From a management perspective, it is undoubtedly a good thing for the Huai'an Army that Ling Su directly raised some of the emotions in the Right Army with Shen Yi.
After all, Shen Yi is just a person, not an omniscient god. He cannot know everything about many things. Being able to understand the demands of his subordinates can also be of some help to his subsequent decisions.
But no matter what, the positions of the three main forces can no longer be reversed.
Due to the changes in the Qi people's strategy, they can only rely on the left and right armies to resist the main force of the Northern Qi, hoping to open up the situation on the battlefield in Henan.
On the third day after Shen Yi arrived at the Right Route Army, the ten thousand-household battalions of the Right Route Army were reorganized and headed north under the leadership of Zhang Meng, preparing to march north to Zhending Mansion.
Before leaving, Shen Yi made an appointment with this old brother who had been with him during the anti-Japanese army.
Zhang Meng.
In the Chinese army tent, Zhang Meng, with a slightly disheveled beard, bowed his head and clasped his fists at Shen Yi: "Mr. Shen!"
Master Shen looked at him and waved for him to sit down. After Zhang Meng sat down, Shen Yi thought for a while and said, "General Zhang, is he the commander now?"
"yes."
Zhang Meng lowered his head and said: "This year's new commander."
Shen Yi nodded and said, "Comparatively speaking, the promotion is indeed a bit slow."
Zhang Meng grinned and said: "Mr. Shen, General Ling mentioned this matter to the last general. In fact, most of the people complaining about these things are the hundreds of thousands of households below, especially those who have not moved in their posts for a long time. There are thousands of old people, they want to get the status of commanding officials or commanding colleagues."
"As for the final general..."
Zhang Meng lowered his head slightly and said: "When I followed you, Mr. Shen, I was just a general in the Linhai Guards. Without Mr. Shen, whether I could have hundreds of households in my life is open to question."
"Now, in a few years, I have been promoted to the rank of commander, and the general is already satisfied."
Having said this, he paused and said, "Mr. Shen, I will say something that you may not like to hear."
He looked up at Shen Yi and said in a deep voice: "Today, the most grateful people in the Huai'an army are our old people who came from Linhai Guard."
"Because Mr. Shen, you pulled us out of the mire and gave us a future."
When Mr. Shen heard this, he subconsciously frowned slightly.
He really didn't like to hear the word Linhaiwei, because there were dozens and nearly a hundred people who followed him from Linhaiwei. Most of these people already had high positions in the Huai'an army. As long as they had professional abilities, Not bad, now almost all of them are Qianhu, or actually serve as Qianhu.
This is a huge force.
Therefore, Shen Yi has always avoided the Linhaiwei group, and wanted to break up the people who were originally from Linhaiwei so that they would not be able to unite.
This method is undoubtedly successful.
Because Shen Yi pulled out Xue Wei, some people in Linhaiwei did not recognize Ling Su, but recognized Xue Wei.
Now, Zhang Meng mentioned these three words again in front of him, which made Shen Yi frown subconsciously, but soon his brows relaxed.
Today's Huai'an Army is already a behemoth of more than 100,000 people. Counting some peripheral personnel, it is probably even more.
It is inevitable that small hills will form.
Moreover, Zhang Meng is not a very thoughtful person, otherwise, he would not directly mention Linhaiwei's matter in front of him.
A smile appeared on Mr. Shen's face and he chuckled: "When I went south to suppress the Japanese, I also formed an anti-Japanese army based on the Linhai Guards. It was a mutual achievement."
"but…"
Shen Yi reminded: "Nowadays, we are all Huai'an soldiers. I have never been in charge of Linhai Guard."
Zhang Meng nodded.
"You will eventually understand!"
Shen Yi continued: "This time the right army goes north, you go to play as a forward, play better, and make contributions, next year..."
He thought for a while and then said: "I will help you gain the status of being a general commander."
Ling Su was already the commander of the capital.
It stands to reason that Zhang Meng is his deputy general, and they should all have the same command. Although these are local official positions, which may not be the same as the actual military positions in the Huai'an army, they must be given the appropriate grades. .
It is worth mentioning that.
Because Zhang Meng and others gained their rank so quickly, when they go north to perform meritorious services in the future, the court will probably have no choice but to confer the title of general to them as casual officers as before. It will not be easy to confer officers.
Zhang Meng bowed respectfully, half-knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said: "General, I thank you, Mr. Shen, for your cultivation!"
"The same goes for the generals under you. If they have made meritorious service, I will report it to the Ministry of War and promote them."
Zhang Meng lowered his head again.
"I will thank Duke Shen on their behalf!"
Everyone in the Huai'an army knows that their commander has a very good eye. As long as he reports to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War will always approve it and basically never refute it.
After that, Shen Yi discussed in detail with Zhang Meng some details about this trip to the north. After almost half an hour, he let Zhang Meng leave.
After Zhang Meng walked out of the Chinese army's tent, he first looked back at Shen Yi's tent. After hesitating for a moment, he still went to Ling Su's tent, lowered his head and clasped his fists.
"General Ling."
The curtain was quickly opened, and Ling Su stepped out, looked at Zhang Meng, and said with a smile: "Why are you here?"
"Shen Bus just took care of some things, so I came here to discuss them with the general to see if there are any omissions."
"No need to discuss."
Ling Su shook his head slightly and said, "Just follow the instructions given by Shen Bus."
"Our Huai'an Army did not rely on you and me to get where we are today."
Zhang Meng nodded, cupped his fists and said: "General, don't worry, I will definitely give it to you this time, give it to our right army, let's have a good fight!"
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A few days after Zhang Meng left, Shen Yi received news from Zhang Jian that His Royal Highness the King of Yue had arrived in Jinan, preparing to reward the three armies on behalf of the emperor.
Shen Yi was currently in Guangping, which was too far away from Jinan, so he sent a letter to Jinan and asked the King of Yue if he could reward the army at Dongchang Mansion.
After the letter was sent, Shen Yi did not hesitate and found Ling Su in the army.
Ling Su bowed his head respectfully to Shen Yi, cupped his fists and saluted: "Mr. Shen, do you have something to say?"
"Um."
Mr. Shen said softly: "Last year, the imperial court wanted to reward our Huai'an army, but the four of us went to Jiankang together last year and didn't have time. This year, His Royal Highness the King of Yue came again."
"I wrote him a letter and agreed to reward the army in Dongchang Mansion. He..."
Mr. Shen said calmly: "I should be given this face."
Shen Yi's words were already very modest.
In fact, Li Yu, the king of Yue, did not dare not give him face.
After all, he, the emperor's brother and the prince of the imperial court, had no real power in Jiankang, and his current status in the imperial court was far inferior to that of Shen Yi.
Shen Yi asked him to go to Dongchang Mansion to reward the army instead, and he would definitely go.
Speaking of this, Mr. Shen looked at Ling Su and chuckled: "The vanguard army is still in Henan. Su Ding and the others are in Hejian Mansion. It will definitely be inconvenient to come back. In two days, General Ling will lead five thousand-household camps and follow them. I will go to Dongchang Mansion together to receive the military reward from the imperial court."
Ling Su bowed his head respectfully.
"I will obey my orders!"
Mr. Shen patted Ling Su on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This time to reward the three armies, the scale should not be too small. Money and material are two things, but most of the brothers brought can follow the tooth ceremony and have a few good meals. of."
Ling Su thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, let General Xue and General Su send some people each to go to Dongchang Mansion to receive the reward. Even if only a few people come, they will come after all."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly.
"No need, after this round of fighting is over, I will just find a way to get them some food."
"The rewards that should be given to them will not be lost."
Ling Su nodded with a smile on his face.
"After receiving the reward this time, those below will have nothing to say. When they come back, they will be able to complain less about the general."
Mr. Shen laughed dumbly.
"I say this as if I have made you angry and put you in a dilemma."
Ling Su lowered his head slightly and said nothing.
Master Shen coughed and continued.
"But rewards and the like are all small things. The most important thing is to fight well."
"It will be saved in the end."
With that said, Ling Su looked in the direction of Henan and said: "If the Northern Qi court is not prepared to support Henan, the defenders of Henan should be less than 100,000 people. Coupled with the precedent of Shandong, the minds of the people of Henan have changed..."
"If we can conquer Henan and Dachen's Northern Expedition..."
"Half the battle is done."
Speaking of this, Ling Su couldn't help but look at Shen Yi and said with emotion.
"Mr. Shen, you are truly like a god."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and looked up to the north.
"You don't need to fight a war bit by bit, city by city. Sometimes you just need a decisive victory..."