Final Volume Chapter 40
Bu Ying pondered for a moment and said, "Since the Feng army gathered in Shangjing, it is naturally the one who wants to send troops from Shangjing. Our country's Leize County borders Shangjing. I think the first place where the Feng army wants to attack will inevitably be Leize County."
After a moment of pause, he continued: "The king died suddenly, and Feng's army was temporarily invaded, and the preparations must not be fully prepared. Therefore, the Feng army did not intend to fight a big battle with our country. It can also be said that the Feng army now has no conditions to support the Feng army in a life-and-death battle with our country. The last general thinks that the Feng army is most likely to take advantage of the situation and get some benefits."
Xiao Xiang nodded while listening, feeling that Buying's analysis was reasonable. She asked: "Where should the Feng Jun target be in General Yibu's opinion?"
Buying said word by word: "Shuangtang County, Xuangu Pass."
"Oh?" Xiao Xiang looked at him in surprise.
Bu Ying said seriously: "Xuangu Pass is one of the most important barriers in northern my country, and it is also the throat of the hinterland of our country connecting Leize County, Yisu County, and Shuangtang County. If I am the commander of the Feng Army, when using troops at this time, I will definitely take Xuangu Pass. As long as I can capture Xuangu Pass with thunder, then Leize, Yisu, and Shuangtang County will become the items in Feng Kingdom's pocket and will be destroyed without attack."
Xiao Xiang took a breath and murmured: "So that's it."
Buying bowed and said, "Of course, these are just speculations from the last general. As for what Feng Guo planned, the last general is still not sure."
Xiao Xiang bit her lip, raised her eyes to look around the generals present, and said, "Now is the time of our country's crisis. I wonder which general is willing to resist the Feng Army?"
The generals of Sichuan, look at me, and I look at you, no one said anything. This battle is extraordinary. It is good to win, but once it fails, the Feng army will invade into Sichuan, and it will become the eternal sinner of Sichuan. Besides, the Feng army is not so easy to fight. Our side has fought with the Feng army for a long time, but they have won fewer victories and more defeats. Back then, the four countries had the advantage in attacking Feng, but millions of troops returned in disgrace. Now our morale is low, but the Feng army is arrogant, making it even more difficult to win.
Seeing the generals bowing their heads and silently, Xiao Xiang asked in a state of emotion: "Isn't there a general who can stand up in times of crisis in our Great River?"
Hearing this, everyone's bodies were in the same tide. Buying looked around, stepped out of the line, bowed and said, "Your Highness, Princess, I am willing to fight the Feng Jun to the death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Siyuan, Yang Zhao, Lu You and others also stepped forward one after another and said in unison: "I will be willing to go!"
Xiao Xiang's eyes swept across everyone one by one. In her mind, generals such as Zhang Siyuan, Yang Zhao, Lu You, and Buying all have similar abilities. If she insists on picking someone who is most at ease, she will choose Buying.
Buying is a low-key person and doesn't like to form gangs. He usually stays at home to study military books and strategies. He is definitely the top talent in commanding troops and fighting.
After thinking about it, Xiao Xiang finally looked at Bu Ying and said, "This time, General Bu will lead his army to defend the enemy! I wonder how many soldiers and horses General Bu needs?"
Buying thought about it, but did not answer directly, and asked back, "How many soldiers can His Highness the Princess give to the last general?" His question was also tempting. The king just died of illness, and now is the most sensitive period in Sichuan. No matter who it is, as long as he has heavy troops in his hand, it is equivalent to having the innate conditions for ill-intentioned plots. Buying asked this, and wanted to see Xiao Xiang's reaction. How many soldiers she could give herself is equivalent to how deep her trust in herself.
What surprised Buying was that Xiao Xiang didn't even think about it and said seriously: "Now there are 400,000 soldiers from our army here. As long as General Bu can resist the Feng army, the 400,000 soldiers here will be dispatched by General Bu."
Buying was shocked when he heard this. He nodded secretly. Although the princess was just a woman, her mind and demeanor were better than many men!
He lifted up his robe, knelt on one knee, and intervened and said, "The General of the Third Army is willing to lead 100,000 troops to defend the border. If the Feng army wants to invade our country, it must first step over the General of the Third Army!"
Xiao Xiang frowned and said seriously: "It is reported that the Feng army has a force of less than 400,000. It is too difficult for General Bu to bring only 100,000 soldiers to defend the enemy. Let's do this. I will give General Bu 200,000 troops, and I hope General Bu will not disappoint me!"
Buying said seriously: "Princess, please rest assured. I will swear to fight the Feng Jun to the end, and I will be in vain and be indifferent!"
When the Feng army was about to take advantage of Xiao Xuan's death to invade Sichuan, Xiao Xiang appointed General Buying, the Sichuan country, as commander, and led 200,000 troops to Leize, Yisu, and Shuangtang counties to set up defenses to resist the Feng army.
At the same time, she wrote a reply letter to Shangjing in the name of Sichuan. In the reply letter, she refused Fengguo's request for ten million taels of silver. Instead, she scolded Fengguo from head to toe, saying that Fengguo took advantage of the dangers of others and his behavior was no different from that of the uncivilized barbarians.
After going to Beijing, Tang Yin was happy on the spot after reading Xiao Xiang's reply. He was so upset. Through his handwriting, he could recognize that the letter was written by Xiao Xiang. Last time Xiao Xiang was in Guankou City, he had not yet avenged the revenge of the arrow. This time, Xiao Xiang opposed him again, and he could take back the money and profit.
Seeing that the king's face was a little wrong after reading the letter, Xiao Muqing took a step forward and asked carefully: "King, what is written in the letter? Can Sichuan State accept our conditions?"
"Hmph!" Tang Yin sneered. He shook the letter in his hand. As a ball of black fire came out, the letter instantly turned into a fog. He looked at the generals present and said with a slightest voice: "The State of Chuan does not intend to hand over the taxes that have been in Shangjing for several years, nor does it mean to return the treasures of the palace. Instead, he accused our State of Feng for taking advantage of the dangers of others. It is extremely abominable. If we continue, our army will set sail tomorrow and attack the State of Chuan!"
"This..." Xiao Muqing grinned secretly. His current information was far from enough. He didn't know what kind of response the Sichuan government had made, nor did he know which legion the Sichuan court sent to participate in the war. If he sent troops rashly, he would be afraid that he would suffer a loss!
Before he could speak, Qingyu made a list and said, "King, isn't it too reckless to send troops so anxiously? At least you have to wait..."
He was halfway through his speech, Tang Yin interrupted, "When should we wait? The soldiers are very fast. When we can figure out the details of Sichuan Country, the Sichuan Army has already been in Leize, Yisu, and Shuangtang County. Since we want to fight, we must be quick and attack before the Central Army of Sichuan Country has time to deploy defenses!"
Qingyu frowned and Tang Yin's thoughts made sense, but the risk was too great. He said seriously: "King, Chuan Country is different from a small country like An and Huan. Even if he sends troops rashly, he will not be afraid of changes. But Chuan Country is different. In addition to the Central Army, there are also local and family troops. If our army does not prepare fully and goes rashly, it is afraid that it will be difficult to get out in the end."
"Haha!" Tang Yin sneered, looked around the others, and said slowly: "You are just thinking about suffering and how to leave a good way out. All I am thinking about is how to win. Failure is not within my concerns. You have different ideas from me, so there is no need to say that you will go to war tomorrow."
After Tang Yin finished speaking, he shook his sleeves and turned around and left, leaving Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Qingyu all the generals standing there.
I don’t know how long it took, Xiao Muqing sighed softly and looked at Liang Qi and Qing Yu helplessly. Liang Qi said with a wry smile: “In the battle of the Shenchi, we can be said to have a great victory. We have successfully killed Guanghanting, and pushed Mr. Ren, who is close to our Fengguo, to the throne of the Holy King. By the way, we also got to go to Beijing. The king was proud and seemed to be a little lost now.”
Sichuan Country is not that easy to fight. Not to mention taking over the three counties of Sichuan Country, even if you want to occupy an inch of land in Sichuan Country, you don’t know how many soldiers you will have to pay!
Hearing his words, Xiao Muqing grinned, hurriedly pulled Liang Qi, and glared at him fiercely. Qingyu couldn't help but burst into laughter, shrugged, and said, "Maybe, it is unknown that the king's 'storm''s speed' can really have a miraculous effect."
Xiao Muqing and Liang Qi said in unison: "I hope so!"
On that day, Tang Yin sent a letter to issue an edict to rebel. The next day, he personally led the direct army, Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army, and Feiyu Army, a total of 400,000 troops to set sail out of Shangjing and went south to attack Sichuan.
The 400,000 Feng army was as powerful as it was coming in a fierce manner, and it came suddenly. Unexpectedly, the local troops in Leize County, Sichuan Province were unprepared, so how could they resist it?
The Feng army advanced rapidly and drove straight in, and stepped forward in one breath to three cities in Leize County. After only five days, the Feng army had already attacked the county city Shimen City.
The defeated soldiers of Leize County gathered at Shimen at this time, and the county leader Wang Yi personally climbed the city wall to command the Sichuan army soldiers to fight. Unfortunately, the Feng army was outnumbered. After only half a day of attack, the Feng army captured Shimen City and occupied the county town of Leize County. Even the county leader Wang Yi was captured alive by Feng army.
The war was progressing so smoothly. It took no effort to capture the Shimen. The Sichuan Army was simply vulnerable in front of the Feng Army. At this time, Tang Yin was more confident. He made a little rectification at the Shimen and immediately continued to march southward to advance towards Yisu County of Sichuan.
The situation in Yisu County is not much better than Leize County. After learning that the Feng army was attacking in large numbers, the Sichuan army often did not even resist and fled when they heard the wind. The Feng army almost broke into the hinterland of Yisu County without any blood.
At this point, Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi and Qingyu suggested to Tang Yin that they could not go further and should take a break and consolidate the supply line at the rear, and then advance southward.
Chapter completed!