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The Southern Ocean and Jianxing had suffered from the looting and massacre of Feng Army. In just two hours of time, the two cities had become hell on earth.

Basically every single soldier knew of their fellow comrades who had died or were wounded in battle. Everyone wanted to avenge their brothers who had died or were injured, but the Ning Army refused to fight anymore. The fury in Feng Soldier's heart that they were unable to find an outlet to vent, had now all been completely vented onto the People of Ning Country. Until now, the people had been the most innocent victims and targets of the war between the two countries.

After the Feng Army broke through the city, the first people to suffer were the big families in the city. Because there were many large families, they could naturally kill many, and snatch many from the city. After Feng Army had killed and robbed all the large families, it began to search the entire city, door to door, killing whenever it met with a rich person. At this time, the people that Hedong Region had missed out on became famous for their bounty.

Feng Ren, who lived in the lowest level of the clan, had finally found a chance to turn the tables and take revenge. They took the initiative to lead the way for the Feng Army entering the city, to provide clues, and to introduce the Feng Army to the families they were destined to meet.

With the help of the people from the city, the slaughter of the city became much smoother. In the end, the Feng Army loaded all the stolen goods into the carriage, and then brought the people from the city back to the Feng Army Camp. By the time Feng Army had left, the city was already a sea of corpses. There were naked women everywhere, and blood flowed like a river within the city, piling up like a mountain.

Of course, it was impossible for the Feng Army Camp to contain this many common people, but Feng Army s that were occupied by Feng Army, Xiaoxia s, and Feng City s were fine, but after returning to the main camp, Tang Yin ordered for people to be split up into squads to escort the people to the three cities that were occupied by him, and to distribute the land and houses to them free of charge.

In this chaotic world, people were the foundation, only the strong had strength, only the strong had everything. Tang Yin could treat the Ning people coldly, but against the people from Hedong, he would fight for them, and try his best to rope them into his side.

In the past, Feng Ren of Hedong Region would always feel ashamed of his status as a wind official, but now, the situation had completely changed. Everyone would wish that they could become a wind official and possess a wind official's family tree, using that to escape the slaughter of Feng Army.

Those who were close to them used infantry and those who were far away used cavalry. In just three days, almost all of the villages and towns in the South Sea and around the Jianxing were attacked and looted by the Feng Army, and Feng Army came very frequently too. Sometimes it was one in the morning and sometimes it was in the afternoon, and sometimes it was several times a day that they came, causing the People of Ning Country s to hide in the wilderness and not dare to show their faces.

After the Feng Army had harassed the entire city, they started to use the mobility of the cavalry to infiltrate west again, attacking the towns in the Ning Country to the west of the Hedong. This time, the harassment was mainly done by the Pingyuan Army. Pingyuan Army was one of the armies that followed Tang Yin the first, when they were fighting with People of Bessa City, they were already used to harassment tactics, and now that they were used to it, the Pingyuan Army's cavalry would frequently enter the Feng Army Camp and wander around, seizing the opportunity to suddenly launch a sneak attack, causing the nearby Ning Country towns to become unsettled, and everyone would be in danger.

Under these circumstances, the emergency reports from various places in the Ning Country were like snowflakes that were sent back to the capital's Liangzhou. Seeing these urgent reports, Yan Chu was at a loss of what to do.

Right Prime Minister Zhang Zhihong had never been on good terms with Wei Zheng, so how could they miss this opportunity to impeach him?

On top of the imperial court, Zhang Zhihong said solemnly: "According to the reports, General Wei Zheng commanded the five hundred thousand elite soldiers of my Da Ning army but I have only fought once with the Feng Army, and the advantage of this battle is entirely on our side. Feng Army was lost back to the main camp in the end, which means, on the battlefield, our army's strength is no weaker than Feng Army's, but after that war, General Wei Zheng has never appeared again, causing our People of Ning Country to be massacred without restraint and our country's wealth is taken away.

When he finished, all the ministers nodded, feeling that Zhang Zhihong was right.

"This ?"

After hearing what Zhang Zhihong had to say, Yan Chu felt extremely troubled. He trusted Wei Zheng, and he also believed in his strength. Since Wei Zheng did not participate in the battle, then he definitely had a reason to not participate. However, with so many places being attacked and so many citizens dying at the hands of the Feng Army, it was true that Wei Zheng was at a disadvantage when fighting the Feng Army. Yan Chu was a little hesitant now. If Wei Zheng was transferred back, then who could take over his position? If it were anyone else, they might not be as good as Wei Zheng, but if Wei Zheng was allowed to stay, let alone the court officials who were unconvinced, even the citizens of the entire Ning Country would criticize him for not blocking, causing suffering.

Just when Yan Chu did not know what to do, Zhang Zhihong's eyes turned, he thought: King, General Yuanhong is currently on his way back to the capital, General Yuanhong is not only my number one general, but also my number one wise man! Why not send someone to deliver a letter, and ask General Yuanhong for his opinion?

"Oh?" Yan Chu's eyes lit up. That's right, how did he forget about Zhangsun Yuanhong? He was an extremely good soldier, and with the current situation of the Hedong, he should be the clearest whether or not they should fight with the Feng Army. After thinking about it, Yan Chu nodded and replied: "I will follow My beloved deputy's instructions!"

Yan Chu sent people to ride their horses day and night to go to the Western Army Battalion to look for Zhangsun Yuanhong and ask for his opinion. But now, Yan Chu had forgotten one thing, asking Zhangsun Yuanhong this question was equivalent to asking for nothing.

When Zhangsun Zhan and Zhangsun Zhe went to the west side of Ning Country to find Zhangsun Yuanhong, explaining how Zhangsun Yuanhu had been killed by Feng Army, Zhangsun Yuanhong also cried. He had no brothers, and the person he was closest to from a young age was his cousin, Sun Yuanhu. However, the first thing he asked was not which General of Feng Country killed Zhangsun Yuanhu, but rather, the person who sent Zhangsun Yuanhu onto the battlefield.

Zhangsun Yuanhu had always been at home with nothing to do, so it was impossible for him to be transferred to the Hedong Battlefield for no reason at all. Elder Sun Ce and Elder Sun Zhan both didn't understand the meaning of Zhangsun Yuanhong's question and replied subconsciously, "Of course, it's the King!"

Zhangsun Yuanhong shook his head, and said: "The King will not suddenly think of the Deep Tiger, there must be someone recommending it to the King!"

Hearing him say that, both Zhangsun Ce and Zhangsun Zhan remembered as they said in unison, "It's Wei Zheng who recommended Yuan Hu!"

After Zhangsun Yuanhong heard this, he let out a long sigh towards the sky, and said with tears in his voice, "It was Wei Zheng who killed my brother!"

He immediately understood that Wei Zheng had intentionally sent the Abyss Tiger onto the Hedong Battlefield, and had also deliberately caused the Abyss Tiger to harm the front of the two armies, so as to force him to have to go out and fight against the Feng Army.

With his father and uncles coming to invite him, and with his cousin dying miserably, Zhangsun Yuanhong had no choice but to leave the mountain area. However, in Zhangsun Yuanhong's heart, he had silently noted down this debt.

Now that Yan Chu had sent someone to ask him if he had made any mistakes in the Hedong, how could he give a rational answer? After reading Yan Chu's personally written letter, he did not even think about it, and said to the ambassador sent by Yan Chu: "Quickly return to the capital, report to the great king, Wei Zheng is not suitable to be held up as a barrier against Feng Army. Any Chief General in our army can be defeated easily, and Wei Zheng is not someone who is afraid of death!"

After the envoy heard Zhangsun Yuanhong's words, he broke out in a cold sweat, and did not dare to tarry further within the Western Army. He immediately rushed back to the Liangzhou and told Yan Chu everything in detail.

The officials in the imperial court all said that Wei Zheng was not suitable to lead, and even Zhangsun Yuanhong, who was far from the imperial court and was extremely scheming, said that he was not suitable. In the end, under the pressure from both inside and outside the hall, Yan Chu was forced to issue an order. was called back to the Liangzhou, and the position of the general in charge of the army was temporarily assumed by Deputy Commander Ming Xiaotian.

When Yan Chu's order for transfer reached his Ning Army Camp, Wei Zheng finished reading it and his head buzzed. At such a critical time, if he transferred himself back to the capital, it would mean that the King no longer trusted him. It would be fine if he returned, but what about the 400,000 strong army? Hand them all over to Ming Xiaotian? Ming Xiaotian came from a noble family, how could he know about military matters?

"Our army will lose ?" "The King has falsely misled me by saying that if I were to return to the capital, it will cause the death of hundreds of thousands of my Ning Country soldiers on the battlefield ?" In front of the envoys, Wei Zheng could not help but exclaim. Not only did he scold all the officials in the imperial court, he even scolded Yan Chu.1

The envoy's face changed on the spot, but since Wei Zheng was a Chief General with a high position, he didn't dare to say much. He could only coldly say: "The King ordered the Chief General to return to the capital immediately, without delay.

Wei Zheng had already planned for the battle with the Hedong, he would defend and do not fight, with more than 400,000 troops stationed there, he only dared to harass them but not take them into consideration. When Zhangsun Yuanhong arrived with his men, the two armies would be in one place, but if he fought back, not only would he be able to take back the place of the Hedong, he would also be able to wipe out the invading Feng Army. His current plan had just begun, and his Western Army was extremely far from the Hedong. How could he be willing to return to the capital at this time?

However, he could not not not listen to Yan Chu's orders. In the end, he could only pull Ming Xiaotian to his side and repeatedly remind them that their side could only hold on, and not go forth to fight the enemy while waiting for the arrival of the Western Army.

Hearing Wei Zheng's warning, Ming Xiaotian felt rather impatient. He burst out laughing, casting a sidelong glance at Wei Zheng and asked: "Does Official Wei think that Xiao Tian does not know about the battle?"

To put it bluntly, he was asking Wei Zheng, do you think that I do not understand tactics?

Hearing that, Wei Zheng's face changed, his heart was cold for the moment.

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