marquis of jingan

Chapter 887
For the current Da Chen, the Northern Expedition was actually an impossible dream.

Of course, this conclusion has a premise, that is, there is no arrival of Shen Yi.

Without Shen Yi, Da Chen would not have had any chance of succeeding in the Northern Expedition. Even if Emperor Hongde had great ambitions, time would wipe out his dreams and eventually become an honest master of success.

The final outcome of Nanchen is probably like that of the Southern Song Dynasty in another world.

But with Shen Yi in this world, Chen Guo has a little more hope.

It's not because Shen Yi's arrival will cause Chen Guo's technology to explode and quickly dominate the world. After all, it is too difficult for one person to lead an era.

Even if it is Red China in another world, countless sages, coupled with the existing technology, it took several generations to develop slowly. For Shen Yi, a liberal arts student, he can only provide the world with technology. The concept guides the direction of the future and helps the world move forward faster, but it is absolutely difficult to lead it to develop rapidly.

What Shen Yi really brought directly to this world was a different idea and way of thinking.

For example, when he was thinking about the Northern Expedition in the eighth and ninth years of Hongde, he had considered the stages of the Northern Expedition.

The first stage, of course, is to establish a heart first.

Let the entire Chen court, or at least half of the court, recognize the Northern Expedition, and support the Northern Expedition, and dare to go to the Northern Expedition.

Now that stage is over.

The second stage is to test the enemy's combat power while strengthening oneself.

Then there is the stage that Shen Yi is doing now.

First try to insert a permanent army inside the northern border.

If this step is successful, then the next step is to establish a base in the northern border, then occupy the city, and really start to restore the homeland bit by bit!
However, let Wan Zhong lead 500 people secretly to the north, there is no rush, it still needs to be considered slowly, and the selection of the [-] elites has not yet started.

What is before us is Master Shen's third northward march.

According to the information submitted by the Dibao Division, the enemies along the Huaihe River in Haizhou hardly moved after receiving the news that Ling Su and others were going north, and still stuck to the Huaihe River.

In other words, after they suffered losses many times, they were already very wary of Shen Yi's two-line operation.

Attract hatred on the one hand, and fight hard on the other.

In addition, the soldiers on the eastern front have been actively preparing for the battle for several days. The Qi people are not blind without spies, so they can see clearly, so the defenders along the Huai River hardly moved.

They did not move, but the Eastern Front had to move.

Because now that the plot has been "seen through", he has to be "anxious". Now that Shen Yi is sending troops northward, he wants to pretend to be annoyed and send warships to harass the defense line along the Huai River in Haizhou.

Of course, this kind of harassment is just a show, and it is impossible to actually fight a landing battle.

Under the current state of military strength, even if Xue Wei's troops really exploded and wiped out more than 1 to 5000 enemies in the entire Haizhou, if they went to fight a landing battle, then the [-] people on the entire Eastern Front would Not much left.

The current Shen Yi is still in the stage of strength development, this kind of Seven Injury Fist is absolutely unacceptable.

After Master Shen gave the order, Xue Wei immediately ordered the remaining dozen warships and a group of small and medium-sized boats on the eastern front to go northward, carrying artillery, to bombard the Qi people's defense line on the north bank.

The purpose of doing this is naturally to let the people of Qi firmly believe in their judgment, so as to hold back the enemies in Haizhou, so that Ling Su can fight smoothly, so that they will not be surrounded by the people of Qi.

Because it was just the shelling of warships, there would not be a real fight, so neither Xue Wei nor Su Ding participated in it. The two stood behind Shen Yi, took out their binoculars from time to time, and looked towards the north bank.

After looking at it for a while, Xue Wei put down the mirror in his hand and sighed: "Mr. Shen, last time it was the main attack on the western front, and this time it's the main attack on the western front again. Let's support them."

"Next time we fight together, you must not forget about our Eastern Front..."

Master Shen turned his head and glanced at this guy, and snorted: "What is the east and west lines? When fighting, the entire Huai'an army is one, just like a person's left and right hands. The enemy's left side is obviously empty, so do you have to use your right hand?" Going to fight against the enemy's stronghold, is that fair?"

Master Shen looked serious, and taught him a lesson: "You have led the army for a few years, and you have learned badly from them, and you have the idea of ​​setting up a mountain! I just don't know how many hozens have you climbed on this mountain, General Xue?"

When the team grows, it is very normal for someone to stand on the top of the mountain. For example, on Lingsu's side, some people from Linhaiwei often call themselves "old people" and surround Lingsu, a thousand households of Linhaiwei.

However, Shen Yi, as the core of the team, from his point of view, the best situation for the whole team is of course that the whole team is united and integrated.

Even if the phenomenon of Lishantou cannot be stopped, Shen Yi should try his best to make this happen as slowly as possible.

Of course, if the follow-up team grows bigger, this situation will inevitably happen, and Shen Yi himself has no way to stop it.

In the late stage of the team, the main task of Shen Yi, the core, will gradually change from leading the team to grow, to coordinating the contradictions among the many mountains in the team and balancing their power.

In fact, the emperor who sits in the court in Deqing Palace plays such a role, but his family's team is passed down from his ancestors, and Master Shen brought it up a little bit by himself.

Xue Wei was stupid, scratched his head, and said, "Mr. Shen, the last general...I..."

Su Ding on the side hurriedly came out to make a rescue, and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen, General Xue is just speaking quickly. The main reason is that he wants to do meritorious service for Mr. Shen and the court. He has no other intentions."

Shen Yi squinted his eyes, and said in a muffled voice: "Speaking of meritorious service, I took the east route to the north before, and afterward, none of the thousands of households under Ling Su's hands complained about me behind my back, saying that I was partial."

"Ling Su didn't see me complaining in front of me."

Hearing Shen Yi's words, Xue Wei didn't have any discernment, but was slightly proud, but Su Ding was shocked.

He glanced at Shen Yi, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

The "boss" of his family spends most of his time in Huai'an, and he often sleeps in on weekdays, but he is very clear about the remarks of Qianhu in Lingsu's army!
He knows what Qianhu said on the western front, and it can be inferred that he may not know what the generals on the eastern front are saying in private!
Thinking about it again, I'm afraid it's not just thousands of households, but hundreds of households...

Thinking of this, Su Ding shook his head slightly, not daring to continue thinking about it.

However, he suddenly felt a move in his heart, looked at Shen Yi, and suddenly understood.

It is the sentence just now, it may not be that he deliberately said it to the two of them, in order to give them some vigilance!
After figuring it out, Su Ding coughed, bowed his head and said, "Mr. Shen, it's not a problem to hold back the Qi people along the Huaihe River on the east line. You said two days ago that you wanted to select elites. I don't know how to select them. It's the east line." 250 people from each side on the western front, or 500 people from the eastern front.”

"Ling Su and the others are fighting."

Shen Yi thought for a while, and said: "I will select five hundred elites from the Eastern Front and send them to the North Shore at the right time, but there is no rush for this matter. I will do it after I find a good opportunity."

Master Shen looked at the north, and said slowly: "I have been fighting with the Qi people for so long, and I still can't stay in Huaibei for a long time. Without a foothold, this Northern Expedition cannot really be carried out."

Xue Wei smiled heartily and said, "Mr. Shen, I have studied the book of war you gave me. It says in the book of war that the first step of the Northern Expedition is to take Xuzhou."

"Wait next year, this subordinate will take down Xuzhou City for you!"

Shen Yi looked back at Xue Wei.

The art of war he gave to Xue Wei came from General Zhao Chong's Master of the Navy, and there are always two versions of the Master of the Navy.

The first version is the one in the palace, it's just a way for sailors to keep the river.

The second version is the version that Zhao Lu gave to Shen Yi. In that version, General Zhao Chong studied the method of the Northern Expedition for more than ten years in his later years.

General Zhao, the heart of the Northern Expedition has never stopped.

It's a pity that he didn't meet the hero and died in depression.

In General Zhao's Northern Expedition strategy, the first step is to capture Xuzhou, then use Xuzhou as a base, slowly advance northward, and finally drive Zhu Lizhen out of the pass and restore Shenzhou!
It's just that this first step, even if it falls to the present, is extremely difficult.

Master Shen put his hands behind his back and sighed slowly: "If you really want to take down Xuzhou, you will be the number one martial artist in this dynasty, and you, Xue Da, will also be the number one military general in Hong De Dynasty."

Xue Wei lowered his head slightly.

"Where is the subordinate worthy, Mr. Shen, you are the number one in this dynasty."

Shen Yi glanced back at this guy, then turned and left, and said: "Okay, don't stand here stupidly, and pass on my general order. From today onwards, each battalion of thousands of households will take turns boarding the boat to attack the north bank. Don't be stingy with gunpowder. There are changes on the north shore, ready to land at any time."

Su Ding followed Shen Yi, walked a few steps, and said worriedly: "Mr. Shen, General Ling is in Sizhou, too close to Zhou Shizhong's Huaiyuan camp. His subordinates are worried that Zhou Shizhong will divide his troops..."

Shen Yi frowned: "Zhao Lu is in Tushan, if he can't hold back the people of Qi, the Huaihe Navy might just find a piece of tofu and kill him. What are you doing alive?"

Su Ding shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid General Zhao won't try his best."

Shen Yi rubbed the center of his brows and let out a sullen breath.

"Then I'll send an urgent letter to Ling Su, telling him to be careful of the enemies in Huaiyuan in the west."

Master Shen left with his hands behind his back.

"Fortunately, they are held back by us in the east. Even if they can't perform meritorious deeds, it will be no problem to withdraw back."

Su Ding nodded: "That's the reason, but if Zhou Shizhong ordered the Haizhou defenders to encircle General Ling..."

"Then let them withdraw from Hongze Lake."

After Shen Yi finished speaking, he thought about it, but still felt that it was not appropriate. He stopped, glanced at Su Ding, and spoke slowly.

"Pass down my military order to ask the soldiers to find opportunities to land on a small scale while they are harassing the north bank, but they must not indulge in fighting. Once Qi people surround them, they should immediately board the ship and retreat!"

If soldiers from the eastern front really landed, then the defenders in Haizhou would be dragged to death here, unable to move!
Hearing Shen Yi's words, before Su Ding could reply, Xue Wei clasped his fists and lowered his head excitedly: "The final order will be given!"

After saying this, he turned around and ran away.

Obviously, General Xue, whose hands have been itching for a long time, is going to go to "small-scale landing" in person.

Shen Yi looked at the back of him running away, and shook his head: "This guy, I don't know when he will be enlightened."

Su Ding stood behind Shen Yi and smiled: "General Xue has a pure heart, this kind of character has always been the most favorite of the British Lord."

The so-called innocence is a bit euphemistic.

It probably means that Xue Wei has no heart.

If you don't have a mind, you will be very "loyal", and you can use it with confidence, even if you are not very smart, it doesn't matter.

People who are too smart can easily pierce their own hands when using it. If this kind of reckless man uses it, it is really the same.

For example, if Master Shen asks Xue Wei to kill someone, Xue Wei won't even ask about the person's background, he will just draw the knife and chop.

But Su Ding will ask.

This is the reason why Shen Yi "prefers" Xue Wei a little bit, because it is a pure knife.

Don't worry.

However, the word "British Lord" is still somewhat inappropriate.

Master Shen shook his head slightly.

"I'm not the Lord of England, I'm just a scholar."

(End of this chapter)