Chapter 414

The southern city wall of Baguan is much stronger and more complete than the northern city wall. Even if there is no war with Mo State, there are two full rows of trebuchets in the city wall. Once there is a battle, these trebuchets will help the siege. Read the full text of the Mozambican army that caused immeasurable damage.

When we got to the top of the city, we looked up and saw that there were piles of rolling logs and stones everywhere behind the arrow stacks. There were bundles of arrows in rows and rows, and there were countless arrows. With such a city defense facility, even if there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of enemy troops attacking the city, it may be difficult to capture Ba Pass in a short time.

Tang Yin, accompanied by Yingbu, inspected a large circle. After looking at it, he was very satisfied with the improvement of the city's defense, and he also admired Yingbu's ability even more. Feng Wang Zhanhua may not be a talented monarch, but it is indeed the right decision to place Yingbu in Baguan and hold the position for seven or eight years. With Yingbu here, Baguan can indeed become a reassuring portal. .

"My lord, please point it out if you have done anything wrong," Yingbu said sternly.

Tang Yin smiled, shook his head repeatedly, and said: "General Yingbu's ability to defend the city is far better than mine. I am the one who should ask for advice, not General Yingbu."

"Ah! Your Excellency is so polite." Tang Yin's simple words of affirmation greatly benefited Ying Bu's heart, and his attitude became more humble.

As he followed Tang Yin towards the city, Yingbu asked curiously: "Sir, is it true that Mo State will use troops against me, Dafeng?"

Tang Yin smiled indifferently and said, "This possibility is not high, but we have to be on guard." During this period, Tang Yin got a lot of information about Mo Wang's court through the detectives lurking in Zhenjiang.

The assassination of Shao Fang did make King Shao Ting of Mo have a lot of suspicion and estrangement towards his third son Shao Bo, and it also somewhat dispelled some of his determination to make Shao Bo the crown prince. Coupled with the frequent opinions of his right minister Dong Sheng, it became clear that After hearing the news, Shao Ting began to gradually alienate Shao Bo, but instead doted on his second son Shao Fang again.

At this time, Shao Fang met with Shao Ting under Dong Sheng's instigation and expressed that he did not want to pursue the assassins anymore and hoped that the matter would end here. Shao Ting was very pleased with Shao Fang's understanding and carelessness, and couldn't help but admire him as a person. After Shao Fang's injuries slowly recovered, Shao Ting gave Shao Fang a new position, Weiwei.

The duties of the guards may not be big or small, but they are extremely important. The guards are responsible for protecting the palace and are the highest commanders of the palace guards. It can be said that the guards are directly in charge of the military power of the palace. Throughout history, regardless of the Whether it is the Mo Kingdom or other vassal states, the guards are always served by the people the monarch trusts the most.

Now Shao Ting appoints Shao Fang as a guard, which shows the degree of trust in him. The ministers with a keen sense of smell in the royal court felt that the direction of the wind had changed at this time. Shao Bo's appointment as prince seemed no longer certain. On the contrary, Shao Fang, who had not been optimistic before, had suddenly emerged and was likely to replace Shao Bo in King Mo's mind. status.

At this time, the factions in the Mo court became more clear. The ministers headed by Dong Sheng supported Shao Fang, while the ministers headed by Taifu Zhang Rong supported Shao Bo. Some ministers were centrists and did not participate in either side. They just watched. As a result, on the surface, the country of Mo seemed to be calm and prosperous, but in fact, undercurrents were surging, and factional disputes in the royal court had quietly begun.

Tang Yin was well aware of these situations. He was not worried about Shao Fang, but Dong Sheng. To say that Dong Sheng supports Shao Fang is worse than to say that Dong Sheng supports Mo State. Such people are all based on the interests of the country. They are capricious and have no credibility at all. Will Dong Sheng stop Mo State from attacking Feng Yongbing, Tang Yin actually felt very unsure.

Now that he saw that Yingbu had managed Baguan's city defense so well, he felt somewhat relieved. When walking towards the general's mansion, Tang Yin asked: "General Yingbu, where have the remnants of Zhong Tian's troops gone now?"

Ying Bu was so frightened by the Feng Zhui Sword that he didn't dare to leave the city, and he didn't even know where Zhong Tian had gone. He said with a troubled expression: "Sir, this... I don't know what will happen."

Tang Yin turned to look at him, then stopped and said, "Letian, Ai Jia!"

"My subordinates are here!" Letian and Ai Jia hurried forward and stepped in to salute.

"Can you two find out where Zhong Tian fled to?"

"Oh..." Letian and Ai Jia looked at each other and both replied: "My subordinates are sending people to investigate."

Even Tianyan and Diwang didn't know where Zhong Tian had escaped to, which was strange. Since Zhong Tian and Ning Jun did not dare to take the official road and only traveled through the wilderness, the spies from Tianyan and Diwang really did not find out their whereabouts. Tang Yin paused for a moment and said to the two of them: "Find out quickly!" After saying that, he continued to walk towards the general's mansion.

When they arrived at the General's Mansion, after everyone was seated as guests and hosts, Yingbu hurriedly ordered the food to be served. The conditions in Baguan are still as difficult as before. There is not even wine. As for the food, it can't be simpler. Looking at the simple food on the table, Yingbu looked ashamed and said to Tang Yin: "Sir, this is the only thing in the pass. thing……"

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Yin waved his hand in understanding, interrupted him, then looked around at Yingbu and his generals, and sighed: "I understand. Over the years, General Yingbu and the soldiers in the army have fought at Ba Pass. It’s really hard, but it’s because of the presence of all the generals and brothers that our windy south is as stable as a rock.”

This sentence almost made Yingbu and the generals of the Baguan Army present almost cry. People's eyes were red, and they all raised their hands to Tang Yin and said, "Your Majesty, your words are serious."

For Feng State, Baguan and Tongmen are equally important cities, checkpoints and gateways. However, Yancheng has always valued Tongmen more and has almost ignored Baguan. This also makes Baguan The psychology of the soldiers was extremely unbalanced. Because of this, although Baguan had a large number of troops hoarded, when Zhong Tian usurped the throne, the soldiers of Baguan silently accepted this fact without even raising a voice of objection.

Now that Tang Yin said this, he finally made the generals feel that their hard work and efforts in guarding the border over the past few years were not in vain.

Tang Yin said seriously to Yingbu: "After the national traitor Zhong Tian is eliminated, I will report to the court and transfer General Yingbu back to the capital to serve."

"Thank you, sir!" Yingbu had been looking forward to returning to the capital for so many years. He was so excited that he almost jumped up from his seat. However, he soon found that his generals were looking at him eagerly. Yingbu's heart moved and he asked: "Sir, then...then these brothers under me..."

Tang Yin smiled bitterly and said: "The importance of Baguan to our Feng Kingdom is self-evident. To transfer General Yingbu will already greatly weaken Baguan's city defense. If we transfer other generals, I’m afraid that if something changes, my dominance will be lost!”

Ying Bu knew in his heart that Tang Yin's concerns were correct and the reason was the same, but he couldn't bear to let him abandon the brothers who had followed him for many years and return to the capital alone, and he couldn't let go of this friendship. At this time, the excitement in Yingbu's heart dropped sharply. He looked at Tang Yin, then at his brothers, and lowered his head silently without saying a word.

He didn't speak, and Tang Yin didn't speak either. As he lowered his head to eat the food, his eyes rolled around, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that the hall was surprisingly quiet and the atmosphere was a bit depressing, the generals of the Baguan Army bowed in unison, forced a smile on Yingbu and said: "General, since I have the ability to transfer you back to the capital, don't miss this opportunity. !”

"Yes, general, you don't have to worry about us. We have lived in Baguan for so many years. If we suddenly return to the capital, we may not be able to adapt. Brothers, don't you think so?"

"Yes, yes, yes! We can just stay in Ba Pass. The general doesn't need to worry about us."

The more the generals said this, the more Yingbu couldn't bear it. Looking at these generals who lived with him day and night and felt like brothers, he couldn't bear to part with them, and he couldn't bear to see them stay in Baguan and continue to suffer. In the end, he With a sudden change of heart, he turned around and said to Tang Yin: "I appreciate your kindness, but if I am asked to return to the capital alone, I really can't do it, so just let me stay at Ba Pass with my brothers!"

"General..."

The generals were all anxious after hearing this. Being transferred back to the capital was such a rare opportunity. How could you just give up? The generals were also worried about Yingbu from the bottom of their hearts.

Tang Yinze was secretly happy, almost bursting into laughter. Yingbu was a natural guard, and he had been the commander of Baguan for seven or eight years. He was very familiar with the environment and situation here, and he got along well with the soldiers. , this is so rare. If he didn't stay at Ba Pass, Tang Yin would really be worried if it was someone else!

However, he also admired the natural friendship between Yingbu and his generals, who could be said to share joys and sorrows. He bit his lip, then smiled lightly and asked: "General Yingbu really wants to stay in Baguan?"

"Yes! Sir! I am willing!" Yingbu answered directly without thinking.

"Don't think about it anymore?"

Yingbu smiled, waved his hand and said, "There is no need to think about this matter any more."

"Forget it!" Tang Yin nodded and said, "I will report this matter to the imperial court and let General Yingbu continue to serve as the chief general. In addition..." After a pause, he narrowed his eyes and said quietly: "In addition, if If General Yingbu does not object, the soldiers of the Baguan Army can bring all their family members to Baguan. If they cannot be accommodated in Baguan, they can be resettled in towns near Baguan so that the soldiers can often reunite with their families. If you suffer from the distance between the two places, as for the housing and land, it is all handled by the imperial court, so the military officers do not need to worry about it. "

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was dumbfounded, especially the Baguan generals headed by Yingbu. They simply wondered if their ears had heard wrongly. Can the family members be taken over? This is incredible.

You must know that Baguan is a frontier fortress, far away from the capital. In order to prevent the garrison from rebelling or defecting to the enemy, the families of the garrison generals are settled in the capital. If the family members can be brought to Baguan, it can be said to be unprecedented. It's the first of its kind, not to mention how much trust does this require?