The general leading the Qi army in Yizhou was Tong Ying, the former deputy general of the Southern Army.
Although the surname Tong is also a Han surname, in the Northern Qi Dynasty, most of the people with this surname who could serve as officials and lead soldiers in the court were not Han people, but Zhu Li Zhenren.
This surname is also one of Zhu Lizhen's popular surnames.
Prime Minister Tong Jian, who was executed by the new emperor, was a member of the Tong family.
However, it is worth mentioning that although the current Emperor Zhaowu killed Tong Jian, he did not touch the entire Tong family. He only dealt with the Tong Jian branch. The Tong family is still the Tong family.
It just doesn't have the majesty of Yongping Dynasty.
Tong Ying is not a pure Tong family member.
His family was originally Han Chinese and worked as a slave for the Tong family. Later, because of the good work of the slave, he was given the surname Tong.
Because of Prime Minister Tong Jian's words, Tong Ying was assigned to serve as an official in the Southern Conquest Army. After a long time, he became the deputy general of the Southern Conquest Army.
Originally, he had a very high status in the Southern Conquest Army. It could be said that he was second only to Zhou Shizhong and even higher than the deputy general of the Lang family.
But now times have changed, and the Lang family has become powerful overnight, while the Tong family has been severely damaged by Tong Jian's affairs, and he has also been implicated. In the end, not only was there no way to go to Yandu and get a share of the new dynasty's pie
, even unable to enter Yanzhou, they could only be driven to Yizhou, leading an army of 10,000 or 20,000 people to defend Yizhou.
Originally, when Yanzhou was besieged, he had been on the sidelines and had no intention of saving Yanzhou at all.
After all, if the main force of Yanzhou cannot even defend the city, the 20,000 or 20,000 people who have passed through will most likely be in vain.
But overnight, Yanzhou was in a hurry, and several documents were sent to him urging him to rush to Yanzhou's aid urgently.
Even though Tong Ying had ten thousand reluctances in her heart, she had to leave.
After all, General Tong, his wife, children, and children are all still in the north. If he is found guilty of disobeying orders and delaying military flights, the government will now be in the hands of the New Emperor's faction. He, the general named Tong, is afraid that he will be doomed soon.
All the way from Yizhou to the vicinity of Sishui County, Tong Ying rode on his horse, looked to the west from a distance, waved his hand to summon a thousand households from the scout camp, and asked: "What's going on?"
"Where is the southern army?"
The Qianhu lowered their heads and clasped their fists and said: "Go back to the general, our people will follow them along the way. Now the Southern Dynasty army with the Xue flag is already approaching Yanzhou. It is estimated that it is only a few dozen miles away from Yanzhou."
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Tong Ying was thoughtful and asked: "Have any of them heard of it?"
"There is no stopping except for daily rest."
General Tong raised his head and looked at Surabaya County, which was not far away. He didn't know why, but there was a sense of crisis in his heart. He took several deep breaths to suppress this extremely uncomfortable feeling.
"How is the situation in Yanzhou?"
The thousand households hesitated for a moment, then lowered their heads and clasped their fists and said: "Back to the general, according to the latest news, the south gate of Yanzhou City has been broken. Now the southerners have poured into Yanzhou and are fighting fiercely with the Yanzhou defenders."
"So fast?!"
Tong Ying almost cried out. He sat on the horse and looked at Yanzhou silently.
At this moment, he was considering whether to go to Yanzhou or not.
If Yanzhou has fallen, there is basically no point for him to go now. It will only add food to Nanchen's army.
But thinking of the letters urging him to come from Yanzhou, Tong Ying couldn't help but frown and cursed bitterly.
"What kind of idiot is He Gui? Yanzhou is such a big city and has enough supplies. Even if 200,000 troops besiege the city, I can easily defend it for the first half of the year!"
He Gui was an inconspicuous deputy general in the Southern Conquest Army, but he was a die-hard loyalist of Zhou Shizhong. After General Zhou went to Yandu to seek wealth, He Gui temporarily took over the Southern Conquest Army.
The current commander in chief of Yanzhou is none other than General He.
"How long has he been like this!"
General Tong was furious and cursed: "Not only are we asking for help, but we are also losing the city!"
After scolding for a few times, she finally got a little angry. Tong Ying calmed down, exhaled a breath, and said: "The southerners are treacherous. They originally planned to ambush us in Feixian County, but I found out. Now they are going to Yanzhou."
, maybe they will also set up an ambush on the road."
He looked at the scout battalion Qianhu under him, who was actually the intelligence chief of the Yizhou garrison, and said in a deep voice: "How long will it take for you to lead people to survey all the places near Sishui County?"
The thousand households hesitated for a moment, then lowered their heads and said: "General, in just one county, there may be many people hiding there. If you add the suburbs of the city, it will be even more difficult to conduct a detailed investigation."
"how…"
"It will also take three to five days."
General Tong glanced in the direction of Yandu to the north.
At this time, he already wanted to run away.
If Tong Jian, the prime minister of the main family, was still there, he would not even hesitate. He would give up on Yanzhou right now and prepare to preserve his strength and go back to Yandu to complain. But now, the family's thigh has fallen, and he has not returned to Yandu.
Emboldened.
If Tong Jian, the prime minister of the main family, was still there, he would not even hesitate. He would give up on Yanzhou right now and prepare to preserve his strength and go back to Yandu to complain. But now, the family's thigh has fallen, and he has not returned to Yandu.
Emboldened.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally said: "After resting on the spot, the scout battalion will be dispatched to conduct a detailed inspection around Sishui County to see if there are any traces of southerners."
He thought for a while and continued: "I'll give you two days..."
Before Tong Ying finished her sentence, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves in the distance, approaching from far away.
The horse galloped very fast, and soon it was approaching. The knight immediately shouted loudly and urgently.
"Yanzhou is in emergency! Yanzhou is in emergency!"
The man shouted loudly: "General He ordered!"
"Yizhou Army, support Yanzhou immediately!"
Hearing these words, General Tong Ying Tong's face suddenly turned ugly.
he knows.
My time in Surabaya is running out.
At this moment, he was staring directly at the knight who reported the message, his eyes showing fierceness.
………………
At the foot of Yanzhou City.
"one two three!"
With a neat chant, the south gate of Yanzhou was slowly pushed open.
At this moment, the gate of Yanzhou City, which Shen Yi had been coveting for a long time, finally opened.
However, at this time, Yanzhou was still in a state of refusing to welcome. Although the city gates were opened, they were not yet ready to welcome Mr. Shen and the Huai'an army.
Street fighting in the city continues.
Because there were so many Qi troops in the city, although the Huai'an army struggled to occupy the south gate and a small area in the south of the city, it was difficult for them to continue advancing inside.
In two consecutive days, they only advanced a few dozen feet.
However, this distance can already allow part of the Huai'an army to station.
At this point, although the Huai'an army has not yet captured the entire Yanzhou, in fact, it has "established a firm foothold" in Yanzhou City.
Unless the Qi people's combat effectiveness suddenly increases, or reinforcements arrive, it is already impossible to drive the Huai'an army out of Yanzhou.
Mr. Shen has not had much rest for several days in a row.
The main reason is that there are too many things to deal with and there are too many things that require his attention.
There was a thick stack of documents piled up in his central army commander's tent.
Mr. Shen sat in the Chinese army's tent and read the intelligence that had just been sent by the newspaper department. After reading it, he silently put it aside.
Su Ding stood at the bottom, lowered his head slightly, and said: "Mr. Shen, these Qi people have learned to be cunning. Once a bomb is thrown at them, they will immediately lie down on the ground and protect their heads with their hands."
Su Ding smiled bitterly and said: "The lethality is no longer obvious."
"The front is advancing very slowly."
Shen Yi raised his eyebrows.
This is not surprising.
After all, no one is a fool. If you suffer a few losses, you will naturally know how to deal with them.
"Xue Wei, has already fought against Qi Ren in Surabaya."
"Ling Su's place should be similar."
He looked up at Su Ding and said slowly.
"You don't have to rush for success here, just wait until the other two sides are finished."
"There is no suspense about the war in Yanzhou anymore."