Chapter 250

The three legions of Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army and Chifeng Army can be said to be the main force of Tianyuan Army. The manpower of Sanshui Army and Chifeng Army has been expanded to 150,000, and their combat power is roughly equivalent to that of Pingyuan Army with 100,000. As for the The manpower composition of the direct army is basically composed of new soldiers. It is not so much the close army around Tang Yin, but the latest chapter of the Tianyuan Army's reserve army.

After a series of adjustments, the overall skeleton of the Tianyuan Army was basically finalized.

The commander-in-chief of the Pingyuan Army is Xiao Muqing, and the deputy commanders are Chen Fang and Liu Zhongsheng; the commander-in-chief of the Sanshui Army is Liang Qi, and the deputy commanders are Bai Yong and Juno; the commander-in-chief of the Chifeng Army is Li Wei, and the deputy commander-in-chief is Peng Haochu. In fact, if you look closely, Tang Yin's arrangement was also well thought out. The leaders of the three legions all had generals who were extremely capable but later joined his command. Tang Yin trusted their abilities, but he did not necessarily trust their loyalty to him, so he placed his own confidants around them, and so on. As a result, not only can each legion be led and commanded by an excellent general, but the loyalty can also be sufficient, eliminating his worries.

After repelling the Ning Army, the Tianyuan Army expanded rapidly. Instead of weakening its overall strength, it was greatly enhanced. Tang Yin was extremely ambitious at this time and had the idea of ​​pursuing the victory. He planned to command the army to continue south and attack the last barrier of Yancheng - Le As long as they capture Hu County and Lehu County, the Tianyuan Army can march straight into Huanglong and advance into Yancheng.

However, at this time, counselors and staff headed by Qiu Zhen came to see Tang Yin one after another and persuaded him to postpone the deployment of troops.

Tang Yin felt puzzled. Our side was now in a winning position. How long could we wait without troops? After listening to his thoughts, Qiu Zhen smiled, shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, you have overestimated our current situation. We do have an advantage over Zhong Tian, ​​but it is not yet a victory. Can we turn our current advantage into a victory?" The situation is still ambiguous.”

Tang Yin frowned slightly and asked, "Why did Mr. Qiu say this?"

Qiu Zhense said: "Sir, we now have an army of 500,000. With so many people, they need food, drink, supplies and military pay every day. This is all money. How can Tianyuan County alone bear it?" If you can afford it, what if you don’t have enough food, grass, and pay when you send your troops to fight south? By then, our advantage will turn into defeat!"

After hearing what he said, Tang Yin felt like he had been showered with cold water. Most of his originally exciting mood was extinguished. His face also darkened and he looked at Qiu Zhen coldly. Qiu Zhen's words were unpleasant, but that didn't mean they were unreasonable, but even if they were reasonable, it didn't mean Tang Yin liked to hear them. He tapped his fingers lightly on the table and asked, "What do you mean by Mr. Qiu?"

Before Qiu Zhen could speak, Zongyuan stepped forward, bowed his hands and saluted, and said first: "In the opinion of my subordinates, your Excellency should first stabilize the rear and gain actual control over Guannan County and Jinguang County as soon as possible. With this, With the two counties plus Tianyuan County, it is not difficult to support an army of 500,000. In addition, your Excellency should also start sending letters to the chiefs of other counties as soon as possible to win the support of the chiefs of Dafeng. In this way, Your Excellency Not only do you have no worries, but you can also greatly weaken the rebel Zhong Tian, ​​killing two birds with one stone!"

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded his head when he heard this. He liked to hear opinions that could give him practical plans. He pondered for a moment, looked at Zong Yuan and asked with a smile: "In your opinion, Lord Zong, how can I control the real power of Guannan County and Jinguang County?"

Zong Yuan smiled and said: "It's very simple, abolish the original county head and establish a new county head!"

Tang Yin rolled his eyes, then squinted and asked, "You mean, you want me to kill Zhao Hui and Yu Tao?"

"No, no!" Zong Yuan waved his hands repeatedly and said: "If you want to gain the support of other county governors, you must treat Zhao Hui and Yu Tao well. Not only can you not kill them, but you must also promote their official positions. Of course, your Excellency can Giving two people empty positions in name only can also deprive them of real power."

Tang Yin's mind was racing and he nodded while listening. When Zong Yuan finished speaking, he naturally looked at Qiu Zhen and asked what he meant. Deep in Tang Yin's heart, the person he trusts and relies on the most is Qiu Zhen.

Seeing Tang Yin looking at him inquiringly, Qiu Zhen smiled, nodded and said, "Master Zong's opinion is exactly what I meant. However, I think Master Zhao is loyal, honest and reliable, and can be entrusted with important responsibilities without moving. It's a good idea, but Yu Tao is duplicitous and is really a villain. It is not easy for him to hold an important position. He can be made the chief inspector of Tianyuan, Guannan and Jinguang counties. Even if he is promoted, he has no real power. In the future, etc. Your Excellency can easily get rid of rebellion by eliminating it.”

"Haha——" After hearing this, Tang Yin looked up and smiled, and said: "What Mr. Qiu and Mr. Zong said is absolutely true. I will do what you two want!"

Qiu Zhen said: "Your Excellency, you can summon the heads of the three counties in Huaiyang, the capital of Jinguang County. You can listen to their words and observe their actions. You can also judge in person whether you should keep or abandon these people!"

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded again and said, "Master Qiu, you can arrange this!"

"Yes! Sir!"

Tang Yin relied heavily on Qiu Zhen. Zhang Zhe and other counselors didn't think anything of it, but Zong Yuan saw it and took it to heart. When Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen finished talking, he raised his hands and said, "Sir, I have a plan against Ning Bing. I wonder whether I should tell it or not?"

Tang Yin was actually not very interested in political intrigues. What he was really interested in was the military aspect. After hearing Zong Yuan's words, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said with a smile: "Since Mr. Zong has defected to me, he is his brother. You are welcome. If you have anything to say, just tell me!"

Hearing this, Zong Yuan felt warm in his heart. He quickly saluted and then said sternly: "This time our army won a great victory over Ning Jun, which hurt Ning Jun's vitality, but it did not hurt Ning Guo's vitality. If Ning Guo is determined and vigorous, Supporting the puppet Zhong Tian may also send more troops into our Fengdi. In this way, it will still be difficult for our army to eliminate Zhong Tian and expel the Ning army. In the opinion of my subordinates, as long as our army can capture a place, This will isolate the reinforcements from Ning State and trap the remaining Ning Army in our Fengdi, which will be extremely beneficial to our army!"

"Oh? What place are you talking about?"

"Tongmen!"

"Tongmen?" Not to mention Tang Yin was shocked after hearing this, Qiu Zhen and others also looked shocked and turned to look at Zong Yuan.

Zongyuan said: "Tongmen is the western gate of our Dafeng and the eastern gate of Ningguo. No matter who can occupy Tongmen, they can gain an absolute advantage over the other party. If our army can occupy Tongmen, not only will Ningguo be unable to send more troops Reinforcements are coming, and both Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi will be trapped alive in my Gale territory!"

When he finished speaking, Tang Yin and others were speechless for a long time.

Everyone knows the importance of Tongmen, but how can the Tianyuan Army in Jinguang County capture Tongmen, which is thousands of miles away? Moreover, Tongmen has been ceded to Ning State by Zhong Tian, ​​and now it belongs to the territory of Ning State. There are a large number of Ning troops stationed in it. How can they defeat it? Moreover, if our own army marches towards Tongmen, it will definitely scare the enemy. I am afraid that they have not reached Tongmen yet. He would have to fall into the siege of Ning's army.

Everyone considered it carefully for a while and shook their heads. They felt that this plan was too unrealistic and there was no way to do it.

Zong Yuan saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, he smiled slightly and said: "Only when the troops move dangerously can we achieve miraculous results! Because Tongmen has been ceded to Ning State, there will not be too many Ning troops stationed there, and Tongmen's defense is strong in the west and weak in the east. As long as our army can attack suddenly and take it by surprise, we will definitely succeed in one attack!"

"How can we be surprised?" Zhang Zhe shook his head and said: "From Jinguang County to Tongmen, you have to pass through Lehu County, the capital and the three counties west of the capital. In addition, the wind land of 200 miles west of Tongmen has been ceded to Ning country is full of Ning people, how can our army approach Tongmen without anyone noticing and without any news leaking?"

His question was exactly what everyone was thinking. Although the sneak attack on Tongmen was a clever plan, it was very difficult to implement and was not very practical.

Zong Yuan seemed to have expected that someone would ask this question. He did not answer. Instead, he looked at Tang Yin and asked with a smile: "Your Excellency has a very good relationship with the city-state of Besa in the Morpheus Federation, right?"

His question was nonsense. If Tang Yin had a bad relationship with the Besa people, how could Besa's heavy armored cavalry rush over to reinforce Tang Yin. Even Princess Besa went there in person.

Tang Yin frowned slightly, raised his head and said, "Keep talking!"

Zong Yuan said quietly with bright eyes: "If our army goes to the territory of Feng Kingdom, the Ning people will naturally get the news, and they will be blocked by the Ning army before they even reach Tongmen. However, if our army does not go to Feng Kingdom, Land, take a detour from the territory of the Morpheus Federation to Tongmen, Ning Renke will not notice it!"

"Ah——" After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but take a breath.

As the saying goes, a word can awaken a dreamer. Among the many counselors and staff present, no one thought of borrowing the road from the Morpheus Federation and taking a detour to Tongmen. The Morpheus Federation is not the city-state of Besa, but is composed of more than twenty city-state alliances, large and small. However, among them, the city-state of Besa is the strongest and the most ferocious and warlike. It often fights against the wind. Using troops, plundering and killing people had made the Feng people miserable for decades. Now that Tang Yin had good relations with them, he could naturally get in touch with other city-states through the city-state of Besa. It would not be too difficult to borrow a road.

To the west of Tongmen is Fengdi, to the east of Tongmen is Ningdi, and to the north of Tongmen, less than twenty miles away is the territory of the Morpheus Federation Duki City State. Twenty miles away, even if the infantry starts a rapid march, He could arrive within half an hour. Even if he was discovered on the way, it would be difficult for Ning Guo to assemble a large army in such a short period of time.

After careful analysis, this plan is really a clever one! Tang Yin took a deep breath, his eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but look at Zong Yuan with admiration. He rubbed his chin and said quietly: "Looking at it from this point of view, our army can definitely try to sneak attack Tongmen!"