Gradually, even Shangguan Yuanrang could no longer withstand the rain of arrows from the other side. His spiritual armor was hit by rockets from time to time, and the sound of clanging could be heard endlessly. However, even under such circumstances, Shangguan Yuanrang still did not want to retreat, and continued to
He gritted his teeth and persisted, as long as he could get ashore and as long as the raft could get close to the shore, he would be confident to kill all the ambush soldiers on the shore.
However, under the rain of arrows from the opponent, the distance of more than twenty feet seemed to be a thousand miles away. No matter how Shangguan Yuanrang issued the command, it was difficult to take a step forward.
At this time, Tang Yin, who was watching the battle from behind, could no longer sit still. He had a premonition that the opponent might have an ambush, but he did not expect that the opponent was so well prepared. Even large equipment such as trebuchets were hidden in the forest, not to mention three hundred rafts.
, it is difficult for six thousand soldiers to cross the Pan River. Even if there are 3,000 rafts and 60,000 soldiers on board, they may not be able to cross the Pan River.
Seeing the soldiers buried one by one at the bottom of the river, Tang Yin felt like a knife was cutting his heart. He was afraid that Shangguan Yuanrang would be lost again, so he had no choice but to send an order to withdraw his troops.
Shangguan Yuanrang wanted to continue charging, but suddenly he heard a loud sound of gongs behind him. He stamped his feet fiercely, sighed, and shouted: "Withdraw!"
Shangguan Yuanrang's raft was the first to change direction and quickly retreated to the south bank. Seeing this, the other rafts dared to delay and followed Shangguan Yuanrang, and they were all defeated. But now it is not so easy for them to retreat.
Judging from the expressions of the ambush soldiers, the opponent's arrows kept raining down, and the trebuchets fired continuously. They seemed to be determined not to stop until Shangguan Yuan was completely wiped out.
Under the double attack of arrow formations and boulders, the Feng Army suffered countless casualties, and few of the 300 rafts were left. In the end, only more than 30 rafts were left after Shangguan Yuanrang returned, and 6,000 Feng Army soldiers were left.
Only a few hundred people came back alive. The scale of this battle was not large, but the defeat was as severe as what Tang Yinshou had experienced.
He was half sitting in the carriage, his face was gloomy and scary, his eyes were staring across Pan Shui, his fists were clenching, and the lights in his eyes were flashing. The generals standing on both sides of the carriage were also dumbfounded. People
His face looked no better than Tang Yin's. He didn't even dare to breathe, and secretly wiped away cold sweat.
Ziying shook his head repeatedly and sighed in his heart. The enemy army indeed had an ambush on the north bank, but it was a pity that thousands of his own soldiers died inexplicably at the bottom of the Panshui River.
At this time, Shangguan Yuanrang, who had fled back to the formation, had already landed ashore. With a red face, he bravely came to Tang Yin's carriage. Without waiting to speak, he fell to his knees with a thump, lowered his head, and said in shame: "Sir,
, the last general...the last general commanded improperly, please punish me!"
After speaking, Shangguan Yuanrang lowered his head, waiting for Tang Yin to say something. However, after a long time, he didn't hear Tang Yin's words. He was confused. He raised his head and saw that Tang Yin didn't look at him at all, his eyes were still there.
Staring at the other side, he called softly: "My lord?"
After Shangguan Yuan Rang called out three times, Tang Yin came to his senses, withdrew his gaze and fell on Shangguan Yuan Rang. The latter said again: "Sir, the last general's command was not good, which resulted in the nearly annihilation of the six thousand brothers.
Please punish me, sir, and I will be willing to be punished."
Tang Yin narrowed his eyes, then chuckled, then burst out laughing, waving his hands and saying: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists, Yuan Rang does not need to take it too seriously. Besides, the fault for the defeat of this battle does not lie with you, but with me.
, If I want to punish my sins, I must first punish my own sins!"
After speaking, he raised his gaze, looked at the other side, pointed, and said loudly to the people around him: "Although we lost this battle, we have successfully drawn out the enemy. When we attack next time, we will definitely defeat the enemy on the other side."
Destroy all the troops, let them pay with blood, and avenge the brothers who died in battle today!"
There is no undefeated general in the world. As the commander-in-chief of the army, the most terrifying thing is that if he loses, he will mess with his hands first. This will cause the whole army to be impetuous and morale will be greatly reduced. Now Tang Yin looked at his six thousand soldiers.
Only a few hundred soldiers came back, and the raft they worked hard for five days was destroyed. Not only did he not panic, but he also laughed and comforted Shangguan Yuanrang who had returned in defeat, which made the surrounding generals secretly boo.
His tone also immediately stabilized the morale of the army, which had been a little turbulent just now.
Ziying who was standing by also nodded secretly, admiring Tang Yin's reaction to the change.
Tang Yin took a deep look at the joyful Peng troops on the other side, sneered, waved to his generals and said, "Let's go back to the city first and discuss it in the long run!"
"Yes! Sir!"
In the Battle of Panshui, the Tianyuan Army was defeated by the Peng Army who had been prepared for it, and ended in a disastrous defeat. Returning to the county capital in Lishan City, Tang Yin did not call anyone else, but first called Letian and Ai Jia.
He came out, pointed at the two of them, and said: "Check, go and find out immediately how many Peng troops there are on the other side, who is leading them, where is the trebuchet hidden in the forest, and what's more, Panshui is so
Sir, there will definitely be a place where the water is shallow and it is easy to cross the river. You two will check it out personally and report back to me."
There were so many ambushes hidden on the north bank, and Tianyan and Diwang, who were full-time intelligence officers, were not aware of it. Naturally, Lotte and Ai Jia could not escape the blame. Although they were not blamed by Tang Yin at this time, Lotte and Ai Jia were already sweating.
Ruyuxia, after listening to Tang Yin's order, the two of them knelt down, agreed, and left quickly.
After they left, Tang Yin said to Ziying again: "General Ziying, there are basically not many rafts left by our army this time. You have to urge the soldiers to continue building them."
"You will finally understand." Ziying stepped in and responded.
"And..." Tang Yin sighed bitterly and said, "Send people to go downstream to salvage the bodies of our soldiers. How many bodies can be recovered? Although we cannot let the fallen soldiers return to their roots, we must not let our brothers die.
Fish belly.”
Hearing this, Ziying bit her lip and choked with sobs and said, "Yes, sir, let's do it right now!"
When the generals around heard this, their eyes were red.
"In addition, the common people who helped our army ferry also suffered a lot of casualties. We should allocate some silver and distribute it to their respective homes. This can be regarded as a little compensation for our army!"
"Yes! Sir."
After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Tang Yin sighed tiredly, waved his hands and said, "If there is nothing else, you can all go back."
"My lord, your injury has not healed yet, so you should rest early!" Everyone saw Tang Yin's ugly face and said with concern.
Tang Yin nodded, closed his eyes and said no more.
The generals left one after another, but Wu Mei did not leave, and Wu Ying also stayed.
Wu Mei walked up to Tang Yin, grabbed his hand, and comforted softly: "Yin, although we are defeated this time, our strength is still there after all. We still have more than 50,000 soldiers. In a few days, we can drive away all the rafts."
Build it, and then attack the Pan River in one go."
Tang Yin smiled, opened his eyes, looked at Wu Mei, and asked: "Xiao Mei, you said that even if we can build thousands of rafts, and more than 50,000 brothers join the battle, we can rush through the enemy's falling rocks and
Arrow array?"
Wu Mei blinked her big foxy eyes and wondered: "Why not? Now the Peng army is only 30,000 at full strength, but we have more than 50,000, nearly twice as many as the enemy. If we work together and attack by force, we will definitely be able to
Cross the Pan River."
Tang Yin suppressed his smile and said thoughtfully: "It won't be that easy. The enemy will have falling rocks first, and then the arrow array, but our soldiers are not familiar with water warfare at all. On the raft, they don't even have the ability to shoot arrows to counterattack.
No, even if we can overcome Panshui in the end, it will only be done with the lives of our brothers, and we don’t know how many people will be killed or injured by then. Can we afford such a price?"
Wu Mei didn't think too much and said confidently: "In a war, people will die. In order to win, it is inevitable to sacrifice some soldiers!"
Tang Yin shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "You think things are too simple. When I fight at the front, I can only sing triumphant songs all the way and stop the mouths of the ministers in the rear with continuous victories. If the loss of troops is too great, no matter what the outcome of the battle, it will be impossible."
It will be true. My current situation seems to have unlimited glory, but in fact it is full of crises, and every move I make is like walking on thin ice."
Wu Mei had never thought about this. She only knew that Tang Yin was now in charge of the army and controlled the entire court. However, how many people in the court really wanted to respect him as the leader, and how many people were waiting for his downfall. But not
Wu Mei can understand.
In fact, as Tang Yin himself said, when he leads troops into battle, he can only win, but not lose. Once he fails, or suffers too many casualties, he will definitely leave something to be said for the ministers headed by Liang Xing and Ziyang Haochun. If the other party
On this basis, if he is called back to the capital in the name of the imperial court or even changes his command in the battle, should he agree? If he agrees, his military power will be lost. If he doesn't agree, he will be labeled as disloyal and will follow in the footsteps of Zhong Tian.
It can be said that the pressure that Tang Yin endured was unimaginable to others, and this was also the first time that he took the initiative to speak out.
"Yin..."
Wu Mei rarely saw Tang Yin showing a lonely look. She leaned forward, subconsciously hugged Tang Yin's arm, and whispered: "Don't worry, my father will help you in the court!"
Wu Yu? Tang Yin almost laughed. Among the four powerful people in the Feng Kingdom, Wu Yu was the most scheming. As long as he didn't cause trouble behind his back, he would be thankful. Tang Yin never dared to expect Wu Yu to help him. But when
Of course he would not say that with a charming face. He took a deep breath, cheered up, and said no more about this matter. He changed the topic and said faintly: "Zhan Wushuang is indeed a famous general of Ning State. He has obviously been cornered by me."
, I was in desperate danger, but you could bite me back and make me suffer a big loss!"
Hearing him talk about the war again, Wu Mei frowned her delicate eyebrows and asked softly: "Yin, what are your plans?"
Tang Yin murmured to himself with a deep look: "If we can't attack openly, we can only attack secretly. However, how can we let our army cross the river without anyone noticing?"
The Pan River is wide and deep, and the current is fast. The soldiers of the Tianyuan Army are basically landlubbers. There are very few people who are familiar with the water. It is impossible to sneak into the other side quietly and launch a sneak attack. Tang Yin faces the Pan River in front of him.