Chapter 328 Ye Gu’s conspiracy!

After the discussion between Lin Huaiwu and He Jingyun, the meeting of the General's Mansion came to an end. Because it was only the first meeting and the situation in Posuo Mansion was not too clear, Ye Mingsheng planned to listen to the opinions of his subordinates and was not in a hurry to inform the generals of his ideas...

After everyone left, Ye Mingsheng asked Ye Dong to invite Gu Sansi into his study. Gu Sansi had not expressed his opinion on the discussion between Lin Huaiwu and He Jingyun at the meeting.

Ye Mingsheng knew that Gu Sansi wanted to protect himself and not offend anyone, so he wanted to give Gu Sansi a chance to explain to him alone. Besides that, Ye Mingsheng had a few more issues to discuss with Gu Sansi regarding sending troops to Posa Prefecture.

As soon as Gu Sansi entered the study, Ye Mingsheng asked directly:

"Mr. Gu, do you think what He Jingyun said is likely?"

At this time, there were only him and Ye Mingsheng in the study room, so when faced with Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi answered directly without hesitation:
"My personal opinion of Mr. He is that I both agree and disagree!"

Listening to what Gu Sansi said, Ye Mingsheng asked with some doubt:

"Mr. Gu, what do you mean by that?"

"Master He's idea is perfect. If he leads the troops, I believe his plan will succeed. However, I think Master He is a little too idealistic and has overlooked two points: the execution ability of these bandits and their loyalty to Zhen Sanshan."

"The essence of this plan is actually what you said before about guerrilla warfare. When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we harass. But unfortunately, Zhen Sanshan's men are a group of bandits fighting on their own, rather than an army with strict discipline and strict military discipline..."

“Although Zhen Sanshan has many men under his command, I doubt how much control he has over these bandits!”

"Zhen Sanshan was able to gather so many bandits to help, on the one hand because of his prestige as the leader of the Green Forest, and on the other hand because he promised these bandits huge benefits!"

"These bandits who came to help have no loyalty to Zhen Sanshan. In short, they just gave Zhen Sanshan a favor for the sake of profit!"

"Some people may fight to the death for Zhen Sanshan, but I believe that more people will have their own thoughts and want to preserve their strength."

"You can ask them to fight a favorable battle, and these bandits will become extremely brutal. But if you want them to be resilient and do as Lord He said, they should run into the mountains when they see Ji Qiwei attacking, wait for Ji Qiwei to retreat, and then come back to harass Ji Qiwei."

"These bandits will definitely be complaining bitterly. It won't be long before these bandits who have poor discipline and lack loyalty to Zhen Sanshan will run away. By then, Zhen Sanshan will collapse without a fight..."

Gu Sansi's analysis immediately made Ye Mingsheng's eyes light up. After pondering for a moment, Ye Mingsheng raised his head, looked at Gu Sansi and said:
"Mr. Gu, since you said you both agree and disagree, and now you deny He Jingyun's strategy of tiring the enemy, it seems that you agree that he thinks Zhen Sanshan will delay time so that he can gather his forces to fight Ji Qiwei?"

"Yes!"

Gu Sansi nodded seriously.

"What's the reason?" Ye Mingsheng asked back:
"Sir, Director Huo just said that Zhen Sanshan is still recruiting bandits to help! These bandits are all people who will not do anything without profit!"

"I don't know what benefits Zhen Sanshan promised them, but I am sure that Zhen Sanshan must have spent a lot of money to mobilize them. If Zhen Sanshan just wanted to defeat Ji Qiwei, he would have no need to gather so many people!"

“He spent such a huge price and gathered so many bandits. Apart from wanting to have a good fight with Ji Qiwei, I can’t think of any other possibility…”

After thinking carefully about Gu Sansi's opinion, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. Gu Sansi's idea was well-reasoned and indeed very convincing. After thinking about it, Ye Mingsheng continued to ask:
"In that case, Mr. Gu, what do you think Zhen Sanshan will do specifically?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Sansi showed a hint of embarrassment, shook his head and said:
"I don't know what Zhen Sanshan will do now, but I think he is waiting for an opportunity to fight with Ji Qiwei to decide the outcome!"

Listening to Gu Sansi's words, Ye Mingsheng was a little disappointed, but he could understand it after thinking about it. After all, no matter how smart Gu Sansi was, he was still a human, not a god. He couldn't predict the future. Being able to analyze this information from some clues was enough to prove how powerful he, as a strategist, was!

After taking a look at Ye Mingsheng's expression, Gu Sansi smiled and said:

"Sir, although I don't know what Zhen Sanshan will do, I know what we should do!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng immediately became interested and asked:
"Have you found the opportunity and helper that Sir mentioned before?"

"Yeah!" Facing Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Gu Sansi nodded with a smile and said:
"Sir, no matter what Zhen Sanshan does, the gap in combat power between the bandits and the government troops is real. Therefore, even if Zhen Sanshan can defeat Ji Qiwei, his losses will certainly not be small. This is a good opportunity for us..."

"If Ji Qiwei and Zhen Sanshan tie, or if Ji Qiwei wins, then it would be a godsend opportunity for you!"

"As for the helper, I have already thought of one for you, sir. This person is Jiang Chong, the big gun leader who guards Sanshan!" Gu Sansi deliberately emphasized his tone at the end.

Ye Mingsheng was a little stunned when he heard this. He really didn't expect that the helper Gu San wanted would be Jiang Chong!

Jiang Chong has an unshirkable responsibility for the fact that the 30,000 troops under Ji Qiwei are caught in their current dilemma.

Originally, Ji Qiwei planned to let him surrender on the battlefield, or stay on Baihu Mountain to disrupt Zhen Sanshan's rear. As a result, Jiang Chong leaked the news and Zhen Sanshan noticed it. So in order to protect himself, Jiang Chong had to take his troops to Yanjiang County and let Ji Qiwei take the blame for him.

Is it reliable for him to use this kind of person as his assistant now?

As if he could see what Ye Mingsheng was thinking, Gu Sansi explained:

“Sir, according to the information from Director Huo, Jiang Chong had long anticipated that Zhen Sanshan would take action against him, so he had already asked his brother Jiang Yuan to recruit troops in Yanjiang County.

“And now he has taken the two thousand cavalry with him, so now he has at least five thousand soldiers under his command, which is already a considerable force!” “The day when Ji Qiwei and Zhen Sanshan decide the winner is the day when our army will raid Posuo Mansion. Although our army is small in number, we have well-trained soldiers and sufficient food. We dare to fight and take advantage of the surprise attack, and we will definitely defeat the enemy…”

"But with the forces that our army can mobilize, it is very difficult to achieve a complete victory!"

"If we fail to defeat the enemy in the first battle, we will be stuck in a war of attrition with them, and our military disadvantage will be exposed."

"So when our army launches an attack, it would be best if there is a support force that can attack Baihu Mountain. This way, the enemy army will not be able to take care of each other, and their morale will surely be weakened. Our army will take advantage of the situation to kill them, and the outcome will be decided."

"From the perspective of the entire Posuo Mansion, only Jiang Chong has the ability to attack Baihu Mountain! As the most powerful general under Zhen Sanshan, he is the second in command of Baihu Mountain and is familiar with the situation in Baihu Mountain!"

"In addition, he has 2,000 cavalry, which can ensure the speed of the attack and catch the garrison troops in Baihu Mountain off guard."

“And the most important point, sir, is that Jiang Chong and his soldiers are our only possible helpers in Posuo Mansion. Apart from him, no one else in the entire Posuo Mansion is capable and willing to help our Fengzhou Army…”

Although Gu Sansi's words were very good, Ye Mingsheng was still a little worried about Jiang Chong. He thought for a while and asked:
"I think Jiang Chong is a fickle person. Can he attack Baihu Mountain for us as you wish?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Sansi smiled confidently and said with great assurance:

"Your Excellency is right. Jiang Chong is a traitor. He is fickle and a complete villain!"

"A man like him is only loyal to himself, but no matter who he betrays, he will never betray himself!"

Gu Sansi's words seemed like nonsense, but Ye Mingsheng understood something from his words. At this time, Gu Sansi continued:
"Liu Peng is Jiang Chong's accomplice. Now Liu Peng has been tragically killed by Zhen Sanshan. His riddled body is now hanging on the flagpole of Baihu Mountain!"

“What those in power hate most is betrayal. Jiang Chong knows very well in his heart that Liu Peng’s today is his tomorrow. Zhen Sanshan and Ji Qiwei will deal with him after they come back from the fight. Once he is caught by Zhen Sanshan, his fate will be a thousand times, ten thousand times worse than Liu Peng’s…”

"I guess he must be in Yanjiang County right now, feeling extremely terrified and unable to sleep because of the revenge from Zhen Sanshan!"

"And the best way to avoid the enemy's revenge is to kill him before he retaliates! As long as I send someone who is eloquent to explain the pros and cons, Jiang Chong will definitely be willing to cooperate with our army's plan!"

"In addition, Jiang Chong is a man with evil ambitions. He is unwilling to be under someone else's command for long. The wealth that Zhen Sanshan has accumulated throughout his life is in Baihu Mountain. This is an incomparable temptation for Jiang Chong. People die for money, and birds die for food. A villain like him will definitely not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

After listening to Gu Sansi's story, Ye Mingsheng was certain that Jiang Chong would cooperate with him in attacking Baihu Mountain for his own benefit.

However, he didn't like Gu Sansi's plan at all!

A big part of the reason why Ye mobilized so many troops to attack Posuo Mansion was that he wanted to swallow up the money and food hidden in Baihu Mountain by Zhen Sanshan in order to expand the army and prepare for war.

If all these benefits of Baihu Mountain were taken away by Jiang Chong, wouldn't he be making things easier for Jiang Chong?

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng came up with an idea and said to Gu Sansi:
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Listening to Ye Mingsheng's story, Gu Sansi's eyes lit up. When Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, Gu Sansi said with great emotion:

"While the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman gains. It turns out that you are the better one, sir!
"Ji Qiwei, these people from Zhen Sanshan have been fighting each other, fighting to the death, but in the end, they are just playthings in the hands of adults!"

Listening to Gu Sansi's compliments, Ye Mingsheng felt a little proud in his heart, but he still said modestly:
"Mr. Gu, you are too serious. This is just an idea. It depends on the situation at that time!"

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After conspiring with Gu Sansi, Ye Mingsheng had a plan in mind. He stayed in the military camp in the north of the city for three consecutive days. He held two seminars with his generals in the camp. After listening to his subordinates' opinions extensively, Ye Mingsheng finally told everyone about his plan to send troops to Posuo Prefecture.

As Ye Mingsheng's order was issued, the war machine in Fengzhou, which was not very large at the moment but was closely centered around Ye Mingsheng as the core leadership, began to move quietly.

He Jingyun, Lin Huaiwu, Xun Ke and other military officers stayed up all night to perfect the plan, including the route of march, how to deal with unexpected events, how to retreat in case of failure and other details.
Huo San's Coordination Office provided intelligence support, as well as guides prepared in advance in Posuo Mansion, and information on water sources along the way.

Gu Sansi, who was in charge of logistics, also ordered people to quietly transport important supplies such as food and medicine to the front line of Xiangshuiyuan, waiting for the arrival of Ye Mingsheng's army.
In short, under Ye Mingsheng's order, all departments are making preparations in an orderly manner. Ye Mingsheng's plan is still to go into battle personally this time, and Deputy General He Jingyun will accompany him to offer advice.

Lin Huaiwu's Second Battalion guarded Fengzhou City in case of any emergency, but in order to ensure the manpower, he selected 1,000 men from the 3,000 men in the Second Battalion and added them to Chen Chuanwu as the grain escort team.

As for Liang Xuezhan's Third Battalion and Xun Ke's Fifth Battalion, which are currently stationed in the city's northern camp, a total of 5,000 people will come out in full force. On the seventh day of this month, the army will quietly head to Xiangshuiyuan to meet up with Guo Zhiping and Ye Tie's troops there, waiting for an opportunity to appear...

Ye Mingsheng plans to send out 10,000 troops to Posuo Prefecture this time, including Guo Zhiping's 2,500 cavalry. Although the number is not large, Ye Mingsheng has basically sent out all his elite troops and has invested a lot of money to capture Posuo Prefecture!

On the night before the army set out, Ye Mingsheng, without notifying anyone, quietly slipped out of the camp in the north of the city with Ye Dong and other personal soldiers. He did not return to his general's residence, but came to a secluded and exquisite mansion in the east of the city.

Looking at the woman in front of him with skin as white as white jade, a plump and graceful figure, delicate features but a cold expression, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but think of everything that happened in Fengji Teahouse that day. The expression on his face couldn't help but change into a half-smile, and he said lightly:

"Madam Wang, you'd better think about it carefully. Ye didn't force you..."

(After I make the recommendation, maybe I can ride a bicycle ε=ε=(＞Д＜)ノノ!!)

(End of this chapter)