marquis of jingan

It has been more than six years since Shen Yi came to this world in Hongde five years ago.

In the past six years, he has experienced too many things and too many twists and turns, but in terms of pressure...

There is no doubt that the pressure to defend Huai'an Mansion is the greatest this time.

Because of this matter, the emperor did not endorse him, that is to say, Shen Yi was entirely responsible.

It can be said to be "self-financing".

But risk also means opportunity.

If Shen Yi could keep Huai'an, even if he didn't fight any good battles, but simply kept it, he would gain huge political capital and get a promotion.

more importantly.

At that time, Shen Yi will not only gain a rank, but also a status.

He will suddenly become the "high-level" person in the court, who can speak on key issues.

But these are later stories.

For Shen Yi now, the most important thing is to hold on to Huai'an, and to hold on to Huai'an at the least cost.

On the morning of the third day of August, when Shen Yi was still patrolling the defense line along the Huaihe River, he followed him from Fengyang Mansion all the way to Luo Yong, the secretary of the report office in Huai'an, and trotted all the way to Shen Yi.

Because he was exposed in Fengyang Mansion, Luo Yong could no longer survive in Fengyang, so now he spends most of his time by Shen Yi's side, and is mainly responsible for the intelligence work around Shen Yi.

Most of the communication between Shen Yi and Di Baosi is done through him.

Luo Yong walked up to Shen Yi, lowered his head slightly, and said, "Si Zheng!"

Seeing that there was something wrong with his expression, Shen Yi turned his head and waved away the followers around him, then looked at Luo Yong, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"Yes."

Luo Yong breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at Shen Yi, and said in a low voice: "According to the information of the inner guards and some information collected by the brothers of Di Baosi, there are a large number of ships on the Huaihe River in the northwest of Huai'an Mansion. Gather on shore..."

Hearing this news, Shen Yi did not panic.

Because this is something he has already foreseen, and it is just divided into late arrival and early arrival.

Master Shen narrowed his eyes, looked at the river bank, and said slowly: "How far is it from our defense line?"

"East-west direction...about a hundred miles."

Luo Yong lowered his head slightly and said, "It's probably because they are afraid of attracting our attention. The assembly point of their ships is still far away from Huai'an Mansion."

Shen Yi nodded silently, then said, "Got it."

Luo Yong coughed, looked at Shen Yi cautiously, and asked, "Si Zheng, do you want to contact the Mansion Reporter on the North Shore?"

Among the eight teams of the Dibao Division, Shen Yi arranged for an entire team to go to Northern Qi. No one knows anymore.

Shen Yi took a look at Luo Yong, then shook his head slightly: "This is not something you should worry about, you should not think about it, the newspaper secretary on the North Shore, just be..."

"Just as if they didn't exist."

"All right."

Master Shen rubbed his temples, and said: "Go ahead and find out the news. If there is anything urgent, send someone to bring it to me immediately."

Luo Yong bowed his head respectfully, turned around and went down.

After Luo Yong left, Shen Yi turned his head and waved to Jiang Sheng who was not far away, and said, "Go, bring the two generals Ling Xue to see me, and say that I have something important to discuss with them."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi paused, and said: "Also, Su Ding under Xue Wei's command is also called to discuss the matter."

Jiang Sheng nodded, and immediately turned around and went down.

At this time, the main leaders of the Coastal Capital Division, including Shen Yi, Ling Xue and others, were patrolling along the Huaihe River. They arrived one after another, and after entering Shen Yi's tent, bowed their heads respectfully to Shen Yi who was still eating, and saluted with fists clasped.

Master Shen put down his rice bowl, pointed to a few cushions in the tent, and said, "There are no chairs here, just sit here."

Everyone is a military officer, not as busy as a scholar, so they all sat down happily.

After everyone was seated, Ling Su looked up at Su Ding, a middle-aged man sitting behind Xue Wei, smiled at Su Ding, and nodded.

Although Su Ding has actually served as Xue Wei's deputy at this moment, his rank has not been raised, and he is still at the level of a thousand households. He bowed his head slightly to Ling Su to show his respect.

After the three sat down, Shen Yi didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Everyone, the latest information, the ships of the Qi people have assembled on the north bank."

"Although the place where they gathered is still more than a hundred miles away from Huai'an Mansion, if nothing else happens, the target is us."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi glanced at Ling Su and asked, "General Ling, why are you fighting against the enemy?"

Ling Su lowered his head immediately, and replied without hesitation: "Duke Shen, the brothers have completely taken over the defense of the Huaihe River. If people approach, the general will immediately organize his soldiers to meet the enemy!"

Shen Yi didn't speak, but turned to look at Xue Wei, and asked, "General Xue, what about you?"

"What General Ling said is naturally right, but..."

Speaking of this, Xue Wei paused, looked back at his partner who had been with him for a few days, and after thinking for a while, lowered his head slightly and said: "Mr. Ships, we can also, our warships in Yueqing have already sailed to Huai'an..."

"Subordinates think, can we drive the boats on the Huaihe River and keep an eye on those Northern Qi boats all the time, so that if they make any changes, we can immediately be alert and not say anything?"

"We have artillery on our ship. When necessary, we can sail directly to meet the enemy."

As soon as Xue Wei's words fell to the ground, Su Ding stood up. He bowed to Shen Yi and clasped his fists, and said: "Mr. Shen, Mingzhou Weihai Coast, when my subordinates were in Mingzhou Wei, they were quite familiar with water warfare. I also drove some warships, and my subordinates requested to set sail to keep an eye on the Qi people on the north bank."

Shen Yi glanced at Xue Wei and Su Ding, then his eyes fell on Su Ding, and said lightly: "The warships of our Coastal Capital Division are much larger than ordinary ships. Has General Su been familiar with it?"

"Back to Mr. Shen..."

He lowered his head and said: "When the warship first arrived at the port of Songjiang Prefecture, my subordinates went up to see it. It is indeed much larger than ordinary warships, but the general will still make it."

Shen Yi nodded, and said, "Then do this."

He looked at Su Ding and said, "Remember, you can't get too far away from them. There are probably artillery on the warships of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Compared with us, those Qi people have more brazen words and get closer. Maybe they will directly shoot you."

Master Shen paused for a moment, then continued: "If the ships of the Northern Qi Dynasty are too close to you and have bad intentions, then you don't need to ask for instructions, just shoot them directly."

Su Ding bowed his head respectfully, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Subordinates obey!"

Shen Yi looked at Ling Su again, and said, "General Ling, you are in charge of the west of the defense line."

"General Xue leads the east."

"Once the people of Qi make a move, there is no need to ask for instructions on the fly, just treat them as Japanese pirates and beat them up."

"Also, pay attention to one thing."

Master Shen also stood up, looked at the three subordinates, and said: "Those who go to the front must be armored. Those who have no armor or only leather armor, stay behind for the time being, don't let them go directly. Face the same person."

"The fireworks for the announcement have also been made for you, and you each have them in your hands."

Shen Yi paused, and continued: "The meaning of the three colors of fireworks must be kept in mind. After seeing the fireworks asking for help, if you can support, you should immediately support them. If you can't, set off fireworks and report to other places."

"The entire line of defense must be integrated."

Having said that, Shen Yi gave a low drink: "Do you understand!"

All three stood up, bowed respectfully and clasped fists to Shen Yi: "Your subordinate obeys!"