Chapter 562

Seeing Li You fall to the ground, Jiang Fan habitually shook off the purple gold bow in his hand and murmured: "It's a pity that the sword is not as fast as the king's." In the past, Jiang Fan always thought that his moves and golden arrows were already. It was fast enough, but after fighting Tang Yin, he knew that there were people outside the world, and there was a sky outside the world. Compared with Tang Yin, his shots still seemed too slow.

After killing Li You, Jiang Fan stood in front of the corpse for a moment, then raised his head, looked at the dozen or so guards hiding and trembling by the road, and said expressionlessly: "Now, it's your turn! "

As Jiang Fan himself said, he will never be merciful on the battlefield, no matter whether the opponent is a soldier or a general.

The Battle of Qingyuan can be said to be the battle that really made Ziying world-famous. The Sky Eagle Army broke through Qingyuan, a well-defended city in Hedong County and guarded by 50,000 Ning troops at a very small cost. Not only did they completely wipe out the defenders, Even Lieutenant General Li You, the head of Hedong County in Ningguo, died in the chaos.

However, Ziying used the people of the Ning State to deceive the soldiers, which led to the accidental killing of 50,000 Ning people by the Ning army's arrow formation. This also gave him a reputation that would be difficult to wash away in his life, so that in the future, the people of the Ning State would call him Ziying. As a butcher, he was said to be a demon that devours blood as much as his life. Naturally, Ningren was also ruthless towards Ziying.

This is what the saying goes: one person will become famous and ten thousand people will die!

The Battle of Qingyuan was of great significance to the Feng Army. The Tianying Army's victory enabled the Feng Army to occupy the central hinterland of the Hedong region, and also gave the Feng Army the initiative to attack or defend.

After occupying Qingyuan City, Ziying immediately sent people to post notices to reassure the people in the city that the Feng Army would not kill innocent people indiscriminately, nor would they steal money privately. Ziying did not do anything to the captured Ning Army soldiers. To kill, just remove their armor and weapons, and then let them all go.

His actions to calm the people were understood by the generals below. However, the generals raised objections to releasing all the captured Ning troops. They felt that letting these Ning troops go would make them enemies in the future, which would be tantamount to If the tiger returns to the mountain, our own side will be harmed by it. All of them should be executed to avoid future troubles.

Ziying disagreed, and said meaningfully to the generals: "If we kill all these prisoners today, then Ning's army will share the same hatred with our army in the future, and everyone will fight to the death with our army. Today I let these prisoners go, and Ning's army will fight to the death in the future." A general will no longer be determined to die on the battlefield. The best strategy is to kill the enemy."

Hearing what Ziying said, the generals looked at each other and were speechless. Finally, Zhan Hu said with concern: "The captured Ning army numbered nearly 20,000. General Ziying released them privately. Once the king learns about this, I'm afraid... it will be detrimental to General Ziying if he is blamed!"

Ziying smiled, raised his hands to one side and said, "Your Majesty is wise, mighty, and extremely clever. I think your Majesty will be able to understand my intentions." Ziying said this, but he actually had no idea in his heart. Tang Yin had always been tough in dealing with the enemy. , mainly killing them all, and now he has released 20,000 prisoners at will. It is still unknown whether Tang Yin will blame him! He first praised Tang Yin to leave a way out for himself.

On the second day after the Sky Eagle Army captured Qingyuan City, one hundred thousand direct troops led by Tang Yin also arrived.

After hearing the news that Tang Yin had arrived in Qingyuan City, Ziying was very conscious and immediately transferred the Sky Eagle Army stationed in the city to the camp outside the city, leaving Qingyuan City to be garrisoned by the directly affiliated army.

He did this mainly to avoid suspicion. Now that the Ning army has not yet attacked, it is impossible to station an army of 200,000 in Qingyuan City. If the Tianying Army does not withdraw, the direct army will have to be stationed outside the city. Tang Yin is in the city, and the direct army is outside the city. Once the sky breaks out, If the Eagle Army suddenly mutinied, wouldn't Tang Yin be in danger? Of course, Ziying would definitely not kill the monarch, but he had to avoid this suspicion.

Tang Yin had clearly understood the battle report about Ziying's trick to defeat Qingyuan from Tianyan and Diwang. He greatly appreciated Ziying's clever calculation and strange use of troops. When Ziying came out of the city to greet him, Tang Yin immediately dismounted. , stepped forward quickly, helped him up with his own hands, and then took his hand and walked into the city side by side.

As a monarch, Tang Yin's ability to make such an intimate gesture was the greatest recognition of Ziying, which was already a great honor for Ziying. Ziying was naturally very moved. She respected and admired Tang Yin, and was even more devoted to him.

Entering the city, Tang Yin was quite surprised that Qingyuan City was not as deserted, depressed and lifeless as he had imagined. On the contrary, people could be seen passing by on the streets from time to time, and even the shops on the roadside were not there. Closed, still open.

Qingyuan City does not have the solemn atmosphere after the great war and the change of ownership. This is all due to Ziying. Although the Sky Eagle Army fights brutally and brutally, the military discipline is very strict. Since entering the city, the Sky Eagle Army has not killed a single Ningguo citizen. , and did not snatch a single piece of personal property. The army usually only garrisoned up and down the city wall, and rarely even entered the city. Feng Jun's Qiu did not offend, so that the people of Ningguo gradually relaxed, and the tense atmosphere was relieved. Qingyuan City It also seemed extraordinarily peaceful and quiet. If anything was different from usual times, it was that there were fewer pedestrians on the streets, and the usual laughter and laughter could not be heard.

Ziying allowed Tang Yin and his party to enter the county capital. After Tang Yin took his seat, Ziying reported the details of the battle to Tang Yin. The Tianying Army suffered about 10,000 casualties in this battle, with the majority of them wounded. The Ning Army suffered 30,000 casualties, and another 20,000 were captured. Except for the senior generals, all the soldiers below have been released.

Hearing this, Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and looked at Ziying in confusion. The latter understood the meaning of Tang Yin's inquiry, and he hurriedly told Tang Yin his theory again. After hearing this, Tang Yin did not make any statement. He still smiled, nodded and said, "Keep talking."

Seeing that Tang Yin didn't ask any more questions about this matter, Ziying secretly breathed a sigh of relief and reported the materials, food and wages that she had seized in Qingyuan City one by one. Qingyuan is a county town, and Li You has long been prepared to launch a long-term battle with the Feng Army here. There are a lot of supplies and food stored in the city. However, he did not expect that in less than three days, Qingyuan City would be captured by the Feng Army. The supplies, food and wages hoarded in the city all fell into the hands of Feng Jun.

Not to mention food and grass, there are three to four million taels of silver in the treasury alone. This is what excites Tang Yin the most. Now that the Feng Kingdom's treasury is empty and two more counties are affected by the disaster, there are three to four million taels of silver. The use of additional money can somewhat alleviate the pressure on the national treasury. According to Tang Yin's wishes, all the gold, silver, and silk in the Qingyuan Silver Treasury must be transported back to Feng Country.

But Ziying shook his head repeatedly, indicating that it was inappropriate, and said: "Your Majesty, we are here to take back the Hedong area in this battle and make Hedong my territory of Dafeng. We are not here to plunder."

Tang Yin nodded and asked, "What's the difference?"

Ziying cupped his hands and smiled and said: "If they come to loot and capture a city, our army can naturally ignore it and do whatever they want, taking the gold and silver treasures in the city back to the country. But if we want to occupy it for a long time, we must win over the people and the local area." The hearts of the people of Ning State. Feng and Ning have been at war with each other for many years, and the hostility is very deep. If our army fully captures Hedong, I am afraid that the local Ning people will migrate to Ning State in large numbers. By then, we will only be able to occupy an empty Hedong area. , if the money in the county city is used to win people's hearts, as long as Ning Ren is willing to stay and be my subject of Dafeng, the king can use the silver as a reward and grant a reward to Ning Ren. In this way, if Ning Ren is willing to stay, There will be a great increase in the number of Ning people."

After hearing what Ziying said, Tang Yin fell into deep thought. He couldn't say that Ziying's words were unreasonable, but seeing that he couldn't put the money in his pocket, Tang Yin felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Seeing that Tang Yin was silent, Ziying hurriedly added: "The three to four million taels of silver sent back to the country can only alleviate the urgent needs, but if they fall in the east of the river, they will create a long-term plan. Which one is more important, your Majesty?" His wise decision must have already been known in his heart.”

What Ziying said was tantamount to forcing Tang Yin to the point where he had no choice but to do what he wanted. Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a chuckle, and said to Ziying: "Okay, Ziying, I'll do what you want, Qingyuan's money will still stay in Qingyuan City!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Ziying stood up, raised her hands, and bowed to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin said to Guyue and Wuying on the side: "Send a letter to Yuanji immediately and ask Yuanji to appoint a minister who can serve as the head of the county to Qingyuan!"

The city cannot be without an owner, and the county cannot be without a leader. Now that Qingyuan, the county town of Hedong, has been occupied, Tang Yin plans to ask Shangguan Yuanji to appoint a capable minister to Hedong to help him stabilize his rear.

Before Guyue and Wuying could agree, Ziying hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for a Chinese to serve as the head of Hedong County!"

Isn’t it appropriate? Tang Yin was happy and angry, and asked: "Ziying, what's wrong this time?"

"Your Majesty, more than 90% of the people in the Hedong area are Ning people. Only Ning people know best what Ning people are thinking, what they like, and what they hate. I, Feng people, serve as the county chief. First, I don't understand the local situation, let alone Understand the customs and sentiments, and secondly, it can easily lead to rejection by the people of Ning State. If a Ning native is elected as the county chief, these situations will not occur, and it will be more conducive to the stability of the Hedong area. "

"Well..." Tang Yin groaned, turned to look at Guyue and Wuying, and asked, "Gu Yue, Xiaoying, what do you two mean?"

Gu Yue frowned and said sternly: "General Ziying's words are certainly reasonable, but Ningren cannot be trusted because of the many people in Ning. If Ningren is allowed to serve as the county chief, I am afraid it will be detrimental to us!"

This was what Tang Yin was worried about. He turned his head and looked at Ziying again without making any expression to see how he would answer.

Ziying smiled and said: "Of course Ning people cannot be trusted. The county chief can be from Ning, but the county lieutenant and deputy chief must be our Feng people! The county lieutenant holds military power, while the deputy chief has the actual power of government affairs, so Ning The purpose of appointing a person as the head of the county is more to show stability to the people of Ning. If he is really evil, the king will immediately remove him and replace him with a wise man from the people of Ning. "