In Haizhou, north of the Huaihe River, a large number of troops began to gather.
What's more important is that a large number of ships were mobilized at the same time. These ships were not mobilized to the Huaihe River, but to the shallow sea east of Haizhou.
In other words, there is a high probability that these ships will no longer cross the Huaihe River to attack like they did in the past. They may go from the sea and land on the east coast of Huai'an Prefecture to attack Huai'an.
Using ships to march troops from the sea has advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is of course that the coastline is long and it is difficult to prevent it in time, but at the same time, it also means that the troops transported can only be one-time.
Because the line is too long.
The troops can only be transported over at one time, and it is impossible to transport troops over periodically like crossing a river. This means that no matter how many ships the Qi people have coming from the sea, the number of troops they can land must be limited.
It holds up to the sky tens of thousands of people.
But even so, being a surprise force is enough.
The intention behind the Qi people's deployment of troops is very obvious, that is, no matter what, they must have a hard time with Huai'an.
And this war is likely to break through the local war and evolve into a small-scale decisive battle second only to the national war.
The outcome of this battle will definitely determine the situation of the two countries in the future to a certain extent!
After Shen Yi said a few words to Ling Su and others, he suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Jiang Sheng, and asked, "Where is the messenger? Call him in."
Jiang Sheng nodded immediately and quickly brought in the person from the Di Reporting Department. The man bowed his head respectfully and said, "Sizheng."
Shen Yi nodded first, and then said silently: "Pass my order and do your best to monitor the movements of everyone. Starting today, report to me every day without interruption."
The man immediately lowered his head and said, "Yes, I obey!"
Mr. Shen stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Go and do something. Tell the brothers in the north that things were done well this time. After this matter is resolved, the court will definitely give you a heavy reward."
The messenger from Di Newspaper Department was respectful and bowed: "Yes, Sizheng!"
After that, he turned and left.
After the man left, Mr. Shen sat back in his seat, closed his eyes and meditated. Ling Su on the side lowered his head slightly and asked, "Mr. Shen, can I take a look at the information?"
Shen Yi opened his eyes and glanced at him, and then said slowly: "You, Zhang Meng, and Liu Mingyuan can see it, but the other thousands of households should not see it."
Since the last time a traitor appeared within Qianhu, Mr. Shen has lowered Qianhu's right to know. Now, all strategic content will ignore generals at Qianhu's level.
Qianhu, on the other hand, is only responsible for carrying out specific tasks and no longer has important information content, as well as the overall strategic and tactical layout.
Ling Su nodded respectfully, looked back at the generals in the commanding tent, and said solemnly: "Zhang Meng and Liu Mingyuan stay, and the rest go back to their respective camps!"
Needless to say, Ling Su's prestige was needless to say. Everyone immediately clasped their fists at Shen Yi and called him "Mr. Shen" before turning and leaving one after another.
Soon, only a few people were left in the handsome tent. After Ling Su took the information from the Di Reporting Department from Shen Yi, he just glanced at it, frowned slightly, and handed the information to Liu Mingyuan and Zhang Meng.
Turning to look at Shen Yi, he lowered his head slightly.
"Mr. Shen, Qi Ren's behavior is a bit unreasonable."
Mr. Shen rubbed his temples and said, "If there is anything unreasonable, tell me."
Ling Su touched his chin and said slowly: "Last time, the Qi people entangled more than 50,000 people and attacked our Lianshui camp. Duke Shen led a surprise attack on the northern border. The enemy must be rescued and defused."
"As for the entire Huai'an, the 50,000 troops that can be invested are already almost as high as the sky. If more troops are invested, they can only be invested little by little, and the effect will not necessarily be better."
"If that doesn't work, we'll retreat to Huai'an City. Whether these Qi people come across the river or across the sea, they will definitely not be able to take advantage."
Shen Yi glanced at Ling Su, and then said slowly: "Maybe they didn't want to take advantage, they just need the Huai'an army to be defeated."
Having said this, Shen Yi let out a breath and did not continue.
Whether you are fighting a war or serving as an official, you often need to have a strategic vision.
Shen Yi is quite good in this aspect.
It's not that he is much smarter than others, but because he has obtained enough and extensive information, and after comprehensive analysis, it is not difficult to deduce many things.
Ling Su and the others are slightly worse off, because the amount of information they can obtain is far less than that of Shen Yi.
Now Shen Yi's eyes are not only on Huai'an, but also on many things in the north and many things in Jiankang City. It is not easy for him to guess some things.
For Shen Yi, the situation is now quite clear. It is nothing more than the Qi people's desire to defeat the Huai'an army, thereby maintaining their "force advantage" that has lasted for more than sixty years, thus promoting this peace negotiation.
At the same time, many people in Jiankang City also wanted to see the Huai'an army defeated so that they could put pressure on the emperor to complete the peace talks.
Under such circumstances, there is no way to estimate the price Beiqi is willing to pay.
They don't even need to consider battle losses, they just need to "win" Shen Yi.
And the pressure Shen Yi faced was also very great.
If he loses this battle, Emperor Hongde will definitely be unable to withstand the pressure from inside and outside the court. Even if he does not sign the alliance letter to form a brotherly state, peace talks between the two countries will most likely be successful.
Once the peace talks were concluded, Shen Yi, the imperial envoy of the military governor, had no reason to stay in Huai'an. By then, Shen Yi would be transferred back to Jiankang and think about the next Northern Expedition.
I don’t know when it happened.
Maybe we have to wait until Emperor Yongping of the Northern Qi Dynasty passes away...
But if the troops are launched hastily then, it may not be effective.
Therefore, Shen Yi at this time must do everything possible to win this battle.
He closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then opened his eyes and looked at Ling Su, and said: "General Ling, don't let go of your military training in the recent period. At the same time, you can train some militiamen in Lianshui County."
, you don’t need to train for too long, even a month or two will be enough.”
"The training doesn't need to be too strict. Just teach them how to hold the sword and the most basic battle formations and formations."
Hearing Shen Yi's words, even Ling Su couldn't help but feel slightly moved. He looked at Shen Yi, lowered his head and said, "Mr. Shen, is this the end of the matter?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "I won't necessarily use them before, but I just want to be prepared."
He looked at Ling Su and said slowly: "I'll leave everything to you on the Western Front. I'll leave for the Eastern Front early tomorrow morning..."
Ling Su nodded and expressed his understanding: "The Qi people may want to land from the coast, and Mr. Shen wants to go east to take a look."
Mr. Shen did not reply, but looked at Zhang Meng who was reading the information, and said slowly: "After reading it, throw it into the brazier and burn it. You are not allowed to spread it out. Whoever spreads it out will shake the morale of the army."
"I will kill you without mercy."
Zhang Meng was frightened and hurriedly threw the information into the brazier and burned it.
Mr. Shen stood up from his position, looked at the three commander-level generals in front of him, and said slowly: "Three of you, if we lose this battle, it will be ugly. Can the Huai'an Army continue?"
If it exists, it’s hard to say.”
"But if we win, we don't even need to win, as long as we don't suffer big losses, I can assure you."
Shen Yi raised his head slightly and said, "This is my last battle before the Northern Expedition."
"This time the pressure on the Western Front will still not be too great, but there is no guarantee that the Qi people will not attack the Western Front. I have to take care of the coast. I am afraid that I have no time to focus on the Western Front. I can only leave it to the three of you."
The three people bowed and saluted to Shen Yi: "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, we will definitely stick to the Western Front!"
Mr. Shen nodded silently, took a deep breath, and spoke slowly.
"The three of you are all battle-hardened. I won't say much else. I will only say one word to the three of you."
"Huai'an is one."
Mr. Shen looked calm and said: "The so-called east and west fronts are just different defense areas. In a real fight, the east and west fronts are all Huai'an troops. They want the east and the west as one, and the top and bottom are integrated."
"You must not be selfish, let alone be blinded by the word merit."
"I hope you three will remember something."
"Success does not have to be mine."
Master Shen looked at the three of them and spoke seriously.
