Chapter 342

Tang Yin recovered Ziying's family without any bloodshed, and most of the credit goes to Jiang Lu TXT download.

With only one word, Jiang Lu successfully persuaded Ziying to surrender. The Tianyuan Army took in a total of 70,000 Peng troops without losing a single soldier, and successfully captured Huya Mountain. Not only did he avoid his own losses, but he also gained more troops. The emergence of such a general as Ziying has further widened the gap in strength between the Tianyuan Army and Zhong Tian's forces.

From this, Tang Yin also saw how beneficial it was to defeat the enemy without fighting.

After regaining Ziying, Tang Yin naturally rewarded Jiang Lu heavily and promoted his official position several times. Among the many counselors, Jiang Lu became the fourth greatest counselor after Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan.

Tang Yin took over Ziying's line, but did not deprive Ziying of his military power. In his opinion, the soldiers under Ziying were ordinary people, and they were unwilling to join the army. The reason why they joined the Central Army under Zhong Tian was completely They were kidnapped. Now they no longer have to work for Zhong Tian. They will also go back to their respective families. Their generosity not only wins Ziying's respect, but also does not pose any threat to themselves.

As a result, Tang Yin was wrong. These former central sergeants did not want to fight, but they just did not want to fight for Zhong Tian. Now they followed Ziying to join Tang Yin. On the contrary, most of them were willing to stay in the army, and only a few chose to return. Home, in the end, only a few thousand of the 70,000 Peng soldiers left, leaving more than 60,000, which Tang Yin never expected.

Even though the army composed of these common people and slaves was a ragtag group, the number of more than 60,000 people should not be underestimated. With so many people in the hands of Ziying, Tang Yin could not rest assured. Now he regrets it. He regrets that he shouldn't have pretended to be generous. He had taken back Ziying's military power earlier and no longer had such worries.

It's just that there is no medicine for regret in the world, and it is too late for Tang Yin to regret it now. However, Tang Yin was smart and immediately came up with a remedy. On the grounds that Ziying had no strong generals under his command, he sent Juno, who was deeply trusted by him and very brave and good at fighting, to Ziying's command and made him serve as Ziying's deputy. Assist Ziying in commanding the army.

Ziying had no objection to this, and Juno was very straightforward and did not have much scheming. He was just a fierce general who only knew how to go into battle to kill the enemy. Ziying was very grateful to Tang Yin for calling him such a general. .

The Battle of Huya Mountain ended with Ziying defecting on the battlefield. That night, the Tianyuan Army held a banquet in the military camp to celebrate their victory and to welcome Ziying's family who had newly joined their side.

At the banquet in the Chinese military tent, Tang Yin looked very happy, clinking glasses and drinking with his generals and counselors from time to time. Everyone was having a great time eating and drinking, but Ziying was unhappy and taciturn, drinking alone. Others naturally have reasons to be happy, but he cannot be happy.

He knew that the news that he had defected to the Tianyuan Army would soon spread back to the capital. With Zhong Tian's character, if he could not find his fault, he would definitely vent his anger on his family. The lives of his father, mother, wife and children at home. It's definitely not guaranteed. Thinking of this, his heart felt like needles pricking him, and he drank more urgently.

At this time, Tang Yin said with a smile: "Currently, our Tianyuan Army has four legions: Pingyuan, Sanshui, Chifeng, and Directly Affiliated Legions. Now we also have General Ziying. I don't know what name I should give them?"

"The capital of Tianyuan County is in Shunzhou. General Ziying's army should be called Shunzhou Army!"

"Not good. The throat of Tianyuan County is at Tianguan, so we should call Tianguan Army..."

Everyone expressed their opinions, but Tang Yin didn't comment and just nodded with a smile.

Qiu Zhen smiled and said: "General Ziying camped on the mountain and joined our army from the mountain. He has a destiny with heaven, so let's call him the Sky Eagle Army!"

After listening to Qiu Zhen's words, Tang Yin put his hands on his hands and smiled, and praised: "Good! What a name! What a Sky Eagle Army!" After speaking, he turned to look at Ziying and asked with a smile: "What do you think of General Ziying?" ...General Ziying?" At this time, Tang Yin noticed that Ziying's face was ugly and he was drinking one sip after another.

Hearing Tang Yin's call, Ziying came back to her senses, quickly raised her head and asked, "Sir, are you calling me?"

"Yes!" The smile on Tang Yin's face disappeared and he asked with concern: "Is there anything difficult about General Ziying? Or is there anything he is dissatisfied with?"

"No, no, no!" Ziying waved her hands repeatedly and said, "I will be very satisfied with your arrangements."

"Why is General Ziying looking so sad?"

"this……"

"We are all brothers. If you have anything to say, just say it." Tang Yin raised his head and said.

Ziying pondered for a moment, then thought hard and said in a low voice: "I will eventually take refuge with you, but my family is still in the capital. Once the news of my joining you returns to the capital, I am afraid that my family will..." At this point, Ziying did not continue talking, but her eyes were already red.

oops! Tang Yin's heart tightened, but he ignored the matter. Ziying was originally a general under Zhong Tian, ​​and his family must be in Yancheng. If he joined his army, how could Zhong Tian let his family go? Tang Yin tapped his forehead lightly, thinking about how to rescue Ziying's family.

At this time, Letian stood up, raised his hands to Tang Yin, and said: "General Ziying has just joined our army. The news will not spread back to Yancheng so quickly. General Ziying's family must be in a safe situation now." Yes. My lord, my subordinates have placed many spies in Yancheng. Although it is impossible to rescue General Ziying's family from the closed Yancheng, it is not a problem to hide them in a secret place in the city. "

Hearing this, Tang Yin and Ziying's eyes lit up, especially the latter, whose face immediately turned rosy, no longer as pale as before.

Tang Yin said happily: "Of course, this is the best."

"It's just..." Letian said embarrassedly: "It's just that the brothers below may not be able to gain the trust of your family members when they go to General Ziying's house. General Ziying needs to write a letter home so that there will be no misunderstanding."

"That's easy, I can write it now." Knowing that his family members can still be saved, Ziying's face was covered with a layer of light, and he nodded excitedly, but soon his excitement subsided and he asked worriedly: "Yancheng has been blocked for a long time. Even if I write a letter home, I can't send it to the city!"

"Haha! General, don't worry about this." Letian smiled and said leisurely: "I receive news from Yancheng every day. Since the news can be sent out, I naturally have a way to send the general's letter in."

"What method?" Ziying asked puzzled.

"Carrier pigeons." Letian answered lightly.

Ah! That's it! No wonder the Tianyuan Army knew everything about the internal movements of Yancheng, and even knew the identities of the members of the Central Army. It turned out that the Tianyuan Army had already planted spies in Yancheng, and could pass on intelligence in a timely manner by sending pigeons. Ziying sighed secretly, but now was not the time to sigh, and he had no time to sigh. He immediately stood up and prepared to go back to his barracks to write a letter home.

Ziying was about to leave, and Jiang Lu stood up with him, staggered to Ziying and stopped him. He drank so much that his face flushed and his tongue was stiff. He said incoherently: "General Ziying, there is no need to rush to write a letter home. It will be the same if you write it tomorrow. Now the adults and the generals are in high spirits. It is really too polite for you to leave suddenly."

What he said was right, but it also depends on the situation. Ziying's family is now in danger and may die at any time. How hard-hearted must Ziying be to still drink and have fun at this time? Ziying still respected Jiang Lu very much. He suppressed his unhappiness and said with a bow: "Mr. Jiang Lu, please don't be offended. I will be back as soon as I finish writing the letter!" After that, he walked around Jiang Lu and continued to walk out.

But Jiang Lu grabbed his sleeve and frowned and said: "General, as a surrendered general, you are so ignorant on your first day in office. Will you be lawless in the future?"

This made Ziying's face change suddenly, and the other people present frowned. Jiang Lu had just made a great contribution, but he was too aggressive and arrogant at this time. Not to mention that Ziying's subordinates couldn't stand it, even the generals and counselors of the Tianyuan Army felt disgusted with him.

"Sir, this is serious. The matter is urgent. I hope you will show me more!" While speaking, Ziying shook his arm violently, shook off Jiang Lu's hand that was tightly grasping his sleeve, and then walked out with big strides.

"Wait..." Jiang Lu was relentless and wanted to pester Ziying. At this moment, Tang Yin had come behind him without knowing when, and stretched out his hand to press his shoulder. Although Tang Yin did not see how hard he tried, Jiang Lu could not move forward.

"Who is so bold as to catch me..." Jiang Lu roared, turned back angrily, and saw that it was Tang Yin standing behind him. He swallowed the following words immediately, and the anger on his face disappeared. Then he smiled and said, "It turned out to be my lord! My lord, this Ziying is too ignorant of etiquette, my lord should punish him! He should punish him severely!"

There was no trace of smile on Tang Yin's face, his eyes were as cold as ice, and he stared at Jiang Lu coldly.

Jiang Lu was indeed drunk, but from his heart, he was indeed proud and forgetful. He felt that he had made great contributions and everyone should respect and worship him.

This is the gap between Jiang Lu and the great counselors such as Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe and Zong Yuan. He only saw the side of Tang Yin giving him a big reward and promotion, but he didn't see the emphasis on military and neglect of literature that came from Tang Yin's bones.

Tang Yin stared at Jiang Lu without blinking for a long time, so long that Jiang Lu felt something was wrong and panic appeared on his face unconsciously.

"Sir, I..."

"Mr. Jiang Lu is drunk, you help him back to the camp to rest!" It seemed like a century had passed. Tang Yin finally retracted his sharp and terrifying gaze, his eyes gradually softened, and he waved to the guards on both sides expressionlessly.