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He Lianyue said: "Both Ye County and Lushan are important military areas and are at the forefront of the confrontation with the Ming army, so each of their subordinates has three battalions of standing troops and one battalion of garrison troops.

In addition, three civilian brave battalions were organized and trained. There were a total of 4,550 defenders.

The garrison battalion was reorganized from the Minyong who were transferred from Runing, and the Minyong camp was reorganized from the surrendered Ming army and rural soldiers. "

He Lianyue only brought his brigade to Tang County to join forces.

In addition to Ye County and Lushan, he also left one battalion of standing troops and one battalion of garrison troops in Nanzhao and Wuyang.

Because Yuzhou is a state city and is located in an important military location such as the Fangcheng Mountain Gap, it has two battalions of standing troops and two battalions of garrison troops.

Liu Sheng had read this in the military letter and asked He Lianyue to explain it just to make sure.

After listening, he nodded slightly and asked: "Now that the Ming army is besieging Ye County, do you think it is possible for the three civilian brave camps to rebel and cooperate with the Ming army to attack the city?"

Helianyue thought for a moment and said: "The possibility is very small."

"Why do you say that?"

"The commander stationed in Ye County is Liu Haoyu, the regimental commander of the second regiment of our sixth brigade, assisted by regimental military and political officer Hua Jinlu.

Liu Haoyu was good at commanding troops and convincing his soldiers; Hua Jinlu was good at ideological work and was meticulous and thoughtful.

I believe that with the presence of these two people, the people of Ye County will soon be able to bravely return to their hometown.

In addition, after we captured Ye County, we publicly tried the evil gentry, bullies, and corrupt officials in the county.

The commander and deputy of the Minyong Battalion in Ye County were deeply involved in this matter, and it was impossible for them to betray the Kuei tribe and join the Ming army. "

What He Lianyue said was not found in the military letter. Liu Sheng nodded again after hearing this.

Then he asked: "Then how long do you think Liu Haoyu and the others can hold out in the face of the siege of more than 10,000 Ming troops?"

He Lianyue said: "My subordinates have never fought against Yang Wenyue and Hu Dawei's tribe, so they don't know their combat strength. But even based on the combat strength of Huang Degong's Ming army in the Battle of Gucheng, Ye County can defend at least five day."

"Five days..." Liu Sheng muttered, "It seems we have to defeat Zuo Liangyu as soon as possible. However, if Yang Wenyue's Ming army dares to attack Ye County, we can't make it easy for him."

He Lianyue's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he asked, "Does the commander want to surround Wei and save Zhao?"

"Hahaha," Liu Sheng smiled, "My mind works very fast. Yes, I just want to surround Wei and rescue Zhao!"

Immediately, the secretariat clerk in the account said: "Ask the telecommunications team to send a report to Ruyang, instructing Yuan Shizhong's 9th Brigade to attack Shangshui. There is no need to attack by force, just make a gesture of the Northern Expedition to Kaifeng!"

After the clerk finished writing the relevant letter, it was signed and stamped by Liu Sheng before it was sent to the military telecommunications team by the bodyguard.

He Lianyue thought that the soldiers of the 9th Brigade led by Yuan Shizhong were mainly composed of the former Xiaoyuan Camp Rebels, and he asked a little worriedly: "Commander, the 9th Brigade has only been organized and trained for more than a month, can it be done?"

Liu Sheng said: "The Ninth Brigade is not weak. You can safely remove the word '?'. There is no need to worry too much in Ye County. As long as we end the battle in Xinye, we can send cavalry to relieve the siege first."

"My subordinate understands."

After saying that, He Lianyue was about to say goodbye when he saw Li Weiqi, deputy of the Xunfeng Guards, enter the tent and deliver a secret report to Liu Sheng.

After Liu Sheng finished reading, he showed a strange smile and shook his head slightly.

"The Nanyang Ming Army actually dared to take the opportunity to send troops southward, hoping to join forces with Zuo Liangyu's troops to attack Xinye - it was not easy for the Ming Army to pull off such a combination of punches. However, did they not regard our Kuei tribe's intelligence personnel too seriously? What’s going on?”

After speaking, Liu Sheng immediately used the intercom to ask Shen Wanteng and Li Dingguo to come to discuss the matter.

The two of them were at the Guards camp and arrived faster.

"See the Marshal!"

After the two saluted, Liu Sheng handed them the secret report about the Nanyang Ming Army.

After the two of them finished reading, Liu Sheng asked, "What do you think?"

Shen Wandeng first said: "If the Ming army coming from Nanyang only has four or five thousand people, and they are mainly infantry, then we can definitely use cavalry to ambush them!"

"This is the first time that your cavalry has dealt with the Ming army independently. Are you sure?"

Since Li Dingguo joined the Knight Guards, he has made great achievements many times, which has put a lot of pressure on Shen Wandeng.

He knew that he was able to take the position of commanding the Cavalry Guards solely because he surrendered earlier.

Therefore, he needs merit to prove himself.

Facing Liu Sheng's inquiry, he performed a military salute and said loudly: "As long as we have three thousand riders, I will definitely defeat the Tigers!"

Liu Sheng nodded, "Most of the Fierce Tigers will go south from Baihe River by boat, but they will definitely go straight to Xinye. They will probably go ashore halfway and take a detour to join Zuo Liangyu's tribe.

You will take the sixth battalion of cavalry to the north early tomorrow morning, and send more reconnaissance cavalry to attack when the fierce tiger troops come ashore from the White River. "

"The last general takes command!"

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Mengruhu stood on the bow of the boat, frowning.

As a Mongolian, he was not used to traveling by boat. Even this small river boat made him feel swaying and uneasy.

What made him feel even more uneasy was the military operation that would attack Xinye.

During the previous encirclement and suppression of rogue bandits, Mengruhu was trapped by Zuo Liangyu several times, and even his son and several important generals were trapped to death in Kaixian County.

How could he safely cooperate with Zuo Liangyu to suppress thieves again?

If it had not been for the strict order of Superintendent Ding Qirui, Zuo Liangyu would never have led his troops south to Xinye if Nanyang agreed to cooperate.

Because he was not optimistic about this battle, Mengruhu was very energetic and marched with extra caution.

After coming back to his senses, he asked the local guard next to him, "Where are you now?"

"Going back to Zhenmeng Town, there is Wadian not far ahead. After passing Wadian, the waterway from Nanyang to Xinye is halfway through."

Meng Ruhu looked at both sides of the bank and said: "Let the fleet stop, we will go ashore here. In addition, go notify the exploration horses on the west bank to cross the river and return to the east bank!"

"Order!"

The servant behind him responded and immediately went to deliver the order.

The local soldiers on guard said in confusion: "There is still fifty or sixty miles from here to Xinye. Is it too early to get off the ship now? If we take the land route, we may not be able to reach Xinye today."

Meng Ruhu didn't have the patience to explain to the country soldier guard, so he turned around and glared: "Am I the commander-in-chief or are you the commander-in-chief?"

"Of course it's you."

"Then don't be nagging and just carry out the military orders!"

"Yes."

The drought lasted for more than a month, and the water level of the Baihe River dropped sharply. These small river boats and fishing boats coming out of Nanyang City could park wherever they wanted, and soldiers of the Ming Army came ashore one after another.

The army led by Mengruhu this time was divided into two parts.

One is his headquarters of more than 3,000 Qin border troops, mainly more than 500 servants and cavalry, and nearly 3,000 border infantry.

Then there are the 1,2300 Nanyang rural soldiers-these rural soldiers also serve as boatmen and civilian husbands accompanying the army.

After landing, Meng Ruhu left a sentry of rural soldiers to guard the river boats again, and was responsible for sending Tanma on the west bank across the river, and then led the army on foot to the east.

Seeing this, the soldiers on guard couldn't help it, so they ran over and asked: "Mengzong Town, Xinye is in the south, how can we go east?"