Volume 10 Chapter 138

Chapter 138

The Pingyuan Army retreated to the depths of Jueqing Mountain. Xiao Muqing originally planned to lure the enemy to attack, and the Pingyuan Army could continue to use the advantage of the terrain to annihilate the enemy, but Gongsun Yao did not fall for his trick and issued an order early on, requiring the entire army to stay where they were and not to step into Jueqing Mountain.

Jueqing Mountain is a place of execution, and there is no other way out. Gongsun Yao is not worried that the Pingyuan Army can escape from other places. In addition, Jueqing Mountain is barren, with no water or food. As long as the Pingyuan Army can be trapped in it, it will be out of food and water in a few days, and then they will be slaughtered by their own side.

In war, we need commanders with adventurous spirits. They can often take the enemy by surprise and fight unexpected battles, thus changing the entire situation. Of course, we also need commanders like Gongsun Yao who are calm and cautious. Although they follow the rules, they will not make big mistakes. For example, now, the Mo army has an absolute advantage in manpower, but they just don't move to fight, and keep on the defensive, blocking tens of thousands of Pingyuan army in Jueqing Mountain.

Soon, Xiao Muqing also understood the opponent's intentions, and secretly complained in his heart. He was not afraid of heaven or earth, but was afraid of encountering such a conservative opponent.

He ordered the whole army to move out all the dead horses of the Hu Ben army that had been dealt with before, cut off the horse meat, and store it properly as spare food for the whole army. In addition, all the rations, drinking water, and ** brought by the whole army were handed over for unified management and distribution, and the whole army was ready to fight a protracted war.

Xiao Muqing almost wiped out the Hu Ben Army with a clever plan, but he was also trapped in Jueqing Mountain by the Mo Army, and the advance of the Feng Kingdom Vanguard Army into the Mo Kingdom's hinterland stopped.

At the same time, the battle on the Feng-Mo border had not yet ended, and more than 100,000 Mo troops led by Li Rong still firmly occupied Yangchuan City.

The second batch of Feng Kingdom's army to enter the Mo Kingdom was the Feilong Army, which was the former Western Border Army, and was composed purely of Ning people. Now the Feilong Army has settled outside Yangchuan City and has only made a few feints, but seeing that the defenders in the city are very strong, Zuo Shuang is no longer in a hurry to attack, and plans to trap the enemy for ten days and a half months, and when the enemy's fighting spirit is almost exhausted, he will launch a full-scale attack.

Just as the Yangchuan battlefield remained in a stalemate, the news that the Pingyuan Army was trapped in Jueqing Mountain reached the Feilong Army. At the beginning, Tang Yin assigned the Flying Dragon Army to support the Pingyuan Army, that is, to assist the Pingyuan Army in combat. However, the Pingyuan Army advanced too fast. When the Flying Dragon Army left Baguan, the Pingyuan Army had already entered the depths of the Mo Kingdom, and the Flying Dragon Army could only do the cleanup work.

Hearing the news that the Pingyuan Army was trapped, Zuo Shuang took a breath of cold air. This matter was no small matter. The Pingyuan Army was his main army and must not be lost. Although it was a pity to give up the siege of Yangchuan now, and the previous efforts would be in vain, he had no choice but to rescue the Pingyuan Army.

Before Zuo Shuang led the Flying Dragon Army to rescue the Pingyuan Army, Tang Yin's royal order arrived first, ordering the Flying Dragon Army to continue attacking Yangchuan, and to annihilate the Yangchuan defenders and completely eliminate the Mo Kingdom forces on the Fengmo border. As for the Pingyuan Army, Tang Yin would personally lead the army there.

Tang Yin's order made Zuo Shuang breathe a sigh of relief. He no longer had to worry about the Pingyuan Army, and he could continue to wear down the Yangchuan defenders according to his original plan.

Tang Yin did intend to personally lead the direct army and the Tiger Power Army to Jinshi City to relieve the danger of the Pingyuan Army being trapped, but the plan did not change quickly. Although the Pingyuan Army advanced smoothly into the hinterland of Mo State, it was unstoppable because the Pingyuan Army came suddenly and the Mo State was caught off guard. Now Tang Yin led two armies into Mo State. If he continued to advance, he would face many obstacles. A large number of local troops had been assembled in the counties and cities he passed by. Every step forward, the Feng Army needed to fight a bloody battle with the Mo Army.

The two armies of Feng State, with 100,000 direct troops and 150,000 Tiger Power troops, totaled 250,000 troops, and Tang Yin was in charge personally. However, the resistance they encountered in the territory of Mo State was strong, and they had a hard time and advanced slowly. When they arrived at Zheng'an City, Shangjia County of Mo State, they encountered the main force of the local army of Mo State.

This local army of Mo State had a total of 300,000 people, composed of local troops from four counties and thirteen counties, with great momentum and strong military strength. Zheng'an City simply couldn't accommodate an army of 300,000. The camp was set up outside the city, surrounding the city, forming a joint camp to protect the city.

Upon learning that the Mo Kingdom had organized such a large local army, Tang Yin immediately summoned all the generals to discuss how to defeat the enemy.

Nan Ye didn't care about the Mo army. He was the first to speak: "My king, the Mo army's combat power is not as good as ours. What's more, the enemy troops gathered inside and outside Zheng'an City are local troops, which are not vulnerable at all. Our army will attack strongly and will be able to break through Zheng'an City within three days."

Tang Yin remained silent. He could judge without careful thinking that Nan Ye's idea was a bad plan. That's right, just as Nan Ye said, the opponent is a local army with weak combat power. If we attack strongly, we can indeed defeat it, but we are not done after fighting this battle. We have to rescue the Pingyuan Army and continue to advance into the hinterland of the Mo Kingdom, and even fight to the Mo capital Zhenjiang. If we only attack a small Zheng'an City now and suffer huge casualties, how can we fight the future battles? Without Tang Yin saying anything, the left prime minister Qiu Zhen, who was accompanying the army, waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Not right, not right. If our army attacks Zheng'an, the casualties will be too great."

Tang Yin nodded and asked, "Qiu Zhen, what if our army bypasses Zheng'an and first saves the Pingyuan army?"

Qiu Zhen thought about it carefully and murmured, "This is also a way, but the hidden dangers are too great."

"What do you mean?"

"If our army bypasses Zheng'an, its retreat will be cut off and the entire army will lose supplies. Moreover, the 300,000 local troops may counterattack from behind our army at any time. If our army does not encounter a strong enemy, it will Forget it, once we encounter a strong enemy and are blocked from the front, with these 300,000 enemy troops behind us, we will be attacked from both sides, and the situation will be extremely unfavorable." Qiu Zhense said: "In addition, these 300,000 enemy troops are very unfavorable for our army. , is also a rare opportunity. If we can annihilate them now, then the four northern counties of Mo will no longer have troops to fight, and our army will be able to pacify the four northern counties of Mo."

As he spoke, Qiu Zhen turned his head, looked at Shao Jun who was sitting next to him with a smile, and said softly: "In this way, His Highness King Mo can also gain a foothold in Mo Bei and form a new imperial court of Mo Country!"

During this expedition to Mo Country, Tang Yin specially brought Shao Jun with him. His purpose was to establish Shao Jun as a puppet in Mo Country to compete with Shao Fang.

The emperor did consecrate Shao Jun as King of Mo. Of course, Yin Zhun did not have the leisure to pay attention to the civil strife in Mo State. This was entirely Tang Yin's intention. Yin Zhun would not argue with Tang Yin on such a trivial matter. For For Yin Zhun now, it is only a trivial matter who becomes the king of Mo State.

After hearing Qiu Zhen's words, Shao Jun was shocked and stammered: "I...I will form the imperial court? Then...is that possible? Can anyone convince me?" He swallowed and looked at him eagerly. Tang Yin said in a trembling voice: "Feng... His Highness, King Feng, I think... I'd better return to Feng Kingdom to settle down..."

Seeing his cowering look, Tang Yin wanted to go up and kick him hard. Mud couldn't hold up the wall! He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Does Brother Shao want to hide in Feng Country for the rest of his life? Does Brother Shao no longer want to avenge the murder of his entire family?"

As he spoke, Tang Yin's eyes shone brightly and he stared at him without blinking. Shao Jun was frightened and hurriedly lowered his head. He subconsciously avoided Tang Yin's gaze and whispered back: "Shao Fang and I are irreconcilable. The forces are not mutually exclusive, everything...let everything be decided by His Highness the Wind King!"

snort! Tang Yin snorted coldly in his heart and said: "Xiang Qiu is right. Our army will fight this battle and must win it to completely wipe out the main force of the Mo army in the north of Mo country. However, the Pingyuan army must also be rescued from danger. If anyone has a good idea, please tell me quickly!”

"Your Majesty, I have a plan!"

As soon as Tang Yin finished speaking, someone immediately answered.

Everyone looked around and saw that the person who spoke belonged to the Directly Affiliated Army and was one of the main counselors of the Directly Affiliated Army, Gao Teng.

Tang Yin asked: "What's Mr. Gao Teng's plan?"

"Split the troops!"

"oh?"

"Your Majesty, you can detach the Huwei Army to go around the city to relieve the Pingyuan Army. The direct army will stay near Zheng'an, waiting for opportunities. If the enemy army leaves the city and blocks the Huwei Army, our army can fight with the enemy outside the city. , there is no city defense to rely on, and the enemy army is definitely no match for our army. If the enemy does not come out of the city to block the attack, the Huwei army can also take advantage of the situation and go to Jueqingshan to welcome the Pingyuan army. When the troops are united, it will not be too late to find a way to deal with Zheng'an. ." Gao Teng said with his hands in hand.

Tang Yin nodded while listening, feeling that Gao Teng's idea was a good one, and then asked the generals: "What does it mean to be listed as a general?"

Nanye was the first to respond: "What Mr. Gao Teng said is absolutely true. The final general is willing to lead the mighty army to relieve the danger of the Pingyuan Army!"

The other generals also nodded, feeling that Gao Teng's strategy was good and worth trying. Qiu Zhen did not stand up to express any objection.

Seeing this, Tang Yin no longer hesitated and said in a loud voice: "Well, let's do as Mr. Gao Teng wants. The direct army will stay where it is, and the Huwei army will bypass Zheng'an and go to Jueqingshan."

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Tang Yin gave an order, and all the generals ordered to leave one after another. The Huwei Army headed by Nanye bypassed Zheng'an and continued southward, heading straight for Jueqingshan, while the Directly Affiliated Army headed by Tang Yin set up camp ten miles away from Zheng'an.

Naturally, Feng Jun's move of dividing his troops into two groups could not be concealed from Mo Jun's informants. Soon, Mo's spies brought the news back to the city. Now, the commander-in-chief of these 300,000 local troops is Yuan Tian, ​​the head of Shangjia County. Although Yuan Tian was a civil official, he was a military general. He was quite intelligent and had strong spiritual and military skills. He could be regarded as a general with both civil and military skills.