In the Chinese army's tent, Ling Zhan hurried to Shen Yi and handed a document to Shen Yi with both hands. After hearing the word "successful news", Mr. Shen almost became excited and immediately reached out to take the document. Good news.
But before he could open it, he immediately frowned after seeing the words on the envelope: "Isn't it a good news from the front line? Why is it a letter from Su Ding?"
Ling Zhan was also stunned and whispered: "Master Hou, it was sent by the Di News Department. It said it was a good news from the front line. I got it and sent it to you immediately..."
Shen Yi was thoughtful. After opening the letter, he just glanced at it and froze on the spot, saying nothing for a long time.
Ling Zhan scratched his head and looked around. When he saw no one around, he asked in a low voice with some curiosity: "Uncle, what's going on with General Su?"
Only then did Master Shen come back to his senses. He could no longer suppress the smile on his face. He couldn't help but clapped his hands and said with a smile: "What a great Su Ding, you gave me a big surprise."
After saying this, he looked up at Ling Zhan and said with a smile: "The Left Route Army captured Hejian Fucheng."
This situation was far beyond Shen Yi's expectation.
Because according to the previous report of the Zuo Route Army, their attack on Hejian Mansion was just a feint attack to provide cover for Zhong Ming and the others.
Even in order to keep Zhong Ming's actions as secretive as possible, the Zuo Route Army did not send him many soldiers, only giving him 10,000 soldiers, plus two thousand-household battalions of Xuanjia Guards.
Since he was providing cover for Zhong Ming, Shen Yi originally did not expect any results from the Left Route Army's attack on Hejian Mansion. But now, the battle of the Right Route Army has not yet concluded, and Su Ding actually received a letter saying that they captured Hejian Mansion. Mansion!
Su Ding's original words in the letter were that after two days of feigning an attack, seeing that the defenses in Hejian were not tight, the left army began to think more seriously and tried to fight for two days. As a result, the defenders in Hejian seemed to have no fight. Unexpectedly, in only two days, the left army directly attacked Hejian Fucheng!
The only pity is that although Hejian Fucheng was won in this battle, it did not have the effective force to kill many enemies. After the Hejian defenders broke the city, it didn't take long for the entire army to withdraw from Hejian and abandon the city. Fucheng.
Mr. Shen closed the document and looked thoughtful.
"It seems that Zhou Yuanlang is determined to preserve his strength..."
"They conquered the Southern Army, and now the elite troops are in Cangzhou and have lost Hejian. He can also write to the Yandu court, blaming the problem on Nuo Yong, and transfer some of the Hejian defenders."
Mr. Shen was making secret calculations in his heart.
"In this way, the Zhou family and his son will have something to say in the court, and the main force of the Southern Conquest Army has basically been preserved. If Nuo Yong's side is defeated, Zhou Yuanlang will even speak loudly in Yandu One side…”
"But no matter what, I still took advantage of it this time..."
"Master Hou! Master Hou! Good news from the front line!"
Just when Shen Yi was thinking, a hurried voice came. Hundreds of households from the scout camp knelt down in front of Shen Yi panting, lowered their heads and said: "Master Hou, good news! Good news!"
Shen Yi's thoughts were pulled back from the distance. After he heard the visitor's words clearly, he became a little excited: "Where's the good news? Is it Ling Su's good news!"
"This is the good news from General Ling!"
The Baihu from the scout battalion lowered his head and said: "Master Hou, the fighting on the front line is tense. General Ling has no time to write a document. Let the general come back and report to Master Hou the situation on the front line."
Shen Yi stretched out his hand to help him up, arranged for him to sit down, and then said, "Tell me, what's the situation like on the front line?"
The hundred households lowered their heads to sort out their thoughts, and then said: "Master Hou, General Zhong Ming is unparalleled in bravery. He led the brothers of the left route army and blocked the Qi people for a day and a night. In the end, let us, the right route army, succeed. Surround these Qi people in a circle!"
When Shen Yi heard this, a stone finally fell to the ground in his heart. He asked: "Zhong Ming and the others, how are they doing now? How many Qi people have been surrounded by the right route army?"
Baihu lowered his head and told Shen Yi the situation on the front line bit by bit.
Because of the fierce fighting, only three to four thousand of the more than 10,000 soldiers of the left route army brought by Zhong Mingming were left.
There were two thousand Xuanjia Guards, but at the end of the headcount, there were less than 800 people left.
The reason why he was able to defeat seven or eight thousand people in one day and one night was because this was a blocking battle. Zhong Ming had no choice but to lengthen the defense line. Moreover, with enemies from both sides and front, the intensity of the battle was very fierce.
That's why there were such tragic casualties.
Of course, with the combat effectiveness of Zhong Ming's troops, the deaths would not be in vain. In fact, in one day and one night, Zhong Ming also killed a considerable number of Qi troops, especially the reinforcements of the Qi troops in the north. The Left Route Army suffered a large number of casualties, but was still unable to break through the Left Route Army's defense line. The entire Qi Army was cut in half by Zhong Ming's tenacious attack.
In this battle, the biggest gain was naturally not the Qi troops killed by the Left Army, but the Qi people, who numbered at least 20,000, and the Qi people led by Nuo Yong were attacked from the north and south by the Huai'an army. , after one day and one night, the encirclement was successfully completed!
Now, after the right army took over Zhong Ming's defense line, except for a small number of Qi troops who escaped, more than 80% of the army led by Nuo Yong were surrounded in the middle.
Especially the small group of troops he sent out to break through the siege on the east and west sides, because they were the first to be divided and surrounded, the encirclement and suppression has now reached the final stage.
But it's not all good news. There are more than 10,000 people around Nuo Yong, who are tightly united and have formed a formation. It will not be easy to break through their defenses for a while.
It may take a long time to slowly wear them to death.
Moreover, the reinforcements from the Northern Qi Dynasty in the north are still increasing. It is hard to say whether the Huai'an army can wear down Nuo Yong's troops bit by bit, or whether the reinforcements from the Northern Qi Dynasty break through the Huai'an army's defense and successfully rescue Nuo Yong.
Having said this, the scout battalion hundred households lowered their heads and said: "Master Hou, this is probably what happened. General Ling is now personally leading the brothers on the front line and is working hard to encircle and suppress the remaining Qi people. It is just because of the reinforcements from the Qi people further north. They are still arriving one after another, and the general’s intention is to request the Marquis to put the troops of the Forbidden Army on the battlefield as soon as possible, so as to eat the surrounded Qi troops as quickly as possible.”
Shen Yi nodded first and said, "Wei Xiong and the others have all set off."
Having said this, he looked at Baihu and asked: "What did you say about General Zhong Mingzhong just now? I didn't hear clearly."
"Fainted."
Baihu lowered his head and said respectfully: "When the reinforcements from our right army arrived, General Zhong Ming was still conscious, but after handing over the defense and explaining the situation, General Zhong suddenly fell to the ground and fainted."
"When I came here, I didn't know whether General Zhong fainted because he was seriously injured or because he was too tired."
Shen Yi frowned suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Inform the front line that General Zhong and some seriously injured soldiers from the left route army should be withdrawn from the front line and sent to my central army."
"I will arrange doctors and medicinal materials here as soon as possible to treat their injuries."
The hundreds of households in the Right Route Army bowed their heads quickly: "Yes, I'm a humble official and I'll go and deliver the order right now!"
After that, he turned around and left.
Shen Yi stopped him and ordered: "When you see Ling Su, tell him that you can eat as many of the people surrounding you as you can. If the Qi people in the north attack too hard, we will suffer a loss." , I allow him to release the Qi army that cannot be digested, so as not to lose more than the gain."
"yes!"
As the Baihu left, Shen Yi's order was quickly announced, and almost a full day passed. In the evening of the next day, Zhong Ming and other wounded people were carefully sent back. Chinese army tent.
By this time, Zhong Ming had already woken up.
However, he was hit on the back of the head by a blunt instrument specially used to break armor on the battlefield. In addition, there were many external injuries on his body. He was still a little groggy at the moment. When he saw Shen Yi coming to visit, he was in a daze for a while. , and then quickly struggled to sit up.
At this time, everyone in the wounded barracks was laying on the ground, and Zhong Ming was no exception. Shen Yi sat down on the flat ground next to his bed. After first gesturing for Zhong Ming to lie down, he said: "Doctor, follow me. He said that the trauma on your body is not serious, but your head was shocked by a blunt instrument, and you need to rest for a while to slowly recover."
"During this period, you stay here and recover well."
Zhong Ming lowered his head, a little excited: "Yes, Mr. Shen."
Mr. Shen looked at him and said with a smile: "With ten thousand people, facing an enemy that is several times our size and almost crazy, we have been able to block it for a day and a night and still not fall behind."
"With Xuanjia Guard in your hands, you will become famous all over the world."
Shen Yi said with a smile: "This time, even if Xue Wei comes here, he will have to bow to you."
Zhong Ming quickly shook his head: "Mr. Shen, how can I compare with General Xue..."
"Apart from the fact that you have no experience in leading a large army, you are not much worse than Xue Wei."
Mr. Shen patted his hand and spoke in a gentle tone.
"I plan to use the Xuanjia Guards in the Huai'an Army as the foundation to establish an army independent of each army, which will be called the Xuanjia Army."
He looked at Zhong Ming with a smile.
"Take good care of yourself and wait until you recover."