marquis of jingan

Chapter 956
"Go and send a message, let Ling Su and Su Ding come to Huai'an Mansion together to discuss something."

Shen Yi greeted, and Jiang Sheng went down immediately, arranged for manpower, and went to Xiangshui Camp and Lianshui Camp respectively to pass on the message.

Shen Yi, on the other hand, was sitting in his study, looking at the letter in front of him, thoughtful.

The letter was sent by Lin Sheng, the Secretary of the Eighth Group.

The former team leader of the Mansion News Agency has been in Xuzhou Mansion for several years. Now he is the largest bookseller in Xuzhou, and he has a wide range of friends. Not only does he know all the officials in the city, but even the master Zhizhou, he can say Let's talk.

What Lin Sheng said in the letter was very simple.

He said in the letter that if Shen Yi can lead his troops to the city, he is sure to open the city gate of Xuzhou for Shen Yi within a certain period of time!

But to do this, he needs money.

A large sum of cash.

Lin Sheng said in the letter that it might cost 7 to [-] taels of silver.

Lin Sheng himself has no money.

All these years, he was able to be a big bookseller in Xuzhou City, not because of his business skills, nor because he made so much money selling villain books in Northern Qi, but because Shen Yi kept giving him blood transfusions and money.

Basically, Shen Yi spends tens of thousands of taels or even 10 taels of silver every year.

With so much money spent, Lin Sheng can continue to be his big boss and make friends with many people.

Relationships are all made of money.

Although this kind of relationship is not true, it is very strong, because as long as the money continues, the relationship will not be broken.

Now, Master Shen needs to evaluate the feasibility of this plan.

Both Xiangshui and Lianshui are a certain distance from Huai'an City, but if you ride a horse, it will be very fast. In the evening of the same day, Su Ding and Ling Su arrived at Huai'an City successively, and came to the palace of the imperial envoy. Shen Yi.

When the two arrived in Shen Yi's study, they both clasped their fists in salute, and said, "I've seen Mr. Shen!"

Shen Yi stretched out his hand to pretense, and said, "Sit down and talk."

After the two sat down, Jiang Sheng brought them tea again.

After the two of them drank tea, Shen Yi looked at the two of them and said, "There is something important to discuss with you."

Whether it is the court or the army, there is an unspoken rule, that is, the small meeting decides the big things, and the big meeting decides the small things, or announces the big things.

Jiankang's large and small court meetings are like this.

The smaller court councils can often elect and decide the personnel appointments of the Da Jiuqing, while the grand court councils with all civil and military personnel can only announce the decision.

But in fact, some more important matters were decided by His Majesty the Emperor and several ministers in Zhongshu in private, smaller meetings.

The same is true in the military.

No matter where Shen Yi went, as long as he convened a discussion with more than a thousand households, he would generally not discuss much.

But now, this "small meeting" of the three of them is the meeting that really decides major events.

Both Ling Su and Su Ding knew this, and immediately looked serious, bowed their heads to Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Shen, tell me."

Shen Yi lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "Today, the newspaper office in the north sent me a letter. I won't show you the original copy of the letter. Let me tell you the general content."

"The letter said that if we hit the city of Xuzhou, he is sure to help our Huai'an army and open the gate of Xuzhou city."

Hearing this, Ling Su's face changed slightly. He looked up at Shen Yi, and still couldn't help saying: "Mr. Shen, this matter is true..."

Shen Yi interrupted him, and said: "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, that's my business. I invite you to come here, just to let you take it as true."

"In this way, we can move on."

Ling Su nodded, frowning in thought.

Su Ding said, "Mr. Shen, whether the city gate of Xuzhou can be opened is something to be said later. The question is how we can get to the city of Xuzhou."

"The South Conscripting Army in the north has basically replenished its numbers."

Shen Yi put down his teacup and said quietly: "That's why I invited the two of you over to discuss this matter."

"Even if we borrowed from the territory of the Huaihe Navy, it would take hundreds of miles to reach Xuzhou, and we would have to go through Suqian in the middle. It is impossible to deceive the people of Qi, so if you want to go to Xuzhou, it is better to go secretly. Unrealistic."

"It has to be called."

When Master Shen said this, he paused, and then said: "The difference from last year is that even if we captured the city of Northern Qi last year, after occupying it for a day or two, we would take the initiative to withdraw before the main force of the Qi army arrived. .”

"And this year..."

Shen Yi looked at the two generals under him.

"This year, if we can win Xuzhou."

Master Shen said slowly: "Then we won't come out."

Ling Su scratched his head.

"Mr. Shen, if we occupy Xuzhou, I'm afraid we will be besieged by Qi people. After all, it is unlikely that the Huaihe Navy will go north to meet us..."

Shen Yi smiled and said: "If I can enter Xuzhou, I will naturally have a way to occupy this city. Now we are only discussing how to get to Xuzhou."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi took out a map from his drawer, held it in his hand, and pointed to Suqian, which is located in the north-west of Huai'an.

"Here, there is no way around it."

Shen Yi said slowly: "Before the two of you came, I have been thinking about it all day today. My opinion is that there is nothing to be tricky, and I can only force it."

He looked at Ling Su and said, "General Ling attacked Suqian."

Shen Yi looked at Su Ding again, and continued, "General Su attacked Haizhou."

"After taking these two cities, we can use this as a base to recover our vitality, and then attack Xuzhou when the enemy is unprepared."

Speaking of this, Master Shen paused for a while, looked at the two people again, and continued: "If you fight like this, you won't have any skills to speak of."

"In the first two or three months, the two generals don't have to worry. You can send troops to harass the other side. Firstly, it is to test the quality of the enemy. Second, bring the recruits over there, it is considered as training."

"When the two of you feel that the time is right, come and let me know."

Master Shen finally made a final decision, and said in a deep voice, "Try to take these two cities in summer."

"After taking these two cities, if we can occupy Xuzhou."

Master Shen looked at the two of them, with a smile on his face: "Then, this is a credit that has not been achieved in nearly 70 years! In the future, we can use Xuzhou as a base to send troops northward to fight against the Hu thieves."

Ling Su nodded first, and took the lead in expressing his opinion: "Mr. Shen, the last general of Suqian has already captured it last time. It is not difficult to do it again. The final general is sure to capture Suqian before May."

He hesitated for a while, then looked up at Shen Yi, and said, "Mr. Shen, shall we start fighting directly, or after reporting to the court, start fighting again?"

Shen Yi squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "The imperial court, of course I will handle it. You don't have to worry about the imperial court's affairs. After you go back and get ready, you can start harassing and testing Qi people."

"This year's new gunpowder and firearms have also been sent to Huai'an one after another, and they will be sent to the frontline army in a few days."

Ling Su bowed his head: "Then there is nothing wrong with this subordinate."

Shen Yi turned to look at Su Ding again.

This General Su lowered his head, feeling rather embarrassed. After being silent for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Shen, there is no problem on the eastern front, but how long will it take to conquer Haizhou. The general dare not promise you. "

Shen Yi frowned, and when he was about to speak, he heard Su Ding continue to say: "The specific time can only be reported to Duke Shen after the general returns home and discusses it with General Xue."

Hearing this, Shen Yi relaxed his brows a little. He nodded and said, "Although our Huai'an army has begun to occupy the city this year, I still say what I said before. We can't focus on occupying the city and taking the land. Everything should be done to destroy the enemy's vital strength." , as the first priority."

"That is to say, even if the enemy's city gate is open, he can kill if he can, do you understand?"

The two stood up straight away, bowing their heads and cupping their fists: "The end general understands!"

Shen Yi also stood up and smiled slightly.

"That's it for today, you two go back and prepare first."

"When you are ready, I will rush to the army."

Ling and Su bowed their heads respectfully.

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)