"Since we no longer have the power to advance south, we should start consolidating the five counties we currently occupy." Tang Yin lowered his head and said while checking the map.
Now the Feng Army occupies the five counties of Dongjiang, Pengfeng, Xishan, Anqiu, and Zhengzhong of Mo State. The Sanshui Army and the Tianying Army are hoarded in Anqiu, and the Pingyuan Army and the Huwei Army are hoarded in the Zhengzhong. They are directly under the direct command of Tang Yin.
He Feilong Army is currently resting in Suyue.
"Your Majesty, I see you clearly!" Zuo Shuang said seriously, "The general also has this intention."
Tang Yin nodded and asked: "Then how to set up defenses?" You can't leave your four main legions in Mo Di for a long time, right?
Qiu Zhen immediately responded: "In the opinion of the minister, the king should rely on the land of the five counties and quickly establish Shao Jun as the new King of Mo, form a new court and a new Mo army, and use the Mo people to check and balance the Mo people."
Well! This is a way, and it is also our original plan. Tang Yin held his chin, thoughtfully, and did not answer immediately. After thinking for a long time, he looked around at the others and asked: "What are your opinions?"
"Wei Chen agrees." Guo Jue was the first to stand up and express his position. He is from Mo, but now he has taken refuge in Feng State. He is more or less worried about what others think of him, and he doesn't want to be scolded as a traitor and seeking glory.
The rat generation established the new Mo Kingdom headed by Shao Jun. Although it divided the Mo Kingdom to a great extent, it was at least better than the direct division of these five counties into the territory of the Feng Kingdom.
Guo Jue expressed his support, Qi Heng rolled his eyes, followed suit, and said loudly: "The general also agrees!"
Soon, everyone expressed that they had no objections. Tang Yin smiled and said: "Since none of you object, then the matter is settled." As far as the current situation is concerned, the establishment of the new Mo State will be directly annexed by the Feng State.
These five counties are more advantageous.
First of all, it is justifiable. The emperor has already conferred Shao Jun as the new King of Mo. It is natural for him to be the king of Mo. It is also legitimate in name. It is conducive to the will of the people and stabilizes the situation in the five counties.
Secondly, and most importantly, the Feng Kingdom can transfer the burden of defense of the five counties to the newly established court, allowing the new court to form an army to defend its territory. In this way, the Feng Army's troops can also take the opportunity to withdraw into the country. Kill two birds with one stone.
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Tang Yin lowered his head and continued to look at the map and asked: "If a new Mo Kingdom is established, where will the capital be established?"
The matter was of great importance and no one dared to speak nonsense. Qiu Zhen raised his hand and said, "I think Cangping City in Zhengzhong County is the most suitable."
"Cangping?" Tang Yin searched for a while on the map before he saw the location of Cangping. It is located in the southernmost part of Zhengzhong County, next to Zeping County where a large number of Mo troops are stored. It can be said that as long as you leave Cangping, you can go south.
Less than fifty miles later, we entered Zeping County.
After pondering for a while, Tang Yin raised his head and asked, "Qiu Zhen, is it too dangerous to locate the capital so close to Mo State? If the Mo army attacks from Zeping, they will arrive immediately.
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Qiu Zhen smiled slightly and said: "It is because Cangping is close to the Mo Kingdom, so Wei Chen is proposing to build the capital here. First, building the capital in Cangping can show that the new Mo Kingdom will unite the Mo Kingdom from the south.
Determination, secondly, the capital is located in a heavily defended area, and the capital is located on the border, which can effectively prevent the Mo army from invading from the north. Third, the capital is so close to Mo land, which is also conducive to accepting the Mo people who go north to defect.
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Setting the capital at the most dangerous border is not without precedent, and the effect is excellent. It can indeed prevent enemy invasion.
When Qiu Zhen finished speaking, everyone nodded, indicating that it made sense. However, Guo Jue frowned and said with concern: "Setting the capital in Cangping is undoubtedly a great provocation for Mo State, and I am afraid that there will be wars in the future.
Continuously is not conducive to the stability of the capital!"
Qiu was really happy and said: "Master Guo is worrying too much. As long as the enemy is feared and subdued, he will naturally not dare to go north to offend again."
What's more, the establishment of the New Mo Country is just a temporary measure. The Feng Country does not want the New Mo Country to develop into a prosperous and strong one. As long as it and the Mo Country consume each other and gradually weaken the Mo Country's national power, the Feng Country only needs to reap the benefits of the fishermen.
.From the standpoint of Feng State, we are not afraid that Mo State will come to fight, but we are afraid that Mo State will not come to fight.
Of course, Qiu Zhen would not say the following words, at least not in front of people like Guo Jie.
At this time, Tang Yin could understand Qiu Zhen's true intention of fixing the capital in Cangping. He nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, as long as the enemy is frightened, peace will naturally follow. The matter of fixing the capital in Cangping is a matter of course."
Just do what Xiang Qiu wants!"
Guo Jue said no more, bowed his head and returned to his position.
Through discussions with everyone, Tang Yin finalized many matters for the establishment of the new Mo Kingdom one by one. In fact, there was no discussion at all. Most of the time, Qiu Zhen proposed and Tang Yin agreed, while others basically stared and couldn't say anything.
According to Qiu Zhen's proposal, Tang Yin dismissed Shao Yu from the post of head of Xishan County and promoted him to general. All the troops in Xishan County were integrated into the Central Army of the New Mo Kingdom. This move can be said to be killing without blood.
On the surface, Shao Yu was promoted several levels in a row and became a general, with a first-rank official position, which was several levels higher than the county chief. But in fact, it was cutting off his actual local power and military power.
The system of New Mo Country did not imitate Mo Country, but inherited Feng Country. In Feng Country, the generals did not have the power to mobilize and command the army, only management rights. The central army of New Mo Country was actually completely controlled by Tang Yin.
The left and right prime ministers of the new Mo Kingdom were also all served by Feng Ren. Tang Yin designated the right prime minister as Lu She, who had always won his appreciation and trust, and the left prime minister as Fan Shan, who was Fan Min's distant relative. Lu She and
Fan Shan was a close confidant of Tang Yin and had outstanding abilities. Tang Yin was very relieved that they were in charge of the military and political affairs of the new Mo country.
In addition, in addition to these necessary officials for the court, Tang Yin also established a new position, which was also based on Feng Guo's system in Ningdi, called the Chief Inspector of Modi. This position was concurrently held by Qiu Zhen.
After these personnel decisions, the court structure of the new Mo Kingdom was basically formed. In this court, Mo people accounted for the majority of officials, but the real power at the top fell into the hands of Feng people.
In addition to firmly controlling the imperial court of the New Mo Kingdom, Tang Yin also did not relax his control over the local counties and counties. There was always one position for the county chief, deputy county chief or county chief, and deputy county chief, and Feng Ren was responsible for the actual control.
The county captains and county captains of the local army must be appointed by Feng people.
It can also be seen from the official structure of the New Mo Country that this so-called New Mo Country is actually a puppet regime. From the court to the local governments, the real power is firmly controlled by Feng Ren.
A month later, Shao Jun officially ascended the throne in Cangping. The country's title was still Mo. He claimed to be orthodox to the outside world, called Shao Fang's party traitors and national traitors, and issued a notice to the world, hoping that Mo people would come north to vote.
If you continue to help Zhou to do evil, respect Shao Fang. In addition, envoys from other countries should go to Cangping for consultations with Mo. They should not go to Zhenjiang.
Shao Jun became king, which already made Shao Fang itch with hatred. Now that he has established his capital in Cangping, Shao Fang couldn't help but be angry. He ordered the Central Army stationed in Zeping to attack northward and attack Cangping at any cost.
In short, it is to bring down the position.
The commander-in-chief of Mo's army at Zeping was Xiao Jinpeng, who was also a well-known general in Mo. He was promoted to general. After receiving the order from Shao Fang, Xiao Jinpeng was in a dilemma. Shao Jun had already set his capital in Cangping, which contained a large number of hoards.
With a large number of Fengjun and Xinmojun troops, Cangping built another peripheral earth wall outside the city in just a few days, and on this basis, it has been heightened and reinforced. The current Cangping
Ping, where is it so easy to conquer?
However, the king's order cannot be disobeyed. Shao Fang's decree has been passed to Xiao Jinpeng, and he has to carry it out.
Xiao Jinpeng commanded 200,000 troops, marched north from Zeping County, and launched the first attack on Cangping, the capital of the new Mo Kingdom.
In this battle, since the Central Army of the New Mo Kingdom had not yet fully formed its combat effectiveness, the task of fighting against the enemy fell on the Pingyuan Army and the Huwei Army.
This war did not last long. The two sides only fought once, and the Mozambican army retreated on its own initiative. In this battle, the Mozambican army encountered the Pingyuan Army.
The 200,000-strong Mo army faced off against the Pingyuan army, which had less than 100,000 troops and was in the period of rest. They had no advantage on the battlefield. The two sides fought evenly. After this battle, Xiao Jinpeng's confidence was shattered.
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They are just a legion, and they take the initiative to attack outside the city. They can't defeat them. There are still tigers and powerful troops behind them, and there are also a large number of new Mo country's Central Army who have not joined the battle. How can we fight this battle? Instead of humiliating ourselves, we should still fight.
It is better to take the initiative to withdraw the troops, at least losing will not be too embarrassing.
When the news of the Mo army's retreat spread back to Zhenjiang, Shao Fang was furious and directly dismissed Xiao Jinpeng from his post. He was replaced by deputy commander Yan Bin and continued to attack Cangping.
The Central Army of Mozambique, led by Yan Bin, launched a second attack on Cangping.
This time, the Feng Army did not directly participate in the battle, but the Central Army of New Mo State faced the enemy.
The two sides fought a face-to-face confrontation outside Cangping City. The result of this battle was better than the last time. Yan Bin defeated the New Mo Army and killed the New Mo Army and returned with a heavy defeat. However, after the battle, Yan Bin
The loss of the legion was not small. Facing the Feng army stationed in Cangping City and waiting for it, he no longer had the desire or strength to launch another attack and could only choose to retreat.
The Mozambican army's second attack also ended with an active retreat.
After Shao Fang, who was in Zhenjiang, read the battle report, he tore it into pieces on the spot and ordered Yan Bin to be removed from his post immediately, change the commander, and then attack Cangping.
At this time, the ministers of the Mo Kingdom's court stood up to dissuade them. After two battles, our own garrison in Zeping had suffered heavy casualties. Even if a new commander was replaced and the army was led to attack again, it would be difficult to achieve results. The top priority was
You need to take a good rest and look for opportunities to counterattack.
Under the dissuasion of many ministers, Shao Fang finally withdrew his orders and planned to retain Yan Bin temporarily. General Li Jin took the opportunity to propose to Shao Fang that Qing Yu should be re-activated and let Qing Yu serve as the commander-in-chief of the Zeping garrison, in order to make meritorious service.