When Gao Yong woke up, the war in Leling had come to an end.
Qianhu, who had been in a coma for two days, saw a young man in fur clothes sitting next to his bed when he opened his eyes for the first time.
After seeing the young man's face clearly, he was confused for only a moment, and then he immediately woke up and struggled to sit up. Just as he was about to sit up, he hadn't eaten water or rice for two days, and it still used up all his energy, almost Fainted on the bed again.
"Shen..."
"Mr. Shen..."
His throat seemed to be completely dry, and his voice was hoarse to the point of speaking a few words.
When Shen Yi saw that he had woken up, he couldn't help but smile on his face. He turned back to look at the doctor accompanying the army and said happily: "He finally woke up. Get some water quickly!"
Soon, someone brought water to feed this Qianhu. After drinking a whole bowl of water, Gao Yong lay on the bed, his complexion regaining some rosiness.
Shen Yi sat beside his bed, shook his head slightly and said, "The doctor said that if you can't wake up within three days, you will never wake up."
"Fortunately, you were lucky enough to carry it through."
As if aware of Gao Yong's doubts, Shen Yi continued to speak softly.
"Just now someone reported to me that you might be waking up, so I came over to take a look."
Gao Yong stared at Shen Yi with his eyes filled with countless words.
Shen Yi looked at him and knew what he was most concerned about now. After being silent for a while, he said quietly: "The Leling garrison originally numbered 2,680 people."
"The number counted yesterday showed that only about 370 people are still capable of fighting."
"More than 200 people were slightly injured."
"More than 400 people were seriously injured."
When the Leling garrison retreated to Leling County, it still had half its combat strength.
The remaining half of the combat strength means that half of the people can go into battle, but it does not mean that the other half are dead. In fact, the other half are mostly injured.
In other words, by the time they retreated to Leling, most of Gao Yong's troops actually survived.
But after a day of defending the city of Leling, there were less than a thousand people left even if we only counted those alive.
This tragic battle loss ratio is rare in the entire Huai'an Army's combat history.
Gao Yong lay on the bed and looked at Shen Yi with his two eyes.
There were tears in his eyes, but he gritted his teeth and did not say a word.
Because this is a wounded barracks and there are many people here, no matter how much Gao Yong wants to say in his heart, he will not speak where he shouldn't speak or when he shouldn't speak.
Mr. Shen looked calm and continued: "In the Battle of Leling, the 5,000 men from the Northern Qi Dynasty who attacked the city, as well as the thousands of nearby troops, suffered more than 3,000 casualties. If the wounded are included, the total casualties are estimated to be Six to seven thousand people."
This number is astonishing, but it is not entirely obtained by the casualties of the Leling garrison.
The reinforcements brought by Shen Yi also suffered some casualties during the encirclement and suppression, but they were disproportionate to the casualties of the Qi people.
After saying the number, Shen Yi was silent for a while, then stood up, looked at Gao Yong, and said, "You have something to eat first and have a rest. I'll come back to you later."
After that, Mr. Shen stood up and left without any hesitation.
Although the Battle of Leling has come to an end for the time being, the Qi people in the north are still gathering towards the Leling area. Shen Yi still has many things to do and does not have time to stay here for too long.
That night, after finishing his errands and handling all the paperwork, Shen Yi came to the wounded barracks again. At this time, Gao Yong was already alone in a tent.
And my spirit has recovered a lot.
Shen Yi asked someone to light a lamp, then found a place to sit down and said with a smile: "The doctor said that General Gao's injury is slowly improving."
At this time, Gao Yong's consciousness was all awake.
He tried his best to sit up, lowered his head to Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Shen, you don't need to tell me anything. The results of the previous two days are that the Leling garrison is dead."
He looked at Shen Yi with firm eyes: "It's worth it too."
"I'm not telling you."
Shen Yi rubbed his somewhat swollen temples and said slowly: "This time in Leling, nearly a thousand brothers survived. Leaving aside those who were seriously injured, there are only five or six hundred people left who can regain their fighting strength. "
"In the future, most of them will probably stay in the military. Without saying anything, there will still be knots in everyone's heart."
"I don't have the energy to explain to them one by one, so I can only tell General Gao."
When Mr. Shen said this, he paused for a moment. Then he continued: "Three days ago, I led my troops from Jinan City to the vicinity of Leling. When I was still forty miles away from Leling, I probably had a clear idea of the current situation in Leling. ."
"If I had arrived at that time with all my strength, Leling would not have been surrounded, but the Qi people who killed nearly half of my Leling defenders would have easily retreated, and it is unlikely that I would have been able to retain them."
"The second option is what you see."
Shen Yi said quietly: "I ordered the army to move slowly. After nightfall, it began to penetrate the two wings of Leling County. It took almost six or seven hours to reach the reserved position."
"The reason why we fight like this is not because what General Gao said is worth it or not."
"I never compare the lives of the soldiers of the Huai'an Army with the lives of the soldiers of the Qi Army."
"We chose to fight like this because the fighting here in Leling is a bit more difficult and can leave a large number of Qi people behind. In the future, the officers and soldiers of the Huai'an Army will be able to save many lives."
Gao Yong had tears in his eyes: "General, I have been following you since the days of the anti-Japanese army. I have never doubted you."
"As long as you can think clearly."
Shen Yi paused, walked up to him, patted his shoulder lightly, and said: "In this battle, the Leling defenders fought extremely well. They won this battle. General Gao and his subordinates were all leaders. achievement."
He looked at Gao Yong and continued: "With this great achievement, I will report it to the imperial court and build the Leling Guard in Leling."
"General Gao will take good care of his injuries. After he recovers from his injuries, he will use the remaining members of the Leling garrison as the skeleton and add new soldiers to form the Leling Guards."
The Yiwei are five thousand-household units. The formation of the Leling Guard means that Gao Yong will rise from a "senior" thousand-household guard to a senior general at the commander level.
Although he is not a commander with real power like Liu Mingyuan in the Huai'an Army, who commands tens of thousands of people, but with 5,000 people, he can be regarded as a senior general in the Huai'an Army.
And it's not just him.
Nowadays, only 30% of the Leling garrison survives, and not even 20% can continue to serve in the army. Using them as the skeleton to build the Leling Guard, they basically upgrade one level or even two levels in place.
This can be regarded as some compensation for Shen Yi to the Leling defenders.
It is worth mentioning that this situation of being crippled and then reorganized is almost the fastest way to get promoted in the military for the surviving soldiers.
Gao Yong's eyes widened and he was almost speechless.
Mr. Shen stood up and walked out with his hands behind his back: "I will only talk about this once."
Gao Yong let out a long breath and lowered his head with tears in his eyes: "Mr. Shen has worked so hard, and all the brothers understand."
Shen Yi never looked back.
He has many things to do.
At this time, he was living in Leling County. When he returned to his study, three generals were already waiting for him in the study.
They are Zhang Lian, the general of the Western Route Army of the Northern Expedition, Peng Xian, the general of the Forbidden Army Wei Xiong, and Zhou Huai, the commander of the guard camp of the Central Army Shen Yi himself.
Among these three people, when the first two mobilized troops from Jinan, the third one must be mentioned as responsible for their respective armies.
As early as the anti-Japanese war period, there was a guard to protect Shen Yi's safety. The most capable person in the guard at that time was Zhu Zhen, and the one who could coordinate the guard and have sufficient command ability was Zhou Huai.
From the Anti-Japanese Army to the Coastal Dusi and later the Huai'an Army, the scale of Shen Yi's Guards has expanded and expanded, and now it has reached the level of a guard camp. The person in charge has always been Zhou Huai and has never changed.
He may not have the same outstanding military exploits as Ling, Xue and Su, but he is the most infallible person and a close confidant among Mr. Shen's confidants.
After the three people saw Shen Yi, the first two people lowered their heads and clasped their fists: "Master Hou."
Zhou Huai also lowered his head and clasped his fists, and said directly: "Master Hou, the frontline pursuit has ended, and the Qi people have left the battlefield."
"But according to the intelligence, those coming this time are only the vanguard troops of Northern Qi."
"Follow up. Northern Qi has invested a lot of troops in Leling."
"It may be more than 20,000, or even 20,000 or 30,000."
When Shen Yi heard this, he frowned slightly.
He didn't bring many people out from Jinan.
Because the strength of Jinan's troops also needed to provide troops for the main battlefield on the front line, he transferred 5,000 people from the Western Route Army and the Forbidden Army, plus his own Central Army Guard Camp, for a total of 15,000 people.
Shen touched his chin, thought about it carefully, and then said: "You three, if there are really 20,000 or 30,000 people in Qi, our strength is not enough."
"But in the past few days, after giving Qi Ren a hard bite, my troops suddenly became sufficient."
"The people of Qi want to start from a soft place like Leling and open a gap to Shandong."
"Now that we're here."
Shen Yi looked at the three people and said slowly: "You can't turn Leling's army into a sharp thorn and plunge it into Qi Ren's fist before you try."
He looked around at everyone.
"This time, I personally lead the troops and command them personally."
Zhang Lian and Peng Xian looked at each other and said nothing.
Zhou Huai lowered his head and clasped his fists.
"As long as the Marquis is here, even if the Qi people have an army of 100,000, they are not worth mentioning."
Mr. Shen glanced at this guy and said angrily.
"Stop flattering and making the two generals laugh."
Zhang Lian and Peng Xian both lowered their heads and clasped their fists, and said with a smile: "Master Hou can bring out the world's famous generals such as General Ling, General Su, and General Xue."
"If we take action personally, we will definitely defeat Hu Qi."
"The end will be waiting..."
They all bowed their heads respectfully.
"If you can learn a thing or two, you will benefit from it throughout your life."