Chapter 957 An Miaoyi’s right to know!
Seeing his men being shot to death one after another by the Fengwu Army's muskets, and the Fengwu Army in the camp also began to assemble, the Cuman general Altan who was in charge of this night attack was also very anxious...

As Bahat's confidant, Alten knew very well how much importance Bahat attached to this operation. He knew that destroying the Fengwu Army's artillery positions was crucial to the subsequent defense of Jincheng. He knew that the mission could not be missed and he had to complete it!
Thinking of this, Altan decided to implement the alternative plan and immediately gave the order:

"Rocket! Rocket!"

Following Altan's order, hundreds of Cuman soldiers immediately took out their hunting bows and arrows.

Although this hunting bow is an ordinary hunting bow, the arrows are specially treated. There is a piece of cotton soaked in kerosene attached to the arrowhead, which can be burned instantly with a fire starter. This is also the killer weapon that Bahat prepared for this night attack!

Bahat knew that the Fengwu Army would definitely focus on defending their artillery positions. Although the suicide squad he sent out were not afraid of death, they might not be able to break through the Fengwu Army's heavy protection and destroy the Fengwu Army's most treasured heavy artillery, so he was also prepared for both situations.

It would be best if we could get into the artillery position and blow up the Fengwu Army’s heavy artillery. But if we can’t get in, we can use these rockets to shoot at the Fengwu Army’s artillery position and destroy as many heavy artillery as possible. In short, we must inflict heavy damage on the Fengwu Army at all costs...
As rockets were fired at the artillery positions of the Fengwu Army, some flames began to burn in the artillery positions. Looking at the burning flames, Altan, who was in charge of the action, and Bahat, who was on lookout on the top of the city, were filled with excitement.

They hoped that the flames would ignite the ammunition on the Fengwu Army's artillery positions, causing a violent explosion on the Fengwu Army's artillery positions.
However, they waited for a whole cup of tea, but instead of seeing the explosion, they saw the fire caused by the rocket being quickly extinguished by the Fengwu Army!
The Cumans were not the first to want to destroy the Fengwu Army's artillery through a night attack. In the past, the enemies the Fengwu Army faced all wanted to use night attacks to reduce the Fengwu Army's advantage in firearms.

Therefore, in addition to personnel deployment, the Fengwu Army also has rich experience in guarding against enemy night raids and possible fire attacks.

The Fengwu Army also implemented a strict ammunition separation system, that is, when shells were not needed, all shells were placed in the gunpowder depot. When shells were needed, they were taken out of the gunpowder depot. After the shelling was over, the unused shells were immediately returned to the gunpowder depot.

This is for precautionary purposes. In case of a possible explosion caused by a fire attack, in addition to the ammunition separation system, the Fengwu Army also prepared a number of buckets filled with water and sand and stones around the artillery positions. As soon as a fire occurs, they will immediately start to extinguish the fire and never let the fire spread...

It has to be said that the Cumans were really brave. As they watched the fire caused by the rockets being gradually extinguished by the Fengwu Army, and the Fengwu Army had already gathered thousands of people to surround and kill them, this Cuman suicide squad did not retreat at all. On the contrary, they actually tied gunpowder on their bodies and rushed towards the Fengwu Army!

However, although these Cumans were extremely brutal and fearless, they were ultimately like an ant trying to shake a tree, and soon all the members of this death squad were either killed or captured by the Fengwu Army. No one else was spared!

Bahat, who was standing on the top of the city wall, watched as the Fengwu Army camp returned to peace, and the expression on his face became increasingly gloomy. He had never thought that the night attack would fail!

The hundreds of soldiers just dispatched are all the elite in the army. Their sacrifice will certainly be worth it if they can destroy the artillery positions of the Fengwu Army!
But if the mission fails, the casualties of hundreds of elite soldiers will be very painful for Bahat!

After all, although most of the Cuman soldiers were very brutal and terrifying when looting the Great Zhou’s wealth, when facing death, none of them could be as resolute and fearless as this suicide squad!
There is only one death squad like this among the Qipchaks in the entire Jincheng. It is very difficult to form another one...
Bahat couldn't help but sigh in silence. The casualties were not what he cared about most. What he cared about most was that the Fengwu Army's artillery positions still existed!

If the Fengwu Army did not have these heavy artillery, Bahat felt that he could hold out in the city for a month or even longer!
However, under the destruction of these heavy artillery, it was very difficult for Jincheng to hold on for half a month. Thinking of this, Bahat couldn't help but feel like retreating!
Most of the soldiers in the city are from his clan, so if there are too many casualties here, it will also affect his power within the Khanate!

Not to mention that once the city is breached by the Fengwu Army, not only will there be a risk of the entire army being wiped out, but he himself may also die here!
Realizing this, Bahat couldn't help but look towards the southeast, which was the direction of Da Zhou Yunbing!

Under the siege of the Fengwu Army, he had lost the ability to contact the outside world, so Bahat at this time did not know what Asdogan's plan was.

However, he boldly guessed that Esidoan's plan did not go smoothly, otherwise if Esidoan really threatened Marshal Ye of the Fengwu Army, or even captured Marshal Ye alive.

Well, with Marshal Ye's prestige in the Fengwu Army, Yuan Song's troops should never be as calm as they are now. They should either rush to help Yunbing, or attack Jincheng like crazy, trying to break into the city and capture him alive, so as to negotiate with Asdogan...

Thinking of this, Bahat couldn't help but feel deep resentment towards Esidogan. He had never advocated going south, but Esidogan insisted on going south. He even used the authority of the Khan to forcibly gather the Khanate's troops to go south, and kidnapped the entire Khanate to the chariot of his ambition!

And this time, his surprise attack, logically speaking, such a big thing should be discussed with a veteran like me, but this guy Esidoan didn't even bother to discuss it and he just started the action rashly without even saying hello, leaving the mess of the Astai region directly to me, catching me off guard!
The more Bahat thought about it, the angrier he became, and an idea gradually formed in his mind. If Esiden's surprise attack plan was successful, it would be fine. But if it failed, he should be made to understand that even though he was the Great Khan, it did not mean that he could act arbitrarily within the Khanate!
If he still insists on his own opinion and refuses to listen to the opinions of these old men, then the Khanate can also replace the Khan!
Although he already had such an idea, for Bahat, these were still matters of the past. The most urgent task was naturally the Fengwu Army under the city!
After thinking for a while, Bahat had made a decision in his mind. He decided to try to hold on to Jincheng again. If he really couldn't hold it, he would never let all the men of the Khanate die here!

As for the blame for losing the city, even Esidoan would not dare to pursue it...

Just as Bahat was thinking about his next move, Yuan Song in the Fengwu Army camp was awakened by the news of the enemy's night attack. He lay in bed with a piece of clothing on his body, listening to the report from Lieutenant General Zheng Chuang.

"Reporting to Lord Yuan, the total number of enemy troops in the night attack just now was about 500. Our army killed 351 enemy soldiers and captured 132. Our army only suffered more than 200 casualties. There was no major loss in the artillery position, except that two cannons were burned!"

Upon hearing this news, Yuan Song nodded slightly and ordered:

"Tell the soldiers on night duty to be careful. Watch out for the enemy's sudden counterattack. Don't slack off at all!"

Zheng Chuang nodded again
"I understand. I'll arrange it right away!" Zheng Chuang hesitated for a moment before suggesting:

"It would be rude if you don't return the favor. Do you want to fire a few shots in retaliation?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Song also agreed:
"It's good to fire a few rounds to harass some enemies, but don't fire too much at night when visibility is poor. It's not easy for logistics to deliver shells.

Don’t waste it! ”

"Yes!"

After Zheng Chuang left, Yuan Song planned to continue sleeping. Now that he is older, he feels more and more the importance of sleep. If he doesn't sleep well at night, he will have much less energy during the day!

However, when Yuan Song returned to bed, he was obviously very tired and sleepy, but he couldn't fall asleep. After tossing and turning for a while, realizing that he really couldn't fall asleep, Yuan Song simply gave up, asked the guards to light a few kerosene lamps for him, and began to write furiously at his desk.

The battle of Yongliang has been going on for a while, and Yuan Song is planning to report to Ye Mingsheng on the current battle situation. He originally planned to write this report tomorrow, but since he can't sleep now, he might as well write it to Ye Mingsheng now.

Yuan Song believed that with the gradual arrival of artillery, the time to attack Jincheng was ripe, and based on the current battle situation, he was confident that he could capture Jincheng before July and present a gift for Ye Cui's sixtieth birthday!
In addition to reporting the battle situation, Yuan Song also asked Ye Mingsheng for instructions on the next move. Whether to continue northward or consolidate the current achievements, or other actions, the final decision needs to be made by Ye Mingsheng, the commander-in-chief...

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Yijing, Ye Mansion

June 19th, early morning.

An Miaoyi took Jingren to pay respects to Ye Cui. In the past few days, news came back to Yijing that the Khan of the Golden Horde was heading straight to Ye Mingsheng with the most elite Tiger Division of the Golden Horde.

Somehow this news reached Ye Cui's ears. After hearing the news, Ye Cui asked the central government to send troops to rescue Ye Mingsheng.

Cui Shao, An Miaoyi, Gu Sansi and others finally persuaded her to stay calm. Although Ye Cui was calmed down, she was not in a good mental state since then and sometimes had nightmares at night!

After the doctor from the medical school came to examine Ye Cui, he said that it was caused by excessive thinking, and it was not a serious problem and there was no need to prescribe any medicine!

But Ye Cui was asked not to worry all the time and to try to be calm and keep a happy mood. After An Miaoyi learned the news, she took Jingren to visit her grandmother these days and spent more time with the old lady in the hope of making her forget some unhappy things.

After having breakfast with Ye Cui, An Miaoyi left Jingren with Ye Cui and returned to her room alone.

At this time, Qiqige had already taken a stack of memorials from the Attendant Department and handed them over to An Miaoyi and said:
"Madam, these are the memorials approved by the Central Council and the General Staff yesterday!"

An Miaoyi nodded when she heard that, and then began to look through the memorials. Although Ye Mingsheng did not allow her to interfere in government affairs, this time Ye Mingsheng was away on a campaign, the political affairs of the center were handed over to Cui Shao and Gu Sansi, and the military affairs were handed over to Zhao Han, but An Miaoyi was also given the right to know························
Before Ye Mingsheng was in the Central Government, the Central Government's model for handling things was that the Central Court was responsible for distinguishing the importance of memorials submitted from various places, and then sending important matters to the Imperial Guard, which would then hand them over to Ye Mingsheng for processing. The process of the General Staff was almost the same.

Now that Ye Mingsheng is away on a military expedition, government affairs are decided by the Central Council, and military affairs are decided by the General Staff. However, after these two institutions have processed the memorials, they still have to send them to the Imperial Guards, which will then hand them over to An Miaoyi.

An Miaoyi needs to read these memorials and know everything about the matter. This is the right to know!

However, the right to know is the right to know. Although the processed memorial was sent over, An Miaoyi did not have the power to make comments or make decisions!

An Miaoyi knew very well that the reason why Ye Mingsheng gave her this power was mainly because he was worried that someone would take advantage of his absence to do something small, so he gave her the right to know so that she could play a supervisory role.

An Miaoyi asked Qiqige to make her a pot of fragrant tea, and she sipped the tea while looking at the memorials in her hands.

She has spent most of her time these days reading these memorials to see what has happened in the Fengwu Army.

Although it was a bit tiring to watch, An Miaoyi enjoyed it. She was very keen on power, but under the restrictions of Ye Mingsheng, she had to restrain herself and be a contented little wife, taking care of the household affairs for Ye Mingsheng.

An Miaoyi has had a lot of insights from reading these memorials recently. She used to think that if she were asked to handle these government affairs, she would do a very good job. But now, after reading these memorials, An Miaoyi realized that some things are not as simple as she thought!
At the same time, this also made An Miaoyi admire her husband even more, who was able to firmly control such a huge power institution in the palm of his hand·····················
(End of this chapter)