Luo Yong was a little anxious. Before he entered the army tent, he hurriedly shouted to Duke Shen. After running all the way into Shen Yi's Chinese army tent, he gasped and lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, the Qi army has left the city and headed north to Jiyang! "
Mr. Shen looked up at him and said with a smile: "It's a good thing for Qi people to leave the city. Why do you sound so anxious?"
Luo Yong gasped, swallowed, and then said: "Mr. Shen, the Qi army leaving Jinan, numbering almost 30,000, went straight to Jiyang!"
The smile on Mr. Shen's face immediately faded.
He frowned heavily.
As a coach who has been in charge of the army for many years and has experienced hundreds of battles, Shen Yi can naturally understand the on-site information in this sentence.
Shen Yi estimated that the Qi army in Jinan City today is approximately 50,000 to 60,000 people.
Now, if we calculate based on the 30,000 people who left the city, the number of Qi troops who left the city was at least half or even more.
It is even understandable that the main force of the Qi army has left Jinan City!
Mr. Shen rubbed his temples and murmured: "Just two princesses..."
Just two princesses are definitely not worthy of Zhou Yuanlang and Tu Yuan's efforts.
After all, although a princess sounds noble, its actual value is not high, especially a princess who is already married.
This sentence may sound a little unpleasant, but it is like this in this era. Not only is the value of princesses low, in fact, the status of all women is not very high.
Princesses from the emperor's family would be taken away immediately for marriage. In recent years, in order to please the Tatars, the Northern Qi Dynasty had sent two princesses to the Tatar Khan, both of whom were the sisters of Emperor Zhaowu.
Sisters serve one husband together.
Even if Zhu Lizhen did not have the same ethical concepts as the Han people and did not distinguish between wives and concubines, this kind of thing would undoubtedly be very embarrassing.
From this we can also see what the actual value of the princess is.
Putting aside the royal prestige, the actual value of these two princesses in Jinan may not be comparable to that of two hundred-household camps.
It is impossible for people like Zhou Yuanlang not to know this.
Shen Yi originally thought that the follow-up to this incident should be that Jinan City would symbolically send an army to Jiyang for rescue, and the main force would still be stationed in Jinan.
In this case, this operation can bring further pressure to Jinan, or Zhou Yuanlang, forcing him to abandon Jinan City earlier.
What happened next was far beyond Shen Yi's expectation.
Mr. Shen closed his eyes, and the cause and effect of the whole incident flashed through his mind frame by frame. Soon, he opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Go and notify Ling Su's headquarters and let him start attacking Jinan." City, at the same time…”
"Transfer all the cavalry from the Right Army and march directly to Jiyang."
"Left Army..."
Mr. Shen stood up directly and said, "I will ride on horseback myself to mobilize the cavalry of the Left Route Army."
The development of things was different from what Shen Yi thought.
If he goes by his original calculations, Xue Wei's trip is basically a small reward for nothing, without any risks.
But now things have changed.
According to the current situation, the Huai'an army can basically take over Jinan City without much effort, but...
If we only focus on taking Jinan and ignore Xue Wei in Jiyang, I am afraid not many of Xue Wei's 10,000 people will be able to come back.
After all, Jiyang is just a county town, and it is far different from a big city like Jinan.
Although there is a city wall that can be defended, the wall is low and there are too many Qi people.
Can't hold on for too long.
If we simply calculate based on gains and losses, exchanging a vanguard army of 10,000 people for a Jinan city is a very cost-effective deal.
After all, if the Qi people defend Jinan and the Huai'an army grinds away bit by bit, the number of casualties in the end will definitely be more than 10,000, and it may even be double that!
Moreover, generals like Xue Wei can escape from the encirclement on horseback. They may be in danger, but they may not necessarily die.
From this point of view, the most appropriate thing now is to attack Jinan before the end of the Jiyang war. As long as the city of Jinan is taken down, it will be a great achievement and everything will be worth it.
But Shen Yi is obviously not of this temperament.
After leading the army for many years, he has hardened his heart a lot. He may not lose his composure and breach the defense like he did in Zhejiang a few years ago because dozens and hundreds of soldiers were killed.
But it is absolutely impossible for him to give up an army of ten thousand people.
Shen Yi immediately rode on horseback and ran out of the Chinese army camp and went straight to the Huai'an Army's Left Army camp located in the east of Jinan City. He galloped into the camp and shouted: "All the cavalry of the Left Army, gather together!"
Su Ding quickly received the news and rushed to the scene. Without saying a word, he began to assemble the cavalry.
While the cavalry was gathering, Su Ding stood in front of Shen Yi, lowered his head and said, "Mr. Shen, did something happen to General Xue?"
Shen Yi nodded silently: "He is in Jiyang now. There are nearly 30,000 people in Qi, and he has gone to Jiyang."
"Jiyang County cannot hold the city for long. We need to support him as soon as possible. If we are surrounded, the consequences will be disastrous."
Su Ding thought for a while, then lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, I think that I must support General Xue when it is time to support him, but there is no need to be particularly anxious."
Shen Yi was thoughtful and asked: "What do you mean?"
Su Ding lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, although General Xue was brought up by you, he has been on his own since the establishment of the Huai'an Army. In many cases, the General Xue you know, Mr. Shen, is no longer the same as the current General Xue. The difference is huge.”
"The current situation in Jiyang is that if it is surrounded by tens of thousands of Qi troops, the city may be broken within a day or two, and the vanguard army will also be in danger, but..."
"The general has been in contact with General Xue for a long time. In the general's opinion, if General Xue knew that a large number of Qi people were going north to look for him, given General Xue's temperament..."
Su Ding smiled and said: "Most likely he won't stay in Jiyang City and wait for Qi people to come and surround him."
Mr. Shen was startled, then suddenly realized, and he woke up almost immediately: "You mean, Xue Da, he will take the initiative to leave the city?"
"good."
Su Ding said: "Sticking to Jiyang means seeking death, but if you leave Jiyang voluntarily, it will be difficult for the Qi people to pursue General Xue."
"Mr. Shen, to the east of Jinan Prefecture is Qingzhou Prefecture."
"Qingzhou Mansion has been recaptured by you for a long time."
Mr. Shen rubbed his temples and sighed sadly: "It makes sense, it makes sense."
"It's because I thought less."
He slowly exhaled a breath and said: "I will ask the Di Reporting Department to confirm Xue Wei's current position, and then ask them to take a circuitous route to the east."
"Mr. Shen has always had great foresight, and he always does everything without leakage."
Su Ding lowered his head and said with a smile: "This time, care should lead to chaos."
"In our Huai'an army, I am afraid that General Xue is the only one who has such a special situation, which is enviable."
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely and said, "I treat everyone in the Huai'an army equally."
Having said this, he paused and said: "The cavalry of the Huai'an Army on the left and right sides is about eight or nine thousand people. I still want to send them to the vicinity of Jiyang to take a look, in case the vanguard army is really in any danger. ."
"also…"
Shen Yi looked at Su Ding and said in a deep voice: "General Su, the defenders in Jinan City are now only half of the original ones, and maybe even half are gone."
"This is a God-given opportunity. It can even be said that the Qi people took the initiative to give up the city of Jinan."
"Jinan has been fighting for so long, and finally it's today."
"You and Ling Su, from now on, attack Jinan with maximum intensity."
Su Ding bowed his head respectfully, cupped his fists and saluted: "I will understand!"
He squinted his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "In the end, all the Xuanjia Guards will be thrown into the battlefield, and we will try to conquer the city first as soon as possible."
Shen Yi nodded and continued: "Now, the defenders in Jinan City may finally be a little out of strength, so this time, we don't have to fight wall by wall. We can directly divide our troops and attack from the four gates at the same time. ."
"There are not many of them, so they are slowly being stretched."
…………
Outside Jiyang City, 10,000 vanguard troops have already left the city and lined up.
Following Xue Wei's order, the vanguard army began to march eastward.
Originally, Xue Wei did not intend to go to Qingzhou in the east.
When he learned that Jinan's Qi army was out to find him, he already understood that this was a golden opportunity to defeat Jinan.
Therefore, he planned to divide his troops in several places in Jiyang, so that he could use the strength of the vanguard army to delay and interfere with the main force of the Qi army that had left Jinan, thereby giving Shen Yi as much time as possible to attack the city.
However, the news from Di News spread quickly, and before the plan could be implemented, he received an order from Shen Yi, telling him to go to Qingzhou to avoid the Qi people.
So the 10,000-strong vanguard army left Jiyang and headed east to Qingzhou.
However, Xue Wei did not leave behind any of the belongings of the Zhu Lizhen nobles and the two princesses. They all were "packed up" and taken to Qingzhou together.
Princess Xianyou was placed in the middle of the vanguard army by him, and followed the vanguard army all the way east in a carriage.
After walking for a whole day and night, at noon the next day, the vanguard army found a place to rest. General Xue walked up to Princess Xianyou who had not eaten or drank for several days and frowned: "Let me tell you, if you are alive, you will still be in the Northern Qi Dynasty."
Princess, I can restrain my subordinates. If you starve yourself to death, I will have no control over what my subordinates who have been bachelors for many years do to you."
Princess Xianyou's lips turned white, and she didn't know whether it was because she hadn't eaten or because she was angry.
She glared at Xue Wei and sneered: "Didn't you say you wanted to use me and my aunt to lure my Daqi army to Jiyang? Why, you were so scared that you ran away before my Daqi army came?"
"You will never be able to understand the truth on the battlefield if you pinch your belly like this!"
Princess Xianyou is still angry because of the sentence "Your husband doesn't want you". When she heard this, she said angrily: "Where is this nonsense? What does pinching the belly mean?"
Xue Wei smiled contemptuously, ignored her, and turned around to order his soldiers, saying: "Report the distance between the Qi army behind you and us at any time."
The soldier nodded respectfully: "I understand!"
Wan Zhong stood behind Xue Wei and asked: "General, they probably can't catch up."
Xue Wei shook his head and smiled: "I'm not worried that Qi Jun will catch up, but I'm worried that they won't be able to catch up."
"If they are far apart, let's stop and wait for them."
General Xue said softly: "If you are close, you might as well fight with them, just be careful not to get entangled by them."
Wan Zhong thought for a while, then smiled and said: "General, are you thinking about the situation in Jinan and want to delay these Qi troops who are chasing us?"
"Um."
Xue Wei nodded, then turned back to look in the direction of Jinan: "Mr. Shen has said many times that we Huai'an soldiers must remember six words."