Chapter 370: Unexpected Gain

"Well, please tell the emperor why. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info" Ye Shaolong nodded and motioned for the little emperor to continue.

"Baoding City is only a day's trip from Yejiabao, and it is precisely because of this that the Japanese will come to camp here. In other words, if this place cannot be controlled in the hands of Yejiabao in the future, it will inevitably have endless troubles. ā€

The little emperor's words are indeed not alarmist, but real. Judging from the example of Bantian Day this time, no matter who falls into the hands of Baoding City, it will become a big trouble for Yejiabao, there is no doubt about it.

Ye Shaolong nodded and said: "The emperor is reasonable, in fact, I also have this idea, but at present, the strength of Yejiabao cannot afford such a city at all, and there is an extreme shortage of troops and materials, which is the most difficult problem to solve." ā€

Hearing Ye Shaolong say this, the little emperor nodded in agreement. Whether to abandon Baoding City or not to put it aside, the key is to be able to control it in your hands.

According to Ye Shaolong, the current Yejiabao is indeed unable to divide troops to garrison Baoding City. But it's not good to abandon it like this, I can't think of a proper solution, and siege warfare like this will definitely not stop.

It is even very likely that as soon as they left with their front feet, someone came to occupy them behind them. Baoding City is not as good as the capital, and the people in the city have not been robbed by the Japanese invaders, that is to say, Ye Shaolong does not have to bear the needs of the people as he did in the capital.

Judging from the current situation, that is, the soldiers are the most critical, and there are still ways to solve other problems.

The little emperor frowned and pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of a way: "Shaolong, why don't you send some chengguan team that Yejiabao just formed." With 5,000 people, it will not be a problem to defend a small Baoding city. What's more, there is only one day between the two places, so you can support it at any time. ā€

Ye Shaolong shook his head and said: "The emperor doesn't know, those thousands of city management camps are actually recruits who have never been on the battlefield, and it is not appropriate to rely on these people to defend the city. ā€

"But ......."

The little emperor was suddenly angry and hesitated: "Is there really no way?" You willingly gave away Baoding City. ā€

Ye Shaolong suddenly laughed, nodded and said, "That's what I mean!" ā€

"What?"

As soon as Ye Shaolong said this, several people in the room exclaimed at the same time, no one expected that Ye Shaolong would actually have such a plan in his heart.

"Don't be so surprised, it's never too late for you to be surprised after I finish speaking!" Ye Shaolong was breezy and seemed to be extremely confident.

With curiosity on their faces, everyone waited for Ye Shaolong to solve their doubts.

The latter paused for a moment, organized the language a little, and then opened his mouth to speak: "Actually, the reason is very simple, at present, Yejiabao really can't manage Baoding City." Rather than carrying such a package, it is better to give it away and get some benefits from it. ā€

"What does the marshal mean to use Baoding City in exchange for benefits?" Su Can frowned and said.

"Yes, we can't take care of it anyway, just get some benefits and flash people, as for what will happen in the future? We Yejiabao don't have to be afraid at all. Ye Shaolong's meaning is obvious, that is, to give away the city in exchange for benefits, and then flash people to save worry and effort.

"Then who are you going to give Baoding City to?" The little emperor thought about it for a while, and seemed to think that this was a good idea.

"I don't know who to give it to, but it's easy to do, so I'll send a post to a few warlords around me and invite them to come and talk. Whoever gives the benefit will give it to whomever it wants, anyway, our purpose is the benefit, and the rest will be ignored! A hint of sinister appeared on Ye Shaolong's face.

Explaining this, everyone present no longer has any doubts, and the method according to what Ye Shaolong said is indeed feasible, as long as things go well, it is very likely that there will be a big harvest.

There was no objection, so naturally according to Ye Shaolong's method, everyone began to look for a target. After some discussion, they began to write a post, and then sent an emissary to deliver it.

After the matter was done, Ye Shaolong announced the dismissal of the meeting, and everyone went back to rest for a day. Before leaving, Ye Shaolong asked the tower to send someone back to Yejiabao to report the news, and even informed Ye Shoufu and Tang Feifei, asking them to vacate dozens of carriages to prepare for transporting supplies.

The tower promised to go down on his own with a half of a voice, and Ye Shaolong called out to Li Chengke, who was just about to leave, and muttered in his ear for a while. The more Li Chengke listened to it, the more exaggerated the smile on his face became, and he couldn't help but look happy.

Then he hurriedly said goodbye, Ye Shaolong looked at the empty room, hummed a little song with his hands behind his back, and went back to the room to rest in a good mood.

The north gate was opened soon after, and a few fast horses galloped away in different directions after leaving the city, and soon disappeared into the vast wilderness.

The city gate was closed again, and some people who wanted to flee out of the city gathered at the city gate, looking at the closed gate with helpless faces.

According to the soldiers defending the city, no one was allowed to leave the city until Baoding City had completely confirmed that there were no longer any more Japanese robbers. Faced with such a situation, the people who want to flee are naturally helpless.

Li Chengke, in accordance with Ye Shaolong's orders, took the three thousand Yejiabao troops and began to search the city. Then he identified several places where the former Japanese invaders had gathered, and searched for everything that could be taken with them, many of which were still unused supplies.

Although there is not much left, there are a lot of bits and pieces. At least the supplies of Yejiabao's 10,000 troops this time can be regarded as complete.

So far, the losses of Yejiabao in this battle are only those dead and wounded soldiers, and the rest still have surpluses. By interrogating the captured widows, Li Chengke also got some surprises.

Eventually, the place where the pirates had hidden their gunpowder and weapons was found, hundreds of guns and matching gunpowder, as well as a few broken guns and a number of shells.

These were all taken away by Li Chengke, and in the end, under the advice of his subordinates, he did not even let go of a few cannons placed on the tower of Baoding City, and directly ordered someone to dismantle them and prepare to transport them back to Yejiabao.

Li Chengke was busy until the evening, when he counted all the things, and when he presented the list in front of Ye Shaolong. Ye Shaolong was also surprised, and what he got was far beyond his imagination.

"I didn't expect this widow to be quite rich, it seems that I will have to rob them next time!" After Ye Shaolong's surprise, he suddenly said something to Li Chengke.

The latter laughed helplessly, it is estimated that this widow also stored all the recently harvested materials in Baoding City, and he had not had time to transport them away, which made Ye Shaolong cheap.

Seeing that Li Chengke didn't dare to compliment, Ye Shaolong laughed twice to cover up his infinite move just now, and then asked Li Chengke, who had been busy for most of the day, to go down to rest. Now I will wait for the arrival of those surrounding forces, and then make some benefits and go back to Yejiabao.