Volume 10, Chapter 747

"In that case, I should also go to Kawaguchi County to see what's going on there." Tang Yin rubbed his chin and murmured.

"Your Majesty, this trip is dangerous, so be careful." Yin Lan reminded.

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded, then smiled gratefully at Yin Lan and said, "I know."

Tang Yin decided to go to Kawaguchi County in person. Judging from the current situation of the New Army, I am afraid that only him going can stabilize the situation.

Although the trip was dangerous, he still left his direct troops in Yuzhen. After all, Yuzhen was the core of the entire Andi, and there was no room for any loss here. He only took the accompanying guard battalion south to Kawaguchi County.

The guard battalion has about five thousand troops, which in Tang Yin's opinion is enough. To make a long story short, there was no talking all the way. Soon, the team headed by Tang Yin successfully resisted the Fengjun camp in Kawaguchi County.

Because Liu Zhang was seriously injured, he was greeted by Qi Heng when he came out of the camp. After meeting, Qi Heng stepped forward quickly, stepped in to salute, and said: "I will see you at last, your Majesty!"

Tang Yin stepped out of the car, waved his hand casually, and then asked, "How is Liu Zhang's injury?"

"There is no fear of life, but we can't stay here yet. It is estimated that it will take at least two or three months to recover." Qi Heng bowed and replied.

Tang Yin spent nearly a month on the road from Yuzhen to Kawaguchi County. After such a long time, Liu Zhang was still unable to stay, which shows the seriousness of his injuries. Tang Yin frowned and asked suspiciously: "How can a mere arrow wound be so serious?"

Qi Heng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you don't know. The assassins came prepared. The crossbow arrows were all coated with poison. When the medical officer treated General Liu's wounds, although he could detoxify them, he still had to injure the poisonous flesh nearby. It is not easy to dig out and drain out the poisonous blood. It is not easy for General Liu to save his life. "

"What a ruthless method... Come to think of it, this is called 'Beheading Operation'!" Tang Yin said to himself.

"Ah?" Qi Heng didn't understand and looked at him in confusion. Tang Yin didn't bother to explain. As he walked into the camp, he asked, "During this period, is An Jun still coming to steal the camp?"

Qi Heng's face straightened and he said: "The last general has ordered the entire army to take strict precautions and not give the enemy any more opportunities."

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded and asked, "How is the food and grass situation in the army?"

"Previously, the New Army's food and grass losses were relatively large. However, the Pingyuan Army fighting in Zhuyang County promptly delivered a batch of food and grass, which relieved the urgent need. Now that the supplies from the rear have been delivered, our army and the New Army have enough food and grass. "Qi Heng replied.

"Haha!" Tang Yin looked at Qi Heng and smiled, and said, "It seems that you owe Xiao Muqing another favor."

"Yes, when this battle is over, I will thank General Xiao." Qi Heng said seriously.

While talking, Tang Yin and others had entered the Feng camp. Instead of going to the Zhongjun tent, he went to Liu Zhang's sleeping tent first to visit the seriously injured Liu Zhang.

Seeing the king coming to visit him in person, Liu Zhang was struggling on the bed to get down and salute. Tang Yin quickly stepped forward, held him down, shook his head and said, "You are injured, so there is no need to talk about the red tape. Just lie down and take care of yourself." !”

"Your Majesty——" Liu Zhang's eyes were red and he almost shed tears. Firstly, he felt ashamed, and secondly, he felt wronged. This battle was so annoying. He had only fought against the enemy once, and he was stabbed to death. He was seriously injured, almost life-threatening, and also dragged down the entire army.

Tang Yin understood how he felt now, smiled lightly, patted Liu Zhang on the shoulder and said: "Every time you take a step, you gain wisdom. You should understand by now, even if the enemy is as weak as an ant, at the critical moment, if it is not dealt with, it can still... I'll bite you back. When the two armies are fighting, the outcome will not be determined until the battle is over. Don't be careless!"

Liu Zhang nodded while listening. After this bloody lesson, he could understand Tang Yin's words better. Of course, Tang Yin's words were also a warning to himself. No matter when and what kind of enemy you face, never underestimate your opponent.

Afterwards, Tang Yin comforted him again, and then he left the sleeping tent and entered the Chinese army tent.

After Tang Yin was seated, he immediately said, "Tomorrow, our army will attack the city."

He didn't ask the generals present, he used an affirmative tone. The generals of Qi Heng were all stunned. The king had just arrived and rushed to attack the city without even having time to understand the specific situation. Is this possible?

Bai An bowed and asked, "I wonder what the king has planned?"

Tang Yin smiled and said, "Didn't Liu Zhang make arrangements before? Just follow his tactics!"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and finally Bai An asked cautiously: "Does your Majesty think it's feasible?"

Tang Yin said with a smile: "Liu Zhang's assassination was just an accident. It does not mean that the tactics he formulated were not good. In addition, everyone should not be frightened by the defenders at the entrance. After all, there is no one in this small area who can compete with our army head-on." With strength, our army will win tomorrow’s battle!”

After hearing his words, all the generals present were cheered up. They took a deep breath and joined in and said in unison: "General, I will obey your orders! In tomorrow's battle, we will do our best to wipe out the enemy!"

"Okay!" What Tang Yin wanted was their words. If he wanted to improve the morale of the entire army, he had to first improve the morale of the generals.

"Okay, there's nothing else to do. Everyone can go back now."

"General, please retire!" Everyone was about to exit the Chinese military tent. Tang Yin suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, everyone has been working very hard during this period and has been nervous and alert. Let the brothers have a good rest and sleep well tonight." Please keep your spirits up for tomorrow’s battle!”

"Yes! Your Majesty!" All the generals responded in unison.

After everyone walked out of the central military tent, Ren Xiao frowned and said with concern: "Your Highness, I think it is tonight that we should be more vigilant!"

"Oh?" Tang Yin smiled and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Ren Xiao said: "The An army obviously knew very well that in a frontal battle, they would not have any advantage. They also adopted the tactic of capturing the thief first, and used the means of assassinating the commander and raiding for supplies to force our troops to retreat. Your Highness arrived at Kawaguchi County An Jun will probably know the news, and An Jun will probably repeat his old tricks tonight."

When Yin Lan heard this, she was shocked and immediately said: "Master Ren, what you mean is...that assassins will sneak into our camp tonight to assassinate the king?"

Ren Xiao nodded and said, "Although I'm not sure, it's very possible."

Tang Yin looked up and laughed, praising: "It seems that Brother Ren also learned a lot during his time with the army!"

After a pause, he slowly calmed down his smile and said with a cold snort: "I told the brothers that they don't need to strengthen their defenses tonight. What they want is to attract the enemy's assassins. I want to teach An Jun a lesson and let them understand what it means to If you beat a dog with a meat bun, there will be no return!”

Ren Xiao was startled for a moment, then he became happy and breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out that His Highness has already thought of this."

Tang Yin squinted his eyes, shrugged, and said no more.

Both of them thought that once the military camp was unprepared, An Jun would take risks again and send assassins to assassinate them. However, they both guessed wrong this time. It was a calm night and the assassins did not appear. Tang Yin and Ren Xiao also Somewhat unexpected.

However, Tang Yin didn't take it to heart. After all, his target was not the assassin, but the defenders in Tingkou City.

Early the next morning, the new army was dispatched, adopting the tactics that Liu Zhang had previously arranged. The 1st and 2nd Corps mainly attacked the North City, the 3rd and 4th Corps mainly attacked the South City, the 5th and 6th Corps mainly attacked the West City, and the 9th and 10th Corps attacked the West City. The Corps took the initiative to attack Dongcheng.

The arrival of Tang Yin doubled the morale of the new army officers and soldiers. In addition, the main force was dispatched, and the momentum was even greater. As soon as the battle began, the new army used its full strength, launching trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows at the same time. The small Tingkou City , the walls on all sides roared continuously, and the ground shook with the continuous blows of stone bullets.

When the long-range strikes of the trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows were almost finished, the eight corps began to advance together and pressed towards Tingkou City.

Perhaps the Feng Army's siege attack was too fierce, and it was besieged from all sides. The counterattack in Tingkou City was very weak, and there was almost no resistance as expected. The Feng Army successfully attacked the city and entered the city in one breath.

As the main force of the Feng Army entered the city, people were all disappointed. According to reports, there were more than 5,000 defenders in the city. However, when the battle was over, the number of soldiers killed and captured was less than 1,000. And most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled.

When inspecting the prisoners of the An army, Tang Yin's face became increasingly ugly. Is it this group of old, weak, sick and disabled people with less than a thousand people who blocked his own army of 200,000 people outside Tingkou City for a month? It's a joke.

The faces of Qi Heng and other generals were not good-looking either. Everyone hurriedly stepped forward and explained with their hands raised: "Your Majesty, when we attacked the city earlier, there were at least about 5,000 defenders in the city, and there were also many spirit warriors among them. Masters are definitely not these old and weak soldiers."

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand and asked, "Where is that person? Where are the five thousand Anjun and Lingwu masters you mentioned? Where are they?"

"This..." Qi Heng's generals were at a loss for words. They also felt incredulous. Yes, where had the defenders in the city gone? How come they were clearly an elite force of more than 5,000 people, but suddenly turned into a remnant of less than 1,000 people?

Qi Heng stamped his feet, roared suddenly, rushed angrily to a veteran of the An Army, grabbed him with one hand, and pulled him out of the crowd like he was trying to lift a chicken, and asked sternly: "Inside Tingkou City Where are the defenders now? "

The veteran was trembling with fear, his legs were trembling, and he stammered: "Everyone...has evacuated. They had already evacuated the pavilion a few days ago..."

"Nonsense!" Qi Heng shouted: "There are spies of our army all around the entrance of the pavilion. If the defenders in the city withdraw, how can our army not know about it?"

"The villain didn't lie. Everything he said is true. They disguised themselves as fleeing people and evacuated in batches..." the veteran said tremblingly.

"Ah?" Qi Heng had calculated everything, but he really missed this point. He did not expect that the defenders with such tenacious fighting spirit would quietly evacuate the pavilion, and he did not expect that the defenders would break into pieces and disguise themselves as fleeing refugees. common people. (To be continued)