troops even more stretched...

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Just when Ye Mingsheng was busy integrating resources and expanding his strength in Fengzhou, in a private residence on the outskirts of Wanfeng Prefecture in the palace capital.

Although the house is not particularly large, everything about it is designed in the style of a Japanese garden, especially the Naping Garden, which was built using the classic Japanese dry landscape technique, creating a unique artistic conception.

Dressed in traditional kimono, the beautiful Kobayakawa Takahide gently played the antique thirteen-string koto under the cherry trees in the courtyard of the house.

The sound of the guzheng is either lingering and sad, or gentle and moving. When you hear it, a gentle breeze blows towards you, making you feel as if you are standing under the cherry blossom tree on Mount Fuji, watching the sad and beautiful scene of the cherry blossoms slowly falling...

When the song ended, Kobayakawa Takahide turned to Ishihara Yasuo who was walking towards him and asked calmly:
"Have the secret agents in Fengzhou sent any news?"

"Here they are. Ye Mingsheng has recruited Gu Sansi as the chief of the army, and has ordered the caravan of Dalongchang to go through Qumaling instead of Xiangshuiyuan!"

"Ye Mingsheng has arranged two thousand people to escort the caravan at Qumaling. President, should we contact the Shiwei people to rob him once?"

Facing Ishihara Yasuo's proposal, Kobayakawa Takahide hesitated for a moment and replied:
"You can try, but don't hold out too much hope. Ye Mingsheng still has a few powerful men under him. The Shiwei people are brave, but few of them have brains..."

"I understand!" Ishihara Yasuo nodded and said:

Looking down at the zither in his hand, Kobayakawa Takahide seemed to have thought of something, with a complex look in his beautiful eyes, and he slowly asked:
"Did you find her?"

Although Kobayakawa Takahide did not mention the name, Ishihara Yasuo reacted immediately and whispered: "I have mobilized all my connections to look for her, but until now there is still no news about Miss Mori Hui..."

At this point, Ishihara Yasuo glanced at Kobayakawa Takahide's expression from the corner of his eye, and after a slight hesitation, he shook his head and decided to speak:
"President, forgive me for being frank, but we have been looking for Miss Mori Hui for almost a year. If Miss Mori Hui was still alive, I'm afraid she would have been found long ago. Now there is no news, I'm afraid..."

After understanding the hidden meaning of Ishihara Yasuo's words, Kobayakawa Takahide's eyes turned cold in an instant, and he glanced at Ishihara Yasuo with a vicious look.

Ishihara Yasuo trembled all over. Knowing that he had said something wrong, he immediately knelt down in front of Kobayakawa Takahide, not daring to breathe.

"Except for me, no one can kill her! No one can kill her!" Kobayakawa Takahide said coldly:

Ishihara Yasuo continued in a panic, "I understand. I will continue to look for Miss Mori Hui..."

However, before he could finish his words, Kobayakawa Takahide slapped him without any warning. Ishihara Yasuo was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he was slapped out of Tsuboi by Kobayakawa Takahide.

After knocking Ishihara Yasuo away, Kobayakawa Takahide also used his Qinggong to retreat out of Tsuboi. As soon as the two of them left, they heard the sound of "swoosh, swoosh, swoosh" breaking through the air, and then hundreds of arrows were thrown in from outside the house.
If Yasuo Ishihara and Takahide Kobayakawa had not left Tsuboniwa just now, I'm afraid they would have been shot into hedgehogs by now!
After the rain of arrows, hundreds of assassins from the Supervisory Office dressed in black rushed into the mansion!

"Kill the pirates!"

"Whoever captures the bandit leader Kobayakawa Takahide alive will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver!"

"Come on!"

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Although the Black Dragon Society guards in the mansion were very tenacious and put up a strong resistance, they were outnumbered by the Inspectorate's absolute numerical advantage and could only fight and retreat, delaying time as much as possible...

"Thank you, President, for saving my life!"

When he came to Kobayakawa Takahide, Ishihara Yasuo said with deep emotion:

Kobayakawa Takahide ignored Ishihara Yasuo's thanks and directly ordered:
"There are ten cylinders of kerosene in the warehouse. Take your men and ignite the kerosene immediately. Use the fire to delay the actions of the Inspectorate! Now, go!"

(End of this chapter)