It was early February in the seventeenth year of Hongde.
It was also the fourth year of Zhaowu in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The more than 200,000 troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty began to march south from Hejian Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture to knock the pass.
Huai'an Army's Left Route Army Su Ding's headquarters met the enemy at Hejian Prefecture.
Ling Su of the right army retreated slightly to meet the enemy at Guangping Mansion.
The two sides were fighting fiercely on the front line, and Shen Yi could no longer sit still in Jinan. On the third day of the battle, he was about to leave Jinan Prefecture and prepare to go to the front line to inspect the battlefield.
Zhang Jian took him all the way to the north gate of Jinan. When they were about to say goodbye, he pulled Zhang Jian's sleeve and said in a deep voice: "Brother, no matter how fierce the front line is, it will be impossible for Northern Qi to break in for a while, but The Purity Department of Northern Qi will definitely make some small moves in the rear."
"My guard camp remains in Jinan Mansion and is at your disposal."
"Now, we have reached the most critical moment."
Shen Yi looked calm and said slowly: "If we can win this battle, all that's left is just the finishing touches. If we can win a small victory, the journey to the Northern Expedition will be much smoother."
"At this juncture, the rear must be stable."
"At critical moments, resort to extraordinary measures."
"If someone is causing trouble or acting inappropriately."
Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, took out the gold medal that had been with him for many years, handed it to Zhang Jian, and said, "Senior brother directly suppressed it with thunder. With this gold medal, there are no taboos."
"Everyone killed by my senior brother was killed by me, my younger brother."
Zhang Jian looked at the sign handed over by Shen Yi. After thinking about it for a while, he shook his head and refused. He smiled and said: "Brother Yu has been following Zi Heng around all these years. He is not someone who is afraid of taking responsibility. When it's time to kill someone, I won’t hold back.”
"This sign can..."
Zhang Jian whispered: "You can control General Pei, but I'd better keep Zi Heng with you."
Shen Yi stopped being pretentious. He put away the sign and prepared to mount his horse and leave.
A horse hurried up on the official road. After getting close, he quickly turned over and dismounted, knelt in front of Shen Yi, kowtowed and said: "Master Marquis, there is an urgent military situation ahead!"
Shen Yi took the document sent from the Di newspaper department from his hand. After opening it, he only glanced at it and frowned suddenly.
His face changed.
Zhang Jian saw something wrong with his expression and asked, "Zi Heng, why is the situation so urgent?"
Mr. Shen put the documents in his arms, looked back at Zhang Jian, and said silently: "A group of Qi people appeared near Yanshan and went south to Leling."
"And there are quite a few of them."
Leling is located in the northeasternmost part of Shandong.
In other words, a group of Qi people avoided Shen Yi and set up a crab array, or avoided Shen Yi's two claws and planned to go around the right side of the crab.
Now, both claws were bitten by the army in front of the Qi people, and they were unable to escape. If they wanted to stop the Qi people in Leling, they could only come out from the nearest Su Dingsuo.
Shen Yi rubbed his brows and said, "Leling, Haifeng and other places have only three thousand-household camps stationed there."
Zhang Jian was thoughtful and said, "Should we first send General Su Ding to send troops to support him, and then send troops from Jinan Mansion to supplement General Su?"
“There’s too much frontal pressure.”
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "It's difficult for the left army to divide its troops, so we should divide our troops directly from Jinan."
He looked at Zhang Jian and said slowly: "Senior brother, I still leave five thousand people for you, but I will take them away with my guard camp and Xu De."
"I will separate five thousand-household camps from the 30,000 imperial troops led by Wei Xiong and give them to you to command."
Zhang Jian's face changed slightly, and he frowned and said, "Zi Heng, do you want to lead the army yourself?"
Mr. Shen looked calm and said slowly: "It's not like leading the troops. I'm just going to block a gap. If this gap is not blocked, if the Qi people enter Shandong from here, I will be passive everywhere."
Zhang Jian was still a little worried. He opened his mouth to say something, but Shen Yi pulled his sleeve and said with a smile: "Senior brother, An Xin, although I have not led troops directly, I have been leading troops for nearly ten years. I’m not unfamiliar with things in the military.”
"The prefectures in Jinan and Shandong will be entrusted to senior brother."
Mr. Shen said with a calm face: "After surviving this round first, I can see clearly what the quality of these troops in Northern Qi is."
Up until now, Shen Yi's strategy for fighting was still conservative.
Because he knew very well the level of Northern Qi's Southern Conquest Army, but he didn't know what Northern Qi's border troops were like.
Only by figuring out the specific combat strength can we decide whether to continue to defend or launch a counterattack.
"Senior brother, the situation is urgent and there is no time to say more."
He smiled and said, "I'm going to order some troops and prepare to lead them to Leling."
"When I come back, the war in the north will probably have stabilized. Then we brothers will take our second brother with us to have a good drink."
Zhang Jian was worried. He looked at Shen Yi, sighed, and said, "It's already this time, and Zi Heng still has time to joke."
Mr. Shen smiled.
"If I don't even have the heart to smile, then something is really wrong."
…
Two days later, Shen Yi took away most of the troops stationed in Jinan and headed north to Leling.
At this time, Mu Tuo, the envoy who had "passed by" Shen Yi, also headed north.
He did not go back to the Tatar tribe directly. Instead, he received the order from the Tatar Khan on the way and diverted directly to Yandu.
At this time, the identity of the Tatar tribe was extremely useful in Yandu. After Mutuo arrived in Yandu, it only took him half a day to successfully arrive at the Xiude Hall in Yandu of the Northern Qi Dynasty and met the gloomy Emperor Zhaowu.
At this time, Emperor Zhaowu's energy and energy were obviously not as good as before.
In just four short years since he ascended the throne, he has been under tremendous pressure from war and political affairs, plus he has been slightly obsessed with women in recent years. His face has become a little pale, his eyes are slightly sunken, and his eye sockets are dark.
Seeing Mu Tuo standing in front of him, Emperor Zhaowu sat in his seat with a sneer on his lips.
"Your envoy, it seems he is not from the north?"
Mu Tuo stood in front of Emperor Zhaowu, bowed his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the foreign minister is from Jiankang."
"So brave."
Emperor Zhaowu sneered and said, "You admitted colluding with Nan Chen in front of me, so you are not afraid that I will kill you directly in my anger?"
Mu Tuo still lowered his head, but there was no panic. He said quietly: "Your Majesty, I went to the south, and there were other envoys who arrived in Yandu?"
"When doing business, shopping around is a common thing."
He smiled at Emperor Zhaowu and said, "Now, haven't the foreign ministers come to see Your Majesty again?"
Muto is a very courageous man.
Otherwise, he would not dare to go to Jiankang as an envoy to face Emperor Chen.
The main reason why he seemed a little timid in front of Shen Yi was that he clearly felt it.
Someone Shen would really kill him.
Now that he has arrived in Yandu, he has regained his composure.
Because he knew very well that the emperor of Northern Qi would never kill him, but would instead ask for help from him.
Mu Tuo lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister is here to discuss cooperation with Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhaowu said expressionlessly: "When your last envoy arrived, I already told him that we don't need any cooperation."
"As long as the Tatar tribe does not move at our headquarters, I will definitely receive a generous reward after I determine the war situation in the future."
Mu Tuo lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "The Nanchen thief is ambitious, and the Shen thief is full of tricks."
"My Great Khan, I am afraid that His Majesty will be troubled by the criminal thief. Our two countries are related by marriage. I, the Great Khan, am also the son-in-law of Da Qi. Naturally, I want to contribute to Da Qi."
Emperor Zhaowu frowned and was about to speak.
I heard Mu Tuo continue to say: "Your Majesty, if the foreign minister knows well, now General Nuoyong has started fighting with the southerners."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to rush to reply to the foreign minister now. The foreign minister will be waiting in Yandu until the battle is over."
Muto bowed his head respectfully.
"It will not be too late for Your Majesty to reply to the foreign minister."
Emperor Zhaowu looked ugly, but he still endured it and spoke slowly.
"Okay, I and your envoy."
"Let's wait until this battle is over."
