Volume 10 Chapter 172

Tang Yin nodded while listening to Cai Gui's analysis. When he finished speaking, Tang Yin turned to look at Qiu Zhen and asked, "Qiu Zhen, what do you mean?"

Qiu Zhen was silent for a while, and then Fang Youyou said: "Master Cai's analysis is very reasonable. However, I still think that rushing for quick results is too risky. Given the current situation, it is best to proceed steadily."

Cai Gui sneered in his heart. Qiu Zhen disagreed with his strategy, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it. After all, he still wanted stability and was too conservative in nature. With a calm expression on his face, he slowly picked up the tea cup, drank the tea slowly, and then waited for Tang Yin's reaction. He knew well that Qiu Zhen's words could not convince the king who wanted to fight quickly.

As the left prime minister, Qiu Zhen has always been the main militant in Feng Kingdom, but this time he was rarely laughed at by Cai Gui as a conservative.

really. Tang Yin disagreed with Qiu Zhen's statement. He said with a smile: "Qiu Zhen, you advocate not going south again because you are afraid that the powerful country of Sichuan Zhen will suddenly attack. But now, Sichuan Zhen is sitting back and ignoring it, and even Anguo, an ally of Mo State, is not willing to do anything. By sending troops to help, your concerns will be unnecessary. In my opinion, we should follow Cai Gui's wishes. Our country will seize the opportunity and go south to Surabaya, and then march eastward to Zhenjiang. "

Qiu Zhen is not good at tactics and strategies, but he also understands that going deep alone is a dangerous move. One wrong move may lead to the annihilation of the entire army.

He murmured: "Sishui is an important part of the country of Mo. It is already difficult to fight, and it is even more of a thousand miles from Surabaya to Zhenjiang. It passes through three counties. Our army has less than 100,000 troops. How easy is it to take Zhenjiang in one go?!"

Tang Yin said seriously: "As the saying goes, the military march is dangerous. Even we ourselves don't think we have the strength to take Zhenjiang directly. Then the Mo country will be even more unprepared. Our army is caught by surprise and is unprepared. It is not without the possibility of success."

"The probability of success is not more than 30%. Even if we finally succeed in attacking Zhenjiang, with the strength of our army at that time, we cannot besiege the city. Shao Fang can easily escape at any time, and the capture of Zhenjiang will become impossible. It makes sense, but once the war goes against us, our army has no way to retreat. The soldiers have no choice but to fight to the death. The probability of success is small, but the probability of failure is high. If it succeeds, it will only win face. If it fails, it will only win face. , our army will be in a desperate situation, and it will be irreversible. The king should think twice and consider carefully!" Qiu Zhen put the consequences of success and failure in front of Tang Yin, and asked him to compare and analyze it to see if it was true. There is really a need to take such a big risk.

At this time, Cai Gui said: "Soldiers are unpredictable, and water is unpredictable. The only way to defeat the enemy is to win by surprise. If our army can occupy Zhenjiang, regardless of whether Shao Fang escapes or not, our army will have shaken the foundation of the Mo country. How can it be Meaningless? And the king often said that even if there is only a 10% chance of victory, you can take the risk. Now is a great opportunity to destroy Mo, and you can’t miss it. If you don’t defeat Mo today, Mo will regain its strength tomorrow and become the confidant of our country. Big trouble, endless trouble!”

Qiu Zhen shook his head repeatedly and said: "A scholar talking about military affairs will harm the country and hurt the army. It is not advisable and undesirable!"

Cai Gui said tit for tat: "Isn't Prime Minister Qiu a scholar?"

Listening to the argument between the two of them, Tang Yin felt like his head was getting bigger again. Qiu Zhen's words made sense, and Cai Gui's words were even more correct. To fight or not to fight, it was really hard to make a decision now.

The grades of Qiu Zhen and Cai Gui are very different, one is first grade and the other is third grade. However, in the court of Feng Kingdom, especially in front of Tang Yin, there is no such rule of using big to suppress small. No matter what official position, they can Argue based on reason. If it is unreasonable, then that is another matter.

Just when Tang Yin was feeling in a dilemma, someone outside suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there will be something to report!"

Hearing that the voice was Ah San, Tang Yin raised his head and said, "Come in and talk."

Ah San walked in from the outside, bowed his hands to Tang Yin and said, "Your Majesty, the guards outside our country just came to report that the envoy from the Yu Kingdom wants to see you!"

Tang Yin now lives in the county capital of Shangwan City, Anqiu County. He was somewhat surprised that the envoy from the Yu Kingdom could find this place.

"The envoy from the Yu Kingdom is here?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and muttered in a low voice, "I don't know what they are asking for help from us..."

Cai Gui rolled his eyes, chuckled, and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Yu Kingdom must be here to urge your Majesty to send troops to Surabaya County as soon as possible."

"oh?"

"It is reported that the Mo'an coalition forces have conquered four counties in the Yu Kingdom, and the army has approached Kangyang, the capital of Yu. If there is no foreign aid, the Yu Kingdom will only die. At this time, the Yu Kingdom's envoy came to see the king, and of course he hopes that the king will send troops. Surabaya, and then advance to Yu State to fight to the death with the Mo'an coalition!" Cai Gui said confidently. kindness! Qiu Zhen nodded secretly. Cai Gui's powers of observation were indeed great. He must have guessed the purpose of the Yu envoy's visit very well!

Tang Yin shrugged and said with a smile: "Even if our army advances into Surabaya, it will not go west to save Yu State. If it wants to march, it will go east!"

Cai Gui's heart was moved and he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Isn't the king married to His Royal Highness King Yu?" Tang Yin and Ling Shuang's marriage is not a secret. The recent series of wars are ultimately caused by this matter. Since The two are already married. Tang Yin has no reason not to solve the crisis of Yu country, but wants to destroy Mo first.

Tang Yin looked up and laughed loudly, saying, "My marriage with Ling Shuang is a farce at best!"

Qiu Zhen understood the inside story and explained to Tang Yin: "If the king does not marry King Yu, then King Yu will marry Shao Fang. At that time, Mo and Yu will unite together, forming a double-teaming trend for our country, which is extremely detrimental. To put it bluntly, this is all a trick of King Yu. She used herself as a bargaining chip to get the king to marry her and make our country and Mo country fall out and fight each other! "

"That's it!" No matter how well-informed Cai Gui is, he cannot know the secrets between the kings. If he had not entered the court of Feng Kingdom, it is still unclear what the marriage of the monarchs of Feng Kingdom and Yu Kingdom is going on. ! From this point of view, there is no affection between the two monarchs, but they may be full of hostility and hatred. It would be strange if the king is willing to save her country!

Cai Gui knew what was going on and smiled at Qiu Zhen, thanking him for his story.

Tang Yin said to Asan: "Please invite the envoy from Yu State to come in!"

"Oh... Your Majesty, the Yu Kingdom envoy has many followers, please come in?" Asan said slightly hesitantly.

Tang Yin asked casually: "There are many followers? How many are there?"

"The guards said there were about five hundred people!"

flutter! Everyone present almost choked on their own saliva. Yu State is currently at war with Mo State, and its envoy brought more than 500 followers into Mo State. Are you crazy? It’s really hard for them to get in.

Tang Yin was also happy, shook his head and said: "The visitors are guests. Since they are here, let them all in. Are you still worried that they dare to plot evil in front of me?"

Ah San bowed and saluted, said no more, turned around and left.

Not long after, Asan brought in six men dressed as Mo people from outside. The leader was not tall, but well-proportioned and slender, and looked slender. Looking at his face, his face was as white as jade, and he had a long face. Her eyebrows were divided into eight colors, her eyes were as bright as stars, her nose was high and straight, her lips were red and her teeth were white. Her appearance was so handsome that Tang Yin couldn't help but look at him a few more times. Although there was a soft air all over his body, he was still handsome. His appearance is exposed and heroic, and the two glimpses of his mustache under his nose make him more elegant and extraordinary.

Tang Yin was sure that he had seen this person before, because he felt very familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while. Among the six people, there was another one he knew 100%. Speaking of it, he was Tang Yin's superficial 'love rival'. Xu Wenfeng, the Yangwu general of the Yu Kingdom, was also Lingshuang's lover.

Xu Wenfeng is actually here too. The envoy sent by Yu State is really good at choosing people! Tang Yin couldn't help laughing and laughed. While looking Xu Wenfeng up and down, he said with a smile: "General Xu, long time no see. How are you?"

"I have met His Highness Feng Wang!" At this time, Xu Wenfeng's face was almost as dark as the bottom of a pot. Everyone could see that he was holding back and saluting Tang Yin.

It stands to reason that as one of the envoys, it would be disrespectful for him to claim to be a subordinate in front of Tang Yin, and then it would be even more disrespectful to just hand over his hand without kneeling down to give a courtesy to the emperor and his ministers. However, Tang Yin was too lazy to argue with him, and he never treated someone like him. He won't care so much about people he doesn't take seriously.

"I conquered Shangwan not long ago, and you are quite well informed." Tang Yin had no intention of giving up his seat. He held a small tea cup between his fingers and drank tea slowly. You can take the risk of sneaking into Mo Country and see me. What's important? "

"I came here to persuade His Highness King Feng to send troops to Surabaya as soon as possible to cut off the Mo'an army's logistics, and then engage in a flanking attack with our army to eliminate the Mo'an coalition forces that invaded the country of Yu!" Xu Wenfeng said in one breath like a barrage of cannons. .

I don't know if Tang Yin heard what he said. The latter didn't even look at him. He tsked, poured out the tea in the cup, and said to the entourage: "This king is not used to drinking this tea. Please change it to Feng Guo." of tea.”

"Yes! Your Majesty!" The maid accompanying Tang Yin hurriedly responded and walked away quickly with small steps.

When she walked away, Tang Yinfang raised his head, looked at Xu Wenfeng, and said, "If the tea is not good, it needs to be changed. If the person is not good, it will naturally have to be changed."

Xu Wenfeng's brows were furrowed into knots and he asked, "What does His Majesty Feng Wang mean by these words?"

Tang Yin said calmly: "You are just a martial general, what qualifications do you have to be an envoy of the Yu Kingdom to talk to me? You'd better return to the country as soon as possible and find an envoy with enough weight to discuss matters with me!" If you can drag him away. Two or three months is enough!

After all, Feng and Yu were already married, and now Yu was in danger. After the two sides discussed it, it was really hard for Tang Yin to refuse aid outright, so it would be best to find any reason to send Xu Wenfeng away first.