Looking at Yanzhou City, which was very close at hand, Mr. Shen's eyes were burning.
He looked back at Su Ding and said in a low voice: "If the pressure on Yanzhou is so great, the troops of Dongping Prefecture and Yizhou will not move..."
Su Ding understood, bowed slightly and said: "Then there is no need to worry about the strength of the troops on both sides..."
"good."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "In the past few days, I have to pay attention to the movements of the entire Yanzhou Prefecture."
"Ling Su is not here either. The entire battle situation in Yanzhou City is under your control."
Ling Su had been sent to Jining Prefecture by Shen Yi the day before yesterday.
In Jining Prefecture, keep an eye on the possible arrival of reinforcements from Dongping Prefecture.
If the enemies on the left and right sides of Yanzhou remain motionless after this round, then Shen Yi will order Ling Su and Xue Wei to gather the troops from Jining Prefecture and Feixian County, gather under Yanzhou City, and attack Yanzhou by force.
Su Ding bowed his head respectfully and said: "I will obey your orders!"
Master Shen once again looked at the battlefield, looking at the dark black armor guards under the torches, and said solemnly: "My artillery camp will also be under your command for the time being."
"This Zhong Ming is a rare warrior. You have to be careful and don't let him charge too hard. It would be a pity if he died here."
Su Ding lowered his head again and said: "I will finally understand!"
Shen Yi took one last look at the Yanzhou battlefield, then left the front line of the battlefield with his hands behind his back, and returned to his temporary Chinese army tent.
In the Chinese army tent, a familiar figure had been waiting for Shen Yi for a long time. After seeing Shen Yi, he immediately stood up and bowed his head in salute: "Sizheng."
Mr. Shen sat on the main seat, looked up at him, and said with a smile: "Long time no see, Secretary Luo."
After Luo Yong was sent back to Jiankang by Shen Yi at the end of last year to report the news, the emperor stayed in Jiankang and gave him a holiday to go back to his hometown for the New Year.
It wasn't until the spring of this year that he left Jiankang and returned to work at the Di News Agency next to Shen Yi.
Now, Shen Yi has been back to the north for several months, but during these few months, Luo Yong has been trying his best to restore the Northern Di Newspaper Division and try to integrate the remaining information from the Di Newspaper Division.
It wasn't until now that the two met for the first time.
Luo Yong lowered his head slightly, with a respectful expression: "It's been a long time since we last met."
Master Shen poured him a cup of hot water, pointed to the chair opposite him, and said with a smile: "Sit down, drink a cup of hot water, and speak slowly."
Luo Yong responded and sat opposite Shen Yi. After taking a sip of tea, he said: "Sizheng, when we were in Jiankang, my subordinates went to see Lin Siwu. Some single-line spies in Lin Siwu's hands. In the past few months, I have been traveling around Qi people's territory, and I have picked up all those who can be picked up."
After a pause, he said: "However, almost all of the Di News Division's intelligence network in Qi Ren territory has been severely damaged. There are only a few informants who have never participated in intelligence activities. So far, nothing has happened."
Hearing these words, even Shen Yi frowned. He lowered his head and took a sip of water, and said slowly: "A matter in Xuzhou has such huge implications."
Luo Yong hesitated for a moment and continued: "However, almost nothing happens to spies who have single-line contact, which means..."
Shen Yi looked calm: "It means there is a problem within the Di News Department."
Luo Yong nodded first, and then replied: "It should be that he did not rebel on his own initiative, but because the incident in Xuzhou was exposed and he was captured by the Qi people. Unable to withstand the torture, he told everything he knew."
"Most people in the Di News Department have been implicated, mostly because of this."
Luo Yong lowered his eyebrows and said: "And those surviving single lines were originally in contact with Lin Siwu, which means..."
"Siwu Lin has no problem."
Mr. Shen nodded and said, "I have never doubted this."
He looked at Luo Yong and said: "The intelligence network of the Di News Agency in Northern Qi has been destroyed. There is no need to spend energy on arranging it in such a short period of time. We will use the intelligence from the internal guards first."
"During this period, I need you to coordinate the intelligence of the entire Yanzhou Prefecture."
"Whether it's the Qi people from Dongping Prefecture or the Qi people from Yizhou, once there is any movement, I want to know within twelve hours."
Luo Yong lowered his head, then he looked at Shen Yi and said, "Sizheng, General Xue from Fei County has too many troops."
"Therefore, Fei County's army should have been discovered by the Qi people. There is a high probability that the Qi army in Yizhou will not take any action, even if there is..."
"We will definitely try our best to bypass Feixian County."
Shen Yi nodded.
"I see."
………………
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
In the past three days, the attack on Yanzhou has not stopped.
However, neither the Qi army in Yizhou nor Dongping Prefecture made any move to support Yanzhou.
Shen Yi had no choice but to temporarily give up the tactic of encircling the point and calling for reinforcements. He issued an order to Xue Wei and Ling Su through the Di Reporting Department, ordering all Huai'an troops to move closer to Yanzhou.
At the same time, the intensity of Yanzhou's attack also began to gradually escalate.
From the beginning, only ten thousand-household battalions were put into the battlefield. Now, there are basically twenty thousand-household battalions put into the battlefield every day.
In three days, the Chinese army under Shen Yi and the left and right armies had all approached Yanzhou.
The entire Huai'an army, except for the vanguard army, is already in place.
All preparations have been made for the general attack on Yanzhou.
That morning, Ling Su returned to the main army with nearly 10,000 right-leg army officers and soldiers. He himself came to the central army tent, bowed his head and clasped his fists at Shen Yi: "Mr. Shen!"
Shen Yi rubbed his temples and said in a deep voice: "Breaking through Yanzhou City Gate is no longer a difficult problem. The difficult problem is how to capture Yanzhou at the minimum cost after entering the street fighting."
Ling Su thought for a while and said, "Mr. Shen, the crossbow is more useful in street fighting."
"But how we are going to fight can only be discussed after we enter Yanzhou City."
Shen Yi nodded.
He has led troops for so many years, so he naturally knows this truth. Many things on the battlefield cannot be escaped on paper and can only be considered after entering the actual combat stage.
Put it bluntly.
Things on the battlefield often can only be grasped in one general direction and strategy, but when it comes to tactics and even actual combat, we can only rely on frontline command to conduct temporary operations.
If Shen Yi, the coach, intervenes forcefully and Mr. Shen takes the command for granted, it will inevitably become another "I have the advantage."
"You can discuss with General Su how to attack the city specifically, but the time is short for a full-scale attack on the city."
Shen Yi thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Let's make it tomorrow."
"No need to wait for Xue Wei."
"We must try our best to win the battle as quickly as possible without giving the Qi people time for reinforcements."
Ling Su bowed his head respectfully, cupped his fists and said, "I obey my orders!"
…………
The next day, the intensity of the Yanzhou siege finally officially escalated to a fever pitch.
The Huai'an Army's approximately 80,000 troops surrounded the entire Yanzhou.
However, the main attack was still from the south of the city.
Because for these days, the Huai'an army has been attacking the south, and the entire southern city wall and gates have been blown into pieces.
It's easier to break through if you hit the south side.
Su Ding personally commanded this battle, while Ling Su was responsible for the other three sides to prevent the defenders in Yanzhou City from breaking through.
However, at this time, when Shen Yi deployed his troops, he deliberately reduced the deployment of troops in the north. There were less than 5,000 people in the entire north of Yanzhou.
This is a typical case of opening one side of the fence to allow the Yanzhou defenders to break out from the north.
Because according to Shen Yi's estimation, there are too many defenders in Yanzhou City. If they fight to the end and let these Qi people fight as trapped beasts, the casualties of the Huai'an army will definitely not be small.
Now Shen Yi mainly wants to win Yanzhou and have a foothold in Shandong that can be used as his home base. Therefore, Yanzhou City is relatively more important to him.
Different from the night attacks that started every night in the previous period, in this siege, the Huai'an army started attacking from the morning.
However, Shen Yi did not go to the front line to watch the battle.
Escalating the intensity means a large number of people will die.
Under such circumstances, if Shen Yi goes to the front line again, excessive casualties will affect his judgment of the entire battlefield situation.
In comparison, sitting in the Chinese military tent at this time, facing numbers one by one, would make him more rational.
From day to night, Shen Yi sat in the Chinese army tent for the whole day.
Paper battle reports flew to his desk like pieces of paper.
In the evening, Luo Yong rushed to Shen Yi, lowered his head and clasped his fists and said: "Sizheng, all the troops from Dongping Prefecture and Yizhou around Yanzhou have left the city!"
When Mr. Shen heard this, he was startled for a moment, and then his head seemed to explode with light, and he suddenly understood.
"turn out to be…"
Mr. Shen exhaled a breath and murmured.
"This is the principle of surrounding a point and calling for reinforcements..."
I was discharged from hospital yesterday! I can finally sleep in the house. I slept all day today, so I updated late. I will return to normal updates and quality soon. Thank you guys!
