Shen Yi naturally couldn't go to sleep at this time.
Because since the people of Qi have taken action along the coast, there can be no movement on this side of the Huaihe River. Otherwise, those who landed in the East China Sea will just die and will not be of any use.
They will definitely take advantage of the landing in the east to take action on the Huaihe River.
At night, Shen Yi finally arrived along the Huaihe River.
Today, the clouds were thick and the moon was firmly blocked. There was almost no light. Shen Yi picked up the telescope and looked at the Huaihe River. It was pitch black. Apart from his own ships, he could hardly see anything on the water.
Shen Yi only patrolled along the Huaihe River for half an hour before he became a little anxious. He found a big rock by the river and sat down, then turned around and ordered: "Go and call Su Ding!"
Jiang Sheng nodded and quickly went down to look for Su Ding.
At this time, Su Ding was patrolling the river in another direction. After receiving Shen Yi's call, he immediately ran to Shen Yi, cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Shen!
Master Shen kept his eyes on the Huaihe River, and he asked slowly: "Is there anything going on?"
Su Ding shook his head slightly: "No."
"There are indeed many Qi people's boats on the north shore, but they have hardly moved. There are no abnormalities in the Huai River for dozens of miles near Xiangshui County."
"Something's wrong."
Shen Yi exhaled a breath and looked at Su Ding: "There is no such thing as fighting."
Su Ding nodded and said: "The general also finds it strange. Logically speaking, since the Qi people have taken action on the east coast, there can be no action on the Huai River side, unless..."
The two people looked at each other.
Mr. Shen said expressionlessly: "Unless they go to attack the Western Front."
"Um."
Su Ding lowered his head and said: "The general is also suspicious, but I don't know if there is any news from General Ling."
"No."
Shen Yi rubbed his temples, thought for a short time, and then said, "Go and give the order to Xue Wei."
Su Ding lowered his head and bowed: "Master Shen wants to take the initiative to attack?"
Shen Yi looked at him and said quietly: "If we don't attack at this time, we won't be able to test whether the Qi people on the north bank of Xiangshui are real or not. My troops on the eastern front are the most heavily deployed, and we can't be dragged here by some of their empty troops. ."
In this war, because there were Qi people along the coast, Shen Yi focused on the eastern front. His reserve army...that is, the 20,000 forbidden troops were currently stationed only thirty or forty miles away from the Xiangshui Camp. Come and support us at any time.
Because of this, Shen Yi couldn't let these Qi people hold back his main force. He had to figure out the enemy's reality.
Su Ding was silent for a while, lowered his head and said: "But Mr. Shen, the enemy may also set up an ambush on the eastern front and wait for us to pass. What the general means is that if safety is the priority, we should wait for the specific news from General Ling." good."
"If there is news from General Ling, we will be more confident in dealing with it on the eastern front."
Shen Yi raised his head and glanced at Su Ding, and said in a deep voice: "I have already sent people to Lianshui Camp. If there is an enemy attack at Lianshui Camp, there should be news before dawn."
"But I can't just wait here until dawn."
Shen Yi's voice was hoarse: "Pass my general's order to tell Xue Wei, asking him to immediately take all the warships to the north to attack the enemy ships and enemies on the north shore, but there is one thing I want to tell him."
Mr. Shen said in a deep voice: "Before dawn, no matter how weak the enemy is or how easy it is to fight, we will only attack the enemy and never land!"
"One soldier landed, I can't spare him!"
When Su Ding heard this, he no longer hesitated, turned around and strode away, delivering the order.
Less than half an hour later, all the large ships on the south bank weighed anchor one after another and headed towards the north bank.
Xue Wei's flagship led the way. General Xue was wearing armor and standing on the deck, looking fiercely at the north bank with anger in his eyes.
At the same time, on a high point on the north bank of Xiangshui, General Zhou Shizhong was holding a telescope and watching the situation on the Huai River. Finally, through the telescope, he saw the vague Nanchen ships.
The general of the Conquering South Army slowly put down his telescope, carefully put it into his arms, looked back at the middle-aged man behind him, and said with a smile: "The Taoist Master is indeed very good at predicting things. When the strange soldiers along the coast move, Nan Chen Shen Qi couldn't hold it any longer."
This middle-aged man was wearing a ge robe, a Taoist crown on his head, and three elegant beards. At this time, he was also observing the river with a telescope. When he heard this, he silently put down the telescope in his hand and sighed.
"Southern people are really ingenious. This little thing is really easy to use."
After saying this, he glanced at Zhou Shizhong again and smiled calmly: "General, don't worry, Pindao knows the young man named Shen. What he has done in the past year or so, although some of it is quite... You are bold, but you cannot escape the word stability."
"Even if the Nanchen ships come over at this time, they will never land rashly. The general can just send troops to resist. He just has to do enough for show. He can't resist completely, and he can't use too much force to let the Southerners see the clues."
Zhou Shizhong smiled heartily and said, "Don't worry, Taoist Master, Zhou has made all the arrangements."
This middle-aged Taoist priest's surname is Huan and his Taoist name is Yu Zhenzi. He is a popular person around Emperor Yongping. He looks like he is only in his forties, but he is actually nearly sixty years old. He practices the secret art of dual cultivation and has been practicing all year round. Accompanying Emperor Yongping, he taught the emperor the art of the chamber, and also made elixirs and tonics for Emperor Yongping, and refined some boudoir products.
Because Yu Zhenzi was very popular with Emperor Yongping, he could be said to be domineering in Yandu City in recent years. Many princes and nobles were willing to make friends with him. There was no shortage of furnaces and cauldrons in the mansion all year round, and there were many high-status people. The real woman Zhu Li had a secret affair with him.
Not only was he proficient in Fangzhongshu, he was also good at manipulating people's hearts and had a good command of strategy. In these years when the Northern Qi Dynasty had to deal with the Tatars, Yuzhenzi went with the army in the north. Firstly, he made suggestions for the border army, and secondly, he served as a supervisor for Emperor Yongping. .
Of course, Taoist Priest Yuzhenzi had a happy life in the city of Yandu in his early years, so he naturally did not have to suffer on the front lines. However, as Emperor Yongping got older, the demand for Fangzhongshu also gradually decreased. Later, Taoist priest Yuzhenzi had to find another way in order to continue to be a popular person in Yandu.
Fortunately, he did have some talents in military strategy, so he was able to remain prosperous in Yandu to this day.
In the court of the Northern Qi Dynasty, when people called him Taoist priest in person, they would spit out words and curse him behind his back.
This time, Emperor Yongping attached great importance to the Battle of Huai River and sent him over to give advice to General Zhou Shizhong.
Seeing that Zhou Shizhong said that the arrangements were in place, Yu Zhenzi smoothed his beard and said with a smile: "I am sure that Shen Ziheng will not act rashly, but when the news of our army's large-scale attack on Lianshui reaches his ears, he will definitely not be able to hold it back
, we will send troops on this eastern front to march north. When a large number of enemies cross the Huaihe River and enter the Urn, it will be a great opportunity for you, General, to make achievements."
General Zhou glanced at Yu Zhenzi and said with emotion: "I used to hear people say that the Taoist Master made wonderful plans, and Zhou was somewhat disapproving of them. Now that he hears the Taoist Master's plans, Zhou really admires them."
"It's all little Doyle."
Yu Zhenzi said with a smile: "Pintao can only give advice to the general. It really depends on the ability of the general to charge into battle and make achievements."
Hearing this, Zhou Shizhong smiled heartily and said: "After this battle, Zhou will have to ask the Taoist master for advice on the secrets of the Taoist sect and fight fiercely."
Hearing this, Yu Zhenzi also smiled knowingly.
"sure."
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On the water of the Huaihe River, Xue Wei's warships had just arrived at the north bank, and the Northern Qi ships on the north bank immediately started to move. The two sides were fighting on the Huaihe River, shelling each other, and it was very lively.
Because Xue Wei had more ships and sufficient firepower, the two sides fought for only about an hour before several large Northern Qi ships were sunk by Xue Wei, immediately revealing a huge gap in the defense line on the north bank.
This time is the perfect opportunity to log in.
However, Xue Wei received Shen Yi's death order. He stood on the deck, staring at the gap, but gritted his teeth and held back, making no move, and continued to lead the navy in a fierce battle on the Huai River.
This beating lasted for several hours.
For several hours, Shen Yi had been sitting on the big stone by the Huai River, waiting until dawn. Finally, someone hurried to him, stumbled and knelt on the ground: "Mr. Shen, General Lianshui Ling is in a hurry.
Pay it forward!"
"A large number of enemies on the Western Front are storming Lianshui Camp!"
Shen Yi looked gloomy, jumped off the stone, took the urgent letter into his hand, and asked: "How many Qi people are there on the Western Front?"
The messenger kneeled on the ground, shaking his head in panic.
"It was dark and there were so many of them that for a moment...it was impossible to tell the number..."