Chapter 793

The ministers of the State of Mo opposed aiding Feng for another very important reason. Once the State of Mo joined the war, the homeland would become the battlefield. On the contrary, the State of Feng would be in the rear and would not be implicated in the war. This was extremely unfair to the State of Mo.

Their opposition was not unreasonable, so Shao Fang only decided not to send troops to attack Feng, but could not decide to send troops to aid Feng.

The main purpose of Lu She's trip was to prevent the State of Mo from participating in the coalition to attack Feng. Since Shao Fang had made a clear statement that the State of Mo would not participate, his mission was also accomplished.

As for asking the State of Mo to send troops to aid Feng and bring the war to the homeland of the State of Mo, this was too difficult for the people of Mo to accept. Lu She did not have such an illusion for the time being, but he believed that once the State of Feng was in danger, the State of Mo would still aid Feng. The State of Mo would not watch the State of Feng perish.

Lu She's mission to the State of Mo was successfully completed, and Gao Liangjie's mission to the State of Yu was even smoother.

The reason why Yuguo did not participate in the alliance to defeat Feng had little to do with Gao Liangjie, but Fengguo's lightning-fast annexation of Ningguo shocked the people of Yuguo.

Yuguo, which borders Ningguo, knows Ningguo's strength too well. Ningguo, which is so powerful, was conquered by Fengguo and annexed in one fell swoop. It can be seen how strong the Feng army is. Even if the four powerful countries of Chuan, Zhen, An, and Huan joined forces to attack Fengguo, the final result is still uncertain. It is not in line with Yuguo's national policy to make a rash decision when the situation is not clear. Therefore, Lingshuang, the monarch of Yuguo, has decided not to participate in the attack on Feng before meeting Gao Liangjie.

Gao Liangjie's mission to Yuguo was just a formality. After being entertained by Yuguo, he returned satisfied.

Tang Yin breathed a sigh of relief that the two neighboring countries of Mo and Yu did not participate in the attack on Feng.

After all, these two countries are too close to Feng State. Once they send troops, there is no problem of long-distance travel. The military strength can be maintained at its peak. However, it is different for the four countries of Chuan, Zhen, An, and Huan. The coalition forces of the four countries traveled thousands of miles to Feng State. They did not need to fight. Just walking all the way was enough to consume more than half of their combat power. This is also one of the biggest bargaining chips for Feng State to resist the coalition forces of the four countries.

Tang Yin led his army back to the country, and the Pingyuan Army and Sanshui Army fighting in the south also set off on their return journey. All the wars in the south of Ning State were handed over to the Mo Army.

Now, the largest force in the south of Ning State is Changsun Yuanhong. When the Feng Army attacked Liangzhou, Changsun Yuanhong also wanted to go north to rescue, but the road to the north was cut off by the Pingyuan Army and Sanshui Army. In addition, the speed at which the Feng Army captured Liangzhou was too fast, so fast that Changsun Yuanhong found it incredible.

After learning that Liangzhou had been lost and King Yanchu had been killed, Changsun Yuanhong faced three choices. The first was to go north to retake the capital, but the Yan family had been wiped out by the Feng army, and even if he retaken the capital, it would be meaningless. Moreover, the hope of retaking the capital was still slim. After all, there were Sky Eagle troops stationed there. If he could not capture it for a long time, the Mo army behind him would chase and kill him, and he would be in danger of being annihilated. Second, he led his troops to continue to stay at Yuemen Pass, but this was also an unwise move. The capital fell, the king was killed, and the people in all cities and counties were panicked and unable to take care of themselves. The logistics supply of his side would become a problem. Staying at Yuemen Pass was equivalent to staying in a dead end. So, after thinking about it, he only had the third way to go, retreating to the southwest of Ningguo.

Changsun Yuanhong has been serving in the southwest of Ningguo for many years. He is very familiar with the place and has a high reputation. He can get a lot of support from everyone. The most important thing is that he has a strong backup in the southwest, Yueguo, who can help him at any time to resist the enemy. For these reasons, Changsun Yuanhong decided to abandon Yuemenguan and lead the people to retreat to the southwest.

It is difficult to say whether his choice at this time is right or wrong. However, Changsun Yuanhong did not go north to attack Liangzhou, which gave Fengjun a chance to breathe and completely stabilized the situation in the eight counties of Ningbei.

However, his decision caused great trouble to Moguo. Hundreds of thousands of Ningguo local troops led by Changsun Yuanhong occupied the two southwestern counties and became the heart of Moguo. Later, Moguo sent troops to attack several times, but failed to annihilate Changsun Yuanhong.

It is precisely because of the existence of Changsun Yuanhong's remnant of Ningguo that later generations have disputes about the time of Ningguo's demise. Some people believe that Ningguo was destroyed when Liangzhou fell, while others believe that it was not until the destruction of Changsun Yuanhong's part that Ningguo really perished.

In any case, Changsun Yuanhong's occupation of the two southwestern counties posed a considerable threat to the future Mo Kingdom and Feng Kingdom.

The four-nation coalition forces set out one after another and headed straight for Feng Kingdom. When facing a powerful enemy, the Feng people still gave the most enthusiastic welcome to the returning Feng army.

Capturing Ningdu, killing King Ning, occupying the eight counties in the north of Ning, and expanding the territory of Feng Kingdom on a large scale, these achievements are unprecedented in the history of Feng Kingdom. Tang Yin and his Feng Army soldiers have become heroes who save and strengthen the country in the eyes of all Feng people.

The battle to destroy Ning also inflated the self-confidence of Feng people to the maximum extent. In the eyes of most Feng people, their own army is invincible and invincible, and even if the million-strong coalition forces of the four countries come to attack, they are not to be feared.

When Tang Yin led his army back to Yancheng, the whole city fell into a frenzy of boiling, the streets were full of people, bright red petals were flying all over the sky, and the people of Feng Kingdom were all decorated with lights and colors, which was ten times and a hundred times more lively than the festival.

Ministers of the Feng Kingdom court all went out of the city to welcome them. Even the imperial court headed by Yin Zhun came, ten miles outside the city, to welcome the triumphant Tang Yin and the Feng army.

Yin Zhun didn't want to meet Tang Yin. If Feng Kingdom didn't destroy Ning, Ning Kingdom would be part of Haotian Empire. Even if Ning Kingdom was destroyed, it would still be part of Haotian Empire. For Yin Zhun, this was a civil war and internal consumption, which should be condemned instead of praised. However, almost all the ministers in the court were on Tang Yin's side. The ministers came forward to persuade Yin Zhun. In the end, it seemed that if he didn't do what the ministers wanted, he would be a tyrant. Yin Zhun was helpless by the ministers, so he had to go out of the city to welcome Tang Yin unwillingly.

After seeing Tang Yin, the ministers of the imperial court all greeted him with smiles and came forward to sing his praises. Only Yin Zhun had a bitter face.

When Tang Yin saw this, he said half-sarcastically and half-mockingly: "Your Majesty is not feeling well and you still go out of the city to welcome me personally. I really feel uneasy!"

Hearing this, Yin Zhun's face flushed, but it was difficult to refute it. He just laughed dryly and muddled through.

Under the patronage of the crowd, Tang Yin returned to his palace, and then he rewarded all his ministers, whether they were the generals who followed him to the war or the ministers who stayed in Yancheng, everyone received a considerable reward.

Now Tang Yin is rich and spends money like water, and looks like a nouveau riche.

The Feng army did not return empty-handed, but brought back a large amount of gold and silver. The treasury of Ningguo and the silver treasury of the palace were emptied by them. The huge wealth accumulated by Ningguo for thousands of years was all transported back to Yancheng by the Feng army.

Tang Yin is even considering whether to expand the treasury of Yancheng.

With gold and silver, many things can be solved, especially for Tang Yin who is determined to increase his troops, he can get the maximum guarantee.

Now, he can confidently recruit new soldiers across the country, and can confidently order military supplies and weapons. With the eight counties of Ningbei, Fengguo has money and food. How much more has the national strength increased?

After returning to Yancheng, the Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army, and Zhizu Army rested for only one day, and then set off again, heading south to Baguan.

Although Tang Yin did not leave the capital with the army, he was also prepared to personally command the battle at Baguan, but there were still some things to deal with, so he could not go south so quickly.

He formally appointed Xia Yufu as the left prime minister, fully responsible for the two agencies of Fengshan Arms Department and Manufacturing Department, and Xuan Wang was Xia Yufu's deputy.

With Xia Yufu in charge of the Arms Department, Tang Yin was much more confident. Regardless of whether she could manufacture powerful weapons, Tang Yin was looking forward to mass production of her improved crossbow.

Xia Yufu did not refuse his appointment and accepted it with pleasure. Now that Feng and Ning have merged into one, even the Ningguo Central Army followed Tang Yin back to Fengdi to fight. She felt that she did not need to be stingy with her talents, even if it could help the Ning soldiers and generals who entered Fengdi to fight.

During Tang Yin's stay in Yancheng, Lingwu Academy was completed and officially opened. Many students signed up, including Yin Rou, a princess.

Yancheng Lingwu Academy is the first Lingwu Academy in Fengguo. It is very strict with the students it recruits. It requires students to have a foundation in Lingwu and be talented. Yin Rou did not meet any of the requirements, but she still successfully entered the Lingwu Academy. First, she got Tang Yin's approval, and second, Qiu Zhen, who was in charge of the academy, was very happy to see Yin Rou join. Yin Rou was a princess of the empire. If she joined the Lingwu Academy, it would raise the academy's level by several levels, thereby attracting more Lingwu talents, including those outside Fengguo.

Fengguo Lingwu Academy imitated Ningguo, but it had a breakthrough compared to Ningguo. The academy has set up special dark-type Lingwu courses, and students can choose to practice light-type Lingwu or dark-type Lingwu according to their preferences.

In this way, Feng State also showed to all the countries in the world that Feng State recognized and respected dark spiritual martial arts, which greatly promoted the development of dark spiritual martial arts. Of course, it also offended Shenchi, who respected light spiritual martial arts.

That night, Tang Yin specially found Zuo Shuang.

The Feng Army had already gone south, and only the Western Border Army led by Zuo Shuang was left in Yancheng by Tang Yin. Leaving the Western Border Army alone also showed Tang Yin's trust in him.

After Zuo Shuang arrived, he asked people to prepare a few dishes and drinks, and chatted while eating.

Tang Yin first asked Zuo Shuang what he thought of the Lingwu Academy in Yancheng.

This question made Zuo Shuang difficult to answer. He pondered for a long time before saying: "I think it is very far-sighted for the king to promote the Lingwu Academy, but... but..."

Although Zuo Shuang was valued by Tang Yin, he still had more or less grudges and barriers against him, and he couldn't say some things directly.

Tang Yin smiled, waved his hand and said, "We are just chatting privately. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Don't worry."