Master Shen used his hand to look at a place that he drew a red circle on the map, and said: "Before discussing the matter, let me tell you my opinion. The Qi army here must be eaten as much as possible."
The place Shen Yi pointed at was Suqian.
Just a few days ago, the Northern Qi Dynasty's southern army was divided into tens of thousands of troops to support Haizhou and Suqian respectively. Among them, the Qi army in Suqian was about 20,000.
Suqian is located due south of Xuzhou.
More importantly, he was also due north of Xue Wei's headquarters.
If Shen Yi transfers the imperial troops from the east, a natural pocket formation will be formed, surrounding Suqian in the middle.
By that time, even if the Qi army in Suqian could break out, they would probably suffer heavy losses.
For Shen Yi, if he can eat the 20,000 people in Suqian, then he will have achieved the goal of 50,000 Qi troops he previously set for himself.
By that time, regardless of whether Zhao Zhen kicked his legs or not, it seemed that King Chen would be able to send his troops north to attack Hu Qi.
Seeing the position of Shen Yi's finger, Ling Su thought for a moment and said, "There should be 20,000 Qi troops here, among us. As long as the Qi people start to shrink and retreat north, it won't be a problem for us to surround them."
After Shen Yi reads some of the information from the Di News Department, especially regarding the deployment of Qi troops, he will still share it with his subordinates, especially the two chief generals of the Huai'an Army.
Ling Su paused and continued: "The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is whether Suqian's enemies will withdraw from Suqian early if the Qi people prepare to withdraw north."
"If they join the main force of the Qi people, or if the main force of the Qi people come to rescue us when we are surrounding Suqian, it will be difficult to retain them."
Shen Yi nodded and said: "I have already thought about this problem. I sent a letter to Xue Wei a few days ago. Xue Wei's troops are now next to Suqian. The Suqian defenders did not leave the city, so they did not attack the city. .”
"My order to Xue Wei is that once the Qi army in Suqian leaves the city, he must do everything possible to stop the Suqian defenders, at least to stay close to the Qi army."
Shen Yi knocked with his hand and said in a deep voice: "We must try our best to eat the 20,000 enemies in Suqian. Ideally, we would use Xuzhou's Huai'an army, plus Xue Wei's 15,000 people. Just eat 20,000 people, if something happens..."
"We can consider transferring 20,000 imperial troops from the east to complete the encirclement and annihilation."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and said, "But if the imperial troops from the east are mobilized, then our victory this time will most likely be the defenders in Suqian."
After Shen Yi spoke, he looked at Su Ding and said, "What do you think, General Su?"
Su Ding's eyes were always on the map in front of him. After thinking about it carefully, he said: "Mr. Shen, it's not clear what the Qi people are thinking now. The general's intention is to take advantage of the situation. Our troops have not been completely reduced, and there are Qi troops on all sides of Xuzhou. Perhaps our army can tentatively attack the Qi troops in the west or north."
"First, I came to test Qi Ren's attitude."
"Secondly, maybe we can take the opportunity to collect some interest back."
General Su lowered his head slightly and continued: "Furthermore, if the Qi people just shrink their defenses, Duke Shen can start planning for Suqian."
"If we plan in advance, General Xue's troops, plus our Huai'an army from Xuzhou, can eat up the Qi army in Suqian. At that time, the Forbidden Army in the east can block the reinforcements of the Qi people in the east, or block the Qi people retreating to the north. People, in order to complete what Mr. Shen said, to kill the enemy's vitality to the greatest extent."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and then nodded: "This is a good idea, but you can't do it too hastily. In the past few days, more scouts will be sent out to explore the situation. After it is confirmed that the enemy has no movement to attack Xuzhou, they will leave the city in large numbers. It’s never too late to test.”
Having said this, the Huai'an Army's movements in the next period of time have basically set the tone.
After the three people chatted about the details together again, Shen Yi stood up in person and saw them off.
Walking to the gate of Zhizhou Yamen, Shen Yi bowed his hands to the two of them and said with a smile: "Two generals, if this battle is fought well, the imperial court will start the Northern Expedition immediately. By then, both of you will be great heroes and will be granted the title of general in the future. , it is not difficult to seal a wife as a shadow."
They both bowed.
"Thank you Mr. Shen for your cultivation!"
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Yandu.
I wonder if the emperor was worried too much. Since the last time he coughed up blood and fainted, his health has been getting worse day by day.
In the first few days, he could eat and rest normally every day. Later, his waking hours became less and less every day.
After more than half a month, Emperor Yongping was awake for no more than five hours every day.
In other words, he was asleep most of the time every day.
And every time I wake up, my brain is groggy, and it takes a long time to slowly recover.
After waking up that day, Emperor Yongping rarely felt better. Accompanied by the eunuch Liu Yi, he sat in a sedan chair and went around the back garden.
After eating at noon, he lay down in his study, closed his eyes and rested for a while, then said: "Tell me, what are the third and fourth sons doing during this time..."
The eldest eunuch bowed his head respectfully and told them all what King Qi and King Wei had done in the recent period.
Because King Qi had to take charge of the government affairs, he spent most of his time in the meeting hall every day except returning to the Xiude Hall to greet him in the morning.
According to the two prime ministers of the Assembly Hall, King Qi can handle many matters in the Assembly Hall properly.
Having said this, the great eunuch Liu Yi paused, lowered his head and said, "As for His Royal Highness King Wei, he seems to have a close relationship with the eldest prince recently..."
"Boss..."
The eldest prince Liang Wang Zhao Tong...
Emperor Yongping raised his eyelids and sighed slightly in his heart.
Previously, because the war in the south was not going smoothly, he was very worried about the future of Zhenren Zhuli, so he ordered the eldest prince Zhao Tong to select young men from Zhenren Zhuli and retrain a Zhulizhen cavalry.
If I remember correctly, the staffing he gave to the boss at that time was...
Ten thousand people.
These ten thousand people are not very noticeable in normal times, but at this juncture, they are somewhat crucial.
At this juncture, it is self-evident for the purpose of the fourth child's association with his elder brother.
The emperor frowned slightly when he thought of this.
It’s not surprising that the boss has soldiers and the fourth wants to win over him. The question is, how is the fourth going to subdue the boss who has the soldiers...
Emperor Yongping silently raised his head, looked at Liu Yi, and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"The Cleaning Department reported that Zhou Yuanlang, the son of General Zhou, seems to have been in and out of Prince Wei's palace frequently recently..."
Hearing this, the emperor's frown relaxed.
Because the logic makes sense.
The emperor sat in his seat, took a breath, frowned again, and took deep breaths several times, but he felt that his breathing was not smooth.
A dark cloud lingered in his mind.
At this moment, Emperor Yongping felt a little sad.
Only at this moment did the emperor, who had been in power for more than thirty years, truly feel that he...
It seems that his life is really not long.
After being silent for a long time, the emperor finally made up his mind and said, "Go and invite Tong Jian, Ma Cheng, and Yan Li to come to the palace to see me."
Liu Yi quickly bowed his head, went to the meeting hall in person, and invited the three prime ministers into the palace.
The three prime ministers arrived at the Xiude Hall all the way. After seeing the emperor, they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Old minister, I kowtow to the emperor..."
The emperor took the medicine and looked a little better. After waving his hand, he said: "Speak on your own."
The three of them stood up respectfully.
The emperor looked at the three people and said straight to the point: "I have been thinking about it in the Forbidden Palace for many days and have decided on the candidate for the heir apparent."
Emperor Yongping said slowly: "I am determined to pass the throne to Zhao Kai, the fourth son of the emperor."
"Three prime ministers, please bear witness and prepare the decree later."
The three prime ministers were stunned at the same time, and then the two prime ministers Tong Jian and Ma Cheng knelt down in unison, lowered their heads and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, think twice..."
The old Tong Jian lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, King Qi has been in charge of government for many years and is in good order. Moreover, King Qi has a reputation as a virtuous man. Your Majesty..."
Emperor Yongping frowned slightly.
As an emperor who had been in power for more than thirty years, he did not have the patience like Emperor Hongde to quarrel with the prime ministers.
"I am asking you to come here just to be witnesses and at the same time draw up the edict of passing the throne..."
"I'm not asking for your opinion."
The emperor finished speaking this sentence in one breath, coughed violently several times, and took a long time to regain his breath.
"Let's prepare an edict."
Hearing his words, the two Prime Minister Zhu Lizhen, who were kneeling on the ground, looked at each other in tacit understanding.
There seemed to be some sinister look in his eyes.
"My lord, please obey..."
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