"The urgent march from Yancheng to Tongmen only takes five days. Logically speaking, the reinforcements led by Liang Qi should have arrived long ago." Wu Mei frowned and said quietly.
"Yes! It should have arrived a long time ago!" Zongzheng Guangxiao smiled bitterly and sighed: "General Liang set out from Yancheng seven days ago, but now, he is still on the way. I have sent people to urge him several times, but Liang
The general always has a reason, either the supplies are heavy and the march is slow, or there is heavy rain which hinders the march, and other strange excuses. It is understandable that the Liang family wants to preserve the ten regiments in hand and is unwilling to come to Tongmen to fight with Ningguo prematurely."
"Scum!" Wu Mei's face was frosty, she gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice. "Without reinforcements, Tongmen will be lost. General Zongzheng should also make plans in advance."
Zongzheng Guangxiao shook his head and smiled bitterly without saying a word.
The hotel in Tongmen is very simple, with a simple courtyard, a wing on the left and right, and a small two-story wooden building in the main building.
The room Tang Yin was assigned was next door to Wu Mei's.
This was the first time he came into contact with the living room of the Haotian Empire. It felt familiar yet strange at the same time. There was a bed, a table, a cabinet, four chairs, and nothing else in the room. If it were moved to modern times, it would only be built with bare walls.
Describe. Fortunately, Tang Yin's daily life is very simple and casual, and there is no talk of adaptation or discomfort. At this time, he was really tired. He fell on the bed, not even bothering to take off his clothes, and was ready to sleep first.
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As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard someone knocking on the door.
"Please come in!" Tang Yin said with a frown.
The door opened, and Qiu Zhen and a middle-aged man in his forties came closer.
Tang Yin looked at Qiu Zhen with confusion and asked silently.
Qiu Zhen smiled and said, "This is the doctor sent by General Zongzheng."
"Oh!" Tang Yin nodded clearly and said to the doctor: "I only suffered some minor injuries, nothing serious."
The middle-aged doctor didn't seem to hear what he said. He pulled up a chair and sat beside the bed. He looked at Tang Yin's ribs and said, "General, you can't be careless. Small injuries can turn into fatal injuries if not treated in time."
, and I think what General Tang suffered does not seem like a minor injury!" As he spoke, he untied the strip of cloth tied around Tang Yin's waist.
Tang Yin is used to being alone and is not used to physical contact with others, which will make him feel insecure.
As soon as the middle-aged doctor's hand touched the cloth, his eyes suddenly flashed with light. He grabbed the doctor's wrist with a bang, his face was as heavy as water, and he stared at the doctor coldly.
His own strength is not small, and now he has spiritual energy cultivation. The grip of his palms is extremely strong. The middle-aged doctor screamed in pain when he was grabbed. His facial features were distorted. He could not sit upright in the chair. His body was shaking and he almost slipped.
land.
Qiu Zhen, who was next to him, was startled. He hurriedly took Tang Yin's arm and said with a smile: "Brother Tang, the doctor doesn't mean any harm. He's just helping you look at your wound. Besides, Ning Jun, who has hundreds of thousands of people outside, doesn't know when he will..."
Let’s start the siege. If you don’t take good care of yourself, you may be helpless in the battle!”
After hearing Qiu Zhen's words, Tang Yin thought for a moment and then slowly let go of his hand.
He put his hands behind his head, closed his eyes and said, "Doctor, look at it!"
Although Tang Yin is stubborn, he is not a person who cannot listen to advice. He just wants to see if the other person is accepted by him. Qiu Zhen is the first person he has close contact with in this world, and he can feel that Qiu Zhen treats him sincerely.
Yes, even though he didn't say it with his mouth, he gradually accepted Qiu Zhen in his heart.
The middle-aged doctor looked ugly. He shook his painful and numb wrists and looked down. Well, his wrists were blue, as if he were wearing two bracelets.
If it were anyone else, he would have turned against him a long time ago, but Tang Yin was someone Zongzheng Guangxiao valued, and he was also a 'close minister' around Wu Mei. He did not dare to offend, so he could only suppress his anger and help him heal.
In Tang Yin's eyes, the two wounds on his ribs were nothing. If it didn't work, he could use his own spiritual energy to treat them. But in the eyes of others, these two wounds were simply fatal injuries.
In war, weapons such as guns and spears are more powerful than knives. The scary thing about swords is that they are not easy to heal after wounding. Once stabbed, a bloody hole will be left, which can often cause the injured to bleed to death, and Tang Yin
Both wounds were deep and large, but strangely the bleeding miraculously stopped.
The middle-aged doctor was amazed while helping him apply the medicine. He didn't know that Tang Yin was a dark spiritual cultivator, but he only felt that his body was different from ordinary people.
No matter how good the middle-aged doctor's medical skills were, the medicine he applied to the wound was effective and made Tang Yin feel much better. The wound no longer hurt, but instead had a refreshing feeling.
After the middle-aged doctor finished treating the wound and bandaged it again, Tang Yin nodded and thanked him, with a thick smile on his fair and handsome face, completely different from the fierce look he had just now.
The middle-aged doctor sighed secretly and said: "General Tang's injury is not serious. It is best not to move rashly within half a month, otherwise the injury will worsen, and even the miracle doctor's diagnosis and treatment will not be able to rejuvenate him!"
"Thank you sir for your advice, I'll take note of it." Tang Yin promised, but he didn't take it seriously.
"General Tang, I'll take my leave first!"
"Sir, walk slowly."
After the middle-aged doctor left, Qiu Zhen stood by the bed with a solemn face, looking at Tang Yin without saying a word.
Seeing this, Tang Yin smiled, waved his hands and said, "Find a chair and sit on it. Don't stick it next to me like a wooden stake."
Tang Yin rarely said witty words, but Qiu Zhen was in no mood to joke now.
He said quietly: "The doctor said your injury is very serious."
Tang Yin said nonchalantly: "The doctor's best skill is exaggeration."
Qiu Zhen knocked on his forehead and whispered: "Brother Tang, the Tongmen battle has nothing to do with us. You might as well talk to General Wu and let her leave Tongmen and return to Yancheng as soon as possible!"
He really didn't care much about the Battle of Tongmen, because it was none of his business, but he couldn't even ask him to go find Wu Mei to avoid the battle. He rolled his eyes, smiled, and said leisurely: "Wu Mei
Mei's courage is no greater than that of you and me. If Tongmen really can't hold on, she will choose to leave as soon as possible."
"I'm afraid..." Qiu Zhen murmured: "If General Zongzheng doesn't leave, General Wu will risk his life to accompany him. You must know that the relationship between General Zongzheng and the Wu family is extraordinary. He can be the guard of Tongmen.
It is also inseparable from the strong support of dancers.”
Hearing this, Tang Yin suddenly became interested, and he said: "There are some things that we don't need to worry about. Someone will make the decision whether to stay in Tongmen or not. Now I am very curious about the internal affairs of the royal court. It sounds like powerful people
There seem to be many conflicts between them, Qiu Zhen, if you know anything about it, tell me about it."
Qiu Zhen scratched his hair and sighed: "This is a long story..."
The four powerful families in the Feng Kingdom are the Ziyang family, the Liang family, the Wu family and the Zhong family. These four families control almost half of the Feng Kingdom's military strength.
The Ziyang family controls fifteen corps, with more than 150,000 people. The patriarch Ziyang Haochungui is the general of the Feng Kingdom, and his title is marquis; the Liang family controls ten corps, and the patriarch Liang Xingguan is the left prime minister, and his title is marquis; the dancer
The Zhong family controls eight corps, including the second and third corps of the Feng Kingdom. The patriarch Wu Yu is the right minister, and his title is a marquis. The Zhong family controls six corps. The patriarch Zhong Tian is the general of the Feng Kingdom, and his title is a marquis.
Just these four powerful men control more than 400,000 troops. In addition, there are 200,000 troops directly under the royal family, and there are almost 200,000 local troops in various counties. This is basically the total strength of Feng Kingdom.
troops.
In this expedition to Ning State, the Ziyang family dispatched ten corps, the royal family sent six corps, and the dancers also sent four corps to participate.
Two hundred thousand people attacked the Hedong area, and it was a surprise attack that caught them off guard. They thought they could easily win. However, Ning Guo seemed to have foreseen it. He secretly assembled an army of 400,000 people in the Hedong area and laid a dragnet like a trap.
The pocket with a big mouth will surround the Feng Kingdom army that enters the Hedong area.
The two sides launched a final battle on the Jieling Grassland in the Hedong region. The Feng Kingdom's 200,000-strong army was completely defeated. What followed was the scene that Tang Yin encountered. The defeated soldiers of the Feng Kingdom fled towards Tongmen, but they were attacked by Ning along the way.
Due to the pursuit and interception by the army, very few people actually escaped back to Tongmen.
Tang Yin is relatively lucky. Regardless of whether he was taken advantage of by Wu Mei, if he had not met her, it would have been difficult for him to return to Tongmen. He would probably still be hiding in the Hedong area now!
For Feng State, although the losses in this battle were heavy, Feng State's vitality was still there. What was really affected was the status and relationship between the four powerful people.
The Ziyang family suffered the greatest losses. All ten regiments were wiped out. Even if all the family wealth was dispersed, it would be difficult to rebuild. The Ziyang family would undoubtedly change from the strongest to the weakest among the four powerful men. More importantly, the Feng King
I will never trust the Ziyang family as much as before.
Although the Dancer's losses were equally heavy, the reconstruction of the four regiments was relatively easier. Besides, the Dancer was not the initiator of the war, so the Wind King would not punish him too severely.
After this battle, the Liang family who originally opposed the war will definitely be appreciated and reused by King Feng. Now the Liang family, with ten corps in hand, is the strongest among the four powerful people. As for the Zhong family, they have always had no desires and no demands.
, but with the decline of the Ziyang family, the tide will naturally rise.
After listening to Qiu Zhen's narration and analysis, Tang Yin finally had a general understanding of the situation in Feng Country.
He stared at Qiu Zhen with bright eyes and smiled without saying a word.
Qiu Zhen felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him. He subconsciously touched his face and asked, "What's wrong?"
Tang Yin smiled and said: "I suddenly thought that your prediction was very accurate."
"predict?"
"You said that Ning Guo would not miss this opportunity and would take advantage of the victory to attack Tongmen. In fact, you were right, Ning Guo came to attack."
"Haha!" Qiu Zhen chuckled and said with deep eyes: "Ning Guo is obviously well prepared. Annihilating our 200,000-strong army is only the first step, and capturing Tongmen is the second step. Next, I'm afraid...
We are heading straight to Yancheng." After a pause, he lowered his voice and whispered in Tang Yin's ear: "I dare to say that there must be spies from Ningguo in the royal court, or at least someone who is colluding with Ningguo!"