marquis of jingan

Chapter 866 Faces
Back then, Marquis of Anping Zhao Lu and Shen Yi gambled against each other, thinking that Shen Yi would never be able to defend Huai'an and Huaihe River, and in the end it was up to their Huaihe navy to be able to hold on.

In fact, there was nothing wrong with Zhao Lu's judgment.

Since Shen Yi took over Huai'an in August last year, Huai'an has been attacked by Qi people many times in a row. If Shen Yi is not different from ordinary people, the combat power of his soldiers, the resources he can use, and the intelligence work are far superior. Ordinary people, Huai'an has long since fallen.

Even if [-] of the most elite imperial troops are placed here, it is unlikely to be able to defend.

Although the process was difficult, the result was good. Not only did Shen Yi defend Huai'an, but more than half a year had passed. Today, Huai'an's defense line has not only not collapsed, but has become more and more stable.

If it is just to defend Huai'an, that's fine. After all, the Huaihe Navy has been guarding the Huaihe River for so many years, and they have not lost it. However, Master Shen not only defended Huai'an, but also took advantage of a lot in the process of guarding the river.

Even this time, he led people to the north of the Huaihe River and wiped out more than [-] enemies!

Many people are used to the number of tens of thousands of people on the battlefield, and may find the number of 3000 inconspicuous.

In fact, if the number of people exceeds a hundred, it is already a large-scale battle.

If the two sides fight with more than a thousand people, it can be called a battle.

Annihilate more than a thousand, and you can report a great victory.

In the seventh year of Hongde, the two sides fought for a whole year. If Zhao Lu hadn't sent the imperial army across the river in the end, the combined casualties of both sides might not have exceeded [-] in that whole year.

This time, Master Shen wiped out [-] Qi people and captured a group of Zhu Lizhen nobles, so he can confidently report a great victory to the court.

In the same way, Huai'an's side has achieved a lot of success, so there will be pressure on General Zhao Lu's side.

He can't do nothing.

Otherwise, the contrast would be too stark, and everyone would feel that the Huaihe Navy was far inferior to the Huai'an Army, and his already unstable position would be even more precarious.

That's why Master Shen said, let Zhao Lu, the big bastard, stretch his head.

After all, the big bastard of the Huaihe Navy has not moved for a long time, and has been sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, which made Shen Yi quite annoyed.

Hearing Shen Yi say that Zhao Lu is a big bastard, the three generals under him all thought it was a little funny, but everyone still held back their laughter. Su Ding coughed and said to Shen Yi: "Mr. Shen, This time the people of Qi have suffered a lot, they may not be able to swallow this breath, they may launch another round of attacks on Huai'an."

Shen Yi nodded slightly, and said: "This is not unreasonable, but this time, General Zhou also saw the cards in my hand."

He reached out and knocked on the table, and said slowly: "He knows, in my hand, or in other words, the defenders in Huai'an are not only [-], but [-]."

"and…"

Master Shen smiled and said: "He's not sure whether the imperial army in Huai'an will increase again, after all, they didn't make sense and sent more troops to Huai'an."

"If he is smart enough, he probably won't touch Huai'an again in a short time. Of course, no one can be sure about this kind of thing, so no matter whether it is the eastern or western front, he must be prepared for defense and be ready to meet the enemy at any time."

The Huaian defense line is more than 200 miles from east to west and less than 5 miles. If it is a distance of [-] miles and [-] people defend, then there can be one person every two meters.

This density is already quite large.

In comparison, although the Huaihe Navy has a large number of people, the line of defense they have to defend is also much longer than that of Huai'an.

Maybe the persimmon of the Huaihe Navy is even softer.

Master Shen and his subordinates analyzed the defense of the Huaihe River while eating. When the meal was almost finished, Master Shen knocked on the table and set the tone for this small meeting.

"Tomorrow morning, General Ling will return to the western front, continue to do a good job of defense on the western front, and be alert to the enemy's attack again at any time."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi paused, and said: "The specific death list on the western front, as well as credits, etc., send it to me as soon as possible, and I will report to the Ministry of War."

"There is not a large shortage of soldiers on the western front. You will recruit troops in Lianshui County to make up for it. The training of recruits cannot be interrupted. Train the recruits brought from the southeast as soon as possible."

Ling Su stood up and cupped his fists respectfully at Shen Yi: "Your subordinate obeys!"

Shen Yi rubbed his head and said, "As for the imperial army..."

"After a few days, we should withdraw to the south and not stay by the Huaihe River permanently, in case people in the court gossip."

Speaking of this, he looked at Su Ding, and said: "The detailed battle report on the Eastern Front should also be written up as soon as possible. I will write it as a memorial and send it to Jiankang to report the victory in the past two days."

"Also, those precious lumps can't stop eating and drinking, and can't be raised to death. In two days, follow the good news and escort Jiankang together."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi said with a smile: "Those second generation ancestors seem to be useless, maybe they are related to the future of the brothers."

The current Emperor Hongde.

Generally speaking, he is a qualified and good emperor, but this emperor has a distinct hobby.

Good face!
And it's very face-saving.

And these Zhulizhen nobles can perfectly make Emperor Hongde look good and make him face a lot!That's why Shen Yi said that this is the future of the brothers.

But the latter paragraph cannot be said directly to these subordinates, even in private.

After all, talking about the emperor behind his back is a huge taboo, and Shen Yi hasn't drifted to that level yet.

The Huai'an army moved very quickly. On the second day, Shen Yi's detailed report was sent to Jiankang along the official post. At the same time, Shen Yi sent his commander Liu Mingyuan to personally escort the Zhu Lizhen prisoners to Jiankang .

As a matter of fact, when Shen Yi just returned from the north bank, he sent a secret letter to the palace through the channel of the inner guard, and briefly reported the situation of the battle.

The night before he sent out the detailed report, the eunuch Gao Ming had already received the secret report he sent out earlier.

Gao Ming, who had received the secret memorial, did not dare to neglect, even though it was very late, he still came to the Ganlu Hall, saw His Majesty the Emperor who was working overtime to review the memorial, the eunuch Gao cautiously stepped forward, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Shen of Huai'an Mansion close play."

The emperor did not raise his head, but lowered his head and finished writing the last few words on his hand, then put the ink brush aside, looked up at Gao Ming: "I wrote to tell you that he used the imperial army?"

Although Meng Lian's forbidden army was under the control of Shen Yi, it was still a forbidden army after all. Before they acted according to Shen Yi's military order, they delivered documents to the palace and the court.

For this reason, Cui Yu, Prime Minister of Zhongshu, took up this issue yesterday, saying that Shen Yi could no longer defend Huai'an and used the forbidden army.

However, out of selfishness, the emperor suppressed this matter and did not make a big fuss.

He was waiting for Shen Yi's report, for Shen Yi to give him an answer from the court.

Eunuch Gao lowered his head, even he, the chief eunuch of the inner court, was a little excited when he spoke.

"Your Majesty, this servant just took a quick look, and Lord Shen said..."

"While he restrained the Qi people on the western front, he led the soldiers on the eastern front across the Huaihe River!"

"In the north of the Huaihe River, defeat the enemy!"

His Majesty the Emperor was taken aback, and the movement of unfolding the letter in his hands was a little slower.

He suddenly took a deep breath, lowered his head and unfolded Shen Yi's letter, and read the letter carefully bit by bit by the light of Ganlu Hall.

After reading this letter, His Majesty's face became flushed with naked eyes.

He exhaled several breaths before calming down.

In the end, he still couldn't hold back and laughed heartily.

"After seeing this letter tonight, my exhaustion has completely disappeared, and my whole body is comfortable!"

He suddenly looked at Eunuch Gao, and said with a smile: "Gao Ming, you have been keeping an eye on it for the past few days. All official documents from Huai'an should be stopped and sent to the palace, not Zhongshu."

Eunuch Gao was taken aback for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "Yes, this servant obeys."

His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"The court will be held in five days. I want to take a good look at the faces of those old guys."

(End of this chapter)