Episode 10 Chapter 68
Sixty-eight
The decisive battle between the Feng Army and the Duki Army near the town of Vaal ended in the defeat of the Duki Army. In this battle, both sides invested about 100,000 troops. However, because the Feng Army annihilated the 30,000 Duji Army first, the Feng Army established its strength advantage early, which became the key to the Feng Army's victory.
The Battle of Val Town was the turning point of the Tia War. After this battle, most of the main force of the Duki Army was lost and their vitality was severely damaged. They had no choice but to give up the siege of Tia City and the entire army retreated north. , the advantage that was finally established in Tia was also lost.
On the other side, Feng Jun became famous in Tia through this battle. Liang Qi's strategizing and Shangguan Yuanrang's bravery and skill in fighting were also spread by the people of Tia. It was only then that Tia began to believe that Feng Jun was sincerely helping Tia and was not just going through the motions and showing off.
Afterwards, the resistance forces from various parts of Tia also came to Fengjun and expressed their willingness to assist Fengjun in fighting against the Duki people. Of course, these are all things later.
Let's talk about Remi Azabao. He led the remnants of the Duki Army of about 30,000 to escape the pursuit of the Feng Army and retreated to the north. At the same time, he sent people to the company camp outside Tia City to convey orders to the two men stationed there. Wanduki's army retreated northward. The destination of his retreat was Tia's important northern town, the City of Sunset.
However, just as Remi Azabao's troops were retreating to Sunset City, they happened to encounter the blocking Feng Army halfway, that is, the 20,000 Feng Army led by Guantang.
Although the Feng army is small in number, they are waiting there to wait for work and maintain their full combat power. Although the Du Ji army is large in number, they are all remnants and defeated generals. They have just gone through a big battle, and the soldiers are exhausted. There are many slanderers, but in Guantang, it is easy to defeat the opponent.
But after they took over, they discovered that this was not the case at all. Now Du Jijun was no longer fighting for the country and the king, but for survival. People knew that they had no way out and could only fight to the death or break out. Or he would die in the hands of Feng Jun. Under this mentality, the remaining defeated generals of Du Ji's army broke out with extraordinary fighting power, and even the wounded soldiers rushed forward desperately. The Feng Army, who thought they had the chance to win easily, was caught off guard by the Du Ji Army, who was still so fierce after being defeated. Less than an hour after the two sides fought, the Feng Army camp was dispersed, and a large number of Du Ji Army broke through the formation. Pass, break out.
This was all thanks to Du Jijun, who thought that the Feng Army would come up from behind and didn't dare to fight. He fled in a hurry after breaking the formation, otherwise he didn't know what the outcome would be! After all the enemy troops broke through, Guantang quickly gathered his own stragglers together, and then counted the number of people, and found that there were no less than 5,000 casualties.
well! Guantang sighed in his heart, he was originally here to stop and kill the enemy, but now he was killed and wounded more than 5,000 brothers by the enemy. He had no intention of chasing the enemy anymore, and led his troops to retreat in despair. As a result, before he could retreat far, he ran into another Duki army. This Duki army was the one that retreated from the company camp outside Tia city. .
When the two armies met, they started another fierce battle. The Feng army, whose morale had been suppressed for a long time, was defeated again. This time it was even worse than the previous battle, with about 10,000 casualties. It took a lot of effort to Guan Tang. Only then did Hu Zhili lead the remaining troops to fight a bloody path and escape.
Ziying, who was far away in the Feng Kingdom, had already calculated that his side would definitely win in Tia, so he sent Guan Tang here to perform meritorious service, but Guan Tang really did not insult his nickname. Although the main force of the Feng Army won a great victory, the 20,000-strong army was defeated and only a few thousand people were defeated.
Looking at the battle situation, he did not make any command mistakes, but the result was still the same. Perhaps as Tang Yin said at the beginning, Guantang was unlucky, and no matter how powerful he was, he was not suitable to be the commander-in-chief of an army.
No matter how miserable Guan Tang's defeat was, the Feng Army had an absolute advantage and initiative in the overall battle situation in Tia, and successfully resolved the danger of Tia City being trapped.
When the Sanshui Army arrived at Tia City, Tia King Gerald Hardesti personally led the civil and military ministers of Tia out of the city to greet Liang Qi and the generals of the Sanshui Army with the courtesy of a king.
Tia was very polite and respected the Feng Army to the extreme. Liang Qi was not dazzled by the victory and forgot about it. He ordered the soldiers of the Sanshui Army to enter the city privately, and the entire army was temporarily stationed at Du Jilian outside the city. In the camp.
After all, this is not his own country. Liang Qi also had to consider avoiding this problem. Moreover, stationing his own army outside the city could also reduce the contact between his own soldiers and the Tia people and avoid unnecessary friction and conflicts between the two sides.
Tia City, which has been trapped for almost two years, is finally out of trouble. The people in the city are naturally in joy. No matter men, women, old or young, their faces are full of joy. If it is a festival, Tia City is no longer like Shangguan Yuanrang Chulai. It was so lifeless at that time, but it has returned to its former vitality and bustle.
Liang Qi ordered the Sanshui Army not to enter the city, but he did not order anyone to stop the Tia people from entering the military camp. Soon, a large number of Tia people came out of the city in groups, entering with half fear and seven parts curiosity. Company camp, visited everywhere, many smart Tia people also brought accessories and specialties to sell to Fengjun.
Liang Qi no longer cares about these things. Now he has to consider how to fight next and how to completely drive the remaining forces of Du Ji's army out of Tia. As for the reinforcements from the Sky Eagle Army, Liang Qi did not keep them and asked them all to return to Feng Kingdom. He invited the Sky Eagle Army to fight in Tia without Tang Yin's approval, and he did not dare to leave the Sky Eagle Army in Tia. The time was too long, otherwise he would not be able to bear the consequences if the court really scolded him.
Before the Tianying Army returned home, Liang Qi generously gave 30% of the captured spoils to the Tianying Army. The Tianying Army also suffered casualties in this battle, and these spoils were used to make up for the losses of the Tianying Army.
When the Du Ji Army fled, they did not take any belongings with them. The money, gold, silver, jewelry, and the army's baggage, armaments, and food and wages they looted from Du Ji were basically seized by the Feng Army. Even 30% was an astronomical figure. Guan Tang repeatedly declined, thinking that there were too many things and he dared not accept them, but Liang Qi insisted and finally ordered Guan Tang to accept them as a general.
The Sanshui Army was ordered to go to war, and if there were losses, the court could make up for them. The Tianying Army was sent out only after receiving his request for help. If there were losses, the court would not care, and the Tianying Army could only digest them internally. With Ziying's personality, Liang Qi estimated that the Tianying Army's internal treasury could not store much money, so he could only make up for the Tianying Army as much as possible through these captured spoils.
He was also paving the way for his future. He needed someone, and begged him a thousand times. Now he didn't need him anymore. After kicking him, if he needed help from the Sky Eagle Army again in the future, it would be strange if they would help him!
Under Liang Qi's forced order, Guan Tang had to accept all the spoils he sent. On the surface, he was reluctant, but in his heart he was already very happy. If he exchanged all the gold, silver and jewelry in these spoils for money, he could not only recruit the casualties in this battle, but also have a lot of surplus!
The news of Tia's victory was also sent back to Yancheng as soon as possible.
The Feng Kingdom court was delighted after receiving the victory news. Tang Yin also read the victory news twice, then slapped the victory news on the table, looked around at the civil and military officials below, and praised: "Liang Qi and Yuan Rang fought beautifully in this battle. I have to reward them and the soldiers of the Sanshui Army!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone saw that Tang Yin was in high spirits, and they all bowed their hands in agreement.
But there was no shortage of people who poured cold water on the Feng Kingdom court, and Qiu Zhen was one of the best.
He stepped out of the line, looked at the others, and finally his eyes fell on Tang Yin. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the soldiers can be rewarded, but Liang Qi cannot be rewarded."
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, looked at Qiu Zhen with dissatisfaction, and asked, "Why can't Liang Qi be rewarded?"
Qiu Zhen said seriously, "At the beginning, Your Majesty only assigned the Sanshui Army to go to war, but Liang Qi privately mobilized the Tianying Army during the battle with Du Ji's Army. If you look into it, this is suspected of deceiving the king. It's fine if Your Majesty doesn't blame him, but how can you reward him?"
Tang Yin also knew that Liang Qi mobilized the Tianying Army, but in his opinion, it was nothing. He said with a smile: "Qiu Zhen, you are too serious. When a general is away from home, he may not obey the orders of the king. The war situation changes rapidly, so why can Liang Qi flexibly deploy troops? Moreover, judging from the progress of the war, Liang Qi's decision is very correct."
"Because of this, Liang Qi can be regarded as making up for his mistakes. He can be exempted from punishment, but he must not be rewarded. Otherwise, once this precedent is set, will the generals who go out to fight no longer have to listen to the king's words in the future? Where is the prestige of the king and the court?" Qiu Zhen frowned, and when he spoke, his eyes deliberately glanced at the many generals behind him.
Before Tang Yin spoke, the generals were shocked at the same time. People looked at each other. In order to avoid suspicion, they had to step out of the line and salute: "What Prime Minister Qiu said is very true. I hope the king will make a wise decision!"
"Well..." Tang Yin pondered for a moment, waved his hand a little annoyed, and said: "Okay, the soldiers of Sanshui Army will not be rewarded temporarily. Rewards and punishments will be made after returning home."
"The king is wise!" This time Qiu Zhen took the lead and spoke loudly.
Tang Yin stood up, looked around at everyone, and asked, "Is there anything else to discuss? If not, everyone can go back!"
"I have something to report." Shangguan Yuanji said.
Seeing that it was Shangguan Yuanji who spoke, Tang Yin patiently sat back and asked, "What's the matter, Yuanji?"
"I received a letter from the Mo Kingdom, saying that King Mo will visit Feng Kingdom in the near future, but the specific date has not yet been determined."
Shao Fang is coming? Tang Yin was stunned, thought for a moment, and asked, "Does the letter mention the purpose of Shao Fang's visit?"
Shangguan Yuanji shook his head and said, "The letter did not mention it."
"Why is he here for no reason?" Tang Yin muttered inexplicably.
"Maybe it's about Ningdi!" Qiu Zhen said, "Although the eight counties in Ningbei are peaceful, there are still wars in the south. Changsun Yuanhong has gathered 200,000 troops and occupied two counties in the south of Ningdi. The Mo army has attacked several times, but nothing has been achieved. I think King Mo may invite our country to send troops together to wipe out Changsun Yuanhong and his people."