Chapter 164

Zhao Er glanced at Tang Yin out of the corner of his eyes and asked in a strange tone, "Are you Tang Yin?"

Tang Yin looked at Zhao Er, nodded and said with a smile: "Yes!"

"Tang Yin receives the decree—" Zhao Er stopped talking nonsense, took out Zhong Tian's decree, and sang loudly.

But after saying "Tang Yin accepts the order", when he saw that Tang Yin just lowered his head but stood still, Zhao Er's expression immediately darkened. He glared strangely, raised his voice and said again: "Tang Yin receives the order!"

After hearing this, Tang Yin still didn't move, and he had no intention of kneeling down to accept the order.

At this time, the surrounding Tianyuan Army crowd began to commotion, and still no one spoke, but the friction between armors started one after another. Juno stood at the front of the crowd, eyes wide open, and held the sword back. Bai Yong hurriedly held down his wrist and shook his head slightly to signal him not to be impulsive.

They still don't know Tang Yin's decision, how can they act rashly?

After being stopped by Bai Yong, Juno slowly loosened his grip on the sword.

Inside the venue.

Seeing that Tang Yin still didn't move, Zhao Er was so angry that he pointed at Tang Yin's nose and screamed: "Bold Tang Yin, if you don't kneel down quickly to accept the order, are you going to rebel?"

"Haha——" Tang Yin, who was standing with his head bowed, suddenly raised his head, and a pair of evil eyes almost shot out, which also startled Zhao Er. The latter was horrified and stammered: "Tang Yin takes over..."

"I'll pick up your mother!" Without warning, the scimitar appeared in Tang Yin's hand. As he waved his arm, the scimitar swept out diagonally from bottom to top. With a crisp click, half of Zhao Er's body The head was cut off abruptly, and the brains flowed all over the floor.

Tang Yin strode forward, grabbed the severed hair, then raised half of Zhao Er's head high, and shouted loudly at the surrounding soldiers: "This is my determination!"

Wow - as soon as this sword came out and these words came out, there was an instant commotion in the square. Whether they were soldiers or generals, they all shouted in unison: "My lord, mighty, restore the country, restore the country; my lord, mighty, restore the country, restore the country - "

The shouting continued for a long time, and the generals headed by Qiu Zhen finally let out a long sigh.

Tang Yin showed his determination by killing Zhao Er with one sword. This was also his official declaration of war against Zhong Tian, ​​and the upcoming war between the two sides quietly began.

Although Zhang Zhe has given Tang Yin three reasons for victory, after all, we are outnumbered now and cannot rush to send troops.

Understanding Tang Yin's decision, Shangguan Yuanji, Fan Min and Tang Yin's retainers also rushed to Tianguan.

After Shangguan Yuanji met Tang Yin, his first words were directly stated: "No matter how far the fight between your Excellency and the rebels goes, as long as you don't wait for the last moment, you must not retreat to Tianguan and let the troops approach the city."

"Ah?" Unexpectedly, Shangguan Yuanji suddenly said such a sentence to himself. Tang Yin asked: "Why?"

Shangguan Yuanji asked seriously: "What is your foundation?"

Before Tang Yin could answer, he said first: "It is Tianyuan County. Your Excellency has an army of more than 200,000 people. What can we rely on to support it? It is the prosperity of Tianyuan County. Once the enemy comes to the city and blocks Tianguan, it will be equivalent to sealing the city." If we live in Tianyuan County, when the merchants flee and the people flee, Tianyuan County will become the plain county it was before. Without fiscal revenue, how can we support an army of more than 200,000 people?"

Tang Yin thought about it carefully, and although he felt that Shangguan Yuanji's words were a bit exaggerated, they were not unreasonable. The current prosperity of Tianyuan County is driven by foreign merchants, and a large part of the source of finance comes from them. If the army presses the border, these foreign businessmen will definitely run away, and the harm to Tianyuan County cannot be underestimated.

From this point of view, if you want to fight Zhong Tian, ​​it is best to fight on the battlefield outside Tianguan. In order to avoid losing your own finances, you must give up defense and choose to attack. He nodded and said with a smile: "Yuanji, I understand."

In the evening, Tang Yin summoned his generals to discuss military affairs.

Now, the Tianyuan Army has a complete establishment, with many civilian officials and military generals. When discussing military affairs, there are more than 20 generals under the corps commander alone, and the deputy corps commander can no longer squeeze into the big tent.

Looking at the crowd of people in the tent, Tang Yin first spoke: "Our army is about to fight with the rebels. If anyone has a good strategy, please tell us quickly!"

"Sir!" At this time, a civil servant named Shengyu raised his hand and said: "Zhong Tian has many soldiers under his command. Your Excellency, when setting out for an expedition, you should not advance rashly. Instead, you should camp step by step and capture each county one by one, and then plan to advance to Yancheng." He was one of the new talents who took refuge in Tang Yin and was accepted by Tang Yin as his staff.

Although the tactics he mentioned were reasonable, they were not what Tang Yin wanted to hear.

At this time, Zhang Zhe shook his head repeatedly to express his disapproval of Shengyu's statement. He said seriously: "Shengren, it's too early to talk about strategic tactics. Before we go out to rebel, we must do one thing first. That's right. The most important thing is to rescue the three important ministers Liang Xing, Wu Yu, and Ziyang Haochun!"

Hearing this, Tang Yin's eyes lit up and he didn't interrupt, waiting for him to continue.

Zhang Zhe said: "Only by rescuing them will Zhong Tian's military strength be greatly weakened. On the other hand, if these three ministers are rescued from us, the troops of the three families will naturally join us, which is a full twenty Tens of thousands of Central Army troops have defected to our side, and the numerical disadvantage of our army against the rebels will be greatly reduced."

"That makes sense!" This was the strategy Tang Yin wanted to hear. He may not be a person who is good at strategy, but he can distinguish which strategy is good for him and which strategy is not good for him. Tang Yin's ability to reach this point is definitely not due to recklessness and luck.

He looked at Letian and Ai Jia and asked, "How is the situation in Yancheng now? Have you found out where Liang Xing, Wu Yu, and Ziyang Haochun are under house arrest?"

"Yes, sir!" Ai Jia said: "The capital is now under the control of Zhong Tian's party, and the city defenders and palace guards have basically been replaced by Zhong Tian's direct corps, and strict interrogation of people entering Yancheng is carried out. In addition, , Liang Xing, Wu Yu, Ziyang Haochun and their families are all now under house arrest in Zhong Mansion, and are under the custody of the 15th Corps under Zhong Tian."

Hearing this, Tang Yin frowned.

Qiu Zhen said: "Sir, we can organize a group of people to sneak into Yancheng quietly and look for opportunities to save people!"

Tang Yin thought for a while and slowly shook his head. Yancheng is now guarded by Zhong Tian's people. It is very difficult to sneak into the city without being noticed. In addition, there is a whole army of people guarding the three families of A Liang, Wu, and Ziyang. , it is even more difficult to rescue them quietly, and once Zhong Tian is alerted, he will die if he fails to save them.

"This... I'm afraid it's difficult!"

"Sir, at the end of next month, the old thief Zhong Tian is going to marry Wu Mei, the eldest daughter of the dancer. You must stop it!" Zhang Zhe said: "If the marriage is completed, Zhong Tian will tie up the dancer and force the dancer to do so." The family has to stand on his side. If the Wu family wavers, the Liang family and the Ziyang family will most likely follow suit in order to protect themselves. By then, it will be too late even if you rescue the three of them."

Tang Yin raised his head and sighed quietly. He wanted to rescue Wu Mei more than anyone else. However, there were nearly one million rebels and Ganing troops inside and outside Yancheng. How could they rescue Wu Mei safely?

"Before rescuing people, please help me figure out how to sneak into the city!" Tang Yin looked around at everyone and said quietly.

Qiu Zhen and Zhang Zhe looked at each other, lowered their heads, and were silent in thought.

While everyone was thinking hard about a good strategy, Tang Yin's retainer Lu Fang suddenly said: "Sir, I have a way to enter the city!"

"Oh?" Tang Yin and everyone present were shocked and asked, "What can we do?"

Lu Fang said, "I have a ranger friend who lives in Yancheng." As he spoke, he looked at Tang Yin awkwardly and said, "My lord, you also know that when a ranger travels around the world, he will inevitably encounter people who take advantage of him by force. It’s hard to avoid doing things by force and robbery..."

Listening to his nonsense, Tang Yin couldn't help but roll his eyes. He cleared his throat, emphasized his tone, and reminded: "This is the military tent, where military affairs are discussed. Brother Lu, please tell the key points."

Lu Fang looked at the other people. They all had the same impatient expressions as Tang Yin. He secretly stuck out his tongue and continued: "To put it bluntly, my ranger friend worked as a bandit for a period of time when he was young. , but later he changed his ways, bought a house in Yancheng, and settled down..." Seeing the corners of Tang Yin's mouth twitching and showing a look of impatience, he hurriedly added: "He was afraid that the things he did when he was young would be exposed and he would be punished by the government. To capture him, he dug a secret passage in his house that could lead directly to the outside of the city..."

Hearing this, Tang Yin's eyes flashed, and he asked: "Is this secret passage still there?"

"This..." Lu Fang was not sure. He said, "I don't know. This friend and I may not have seen each other for a long time. I don't know yet whether he still retains this secret passage."

"Well..." Tang Yin pondered for a moment and then said immediately: "Brother Lu, you go to Yancheng right now. You were once a ranger. You shouldn't be subject to too many checks when you go in and out. After I see your friend, I'll ask him clearly first. Then ask about his position, and if there are no questions, immediately return the favor with a flying pigeon!"

"Yes, sir!" Lu Fang agreed, then asked, "Are you leaving now?"

"Now, immediately, immediately!" Tang Yin urged urgently.

"Yes!" Lu Fang asked no more questions and immediately turned around and walked out of the tent.

After Lu Fang left, Qiu Zhen said: "Sir, if there is a secret passage available, then this matter will be easy to handle. Even if you forcefully rescue people, you can still use the secret passage to escape. At that time, you only need to stay at the secret passage exit outside the city." I just need people to take care of it, but I don’t know who your lord is going to send and how many people you’re going to send?”

Who to send? Tang Yin smiled. No matter who he sent, he would feel uneasy. He said: "This matter can only be done by me personally. As for who to take," he paused, looked at Cheng Jin and said, "It is enough for the brothers with hidden arrows to accompany me!"