The Huai'an army was divided into three groups, and the troops left behind in Yanzhou were only 10%, or even less than 10%, of the original Huai'an army.
This kind of news can never be hidden from anyone.
When the enemy knows that the main force of the Huai'an Army has been exhausted, will they choose to attack Yanzhou, which the Huai'an Army must save, or will they be led by the Huai'an Army to deal with the three groups of Huai'an Army that have been divided.
This decision is not difficult to make.
Of course, in addition to these two decisions, the Qi people of Jinan Prefecture also have a third option, which is to stick to Jinan Prefecture and sit back and watch.
The possibility of this situation cannot be said to be completely impossible, but it is extremely low.
After listening to Shen Yi's words, Zhang Fuzun was still a little worried. He took Shen Yi's arm and sat down at a tavern on Yanzhou Street. After the two brothers poured wine, he thought for a while and said: "Zi Heng, our main force has just left. We are not far from Yanzhou. The Qi people will not dare to move for a while. Otherwise, we will take this opportunity to transport more food in."
"To avoid being besieged and trapped in Yanzhou in the future."
Shen Yi offered Zhang Jian a glass of wine and chuckled, "Brother, don't worry."
"My two armies entered Dongchang Prefecture one way and Qingzhou Prefecture the other. They almost sandwiched Jinan Prefecture from left to right."
"In this case, they won't be able to send out many troops."
Shen Yi lowered his head to calculate, and said softly: "The Qi people's current military strength in Shandong, even including the local army in Shandong, is at most over 100,000 people."
"If they want to recapture Yanzhou in a short time, they will need at least 50,000 troops to defeat Yanzhou."
"Even if 50,000 people move south, and I only defend Yanzhou City with 10,000 people, I can still hold on until the reinforcements turn back. By then, the Qi people gathered in Yanzhou Mansion will even be surrounded by me."
Mr. Shen took a sip of wine and said calmly: "And if the Qi people don't come to Yanzhou, they should concentrate their efforts and attack one of our two armies."
"Before they left, I told them that if the situation was not right, they would retreat flexibly. Even if the Qi people concentrated their efforts to attack one of my routes, I could withdraw first and then make achievements from the other route."
"Of course."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "If they are really stupid and come to fight Yanzhou, then it will be the best. This Shandong war will be much easier."
At this time, Shen Yi's status was extremely high. When he went out, he would always have more than ten or twenty followers with him. Although he was in a tavern on the roadside, there were not many people in the tavern. The people sitting at the table are all soldiers from Shen Yi's guard camp, so there is no need to avoid anything when talking.
Zhang Jian thought for a while, touched his chin and said: "If it is true as Zi Heng said, it is not true for the Qi people to attack Yanzhou, and it is not true if they do not attack Yanzhou, doesn't it mean that our victory in the Shandong battlefield is already determined?"
"In such a large battlefield, involving hundreds of thousands of people, how can the outcome be determined so easily?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said softly: "Even if the people of Qi don't move and let the Huai'an army do what they want, they won't be able to achieve success in just a few months."
"and…"
Mr. Shen poured Zhang Jian a glass of wine and lowered his voice slightly: "Besides, it's not like Qi Ren doesn't have a way to break the situation."
Zhang Fuzun was stunned and whispered: "Can you say this?"
"It can be said."
The two brothers clinked their wine glasses. After drinking a glass of wine, Shen Yi said with a smile: "The way to break the situation is very simple, which is to change the current defensive posture, concentrate all the troops, and fight a full-scale war."
"To put it simply, it means taking the initiative to ask for a battle. Wherever our Huai'an army's front line is spread, they will fight there."
"Even if we don't fight, we will defend every state and county at the worst possible time."
"In this way, it is possible to change from passive to active."
Mr. Shen lowered his eyebrows and said, "That Tuyuan probably wouldn't dare to fight like that."
"Now let's see when the Qi Ren court can make a decision."
"This total war."
Shen Yi raised his head, took a sip of wine, and said, "I call it the decisive battle in Shandong."
"This battle is likely to determine the situation south of the river."
In ancient times, rivers specifically referred to the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Only these two rivers were called rivers.
The rest are all "water", such as Luoshui and Huaishui.
The big river naturally refers to the Yellow River.
"South of the River..."
Zhang Jian murmured and repeated Shen Yi's words and said with emotion: "Zi Heng is speaking more and more powerfully now."
He also poured a glass of wine for Shen Yi and smiled: "Sure enough, if you stay in a high position for a long time, you will be dignified."
Although he was smiling, his tone was somewhat complicated: "The temperament that Zi Heng has now, I have only seen in my eldest father."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said dumbly: "I'm so different from Zhang Xiang. Senior brother, please don't flatter me."
The two clinked glasses again, and Shen Yi smiled and said: "We senior brothers will work together to fight this battle well. No matter what situation I am in in the future, senior brother, you will be on stage to pay homage to the prime minister, but you will not be able to escape."
Zhang Jian raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. His tone became more confident and he said with a smile: "Zi Heng, after you finish this battle, it doesn't matter whether you want to be my brother or not, but our Ganquan Academy will soon be famous all over the world." ."
"Ganquan Academy has already become famous all over the world."
Mr. Shen drank a glass of wine and smiled calmly: "Compared with running Ganquan Academy, I hope to run Huai'an Academy well."
Zhang Jian was startled when he mentioned Huai'an Academy, and then remembered that Shen Yi had previously set up a small academy, or something similar to a training class, in Huai'an.
The instructor was the bookworm Song Juren from Jiangdu, a few foreigners, and several top craftsmen from firearms workshops.
Zhang Fuzun had a glass of wine with him and was a little curious: "Is Huai'an Academy really so important?"
Master Shen smiled.
"I'm busy now, so I can only rely on others. When the war is over, I will personally keep an eye on Huai'an Academy."
Zhang Jian was still a little confused, but he believed in Shen Yi's vision. After hearing this and thinking about it, he said softly: "Zi Heng's words have aroused my curiosity."
"In the future, I want to take a closer look at what this Huai'an Academy can do."
"If senior brother wants to take the exam and become an official, Huai'an Academy probably won't do anything."
Shen Yi smiled mysteriously.
"Fortunately, senior brother is still very young. We may see some strange characters emerge from this Huai'an Academy in the future."
………………
Yanzhou City, in the study room where Shen Yi lives.
Because he was dragged by Zhang Jian and drank for more than an hour, Mr. Shen now smelled of alcohol.
Fortunately, there are people here in Yanzhou to take care of him and he is not alone.
Miss Ye brought a bowl of prepared hangover soup and placed it in front of Shen Yi. Then she patted Shen Yi's back and said softly: "Mr. Zhang, too. Why are you dragging the young master to drink so much wine?"
After Shen Yi took a sip of the hangover soup, he exhaled the smell of alcohol.
He was only 50 or 60% drunk, but now he sobered up a lot.
"I was happy chatting, so I drank some more."
He looked up at Ye Chan and breathed out the smell of alcohol again.
"It's been a long time since I've been alone with Chan'er."
Some time ago, he had been accompanying the driver and had never returned to Yanzhou.
After returning to Yanzhou in the past few days, I was busy mobilizing troops and entering the army almost every day from morning to night. It was not until today that I finally spent time alone with Ye Chan after seeing off Xue Wei.
Miss Ye sat next to Shen Yi and said angrily: "Young master also said that I am waiting in Yanzhou and can't see anyone from the master."
Mr. Shen touched her head and said with a smile: "A few days ago, His Majesty said he wanted to see you."
Ye Chan said "Ah" and almost screamed.
"Your Majesty wants to see my concubine?"
"yes."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty said that Chan'er made a lot of money for him, which enriched the inner court's funds a lot. When you go to Jiankang, I want to see you and give you some rewards."
Hearing these words, Ye Chan's hands trembled slightly and she was extremely excited!
She will enter Shen's house soon.
But after all, she was brought up in the Shen family, and she didn't recognize the mistress of the Shen family. She didn't know what kind of temper her "sister" had. If her "sister" had a bad temper, she might have to suffer for the rest of her life.
But if you get a reward from the palace, it is equivalent to leaving a name with the emperor. Although your status is not as high as that of a lady, life in the Shen family will definitely not be too difficult in the future.
The lady should not give her any more trouble.
Thinking of this, Ye Chan's eyes turned red. She hugged Shen Yi's neck, pressed her face against Master Shen's head, and said with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, Master, thank you, Master..."
"Thank me for what?"
Mr. Shen took another sip of the hangover soup and said softly: "You did something yourself, and you deserve it."
He grabbed Ye Chan's hand and, taking advantage of the alcohol, smiled drowsily.
"Tonight, I will also enjoy Chan'er."
Miss Ye blushed with embarrassment and lowered her head deeply.