Episode 10 Chapter 340
Chapter 340
Tang Yin was very troubled about how to properly arrange the 400,000 Zhen troops. Qiu Zhen helped him come up with an idea to build another Weicheng near Yancheng, specifically for the purpose of accommodating the families of the Zhen troops. In this way, it was equivalent to keeping the families of the Zhen troops firmly under his control, and there was no need to worry about the changes of the Zhen troops.
Tang Yin felt that Qiu Zhen's suggestion was very feasible, and such an arrangement was also the safest. He smiled and asked, "What is the name of the new city?"
Qiu Zhen held his chin and thought for a while, and said, "This city has the meaning of King Ping's worries, so let's call it Pingcheng!"
Tang Yin nodded and said, "Building a new city will cost a lot of money and require a lot of gold and silver!"
Qiu Zhen said, "Didn't the king seize a lot of spoils when he conquered the Zhen Kingdom? It can be used to build a new city."
"Well...it seems that this is the only way." Tang Yin shrugged and spoke helplessly.
Feng State has been at war for years, and the treasury has always been in a semi-empty state. To build a new city, it costs countless money, and Feng State's treasury cannot support it at all. It can only take out the gold, silver and jewelry seized from Zhen State for emergency.
He and Qiu Zhen finalized this matter. The next day, he announced it in public during the Feng State's court meeting. The Zhen Army soldiers headed by Nie Ze could accept Tang Yin's arrangement. They were far away from their hometown and took refuge in Feng State. Their biggest concern was how to settle their families. Now Feng State wants to build a new city near Yancheng to settle the families of the Zhen Army. This is naturally the best, and they don't have to distract themselves to find a solution.
To build a new city, even if Feng State has sufficient labor, it is impossible to complete it in a short time. Before the new city is built, the families of the Zhen Army are temporarily settled around Yancheng. In this way, there are many more temporary villages and towns near Yancheng.
As for the 400,000 Zhen Army, Tang Yin named it the Hundred Battles Army. Nie Ze served as the corps commander, and there were four deputy corps commanders, namely Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng and Guan Dai. These four people were all from Feng generals.
Because the Hundred Battles Army had too many troops, far exceeding the establishment of the regular corps of Feng State, there were also internal subdivisions. The 400,000 soldiers were divided into four parts, namely the First, Second, Third and Fourth Hundred Battles Corps. Each corps had 100,000 people and was directly managed by four deputy corps commanders.
It can also be seen from this that although Nie Ze was the general corps commander of the 400,000 Zhen Army, the real power was in the hands of the four deputy corps commanders, and his power had been largely hollowed out.
For generals who were not from Feng State, Tang Yin would not give full trust at once, and always had to keep a backhand.
After making a detailed plan for the Zhen Army, Tang Yin then issued an order, and the Hundred Battles Army went south and entered the five counties of Mobei to assist the court of the new Mo State and guard the border.
At his command, 400,000 soldiers of the Hundred Battles Army moved together, marching southwards towards the five counties of Mobei.
On the other hand, Tang Yin ordered the Military and Political Hall to formulate a specific time and plan for the war against Mo as soon as possible. He also told the three countries of An, Huan and Yu that the four parties should send troops together.
Feng State had just finished its expedition to Zhen State, and it immediately began to deploy matters for the war against Mo. The dark clouds of war did not dissipate because of the demise of Zhen State, but became more and more dignified.
Now Feng State's military strength is increasing rapidly, while the generals in the army are constantly losing in the war, and there are fewer and fewer. Tang Yin urgently needs a large number of civil and military generals to fill the vacancies in the army. Not long after he returned to Yancheng, Feng State issued a military order again to recruit talents nationwide.
The number of applicants this time was unprecedented, but the races were not only Feng people, but also a large number of Ning people, Mo people and even Zhen people.
After layers of screening, the list submitted to Tang Yin had 20 people. Among them, Feng people only occupied five seats, Ning people and Mo people occupied five seats together, and the remaining ten seats were all occupied by Zhen people.
Among these ten outstanding talents of Zhen State, four of them were generals in the Zhen army, but they were not satisfied with their current positions. When the court issued the military conscription order, they also took the opportunity to sign up.
At that time, except for Feng State, the strength of the soldiers in various states was not proportional to their military ranks. Whether they could be reused in the army depended on their origins. If they were born in a humble family, no matter how strong their strength was or how high their spiritual martial arts were, they could only start from the bottom.
For those Zhen generals who had strength but were not of high military rank, the military conscription order was a rare opportunity for them.
Tang Yin was very fond of the talents selected by the military conscription order, and specially arranged a banquet in his palace to summon all the twenty people, first to meet them, and secondly to see if they really had extraordinary strength.
After all twenty people arrived, they were led by the guards of the palace and entered the hall together. Tang Yin, who was sitting in the middle, looked at the twenty people carefully with a smile on his face. Among them, there were tall and short, fat and thin, and what was rare was that there were two women.
In the army, female generals were not common. Tang Yin pointed at the two women and asked, "What are the names of the two girls?"
The woman on the left looked nearly thirty years old, with dark skin, but big eyes, like two copper bells, a high nose bridge, and a diamond-shaped mouth. Judging from her appearance alone, she was beautiful, but she was tall, dark and strong. When ordinary men saw her, they would instinctively retreat three feet away.
The dark and strong woman did not perform the Wanfu salute like ordinary women, but stepped in and saluted like a man, and said in a loud voice: "My name is Su Wan, from Tong County, Guannan County."
oh! It turns out to be a woman from the Feng Kingdom! Tang Yin had a good impression of him, and the smile on his face deepened a bit, and he asked with a smile: "You are a girl, and you are not at home to support your husband and raise your children, why did you choose to join the army?"
Su Wan's face straightened and she said: "Serve the king and serve the country, regardless of gender!"
"Well said!" Tang Yin nodded appreciatively, and then looked at the other woman.
This person is younger than Su Wan, only 25 or 26 years old. He is not beautiful, but very attractive. His face is as white as jade, his eyebrows are thick, his eyes are deep, his nose is strong, and between his eyebrows It exudes a heroic spirit and makes people feel heroic. She is a typical girl with a male appearance, and it is precisely because of this that she has a unique temperament and charm. Tang Yinxia looked at her for a while and asked with a smile: "What is this girl's name?"
"Zeng Die, a folk girl, was born in Beishan County, Ningdi." She was handsome and her voice was very clear. Before Tang Yin could ask her the reason for joining the army, she took the initiative and said: "A civilian girl's family is in decline, so she joins the army to supplement her family income. That's all."
Tang Yin likes her outspoken and crisp personality very much. He said with a smile: "Surviving into the army is not a child's play. On the battlefield, life and death are just a thin line. Judging from your appearance, you don't seem to have endured hardship. Can you adapt to it?"
Zeng Die said sternly: "Now that I have surrendered to the army, I have made up my mind. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this."
Tang Yin was startled for a moment, then threw his head back and laughed. He turned his head and asked Asan beside him in a low voice: "What is this woman's cultivation level?"
Ah San, who had been releasing insight to observe their cultivation, hurriedly replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, her cultivation is average to below average at best."
Below average? In this way, if she was selected, it means she knows a lot about the art of war and tactics? Tang Yin rolled his eyes and asked: "Miss Zeng Die, if this king gives you an army to invade Mo Country, where will you use as a breakthrough?"
Hearing this, everyone present frowned. Although Tang Yin was not asking them, they were also secretly pondering this question. Zeng Die didn't think too much, only pondered for a moment, and then immediately replied: "The Women's Association will use Sishui County as a breakthrough!"
"Oh?" Tang Yin shook his head and said, "Sishui County is an important area of the Mo Kingdom. There are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there. If you only bring 10,000 people and enter rashly, wouldn't you be asking for your own death?"
Zeng Die replied: "The counterpart of Sishui County is Anqiu County. Anqiu County is flat and there is no danger to capture. Our garrison in Anqiu County has always been on the defensive. Therefore, although there are many Mo troops in Sishui County, they are not in danger." Due to neglect of precautions, a small force of our army penetrated and was not easily detected. Secondly, the terrain of Sishui County is complex and mountainous and forested, making it easier for a small force to hide. Thirdly, Sishui County is connected in all directions, so even if its whereabouts are exposed, it will encounter a large number of enemies. Even if the army is under siege and unable to fight, it can still retreat, either to the north to Anqiu or to the west to Jade State, so as not to plunge the entire army into a desperate situation."
Yo! Listening to Zeng Die's fluent answers, Tang Yin was quite surprised. He didn't expect that such a little girl from Ningdi would be so familiar with the environment of Mo Country and could answer his questions fluently. It seemed that she had been selected to join the military expedition. Being on the final list is not luck. He put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "Yes, Miss Zeng Die is very insightful. Our country is going to march into Mo country, and Surabaya County is indeed one of the breakthrough points for our country!" As he spoke, he asked Asan: "Who among them? "The most profound cultivation level?"
"It's the big man with a red face." Ah San glanced at a burly man with a dark red face in the crowd, and added in a low voice: "This man's cultivation is among the best among his subordinates!"
Ah San and Ah Si were all born in Shenchi, and their spiritual martial arts were outstanding. There were very few people whose cultivation level was higher than the two of them. Tang Yin was refreshed. He followed Ah San's gaze and looked at the red-faced man. He pointed at him and asked, "What's your name?"
"General Hu Xia, please see your Majesty!" The red-faced man stepped out of the queue and saluted Tang Yin. He was tall and strong, with a loud voice, and his words had echoes.
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows in confusion when he heard that he called himself the last general.
The red-faced man immediately explained: "The general is the deputy commander of the sixth corps of the Hundred Wars First Army. This time the imperial court issued a military conscription order, and the general also signed up. He was lucky enough to be selected. I hope the king will not blame you."
His cultivation level is as high as Asan's, but he only became the deputy commander of the Zhen Army? Tang Yin smiled bitterly and shook his head. He waved his hand and said, "General Hu, don't worry. The purpose of the military conscription order is to select and promote talents. If you are really capable, I don't want you to be buried."