Chapter 625
Now the two sides of the Zhang River are in a confrontation. The Feng army cannot attack, and the Ning army does not dare to counterattack rashly. The two army camps are separated by a river, and the stalemate cannot be continued.
Time flies, and ten days have passed in the blink of an eye. During these ten days, the Feng Army was preparing for the holy ceremony, while consolidating the defense on the east bank of the Zhang River. In addition, it recruited about 30,000 new soldiers. The Ning Army on the other side was not idle either. , under the call of Chang Sun Yuanhong, surrounding local armies rushed in for reinforcements, and the strength of the Ning Army was further supplemented. The Western Army, which originally numbered more than 100,000, has now expanded to more than 200,000, including both infantry and sailors. , coupled with the support of more than a hundred large warships, the Ning army's combat power is already extremely strong.
Ten days later, Qiu Zhen finally arrived at Zhanghe. Tang Yin was extremely excited when he heard the news of Qiu Zhen's arrival and went out to pick him up personally. When they arrived outside the camp gate, they looked up and saw that Qiu Zhen and the accompanying guards were all covered in dust, with gray heads and faces, as if they had just crawled out of the dirt pile.
Before Tang Yin could speak, everyone got off their horses and rushed to Tang Yin. They knelt down and saluted, and said in unison: "I have seen your Majesty!"
"Please get up quickly!" Tang Yin stretched out his hand to help Qiu Zhen up, and at the same time looked at him carefully. He saw that Qiu Zhen's cheeks were thin and his eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he was in a hurry these days and didn't get much rest. Tang Yin looked at him and felt distressed and confused. I am so happy that all kinds of emotions have merged together, and I can't tell what it feels like. Qiu Zhen was his first friend when he came to this world, and he was also the first person to help him wholeheartedly. For so long, he has been following him, never leaving, and working diligently. Tang Yin trusted Qiu Zhen far more than anyone else. It can be compared, especially now, when the army's westward march is blocked and has suffered consecutive defeats. At this time, when Tang Yin saw Qiu Zhen, he even felt as friendly as seeing a relative.
He took Qiu Zhen's hand and said with emotion: "Qiu Zhen, thank you for coming all the way!"
Although Qiu Zhen was tired and exhausted, he was still very energetic. While Tang Yin was sizing him up, he was also sizing up Tang Yin. They hadn't seen each other for several months. Tang Yin was a lot thinner and more haggard than when he left Yancheng. Of course, this was also directly related to his side's recent unfavorable war.
He said: "We have just traveled ten days, and it is far from hard work. The king is leading the troops to fight, which is really hard work!"
Yes, Tang Yin worked very hard, but he couldn't talk about it to others, and no matter he won or lost, he had to pretend to be relaxed and contented, because he was the core and his emotions could directly affect the situation. to the morale of the entire army.
This simple sentence made Tang Yin feel all kinds of emotions in his heart and his eyes were warm. He smiled bitterly, changed the topic and asked: "Qiu Zhen, you said in your reply that I cannot negotiate peace with Ning Guo. Why is this?"
"Your Majesty, let's go back to the camp and talk first!" Qiu Zhen looked around and said with a smile to Tang Yin.
"Yes, yes, yes! Go back to the camp first." Tang Yin held Qiu Zhen's hand and walked back to the camp side by side.
The surrounding generals looked at each other and all laughed in unison. In the past few days, they hadn't seen Tang Yin so happy for a long time.
Chinese military tent.
Tang Yin only called Qiu Zhen and the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army, but he sent the other generals back to rest. After everyone sat down in the tent, Tang Yin asked directly without any unnecessary polite words: "Qiu Zhen, tell me why our army can't negotiate peace?"
Before Qiu Zhen could speak, Xiao Muqing continued: "Without peace, our army cannot defeat the Zhanghe River. We can only remain in a stalemate on the east bank, which is a waste of manpower and food!"
Liang Qi, Ziying, and Guyue nodded repeatedly to express their agreement with Xiao Muqing's statement.
Qiu Zhen looked around at everyone, smiled slightly, and said, "It seems that the generals haven't figured out which is more important."
What does it mean? Everyone was stunned and looked at Qiu Zhen in confusion. Qiu Zhen turned to Tang Yin and said, "Have you ever considered, once our army negotiates peace with Ning State, what will happen to Du Ji in the north?"
"Du Ji?" Tang Yin frowned and blinked.
Qiu Zhen said: "The king and Du Ji have made an agreement. The two countries will join forces to attack Ning. Our country wants Hedong, and Du Ji wants Tia. Now our army has captured Hedong, but Du Ji has not yet annexed Tia. As a result, negotiating peace with Ning State at this time would not be a breach of trust."
Xiao Muqing and others thought about it for a while, and then they all started to speak. At this time, Qiu Zhen waved his hands and said with a smile: "I know that the generals are going to say that Du Ji is just a barbarian, and it's okay to break trust with Du Ji. In fact, it's not the case. Du Ji It is very important for our country. If our country negotiates peace with Ning now, Ning Guo can concentrate on dealing with Du Ji. With Du Ji's national strength, it will be unable to compete with Ning Guo. The final result will be that Ning Guo will be destroyed by Ning Guo. Then they can turn the sword and use all their strength to deal with us. The Ningguo court is not a fool. Their peace talks are both a delaying strategy and a strategy to defeat them. "
After a pause, Qiu Zhen said again: "With Du Ji here, it is like a big knife hanging over Ning Guo's head. It prevents Ning Guo's troops from being concentrated and can only be divided into two lines. This is also very harmful to Ning Guo's national strength. Huge consumption. In addition, integrity is the most important thing in barbarian countries. Today, our country's breach of trust will also directly affect the relationship between our country and Bessa. Country-to-country diplomacy is not just a simple mutual use, it is also a valuable thing. resources. Now that our country has a good relationship with the Morpheus Federation, no matter how powerful the enemy is, we still have a strong ally behind us to rely on. If we lose this ally, we will not only lose the support behind us, but we will also have more A formidable enemy. Generals, please think carefully about how much support Besa has given our country since your Majesty raised his troops in Tianyuan County. How much has our army’s combat strength increased with this support, Your Majesty? To achieve great things, the relationship with the Morpheus Federation is crucial. If a fire breaks out in the backyard and the country is in danger, how can a mere Hedong County make up for it?"
After listening to Qiu Zhen's analysis, the big tent suddenly fell silent.
Duki and Bessa both belong to the Morpheus Federation. If we break our trust with Duki and cause Duki to destroy his country, we will naturally become enmity with Bessa. As Qiu Zhen said, Besa has always given too much support to his side. Since Tang Yin raised his army, Besa has sent tens of thousands of heavy armored cavalry. When his own side fought with the Ning army, the reason why the front could Continuous battles and victories are inseparable from Besa's heavy armored cavalry. Now, although Besa's heavy armored cavalry has long returned to the country, Besa's Pabuma are still being sold to their own side in a steady stream, so that the wind army also has own heavy armored cavalry. In addition, the trade between Feng Country and Bessa has gradually become an important part of supporting Feng Country's economy, allowing Feng Country to earn huge profits from it. Once all these are lost, our relationship with Beisa will Sa turned friend into enemy again, which dealt a huge blow to Feng Kingdom.
If it weren't for Qiu Zhen's reminder, no one would have thought of this. At this time, everyone was breaking out in a cold sweat.
Tang Yin pondered for a long time, Fang Youyou sighed, nodded repeatedly, and said: "What Qiu Zhen said is very reasonable. Generals, what are your opinions?"
Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Ziying and Guyue looked at each other and stood up in unison. First they bowed deeply to Qiu Zhen, then they raised their hands to Tang Yin and said, "Your Majesty, we are sincerely convinced by Prime Minister Qiu's golden words! "
In terms of uniting the army to fight, Qiu Zhen is incomparable with any of the four, but in terms of macroeconomics, the four who only know how to use troops are far inferior to Qiu Zhen. In this regard, Tang Yin also Incomparable to Qiu Zhen.
Tang Yin sighed, stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in front of the desk, and murmured: "Yes! Our army cannot negotiate peace with Ning Guo, but if we don't negotiate for peace, how can our army defeat the enemy?"
Listening to Tang Yin talking to himself, Qiu Zhen smiled, raised his head and looked at him, and asked with a smile: "Why must the king defeat the enemy?"
Hearing this, Tang Yin stopped and looked at Qiu Zhen in confusion.
Qiu Zhen explained with a smile: "Drag! Our army did not negotiate for peace, but it also did not declare an armistice. It dragged the Ning army led by Changsun Yuanhong on the east bank of the Zhang River to the west bank, so that it could not go north to fight Du Ji. This This is the greatest support our country can give Du Ji. As for how to deal with the more than 200,000 Central Army troops in the north of Ningguo, it is not within our control. Let Du Ji figure it out on his own. "
After hearing this, Tang Yin couldn't help but laugh, shrugged and said, "What can Du Ji do? It is reported that Du Ji's army that invaded Ning State has been defeated by the Central Army of Ning State. The previously captured cities were lost one after another, and they were defeated. Just a matter of time."
Qiu Zhen waved his hands, disapprovingly, and said sternly: "Your Majesty, you underestimate Du Ji too much. Du Ji is now in a losing position, but the loss of his troops is not big. He just ran away if he couldn't fight, and his combat power is still there. In addition, Your Majesty, don’t forget that Duqui is a member of the Morpheus Federation. The reinforcements it can draw are much more than we imagined. The reason why other city-states in Morpheus have not yet reinforced Duqui is because they have not yet Look at the situation clearly and fear that sending troops hastily will cause losses. If Changsun Yuanhong's troops continue to be dragged by our army on the west bank of the Zhang River, Ningguo will only send out the 200,000 central army to fight. Soon, other city-states in Morpheus will also send out troops. ”
Hearing what Qiu Zhen said, Tang Yin felt quite enlightened. He put his hands on his hands and smiled and said, "If this is the case, Ning Guo's 200,000-strong Central Army will probably be in trouble!"
"That's not necessarily the case. Weichen estimates that once other city-states in Morpheus join the war, the court of Ning will still negotiate peace with them. What Du Ji wants is not the territory of Ning, but Tia. As long as Ning does not dare to fight, By reinforcing Tia, their goal will be achieved. Our army will continue as it is now, waiting for Du Ji to negotiate peace with Ning Guo first, and then our country will discuss peace with Ning Guo. In this way, our country will have no losses. , and we have not broken our trust with Du Ji, and our alliance with the Morpheus Federation can be further strengthened," Qiu Zhen said confidently.