Chapter 523
It's Zhang Zhe again, and it's the latest chapter! Tang Yin was almost angry with him. He tilted his head and asked, "Zhang Zhe, what's wrong this time?"
Zhang Zhe said anxiously: "Your Majesty wants to use troops against Ning and fight with Ning. No matter how we fight, it will be a civil war for our Haotian Empire. If we join forces with Du Ji, we will become a traitor who colludes with the barbarians. This will not only be a big blow to me." There is no benefit, but it will be criticized by other countries, and even worse, it may trigger siege by other countries!"
this……
Tang Yin really hadn't considered this. After listening to Zhang Zhe's words, he thought about it carefully and felt that what Zhang Zhe said was not unreasonable.
After pondering for a long time, he smiled calmly and said faintly: "There is only coincidence, no cooperation." Seeing the puzzled look on Zhang Zhe's face, Tang Yin squinted his eyes and explained: "As long as we don't tell the outside world, who will know How about joining forces with Du Ji? Without any real evidence, which princely country would dare to use troops against me?"
"But..." Zhang Zhe still wanted to speak, but Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "Your worries are right, but we can stagger the attack time with Du Ji. Du Ji will send troops first, and wait for Ning Guo and Du Ji to fight. After we take advantage, we will send troops. In this way, other vassal states will at best think that we are taking advantage of the situation and adding insult to injury, without thinking about anything else. "
After hearing this, Zhang Zhe frowned and said nothing, silently wondering whether the method Tang Yin said was feasible. Qiu Zhen continued: "I think the king's method is good, but the side that sends troops first is bound to encounter the main force of the Ning army, and the side that sends troops later will have a great advantage. I wonder if Du Ji will agree to fight first."
Tang Yin shrugged and said, "I will discuss this matter with Alden Ehrenreich. You must also seize the time and decide on a combat strategy."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Qiu Zhen and others responded in unison.
"Is there anything else, everyone? If you have nothing to do, leave the court!" Tang Yin said.
"I have nothing to report!" Qiu Zhen and others kowtowed to Tang Yin again, then stood up and walked out of the hall.
Xiao Muqing was very efficient. At noon that day, he sent 20,000 elite soldiers he personally selected from the Pingyuan Army to the palace to serve as palace guards. After a simple handover, the Second Corps of the Pingyuan Army that was originally stationed at the palace was withdrawn, and all positions were replaced by palace guards.
With the arrival of these 20,000 soldiers, the palace finally regained some vitality. No matter where you go, you can see groups of guards patrolling past. There are also full guards at the gates, key points, and intersections of each palace. Guarded. At the same time, the female officials in the palace recalled the maids who had fled the palace one after another, and also recruited a large number of new maids. In the square of the palace, you can often see the old maids teaching the new maids the etiquette of the palace. As a result, the palace became even more lively.
The palace now was much better than the deserted one before, which made Tang Yin feel more comfortable.
After lunch, Tang Yin asked a small official who could write Morpheus to write a letter on his behalf to Alden Ehrenreich, the king of the Duji Kingdom, first explaining that he had inherited the style. The throne of the country, and then got straight to the point and talked about the two countries joining forces to attack the Ning Kingdom.
After the petty officials finished writing the letter, they checked it three times in a row and confirmed that it was correct before handing the letter to Tang Yin. After Tang Yin received the letter, he did not let the small official leave, but kept him in the palace. First, he would have frequent correspondence with Du Ji during this period, and he needed someone around him who could read Morpheus to help him. Secondly, he would have frequent correspondence with Du Ji. Tang Yin was also afraid that petty officials would leak the news. Once the outside world knew that he had colluded with Du Ji to jointly attack Ningguo, it would be very detrimental to him, and Zhang Zhe's worrying words would likely become reality. Tang Yin doesn't dare to risk the power of the world now.
After sealing the letter, Tang Yin found a historian with a relatively high official position, handed the letter to him, and asked him to secretly send it to Du Ji. This historian was one of the former advisers under Tang Yin, named Wang Fang. His ability to make suggestions may not be very good, but he was very eloquent and well-spoken. He was the same type of lobbyist as Jiang Lu.
Wang Fang was extremely excited to receive Tang Yin's personal entrustment. After receiving the letter, he carefully put it into his arms and kept saying yes.
Tang Yin looked at him and said: "You have two purposes for this trip. One is to send my letter, and the other is to persuade Alden Ehrenreich to send troops to attack Ningguo first. If you can combine these two things, If you do it well, I will reward you heavily, promote you, and give you a title when you come back!"
After hearing this, Wang Fang hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Before the matter was done, and he didn't even leave the house, he started to thank him. Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, and then he threw his head back and laughed. What he liked most was this kind of aggressive and confident person. Such people could better demonstrate the national prestige of Feng Country when they sent Du Ji as envoy.
In the afternoon of that day, Qiu Zhen, Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Peng Haochu, Ziying, Guyue and others all entered the palace to discuss the strategy of the Battle of Hedong with Tang Yin.
The area east of Hedong is almost the size of two counties, with five cities and eighteen towns. The five cities are Nanhai, Jianxing, Qingyuan, Xiaoxia and Fengcheng. Among them, Qingyuan is located in the central hinterland of Hedong, Xiaoxia and Fengcheng are close to Tongmen, and Nanhai and Jianxing are located in the depth of Hedong area.
Before coming to see Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen and others had already discussed and decided to divide their forces into three groups, one to take Xiaoxia, one to take Fengcheng, and finally all the way into the hinterland of Hedong, directly to Qingyuan, and first take it with lightning speed. As for the lower three cities, as for the remaining Nanhai and Jianxing, we can slowly advance and gradually encroach on them.
In the study, everyone greeted Tang Yin, then took out the map and explained their battle plan to Tang Yin in detail. At this time, the two intelligence chiefs Lotte and Ai Jia were also present. After Qiu Zhen and others finished speaking one by one, Tang Yin asked them: "What is the current total strength of the Ning Army in the Hedong area?"
"Back to your Majesty, the Ning army should have no less than 200,000 troops. They are mainly concentrated in Xiaoxia and Fengcheng. Ning Guo is very worried about the loss of Tongmen and has never planned to give up. It stationed troops in Xiaoxia and Fengcheng. Its purpose is also to find Opportunity, attack Tongmen nearby!" Ai Jia explained the situation and also made a certain analysis.
Tang Yin nodded, looked at the map on the table, and murmured with deep eyes: "From this point of view, the two battles of Xiaoxia and Fengcheng are not easy to fight!" After a pause, he looked up at Qiu Zhen. , asked: "Qiu Zhen, how many troops can we bring at most to the Hedong area this time?"
Qiu Zhen thought for a while and replied cautiously: "Currently, the total strength of our Gale Central Army is more than 800,000. If we go out for an expedition, we must keep 100,000 in the capital. In addition, in order to prevent a sudden attack from Mo Country in the south, we must stay With 100,000 troops, plus the 200,000 stationed at Tongmen, our army can send up to 400,000 troops!"
400,000 people are more than enough to deal with the 200,000 troops of the Ning Army stationed in the Hedong area. However, Yan Chu, the monarch of the Ning State, will not sit idly by in Hedong. As long as his own army comes, the Central Army of the Ning State will definitely catch up. When reinforcements are received, the enemy's total strength will number in the tens of thousands.
Tang Yin frowned and said quietly: "If the two hundred thousand troops stationed at Tongmen can go out together, the battle will be much easier to fight."
Qiu Zhen was shaken, waved his hands hurriedly, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Tongmen's troops cannot be moved under any circumstances. This time our army goes to Hedong, no matter whether it succeeds or not, we have Tongmen as our support in the rear, so we can attack." , We can retreat and defend. If Tongmen is lost, our army entering Hedong will be alone. The lessons learned from Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Invincible, the king must be on guard!" At this point, he emphasized his tone and said: "Even if it is. If the sky falls, not a single one of Tongmen’s 200,000 troops can be mobilized.”
Regarding the importance of Tongmen, Tang Yin was no less aware than Qiu Zhen. He also knew that Tongmen was his country's gate, and what he just said was just casual remarks. Seeing that Qiu Zhen's expression changed a little, Tang Yin smiled leisurely, waved his hand and said, "Qiu Zhen, you don't have to worry, I will not use Tongmen's troops casually."
"Oh!" Qiu Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Tang Yin would get into trouble, so he insisted on sending out Tongmen's troops as well.
Tang Yin stopped talking, lowered his head, and returned his gaze to the map of Hedong. He rolled his eyes and thought silently. After a long time, he asked without raising his head: "Who wants to attack Xiaoxia?"
His sudden question made everyone present stunned. After a moment of pause, Xiao Muqing leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, the general will go where he wishes!"
If the Pingyuan Army attacks Xiaoxia, this battle will be a sure win! Tang Yin neither agreed nor objected. He changed the topic and asked, "Who is willing to capture Fengcheng?"
This time everyone came to their senses. At the same time, Liang Qi and Ziying said in unison: "The final general is willing to go!"
Seeing someone asking for tassel at the same time as themselves, Liang Qi and Ziying looked at each other. Based on their personalities, if they were normal, they would be humble to each other and would not fight forcefully. But now, neither Liang Qi nor Ziying has any intention of giving in. Liang Qi felt that he could not escape the blame for the chaos in the capital caused by his father during Tang Yin's absence. Now he was eager to make up for his mistakes, and Ziying also had his own considerations. He was originally Zhong Tian's subordinate, but later joined Tang Yin. Bian was a surrendered general, but when Tang Yin conferred the title, he was also granted the rank of general and the title of general. From a first-grade high-ranking official, the generals of the Tianyuan Army were naturally dissatisfied. Ziying hoped that through his achievements, he would become a general. Seal other people's excuses.
After looking at each other, Liang Qi and Ziying said in unison again with firm voices: "I'll go!"
When Tang Yin saw this, he couldn't help but laugh. It was really rare. These two were usually good gentlemen, but now they could fight over the attack on a city. It was really interesting. Before Tang Yin could express his position, he heard a commotion outside the study room, and shouts and shouts could be heard from time to time. Tang Yin frowned and looked sideways at the brothers Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao behind him.
The two brothers understood, and both walked out of the study to check out what was going on.