At the end of February, Jiankang had not yet had time to reply to the letter, because the fighting on the Right Army's side had slowed down a bit. The commander-in-chief of the Right Army, Ling Su, came to Shulu from the front of the Right Army to report the military situation to Shen Yi and discuss the further war. How should it be done.
The Right Army started fighting at the end of the year, and the fighting had been fierce for more than two months, so there was a lot to report. He stayed in Shen Yi's study for almost half an hour before he reported on the important things. After finishing speaking, Ling Su paused for a moment and said: "Mr. Shen, Zhending Mansion is a big city, and Nuo Yong defends it very resolutely. There are too many of them. If the right army wants to break through Zhending Mansion, it will never be possible. It’s an easy thing. The general feels that the focus of our Huai’an Army’s follow-up strategy should be on General Su.”
"General Su will be the main attacker. At the end of the attack, General Su will hold off Nuo Yong's main force for General Su. When the left army is successful, we can then use our hands to encircle Nuo Yong and defeat the last force of Northern Qi."
Mr. Shen smiled hoarsely: "General Ling was generous and took the initiative to give up the main attack position. I wonder if the generals and soldiers of the right route army from top to bottom will be willing."
"Mr. Shen taught us long ago that the Huai'an army must be integrated from top to bottom. The general feels that it doesn't matter who is the main attacker. The important thing is to succeed and win the battle."
Shen Yi lowered his head to drink tea and sighed: "When I said this in the past, the Huai'an Army was not as large as it is now. Now, if the Huai'an Army includes Pei Jun and Wei Xiong's forbidden troops, it is estimated to be 200,000. People, not to mention the mountains, but they also have their own little thoughts behind their backs."
"I really want to be one..."
Shen Yi smiled meaningfully: "Some people won't be willing either."
"However, it is not easy for General Ling to have such an awakening. No matter what others think, I, Shen Yi, have been in the Huai'an Army for one day, and the contribution of the Huai'an Army is the contribution of all the soldiers, regardless of each army."
Ling Su bowed his head respectfully: "With Duke Shen here, the Huai'an army is one."
Hearing his words, Shen Yi was startled for a moment, then came back to his senses and asked, "Wei Xiong, are you listening to your orders now?"
Ling Su thought for a while and replied: "As long as the official document is issued, General Wei will cooperate with him and he will try his best during the fight. Even the final general is almost on the same level as him and cannot be dispatched."
"No."
Shen Yi shook his head and said: "You are all second-grade officers, but your responsibilities are different now. On the battlefield, especially on a local battlefield, there must be only one voice, and that is your Ling Su's voice, the voice of our Huai'an Army ."
"Don't feel embarrassed, let alone be polite to him."
"Listen carefully."
Shen Yi said solemnly: "You must have everyone in your right-leg army in your hands to ensure that when the fight begins, you can control every ounce of power and use these powers for practical purposes."
"If Wei Xiong disobeys you, you can control him in my name, and I will be responsible afterwards."
Ling Su bowed his head respectfully and said yes, then he looked at Shen Yi and thought for a moment: "There shouldn't be much of a problem here with General Wei. General Wei also cares for our Huai'an Army, but General Su..."
The one who cooperated with Su Ding was Pei Jun.
Although Pei Jun, like Wei Xiong, was a commander of the Forbidden Army, when he came out of Jiankang, he was the head coach of the Western Route Army of the Northern Expedition, and was on an equal footing with Shen Yi at that time.
Even if Shen Yi's status rose later and Pei Jun was half a level lower than Shen Yi, Su Ding could not control him.
"General Pei's place."
Shen Yi frowned slightly and said, "When I have time, I will make an appointment with him to explain the matter clearly to him."
Ling Su nodded: "Only Mr. Shen can control him."
The two of them talked for a long time before finishing their official business. When they were about to go to eat, Ling Su hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and asked: "Mr. Shen, Quanzi followed you to Jiankang, did you cause no trouble?"
"No no."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Ling Da is still very smart and easy to use, but he is still a bit rigid. His Majesty offered him a marriage and met several young ladies from noble families, but he didn't even agree at first. , if I hadn’t reminded him, he would have come back with me right now.”
Ling Su lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said, "This traitor doesn't know what's good or bad!"
Master Shen turned to look at him and said with a smile: "Didn't he write a letter to General Ling?"
"wrote."
Ling Su lowered his head slightly: "But I didn't go into too much detail. The general only knows some vague things and doesn't know why."
"Quinzi's marriage seems to be unclear yet..."
Shen Yi smiled: "I have heard some news about this."
"She is probably the youngest daughter of Duke Xiangguo's family."
Seeing Ling Su stunned on the spot, Shen Yi explained: "It's a clan, and my ancestor was the prince of Emperor Shizong. What's rare is that he lives in Jiankang."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused: "Among the candidates who were originally prepared for Ling Da, only Duke Xiang was an idle servant, and the rest were either ministers of the six departments or daughters of the second and third grade important ministers. If we say In terms of Ling Da’s help, Xiangguo Gong’s family is definitely the smallest, but..."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Their family has a higher status. If we are married to their family, we will be closer to His Majesty in the future."
The Duke sounds like he has a high status, but he only has a title and no power in his hands.
Without power and empty status, then this status will appear to be empty.
Comparatively speaking, if Ling Da can marry a prime minister's daughter, the help to him in the future will be much greater than that of the daughter of the prince.
Of course, it is unlikely that Emperor Hongde would allow a general to marry a prime minister.
Ling Su took a deep breath, still unable to conceal his excitement.
He half-knelt on the ground, lowered his head and clasped his fists, saying: "The last general, on behalf of Quanzi, thanks Mr. Shen for his kindness!"
"Thank me for what?"
Shen Yi helped him up, looked to the south, and said calmly: "This is a favor given to your family by His Majesty. Now that the marriage has not been decided, you just pretend not to know until the court's marriage document is delivered to you. , don’t forget to send a memorial of thanks to His Majesty.”
Ling Su, who had always been calm, was now very excited.
What is their family's background?
He is a military household with thousands of families for generations! Before Shen Yi came into contact with the military, this status might still show off his power in front of the people, but in the circle of dignitaries, it was the lowest-ranking and the most looked down upon!
And now, the Ling family has suddenly changed and actually got married to the royal family?!
Although it is only a side branch of the royal family and is more than three generations away from the main line, no matter what, it is still a clan, and they all have the surname Li!
The Ling family's family status seems to have suddenly risen.
"Yes Yes…"
Ling Su lowered his head and his voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty is so kind as heaven, and I will never be able to repay you even if I die!"
Shen Yi turned around and patted him on the shoulder: "General Ling will serve the country for a long time in the future. We just need to serve the court well in the future."
Ling Su bowed his head again: "Your Majesty and Mr. Shen, your kindness in supporting us will be engraved in our hearts and never forgotten!"
Mr. Shen laughed and said, "You think so, but your eldest son may not think so. If you marry a girl from the clan, if you have a bad temper, he will suffer a lot in his life."
Ling Su stood behind Shen Yi and murmured: "This kind of suffering is something our Ling family has never dared to think about in our lifetimes..."
Shen Yi smiled dumbly and did not answer.
For Ling Su, the Ling family has reached the sky in one step.
This is simply because the status of generals in this era is too low.
For example, for a family like the Shen family, even if Shen Yi had not yet made a fortune, as soon as Shen Heng was admitted to the Hanlin Academy, someone came to the door and wanted to tell Shen Heng a granddaughter from the prime minister's family.
Therefore, Shen Yi didn't have much feeling about this marriage.
After all, the princesses and princes of the Li family are now eyeing his son and daughter.
"His marriage will take place next year no matter what. During this period, General Ling should concentrate on the war and don't be distracted."
"I probably already know what the Right Route Army is thinking."
Mr. Shen looked to the north and said calmly: "When the time is right, we can indeed use the left army as the general offensive and go directly north to defeat the enemy. When the time comes, I will inform General Ling in advance."
Ling Su bowed his head respectfully.
Mr. Shen stepped out and said, "Let's go eat."
As soon as the two of them walked outside the study room, Jiang Sheng hurriedly walked in. He first looked at Ling Su, then lowered his head and said, "Sir, Vice Marshal Du Yong of the Internal Guard has arrived and asked to see you."
Shen Yi thought for a while and then said.
"Just ask him to come over. Let's go have a meal together."