(The previous chapter here was written as Changyi, it should be Zhaoyuan, it has been revised.)
At this time, this county town had been occupied by the vanguard army.
In order to facilitate the training of prisoners and recruits, Shen Yi had people set up a temporary camp outside the city as usual to accommodate prisoners and some recruits who had joined the army.
At this time, in Shen Yi's study, Xue Wei sat obediently opposite Shen Yi, reporting on the battle situation in Dengzhou.
"Mr. Shen, although there are Qi troops in Dengzhou, they are far less numerous than the general thought before."
"Currently, there are only about 10,000 people."
He smiled at Shen Yi and said: "Now that Laizhou has been occupied by us, Dengzhou is like an isolated island. Qi people can only transport troops here by boat, but even by boat, there is no possibility of sending troops here. Not big either.”
Master Shen looked up at him.
"Don't talk nonsense, just tell me directly, how long will it take to win Dengzhou?"
Xue Wei coughed, lowered his head slightly and said, "Wan Zhong has already led his troops out to Zhaoyuan to clean up all parts of Dengzhou. According to what he told the general, it is expected that Dengzhou will be captured within a month."
Mr. Shen was a little surprised and said softly: "Listen to your words, you are not going to lead the troops yourself this time?"
"Mr. Shen."
Xue Wei scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "General, I know that I am a bit stupid and often fail to keep up with your ideas, but now, the number of the vanguard army has reached more than 30,000."
"No matter how stupid the general is, he will never be able to personally lead his troops into battle like he did when he was a Qianhu general."
He looked at Shen Yi, smiled and said: "The "Navy Chiefs" says that when there are more than 10,000 people, the general should be in charge of the central army and strategizing."
"The general is also trying now, as a navy master always says..."
"Ten thousand enemies."
Shen Yi glanced at him approvingly, and said "tsk": "You finally have some enlightenment."
"If a general at your level is still like he was when he fought against the Japanese, I will really consider replacing him."
Xue Wei chuckled and did not answer.
Mr. Shen stood up and walked out with his hands behind his back.
Xue Wei followed up obediently, and the two of them walked on the streets of Zhaoyuan, one behind the other.
"If Dengzhou Fucheng can be captured in the near future, I can also go to the rumored Penglai to have a look. If not, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to see it."
Xue Wei immediately understood what Shen Yi said and said, "Mr. Shen, are you leaving?"
"Um."
Shen Yi nodded and said: "This Dengzhou is not in Shandong after all. It is not convenient for me to receive and deliver letters here."
"If you stay too long."
He laughed at himself: "I'm afraid someone will accuse me of being partial, and..."
He looked to the west and said softly: "Besides, after I left Yanzhou, things were not peaceful there. Many people wanted to do something overtly or covertly."
"Now that Dengzhou Prefecture has been restored, there is no big problem. I may go to Qingzhou Prefecture or Jinan Prefecture to take a look in a few days."
Having said this, he looked at Xue Wei and said, "And you will be here in the state capital for a long time to come."
Xue Wei was startled, then nodded and said: "General, I understand that Mr. Shen, you want to build a dock in Dengzhou."
"yes."
"I have already sent someone to contact Xu Fu. After a while, he will move all the boatmen from Yueqing to Dengzhou."
Xu Fu and Shen Yi haven’t seen each other for a long time.
Mainly because this guy went to sea to go to the Western Ocean.
After his voyage to the West, he could not be contacted for a year or two. It was not until some time ago that Shen Yi received the news that he had returned to Fuzhou safely.
Ever since, Mr. Shen once again contacted his "money bag".
Of course, even if Xu Fu is away, Shen Yi, the money from Dazhong Commercial Bank, can be mobilized, but after all, there are no familiar people, so it is better to use Xu Fu for comfort.
Xue Wei lowered his head and thought for a moment, then grimaced: "Mr. Shen, if you say that, doesn't it mean that you are not going to let the general go to Jinan?"
Shen Yi glanced at him and shook his head slightly: "If I let you take advantage of Jinan's achievements again, I'm afraid someone will spit out sour water."
"I'll let you know in advance."
Mr. Shen clasped his hands behind his back and said quietly: "The vanguard army has already taken the credit for the two prefectures. When our Huai'an army attacks Jinan Prefecture in the next half year, you will probably only be able to act as subordinates and take care of some peripheral enemies."
Xue Wei drooped his eyebrows and sighed: "When that time comes, I'm afraid someone will say that the general will only fight easy battles. When encountering a tough battle like Jinan Prefecture, he will shrink back and fight the autumn wind."
Shen Yi laughed dumbly: "You think too much."
"Don't worry, Jinan Prefecture's peripheral battle will probably not be that easy to fight by then."
"Now, take care of Dengzhou first."
"If this year's battle goes well, and we conquer Jinan Prefecture and even the entire Shandong Province, your level next year will be the same as Ling Su's."
Xue Wei quickly shook his head: "Mr. Shen, my subordinate is already doing very well at this level."
"Let me, my subordinates, take one step at a time."
Mr. Shen was silent for a while and compromised slightly.
"Then we'll discuss it then."
"Things in Dengzhou, especially the shipyard, are very important. You have been in Dengzhou these past few months and have taken care of things for me."
Xue Wei bowed his head respectfully.
"I will obey my orders!"
…………
In the blink of an eye, Shen Yi stayed in Zhaoyuan for another four or five days.
At this time, the war in Dengzhou was going very smoothly.
However, as military reports came one after another, Shen Yi also received the latest status of the other two armies.
Ling Su's right-leg army was not going well in the battle. Near Liaocheng, Dongchang Prefecture, they were attacked wildly by a large number of Qi people and were forced to retreat nearly eighty miles.
On the contrary, Qingzhou's Su Ding became more and more successful in fighting, and pushed the front a lot further north.
Mr. Shen looked at the two military reports and the private message sent by Ling Su. After thinking about it for a while, he tapped the table with his fingers while lost in thought.
"It's so fast."
Ye Chan had just sorted out an account sent by Zhao Jizhou at this time. After handing it to Shen Yi, she asked softly: "What did your husband say about the rapid changes?"
"situation."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "As soon as this battle started, it was completely different from what I originally expected. The change was so fast that it was staggering."
Ye Chan poured a cup of hot tea for Shen Yi and said softly: "It's not just a battlefield. When I was presiding over the chamber of commerce in Fuzhou a few years ago, a single business deal would be unpredictable in one day, let alone these hundreds of thousands of people. battlefield."
Shen Yi nodded and said, "I guess I won't be able to take you to see Penglai this time. We will leave Dengzhou in a few days."
Ye Chan thought for a while and asked: "Going back to Yanzhou?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "Not necessarily back to Yanzhou, maybe to Dongchang Prefecture or Jinan Prefecture."
Ye Chan nodded again and didn't ask any more questions.
Now that she has entered the Shen family, she will naturally follow wherever Shen Yi goes.
The former shopkeeper was lost in thought for a while, then suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "By the way, husband, someone from the Di newspaper department just sent a letter saying that a young man named Shen has arrived in Zhaoyuan. I'm staying in an inn now and want to see you."
"The surname is Shen..."
Shen Yi thought for a while and asked, "What is it called?"
"It seems to be called Shen Xu."
Hearing this name, Shen Yi raised his eyebrows.
He had heard of this name before, from the "Sixth Old Man" Shen Yan.
He should be the youngest son of the third uncle's family, the eldest son of the Shen family.
Originally, Shen Yi should have seen these names in the genealogy, but because the third uncle went to the north, the eldest uncle Shen Hui was very annoyed. Not only did he tell the outside world that their family was dead, he also deleted their family from the genealogy.
So Shen Yi never knew the names of these two brothers.
Until the last time I met Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen thought for a while and said, "In a while, someone will bring him to see me."
Ye Chan nodded lightly: "Okay."
…
About an hour later, a young man in his early twenties stood in Shen Yi's study. He first bowed to Shen Yi, then took a serious look at Shen Yi, and said sincerely: "Seventh brother is really majestic."
Shen Yi smiled dumbly.
"Stop shouting like that for now, it's not good for you or me."
He looked at the young man and asked, "Where are you from? Are you trapped in Zhaoyuan too?"
"No."
Shen Xu shook his head slightly and said, "I came here specifically to see, um...brother, on my father's orders."
Shen Yi nodded.
"That means something is wrong?"
Shen Xu lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "Brother, my father said he would find a way to bring 50,000 shi of grain to Dengzhou and give it to my brother."
Hearing this, Shen Yi immediately cheered up: "Brother, what do you say?"
He asked: "The last time I saw Brother Shen, didn't I mean to talk to Jinan Mansion again?"
Shen Xu smiled and said: "Brother, my father said that if we can meet in Jinan Mansion in the future, these grains will be presented to the imperial court by my family."
Shen Yi touched his chin and seemed to understand something.
"If we can't meet in Jinan Mansion in the future."
Shen Xu looked calm: "Then these grains were given to this junior brother by my father."
When Mr. Shen heard this, he grinned: "No wonder your family can make a lot of money in the north!"
He stood up, walked to Shen Xu, patted his shoulder, and his smile became amiable.