marquis of jingan

Chapter 918 Good news!
At this time, the Huai'an army's wounded barracks were almost overcrowded, and Xue Wei and Jiang Ming were just the tip of the iceberg.

Moreover, the injuries of these two people were not very serious. Some of them were seriously injured, their arms were cut off by Qi Ren, or their bones were chopped off from their thighs by Qi Ren. Some were crying, and some were comatose and had a high fever.

At first glance, the wounded barracks was like a purgatory on earth, and the thick smell of blood almost rushed to the face.

Shen Yi looked around, feeling a little dazed for a while.

At this moment, he began to doubt his decision.

Isn't it...should we withdraw to Huai'an City early?If we withdraw to Huai'an City ahead of time, will we be able to reduce the number of deaths and injuries?

The answer is yes.

But if you just stick to Huai'an City and don't defend the Huaihe River, then the Qi people may bypass Huai'an City, and whether it is Xiangshui County, Lianshui County, or the prefectures and counties near Huai'an, they may encounter military disasters.

Military disasters are far better than natural disasters!
Especially these inhuman Qi people.

Therefore, Shen Yi always wanted to block it again, hold it up again...

Mr. Shen stood in the wounded barracks, and was in a daze for a moment. He didn't know how long it had passed before he heard Xue Wei's voice calling to him: "Mr. Shen."

Shen Yi just came back to his senses, took two steps, walked to Xue Wei's bed, and squatted down: "What's wrong?"

Xue Wei thought for a while and asked, "I want to ask, how is the war on the western front going? Is there a lot of pressure on General Ling?"

Shen Yi breathed out a turbid breath, and said, "This time, there are too many Qi people. The entire Huai'an defense line is under no pressure."

"Ling Su's place is slightly better, but the fight is also very hard."

Having said that, Shen Yi sat down on the ground, and said: "We will fight... until tomorrow, and if there is no change in the battle situation tomorrow, we will retreat back to Huai'an City after the start."

"Brothers... can't die anymore."

The Huai'an attack on each other, if you ignore the forbidden army as a reserve army, you will face almost three times as many enemies, even if you add the forbidden army, you will face twice as many enemies!

With such a disparity in military strength, Shen Yi would not only retreat to Huai'an, but even if he gave up Huai'an Mansion and retreated, he would have something to say in the court.

Therefore, no matter what he did now, no one could criticize him when he arrived at the court. The only difference was that if he couldn't hold on and retreated, the progress of the Northern Expedition might be delayed again.

Xue Wei was silent for a while, then suddenly clenched his fists hard.

"Our Da Chen's troops in Yanhuai are more than [-] in Huai'an Mansion!"

"As long as the Huaihe Navy can cooperate with us a little bit, how dare the people of Qi attack Huai'an like this!"

Shen Yi snorted when he heard this, but didn't speak.

After a while, he patted Xue Wei's uninjured arm, and said, "You can heal your injuries at ease. I'll send you back to Huai'an Mansion later. There are many doctors and medicinal materials there, and it's relatively safe."

"Mr. Shen."

Xue Wei said: "You can just send the brothers back to the city. The subordinates will recuperate in the barracks. I have flesh and blood wounds all over my body. I will be able to go to the battlefield again in a few days."

Shen Yi glanced at the guy, ignored him, but left the wounded barracks silently with his hands behind his back.

Outside the camp, there was a lot of artillery fire.

The soldiers of the Xiangshui camp are still attacking the Qi people who have formed an formation along the Huaihe River. However, the Qi people also have artillery and bows. Fighting in close combat can only occasionally achieve results.

According to Su Ding's order, the remaining relatively complete Qianhu battalions in the Xiangshui camp are taking turns to attack the enemy's positions.

On the battlefield, the fighting was extremely fierce, with people dying and blood flying all over the place.

Shen Yi watched the battle silently until the afternoon when the supporting imperial army finally arrived. The commander of the imperial army, Meng Lian, galloped up to Shen Yi, jumped off the horse, half-kneeled in front of Shen Yi, bowed his head and said: "My lord, the imperial army was ordered to come to help !"

Shen Yi glanced at the commander of the forbidden army, and said silently: "Xiangshui camp has suffered heavy casualties, and now I need the forbidden army to step up, does General Meng have any objections?"

Meng Lian bowed his head respectfully: "The last general obeys orders!"

After all, he stood up and waved his hand.

The battalions of the imperial army immediately drove to the front line to replace the Huai'an army soldiers on the front line.

Standing in front of Shen Yi, Meng Lian lowered his head slightly and said, "My lord, the Jiankang Forbidden Army has sent another 1 people to Huai'an. It is estimated that they will arrive in Huai'an the day after tomorrow, waiting for your orders."

Shen Yi was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Meng Lian: "General Meng got the imperial edict?"

Meng Lian shook his head slightly.

"The imperial court's edict will not be issued to the last general, but the imperial army is the emperor's own army, and it does not necessarily require the court's procedures to call it. The last general has received the news from Shangfeng, and the imperial army has been transferred to Huai'an."

Hearing this sentence, Shen Yi felt a little more at ease. He nodded and said, "There are forbidden soldiers. After this battle, no matter how much credit Huai'an has, there will be a share of the forbidden soldiers, and the credit of General Meng is indispensable."

Meng Lian was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately bowed his head: "Thank you, my lord!"

He knew in his heart that for the young military servant in front of him, the Huai'an Army is the direct line of the army, and the forbidden army can only be regarded as the "guest army". If the commanders of other armies use the "guest army", they will generally let the Rush to the front to take the first round of damage.

For example, in the seventh year of Hongde, General Zhao of the Huaihe Navy consumed [-] forbidden troops to only [-]!
As for the Master Shen in front of him, for unknown reasons, he only used the Forbidden Army as a reserve army, and now he even promised to share the credit, which made Meng Lian very grateful.

He cupped his fists at Shen Yi, and said loudly: "My lord, the last general has also gone to the front line. If there is anything, you can send someone to tell the last general at any time!"

Shen Yi bowed his hands and returned the gift.

"There is General Lao Meng."

He let out a foul breath: "After this matter is over, I will invite the brothers of the Imperial Army to drink."

Meng Lian smiled heartily, responded, then turned around and mounted his horse, and went to the front to find Su Ding to coordinate the battle.

Master Shen turned around and went back to the main tent of the Chinese army, picked up a pen and began to write a small composition for the emperor.

At this time, small essays must be written, and you can't pretend to be high-minded.

Otherwise, the brothers of the Huai'an army would have died in vain.

Even if death is not in vain, it is not worth dying for!

Master Shen had just finished writing a short composition when the door of his military tent was opened. Panting heavily, Jiang Sheng walked up to Shen Yi in two or three steps, bowed his head and said, "My lord."

Shen Yi immediately put down the brush, his complexion changed slightly.

"What did Zhao Lu say?"

Jiang Sheng swallowed his saliva, and said in a low voice: "Young master, General Zhao said that the arrogance of young master, sooner or later, will be answered..."

"It should be on the son himself."

Master Shen sneered: "Am I arrogant?"

He patted the table lightly, and said coldly: "They have lived a good life for too long, but they don't know that their Zhao family has already become so arrogant!"

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The next day, the battle was still intense.

The good news is that with the addition of the imperial army, the pressure on the Huai'an army has dropped sharply, and with the cooperation of friendly troops, the casualties have also dropped a little.

As for the bad news...

It is because the consumption of gunpowder and ammunition is huge, and there is already a shortage of supplies. If the fight continues, not only the artillery will not be used, but the arrows of the bow and crossbow will also be short, but they can only lift the knife to fight hand-to-hand with the Qi people up!
At noon, the Huai'an Army's artillery went silent. Master Shen slapped the table angrily, and ordered Zhao Jizhou to send supplies such as gunpowder and arrows to the Xiangshui camp as quickly as possible. And Lianshui Camp.

In the afternoon, a messenger kneeled in front of Shen Yi in a panic, bowed his head and said, "Mr. Shen, Lianshui Camp, Lianshui Camp!"

Shen Yi stood up, expressionless: "Don't worry, speak slowly."

The orderly managed to catch his breath, and then he uttered a complete sentence.

"General Ling reported that there are already five or six thousand Qi people who have landed in the Lianshui camp. The Qi people's landing momentum is already very difficult to stop..."

Shen Yi closed his eyes and waved his hand: "I see."

When the messenger retreated, Master Shen sat alone in the tent, silent for a long time.

Until the evening, Shen Yi finally made up his mind, he walked out of the handsome tent, and told his left and right: "Go and call Su Ding!"

Zhu Zhen bowed his head and cupped his fists in response, and was about to go down to call for someone, when Jiang Sheng hurried over and shouted: "Young Master, Young Master, Luo Siwu is here!"

Shen Yi's body trembled, he grabbed Zhu Zhen's shirt and said in a low voice, "Don't go yet."

Then he looked at Jiang Sheng again: "Call Luo Yong in!"

Soon, Luo Yong walked into the handsome tent, he bowed his head to Shen Yi, his tone couldn't hide his excitement.

"Si Zheng!"

Master Shen took a breath, grabbed his arm, and asked, "Did they move?"

Luo Yong nodded repeatedly.

"Moved!"

(End of this chapter)