Chapter 360: Act first and ask for permission later, act at your own convenience! (Thanks to the book friend for the reward without any discussion!)
Song Wenhui used his life to teach Ye Mingsheng a truth, that is, aristocratic families are unreliable!
Judging from the current situation, if the Yun family does not stab the enemy in the back, then given the defense situation of Dongning City, Song Wenhui, who is determined to burn his boats, may actually be able to hold on!
As long as he can hold on to Dongning City, Song Wenhui will still have a glimmer of hope. Even if he accepts his fate at that time, he will still have the capital to negotiate!
What the Yun family did to Song Wenhui made Ye Mingsheng even more certain that his vigilance against the aristocratic families was correct!
They don't deserve my trust!
After expressing his feelings, Ye Mingsheng continued to ask Huo San:

"What are the Zhenwu Army's plans now?"

Huo San shook his head and said:

"This is the only news that Dongning's spies have sent back so far. There is no other news for the time being. I have asked Dongning to collect intelligence carefully..."

Ye Mingsheng did not speak after hearing this. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something and asked calmly:
"What's the situation with the Black Dragon Society?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Huo San hesitated and said:
"The Black Dragon Society is loose on the outside but tight on the inside. The outermost layer is made up of ordinary ronin, corrupt officials in the imperial capital, bandits and pirates, but their real core are all Japanese samurai from the Wa Island!"

"We have also infiltrated several secret organizations of the Black Dragon Society and bribed several of their peripheral leaders, and obtained some intelligence."

“However, this information can hardly reach the core of the Black Dragon Society. So based on the current information, we can only confirm that the Supervisory Department and the Black Dragon Society have had contact, and that the Supervisory Department has released several Black Dragon Society leaders who had been detained for many years. However, we are still investigating the specific content of the negotiations between the Supervisory Department and the Black Dragon Society…”

After he finished speaking, Huo San realized that his words could not satisfy Ye Mingsheng, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead awkwardly.

Although Ye Mingsheng was a little disappointed after hearing Huo San's words, he did not show it. He just nodded and said:
"Bring out the results as soon as possible!"

"Yes! I will do my best!"

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng let him go so easily, Huo San was a little surprised but still very happy, and quickly bowed and said:
After he finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and asked Huo San to go down and do his work. Looking at Huo San's back as he left, Ye Mingsheng shook his head slightly.

The reason why Ye Mingsheng did not reprimand Huo San this time was because he knew that Huo San’s problem was not that he did not work hard, but that his ability had reached this point...

Sometimes a person’s upper line is there, and you can’t break through it just by working hard!

Even if Huo San was scolded to death, he would not be able to make any further progress!
In fact, Huo San's ability is not bad. If the full score for ability is 100, then Ye Mingsheng is willing to give Huo San 70 points.

Moreover, Huo San is quite loyal to me. He does his best to complete the tasks assigned by me, and most of the time he is able to satisfy me.

There was nothing wrong with his character except that he earned some extra money. The Coordination Office he led did not cause public outrage and cause trouble for Ye Mingsheng.

Overall, as the head of Ye Mingsheng's intelligence agency at this stage, Huo San is still qualified, but under his leadership, the Coordination Office can hardly achieve anything major!
Of course, Ye Mingsheng doesn’t have anyone around him now, so there is no other suitable candidate to replace Huo San.

So at least for now, Huo San's position with Ye Mingsheng is relatively stable, and Ye Mingsheng is not going to take him down unless something unexpected happens.

After Huo San left, Ye Mingsheng observed the sand table for a while, and then thoughtfully took down the small flag representing Yutai County in Lelang Prefecture. Ye Dong, who was waiting on the side, watched Ye Mingsheng's actions and took the initiative to remind him;

"Sir, General Yuan's troops are now 150 miles away from Yutai County to Gucheng County..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng glanced at Ye Dong and then ordered:

"Send someone to deliver a message to Yuan Song immediately, telling him that the Zhenwu Army may appear in Lelang Prefecture at any time, and ask him to seize Yutai County as soon as possible!"

"If we encounter the Zhenwu Army, I will give him wartime command, and he can act first and report later!"

"If we fight, we must win! Show the might of our Fengzhou Army!" Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he ordered in a deep voice:
Things have come to this point. He, Ye, has already torn his relations with the Zhenwu Army. Going to war is just a matter of time. So since fighting sooner or later is still a fight, Ye Mingsheng has nothing to be shy about!
Now the Zhenwu Army has killed Song Wenhui, who dominated Liaoyang for more than ten years. Its power in Liaoyang has reached its peak. Even within the Fengzhou Army, there are some voices of fear. If they can be given a slap in the face at this time and get a good start, it will undoubtedly be a great thing to boost the morale of the army!

Ye Mingsheng was very confident in Yuan Song. With his ability and the many firearms he had equipped him with, even if he was not at an advantage in terms of manpower against the Zhenwu Army, Yuan Song would definitely have a chance to produce a good result. Ye Mingsheng had great confidence in this great general under his command...
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's instructions, Ye Dong seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to ask but didn't dare.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng said calmly:

"If you have something to say, just say it!"

After getting Ye Mingsheng's permission, Ye Dong said boldly:

"Master, the Liaoyang Army just captured Dongning Prefecture. I think they should be celebrating their victory right now. How can they care about competing with us for territory? And even if they want to compete for territory, why did they send troops to Lelang Prefecture instead of Xuantu Prefecture?"

Hearing Ye Dong's question, Ye Mingsheng was not impatient at all. On the contrary, he nodded with satisfaction.

Ye Mingsheng likes people who are capable and loyal the most, so he has always wanted to train Ye Dong, who is loyal to him, into the second Ye Tie and send him out to command troops to make up for the current shortage of talent under his command.

But it is a pity that although Ye Dong is a little clever, he still does not understand. Now he is willing to use his brain to think about the problem, which is a small surprise for Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng patiently explained to him:

"The reason why the Zhenwu Army is so anxious to take over Dongning Prefecture is because they don't want to sit back and watch our army take over Xuantu and Lelang, so they will definitely intervene as soon as possible to stop our army's actions."

"As for why they went to rob Yutai County, it's very simple. Yutai County is the best port in Liaoyang!"

If we take down Yutai County, the Zhenwu Army can cross the river to Qi and Lu in the south. This is a strategic location that the Zhenwu Army, which is determined to enter the pass, must fight for. They will never let this place go..."

(End of this chapter)