Chapter 919: Swordsmanship arises from the East China Sea (Supplementary)
On October 12th, the weather is getting colder and colder.
On this day, the sky was covered with clouds.
On the water surface of Huai River near Xiangshui Camp, most of the Huai'an Army's warships and some large and small ships were gathered.
Altogether, there are nearly a hundred ships.
On the north bank of Xiangshui Camp, there are also large and small boats gathered together. At a glance, it already looks a bit chaotic.
After Xue Wei received Shen Yi's order, he took several of his subordinates to live in the ship, and even drove the warship to the north bank to test the power of the new artillery in advance.
Because of this, some small-scale water battles broke out on the Huai River in advance.
However, although this water war has not started yet, the war between the two sides has already come to an end. All that is left is a word from the coaches of both sides.
When the two sides were confronting each other in Huai River, Zhang Jian, the prefect of Huai'an, who was wearing a fourth-grade official uniform, was sitting opposite Shen Yi in the Xiangshui camp. He looked at the junior brother in front of him who looked very haggard, and stretched out his hand.
He poured tea for Shen Yi and sighed slightly.
"Ziheng, thousands of fishermen households along the coast of Huai'an Prefecture have all moved away. Now the people in the north of Huai'an Prefecture are still migrating one after another."
Shen Yi took the tea handed over by Zhang Jian, took a sip, and said, "I'm sorry, senior brother. I know it costs a lot to do this. The prefect's yamen probably can't afford it. I'll have someone send some money to senior brother in a few days."
In the past, it was up to the prefect's Yamen to temporarily resettle the relocated people."
"Money or not, it's all trivial matters."
Zhang Jian himself took a sip of tea and sighed slightly: "After all, war is about to happen, and most of the people are willing to move. There are few who are unwilling to live or die, so just let them stay where they are."
"No matter whether you have money or no money, the prefect's yamen can do these things. If you have money, the people who have moved away will have a better life, but if you don't have money..."
Zhang Fuzun said silently: "If they don't have money, they will move even if they have to. It's better than dying unexpectedly."
Having said this, he raised his head and looked at Shen Yi, with a bit of worry in his tone: "What I'm really worried about now is your condition, Ziheng. Looking at you now, you won't be able to sleep well for at least two or three days."
"It's not that I don't want to sleep."
Mr. Shen gave a bitter smile and said, "I really can't sleep at all. I'm lying on the bed tossing and turning, but I don't feel sleepy at all."
The more authority a person has, the heavier the responsibility. In the past, when Shen Yi was suppressing Japanese, most of the time, he only had to be responsible for thousands of brothers under his command, but now...
The number of people under his command became 30,000, or even 50,000. Among these 50,000, many were married and had families.
What's even more terrible is that in addition to these 50,000 people, he is also responsible for the lives and fortunes of hundreds of thousands of people in Huai'an Prefecture.
Facing this crucial battle, even the "big-hearted" Shen Yi was under tremendous pressure and couldn't sleep at all.
Others don't know, but he knows that one of his junior brothers' biggest hobbies is sleeping in. Now...
Can't sleep?
After Zhang Fuzun was silent for a while, he asked: "Ziheng is not sure about this battle?"
"You can't say that."
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said: "If there is a real fight, I am sure that I will not suffer any loss. If I am willing to hide in Huai'an City and defend the city, I can even preserve most of my strength."
"But I am the defender of the Huaihe River. I can't just let everyone come here, so I have to fight some battles."
Having said this, Shen Yi stood up and said: "Senior brother, the war is probably going to happen in the past few days. I have no time to be distracted by the matter of relocating the people, so I can only leave it to my senior brother."
Zhang Jian shook his head: "I am the parent officer of Huai'an Mansion, and it is my duty to do these things."
Shen Yi thought for a while and asked, "Senior brother, do you want to send your eldest nephew back to Yu Qian first?"
Zhang Fuzun frowned at first. Then he slowly shook his head: "At this time, I, as a parent official, must set an example. If I don't leave this battle, he can't leave either."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "Senior brother, you are righteous."
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Huai'an Prefecture, Chenjiagang.
This is where Wan Zhong led two thousand-household camps and is also a town near the coast of Huai'an Prefecture.
It has been almost half a month since Wan Zhong arrived here. During this half month, he patrolled the coast almost every day, and his brothers patrolled day and night to prevent people from bypassing the Huai River and sneaking into Huai'an from the sea.
Mansion.
On this day, Wan Zhong led people to patrol the seaside as always. From time to time, he raised the telescope hanging on his chest to observe the sea from a distance.
Nothing happened all day long.
At sunset in the evening, Wan Zhong yawned, called a few hundred households under his hand, and said: "There is an order from above. These days are the most critical time. Qi people may come over at any time. In the evening
Patrolling, no matter it is in the middle of the night or in the middle of the night, cannot stop..."
"General Wan!"
Before Wan Zhong could finish his sentence, he was interrupted. A man from a hundred families came over on horseback in a hurry. He jumped off the horse when he got close, clasped his fists and lowered his head: "General Wan, a Qi people's ship was found on the sea.
Like me close to the shore!"
Wan Zhong took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then asked slowly: "How many ships have you seen now?"
"There are twenty or thirty ships discovered now, and the ships are not small..."
The hundred households lowered their heads and said: "I estimate that these ships alone can accommodate one or two thousand people. If there are more ships in the future..."
He swallowed and said, "Then I don't know how many people we can bring."
Wan Qianhu nodded silently, he closed his eyes, quickly thought about the situation, and said: "Pass my order, all brothers must gather together and go to the coast to prevent the Qi people from landing!"
"In addition, use fireworks to send messages to inform nearby friendly forces and let them know about enemy attacks."
Wan Zhong directly reined in the reins, turned the horse's head to the east, and whispered: "Moreover, immediately send someone to report to Duke Shen, General Su, and General Xue at Xiangshui Camp and tell them the specific enemy situation!"
After saying this, Wan Zhong took the lead and ran towards the east coast.
The two thousand-house battalions under his command, with a total of more than 2,000 people, also rushed to the east and soon formed a formation along the coast. Some small artillery and crossbowmen were all in position, waiting for the Qi people at any time.
Login.
Just as Wan Zhong was forming a formation along the coast to meet the enemy, his messengers galloped forward, and that night, the news of the enemy's sneak attack along the coast was conveyed to the Xiangshui camp.
At this moment, Shen Yi, who had barely slept, finally fell asleep. Even Jiang Sheng couldn't bear to wake him up. However, due to the urgent military situation, there was no other way. Jiang Sheng gritted his teeth and walked in.
Shen Yi's tent.
"Sir, urgent military situation along the coast..."
In the darkness, Shen Yi opened his eyes suddenly.
He didn't say a word, he just sat up and got dressed silently. After simply putting on his coat, he walked up to Jiang Sheng, reached out to take the emergency report, and asked, "Did it come from Wan Zhong?"
Jiang Sheng bowed his head respectfully: "Yes, thousands of families sent it to them quickly."
Shen Yi nodded. As soon as he walked to the door of his tent, he saw Su Ding already waiting outside.
It was late autumn and early winter, and the night wind was already very cold. Su Ding's clothes were blown by the night wind. When he saw Shen Yi coming out, he quickly lowered his head and clasped his fists: "Mr. Shen!"
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "Have you read the information?"
Su Ding nodded: "The general already roughly knows that there are estimated to be more than 3,000 people on the coast preparing to land, but the specific number of Qi people is unclear."
"Not too much."
Shen Yi said calmly: "They need a large number of ships to land from the sea, and the troop transportation period is too long. They also need a large number of ships on the Huaihe River. It is impossible to invest too many large ships on the sea."
Su Ding nodded and said: "My subordinates have also considered this issue, but I think that if they just want to land from the sea, then they don't actually need warships, just merchant ships and fishing boats."
Shen Yi touched his chin and said, "I estimate that there are at most five thousand Qi people in the East China Sea."
"Where Wan Zhong is, you can send one or two thousand-household battalions to support them, but be aware of the enemies in the north at all times."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "If they move to the east, those to the north should follow suit, otherwise those people on the sea to the east..."
"It's a waste of time."
"My subordinates have sent a boat out to inspect the entire Huai'an section of the Huaihe River."
"All Huai'an troops on the eastern front are already on combat readiness."
Shen Yi nodded silently.
"Send someone to inform Ling Su again and tell him..."
"The war has begun."
Su Ding bowed his head respectfully, clasped his fists and said, "Yes, I will send someone to General Ling immediately."
Having said this, he raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Shen, the military situation is not urgent at the moment. You'd better get some sleep first. If anything happens, my subordinates will report to you at any time."
"How can I sleep at this time?"
Shen Yi put his hands behind his back and walked outside.