Shen Yi's strongest strength has never been in fighting.
In the past few years, the key reason why the army he led has been able to achieve repeated military exploits is not Shen Yi's military command ability.
In fact, what Mr. Shen is really good at is his personal connections, his ability to integrate resources, and...
Thinking patterns from another world.
This kind of thinking mode can prevent him from making big mistakes when formulating strategic directions.
You can even give him a rough direction.
As a coach, having these abilities is enough.
In comparison, Pei Jun definitely lacks these abilities.
He turned out to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Military Camp. He had no problems with his personal connections in the Dachen military camp. He knew many generals.
But in the past seventy years, the Chen Dynasty had basically not won many battles. Not only did these generals have no status, but also the Ministry of War, one of the six departments, had become a little transparent for a long time, let alone those generals.
In short, in all aspects, Pei Jun's energy is far inferior to Shen Yi.
It can even be said to be a violent argument.
The status of a Hanlin scholar overshadowed Pei Jun's decades of military career.
Of course, ordinary Hanlin cannot unite the army.
Therefore, for Pei Jun, if Shen Yi could integrate the resources of the imperial court for him, or help the Western Route Army, and have the same combat conditions as the Huai'an Army, he would be willing to join Shen Yi even if he was asked to do so.
Firstly, the status of civil servants is higher than that of military generals. With Mr. Shen's current status as governor of Shandong and the military exploits of the Huai'an Army, General Pei is more likely to recognize him.
The more important reason is that the past year or so has proven that with the same number of 100,000 people, the West Route Army cannot break through the city and make meritorious deeds like the Huai'an Army.
Even for more than a year, the Western Route Army's 100,000 troops failed to capture even a single city.
If the war continues, the imperial court may even cancel the organization of the Western Route Army.
As for Pei Jun, it's hard to say whether he will be able to return to the Forbidden Army and become the commander-in-chief.
Because of the carrot and the trap, after he left, the Forbidden Army had a new commander-in-chief.
At this time, if you want to make meritorious deeds, relying on this young governor of Shandong seems to be the only option.
Shen Yi's words "It hurts me" were just a modest joke.
In fact, if he wanted to achieve the goal of the Northern Expedition, or to complete it as soon as possible, becoming the Generalissimo of the Northern Expedition would be an almost inevitable process.
Because...the northern border extends beyond Shandong and Henan provinces.
Further west and further north, there are still many places that need to be recovered.
In the follow-up, the battle line will be further expanded and the troops will span several provinces.
It is definitely not feasible to rely solely on the Huai'an Army and the growth rate of the Huai'an Army's strength.
But whether this matter can be accomplished does not depend on Shen Yi himself, nor does it depend on Pei Jun.
And in the court.
What the court meant was that Emperor Hongde himself had no say in this matter.
After the two coaches had a conversation, Shen Yi stood up and said: "This Dongming County is where the Huai'an Army is stationed. When the general comes here, he is a guest. It is not a problem to just drink tea here. I have people prepare a banquet. Give the general a chance to catch the wind."
Pei Jun also stood up happily with a smile on his face.
"Everything depends on Zhongcheng's arrangements."
Soon, the two people sat down at the wine table.
Pei Jun is a warrior who came from the Forbidden Army. He has been in the Forbidden Army for more than 20 years, so his drinking is naturally not bad. After the two of them exchanged glasses for several rounds, Shen Yi put down his wine glass and let out a breath of alcohol.
"The general should know that I have a newspaper bureau under me. In Jiankang, he writes some articles and publishes them. On the battlefield, he is responsible for spying on some news. Since the battlefield in Henan is not going smoothly, I am going to send some newspaper bureaus. Let the people go over and help the general to find out the news."
Pei Jun thought for a while and poured wine for Shen Yi: "Zhongcheng, can we also send some northern guards to Henan?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said helplessly: "The general may have misunderstood. Although I can read the news of the inner guards now, I can't move them. And tell the truth to the general."
Mr. Shen clinked the wine glasses with him and sighed softly: "Most of the energy of the Northern Territory Guard is spent in Yandu."
"It won't be of much help on the battlefield for the time being."
Pei Jun nodded and toasted Shen Yi with a glass of wine: "In this case, Pei will thank Zhong Cheng."
Shen Yi smiled and said you're welcome.
In fact, the role of the Di News Division on the battlefield is not very big. The ones that really play a key role on the battlefield are the scouts in the army and the spies sent out.
Moreover, the Di News Division was able to deploy to Henan in advance, which was of great help to Shen Yi in grasping the overall war situation.
That night, the two of them talked in secret very late.
After returning to their residence, the two of them each wrote a letter to His Majesty the Emperor, explaining the story of their conversation.
After all, both of them are commanders with a lot of troops, so it would be taboo to have a secret meeting in private.
Of course, in the contents of their letters, both men unanimously omitted the content about the Northern Expedition general.
The next day, Pei Jun said goodbye and left. Shen Yi sent him all the way to the city gate. The two said goodbye at the city gate. When they were leaving, Mr. Shen chuckled softly and said: "General, from today on, never mention the so-called carrying a burden again. Already."
Hearing these words, Pei Jun was startled. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Shen Yi continue: "I heard that in the past two years, Jiankang's civil servants have made things difficult for the general. If the general feels uncomfortable, there is no need to hide it. Just keep it in check and you can complain to His Majesty."
"Our Northern Expedition is for the great cause of the imperial court. Why should we be angry with those civil servants?"
Pei Jun was thoughtful, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Just as he was about to speak, Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "As long as you understand."
He has a good relationship with Shen Yi, which means that he will cooperate sincerely with Shen Yi and the Huai'an Army during the Northern Expedition and will not cause trouble during the Northern Expedition.
But not dealing with the civil servants shows that Pei Jun has a good relationship with Shen Qi, but they are just for the Northern Expedition. In essence, he, the civil servants, and Shen Qi are still not on the same journey.
In this way, the emperor will feel more at ease.
After saying this, Shen Yi suddenly smiled: "Will the general just turn around and repeat my words to your majesty without missing a word?"
Pei Jun quickly shook his head: "Don't worry, Zhong Cheng, I definitely won't."
Mr. Shen still had a smile on his face: "It's nothing to report. Your Majesty can't say that I am instigating the relationship between the general and the civil servants."
At this point, Shen Yi and Pei Jun said goodbye.
Pei Jun clasped his fists, got on his horse, flicked the reins, and the horse immediately ran away.
After running dozens of steps, Pei Jun on horseback looked back at the young man who had turned around and entered the city, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
"Students are so discerning..."
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Directly north of Dongming County, there is a state city named Kaizhou.
When Shen Yi met with Pei Jun, Zhang Meng was leading troops to attack Kaizhou City.
Although Kaizhou is a state city, it is not particularly big and there are not many defenders. It would not have taken long to defeat it.
However, Zhang Meng and Ling Su had been with Ling Su for a long time, so they were a little cautious in fighting. They were worried about the support of the Qi people in Dongchang Mansion, and also worried about the Qi people setting up an ambush. They fought for four or five days, but they still failed to break the city.
On the sixth day, Shen Yi, who had seen off Pei Jun, came to the Kaizhou battlefield in person.
Zhang Meng stood respectfully in front of Shen Yi's horse, bowed and saluted: "Mr. Shen!"
Shen Yi jumped off his horse and looked up at the city.
Zhang Meng lowered his head and told Shen Yi the general situation of the battle.
After listening to this, Mr. Shen looked calm.
"Starting from today, you can go and fight with ease."
"Don't worry about reinforcements coming."
Zhang Meng scratched his head and asked in a low voice: "Did Mr. Shen receive any key information?"
Mr. Shen smiled: "To be contrary, it's not that I have received the information, but Qi people should have received the information."
By this time, both Tu Yuan and Zhou Yuanlang had probably received the news.
Nearly half of Chen's Western Route Army, about 40,000 people, is currently in the area of Lanyang and Chenliu.
It is only more than three hundred miles away from Kaizhou.
At this distance, after the Qi people's reinforcements arrived, they only had to be stuck with Zhang Meng for two or three days, and the Chen army from Henan would immediately arrive to support them and keep them all behind.
As long as Zhou Yuanlang is not stupid, he will definitely not dare to use heavy troops here again.
because…
His military strength is no longer enough.
Thinking of this, Mr. Shen patted Zhang Meng on the shoulder and said calmly: "Let go and fight."
He looked up at the sky and said slowly: "At this time, the left army should be entering Jinan Prefecture quickly."
Zhang Meng naturally trusted Shen Yi completely. When he heard this, he perked up and lowered his head and said, "I will obey your orders!"
After saying this, he hesitated for a moment and asked: "Mr. Shen, are you only going to attack Jinan Prefecture with the left route army and the first army?"
Mr. Shen glared at him angrily.
"Fight your battle well, don't think about all this nonsense, just obey the general's orders."
"When it's time to mobilize you to fight against Jinan, you will naturally be indispensable."
At this point, Shen Zhongcheng laughed and cursed: "It's as if I have mistreated you for your hard work!"
Zhang Meng shrank his head.
"Mr. Shen, I have no other intentions. I am just worried that the left army will suffer losses..."
Seeing Mr. Shen frowning, he quickly lowered his head, clasped his fists, and stepped back cautiously.
"General, let's arrange the next round of attack..."
After saying that, the big general turned around quickly and ran away.
Shen Yi looked at Zhang Meng's leaving figure, was silent for a while, and then smiled with relief.
"Unconsciously, it was no longer the time to fight against the Japanese pirates."
At this time, Mr. Shen raised his head and was lost in thought.
He recalled the time when he was fighting against the Japanese army.
I remembered Ling Su, Xue Wei, Liu Mingyuan, Zhang Meng, Wan Zhong and others at that time.
At that time, these people still belonged to thousands of households, and they might not even have decent armor. When they encountered Japanese pirates, sometimes their eyes would turn red and they would rush forward with wolf whisks in hand.
Hot-blooded, young, and regardless of gain or loss.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Those who were on the battlefield, holding knives and yelling to fight the Japanese pirates, now..."