On the third day after Zhou Yuanlang left, Shen Yi also left Jiaohe and led his bodyguard to the west. After running for two or three days, he arrived at Daming Mansion and met Ling Su at the Right Army Camp.
Relatively speaking, there was not much pressure on Ling Su's side, because there were not many Qi people blocking them, which at most made it impossible for them to continue advancing north.
Even if Ling Su is willing to take some pressure, he can continue to go north despite these Qi people.
After Shen Yi patrolled the left army for a whole day, he returned to the central army tent to rest in the evening. At this time, Ling Su had prepared wine and food, and the two of them drank across the table.
After taking a sip of wine, Mr. Shen chuckled and said, "General Ling, the last time I asked you to set up a picket camp in the army, how was the effect?"
Ling Su lowered his head slightly and said, "Zhang Meng is doing it all, but..."
"good results."
"In just two months, the army found nearly a hundred problematic people, and more than half of them have been identified as people from the Qingjing Department of the Northern Qi Dynasty."
Shen Yi was startled, then lowered his head and took a sip of wine.
"Only one round of sifting, and so much came out."
This number has far exceeded Su Ding's left army.
Ling Su took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "I have communicated with General Su. In comparison, there are indeed many more people on my side. I guess..."
"Maybe it's because my subordinates had private interactions with the Qi people a few times before, so the people from the Qing Dynasty Department released most of the people in the right army."
Shen Yi nodded slightly and asked with a smile: "Has anyone from Northern Qi contacted you recently?"
Ling Su shook his head slightly: "No more."
"My subordinates have inquired and it seems that Zhou Yuanlang is no longer in charge of the Cleansing Department. The person who took over may not be aware of this incident."
Mr. Shen lowered his head to drink and clicked his tongue.
"Pity."
"If this line continues, it might be miraculous to trick them in the future."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and continued: "According to the news during the day, the pressure on the Right Army here is not great. What I mean is that you should consider it as appropriate and continue to go north to put some pressure on the Qi people."
"Of course we have to withdraw when it's time to retreat, but we also have to fight the battles that need to be fought. We can't just withdraw when we see Qi people."
"Otherwise, the progress of the Northern Expedition will be slower and slower, and may even stagnate."
Having said this, Shen Yi looked up at Ling Su and said softly: "In the previous battlefield in Shandong, the Right Army had the least credit, and reported the least credit to the Ministry of War. This point, the generals in the Right Army knew in their hearts. Quite a bit of criticism.”
"Right now, it's a good opportunity."
Shen Yi said softly: "From Su Ding's place, hold back the main force of the Qi people. You can take the opportunity to go north and try to win some big victories."
"This way, it will be easier for me to talk when I report to the Ministry of War this year."
When Ling Su heard this, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he silently raised his head, looked at Shen Yi, then lowered his head and said, "General, I will obey."
Lord Shen looked at his expression, lowered his head and took a sip of wine, and laughed softly: "I know what General Ling is thinking. It's just that I sent the right army to go north to fight the Qi people, not to give the right army In order to gain military merit, it is to provide Xue Wei and others with more combat opportunities."
"You feel a little uncomfortable."
"Yes or no?"
Ling Su rarely denied it immediately. After being silent for a long time, he lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, at the end of last year, I was awarded the title of second-grade general by the imperial court. For me personally, no matter what kind of battle I fight, I won’t have any complaints in my heart.”
"The official position, wealth and honor obtained by my subordinates have far exceeded my own achievements."
"but…"
He lowered his head slightly and said silently: "The people below do sometimes complain. Many people come to my subordinates to complain, complaining that their subordinates are useless and cannot get credit for their achievements."
"Mr. Shen, you single-handedly led the Right Route Army."
He lowered his head and said: "General Su's subordinate Zhong Ming is now the commander."
"There are also some newcomers who came from the Huai'an army, and now they have thousands of families."
"As for our Right Army, many of them were old brothers of Qianhu during the anti-Japanese war, and they are still Qianhu today."
"There are even some hundreds of households, and they are still hundreds of households today."
Ling Su stood up, knelt down in front of Shen Yi with a plop, bowed his head and said: "Mr. Shen, I know that you treat everyone equally, but the people below may not understand..."
"These complaints are made by subordinates. If you blame them, blame them. Don't blame the right army generals."
Master Shen looked at Ling Su kneeling in front of him and frowned slightly.
When we attacked Shandong last year, Dengzhou and Laizhou were captured by Xue Wei's vanguard army, while Qingzhou Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture were basically captured by the left army Su Ding.
As for the Right Army, to put it bluntly, there was only the smallest Dongchang Prefecture, and Dongchang Prefecture was only recovered after capturing Jinan Prefecture.
The credit is too small.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Ling Su or the incompetence of the Right Route Army. In fact, last year, Zhou Yuanlang and Tu Yuan sent a large number of troops to Dongchang Mansion and Daming Mansion, allowing the Right Route Army to fight hard for a whole year. But there was no harvest.
Shen Yi himself also knew that there might be some criticism within the Right Route Army about the distribution of credit for Shandong last year, but he did not know that it had become so serious.
With Ling Su's temperament, he couldn't help but speak.
Otherwise, how could it be difficult to raise a child at home?
If a bowl of water is uneven, your children will hold grudges.
Mr. Shen was stunned for a while, then stretched out his hand to help Ling Su up, and sighed: "General Ling, you should know in your heart that this year I originally planned to let Xue Wei attract Qi troops in Henan, and the two armies on your left and right went north to make achievements. , but the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is impossible for me to control the deployment of Qi people's troops."
"The battlefield in Henan is just a secondary battlefield used to involve the Qi people. From the overall strategic level, it doesn't matter."
Shen Yi sat back down in his seat. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "If there are some generals in the right army who really can't figure it out, I can make the decision and transfer them to Xue Wei's tent. From the vanguard army , send some people to your place."
"or…"
"If you feel uncomfortable, General Ling, I can adjust you and Xue Wei."
The former is still somewhat possible, but the latter is completely impossible.
After all, almost two years have passed since the Huai'an Army scored three points, and several years had passed since the Huai'an Army scored two points before the three points.
Under Ling Su's command, there are many loyal confidants who have been following him. It is always the most comfortable to carry this kind of army by yourself. If the two sides exchange, it is inevitable that the soldiers will not know the generals, and the generals will not know the soldiers.
Ling Su quickly lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, my subordinates have no intention of going to Henan to grab the credit. The right army will also follow Duke Shen's orders and go north to Zhending Mansion."
"In the end, I just hope..."
He sighed and said with a wry smile: "In the future, when the right army goes north and opens up the battlefield..."
"Mr. Shen, do you think you can take care of your brothers?"
The military structure is very complex.
For Ling Su himself, he would naturally not have any complaints about the situation of the Huai'an Army's Right Army. After all, he had been promoted and granted titles one after another. Now his rank is almost the same as Shen Yi's, and his status in the Huai'an Army is also sufficient. high.
However, if the people below him could not take any credit, they would complain to him layer by layer, and eventually, they would reach the ears of Lord Shen.
Mr. Shen looked serious and said, "Don't worry, General Ling. Since I said we will treat everyone equally, the Right Army suffered a loss last year. I will naturally find a way to make up for it this year."
"Now, the most difficult battle is with Su Ding. I have given him a death order and told him to hold back the main force of Zhou Shizhong's Yandu Imperial Army."
"As for the Henan battlefield..."
Mr. Shen thought for a while and said softly: "Even if he makes meritorious deeds, most of them are due to Pei Jun, and it falls on Xue Wei, which is only one or two out of ten at most."
Ling Su stood up, with a solemn look on his face, lowered his head and said: "The last general will lead the right army generals, thank you Duke Shen!"
Shen Yi also stood up, patted Ling Su on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "In addition to patrolling the camp this time, I also sent you a lot of flower bombs. They should be on their way by now. Already."
"Except for the explosive bombs..."
Shen Yi clapped his hands. Jiang Sheng, who was outside the door, quickly came in with a wooden box. Mr. Shen opened the wooden box and found a matchlock gun lying quietly in the box.
"This is a new fire gun, a new thing improved by the Firearms Battalion combined with the Western fire gun. I have tried it and it is barely usable so far."
"This time, I will send you a hundred rods for you to try out."
"but…"
Mr. Shen sorted out his words and said, "Maybe it's not particularly powerful. It's just a little easier to use at close range."
"First put it into the army, practice a set of usable tactics, and if it can be used, then put it into large-scale production."
Ling Su looked at the matchlock gun and nodded slightly.