Chapter 708

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As Tang Yin expected, the dozen or so warships he deployed really disgusted Wei Zheng.

Their more than ten warships did not sink a single enemy ship, but due to collision on the river, these more than ten warships and ten Ning army warships all sank to the bottom of the river. More importantly, this section The waters were shallow, and more than twenty large warships sank to the bottom of the river. The warships behind them were all affected, and the bottoms of the ships were more or less damaged. After Wei Zheng's fleet forced its way through, they did not go far, and again More than a dozen warships were declared sunk due to severe damage to their bottoms.

The Battle of Zhanghe ended with Wei Zheng defeated and the Feng Army capturing the Ning Army camp. In this battle, the Feng Army was the winner, but its casualties were much heavier than those of the Ning Army. Among them, the Tianying Army suffered the greatest losses, with more than half of its casualties, followed by the Pingyuan Army, then the Directly Affiliated Army, and the Sanshui Army. The total number of casualties in the army exceeded 150,000.

Although they won, it was a tragic victory. Fortunately, the reserve troops were sufficient, and the casualties of 150,000 did not reach the point of seriously damaging their vitality.

Tang Yin was led into the camp of Ning Army by the generals of Pingyuan Army.

Along the way, wherever I looked, the most common things I saw were corpses and wounded people.

All the corpses of Ning Jun were buried on the spot. There was nothing to say. The dead soldiers of Feng Jun were to be transported back to the mainland. When the corpses were sorted out, the mountains of corpses were piled up one after another. The soldiers carrying the corpses could no longer shed tears and became I was numb, just looking at the military plaques of the fallen hanging on the wooden shelf in front of the pile of corpses, they were so densely packed that it was shocking.

Without going to the battlefield in person, it is not difficult to imagine the brutality and hardship of this battle just by looking at the aftermath.

The iron-blooded Tang Yin was also moved by this. He looked at the generals of the Pingyuan Army who were following him. They were all covered in blood. Even Xiao Muqing, who did not know martial arts, had broken armor and was covered with wounds left after being stabbed with sharp weapons. dents underneath.

Tang Yin said quietly: "Mu Qing, this battle... it's really hard on you."

This simple sentence almost made Xiao Muqing burst into tears. He cupped his hands and said: "The general dare not talk about hard work lightly, but the brothers below are going through life and death and fighting bloody battles. That is the real hard work."

Tang Yin stopped, turned around and patted him hard on the shoulder, and said: "One hundred thousand troops attacked more than two hundred thousand troops and broke out the camp. In the whole world, only the Pingyuan Army commanded by Mu Qing can do this."

Xiao Muqing straightened her face, bowed her hands again, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."

Tang Yin let out a long sigh and said: "This battle is magnificent, and it deserves to be my first legion in Dafeng." After saying this, he continued to walk inside the Ning camp.

As the saying goes, once a general becomes famous, his bones will wither. To be able to become a famous general and to be recognized and praised by the monarch is because of countless blood and lives.

Seeing the king approaching, the soldiers who were resting on both sides stood up one after another. Most of them were wearing colors and bandages, and they all looked at Tang Yin eagerly.

Upon seeing this, Tang Yin stopped, waved his hands to everyone, and said, "Brothers, please sit down and rest!"

"Your Majesty!" People stepped in one after another to pay their respects to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin's heart felt hot and he didn't say anything more, but he gave a deep salute to the soldiers on the left and right.

Seeing the king saluting ordinary soldiers like themselves, everyone was shocked. They all knelt down on one knee and said in unison: "Your Majesty——"

Tang Yin didn't stay much and headed towards the inner camp with Xiao Muqing and others.

Tang Yin was somewhat surprised by the layout of Ning Camp. The large camp was nestled within the small camp, and the layout was quite original. He asked Xiao Muqing next to him: "Mu Qing, why is the Ningjun camp set up like this?"

Xiao Muqing smiled calmly and said: "Your Majesty, please don't underestimate the layout of Ning Camp. The inner camp is connected to the dock. If our army launches a frontal attack and breaks through the Zhang River, it will land here. After landing, it will be trapped in the inner camp. At that time, the Ning army climbed onto the wall and was condescending. It was really difficult for our army to break through the Ning army's inner camp, which was both offensive and defensive. If our army attacked from the land, the inner camp would be the last line of defense for the Ning army. If it attacked from the water, it would be difficult for our army to break through. The inner camp is the first line of defense for the Ning army.”

"That's it!" Tang Yin nodded in sudden realization and said with a smile: "What a clever idea. This camp should be..."

"It was created by Changsun Yuanhong." Xiao Muqing continued.

"Oh!" Tang Yin murmured: "Changsun Yuanhong, this man is both wise and brave, he is really powerful!"

"It's a pity that he doesn't know how to behave, his temperament is too arrogant, and he is incompatible with the Ningguo court." Xiao Muqing shrugged and said, "If he is not transferred back to Liangzhou, he should guard the Ning camp. If our army wants to capture it, I'm afraid it won't be like this. easy."

After a pause, Xiao Muqing said again: "Your Majesty, our army should rest and regroup here. It will not be easy to advance westward in a short time."

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and asked, "Reason?"

Xiao Muqing said seriously: "Our army suffered a lot of casualties in this battle, and it is necessary to rest and recuperate. Secondly, our army is closer to Liangzhou than Mo's army. Your Majesty should let Mo's army go deep into Ning first to put pressure on Liangzhou. In this way First, even if Changsun Yuanhong is sent abroad, he will deal with Mo's army first, not our army. "

Tang Yin's brows raised a small hill, and he asked in a gloomy tone: "What? Are you afraid of eldest son Yuanhong?"

Xiao Muqing cupped his hands and said: "The general is not afraid of him, but hopes to compete with him on the battlefield. However, in this case, our army will suffer heavy casualties, which will give Mo's army an advantage. What's more, the king's ambition is not The Ning Kingdom is just a country. The more troops we have left in this battle to conquer Ning, the greater the help will be to the great king’s great achievements in the future.”

Tang Yin looked at him deeply and remained silent for a long time. What Xiao Muqing said was not without reason. In a national war, one should not act on impulse and joke with the lives of the soldiers below. Moreover, Fengguo is not sitting back and relaxing now. Chuanzhen and other countries are waiting for the opportunity to attack at any time. If too many troops are consumed this time, how can he deal with the danger?

Thinking of this, Tang Yin's brows relaxed, and he laughed and said, "Who said Muqing is not good at using strategies? Your suggestion is good. According to your idea, our army will rest in Hexi for five days." As he spoke, he turned around and called, "Le Tian, ​​Ai Jia!"

"I am here!" Le Tian and Ai Jia hurried forward and saluted.

Tang Yin rolled his eyes and said, "Send a letter to Shao Fang immediately to explain the situation of our army in this battle. In addition, tell Shao Fang the specific casualties of our army. The more detailed the better."

Le Tian and Ai Jia frowned secretly, because Fengmo was an ally, and after a battle, it was right to explain the situation to the other party. However, although they won this battle, it was not a beautiful victory. The casualties were far greater than those of the defeated Ning army. How could the king publicize such a shameful thing?

Seeing their confusion, Tang Yin said with a smile: "Shao Fang is a stubborn and arrogant person. He will definitely laugh at our tragic victory and speed up the attack. He wants to enter Liangzhou first, so let's give him some encouragement."

Le Tian and Ai Jia looked at each other, both smiled, and said with a cupped hand: "Yes! I will send someone to send a pigeon to the Mo army."

The Feng army led by Tang Yin settled down in the Hexi camp, saying that they were resting, but the whole army was not idle. At Qiu Zhen's suggestion, the Feng army fought everywhere and launched attacks on various counties and cities in Hexi County in order to achieve the goal of controlling the entire Hexi County.

Hexi County has three counties and eight cities, three of which are located along the Zhang River. These three cities are also the main production areas of Ningguo warships.

Tang Yin was really scared of naval battles and realized the importance of naval battles. He first sent troops to attack these three cities.

The main force of the Ning army had fled with Wei Zheng, and the entire Hexi County was empty of troops. It was completely unable to resist the attack of the Feng army. Most of the resistance in each city came from the people. The people of Ning State spontaneously organized a militia to defend their own cities. However, this temporary militia may be okay to deal with bandits, but it is undoubtedly a fantasy to want to compete with the regular army of a country.

It didn't take much effort for the Feng army to capture the three cities. It also adopted a conciliatory policy towards the militia organized by the people. Only a few leaders were executed. As for the people below, they were all forgiven. Tang Yin's sudden kindness was not his generosity. He needed these three cities to build warships for Feng State. If the killing was too heavy, it would rebound and be detrimental to the overall situation.

After capturing the three cities along the water, the Feng army invaded the inland of Hexi and captured another five cities. Tang Yin was not polite to these five cities. He issued a military order that if there were any resistance, they would be killed without mercy, and if the resistance was strong, the whole city would be slaughtered.

The Feng army strictly implemented Tang Yin's order.

When attacking the first city, they encountered strong resistance from the people in the city. The defenders on the city were all civilians. After breaking the city, the Feng army rushed in from the four gates of the east, west, south and north, and launched a massacre against the people in the city.

This killing lasted from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to dawn. More than 200,000 people in the city were killed, and only a few people survived by chance. After the killing, there was a crazy looting. At this time, the Feng army was just like red-eyed bandits. They robbed everything they saw and moved all the valuables in the city. Before leaving, they set a big fire and burned the city and the bodies of the people clean.

The barbarity and cruelty of the Feng army played a deterrent role to a certain extent. The next four cities they attacked had little resistance, and the Feng army almost took the four cities without bloodshed.

If the Feng Army was restrained in Hedong County, thinking that it was their own territory, they completely ignored it in Hexi County. In addition, the military discipline of the Feng Army was relatively loose, especially the direct army, which burned, killed, looted, and did everything. After a few days, it was the direct army that gained the most and seized the most spoils.

When Qiu Zhen submitted the spoils account to Tang Yin, Tang Yin laughed and praised the direct army for being his close army and working hard on the battlefield.

Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Ziying smiled bitterly. The Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army, and Tianying Army only robbed the property of officials or wealthy families, while the direct army robbed everything they saw, regardless of whether the other party was a commoner or rich. It was precisely because of the lawlessness of the direct army that the reputation of the Feng Army was extremely bad, making the people of Ning afraid like tigers and leopards, and they moved west to seek refuge.