Ye Mingsheng was a little dissatisfied after listening to Wang Xuecheng's words. He looked at Wang Xuecheng deeply, but didn't say anything. Then he looked at Yuan Song, the first person standing on his left, who was silent and asked.

:

"Have all the prisoners of war been handed over to the Sixth Division?"

Yuan Song nodded and said:

"Yes, after conquering Yijing, our army captured a total of more than 30,000 Yan army prisoners. According to your instructions, we went through the first round of investigation and determined that the enemy generals Chen Hongchao, Liu Jingwei, and Song Fuhai were among the 90

Eight criminals who have committed heinous crimes and are deeply hated by the people..."

"Currently, all the ninety-eight criminals have been taken into custody. In addition, after the release of about 7,000 young men temporarily recruited by the Yan Army, and the 5,000 injured people who returned to their places of origin, there are still 18,000 Yan Army soldiers left.

All have been handed over to the Sixth Division, and General Ye Dong and two thousand soldiers of our army have also been stationed in the Sixth Division!"

Ye Mingsheng heard this and said:

"Now that we have caught them, there is no point in keeping these borers and wasting food. They will be killed in public in Caishikou three days later!"

"yes!"

After handling this matter, Ye Mingsheng turned his attention to Gu Sansi, who was standing first on his right, and asked:

"Think twice, how are the talks between Yuyang and Shanggu going?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Gu Sansi, who had just arrived from Dongning, said without hesitation;

"With the help of General Gu, we have had a very good discussion with the Gu family. The head of the Gu family, Gu Zhongshi, has already prepared to negotiate with the Yuyang magistrate. Chen Lianggui, the deputy general of Yuyang, came to Yijing to meet with the Lord. As for Shanggu, there is still a lot of work to do.

Regarding the problem, Cai Cheng, the commander-in-chief of Shanggu, is not very enthusiastic about recruiting and surrendering our army. I guess he may want to wait for a price..."

When Ye Mingsheng heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately asked:

"How many Yan troops are there in Shanggu now?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Gu thought for a moment before answering:

"There are about more than 2,000 people, less than 3,000 people. However, the Shanggu area is close to the grassland and is often invaded by the Luobi people. Therefore, the folk customs are fierce and the whole people are soldiers. If they are mobilized, more than 5,000 people can be added.

The soldiers and horses, this is where Cai Cheng’s confidence lies!”

"snort!"

Ye Mingsheng snorted coldly. Since entering the customs, his main combat goals have always been two. The first is to conquer Yijing, the political and economic center of Youyan, and shake the foundation of Zhao Fuqu's notice to Youyan. The second is to annihilate Yan as much as possible.

In order to achieve these two combat goals as much as possible, Ye Mingsheng did not distract himself from Yuyang, Shanggu and other prefectures and counties in the northern part of Youyan.

Now that Zhao Yong was defeated and killed, Yi Jing fell, and Zhao Fuqu was unable to support himself, Ye Mingsheng's two initial combat goals have basically been achieved. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng is also preparing for the next stage, swallowing up the main force of the Yan army in the northern part of Youyan and withdrawing.

The land behind.

Originally, Ye Mingsheng thought that the Yan army had been retreating steadily, and the Zhao family had already behaved this way, so the enemy should be convinced by what Feng Wu's soldiers pointed out. But now it seems that some people are still blind and can't understand the current situation...

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Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng ordered Guo Zhiping, who was standing behind Yuan Song:

"You lead your troops to Shanggu and bring Cai Cheng back to me!"

"yes!"

Guo Zhiping bowed and saluted and accepted Ye Mingsheng's general. Although he brought Zhao Yong's head back to Ye Mingsheng this time, he was scolded and warned by Ye Mingsheng alone because he challenged Zhao Yong privately.

As a senior general, you must not be quick and aggressive with the enemy, putting yourself and your army in a disadvantageous situation.

After being reprimanded by Ye Mingsheng, Guo Zhiping deeply realized his mistake and made a promise to Ye Mingsheng that he would never make it again in the future. Now that Ye Mingsheng gave him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds so quickly, he naturally did the same.

Very happy.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was determined to capture Shanggu, Yuan Song seemed to have something to say. After considering his words, he spoke:

"Sir, Zhao Fuqu still has more than 40,000 troops in Jiangshan County whose movements are unknown. Do you think we should be more cautious?"

"Our army has captured Yijing. Shanggu is within easy reach in front of our army and can be taken at any time..."

After listening to Yuan Song's opinion, Ye Mingsheng shook his head and objected:

"Although Zhao Fuqu is still in Jiangshan County, if he really wanted to come, he should have come over when our army had just captured Yi Jing and before our army had a stable foothold. Now our army has completely controlled Yi Jing.

Capital City, if he takes action, he will bring disgrace upon himself!"

"Besides, I really hope he comes. Our army is currently trapped by logistics and cannot continue to promote the offensive. If he really throws himself into a trap, then he is really playing into his own hands, and I don't mind taking his head!"

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had a plan in mind, Yuan Song nodded and did not dissuade him. After handling these military and political matters, Ye Mingsheng began to focus on logistics issues again. Because Zhang Hongxiang defected suddenly, Yan Jun was caught off guard, so Yan Jun

They barely had time to escape, but there was no time to burn down important facilities such as the city's granaries.

Although they obtained several large grain and grass buildings and hundreds of thousands of stones of grain inside, this did not improve the poor logistics situation of the Fengwu Army, because these grains were the rations for hundreds of thousands of people in Yijing. Once these grains were tampered with without authorization,

If it is misappropriated, if there is any risk, it may lead to a tragic famine in Yijing.

Ye Mingsheng has now captured Yi Jing, completely shaking the foundation of Zhao Fuqu's rule. Next, the Fengwu Army only needs to digest the acquired territory step by step, appease people's hearts and restore order and stability to society. The situation will be great.

Therefore, under such a situation, Ye Mingsheng naturally would not take risks and rashly led his troops to Jiangshan County to fight Zhao Fuqu. Now he rushed to Jiangshan County to fight Zhao Fuqu. If he won, everything would be easy to say, but as long as the war

Things went wrong, and the two sides reached a stalemate in Jiangshan County, and the Fengwu Army was in danger of wasting all its previous efforts...

After reiterating the importance of logistical supplies to the logistics department and urging the rear to raise a batch of supplies as soon as possible, Ye Mingsheng ended the meeting. Although the meeting was over, Gu Sansi, as Ye Mingsheng's confidant, was still

He stayed in the camp.

While feeling a little tired, he closed his eyes and rubbed his Qingming point, Ye Mingsheng asked Gu Sansi:

"How is the situation in Dongning?"

Regarding Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Gu Sansi said without hesitation:

"With Chief of General Staff He and General Ye Tie in charge, the situation in Dongning is very stable and everything is under control!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded when he heard this, and then asked again:

"What are your thoughts on the people's livelihood policies that will be implemented in Youyan?"

Although Gu Sansi had already started thinking about Ye Mingsheng's question on the way from Dongning, but after hearing this question from Ye Mingsheng's mouth that was related to the fate of millions of people, Gu Sansi still pondered for a while.

Then he replied:

"Sir, we can copy our reforms in Liaoyang to Youyan! But I think we should be very cautious in this process. The situation in Youyan is more complicated than that in Liaoyang, and the various forces are more intertwined. In this process

Remember that rash actions will cut it all..."

"In addition, we were in a corner of Liaoyang before, and the world did not pay much attention to us. Therefore, the reforms we implemented in Liaoyang did not have much pressure from outside public opinion. However, our army has now entered the pass, and has even surpassed Shangguan Hongyuan to become the largest prince in the northern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Momentum!”

"If nothing else goes wrong, the world's attention will soon be focused on our army. This has advantages and disadvantages for our army! This will make it easier for our army to recruit talents, but it will also attract attention. If our army wants to continue to implement reforms, it will

Under great pressure from public opinion!"

After listening to Gu Sansi's words, Ye Mingsheng thought for a while, and then continued to ask:

"Think twice. Do you have any specific ideas?"

Hearing this, Gu Sansi carefully considered his words, and then said in a deep voice:

"I think we can continue to operate public-private partnerships in Youyan in industries that are closely related to people's livelihood, such as grain, cloth, horses, iron, and salt. We will increase the supervision of these industries and severely crack down on hoarding and making huge profits! Maintain prices.

Stability and supply of goods!”

"But in terms of land, I believe that your Excellency should proceed step by step and postpone the land redemption policy. At least for now, we should not continue the land redemption. When our army completely defeats Zhao Fuqu and completely controls Youyan, we may be able to adopt this policy...

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After listening to Gu Sansi's words, Ye Mingsheng thought for a while. After a while, he nodded and said:

"I know what you're thinking!"

Although Ye Mingsheng did not give a clear answer to his suggestion, Gu Sansi knew that since Ye Mingsheng did not object clearly, it meant that he had begun to consider his suggestion. However, as the supreme commander of the Fengwu Army, Ye Mingsheng

Every decision you make should be made after careful consideration and careful consideration, and cannot be decided just by patting your head.

After talking about this matter, Ye Mingsheng seemed to have thought of something and ordered to Gu Sansi:

"You will continue to be responsible for external liaison. You must make good arrangements for the arrival of the Gu family. We will buy horse bones with thousands of dollars to give a positive response to all parties who are still waiting and watching, so that more people can stand with us.

Come over here!"

"In addition, I also have a task for you, which is to investigate the crimes committed by Zhao Fuqu, his family, and his subordinates in Youyan over the years, and then publicize their crimes to the outside world.

Let the common people know what evil deeds they have done in Youyan over the years!"

"Yuan Song, Guo Zhiping and the others are all rough men and there is no problem in fighting, but you have to think twice about taking care of these small tasks. You can do more work and take care of this part of the matter first. I can rest assured that you can do it..."

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"I understand, sir! I know what to do!" Gu Sansi nodded and responded.

Ever since he was transferred from Dongning to Youyan by Ye Mingsheng, Gu Sansi knew that he had been quite busy during this period. However, as an ambitious official, he had adapted to this kind of high-intensity work. If you let him relax, he would

On the contrary, it will make you feel uncomfortable.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had finished talking about the business, Gu Sansi reported to Ye Mingsheng:

"My lord, after my wife knew that I came to Youyan, she specially ordered someone to tell me that after I see you in Youyan, I must remind you for her, don't forget the promise you made when you went to war!"
To be continued...