After arriving in Yanzhou, Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
Because according to the intelligence he received along the way, although the Qi people launched a raid on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it did not cause much harm to the Huai'an army.
The only thing that needs to be mentioned is that the Right Route Army Lingsu's unit suffered over a thousand casualties. Now the Right Route Army has withdrawn from Dongchang Prefecture and returned to Dongping Prefecture in Yanzhou Prefecture.
Ling Su himself is already on standby in Yanzhou.
The other two armies did not have much influence and were relatively stable.
At this moment, it has just snowed in Yanzhou for a short time, and there is still a lot of snow on both sides of the road.
When Shen Yi and his party arrived near the gate of Yanzhou City, Ling Su and Liu Mingyuan hurried out of the city to greet him. After seeing Shen Yi's horse, they both half-knelt on the ground and bowed their heads in salute.
"The general will pay homage to Duke Shen!"
Together with the generals behind them, they all knelt on the ground and bowed their heads in salute: "Greetings to Mr. Shen!"
Mr. Shen jumped off his mount, stretched his body that was a little stiff due to riding, raised his hands and said, "Get up, everyone. There is still snow on the ground. It's winter, so don't get your clothes wet."
Only then did everyone get up.
Ling Su stood behind Shen Yi, lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, I am incompetent and have not been able to occupy Dongchang Mansion."
Shen Yi looked back at him and smiled dumbly: "I already know this, I can't blame you."
"In the case of a sudden attack, if you don't suffer a big loss, you are already taking advantage."
Ling Su breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he was a little afraid of Shen Yi.
In addition, in the past few years, his status in the Huai'an Army has declined, from the first person under Shen Yi to one of the three generals.
After suffering losses in the war, he was somewhat worried that he might even fire his general like he had done with General Xue Wei.
Seeing that Shen Yi didn't say anything more about the defeat of Dongchang Mansion, he immediately felt much relieved.
Accompanied by these generals, Shen Yi entered Yanzhou City.
It is worth mentioning that because Shen Yi rode a horse all the way, it was too hard. He had to travel nearly 200 miles every day, and sometimes he even had to change horses at the post station. After all, Ye Chan's body was weak and it was difficult to follow him after two days. We are on the way, and we are still behind. It will take another six or seven days to reach Yanzhou.
After arriving at Yanzhou Xingyuan, Shen Yi naturally sat on the main seat, with Ling Su and Liu Mingyuan sitting on his left and right sides.
As for other generals, they are not qualified to sit down and stand on both sides.
It is worth mentioning that Ling Su and Liu Mingyuan, the two "old partners" or the two former best friends, not only don't speak much now, but they also don't make much eye contact.
Obviously, General Liu has probably sincerely loyal to Mr. Shen, and is a little less enthusiastic about Ling Su, his "old master".
After sitting down, Shen Yi took a sip of hot wine to warm up his body. After his body had warmed up a bit, he looked at Liu Mingyuan and asked, "General Liu, will Yanzhou City be fine after I leave?"
"It's okay to go back to Mr. Shen."
"On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Qi people suddenly attacked. Fortunately, Duke Shen had given instructions before leaving. Even during the Chinese New Year, the scouts outside did not stop. His subordinates discovered it in time and took good precautions."
"The Qi people only attacked for two days, and some people died. After finding that they could no longer attack, they retreated."
Shen Yi nodded, then turned to look at Ling Su on his left, and sighed: "I am in Jiankang. After receiving the news of the Qi people's attack, I was most worried about General Ling. After all, everything is the enemy. Fortunately, General Ling responded appropriately and the losses were not too serious."
Ling Su lowered his head and said with a bitter smile: "As Mr. Shen said, there are enemies not only in Dongchang Prefecture, but also in Jinan Prefecture and Daming Prefecture. We encountered enemies on three sides. Fortunately, we saw the opportunity quickly and were not surrounded by the Qi people in Dongchang Prefecture. Changfu."
Mr. Shen squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said softly: "Before the spring begins, the Right Army will be resting in Dongping Prefecture. Don't move for the time being."
Ling Su nodded respectfully: "The general will understand."
He and Liu Mingyuan looked at each other, and the two of them stood up together, bowed their heads and clasped their fists at Shen Yi and said: "General, congratulations to Duke Shen for being promoted to governor of Shandong and a high official in the border areas!"
Shen Yi smiled dumbly when he heard this, lowered his head, took a sip of warm wine, and said, "As the governor of Shandong, what difference does it make between me and the past whether I am promoted or not?"
He laid his hands, motioned the two of them to sit down, and then smiled.
"Tell you two something that will be more festive for you."
"General Ling."
Ling Su immediately stood up and lowered his head: "The general is here."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "It won't take long before the documents from the Ministry of War will come out, and you should be promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief."
"Congratulations."
Shen Yi said sincerely: "We are only one step away from being handsome."
Although the order from the Ministry of War is already on the way, the story of Shen Yi must be spoiled.
Because the order for promotion was issued by the imperial court and implemented by the Ministry of War.
From beginning to end, it has nothing to do with him, Shen Yi.
Without giving any spoilers, there really is nothing wrong with him.
Ling Su was stunned and hurriedly stood up: "Last general..."
"Without any military exploits, how can one be so virtuous..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "The Huai'an Army should have a general of high enough rank, otherwise it will be too embarrassing."
Before this, there were no generals of this level in the Huai'an army.
Xue Wei still directs all affairs to this day.
As for Su Ding…
He only achieved the rank of commander.
Although the grade of the imperial court has little to do with the job arrangement within the Huai'an Army, the grade should be kept up, otherwise it will be too shabby.
Of course, Ling Su, a second-grade military official, and Master Shen, a second-grade civil servant, are completely different concepts.
Although they are both of the second grade, they are completely different.
Let's put it this way, if you are a second-rank commander in the local province, if you see Shen Yi, a doctor in the military selection department of the fifth-rank military department a few years ago, you will take the initiative to "pass the cigarette".
Ahem, I should say come forward to greet you.
However, Shen Yi, who is also in the second rank, is already a real official in the border areas. Except for the nine ministers and five prime ministers, there are few people in the court who are above him.
But despite this, it was enough for Ling Su.
He knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Shen Yi, and shed tears: "General... thank you, Mr. Shen, for your cultivation!"
Mr. Shen stood up and stepped forward, helped him up, shook his head and said, "It was not me who cultivated you, but your Majesty and the imperial court who cultivated you."
"This year we must fight well and serve the imperial court."
General Ling should be crying.
Shen Yi turned back to look at Liu Mingyuan and said with a smile: "General Liu, he should be promoted to commander."
Liu Mingyuan's body trembled, and he knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "General, thank you, Mr. Shen, for your cultivation!"
Liu Mingyuan has been working as a commander for a long time, and even does work at the level of commanding fellow commanders, but until now, his official position is still commanding fellow commanders.
There is no way.
The qualifications are too low.
After "showing favor", Shen Yi stood up, stretched out, and said: "You two, the vast majority of our army are from the south. What I mean is that before the spring, we will focus on defense, but we should send spies to the north. We still have to send them. If there is a good opportunity, there is no need to wait for spring."
Hearing what Shen Yi said, Ling Su first said yes, then lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, I received some news two days ago."
Shen Yi looked at him.
"That's it."
Ling Su nodded and said: "After our right army occupied Dongchang Mansion, we treated the local people favorably according to Mr. Shen's wishes. After we were forced to retreat a few days ago, the Qi people reoccupied Dongchang Mansion and started again. Treat the people harshly."
"Many of the local people still care about us, especially some people know that Yanzhou is allocating land to the people."
"A few days ago, some people from Dongchang Prefecture went south to Yanzhou and found us, saying they wanted to join the army..."
"Some people say they want to lead the way for us."
Hearing this, Mr. Shen felt excited.
What I did in the second half of last year finally paid off!
He took a deep breath before calming down.
"This is what people want."
He stood up, looked at Ling Su, and said softly: "Those who come to join the army can be admitted into the army as appropriate."
"Since the people's support can be used..."
Mr. Shen raised his head and looked north, muttering to himself.