After shocking all his subordinates with Liu Peng's death, Zhen Sanshan got down to business and asked his subordinates:

"Where are Ji Qiwei's troops?"

Upon hearing Zhen Sanshan's inquiry, Lu Zhan'ao, the chief reminder on the mountain, was the first to stand up and replied respectfully:

"Reply to Third Master, Ji Qiwei's troops are now in Whirlpool City!"

‘What? He is still in Whirling City?’ Zhen Sanshan asked with surprise and surprise:

"Yes, his 30,000 soldiers and horses stopped moving after they were stationed in Whirlpool City. Our people have been keeping a close eye on him and will immediately send back any news!" Lu Zhan'ao explained in detail:

"Hahaha········"

After hearing the news, Zhen Sanshan finally couldn't help laughing loudly, and said with disdain while laughing:

"Song Wenhui's brain is really broken. He sent a brave and foolhardy guy like Ji Qiwei over here. Instead of taking advantage of the soldiers to rush to the foot of Baihu Mountain, he was just grinding away in the whirling city. He is looking for death!"

"Pass my order down here and ask all the boys from Thirty-six Mountains and Seventy-two Villages to come to Baihu Mountain for me. I'll cover all their money and food losses. Tell them I'm going to do it this time."

Big ticket!"

"Since Song Wenhui dares to plot against me, then I will let his 30,000 soldiers and horses come back and never come back! He will teach our Lord Governor a lesson!"

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In the next seven days, the situation in the Whirlpool Mansion was just as Gu Sansi had expected. Without Jiang Chong's backup, Ji Qiwei spent three full days in Whirlpool City before finally arriving at the foot of Baihu Mountain.

At this time, Baihu Mountain, under the appeal of Zhen Sanshan, had summoned more than 30,000 bandits...

Not only that, there were at least a few groups of bandits, either heading towards Baihu Mountain, or staring covetously at Ji Qiwei's grain road under the instruction of Zhensanshan.

Under such circumstances, Ji Qiwei tried to attack the mountain several times. Although he achieved some results and killed thousands of bandits, it was generally in vain.

At the same time in Fengzhou, Ye Mingsheng held another meeting in his General Military Mansion. Compared with the last meeting, the number of people in this meeting was much smaller, but all important officials under Ye Mingsheng were present.

In addition to He Jingyun, Gu Sansi, Lin Huaiwu and others, this meeting also had a new face appearing for the first time, that is, the director of the Fengzhou Coordination Office - Huo San!

In the past, although Ye Mingsheng did not deliberately conceal Huo San's existence and made him an open secret, it was obvious that Huo San's identity at that time was still not in the spotlight.

With the establishment of the Fengzhou Military and Horse Statistics and Investigation Office, Huo San gradually came from behind the scenes to the front and appeared at the Fengzhou Supreme Military Conference...

After asking the maids in the mansion to serve fragrant tea to the generals, Ye Mingsheng ordered Huo San, who was sitting at the end:

"Huo San, please tell us about the current situation in Posuo Mansion!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Huo San stood up respectfully, and then walked to the middle of the room, where a simple sand table stood.

As a time traveler, Ye Mingsheng is naturally very aware of the role of the sand table. He has been working hard to make a sand table, but due to some technical reasons, he has never been able to do so. It is only now that the craftsman camp has made this sand table.

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Compared with the sand tables of later generations, Ye Mingsheng's current sand table is undoubtedly much simpler, but it still records the main mountain and river trends in Liaoyang.

And compared with traditional maps, this sand table undoubtedly displays the topography and enemy troop deployment in a more vivid and three-dimensional way in the eyes of the generals.

All the generals here are experienced in the battlefield. When they saw this sand table for the first time, they all felt happy and realized the valuable role of this thing...

Walking to the edge of the sand table, Huo San picked up the wooden pole and introduced to everyone:

"Ji Qiwei has been fighting in Baihu Mountain for three days now. According to the information collected by my Coordination Office, Ji Qiwei's three-day attack once captured the five hills outside Baihu Mountain, but in the end they were all suppressed by the three mountains.

They snatched it back regardless of casualties."

"Although Zhensan Mountain relies on the natural barrier of Baihu Mountain, the combat effectiveness of its subordinates is far inferior to that of Ji Qiwei. Therefore, the casualties of both sides are still about the same, both at around three to four thousand people.

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"But there is a very important point, that is, Baihu Mountain is the home base where Zhen Sanshan has been operating for decades. The money and grain stored there is enough for the gangsters on the mountain to use it for a year and a half, while Ji Qiwei's grain needs to be brought from a distance.

It was brought from Whispering City, three hundred miles away from Baihu Mountain."

"Although Ji Qiwei has deployed five thousand people to protect the grain road, under the call of Zhen Sanshan, there are still several groups of bandits harassing Ji Qiwei's grain pressing team...

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"Judging from the current news, Ji Qiwei's grain road is still safe. However, due to the harassment by bandits, the grain transport team is moving very slowly. They can only cover twenty or thirty miles a day!"

"According to the current speed, it will take Ji Qiwei's grain team at least five to seven days to arrive at Baihu Mountain, and the current grain and grass reserves in Ji Qiwei's camp can last for up to four days. The latest news now indicates that Ji Qiwei's camp

The offensive under Qiwei’s command has been significantly weakened compared to the initial one.”

"Based on these two circumstances, our Coordination Office has reason to believe that Ji Qiwei will withdraw his troops in the next two to three days!"

After introducing these situations, Huo San put down the wooden pole in his hand and bowed to Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng nodded and said lightly:

"good!"

Although Ye Mingsheng's reaction was not very strong, this "not bad" gave Huo San a strong comfort in his heart.

Huo San, who had already felt Ye Mingsheng's dissatisfaction and disappointment since the last time he was busted by Shen Jianzhong, was extremely frightened at this stage. He was extremely serious and hard-working when he started working in the Coordination Office, just to win back Ye Mingsheng.

Mingsheng’s trust and appreciation················

This time, after realizing that Ye Mingsheng was interested in the Whistle Mansion, Huo San mobilized all his connections and information channels to collect information with all his strength, just to make a good comeback in front of Ye Mingsheng.

Now that he heard Ye Mingsheng say "Not bad", Huo San really felt that all his efforts were worth it.

"Everyone, what do you think of the current situation in Posuo Mansion?" After looking around at everyone present, Ye Mingsheng said lightly:

After Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, the generals who were working looked at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng's face darkened and he continued:

"Don't have any scruples, please feel free to speak your mind!"

After hearing this, Lin Huaiwu mustered up the courage to stand up from his chair, raised his hands to Ye Mingsheng and said:

"Your Excellency, I have come down to take a look. Ji Qiwei's defeat is now certain. Since he can't capture it, he definitely wants to withdraw his troops. Now it's up to Zhen Sanshan to see if he will be allowed to leave."

"Judging from the ruthless tactics of this old immortal in the past, I estimate that he will not easily let Ji Qiwei's 30,000 troops withdraw. However, with the strength of the bandits under Zhensanshan, without Baihushan's

The natural danger is that it might not be a wise move to pursue Ji Qiwei out of the mountain..."

Seeing that Lin Huaiwu came forward first, Xun Ke, the commander of the fifth battalion, also stood up and said to Ye Mingsheng:

"Although this man in Zhen Sanshan is bound to retaliate for his anger, he can stand firm in the green forest for decades without falling. He is also very calm and cautious."

"Although the people under Zhen Sanshan are not ordinary bandits, there is still a big gap between them and the official army."

"What's more, the two thousand cavalry team that Zhensanshan spent countless efforts and resources were taken to Yanjiang County by the defected Jiang Chong. Without these two thousand cavalry, Zhensanshan is like a tiger without its sharpest teeth."

"He retreated to Baihu Mountain from the outlying villages and towns where he initially abandoned Posuo Prefecture, instead of starting a fight with Ji Qiwei. I think Zhen Sanshan also knew very well that they could not defeat Ji Qiwei's 30,000 troops.

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"So I think that as soon as Ji Qiwei retreats, Zhen Sanshan will definitely chase him. At least he has to make an appearance so that the people in the green forest don't think he is scared, but I don't think he will chase him too hard!"

Seeing that Lin Huaiwu and Xun Ke had similar opinions, Ye Mingsheng turned his attention to He Jingyun and Gu Sansi. To be honest, what Lin Huaiwu and Xun Ke said was something he could think of. He wanted to learn from his first adviser and his own

I heard some different opinions from the chief of staff.

Feeling Ye Mingsheng's gaze, He Jingyun raised his head slightly. Compared with usual times, as the second-largest figure in the Fengzhou Army after Ye Mingsheng, he seemed a little silent. This was partly because he saw his former subordinate Xun Ke.

appeared, his mood was a little complicated. On the other hand, he was keenly aware of what Ye Mingsheng wanted to do...

But now that Ye Mingsheng's eyes were on him, He Jingyun decided to stand up and say something. He immediately stood up and said to Ye Mingsheng:

"Sir, what Commander Lin and Commander Xun said are very reasonable, but I think we need to remind everyone that Zhen Sanshan has been operating in Posuo Mansion for many years and is very influential in the entire Liaoyang Green Forest. I think his current manpower is not enough.

Just the 30,000 people on Baihu Mountain and the stragglers who harassed Ji Qiwei's grain road!"

At this point, He Jingyun looked at Huo San, who was sitting at the end, and asked;

"Director Huo, I don't know where you got the information about how many bandits were mobilized by Zhensan Mountain to come to the rescue of Baihu Mountain?"

Huo San was also a little surprised when He Jingyun suddenly asked him. After pondering for a while, he nodded and said:

"Zhen Sanshan, as the general manager, issued an order to the entire Green Forest, calling on all the Green Forest people in the Liaoyang area to go to Baihu Mountain for support. Now he has summoned more than 20,000 people. Combined with his original manpower, Zhen Sanshan

The total strength of the army should be 37,800, less than 40,000..."

"If Zhen Sanshan is given some time, I believe he can call more people to come to Baihu Mountain to support him, but at least for now, he only has these people at his disposal."

After getting the answer from Huo San, He Jingyun continued to ask:

"Then if he is given seven days to control Sanshan, how many people can he recruit?"

Huo San thought for a moment after hearing this, then shook his head with a wry smile and said:

"Master He's question, I really haven't thought about it, but after a rough calculation, Zhensanshan should be able to recruit at least 10,000 people, and at most 30,000 people. As for the specific number, I really don't know.

Yes, I hope you can congratulate your lord Haihan!"

Hearing Huo San's answer, He Jingyun nodded slightly, then walked to the sand table, picked up the wooden pole and said in a deep voice:

"I very much agree with Commander Lin and Commander Xun's ideas. Once Ji Qiwei withdraws his troops, Zhensanshan will definitely not pursue him too fiercely in the initial stage to avoid a head-on decisive battle with Ji Qiwei!"

"But I think Zhen Sanshan will do everything possible to hold Ji Qiwei in place and prevent him from retreating too quickly, in order to buy time. Song Wenhui's main force is now being restrained by the Zhenwu Army in Changqing Mansion. Ji Qiwei

It’s hard to have reinforcements!”

"The longer Zhen Sanshan is delayed, the more reinforcements he will have. He does not need to rush to eat Ji Qiwei. What he needs to do is to avoid a decisive battle with Ji Qiwei in the short term as much as possible, and then use the reinforcements to completely defeat Ji Qiwei."

Block Ji Qiwei’s food route!”
To be continued...