The 200,000 Zhen army commanded by Li Cheng ignored other matters and had only one goal, Yancheng, the capital of wind. If he did not lead his army to withdraw from Chongcheng at this time, but stayed to garrison, what would happen to the forward direction?
It will be a huge trouble for the main force of the Feng Army to retreat towards the city.
But the situation of the war did not improve, so Li Cheng led his army to Fangcheng. The next morning, the main force of the Feng army headed by Tang Yin arrived at Chongcheng.
After entering the city, when people saw the messy scene in the city, they were all shocked and didn't understand what happened here.
Soon, the remnants of the defeated generals who had escaped the disaster and were hiding in various places in the city heard that their own army had arrived. They came out one after another and told the generals of the Feng Army everything that happened during the storming of the city.
After hearing this, all the Feng generals were a little confused. The Zhen army unexpectedly attacked Chongcheng. When did they enter Feng Kingdom? Why did they advance faster than their own side? Besides, since they had already captured Chongcheng,
Why not stay behind and join forces with Chuanzada's main army to attack our side?
There were too many questions here that made people confused. Tang Yin was very able to keep his composure, and his mind was still calm at this time. He asked the Chongcheng defenders: "How many people are there in the enemy army? And in which direction are they heading?"
Running?"
A soldier replied: "There are about 200,000 enemy troops. When they left the city, they were heading north!"
So many people, heading north again... Tang Yin's mind was flexible. After careful consideration, he already understood the general idea in his mind. He looked around at the generals and said firmly: "These two hundred thousand Zhen troops are not here to block our army's retreat.
, but to attack the capital."
As soon as these words came out, everyone gasped. No wonder the other party only rested in the city for three hours and then ran away in a hurry. It turned out that their target was Yancheng.
Qiu Zhen also felt that Tang Yin's analysis was reasonable. He said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the capital is empty of troops. Now I am afraid it will be difficult to withstand the 200,000 Zhen army!"
What he said was the truth. In order to resist the invasion of the Sichuan and Zhen allied forces, Tang Yin took away most of the combatable soldiers. Now those who are left in the capital are basically the Feng Kingdom reserve army, which are all new soldiers who have just joined the army and have not undergone systematic training.
, and had no experience in fighting. Even so, its strength was less than 50,000.
With only such a small number of troops and no combat effectiveness, it is impossible to resist the 200,000 Zhenjun who fought extremely fiercely. As for the generals in the army, they are even more pitiful. The only ones worthy of mention are death.
Lei Zhen, who refused to even take a step out of the Feng Kingdom.
Tang Yin frowned and remained speechless, but his mind was running rapidly, considering how to deal with the situation at hand. It was impossible to count on the capital to protect itself, not to mention sending reinforcements from his own army, which would put Chuan Zhen at risk.
The main force of the coalition forces was attracted together, and when they fell, they were at the gate of the city, leaving no room for maneuver on our side.
The generals looked at Tang Yin eagerly. People also had their own thoughts in their hearts, but they did not dare to speak out easily. Now it was about the survival of the capital, and also the life and death of Feng Country. Everyone could only wait for Tang Yin to make a decision.
After a long while, Tang Yin looked at Letian and Ai Jia and said: "Immediately send a letter to all the counties in the north, organize local troops, and find a way to stop the Zhen people no matter what. In addition, also notify all cities to set up city defenses.
, defend well and be sure to keep the enemy out of the city!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Lotte and Ai Jia both responded.
Then, Tang Yin looked at Peng Haochu again and said: "Haochu, you lead the Chifeng army to pursue the enemy. If you can, fight. If you can't, you must hold the enemy back and never let them advance to the capital!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Peng Haochu stepped in to take the order.
Qiu Zhen asked: "Your Majesty, what about us?"
Tang Yin did not answer immediately, but asked the Chongcheng defenders: "How much food and grass is left in the city?"
The defenders looked at each other, and finally lowered their heads in unison, stammering: "No... no more. The granaries were all robbed by the Zhen army, and the people in the city were also looted by the Zhen army, and many people died.
…”
"These beasts!" The faces of the generals of the Feng Army were livid with anger, and their clenched fists rattled.
Tang Yin was not surprised. If he were the commander-in-chief of the Zhen Army, he would have asked his subordinates to do what he did. He nodded and said, "There is no food in the city. Our army cannot hold on anymore and must retreat!"
"Your Majesty, are you retreating to the north?"
"Withdraw eastward!" Tang Yin said: "The capital is empty. We can no longer lead the main force of the Sichuan-Zhenjun coalition towards the capital."
"The king means..."
"Our army is in Tai'an, Shangqing, and Gaoyang counties to deal with the enemy." Tang Yin said decisively.
"But..." Qiu Zhen said in embarrassment: "Our army has too few troops."
At present, they have more than 400,000 troops. After sending out 100,000 Chifeng troops, only more than 300,000 are left. Of these more than 300,000, 250,000 are Ning troops, and 100,000 of them are
The new army has no combat effectiveness and can only be used as cannon fodder. Only the direct army of 100,000 people can truly compete with the enemy, while the Sichuan-Zhen Allied Army has more than 600,000 troops. The gap in strength between the two sides is too great. Even if
Fighting at home, let alone winning, there is little hope of even self-preservation.
Of course Tang Yin knew how big the difference in strength between the two armies was, and how difficult this battle would be, but now there was no other way but to do this.
Others can show worried expressions, but as a monarch, Tang Yin cannot. No matter how unsure he is, he still has to show confidence. At a disadvantage, if the confidence of the soldiers collapses again, they will be completely lost.
saved.
He smiled calmly and said: "No matter how great the disadvantage is, we have not experienced it before. When Zhong Tian rebelled, he sent a million troops to encircle and suppress us who had just raised troops. In the end, we were killed and defeated. Now?
The situation is much better than it was then, at least every county is still under our control."
Qiu Zhen secretly sighed, the king only said good things, not bad things. Zhong Tian's million-strong army was actually a mob. How could it be compared with the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces? But he also understood what Tang Yin meant.
To cheer up the generals. Although he didn't point it out, his brows were still furrowed tightly.
His support was very important to Tang Yin. The latter patted Qiu Zhen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Qiu Zhen, I have said before that it is up to you to formulate big strategies and guide the big direction; while fighting against the enemy
, hand-to-hand combat, it all depends on me. I have confidence in you, and you have to have confidence in me too!"
Qiu Zhen was amused by his words, shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Since the king has made a decision, I will naturally defend the king's decision to the death!"
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded, looked around at the generals, and asked, "What do you think, generals?"
All the generals were refreshed and stepped in to salute one after another, saying in unison: "The last general will be dispatched by the king!"
After the Feng army arrived at Chongcheng, they changed their strategy and gave up retreating to the north. Instead, they marched to the east. They wanted to use the three eastern counties as a basis to deal with the main force of the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces.
Ren Fang and Nie Ze naturally pursued the main force of the Feng Army. Their goal was also very clear, which was to completely annihilate the main force of the Feng Army and capture Tang Yin. If Tang Yin did not die, the Feng Kingdom would not be truly destroyed.
To go to the three eastern counties, you must first pass through Gaochuan County. This was originally the burial place of Zhong Tian and the remaining Zhan brothers. Now that we are here, everyone's hearts are full of emotions.
For Feng Jun, he came here to chase the enemy, but now he is here to be chased by the enemy.
As for Ning Ren, led by Zuo Shuang, the mood is even more complicated. The remnants of the Ning Army, led by Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi, fought to the death with the Feng Army here, and unfortunately all of them were killed. But now, their own side has become the Feng Army's enemy.
In one part, they have to fight side by side with their former enemies and resist the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces. The world is so unpredictable that one can't help but sigh. If the Zhan brothers are alive in heaven, they don't know what they would think when they see this scene.
Most of Gaochuan County is mountainous, making marching difficult, and the Feng Army's speed also began to slow down.
On the way, Qiu Zhen said to Tang Yin: "Your Majesty, Gaochuan County is surrounded by mountains and forests. How about our army fighting the enemy here?"
Tang Yin also thought about this, but could not find a suitable tactic for a while. Ren Fang, the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan-Zhenzhen coalition, was very good at using troops and had excellent strategies. However, his own side was not strong enough for a head-on confrontation, so it was impossible to set up an ambush to lure the enemy into their trap.
He pondered for a long time and asked: "Can our army take advantage of the danger of Pan River to fight a water war with the opponent?"
He clearly remembered that the last time he led his army to fight against Pan River, it was also very difficult.
Before Qiu Zhen could speak, a counselor named Fan Shan shook his head repeatedly and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, something is wrong! The Zhen army is not good at water warfare, but the Sichuan army is not. The Sichuan country is located in the southeast, with many rivers in its territory, and it is close to the sea.
Nine out of ten Sichuan people know the nature of water, and water warfare is not our army's strength, so we cannot fight the enemy on the Pan River."
Fan Shan is just a military counselor now, and he has not been in the army for a long time. Tang Yin can't even call him by his name, but he and Tang Yin are still related. Fan Shan is a distant relative of Fan Min, one of Tang Yin's wives, and he can be regarded as Fan Shan.
If Min's mother-in-law had not been like this, given his qualifications, he would not have been able to sit in the position of military counselor as soon as he joined the army. At best, he would have been an ordinary soldier.
Although Fan Shan became a military counselor through connections, he himself had real talents and knowledge. He was proficient in military tactics, flexible in mind, and good at coming up with strange plans. He was a genius in the military field.
Tang Yin didn't know much about Fan Shan. He had never seen this person before, and he didn't know that he was a distant relative of Fan Min. After hearing Fan Shan's words, he sighed softly. It seemed that water warfare was not a good idea.
He murmured: "Looking at it from this point of view, our army can only give up Gaochuan County."
At this time, Zuo Shuang walked up to Tang Yin, stepped in and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, the general wants to go to Zhangyu."
Zhangyu is the county seat of Gaochuan County. If Fengjun just wanted to pass through Gaochuan County, he would not pass by Zhangyu. Tang Yin didn't know why and asked: "Zuo Shuang, what are you doing in Zhangyu?"
"I would like to pay homage to the two generals Wushuang and Invincible!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals present changed their minds.