Even Shen Yi didn't attack Jinan Prefecture when he attacked Shandong, but Pei Jun wanted to attack Kaifeng Prefecture.
For now, this is not very realistic.
Even though there are not many Qi troops in Henan, provincial cities like Kaifeng all have Dusi Yamen. Only one Dusi Yamen can command about 20,000 people.
With 20,000 people defending a large city, it would be difficult for Pei Jun's Western Route Army to invade.
Pei Jun explained: "Shilang Shen misunderstood. It's not that Pei is eager for quick success, but he is worried that a big battle will soon happen in Shandong. He wants to make the battle bigger in Henan to share some of the pressure for Shilang Shen."
Shen Yi glanced at him silently, and after a moment of silence, he still explained: "General Pei, the West Route Army has just been formed. In addition to running the army into shape, it is more important to build up military morale and boost morale. The best way to boost morale is to win the war."
"My opinion is that the Western Route Army can first take over some relatively weak prefectures and counties in Henan."
Shen Yi turned around and took down a map of Henan from the table behind him.
This map is far less detailed than the Shandong map in Shen Yi's hand. After all, his current focus is on Shandong, and Henan was only taken in passing.
After looking at the map for a while, Shen Yi pointed to Guide Mansion on the map and said, "General Pei, please look, this place is very close to Nanzhili and not far from Kaifeng Mansion."
"My opinion is that we should fight in Guide Mansion first. It is best to win a few battles so that the generals and soldiers under my command can become familiar with each other."
Speaking of this, Shen Yi said with a smile: "If you guessed correctly, most of the generals of General Pei's Western Route Army are the generals of the Fifth Army Camp who are still employed."
Pei Jun smiled awkwardly and did not answer.
This is a no-brainer.
He is the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Camp. This time to form the Western Route Army, he brought out almost all the old members of the Forbidden Army. The Western Route Army was built on the basis of this Forbidden Army, so it will naturally use the generals of the Forbidden Army.
It was not just Pei Jun who would do this. Shen Yi absorbed officers from the Forbidden Army and the Huaihe Navy. After the reorganization, most of the generals were from the Huai'an Army, and a small number of generals were from the Forbidden Army and the Huaihe Navy.
"First, let the generals of the Forbidden Army take their brothers to fight, to test the quality of Qi people, and to test their own abilities."
"Knowing yourself and your enemy is mentioned in military books. General Pei is a serious soldier, so he must understand it better than me."
Pei Jun nodded silently and said, "What Mr. Shen said makes sense."
He stared at the map in Shen Yi's hand, and then said: "Since Minister Shen said it, after I go back, I will consider starting from Guide Mansion."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "The West Route Army is led by General Pei after all. What I say can only be used as a suggestion."
Pei Jun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has already had a good relationship with Pei. If you can cooperate with Mr. Shen, Pei will cooperate."
"Although Shilang Shen is a civil servant, at this time, if we want to talk about the experience of marching and fighting, or the experience of the Northern Expedition, everyone in the Chen family."
Pei Jun sincerely praised: "No one in the imperial court can be better than Minister Shen."
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely: "General Pei is too proud of me. I crossed the river by feeling the stones and trembling all the way."
After the two chatted for a while, Pei Jun looked at Shen Yi and continued: "Senior Minister Shen, to be honest with you, Pei came here this time. In addition to discussing the progress of the Northern Expedition, Pei Jun also wanted to walk around the Huai'an army and see what happened. one look."
After a pause, he said: "It just so happens that the Huai'an Army is fighting Yanzhou right now. Pei wants to go to the battlefield to see how the Huai'an Army fights."
Having said this, General Pei felt a little ashamed and lowered his head and said: "Although Pei is a military general and has been in the Forbidden Army for most of his life, to be honest, he has only been practicing for so many years and has never been on the battlefield, let alone met Qi Qi. people."
"When things came to a close, I felt a little weak."
The Northern Qi Dynasty represents the word "power" in the hearts of one generation or even several generations of Chen people.
Especially for people of Pei Jun's age, around 40 or 50 years old.
Although they grew up during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, when they were young, without exception, they all experienced the disastrous defeat of General Yuan during the late Emperor's dynasty, which completely destroyed Chen's vitality for decades.
There are some shadows in my heart.
Seeing this, Shen Yi said with a smile: "When I first met Qi Ren, I was a little scared, but after meeting him a few times, I found that Qi Ren is nothing special."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "Of course, it may be that the current Qi people are dead, but at least the Qi people Shen has met so far are not as brave as recorded in the history books."
Mr. Shen was a scholar, so he naturally read many historical biographies in his early years. For example, Yan Wen Lu recorded in detail the entire process of the Qi people entering the customs seventy years ago.
At that time, the Northern Qi cavalry numbered only 100,000 people.
But Da Chen's army on the battlefield was almost shattered by a single touch.
But Da Chen's army on the battlefield was almost shattered by a single touch.
According to historical records, at that time, it would take five Chen soldiers to die before they could kill one Zhu Li Zhenren, and the battle damage was astonishingly high at five to one.
Therefore, only after Qi people entered the pass, they could be invincible.
However, compared to the Qi people in history books, the current Qi people are much inferior.
Pei Jun sighed: "Every Pei who can see the battle report of the Huai'an Army has read it, and he also knows that the current Qi people cannot take advantage of me, King Chen, but I don't know why. I still feel that Qi people should be braver."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "This is the so-called thief is easy to break the mountain, but it is difficult to thief to break the heart."
"It's hard to break the heart of a thief..."
Pei Jun repeated, thoughtfully, and then sighed.
"Yes, it is difficult to break the heart."
Mr. Shen stood up and smiled.
"Come, General Pei, wear armor."
"I will take you to destroy the thief in your heart."
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On the Yanzhou City Tower, the generals on the left and right sides of the Northern Expeditionary Army stood side by side in a rare sight.
Shen Yi pointed to the battlefield in the distance and said: "General Pei, look, the south gate of Yanzhou is now open, but the street fighting in the city is not easy to fight, and it is still in a stalemate."
Pei Jun picked up the telescope and looked at the battlefield in the city, watching intently.
After watching for a while, he asked: "Shilang Shen, where did those black-armored soldiers come from? Are they also from the Huai'an army?"
Shen Yi nodded and replied: "It was originally made by a general in our army to break the formation and draw points. I saw that it was good, so I selected the elite and organized them."
"Now…"
Mr. Shen thought for a while and replied: "I estimate there are four to five hundred people."
"this is not bad."
"He fights bravely and is unstoppable, and the people of Qi flee when they see him."
Pei Jun squinted his eyes and said, "When I go back, I will also get one in the army."
Shen Yi smiled and did not answer.
This kind of existence similar to special forces has naturally emerged in armies throughout the ages, but they did not give them unique battalion numbers and uniforms like Shen Yi.
Pei Jun looked at it for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he asked, "Shilang Shen, what is that black ball that was thrown into the crowd and suddenly exploded?"
He turned to look at Shen Yi with excited eyes: "Can you give some to our West Route Army?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Shen's expression froze, and after coughing, he replied: "General Pei, that thing..."
"There aren't many in our army right now."
Mr. Shen said helplessly: "In the second half of the year, maybe we can give some to General Pei."
Pei Jun still refused to give up and asked: "If it doesn't work, you can give me a few craftsmen who can make this thing. I will take it back and let them make it by themselves."
Shen Yi looked back at Pei Jun and coughed lightly.
"General Pei, this thing is almost useless in the field and is far inferior to conventional weapons."
"One day, when your troops come to Kaifeng City."
Master Shen said with a smile.
"You don't have to ask for it, I'll send someone to deliver it to you."