Chapter 188

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Zhong Tian spent a lot of effort to finally stop the phenomenon of desertion in the army, but by this time his vitality was seriously damaged. It turned out that more than half of the 20 directly affiliated corps of the Liang, Wu, and Ziyang families, totaling 200,000 people, had escaped. , the establishment of twenty corps was in name only and was no longer of use.

At this time, Zhan Wudi, one of the commanders of the Ning Army, took the initiative to come to Zhong Tian and asked him to immediately assemble his troops, unite with the Ning Army, and attack Tianyuan County headed by Tang Yin. After Tang Yin's group was completely eliminated, Peng Guo "The situation is stable, and Ning Jun can also return to the country."

Zhan Wudi and Zhan Wushuang are brothers. They are both generals of the Ning Kingdom. They have high positions and are popular people in front of King Ning. Zhong Tian dare not take them lightly. After hearing Zhan Wudi's words, he nodded repeatedly and agreed: "Don't worry, General, I will definitely gather the royal troops as soon as possible to destroy the rebellious minister Tang Yin!"

Zhan Wudi glanced at Zhong Tian, ​​moved the corners of his mouth, and finally swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

It was precisely because Zhong Tianlai was in charge of the army that he felt uneasy. There were deserters this time, and the number of troops was reduced by more than 100,000 at once. If the delay continued, something might happen again. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, he could only come forward in person. , urging Zhong Tian to go on an expedition immediately, and the 400,000 Ning army had been stationed in Feng Country for a long time. The soldiers were eager to return home and could not delay it any longer.

After Zhong Tian met Zhan Wudi, he immediately began to assemble the army. With his piecemeal work, more than 300,000 people were gathered. Among them were six corps directly under Zhong Tian and five originally owned by the royal family. Corps, four corps gathered from the tribes of Liang, Wu, and Ziyang, and 200,000 local troops stationed outside Yancheng in each county, totaling 350,000 people.

Zhong Tian's 350,000-strong army and the 400,000-strong Ning army were ready to go north to attack Tang Yin. At the same time, Tang Yin was not idle either. On the one hand, he transferred the 400,000-strong Tianyuan army southward and entered Guannan County. He rode quickly to the city-state of Bessa to borrow troops from its king.

Tang Yin started his career in Pingyuan County, and Pingyuan County was harassed by Besa's army, so he was naturally very familiar with the combat effectiveness of Besa's army. Qiu Zhen suggested to Tang Yin that he borrow cavalry from Besa. The defensive power is extremely strong, and the Feng Army in Yancheng and the Ning Army from afar have never seen heavy armored cavalry. Once encountered on the battlefield, they will definitely suffer a big loss due to lack of preparation.

Tang Yin felt that Qiu Zhen's suggestion was very reasonable, so he immediately adopted it and personally asked someone to write a letter in Bessa language and send it to the city of Bessa. He also sent a lot of gold and silver jewelry to express his gratitude.

As for marching into Guannan County, this was Tang Yin's own idea. In order to protect the foundation of Tianyuan County, he did not want to start a war at the doorstep of Tianyuan County, but wanted to place the battlefield outside Tianyuan County. Many people were interested in this. Expressing incomprehension, he did not understand why the natural danger of Tianguan was not defended, but he had to go to Guannan County to defend against the enemy. He lost the defensive advantage and could not defeat the opponent's 700,000 to 800,000-to-800,000 enemy with only frontal combat. enemy.

However, several military commanders unanimously supported Tang Yin. They believed that fighting in Guannan County would be more beneficial to their side. They were not as afraid as Tang Yin that bringing the war to their doorstep would destroy Tianyuan County's economy and stability. Instead, they felt that fighting in Guannan County would be more surprising and kill Zhong Tian by surprise.

Now Zhong Tian still doesn't know that Zhao Hui, the head of Guannan County, is leaning towards his side, so he naturally regards Guannan Army as his own base. After recent times, he must be completely unprepared. If his side suddenly breaks out at this time, taking it by surprise and attacking him unprepared, he will definitely be able to The combined forces of Zhong Tian and Ning Guo were defeated.

After listening to the analysis of these coaches, those who expressed objections stopped talking. After all, what they said made sense.

The county seat of Guannan County is Tongzhou, which is very close to Tianguan. It is faster to go from Tianguan to Tongzhou than from Tianguan to Shunzhou.

Tang Yin commanded 10,000 troops directly under Tianyuan County as the advance troops. After a day and night of rapid march, they arrived outside Tongzhou City.

It was early in the morning, and the sky was misty and bright. Tang Yince immediately stepped forward, reached the bottom of the city wall, and looked up. In the huge Tongzhou City, there were not a few soldiers visible on the high and thick walls, but the hanging The flags are even more ridiculous. Some are red flags with a white background and some are wind flags with a black background and a white surface.

Also coming with Tang Yin were the three brothers Shangguan Yuanrang, Yuanwu, and Yuanbiao. Shangguan Yuanrang urged his horse to come to Tang Yin. He chuckled at the city wall and said, "I think this is Zhao Hui, the head of Guannan County." It's just a piece of grass on the wall, whichever side the wind is strong will fall down, even the flags are hung in two kinds, just in case of emergencies!"

Tang Yin was also happy, shook his head, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly to the city wall: "Brothers in the city, listen, I am Tang Yin, the head of Tianyuan County. Go and inform your head of the county, Mr. Zhao, and let him come out. Talk to me!"

His shout finally alerted the soldiers on the city. After a while of commotion, someone finally timidly poked half of his head out from the top of the wall and looked down. He saw a large, dark crowd outside the city, all of which were horse teams. There were several large flags in front, each embroidered with " The words Feng', Tianyuan' and Tang'.

The soldiers who were watching took a breath and plucked up the courage to ask uncertainly: "You...who are you?"

Tang Yin rolled his eyes, raised his voice again, and shouted: "Tianyuan County, Tang Yin!"

Oops, it’s Tang Yin! The soldier's legs became weak and he almost sat down on the ground. Tang Yin came to Tongzhou. Tang Yin, who had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, actually came to Tongzhou. What was he doing? Are you coming to attack Tongzhou? The soldier held on to the arrow stack, swallowed hard, and asked stammeringly: "Master Tang, do you want to see Master Zhao? Do you need... do you need us to open the city gate first?"

Tang Yin almost laughed out loud. There really are just as many soldiers as there are generals. He waved his hand and said, "It's better to ask your adults to speak out first!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Mr. Tang, then... you wait outside the city for a while, I will go and report it right away!"

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work, brother!"

"Oh, you're welcome, sir."

Listening to the conversation between the two of them, there was no smell of gunpowder, let alone a hostile force. Zhao Hui did not want to be Zhong Tian's lackey, let alone an enemy of Tang Yin who held high the banner of Da Feng. The same was true for his soldiers. Not to mention that the Guannan Army had no troops available now. Even if there were troops, they would not go to war with Tang Yin.

After the soldier finished talking to Tang Yin, he didn't dare to delay for a moment. He ran down the city wall as if his buttocks were on fire and went to the county capital to report the matter.

After waiting for almost half an hour, the gates of Tongzhou City opened wide. A middle-aged man wearing a county guard uniform hurriedly walked out of the city under the protection of more than a dozen guards. When he arrived outside the city, he pressed forward. Looking at the pressing cavalry phalanx, my heart rose to my throat.

This team of cavalry has strong horses, tall knights, bright helmets, and full of energy. Their round eyes are shining with light, which is soul-stirring. Just looking at the military appearance, it is not difficult to judge its combat effectiveness. Zhao Hui is not an incompetent person, so he can naturally feel it.

He licked his dry lips, took two steps forward, and said with a dry smile: "Zhao Hui, the head of Xiaguannan County, may I ask, who is Lord Tang Yintang?"

"Master Zhao, it's been a long time, I'm Tang Yin!" As he spoke, Tang Yin quickly dismounted from his horse, came to Zhao Hui, and cupped his hands to him. At the same time, he looked Zhao Hui up and down with his eyes like daggers.

It turns out that this is Tang Yin who has been in the limelight recently.

Tang Yin was much younger than Zhao Hui expected. He looked only in his mid-twenties. He was wearing a black helmet and black armor, with a black cloak on his back. His appearance was not as ferocious as ordinary generals, but he was very handsome and delicate, especially His natural smile gives people a natural sense of closeness, but when they see his wild eyes, anyone will be frightened. There is a strange green light in the dark eyes, which is evil. There is also a deterrent force that makes people feel oppressive.

"Master Tang, I have admired you for a long time. I have heard about Master Tang for a long time!" In front of Tang Yin, Zhao Hui naturally shrunk a head, his attitude was humble and polite, and he seemed to have forgotten that he and Tang Yin were on the same level. The head of a county.

Tang Yin smiled and said: "Master Zhao, you are too polite."

"Master Tang suddenly came here because..."

"I want to resist the coalition forces of Zhong Tian and Ning Guo in Guannan County. I wonder if Mr. Zhao can help me?"

"Ah?" Zhao Hui breathed, paused for a moment, and said sideways: "Master Tang, can you speak further?"

Tang Yin nodded and pretended to follow Zhao Hui into the city. Upon seeing this, the cavalrymen behind them all wanted to step forward. Tang Yin waved his hands at them and said, "Yuan Wu and Yuan Biao will stay and lead the team. I just want Yuan Rang to follow me into the city." good!"

"Yes, sir!" Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao agreed and retreated to their own square formation.

Guannan County is now depleted of troops and does not dare to do anything to Tang Yin. Even if he wants to plot evil, the other party will not find an advantage with Shangguan Yuanjang present.

Tang Yin only took Guanyuan with him and followed Zhao Hui into the city with great arrogance. Zhao Hui was impressed by his courage alone.

On the way, he deliberately moved his guards farther away, and then asked Tang Yin: "Actually, I also deeply hate Zhong Tian's usurpation of the throne. I guess Lord Tang should have known this for a long time."

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded. Regardless of whether Zhao Hui hated Zhong Tian deeply, it was true that he vigorously funded his own military supplies and food, which Tang Yin was very grateful for.

"So, if Mr. Tang wants to fight Zhong Tian, ​​I will definitely stand on Mr. Tang's side. As long as there is any need for me, Mr. Tang just ask, and I will definitely help."

"Very good. With Master Zhao's words, I feel relieved." Tang Yin said with a smile.

As he walked towards the city, he also looked around. It was just dawn, and many shops in Tongzhou City were already open for business. There were also pedestrians on the streets. It was not difficult to see from this that Zhao Hui had managed Tongzhou City. Very good.