Volume 10 Chapter 146

Zhang Xin wanted to ridicule Qiu Zhen a few words, but he didn't notice that he also included Tang Yin to read the full text. Tang Yin personally commanded the entire army, and of course he had to take the first responsibility for the unfavorable outcome of the battle.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xin realized that he had made a mistake and took a peek at Tang Yin's expression. Sure enough, the latter's face darkened.

Just as he was thinking hard about how to make up for his gaffe, Cai Gui suddenly said: "Your Majesty, it is actually not difficult to defeat Fengyang, or even the entire Xishan County."

"Oh?" After hearing this, everyone present's eyes lit up and they all looked at Cai Gui. Tang Yin also perked up and asked, "Cai Gui, what's your clever plan?"

Cai Gui smiled and asked, "What do you think of the relationship between Shao Fang and Shao Yu?"

Tang Yin thought about it seriously and said: "Shao Fang must have wanted to kill Shao Yu and eradicate the Shao clan in Mo Country, but he did not dare to touch him because of the steepness of Xishan County; Shao Yu must also know that Shao Fang I will naturally be wary of Shao Fang. I think that a large part of the reason why Fengyang is so well prepared for this battle is to be wary of Shao Fang."

"That's right!" Cai Gui nodded repeatedly and praised: "Your Majesty is wise and knows everything! Shao Fang and Shao are known as monarchs and ministers of the same clan, but in fact they are wary of each other, hostile to each other, and have their own concerns. Therefore, Wei Chen believes that attacking Xishan County is not This is the best idea. This will only make Shao Yu jump over the wall and fight to the death with our army. On the contrary, Shao Fang is reaping the benefits. If our army can take advantage of the gap between Shao Fang and Shao Yu and recruit Shao Yu, it will not only save him. I think this is the best way to avoid the pain of war and allow the king to conquer the entire Xishan County." Cai Gui talked eloquently. Listening to his words, he didn't think he was a new arrival. He seemed to be very familiar with the Fengmo battlefield. Domestic relations in Mozambique.

When he finished speaking, everyone present was moved in their hearts, as if they were seeing the sun through the clouds. Only Zhang Xin frowned tightly. He didn't think Cai Gui's strategy was bad, but he was muttering about Cai Gui's. Why is he so scheming? From Ning State to Mo State, he never said a word about the affairs of Mo State, but as soon as he saw the king, he eloquently proposed a plan to surrender. This man is really not an ordinary person!

Tang Yin blinked and thought carefully about Cai Gui's words. After a while, he sneered and said: "Shao Yu killed General Li Sheng and injured tens of thousands of brothers in our army. If we don't avenge this revenge, it will be hard to get rid of me." Hatred in my heart!"

Cai Gui said sternly: "As long as we can recruit Shao Yu and make him surrender to the king, is the king still worried that he will not find an opportunity to kill him in the future?"

Tang Yin rolled his eyes, chuckled, and asked again: "Cai Gui, what do you think the chances are of recruiting Shao Yu to surrender?"

Without thinking, Cai Gui blurted out: "If this matter is handled by Wei Chen, Wei Chen is 100% sure."

"Oh?" Tang Yin didn't expect Cai Gui to be so confident.

Zhang Xin said coldly: "Cai Gui, don't speak nonsense in front of the king, otherwise, it will be the crime of deceiving the king and you will be punished with death!"

Cai Gui raised his hands to Tang Yin and said, "I am willing to issue a military order to the king!"

Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and laughed, waving his hands and saying: "There is no need to go through the trouble of issuing a military order. I can leave this matter to you. If you fail, I will not punish you. If you succeed, I will promote you to three levels in a row!" "

Cai Gui knelt down, kowtowed, and sang loudly: "Thank you so much, my humble minister!"

From what he said, it seemed that he was sure of victory. People couldn't figure out where Cai Gui's confidence came from. Yes, there are gaps and conflicts between Shao Fang and Shao Yu, but recruiting and surrendering Shao Yu is not that easy, at least people don't even think of the starting point for recruiting and surrendering Shao Yu.

Tang Yin didn't know anything about Cai Gui. He had long heard Letian and Ai Jia report to him that Cai Song was a mediocre and greedy person, but his son Cai Gui was resourceful and out of the ordinary. Now that Cai Gui was so confident, Tang Yin was also full of expectations. He smiled and asked, "Cai Gui, you go first, what are we going to do as the first step to recruit Shao Yu?"

"withdraw troops!"

"What?" Everyone present widened their eyes in unison.

Cai Gui said word by word: "If we want to surrender to Shao Yu, our army must withdraw first!" After a pause, he looked directly at Tang Yin and said: "Since the king asked Wei Chen to do this, he should fully trust Wei Chen. Judgment and Action.”

Tang Yin met Cai Gui's eyes and remained silent for a long time.

At this time, Zhan Peng and Wei Xuan both came out and stepped in to salute: "Your Majesty, the general thinks that our army must not withdraw now. Our army is at Xishan Pass so that we can put pressure on Shao Yu and possibly force him to surrender. Once the troops withdraw, Shao Yu will definitely think that our army is afraid of them, so how can he accept our army's surrender?" The other generals nodded their heads in agreement with Zhan Peng and Wei Xuan. Tang Yin still didn't answer and continued to look at Cai Gui. The corners of the latter's mouth were slightly raised, revealing a hint of mockery, but it quickly disappeared. He lowered his head and remained silent.

Tang Yin did not ignore the change in the expression on Cai Gui's face. He smiled and asked, "Cai Gui, don't you have anything to say?"

Cai Gui bowed and said: "What Weichen wants to say has been said just now. If the king trusts Weichen, he will have full authority to let Weichen handle the matter. Weichen will never disappoint the king."

Tang Yin pondered for a while, then he made up his mind, made a decision, and said: "Okay! I trust you this time, and pass my order to our army to set up camp and withdraw our troops!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Generals, there is no need to say any more, I have made my decision!"

Strictly speaking, Tang Yin was not a person with outstanding abilities, but he had a very important strength, that is, he knew how to appoint people and was decisive in dealing with things. The reason why he was able to reject the opinions of others and accept Cai Gui's opinions was that he had his own ideas.

First of all, he had heard about Cai Gui more or less, and knew that this person was smart and good at strategy. Secondly, he did not think that Cai Gui had the courage to speak nonsense in front of him. Even if he did not care about his own life, he would not ignore the lives of his whole family.

According to Cai Gui's strategy, the Feng Army chose to "withdraw troops", but the withdrawal of the Feng Army was only to withdraw from Xishan County, not from Mo Country. On the contrary, the direct army continued to move south and penetrated into the hinterland of Mo Country. It seemed that the Feng Army did not intend to attack Xishan County again, but seemed to be going to join the Pingyuan Army and the Huwei Army.

On the night of the withdrawal, Tang Yin called Cai Gui, and the two had a long talk in Tang Yin's tent. Since no one else was present, no one knew what they talked about all night. The next morning, both of them were in high spirits and did not look tired at all.

After sending Cai Gui away, Tang Yin immediately asked someone to call Shao Jun. After meeting, Tang Yin first said: "Brother Shao Wang, I have long planned to establish an orthodox Mo Wang regime for you in the north of Mo Country."

Shao Jun nodded in confusion. He had heard Tang Yin talk about this a long time ago, and he didn't know what it meant to bring it up suddenly now.

Tang Yin said again: "If you want to establish a new court in the north of Mo Country, whether Xishan County can surrender becomes crucial. You and Shao Yu are relatives, and I plan to ask Brother Shao Wang to go to Xishan County in person to meet Shao Yu and persuade him to surrender."

Puff! Shao Jun almost vomited blood. Although he and Shao Yu were relatives, they did not have frequent exchanges and their relationship was dull. Moreover, he was nominally a traitor to the Mo Kingdom, and Shao Yu was still the chief of the Mo Kingdom. If he went to Xishan County to persuade him to surrender, wouldn't it be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, seeking death?

Shao Jun was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses. With a plop, he knelt on his knees, his nose and tears flowed out, and he begged in a trembling voice: "Your Highness Feng Wang asked me to persuade Shao Yu to surrender, which is equivalent to asking me to die... Your Highness Feng Wang, please spare me..."

Tang Yin waved his hand, interrupting Shao Yu's plea, and said: "Brother Shao Wang, don't be nervous. Since I was willing to save you at the beginning, I will never harm you. This time, I let Brother Shao Wang persuade Shao Yu to surrender. I am fully confident that Shao Yu will not harm you regardless of success or failure."

You said it lightly. If you are so sure, why don't you persuade him to surrender? Shao Jun muttered in his heart, with snot and tears on his face.

Tang Yin said with a smile: "In addition, I will send another person to accompany you. When you meet Shao Yu, he can also help you."

Shao Jun stopped crying and asked tremblingly: "I wonder... Who will His Royal Highness Feng Wang send to protect me?"

Tang Yin said: "Cai Gui!"

"Wow--" Shao Jun burst into tears again, and cried even louder. He thought Tang Yin could send him a general, but he didn't expect it to be a civil official, and a small civil official of the sixth rank. Sending such a person to accompany him is not to help him, let alone to protect him, but to be buried with him...

It is not easy for a grown man to cry like this. Tang Yin smiled secretly, stood up, walked slowly to Shao Jun, patted his shoulder gently, and then helped him up, saying softly: "Brother Shao, I can assure you that there is no danger in your persuading surrender this time. Don't you trust me?"

"No, no, no! Of course I believe in His Highness Feng Wang, but..."

Before he finished speaking, Tang Yin said first: "Since you believe in me, then do as I say! When it's done, you can naturally become the new prince of Mo Kingdom."

"But, but..."

"Come here!" Tang Yin shouted outside the tent.

"What does the king want?" Ah San and Ah Si walked in from outside and saluted.

"Arrange a carriage and send our elite soldiers to escort Brother Shao to Fengyang!"

"Yes, sir!" Ah San and Ah Si both agreed, then came to the dumbfounded Shao Jun, made a gesture of invitation, and said: "Your Highness Mo Wang, please come in!"

Tang Yin was completely forcing the issue, and forced Shao Jun to go to Xishan County to persuade Shao Yu to surrender. Of course, he was not worried that the matter would not succeed, because the person who went with Shao Jun was Cai Gui