In line with the principle of using troops quickly, Wang Mang did not wait long in Chang'an.

After he consulted Chen Li, Wang Mang formally accepted Wang Yin's appointment, and accompanied the Prime Minister Chang Shi, Yu Shi Zhongcheng and others to send troops towards Yingchuan.

Before setting off, Wang Mang made a special trip to Yulin Camp and directly transferred Yan You and Wen Qi as his deputy generals to the army.

As for Ma Zhong, Wang Mang did not send him to join the army because Ma Zhong's strength lay not in battle formations but in internal affairs training. Therefore, in order to keep the four battalions of soldiers and horses able to continue training when Wang Mang left, Wang Mang gave Ma Zhong full authority.

Acting for him as the captain of the Fourth Battalion to manage the Fourth Battalion.

"The last general, Wang Mang, pays homage to the chief minister, Zhongcheng."

Wang Mang arrived at the camp dressed in military uniform and paid homage to Prime Minister Chang Shi and Yu Shi Zhongcheng, who were in charge of the bandit suppression.

When the two of them saw Wang Mang coming into the camp to pay their respects, they looked at Wang Mang's young appearance with a hint of contempt deep in their eyes, thinking that a man from a noble family like Wang Mang was just gilded when he came to the camp.

Although Wang Mang is now known as the so-called "Iron-faced General", in the eyes of real military strategists, what Wang Mang did was just a child's play, how could it be compared with that of a real general?

However, the two did not look down on Wang Mang because of this.

After all, both of them are subordinate officials under Wang Yin, and Wang Mang is Wang Yin's nephew, so they still have to get along in terms of face.

Prime Minister Chen Xian said: "In the military camp, there is no need for Wang Xiaowei to be polite."

Hearing Chen Xian's response, Wang Mang still adhered to his dignity, bowed to Chen Xian and Zhu Bo again, and then stood up again.

Chen Xian and Zhu Bo couldn't help but feel a little better about Wang Mang when they saw Wang Mang's humble attitude.

As officials of the Grand Sima Wangyin Shogunate, the two of them met quite a few children of the Wang family, and all of these children of the Wang family were extremely arrogant and did not take them seriously at all.

And the Wang Mang, a member of the Wang family, is actually so humble and polite. Such a contrast makes it hard not to have a favorable impression of Wang Mang.

Chen Xian and Zhu Bo looked at each other for a moment, and then they were like human beings. They suddenly connected with each other. They smiled heartily at Wang Mang and said, "Is Captain Wang still used to being in the army?"

Wang Mang still replied respectfully: "Mang is under the care of the two generals. Everything is fine in the camp."

Chen Xian nodded with satisfaction and continued: "This time we send troops to Yingchuan to exterminate the rebels, what do you think?"

Wang Mang didn't expect that Chen Xian would take a test on him the first time they met.

At this time, Wang Mang also knew that now was not the time to hide and dress modestly. Although the military also talked about dignity and inferiority, it was more about true ability.

As a result, Wang Mang repeated what he had asked Chen Li for.

Wang Mang said: "In my humble opinion, although the rebels in the Yingchuan Rebellion are powerful, they are no more than grass bandits."

When Chen Xian and Zhu Bo heard Wang Mang's loud tone, they couldn't help but wonder, could this be an arrogant Zhao Kuo?

But then Wang Mang also gave the following argument, and Wang Mang continued: "Since June, the Shen thieves gathered a hundred and eighty people to kill the chief officials, steal the soldiers from the treasury, call themselves generals, gather the bandits, and wreak havoc in the nine counties. But to this day, Shen

The thieves have not broken through the city of a county. It can be seen that the power of the Shen thieves is only superficial and there is nothing to be afraid of! Moreover, it is already a cold winter day, and the whole land of Yuzhou is covered with snow. The current situation of the Shen thieves will definitely be difficult."<

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"If our army seizes the current weakness of the Shen thief and lures his main force to fight, with the power of the imperial army and the strategies of the two generals, the Shen thief will definitely be punished!"

After Chen Xian and Zhu Bo heard Wang Mang's words, they both looked at each other, obviously surprised by Wang Mang's analysis twice this time.

After the two received Wang Yin's appointment, the two began to analyze and summarize the situation of the Yingchuan Rebellion. In the end, the content analyzed by the two was almost the same as what Wang Mang said now.

As a result, the two of them couldn't help but be more optimistic about Wang Mang.

At this moment, Chen Xian's attitude also improved a lot. He smiled and said: "Then how should Wang Xiaowei lure the enemy like this?"

Wang Mang said: "In the cold winter, the Shen thieves have no city to rely on. What they are most lacking right now is food, grass and things to keep out the cold! If our army uses food and grass as bait to lure the Shen thieves to take risks and plunder our army's food and grass, our army will definitely be able to do so.

Let’s end this trip to suppress thieves with the fastest battle!”

Chen Xian and Zhu Bo could no longer hold back the look of shock in their eyes.

The battle plan Wang Mang mentioned was almost exactly the same as what the two of them had in mind.

The reason why the thief Shentu Sheng was able to poison the nine counties was not because he was very talented, but because Yingchuan County was located in Yuzhou, and Yuzhou was in the hinterland of the Han Dynasty.

It has been more than a hundred years since the Wenjing Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. As the hinterland of the Han Dynasty, the land of Yingchuan in Yuzhou has never seen what war is!

The sudden appearance of a traitor like Shentu Sheng, who unexpectedly killed officials and stole soldiers from the treasury, can indeed frighten the officers and soldiers in Yingchuan to a certain extent, making them afraid to easily send troops to exterminate the rebels.
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This situation naturally gave Shentu Sheng and others the opportunity to develop, causing them to ravage nine counties in just six months, with a total of 300,000 people!

However, for a person with no ambition like Shen Tusheng, more people means more difficulties. He does not have the ability to organize these people to engage in production and establish a structure.

They can only plunder everywhere like locusts, wreaking havoc on the people who are even more pitiful than them. Gradually, they will lose the trust of the people at the grassroots level and become rebellious people who are hated by everyone in the nine counties!

But even so, we can’t take it lightly!

We must not let Shentu Sheng and his gang of traitors survive this cold winter!

Otherwise, when the spring planting season comes and Shentu Sheng and others have not yet been wiped out, they will cause greater damage, causing more poor people to lose the land and crops they depend on for their livelihood, and thus join their rebel army.<

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This is definitely a huge disaster for the imperial court!

In order to prevent such a disaster from happening, for Chen Xian, Zhu Bo, Wang Mang and others, the best time window to annihilate Shen Tu Sheng is only this few cold winter moments.

They must rush to destroy Shen Tu Sheng before the spring planting, and cannot let Shen Tu Sheng continue to wreak havoc and destroy the spring planting of the people of the nine counties!

Once the spring seeds of these people are destroyed, they will lose hope. If they lose hope, they will involuntarily join the ranks of the rebels!

If you want to destroy them at this time, the price you have to pay will naturally become heavier and heavier!

Chen Xian looked at Wang Mang with a much more pleasing look. Chen Xian said: "In that case, I will appoint you as the food protection officer to formulate a plan to exterminate the traitors. I and General Zhu will hold the battle for you. I hope you will not let me down."

The trust between two people!"

Wang Mang was pleasantly surprised. He never expected that Chen Xian and Zhu Bo would be so trusting of him. After just listening to his analysis of the enemy's situation, they handed over such an important task to him!
Chapter completed!