C1971 Final volume
Article 86 of the Final Volume
The news of Li Shu's battle with the Chuan Army quickly spread to the capital of Feng Country.
After reading the battle report, Tang Yin was furious. He used two words to evaluate Li Shu: Idiot, idiot.
If Li Shu was not a fool, then what was the strong point of fighting against the leaders of the Chuan Army? After all, if he was not a fool, then what was?
Of course, what made Tang Yin angry was not the hundred thousand soldiers of the Chastity Army, no matter how many people from the People of Zhen Country died, he would not feel pain in his heart. What he felt in his heart were the treasures that the Chastity Army had lost in the battle.
After this battle, Li Shu's forces had been severely injured. If Chuan Army could gather troops to attack in a short period of time, it would be hard for Li Shu's forces to survive.
There was another important point that Tang Yin did not wish for Li Shu's forces to be annihilated by the Chuan Army. With the existence of Li Shu's forces, it would be able to restrict Chuan Country to the greatest extent and consume a large amount of national power. This was too beneficial to the Feng Country.
After receiving the report from Zhen Country, Tang Yin immediately summoned his Minister of Civil And Military Affairs to discuss how he could let his forces survive this ordeal.
Moreover, Chuan Army was able to gather at least two legions of troops, which was a huge difference in strength between the two sides. If Imperial Court of Chuan Country were to send out reinforcements at this time, the gap between the two sides would be even larger, and this could no longer be made up by relying on Feng Country to support their armaments and food.
Xiao Muqing frowned, and said worriedly: "Great King, looking at the current situation, no matter how much we provide Li Shu, or how much money we spend, it will all be useless."
Tang Yin asked: "Muqing, then what do you think?"
Xiao Muqing said in a serious tone: "Immediately send reinforcements!" He looked at the crowd present and continued to speak: "Right now, Li Shu's troops have already numbered less than a hundred thousand, and when compared to the countries close to him and the Pinggu County, there are still at least two more armies. If we were to attack with Chuan Army, the People of Zhen Country will definitely lose, and if we want the People of Zhen Country to withstand the Chuan Army's attack, we can only send reinforcements, of course, our reinforcement troops can disguise themselves as People of Zhen Country, and in that way, we can avoid directly becoming enemies with Chuan Country."
Tang Yin rubbed his chin, remaining silent. Qiu Zhen shook his head and said: "We wind people are not People of Zhen Country. Even if we change into different outfits, we would still be recognized by People of Chuan Country in a glance. To let our People of Chuan Country know that our country is sending troops to support Li Shu's forces, is no doubt equivalent to declaring war against our Chuan Country. At that time, our country would probably have to engage in an all-out war with our Chuan Country. It's not a wise move! "
This was precisely what Qiu Zhen was worried about. Right now, Feng Country was not ready to engage in an all-out battle with Chuan Country, if they were to rush into battle, it was very likely that they would follow the same pattern of a miserable defeat.
The previous loss had caused the entire Feiyu Army to be destroyed, and the previous example still fresh in his mind. Tang Yin did not dare to take such a risk again.
He nodded his head again and again, indicating that Qiu Zhen was right, and sending troops directly to the Zhen Country was the best plan. Xiao Muqing shook his head and said: "If we are unable to provide assistance directly, from what this lowly general sees, Li Shu's side will definitely die!"
Tang Yin raised his hand and lightly tapped his forehead, and muttered: "Could it be, other than directly sending troops to assist, there is no other plan?"
Liang Qi's eyes turned, and he said: "Since sending troops is not enough, we can send some."
"Oh? "Let's hear it in detail." Hearing that, Tang Yin's eyes lit up.
Liang Qi said: "The biggest problem that Li Shu's forces face right now is not the lack of soldiers and generals, but the lack of commanders who can command the three armies, and the ability to plan and control the situation. If our country can send one of our commanders to the Zhen Country to take over the troops under Li Shu, with the fighting strength of People of Zhen Country, even if they have to face the assault of the two great legions of Chuan Country, it is not impossible for them to win."
Tang Yin nodded his head, feeling that Liang Qi's words hit the nail on the head. Right now, the leader of the rebel army was Li Shu, but would he fight? Perhaps he had great political talent and was good at winning over people and raising their morale, but his ability to lead troops to war was far too average. From the battle at the Western Plains, it could be seen that Li Shu did not have a strategic vision, and did not even have a qualified commander's self-awareness. Even if the People of Zhen Country was a Mighty Army commander, a leader like him would not be able to create a beautiful battle.
He said: "Liang Qi's words are reasonable, but which general should we send to take over the army of virgins and go to the Zhen Country?"
Seeing Tang Yin looking at him anxiously, Liang Qi hurriedly lowered his head and did not say a word. Seeing that, Tang Yin understood that Liang Qi was not willing to go to the Zhen Country.
Since Liang Qi didn't want to go, he couldn't force it either. Tang Yin's gaze turned as he looked at Xiao Muqing and the other generals. No matter who he looked at, the other party would either bow their heads or look away, refusing to meet his gaze.
Heh! Everyone actually had a tacit understanding that no one was willing to go to the Zhen Country. Tang Yin laughed bitterly in his heart.
Actually, they couldn't be blamed on the Feng Army Commanders for retreating. First of all, this battle was not easy to fight. It was not easy to fight with fewer victories and weaker opponents. If one wasn't forced to such an extent, no one would be willing to fight in such a battle.
The second and most important point was that the rebel army was not that easy to take over. Feng Country had already been sent to supervise them, and it was even Tao Yuanfeng who was an experienced, seasoned general, but would anyone listen to his opinions? If the People of Zhen Country was willing to listen, then there would be no hope for the battle at the Western Plains. If he went by himself, what would be the point if he was like Tao Yuanfeng, chilled to the brim by the People of Zhen Country?
Seeing that no one spoke, and that they were all avoiding his gaze, Tang Yin was angry and emotional. Of course, he could understand what everyone was thinking, and after pondering for a while, he slowly said: "Alright, since everyone is unwilling to go on this trip, then, let me go!"
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed at the same time as they said almost in unison, "Your Majesty, you can't!"
Tang Yin waved his hands, and said: "People of Zhen Country is wild and unruly, if you go, forget about not being able to take over the rebel army, even if you advise, Li Shu might not listen to it, but if I were to personally go, it will be different, and Li Shu will still be slightly afraid."
"But my King, this trip is dangerous!" Everyone could not help but lean forward as they spoke nervously.2
"It's not that I'm in danger, I'm just worried, I might not be able to lead the People of Zhen Country to win in Chuan Army, so ?" As Tang Yin spoke, he turned his head and looked at Qing Yu with a smile, and said: "General Qing Yu, please follow me!"
In any case, all his Feiyu Army had already been completely exterminated, and were currently in the process of being reconstructed. He would still need a long period of time before he could reconstruct his position. Of course, Tang Yin didn't have the face to say the rest.
Tang Yin took the initiative to invite them, making it difficult for him to make a decision. After holding it in for a while, he reluctantly said: "Since the King has her orders, this general will obey."
Ever since the previous lesson, Qing Yu was sincerely not willing to fight together with Tang Yin. It was true that Tang Yin had fought a good battle with many unique moves, but all of them were accompanied by risks, which did not conform to Qing Yu's calm style. However, Tang Yin was the king, so if they started to argue, Qing Yu could only obey Tang Yin, and the complete annihilation of Feiyu Army was only a bloodied example.
Hearing Qing Yu's reluctant reply, Tang Yin also knew that he was still angry at himself. With an embarrassed face, he laughed dryly: "Qing Yu, I will listen to you on this trip to the Zhen Country.
Before he could finish his sentence, Qing Yu had already bowed and said: "My King is wise!"
Tang Yin blinked. No matter how he looked at it, Qing Yu was not praising him.
After the battle at the Western Plains, with Li Shu as the leader of the People of Zhen Country's rebel forces in a dangerous situation, Tang Yin had no choice but to personally go to the Western Zhen to resolve the desperate situation of the rebel army.
Tang Yin was very self-aware, and was very clear that he was only half a person. His ability to lead an army might not even be any better than Li Shu's, so he smartly pulled along Qing Yu, the genius general. With Qing Yu there, he believed that even if there were only seventy to eighty thousand people left, they would still be able to resist two hundred thousand Chuan Army.
Worried about being recognized by the Chuan Army, Tang Yin didn't bring too many guards. There were less than five hundred people who followed him towards the Zhen Country, and among them were the elites of the Dark Arrow, Sky Eye, and Earth Web.
In order to conceal their identities, they even changed into casual clothes and disguised themselves as a merchant caravan.
Before they set off, he sent a letter to Li Shu regarding Feng Country. The letter did not mention that Tang Yin would be at the Zhen Country, it only said that he would send Qing Yu to assist the chaste army, and had Li Shu arrange for people to come to the Feng Country and Chuan Country's borders to assist him.
To make a long story short, Tang Yin entrusted the matters of the imperial court to Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji. He brought Qing Yu and the others to Shang Jing and left for the border of Feng Country and Chuan Country. Without a word, they reached their destination and met up with the People of Zhen Country who was waiting there without a hitch.
Li Shu still paid a lot of attention to Qing Yu's arrival, and he intentionally sent out his subordinate, General Meng Xiong, and two thousand elite soldiers to assist him. Meng Xiong was a fierce general amongst the rebel soldiers, and was equally famous as Lei Meng.
When Meng Xiong saw Qing Yu, he was extremely shocked. He had never seen such a beautiful man with fair and delicate skin, who was even more beautiful than a woman.
When he came here, he had already received Li Shu's warning. Naturally, Meng Xiong was extremely courteous towards him, as though they were honored guests. Furthermore, with Qing Yu's delicate appearance, the care Meng Xiong gave him along the way was even more meticulous.
Right now, the Zhen Country was still considered relatively calm, at least to the rebel army, they were already afraid of the Chuan Army, most of them were hiding in the towns, not daring to go out easily, Meng Xiong had to protect Tang Yin and the rest, as long as they did not enter the city to stay, they would not encounter the Chuan Army.
From the border of the Feng Country And Chuan Country to the Bainan County, they travelled at the same time, day and night, advancing at full speed, yet they still walked for more than half a month.
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