Jinan City is located in the middle of Jinan Prefecture.
In other words, even if Jinan City is captured, half of Jinan Prefecture is still not captured. This is why Shen Yi, when he set his goals earlier, said that even if it is too late to capture Jinan Prefecture this year, Jinan City must be captured.
At this time, Xue Wei's troops were in Zhangqiu, due east of Jinan.
Su Ding's headquarters is only thirty or forty miles away from Jinan City. It can be said that the troops are approaching the city.
Although Lingsu in the west has not yet taken his position, he is already on his way to Jinan Prefecture. He will be able to reach Jinan in at most five or six days.
The key point is that no matter whether the Huai'an army moves quickly or slowly, Jinan City is a dead thing and he cannot move.
At the end of October, more than 5,000 people from Shen Yi's Chinese army arrived at the Left Route Army camp. Mr. Shen himself also raised his tent in the Left Route Army.
A flag with the word "Chen" was hung high in the Huai'an military camp.
Mr. Shen was sitting firmly in the central military tent, and Su Ding and Xue Wei were sitting on his left and right sides.
The other generals also took their seats according to their respective positions.
Because Ling Su was still on the way here, he was not present.
Shen Yi sat on the main seat and looked around at everyone with a smile on his face: "Everyone, I haven't seen you for a long time."
At this time, there were about twenty generals in the Chinese army's tent, all senior generals from more than a thousand households.
In the current Huai'an Army, there are basically no generals at this level who do not know Shen Yi, and most of them were promoted by Shen himself.
Hearing Shen Yi's words, everyone smiled.
Shen Yi coughed lightly, and the place became quiet again.
He said slowly: "I believe you already know why you came here today."
"In August of the 11th year of Hong De's reign, I, the Huai'an Army, took over the Huai'an section from the Huaihe Navy and began to fight against the Qi people. Until now..."
Having said this, Shen Yi himself was filled with emotion. He paused and continued: "It's been more than four years."
"In the first two years, we fought cautiously and only made defending Huai'an our top priority."
Speaking of this, Mr. Shen felt proud.
"After two years of fighting, we discovered that the Qi people are not as great as we thought."
"In the thirteenth year of Hongde, we crossed the Huaihe River and began to seriously fight against the Qi people."
Mr. Shen said softly: "It is now October of the fifteenth year of Hongde. In more than two years, we first took down Xuzhou and made Southern Zhili complete."
"Today, in the whole province of Shandong, only one prefecture of Jinan Prefecture and half of Dongchang Prefecture are left."
"Now, Mr. Shen can say this without any humility."
Mr. Shen raised his head slightly, with pride in his tone: "Whether it is the Northern Qi army or the so-called invincible Zhu Li Zhenren, they are no longer the opponents of our Huai'an army on the battlefield!"
"Now, Jinan Mansion is right in front of us."
"Gentlemen..."
He looked around at everyone and said slowly: "Most of them have been following me since the days of the Anti-Japanese Army, and they have followed me since the eleventh year of Hongde at the latest. In the past few years, when I return to Jiankang every year to report on my work, You can also meet your family, most of you have never been back home."
"I know you are working hard."
Mr. Shen's eyes were blazing and he said in a deep voice: "But after fighting this battle, all the hard work has been in vain!"
"After fighting this battle, Dachen's Northern Expedition has taken a solid first step. With this first step, the future invasion of Yandu will no longer be a dream."
"Conquer Jinan Prefecture and the restoration of Dachen will be just around the corner!"
Having said this, Mr. Shen smiled: "I know that these brothers may think that these are a bit vague and unrealistic, so I will say something practical."
He reached out and poured himself wine, then stood up and picked up the wine bowl.
Everyone present picked up the wine bowls that had been placed in front of them.
Mr. Shen's voice was low and he said: "If we fight this battle well, Mr. Shen cannot guarantee that everyone will be promoted and make a fortune, and that they will be prosperous and wealthy."
"but…"
Shen Yi's eyes were blazing: "I guarantee that brothers will be able to earn a share of the family business for their wives and children!"
"The credit that should be reported and the rewards that should be distributed will not be less."
"A real man will make great achievements today!"
Shen Yi raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl.
"Make a great contribution today!"
Everyone present was so excited that they all raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp.
Somewhat excited, after drinking the wine, he slammed the wine bowl in his hand to the ground and shouted happily.
Shen Yi put the wine bowl in his hand on the table, looked at Zhong Ming, who was standing not far in front of him, and said with a smile: "General Zhong, my wine bowl is made of porcelain. If you drop it, I have to take it from you." Deducted from the salary.”
Zhong Ming was an honest person, but after being called out by Shen Yi, his face turned red, he stretched out his hands to scratch his head, and felt a little at a loss.
The generals present also knew that Shen Yi was joking, so they all teased Zhong Ming, and the handsome tent immediately burst into laughter.
After joking for a while, Shen Yi became serious and said: "Okay, that's enough gossip. We will start to attack Jinan City in three days. General Su and General Xue should have made arrangements in advance. Let's go down first and make arrangements. Let the army go."
After hearing this, everyone clasped their fists at Shen Yi in response, and then filed out of the handsome tent.
Soon, only Shen Yi, Su Ding and Xue Wei were left in the handsome tent.
The three people sat down again, and Shen Yi looked at Xue Wei.
"Last time we met in Yanzhou, you left in a hurry, and I was very busy that day, so I forgot to ask."
"Have you recovered from the internal injuries you have now?"
Xue Wei lowered his head slightly and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Shen, for your concern. Since the last general was injured, he has not used any force. He is almost resting now."
Speaking of this, he said sincerely: "I once read the art of war taught by Duke Shen, and read in the book that a general must be calm. I have never understood what this sentence means, but since this fall After the injury, I had to calm down, but I finally figured out some of the reasons."
Shen Yi smiled dumbly.
"You are a blessing in disguise."
"Okay, let's get down to business."
Shen Yi said softly: "Since we entered Jinan Mansion, the Qi people have behaved very strangely. Before we entered Jinan Mansion, they kept shrinking and mainly defended."
"However, in the past month or two, these Qi people have often gone out of the city to fight."
Speaking of this, Mr. Shen said softly: "If this were not the case, we might not be able to push it to the gate of Jinan so smoothly."
Su Ding thought for a while and replied: "Mr. Shen, according to some news in the city, it should be the prince of the military governor sent by the Northern Qi court who put pressure on Tu Yuan and forced Tu Yuan to take the initiative to fight."
"A talented person can play this way."
Su Ding thought about it seriously and continued: "Otherwise, if we want to fight to the gates of Jinan City, it will probably take us half a month or even a month."
He sighed in a low voice: "Tu Yuan actually did not make any mistakes. On the contrary, it was the Northern Qi court that dragged him down. Fortunately, we have Duke Shen, so the court will not..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and interrupted Su Ding's words.
"I know about Prince Rui of Northern Qi, Zhao Lianghu."
"He is here to supervise the army, not to lead it."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly: "He can't mobilize even a single soldier."
Xue Wei, who was standing aside, thought about it carefully, and suddenly he had an idea and said: "What Mr. Shen means is that Tu Yuan, the Shandong general of Northern Qi, wants to shirk responsibility..."
Mr. Shen looked at Xue Wei in surprise, feeling very pleased.
"It seems that you have cultivated your calmness very well and have awakened."
"good…"
Shen Yi whispered: "In my opinion, Tu Yuan and Zhou Yuanlang are already ready to shirk responsibility for the Shandong war. I even doubt..."
"Prince Rui Zhao Lianghu went south. Emperor Zhaowu of the Northern Qi Dynasty deliberately sent him down to give it to Tu Yuan, Zhou Yuanlang and others."
Su Ding was stunned: "This is a bit unbelievable. How could Emperor Zhaowu be willing to give up Shandong..."
"Of course he refuses, but we can't help him."
"The royal family's strife cannot be judged by common sense."
Mr. Shen whispered: "If we follow this idea, Zhou Yuanlang and Tuyuan may not necessarily stick to Jinan."
He looked at Xue Wei and Su Ding.
"Compared to seizing land, what I hope more is to annihilate the enemy's power."
If it is to annihilate the enemy, it means killing people, but when it comes to annihilating the enemy's power, it includes surrendering the enemy.
Su Ding frowned: "Mr. Shen, at this time, we can surround the city on three sides at most, and it is impossible to surround the north."
"Even our troops are not enough to siege the city..."
Mr. Shen nodded.
"So, I just mentioned this conjecture to you."
"I think that when the war breaks out..."
"The main force of the Qi army may escape."
"If their main force really escapes, the effect of this Shandong battle on the Northern Expedition will be halved."
Xue Wei looked thoughtfully and looked at Shen Yi: "So Mr. Shen asked me to leave 10,000 people here as a backup..."
Mr. Shen smiled happily.
"You kid, you surprised me again and again today."
"That's right. Let you retain 10,000 vanguard troops to prepare for these possible unexpected situations."
"When the war breaks out..."
"With ten thousand of you, it's very possible that you can become a rare soldier..."