Chapter 836 Great ambition!

To be honest, Wang Muzhi really wants to order these counties to set up a blockade network to encircle and suppress these small infiltrating troops...

Although each of these small cavalry units of the Fengwu Army that infiltrated was not large with only about a hundred soldiers, these seven or eight small cavalry units together had thousands of soldiers.

If they could be swallowed up all at once, although it would not cause any serious damage to the Fengwu Army, it would still be a big blow to the Fengwu Army. After all, the total number of Fengwu Army cavalry in the Yunbing battlefield is only 6,000. The loss of 1,000 people at once would definitely make Lin Huaiwu feel painful.

Although he wanted to do so, Wang Muzhi has not taken any action so far, allowing these small groups of Fengwu cavalry to wreak havoc around Jinyang.

The reason why he did this was because he was afraid of the Fengwu Army. He did not dare to attack rashly before understanding the movements of the main force of the Fengwu Army.

Although with the support of the imperial court, he also trained a cavalry of more than 2,000 people, and wanted to use it to deal with the cavalry of the Fengwu Army.

However, because it was a newly formed cavalry unit, the soldiers generally lacked training, and there was a shortage of war horses, so Wang Muzhi arranged them in Jinyang, intending to train them well, and then use them in the critical moment of a decisive battle with the Fengwu Army...

Therefore, if one wants to encircle and suppress the small cavalry of the Fengwu Army, the front-line infantry must cooperate with each other. Two legs are definitely not as fast as four legs. According to past experience, if one wants to encircle and suppress the small cavalry of the Fengwu Army with a total of thousands of people, at least tens of thousands of infantry are needed.

He had only arranged a total of 30,000 infantry to guard these counties on the front line, so if a large group of infantry was sent to encircle and suppress them, it would inevitably weaken the military strength of the counties on the front line.

This leads to a question: what if this is a bait thrown by the Fengwu Army? Once I order my troops to encircle and suppress them, the main force of the Fengwu Army will launch a large-scale attack on the county towns on the front line. At that time, will the county towns on the front line still be able to withstand the Fengwu Army's offensive?
It was precisely because of his fear of this idea that even though many of his generals came forward to ask for a fight, Wang Muzhi never agreed.

He would have to wait until the scout troops had completed their investigation of the situation in Dagu County before making the next decision. Before that, Yun Bing's army still had to make all preparations for the battle, and once the situation became clear, they would immediately engage in battle.

Although these small cavalry units of the Fengwu Army look troublesome, in order to ensure speed they are lightly equipped and simple, do not carry heavy weapons, and do not have the ability to attack tough targets, so they are just like a toad that annoys you but does not bite...
As Wang Muzhi waited, Liu Sheng, the commander of the scout camp, arrived in front of him. Just as Liu Sheng was about to kneel down to greet him, Wang Muzhi helped him up. Then Wang Muzhi asked anxiously:
"No need to be polite, tell me what's going on in Dagu County?"

Dagu County is the closest county to Jinyang among the five counties under Jinzhong. It is also a sharp blade that the Fengwu Army has inserted into the defense around Jinyang. Therefore, the best way to judge whether this is a trap set by the Fengwu Army is to judge the situation of the Fengwu Army in Dagu County.

Facing Wang Muzhi's inquiry, Liu Sheng also bowed and reported:

"Governor, although the Fengwu Army of Dagu County has hidden its flags, our scouts have found that the number of Fengwu Army in Dagu County has increased significantly, by at least 5,000!"

"So we captured a few lone informants. After interrogation, I learned from them that two battalions of the Second Division of the Fengwu Army had already entered Dagu County. However, in order to confuse our army, they still flew under the banner of the Eighth Division of the Fengwu Army that was originally stationed in Dagu County!"

"I made a rough calculation and found that there are at least 20,000 Fengwu troops in Dagu County. There is news that the Fengwu army plans to send more troops to Dagu County!"

After hearing Liu Sheng's report, Wang Muzhi couldn't help but think in his heart that it was just as expected. The Fengwu Army's bastards were really setting a trap for him here. If he really ordered a large group of infantry to wipe out those small groups of cavalry, he was afraid that the Fengwu Army in Dagu County would be dispatched...

In terms of firearms, cavalry, etc., the Yunbing Army under his command was at a great disadvantage compared to the Fengwu Army. Therefore, facing the aggressive Fengwu Army, the best way was to rely on the city for active defense. Rashly going out of the city to fight would only increase unnecessary casualties.

Just when Wang Muzhi was secretly delighted that he had not fallen into the Fengwu Army's evil scheme, Liu Sheng's voice came to his ears again.

"Sir, in addition to investigating the changes in the Fengwu Army's troop strength in Dagu County, our scout camp also learned from the prisoners about a major change in the Fengwu Army's top brass!"

This statement immediately attracted Wang Muzhi's attention, and Wang Muzhi asked with interest:

"Liu Sheng, tell me what news you got!"

Under Wang Muzhi's gaze, Liu Sheng said in a deep voice:
"According to the prisoners we captured from the Fengwu Army, the commander-in-chief of the Fengwu Army Yunbing was replaced ten days ago. Lin Huaiwu was replaced by Yuan Song!"

When Wang Muzhi heard the name "Yuan Song", his left eyelid twitched suddenly, and he immediately ordered:

"Liu Sheng, what is going on? Tell me in detail!"

“The prisoner from the Fengwu Army that I captured was just a captain of the Fengwu Army. He didn’t know much. He just knew that Yuan Song had parachuted in and Lin Huaiwu had been transferred to Qi and Lu to serve as a general…”

"Because we have a new boss, everyone in the Fengwu Army wants to perform well and fight a good battle for Yuan Song to see!"

Listening to Liu Sheng's words, Wang Muzhi fell into deep thought. No wonder he felt something was wrong. It turned out that his opponent had changed. During the Second Yun-Bing War, he had fought a lot with Lin Huaiwu.

In Wang Muzhi's opinion, Lin Huaiwu's ability is very mediocre, but his advantage is that his fighting style is stable and he never pursues a one-shot victory. Therefore, although his ability is a bit mediocre, it is difficult to find too big loopholes in his combat deployment, so it is difficult for such a layout and trap method to come from his hand.

However, because Xun Ke, another general of the Fengwu Army in Yunbing, was famous for his wisdom, Wang Muzhi did not think much about it just now and just thought that this was another plan of Xun Ke.

But now it seems that this may not be the case. If this top general of the Fengwu Army was really sent by Ye Mingsheng to the Yunbing battlefield to replace Lin Huaiwu, then this time it was probably his work. However, as a new official, he acted quickly. He had just arrived in Yunbing for less than a month, but he couldn't wait to launch an offensive.

Wang Muzhi had seen Yuan Song when he was in Liaoyang, but he thought that this short, plain-looking middle-aged warrior was nothing special. Unexpectedly, within ten years, he followed Ye Mingsheng out and was even given the title of the first general of the Fengwu Army...

Although there was nothing special about Yuan Song in his impression, but with the Fengwu Army winning battles one after another in recent years, attacking Youyan and pacifying Ji and Yu, Yuan Song was also regarded by the world as a famous general with a great reputation.

As the saying goes, a man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree, realizing that he was about to face Yuan Song, Wang Muzhi felt a little nervous, but compared to nervousness, Wang Muzhi felt more of a lofty ambition!
It is not a great achievement to defeat Lin Huaiwu, a man of mediocre ability who rose to power by relying on Ye Mingsheng's favor. If I can kill this famous general of the Fengwu Army in Yunbing, that would be a great achievement that will be famous all over the world and go down in history!

If he could win this battle and kill Yuan Song in Yunbing, this battle would probably become the turning point for the Fengwu Army to go from prosperity to decline!
Ye Mingsheng has oppressed those aristocratic families too much. His so-called reform policy is to overthrow those aristocratic families. How can those aristocratic families be willing to obey him and let him slaughter them?
The reason why the aristocratic families are now begging for mercy from Ye Mingsheng is simply because the Fengwu Army is too powerful. Their continuous external expansion has covered up their internal conflicts. Once the Fengwu Army’s external expansion suffers a major failure, their internal conflicts may no longer be covered up...
Thinking of this, Wang Muzhi's heart was filled with fighting spirit. He wanted to have a bloody battle with the Fengwu Army here to let these Fengwu army bitches taste the power of them, the Yunbing men!
After a moment of hesitation, Wang Muzhi decisively ordered:
"Send a message to all the troops on the front lines to keep their troops in place and be cautious in dealing with possible attacks from the Fengwu Army. Do not leave the city to meet the enemy unless necessary!"

"Also, send a message to Commanders Ding Meng and Wang Qi, asking them to lead their troops from Jinyang to wipe out these small cavalry units of the Fengwu Army. The 2,000 cavalrymen under Ding Meng have been trained for several months, and it's time to let them see blood!"

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Wang Muzhi shifted his attention to the sand table in front of him. Although it was no longer realistic to carry out a large-scale encirclement and suppression of these small groups of cavalry after learning that this was a trap set by the Fengwu Army, allowing them to continue to make trouble would be somewhat of a blow to the morale of the army.

Therefore, Wang Muzhi would definitely send people to carry out the cleanup. Wang Muzhi did not expect that the thousands of people he sent out would be able to wipe out all these small Fengwu Army units, but he would only wipe out as many as he could, as the big and fierce battle was still to come...
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Yijing, evening

In Pei Zhixiu's campus at the Ye Mansion, Ye Mingsheng, who had just finished a day's work, rested his head on Pei Zhixiu's jade-like back, looking a little tired, while the maid Xiaohuan beside him peeled peanuts, melon seeds and other dried fruits and brought them to Ye Mingsheng's mouth.

"I heard that you have met Jiang Yuyan?" Smelling the fragrance on Pei Zhixiu's body, Ye Mingsheng asked with interest:

In response to Ye Mingsheng's question, Pei Zhixiu responded lightly and stopped talking.

Seeing that Pei Zhixiu was still like this and unwilling to talk to him about other women, Ye Mingsheng had no choice but to continue asking:

"What impression do you have of her?"

Pei Zhixiu glanced at Ye Mingsheng and said softly:
"From the looks of her, she should be the type that my husband likes. If he likes her, he can call her into the mansion. No one dares to say anything!"

Hearing the last sentence, with a hint of resentment, Ye Mingsheng felt a little helpless, knowing that he would not get any good advice from Pei Zhixiu.

It happened that he felt a slight itch in his ears, so he turned over slightly and pointed to his ears to Pei Zhixiu. Pei Zhixiu took out a set of tools and started cleaning Ye Mingsheng's ears.

Some time ago, when Ye Mingsheng went out for a private visit, he discovered that ear cleaning existed in this world, and he tried it out of curiosity.

Honestly speaking, the craftsman who cleaned Ye Mingsheng’s ears was very skilled. Not only did he clean his ears very well, but Ye Mingsheng also enjoyed it very much. The only flaw was that the craftsman was a middle-aged man...
So in order to make up for this regret, Ye Mingsheng also prepared a set of tools for Zhixiu, ready to let Pei Zhixiu clean his ears at home in the future.

Pei Zhixiu naturally would not refuse Ye Mingsheng's little hobby, and quickly mastered the set of ear cleaning tools.

In addition, because she is good at medicine, Pei Zhixiu is also familiar with the acupuncture points of the human body. In order to give Ye Mingsheng a better experience, she also intentionally stimulated Ye Mingsheng's ear gate, Tinggong, and Tinghui acupuncture points during the ear cleaning process, making Ye Mingsheng feel more comfortable.

If he didn't know that frequent ear cleaning would affect hearing, Ye Mingsheng would really want to experience it every now and then. But even so, Ye Mingsheng would come to Pei Zhixiu for a cleaning once a month.

While enjoying the tingling and numb feeling from ear cleaning, Ye Mingsheng's big hands became restless and began to want to climb the mountain and cross the grass.

Pei Zhixiu was not surprised by this. She calmly knocked Ye Mingsheng's hand away and said softly:
"Sir, please don't do anything weird. The maids are still here!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng glanced over and saw Pei Zhixiu's personal maid Xiaohuan, who was standing obediently beside her with a blushing cheek. Xiaohuan, who was lowering her head, seemed to feel Ye Mingsheng's gaze. She became a little excited and her body trembled slightly, as if she was expecting something.

However, what disappointed Xiaohuan was that Ye Mingsheng’s eyes just swept over her and then there was no more, and he continued to let Pei Zhixiu clean his ears and serve him···························

(Alas, writing war scenes is really my biggest weakness. I have consciously avoided it before. Compared with writing war scenes, I am better at writing about conspiracies and intrigues, such as you plotting against me and I plotting against you.)
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