Ling Su's right army finally arrived on the battlefield.
But not all the forces of the right army were present.
The Right Route Army divided a force of 15,000 to 6,000 men and handed it over to Zhang Meng. It still stayed in Dongchang Mansion and Daming Mansion, responsible for holding back the enemies in the east and preventing them from supporting Jinan.
However, together with the 10,000 troops that Xue Wei allocated to the Right Army, the troops brought by Ling Su at this time were close to 40,000.
According to Shen Yi's advance arrangements, these 40,000 right-leg troops were stationed due west of Jinan City.
At this time, the Left Army had surrounded the south and east of Jinan.
The remaining 10,000 people in the vanguard army had no fixed location for the time being and were used by Shen Yi as a reserve force.
At this point, Jinan was besieged on three sides.
After Ling Su arranged the army, he quickly rushed to the central army. After arriving at the central army's tent, he half-knelt in front of Shen Yi respectfully, bowed his head and said: "General Ling Su, pay your respects to Duke Shen!"
Mr. Shen was currently replying to the court.
This is also what he has done the most since he led the Huai'an Army.
Regardless of whether it is the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Central Secretary, or His Majesty the Emperor, as long as he sends a letter to ask once, he has to reply to these yamen once.
Although these tasks are tedious and sometimes annoying to do, they must be done.
Because it was these inconspicuous pieces of paper that blocked the Huai'an Army's remote control from the imperial court, allowing the Huai'an Army to perform freely, and obtained enough money and supplies for the Huai'an Army.
But now, the "secretary group" sent by the imperial court to Mr. Shen, also known as the staff, has arrived and started to work. Shen Yi's things have become a lot easier. At present, he has to hand over some official documents from the normal yamen. As a ghostwriter for the secretarial team, he himself was only responsible for writing short compositions for His Majesty the Emperor alone.
After hearing Ling Su's voice, Shen Yi quickly put down the brush in his hand, looked at Ling Su, and saw Ling Su half kneeling on the ground. He was a little surprised, stood up, helped Ling Su up, and said with a smile: "General Ling, what are you doing?" Such a great courtesy?"
Ling Su stood up, lowered his head and said, "The general is so incompetent that he can't bear to be ashamed."
"The war in Dongchang Prefecture has been delayed for a long time without any results. Even such a big event as arriving at Jinan was almost ten days late."
"It's okay."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Jinan City is here, so we won't have to run away. It doesn't matter if we are delayed for a few days."
Ling Su was still a little embarrassed and said in a low voice: "I will be derelict in my duty at this time. Please punish Mr. Shen."
Mr. Shen motioned for him to sit down and said with a smile: "Then how about a month's salary fine?"
Ling Su lowered his head.
"Thank you Mr. Shen for your generosity..."
Shen Yi laughed dumbly. After watching him sit down, he suddenly heard: "Qi Ren, have I contacted you yet?"
Ling Su nodded and whispered: "Always have."
"Recently, the frequency has increased."
He looked up at Shen Yi and whispered: "What makes the general unbelievable is that so many people in the right army have been bribed by the Qi people..."
"Even, he is Qi Ren's spy."
Mr. Shen patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This is normal. The two countries have been at war for so many years. You have me, and I have you."
"Eighty percent of the Qi army are Han Chinese, and our court may send more people there."
Ling Su shook his head and said: "The general knows this truth, but our Huai'an Army has only been established for four years..."
Shen Yi looked calm: "The more than 20,000 people in the coastal capital were the Huai'an Army that had been in force for four years. Some of the current Huai'an Army are newly recruited soldiers, and more are from the Huaihe Navy and the Forbidden Army."
"It took more than four years for them to form an army."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "You are only responsible for marching and fighting. Don't worry too much about the rest. I will be responsible for it."
Ling Su nodded, took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Shen Yi with both hands, and said, "Mr. Shen, this is the list of spies who have been in contact with the final general."
Shen Yi took it, put it on the table casually, and said: "As long as there are no more than a hundred generals, it will not be enough to affect the war situation. There is no need to alert the enemy for the time being."
"you…"
Shen Yi touched his chin and said: "Continue to contact them, how to contact them specifically, what to say..."
"You just have to think about it yourself."
Mr. Shen said softly: "In short, you must make them feel that you are waiting for a price."
Ling Su was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Shen, the matter in Shandong is about to be completed. It seems that there is no need to compromise with them at this time?"
"You also said it was Shandong's fault."
Shen Yi said calmly: "Master Zhu Li has occupied more than one Shandong of ours."
Having said this, Shen Yi knocked on the table lightly and said: "If the battle in Shandong can be completed this year, the Northern Expedition next year will most likely continue, and by then..."
"The front will be further lengthened and expanded."
"Our Huai'an army may fight across provinces. Then the three of you will lead the army and take charge of it on your own."
Mr. Shen squinted his eyes and said softly: "At that time, you were in charge of an army yourself, and your value to the people was even greater..."
"There are more conditions that I can ask them for."
"Just keep it good."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "If you can really win the trust of Qi people, it may be of great use in the future."
Ling Su raised his head and looked at Shen Yi's expression, then lowered his head and said respectfully: "General... just do your best..."
Mr. Shen poured him a cup of hot tea and continued: "You probably already know the situation in Jinan City. My plan is to besiege the city on three sides as it is now, and then attack a few times from time to time."
Ling Su thought thoughtfully: "Mr. Shen wants to open up the net and force them out of the city."
"Um."
Mr. Shen took a sip of tea and said: "Only the north side can be accessed from all four sides. As long as we don't block this gap, those people will think that I only want this area of Jinan City and let them out deliberately."
"They are in the city. It's not easy for us to break in. Wait until they come out..."
Mr. Shen whispered: "It's not difficult,"
Ling Su frowned and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to keep them here."
"If all the Qi people leave the city, it is naturally impossible for them all to stay."
"I will be satisfied if I can cripple them."
Ling Su nodded first, and then asked: "Mr. Shen, what if these Qi people wait for help and defend Jinan?"
Shen Yi frowned.
In fact, he was most worried about this.
"Then there's no other way. We can only find ways to make a fuss in the city."
"otherwise…"
Shen Yi whispered: "It can only be penetrated by drops of blood."
Hearing the words "blood drops penetrate stone", Ling Su was stunned at first, and then immediately wanted to understand the meaning of these four words.
If the Qi people defend, then the Huai'an army can only use their lives to grind it down bit by bit.
He lowered his head slightly.
"With Duke Shen as your strategist, I believe that we will be able to capture Jinan Prefecture before the end of the year."
"If that's the case."
Mr. Shen chuckled.
"By then, the three of you will probably have to accompany me for a while."
Ling Su asked curiously: "Where to go?"
"Of course I'll go back to Jiankang to meet the Holy Spirit."
Shen Yi lowered his head and looked at the letter in front of him, and smiled: "Rewards based on merit."
………………
Jinan, governor's office.
Zhou Yuanlang was sitting under the pavilion, throwing fish food into a pond to feed the koi in the lotus pond.
This pond of koi was raised by Gucheng, the governor of Shandong. Over the past few years, it has grown plump, plump and very cute.
General Tu hurriedly walked in and saw Zhou Yuanlang under the pavilion. He strode forward and said with a wry smile: "Sir, it's quite pleasant. Tu is so anxious!"
Zhou Yuanlang threw all the remaining fish food into the pond, causing a wave of fish. Then he looked back at Tu Yuan, shook his head and said, "I was just thinking about something."
Tu Yuan looked at the koi in the pond and was a little curious: "What are you thinking about, sir?"
"I wonder how the invincible Qi army could lose to the Southerners on the frontal battlefield."
Zhou Yuanlang turned back, looked at the koi in the pond, and said softly: "Now, I probably have it figured out."
"Gucheng, the governor of Shandong, is from the upper clan, and he raised this pond of koi."
Tu Yuan frowned when he heard this: "Yes, the current Zhu Li masters are no longer as brave as they used to be. These Zhu Li masters who have become high-ranking officials have followed those Han people and learned some tricks, but how can they remember riding and shooting? ability?"
Zhou Yuanlang was noncommittal and said with a smile: "General, you came to see me. What's the matter?"
"Prince Rui is going crazy."
Tu Yuan said helplessly: "He killed three of the four women who slept with him last night, and the remaining one almost went crazy."
"The whole night, there was a lot of yelling and shouting, which made people in the neighborhood restless."
"Early this morning, he was determined to leave Jinan. He is a prince and is running around everywhere. No one dares to really touch him..."
"Whenever someone touches the hem of his clothes, he will shout that he is a traitor and start beating him. So far, he has injured several people."
"Now, run all the way to the North City Gate."
Zhou Yuanlang turned around and looked at the pond of koi carps behind him with a calm expression.
"General, if he is honest, we can go back to Yandu together in the future."
"If he is not honest..."
Zhou Yuanlang sighed.
"I can only blame the southerners for their cruelty."