Basically, Shen Yi would not visit the military formation in person, nor would he take the lead and lead his soldiers into the formation. His fighting style was not known for his ferocity.
However, he just made Zhou Shizhong feel a little frightened from the bottom of his heart.
Because when Shen Yi is in command, the Huai'an army will become slippery, and like cotton, without any strength.
If you press forward, he will retreat.
As long as you don't pay attention, the Huai'an army on the opposite side will take advantage of this gap to swoop up and bite you hard.
This style of leading troops has caused Zhou Shizhong to suffer a lot.
What frightened him even more was that Shen Yi not only had outstanding intelligence capabilities, but was also better at figuring out people's hearts. In fact, the several times Zhou Shizhong suffered losses at the hands of Shen Yi back then were all because Shen Yi had seen through his mind.
Seeing that something was wrong in his old father's eyes, Zhou Yuanlang sat down by himself and said, "Dad, the news that you defeated the Huai'an army in Hejian Mansion has spread all over Yandu, and even the emperor has recognized this victory. Now, we are a great nation." There is meritorious service.”
"Now, your position as the general is unassailable. When it comes to fighting, you don't have to restrain yourself like others. In addition, our military strength is much better than Shen Qi's. We will not necessarily suffer a loss against him."
Zhou Shizhong was silent for a while, shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "That's what I said, but we suffered too much in his hands."
"When he first arrived in Huai'an a few years ago, he only had 20,000 people at his disposal. At that time, neither his father nor Zhao Lu paid much attention to him, thinking that this young man would only mix his passion with himself. My future is lost in Huai'an."
"The results of it?"
Zhou Shizhong exhaled a thick breath.
"Who would have thought that today, he would be able to make the entire Daqi struggle to deal with it?"
"The past few years, when I think about it, it's like a dream. No one knows how Shen Qi got up and how he managed to raise such a strong army as the Huai'an Army in the weak Chen State."
"others…"
Zhou Shizhong shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid he is even more powerful than Zhao Chong, Duke of Dingguo of the Southern Dynasty, whom your grandfather admired his whole life."
Zhou Yuanlang sat under his old father. After being silent for a while, he said softly: "Dad, the rise of Shen Qi is indeed bizarre. I still can't understand why the southern army, which was helpless against Japanese pirates in the past, suddenly Now you can compete with me, the King of Da Qi, on the same court..."
"What's even more bizarre is..."
Zhou Yuanlang said with a wry smile: "When I was in the Qingjing Division, I did a detailed investigation of the Huai'an Army and its origins to fight against the Japanese. Ling Su, the current commander of the right-leg army of the Huai'an Army, was a Linhai Guard Qianhu in Taizhou Prefecture in his early years. He was the one who was Two hundred Japanese pirates, defeated the idiot general..."
"After working with Shen Qi, it's like a new person. Not only has he made many contributions, but now he leads troops and works with everyone's style."
Having said this, Zhou Yuanlang sighed and said: "It is probably because of the continuous national destiny of the Southern Dynasty that people like Shen Qi were born to continue the national destiny of the Southern Dynasty."
After the father and son sighed with emotion, Zhou Yuanlang lowered his head slightly and said: "Dad, Su Ding's army only has about 40,000 people. Now our main force is still in Hejian. At most, he can hold back our tens of thousands of forbidden troops. , it is impossible to make more achievements."
"You don't have to worry."
Zhou Shizhong shook his head slightly: "If they hold back tens of thousands of our imperial troops, Daming Prefecture Lingsu's headquarters will have no choice but to deal with it, let alone the emperor asking us, father and son, to assist in the war in Henan."
"With them being so involved, it's impossible to have enough energy to go to Henan."
Zhou Yuanlang thought for a while and said, "Dad, I want to go to Chen Jun and meet Shen Qi."
Zhou Shizhong frowned: "Are you crazy?"
"There are rumors going viral in Yandu that you and Shen Qi have a private relationship. Now if you go to see him in public, Yandu may not know what he will say about you and me!"
"It's just by meeting him openly that nothing will happen."
Zhou Yuanlang looked at Zhou Shizhong and said, "Before leaving the capital this time, the boy mentioned this matter to the emperor, and the emperor also allowed the boy to see Shen Yi."
"Besides, my father has just made a great contribution, and no one will say anything now."
Zhou Shizhong looked at his son steadily. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head slightly: "The two armies are fighting now. I'm afraid that Shen Qi will kill you."
Hearing these words, Zhou Yuanlang's expression became a little gloomy. He was silent for a while, shook his head slightly, and sighed: "In the eyes of the child, Shen Qi is very arrogant. He has never regarded the child as an opponent. The child just goes to see him. He, he doesn’t even bother to kill children.”
General Zhou lowered his head to drink tea and looked at his son.
"What are you going to do when you go to see him?"
"Of course I want to do my best for my father."
…………
Another day has passed.
The Imperial Guards of Yandu came out of Hejian Prefecture to meet the enemy, and faced the Huai'an Army head-on.
Zhou Yuanlang, on the other hand, was protected by seven or eight guards, bypassing the battlefield and heading south to the vicinity of Jiaohe County. He was captured by scouts before he even approached the Huai'an Army camp.
After being held tightly by the scouts, Zhou Yuanlang raised his head and shouted loudly.
"Zhou Yuanlang of the Northern Dynasty, please see Lord Shen!"
When these words reached Shen Yi's ears in the city, Mr. Shen was in the Chinese army's tent, looking through the battle report sent by Xue Wei, comparing it with the map of Henan, and thinking carefully about the battlefield.
When he heard the news, he couldn't help but smile.
He had been close friends for a long time and had never had the opportunity to meet him. He really wanted to meet this "National Preceptor" of Northern Qi.
Shen Yi first asked people to take Zhou Yuanlang to his Chinese army tent, then changed into clean clothes and briefly took care of his somewhat messy hair.
Before his hair was done, Zhou Yuanlang was escorted into the Chinese military tent. Mr. Shen first looked at the young man who was tightly bound, and then he burst into laughter: "Why are you so rude to the guests? Untie, untie. "
The rope was quickly untied. Zhou Yuanlang did not speak, but looked at Shen Yi quietly. After sizing up Shen Yi for a long time, he let out a sigh of relief, raised his hands to Shen Yi and said, "I have met Lord Shen."
Mr. Shen sat in his seat, unmoving, just nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Hello Master Zhou, we have been close friends for a long time, and we finally meet today."
The word "guo preceptor" was a little bit thorny, which made Zhou Yuanlang feel uncomfortable. He shook his head slightly: "There has never been a saying that there was a national preceptor. Now Zhou is just a commoner in the Northern Dynasty and has no official status." ."
He looked at Shen Yi with a smile on his face: "I heard that after the Marquis crossed the Huaihe River, he treated the Han people in the north well and exempted him from taxes in Shandong. Zhou is also a Han from the north. If you say this, the Marquis will give Zhou two cents. It’s just the acres of land.”
"Are you Han Chinese?"
Mr. Shen still had a smile on his face, but he had a bit more murderous intent.
"I sent someone to check on you. In your grandfather's generation, your family was no longer Han. Instead, they were promoted to Zhu Li Zhenren."
Zhou Yuanlang shook his head slightly: "No Master Zhu Li recognizes us as Master Zhu Li, so this doesn't count."
Seeing Shen Yi's unkind expression, he quickly said: "I did not take the risk to see the Marquis just to argue about these minutiae, and there are some important things that I want to talk to the Marquis in private."
Mr. Shen thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and then said calmly: "Everyone, get out."
At this point, he paused and then said: "Before we go out, tie this guy up."
Soon, the followers in the Chinese army's tent tied up Zhou Yuanlang tightly, and then everyone exited the Chinese army's tent.
Zhou Yuanlang lowered his head and looked at the rope on his body, and smiled bitterly: "Master Hou, Zhou is not capable of doing such a thing that would lose his identity."
Mr. Shen curled his lips disdainfully.
"What status do you have here with me?"
"After all, what do you want to say to me?"
Zhou Yuanlang became serious. He looked at Shen Yi and said, "I want to tell Mr. Marquis about the story of the Zhao clan in the Southern Dynasties that has stood firm for more than sixty years."
"If there are powerful enemies outside, only then will the Marquis be able to survive."
He looked hard at Shen Yi and lowered his voice.
"And... one day in the future, if you, Lord Marquis, have great ambitions, our country will be willing to cede Shandong to become Lord Marquis's foundation, and we can immediately recognize Lord Marquis's national title, and the two countries can immediately have good relations!"
"Does the Marquis not want to create a legacy for future generations?"