Chapter 489 Xu Zhaojie’s Inner Demon!

Hearing that Yuan Song seemed to be about to give him a long speech, Ye Mingsheng interrupted him and said:
"Just state the conclusion!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Song said directly:
“Judging from the current situation, we may have to stick to the established policy and continue fighting. Although the 5,000 Youyan cavalry are elite, we can minimize their role as much as possible through advance arrangements…”

"Although there will definitely be some impact and trouble! But I still have the confidence that I can take over Yijing City within ten days!"

"However, if the overall situation changes, for example, if Zhao Fuqu leads the main force of the Yan army to rescue Yijing, our available time will be shortened. Then we can adopt General Guo's plan, change the combat target, temporarily abandon Yijing, and kill the 30,000 Yan troops under Zhao Yong! Then we can turn around and deal with the enemies in Yijing!"

Listening to what Yuan Song said, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a while, and then asked Yuan Song:

"What do you think of the feasibility of Guo Zhiping's plan?"

Yuan Song seemed to be aware of something when he heard this, and after a moment of hesitation, he said very cautiously:

"General Guo's plan is not easy to implement, but it is not impossible for our army to complete it. In my opinion, the probability of our army completing the entire operation and successfully deceiving the enemy is about 60%!"

Upon hearing that the probability was only 60%, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but frown slightly. Seeing Ye Mingsheng frown, Yuan Song continued:

"If we are willing to place some of our troops outside the city of Yijing, then the entire plan might be more secure..."

"How many troops are you talking about?" Ye Mingsheng asked:
"Twenty thousand people!"

Yuan Song said without hesitation. After hesitating for a moment, he continued:
"Because the enemy's cavalry is very powerful, in order to deal with them, the remaining 5,000 cavalry troops of our three divisions should also be included in the 20,000! In this way, even if the enemy sees through our army's combat intentions, our army will have no problem retreating and will be able to deal with all risks. Even if the plan fails, our army will only lose a few days of siege time!"

Listening to Yuan Song's idea, Ye Mingsheng fell into deep thought. The defenders in Yijing City were no more than 10,000 at most, and the Youyan Iron Cavalry coming from the direction of Liucheng Township were no more than 5,000. So as Yuan Song said, if 20,000 soldiers were stationed in Yijing City, the risk would indeed be reduced a lot, which would be enough to guard the army's retreat!

Including the 20,000 reinforcements he brought, there are now more than 70,000 Fengwu troops under the city of Yijing. Placing 20,000 soldiers in Yijing means that 50,000 soldiers can be moved to Guangzong County. Combined with the original 8,000 people in Guangzong County, there are nearly 60,000 people, which is roughly twice the number of soldiers under Zhao Yong. As long as Zhao Yong is really fooled and sends troops to Guangzong County, Ye Mingsheng has the confidence to swallow him up in one bite...
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and he said to Yuan Song in a deep voice:
"Zhao Fuqu led a large army to set off from Jinzhong. It is estimated that he will return to Youyan in ten days at the earliest!"

Upon hearing the news, Yuan Song's expression suddenly became serious. Just now, when he heard Ye Mingsheng asking about the feasibility, he felt that Ye Mingsheng seemed to be somewhat inclined to implement Guo Zhiping's plan, so he guessed that there might be a problem with Zhao Fuqu. Now it seems to be true!
Ye Mingsheng looked determined and said calmly to Yuan Song:
"If Zhao Fuqu had come back a few days later, I might have delayed it, but since this old guy is so anxious to die, we have no choice but to take a risk and gamble with him!"

"I will let Lin Huaiwu guard the city of Yijing, and I will leave the rest to you, Yuan Song, and Guo Zhiping!"

After hearing these words, Yuan Song's expression became serious, and he bowed and said:
"I will definitely defeat Zhao Yong in one battle and live up to your trust!"

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Dongning, in the private room of Jieyunxuan Teahouse.

Looking at the tall, red-lipped, and handsome young man in front of her, Shen Yutong said calmly:

"What do you want from me?"

Murong Qingwu, who was dressed as a man, looked at Shen Yutong's beautiful eyes like stars and asked word by word:

"Why do you want to marry Ye Mingsheng? Do you really like him?"

Listening to Murong Qingwu's words, Shen Yutong smiled and asked Murong Qingwu:
"What if I like it? What if I don't like it?"

"In these chaotic times, actors like us will have to rely on a big shot to survive sooner or later. Ye Mingsheng is still a man of his prime, so he's better than those old men who are half buried in the ground, right?"

For some reason, when Shen Yutong mentioned the word "old man", she seemed to emphasize it. Murong Qingwu was startled when she heard Shen Yutong say that. She thought of her uncle Murong Shan who once wanted to occupy Shen Yutong. After a moment of silence, Murong Qingwu said apologetically:

"It is our Murong family who is sorry to your family..."

Listening to Murong Qingwu's words, Shen Yutong didn't say anything. She pretended to be calm and picked up the fragrant tea on the table and took a sip.

After another moment of silence, Murong Qingwu raised her head and looked at Shen Yutong and said seriously:
"Yutong, even if you don't tell me, I know it's An Miaoyi who is looking for you!"

Shen Yutong's expression changed when she heard this, but she still didn't say anything. Seeing this, Murong Qingwu advised:

"Yutong, you and I both know exactly who An Miaoyi is. She is a fox that eats people without leaving any bones behind! If you get involved with her, you will just be a pawn in her hand. She will sell you out and you will still be counting money for her!"

"Humph!"

Hearing An Miaoyi say this, Shen Yutong snorted and asked back with a smile:
"Then what do you want me to do? I am now a member of the Governor's Mansion. An Miaoyi is the Governor's wife. What if I, a concubine, don't follow her?" "You don't want me to cut off contact with An Miaoyi and cut myself off from the Governor's Mansion, do you?"

Murong Qingwu paused when she heard this, and didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing this, Shen Yutong continued:
"Murong Qingwu, you know it was An Miaoyi who found me, and I also know what you are thinking. Aren't you afraid that the reason I am willing to be Ye Mingsheng's concubine is that I want to use Ye Mingsheng's power to seek revenge on your Murong family?"

"Don't worry. I know that a weak woman like me cannot defeat the powerful Murong family. My mother told me before she died that she only hoped that I could have peace in the second half of my life..."

After saying this, seeing Murong Qingwu fall silent again, Shen Yutong smiled sadly, stood up and said:
"I'm married now and it's inconvenient for me to come out. Miss Murong, please don't come to see me in the future!"

As soon as Shen Yutong finished speaking, she was about to leave. After she took two or three steps, Murong Qingwu's sincere voice came from behind her.

"Yutong, I don't know what you really think of me, but I will always regard you as my best friend in this life. I hope you can live the life you want in the Governor's Mansion!"

Listening to Murong Qingwu's words, two lines of tears slid down Shen Yutong's cold face, but Shen Yutong still suppressed her emotions. She pushed open the door without turning her head or speaking, and walked out of the room under Murong Qingwu's gaze.

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Anqing, Xu Mansion.

Xu Zhaojie's confidant Liu Teng was standing beside Xu Zhaojie and reported in a deep voice:
"My Lord, the Fengwu Army is now showing its might in Youyan. Even the Fengwu Army commander, Liaoyang Governor Ye Mingsheng, has come to the city of Yijing in person. The Yan Army is now like a grasshopper in autumn, showing its weakness. Even Yijing will soon be unable to be defended!"

After listening to his men's report, Xu Zhaojie, who was playing with a walnut in his right hand, had a gloomy look in his eyes. He subconsciously exerted force with his palm. Then, with a few crisp sounds, the three-sided lion head of the top-grade walnut worth a hundred taels of silver was broken into several petals in Xu Zhaojie's palm...

Seeing this scene, Liu Teng couldn't help but show a trace of panic on his face. This was the Marquis' favorite walnut, and he usually wouldn't be willing to take it out to play with it. Now the Marquis actually crushed it to pieces, which showed how angry he was!
Ever since the marquis was defeated and fled to Sichuan and became depressed, and the news that Ye Mingsheng became the governor of Liaoyang came back, the name Ye Mingsheng seemed to have become a taboo in the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion and a demon in the marquis' heart.

The Marquis has been actively inquiring about Ye Mingsheng's news, but every time he hears news about Ye Mingsheng, the Marquis will fly into a rage and smash everything he sees to pieces. Anyone who meets Xu Zhaojie at this time will either be killed or injured. Several servants and maids in the Marquis's Mansion lost their lives because of this!

Most people would simply not ask about bad news if it was not what they wanted. Out of sight, out of mind. But Xu Zhaojie was a very stubborn person. The angrier he got about Ye Mingsheng, the more actively he tried to find out about Ye Mingsheng and wanted to see him get into trouble.
But things often don’t go as planned, so Xu Zhaojie is now like a possessed person. The angrier he gets, the more he pries into secrets, and the more he pries into secrets, the angrier he gets. He is trapped in an inescapable vicious cycle...
Just when Liu Teng was complaining in his heart, a word popped out of Xu Zhaojie's mouth.

"roll!"

"Yes!"

Although he was scolded, Liu Teng was very happy in his heart. He responded and quickly ran away, fearing that he would offend Xu Zhaojie at this time.

Knowing that Xu Zhaojie was going to smash things next, Liu Teng considerately closed the door for Xu Zhaojie after he walked out. As soon as he closed the door on his side, he heard the sound of a flower pot falling to the ground.

Shaking his head, Liu Teng reached out and called the maid next to him and whispered:
"Wait a moment until the room is quiet and the Marquis comes out. Go in and clean it up!"

As he was speaking, Xu Zhaojie roared again from inside the room:

“Ye Mingsheng, I’m going to kill you, kill you! I’m going to rip your heart out and let the dogs eat it bite by bite…”

Hearing Xu Zhaojie's roar, the little maid who looked only in her teens was so frightened that she trembled and almost cried. Seeing this, Liu Teng had no good solution. He could only pat the little maid's shoulder with pity and then fled the place like a flash.

An hour later, the exhausted Xu Zhaojie sat on the ground gasping for breath. This room, which had just been decorated magnificently and elegantly, looked like it had been looted by robbers. All kinds of debris were scattered all over the ground, and there was not a single good place in the whole room.

After venting his anger and resentment towards Ye Mingsheng for the time being, Xu Zhaojie temporarily vented his anger and resentment towards Ye Mingsheng. Although he was exhausted, he regained his calm and rationality.

Although he had no evidence, Xu Zhaojie realized very early that Ye Mingsheng would never be content to live in peace in a corner. He would definitely enter the Shanhai Pass to compete for the world. And there was no doubt that Ye Mingsheng’s first battle after entering the Shanhai Pass would be against Zhao Fuqu’s Youyan. At the beginning, Xu Zhaojie was still very confident in Zhao Fuqu...

After all, Zhao Fuqu was one of the most powerful princes in the world and a famous general of the Great Zhou who resisted Luo Bei in the north. The Youyan Iron Cavalry under his command was the most elite army of the Great Zhou. They had brilliant military exploits and outstanding merits. They fought with Shangguan Hongyuan, who was at the peak of his power at the time, for more than ten years and were not defeated. He was definitely a ruthless and tough guy!

Therefore, Xu Zhaojie had been looking forward to the fact that Zhao Fuqu could teach the unlucky Ye Mingsheng a severe lesson and expose the true nature of this bastard Ye Mingsheng. However, he did not want Zhao Fuqu to kill Ye Mingsheng, because he wanted to catch Ye Mingsheng with his own hands, let Ye Mingsheng experience all the pain in the world, and then slowly die in miserable wailing.

However, what surprised Xu Zhaojie was that Zhao Fuqu would be so arrogant and fell into Ye Mingsheng's trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain. His home was stolen so easily by Ye Mingsheng. Now he can't even defend Yijing. This was something Xu Zhaojie had never expected!

Although he was very angry with Zhao Fuqu for not fighting back, he wished he could take his tens of thousands of troops and march north from Anqing to Yijing to kill Ye Mingsheng.

But reason told Xu Zhaojie that he was just thinking about it. Not to mention how he could cross Hebei, Henan, Qi and Lu to go north to Youyan, even if he could go to Youyan, his tens of thousands of troops would not be enough in front of Ye Mingsheng. Even if he went, it would only be sending tens of thousands of heads to Ye Mingsheng. What awaited them would surely be the ruthless harvest of the Fengwu Army under Ye Mingsheng...
Xu Zhaojie took a deep breath and clenched his fists, his eyes became more firm and resolute. Ye Mingsheng's happy smile now does not mean that Ye Mingsheng can laugh to the end. Ye Mingsheng, you can be proud now, sooner or later I will make you regret in despair why you angered me!

(End of this chapter)