What I have to say is that the Japanese pirates, or rather their chief thief Wang Xian, did this very cleverly.
Because he knew very well who the backbone of the "sea patrol" team was this time, and he also understood Li Mu's respected status.
More importantly, this group of Japanese pirates did not want to be led by Shen Yi, but instead led Shen Yi to their rhythm.
The current situation is that if Shen Yi ignores Linhai City, then if something happens to Li Mu, Shen Ziheng cannot bear the responsibility.
However, if he returns to Linhai now, he will be completely caught up in the rhythm of the Japanese pirates. Whether the Japanese pirates surround the point for reinforcements or directly ambush the more than 200 people under Shen Yi, it will be difficult for Shen Yi to deal with it.
By this time, it was completely dark.
The anti-Japanese army, under the command of Ling Su and Xue Wei, had already set up camp. Shen Yi entered one of the tents and sat in the tent, meditating for almost a cup of tea.
"perhaps…"
Mr. Shen said to himself in the camp: "At this time, I need to take a gamble."
He said in a deep voice to Zheng Hu who was waiting outside the camp: "Go and find Ling Su."
Zheng Hu nodded immediately, turned around and ran to find Ling Su.
Soon, Linhai Guard Qianhu was brought to Shen Yi. Ling Qianhu did not have the arrogance of a fifth-grade Qianhu, but really regarded himself as a member of the anti-Japanese army. He entered Shen Yi's tent After that, he bent down slightly, cupped his fists and said, "Shen Hanlin is looking for me?"
Shen Yi stood up and returned the salute, then pointed to the opposite side of him and said, "Sit down, Ling Qianhu."
Ling Su smiled and said, "Don't mention the title Qianhu again. Ling has decided not to return to Linhaiwei again. If Lord Hanlin likes me, just call me Ling Shaoyan."
In this era, not only the literati had a pseudonym, most of the officials and eunuchs would give themselves a pseudonym. For example, Ling Su's family was a hereditary family. Since he was a child, he would find a teacher to teach him how to read and read, so he had a pseudonym. Very normal.
Shen Yi looked at Ling Su and said with a smile: "Brother Shaoyan just said that he would not return to Linhaiwei again. Now Shen has something to entrust. I'm afraid he really wants you to return to Linhaiwei again."
He looked at Ling Su and said in a deep voice: "Brother Shaoyan, according to the news, Wang Xian may lead Japanese pirates to attack Linhai County. We are not in Linhai at the moment. Only Linhai Guards can rescue you nearby. Now the Ministry of War dismisses you Qianhu The documents haven't been sent out yet, you are still Linhai Guard Qianhu, I want to ask you..."
"If you take the current Linhai Guards and stick to Linhai County, are you sure?"
Ling Su raised his head and looked at Shen Yi, his tone a little depressed: "Mr. Hanlin, it's not that Ling is afraid of death. For more than a month, Ling personally went back to Linhaiwei to recruit more than a hundred young brothers to join the anti-Japanese army. Although these people Not all of them persisted, but among the more than two hundred anti-Japanese troops now, at least fifty or sixty are from the original Linhai Guards..."
"Linhaiwei's combat strength is already weak. Now without these young people who are still somewhat motivated, their combat strength may be even weaker."
Although Ling Su's words sounded like a complaint, they were not unreasonable. In fact, the reason why the Anti-Japanese Army was able to develop so fast was related to the fact that Linhaiwei Qianhu personally poached his own corner.
"You don't need to kill many Japanese pirates."
Shen Yi whispered: "I just need you to guard Linhai. If you really can't, Brother Shaoyan will protect the prince out of the city..."
"and…"
Mr. Shen looked serious and said, "I am 70% sure that the Japanese pirates will not attack Linhai County, but will come after me."
"Brother Shaoyan only needs to bring fifty anti-Japanese troops and return to Linhai to support him, and the Japanese pirates will most likely come to me."
Ling Su frowned and said: "Then if the Japanese pirates catch up, there is no city to defend here...can they resist it?"
Shen Yi glanced at him, lowered his eyebrows and said: "This is a bet. The Japanese pirates will come to us. We bet that after the Japanese pirates come, we can resist them, at least until Brother Shaoyan comes back."
Ling Su opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Shen Yi had already said in a deep voice: "Brother Shaoyan, this is no time to hesitate. Only you can complete this task. If you don't go, we will all return to the division." Linhai has been toyed with by the Japanese pirates."
Ling Su stood up, lowered his head to Shen Yi and said, "Yes, Ling will leave now!"
Ling Qianhu moved quickly, stood up directly, and walked outside.
After a while, he left with fifty anti-Japanese troops. Most of these fifty people were young people from Linhaiwei, and they listened to Ling Su's words.
After Shen Yi watched Ling Su leave, he asked someone to call Xue Wei over.
Mr. Shen can be said to be Xue Wei's "Bo Le". Xue Wei was able to rise directly from a small soldier to become the current number two figure in the anti-Japanese army. Shen Yi played a key role in it because of this layer of kindness. Now, Xue Wei respected Shen Yi very much. After meeting Shen Yi, without saying a word, he bowed his head deeply and clasped his fists: "I have seen the Duke of Hanlin in my humble position!"
Shen Yi looked at this young general with a resolute face, who even brought some immature young generals with him, and then pulled him to his tent, where the two of them sat down.
Mr. Shen got straight to the point: "General Xue Qi, have the tents been set up?"
Xue Wei immediately lowered his head and said: "Go back to Hanlin Gong, everything has been set up."
"Have you arranged for someone to patrol the camp?"
"arranged."
Xue Wei smiled and said: "Our camp is not big, and I have arranged for twenty people to operate it in shifts."
Speaking of this, Xue Wei hesitated and asked: "Mr. Hanlin, I just heard that Ling Qianhu led a group of people out of the camp. Is there anything going on tonight?"
"There is something wrong."
Shen Yi nodded honestly and said straight to the point: "Tonight, the Japanese pirates are very likely to come to rob the camp and want to snatch these Wang family members away from us."
"Therefore, the number of people patrolling the camp tonight will be doubled again, and the manpower patrolling the camp will be sent out to make sure there are no enemies within two miles..."
Xue Wei looked at Shen Yi with some confusion: "Mr. Hanlin, if you knew that Japanese pirates might come to rob the camp today, Ling Qianhu and the others should not have taken them out. With them here, our camp will be much safer."
Shen Yi shook his head.
"If they don't go out, the enemy may not come back here."
Mr. Shen looked at Xue Wei and said in a low voice: "The manpower of the patrol camp will be doubled tonight. In addition...give the order, no deep sleep is allowed, and you must be ready to fight the Japanese pirates at any time..."
"This battle is likely to be the first battle against the Japanese army."
"Shen still said the same thing as before."
Shen Yi said slowly: "Every time a Japanese pirate is killed, Shen will be rewarded heavily. If he kills three Japanese pirates, he will be directly promoted to the new general flag."
Xue Wei's eyes lit up, even a little excited. He cupped his fists at Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Hanlin, what if we kill ten Japanese pirates?"
Shen Yi smiled at him: "Then I can promise you a hundred households."
Xue Wei smiled heartily and said: "Master Hanlin, please sleep peacefully. I will keep you safe tonight and keep those imperial prisoners safe!"
Shen Yi looked at him seriously, and then sighed slightly.
"General Xue Qi, I want to ask you for a favor."
Xue Wei smiled and said, "It's just what Duke Hanlin ordered."
Shen Yi whispered: "I want a set of armor and a knife."