The person who knelt at the front of the Mo army and held a thorn on his back to plead guilty was none other than Shao Yu, the head of Xishan County.
After seeing the situation clearly, Tang Yin ordered the entire army to stop advancing, and then only led a few generals to urge them forward. He looked down at Shao Yu and asked, "Who are you? Why are you kneeling here?"
Although Shao Yu has never met Tang Yin, he has heard some rumors, and with the many winds holding him in the arms, he has already guessed Tang Yin's identity.
Shao Yu knelt on the ground without moving and said loudly: "The guilty minister, Shao Yu, is here to wait for His Highness, King Feng, to apologize to His Highness."
"Oh?" It turned out that this person was Shao Yu. Tang Yin looked him up and down for a while, smiled with crooked eyes, and asked, "What crime is Master Shao guilty of?"
"The guilty minister was previously deceived by Shao Fang and blocked His Highness's Royal Master. This is a heinous crime!" While speaking, Shao Yu kowtowed continuously, his head on the ground, and he did not dare to raise his head.
Strictly speaking, Li Sheng died in his hands. Tang Yin was furious about this and vowed to cut off Shao Yu's head, but the situation is different now. Shao Yu surrendered voluntarily and showed his willingness to plead guilty in public.
If you kill him again, it will appear that you are too weak and will not be able to convince the public.
Tang Yin sat on the horse and did not move or speak for a long time. He lowered his head and stared straight at Shao Yu, who was kneeling down, with his eyes flashing.
I don't know how much time passed, but it was so long that even Shao Yu felt that he could no longer save his head. At this moment, Tang Yin suddenly slashed his knife and waved it down with his hand. With a soft sound of sand, a cold light flashed across Shao Yu's body.
Plop! Shao Yu felt a biting cold air blowing from his back. It was as if the strength in his body had been choked out instantly. His body went limp and limply fell to the ground. Big beads of sweat dripped from his cheeks.
Fall to the ground.
"Recognizing mistakes can greatly improve things. Since Mr. Shao can sincerely rely on him, he will wipe out everything in the past for his brother. Not only will I not blame you, but I will also reward you heavily. Get up!" Tang Yin returned his hand and put away the knife, sternly.
His expression was replaced by a bright smile.
It was only then that Shao Yu realized that Tang Yin's knife had not hit him, but had only cut off the rope that bound him. He secretly said that he was lucky. Cai Gui's method of asking for forgiveness was really effective. He cheered up and tried again.
He knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "I am a humble minister... thank you for not killing me!" After saying this, he kowtowed three times before standing up from the ground tremblingly. At the same time, the deputy general behind Shao Yu
They all shouted: "Welcome the king to the city!"
Shao Jun and Cai Gui walked out from the crowd of Mo Jun and came to Tang Yin. Shao Jun bowed his hands and saluted, saying: "His Royal Highness the Wind King!"
Cai Gui knelt down to give a great gift, and said respectfully: "I am a humble minister, Cai Gui, please see your Majesty!"
Tang Yin just nodded slightly, but did not look at Cai Gui. His bright eyes were fixed on Shao Jun.
Shao Jun felt chills running down his spine and chills running through his body. Tang Yin's fierce eyes didn't look like those of humans, but more like those of wild animals. Shao Jun was so frightened that he didn't know what he was doing. He didn't know where he had offended Tang Yin and glanced at Tang Yin furtively.
Looking around, he saw that his companion Cai Gui was already kneeling on the ground, but he was standing and saluting, so he subconsciously followed suit and knelt on the ground, and said again: "See... see His Highness the Wind King!"
Seeing that he was kneeling down to salute like Cai Gui, Tang Yin's eyes softened. He turned over and dismounted with a smile on his face, pretended to reach out his hand to help Shao Jun up, and said with a smile: "Brother Shao Wang, you and I are both gifted by the emperor."
Why do you need to give such a great gift to the prince?!" He said this, but he was very happy in his heart. He not only wanted Shao Jun to understand who was the master and who was the auxiliary, but also wanted Shao Yu and the twenty surrendered men to understand.
Dowan Mojun understood that he was their real master, the one who held the power of life and death over them.
Tang Yin is not a saint, he also has the arrogant and arrogant side of a small person.
*After forcing Shao Jun to surrender to him in public, he turned around, looked at Cai Gui with a smile, and nodded secretly. It’s no wonder that Cai Song’s ability is mediocre, but the Cai family can have such a high reputation in Ningdi. Want to compare with Cai Gui?
Talents are inseparable.
He didn't show any particular joy and said lightly: "Cai Gyu, you did a good job this time."
Cai Gui didn't dare to be vague at all, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment! The humble minister can make a difference, all thanks to Your Majesty's blessing."
"Haha!" Tang Yin laughed at his words, patted him on the shoulder, raised his head and said, "Get up!"
On the way to accompany Tang Yin into the city, Shao Yu was eager to show his loyalty and kept introducing the situation of Fengyang and Xishan County in a rapid-fire manner. In addition, he also mentioned the fifteen-year-old Han Zhong and Yuan Tian.
Wan Zhong's subordinates, all imprisoned in the military camp, asked Tang Yin what to do with him. Tang Yin thought for a moment and asked, "Aren't these 150,000 Mo troops willing to surrender?"
Shao Yu hurriedly said: "Some are willing to surrender, while others are stubborn. We believe that as long as we give time, we can persuade them all to surrender."
"It's best." Tang Yin nodded and said, "I don't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately. If Master Shao can persuade them all to surrender, then take these 150,000 people under your command!"
Hey! After hearing this, Shao Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. He thought that after he surrendered to Feng Kingdom, Tang Yin would have to reduce his power even if he didn't kill him. He didn't expect that Tang Yin would be willing to add more troops to him. This was so unexpected.
Tang Yin's order also made Shao Yu completely relieved. He knelt down and kowtowed excitedly, and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you for your trust in me, your Majesty. I am willing to lead your horse and ride for you, even if I die!"
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Tang Yin waved his hand with a smile and said: "I have said before, since Mr. Shao is willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the light, he is one of his own, and there is no need to be so formal."
"Yes, yes, yes! I will remember your Majesty's teachings!" Shao Yu nodded repeatedly.
It stands to reason that Shao Jun is the new King Mo who canonized by the emperor, and is Shao Yu's new master, but Shao Yu ignores him at all, and just surrounds Tang Yin, doing his best to please him.
Shao Jun didn't mind this at all, and he didn't even think there was anything wrong with Shao Yu's move. Seeing Shao Yu surrounding Tang Yin with constant flattery, he felt happy on the sidelines. He was very happy that he had another life.
His fellow clansman took refuge in Tang Yin, and he was no longer alone. Even if he was called a traitor by others in the future, Shao Yu would be there to share the burden with him.
Xishan County has natural dangers to defend and an army of more than 300,000 people, but it surrendered to the wind army of less than 100,000 people and bowed its head. If you don't look at the process, just look at the result, it can be called a 'miracle'
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Tang Yin's willingness to hand over the 150,000 captured Mo troops to Shao Yu with full authority was not a temporary idea, but a well-thought-out idea. Let's not mention it now.
After the Feng army led by Tang Yin entered Fengyang City, they temporarily stationed themselves there while the entire army rested and reorganized.
Not two days later, good news came from the rear. The Feilong Army commanded by Zuo Shuang finally launched a full-scale attack after besieging Yangchuan for two months. The battle was extremely fierce. It was a head-on battle between tit and head.
After two days and two nights of fierce fighting, they finally opened a breakthrough in the north city of Yangchuan and successfully entered the city. However, the Mo army was also extremely tenacious. After the city was broken, they still refused to surrender. General Li Rong led the remaining troops to fight to the death with the Feng army in the city.
However, due to the disparity in combat power between the two sides, they were cannibalized one by one by the Feng army.
After another whole day of melee in the city, the Mo army led by Li Rong was wiped out. Even Li Rong himself died tragically among the Luan army. Although the Feng army won this battle, it was also a tragic victory. Two hundred thousand soldiers died.
The Feilong Army was defeated in one battle, with more than half of the casualties, and even five regiments were wiped out.
However, the victory of the Battle of Yangchuan also gave the Feng Army, which had penetrated into Mo State, no more worries. Counting Xishan County, which had just defected, the Feng Army had occupied three counties in Mo State, namely Dongjiang, Pengfeng, and Xishan.
Tang Yin's efforts to return to Jiutian Literature were already in decline. Even though the Feilong Army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Yangchuan, it was still enough to easily complete the mission.
Shortly after the victory of the Battle of Yangchuan arrived, intelligence came back from the Pingyuan Army and the Huwei Army. Before the Huwei Army arrived at Jueqingshan, the Mo army retreated on its own initiative after hearing the news. The Pingyuan Army, which had been trapped for many days, was finally able to escape.
They joined the Huwei Army and are now stationed near Jueqing Mountain, waiting for Tang Yin's orders.
Having captured three counties in Mo State in a row, Tang Yin's morale was at its peak. After receiving the message from Pingyuan and Huwei armies, he immediately wrote back to the second army and continued southward to attack Jinshi City and Zhengzhong County where it was located.
Good things come in pairs. When Tang Yin was planning to go south from Xishan County, another good news came from Ningdi. The two armies of Sanshui Army and Tianying Army fought extremely smoothly in the eight counties of Ningnan. They defeated the Mo Army three times in a row, like sharp knives.
, the momentum is overwhelming, and it is almost reaching the boundary of Moning.
Fighting on two fronts, with good news coming frequently from both fronts, how could Tang Yin be unhappy? He had no worries about sending his troops south, aiming directly at Anqiu County in Mo State.
At present, the number of troops directly under Tang Yin's command is less than 100,000, but according to the intelligence of Tianyan and Diwang, Anqiu County's troops are not many.
Anqiu is located on the border of Mo and Yujiao, but it is not a place where Mo and Yu send troops, and the Mo army's supply line does not pass through Anqiu. However, if Anqiu is captured, the Feng army can directly threaten Surabaya.
Surabaya County is the base camp for the Mo State to send troops to the Yu State. A large number of new soldiers, food, grass, and materials are stored in Surabaya. The supply line of the Mo Army that penetrates into the Yu State also uses Surabaya as a springboard. Surabaya is threatened, which is equivalent to the 500,000 Mo troops that penetrate into the Yu State.
The Central Army of the People's Republic of China is threatened.
Tang Yin did not intend to save Yu State, but he would not give up the opportunity to put pressure on Mo State. This was the main reason why he chose to attack Anqiu.