Volume 10 Chapter 218
Chapter 218
"Since we no longer have the power to advance south, we should start consolidating the five counties we currently occupy." Tang Yin lowered his head and said while checking the map.
Now the Feng Army occupies the five counties of Dongjiang, Pengfeng, Xishan, Anqiu, and Zhengzhong of Mo State. The Sanshui Army and the Tianying Army are hoarded in Anqiu, and the Pingyuan Army and the Huwei Army are hoarded in Zhengzhong. They are directly under the direct command of Tang Yin. He Feilong Army is currently resting in Suyue.
"Your Majesty, I see you clearly!" Zuo Shuang said sternly, "The general also has this intention."
Tang Yin nodded and asked: "Then how to set up defenses?" You can't leave your four main legions in Mo Di for a long time, right?
Qiu Zhen immediately responded: "In my humble opinion, the king should now rely on the five counties and quickly establish Shao Jun as the new King of Mo, form a new court and a new Mo army, and use Mo people to check and balance Mo people."
kindness! This is a way, and it is also our original plan. Tang Yin held his chin, thoughtfully, and did not answer immediately. After thinking for a long time, he looked around at the others and asked, "What are your opinions?"
"Wei Chen agrees." Guo Jue was the first to stand up and express his opinion. He is from Mo, but now he has taken refuge in Feng Country. He is more or less worried about what others think of him, and he does not want to be scolded as a traitorous rat seeking glory. He established a new Mo Country headed by Shao Jun. Although it is It divided Mo Country to a great extent, but it was at least better than if these five counties were directly included in the territory of Feng Country.
Guo Jue expressed his support, Qi Heng rolled his eyes, followed suit, and said loudly: "The general also agrees!"
Soon, everyone expressed that there was no difference. Tang Yin smiled and said, "Since none of you object, then the matter is settled." As far as the current situation is concerned, it is more beneficial to establish the new Mo Kingdom than to directly annex these five counties to the Feng Kingdom.
First of all, it is justifiable. The emperor has already conferred Shao Jun as the new King of Mo. It is natural for him to be the king of Mo. It is also legitimate in name. It is conducive to the will of the people and stabilizes the situation in the five counties.
Secondly, and most importantly, the Feng Kingdom can transfer the burden of defense of the five counties to the newly established court, allowing the new court to form an army to defend its territory. In this way, the Feng Army's troops can also take the opportunity to withdraw into the country. Kill two birds with one stone.
Tang Yin lowered his head and continued to look at the map and asked: "If a new Mo Kingdom is established, where will the capital be established?"
The matter is so important that no one dares to speak nonsense. Qiu Zhen raised his hand and said, "Wei Chen feels that Cangping City in Zhengzhong County is the most suitable."
"Cangping?" Tang Yin searched for a while on the map before he saw Cangping's location. This place is located in the southernmost part of Zhengzhong County, next to Zeping County where a large number of Mo troops are stored. It can be said that as long as you leave Cangping, you can enter Zeping County less than fifty miles south.
After pondering for a while, Tang Yin raised his head and asked, "Qiu Zhen, is it too dangerous to locate the capital so close to Mo State? If Mo's army attacks from Zeping, they will arrive immediately. "
Qiu Zhen smiled slightly and said: "It is because Cangping is close to the Mo Kingdom, so Wei Chen is proposing to build the capital here. First, building the capital in Cangping can show that the new Mo Kingdom will unite the Mo Kingdom from the south. Determination, secondly, the location of the capital is precisely a heavily defended place. The capital is located on the border, which can effectively prevent the Mo army from invading from the north. Third, the capital is so close to Mo land, which is also conducive to accepting the Mo people who go north to defect. "
Placing the capital at the most dangerous border is not without precedent, and the effect is excellent. It can indeed prevent enemy invasion.
When Qiu Zhen finished speaking, everyone nodded, indicating that it made sense. However, Guo Jue frowned and said with concern: "Setting the capital in Cangping is undoubtedly a great provocation for Mo State. I'm afraid there will be constant wars in the future, which will not be conducive to the stability of the capital!"
Qiu was really happy and said: "Master Guo is too worried. As long as the enemy is feared and subdued, he will naturally not dare to go north to offend again."
What's more, the establishment of New Mo Country is just a temporary measure. Feng Country does not want New Mo Country to develop into a prosperous and powerful country. As long as it and Mo Country consume each other and gradually weaken Mo Country's national power, Feng Country only needs to reap the benefits of being a fisherman. . From Feng Guo's point of view, we are not afraid that Mo Guo will come to fight, but we are afraid that Mo Guo will not fight.
Of course, Qiu Zhen would not say the following words, at least not in front of others like Guo Jie.
At this time, Tang Yin could understand Qiu Zhen's true intention of fixing the capital in Cangping. He nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, as long as the enemy is frightened, peace will naturally follow. The matter of fixing the capital in Cangping is a matter of course." Just do what Mr. Qiu wants!”
Guo Jue said no more, bowed his head and returned to his position.
Through discussions with everyone, Tang Yin finalized many matters for the establishment of the new Mo Kingdom. In fact, there is no discussion. Most of the time, it is Qiu Zhen who proposes and Tang Yin agrees, while others basically stare and say nothing.
According to Qiu Zhen's proposal, Tang Yin dismissed Shao Yu from the position of head of Xishan County and promoted him to general. All the troops in Xishan County were integrated into the Central Army of New Mo Kingdom. This move can be called killing without blood.
On the surface, Shao Yu was promoted several levels in a row and became a general, with a first-rank official position, which was several levels higher than the county chief. But in fact, it was cutting off his real local power and military power.
The system of the New Mo Country did not imitate the Mo Country, but inherited the Feng Country. In the Feng Country, the generals did not have the power to mobilize and command the army, only management rights. The Central Army of the New Mo Country was actually completely controlled by Tang Yin.
The left and right prime ministers of Xinmo Kingdom were all held by Fengren. Tang Yin appointed Lu She, who had always been appreciated and trusted by him, as the right prime minister, and Fan Shan, the left prime minister, who was the distant relative of Fan Min. Lu She and Fan Shan were both Tang Yin's confidants, and they were also outstanding in ability. Tang Yin was very relieved to have them in charge of the military and political affairs of Xinmo Kingdom.
In addition, in addition to these officials necessary for the court, Tang Yin also established a new position, which was also modeled on the system of Feng Kingdom in Ningdi, called the Chief Inspector of Modi, and this position was concurrently held by Qiu Zhen.
After this personnel decision, the court structure of Xinmo Kingdom was basically formed. In this court, officials from Moren accounted for the vast majority, but the real power at the top level fell into the hands of Fengren.
In addition to firmly controlling the court of Xinmo Kingdom, Tang Yin did not relax his control over the local counties and prefectures. There was always a position held by Fengren for the county chief, deputy county chief, or county chief, deputy county chief, and vice county chief in various places. As for the county lieutenant and county lieutenant who actually controlled the local army, they must be held by Fengren.
It can also be seen from the official structure of the new Mo Kingdom that this so-called new Mo Kingdom is actually a puppet regime. From the court to the local, the real power is firmly controlled by the Feng people.
A month later, Shao Jun officially ascended the throne in Cangping. The country's name is still Mo. He claims to be orthodox to the outside world, calling Shao Fang and his party traitors and traitors. He also issued a notice to the world, hoping that the Mo people would come north to surrender, and should not help the tyrants to do evil, and respect Shao Fang. In addition, the envoys of the various countries should go to Cangping for consultations with the Mo Kingdom, and should not go to Zhenjiang.
Shao Jun's claim to the throne already made Shao Fang hate it, and now he has established his capital in Cangping. How can Shao Fang not be angry? He ordered the central army stationed in Yuzeping to attack north and attack Cangping at any cost. In short, he wanted to take down Cangping.
The commander of the garrison in Yuzeping of the Mo Kingdom was Xiao Jinpeng, who was also a famous general in the Mo Kingdom and was promoted to general. After receiving Shao Fang's order, Xiao Jinpeng felt embarrassed. Shao Jun had already set the capital in Cangping, where a large number of Feng troops and Xinmo troops were stored. With a large number of troops, Cangping built another outer earth wall outside the city in just a few days, and continued to raise and reinforce it on this basis. How could Cangping be so easy to capture now?
However, the king's order was hard to disobey. Shao Fang's order had been passed to Xiao Jinpeng, and he had to execute it.
Xiao Jinpeng led 200,000 troops and went north from Zeping County to launch the first attack on Cangping, the capital of Xinmo.
In this battle, since the central army of Xinmo had not yet fully formed its combat effectiveness, the task of fighting against the enemy fell on Pingyuan Army and Huwei Army.
This war did not last too long. The two sides only fought one battle, and the Mo army took the initiative to retreat. In this battle, the Mo army encountered Pingyuan Army.
The 200,000-man Mo army did not have any advantage on the battlefield against the Pingyuan army, which had less than 100,000 soldiers and was in the rest period. The two sides fought evenly. After just this one battle, Xiao Jinpeng's confidence was destroyed.
The enemy was only a legion, and they took the initiative to attack outside the city. They couldn't defeat them. There were also the Huwei Army and a large number of the New Mo Kingdom Central Army who had not joined the battle. How could they fight this battle? Rather than humiliating themselves, it would be better to withdraw the troops on their own initiative. At least the loss would not be too embarrassing.
When the news of the Mo army's retreat was reported back to Zhenjiang, Shao Fang was furious and directly removed Xiao Jinpeng from his position. Deputy Commander Yan Bin took over and continued to attack Cangping.
The Mo Kingdom Central Army, led by Yan Bin, launched a second attack on Cangping.
This time, the Feng Army did not directly participate in the battle, but the New Mo Kingdom Central Army met the enemy.
The two sides fought a face-to-face confrontation outside Cangping City. The result of this battle was better than the last one. Yan Bin defeated the Xinmo army and defeated them. However, after the battle, Yan Bin's army suffered heavy losses. Facing the Feng army stationed in Cangping City, he had no desire and strength to launch another attack and could only choose to retreat.
The second attack of the Mo army also ended with an active retreat.
After reading the battle report, Shao Fang, who was in Zhenjiang, tore it into pieces on the spot and ordered Yan Bin to be removed from his post immediately, and then replaced the general and attacked Cangping again.
At this time, the ministers of the Mo Kingdom came out to dissuade them. After two battles, their garrison in Zeping had suffered heavy casualties. Even if they replaced the new general and led the army to attack again, it would be difficult to achieve results. The most urgent task was to rest and look for opportunities to counterattack.
Under the persuasion of many ministers, Shao Fang finally withdrew his order and planned to keep Yan Bin temporarily. General Li Jin took the opportunity to propose to Shao Fang to reinstate Qingyu and let him serve as the commander-in-chief of the Zeping garrison to redeem himself from his crime.