On the edge of the Huaihe River, almost all of the more than 7,000 people led by Shen Yi had crossed the river and returned to the south bank.
And he was on the shore, with a thousand-household camp, waiting for the arrival of Ling Su and others.
Suqian is not too close to the Huaihe River. Lingsu's troops walked on the road for more than a day. It was not until the afternoon of the third day of Shen Yi's retreat from Dayin Mountain that Lingsu's troops arrived at the Huaihe River one after another.
At this moment, General Ling's clothes and armor were also stained with blood.
After seeing Shen Yi from a distance, he ran up to him, half-knelt in front of Shen Yi, bowed his head slightly and said: "Mr. Shen, the last general led his troops to attack Suqian for two days, and defeated the enemy twice. In half a day,
We will definitely defeat Suqian City!"
Shen Yi stretched out his hand to help him up, shaking his head slightly: "That's not important."
After helping him up, Shen Yi looked at him and asked, "Are you injured?"
Ling Su shook his head slightly and said, "The general is just scratched, it's not a problem."
Shen Yi nodded, then looked at the thousands of soldiers behind him and said, "The ship is ready. Pass my order. The wounded should board the ship first."
"I arrived here early this morning. After sending people back to the south bank, I asked them to bring a dozen doctors and some medicine. You can take command of the three large ships we brought from Yueqing."
Shen Yi said quietly: "Let the wounded soldiers board the ship first and get on the three largest ships."
Ling Su first clasped his fists in response, then raised his head to look at Shen Yi and said: "Mr. Shen, there are people chasing me behind me, but it will take at least half a day to catch up. I will not be responsible for the retreat here. You retreat to the south bank first."
stop."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "Since we still have half a day to catch up, what should I be afraid of?"
"Leave me alone, you withdraw yours."
Shen Yi patted Ling Su on the shoulder and said: "There is no fighting in the east of us. I have left a thousand-household camp for you to rear. You retreat to the south bank first, and I will go back as the last group."
At this time, Shen Yi naturally wanted to stay.
After all, he is the coach of Huai'an and has the responsibility to evacuate everyone to the south bank.
Then there are the things that are more utilitarian.
At this time, it is a great opportunity to win people's hearts, and it cannot be left to others.
Because the enemy was still far away, Shen Yi and others were able to retreat to the south bank calmly. However, because there were too many people, it was already late at night when Shen Yi, Ling Su and others returned to the Lianshui camp.
In the past few days, Shen Yi had not been able to sleep well. He was exhausted now, but he still called Ling Su, Zhang Meng, and Liu Mingyuan to the commander's office.
It is worth mentioning that Xue Wei and Su Ding did not participate in this small meeting. After all, this was a matter on the Western Front and had little to do with the two of them.
Mr. Shen took a sip of tea, rubbed his temples, and managed to cheer himself up. After everyone arrived, he said: "Everyone has withdrawn, but we cannot slack off our defense. The Qi people on the north bank
If you suffer a loss, you might jump over the wall and attack. No matter how tired you are, patrolling and defense cannot be interrupted."
Shen Yi looked at Zhang Meng and Liu Mingyuan and said: "General Zhang, General Liu, one of you is responsible for the first half of the night, and the other is responsible for the second half of the night. Lead the people to get through tonight, and when the brothers come to rest tomorrow, it will be
Don’t be afraid of Qi people anymore.”
The two stood up directly, clasped their fists and bowed their heads to Shen Yi: "I will obey your orders!"
Shen Yi couldn't help it, yawned, wiped the tears from his eyes with his sleeves, and asked: "Okay, now let's report on the battle situation in Suqian."
Ling Su couldn't hold it anymore. After hearing this, he sobered up a little and clasped his fists and said: "Mr. Shen, our army fought fiercely with Suqian's enemies for two days and attacked the city several times. However, because of Shen
The public has said that the first priority is to save people, so we have been forced to withdraw several times."
What this means is that if they were willing to die, they would have already invaded the city.
Shen Yi nodded.
"If we cannot leave after we capture the city, then some casualties can be accepted. But to be honest, we are here just to kill people. There is no need to sacrifice our lives in exchange for the city."
"There is nothing wrong with General Ling's approach."
Shen Yi opened his eyes and looked at Ling Su.
"go on."
Ling Su nodded and replied: "Mr. Shen, a rough estimate is that our army killed more than 2,000 enemies in Suqian this time. Counting those who were seriously injured, the number should be close to 3,000."
After a pause, he continued: "Our army's casualties should be around five hundred."
"Because there are so many of us, whether it is serious injuries or corpses, they have been brought back to the south bank by now."
Shen Yi was a little surprised when he heard this.
His whole body became more energetic.
"This number is quite small. I thought..."
"Our army's casualties should be around a thousand."
Ling Su hesitated for a moment, lowered his head slightly, gritted his teeth and said: "Mr. Shen, I will tell you the truth. These Qi people in Suqian..."
"The combat effectiveness is extremely poor."
He looked at Shen Yi and said: "There is a big gap between the Qi people who attacked Huai'an before. When some Qi people saw us scaling the city wall, they were so frightened that they dispersed. A large gap would immediately be opened on the entire city wall.
"
"If their war supervisor hadn't been ruthless and killed more than a dozen deserters before the battle, these Qi troops in Suqian would have been routed in one day!"
Shen Yi closed his eyes again and rubbed his temples: "Is it rotten like this..."
When Shen Yi first arrived in Huai'an, Shen Yi faced the Qi people for the first time. The vanguard army of Northern Qi only numbered more than 2,000 people. When Shen Yi ambushed them, they not only escaped half of them, but also killed and wounded hundreds of Shen Yi's men!
This kind of fighting power made Master Shen feel a little desperate at first.
If everyone in the Northern Qi army had this kind of fighting strength, then this battle...
It's impossible to fight for the time being.
If you want to fight, it will take at least ten years to strengthen your troops before you have a chance.
However, more than half a year has passed, and Shen Yi's understanding of Qi Ren has become deeper and deeper.
And Qi Ren... seems to be getting weaker and weaker.
Originally, when he led the Eastern Front soldiers to march northward last time, his evaluation of the Qi people was that an individual soldier was slightly better than his own.
However, judging from the situation of the Suqian defenders, this evaluation...
It seems a little out of place again.
In other words, the last time he and Xue Wei and others went north, the Qi people they met were not conventional combat forces.
In other words, it is not entirely a conventional combat force.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi nodded silently and said: "Okay, I know the general situation. All the generals are tired at this time. I won't keep you longer. Just go back."
The three people stood up and said goodbye with fists clasped at Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen said quietly: "Tomorrow, report the specific battle losses to me, and I will write a document to report to the Ministry of War and the imperial court."
Upon hearing this, the three of them cheered up and saluted with clasped fists.
"yes!"
After everyone left, only Shen Yi and Jiang Sheng were left in the handsome tent. Jiang Sheng fetched a basin of water, put it in front of Shen Yi, and said: "Young master, there is no hot water for the moment. Please wash your face and rest."
Shen Yi nodded, sat up, washed his face, put the towel aside, took off his boots and lay on the bed, suddenly turned his head and looked to the west, and then smiled.
"Huai'an has made another great contribution."
"Zhao Lu won't go crazy after hearing this..."
Mr. Shen squinted his eyes slightly, feeling a little sleepy.
"The Huaihe Navy has been at ease for too long, and it's time to go crazy..."
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The next day, Tushan camp.
At this time, on both sides of the Huaihe River, the soldiers of the Tushan camp were fighting fiercely with the Qi people on the north bank. The boats on the riverside were densely packed, almost changing the color of the Huaihe River.
And Zhao Lu, the Marquis of Anping, sat firmly in the main tent of the Chinese army.
Defending the Qi people is a skill passed down from the ancestors of the old Zhao family for three generations. He has become very good at it, so he is not worried that the Huaiyuan Army on the north bank will really attack.
While the Anping Marquis was looking at the map, Zhao Zhuo walked in cautiously, bowed to his old father and clasped his fists: "Dad."
Zhao Lu's eyes were still on the map without raising his head: "Tell me something."
Zhao Zhuo swallowed his saliva and whispered: "According to intelligence, Shen Qi from Huai'an took advantage of the Qi people to attack my Tushan camp and once again led his troops across the Huaihe River and wiped out thousands of enemies..."
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A short sentence.
The damage is so great.
General Zhao's face twitched. He slowly raised his head and looked at Zhao Zhuo.
"go out."
If Zhao Zhuo was granted amnesty, he shrank his head and retreated.
General Zhao's eyes moved from Tushan on the map to Huai'an. Suddenly, he slapped the table angrily.
"Shen Qi!"
At the same time that the Marquis of Anping let out this roar, General Zhou Shizhong in the headquarters of the Southern Conquest Army Camp on the north bank of the Tushan Camp was trembling with anger as he looked at the information in front of him.
He slammed the information to the ground and roared angrily.