The battle for Shandong in the new year has officially begun.
After a period of rest, the left and right armies of Huai'an Army began to march towards the north again. Xue Wei's vanguard army also sent 10,000 troops and headed north from Jiaozhou under the leadership of General Xue.
The reason why the entire army was not dispatched was that, firstly, an army of tens of thousands of people would generally not dispatch together. Another reason was that some people needed to be left behind and handed over to Shen Yi for temporary deployment.
After Xue Wei led his army to the expedition, he did not let Shen Yi wait too long.
In just half a month, in mid-to-late February, the first batch of prisoners were escorted back to Jiaozhou City and handed over to Shen Yi for processing.
This group of prisoners was small in number, only more than 500 people, and they were thrown into a temporary prisoner camp that had just been built outside the city.
Mr. Shen took this matter very seriously and personally came outside the city to check on the situation of these prisoners.
Although everyone described these prisoners as being in a sorry state, and most of them were in ragged clothes, they were basically young people and looked very strong.
Mr. Shen simply looked at them, then called Wan Zhong, who was responsible for escorting them back, and asked, "Where did they come from?"
Wan Zhong lowered his head slightly, leaned forward and said: "Back to Mr. Shen, it was when General Xue led his people to attack Gaomi. Outside Gaomi City, one of our Qianhu Camp met two Qi people's Qianhu Camp. After they got entangled, Our main force arrived first and finally surrounded these Qi people."
"Their two thousand-household battalions began to break out of the encirclement and retreat after losing 30% of their battle losses. Because the encirclement was slightly weak, they escaped partially and captured about 600 people."
"General Xue knew that Duke Shen needed to see if it was feasible to train the prisoners, so he asked the last general to escort them back."
"high density…"
Shen Yi thought for a moment and then asked: "How is the current situation in Gaomi?"
"The resistance of the Qi people is very strong."
Wan Zhong replied: "If the Qi people in Laizhou Prefecture were passively defensive last year, this year most of the Qi people have begun to attack. They no longer cower in the city to defend the city, and sometimes take the initiative to go out of the city to meet the enemy."
"Although we are fighting a tough battle, our progress is faster than last year."
He paused and continued: "This is mainly because, Mr. Shen, your artillery is very powerful. Even if those shells are used as throwing objects, they can still have some effect. Unless it is a high city like Fucheng, otherwise in our Huai'an Army It’s not easy to guard in front of me.”
After hearing this, Mr. Shen thought about the battle situation seriously, then nodded and said: "It seems that not only Xue Wei has made progress, but the entire vanguard army has also made great progress."
He patted Wan Zhong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "For example, General Wan, you are now reporting on the military affairs in a clear and logical manner, no less than some generals who were born as generals."
Reporting military information seems to be a very inconspicuous matter, but what to report to the superiors and how to report it all require a general to consider and word it.
Moreover, when reporting, you have to tell the full picture of the battle situation as much as possible, which is not easy.
Wan Zhong was not a messenger. It was obvious that when Shen Yi asked him, he answered in his own words.
He was also a pawn, and after a few years, he is now a very qualified general.
Wan Zhong quickly lowered his head and said, "Mr. Shen, I'm sorry."
Shen Yi turned his head, looked at the six hundred surrendered soldiers, and asked: "Looking at their appearance, they should not be from Shandong's local army?"
Wan Zhong shook his head.
"The general has asked, it should be..."
"The Imperial Army came from Yandu."
At this point, he paused, with a murderous tone in his voice: "Of the ten people, almost one or two are Zhu Li Zhenren."
Shen Yi looked thoughtfully at the tightly tied Qi Jun, and said to Wan Zhong: "Okay, send them to me, and your errand is over. Leave this place to me, and you can go back." Sasuke Xue Wei."
Wan Zhong lowered his head quickly: "Mr. Shen, Master Zhu Li is fierce. When you face these Qi troops, you must be careful and tie them up as much as possible."
"Those real Zhuli people..."
He thought for a moment and said, "Should we kill them all?"
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "I'll handle it."
Wan Zhong then lowered his head and said yes, then led a group of subordinates to leave the prison camp and went back to the north to find Xue Wei.
After Wan Zhong left, Mr. Shen asked people to bring these prisoners to the open space of the camp and let them sit in rows on the ground.
After all six hundred people "sat down", Shen Yi moved a chair, sat in front of these people, glanced at everyone, and then cleared his throat.
"Stop talking."
Mr. Shen said calmly: "Otherwise, I won't be given food for three days."
As soon as these words came out, the prisoners who were still whispering immediately bowed their heads and shut up, not daring to say a word.
Shen Yi nodded with satisfaction. After looking at everyone's expressions, Mr. Shen coughed and said loudly: "You may not know me, please introduce yourselves."
"My surname is Shen, Shen Yi."
Master Shen said with a smile: "When you guys talk about me, most of them will call me Shen Thief, and those who are a little more polite will call me Shen Qi."
"I am the coach of Da Chen's boss on the battlefield in Shandong, which means..."
"In the entire Shandong battlefield, my words are effective."
Mr. Shen looked calm and said, "Including your lives, everything depends on my thoughts."
Everyone present was silent.
Some people lowered their heads subconsciously, fearing that Shen Yi's eyes would catch them.
Master Shen naturally did not look closely at the expressions and demeanor of these Qi people. He quietly said: "How many Han people are there among you?"
There was still silence, and no one stood up to answer.
Even though most of these people were Han Chinese, no one came forward.
Shen Yi frowned slightly.
He was very aware of the mentality of these people. They were simply worried that after they came forward and admitted, they would be labeled as traitors by their peers when they returned to Yandu, and they would face heavy punishment.
"I counted three times, but no one spoke again."
There was a bit of anger in his tone, and he said slowly: "I will handle everything according to Zhu Li's rules."
"I……!"
Finally someone stood up and lowered his head timidly: "I am a Han!"
Shen Yi looked at him seriously and said calmly: "Zhenren Zhuli pretended to be a Han, and his crime will be increased. I will send someone to verify it afterwards."
Zhu Li's appearance is not much different from that of the Han people.
In addition, in the north, several generations of intermarriage have occurred, and now it is difficult to distinguish them just from their appearance.
However, some of Master Zhu Li's speaking habits and some bossy attitudes will be difficult to change in a short period of time, but some clues can still be seen.
Hearing this, the man quickly shrank his neck and sat back down.
However, with the first one, there will soon be a second one.
It didn't take long for seven or eight people to stand up one after another. In the end, most people stood up and said that they were Han Chinese.
Mr. Shen asked these Han people to stand up and sit on one side, while Master Zhu Li sat on the other side.
After both parties sat down, Mr. Shen looked at the Han people and said with a smile: "You should all know in your heart that Northern Qi is the Zhu Lizhen dynasty, and I, Chen, are the Han dynasty. We have the same blood and are of the same clan. Are you willing? Abandon the dark and embrace the bright, join the great Chen?"
Still no one spoke.
The one sitting at the front looked at Shen Yi cautiously and said in a hoarse voice: "Sir, a villain has no father, no mother, and no family. It doesn't matter who you follow, but most of these brothers have families and are all here." Yandu, you..."
"It's too difficult for them."
Mr. Shen said calmly: "Qi people will only think that you are dead in battle or missing. There are so many people on the battlefield. If you change your clothes, who would know who you are?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, and then his body trembled.
"Your Majesty, what you are saying is that all those who do not vote for Nan... and who do not vote for Chen will be killed?"
Mr. Shen smiled hoarsely: "When did I say that?"
The young man said silently: "Then as long as someone returns alive, the news of someone surrendering will be leaked out immediately."
"This is simple."
Mr. Shen yawned and said, "You must have heard that the Huai'an army is allocating land to the Han people in Yanzhou Prefecture. If you are willing to join Da Chen, you can also create a register in Shandong and allocate land to the Han people. In the past, it didn't matter whether you were in the Northern Qi Dynasty or not." Whatever you have done, let it be forgotten."
"When the northern border is restored in the future, your family members will also be Dachen citizens."
After saying this, Mr. Shen stood up and said with a smile: "But I never like to force others. You are all Han people, and I am embarrassed to kill everyone who is unwilling to surrender."
"Then things will be difficult to handle."
"So I thought of a way."
Shen Yi pointed at Master Zhu Li over there and said, "If you don't want to stay here, just kill a Master Zhu Li with a knife and then you can leave."
"Shen, I will never force you to stay."
After saying this, the careful Mr. Shen realized something was wrong.
He responded with a "huh" sound.
"There are too few Zhuli people, not enough to kill."
He thought about it carefully and added thoughtfully.
"In this way, I can allow the four of you to kill a real Zhu Li. You can go up with a knife and chop each one with one knife. You will be considered successful."