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Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Zi Ying had long ago complained about what they had done to the Directly Subordinate Army, and had also talked to Gu Yue about it. However, Gu Yue was called the Directly Subordinate Army Commander, and in reality, he was just a decoration, the actual control over the Directly Subordinate Army was always in Tang Yin's hands.

The answer he gave the three of them was very simple and also very helpless. "The King is indulging me, what can I do?"

Hearing Gu Yue's words, Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Zi Ying were speechless.

This time, when they heard Tang Yin not only not reprimand them for their actions, but also praise them greatly, the three of them did not feel good about it.

Xiao Muqing had always been tactful in front of Tang Yin, and was good at flattery. He would never easily speak of advice that went against Tang Yin's intentions, and Liang Qi was always a low-key person. Just as they were about to admonish them, the two of them looked at Zi Ying.

Damn! Again! Zi Ying had interacted with Xiao Muqing and Liang Qi for so long, how could he not understand the meaning behind their actions?

He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and cupped his hands towards Tang Yin: "Great King, our army has taken over eight cities and three counties, and has already taken control of the lands of Hexi County. However, the people of Hexi City have moved to the west seriously, and many cities and towns have already become extinct."

Hearing that, Tang Yin rolled his eyes, and said: "Whoever moves shall be executed."

Zi Ying nodded his head, then shook it and said: "Great King, I'm afraid doing this will only cure the symptoms."

Tang Yin was startled, and asked: "What do you mean?"

Zi Ying said: The reason why I moved westward in large numbers is not because they are unwilling to be controlled by me, but because our army is undisciplined, our soldiers are lawless and lawless, stealing money from the outside, killing innocent people and women often happens, causing the citizens of Hexi to lose their lives. If this goes on for too long, then sooner or later, the people of Ning Xi will run away, and even if the King joined forces with Mo Country to eliminate Ning, they would end up in the empty sky counties, where the Ning people would flee to the Mo Country ?

The more Tang Yin listened, the uglier his face became. Before Zi Ying could finish speaking, he fiercely slammed the table and shouted, "Enough! Don't say anymore. " He stood up and looked at Zi Ying, then at Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi and Gu Yue, and then coldly said: "You are the commanders of the four armies, the military discipline is scattered, you naturally cannot escape the responsibility, what face do you have to brazenly speak of such shamelessness in front of me?"

The King, on the other hand, had pushed all responsibility away from him! Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi and Gu Yue all secretly grinned, they lowered their heads, and did not dare to look Tang Yin in the eye.

On the other hand, Zi Ying's face was calm, and his expression did not change in the slightest, but in reality, he was secretly laughing in his heart. He cupped his hands together and said, "The King is right, military discipline is scattered, it is indeed hard for these officials to escape responsibility. Because of this, I especially swore to King Ming that no matter how high his rank is or how strong her backing is, I will punish him severely. I wonder if you would agree?"

How would Tang Yin know what Zi Ying was trying to do? Listening to his righteous words, he snorted coldly and muttered, "We should have done this a long time ago!"

Zi Ying cupped his hands in a salute, and shouted loudly: "My king is wise!" As he spoke, he turned around to look at Cheng Jin, who was amongst the group of generals, and said, "General Cheng!"

Cheng Jin was startled, why did Zi Ying suddenly call for him? He bowed slightly and cupped his hands: "General Zi Ying?"

"General Cheng has heard your words, right? I also hope that those who break the military rules can be dealt with together with the General Cheng.

Cheng Jin was not willing to give himself a chance to live, he raised his head and looked at Tang Yin. Seeing that he did not take any actions, Cheng Jin sighed secretly and said helplessly: "Of course, Cheng Jin will definitely help the various Chief General s."

Zi Ying laughed and said: "Alright! With the help of the General Cheng's hidden arrows, Yan Zheng's military discipline would be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort. "

Cheng Jin smiled bitterly and said: "General Zi Ying is too polite."

Tang Yin was not willing to waste too much time on such a trivial matter. He looked at Le Tian and Ai Jia, and asked: "How's the situation with Mo Army?"

Ai Jia walked out and explained in detail to Tang Yin.

Seeing the battle report from Tang Yin, Shao Fang was not happy, but he was not sad either. Four hundred thousand versus two hundred thousand, victory was only natural, but the price of one hundred and fifty thousand casualties was simply too big. He couldn't understand how Feng Army could be used to fight this battle.

Merely attacking the Western River Camp with Ning Country was already enough to cause such heavy losses in Feng Army, so Shao Fang did not have much hope for Tang Yin's side. Fortunately the Ning Country was empty and had it as a restraint, so Shao Fang took the chance and split the two hundred thousand cavalrymen and two hundred thousand foot soldiers into two, and advanced towards the Ning Country Realm head on.

So much so that local army from all parts of the Ning Country were taken by surprise, and before they could even gather in one place, they were all defeated one by one as if they were the Mo Country Armoured Cavalry that had descended from the heavens. It could be said that in the early stages of the battle, the Mo Country was unstoppable all the way up north, and in just five days' time, fifteen cities were taken consecutively, successfully taking over two counties.

The plundering of Mo Army was not any worse than the plundering of Feng Army, it was just a plundering of anything. When Shao Fang was declaring war on Mo Yun, he had already said that he wanted to create a 'Floating Cloud Palace' in this battle.

(Floating Cloud Palace is a palace built by the Chuan Country. In order to build this palace, the Chuan Country had levelled a tall mountain in half and used half of the mountain as the foundation. In the air, it was built into palaces and pavilions, spending countless amounts of gold and silver.

Shao Fang's intention was to plunder enough wealth from this battle to build a Floating Cloud Palace, so that it would show that his Mo Country's national power was on par with his Chuan Country.

Maybe it was because of the close relationship between Ning Mo's people, the Mo Army was still rather polite to the Ning people, they did not recklessly kill the innocent, and they did not drag the flames of war onto the ordinary Ning people. However, there wasn't the slightest bit of gratitude towards Mo Country's' benevolent attitude ', and there wasn't the slightest bit of hatred towards it.

Feng Army's invasion was something people would hate and fear, but the relationship between the two countries was originally very bad, furthermore, the Ning Army had invaded the Feng Country before, and now that the Feng Country was sent back, the Ning people had nothing to complain about, but Mo Country's invasion was different, Ning Mo had always maintained a friendly alliance, so Mo Country doing so was undoubtedly a betrayal of their will, so the Ning army hated the Mo Country even more.2

After the Mo Country had already descended two counties with lightning speed, the Ning Country had finally returned to normal. The various local troops had gradually gathered, and they were hoarding eighty thousand strong soldiers in both Shanyang City and Shishui City of Jiashang County. They were ready to fight to the death with the Ning army.

The two cities were like two gatekeepers, firmly blocking the road to the north of the Mo Army.

The citizens of the city were united by a common enemy, and were also among the defensive ranks. Under such tenacious resistance, the attack of the Mo Country army was obstructed, and for two consecutive days, they were unable to take down Shan Yang and Shi Shui. This was the current situation of the Mo Army.

After listening to Ai Jia's story, Tang Yin rubbed his chin, looking deep in thought. After pondering for a moment, he asked: "What happened at the Liangzhou area? Does the Ning Country government have any plans to send Zhangsun Yuanhong out? "

Le Tian replied, "Not yet. Looks like Yan Chu had the intention of keeping Zhangsun Yuanhong to guard the capital. "

"Oh?" When Tang Yin heard this, he burst out into laughter and muttered: "In that case, the Liangzhou won't be so easy to fight." After pausing for a moment, he asked Qiu Zhen: "Qiu Zhen, should we leave our troops behind? Or should we go west to take a rest?

Qiu Zhen frowned and said: "If we have Zhangsun Yuanhong to guard the Liangzhou, this battle will be extremely difficult. It would be best for our Mo Army to attack the enemy first, and when both sides are exhausted, our army will appear again to clean up the mess."

"That's right!" Tang Yin laughed: "But Mo Army is not a fool, maybe Shao Fang has the same thoughts as you, and is waiting for us to attack Liangzhou first, so that he can reap the benefits from us!"

That was very possible. Qiu Zhen did not deny Tang Yin's conjecture. He rolled his eyes and said faintly: "If Zhangsun Yuanhong can be transferred out of the Liangzhou and fight against the Mo Army in the south, that would be for the best."

Of course. If Zhangsun Yuanhong could go and fight with Mo Army, it would be extremely beneficial for Tang Yin. However, how could he get Yan Chu to move him out of the Liangzhou?

With regards to this kind of strategy and strategy, Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Liang Qi, and the rest were all not in a good position to interfere. In the end, Qiu Zhen said: "The King can send two armies south now."

"Why is that?"

"One, chase after Wei Zheng's group which had escaped into the Martial Arts Melody County. If we do not completely destroy Wei Zheng, then that would be a huge threat to our side. Hexi and Hedong can become targets of the enemy, and the rear of our army will never have a peaceful day ahead of us. "

Tang Yin and the other generals nodded their heads, feeling that Qiu Zhen's words made sense.

Qiu Zhen continued to speak: "Second, assist in attacking the Mo Army of Jia Shang County, and help them annihilate the Ning Army that is hoarding in Jia Shang County. This way, it can create the false impression of a strong and weak Liangzhou.

"Yes!" Tang Yin pondered as he listened, then raised his head and said: "Continue."

"From the west side of Hexi County, it is reported that around fifty thousand soldiers of the Ning Army have been gathered, attempting to stop our army from advancing to the west. The King can use his army to attack the west side, but this battle can only be defeated greatly, not victorious. Seeing that everyone's face had changed at the same time, and looked like they wanted to say something, Qiu Zhen smiled slightly, and continued to speak: "The reason why Yan Chu left Zhangsun Yuanhong at Liangzhou, is because he has no confidence either. I don't know if it is better to send him to block our army, or to block Mo Army.

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