However, the situation has begun to tilt unknowingly.
Master Shen was holding a long sword and walking in the military formation. During the melee, a real Zhu Li stumbled into his formation. He picked up the long sword and stabbed it into the heart with a precise sword. A few mouthfuls of blood spit out from his mouth. After foaming, he fell to the ground.
After stabbing with the sword, Shen Yi took back the sword in surprise, and then looked at the sword in his hand under the not very bright moonlight.
This real Zhu Li is obviously wearing armor.
Although it wasn't a particularly sophisticated iron armor, it wasn't a very thin leather armor either, but when he thrust his sword in just now, he felt almost no resistance.
Although it's not as exaggerated as capillary tofu, it feels like being plunged into a piece of gelatin.
When Qi Ren fell to the ground, Shen Yi withdrew the sword in his hand. The sword was still bright and not even stained with blood.
This sword was given to him by Li Mu.
At that time, he didn't take it too seriously, because the sword given to him was just for decoration most of the time. After all, on the battlefield, the most useful sword was a sword that could cut.
A sword, a weapon that can basically only thrust in actual combat, is of no use at all.
But now it seems that this sword is indeed a great sword.
Mr. Shen stared at the sword for a while, then shook his head slightly and said with emotion: "It deserves to be buried by me."
At this time, the guard Zhu Zhen, who had been following Shen Yi, hurriedly stepped forward and kicked Qi Ren away, who had lost his breath, with a look of panic on his face.
"Mr. Shen, my subordinate was negligent!"
Zhu Zhen has been following Shen Yi for a long time. He was with Shen Yi during the anti-Japanese war period.
The difference between him and Jiang Sheng is that Jiang Sheng was brought out from home by Shen Yi. To be precise, he is the illegitimate son of Tian Boping, the "good big brother" he met in Jiangdu.
Because it was brought from home, Jiang Sheng felt comfortable using it without having to think too much.
Zhu Zhen, on the other hand, was a soldier selected from the army during the anti-Japanese war period. He was very skilled and had always been Shen Yi's personal guard.
Just now, he was dealing with the enemy behind Shen Yi and did not pay attention to the front. He was accidentally hit by a Qi man and rushed in front of Shen Yi. Although it only took a few breaths, Zhu Zhen was already sweating profusely.
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "It doesn't matter."
He looked at Qi Ren lying on the ground and said, "He must have panicked and fled to me."
Mr. Shen is not a martial arts expert. Although he has practiced some basic things, if he encounters a soldier head-on, it is unlikely that he can kill him with one sword.
Just now, this man was in a panic, and the middle door was wide open, giving Shen Yi a chance.
Master Shen clenched the long sword in his hand, raised his head and looked forward, and said: "Go and see what's going on at Xue Wei's place, and tell him..."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and said softly: "If Qi people withdraw, let them withdraw and don't pursue them."
It is very unwise for infantry to chase cavalry...it should be said to be extremely stupid.
This is one of the taboos among military strategists. It is impossible for Xue Wei not to know about it, but Shen Yi was worried that he would get in trouble, so he sent someone to remind him.
Zhu Zhen hesitated for a moment, looked left and right, but did not move.
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely: "Don't worry, there are others around me. Besides, the Qi people have already started to retreat. It's difficult for anyone to rush in front of me."
Zhu Zhen lowered his head and turned around to find Xue Wei.
Shen Yi looked around and found a big tree stump. He sat down on the tree stump. He first looked at the battlefield, then summoned a messenger from the Di newspaper department and said: "Pass my order to the nearby Qianhu Battalions, there is no need to move closer together, each maintains its position."
"As soon as possible, find out the location and movements of most of the Qi people."
"No matter whether the Qi people continue to move south or retreat north, we must do our best to stop them."
"If I can't stop them, I'll take a bite of them."
When Shen Yi said this, he took a deep breath and continued: "Send my general order to Su Ding, asking him to leave Tai'an, go west from Tai'an, and occupy the northern retreat path of the Qi people."
Shen Yi also has an army further north in Ningyang.
That is the Huai'an Army's Left Army.
The army led by Su Ding.
For some time, the left army has not moved near Tai'an. It just watched the Qi army in Tai'an and did not try to attack Tai'an.
Originally, Shen Yi placed the Eastern Route Army in Tai'an, and the strategic purpose was to contain the Qi army that might appear in Tai'an. He did not think much about it, and it was impossible to imagine in advance that the Qi people would attack Ningyang in a large scale.
But now, the Qi people have deployed heavy troops in Ningyang.
Then Shen Yi's idle move of arranging the Eastern Route Army in Tai'an suddenly became a masterstroke.
The strength of the Eastern Route Army was much greater than that of the Pioneer Army. They were fully capable of blocking the retreat of the Qi people near Ningyang.
Even if it is impossible to stop them all, at least most of them can be stopped.
In fact, the number of Qi people near Ningyang is likely to be close to 50,000.
It doesn't take much, even if you only eat 40%, which is about 20,000 people, Master Shen will be much more relaxed on the battlefield in Shandong, and he will be more able to use his troops with ease.
because…
It is already difficult for the Qi people to send more troops to Shandong.
After all, at this moment, the battlefields of the Northern Expedition include not only a battlefield in Shandong, but also a battlefield in Henan.
They still have the north to guard and Yan to defend. If they add more troops, they will have exceeded the limit of their national strength.
The spies of the Di News Department often delivered letters for him everywhere, and were already very familiar with the process. However, when he heard that he was going to deliver the general's order, he did not leave after getting up, but waited quietly.
Shen Yi took out his private seal from his arms, threw it to the man, and said, "It's too late to write the document and seal it. If you take my private seal to see Su Ding, he will understand."
Shen Yi now has an official seal, and the official position in the official seal is not small.
It is the seal of the Northern Expeditionary Army's East Road Marching Commander.
However, the seal was too big, and some important documents had to be stamped, so it was impossible for others to do it by hand. Therefore, for some important matters, he could only take out his private seal or waist badge as a token.
After receiving the private seal, the spy from the Di Di newspaper bowed his head respectfully and turned around quickly.
Because he had not slept all night and was in a state of high tension, Mr. Shen was a little tired at this time, but he still raised his head and looked to the east.
At this time, the east gradually turns white, showing the color of fish belly.
Mr. Shen looked north again.
On the battlefield in the north, Xue Wei and others were still fighting with the Qi people, and the fighting did not stop.
However, the situation has been basically determined, and this trip to gather people will basically return in vain.
Shen Yi closed his eyes and took a short rest.
At this moment, although he was a little tired, he didn't feel sleepy.
Because there are still many things before him.
The most important thing is that there is probably a traitor in his central military guard camp.
A traitor who can communicate with Qi people at any time.
It is impossible for one person to do this kind of thing. After all, Shen Yi's Chinese army is also on the move. If it is not online, it is impossible for anyone to get in touch with the outside world in such a timely manner.
This shows that there is more than one Qi Ren spy around him.
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen slowly opened his eyes and sighed softly.
"It seems that it's not just the internal guards who are powerful."
"The Purity Department in the north is equally powerful."
He murmured in a low voice: "In comparison, Di Newspaper Division is much more immature."
While Mr. Shen was talking to himself, someone walked over with small steps. After saying something in Shen Yi's ear, Mr. Shen stood up silently and looked to the south.
Due south, several fast horses galloped towards me.
The sound of horse hooves came from far away and soon stopped beside Shen Yi. A middle-aged eunuch got off his horse and saw blood all over Shen Yi from a distance. He was so frightened that he lost his footing and fell directly to the ground. He was struck by someone beside him. After the little eunuch helped him up, he hurriedly stepped forward. Before he got close, he said, "Servant Shen, how are you?"
Shen Yi stood up from the tree stump and said with a smile: "Why are Eunuch Gao here?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Gao Ming breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "Seeing you covered in blood really shocked our family."
He looked Shen Yi up and down, and after confirming that Shen Yi was fine, he approached and lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty heard that there was a large group of cavalry chasing Shi Lang Shen all night. He was frightened and asked us to come and see for ourselves. look."
After saying that, he looked around and asked, "What's the situation now? Did Minister Shen get rid of those Qi cavalry?"
Shen Yi smiled slightly: "That's about it."
"Soldiers, we drove them back."
"Repelled...repulsed?"
Gao Ming was stunned, his tone full of disbelief.
Shen Yi nodded to confirm, looked around, and frowned slightly.
"It's just that our army's casualties are not small, they can only be regarded as..."