Chapter 189
Tang Yin entered the county capital under the guidance of Zhao Hui. His county capital could not be compared with Yu He's. The official residence was not big and the decoration inside was very simple. Read the full text. As Tang Yin walked and watched, his impression of Zhao Hui also changed a lot.
After sitting down in the hall, Zhao Hui enthusiastically served tea and snacks. Tang Yin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Zhao, you're welcome." Then, he changed the topic and said: "I plan to station the Tianyuan Army in Sanchi City. In this area, I wonder if Mr. Zhao can do something convenient."
"Oh? Sanchi City?" Zhao Hui was stunned. Sanchi City is located in the south of Guannan County, not far from Jinguang County, and is the only way from Jinguang County to Tongzhou. He swallowed and asked, "How many troops are Master Tang planning to station near Sanchi City?"
"My entire Tianyuan Army."
"So...how much is it?"
"Four hundred thousand."
ah! Zhao Hui took a breath. Although the geographical location of Sanchi City is very important, the city is not big. How can it accommodate an army of 400,000 people? He said with an expression of embarrassment: "Master Tang, Sanchi City is less than five miles away. I'm afraid it can't accommodate the 400,000 soldiers of the Tianyuan Army!"
Tang Yin smiled and said: "As I said just now, our Tianyuan Army is not stationed in the city, but stationed outside the city. Mr. Zhao, please rest assured that our troops will never harass the people in the city, and they will not do anything to Sanchi City. What impact.”
Zhao Hui breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So that's it. That's no problem. Is there anything Mr. Tang needs my help with?"
Tang Yin nodded and said: "Master Zhao only needs to help me block the news and don't spread it to Zhong Tian! If I win this battle, I can easily defeat the strength and morale of Zhong Tian's family, and I can also take advantage of the victory to pursue it and take it directly. Yancheng, but if we lose this battle, I’m afraid no one will be able to turn the situation around and restore our Feng Kingdom.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hui's face straightened up and he hurriedly said: "Master Tang, although you are relieved, I really can't help you if you want to go to war, but the brothers who assist the Tianyuan Army are stationed secretly outside Sanchi City, so it is not a problem to keep the news strictly sealed. "
Tang Yin was overjoyed, raised his hands and said, "If Mr. Zhao can really do this, he will have made a great contribution to me, Dafeng."
"Oh, how dare you, how dare you!" Zhao Hui stood up, bowed repeatedly, and said: "Crueling the rebels and restoring the wind are also the obligations that I should fulfill as a minister of wind."
Tang Yin was relieved after getting the approval of Zhao Hui, the county chief, but he was only half relieved. Although Zhao Hui said something nice, he would not do what he said, or would he secretly inform Zhong Tian? No one can guarantee it.
Tang Yin said with a smile: "Master Zhao's loyalty is admirable. In order to ensure the safety of Master Zhao, the ten thousand cavalry I brought will temporarily live in Tongzhou City, so that they can protect Master Zhao and his family nearby. Master Zhao , what do you mean?"
It's said to be protection, but in fact it means leaving 10,000 cavalry to threaten yourself and take yourself and your family as hostages.
How could Zhao Hui not see Tang Yin's intentions? Although Tang Yin's distrust made people feel uncomfortable, he could also understand Tang Yin's situation. He is now almost using the power of one county to compete with two countries, and there is no room for any loss. Once something goes wrong, it will be difficult for him to turn around.
Zhao Hui nodded and said with a smile: "Master Tang is so thoughtful. In this case, I won't postpone it any longer. Let Master Tang's 10,000 cavalry stay here, or some of them can live in my house." "
Well, this Zhao Hui is very good! Tang Yin looked up and smiled and said, "Then Mr. Zhao is taking the trouble to take care of these soldiers."
"Haha, Mr. Tang is too polite."
Tang Yin came to Tongzhou with 10,000 cavalry. When he returned, only Shangguan Yuanrang was left.
After returning to Tianguan, Tang Yin did not delay. The first thing he did was to send the three families of Liang, Wu, and Ziyang to Shunzhou, distribute mansions to them, hire servants, and send special personnel to strictly 'protect' them.
He knows the nature of these nobles very well. Now he is going to fight Zhong Tian and the Ningguo coalition forces head-on. The rear is empty. If he doesn't take good care of the three families of Liang, Wu, and Ziyang, he will do something wrong for himself. If there is chaos, then it will be difficult for me to take care of everything. Wouldn’t it be troublesome? ! At this time, Tang Yin showed no mercy at all, and even Wu Mei was sent back to Shunzhou by him.
After doing this, he specially came to Liang Qi and explained to him. Liang Qi was so shrewd that he could understand Tang Yin's approach. Instead of having any grudges, he actually supported Tang Yin's approach.
He was very familiar with his father. In fact, Tang Yin's concerns were not unnecessary. If Liang Xing was allowed to stay in Tianguan, he might actually cause a mutiny behind while Tang Yin was fighting at the front. By settling Liang Xing in Shunzhou, Liang Qi can feel at ease.
After handling this matter, Tang Yin issued an order to leave only 30,000 troops directly under the county guard in Tianguan, and the remaining 400,000 troops all went south and entered Guannan County.
Since Zhao Hui had been approached in advance, the latter opened the door to the enemy and evacuated all the officers and soldiers in the fortresses along the way and returned to Tongzhou.
Even though there was no Confederate army on the road, the size of the 400,000-strong army was so huge that it would be difficult not to attract attention on the march.
After consideration, Tang Yin decided not to take the official road, but to take the less traveled path and avoid the towns along the way. In this way, although the marching speed became slower, the confidentiality was much improved. In addition, he ordered the entire army to march during the day. Rest and travel at night, this is also to cover up others' eyes and prevent the news from leaking out.
Sanchi City is not big, less than five miles in length and width, and there is no moat outside the city. There are not many residents in the city, but it is very lively, with people coming and going, and most of them are businessmen or tourists passing by. .
There are dense forests to the east and west of Sanchi City. These two large forests cover a very large area and cover the mountains in the distance. The wood of the trees is thick and hard, and most of Guannan County’s wood products are Comes from this.
After the Tianyuan Army entered Sanchi City, it was divided into two and secretly stationed in the forest on both sides of the city.
The Tianyuan Army stationed in the woodland on the east side of Sanchi City is the Sanshui Army led by Liang Qi and Bai Yong. Now the Sanshui Army has four more corps from the Liang family, and has increased from the original five corps to nine. Corps, nearly 100,000 men. Stationed on the west side of Sanchi City is the 300,000 Tianyuan Army led by Tang Yin, including 100,000 Pingyuan Army, 110,000 Chifeng Army, and 100,000 Directly Affiliated Army.
After setting up camp deep in the woods, Tang Yin immediately summoned the commanders of all armies and his staff.
There are now more than 40 corps in the Tianyuan Army. The corps commanders and deputy corps commanders alone number nearly a hundred people. The Chinese military tent can no longer accommodate so many people. Moreover, there are commanders on top of the corps. Tang Yin only needs to hold the meeting again. Just ask the commander-in-chief to find him.
At this time, Tang Yin was standing in the middle of the tent. To his left were military generals, including Xiao Muqing, commander of the Pingyuan Army, Liang Qi, commander of the Sanshui Army, Li Wei, commander of the Chifeng Army, and Guyue and Peng Haochu, commanders of the Directly Affiliated Army. They were responsible for spying and Lotte, Ai Jia and others from the intelligence. On Tang Yin's right side were civil servants and staff such as Qiu Zhen and Zhang Zhe.
When discussing military affairs, Tang Yin didn't like to sit and talk, not to mention that they were camping in the forest. The tent was simple, just surrounded by tents, and there was no place to sit if he wanted to. Tang Yin hung the map of the Sanchi area on the tent, looked at it for a moment, then turned back, looked around at everyone, and first asked Letian and Ai Jia: "Where are the enemy troops now?"
Letian said sternly: "The enemy has now reached Yuyang." Yuyang is an important town in the northern part of Jinguang County. After passing Yuyang and heading north, you can enter Guannan County in less than two days.
Ai Jia added: "It was the enemy's previous army that arrived in Yuyang."
After a pause, she explained: "Although Zhong Tian joined forces with the Ning Army to attack this time, the Ning Army seemed to intend to let Zhong Tian's army explore our true strength first, so they deliberately fell behind. Zhong Tian is responsible for commanding The commander of the army was Zhong Wen, Zhong Tian's second son. This man was very timid and divided the 350,000 troops under his command into two parts. The local army of 200,000 served as the vanguard, while he led the rest. The army is behind us, and now, only 200,000 local troops have arrived in Yuyang!"
Tang Yin nodded and secretly praised that it was good. This time Ai Jia's information was much more detailed than before.
He looked around at everyone present and said: "This battle with Zhong Tian and Ning Jun is very important. If anyone has a good strategy, please tell me quickly!"
"Child Zhong Wen divided the 350,000 men into two and dispersed the troops. He is undoubtedly humiliating himself!" An aide named Han Xuan sneered, raised his hand to Tang Yin and said, "Sir, from Jinguang County To reach Tongzhou, you must pass through three ponds, and there are dense forests along the way. Our army can set up an ambush halfway. As long as the 200,000 vanguard troops come close, we will surround them and annihilate them. Although the local army is large, it is They have been put together temporarily, each with their own commander. Once they are trapped in a tight siege, they will be in chaos if they don't attack. Then our army will attack from all sides and wipe out the 200,000 local troops without any effort."
Tang Yin nodded while listening, feeling that what Han Xuan said was very reasonable and indeed a feasible strategy.
Peng Haochu took a step forward from the generals, raised his hands to Tang Yin and said, "Sir, is this plan inappropriate?"
Before Tang Yin could speak, Han Xuan had already frowned, looked at Peng Haochu coldly, and asked, "What does General Peng think is wrong with my plan?"
Peng Haochu said seriously: "It was Zhong Tian and his lackeys who rebelled against the king, not the 200,000 local troops. These people are innocent. The reason why they went to Tianyuan County was not of their own free will. They were forced by Zhong Tian." Come on, if we follow the strategy of Sir (the honorific title given to the staff), how many people will be killed or injured in these 200,000 local troops? The wind people kill the wind people, no matter who lives or dies, who wins or loses, they are all consuming our wind. The country’s national strength makes Ning people laugh!”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present took a breath and felt that what Peng Haochu said was right. If the two hundred thousand local troops were completely surrounded and killed, it would also be a huge loss to Feng Guo.
"Hmph!" Han Xuan was a little embarrassed and snorted coldly and said: "I think General Peng was born in the local army, so he is speaking for these local army, right?! It is the most stupid behavior for a woman to tolerate and support an adulterer! "