marquis of jingan

Chapter 1051 Raiders

Yanzhou, the government office or the prefectural city, is in Weiyang.

Unlike Yanzhou in another world, which is only a county-level unit, Yanzhou at this time can be said to be a giant.

Most of the government-level units in this era are larger than cities in another world.

For example, Shandong Province is divided into Jinan Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture, and Yanzhou Prefecture.

Among the prefectures in Shandong, only Jinan prefecture can be compared with Yanzhou prefecture. The two prefectures of Yanzhou and Jinan together are almost half of Shandong province.

Among them, Yanzhou Mansion is in the south of Shandong.

It reaches Yizhou in the east and Caozhou in the west, and the Fucheng is located in Weiyang.

In the past, when Shandong was still the land of Dachen, the imperial court set up a guard station near Weiyang, named Renchengwei. Later, after the Northern Qi Dynasty occupied half of the country, all the systems basically followed the Chen system, and Renchengwei was still set up near Weiyang. .

The strength of a guard is generally about 5000 people.

In other words, the original conventional force near Yanzhou Fucheng was almost 5000 people.

However, after the remnants of the Southern Conscript Army retreated into Yanzhou Mansion, now Yanzhou Mansion has sufficient troops, and some of the more important cities are heavily guarded.

Master Shen pointed to the map with a small wooden stick, and said, "Now, most of the Qi troops in Yanzhou Prefecture are gathered in these three locations."

He pointed out these three points on the map.

"Yizhou in the east."

"Yangyang in the middle, and Jining Prefecture."

Master Shen pointed to the last location, and said in a deep voice, "And Dongping Prefecture to the west."

After Mr. Shen talked about the general situation, he pointed to Yingzhou on the map and said in a deep voice: "Now, Pei Jun, the coach of the imperial court's West Route Army, has arrived in Yingzhou, and the troops under his command will gradually disappear. It will take some time for Yingzhou to form an army, but there are so many of them, it is impossible not to be noticed by the people of Qi."

"The people of Qi noticed them, and the pressure on our East Route Army will be lighter."

In the end, Shen Yi pointed to Yizhou, the easternmost part of Yanzhou, and said, "My idea is, let's start from the east of Yanzhou first."

"Try and test Qi people's attitude."

The three of them looked at Yizhou pointed by Shen Yi at the same time, Su Ding looked to the east of Yizhou, and then said in a deep voice: "Mr. stationed."

"If my subordinate remembers correctly, it should be called An Dongwei."

Master Shen looked calm, and said lightly: "The battle is here, the strength of a guard is no longer enough to change the situation on the battlefield, don't take it seriously, let's talk..."

He looked at the three people, smiled and said: "The three are all from the local guard. I believe no one knows better than the three what is going on in Dachen's local guard."

"The Qi people are even more corrupt than Da Chen. Their local guards may not be better than Da Chen's guards, maybe even worse."

Hearing Shen Yi's words, the three of them looked at each other with complicated expressions.

Among the three, Ling Su and Xue Wei were from Linhaiwei, and Su Ding was from Mingzhouwei.

Among them, Ling Su and Su Ding were from a thousand households.

At the beginning, there were 1000 people in Linhaiwei, facing more than 200 Japanese pirates, they were defeated and almost slaughtered by Japanese pirates.

Although Su Ding's Mingzhou Guard is better, it is difficult to match the Japanese pirates in a frontal battle. Only Su Ding's Qianhu Camp can fight against the Japanese pirates.

Seeing the weird faces of the three, Master Shen laughed lightly and said, "Just kidding, don't take it to heart."

Xue Wei was just a pawn in Linhaiwei back then, so he naturally didn't take it seriously.

Ling Su and Su Ding both lowered their heads and cupped their fists: "The subordinates dare not."

Shen Yi knocked on the table and said: "The three of you should think about what I said just now. If there is no opinion, after the first month, Xue Wei's vanguard army will be sent to attack the eastern part of Yanzhou first."

"Left army and right army, wait and see what the Qi people do."

The three looked at each other, and were about to bow their heads to answer, Shen Yi squinted his eyes, and said: "This matter is not a trivial matter, don't answer me immediately, anyway, there are still about ten days, you can think about it after you go back, You can also discuss it privately."

"I'm not a self-willed person. As long as what everyone says is reasonable, I will listen."

The three clasped their fists together and said, "Your subordinate obeys."

The three were about to say goodbye and leave when Shen Yi stopped them and motioned them to sit down.

After the three of them were seated again, Master Shen lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and glanced at the three of them.

"The business is over, now let's talk a few gossips."

He looked at the crowd, lowered his head and rubbed his temples, and then said: "Recently, many brothers in the army may have some resentment towards me."

"Someone said that I, Shen, got promoted and made a fortune by myself, but the brothers below stayed put and didn't move."

Hearing this, Xue Weiteng stood up with a bang, furious: "Mr. Shen, who is chewing his tongue behind his back? You tell your subordinates, and your subordinates go down and grab his tongue!"

Xue Mangzi scolded angrily.

"The Huai'an army has become an army. Even if you count the previous anti-Japanese army, it has only been five years. How many people in the army have worked in hundreds of households, and even commanded colleagues and commanders!"

"Put it in other armies, they may not even be able to raise a small flag!"

"I really don't know what is good or bad."

Shen Yi frowned.

"sit down."

"Am I talking or are you talking?"

Xue Wei sat down resentfully, but clenched his fists tightly, obviously still a little angry.

Ling Su and Su Ding looked at each other and frowned.

Shen Yi continued: "Some brothers said that I can go back home every year, but they can't go back home for several years."

Master Shen looked calm, and continued: "Brothers have some grievances, there are many kinds of grievances, but the big ones are just these two."

"Originally, I should have explained this matter clearly to the brothers below, and at least I should have called the Qianhus and explained it clearly to them, but now there are too many Qianhus below, and they may not all be there. In town."

"It took a lot of time to call over, and it took a long time, and it also made you three generals lose their prestige."

"So let me tell you something first."

Master Shen took another sip of tea and said, "The first thing..."

"Many people say that I, Shen Yi, get promoted and get rich."

He shook his head slightly and said: "Actually, I didn't get promoted this time. I used to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, and I haven't moved now. What kind of authority was it in the past, and it is roughly the same now."

"It's just that I won the title, and it seems to be more powerful when I say it."

"I didn't lose any credit for the recovery of Nanzhili last year. According to the record book of our Huai'an Army, I reported it to the Ministry of War."

"It's just that the Ministry of War needs to verify, and there must be a process for rewards. I guess..."

Shen Yi thought about it for a while, and said: "In two or three months, the imperial court's reward will come down, and then you will not be able to blame me."

"Of course."

Shen Yi looked calm, and said lightly: "Even if the new round of rewards comes down, and the brothers below have been promoted and their salaries have been raised, it is inevitable that some people will be dissatisfied, and some people will feel unhappy and uncomfortable."

"At that time, if someone really feels disturbed and feels wronged."

Master Shen reached out and knocked on the table, and said lightly: "From top to bottom, from the three of you to the general flag and small flag below, you can immediately return home without going through the imperial court or the Ministry of War. I can let you leave the Huai'an army."

In the army, military work is naturally the most important, but political work is equally important. Shen Yi has always attached great importance to this aspect and never let it go.

"As for the second point."

Shen Yi frowned, and said: "The war continues, and there is no way to let the brothers go back to their hometowns to visit relatives. This matter will not be resolved until at least next year."

Su Ding stood up, bowed his head and said: "Mr. Shen, the Huai'an army respects you very much. If you hear some rumors, it is probably from some conscientious people in the army. Don't take it to heart."

"Even if you go out and wander around, it will be difficult to return to your hometown without three to five years. How can there be so many things to do in the army and serve the country?"

Su Ding said in a low voice, "Mr. Shen, you are too used to them."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "The court values ​​the hearts of the people, and I, the commander, naturally want to value the hearts of the soldiers. If the hearts of the soldiers are available, they are invincible."

"Brothers below, follow me to fight. If you have any demands, I will naturally do it if I can."

"When it's time to deal with it, I won't hold back."

Ling Su was silent for a while, then lowered his head and cupped his fists: "The words of Mr. Shen will definitely be passed on."

Master Shen nodded, got up and said: "Then there is nothing else to do for now, but the matter of attacking Yanzhou must be prepared as soon as possible. The Huai'an army must become a whole."

"Going to the battlefield is the fastest way."

Master Shen said in a calm voice: "If there is some damage, you can consider recruiting soldiers in Xuzhou to fill it in."

Shen Yi's last sentence, although said calmly, surprised all three of them.

Because Shen Yi's words... are acquiescing to them. During the process of attacking Yanzhou, or even probing, some casualties can be suffered.

And this part of the casualties can be regarded as the wear and tear of the running-in period.

Or to put it more bluntly, if there are people from the Huaihe Navy or the Forbidden Army who are disobedient...

The three of them bowed their heads deeply, clasped their fists together and said, "This subordinate understands!"

Master Shen left with his hands behind his back, waved his hands, and signaled the three of them to go at their own pace.

And he himself returned to the backyard.

As soon as I entered the backyard, I was greeted by a scent.

Just a few steps after Shen Yi walked in, Ye Chan came up with a soup bowl and said with a smile: "Young master, we are done chatting, I made chicken soup for you, drink a bowl, and replenish your body."

Master Shen took the soup bowl, took a sip, and praised: "Bright."

After drinking half a bowl in one breath, he looked up at Ye Chan and said with a smile, "Chan'er will come to my study later."

Ye Chan nodded obediently: "Master, you want me to...?"

"Ah."

Master Shen smiled and nodded.

"With Boss Ye around, wouldn't it be a waste not to use it?"

(A map of Shandong in Ming Dynasty is attached.)