It's Zhang Zhe again, but no! Tang Yin was almost angry with him. He tilted his head and asked, "Zhang Zhe, what's wrong this time?"
Zhang Zhe said anxiously: "Your Majesty wants to use troops against Ning and fight with Ning. No matter how we fight, it will be a civil war for our Haotian Empire. If we join forces with Du Ji, we will become a traitor who colludes with the barbarians. This will not only be a great blow to us."
There is no benefit, but it will be criticized by other countries, and worse, it may even trigger siege by other countries!"
this……
Tang Yin really hadn't considered this. After listening to Zhang Zhe's words, he thought about it carefully and felt that what Zhang Zhe said was not unreasonable.
After pondering for a long time, he smiled calmly and said faintly: "There is only coincidence, no cooperation." Seeing the puzzled look on Zhang Zhe's face, Tang Yin squinted his eyes and explained: "As long as we don't tell the outside world, who will know?
How about we join forces with Du Ji? Without real evidence, which princely country would dare to use troops against me, Dafeng?"
"But..." Zhang Zhe still wanted to speak, but Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Your worries are right, but we can stagger the attack time with Du Ji. Du Ji will send troops first, and wait for Ning Guo and Du Ji to fight.
After we take advantage, we will send troops again. In this way, the other vassal states will at most mean that we are taking advantage of the situation and adding insult to injury, and will not think of anything else."
After hearing this, Zhang Zhe frowned and said nothing, silently thinking about whether the method Tang Yin said was feasible. Qiu Zhen continued: "I think the king's method is good, but the side that sends troops first is bound to encounter the main force of Ning's army, and then sends troops
The other side has a huge advantage, and I wonder if Du Kee will agree to fight first."
Tang Yin shrugged and said: "I will discuss this matter with Alden Ehrenreich. You must also seize the time and decide on a combat strategy."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Qiu Zhen and others responded in unison.
"Is there anything else, everyone? If you have nothing to do, leave the court!" Tang Yin said.
"I have nothing to report!" Qiu Zhen and others kowtowed to Tang Yin again, then stood up and walked out of the hall.
Xiao Muqing was very efficient in his work. At noon that day, he sent 20,000 elite soldiers he personally selected from the Pingyuan Army to the palace to serve as palace guards. After a simple handover, the Second Corps of the Pingyuan Army that was originally stationed at the palace was evacuated and all positions
All were replaced by palace guards.
With the arrival of these 20,000 soldiers, the palace finally regained some vitality. No matter where you go, you can see groups of guards patrolling past. There are also full guards at the gates, key points, and intersections of each palace.
At the same time, the female officials in the palace called back the maids who had fled the palace, and also recruited a large number of new maids. In the square of the palace, you can often see the old maids teaching the new maids.
In this way, the palace becomes more lively.
The palace now was much better than the deserted one before, which made Tang Yin feel more comfortable.
After lunch, Tang Yin asked a small official who could write Morpheus to write a letter on his behalf to Alden Ehrenreich, the king of the Duji Kingdom, first explaining that he had inherited the style.
The throne of the country, and then got straight to the point and talked about the two countries joining forces to attack the Ning Kingdom.
After the petty official finished writing the letter, he checked it three times in a row to confirm that it was correct, and then handed the letter to Tang Yin. After Tang Yin took the letter, he did not let the petty official leave, but kept it in the palace. Firstly, this
For a period of time, he would frequently exchange letters with Du Ji, and he needed someone around him who could read Morpheus to help him. Secondly, Tang Yin was also afraid that petty officials would leak the news. Once the outside world knew that he had colluded with Du Ji and jointly attacked Ningguo,
That would be very detrimental to him, and Zhang Zhe's worrying words might very well become a reality. Tang Yin still dare not risk such a big deal in the world.
After sealing the letter, Tang Yin found a historian with a relatively high official position, handed the letter to him, and asked him to secretly send it to Du Ji. This historian was one of Tang Yin's former advisers, named Wang Fang.
His ability to make suggestions may not be very good, but he is very eloquent and can speak well. He is the same type of lobbyist talent as Jiang Lu.
Wang Fang was extremely excited to receive Tang Yin's personal entrustment. After receiving the letter, he carefully put it into his arms and kept saying yes.
Tang Yin looked at him and said: "You have two purposes for this trip. One is to send my letter, and the other is to persuade Alden Ehrenreich to send troops to attack Ningguo first. If you can combine these two things,
If you do it well, I will reward you heavily, promote you, and give you a title when you come back!"
After hearing this, Wang Fang hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Before the matter was done, and he didn't even leave the house, he started to thank him. Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, and then he looked up.
Laughing loudly, what he likes most is this kind of aggressive and confident people. Such people can better demonstrate the national prestige of Feng Country when they go to Duji as envoys.
In the afternoon of the same day, Qiu Zhen, Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Peng Haochu, Ziying, Guyue and others all entered the palace to discuss the strategy of the Battle of Hedong with Tang Yin.
Hedong is almost the size of two counties, with five cities and eighteen towns. The five cities are Nanhai, Jianxing, Qingyuan, Xiaoxia and Fengcheng. Among them, Qingyuan is located in the central hinterland of Hedong, Xiaoxia and Fengcheng.
The city is close to Tongmen and Nanhai, while Jianxing is located deep in the Hedong area.
Before coming to see Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen and others had already discussed and decided to divide their troops into three groups, taking Xiaoxia all the way, Fengcheng all the way, and finally all the way into the hinterland of Hedong, directly to Qingyuan, and captured it with lightning speed.
As for the lower three cities, as for the remaining Nanhai and Jianxing, we can slowly advance and gradually encroach on them.
In the study, everyone bowed to Tang Yin, then took out the map and explained the battle plan to Tang Yin in detail. At this time, the two intelligence chiefs Lotte and Ai Jia were also present, waiting for Qiu Zhen and others to explain everything one by one.
After finishing, Tang Yin asked the two of them: "What is the total strength of the Ning army in the Hedong area at present?"
"Back to your Majesty, the Ning army should have no less than 200,000 troops, mainly concentrated in Xiaoxia and Fengcheng. Ning Guo is very worried about the loss of Tongmen and has never planned to give up. It stationed troops in Xiaoxia and Fengcheng with the purpose of finding
If you have the opportunity, attack Tongmen nearby!" Ai Jia explained the situation and also made a certain analysis.
Tang Yin nodded, looked at the map on the table, and murmured with deep eyes: "From this point of view, the two battles of Xiaoxia and Fengcheng are not easy to fight!" After a pause, he looked up at Qiu Zhen.
, asked: "Qiu Zhen, how many troops can we bring at most to the Hedong area this time?"
Qiu Zhen thought for a while and replied cautiously: "At present, the total strength of our Central Army in Dafeng is more than 800,000. If we go out for an expedition, we must keep 100,000 in the capital. In addition, in order to prevent a sudden attack from Mo Country in the south, we must stay
With 100,000 troops, plus the 200,000 stationed at Tongmen, our army can send up to 400,000 troops!"
400,000 people are more than enough to deal with the 200,000 troops of the Ning Army stationed in the Hedong area. However, Yan Chu, the monarch of the Ning State, will not sit idly by in Hedong. As long as his own army comes, the Central Army of the Ning State will definitely catch up.
When reinforcements are received, the enemy's total strength will number in the tens of thousands.
Tang Yin frowned and said quietly: "If the two hundred thousand troops stationed at Tongmen can go out together, the battle will be much easier to fight."
Qiu Zhen was shaken, waved his hands hurriedly, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Tongmen's troops cannot be moved under any circumstances. This time our army goes to Hedong, no matter whether it succeeds or not, we have Tongmen as a support in the rear, so we can attack.
, retreat and defend. If Tongmen is lost, our army entering Hedong will become a lonely army. The lessons learned from Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Invincible, the king must be on guard!" At this point, he emphasized his tone again and said: "Even if it is
If the sky falls, not a single one of Tongmen’s 200,000 troops can be mobilized.”
Regarding the importance of Tongmen, Tang Yin is no less aware than Qiu Zhen. He also knows that Tongmen is his country's gate. What he just said was just casual talk. Seeing Qiu Zhen's face changed a little, Tang Yin
He smiled leisurely, waved his hand and said: "Qiu Zhen, you don't have to worry, I will not use Tongmen's troops casually."
"Oh!" Qiu Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Tang Yin would get into trouble, so he insisted on sending out Tongmen's troops as well.
Tang Yin stopped talking and lowered his head. His eyes fell back on the map of Hedong. He rolled his eyes and thought silently. After a long time, he asked without raising his head: "Who wants to attack Xiaoxia?"
His sudden question made everyone present stunned. After a moment of pause, Xiao Muqing leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, I will go there in the end!"
If the Pingyuan Army were to attack Xiaoxia, this battle would be a sure win! Tang Yin did not express agreement or objection. Changing the topic, he asked again: "Who is willing to attack Fengcheng?"
This time everyone came to their senses. At the same time, Liang Qi and Ziying said in unison: "The final general is willing to go!"
Seeing someone asking for a job at the same time as themselves, Liang Qi and Ziying glanced at each other. Based on their personalities, if they were normal, they would be humble to each other and would not fight hard, but now, neither Liang Qi nor Ziying had any intention of giving in. Liang Qi and Ziying had no intention of giving in.
Qi felt that he could not escape the blame for the chaos in the capital caused by his father during Tang Yin's absence. Now he was eager to make up for his mistakes, and Ziying also had his own considerations. He was originally Zhong Tian's subordinate, but later defected to Tang Yin's side.
Yes, he was a surrendered general, but when Tang Yin conferred the title, he was also granted the rank of general, and the title of post-general. Since he was a first-grade high-ranking official, the generals of the Tianyuan Army were naturally dissatisfied. Ziying hoped to gain the title through his own meritorious service.
Live by other people's words.
After looking at each other, Liang Qi and Ziying said in unison again with firm voices: "I'm going!"
When Tang Yin saw this, he couldn't help but laugh. It was really rare. These two were usually good gentlemen, but now they were fighting over a city. It was really interesting. Before Tang Yin could express his position, he heard a big commotion outside the study, and there were rumors coming from time to time.
There was a shout. Tang Yin frowned and looked sideways at the brothers Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao behind him.
The two brothers understood, and both walked out of the study and went outside to see what was going on.