According to the latest information sent by Luo Yong, Northern Qi's reinforcements have arrived along the Huaihe River, which means that they have joined Northern Qi's Southern Conquest Army.
The Northern Qi Dynasty plans to increase its troops by more than 100,000 people this time. Although it is not known where these people will be transferred from, if they are transferred from Yandu, then it is unlikely that this army will reach the Huaihe River now.
And it is impossible for all of the more than 100,000 people to be local troops.
Therefore, only a small part of the reinforcements from the Northern Qi Dynasty arrived along the Huaihe River this time. According to the intelligence from the Di Reporting Department, there were about 10,000 to 20,000 people.
Originally, this was not particularly big news to Shen Yi, but this piece of information included other news.
That is, the Northern Qi court sent the fourth son of the Northern Qi Emperor, King Wei Zhao Kai, to accompany the army to supervise the battle.
At this time, the King Wei of Northern Qi had already arrived along the Huaihe River with the first wave of reinforcements.
This caught Shen Yi's attention.
Not only because of the identity of the Northern Qi Wei King, but also because...
Shen Yi's duty in Huai'an is actually to supervise operations.
Well, seriously speaking, he was ordered to supervise the army.
In a sense, the position of the Northern Qi Wei King can be said to be exactly the same.
What made Shen Yi think was.
As the governor of Huai'an, he can be said to be unparalleled in the entire Huai'an defense line. He is a real "Huai'an Imperial Envoy".
And to what extent did the King Wei of Northern Qi have authority?
Shen Yi sat silently in his seat, thinking for a long time, then raised his head to look at Luo Yong, and said: "Observe the movements of the Northern Qi reinforcements at any time. If there is any movement, come and report to me immediately. In addition..."
Shen Yi whispered: "Go and check all the information on this Wei Wang Kai. Send all the information you can find to me."
Luo Yong lowered his head slightly, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Sizheng, after all, we have only been here for a few years, and we have almost no manpower in Yandu..."
Shen Yi immediately understood the meaning of his words. After nodding slightly, he said: "I know, the only thing you need to do is check the movements of Qi Jun. When you go out, call Jiang Sheng in."
Luo Yong immediately lowered his head and cupped his hands, turned around and retreated.
Soon, Jiang Sheng opened the door and walked in. He lowered his head and said, "Sir, you are looking for me."
"Um."
Mr. Shen reached out and knocked on the table and said: "Two things. The first thing is that you go to the inner guards and ask the inner guards to help check the information on the fourth princes of Northern Qi. Tell them that I want all the information.
Deliver it directly to me."
At this time, Northern Qi suddenly sent such a prince over. Whether the Qi people really wanted to go south or came here to show off their power, this prince was worthy of Shen Yi's careful understanding.
Jiang Sheng nodded immediately and said, "Yes, I will go right away."
"also."
Shen Yi said: "Send two people to arrest Ling Su and Xue Wei..."
Having said this, Shen Yi hesitated for a moment and continued: "And Su Ding, we called the imperial envoys together and told them that there was something important to discuss and asked them to come quickly."
During this period, there were frequent wars on the Eastern Front, and Xue Wei was able to defend the Eastern Front very well. In addition to his bravery in combat, Su Ding's assistance to the left was also indispensable.
This former Qianhu of the Mingzhou Guard, although his level did not rise much as the wars progressed, he has slowly begun to enter the core decision-making level of the "Shen Yi Group".
Of course, now Shen Yi has to slowly get in touch with him, and is still in the assessment stage.
Jiang Sheng immediately lowered his head and went down to do some work.
Jiang Sheng had followed Shen Yi for several years, and after a lot of experience, he was now very efficient in doing things. Shen Yi asked him to find someone in the morning, and by evening, Ling Su had already arrived in Huai'an Fucheng.
Since everyone was not present, Shen Yi asked Jiang Sheng to arrange for him to stay at the imperial envoy's residence. On the next morning, Xue Wei and Su Ding also rushed to Huai'an Mansion and met with Shen Yi at the imperial envoy's residence.
Because fighting could break out again on the front line at any time, Shen Yi did not delay matters. After the three people arrived, he directly pulled the three people into his study.
In the study, Mr. Shen was sitting at the head table. He looked at the three people standing and said with a smile, "You guys have been working hard all the way. Just find a place to sit."
The three of them all saluted Shen Yi with clasped fists, and then found chairs to sit down on their own.
After sitting down, Ling Su took a special look at Su Ding and smiled at the latter.
Su Ding bowed his head politely and smiled in return.
After the three people sat down, Shen Yi glanced at the three of them and asked with a smile: "Some time ago, there were frequent wars. The three generals probably fought very hard. They have finally gotten better recently. Please rest well."
No?"
Seeing Shen Yi smiling, Ling Su lowered his head and clasped his fists, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your concern. The general and his subordinates have all recovered."
Xue Wei also lowered his head slightly, cupped his fists and said: "Mr. Shen, the general is fine too."
Shen Yi nodded.
Xue Wei suffered some skin injuries before, but now it seems that he is healed.
Su Ding also lowered his head and clasped his fists, replying to Shen Yi's words.
"Since everyone is fine, I'm relieved."
Master Shen paused and continued: "Qi people's reinforcements have arrived."
He looked at the three people, and then continued: "And there may be more and more reinforcements."
"There could be a fight at any time."
Ling Su looked up at Shen Yi, then lowered his head and said nothing.
However, Xue Wei was a straight-tempered person, and directly clasped his fists and said: "Mr. Shen, the military manual says that marching in winter will achieve twice the result with half the effort. If the enemy attacks, we defend, which is even more unfavorable for them..."
"The Qi people should not attack in winter."
Su Ding, who was on the side, pulled Xue Wei's sleeve with his hand and couldn't help coughing.
Xue Wei looked back at Su Ding and shook his head slightly.
What he means is that he knows what he is talking about.
Master Shen naturally would not be angry with Xue Wei. He just smiled dumbly and said, "It's rare that you, General Xue, have also read the military book."
"It is true that there are few battles in winter, but it has not yet entered winter after all. The enemy's first wave of reinforcements has already arrived along the Huaihe River, and the second wave of reinforcements may arrive at some time."
"Before winter comes, these Qi people may not be surprised and put up a fight."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused, looked at the three people, and said, "To be honest, I really hope that at this time, Qi people will come over and fight with us."
"Because if we don't fight at this time, by the beginning of next spring, we will face more than twice the number of Qi people, or even more."
"When the time comes, there will be huge pressure."
The three people all looked at Shen Yi and listened humbly.
Mr. Shen looked at the three people quietly and continued: "There are already three thousand recruits here in Huai'an. I know you are not very willing to take them because the training time is not long and you have to take them on the battlefield."
"But, you don't have a choice at this time."
"When you leave, take 1,500 people with you. If you really want to practice, just practice on the battlefield."
"Furthermore, the recruitment of troops from the southeast has also begun. If the Qi people do not fight before spring, then the troops from the southeast should be able to arrive in Huai'an before next spring."
Hearing this, Su Ding looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "Mr. Shen, there are suddenly so many people..."
"The imperial court has agreed to temporarily increase the strength of two guard posts in Huai'an."
One guard station has 5,000 people, and two guard stations have 10,000 people.
After Shen Yi reported this matter, the emperor argued with people from the Ministry of War and Zhongshu for half an hour before Shen Yi came up with the solution.
The documents approved by the imperial court were only delivered to Mr. Shen these two days.
Shen Yi looked at the three of them and continued: "However, I do not plan to add any more guard posts in Huai'an. At that time, the east and west lines will still be divided into five thousand-household camps, and it will be up to you to deploy them yourself."
After hearing Shen Yi's words, the three generals stared with obvious shock.
Suddenly expand the army by 50%!
If a military commander reported this, the possibility of the court approving it would be basically non-existent.
Even if the civil servants reported it, it would be difficult to get a response.
But Mr. Shen actually applied and got it!
Even if it is just a temporary establishment, it is already very powerful!
and……
The three people looked at Shen Yi at the same time.
The young man in front of me is thinking about the Northern Expedition!
If there is a Northern Expedition in the future, let alone 30,000 people, even 130,000 people may not be enough. In other words, the expanded 10,000 people will most likely be a permanent establishment.
Xue Wei couldn't hold himself back and stood up directly, looking up at Shen Yi with some fanaticism: "Mr. Shen, how long do we have to defend?"
Shen Yi looked at this guy helplessly.
"There are only 10,000 more people. What do you want to do?"
Shen Yi said angrily: "At least, we have to finish this year until next spring and summer..."
"Look for another chance."
The three of them stood up at the same time, bowing to Shen Yi and clasping their fists.
"yes!"
………………
At the same time, in the General's Mansion where the Southern Army was stationed on the north bank, General Zhou Shizhong was drinking tea with a young man dressed in purple.
After the two drank a few cups of tea, the young man glanced at Zhou Shizhong and said with a smile: "General, have you considered what I told you yesterday?"
Zhou Shizhong put down his tea cup, lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, the imperial court's reinforcements have only arrived at less than 20,000 people. This number is just enough to fill the gap in the previous losses of my southern army..."
"I'm afraid the southern expedition at this time will not be much different from the previous one."
The young man in purple raised his eyebrows: "General, when will you wait?"
"At least…"
Zhou Shizhong smiled bitterly and said: "At least the weather should be warmer. When the reinforcements from the imperial court arrive, my king's division can march south and march south of the Yangtze River..."
"I can't wait that long anymore."
Wei Wangkai frowned and looked at Zhou Shizhong.
"General, you should know in your heart that I am not here to conquer Jiankang or Huai'an with you."
"We have been fighting for more than 60 years and have not defeated it, and it is impossible to defeat it in one or two years."
At this point, Zhao Kai's voice was hoarse: "General, we are our own people. I will tell you the truth."
"I want military merit, military merit!"
"Immediate military success!"
His Royal Highness King Wei stood up and spoke slowly.
"Fight to the south, no matter whether you win or lose, you have to fight, even if you kill some Han people afterwards to take the credit."
Zhao Kai's voice was cold: "That's worth it!"
Hearing these words, even Zhou Shizhong, who had been in charge of the army for many years, felt a little chill in his heart.
As a minister of Da Qi, he knows very well the words of these nobles of Da Qi.
If Wei Wangkai wanted to kill the Han people of the Chen State on the south bank to take credit, that is a perfectly normal thing, and it is not worth mentioning the word "even" to Tian Huanggui's stomach.
And the fourth prince said these two words, which means that the "Han people" in his mouth are not the Han people in the south!
But the Han people in the north!
People of Daqi!
Kill the good and take credit!
Thinking of this, Zhou Shizhong looked at the enthusiastic King Wei, but glanced north.
He knew in his heart that Wei Wangkai was not of this character and would not be so impatient.
But now, the reason why he is so anxious is that he even wants to kill good people and take credit.
This means that there are some things that make him urgent.
For example, that high and alluring throne!
In other words, the fourth prince who ran away from Yandu seems to have not given up on the fight for the throne!
On the contrary, the methods are very extreme.
Thinking of this, Zhou Shizhong lowered his head silently, his voice a little helpless,