Under Shen Yi's arrangement, the Huai'an army began to spread its battle line from east to west along the lines of Hejian Prefecture, Daming Prefecture, and Zhangde Prefecture.
Of course, it's not evenly spread.
Most of the troops, that is, the left and right armies, are still in Shandong and some places north of Henan. They are currently in a stalemate with Zhou Shizhong. In the future, they will also be on this front to meet the main force of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
As for rolling out a longer front, it was left to the vanguard.
Or to put it another way, the left and right armies attack the front, and the vanguard army attacks the flanks. When the battle of the main frontal armies officially begins, as long as Xue Wei rushes from the west to the north and approaches Taiyuan, thereby further threatening Yandu, then Northern Qi will have more It is impossible to put all the troops on the frontal battlefield.
They must deploy a part, and a large part, of their troops to prevent and intercept Xue Wei.
In this way, some manpower vacancies can be created on the frontal battlefield, making the frontal battle less difficult.
This is also the 4 fundamental reason why Shen Yi insists on extending the front line.
Of course, it was also out of necessity.
The most ideal situation is to decide the outcome in one battle and then go straight to Yandu, but for now, it still needs to be tested bit by bit and slowly figured out.
As time passed little by little, it came to November of Hongde's sixteenth year.
The weather in the north is getting cooler.
For more than a month, Shen Yi has been staying in the right army, dispatching logistics supplies in the middle, as well as the left army and Xue Wei's vanguard army.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, Shen Yi received a family letter from Jiankang. Ye Chan gave birth to Shen Yi's second son in Jiankang.
However, the name has not yet been chosen. Although Mr. Shen is currently busy with many things, he still took the time to give his youngest son a name.
The name Shen Ping means to pacify the world.
According to the agreement between him and Ye Chan, when this child grows up, if nothing unexpected happens, his surname will be Po Lu.
Another thing is that as Ling Su captured Zhangde Prefecture, his temporary office was also located in Anyang, the capital of Zhangde Prefecture, Henan.
In a large house in Anyang City, Shen Yi was sitting in the study, with two thick stacks of documents stacked in front of him.
In the past two days, he went to patrol the military camp, and these documents were piled here. Fortunately, part of his staff team also followed him to Anyang, otherwise he would really be unable to hold on at this moment.
There are just too many things.
Zhao Jizhou is in charge of logistics. Many documents are sent to him every day for him to sign, and some things that require his nod to do must be sent to him one by one.
Finally, in the evening, the paperwork was finally processed. After a simple meal, Mr. Shen was about to finish the rest of the things. There was a knock on the door from Jiang Sheng: "Sir."
Shen Yi stopped his brush and said, "What's the matter?"
"Eighth Young Master is here and wants to see you."
Shen Yi rubbed his somewhat raw eyes and said, "Just let him in."
After a while, the eighth eldest brother among the Shen family's peers said solemnly, and walked in with his hands lowered, a smile on his face. He first bowed his head and saluted, and after Jiang Sheng left, his smile became more enthusiastic.
"Brother Seven."
Shen Yi put down his brush and motioned for him to sit down and talk. After he sat down, Mr. Shen forced out a smile and asked, "Uncle San said you wanted to come to me a few months ago. Why have you not come now?"
"Don't mention it."
Shen Xu grimaced and said, "In order to raise money for Brother Qi, my father sold all the properties in the family that could be sold. Brother Qi, you also know that the food store does not just close down, unlike other businesses. It’s all involved, and there are current accounts.”
"I'm in charge of all the business in Dachen. I've been running around to clear accounts with those businesses these past few months, and it's been really hard for me."
As he said that, he looked up at Shen Yi and said with a smile, "Seventh brother looks haggard. You must have been working very hard recently?"
"I'll prepare some tonics to refresh you later."
Shen Yi looked at him and said with a smile: "Eighth brother is a capable person. He has done so many things by himself."
At this point, the smile on his face faded and he coughed slightly: "Forget about the tonic, I have something to ask you."
Shen Xu smiled all over his face: "Brother Qi, just ask."
"Your family, and the Prince Jin's Mansion in Taiyuan..."
"What is the relationship?"
Shen Yi said softly: "Last time I met with Third Uncle, I only gave a rough outline. Later I sent someone to Taiyuan to ask. It seems that there are many things that were not explained to me."
"Harmful."
Shen Xu shook his head slightly and said helplessly: "Brother Qi, you are one of the top people in the world. Naturally, there are many people in the world who can't hide it from you."
"My father came to the north in the early years. To put it mildly, his business became bigger and he made a fortune."
"It sounds harsh, but actually I am helping Prince Jin's Mansion and doing business outside."
"It's just that King Jin has a good relationship with my family and is willing to share the accounts with my family. Therefore, it seems that my family has become a wealthy businessman in Taiyuan."
Shen Yi looked calm.
"Did the King of Jin of the Northern Dynasty know about that money?"
"My father didn't tell him clearly."
Shen Xu touched his nose, shook his head slightly and said, "But I guess I can't hide it from him."
"But King Jin won't know where the money went. He probably thought that now that the Northern Dynasty is in turmoil and my family is selling off their property, he is planning to use the cash to escape back to the south to enjoy happiness."
Having said this, he hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Qi, you are a big shot. I dare to say a word to you."
"When Master Zhu Li entered the customs, he did all kinds of evil. He raced to enclose the land in the north and acted wantonly. Even now, many Master Zhu Li are still standing high with their nostrils pointing to the sky."
"But, after three or four generations, there are always a few good people."
"That Prince Jin of Northern Qi cannot be said to be a bad person. He has always been very good to our family."
Shen Yi asked with a smile: "Are you a good person to your family, or are you a good person to everyone..."
Shen Xu shook his head slightly and said, "The virtuous name of the King of Jin is well known in Taiyuan."
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes, nodded slightly, and said, "Eighth brother, last time in Yanzhou, when you and I met, what did you say, do you still remember?"
Shen Xu scratched his head.
"My little brother said a lot of things at that time. Which one did you say, Brother Qi?"
A smile appeared on Shen Yi's face.
"My eighth brother would say that if one day I can attack Taiyuan City, your family is confident and you can open the gate of Taiyuan City for me."
Speaking of this, Mr. Shen's tone was faint.
"Now, I have an army that has entered Shanxi."
Shen Xu lowered his head, thought seriously, then raised his head to look at Shen Yi, and said seriously: "Brother Seven, if you really attack Taiyuan City."
"Brother, you can really give it a try."
Shen Yi nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "If we can really enter Taiyuan without losing any blood, I will really have to meet the King of Jin you mentioned."
"Maybe there will be an opportunity to cooperate with him in the future."
When Master Zhu Li entered the Pass, there were only more than 200,000 people in the whole clan. After more than seventy years and three or four generations after entering the Pass, how many people are there now...
It's hard to say.
Maybe more than ten times!
With such a huge population base, it is impossible to kill them all.
In the future, they will need a habitat and a leader.
However, these are all based on the premise that this battle can be won.
If you lose, all bets are off.
Shen Xu lowered his head slightly: "When the time comes, the younger brother will lead the way for the elder brother."
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Yandu City, Xiude Hall.
His Majesty the Emperor sat on the steps and looked at the documents in his hands.
The documents showed that most of Henan had fallen, and the Huai'an army's front line had slowly spread out, seeming to welcome the arrival of the Northern Qi army.
Emperor Zhaowu had a gloomy face and was in an extremely bad mood.
After a long time, he stood up and took a deep breath.
"Pass on my order to send the superior clan's iron cavalry to the front line to attack the invading enemies."
The so-called Shang clan's cavalry were the Chun Zhuli army that he had just trained for about a year.
Most of them were cavalry.
Some eunuchs bowed their heads, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed.
"Slave obeys orders..."
