Tang Yin nodded while listening to Cai Gui's analysis. When he finished speaking, Tang Yin turned to Qiu Zhen and asked, "Qiu Zhen, what do you mean?"
Qiu Zhen was silent for a while, and then Fang Youyou said: "Master Cai's analysis is very reasonable. However, I still think that rushing for quick results is too risky. Given the current situation, a steady and steady approach is the best approach."
Cai Gui sneered in his heart. Qiu Zhen didn't agree with his strategy, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it. After all, he still insisted on stability and was too conservative by nature. His face was calm, he picked up the tea cup slowly, and spoke slowly.
He took a sip of tea and waited quietly for Tang Yin's reaction. He knew in his heart that Qiu Zhen's words could not convince the king who wanted to fight quickly.
As the left prime minister, Qiu Zhen has always been the main militant in Feng Kingdom, but this time he was rarely laughed at by Cai Gui as a conservative.
Sure enough, Tang Yin disagreed with Qiu Zhen's statement. He said with a smile: "Qiu Zhen, you advocate not going south again because you are afraid that the powerful country of Sichuan and Zhen will suddenly intervene. But now, Sichuan and Zhen are sitting idly by, and even Anguo, an ally of Mo, is not interested."
If you are willing to send troops to help, your worries will become unnecessary and unnecessary. In my opinion, we should do what Cai Gui wants. Our country will seize the opportunity in front of us, go south to Surabaya, and then march eastward to Zhenjiang."
Discussing tactics and strategies is not what Qiu Zhen is good at, but he also understands that going deep alone is a dangerous move. One wrong move may lead to the annihilation of the entire army.
He murmured: "Sishui is an important area of the Mo Kingdom, so it is already difficult to fight, and it is even more of a long distance from Surabaya to Zhenjiang. It passes through three counties. Our army has less than 100,000 troops. How easy is it to take Zhenjiang in one go?!"
Tang Yin said seriously: "As the saying goes, the military march is dangerous. Even we ourselves do not think that we have the strength to directly attack Zhenjiang. Then the Mo country will be even more unprepared. Our army will be caught by surprise and attack it unprepared. It is not without the possibility of success."
"The probability of success will not exceed 30%. Even if we finally succeed in attacking Zhenjiang, with the strength of our army at that time, we cannot besiege the city. Shao Fang can easily escape at any time, and the capture of Zhenjiang will become impossible.
It makes sense, but once the war goes against us, our army has no way to retreat, and the soldiers have no other choice but to fight to the death. Taking Zhenjiang directly, the possibility of success is small, and the possibility of failure is high. If it succeeds, it will only win face. If
If it fails, our army will be in dire straits and will never recover. Which one is more serious? Your Majesty, please think twice and consider it carefully!" Qiu Zhen put the consequences of success and failure in front of Tang Yin and asked him to compare and analyze it to see if it was right.
It's not really necessary to take such a big risk.
At this time, Cai Gui said: "Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. The only way to defeat the enemy is to win by surprise. If our army can occupy Zhenjiang, no matter whether Shao Fang escapes or not, our army has shaken the foundation of the Mo country. How can it be
Meaningless? And the king often said that even if there is only a 10% hope of victory, you can take the risk. Now is a great opportunity to destroy Mo, and you can’t miss it. If you don’t defeat Mo today, Mo will regain its strength tomorrow and become the confidant of our country.
A serious disaster will lead to endless disasters!"
Qiu Zhen shook his head repeatedly and said: "It is not advisable for a scholar to talk about military affairs and harm the country and the army!"
Cai Gui said tit for tat: "Isn't Prime Minister Qiu a scholar?"
Listening to the argument between the two of them, Tang Yin felt like his head was getting bigger again. Qiu Zhen's words made sense, and Cai Gui's words were even more correct. To fight or not to fight, it was really hard to make a decision now.
The grades of Qiu Zhen and Cai Gui are very different, one is first grade and the other is third grade. However, in the court of Feng Kingdom, especially in front of Tang Yin, there is no such rule that the big one suppresses the small ones. No matter what the official position, they can
Argue based on reason. If it is unreasonable, then that is a different matter.
Just when Tang Yin was feeling in a dilemma, someone outside suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there will be something to report!"
Hearing that the voice was Ah San, Tang Yin raised his head and said, "Come in and talk."
Ah San walked in from the outside, bowed his hands to Tang Yin and said, "Your Majesty, the guard outside the door just came to report that the envoy from the Jade Kingdom wants to see you!"
Tang Yin now lives in the county capital of Shangwan City, Anqiu County. He was somewhat surprised that the envoy from the Jade Kingdom could find this place.
"The envoy from the Jade Kingdom is here?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and murmured in a low voice: "I wonder what they are asking for help from us..."
Cai Gui rolled his eyes, chuckled, and said: "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Jade Kingdom must be here to urge your Majesty to send troops to Surabaya County as soon as possible."
"oh?"
"It is reported that Mo'an's coalition forces have conquered four counties in the Jade Kingdom, and the army is close to Kangyang, the capital of Jade. If there is no foreign aid, the Jade Kingdom will only die. At this time, the envoy from the Jade Kingdom came to see the king, and of course he hoped that the king would send troops to Surabaya.
, and then advance into the Jade Kingdom to fight to the death with the Mo'an coalition forces!" Cai Gui said confidently.
Well! Qiu Zhen nodded secretly. Cai Gui's insight is really great. He must have guessed the purpose of the Jade Kingdom envoy's visit in all likelihood!
Tang Yin shrugged and said with a smile: "Even if our army advances into Surabaya, it will not go west to save the Jade Kingdom. If it wants to march, it will go east!"
Cai Gui's heart moved and he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Isn't the king married to His Highness the Jade King?" Tang Yin and Ling Shuang's marriage is not a secret. The recent series of wars are ultimately caused by this matter. Since
The two have become husband and wife. Tang Yin has no reason not to solve the crisis of the Jade Kingdom, but only wants to destroy Mo first.
Tang Yin looked up and laughed loudly, saying: "My marriage with Lingshuang is a farce at best!"
Qiu Zhen understood the inside story and explained to Tang Yin: "If the king does not marry the Jade King, then the Jade King will marry Shao Fang. At that time, the two countries of Mo and Yu will unite, forming a double-teaming trend for our country, which is extremely detrimental.
To put it bluntly, this is all a trick of the Jade King. She used herself as a bargaining chip, and the king married her, causing our country and the Mo country to fall out and fight each other!"
"That's it!" No matter how well-informed Cai Gui is, he cannot know the secrets between the monarchs. If he had not entered the court of Feng Kingdom, it is still unclear what the marriage of the monarchs of Feng Kingdom and Jade Kingdom is going on.
!From this point of view, there is no affection between the two monarchs, but they may be full of hostility and hatred. It would be strange if the king is willing to save her Jade Kingdom!
Cai Gui knew what he was doing, smiled at Qiu Zhen, and thanked him for his story.
Tang Yin said to Asan: "Please invite the envoy from the Jade Kingdom to come in!"
"Oh... Your Majesty, there are many followers of the Jade Kingdom envoy, please come in?" Asan said slightly hesitantly.
Tang Yin asked casually: "There are many followers? How many are there?"
"The guards said there were about five hundred people!"
Phew! Everyone present almost choked on their own saliva. The Jade Kingdom is currently at war with the Mo Kingdom, and its envoy actually brought more than 500 followers into the Mo Kingdom. Are you crazy? It's really hard for them to get in.
Tang Yin was also happy, shook his head and said: "The visitors are guests. Since they are here, let them all in. Are you still worried that they dare to plot evil in front of me?"
Ah San bowed and saluted, said no more, turned around and left.
Not long after, Asan brought in six men dressed as Mo people from the outside. The leader was not tall, but well-proportioned and slender, and looked slender. Looking at his face, his face was as white as jade, and he had a long head.
Her eyebrows were divided into eight colors, her eyes were as bright as stars, her nose was high and straight, her lips were red and her teeth were white. Her appearance was so handsome that Tang Yin couldn't help but take a few more glances. Although there was a feminine air all over her body, her beauty was exposed.
, his handsome appearance and the two glimpses of his mustache under his nose make him even more elegant and extraordinary.
Tang Yin can be sure that he has met this person before, because he feels very familiar, but he can't remember it for a while. Among the six people, there is another one he knows 100%, and speaking of it, he is still Tang Yin's appearance.
His 'love rival', General Xu Wenfeng of the Jade Kingdom, was also Lingshuang's lover.
Xu Wenfeng actually came too. The envoy sent by Yuguo really knows how to choose people! Tang Yin couldn't help laughing and laughed. While looking Xu Wenfeng up and down, he said with a smile: "General Xu, long time no see, how are you?"
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"I have met His Highness Feng Wang!" At this time, Xu Wenfeng's face was almost as dark as the bottom of a pot. Everyone could see that he was holding back and saluting Tang Yin.
It stands to reason that as one of the envoys, it would have been rude for him to claim to be a subordinate in front of Tang Yin, and then it would be even more disrespectful for him to just hand over his hand without kneeling down to give a courtesy to the emperor and his ministers. However, Tang Yin was too lazy to argue with him, and he never treated someone like him.
He won't care so much about people he doesn't take seriously.
"This king captured Shangwan not long ago, and you are quite well informed." Tang Yin had no intention of giving up his seat. He held a small teacup between his fingers, drank tea slowly, and said casually: "Let's talk about it, you will take the risk of sneaking into the Mo Kingdom."
, come to see this king, what’s the important matter?”
"I came here to persuade His Highness King Feng to send troops to Surabaya as soon as possible to cut off the Mo'an army's logistics, and then engage in a flanking attack with our army to eliminate the Mo'an coalition forces that invaded the Jade Kingdom!" Xu Wenfeng said in one breath like a barrage of firepower!
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I don't know if Tang Yin heard what he said. The latter didn't even look at him. He tsked, poured out the tea in the cup, and said to the entourage: "I am not used to drinking this tea. Please change it to Feng Guo."
of tea.”
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The maid accompanying Tang Yin responded hurriedly and walked away quickly with small steps.
When she walked away, Tang Yinfang raised his head, looked at Xu Wenfeng, and said: "If the tea is not good, it needs to be changed. If the person is not good, it will naturally have to be changed."
Xu Wenfeng's brows were furrowed into knots and he asked, "What does His Majesty Feng Wang mean by these words?"
Tang Yin said calmly: "You are just a martial general, what qualifications do you have to be an envoy of the Jade Kingdom to talk to me? You'd better return to the country as soon as possible and find an envoy with enough weight to discuss matters with me!" If you can drag him away!
Two or three months would be good!
After all, Feng and Jade were already married, and now the Jade Kingdom was in danger. After the two sides discussed it, it was really hard for Tang Yin to refuse aid outright, so it would be best to find any reason to send Xu Wenfeng away first.