The most arrogant in history

Chapter 199 No face this time!

Shangguan Jifu was very happy and said with a smile:

"Brother Dalang, it seems that Wei Dingshan is no longer angry about you killing Lu Biao and Shangguan Shunan last time. Otherwise, why would he take the initiative to write to invite you and me to go together?"

Ye Kun waved his hand: "Fourth brother, don't agree to Wei Dingshan yet, let's discuss it first."

Shangguan Jifu nodded.

Ye Kun gave the order to send a messenger.

The messenger stepped forward, bowed, and handed over Wei Dingshan's handwritten letter.

Ye Kun stood up, took the letter and read it.

Wei Dingshan's letter was very humble, praising Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu, saying they were young heroes who should travel the world and serve the country.

He also said that the autumn grass in the Central Plains was lush and suitable for horse riding, so he invited Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu to meet in Jingzhou and send troops together.

Wei Dingshan also said that he could provide some of the food and grass for Ye Kun and Shangguan Jifu.

Ye Kun read the letter and smiled at the messenger:

"Thank you, Lord Wei, for your kindness. I will go to the posthouse to rest first. I will discuss this with Lord Shangguan and then write back to Lord Wei."

The messenger bowed and said, "Lord Wei said that time is pressing. Lord Ye and Lord Shangguan, please reply as soon as possible."

Ye Kun nodded: "I understand. I will write back to Lord Wei after lunch and ask you to go back and report."

The messenger was relieved and bowed to take his leave.

Ye Kun handed Wei Dingshan's letter to Shangguan Jifu for review.

Shangguan Jifu read the letter and said thoughtfully, "It seems that Wei Dingshan is sincerely inviting us. The letter says that he can provide some food and grass."

Ye Kun laughed loudly: "Fourth brother, Wei Dingshan is not simple."

"How do you say this?"

"Wei Dingshan wrote to me at this time probably because he was afraid that we would cause trouble. Another reason is that he was afraid that we would take this opportunity to collude with the princes of the Central Plains and plot against Jingzhou."

Ye Kun looked at the letter and continued to analyze:

"If we join forces with Jingzhou, we can strengthen Jingzhou's prestige and also cut off the Central Plains princes' desire to make friends with us. At the same time, it will be much safer for us to stick together and march to the city of Luoyang. Lord Wei gave us some food and grass, but in exchange we two became his bodyguards. It's a good deal."

Shangguan Jifu thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"Brother Dalang, isn't your analysis a little mean? Maybe he just likes you and wants to recruit you as his son-in-law?"

Shangguan Jifu also knew about the gossip between the Third Miss of Jingzhou and Ye Kun.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "I decided to start an army alone, not with Wei Dingshan. I don't want to run into his second son Wei Kang again and cause unpleasantness."

Shangguan Jifu shrugged: "You are the boss."

Ye Kun wrote a reply letter and called the envoy from Jingzhou in the afternoon, asking him to go back and report.

In the letter, Ye Kun was very modest, saying that his soldiers were undisciplined and had never seen the world. If they were to join the Jingzhou soldiers, there might be misunderstandings. So he went alone, and when he arrived at the meeting place, he would listen to the teachings and so on...

If an army goes out to war and expects others to supply food and fodder, it is courting death.

Ye Kun didn't want to take advantage of Wei Dingshan!

During this period, Ye Kun was somewhat annoyed with Wei Dingshan's attitude.

So I won’t give him face this time, let him do whatever he wants!

Shangguan Jifu and Ye Kun made an agreement and went back immediately to mobilize the troops.

Ye Kun also bid farewell to his mother, Jiang Yourong and others and returned to Dongba County.

Before leaving, Ye Kun hugged his son and kissed Jiang Yourong, feeling really reluctant to leave.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "My husband is out there, don't worry about the family, just focus on fighting. When you come back victorious, our children will smile too."

Jiang Yourong also knew that Ye Kun might be gone for several months.

Ye Kun nodded: "You must take care of yourself and take good care of the children. I will write you a letter and let the pigeon bring it back."

Jiang Yourong nodded: "It's just that I'm in confinement and can't go to see you off. Please don't be offended. When you come back, I will hold my son to greet you."

"Silly girl, there's no need to greet me. I know my home."

Ye Kun hugged Jiang Yourong and finally left with relentless determination.

When they returned to Dongba County, generals and officials at all levels had already gathered.

Ye Kun went to the tent to check on his troops:

"After I go to war, the government affairs of Dongba County will be handed over to Guan Yafu and the others to jointly manage. The military affairs will be handed over to Qin Erwu and Jiang Laowu. The military affairs of Jigong Mountain will be handed over to Xue Ju.

Wu Xuan and Zhao Biao, each with 800 cavalry, will serve as the left and right vanguards. The other generals will follow my central army. Tan Bamao will lead 1,000 brothers to escort the food and supplies, and return after crossing the river north for 100 miles.

On September 5th, we will officially send out our troops!"

Qin Erwu disagreed and shouted, "Brother, I want to lead the troops and go to Jiangbei to fight with you!"

Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "You have been fighting all the time and you are very tired. You should take this opportunity to rest and accompany your wife Ji Qinnu!"

Dongba County and Pingye County are Ye Kun’s base camps, and military affairs must be handled by their own people.

In Pingye County, Hou Qi and Jiang Yourong's elder brother Jiang Youbao are now in charge, and Yan Liuhai is stationed in Xiping Mountain. Ye Kun is very relieved.

After the troops were checked, Ye Kun personally supervised the preparation of baggage and food.

Yao Caidie came over excitedly and asked, "Brother Dalang, are you going to take my female soldiers with you on this expedition?"

The last battle with Sima Yu gave the female soldiers a boost of confidence. After returning, they trained for another half a month and now their combat effectiveness is pretty good.

Moreover, these female soldiers have all learned battlefield first aid and nursing and can serve as medical soldiers.

Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "Then you pick up fifty female soldiers and set off together. If a battle breaks out, you will serve as medical soldiers in the baggage camp at the rear."

"I obey your orders. Thank you, General Ye!"

Yao Caidie was so happy that she saluted with her fists clasped.

"General Yao, you don't have to be polite. Go and recruit the troops."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "By the way, give all the female soldiers a set of daily silk clothes, maybe they can be used."

"What are you doing with silk clothes?"

"You can pretend to be an ordinary person and ask for information."

"Okay, General Ye. I'll go and recruit the troops!" Yao Caidie went there excitedly.

On September 5, the army set out for the river.

The wheels of the carriages rumble and the horses neigh, and everyone has a bow and a sword at their waist.

The navy escorted Ye Kun's army across the river and continued to head north.

Ye Kun did not travel with Shangguan Jifu, but took the western route alone and entered the central part of Hubei in later generations.

Tan Bamao led a thousand soldiers to escort food and supplies. After crossing the river for more than a hundred miles, they turned back.

For the rest of the journey, Ye Kun's troops escorted the food and fodder themselves.

Five days later, we entered the official road between Qishan County and Xiangyang, and continued northward along the west of Xiangyang.

The Qishan mentioned here is located to the east of Shennongjia. It is entirely mountainous and has dangerous terrain.

That afternoon, the outpost scout reported: "Lord Ye, there is a mountain pass 20 miles to the northwest. There are remnants of the Huang Tian Dao on both sides of the mountain pass. There are about 2,000 rebels blocking the road!"

Ye Kun was delighted when he heard this: "That's great, when we take down the thieves' nest, we can just replenish our military rations!"

It was not long after the autumn harvest at this time, and Huang Tiandao's rebel army must have looted everywhere and stolen a lot of food and fodder in preparation for the winter.

Wu Xuan volunteered: "Master Ye, I am willing to lead the troops to wipe out the remnants of Huang Tiandao!"

"General Wu, don't be anxious. The situation ahead is unclear. Don't act rashly."

Ye Kun ordered: "Keep moving forward and find a place to camp. Scouts should continue to scout the enemy and find out the distribution of the rebel army's forces and equipment. Rest for a night and then think of a plan to defeat the enemy."

The generals received the order and continued to advance.

The two scout captains, both Ye Kun's confidants and lecturers at the Military Affairs Hall, continued to scout the enemy situation with binoculars.

That night, Ye Kun's army set up camp seven miles away from the rebel camp.

After dark, the scout reported:

"Lord Ye, the rebel army is just a guerrilla force. They have very few armors, less than one-tenth of them wear armors. Bows and arrows are all scattered equipment. In terms of terrain, the East Mountain is higher, but the south slope is gentle and can be attacked by force; the West Mountain is not high, but it is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack..."

After listening to this, Ye Kun nodded and said, "Okay, you guys go and have a rest. I'll take care of it tomorrow."

Three sentry posts were set up around the camp, divided into visible sentry posts, hidden sentry posts and mobile sentry posts, and the military guards were responsible for inspection.

In addition, the army would change passwords every night to prevent enemy forces from infiltrating.

This is the basic operation when setting up camp during a march to prevent attacks.

Ye Kun was still worried, so before going to bed, he took a few personal soldiers to inspect the military camp.

Outside the women's camp, I happened to see Yao Caidie, who was patrolling the camp with two female soldiers.