Wei Zheng pondered for a long time and asked suspiciously: "How about our army capture Qingyuan first? Qingyuan City is well-defended. As long as our army captures Qingyuan City first before the Feng Army arrives, using its city defense as a basis, and adding the inner city
With the accumulated food, grass and supplies, it will not be a problem to withstand the wind and army for two or three months."
Changsun Yuanhong smiled lightly and asked: "Then what?"
"Then? Then of course we wait for the king to send troops to help."
"Impossible!" Changsun Yuanhong waved his hand and said: "There are no troops available in the capital now, otherwise, the king would not have urgently transferred me back. Our army is now alone, without reinforcements, and can only fight alone. Even in
If the Feng Army could capture Qingyuan before they arrived, they would have to be surrounded by the Feng Army and trapped in the city. It would not only be us who would suffer, but hundreds of thousands of people in the city would also be affected. In addition, Qingyuan is the county seat.
, you may have hoarded a large amount of grain, grass and supplies before, but after being occupied by the Feng Army, can you still ensure that the Feng Army still keeps all those grain, grass and supplies in the city? What if there is an empty city inside? Without food and grass, our army can still
Can you last two or three months?"
When asked by Changsun Yuanhong, Wei Zheng was speechless. He nodded secretly. Changsun Yuanhong's concerns were not unreasonable. Seizing Qingyuan was a dangerous move. One mistake could affect the whole army and the people in the city.
, this is the last resort! Thinking of this, he asked: "Is it true that our army has no way out?"
Changsun Yuanhong said: "As I said before, retreat to the west of Hexi and resist the Feng army's westward invasion. After pacifying the Duji people in the north, we can then concentrate our forces to counterattack east of Hedong and regain the lost territory!"
Wei Zheng was surprised and said: "Don't Feng Guo want Hedong? Will they continue to advance westward?"
Changsun Yuanhong shook his head and smiled, saying: "The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant! What's more, Tang Yin is not a person who will be easily satisfied."
Wei Zheng took a breath, rolled his eyes, and nodded thoughtfully.
At the request of Changsun Yuanhong, the Ning army did not stay any longer outside Qingyuan City. The entire army packed up the camp, taking only soft goods and no complicated baggage, and retreated westward overnight. In this retreat, led by Changsun Yuanhong and Wei Zheng
More than 100,000 Ningguo's Western Army retreated across the Zhang River. The entire army was stationed on the west bank of the Zhang River between the two cities of Yongzhou and Shunchang. They set up camp and transferred more than 300 warships and 20,000 soldiers from Yongzhou City and Shunchang City.
The remaining naval forces were ready to defend the west bank.
The battle between the Western Army of the Ning State and the Feng Army in Hedong ended with the Western Army retreating on its own initiative. It seemed that the Western Army was defeated, but the loss of troops on both sides was about the same. The Western Army of the Ning State suffered 50,000 casualties, and the Feng Army suffered 50,000 casualties.
The casualties of the army were about 50,000. The 400,000 elite Feng army that entered Hedong at the beginning have been reduced by more than half, with just over 200,000 left.
Of course, Feng Guo can accept that the war has reached this level. The two hundred thousand casualties in exchange for the entire Hedong region are worth it from any angle. The solemn atmosphere in the country has also been replaced by sudden joy. Feng Guo
So many generations of monarchs wanted to regain Hedong, but no one succeeded. Feng people thought that they would never see the day when Hedong returned to its customs in this life. Unexpectedly, such a powerful Ning State was actually conquered by their own country.
The new monarch Tang Yin was defeated, and all the Ruoda Hedong area was recovered by Tang Yin. At this time, the voice of opposition to Tang Yin could no longer be heard in the Feng Kingdom, and people's attitude towards Tang Yin gradually changed from wait-and-see to blindness.
Almost all Feng people firmly believe that Tang Yin is a monarch who can lead the Feng Kingdom to become more and more powerful and a king who can make them live a good life.
Facts have proved that Tang Yin made Feng Country become stronger quickly and the people's lives became more and more prosperous. However, at the same time, it also brought endless wars to Feng Country, making Feng Country the center of the whirlpool of chaos.
On the other hand, the Ning State was in panic throughout the country. The Ning State had not suffered a defeat on the local battlefield for more than a hundred years. In the minds of the Ning people, the Ning State was the most powerful vassal state in the northern part of the empire and even the entire empire. The Ning Army's army
It was an invincible and invincible army. As a result, the battle in Hedong completely shattered the confidence of the Ning people. The Central Army of nearly one million people was defeated in Hedong. Sun Yuanhong, the most powerful general of Ning State, also suffered a defeat in Hedong.
Instead of retreating to the west of the Zhang River, the successive reports of defeats made Ningren confused. People are like this. The stronger their self-confidence and the higher they place their position, the more fragile they become and the less they can withstand blows.
, the current situation in Ningguo is exactly like this.
At the court in Liangzhou, no minister now dares to take charge of the battle. What people are most worried about is what will happen if the Feng army takes advantage of the victory and continues to advance westward and directly attacks Liangzhou? Now the capital has no troops, and the generals are
Without generals, what can we do to resist Feng's army? All the ministers had the same idea and negotiated peace with Feng.
In the past two days, Yan Chu couldn't sleep well. He really couldn't understand why the Feng army was clearly fighting in a different place and had a weak national power. It only had a mere 400,000 people. How could it defeat a million-strong army of its own? Company Commander Sun Yuan
Hongdu is not Fengjun’s opponent. Did Fengjun get help from God or did the problem lie on his side?
Early morning, the main hall of Ningwang Palace.
As soon as Yan Chu sat on the king's chair, Right Minister Zhang Zhihong walked out of the train, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you!"
Yan Chu took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "Speak!"
"Your Majesty, the 200,000 troops commanded by General Changsun and General Wei have been defeated in Hedong and are now retreating to Hexi..."
"Snapped!"
Before Zhang Zhihong could finish speaking, Yan Chu slammed the table, and the loud noise resounded in the hall. Zhang Zhihong and the ministers on both sides trembled, and they knelt down in unison. Yan Chu
He stood up, looked around at the kneeling ministers below, and shouted loudly: "I heard the news last night. Don't you have anything else to report?"
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Zhihong swallowed his foam and said in a trembling voice: "The Feng Army has been prepared for this war. I am afraid that what they are coveting is not Hedong, but the entire Ning State. Now our army is under the influence of the Duji people in the north.
To contain the enemy, the capital has no troops available. Once... once the Feng army continues to approach the west, I'm afraid they will have to... attack the capital directly!"
Yan Chu was trembling with anger, but he couldn't deny that what Zhang Zhihong said was true. Now he really had no soldiers in his hands. He clenched his fists and dug his nails into the flesh of his palms, forcing himself to calm down.
He calmed down and asked: "Zhang Aiqing, in your opinion, how should our country defend itself against the enemy?"
"Negotiate peace! Keep a low profile and strike later!" Zhang Zhihong hurriedly raised his head and said seriously: "Your Majesty, Feng Country is barren and the reason for sending troops to our country is nothing more than face, gold, silver and food. Since they want these, we will give them to them.
Well, your Majesty, you can first cede the east of the river and give gold and silver to stabilize the Feng people. After solving the worries in the north, you can focus on dealing with the Feng country. By then, our country will have a strong army and a large number of generals, and there will be no need to worry about regaining it.
If you don’t return to Hedong, you won’t have to worry about driving out the wind thieves..."
Yan Chu's face turned pale at first, then turned red. He gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Aiqing, do you want Gu Xiang Feng to admit defeat and cede territory to pay compensation?"
Zhang Zhihong certainly understood that with Yan Chu's arrogant character, it would be extremely difficult for him to admit defeat, and it would be even more difficult to accept the ceding of Hedong and compensation for Feng Guo's war losses. He sighed lightly and said:
"Your Majesty, this... is also an expedient measure that cannot be used! Now the wind is strong and I am weak. If we don't make certain concessions, the consequences will be disastrous. However, Your Majesty, don't worry. When our military strength recovers in the future, we can cede
I, Daning, can still recover the Hedong area that was given to Feng Country, and I, Daning, can also take back double the gold and silver that I gave to Feng Country. Please think again, your Majesty!"
To cede land and pay compensation, in the past, this was a very ridiculous thing in Yan Chu's heart. Whoever dared to say that, he would have killed that person on the spot. But now, he really can't find any other way to resist Feng Jun.
. Yan Chu seemed to have been hit by a dull hammer. He stood up and swayed twice, then slowly sat down. He glanced around and asked softly: "You all think that I should do this, too."
?"
After hearing his question, the people who were already kneeling on the ground kowtowed and said in unison: "We should use expedient measures to stabilize Feng Ren and protect the foundation of Daning. We should keep a low profile and make plans in the future. This is
It’s a good idea, please give me your advice, Your Majesty!”
"Haha..." Yan Chu laughed. Looking at the civil and military ministers of the dynasty who were kneeling in the darkness, he couldn't restrain the urge to laugh. When the country was in crisis, the ministers of the dynasty were all greedy for life and afraid of death.
, no one dared to come forward, these are the ministers he relies on!
People didn't understand why Yan Chu was laughing, but they could also hear the sarcasm in the laughter. Everyone lowered their heads, looked at each other, and said in unison: "The purpose of negotiating peace with Feng Guo is to ensure the country of Daning.
The foundation that has been established for thousands of years is to protect the people of Daning from the suffering of war. Your Majesty is wise, please make a decision!"
Yan Chu chuckled. He understood what the ministers in the court were thinking. These ministers were all traditional nobles of the Ning State. Their fiefdoms were not in the east of the river. Even if Hedong was ceded to the Feng State, there would be no loss for them.
, but the loss of Hedong will cause immeasurable losses to Ningguo as a whole.
But what can we do if we don't negotiate for peace? What if the Feng army breaks through Zhanghe and goes straight to Liangzhou? Will he be forced to move the capital? Thinking of this, Yan Chu closed his eyes and sighed longly, and then he stood
He stood up, flicked his robe sleeves, and walked out while saying: "Since you all want to negotiate a peace, let's negotiate a peace according to your wishes. As for the specific content, you will discuss and decide.
As I see it.”
This sentence made all the ministers' hearts finally drop. People kowtowed in unison and shouted loudly: "My king is wise!"
Yan Chu, who had already walked outside the hall, heard the shouts behind him, shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.