Early the next morning, the sky gradually became brighter.
Nothing happened all night.
Shen Yi, who likes to sleep in, got up early today. After getting dressed, he stood at the door of the camp and looked in the direction of Haizhou City.
After Su Ding finished arranging the combat mission, he appeared behind Shen Yi. He followed Shen Yi's gaze and asked with a smile: "What is Mr. Shen looking at?"
"Looking at the Qi people in Haizhou City."
Master Shen looked back at Su Ding and suddenly smiled.
"The people of Qi are corrupt."
Su Ding also nodded and said: "Yes, if the general is leading troops in Haizhou and is pushed directly to the city twenty miles by the enemy, and the number of people is equal, even if he does not go out of the city to meet the enemy, he will send people to harass him at night.
, not allowing the enemy to rest."
"But last night, nothing happened."
Su Ding also looked at Haizhou and whispered: "These Qi people are indeed very timid."
"Not for the faint of heart."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "That General Zhou sent people across the Huaihe River several times last year to harass our Huai'an army. Many times he made dangerous moves. He is not timid at all."
"The reason why he can resist shrinking in the city now is only one possibility."
Shen Yi put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "He can't afford to lose."
"Last year, the Southern Army fought badly, but at the end of the year, they reported their merits to the Northern Qi court and received rewards. Whether it was Zhou Shizhong or the Qi Emperor, they all knew what was going on.
of."
"This matter is certainly to save the face of Emperor Qi Ren, but it has really hurt his dignity."
"If I were Emperor Qi, I would definitely be upset."
"Zhou Shizhong also knew this. He knew that the emperor was annoyed with him, so he did not dare to make any mistakes. He had already suffered a hidden loss in the first battle a few days ago. If he rushes into the army again, he will suffer another defeat.
"
Shilang Shen was in a very happy mood at the moment. He smiled and said, "I'm afraid the Emperor of Northern Qi won't be able to tolerate him."
"In the final analysis, General Zhou is still afraid of losing his official position, so he is seeking stability in everything. He is probably thinking of sending troops to drive us north of the Huaihe River."
The reason why the word "drive out" is used instead of eliminate is because, under the current circumstances, it is difficult for Zhou Shizhong to eliminate Shen Yi's Huai'an army.
Last year, Shen Yi had only 20,000 to 30,000 troops at his command. At that time, even if they all crossed the Huaihe River and reached the north bank, they might be surrounded by the Qi people and the entire army would be annihilated.
Now, Shen Yi has 50,000 people.
Not to mention whether Zhou Shizhong could mobilize all the 100,000 southern troops to the east. Even if he had the ability and courage, Shen Yi and tens of thousands of people could calmly retreat to the south bank.
Su Ding was stunned by Shen Yi's words. After a long time, he slowly shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Even after listening to Mr. Shen explain these in detail, I still need to think about it."
By the way, Mr. Shen, you can analyze the enemy's situation so thoroughly in just a moment."
He sighed: "It's really breathtaking."
Shen Yi glanced back at the big man and laughed dumbly: "This is all human nature. If you put yourself in his shoes, you can deduce it. How can it be as mysterious as you say?"
"Okay, don't worry about me here. You go and arrange the military affairs. The attack on Haizhou in the past few days must be done in a decent manner. If necessary, you can attack more boldly. There is a high probability that the Qi people will not leave the city.
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Su Ding lowered his head and said: "I will finally understand!"
After that, he turned and left.
But Shen Yi did not follow him to the battlefield. After all, it was just a sheep attack at this time, and he did not need to worry about it.
After Master Shen looked at Haizhou for a while, he went back to his Chinese army tent.
In the big tent, a middle-aged man of about thirty years old had been waiting for Shen Yi for a while. Shen Yi looked at him and asked with a smile: "When did you come? Have you had breakfast?"
This person is Luo Yong, the secretary of the Di newspaper department.
After Shen Yi left Southeast and returned to Jiankang, Luo Yong was mainly responsible for Shen Yi's intelligence work. Especially after arriving in Huai'an, Secretary Luo played a key role many times.
Luo Yong lowered his head slightly, called Sizheng, and then replied politely: "My subordinate has just arrived. I will report the situation to you first. I will just eat a little later."
Shen Yi sat down and called Jiang Sheng. After Jiang Sheng came over, he said with a smile: "Go and bring some food to Siwu Luo. Don't starve our great hero."
Jiang Sheng responded with a smile and went down to prepare food.
Luo Yong quickly lowered his head and said: "Sizheng, my subordinates are not considered to be heroes."
"You, Secretary Luo, are in charge of the Jiankang and Huai'an Di Reporting Departments, as well as nearby intelligence work. You did a great job in guarding Huai'an last year. How come you're not a hero anymore?"
Shen Yi pointed to the chair and motioned Luo Yong to sit down. After he sat down, Mr. Shen asked, "Have you contacted Lin Sheng?"
Luo Yong nodded cautiously, lowered his head and sighed: "It wasn't until Si Zheng mentioned it to me a few days ago that my subordinates knew that Siwu Lin had gone to the north. Previously, my subordinates had always thought that he had been transferred to the southwest..."
In order to hide Lin Sheng's identity, Shen Yi first ostensibly transferred him away from Jiankang, hid his whereabouts, and finally secretly sent him to the north.
Luo Yong said with emotion: "Now I know that Siwu Lin is going to do something big. My subordinates worked with him in Jiankang before. It's really incredible."
Mr. Shen took a sip of tea and said, "I'll talk about my feelings later. What did Lin Sheng say?"
Only then did Luo Yong come back to his senses, lowered his head and said: "Si Zheng, Si Wu Lin means that before your troops arrive in Xuzhou, you must greet him a few days in advance so that he can arrange things calmly..."
"Otherwise, things will not be easy to handle."
Shen Yi was thoughtful and frowned: "How many days in advance?"
"Siwu Lin said that four or five days is better."
When Mr. Shen heard this, he frowned again.
When marching and fighting, it is a big taboo to reveal the movement in advance.
Not to mention four or five days in advance.
Seeing Shen Yi frowning, Luo Yong quickly lowered his head and said: "Si Zheng, military matters are all secrets. It is indeed dangerous to leak them four or five days in advance. I will send someone to communicate with Lin Siwu..."
Mr. Shen closed his eyes, thought for a while, and then said, "Tell him that I will marry him."
Shen Yi paused and said, "However, things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, and I may not be able to inform him five days in advance."
"But no matter what, it will definitely happen two or three days in advance."
Luo Yong wanted to speak, but Shen Yi waved his hand and said, "If I didn't believe him, I wouldn't be north of the Huaihe River because of a letter from him."
Luo Yong was deeply touched, lowered his head and said: "I obey my orders!"
While the two were talking, Jiang Sheng had already brought in a meal and placed it in front of Luo Yong.
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Eat quickly. There are still many errands for you to do after eating."
Luo Yong smiled heartily and lowered his head to eat.
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In the evening three days later.
Also in the Chinese army's tent, Luo Yong had already left, and Xue Wei and Su Ding were sitting under Shen Yi.
Master Shen looked at Su Ding and asked, "How is the battle going?"
"Go back to Mr. Shen."
He lowered his head and said: "We have been attacking the city for three days, but we have still been unable to enter Haizhou City. In these three days, we have injured more than a thousand people."
After a pause, he said, "Fortunately, it wasn't really a fight to the death. Most of the brothers were not seriously injured and were able to recover. Some of the serious injuries were caused by missing arrows from Qi people."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "The heat is almost done."
"I will send someone to inform Ling Su that we will continue our offensive for another day tomorrow. At dusk, we will immediately break camp, return to the northwest, and attack Xuzhou."
Su Ding bowed his head deeply: "I will obey your orders!"
Xue Wei patted his chest and said: "Mr. Shen, I am willing to lead the army and set up an ambush on both sides of Qi people!"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly.
"There is no need to separate duties now."
He squinted his eyes and said, "After everyone is in the cage..."
"It's not too late to discuss the ministry again."