If the Huaihe Navy is a reliable ally, then Shen Yi does have a lot of time to slowly kill the Qi people who have crossed the river to death on the south bank.
However, the Huaihe Navy was not only unreliable, but also not an ally.
Zhao Lu only sent troops northward due to pressure from all sides. Now that the Huaihe Navy was at a disadvantage in fighting on the north bank, Shen Yi could no longer wait.
If we do not take advantage of this opportunity to severely injure the Qi people, then after the Qi people on the north bank drive the Huaihe navy back to the south bank, the situation in Huai'an will become the same as before.
That night, Shen Yi put on his armor and led everyone to the Huaihe River.
At this time, Shen Yi had nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses around the entire Xiangshui camp, of which only seven or eight thousand were Huai'an troops, and the remaining 20,000 were imperial troops from Jiankang.
But that doesn't matter.
These forbidden troops are sharp swords in the hands of the emperor. They have always been well-trained. Now they are handed over to Shen Yi to use. They are not much different from the Huai'an army.
He stood on a high place with Su Ding and others, using binoculars to look at the Northern Qi position in the distance. After looking at it for a while, Mr. Shen put down the binoculars, squinted at Su Ding, and said slowly: "General Su, you
Will Zhou Shizhong be in Nan'an?"
Su Ding was silent for a while and then said: "I don't know, general, but attacking Huai'an is also a big event for the Northern Qi to conquer the Southern Army. Zhou Shizhong may really be on the south bank."
Shen Yi said softly: "It would be great if we could catch him."
Su Ding hesitated for a moment, then said: "It's unlikely. The number of Qi people on the south bank is probably close to 20,000. Even if this number is not as good as our own, King Chen, it would be very easy for Zhou Shizhong himself to withdraw to the north bank."
matter."
Mr. Shen nodded thoughtfully and suddenly smiled: "Does General Su know the purpose of our attack on Qi's position?"
"Know."
Su Ding took a deep breath, lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Shen said earlier that he would grind these Qi people to death because he wanted to eat all the Qi people who crossed the river at the minimum cost..."
"And now..."
Su Ding sighed and said: "Now, the Huaihe navy crossing the river cannot hold out for too long, so Duke Shen can only do the next best thing, trying to kill and injure Qi people as much as possible, and at the same time..."
"Hurry back to the North Shore."
After hearing Su Ding's words, the smile on Mr. Shen's face slowly faded.
What I have to say is that Su Ding is indeed very smart, and he understood his intentions clearly.
As Su Ding said, Shen Yi was very worried at the beginning. After all, winter was approaching. If he could cut off the enemy's supply line, even part of it, in a month or two, he could kill all the Qi people crossing the river.
Died on the south bank.
Unfortunately, this strategic intention has been difficult to achieve.
Shen Yi silently clenched his fists and grunted: "There are at least nearly 100,000 Qi people in Haizhou, just north of Huai'an. The Qi people to the west of Haizhou are only 78,000 or 80,000 people. Zhao Lu only has snacks.
, it would be an easy matter to transfer half of the Huaihe Navy to the north bank and struggle with those Qi people for a month or two!"
At this point, Mr. Shen said angrily: "But this guy only sent 20,000 people across the river to show off!"
The attitude of the Huaihe Navy can only be described as negative.
If they can actively participate in the war and help Shen Yi hold off the enemies on the north bank, even if it doesn't take a long time, giving Shen Yi a month, he can calmly eat most of the Qi people who came to the south bank, and they won't be like now
In this way, even strategic intentions have to "step back and settle for second best".
Su Ding stood behind Shen Yi. After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "Mr. Shen, if we attack the Qi people's position tonight, do we need to send warships to stop us on the Huaihe River?"
"If warships are sent to stop them from retreating, these Qi people are likely to be trapped and fighting..."
Master Shen raised his head and looked towards the Huaihe River.
To be honest, if we follow the approach of maximizing interests now, we will naturally send ships to block the retreat of the Qi people. After all, most of the troops attacking the Qi people's position this time are the Forbidden Army. Even if the Qi people are trapped and the beasts are still fighting, the dead will be the Forbidden Army.
, most of the credit belongs to him, Mr. Shen. When word reached the imperial court, the imperial court even praised him for predicting the enemy's attack first. Why not?
The night wind blew and stirred Shen Yi's hair. He was silent for a while and then asked: "How many people can the Qi people's ship evacuate in one trip?"
"About four thousand people."
Su Ding replied: "It will take at least five times to evacuate them all."
"Then..."
"This is the first time, don't stop me."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said: "The second round started to prevent them from crossing the river."
"Let their big shots withdraw first."
Shen Yi said expressionlessly: "At that time, the Qi people in Nan'an will have no backbone and no boss, and their fighting spirit will also drop sharply."
Su Ding bowed his head respectfully and clasped his fists: "Mr. Shen is wise."
Shen Yi added: "Also, it is not easy to defeat them until they retreat."
"I guess...it will be a tough battle."
Just as Su Ding was about to speak, a messenger came over to report the news. The soldier bowed his head respectfully and said: "Mr. Shen, General Su, all the artillery in the Xiangshui Camp are in place!"
Su Ding didn't speak, but looked at Shen Yi quietly.
Shen Yi asked silently: "Have the two battalions of the Forbidden Army been contacted?"
Su Ding lowered his head: "They have all arrived at the predetermined position. The agreement is to wait for the sound of the cannon and then have tea time to attack."
The purpose of firing artillery is to break up the enemy's formation, so it takes tea time to carry out the artillery bombardment.
Shen Yi nodded silently, waved his hand and said, "Then let's fire."
Su Ding clasped his fists respectfully, waved his hand, and shouted: "Fire!"
"yes!"
As the messenger quickly went down to report the news, a moment later, the Huai'an Army fired its first artillery salvo!
Almost all the artillery fell on Qi's position.
However, not long after, the Qi people's position began to organize a counterattack, and artillery was also fired at the Huai'an army.
Another cannonball landed next to Shen Yi, only a dozen feet away.
Su Ding stood in front of Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Shen, it's not safe at high places. You'd better move to another place."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly: "They can't hit here."
"You don't have to worry about me, just go and command the battle."
Su Ding hesitated for a moment, then turned around and bowed his head respectfully to Shen Yi, clasping his fists and saying, "I obey!"
After that, he turned around and strode away.
After Su Ding left, Shen Yi looked at the high place for a while, then walked down the high slope with his hands behind his back, and came to the temporary command camp at the front line, where he closed his eyes silently and rested.
Not long after the sound of cannons sounded, the big man Xue Wei put on armor and broke into Shen Yi's camp. He knelt down directly on the ground, lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, the last general invites you to fight!"
Shen Yi glanced at him, expressionless: "No."
Xue Wei immediately became anxious and looked up at Shen Yi.
"Mr. Shen, the general's injury is no longer a problem!"
"If you say it's not allowed, it's just not allowed."
Shen Yi's tone was calm and he said calmly: "In this battle, you follow me and watch quietly."
"This is the last battle we will fight in Dachen territory."
Shen Yi stood up, walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back, and walked towards the Huaihe River.
"From now on, the flames of war will only burn north of the Huaihe River."
Hearing what he said, Xue Wei perked up and quickly stood up and followed Shen Yi towards the outside: "Mr. Shen, you are saying that next year we will..."
"We can only talk about next year's matters."
Master Shen took Xue Wei to a high slope where he could see the battlefield of the Huaihe River.
At this time, the time for tea has passed.
The shouts of killing outside were loud, and the Huai'an army, together with the two groups of forbidden troops, divided into three groups and rushed towards the Qi people's position on the bank of the Huaihe River.
Xue Wei looked at the telescope for a moment, and his blood boiled. He said: "Mr. Shen, please let me go. Even if I don't lead the army, it's good to kill a few Qi people to have fun!"
Shen Yi turned around, glanced at the rude man, and snorted: "After teaching you for so long, why are you still so rude?"
"If you want to go into battle now, that's fine, but you won't be leading troops anymore."
When Xue Wei heard this, he immediately wilted and lowered his head and dared not speak.
"How many times have I told you to read and study hard? Now is not the time to suppress the Japanese. You cannot win by just rushing in."
"You are no stupider than Su Ding. Practice and hone your character."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and said, "I hope you can take charge of the Northern Expedition in the future."
When Xue Wei heard this, he immediately lowered his head: "Yes, the final general will definitely..."
"Learn well from you and General Su."
As soon as Xue Wei finished speaking, the loud shouting of killing reached the eyes of the two of them again.
The two people picked up the binoculars at the same time and looked at the battlefield.
At this time, two groups of imperial troops and Su Ding's Huai'an army had entered the battlefield at the same time.
A huge battle involving tens of thousands of people broke out that night!
Shen Yi slowly put down the telescope and clenched his fists.