With the cooperation of local officials, the battle is relatively easy to fight. At least there is no need to worry about logistical issues. For example, now, Zhang Jian not only brought food, but also almost all the doctors and wound medicine in Huai'an City.
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This can often be life-saving for the wounded, especially those with serious injuries.
With Zhang Jian and others helping to rescue the wounded, Shen Yi quickly cheered up and ordered his subordinates to start cleaning the battlefield.
At almost noon, all casualty data were tallied up. Xue Wei sat under Shen Yi, clasped his fists at Shen Yi and said: "Mr. Shen, last night and this morning, our brothers killed a total of more than 730 enemies.
More than four hundred people were captured!"
After a pause, he continued: "General Su led the warships and stopped two large ships of the Qi people. Most of these prisoners were taken from the ships."
He looked at Shen Yi and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Shen, General Su should take credit for the first victory in this first battle."
Su Ding sat under Xue Wei. When he heard this, he lowered his head quickly and said: "My subordinates will never be responsible. Last night, it was mainly because Duke Shen deployed properly and General Xue commanded properly. The subordinates only acted according to the orders of the superiors. At most, they were
Some hard work…”
He was very humble and said categorically: "There is definitely no credit."
Shen Yi, who was sitting on the throne, glanced at the two people and said, "Okay, don't say anything modest. Your credit should be whatever it is. I will write it down one by one and report it to the court. However, General Su's credit last night
It’s really not small, um…”
"General Su is still in the position of Qianhu, and he is the official who makes the decision. He will be temporarily promoted to the commander of the Guangzhou Guard to assist General Xue in managing military affairs."
During this period of time, Su Dingben had been working as Xue Wei's deputy. Shen Yi gave him a temporary promotion, which only increased his rank and did not change his responsibilities.
Su Ding quickly stood up, half-knelt down in front of Shen Yi, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Subordinate, thank you Mr. Shen for your cultivation!"
Shen Yi waved his hand and motioned for him to sit back to his original position, then looked at Xue Wei, squinted his eyes and said, "Continue, how many casualties did our army have?"
"Preliminary statistics, there are more than 350 people."
Xue Wei lowered his head and said slowly: "There are more than twenty people missing..."
Shen Yi frowned and said, "Did he disappear or escape?"
Xue Wei shook his head, lowered his head and said: "At present, it is still unclear..."
Mr. Shen snorted and said in a deep voice: "If you don't know anything, go and find out. If you die in battle, you will receive a pension from the court. If you escape from battle!"
"Kill according to military regulations!"
Desertion is a very common thing, but this kind of thing must not be condoned, let alone relaxed. One must be discovered and dealt with one by one, otherwise, over time, the army will be completely destroyed.
Xue Wei nodded in agreement and continued: "There are more than 100 people seriously injured and hundreds more slightly injured."
After saying this, he carefully raised his head to look at Shen Yi, then quickly lowered his head, not daring to look up again.
He knew that Shen Yi was very dissatisfied with this result.
Because yesterday, the Dusi officers and soldiers on the shore had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, and they even ambush these Qi people in advance. If the combat power of the two armies was equal, the death rate should be one to five or even lower!
But yesterday, even based on the number of casualties alone, it was only one to three.
Mr. Shen closed his eyes and said slowly: "Notify the entire army immediately."
He opened his eyes and looked at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "Our army won a great victory in the first battle, killing more than a thousand people!"
At this time, no matter how dissatisfied Shen Yi was, the military morale could not be chaotic and morale could not be low.
Moreover, even if this first battle did not meet Shen Yi's psychological expectations, it was indeed a great victory, a great victory that could inspire the entire army.
Xue Wei and others immediately bowed their heads and responded.
"Informing the whole army means informing the whole army, but you cannot slack off."
Mr. Shen said in a deep voice: "This time the Northern Qi Dynasty only lost one thousand-household camp. The Northern Qi army stationed on the bank of the Huaihe River had more than a hundred thousand-household camps. This time, it did not lose one hundred of the enemy!"
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"Especially you, General Xue."
Shen Yi looked at Xue Wei and said slowly: "The Qi people may come again at any time, and this time, they probably won't come at night. There may be hundreds or even hundreds of warships, bringing more than ten thousand people with them."
The Qi people are calling over!"
"You must patrol the river at all times and never relax at all."
Xue Wei fought for half the night last night and fell to the ground in the daytime. However, he had recovered now. He respectfully clasped his fists at Shen Yi and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen!"
"The final general will never disgrace his orders!"
Shen Yi nodded and waved: "Okay, there are still many things to be busy with. You go down to do things first. If there is any emergency, I will send someone to notify you as soon as possible."
Everyone present, all generals at Qianhu level and above, clasped their fists after hearing this, saluted Shen Yi and left.
After everyone left, Shen Yi lay down on his handsome bed, feeling an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion.
The curtain of the handsome tent was opened. Zhang Jian, the prefect of Huai'an, who was also quite tired, walked into the handsome tent, sat down next to Shen Yi, and took a breath: "Some of the wounded soldiers who can still move have already made people feel uncomfortable."
He will be sent back to Huai'an Mansion for treatment first."
Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "Some injuries are too serious and can only be rescued here. Whether they can be saved depends on God."
Shen Yi did not open his eyes, but said slowly: "Thank you, senior brother."
Zhang Jian shook his head, looked at Shen Yi with a tired face, and said: "I will go back to Huai'an city to preside over Huai'an in a while. Do you want to take you back with me? You probably haven't had much rest in the past few days. The war is going on right now."
It’s over, you should go back to your imperial envoy’s quarters to rest.”
Shen Yi opened his eyes, shook his head slightly at Zhang Jian, and said with a wry smile: "Brother, the second wave of Qi people may come tomorrow..."
"It is impossible for me to leave the defense line along the Huaihe River at this time."
Zhang Jian sighed silently after hearing this. He stood up and said, "Then take a good rest now. I won't disturb you anymore."
Shen Yi also sat up, smiled at Zhang Jian and said, "Okay, I'll take a nap right now, but before I go to bed, I also asked my senior brother to help me write a memorial letter of victory and send it to Jiankang."
Zhang Jian nodded first. As he spread out the white paper, he looked at Shen Yi and asked, "Are you so anxious?"
Shen Yi whispered: "The palace probably needs this document to report victory at this time."
Zhang Jian nodded silently, while polishing the ink, he asked: "How to write?"
Shen Yi told him the battle damage data, and then said: "Just write it as it is. After all, this time can indeed be regarded as a great victory."
Master Shen said in a faint tone: "Da Chen, how many years has it been since you received any good news from the north?"
Zhang Jian dipped his hand in ink and said with a smile: "It's been quite a few years."
After he picked up the pen and wrote a few lines, he looked back at Shen Yi. Mr. Shen had closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
When Zhang Fuzun saw Shen Yi looking a little embarrassed, he felt a little uncomfortable and his eyes almost turned red.
He knew in his heart that Shen Yi didn't have to do these things.
But there is always someone to do these things.
He was also a Jinshi, so his literary talent was naturally good. It didn't take long for him to write a letter acknowledging his victory. Looking back, he saw that Shen Yi hadn't woken up yet, and Zhang Jian didn't urge him. He also yawned and was about to squint for a while.
Just as Mr. Zhang was dozing off, a quick sound came from outside Shen Yi's tent.
"Master Shen, Master Shen!"
"On the north bank of the Huaihe River, a large number of ships were discovered again!"
These two sentences immediately woke up Shen Yi from his sleep. He opened his eyes directly, got up and strode outside, and said without looking back.
"Senior brother, please take those four hundred prisoners back to Huai'an and take them into custody temporarily!"
"When I finish my work, I will go back to find you!"