If it were the head of the Kong family who came to talk to Shen Yi directly.
Shen Yi might give him half a day to think about it.
But now, if we are to make conjectures, the Kong family is probably reliving the old events of the past, introducing a silly Baitian to Shen Yi, and using Shen Yi's hand to go to Jiankang.
Once Nan Chen really turns the tide and regains his ancestral land in the future, then Nan Gui's direct descendant Sha Bai Tian will become the new Yan Sheng Gong.
Although the above is indeed all based on Shen Yi's conjecture and there is no evidence to support it, based on Shen Yi's many years of experience in looking at people, he is basically about 70% sure.
Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible for him to let Kong Yanli influence his actions.
In fact, following Master Shen's order, the Huai'an Army's Left Army began to slowly move towards Qufu.
This time the siege was a little different from the previous one, because when attacking Zouxian County, many siege equipment had been prepared and brought directly to Qufu. There was no need to build new ones. Therefore, this time, battering rams, ladders, and There are plenty of catapults and can be put into use directly on the battlefield.
With the experience of attacking the city last time, Su Ding was much more experienced this time.
In fact, before Shen Yi woke up, he had already dispatched six thousand-household camps to surround the other three city gates of Qufu.
As Shen Yi issued the order, the city was attacked from all four sides almost at the same time. The other three sides were supporting the battle, and the south gate, where the main force of the Huai'an army was located, assumed the main attack task.
When the Huai'an Army fought, artillery always opened the way, and the artillery quickly arrived at the expected position. Su Ding did not give the order immediately, but hesitated for a moment and went to ask Shen Yi on horseback.
Mr. Shen had also arrived at the battlefield at this time, not far from Su Ding. General Su lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Shen, don't we need artillery to attack Qufu?"
Shen Yi glanced at him and asked, "Why?"
Su Ding scratched his head and said, "After all, Mr. Shen, you are a scholar. If word of the bombardment of Qufu City spreads, it will harm your reputation."
Master Shen glanced at him.
"I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"
Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "If you have artillery, you must use it. Otherwise, wouldn't you be exchanging the lives of your brothers for your own reputation?"
When Su Ding heard this, he lowered his head deeply and clasped his fists, saying, "I understand!"
He turned the horse's head and ran straight to the front of the formation, then called a messenger and whispered something in his ear. The messenger immediately nodded, rode towards the artillery camp, and shouted loudly.
"Pass the order from General Su Dingsu!"
"Pass the order from General Su Dingsu!"
"Fire! Fire!"
The voices of these messengers were very loud, and the content of their words reached Shen Yi's ears from a distance. Mr. Shen was stunned for a moment. He immediately stepped forward and ran to Su Ding. He frowned and said, "It's my order, no matter what it is." I will bear the consequences."
"Who asked you to make your own decision?"
He looked at Su Ding and said with some helplessness: "This kind of thing can be big or small. If you are not careful, you may really let those rotten scholars in Jiankang make a fuss about it. I am a Jinshi, and I can't do anything to them. If you make such a fuss , maybe it will be difficult for you in the future.”
Su Ding lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen, you have said many times that you must seek truth from facts when doing things. Now it is the Huai'an Army's Left Army attacking Qufu, and the last general is the leader of the Left Army. So the order to bombard Qufu, This is what the general ordered."
"This is an irreplaceable fact."
"It doesn't matter whether you knew about this beforehand or not."
When Mr. Shen heard this, he was still a little moved. He patted Su Ding's shoulder and sighed: "Originally, with General Su's contribution, it will be possible for him to go out and become an official independently in the future. Maybe Can become a famous general in the world."
"But in Dachen, the court has used culture to control military affairs for many years. After today's incident, General Su may have to work under Shen for the rest of his life."
Shen Yi looked at Su Ding and sighed: "Otherwise, if those old guys want to wear small shoes for you, I won't be able to protect you."
When Su Ding heard this, he immediately lowered his head and clasped his fists, and there was even some excitement in his voice.
"Being able to follow Duke Shen is a lifelong blessing for the general!"
Shen Yi looked up at the battlefield and narrowed his eyes.
"Next time something like this happens, discuss it with me."
"After all, there are some things you can't bear."
Su Ding looked respectful: "If I can't bear the burden, I will go to jail. I will not seek wealth and honor. Duke Shen is a talented person who can help the country. I can do my best for Duke Shen. My wish will be enough."
When Shen Yi heard this, he smiled hoarsely: "Okay, I don't like to hear the talk in the scene, just go to the front line."
Su Ding shook his head slightly and said: "Mr. Shen, last time you told the general about the idea of the battle of the large corps, the general has been thinking about this matter these days."
"I also gained a little bit from my heart."
Shen Yi was a little surprised and said with a smile: "Tell me and listen."
"The last general now has 40,000 people under his command. No matter how you say it, it can be considered a large corps, even more than the previous total number of Huai'an troops."
"When there are more people, we need to use them flexibly. We can't gather them into one big lump and go straight forward."
"Therefore, many generals cannot do everything themselves and need to be left to the generals below so that they can take charge of their own affairs."
He looked at Shen Yi and said: "In future field battles, the battle lines will definitely be spread out. When they are spread out, tens of thousands of people will not gather into a big lump like now."
"I will never estimate myself."
"The Left Route Army needs at least five to ten generals who can act independently. When fighting against the Qi people in the future, they can be flexible and maneuverable as Duke Shen said."
Shen Yi touched his chin and thought for a while, then said with a smile: "That's the truth. I think less."
"Last year, when the Huai'an army was at its largest, it was more than 40,000 people. At that time, there were six generals who could lead the army alone."
He looked at the battlefield in Qufu and asked: "Who is commanding the attack on Qufu now?"
"Zhong Ming."
Shen Yi thought for a while and then came up with an idea: "Direct things."
Su Ding nodded and said: "Well, the position is to command the Qianshi, but he has already served as the commander, and he has led five thousand-household battalions under his command."
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes and said softly: "You're only in your twenties?"
"She is about the same age as Mr. Shen."
Su Ding lowered his head slightly and said, "But he fought very fiercely, like General Xue."
When Shen Yi heard this, his face looked strange: "Where are you from?"
"Fujian people."
Shen Yi nodded and felt relieved.
"I thought there were two Xue Mangzi in one Zhejiang province."
As he said that, he picked up the telescope and took a look at the Qufu battlefield from a distance.
Su Ding pointed him in the direction with his hand.
"Look, Mr. Shen, that person is Zhong Ming."
Master Shen's telescope looked in the direction of Su Ding's finger.
At this time, several rounds of artillery fire have ended, and almost all artillery guns have entered the cooling stage.
In Mr. Shen's lens, under the city wall in the south of Qufu, a tall young man in black armor led dozens of young men in black armor towards the city wall of Qufu.
These young men in black armor were holding two ladders. After setting up the ladders, the tall young man in the lead quickly climbed up.
Rolling stones soon fell on the city wall.
This young man stood on the ladder with both feet, pulled out his sword, grasped the handle of the sword with one hand, and the back of the tip with the other hand, shouted loudly, and forcefully blocked a big stone!
However, the force of the falling stone was so great that the ladder under his feet was broken by two steps. The young man was unstable and almost fell down. However, he spat out a mouthful of blood, grabbed both sides of the ladder, and pushed hard , and continued climbing up.
At the same time, dozens of black-armored Huai'an troops all set up ladders and quickly climbed up the city wall.
Brave and not afraid of death!
Mr. Shen put away his telescope and looked a little strange: "The one who takes the lead in attacking the city is Zhong Ming?"
Su Ding also picked up the telescope and took a look, then nodded and said: "Yes, he looked like this when fighting. Therefore, he had many military exploits and was promoted very quickly. He was born as a guard in Fuzhou, Fujian, and now he has become It’s time to direct things.”
Mr. Shen blinked.
"I feel more powerful than Xue Wei."
Su Ding said quickly: "When it comes to leading troops in battles, he is naturally far inferior to General Xue. However, this man has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He is very skilled in martial arts and can use all kinds of weapons."
"In terms of skill in hand..."
When Su Ding said this, he did not continue, but smiled and said: "A few days ago, he was the first to attack Zouxian County."
Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "No wonder he is already in his actual duty as a commander, and he still rushes into the formation like this. He looks like a general flag and a small flag. It turns out that he has the skills to stand beside him."
"The general has reprimanded him several times."
Su Ding was also a little helpless: "You will not change despite repeated admonitions."
"but…"
"He selected a group of elites in the army, and painted their armor black with carbon. They called themselves Xuanjiawei. They used it to break through the defenses and get ahead in battle. The effect was very good."
Mr. Shen was thoughtful, then narrowed his eyes.
"After the Battle of Qufu, I want to have a good chat with General Zhong."
Su Ding lowered his head slightly.
"I obey my orders!"
Mr. Shen looked at the battlefield again, then stretched and said: "You are here to watch, then I will go back to the commander's tent first. Xue Wei and Ling Su have a lot of things to deal with. Now They are probably already piled on my desk."
Su Ding immediately lowered his head: "I will obey your orders!"
Mr. Shen turned around and left. As he walked, he said, "After breaking the city, don't kill people randomly if it's not necessary."
Su Ding lowered his head and clasped his fists again.
"You will eventually understand!"
Mr. Shen mounted his horse, left the frontline battlefield, and returned to the commander's tent.
At this time, there were indeed a lot of documents piled up in the commander's account that he needed to deal with, and there were also several documents from Jiankang that he had to deal with one by one.
Because there were a lot of things, and he had to write a report to His Majesty the Emperor Jiankang, it took Shen Yi three full hours to deal with these things.
It was difficult to finish the "homework", because he didn't sleep well last night. After Master Shen asked Jiang Sheng to send out the paperwork, he lay on the bed and started to catch up on his sleep.
After falling asleep, in a daze, Mr. Shen was woken up by someone.