Chapter 581

Tang Yin handed over the defense of the South China Sea to the Pingyuan Army and the Sanshui Army, while he himself commanded the Directly Affiliated Army and the Sky Eagle Army to guard the latest chapter of Jianxing.

In the evening, Tang Yin went to Xicheng to check his own defense situation. He was accompanied by Guyue and Wuying. Currently, the Jianxing occupied by the Feng Army is no different from an empty city. Under the continuous harassment and massacre by the Feng Army, the people in the city died and fled, and there were only a few left. No strong men could be found in the city. The defense of the entire city can only be completed by the officers and soldiers of the Directly Affiliated Army and the Sky Eagle Army.

Even though it was late at night, the city wall was still covered with lamps, torches and pitch pine, illuminating the long city wall as bright as day. Countless Feng soldiers went up and down, constantly carrying weapons and equipment needed for city defense. Go to the city wall.

Tang Yin went to Xicheng where the enemy was most likely to attack. When he arrived at Xicheng, he did not see Ziying. When he asked the soldiers below, it turned out that Ziying had gone to Beicheng to supervise the defense of Beicheng. Beicheng and Dongcheng were both heavily defended by the direct army. Gu Yue was worried that Ziying could not command his soldiers in Beicheng, so he told Tang Yin and hurried to Beicheng.

Tang Yin and Wuying went up to the city wall. When the busy Feng Army soldiers saw Tang Yin coming, they hurriedly put down their work and knelt down to salute. Tang Yin waved his hands and said: "Everyone, get up, don't worry about me, you are busy with your business!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

The soldiers of the Feng Army got up one after another and began to work nervously again. The city wall of Jianxing City is not high. Once the enemy attacks, they can only rely on the complete city defense for defense. On the city wall, almost every gap between arrow stacks is filled with arrows. Every two or three steps, there is a pile of neatly arranged rolling logs and stones. Every ten steps, you can see a big pillar propped up. Oil pans, in addition to the city-breaking crossbows and army-breaking crossbows have been moved to the city a lot. The rear body of the crossbow machine is lifted high so that the edge of the crossbow arrow can be aimed at the city. There are still many arrows standing horizontally under the arrow stack. Tang Yin understood that the door panel was used to defend against the opponent's arrows.

While walking and watching, Tang Yin nodded secretly. If the defenses on the other three walls were as strong as the West City, even if there were half a million or even a million enemy troops to attack, it wouldn't be a problem for our side to hold on for three days. Tang Yin and Wuying walked forward for a while, and then several veterans who were sitting on the ground to rest stood up one after another. These veterans were all soldiers who had followed Tang Yin in the north and south for a long time. Although they respected Tang Yin very much, they did not As fearful as other soldiers. The veterans bowed their hands and saluted, and said in unison: "Well done, your Majesty!"

Tang Yin smiled and nodded at a few people, while waving his hands to indicate that they didn't need to be polite. A veteran in the crowd asked slightly worriedly: "Your Majesty, I heard that the enemy attacking this time is led by Sun Yuanhong, the most powerful general in the Ning Kingdom."

Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, then laughed silently and asked, "What? Are you scared?"

Of course, the veterans would not admit fear of the enemy in front of their monarch. People shook their heads in unison and said in unison: "As long as the king is here, we are not afraid of anything!"

"Okay!" Tang Yin said with a smile: "Changsun Yuanhong is just a warrior, what's the point? If he dares to attack Jianxing, I will go out of the city to fight and take his head!"

Hearing what Tang Yin said, the veterans all smiled with peace of mind, raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty is extremely brave, and this time he will be able to kill Ning's army without leaving any trace behind!"

"Haha——" Tang Yin looked up and laughed, without saying anything more, he put his hands behind his back and walked away slowly with leisurely steps.

Now that the two generals Wu Guang and Jiang Fan have followed the Pingyuan Army and the Sanshui Army to the South China Sea, Tang Yin's only strong generals are Zhan Hu and, of course, Shangguan Yuanrang who is seriously injured but refuses to return home. In Tang Yin's view, Zhan Hu's strength is about the same as Zhan Wudi's. If Zhan Hu fights against Changsun Yuanhong, he will most likely be defeated. If Changsun Yuanhong really comes to attack Jianxing, he can only do it. Challenged in person. There was no fear in Tang Yin's heart. Instead, he was looking forward to it. He really wanted to try out what Ning Guo's most powerful general could do.

After walking a long distance, the veterans could no longer be seen when looking back. Wuying hurriedly caught up with Tang Yin and asked nervously: "The king really wants to fight the eldest son Yuanhong in person?"

Just looking at the expression on Wuying's face, Tang Yin understood what she was thinking. He smiled and asked, "Do you think I can't beat him?"

Wuying did think so in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it out loud. She hurriedly lowered her head and said, "I don't dare, general."

Tang Yin smiled, waved his hand, and said, "You don't have to be so polite in private." After a pause, he added, "You always have to try something you don't understand. If you haven't tried it, how do you know if you can do it? Arrive?"

"Yes!" Looking at the confident Tang Yin, Wuying breathed a sigh of relief unknowingly. Tang Yin had such magic power and would give people an inexplicable sense of security. Tang Yin stood still, looking at the dark night sky outside the city, and asked: "Xiaoying, you have been with me for so long, have you already missed home?"

This time Tang Yin guessed wrong. Wuying really didn't miss home. She followed Tang Yin all the way westward and experienced various wars every day. She was so busy that she had no time to miss home. She shook her head and whispered: "Not really!"

Tang Yin sighed softly, looked to the east, and murmured: "I wonder what your sister is doing now?"

Sometimes Wuying couldn't help but be jealous of Wumei. When the war was so tense, Tang Yin would still miss her... She snorted softly and muttered: "What else can I do? Go to bed after eating, sleep Let’s eat again when we wake up!”

"Haha..." Tang Yin couldn't help laughing when he heard that. Although Wu Ying's words were not pleasant to hear, they were very insightful. Although Wu Mei looked charming and seductive, she was actually confused and had a lady's temper. She really couldn't do anything in the palace. However, Tang Yin liked Wu Mei's personality from the bottom of his heart and was willing to take care of her. For Tang Yin, who had a strong control, he liked to be dependent on women, not too strong women.

Wu Ying didn't want to talk about her sister's affairs, so she brought the topic back to Hedong and asked, "How confident are you that you can fight against Changsun Yuanhong this time?"

Tang Yin had never thought about this question. He was slightly stunned for a moment, then shrugged and said faintly, "This expedition to Hedong can only succeed, and must succeed. I have never considered the issue of defeat."

Wu Ying stared at Tang Yin for a long time, and finally smiled helplessly. She didn't know where Tang Yin's confidence came from.

Tang Yin suddenly remembered something, waved his hand and snapped his fingers, calling, "Cheng Jin!"

Huh!

With a whistle, a cloud of black fog rose in front of Tang Yin. In the blink of an eye, the center of the black fog became a solid entity. Cheng Jin walked out of the surrounding fog. He knelt on one knee, saluted, and asked respectfully: "What do you want, my king?"

Tang Yin had long been accustomed to Cheng Jin's coming and going without a trace, but Wu Ying beside him was still startled and subconsciously leaned towards Tang Yin. Tang Yin tilted his head, smiled at her, and patted her shoulder naturally, then asked Cheng Jin: "Cheng Jin, have our envoys sent to the west of Ningguo set off?"

Cheng Jin nodded and said: "They have set off, but they need to hide their identities when crossing Ningdi, so the speed may be slower."

Tang Yin asked directly: "When will they arrive?"

"I heard from General Le and General Ai that it will take at least a month to cross Ningguo." Cheng Jin answered truthfully.

"It takes so long..." Tang Yin muttered, nodded, waved his hand and said, "I know, you go!"

"I'm leaving!" Cheng Jin shook his body, and a cloud of black mist appeared, and disappeared in an instant. He said he was leaving, but in fact he was hiding near Tang Yin, so that he could rush there in the first place if something unexpected happened.

Tang Yin said quietly, "It is said that the Yue cavalry is very powerful. It would be great if we could get rid of this big enemy."

Wu Ying asked, "Could it be that the Yue cavalry is more powerful than Besa's heavy cavalry?"

Tang Yin smiled, shook his head and said, "Our army has fought numerous battles with Besa, and we are familiar with the characteristics of the other side's heavy cavalry, so we have ways to deal with it. As for Yue, we have never fought with it, and we don't know the characteristics of Yue cavalry. Strange enemies are the most terrible enemies!" After speaking, he shook his head and said, "Let's go to Nancheng to have a look!"

"Okay!" Wu Ying responded, and then comforted, "In a tough battle, cavalry is useless, and the king doesn't have to worry too much."

Tang Yin smiled indifferently and didn't answer.

The Feng Army was busy arranging city defenses in Nanhai and Jianxing. Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these twenty days, the Feng Army moved all the laws of Feng State to Hedong. All the Ning Laws that Hedong had originally used were abolished. In addition, in order to reduce the resistance of the Ning people, or to win over the Ning people in Hedong, Tang Yin accepted the suggestion of Wang Kai, the chief of Hedong County, to reduce taxes in Hedong for three years. As a Ning person, Wang Kai was forced to serve as the chief of Hedong County. All he could do for the Ning people was to seek benefits in terms of taxes.

Now Hedong is temporarily peaceful, and the Feng Army no longer burns, kills and plunders everywhere like during the war. On weekdays, they basically do not disturb the normal life of the people in Hedong. In addition, Tang Yin reduced taxes in Hedong for three years. Within three years, all the money earned by individuals belonged to themselves. In this way, many Ning people dispelled the idea of ​​moving inland.

Most people consider very simple things. As long as they can live a stable, peaceful and comfortable life, it doesn't matter who rules. However, some Ning people hate Tang Yin and Feng Army to the bone, and they are always looking for opportunities to retaliate. In addition, many rangers from Ningguo also gathered in Hedong, planning to find an opportunity to join forces to counter the Feng army.

The vast Hedong region seemed stable and peaceful on the surface, but in fact, it was turbulent.

Twenty days later, the 300,000 Ningyue coalition army led by Changsun Yuanhong finally arrived in Hedong. However, Changsun Yuanhong ignored the two nearby cities of Jianxing and Nanhai, and led the army directly through the two cities, heading straight to the central hinterland of Hedong, the capital Qingyuan.