Chapter 1353 A decisive battle that stakes the fate of the country!
In the evening of the next day, Pei Jun, who was also in Hejian City, was invited to the Hejian Prefecture magistrate's office for dinner. After arriving in the dining room, Shen Yi, who had already taken his seat, stood up and greeted him with his arms raised: "General Pei. "
Pei Jun quickly lowered his head and returned the salute with clasped fists: "I don't dare to take it, I don't take it."
Shen Yi pulled him to sit down and said with a smile: "I haven't seen the general for a while. How is the general doing lately?"
Pei Jun took the initiative to sit under Shen Yi and said with a smile: "General Su leads the troops well. The last general followed him and gained a lot of credit. In addition, as a soldier of Da Chen, he is now able to make great achievements in the land of Northern Qi." When you show off your skills, the general will feel very happy, which is naturally great."
Shen Yi poured him wine, shook his head and said: "General, now, although Shen is temporarily restrained, but in any case, he should not be behind General Su. Now, the Huai'an Army has determined that the left route army will be the main attack direction, and the General's headquarters , go north together with the Left Route Army, and in the future the Left Route Army will make contributions wherever possible."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "General, at least he has the same credit as General Su."
Pei Jun's command originally had a hundred thousand men, which was not much worse than the entire Huai'an army. Although Shen Yi divided it east and west and dismantled many of them, there are still five men under Pei Jun's direct leadership now. About ten thousand people.
This is about half of the current strength of the entire Left Army.
Although Shen Yi could forcefully control Pei Jun through military orders, at this critical moment, he naturally had to unite all the forces that could be united, and it was better to be polite to Pei Jun.
After all, there was no disagreement between the two at first, and they were considered good partners who cooperated with each other.
Pei Jun lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "Master Hou, you still think too much. When General Mo was leading the war in Henan alone, he was restricted almost everywhere, and the war made little progress. In one or two years, the war was at its end. When I was so exhausted mentally and physically, I even thought about binding myself back to Jiankang and confessing my guilt."
"Since joining the Marquis, the last general has known what a magical life the Huai'an army has lived!"
He picked up the wine glass, toasted Shen Yi, and said: "Firstly, you don't have to worry about the court, and secondly, you don't have to worry about food, grass, gunpowder and firearms. There are far more supplies than the other side. The general in the left army will be much happier than before. ."
"I'm not afraid of your ridicule, Lord Marquis. Now, in my heart, I have already regarded myself as a Huai'an soldier."
Having said this, he raised his head and drank the whole drink, then looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "It's just that if you invite the general to this meal, you still don't regard the general as one of your own."
Shen Yi raised his head and finished the glass of wine and smiled dumbly: "We are colleagues and have fought side by side for so long. Naturally, we are our own people. I am just afraid that the general will feel uncomfortable, so I invite the general to have this meal for the general." Soothing."
"In the future, when Shen reports his achievements in the Northern Expedition, the general will definitely be on the same list as the generals of the Huai'an Army."
Pei Jun shook his head seriously: "Master Marquis, if you say that, the general will not be able to fight."
"The general knows very well that if his achievements in the past few years are similar to those of the deputy general of the Huai'an Army, he has already taken a huge advantage."
He held up the wine glass with both hands and saluted Shen Yi. After drinking, he said softly: "Master Marquis, it is not that there are no people from the court in the army. What the people in the army do or do not do, the court will not know. You don’t need to overpay for the general’s merits, the government and the opposition will make their own decisions when the time comes.”
"Right now, I just want to stay with General Su and work with the Huai'an army to do something for the court and Da Chen."
He said with a respectful expression: "After arriving in the Huai'an army, the general realized that the trick of flattering and flattering the superior officials that he learned in the forbidden army stinks like dog shit."
"Only the Huaian Army's rules and style can achieve the results it has achieved today."
He shook his head and sighed: "I only hate that the general followed the Marquis too late and did not become a member of the Huai'an army."
Shen Yi lowered his head to drink, feeling goosebumps rising all over his body.
Pei Jun's words can be said to be an expression of loyalty, but a more accurate term should be "confession."
Confess to Shen Yi, the de facto top figure in the military, and plan to rely on Shen Yi, a big tree.
As a general's son, and a general who was handsome all the way to the Forbidden Army, he used this trick more skillfully than anyone else, even to the point of being a bit disgusting.
Faced with these remarks, Shen Yi felt very calm.
When he was in Jiankang at the end of the year, several commanders in charge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army conveyed similar emotions, or attitudes, to him.
The Governor's Office of the Fifth Army wanted him, the number one hero of the Chen Dynasty, to preside over the military affairs of the Chen Dynasty in the future, so that the generals who had been suppressed for many years could compete with the civil servants.
And Pei Jun is taking the initiative to seek refuge.
Did Shen Yi think about it? He filled up the wine for him and chuckled: "It's good that the general doesn't have any knots in his heart. We have been working hand in hand for so many years. Now the general is attacking with the Left Army. Is it because the Huai'an Army has been gone for a long time?" What's the difference?"
"The general should also know that since Shen took charge of the West Route Army, the food and drink expenses of the Huai'an Army have basically been given to the soldiers of the West Route Army."
Pei Jun nodded in agreement.
But that's not what he thought in his heart.
Yes, since the West Route Army came under Shen Yi's command, the daily command and dispatch is basically the same as that of the Huai'an Army, but there are some top-notch things in the Huai'an Army, such as those new artillery and those explosive ammunition.
Shen Yi didn't give it to them.
Even if there is, it's just a little bit for them to watch.
However, the direct descendants of the Huai'an army supplied a large amount of supplies.
Pei Jun had no way to say this. After all, these unconventional items were not included in the imperial supply, and he couldn't even ask Shen Yi for them.
However, Shen Yi's answer still made Pei Jun feel quite excited.
With the words of Lord Shen, in the future in the court, even if Pei Jun is not as close to Shen Yi as other direct descendants of the Huai'an army, at least he will be far superior to other generals in the court.
With this in mind, today's disgusting words will not be in vain.
After the two chatted for a while, the dishes were slowly served.
From the beginning to the end of the meal, Pei Jun behaved like a subordinate in front of Shen Yi, without even the slightest bit of a peer attitude.
After the meal was finished, Shen Yi sent Pei Jun to the door. General Pei lowered his head and clasped his fists, saying goodbye to Shen Yi. He said solemnly: "Master Hou, I am nearly fifty this year. I have never served anyone in my life. Now, I admire you with all my admiration, Lord Marquis."
"Master Marquis, you are the most remarkable person in this dynasty."
Shen Yi shook his head quickly and frowned: "General, be careful what you say."
Pei Jun was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, slapped himself in the mouth, and changed his words: "Yes, yes, your Majesty is the most amazing person, but you, Lord Marquis, are definitely the second most amazing person..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "The general drank too much, I'll have someone take him back."
Pei Jun quickly waved his hands, cupped his fists and saluted, then turned and left.
As Shen Yi watched Pei Jun leave, something came to his mind.
After today's dialogue, Pei Jun will not say that he is willing to accept Su Ding's control, but at least he will try his best to cooperate with Su Ding. The main attacking army of the Left Army will not be at odds.
With this in mind, Shen Yi can feel more at ease this time heading north.
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Two days later, the left route army was fully reorganized, with 10,000 troops as the vanguard, and took the lead in marching north. At the same time, 40,000 troops gradually left the city and headed north.
Two days later, of the left army's strength of over 100,000, only 20,000 were left at the rear, while the rest had all moved northward.
Shen Yi's Chinese army did not return to Shulu, but officially issued a notice to the entire Huai'an army, and the Chinese army's large tent followed the army northward.
At the same time, the Dengzhou Navy, which had been away from Tianjin Port for half a month, once again arrived at Tianjin Port and confronted the Tianjin Three Guards from a distance.
It was basically impossible to hide such a huge troop mobilization from anyone. On the day after the left army's movement, Nuo Yong received the news. General Nuo almost did not hesitate to gather his troops and retreat, preparing to return. Aid Yandu.
Before Nuo Yong's military orders were sent out, a messenger hurriedly came to him, knelt on the ground, lowered his head and kowtowed: "General, the scouts are reporting urgently!"
"Almost all of Ling Su's troops have started to move towards Zhending Mansion!"
Nuo Yong took a deep breath, but there was no expression on his face.
"The person named Shen is also worried."
He couldn't help but clenched his fists and murmured: "If you're not afraid that he's in a hurry, I'm just afraid that he's not in a hurry."
General Nuo clenched his fists and spoke in a low voice.