Episode 10 Chapter 679

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Chapter 679

After relieving Liu Zhang and others from being trapped, the Pingyuan Army did not immediately return to the court, but continued to march westward and headed towards the inland of Piar. TXT download. (_《》)

At the same time, Xiao Muqing also sent a letter back to Huandi, temporarily recruiting 20,000 local troops from Huandi, and ordered them to bring more guides who knew the terrain of Piar.

Not knowing the terrain is like fighting with your eyes closed, and you will never be able to defeat your opponent.

Ten days later, the reinforcements sent by Huandi joined the Pingyuan Army, and the Pingyuan Army's armaments and military supplies were also replenished. Then, Xiao Muqing ordered that the army should no longer march slowly, but should march at full speed.

The Pingyuan Army advanced all the way, and it took less than 20 days to capture the three cities of Butun Mountain, Dailiji, and Huahu. Next, it went straight to the capital of Piar, Tegeya.

At this time, the Plain Army was still more than 250 miles away from Tegea. According to the marching speed of the general legion, it would take three days to reach Tegea.

Piar urgently drew troops from all over the country, intending to gather a large-scale army in the capital to fight a decisive battle with the Plain Army.

But what Piar never expected was that the Plain Army arrived at Tegea in just one day. When the sky gradually brightened and the defenders on the top of the city looked out, the Plain Army had already arrived at the city incredibly.

Traveling 250 miles a day, and marching as a legion, carrying a large amount of supplies and food, this seemed impossible to many people, but the Plain Army did it. The entire legion seemed to have suddenly dropped from the sky to the front of Tegea City.

Tegea City was not well prepared and rushed to fight. It can be said that it fell into a passive position from the beginning of the battle.

Seeing that the offensive of the Pingyuan Army was getting more and more fierce and the defenders were becoming more and more difficult to resist, King Pavila of Biar was forced to send an envoy to submit a letter of surrender to the Pingyuan Army and wrote a handwritten letter to Xiao Muqing.

The general meaning was to persuade Xiao Muqing not to fight anymore. Biar had already surrendered and would never invade Feng State again in the future. He was willing to pay tribute to Feng State every year.

Xiao Muqing's reply to Biar's letter of surrender was three words: not accepted. It was you who provoked the war in the beginning. Now the war is tight, and you don't want to fight anymore. How can you start a war when you want to start it and end it when you want to end it?

Xiao Muqing ordered all the soldiers to continue to attack the city with all their strength, and to take down Tegeya before dark no matter what.

Now the defenders in Tegeya are only about 20,000 people. Even if the city is strong and easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can't withstand the strong attack of more than 100,000 Feng Army.

Pavila was the first one who could not sit still. He abandoned the capital, took his family, ministers and personal guards, and fled from the west of the city.

As the king fled, the defenders of Tegea were defeated even faster. At 3 pm in the afternoon, the city wall in the east was finally breached by the Pingyuan army.

A large number of Fengjun poured into the city from outside. The Fengjun, who were bloodthirsty, were more brutal and tyrannical than the Piar people.

After entering the city, they didn't care whether the other party was a soldier or an ordinary citizen. They killed anyone they saw, robbed any money they saw, and set fire to all the large objects and buildings that could not be moved.

For a while, the huge Piar capital of Tegea was ablaze, as if it had turned into a sea of ​​fire. The streets and alleys in the city were bloody, and the ground was full of corpses and broken limbs. It was like hell on earth.

Upon learning that the king of Piar had escaped from the west of the city, the "student army" led by Liu Zhang, Bai An, Yan Yan, Xu You and Xiong Gu immediately chased him out of the city. They didn't hate King Piar that much, but they couldn't stay in the city.

The scene of the Pingyuan Army killing people and abusing a large number of civilians made them really want to watch. Of course, they couldn't stop it. This is war, this is the cruelty of war. The Piar Army did the same when it invaded Qinglin County.

Pavila ran too fast. Liu Zhang and others chased him for more than ten miles without finding any trace of the other party. Because of the lesson of the last reckless advance, they didn't dare to chase him blindly this time, and then withdrew their troops and returned.

Under the rampage of the Pingyuan Army, the city of Tegea was looted. Most of the hundreds of thousands of nobles, civilians, and slaves in the city were killed and buried in the sea of ​​fire. In addition, a large number of women and children were captured by the Pingyuan Army and wanted to be taken back to Fengguo as trophies.

After setting Tegea on fire, Xiao Muqing heard that the tombs of the kings of the Piar Kingdom were near Tegea. He didn't even think about it and sent an order to dig up the graves and rob the money.

Such a barbaric practice made Liu Zhang and others feel that it was too much. Killing people was not enough. Since King Piar had already fled, why bother digging up his ancestral graves?

Xiao Muqing answered straightforwardly. The country's treasury was empty now. Where would the military expenses and expenses for this expedition come from? Of course, the wool comes from the sheep.

If the military expenses cannot be recovered from this war, the losses of Qinglin County in the country cannot be compensated, and enough benefits cannot be earned, then what is the point of fighting this war?

Fighting is to make money, not to lose money. This is the consistent tradition and code of the Feng Army. After listening to Xiao Muqing's words, Liu Zhang and others had nothing to say.

Next, the Pingyuan Army launched a large-scale excavation and looting of Piar's ancestral tombs, and the treasures in each tomb were robbed.

Feeling that the gold, silver and jewels he had plundered were almost gone, Xiao Muqing ordered the entire army to retreat. On the way back to the Feng Kingdom, the Feng Army also plundered, killed and destroyed the towns of Piar along the way.

In Xiao Muqing's words, either they won't fight, or if they want to fight, they will cripple Piar and beat him up all at once, so that they can only recover their strength in the next ten or twenty years and be unable to invade the Feng Kingdom border again.

This time the plain army's long-distance attack did indeed cause Piar to be seriously injured.

Not only was the capital city destroyed, but the ancestral mausoleums and more than a dozen towns were also destroyed. The number of casualties was not too many, around 100,000, but more than a million civilians were killed, and tens of thousands of women were killed. and children were captured to the Feng Kingdom and served as slaves.

It is impossible to estimate how much gold and silver the Pingyuan Army plundered from Piar this time. There were more than ten batches of carriages carrying the loot, and the number of carriages in each batch was between 200 and 300. The last batch They returned to Zhenjiang with the Pingyuan Army, with a total of five hundred carriages.

The Ming elements of each batch of trophies were put together, and they were more than a foot high. The richness of the trophies from this battle made Tang Yin speechless.

In order to display the results of the Fengjun's victory and to enhance the pride, self-confidence and cohesion of the people of the country, Tang Yin also ingeniously ordered the construction of an exhibition hall in Zhenjiang to display some exquisite trophies and open them to the public.

The construction of an exhibition hall was the first of its kind at the time, but it was nothing new to Tang Yin.

Because this campaign against Piyar was very fruitful, Tang Yin, who had tasted the benefits, immediately showed his warlike nature. He asked the Pingyuan Army who had returned to the court to stay in Zhenjiang to rest and recuperate. On the other side, he ordered the Sanshui Army led by Liang Qi to Continuing to send troops to Piyar has no offensive goal or focus. It has only one purpose, which is to plunder to fill the currently empty treasury.

In Tang Yin's view, the financial income from governing the country is not as enjoyable and generous as that from foreign expeditions.

At first, Piar thought that Feng Guo was a sheep, and wanted to make a fortune while Feng Guo was not yet firmly established in Huandi. However, he did not expect that Feng Guo was a wolf, and he was also a vicious and greedy hungry wolf. , even though they no longer want or dare to provoke the Feng Kingdom, the fierce Feng Army still attacks one after another.

Tang Yin was very excited about this Pingyuan Army battle. He specially invited Xiao Muqing to explain to him the specific details of the battle and the performance of Liu Zhang and others on the battlefield.

Xiao Muqing spoke eloquently. In the end, he greatly praised the performance of the 'student army', especially Liu Zhang. In his opinion, this person was a natural-born general. With time, he would become a general. It will definitely shine in the future.

Tang Yin looked up and smiled while listening. In his impression, Xiao Muqing had never praised someone so much. He said: "It was mentioned in the battle report that Liu Zhang took matters into his own hands and pursued the enemy. As a result, Fan Xia made a big mistake by advancing rashly, which almost led to the annihilation of the entire army."

"It is indeed true, but the general can only say that... the flaws cannot be concealed." Xiao Muqing said sternly: "Experience, tactics and strategies can be mastered through acquired learning, but on the battlefield, a keen sense of smell, The ability to grasp opportunities and the courage to move forward are innate and cannot be learned, and Liu Zhang has exactly these."

It was rare for Xiao Muqing to be full of praise for a junior. Tang Yin looked at him with a smile and said, "So, I really made the right choice as a candidate."

"Yes, Your Majesty. In fact, the general also wants to keep him by his side. If one day... the general is no longer in the army, Liu Zhang can also take over the banner of the Pingyuan Army!"

After hearing this, the smile on Tang Yin's face disappeared instantly, his face darkened, and he said solemnly: "Where can you be if you are not in the army? You single-handedly created the Pingyuan Army, and you are the one who I trust the most and can entrust me with important tasks." The legion, even if you are seventy or eighty years old, you must continue to be in charge of me!"

Although Tang Yin's words were arrogant, Xiao Muqing was extremely moved. As a minister, to be able to gain such trust and reliance from the king, he had no regrets in his life.

He lowered his head and said: "Didn't your Majesty always say that if the earthen jar is not broken far from the wellhead, the general will inevitably die in battle..."

Even Wu Guang, who was so powerful, could be defeated in front of the battle, let alone himself?

"This is for others, not for you!" Tang Yinteng stood up suddenly, walked up to Xiao Muqing, then slowly squatted down, and said quietly: "Although you and I are monarchs and ministers, in fact, I have always regarded You treat me like an old brother. You helped me win the country of Feng. I don’t want to be left alone while enjoying the country.”

Xiao Muqing was moved when he heard the words, his eye circles suddenly turned red, he stood up and knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "With these words from the king, even if the general is shattered to pieces, the general will not hesitate!"