"Okay, okay, okay!" After listening to Letian's explanation, Tang Yin praised him three times. He patted Letian on the shoulder and said, "Let's take this route!" After a moment of pause, he asked again: "
How long will it take for the barbarians to reach the border?"
"Judging from the marching speed of the barbarian soldiers, it will not take more than five days at most!" Letian said seriously.
"So fast!" Tang Yin breathed, rolled his eyes, and asked, "If we set off now and follow the route you mentioned, how many days will it take to reach Besa City?"
Letian thought about it for a while and whispered: "It will take...five or six days!"
"How long will it take?" Tang Yin took out a map of Besa, looked at the location of Besa City, and said, "Judging from the distance, we can arrive there in about three days on Mo's war horses!"
Letian smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, if we don't avoid the barbarians and rush over, we can get there in three days, but our route this time is a detour, and the road is difficult, which will inevitably affect the marching speed. Five,
Six days to reach Besa City is considered fast."
The barbarian soldiers can reach Pingyuan County in five days, and it will take five or six days for our own troops to reach Besa City. Even if the sneak attack is successful, it will take several days for the barbarian soldiers to receive the news. During this time, the barbarian soldiers will
Can the city be defended?
Tang Yin did not pay attention to Hengcheng's defense in the past two days, and he was not very clear about the specific situation. He immediately asked Qiu Zhen to find him and asked him about the current city defense situation.
Qiu Zhen smiled and said: "Xiao Shenjun is currently using the entire city's troops and manpower to build the inner city wall."
"Inner city wall?"
"Yes! Xiao Shenjun said that only one city wall is not safe. We need to add an inner wall, which will give us an extra line of defense and delay and wear down the barbarians!" Defending the city is not Qiu Zhen's strong point. He is not convinced by Xiao Muqing's defensive strategy.
There is nothing more to say.
Tang Yin nodded. An extra inner city wall would indeed strengthen Hengcheng's defense. However, the barbarian army was about to arrive. I don't know if Xiao Muqing could finish building the inner city wall in such a short period of time. He couldn't take care of that much now.
, Don’t trust those you employ, and don’t trust those you doubt. Since Xiao Muqing was re-employed, Tang Yin gave him full power in Hengcheng.
He asked Qiu Zhen again: "Did you send someone to the county to request reinforcements?"
Qiu Zhen hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "It has been sent!" He indeed sent someone, but the one he sent was a commander who was too ambitious and disliked. He could predict that when
When the county chief Yu He saw the commander, he would definitely not give him a good look, and he would definitely not be able to send reinforcements. This is exactly what he wanted.
Rather than letting Yu He send a bunch of rabble to get in the way and cause chaos to his side, it would be better for him to send no soldiers at all. In this way, once his side has defended against this barbarian army, he can then file a lawsuit against Yu He and impeach him to step down.
, as for the vacant seat of county chief, Tang Yin also had the opportunity to fight for it.
But this kind of words cannot be said clearly. He must give hope to the Pingyuan Army, so that when resisting the barbarians, the Pingyuan Army can look forward to the arrival of reinforcements from the county, giving them the motivation to continue fighting. Of course, this expectation will also
It's a long way off.
It can be said that Tang Yin and his generals mainly spent their energy on external affairs, and only Qiu Zhen used his efforts internally. However, without Qiu Zhen, an ambitious and cunning person, Tang Yin would not have achieved what he would achieve in the future.
great cause.
As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. Tang Yin was preparing to launch a sneak attack on Besa City. Before he could leave, an earth-shattering news came. This news further confirmed Qiu Zhen's original guess that he could not wait for Wang Ting's reinforcements.
It turns out that the Ning Kingdom suddenly and unilaterally broke the promise it had made to Princess Yin Rou and launched a massive attack on Tongmen, the gateway to the Feng Kingdom.
This time Ning Guo sent two generals, namely Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi. The two brothers commanded 400,000 troops and captured Tongmen in one fell swoop. Yao Zhili, the newly appointed guard of Tongmen, was captured alive by the Ning army, and all the soldiers below were killed or injured.
After occupying Tongmen, the Ning army of 400,000 people marched non-stop and marched straight into Yancheng, the capital of the Feng Kingdom. Yancheng was in emergency. The royal court urgently recruited Feng troops from all over the country to go to Yancheng to defend the capital. Without any preparation, the situation of the Feng Kingdom changed.
It was already in danger, and Wang Ting could not even protect himself. How could he still send troops to reinforce Pingyuan County?
This news, not to mention causing an uproar in Hengcheng, even the entire Feng Kingdom was in chaos. The loss of Tongmen meant that the gateway to the Feng Kingdom was lost. If the capital was captured again, the Feng Kingdom would be destroyed.
If there had not been a large-scale invasion by the barbarians, Tang Yin would have led the Pingyuan army to the capital to rescue him. Unfortunately, he was now full of ambition but not strong enough. If he wanted to protect the capital, he had to successfully protect himself first.
When he learned that Tang Yin was going to go on an expedition to the barbarian kingdom again, and also to the barbarian capital, Fan Min couldn't let go and came to look for him.
At this time, Tang Yin was packing his things. Every time he went on an expedition, Tang Yin would not bring extra bits and pieces, but this time it was different. The journey was far away, and it was already the depth of winter. The weather in the barbarian country was getting colder, so he had to prepare more clothes and food.
Seeing Tang Yin, Fan Min did not speak immediately, but stood quietly aside to help him tidy up.
For fear of causing panic in the city, the news of the barbarian invasion is still being blocked, and the people, including Fan Min, are unaware of it.
After neatly folding Tang Yin's clothes, Fan Minfang said quietly: "Why do you suddenly want to attack the capital of a barbarian country?"
The corner of Tang Yin's mouth moved, but he stopped talking. He changed the topic and smiled: "Of course I have a reason to go. Don't worry, this time is no different from usual."
Fan Min doesn't understand military affairs, nor does she understand the situation of the Barbarian state, but she does know the importance of the capital to a country. Now the capital of Feng State is also threatened by the Ning State army, which makes people panic!
She said quietly: "This time, we will encounter a lot of enemies, right?!"
"Maybe a lot, maybe not a lot, God knows." Tang Yin responded casually, then straightened his body, looked at Fan Min, and said: "Xiao Min, didn't you say you wanted to open your business to the county? I think you have done this during this period.
Let’s go to Shunzhou first to see what kind of business there is.”
Tang Yin rarely pays attention to his own business matters. Fan Min was very surprised when he suddenly mentioned it today. She was so smart and her brain was spinning. She immediately realized that Tang Yin must have another meaning when he said this. Combined with his sudden intention to attack Barbarian State, she
In the capital, her heart moved, and she asked: "Hengcheng...is something going to happen?"
How could Tang Yin not know how smart Fan Min was? Now that she had sensed something was wrong, he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to. He nodded slowly and said seriously: "This time the barbarian country raised 200,000 troops.
No one can tell whether we can withstand the attack on Pingyuan County. Hengcheng is already a dangerous place. The reason why I want to attack Besa City is to push back the barbarians and relieve the danger of Hengcheng!"
So that's it! In this case, Tang Yin did not take the initiative to attack Besa City, but was forced to do so out of necessity, so this trip is even more dangerous! Fan Min's heart was in his throat, but the expression on his face was contrary to that.
Even more determined, she shook her head vigorously and said, "I won't leave, I will stay in Hengcheng and wait for you to come back."
Real love can only be seen at the moment of life and death. Fan Min's stubbornness and persistence moved Tang Yin's heart. With such a beauty, what more could a husband ask for? Tang Yin could not suppress the feelings in his heart, and stretched out his arms to hug Fan Min's slender shoulders. There was nothing
There were no sweet words, no oaths of friendship, just whispering in her ear word for word: "I will be back!"
Fan Min nestled in Tang Yin's arms. The armor made of steel was cold, but she could feel that Tang Yin's heart was hot, and he was so close to her, closer than ever before.
"Sir, General Le is waiting outside the mansion!"
Tang Zhong's words came to mind outside the door. He didn't knock on the door this time. Who said rigid people can't be clever?!
Tang Yin heard this and wanted to push Fan Min away, but found that Fan Min was holding on to the protective strap of his armor and had no intention of letting go.
He smiled and whispered: "I said I could come back, and I will definitely do it. It's just a temporary farewell, not a farewell..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fan Min raised her hand and covered his mouth.
She said nothing, expressionlessly took out a handkerchief from her arms, carefully wiped off the dirt on Tang Yin's armor, then put the handkerchief into his hand, took a step back, looked up and down, and said with a smile: "This
It’s great to be back, much cleaner.”
She was smiling, but her smile was heartbreaking.
Tang Yin held Fan Min's handkerchief. There was her unique musk on it. It was fragrant but not strong, quiet and quiet, and it was fascinating.
He stuffed the handkerchief into his breastplate, smiled at Fan Min, and then walked out without stopping. When he went out, he still didn't even look back. He just waved his hand casually and said: "Let's go."
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Judging from his demeanor and listening to his tone, he didn't look like he was going to fight to the death, but more like he was going out to attend a banquet.
When Tang Yin's figure disappeared outside the door, Fan Min could no longer hold on, the smile on his face disappeared, and tears fell down like broken pearls.
She remembered what Tang Yin once said: If the earthen jar is not broken away from the wellhead, the general will inevitably die in battle...
Before Tang Yin could walk out of the mansion, he heard the sound of footsteps behind him and saw Cheng Jin and Lu Fang running over in a hurry.
He looked at the two of them in confusion, and when he came closer, he asked: "Are you two okay?"
"Sir, I want to go with you!" they both said in unison.
Tang Yin shook his head and said: "My trip is not dangerous. What is really dangerous is Hengcheng. You two must stay and lead your brothers to assist the defenders and resist the barbarians!"
Lu Fang said sternly: "Sir, I am not from the Pingyuan Army, and the city defenders don't care about me. I just want to go with you!"
Tang Yin treated Lu Fang with great courtesy, which made Lu Fang very grateful. If Tang Yin was gone, there would be no need for him to stay.
"Haha!" Tang Yin chuckled lightly, cupped his hands and said, "I'm very grateful to Brother Lu for his great love and justice to me, but Hengcheng is my foundation, and Hengcheng is the one I worry about the most. I hope Brother Lu can