Volume 10, Chapter 732
Bai Qing's First Division is the main force of Anguo. With the surrender of Bai Qing's First Division, the Pingyuan Army and Tianying Army no longer have any resistance. The officers and soldiers of the two armies marched straight into the hinterland of Anguo. The spearheads of the two armies have been directly pointed at the capital of Anguo - Yuzhen. Full text read.
The Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army are progressing so smoothly. How can Qi Heng, who has always been unwilling to fall behind others, not be anxious?
If the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army were allowed to rush to capture Yuzhen, he felt that his southern expedition would be fruitless, and even the entire Ninth Army would be humiliated.
Two days later, the underground network spies in Fucheng still did not return any news. However, an uninvited guest came to Fengying, Cai Gui.
Cai Gui came here specially after asking for leave from the court. He was not going to Tang Yin's side, but to the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army.
Since the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army were advancing rapidly and were about to attack Yuzhen, Cai Gui was worried about Li Meier's safety and planned to rescue Li Meier from the palace before the city was breached.
When he passed by the Fucheng area, he heard that the king was leading the army to fight here, so he stopped by to say hello to Tang Yin.
After understanding his purpose, Tang Yin nodded in understanding. In his opinion, Li Meier contributed a lot in the battle against An. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was the number one contributor. He should not kick her after using her. Kick her away, regardless of her life or death.
He nodded repeatedly and praised: "I have ignored Miss Mei'er's safety before. Cai Gui, you are more thoughtful. You must handle this matter well and not let Miss Mei'er make any mistakes."
"Wei Chen understands!" Cai Gui hurriedly responded with his hands in hand.
"It is reported that the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army have advanced to Qingping County. From here to Qingping, we have to pass through two counties in Anguo. The road is dangerous, so you should be more careful!" Tang Yin warned.
Before Cai Gui could speak, Qi Heng stood up and said, "Looking at the future, Mr. Cai will not go to the Pingyuan Army. It will be better to stay with the king."
"However, the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army are approaching Yuzhen..."
"Don't worry, Master Cai. Our army will definitely hit Yuzhen before the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army, and will definitely break the city before their two armies!" Qi Heng said in a deep voice: "So, Master Cai, where are you?" Don’t go, just stay with peace of mind.”
Cai Gui secretly grinned. Fucheng was still far away from Yuzhen. If he continued to fight all the way, how long would it take to reach Yuzhen? How could he get ahead of the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army?
With nothing to say to a rough guy like Qi Heng, Cai Gui looked at Tang Yin with a troubled expression.
Tang Yin thought carefully about Qi Heng's words. He didn't think that his side would definitely be able to reach Yuzhen before the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army. There was nothing comparable, but he felt that passing through the two counties of Anguo was too dangerous after all. Even if Cai Gui has a group of domestic slaves with good cultivation to protect him, accidents will inevitably happen. If he has something wrong on the way, it will be a big loss to Feng Guo.
After pondering for a while, he said: "Cai Gui, I also think what Qi Heng said is reasonable. Please stay with me for the time being. As for the Pingyuan Army and the Sky Eagle Army, I will send a letter to remind them. Please protect Miss Meier’s safety.”
When Tang Yin opened his mouth, Cai Guike couldn't refuse. He could only bite the bullet and said, "Yes, Your Majesty! I obey your orders!"
Cai Gui was left in the army by Tang Yin. One day after the incident, the underground network spies in Fucheng finally sent back the news. After receiving the report, Ai Jia immediately reported the situation to Tang Yin.
In the letter from the underground spy, it was clearly stated that Li De had agreed to surrender to his side. However, he put forward three conditions. First, he asked for three thousand taels of gold. Second, after he surrendered, his military rank and title must be with him in Anguo. Shi Pingping, and thirdly, he wanted Feng Zhen to prove that his family members in Yuzhen were safe. Only if Feng Jun accepts and fulfills these three conditions will he be willing to defect.
After reading this biography, Tang Yin immediately summoned all the generals in the army to announce it. When Zhongfengjiang heard this, many people were filled with indignation. A mere Li De dared to put forward so many conditions to his own side, which was really overestimating his capabilities.
Qi Heng said angrily: "Your Majesty, this thief is abominable and cannot be tolerated. Our army has been delayed for several days, and now we can no longer delay it. Please order the attack on the city immediately!"
Without waiting for Tang Yin to express his position, Wuying immediately said: "Li De's conditions are not unacceptable. Three thousand taels of gold, military rank and title can be given to him first. At worst, he can take it back later. Only the third item is a bit difficult to deal with. , it is not an easy task to protect his family in Yuzhen! "
yes! Tang Yin secretly nodded. It is the common practice of all countries to keep their families as hostages in the capital while their generals are away. The families of these generals have always been strictly monitored by the courts. It would be difficult for them to intervene!
While Tang Yin was frowning and silent, Cai Gui, who originally thought he had nothing to do, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this matter can be left to Wei Chen! Wei Chen's family has many stores in Yuzhen. It’s not difficult to hide dozens of people.”
yes! After hearing his words, Tang Yin's eyes suddenly lit up. How could he have forgotten Cai Gui? The Cai family still had some connections in Yuzhen. They had a way to send Li Meier to Yue Xin, but he wanted to hide Li De's Families can do it too.
He asked: "Cai Gui, are you sure?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you're sure of it!"
"Well, it's up to you to handle this matter. After hiding Li De's family members, immediately ask his family members to write a letter of reply." Tang Yin said.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Cai Gui responded with his hands raised.
As the saying goes, it is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. As soon as Cai Gui arrived at Fengying, he had a place to use his skills. Cai Gui sent a pigeon to the servant of the Cai family in Yuzhen, telling him about Li De's defection and asking him to protect his family as soon as possible.
The Cai family was very efficient. Just three days later, the reply came, saying that the matter had been settled and the handwritten letter from the Li family was being sent to Fucheng at full speed.
Cai Gui was overjoyed and immediately told Tang Yin about it. After hearing it, the latter was also relieved and praised Cai Gui.
Ten days later, the servant of the Cai family rushed to the Fengjun camp and brought the letter from the Li family.
The Fengjun did not delay for a moment and immediately used a falcon to send the letter to Fucheng City, and asked the underground network spies to tell Li De that Fengguo accepted all his conditions and that his family had been protected by Fengguo, so he could do things boldly in the city.
Another day passed, late at night, and there was a sudden chaos in Fucheng City. The 100,000 An troops led by Li De suddenly raised the banner of the Feng Army and launched a sneak attack on Cui Tu's remaining troops.
At the same time, the Feng Army outside the city also took the opportunity to attack the city. With the cooperation of Li De's troops, they successfully broke through the four gates of Fucheng, and the army rushed in from outside the city like a tide.
The following battle was no suspense. Cui Tu's troops never expected that Li De would turn against them. They were caught off guard and had no power to fight back. Even most of the soldiers didn't even understand what was going on, and they were held at the neck with a knife in their sleep.
Cui Tu hated Li De to the bone, but now that the Feng Army had entered the city, there were only a few soldiers left around him. It was impossible to settle accounts with Li De, so he was forced to run out of the city. But the Feng Army was outside the city, so how could he run out?
Poor Cui Tu, the general of Anguo, eventually died tragically in the chaos near the city gate.
When cleaning up the battlefield after the war, some defected Anjun soldiers found his body, and there were more than 30 crossbow arrows stuck in his body, making him look like a hedgehog.
As Cui Tu's troops were annihilated and Li De's troops defected, Fengjun took advantage of the situation to occupy Fucheng, and then temporarily deprived Li De of his military power, dismissed the defected Anjun, and continued to move south, conquering the entire Taifeng County in one breath.
The main central army that An Guo fought against was annihilated, which made the Fengjun much easier in the next battle. Most of the troops they faced were local troops of An Guo, and in most cases, the Anjun raised the white flag and surrendered before the battle began.
The Fengjun went south all the way, conquering cities and plundering land all the way, and the momentum was so strong that no one could stop it.
After conquering the entire Taifeng County, the Fengjun led by Tang Yin successively conquered Longmen and Hefeng counties with lightning speed, and advanced to Nanping County where Yuzhen was located in one breath.
Now, the Feng Army on Tang Yin's side and the Feng Army on Xiao Muqing and Ziying's side have formed a pincer attack on Nanping County, one attacking from the north to the south, and the other attacking from the west to the east, both of which are aimed at the Anguo capital Yuzhen located in the center of Nanping County.
The Anguo court is now in chaos, and all the civil and military ministers are in panic.
Seeing that hundreds of thousands of Feng Army are coming fiercely, attacking from the north and the west, Anguo is simply unable to resist. The only remaining 200,000 central troops have to be stationed in the capital, and dare not be easily mobilized. In the absence of soldiers and generals, how can people not panic and be in chaos?
What annoys and makes the Anguo ministers most helpless is that at this time, Prince An Yueze is still staying in the gentle land of the harem all day long, still ignoring the government affairs, and even not paying attention to them. In his eyes, there is no room for other people and other things except Li Meier.
At this time, General Yuchi Yu of Anguo submitted a memorial to Yueze, wanting to personally lead the 50,000 local soldiers who were temporarily recruited to go out of the city and march north to fight against the Feng army led by King Feng.
This request was actually like suicide. Only 50,000 soldiers, who were made up of local soldiers, how could they resist the 200,000 or 300,000 Fengguo Central Army under Tang Yin?
Unexpectedly, Yueze really saw Yuchi Yu's memorial, and even more surprisingly, he approved it. Upon learning that Yueze approved the memorial, Yuchi Yu couldn't help but sigh to the sky. As a general, he could only sacrifice his life for the country.
Before leaving Yuzhen, he first arranged his affairs after his death, and then led the 50,000 local Anguo troops to march north to fight against the Feng army.
Qi Heng did not take the An army of only 50,000 seriously and pushed the battle to Liu Zhang. But after hearing that the enemy's main general was Yuchi Yu, he immediately changed his mind and led the Ninth Army to attack before Liu Zhang.