Tang Yin spared no effort to regain Ziying's family, and most of the credit goes to Jiang Lu.
With only one word, Jiang Lu successfully persuaded Ziying to surrender. The Tianyuan army took in a total of 70,000 Peng troops without losing a single soldier, and successfully captured Huya Mountain. Not only did he avoid his own losses, but he also gained more troops.
The emergence of a general like Ziying has led to a decline in strength, further widening the gap in strength between the Tianyuan Army and Zhong Tian's forces.
From this, Tang Yin also saw the great benefits of subduing the enemy's troops without fighting.
After regaining Ziying, Tang Yin naturally rewarded Jiang Lu heavily and promoted his official position several times. Among the many counselors, Jiang Lu became the fourth greatest counselor after Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan.
Tang Yin took over Ziying's line, but did not deprive Ziying of his military power. In his opinion, the soldiers under Ziying were ordinary people, and they were unwilling to join the army. The reason why they joined the Central Army under Zhong Tian was completely
They were kidnapped. Now they no longer have to work for Zhong Tian. They will also go back to their respective families. Their generosity not only wins Ziying's respect, but also does not pose any threat to themselves.
As a result, Tang Yin was wrong. These former central sergeants did not want to fight, but they just did not want to fight for Zhong Tian. Now they followed Ziying to join Tang Yin. On the contrary, most of them were willing to stay in the army, and only a few chose to return.
In the end, only a few thousand of the 70,000 Peng soldiers left, leaving more than 60,000 people behind. This was something Tang Yin never expected.
Even though the army of these common people and slaves was a ragtag group, the number of more than 60,000 people should not be underestimated. With so many people in the hands of Ziying, Tang Yin could not rest assured. Now he regretted it, regretted it.
I shouldn't have pretended to be generous at the beginning. I had already taken back Ziying's military power and no longer had such worries.
It's just that there is no regret medicine in the world, and it's too late for Tang Yin to regret it now. However, Tang Yin was smart and immediately came up with a remedy. On the grounds that Ziying had no strong generals under his command, he dispatched Juno, who was deeply trusted by him and very brave and good at fighting.
Under Ziying's command, he was appointed as Ziying's deputy to assist Ziying in commanding the army.
Ziying had no objection to this, and Juno was very straightforward and did not have much scheming. He was just a fierce general who only knew how to go into battle to kill the enemy. Ziying was very grateful to Tang Yin for calling him such a general.
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The Battle of Huya Mountain ended with Ziying defecting on the battlefield. That night, the Tianyuan Army held a banquet in the military camp to celebrate their victory and to welcome Ziying's family who had newly joined their side.
At the banquet in the Chinese military tent, Tang Yin looked very happy, clinking glasses and drinking with his generals and counselors from time to time. Everyone was enjoying themselves while eating and drinking, only Ziying was unhappy, taciturn, drinking alone. Others naturally
There was reason to be happy, but he couldn't be happy.
He knew that the news that he had defected to the Tianyuan Army would soon spread back to the capital. With Zhong Tian's character, if he could not find his fault, he would definitely vent his anger on his family. The lives of his father, mother, wife and children at home.
There was no guarantee. Thinking of this, his heart felt like needles pricking him, and he drank more urgently.
At this time, Tang Yin said with a smile: "At present, our Tianyuan Army has four legions directly under Pingyuan, Sanshui, and Chifeng. Now we also have General Ziying. I don't know what name I should give them?"
"The capital of Tianyuan County is in Shunzhou. General Ziying's army should be called Shunzhou Army!"
"No. The throat of Tianyuan County is at Tianguan, so we should call the Tianguan Army..."
Everyone expressed their opinions, but Tang Yin didn't comment and just nodded with a smile.
Qiu Zhen said with a smile: "General Ziying camped on the mountain and joined our army from the mountain. He has a destiny with heaven, so let's call him the Sky Eagle Army!"
After listening to Qiu Zhen's words, Tang Yin smiled while stroking his hands and praised: "Good! What a name! What a Sky Eagle Army!" After speaking, he turned to look at Ziying and asked with a smile: "What do you think of General Ziying?"
...General Ziying?" At this moment, Tang Yin noticed that Ziying's face was ugly and he was drinking sip after sip.
Hearing Tang Yin's call, Ziying came back to her senses, quickly raised her head and asked, "Sir, are you calling me?"
"Yes!" The smile on Tang Yin's face disappeared and he asked with concern: "Is there anything difficult about General Ziying? Or is there anything he is dissatisfied with?"
"No, no, no!" Ziying waved her hands repeatedly and said, "I will be very satisfied with your arrangements."
"Why is General Ziying looking so sad?"
"this……"
"We are all brothers. If you have anything to say, just say it." Tang Yin raised his head and said.
Ziying pondered for a moment, thought hard, and said in a low voice: "I will eventually take refuge with you, but my family, including the young and old, are still in the capital. Once the news of my defection to you returns to the capital, I am afraid that my family will..."
At this point, Ziying did not continue talking, but her eye circles were already red.
Oops! Tang Yin's heart tightened, but he ignored the matter. Ziying was originally a general under Zhong Tian, and his family must be in Yancheng. He joined his army, how could Zhong Tian let his family go? Tang Yin
He tapped his forehead lightly, thinking about how to rescue Ziying's family.
At this time, Letian stood up, raised his hands to Tang Yin, and said: "General Ziying has just joined our army. The news will not spread back to Yancheng so quickly. General Ziying's family must be in a safe situation now."
Sir, my subordinates have placed many informants in Yancheng. Although it is impossible to rescue General Ziying’s family from the closed Yancheng, it is not a problem to hide them in a secret place in the city."
Upon hearing this, Tang Yin and Ziying's eyes lit up, especially the latter's, a rosy color immediately appeared on his face, no longer as pale as before.
Tang Yin said happily: "Of course this is the best."
"It's just..." Letian said in embarrassment: "It's just that if the brothers below go to General Ziying's house, they may not be able to gain the trust of your family. General Ziying needs to write a letter from home, so that there will be no misunderstandings.
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"This is easy to handle, I can write now." Knowing that his family could still be saved, Ziying's face lit up and he nodded excitedly, but soon his excitement faded and he asked worriedly
He said: "Yancheng has been sealed off for a long time. Even if I write a letter home, I can't send it close to the city!"
"Haha! General, don't worry about this." Letian smiled and said Youyou: "I receive news from Yancheng every day. Since the news can be sent out, I naturally have a way to send the general's letters in."
"In what way?" Ziying asked puzzledly.
"Flying pigeons pass the message." Lotte replied in an understatement.
Ah! I see! No wonder the Tianyuan Army is well aware of the internal movements in Yancheng, and even knows the identities of the members of the Central Army. It turns out that the Tianyuan Army has already placed spies in Yancheng, and can deliver information in a timely manner by means of flying pigeons.
Ziying sighed secretly, but now was not the time to sigh, and he had no time to sigh. He immediately stood up and prepared to go back to his barracks to write a letter home.
Just as Ziying was about to leave, Jiang Lu stood up, walked unsteadily to Ziying, and stopped him. His face turned red from drinking, his tongue became stiff, and he said in an inarticulate voice: "General Ziying
, There is no need to rush to write a letter home, it will be the same tomorrow. Your Excellency and the generals are all in high spirits now, so it would be too polite for you to leave suddenly."
What he said is correct, but it depends on the situation. Ziying's family is now in danger and may die at any time. How hard-hearted does Ziying have to be able to drink and have fun at this time? Ziying is right
Jiang Lu was still very respectful. He suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and cupped his hands and said, "Don't be offended, Mr. Jiang Lu. I'll be back soon after I finish writing my letter home!" After that, he walked around Jiang Lu and continued walking out.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Lu reached back and grabbed his sleeve, frowning and said: "General, as a surrendered general, he was so ignorant of propriety on his first day in office. Wouldn't he become lawless in the future?"
These words made Ziying's face suddenly change, and everyone else present frowned. It was true that Jiang Lu had just made a great contribution, but his behavior at this time was too aggressive and arrogant. Not to mention Ziying's subordinates.
The tribe couldn't stand it, and even the generals and counselors of the Tianyuan Army felt disgusted with him.
"Sir, what you said is serious. The matter is urgent. I hope you will see more of it!" As he spoke, Ziying shook his arm fiercely, shook off Jiang Lu's hand that was clinging to his sleeve, and then strode out.
go.
"Wait a minute..." Jiang Lu refused and wanted to pester Ziying. At this moment, Tang Yin came behind him and reached out to hold his shoulders. Tang Yin didn't see how hard he was, but Jiang Lu
Just can't move a step forward.
"Who is so bold as to arrest me..." Jiang Lu roared angrily and turned around angrily. Seeing that Tang Yin was standing behind her, she immediately swallowed the next words, and the anger on her face disappeared, followed by a thick layer of anger.
With a smile on his face, he said: "It turns out to be your lord! My lord, this Ziying is too ignorant of etiquette. Your lord should be punished! He should be severely punished!"
There was no trace of a smile on Tang Yin's face, and his eyes were as cold as ice, staring straight at Jiang Lu.
Jiang Lu had indeed drunk too much, but speaking from his heart, he was indeed so proud that he forgot all about himself. He felt that he had made great contributions and everyone should respect him and support him.
This is the gap between Jiang Lu and great counselors such as Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan. He only saw Tang Yin's side of giving heavier rewards and promotions, but he couldn't see Tang Yin's emphasis on martial arts and deference to literature.
Tang Yin stared at Jiang Lu without blinking for a long time. Jiang Lu felt that something was wrong, and a look of panic appeared on his face unconsciously.
"Sir, I..."
"Mr. Jiang Lu is drunk. Please help him return to the camp to rest!" As if a century had passed, Tang Yin finally withdrew his sharp and terrifying gaze, his eyes gradually softened, and he waved to the guards on both sides expressionlessly.