Chapter 206 Reward

The officers from the Blood Qi Army were the first to cheer and applaud, and then everyone joined. No matter how expensive a set of armor is, it is limited, but it is a symbol of status and status, and it is also a capital to show off to others in the future. The few sets of armor customized by the Ye Family Workshop have undoubtedly become masterpieces. There are currently less than ten sets of finished products. In addition to Dai Yun and Qiu Haohui, the others are all top generals in Dongping, and even Tan Xiaopei himself. Although everyone thought that Ye Tao must be preparing to expand the scope of customized armor, it will definitely not cause these battalions in Dongping to be held accountable for the crime of usurpation, but it is still an extremely honor to be included in the first batch of expansion, and... there is no need to pay for it yourself.

Ye Tao pressed his hands down and greeted, "Don't worry, you have to wait for a while. From a procedural perspective, you have to wait for the formal appointment of the command department, and the workshop also needs to install equipment, and ore and other materials before starting work. This is to give you the opportunity to think about what kind of armor you all like... In addition, there is another thing that has something to do with everyone. It is a very important military service."

The conference table became quiet, and everyone was waiting for Ye Tao’s following.

"The Mengnan Banner is among the several passages bordering Yunzhou and Xiling, and the last one is not controlled by us. Since the end of the Yunzhou battle, the Zijing Valley Camp was demolished, and now Zijing Pass has taken a little bit of a prototype. I think that the Zhenbei Military Office in Xiling could not bypass the northern grasslands, after all, they cannot provide supplies like the grassland tribes. Now there is only the western end of Mengnan Banner, which is guarded by the Fengshi Pass. The Xiling army can come and go at will. Because there are various hidden dangers in the Taizhou north of Xiling, although they are still eyeing Yunzhou, they have no actual power to attack, and even the defense of Fengshi Pass is relatively weak... But Fengshi Pass is a hidden danger after all. I need to take Fengshi Pass into my own hands. Who will you get it for me?" Ye Tao glanced at the conference table and said proudly.

"Sir..." An officer was about to speak, but Ye Tao shook his head and said, "Wait until I finish speaking."

"There are only less than two thousand soldiers guarding the feldstone Pass now. But we have too many things to do in Yunzhou, and I can't move too many troops. I can only give one battalion, which is 3,000 people. In this battle, I have to solve it quickly, and we cannot have too many casualties. Moreover, it is best for the other party to not have too many casualties. I want to let Xiling feel that we don't want to fight now, just to maintain our own safety. I don't want to carry out any large-scale war before our preparations are completed." Ye Tao glanced at the audience again and asked, "Who do you want to try it?"

Everyone looked at each other. Everyone understood that this battle was extremely difficult to fight. Feldstone Pass was not a heroic pass, or even a conventional pass. In fact, it was a building community formed by four small castles. It was stuffed into Feldstone Valley, and a small stone wall was raised in the middle, and a wooden gate was built. But how to fight this kind of battle that neither the enemy nor us could have suffered heavy casualties. Everyone was really unsure.

"Then let me talk about the reward," Ye Tao said playfully: "Any place that can do this can be chosen from any 50 battalions in Yunzhou and serve as the battalion. No matter how good it is, it will not be replaced within one year. I personally design and produce the custom armor at the battalion level... In addition, there is a quota that recommends one person to enter the Blood Qi Army to learn and train. Are there any other bounties, but I won't mention it here. Anyway, the amount is definitely satisfactory. Who would like to try it?"

This reward is really not small. For those who are sitting there, everyone doesn't care about the appointment of Yingzhengdi. At least these people are Yingzheng, but Ye Tao personally designed and made armor, and the treatment is extraordinary. Considering Ye Tao's identity, status and his solemn reputation as the number one in the world in the field of craft manufacturing, if this opportunity can be discounted, it would probably be hundreds of thousands of taels of silver... At least. It is very simple to recommend one person to enter the Blood Qi Army to study and practice. Even if many people in the Blood Qi Army have been robbed every year, they are robbed. But as long as Ye Tao wants to arrange someone to go in, there is always a way to solve it. But for others, it almost guarantees a person's future. Everyone has intimate deployment. Those who already have or always have children, at least they have younger nephews who are close to him. This opportunity is even more precious in this situation.

Just as everyone was hesitating, someone who had never expected it to be spoken.

"Jingluo Ye, can you let me try it?" A timid voice came from behind Dai Yun, and it was actually a servant of Dai Yun.

"Pomegranate? You..." Dai Yun turned his head inexplicably and looked at this girl who usually does things silently and never talks much.

This servant and serviceman named Pomegranate is only nineteen years old, but has been following Dai Yun for several years. Pomegranate has offered only a few opinions in these years, but this time she surprised everyone.

Pomegranate bit her lower lip gently, so nervous that she couldn't speak. This was the first time she wanted to do something so strongly, and at that moment, she obeyed her instinct. However, as soon as she said that, she felt regretful. She could only lower her head, bit her lips, and try to find the next suitable sentence in her now-baked mind.

"You're right... It's not like this if you don't want to marry a dowry." An officer muttered, but unknowingly made the atmosphere more subtle.

Dai Yun's eyes were as sharp as a knife, causing the nonsense officer to turn his head immediately, as if nothing had happened. Dai Yun looked at the pomegranate with a little pity and asked, "Is it for your brother?"

Pomegranate almost bit her lower lip, and she whispered: "...I don't want to leave the lady, nor do I want to be a camp leader. But I want my brother to have the opportunity to go to the Blood Qi Army. I can find a way out for my brother, and I can do whatever I want."

Ye Tao cleared his throat and shook the strange silence and suspicion in the air. He said in a deep voice: "Miss Pomegranate, this is a military conference. As an attendant officer who can attend the conference, you naturally have the right to fight for this opportunity. Do you have any ideas?"

Pomegranate looked at Dai Yun. The encouraging eyes from her own lady cheered her up.

Like almost all the attendants present, her bag also contained a map. She spread the map in front of Dai Yun. She took out a few copper marching chess pieces and placed them on the map to indicate the positions of several troops. The idea of ​​pomegranate is very simple, but it has the style of an officer from the Blood Qi Army system. Under Ye Tao's subtle influence, the Blood Qi Army is indeed pursuing the "three no" realm of "no strange victory, no reputation, no courage" and pursuing the efficiency of winning rather than victory itself... For the Blood Qi Army, victory is inevitable.

The core of the combat plan of Pomegranate is feint, deterrence, lure and raid. Although Feldstone Pass is insufficient in combat power, basic military reconnaissance still needs to be done. They enter the territory of Mengnan Banner every day, at least every few days, for reconnaissance. However, their reconnaissance should avoid contact with Yunzhou's military forces as much as possible, and even avoid contact and conflict with herdsmen and farmers. Pomegranate is preparing to block Feldstone Pass head-on and completely curb Feldstone Pass's reconnaissance operations against Mengnan Banner. After a while, the front of Feldstone Pass suddenly emptied, creating a victory in completing the mission to withdraw troops. This non-contact victory will definitely allow the defenders of Feldstone Pass to emerge to investigate. The reconnaissance of the large army is not something that a small reconnaissance cavalry can do.

.A line of reconnaissance must be sprinkled to fully judge the scale and actions of the opponent's army. Then, if the opponent is able to crack the feints in Yunzhou, he must send at least 500 to 700 people...that is, half of the entire Feldstone Pass. At this time, the time to raid Feldstone Pass is ripe. Feldstone Pass is not a very suitable barrier for defense. It is more like a border checkpoint. Pomegranate is ready to use a combination of raids, fire attacks, and smoke to attack morale and force Feldstone Pass to surrender. Pomegranate even cited the benefits of the extremely constant direction of this season on the Yantao attack... Whether it is looking for an opportunity to capture Feldstone Pass or force it to surrender, the soldiers of Xiling who have entered the Mengnan Banner have no way out. It should be easy to make a forced landing.

"Just kidding..." An officer under Dai Shijin questioned: "It's not that you use smoke to flock rabbits and foxes when hunting. How much effect can smoke smoke have? You don't know where the smoke goes. Moreover, the force of seducing the enemy is too strong to dare to come out, and the force is too weak to be too lazy to pay attention to you. There is no effect when seducing the enemy is less, and the other party may not be able to resist it when it is smoked. If there are too many seducing the enemy, will you put such a large group of people into Mengnan Banner and kill?"

This is what many officers here think. Especially the smoke tactics, although everyone is familiar with them, half of this tactics are used in urban street battles. Or when attacking some small fortress-type buildings, smoke the entire pass in an empty field. The ground is indeed unheard of. As for where to lure the enemy, everyone thinks it is a bit unnecessary. As long as the smoke can be effective, what if the front is lined up and wait for the other party to come out? But, how is it that easy?

"When the Battle of Yunzhou was held, the Blood Qi Army had transported quite a lot of smoke agents, and it is now being stored in Suiyuan City." Polygranate said firmly: "The Blood Qi Army has accumulated a large number of combat methods that are not used for killing during the exercises and operations for several years. Especially in the exercises, there are often occasions that are not suitable for fighting. In this case, in order to force the other party to surrender first, everyone has conceived many methods and even special tools. As the attendant of the General Dai, since I often assisted in sorting out various documents and reports, I have specially compiled these combat methods that are not used for killing. In the exercises conducted by the Blood Qi Army, it has proved that smoky combat is completely feasible at a similar scale."

"So, Miss Pomegranate, even if it is feasible, which battalion are you going to take? How do you ensure that you can lead that battalion? Even if you are the captain of the personal guard of Governor Dai, you will not be able to let any battalion listen to you soon. It is still a continuous tactical action with extremely high requirements for command." Xu Yao, who represented Jing Yunqi to attend the meeting, said in a deep voice.

It is naturally very good to be brought to Yunzhou by Tan Weiran and appointed as the adjutant of Jing Yunqi. Xu Yao is not the kind of officer who sticks to the rules. On the contrary, he has always had extremely keen insight and has always paid great attention to the feasibility of various methods and strategies. These two points he pointed out are exactly the flaws that pomegranates cannot reverse.

"Pomegranate, you are responsible for formulating a combat plan and then supervising the implementation. Who among the people here volunteers to lead a battalion to capture the Feldstone Pass?" Ye Tao waved his hand and made the final decision. "As for the rewards for this battle, Pogranate and the officers who led the team will discuss it themselves."

At this time, the oldest of all the officers present stood up and bowed, "Judge Ye, Governor Dai... If two of you are so happy, I want to take on this job. I am old, and I have no idea how to prepare for this time. I just want to take over a garrison battalion. I think... Even if it doesn't rely on this military merit, it should be my turn. I won't compete with the pomegranate girl for this reward." The old officer named Yu Fuzhong smiled and said, "The last general is now leading the army that was originally guarding Suiyuan. After being reorganized by the old general Xu, there are now 7,000 people. I will take half of them to capture the Fengshi Pass... It should be fine. Please ask Ye and Governor Dai Yunke."

Perhaps this is the best solution. Yu Fuzhong is almost sixty years old now and is still a guard in Yicheng. Although he is from a humble background, and Yu Fuzhong did not show any strong command ability and tactical imagination in the process of accumulating qualifications step by step, but his ability to become a guard in Yicheng fully demonstrates his solid foundation in commanding, training and managing sergeants, and is enough to show his prestige among grassroots sergeants. When Yu Fuzhong is willing to stand up and lead an army to implement a crazy idea, it basically ensures that almost no unexpected situation will happen. And the only thing that needs to be tested is the idea proposed by Pomegranate: Is Smoky really effective?

"That's it." After Ye Tao and Dai Yun exchanged a few glances, Dai Yun nodded and said, "In a month, I will see the feldstone locked in our hands... General Yu, please bring more pomegranates."

"I will obey the order." Yu Fuzhong bowed and agreed.
Chapter completed!