Volume 10 Chapter 164
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When Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen walked to the gate of Nancheng, it was already crowded with people, very lively, and at least thousands of people from the Mo Kingdom gathered. People tiptoed, stretched their necks, scrambled to look forward, talked to each other, and pointed from time to time.
Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen looked at each other, walked forward quickly, and used a lot of strength to squeeze through the crowd to the front. Tang Yin looked up and saw that there was a notice board in front of him. The notice board was posted with the results of the investigation and punishment of the Lai Fu Teahouse case. Looking up, there were bloody heads hanging high on the wall behind the notice board, and Tang Yin's broken hair was placed in the front.
What's so good about this? Watching how his Feng Army was embarrassed? Tang Yin shook his head secretly and was about to leave the crowd. He accidentally heard the discussion around him.
"There is no need to investigate this matter. Even a fool would know that it was the Feng army who did the 'good deed'!"
"That's true! But I didn't expect that even the Feng King was one of the murderers. The top beam is not straight, and the bottom beam is crooked. The Feng King is cruel and inhumane, and the Feng Army is of course extremely cruel."
Tang Yin frowned, and his face gradually became solemn.
"Don't say that. Think about it, among the princes of various countries and monarchs of all dynasties, which one has not made mistakes? But after making a mistake, there is not a single one who can replace his head with his hair and cut off his own hair! The Feng King may be cruel, but at least he has a conscience and a temperament. I think the Feng King is much better than those princes who are full of benevolence."
"Yes! Killing a person and cutting off his hair to apologize, if our king did the same, he would have become a bald man by now!"
"Haha!" This attracted laughter from the surroundings. Under normal circumstances, these people would not dare to make any comments about the monarch, but now that the Mo army has been driven away and Wanfang City is under the jurisdiction of the Feng army, the people in the city no longer have so many concerns and vent all their resentment.
"As the saying goes, people should not fight officials. The lives of ordinary people are cheap. If we provoke the government, we will lose our skin even if we don't die. How many people have been wrongly killed? Not to mention provoking the king. It is really rare that King Feng is willing to accept punishment this time!"
"That's right! If our king can be like King Feng, I am afraid that even I will be willing to join the army. How could our Mo country be beaten so badly by Feng country?"
"If the Feng army occupies Wanfang and does not withdraw, Wanfang City may become a city of Feng country. At that time, our king will become King Feng."
"It's not bad to change to King Feng!"
"Hey, hey, hey, how can you say that? Don't forget, you are all Mo people..."
The people talked about it, saying all kinds of things. Some hated Tang Yin, some praised Tang Yin, some were inclined to Feng country, and some insisted on being loyal to Mo country. Although these people cannot represent all Mo people, they reflect the voices of quite a few Mo people.
Tang Yin listened and pondered, and finally understood the purpose of Qiu Zhen's bringing him here. Qiu Zhen wanted to make him understand that what he did was right. In theory, when one country invades another country's territory, the hostile voices should be one-sided, but now among the Mo people, there are voices praising Tang Yin and leaning towards Feng Country. This is extremely rare and precious, and it also makes Tang Yin's confidence swell several times in an instant. The feeling of shame disappeared, replaced by a strong excitement.
He turned his head to look at Qiu Zhen, who nodded slightly at him with a smile on his face. Tang Yin also smiled knowingly, and without saying anything more, he pulled Qiu Zhen and left the crowd.
On the way back to the City Lord's Mansion, Qiu Zhen said: "Mo Country is different from Ning Country. The grudges between our country and Ning Country are too deep, and it has reached the point where it is a life-and-death struggle that cannot be resolved. Therefore, when our country was at war with Ning Country, even if the city was massacred and innocent people were killed indiscriminately, it would not matter. One more or one less crime would not have a big impact. But Mo Country is different. The relationship between Mo Country and our country has always been complicated. Although we are wary of each other, there has never been a large-scale war. There is no hatred among the people, and it has become much easier to win the hearts of the people. Because of this, our army must be cautious in its actions in Mo Country and try to avoid Avoid harming innocent people and giving people a chance to criticize you."
Tang Yin nodded and said, "That's right! You make sense!"
Qiu Zhen smiled and said, "I'm relieved that the king can understand this." After a pause, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Your Majesty, it is said that bandits are rampant in Anqiu County and have become a big problem. When the king leads his army south, he can send troops to wipe out the bandit dens and eliminate the harm for the people of Anqiu!"
Tang Yin said, "Well, I have had this idea for a long time. Bandits are bandits after all, not worth mentioning. When our army goes south to attack Shangwan, we can wipe out the bandit dens along the way one by one. Qiu Zhen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I see! ”
As the incident at Lai Fu Teahouse came to an end, Feng Jun’s rest in Wanfang City also ended. Tang Yin left two thousand soldiers to guard Wanfang, and he led the main force of his direct army to continue southward, aiming directly at Shangwan, the county town of Anqiu County, preparing to fight a decisive battle with the local army of Anqiu.
Although Tang Yin had already asked his subordinates to prepare the carriage, after Qiu Zhen took him to understand the people’s sentiments, Tang Yin immediately changed his mind and decided to ride out of the city.
When Tang Yin entered the city, the scene was desolate, and no one could be seen in the streets and alleys. Now that he led the Feng Army out of the city, the situation was very different. Both sides of the main street were full of people, and people were eagerly waiting to see what the Feng King Tang Yin looked like. The contrast between the two shows that the fear of the people of Mo State towards the Feng Army has been greatly reduced. Of course, there is no farewell sound among the people of Mo State, but at the same time, there is no shouting or cursing. For the invaders, this is a huge change.
Shangwan is the county seat of Anqiu County and the concentration of Anqiu local army. Therefore, for the Feng Army, the victory or defeat of the Shangwan battle is the key to whether the Feng Army can fully occupy Anqiu.
In this battle, the Feng Army headed by Tang Yin is determined to win. On the way to Shangwan, Tang Yin ordered Qiu Zhen to send an envoy to Shangwan first to send a letter of persuasion to persuade the county chief Gao Guan to surrender the city.
Of course, Tang Yin did not hold much hope for Gao Guan's surrender. A high official like the county chief could not be persuaded by one or two letters of persuasion. Even the envoys sent by Qiu Zhen were determined to die. As a result, they really expected it. The envoys sent by Qiu Zhen never returned and never came out of Shangwan City again.
Even though he had expected it, Tang Yin was still angry and ordered the whole army to prepare for war. As soon as they arrived in Shangwan, they would immediately launch an attack.
When the Feng Army reached the border between the two counties of Anqiu County, the spies of the Sky Eye and the Ground Network reported that nearby was the location of the bandit nest nicknamed the White-headed Army.
Along the way, the direct army has successively wiped out three bandit nests. Although the bandits in Anqiu County are fierce and good at fighting, their strength is still far different from that of the direct army. The strength of the two sides is not proportional. Although the direct army did not raze it to the ground in one go, it did not take much effort.
Tang Yin didn't take this white-headed army's bandit nest seriously. During the march, he just casually asked the generals around him who was willing to lead the army to eliminate the bandits. After Tang Yin asked, no one was willing to talk to him.
All the generals went to the battle with the mentality of making great achievements. No one was willing to do a time-consuming, thankless and meritless job of eliminating bandits. When the king asked, they all lowered their heads, fearing that they would meet the king's gaze and call their names.
Seeing this, Tang Yin was no longer polite and directly called out the names: "Ye Tang, Gao Yu, listen to the order!"
Alas! Seeing that the king called their names, Ye Tang and Gao Yu sighed lightly, looked at each other, and secretly said that they were unlucky, but they still urged their horses out of the line in an orderly manner, and bowed their hands and said: "I am here!"
"You two lead 10,000 soldiers to wipe out the white-headed army's bandit nest. Return to the camp before dark to report!" Tang Yin raised his head and said.
"I obey your command." Ye Tang and Gao Yu were exhausted. Fortunately, there was still some distance from Shangwan, so they didn't have to worry about not being able to catch up with the battle of Shangwan after the bandits were eliminated. It was a blessing in disguise.
Let's talk about Ye Tang and Gao Yu, who led 10,000 Fengjun and went to the lair of the Baitou Army under the guidance of the Sky Eye and the Ground Net spies.
The Baitou Army's base was located in the valley between two small mountains. The terrain was not dangerous. Of course, after all, there was no place that was too dangerous in the entire Anqiu County. After all, it was mainly plains. It was difficult to find a hill. Due to the dry weather and lack of water, there was no jungle. Looking around, there were only bare and cracked land. Even the mountains were mostly stone and soil mountains with no grass.
Ye Tang and Gao Yu were eager to return to the barracks. When they went to the Baitou Army's base, they urged the soldiers below to march at full speed and not to waste time.
When they were about to approach the White-headed Army’s stronghold, they saw a large group of people in disarray standing on the hillside in front of them.
There were about three or four thousand people on the other side, with ragged and messy clothes. Some were cloth clothes and cloth pants, and some were wearing worn-out armor, but there was one thing that was surprisingly consistent, that is, they all had white towels wrapped around their heads. From a distance, it looked like a white patch. What was even more valuable was that they even had flags.
The flags were not much more complete than their clothes, with holes of varying sizes on them, but you could see a huge "white" word embroidered in the center.
You can tell without asking that this must be the White-headed Army detected by the Sky Eye and the Ground Network.
After looking around, Ye Tang and Gao Yu felt angry and amused. The bandits had so few people, and they were not even strong enough to defend the camp, but they dared to come out to fight. They were really brave. What was worth praising was that this bandit group was well-informed. They actually noticed that they were coming to attack and took the lead in setting up a battle formation.
Both of them reined in their horses, put their hands on the awning, and looked forward carefully. Then, Ye Tang and Gao Yu laughed at the same time. The other party was not in formation on the hillside, nothing, just standing together loosely. How could Generals Ye and Gao take such an inferior opponent seriously?