marquis of jingan

Shen Yi naturally didn't know what state of mind Zhou's father and son were in now.

Anyway, his idea is very simple.

If the Qi army in Haizhou chases them out, he will set up an ambush on the road, and after taking advantage of the first move, he will meet the Qi people head-on.

If the people of Qi dare not chase them out...

That would be even easier, as long as there is no movement in Haizhou within two days, Shen Yi will make a fake show and go straight to Xuzhou City.

The Huai'an army began to break out of camp in the evening, and ran until midnight. In order to maintain their combat effectiveness, Shen Yi ordered the soldiers to rest in place.

The next morning, the army marched northwest again.

After walking for another whole day, in the evening, Shen Yi ordered his brothers to set up camp and light a fire to make food.

When marching, it is not necessary to camp every day, but eating and sleeping in the open air will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the army. In addition, camping is not just about building a residence, but more importantly, building certain fortifications.

Last night, Shen Yi did not set up camp in order to march in a hurry. Today, these soldiers must have a good rest for the night, otherwise they will not even be able to deal with the enemy when they encounter an enemy situation.

Soon, the large tent of the Chinese army was completed, Master Shen sat on the main seat, and Su Ding and Xue Wei sat on both sides of him.

Shen Yi looked at Su Ding, and asked: "The Qi people followed, or are there only a few thousand people?"

Su Ding nodded and said: "Yes, there are about four thousand camps of Qi people who have been following us since last night, and they have been following us for thirty or forty miles."

Master Shen rubbed his temples, frowned and said, "Too few, let alone whether we can eat them, even if we can eat them, it won't hurt Zhou Shizhong at all."

After he frowned and thought for a while, he asked again, "Where are we now?"

Su Ding answered without any hesitation, and said, "We started from Haizhou and walked for a day and a night, about sixty miles."

"It's still two hundred miles away from Pizhou..."

Shen Yi lowered his head and considered for a while, then made a decision.

"Then go for a few more days."

He said slowly: "A few days later, if Zhou Shizhong still only sends a few thousand-household battalions to follow us, we don't have to wait and try to eat up these thousand-household battalions."

"Yes."

Both Su Ding and Xue Wei stood up, bowed their heads and cupped their fists.

Shen Yi looked outside the tent again, and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Sheng, send a letter to the West Route Army, asking them to send someone to see me."

Having said that, Master Shen paused, and added: "Ling Su wants to lead the troops, so he doesn't have to come in person."

Jiang Sheng responded, walked into the handsome tent and wrote a note, then asked Shen Yi for a private seal, stamped it on it, turned around and went out to spread the word.

Xue Wei stood aside, smiled at Shen Yi and said: "I have been with Shen Gong for several years. In the past few years, the busiest person beside Shen Gong is probably Brother Jiang. Brother Jiang is also really capable. He can do everything big and small. Very well organized."

Master Shen also nodded silently, and said with a smile: "The past few years have really been difficult for him."

Speaking of this, he sighed, and said: "Sometimes, I also want to give him a future, let him settle down and establish a career, after all, I can't let him be a follower by my side for the rest of my life, but now I really can't do without him , there is no substitute."

Su Ding lowered his head slightly and said: "Brother Jiang has a delicate mind and is suitable to be by your side, Mr. Shen. At this time, it is indeed not appropriate to change people."

Shen Yi nodded slowly.

"After these years have passed, let's talk about it."

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In the blink of an eye, another four days passed.

In four days, the Huai'an army walked another 60 to [-] miles. At this time, they had left Haizhou for nearly [-] miles, and they were only more than [-] miles away from Pizhou City.

The reason why the marching speed slowed down was that Shen Yi was not in a hurry to rush to Xuzhou, and the second reason was that although the rear troops of the Huai'an Army did not bring a particularly large amount of food and grass, they actually brought nearly thirty Cannon.

These cannons are small in size and weigh only one or two hundred catties, and they have wheels, but the road conditions are really not that good. Traveling thirty miles a day is already very limited.

That night, Shen Yi and his party camped in Shuangtang Town.

In order not to disturb the people, although many towns were passed along the way, the Huai'an army basically did not enter the city.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xue Wei was talking with Shen Yi. He stood by Shen Yi's desk, poured a cup of hot tea for Mr. Shen who was writing, and said with a smile: "When I was marching today, I met an old man, In his 60s, he bumped into us head-on, and when he saw our soldiers, he was so frightened that he kowtowed, one military master at a time."

"The subordinate explained to the old man that we are the aftermath of the Great Chen, so he left without embarrassing others."

When General Xue said this, he said, "It seems that the people of Qi are indeed nothing. The army of the Qi people must have oppressed the people a lot."

The brush in Shen Yi's hand stopped, looked up at the fellow, and said, "There are not a few of our soldiers in Dachen who bully the common people."

Shen Yi let out a breath and said, "It's just that our Huai'an army is an exception."

Speaking of this, he raised his head and glanced at Xue Wei, and said lightly: "Come on, what is it that keeps you up at night and comes to me to be courteous?"

Master Shen is still very dignified in the Huai'an army.

Generals like Ling Su would not come to see him unless they had something to do, let alone chat here, and only Xue Wei and the "direct descendants" brought out by Shen Yi would be bold enough to visit Master Shen. It's autumn wind here.

Xue Wei shrank his neck, then smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Shen, this subordinate just wants to talk to you."

"That's fine."

Master Shen waved his hand and said: "I have guests coming later, I don't have time to talk to you, you can go back to sleep."

Xue Wei scratched his head, and then said: "During the day, talk to General Su, General Su said that the ambush will only take a day or two."

"The last general wants to challenge you to a fight."

Speaking of this, he hastily added: "It's not that the subordinates are seeking credit, the subordinates just want to avenge the brothers who died in Haizhou!"

Although the Huai'an army was in Haizhou, it was only a feint attack, but because they wanted to fight more realistically, the number of deaths in a few days was nearly [-].

Injuries abound.

Shen Yi just finished writing a letter at this moment, heard the words and dried the ink, and while folding the letter paper, he said lightly: "What's the matter? Are you itchy again and want to go to the battle?"

"That's not it."

Xue Wei bowed his head and said: "The last general just wants to share your worries for Mr. Shen."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Master Shen said seriously: "It's for the imperial court to share the worries."

Xue Wei wanted to speak again, Master Shen waved his hands impatiently, and said: "Go, go, ambush, you go and discuss with Su Ding yourself, how to fight and who to fight is up to you."

"I will decide where to fight and when to fight."

Xue Wei heard the words and knew that Shen Yi had already responded, and cheered in his heart.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen!"

After all, after all, Xue Wei used to be Su Ding's boss. Although the two have switched, Su Ding still respects Xue Wei's opinion very much.

As long as Shen Yi nods here, there is absolutely no problem with Su Ding.

Master Shen laughed and cursed: "If you can't fight well, you are the only one to ask."

Xue Wei bowed his head, clasped his fists and laughed, "If you can't fight well, the general will accept the crime willingly!"

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That night, in the dead of night, Jiang Sheng led Shen Yi's "guest" to the tent of the Chinese army. The guest was travel-stained and obviously came on horseback.After he entered the tent of the Chinese Army, without saying a word, he knelt down in front of Shen Yi on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "My subordinate Zhang Meng, pay homage to Mr. Shen!"

Shen Yi had been waiting for him for a long time, and he was a little sleepy. Seeing this, he waved his hand quickly, shook his head and said, "There is no need to salute, just sit down and talk."

Zhang Meng sat down carefully.

Master Shen asked in a deep voice, "What's the situation with General Ling?"

"Suqian has been beaten badly."

Zhang Meng lowered his head and said, "As long as you give an order, Mr. Shen, General Ling can lead us to take Suqian. However, Mr. Shen, you said that you want to move Xuzhou. After General Ling knew about it, he stopped attacking Suqian. Now he is following Suqian is indifferent, and is ready to go to Xuzhou in the northwest at any time to make a big deal for Shen Gong!"

Shen Yi rubbed his temples, thought for a while, and said slowly: "You go back in a while, and I'll let the Di Baosi go with you."

"After you go back, tell General Ling that Suqian doesn't need to move, and there is no need to rush over to join the East Route Army. Now the army will move out and move closer to Xuzhou."

"As for when to actually attack Xuzhou, and how to fight..."

"Luo Yong from the Dibao Division will look for him and cooperate with him."

Zhang Meng lowered his head and said, "This subordinate has written it down!"

Next, Shen Yi spent less than half an hour communicating with Zhang Meng to confirm some details of the West Route Army. At midnight, he waved his hand and said, "General Zhang has worked hard all the way. I let Jiang Sheng I will arrange a place for you, you should rest for one night first, and then leave tomorrow."

Zhang Meng didn't dare to refuse, so he could only bow his head in thanks, with a respectful demeanor.

Master Shen stood up, walked out with his hands behind his back, and then said slowly: "When you go back tomorrow, tell General Ling that this battle is a crucial one, and there must be no mistakes."

"Before letting him go to Xuzhou, he must cooperate with the intelligence operations of the Dibao Division..."

Zhang Meng quickly lowered his head.

"Yes, this subordinate has written down..."