marquis of jingan

Chapter 911
On October [-], the weather is getting colder and colder.

Today, the sky is cloudy.

On the surface of the Huai River near the Xiangshui camp, most of the warships of the Huai'an army and some large and small ships gathered.

Added together, there are nearly a hundred ships.

On the north bank of the Xiangshui camp, large and small boats were also gathered, and at first glance, it already looked a bit dark.

After Xue Wei got Shen Yi's order, he brought several of his subordinates to live in the boat, and even drove the warship to the north bank to test the power of the new artillery in advance.

Because of this, the two sides also broke out some small-scale water battles on the Huai River in advance.

However, although this water battle has not yet started, the war between the two sides is imminent, and the only difference is a word from the coaches of both sides.

When the two sides were confronting each other in Huaishui, Zhang Jian, the prefect of Huai'an, who was wearing a fourth-rank official uniform, was sitting opposite Shen Yi in Xiangshui camp. Poured tea for Shen Yi and sighed slightly.

"Ziheng, the thousands of fishermen along the coast of Huai'an Mansion have all moved away, and now the people in the north of Huai'an Mansion are still migrating one after another."

Shen Yi took the tea that Zhang Jian handed over, took a sip, and said, "It's hard for senior brother, I know it will cost a lot, and most of the magistrate's yamen can't afford it. I will ask someone to send some money to senior brother in a few days." In the past, it was paid by the magistrate’s yamen to temporarily resettle the relocated people.”

"Money or not, it's all small things."

Zhang Jian also took a sip of tea, and sighed slightly: "After all, the war is about to happen, and most of the people are willing to move. There are very few people who are unwilling, so let them stay where they are."

"These things, no matter whether they have money or not, the prefect's yamen can do it. If they have money, those people who have moved away will have a better life. If they don't have money..."

Zhang Fuzun said silently: "Without money, they should move out as well. It's better than dying unexpectedly."

Having said that, he looked up at Shen Yi, with some worry in his tone: "What I'm really worried about now is your condition, Ziheng. Judging by your current appearance, you won't be able to sleep well for at least two or three days."

"It's not that I don't want to sleep."

Master Shen smiled wryly, and said: "I really can't sleep at all, lying on the bed tossing and turning, I don't feel sleepy at all."

The heavier a person's power, the heavier the responsibility. In the past, when Shen Yi suppressed the Japanese, most of the time, he only had to be responsible for the thousands of brothers under him, but now...

The number of people under his hands has become 3, or even 5. Among these 5 people, many of them are married and have families.

What's more terrible is that in addition to these 5 people, he also needs to be responsible for the wealth and lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Huai'an Prefecture.

In the face of this crucial battle, even the "big hearted" Shen Yi was so overwhelmed that he couldn't sleep at all.

Hearing Shen Yi's words, Zhang Fuzun sighed faintly.

Others don't know it, but he knows it. One of the biggest hobbies of his junior brother is to sleep late. Now...

Can't sleep anymore?
After Zhang Fuzun was silent for a while, he asked, "Is Ziheng completely unsure about this battle?"

"Can't say that either."

Shen Yi took a deep breath and said: "If there is a real fight, I am sure that I will not suffer. If I am willing to hide in Huai'an City and defend the city, I can even preserve most of my strength."

"But I'm the guard of the Huaihe River, so I can't just let everyone come here, so I have to fight some battles."

Having said that, Shen Yi stood up and said, "Senior brother, the war is probably going to happen in the past few days. I have no time to be distracted from the matter of relocating the people, so I can only entrust the full power to my senior brother."

Zhang Jian shook her head: "I am the parent officer of Huai'an Mansion, and it is my duty to do these things."

Shen Yi thought for a while and asked, "Brother, do you want to send the eldest nephew back to Yu Qian first?"

Zhang Fuzun frowned first.Then he slowly shook his head: "At this time, I, the parent officer, have to set an example. If I don't leave this battle, he can't leave either."

Shen Yi nodded silently, and said, "Brother is righteous."

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Huai'an Mansion, Chenjiagang.

This is the place where Wan Zhong led two thousand-household battalions to station, and it is also a town near the coast of Huai'an Prefecture.

It has been almost half a month since Wan Zhong arrived here. During this half month, he patrolled the coast almost every day, and his brothers even patrolled day and night to prevent Qi people from bypassing the Huaihe River and attacking Huai'an from the sea. government.

On this day, Wan Zhong, as always, led people to patrol the seaside. From time to time, he raised the binoculars hanging on his chest to observe the sea surface from a distance.

Nothing happened all day.

In the evening at sunset, Wan Zhong yawned, called several hundreds of households under his command, and said: "There are orders from above. These few days are the most critical time. People from Qi may call at any time. In the evening Patrols, no matter whether it is the first half of the night or the second half of the night, can't stop..."

"General Wan!"

Before Wan Zhong could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by someone. A group of hundreds of households on horseback hurried over. When they got close, they jumped off their horses, clasped their fists and lowered their heads: "General Wan, a ship of Qi people has been spotted on the sea. Move closer to the shore like me!"

Wan Zhong took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and asked slowly, "How many ships do you see now?"

"There are [-] or [-] ships found now, and the ships are not small..."

The hundred households bowed their heads and said: "It is estimated that only these ships can accommodate 2000 to [-] people. If there are more ships in the future..."

He swallowed, and said, "The subordinates can't estimate how many people they can bring."

Wan Qianhu nodded silently. He closed his eyes, thought about the situation quickly, and said, "Pass my order, all brothers must gather and go to the coast to prevent the Qi people from landing!"

"In addition, use fireworks to send messages to inform nearby friendly forces and let them know of enemy attacks."

Wan Zhong directly reined in, turned the horse's head to the east, and said in a low voice: "Also, immediately send someone to report to Shen Gong, General Su, and General Xue in the Xiangshui camp, and tell them the specific enemy situation!"

After saying this, Wan Zhong took the lead and ran towards the east coast.

The two Thousand-Household Battalions under his command, with a total of over 2000 people, also rushed to the east, and soon formed an array along the coast. Some small artillery and crossbowmen were all standing in place, waiting for the Qi people at any time. login.

When Wan Zhong was lining up to meet the enemy along the coast, his messengers galloped on horseback, and that night, they spread the news of the enemy's sneak attack along the coast to the Xiangshui Camp.

At this moment, Shen Yi, who had recovered and didn't sleep much, finally fell asleep, and even Jiang Sheng couldn't bear to wake him up, but there was no other way for the urgent military situation, so Jiang Sheng gritted his teeth and walked in. Shen Yi's tent.

"Young master, the emergency military situation along the coast..."

In the darkness, Shen Yi suddenly opened his eyes.

He didn't say a word, just sat up and put on his clothes silently, and after he simply put on his coat, he walked up to Jiang Sheng, took the urgent report with his hand, and asked, "Where did it come from Wan Zhong?"

Jiang Sheng bowed his head respectfully: "Yes, thousands of households sent them quickly."

Shen Yi nodded. As soon as he walked to the door of his tent, he saw Su Ding waiting outside.

It was late autumn and early winter, and the night wind was already very cold. Su Ding was blown by the night wind, and his clothes were blown away. When he saw Shen Yi walking out, he immediately lowered his head and cupped his fists: "Mr. Shen!"

Shen Yi nodded silently, and said, "Have you read the information?"

Su Ding nodded: "The general already knows about it. It is estimated that there are more than 3000 people preparing to land along the coast, but the exact number of Qi people is not clear."

"Not too many."

Shen Yi said calmly: "They need a large number of ships to land from the sea, and the troop transport period is too long. They also need a large number of ships on the Huaihe River. It is impossible to invest too many large ships on the sea."

Su Ding nodded, and said: "This subordinate has also considered this issue, but I think that if they simply want to land from the sea, then they don't need warships, just merchant ships and fishing boats."

Shen Yi touched his chin and said, "I estimate that there are at most 5000 Qi people in Donghai."

"Wanzhong, you can send another one or two battalions of thousands of households to support them, but you must always pay attention to the enemy in the north."

Master Shen said slowly: "If they move in the east, those in the north should follow suit, otherwise those people on the sea in the east..."

"It's dead in vain."

"The subordinates have sent a boat out to inspect the entire Huaihe River in Huai'an."

"All the Huai'an troops on the Eastern Front are already in combat readiness."

Shen Yi nodded silently.

"Send someone to inform Ling Su and tell him..."

"The battle has already begun."

Su Ding bowed his head respectfully, cupped his fists and said: "Yes, the last general will send someone to General Ling immediately."

Having said that, he looked up at Shen Yi, hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Shen, the military situation is not urgent at the moment. You should sleep for a while. If there is anything, the subordinates will report to you at any time."

"At this time, where can I still sleep?"

Shen Yi walked out with his hands behind his back.

"I'm going to patrol the river."

　I wrote half of it last night and fell asleep! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)