Chapter 617

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Late at night, Tang Yin sat alone in the tent and pondered whether his side should continue to fight this war. Now, his confidence had begun to waver. At this time, a guard came to report and Yuan Fang asked to see him. Tang Yin made a sound, raised his head and said, "Let him come closer!"

"yes!"

The guard turned around and went out. Not long after, Yuan Fang slowly walked into the tent. Seeing Yuan Fang, Tang Yin smiled and asked with a relaxed face: "Mr. Yuan Fang, why are you still not sleeping so late?!"

"The minister came here specifically to visit the king." Yuan Fang stepped forward, bowed deeply and respectfully, and said in a low voice.

"I'm fine. I can still bear a small defeat." Tang Yin said with a smile. After a pause, he waved his hand and said, "Mr. Yuan Fang, please sit down!"

Yuan Fang responded and sat down next to Tang Yin. The latter asked: "Mr. Yuan Fang, tell me, can our army win this battle?"

"This..." Yuan Fang groaned, shook his head and said: "The important matter of military affairs is related to the life and death of the country. I don't dare to speculate on it."

"Huh?" Tang Yin raised his head and chuckled, and said, "It doesn't hurt to share your opinions in private, Mr. Yuan Fang, feel free to tell me."

Yuan Fang thought thoughtfully for a moment, and then Zhengse said: "Since our army entered Hedong, we have won consecutive battles and occupied the entire Hedong County. The morale of the officers and men is at a high level. On the other hand, the Ning army has been seriously injured, and the general in the army has also been seriously injured. We are short of soldiers and in a direct battle, our army has an absolute advantage. I think this is why the king is unwilling to give up this battle, right?"

These words spoke to Tang Yin's heart. If there was a head-on confrontation on land, Tang Yin was confident that he could annihilate the more than 100,000-strong Ningguo Western Army. The huge Ningguo, a huge piece of fat, was placed in front of him, but he was killed by a Zhang. Tang Yin was really unwilling to accept He's obstruction. He smiled calmly and said, "Keep talking."

"No matter how great the advantage of our army is, no matter how unwilling the king is, the ministers feel that this battle cannot be fought again." Yuan Fang said: "In fact, for Ning Guo, the Zhanghe River and Tongmen are both natural dangers. Fengguo relies on Tongmen, it can attack when advancing, and it is invincible when retreating. The same is true for Ningguo. As early as when Feng and Ning had just turned against each other, the Zhanghe River was regarded by the Ningguo monarch as the bottom line of Ningguo. Since then, Ning Guo has been building warships and training naval forces in the Zhang River. For more than a hundred years, it has never dared to neglect one day. Although the Ning Army has a small number of troops, there are countless warships and the navy is also extremely elite. , are very good at water warfare, and this is precisely the weakness of our Feng army. If the king insists on crossing the Zhang River, he will use the shortcomings of our army against the strength of Ning's army. In the end... I am afraid that the entire army will be annihilated!"

"Oh..." Tang Yin responded faintly, raised his head, and was silent. It turns out that Ning Guo also had foresight and took relevant precautions. No wonder Ning Jun assembled so many large warships in such a short period of time. He pondered for a while, stood up, and walked back and forth in the tent. As he walked, his mind was also racing, and he murmured: "What Mr. Yuan Fang said makes sense."

Looking at Tang Yin who was struggling in his heart, Yuan Fang sighed secretly. He suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, I would also like to ask the king how to bury the soldiers who died in battle today?"

"Ashes return to ashes, soil returns to earth, and the warriors of the Feng Kingdom will naturally be sent back to the Feng Kingdom for burial."

"What about... Ning Ren in the army?"

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about this yet. What suggestions does Mr. Yuan Fang have?"

Yuan Fang said: "Your Majesty should not only treat the fallen soldiers equally, but also bury the soldiers who are from Ning."

Seeing Tang Yin's puzzled expression, Yuan Fang explained: "As a native of Ning, being able to join the Feng Army and help Feng Guo fight against his own country requires not only great determination, but also great courage. If the king wants long-term peace and stability in Hedong, if he wants to win the support of the Ning people in Hedong, he should treat the Ning people and the Ning soldiers kindly, so that people can feel that in the king's mind, there is no distinction between Feng people and Ning people. "

Yo! This was something Tang Yin didn't expect. He thought about it carefully and felt that what Yuan Fang said was very reasonable. As the saying goes, the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Even if he pretends, he has to pretend. A heartfelt smile finally appeared on his face, he walked to Yuan Fang's house and bowed deeply to him.

Yuan Fang was shocked. It was always the ministers who gave gifts to the king. How could there be any reason for the king to give gifts to his ministers? ! He sat on the collapse for a long time before he came back to his senses. Without standing up, he knelt directly from the collapse to the ground, kowtowed and said: "What is your Majesty doing? Killing the ministers..."

Tang Yin stretched out his hand to help Yuan Fang up and said with a smile: "Mr. Yuan Fang's lesson is that since Hedong has returned to the Feng Kingdom, the people in Hedong are the people of the Feng Kingdom. I should treat everyone equally and there should be no distinction between high and low." The distinction between noble and humble.”

Looking at Tang Yin who looked like he was being taught humbly, Yuan Fang's eyes showed a hint of confusion. He had to admit that he couldn't see through Tang Yin, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Tang Yin's personality changed too much. Sometimes he was cruel and cunning, sometimes he was generous and kind, sometimes he was ruthless, sometimes he was elegant and kind, it was hard to imagine So many completely different or even completely opposite personalities can be reflected in one person, and this person is only a young man in his twenties.

Tang Yin adopted Yuan Fang's opinion and issued an order the next morning to bury the Ning soldiers who died in the battle of crossing the river, and to give their families double the pension, and exempt their families from 40% of taxes. Such treatment is definitely generous enough. Tang Yin's approach has an immediate effect, winning a lot of reputation among the Ning people in Hedong, and making the Ning people feel completely at ease.

People are most worried about whether they will be oppressed by the Feng people and become servants after the change of ownership of Hedong. However, judging from Tang Yin's performance towards the Ning soldiers who died, such concerns seem to be unnecessary. The monarch of Feng State not only did not oppress them, but treated them very well. In this way, people's belief in continuing to settle down and build a career in Hedong is much stronger than before.

When it comes to governing a country, Tang Yin is a complete layman and may not have much talent in this regard, but he has a great advantage, that is, he has the openness of modern people, which allows him to distinguish which encounters will be beneficial to him and which encounters will be harmful to him. In the eyes of those who do not know the inside story, Tang Yin has become a rare wise leader in the world who has a keen eye and can distinguish right from wrong.

Tang Yin adopted Yuan Fang's opinion of treating Ning's soldiers well, but he was still a little hesitant about whether to withdraw troops and cease fire. Now Tang Yin's situation is a bit difficult to get off the tiger, and he has been shouting the slogan of destroying Ning. Just like this, a silent truce will damage his prestige too much, but if he continues to fight, he is also afraid that Yuan Fang's unfortunate words will come true, and his army will end up being annihilated.

Just when he was feeling embarrassed, an unexpected opportunity came. The peace envoys sent by the Ningguo court crossed the Zhang River and came to Fengying to discuss the peace talks between the two countries with Tang Yin.

Changsun Yuanhong was strongly opposed to the peace talks with Feng. What was the purpose of his desperate battles in the front? It was to drive out the Feng bandits and recover the lost land in Hedong. But now, the imperial court, far away from the battlefield and in the rear, ceded the huge Hedong County to Feng State with a stroke of the pen, acknowledging that Hedong was Feng State's territory. Not only that, but also compensated Feng State with a large amount of gold, silver and silk. This was not a peace talk, but simply a servitude to Feng State.

Changsun Yuanhong could not understand why the imperial court made such a humiliating decision. He had not lost the war yet and still had hope of counterattacking Hedong. But now the imperial court's peace talks made all his efforts in vain.

He found it difficult to understand the court's decision, and so did Wei Zheng. Upon hearing the news that the peace envoys had left the capital, Wei Zheng could not help but sigh to the sky: "Ease! My Great Ning lost because of ease!" Long-term ease made the Ning court and the outside world think highly of themselves. When they encountered a slight setback, they panicked and became chaotic.

At this time, Changsun Yuanhong and Wei Zheng, the two chief and deputy marshals who were seemingly in harmony but actually at odds, stood back on the same front and firmly opposed peace talks. According to Wei Zheng's opinion, if the peace envoys wanted to cross the Zhang River, they would definitely have to pass through their camp. At that time, their side would forcibly detain them and prevent them from crossing the river. In this way, there would be no peace talks.

At the critical moment, Wei Zheng was so tough that he dared to go against the will of the court and forcibly detained the envoys for peace talks at the risk of death. This surprised Changsun Yuanhong and made him admire him very much. However, he did not agree with Wei Zheng's idea. Forcibly detaining the envoys sent by the court was a last resort. Now that he had not reached the end of his rope, he naturally did not need to take such a big risk.

Changsun Yuanhong decided to use the envoys for peace talks.

There were two envoys for peace talks sent by Ningguo. They were both Honglu Cheng, subordinate officials of Dahonglu, and their official rank was the third grade. The main function of Honglu Cheng was foreign affairs. The two were named Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi. Shi Tinghan was the main person in charge of the peace talks this time, and Tan Yi was the auxiliary.

As Wei Zheng predicted, Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi did arrive at the Ningjun camp first.

As soon as the two arrived outside the Ning Army camp, they felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong. The Ning Army soldiers standing guard and patrolling were all listless, with sad faces. Looking at their bodies, their helmets were crooked and their weapons were not lifted, but held weakly. Even though Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi were civil servants, they could see that the military discipline of their soldiers was too loose.

The two looked at each other and walked into the camp at a fast pace.

As soon as they approached the gate, the surrounding Ning soldiers rushed up and stopped the two and the more than 100 followers behind them, shouting: "What are you doing? Do you know where this is and you rush in?!"

"You are blind, look carefully, these two are the peace envoys sent by the court, Lord Shi and Lord Tan, get out of the way quickly, and ask your commander to come out to greet them!" Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi's followers scolded in a bad tone.

When they heard that the two of them were envoys sent by the imperial court, the soldiers were shocked, their faces filled with awe, and they put away their weapons. One of the small leaders lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "I'm afraid... I'm afraid that my marshal cannot come out to greet the two adults."