The faint morning light from the east illuminated Shen Yi's surroundings, and also illuminated Shen Yi's frown.
Facing the morning light, he read the letter written by Ling Su.
The content of the letter was very brief, and its general meaning was that when night fell, the ships on the north bank of Lianshui Camp suddenly began to cross the river southward. Fortunately, Lianshui Camp had been warned by Shen Yi and did not slack off. The ships on the north bank of the Northern Qi Dynasty had almost just moved, and they Then he reacted and began to organize ships to fight with the Qi people.
However, Ling Su said in his letter that the Northern Qi had a large number of ships, but the Lianshui camp did not have enough ships. By the time he wrote the letter, nearly a thousand Qi people had approached or landed on the south bank, and the two sides were fighting fiercely on the south bank of the Huai River.
At this moment, the sky was just getting brighter, and the words were still a little blurry. With the light of nearby torches, Shen Yi read the letter carefully again, and then said: "Go and ask General Su to discuss something."
Su Ding was not far from Shen Yi. He was asking about the war situation on the East China Sea coast. After hearing Shen Yi's call, he gave a few simple instructions to his subordinates, then hurriedly came to Shen Yi, cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Shen!"
"Wan Qianhu just sent a report. At this time, more than 4,000 Qi people have landed on the east coast. He is fighting fiercely with Qi people. Wan Qianhu said in the letter..."
Su Ding lowered his head slightly and said: "He said that these Qi people on the coast seemed to be the elite among the Qi people. He suffered a little loss when they first came into contact, but he was sure to stop these Qi people and not let them go. They affected the Xiangshui battlefield."
Shen Yi briefly digested the information, then took out Ling Su's urgent letter, placed it in front of Su Ding, and said slowly: "The fighting has also begun on the Western Front. Judging from Ling Su's tone, the Qi people are coming with a fierce force."
After Su Ding read the information, he thought about it briefly and said: "Mr. Shen, if the enemy really attacks the Western Front, then taking a risk, it seems that General Xue can land and give it a try. After all, we are going west now. It will take a day or two for the rescue and troops to rush over. If the enemy really attacks the Western Front, it will be too late."
He lowered his head and said: "While our eastern front crosses Hebei and heads north, we can tell General Ling and let him retreat as appropriate. If necessary, we can retreat to Huai'an City to avoid unnecessary casualties."
Shen Yi sat on the stone and rubbed his head with his hands.
The general information on the battlefield collided in his mind. After an unknown amount of time, he spoke in a hoarse voice: "Wan Zhong's report, please say it again."
Su Ding nodded quickly and repeated Wan Zhong's words.
Shen Yi listened word for word, then he opened his eyes and looked at Su Ding.
"Wan Zhong said that the more than 4,000 people who landed on the coast are all elite..."
"Yes or no?"
Su Ding nodded and said: "That's what Wan Qianhu said in the letter, but he has no way of confirming whether he is an elite member of the Qi people. He just suffered a small loss during the fight."
Su Ding lowered his head and said: "More than a hundred people jumped off the first ship on the coast. After landing, they almost defeated a hundred-household camp under Wan Zhong's command."
Shen Yi thought for a while, then looked up at Su Ding.
"General Su, I think..."
He held his forehead with both hands and exhaled a breath: "I want to stay for a while."
Su Ding was a smart man. He understood what Shen Yi meant almost immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "Mr. Shen is worried that there are still Qi people to the north of us?"
"Um."
Mr. Shen looked a little pale, nodded slightly and said: "There are too many of them..."
"A few days ago, the number of people in Haizhou in the north had reached 70,000. Leaving aside the more than 4,000 people at sea, it is unlikely that they would throw all their troops into Lianshui."
"They don't have that many ships either."
Shen Yi's voice was hoarse: "What's more important is Wan Zhong's report."
He looked up at Su Ding and said: "If the Qi people who landed on the coast are all elites, it is impossible for the Qi people to send more than 4,000 elites to die. And the east coast is too far away from Lianshui, so it is impossible for them to cooperate. Get Lianshui."
Hearing this, Su Ding suddenly realized.
He looked at Shen Yi and was convinced: "Mr. Shen, you are saying that those elites in the east must be cooperating with our enemies in the north of Xiangshui Camp..."
"I can't tell."
Shen Yi had a headache: "These four thousand people may also be a deception set up by them. They want us to think that they will attack from Xiangshui on the eastern front, but in fact they are mainly attacking Lianshui on the western front."
He rubbed his head and said: "In the past, when I encountered this kind of indecision, I would try it out and give it a try, but this time is different."
Because the weather was getting colder, Mr. Shen exhaled a breath of white air.
"There are too many of them..."
Shen Yi looked at Su Ding, his eyes a little unsteady for the first time: "So I want to keep it safe for once..."
"good."
Su Ding did not hesitate, immediately lowered his head and clasped his fists and said: "My subordinates immediately separated five thousand-household camps and rushed to support the Lianshui camp!"
"Soldiers at Xiangshui Camp, please don't move."
Shen Yi opened his eyes and said slowly: "I will send people from the Forbidden Army to support Lianshui."
"General Su."
Shen Yi glanced at Su Ding.
Su Ding immediately clasped his fists: "The end is here!"
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said: "Tell Xue Wei to start attacking the north bank immediately. When he finds an opportunity, he will start landing, but there is one thing..."
"The landing must not exceed twenty miles."
Shen Yi glanced at Su Ding and said in a deep voice: "Tell him, this is a military order and you must not disobey it. If you exceed one mile within twenty miles, I will kill him!"
Su Ding nodded quickly and said, "I will obey your orders!"
After saying that, Su Ding turned and left.
After Su Ding left, Shen Yi walked to the edge of the Huaihe River alone, listening to the sound of cannons on the other side and feeling the night breeze of the Huaihe River.
He looked at the north bank quietly.
At this moment, he didn't know if there was an ambush on the north bank of Xiangshui Camp.
But he chose to be conservative.
Being conservative means the best case scenario, that is, there is no success or failure, and there is no possibility of a change in the situation. In other words, even if he guesses correctly and bets correctly, the war situation in Huai'an will still be severe.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yi turned back.
"Jiang Sheng."
Jiang Sheng ran over immediately.
"Sir, please give me your orders."
"You go to the Huaihe Navy Camp for me."
Shen Yi closed his eyes and said, "Go find Zhao Lu."
"Luo Yong will tell you where he is specifically."
"After I find Zhao Lu, you can pass a message to him for me and tell him."
Mr. Shen's voice was hoarse: "If the Huaihe Navy doesn't move, I will fight with him and the Zhao clan..."
"Till death."
Shen Yi said this without any emotion or emotion, but it made Jiang Sheng's whole body go down with sweat.
He has followed Shen Yi for many years. In his memory, his young master has always been gentle and gentle. This is the first time he has seen Shen Yi say such naked threats.
However, Jiang Sheng still lowered his head slightly.
"Yes, I'll go right away..."
Jiang Sheng turned around and left.
Shen Yi looked at his retreating figure and felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.
He himself also understands that this "threat" is somewhat cheap.
But there is no way. Judging from the current war situation in Huai'an, once the Qi people move south in a large scale, there will be no room for maneuver.
During this period, Shen Yi had already rehearsed the battle situation countless times in his mind.
The best case scenario is that the Huai'an army successfully repels the Qi people, but at the same time it will be disabled by the Qi people.
Even if it is the best situation, Shen Yi cannot accept it.
Even in this situation, for the Huai'an Army, which only had 30,000 troops, it was already a very remarkable achievement, and even for the Chen court, it was a great victory.
Even if the Huai'an army can be re-recruited and reorganized, Shen Yi still finds it difficult to accept that the army he led alone will be directly disabled by a war.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi opened his eyes and looked at the water of the Huaihe River.
At this time, the sun had slowly risen, and the first ray of the red sun shone on the water of the Huaihe River, reflecting in Shen Yi's eyes through the sparkling light.
I don't know whether it was the sun entering his eyes or the anger in his heart, but Mr. Shen squinted his eyes.
He looked up and saw from a distance that Da Chen's ship had arrived at the north bank.
In the haziness, there seemed to be a big man, laughing, jumping off the deck, and landed steadily on the land on the north shore.
A sinking flag was raised and fluttered on the land on the north bank.
Next to the banner, Xue Wei drew his sword out of its sheath, looked at the Qi people who were scared by them and retreated one after another, and roared in the sky.
"Brothers, come with me to kill the general!"
"Let these bearded bastards, from now on, run away when they see my Huai'an military flag!"
After that, Xue Wei took the lead and rushed into the formation, chasing those Qi people who had fled.
Some Qi people were unable to escape, so he caught up with him in a few steps and slashed them in two from behind, causing blood to splash everywhere.
At the same time, at a high place, Zhou Shizhong and Yu Zhenzi, each holding a telescope obtained from Da Chen's scout, were watching Xue Wei's landing. Seeing Xue Wei charging in first, Zhou Shizhong was overjoyed. I couldn't help but pat my thigh, turned around and said with a smile: "Taoist Master, the big fish is in the urn!"
Yu Zhenzi stroked his beard and smiled at Zhou Shizhong.
"Congratulations to the general, and congratulations to the Zhou family."