Chapter 620: Fishing in Troubled Waters

At the foot of Mount Meng, more than ten miles outside the county town of Xinhui, Hejian, outside a military camp, teams of cavalrymen were galloping back and forth. Within a radius of one kilometer, the area had been trampled to the point where no grass grew. The infantrymen stood at the gate, looking at the high-spirited cavalrymen, but their brows were furrowed tightly.

This military camp is a military camp of the Central Group Field Army of the Expedition to the East stationed in Xinhui. There are not many soldiers stationed there. At the peak, there are only more than 3,000 people. Every once in a while, some new soldiers will be rotated here for training, and the only one that has not been rotated is the cavalry led by the infantry.

There are not many people, only 500. At present, the Expedition to the East and the Donghu are in full-scale war. Almost all the cavalrymen who can fight have been transferred to Sun Xiao in Hetao and Helan Xiong in the direction of Niulanshan. These 500 cavalrymen are a new army recruited and trained by the infantry after they arrived in Hejian.

Ye Zhen was appointed as the commander of the Central Army Group, but this army was almost an empty shell. When Ye Zhen came to Hejian to take office, he had nothing except more than a hundred officers. Two years have passed, and now the Central Army Group has more than 10,000 soldiers.

Xinhui is now in a strange state. In the eyes of outsiders, Xinhui under the control of the Eastern Expedition Army and Anlu in Yuyang County should be in a state of hostility. The two sides often have small-scale frictions, and they will be on the verge of a fight from time to time. The soldiers below can't figure out the situation. When the scouts and spies of each other meet, they basically draw their swords and guns without saying a word, and fight a real fight, life and death, but the leaders of the upper level know that this kind of battle is only limited to the contest between scouts and small teams. In the case of a major conflict, it is impossible for both sides to go to war in a short time.

However, there are endless caravans traveling between the two places. Countless trading goods that are openly prohibited by both sides are traded here openly.

Seeing that the sun was setting, the infantry signaled the bugler beside him to blow the bugle and withdraw the troops. He turned around and walked into the camp. Although he had one foot made of iron, he was walking quite steadily now. If you only looked at his upper body, you would never feel that he was a disabled person.

Wherever the infantry passed, all the soldiers looked at the general with an iron foot with respect. The iron foot occasionally stepped on the stone, making a ding sound, but it did not affect the infantry's balance at all.

The infantry was used to the soldiers' eyes, but at this moment his mind was still thinking about some things about the cavalry. The cavalry at hand had been trained for a whole year. In the eyes of outsiders, they were already quite powerful, fighting on horseback and riding and shooting on horseback. The combination and change of the formation in the battle were already in good shape, and only generals like the infantry who had experienced countless cavalry battles could do it. Just now I know that this cavalry is just a showpiece for now.

Of course, such a showpiece also depends on who you compare it with. If they are compared with the cavalry in the Central Plains, the infantry is still very confident that they will not lose to them, but if they are compared with the Donghu cavalry. Or the cavalry currently on the front line of the Eastern Expedition Army,

they are far behind.

"Maybe only when we are on the battlefield, fight a few fierce battles, and die a few people, will we make progress!" The infantry murmured. He did not forget how he grew from an infantryman to the most powerful cavalry general in the Eastern Expedition Army step by step. That is to fight constantly, walk on the edge of life and death on the battlefield, and human potential is squeezed out bit by bit in this way.

We are not like the Donghu people and the Xiongnu people, who grew up on horseback since childhood. What we can do is to squeeze out human potential as much as possible in a short period of time.

After returning to his tent, the first thing the infantry did was to pick up a pen and write down some of his experiences in practicing cavalry that day. Since listening to the governor's words, the infantry has been insisting on reading and learning to read over the years. Although he is not very good at writing now, compared with the illiterate back then, he has indeed read a lot of books now, of course, mainly military books.

Putting down the pen, the infantry thought silently that maybe he should try the new tactics that Coach Helan had just experimented with. For the Eastern Expedition Army, this is a shortcut to equip a large number of new cavalry.

The Eastern Expedition Army has never lacked horses. What they lack is soldiers who can fight on horseback. They don't want the Huns to dominate the world among the Eastern Expedition Army cavalry. This is the purpose of Gao Yuan sending the infantry to Hejian for training. Although the infantry never asked Gao Yuan why, he could understand this matter, especially after following Ye Zhen, he benefited a lot.

Balance! This is a truth that Ye Zhen told him. For a superior, the most important thing he has to do is balance.

"Commander, commander!" The personal guard Mu San ran in quickly, "Commander Ye is here."

"Huh?" The infantryman looked up in surprise. How did Ye Zhen come to him without any sound? "Commander is here?"

"Yes, but it's quite strange. He's wearing casual clothes and only brought a few followers." Mu San also looked surprised.

"Let's go out to greet him." The infantryman's heart moved, and he walked out. Ye Zhen came in a disguised way. I'm afraid something big is going to happen, otherwise why would he be so mysterious on his own territory.

As soon as he left the big tent, he saw the officer on duty walking quickly with a few people. The leader was Ye Zhen, the commander of the Central Field Army of the Zhengdong Army stationed in Hejian.

"Hello, commander!" The infantryman beat his chest with his right hand and saluted Ye Zhen.

"Let's talk inside the tent!" Ye Zhen nodded, and while walking inside, he said to the people behind him: "Stay at the entrance of the big tent, no one is allowed to come in."

The infantryman's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Ye Zhen's face, as if he wanted to find out something from it, but Ye Zhen looked calm, with only some excitement flashing in his eyes.

"It looks like something big is going to happen!" the infantryman thought in his heart.

There were only three people left in the tent, Ye Zhen, the infantryman, and a capable middle-aged man who followed Ye Zhen. The infantryman looked at each other carefully and made sure he didn't recognize him.

"Infantry, are you bored in Xinhui?" Ye Zhen dragged a chair and sat down, looked at the infantry, and said with a smile.

"Of course it's boring. It's almost boring." The infantryman nodded and said, "Commander, do you have any work to do?"

"Yes, not only is there work, but there is also big work!" Ye Zhen said with a smile. “But this time it’s a big job, we are just fishing in troubled waters and getting some benefits from it.”

The infantryman blinked and said, "Is something going to happen in Yuyang?"

Ye Zhen laughed, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you." He nodded heavily, "Something is going to happen to Yuyang, and it's not a trivial matter. We can't stop it, so we can only fish in troubled waters. If we can get a little benefit, it's a little benefit."

"I don't have enough troops. In addition to 500 cavalry, I only have 1,000 infantry. If I try to get benefits with this small number of troops, I will lose everything but nothing!" The infantryman touched his chin, a little worried. Difficult.

"Now that I'm here, how could I come empty-handed!" Ye Zhen chuckled, "The three thousand elite troops stationed in the county have already set off in the name of training. I have already calculated the time. When they arrive here, they will immediately This way, people will not be suspicious. Anyway, our Eastern Expeditionary Army often goes to various counties for training, so even if someone finds out that we are deploying troops, there will be no suspicion. "

The infantryman clapped his hands and said, "Okay, commander has already made a plan. Now I want to know, how can we fish in troubled waters? Where is the fish?"

Ye Zhen laughed loudly, "This fish is naturally in Yuyang County. We will capture Anlu this time, and there will be a group of men and horses in our arms."

The infantry suddenly jumped up, "How is this possible? There are three thousand troops of Jiang Xinliang's confidants stationed in Anlu County. General Zeng Xianyi is Jiang Xinliang's most loyal confidant. He even assisted Jiang Xinliang in plotting against Jiang Dawei. His generals These three thousand soldiers here are the essence of Yuyang soldiers. If we really fight, we have little chance of winning. "

Ye Zhen looked at the infantry mysteriously, "Why fight?"

"Don't fight?" The infantryman was a little confused, "What kind of doctrine is this?"

"Commander of the infantry, I won't joke with you anymore. Let Lieutenant Niu tell you the specific situation!" Ye Zhen pointed at the capable man following him and said with a smile.

The man took a step forward and saluted the infantry: "The Overwatch Council Niu Ben has seen the infantry commander."

"Niu Run!" The infantryman muttered it several times in his mouth. Suddenly he thought of someone and his eyelids twitched. "Are you Miss Ning's person?"

Niu Ben smiled slightly, "Miss Ning is now the vice president of the Overwatch Council, so Niu Ben is naturally a member of the Overwatch Council."

The infantryman blinked twice and said, "Tell me, what is the specific situation?"

"Ten days ago, our wild wolves sent out intelligence from the hidden stakes in Jicheng and Yuyang at the same time. The intelligence showed that Tan Feng decided to capture Jiang Xinliang and formally annex Yuyang County. Judging from the intelligence we have so far, Tan Feng at least He has already instigated the rebellion of more than a dozen major generals in Yuyang County. In other words, Jiang Xinliang is now almost a polished commander except for his own army and Anlu's Zeng Xianyi. Once Tan Feng is launched, Jiang Xinliang will definitely have nothing to lose. Fortunately. According to Jicheng intelligence, Tan Feng's plan is to kill Jiang Xinliang, and the slogan of the mutiny is to welcome back the old county governor Jiang Dawei. Of course, Jiang Dawei cannot regain control of Yuyang County, and he will be brought back by Tan Feng Jicheng, with this guy in hand, it is justifiable for Yuyang County to be taken back by the imperial court. "

The infantryman sighed: "Jiang Xinliang is a man who tries to please both sides and wants to please everyone. He will definitely not end well. Niu Ben, what are we going to do?"

"Zeng Xianyi is a good friend of Jiang Xinliang's biological mother, so it is impossible for this person to be incited to rebel. The three thousand Yuyang County soldiers under him are very capable of fighting, so they are what we want. When Tan Feng launched a mutiny, we As long as he is immobilized in Anlu, where can he go when the news that Jiang Xinliang was killed by Tan Feng reaches Anlu? "

"He has almost no place to go except to join us." The infantryman nodded. "In other words, Zeng Xianyi, his three thousand soldiers, and Anlu will all belong to us." (To be continued...)

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