Lin Han died, and none of the more than a hundred Ning Army soldiers who were protecting him were spared, and none of them surrendered. They all fought hard and died.
The battle at Crouching Pass did not last long. It only lasted more than three hours from the beginning to the end. However, the significance of this battle was very important. The local army of Xiaoling County was completely wiped out by the Feng army at Crouching Pass.
, after this battle, there was no longer a large-scale resistance force in Xiaoling County.
When the battle was over, the Feng Army cleaned up the battlefield and also made statistics on the battle losses of both the enemy and ourselves. The Feng Army suffered a total of nearly 10,000 casualties, more than half of which came from the New Army, while the Ning Army lost more than two soldiers.
Thousands, and more than 10,000 prisoners.
Next, the Feng Army would continue to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Ning State. Tang Yin really could not allocate troops to guard so many prisoners. He directly ordered that all captured Ning Army soldiers be sentenced to death, and the task fell to the New Army.
On the head.
The reason why he assigned the new army to kill all the prisoners was mainly to make the hands of the Ning people in the new army covered with Ning people's blood, which was tantamount to forcing them to have no way out and to follow the Feng army wholeheartedly.
Nanye disdained the massacre of prisoners, but he did not dare to disobey the king's military orders and could only carry them out. More than 10,000 Ningguo local troops eventually died in Ningren's own hands. The ending was sad and deplorable.
In Crouching Pass, corpses lay all over the ground and blood flowed into rivers. Lin Han's corpse was also hung high on the top of the city wall by the Feng Army to comfort the spirit of Zhou Chang who had died in the battle earlier.
The Feng Army only rested briefly at Wohu Pass, and then continued to advance westward. During the subsequent advance, the Feng Army encountered almost no decent resistance, marched through two cities, and successfully entered Yunchou County in the Ning State.
The local army of Yunkou County has followed the leader Sun Yuanhong to fight southward against the Mo army. Yunkou County, which has a vast territory, a large population, and is prosperous, now does not even have many decent officers and soldiers, let alone a head-on battle with the Feng army.
In Yunkou County, the main force attacking the Feng Army is the local militia. However, the combat power of the militia is not even as good as that of the local army. Their attacks on the Feng Army can only be guerrilla warfare or harassment, and do not constitute substantial threats.
The threat, at best, would slow down the advancement of the Feng Army.
Lin Han was killed in battle, and the Xiaoling County local army was completely wiped out. The Feng army advanced to Yunkou County with overwhelming force. One after another bad news continued to spread to Liangzhou. For a time, people in Ningdu were panicked, and the situation was in chaos. Even the Ningguo court was in chaos.
A mess.
Now, the Ningguo court is mainly divided into two major factions. One faction is the main battle group and advocates fighting to the death with the Feng army in Liangzhou. The leader of this faction is Zhang Zhihong, the right minister. The other faction is the main escape group, allowing Yan Chu to lead the court.
They evacuated Liangzhou and went to the west of Ning State to temporarily take shelter from the Fengjun. The leader of this group was Cai Song, the abbot of the country.
The main war faction emphasized that the monarch must not escape. Once the king leaves, Liangzhou will be lost. If even the capital is occupied by the Feng army, it means that the Ning Kingdom has been destroyed. How can the conquered king have the face to face the people of the Ning Kingdom? Rather than live in shame.
, it is better to fight to the death.
The main escape faction advocates keeping the mountains clear and not afraid of running out of firewood. Only by avoiding their sharp edges can they have enough time to accumulate strength for future counterattacks.
The two factions were arguing constantly. They were talking to each other in the court, and the quarrel was so intense that Yan Chu and Yan Chu both had their heads cut off.
Zhang Zhihong took the lead in the battle and advocated Yan Chu stay with an aggressive attitude. Of course he hoped that he would die in the hands of Feng Jun. If Yan Chu ran away, even if Feng Jun captured Liangzhou and made him king, he, Ning Wang
No one will admit it.
Master Cai Song fled, of course, out of selfish motives. He is the head of the country and a relative of the king. Once the Feng army breaks through Liangzhou, he will be the first batch of people to be killed by the Feng army. Only Yan Chu escapes, and only Yan Chu can survive.
Only then can his life and power be protected.
It can be said that none of these two important officials in the court have Ning Guo in mind, and they are all engaged in the final battle for their own selfish interests.
Yan Chu couldn't make up his mind whether to fight or flee, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to run away. He would rather die at the hands of the Fengjun than become a king in exile.
Finally, he looked at the left prime minister, Gao Dan, and asked Gao Dan for his opinion.
After all, Gao Dan was the left prime minister, and he remained calm even when the powerful enemy was about to approach the city.
He pondered for a long time and then said: "Your Majesty, you should deal with a few things quickly now. First, call General Yuanhong back to the capital. Although the war in the south is tense, the Feng army has already approached the capital. Except for General Yuanhong, I have already thought about it."
I don't know who else can resist the wind thief." But... I don't know if it's still too late to send the order.
Gao Dan did not finish what he said in his heart. After all, Changsun Yuanhong was thousands of miles away, and the battle with the Mo army was in full swing. It was not possible to withdraw just because he wanted to.
Yan Chu heard this, thought for a long time, and finally nodded helplessly. He didn't like Chang Sun Yuanhong, but now there was really no one available, so transferring Chang Sun Yuanhong back seemed to be the only way out.
He asked again: "High Minister, what should I, the second king, do?"
"Second, ask the Jade Kingdom in the south for help." Gao Dan sighed softly and said, "Although the Jade Kingdom has a small population and a weak country, it is still a kingdom of princes. If the Jade Kingdom is willing to send troops, it will definitely be able to contain the intruders in the southern part of our country.
Mo Jun."
It's not that Yan Chu has never thought about asking for help from the Jade Kingdom. Ning and Yu are bordering each other, but the relationship is very ordinary. It's not that there is any conflict between the two countries, but that the national policy of the Jade Kingdom is to be closed and conservative, and it has very poor relations with other countries around it.
cold.
In addition, Lingshuang, the king of the Jade Kingdom, had just inherited the throne, was still young, and was currently the only female monarch among the nine vassal states. Yan Chu did not think that she had the courage to send troops to aid the Ning Kingdom, but to offend the Feng Kingdom and
Mo country.
He questioned: "High Minister, I have also thought about asking for help from the Jade Kingdom, but after careful consideration, I feel that the Jade Kingdom may not dare to send troops to help."
Gao Dan nodded and said: "Yes, if only the Jade Kingdom is allowed to send troops, with the style of the Jade Kingdom, it is true that they may not be willing to help. Therefore, the third point I made is to suggest that the king quickly send a letter to other countries stationed in the country.
Envoys from various countries, ask them to immediately propose to the kings of each country to join forces to extinguish the wind!"
"Ah?" After hearing this, all the ministers in the court were shocked and looked at Gao Dan one after another.
Gao Shan raised his hand to Yan Chu and said: "Your Majesty, the gap between Sichuan and Zhen Kingdoms and Feng Kingdom has been deep, and there must be a battle between them. Sooner or later, Sichuan and Zhen Kingdom will join forces to send troops to Feng Kingdom. Feng Kingdom knows this, so
Only then are we eager to join forces with the Mo Kingdom and annex our Daning country in order to strengthen our national strength and increase our bargaining chips against the two powerful countries of Sichuan and Zhen. If the war is still in a stalemate, the two countries of Sichuan and Zhen may not send troops to attack the Feng Kingdom. But now, our country
The situation is already precarious, Feng Guo may capture Liangzhou at any time. If Chuan Zhen doesn't take action, and if it continues, when they send out troops, they will not be facing the current Feng State, but a powerful country that has annexed Ning State.
Feng Country, this is something that Sichuan and Zhen two countries cannot accept under any circumstances.
I dare to say that as long as the king asks the two countries of Sichuan and Zhen to send troops to attack Feng, the two countries will definitely agree! As soon as the armies of the two countries are sent out, the Feng army will have to return to the country to save themselves, and the crisis in the east of our country will be solved. Then we will find a way, or
Convince or bribe the Jade Kingdom to join forces with our country to fight against Mo, and the war in the south will soon subside."
This long speech shook the spirits of all the ministers of the Ning Kingdom. Even Yan Chu subconsciously stood up and walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back thoughtfully.
After thinking for a while, he felt that Gao Dan's words were very reasonable and feasible. He stopped suddenly, without asking other ministers for their opinions, and immediately made a decision and said: "Okay! Just follow Gao Xiang's idea!"
As he spoke, he looked at Da Hong Lu and Hong Luo and said, "Master Hong, please immediately send a letter to the envoys stationed abroad, especially the two countries of Sichuan and Zhen... Forget it, let me write the letter myself!"
With the countermeasures in hand, Yan Chu also had a goal. His dejection disappeared, as if he had been suddenly given a shot in the arm. He sat back on the throne in high spirits, picked up his pen and quickly started writing a letter.
Gao Dan's strategy was not subtle, but what Yan Chu and Gao Dan didn't expect was that the news had reached Tang Yin just after they had discussed the countermeasures.
The person who broke the news was none other than the high-ranking right minister Zhang Zhihong, who no one expected.
After the dynasty was over, Zhang Zhihong talked and laughed with Gao Dan, praising him for his brilliant advice. But in fact, he was itching with hatred. He thought Yan Chu was going to be doomed this time, but Gao Dan messed him up like this.
, we still don’t know how the situation is going to turn out. Not to mention that it will be difficult for the Feng Army to capture Liangzhou, even whether Feng State can protect itself is a question.
After returning to the mansion, he immediately found the Sky Eye spies who pretended to be living in his mansion, and relayed the contents of today's court meeting to the Sky Eye spies, hoping that Tang Yin would come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible.
A strong building will collapse. The effect of external forces is very limited. The problem often lies within. The same principle applies to the fall of a powerful kingdom. With the existence of moths like Zhang Zhihong, it will be difficult for Ningguo to maintain stability and peace.
The carrier pigeon first conveyed the information to Hedong, and then the spies from Hedong conveyed the message to the Fengjun camp in Yunkou County.
After reading this information, Tang Yin's heart suddenly froze and he was speechless for a long time.
The high-order strategy can be said to be Zhengzhong's weakness. What Feng is most afraid of now is that the two countries of Sichuan and Zhen will join forces to attack. Once such a thing happens, how will Feng country respond with its current limited military strength?
Seeing that Tang Yin was silent and looked abnormal after reading the letter, Qiu Zhen and others looked at each other in confusion as they didn't know what happened. Finally, Qiu Zhen asked: "Your Majesty, what's the matter? Did... something important happened?"
"
Tang Yin didn't answer and silently handed the letter to Qiu Zhen.
Qiu Zhen hurriedly took it. After reading it, he also trembled with excitement, and then silently handed the letter to Shangguan Yuanrang beside him.
The letter was circulated one by one among the generals. When they were reading the letter, the tent was completely silent. After everyone read the letter, the silence in the big tent became even more terrifying.
What are you really afraid of? What are you trying to do? Now is the time when the country is at its weakest. How can we withstand the attacks of the two powerful powers Sichuan and Zhen? What should we do?