Qi Heng got his wish and became the commander of the Feng Kingdom Cavalry Corps. Although his rank was only lieutenant general, he understood that as long as he had more seniority and more military exploits, it would be a matter of time before he was promoted to general.
Qi Heng was so grateful to Guo Jue for giving him advice that he even wanted to give the mansion that Tang Yin had given him to Guo Jue.
However, Guo Jue refused on the spot. He knew that forming cliques for personal gain was a taboo in the court. It was too late to avoid suspicion, so how could he dare to accept such a heavy gift from Qi Heng.
He refused to accept it, but Qi Heng thought that Guo Jie was a calm person and showed kindness without expecting anything in return, so he trusted and relied on him more. Whenever he encountered a big or small matter, he always came to Guo Jie to discuss it in advance.
The relationship is getting closer and closer.
Now Qi Heng has undoubtedly become the representative figure of the Mo people's military attachés in the Feng Kingdom court, while Guo Jie is the representative figure of the civil servants. Together, they naturally became the leader of the Mo people's officials.
Soon, Mo people's officials came to join them one after another, and with the two of them following their lead, many Mo people who wanted to expand their official career in Feng Kingdom approached him and wanted to find an official position through their relationship.
It was originally just a small circle of two people, but due to various factors, it expanded rapidly and soon turned into a large group composed purely of Mo officials.
After Qi Heng became the commander of the army, a few days later, the first batch of war horses and military equipment delivered by Besa arrived in Yancheng.
Next, Qi Heng began to be busy. He had to select recruits, recruit troops personally, and supervise the training of soldiers. He was so busy that he had Ye Tang and Gao Yu beside him.
As his deputy, he helped him share a lot of military duties.
Since the end of the Feng Mo War, Feng State has carried out a series of drastic reforms to fully guarantee the supply of troops. After more than two months, the Feng Army has become stronger and stronger, and the troop complement of each legion has reached saturation.
The only thing that has not yet been formed is the Ninth Corps. That requires Besa to transport the materials needed by the Ninth Corps in batches. It is useless for Feng Guo to rush.
Time passed quickly, and another month passed in the blink of an eye. The supplies promised by Besa were in place one after another, and Feng Kingdom's first cavalry regiment was officially established.
This is a heavy cavalry legion of 100,000 people. In addition to the men, the horses, armor, and weapons are all produced in Bessa. As for the power of the legion, it can only be confirmed on the battlefield.
The establishment of the Cavalry Corps was originally a happy event, but Feng Guo was not happy because a vicious incident occurred during this period.
The supplies that Feng State had stockpiled in Hetian Town, Mobei, were suddenly attacked. After the attack was successful, the enemy set off a fire. Although the Feng Army rushed to the rescue and rescued a batch of baggage, there were still a huge number of weapons and the armaments were destroyed.
The fire destroyed it.
Most of the armaments hoarded by the Feng Kingdom in Hetian Town were large weapons in preparation for the southern invasion. They were extremely important. Now most of them were destroyed. The loss was not only money, but more importantly, time. The attack on Hetian Town also directly disrupted the situation.
The planning of Fengguo Military Hall.
Tang Yin was very angry about this and immediately ordered that he be removed from the post of general in Hetian Town and escorted back to the capital for strict investigation.
The Feng Army had over ten thousand troops stationed in Hetian Town, but the number of enemies who came for a sneak attack was only a hundred or so. If the general had not neglected his duty, there would have been no chance of a successful sneak attack.
In addition, how did the enemy know that we had important baggage hoarded in Hetian Town? In all likelihood, there were spies within our own side who secretly passed the information to the enemy.
Tang Yin ordered Anjian and the Lieutenant's Mansion to investigate the matter strictly. Anyone who is suspected must be detained immediately and scrutinized strictly. Once verified, he will be executed immediately.
Most of the people who attacked Hetian Town this time were spiritual cultivators, and they ran away after beating them. Feng Jun had no place to look for them, and it was also very difficult to investigate.
After more than ten days, Hidden Arrow and the Lieutenant's Mansion found nothing. Not to mention not arresting anyone, they didn't even find out the other party's identity, origin, or even which country he was from.
Of course Tang Yin was not satisfied with the result. This time, there was nothing he could do to defeat the enemy and he was allowed to go unpunished. Then next time they would come back and attack his side's accumulated baggage, which would be the end of the world.
For this reason, the ministers of Feng Kingdom also advised Tang Yin one after another, hoping that he could change the location of hoarding supplies from Hetian Town to Baguan.
After all, Hetian Town is a Mo people's place. If the person who attacked was a Mo people, there would be no way to find him among the people. It would be much safer to hoard the baggage in Ba Pass.
Ba Pass is safe, but it is also far away from the war in the south. It will take a lot of time to transfer supplies south when the war starts.
After thinking about it, Tang Yin decided not to change the storage location, but Hetian Town would implement military control, and the people in the town must accept Feng Jun's management. If there are people who are not suitable, Feng Jun can also provide a certain amount of gold and silver to help them relocate.
This method finally made the supplies that Feng Guo had hoarded in Hetian Town relatively safe. However, Feng Guo still had to replenish the lost baggage, and the second battle against Mo was also postponed indefinitely.
As the saying goes, plans do not change quickly. Even if it is only delayed for two or three months, all plans in the military government hall will have to be re-formulated. In two or three months, the military strength of various counties and counties in Mo State, the attitude of the generals and even the court may change.
Changes require re-exploration by the eyes of the sky and the underground network. After obtaining the exact information, they will be sent back to the Military Government Hall to check with the previous intelligence. If there is any discrepancy, even if there is only a discrepancy in the military situation of one county or one city, the Military Government Hall will
The original plan needs to be revised.
The cost of systematization is cumbersomeness.
Fengguo is formulating a new plan for war against Mozambique, and another earth-shaking change has occurred in Shangjing.
Ever since the Sichuan and Zhen allied forces jointly invaded Shangjing and scared away Emperor Yin Zhun, Sichuan and Zhenren have been jointly managing Shangjing.
But this time, news came from Beijing that Zhen Wang Li Hong had summoned the world and was preparing to depose Yin Zhun and ascend to the throne himself.
This news is undoubtedly a bombshell for the Feng Kingdom. Sichuan and Zhen are allies. Li Hong wants to ascend the throne, so he naturally has the approval of the Sichuan Kingdom, and Huan and An Guo have always followed the lead of Sichuan and Zhen.
Needless to say, these two countries will also agree with Li Hong's ascension to the throne. In this way, Li Hong will receive the support of most of the principalities, and his ascension to the throne will become logical. Then what is the use of Yin Zhun in the hands of Feng Guo? Without the emperor, he
With a trump card, where will Fengguo go in the future?
After learning about this incident, Tang Yin immediately summoned Letian and Ai Jia, and ordered them to quickly spread the spies from Tianyan and Diwang to find out what was going on in Shangjing and the attitudes of various countries towards this matter.
In Tang Yin's view, if Li Hong really wants to proclaim himself emperor, except for Feng State, all other countries will recognize it, even the Jade State. Then Sichuan Zhen can use this to make a big fuss and isolate Feng State.
, the establishment of the second Wind-Fighting Alliance was not far away. The matter was of great importance, and Tang Yin was also very nervous.
By the morning of the next day, the civil and military ministers of Feng State were all discussing the matter.
If Li Hong is really registered as the emperor, how should Feng State respond? Should he admit it or oppose it? If he admits it, he will have to obey Li Hong's orders. If he opposes it, he may be subject to a joint crusade from other countries. But this time, Mo State will not
Stand on Fengguo's side again.
Tang Yin, who was sitting on the king's chair, looked around at the people below, his brows furrowed tightly as he listened to their busy discussions. At this time, even Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji were frowning, their faces gloomy, and they lowered their heads in silence.
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His right and left arms had such solemn expressions, and Tang Yin felt even more unsure. He stood up distractedly, pacing back and forth in front of the throne with his hands behind his back.
Above the court hall, apart from the unusual silence at Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji's side, there was also another very quiet place, which was where Cai Gui sat on his knees.
No matter how heated the discussions among the people around him were, or how red-faced or thick-necked the arguments were, he half-closed his eyes and remained unmoved, with a vague smile on his face, as if the matter had nothing to do with him at all.
Tang Yin had sharp eyes and soon discovered that Cai Gui's reaction was different from others. He stopped and cleared his throat, but none of the ministers present heard it, and the hall was still very noisy.
Snapped!
Tang Yin had a sullen face, slammed the table, and shouted loudly: "Stop arguing!"
Just for a moment, all the noise in the lobby disappeared, and the scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
He raised his eyes to look at Cai Gui and said calmly: "Master Cai?"
"Your Majesty, I'm here!" Cai Gui seemed to have expected that the king would call him. He took his time and bowed his hands, bowed his head, and saluted.
"What do you think about this matter?" Tang Yin looked at him for a moment and asked.
"My opinion is..." Cai Gui smiled leisurely, raised his head, glanced at the people around him, and said with a smile: "The Kingdom of Zhen is going to fall."
Huh? As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked. No one would have thought that Cai Gui could come to such a shocking and unbelievable conclusion.
Tang Yin was also shocked. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "How do you say this?"
Cai Gui pondered for a moment and said: "Sichuan and Zhenzhou have always worked together to manage Shangjing, and if Li Hong wants to ascend the throne in Shangjing, he will not need the consent of Sichuan, right?"
"Does this need to be said?!" Zhang Xin, the governor of Suzhou, laughed and said: "Without the support of the Sichuan Kingdom, Li Hong would not dare to covet the throne even if he had the courage to do so."
Cai Gui nodded and asked: "So what does Mr. Zhang think of the relationship between Sichuan and Zhenya?"
Without thinking, Zhang Xin blurted out: "Sichuan Zhen has always been an ally. This is known to everyone in the world! What? Doesn't Mr. Cai not know?" As he spoke, he curled his lips and looked at Cai Gui from the corner of his eyes.
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He looked down on Cai Gui and felt that Cai Gui was where he was today because of his recommendation in front of the king. What's more, he was from Feng, while Cai Gui was from Ning and was only in his twenties. How could his views be compared with his?
"I don't think so." Cai Gui said seriously: "As early as when our country was at war with Mozambique, I said that the two countries, Sichuan and Zhenya, seem to be inseparable but have many internal conflicts that are difficult to resolve."
Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen and others nodded. Cai Gui had indeed said this before.