At this time, there are still not many ships visible on the river. If you look at it with the naked eye, you can basically not see anything.
Fortunately, the telescope Xu Fuxin made is much better than the original version. Through the mist on the river, some ships on the other side of the river can be vaguely seen!
There are at least dozens of ships in the shadows.
Nowhere else, all on the eastern front of the Huai'an defense line!
After seeing these ships, Mr. Shen first calmly ordered Xue Wei to go down and set up defenses, and then he looked at the river and cursed fiercely.
"It's Huai'an again, it's Huai'an again!"
"These sons of bitches Qi Ren!"
Shen Yi was furious and gritted his teeth angrily: "One day, all the losses I suffered today will be returned to you!"
The reason for his anger was naturally because the direction of the attack on the north bank was his Huai'an defense line.
In fact, from the beginning of August, when Shen Yi completely took over the Huai'an defense line until today, in three months, almost all the wars between Dachen and Northern Qi took place in the Huai'an defense line.
Among the major battles, the Huaihe Navy fought only one battle, the Battle of Hongze Lake.
And even in the battle of Hongze Lake, Shen Yi's coastal capital was also involved.
And now, just when everyone thought that there would be no more wars this year, these Qi people actually started another large-scale attack!
The target is still Huaian!
The purpose is very simple.
They were still certain that the Huaihe Navy would not support the Huai'an defense line, especially the east line of Huai'an, so they attacked the east line of Huai'an unscrupulously.
And this style of play is undoubtedly intended to achieve some results.
Xue Wei was startled and quickly reacted. He didn't even have time to salute Shen Yi, so he turned back, got on his horse, and went down to set up defenses.
Mr. Shen, on the other hand, stood where he was, using his binoculars to look at the situation on the river from time to time.
As Qi Ren's boat approached, the mist on the river could no longer cover it up.
Now, Shen Yi could clearly see with his telescope that there were twenty or thirty boats with people on the river.
After looking at it for a while, he put down the telescope and cursed.
"I don't know how long these beasts have been waiting for this foggy day!"
After saying this, Master Shen's eyes became fierce.
"Fortunately, all defenses have been maintained."
"If you dare to die, I will bury you..."
At this time, there was no need to continue reading. Shen Yi also came to his mount, took off his belt, and threw it to Zhong Wu, his follower who had been with him for several years.
"Pegasus sent orders to all the camps along the Huaihe River, telling them that Qi people are gathering in large numbers to approach, and they should always pay attention to meet the enemy!"
"It's hard to see the signal flares in foggy weather. Send an order to all major battalions to communicate with scouts. If there is spare capacity to support, send troops directly!"
"No need to ask for instructions, no need to ask for instructions!"
After Shen Yi drank twice, Zhong Wu put Shen Yi's waist badge in his arms, bowed his head respectfully to Shen Yi, and said, "Mr. Shen, my subordinate is leaving now!"
After saying that, he rode on his horse and disappeared into the mist.
Shen Yi, on the other hand, took the remaining followers and turned around and ran towards the garrison camp by the river.
When they rushed to the garrison camp, the camp had already started emergency defense under Xue Wei's arrangement. Xue Wei personally led people to set up defenses bit by bit along the river.
There were not many people left in the camp.
When Shen Yi rushed to the river, Xue Wei was not here, but Su Ding had already arrived and was arranging the defense line in a more detailed manner.
Seeing Shen Yi arriving, Su Ding bowed his head respectfully, cupped his fists and saluted, "Mr. Shen."
Master Shen took a deep breath and said, "What is the situation now?"
Su Ding lowered his head slightly and said, "Back to Mr. Shen, fog began to form on the river last night. It is estimated that the Qi people started to gather at this time, so none of us were able to notice it."
"Up to now, preliminary estimates indicate that there are thirty or forty ships with people on the river, including many large ships. Preliminary estimates..."
Su Ding exhaled a breath and said, "There may be seven or eight thousand people!"
"Moreover, it is not yet clear whether the Qi people on the north bank will continue to increase their troops. We will have to wait until noon, after the fog on the river is dissipated by the sun, and we will not be able to see clearly..."
"Eight thousand people...eight thousand people!"
Mr. Shen was a little angry: "They attacked the Hongze Lake camp with only 8,000 people. How many people from Qi on the north bank do they dare to consume like this?"
Su Ding lowered his head slightly and did not answer.
Shen Yi took a deep breath to calm down, and then asked in a deep voice: "How many people are there in our camp?"
"If I remember correctly, there shouldn't be many people."
Su Ding smiled bitterly and said, "This is what I was going to say."
"This camp is the closest camp to Qi Ren's raid. It's only..."
"There are only two thousand-household camps."
"Two thousand-household camps are definitely not enough."
"My subordinates and General Xue have urgently dispatched manpower from other large camps. However, the maximum number of nearby large camps that can be dispatched is three thousand-household battalions."
"These three thousand people will not be able to arrive until mid-afternoon."
"As for the far away ones..."
Su Ding lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to get there until evening or night!"
The defense of Huai'an was arranged by Shen Yi personally. According to the garrison level, there were 4,000 men in each garrison camp, with as few as 2,000 men.
It was obvious that the Qi people had probably made the right decision, as there were not many manpower stationed here.
Two thousand people resisted the landing of 8,000 people...
If you can only resist for half a day, it may not be possible depending on the location and equipment.
But no one can guarantee that Qi people only have 8,000 people!
At this moment, Shen Yi was already wondering whether his defense arrangements had been leaked...
At least part of it has been leaked.
Seeing Shen Yi deep in thought, Su Ding lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Shen, I just had a hurried meeting with General Xue. General Xue said that he is ready to defend this place and will not let the Qi people go even half a step onto the south bank."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yi and said slowly: "Mr. Shen, the general is also preparing to stay here."
"But you can't be here."
Su Ding leaned forward with a respectful expression: "The Huai'an defense line requires you to take charge of the overall situation."
"You mean, let me retreat?"
Mr. Shen raised his eyebrows.
"Where can I retreat to? To Huai'an City, or to Jiankang City?"
"Not that pessimistic."
A smile appeared on Su Ding's face and he said: "Fortunately, Mr. Shen has been patrolling the defenses, and the defenses along the Huaihe River have not been relaxed. It is not easy for these Qi people to land..."
While the two men were still talking in the camp, several huge gunshots exploded in their ears.
Shen Yi and Su Ding looked at Huaihe's defense line at the same time.
"The fight started."
Master Shen said in a deep voice.
"yes."
Su Ding clasped his fists at Shen Yi and said: "Mr. Shen, this time the Qi people have learned the lesson wisely. Their ships are very scattered and their artillery is of little use. General Xue is not here, and the last general will go out to take command!"
"Mr. Shen, please take care of your safety!"
"If you are here, our Dusi will be here. If something happens to you, Dusi will be gone!"
After saying that, Su Ding clasped his fists at Shen Yi, turned around and strode towards the front line.
At this moment, the sun just broke through the thick clouds and shone on the surface of the Huaihe River.
The mist rolled up on the river, turning it into a snow-white color.
In the white snow, large ships with people on them broke through the white mist and rushed out of the mist.
In the cabin of a large ship, General Zhou, who was dressed in armor, stood behind a young man and said helplessly: "Your Highness, the front line is too dangerous, you should not come."
"The Southerners have artillery, and they are quite powerful..."
"It might hit the boat and hurt you."
The young man is also wearing armor.
He glanced back at Zhou Shizhong behind him and said with a smile: "General, I am here to receive military honors, so naturally I have to come to the front line in person. But General, you really shouldn't come with me."
"If anything happens to you, my father will definitely blame me."
Zhou Shizhong smiled hoarsely: "I have been to the front line in person, not just once or twice. When my late father was in charge of the Southern Army, I have been commanding troops on the front line."
After the two people had a conversation, their boat could already see the south bank.
Zhao Kai peeked out through the gap in the cabin, then turned around and asked: "General, you said before that the Huai'an Mansion of the Southerners is guarded by a civilian official. Let's attack here. The Huaihe Navy of the Southerners
Don’t you support it?”
"Even if we support it, it's just lip service and pretense."
Zhou Shizhong said with a smile: "Although the Southern Dynasties only have a small part of the world left, they are still fighting among themselves. In Han Chinese terms..."
"It's called Flying Dog Gou."
General Zhou said calmly: "This scholar guarding Huai'an is actually quite capable. Quanzi suffered a big loss at his hands earlier and almost failed to escape."
"If the Huaihe Navy can be of the same mind as him."
General Zhou said slowly: "It may be extremely difficult to break through the southern defense line."
"That's what the Han people are like."
Zhao Kai said with a smile: "He is full of etiquette and morality, but full of conspiracy and conspiracy."
"If it weren't for this, I, Zhu Lizhen, wouldn't have conquered half of their world."
Hearing what he said, Zhou Shizhong's face twitched.
Zhao Kai looked at Zhou Shizhong and said with a smile: "I didn't talk about you, General. General, you are loyal to the country and are no different from our real Zhu Li."
Zhou Shizhong smiled and did not answer.
Having said this, the prince of Northern Qi narrowed his eyes. He turned back to look at Zhou Shizhong and said, "General, this time we are going to break through Huai'an City and occupy Huai'an!"
"Even if we can't march south, we still have to occupy Huai'an for a few months to fully demonstrate the majesty of Da Qi."
"By the way, give that little emperor of the Southern Dynasty a good slap in the face!"
General Zhou was thoughtful.
"Your Highness and the Southern Emperor seem to be of the same age, right?"
"I'm...one year older than him."
Zhao Kai smiled with a long look in his eyes.
"It's just that his life was better. He preceded me many years ago and became the emperor..."