Now the two sides of the Zhang River are in a confrontation. The Feng army cannot attack, and the Ning army does not dare to counterattack rashly. The two Japanese camps are separated by a river, and there is a stalemate.
Time flies, and ten days have passed in the blink of an eye. During these ten days, the Feng Army was preparing for the holy ceremony, while consolidating the defense on the east bank of the Zhang River. In addition, it recruited about 30,000 new soldiers. The Ning Army on the other side was not idle either.
, at the call of Chang Sun Yuanhong, surrounding local armies rushed in for reinforcements, and the strength of the Ning Army was further supplemented. The Western Army, which originally numbered more than 100,000, has now expanded to more than 200,000, including both infantry and sailors.
, coupled with the support of more than a hundred large warships, the Ning Army's combat power is already extremely strong.
Ten days later, Qiu Zhen finally arrived at Zhanghe. After hearing the news of Qiu Zhen's arrival, Tang Yin was extremely excited and went out to pick him up personally. When he arrived at the camp gate, he looked up and saw Qiu Zhen and the accompanying guards.
They were covered in dust and their faces were gray and gray, as if they had just crawled out of a pile of dirt.
Before Tang Yin could speak, everyone got off their horses one after another, rushed to Tang Yin, knelt down and saluted, and said in unison: "I have seen your Majesty!"
"Please get up quickly!" Tang Yin stretched out his hand to help Qiu Zhen up. At the same time, he looked at him carefully. He saw that Qiu Zhen's cheeks were thin and his eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he was rushing on the road these days and didn't get much rest. Tang Yin looked at him and felt distressed.
He was so happy that all kinds of emotions merged together, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. Qiu Zhen was his first friend in this world, and also the first person to help him wholeheartedly. He has been following him for so long.
Tang Yin never abandons his left and right sides and works conscientiously. Tang Yin's trust in Qiu Zhen is far more than others can match. Especially now, when the army's westward march is blocked and they have been defeated in a row, when Tang Yin sees Qiu Zhen, he even feels like he is seeing a relative.
of intimacy.
He took Qiu Zhen's hand and said with emotion: "Qiu Zhen, thank you for coming all the way here!"
Although Qiu Zhen was tired and tired, he was still very energetic. While Tang Yin was sizing him up, he was also sizing up Tang Yin. They hadn't seen him for several months. Tang Yin was a lot thinner and more haggard than when he left Yancheng.
Of course, this is also directly related to our recent unfavorable war situation.
He said: "We have just traveled ten days. It is far from hard work. It is really hard work for your Majesty to lead troops abroad to fight!"
Yes, Tang Yin worked very hard, but he couldn't talk about it to others, and no matter he won or lost, he had to pretend to be relaxed and contented, because he was the core and his emotions could directly affect the situation.
to the morale of the entire army.
This simple sentence made Tang Yin feel all kinds of emotions in his heart and his eyes were warm. He smiled bitterly, changed the topic and asked: "Qiu Zhen, you said in your reply that I cannot negotiate peace with Ning Guo. Why is this?"
"Your Majesty, let's go back to the camp and talk first!" Qiu Zhen looked around and said with a smile to Tang Yin.
"Yes, yes, yes! Go back to the camp first." Tang Yin held Qiu Zhen's hand and walked back to the camp side by side.
The surrounding generals looked at each other and all laughed in unison. They had not seen Tang Yin so happy for a long time in the past few days.
Chinese military tent.
Tang Yin only called Qiu Zhen and the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army. As for the other generals, he sent them back to rest. After everyone sat down in the tent, without any extra courtesy, Tang Yin asked directly: "Qiu Zhen, what are you doing?
Let me tell you, why can’t our army negotiate peace?”
Before Qiu Zhen could speak, Xiao Muqing continued: "Without peace, our army cannot defeat the Zhanghe River. We can only remain in a stalemate on the east bank, which is a waste of manpower and food!"
Liang Qi, Ziying, and Guyue nodded in agreement, expressing their agreement with Xiao Muqing's statement.
Qiu Zhen looked around at everyone, smiled slightly, and said: "It seems that the generals have not yet figured out which is more important."
What does this mean? Everyone was stunned and looked at Qiu Zhen in confusion. Qiu Zhen turned to Tang Yin and said, "Have you ever considered, once our army negotiates peace with Ning State, what will happen to Du Ji in the north?"
?”
"Du Ji?" Tang Yin frowned and blinked.
Qiu Zhen said: "Your Majesty and Du Ji have made an agreement. The two countries will join forces to attack Ning. Our country wants Hedong, and Du Ji wants Tia. Now our army has captured Hedong, but Du Ji has not yet annexed Tia.
As a result, by negotiating peace with Ning State at this time, wouldn’t it be a breach of trust?”
Xiao Muqing and others thought about it for a moment, and then they all wanted to speak. At this time, Qiu Zhen waved his hands and said with a smile: "I know that the generals are going to say that Du Ji is just a barbarian, and it's nothing to break trust with Du Ji. In fact, it's not the case. Du Ji
It is very important for our country. If our country negotiates peace with Ning now, Ning Guo can concentrate on dealing with Du Ji. With Du Ji's national strength, he cannot compete with Ning Guo. The final result will be that Ning Guo will be destroyed by Ning Guo.
Then you can turn the edge of the sword and use all your strength to deal with us. The Ningguo court is not a fool, and their peace talks are both a delaying strategy and a strategy to defeat each other."
After a pause, Qiu Zhen said again: "With Du Ji here, it is like a big knife hanging over Ning Guo's head. It prevents Ning Guo's troops from being concentrated and can only be divided into two lines. This is also very harmful to Ning Guo's national strength."
Huge consumption. In addition, barbarian countries value integrity the most. Today our country has broken its trust with Duji, which will also directly affect the relationship between our country and Bessa. Country-to-country diplomacy is not just a simple mutual use, it is also a valuable
resources. Now that our country has a good relationship with the Morpheus Federation, no matter how powerful the enemy is, we still have a strong ally behind us to rely on. If we lose this ally, we will not only lose the support behind us, but we will also have more
A terrible enemy. Generals, you can think carefully. From the time when the king raised his troops in Tianyuan County until now, how much support has Besa given to our country? With this support, how much has the combat power of our army increased? If the king wants to
To achieve a great cause, the relationship with the Morpheus Federation is crucial. If a fire breaks out in the backyard and the country is in danger, how can it be compensated by a mere Hedong County?!"
After listening to Qiu Zhen's analysis, the big tent suddenly fell silent.
Du Ji and Besa both belong to the Morpheus Federation. If we break our trust with Du Ji and cause Du Ji to destroy the country, we will naturally form a grudge with Besa. As Qiu Zhen said, Besa has always given us too much support.
Much more. Since Tang Yin raised his army, Bessa has sent tens of thousands of heavy armored cavalry. When his own side fought with the Ning army, the reason why the front was able to win consecutive battles was inseparable from Bessa's heavy armored cavalry.
, Now, although Bessa's heavy armored cavalry has long been returned to the country, Bessa's Pabuma is still being sold to its own side in a steady stream, so that the Feng Army also has its own heavy armored cavalry. In addition, the relationship between Feng Kingdom and Bessa
Trade has gradually become an important part of supporting Feng Country's economy, and Feng Country has made huge profits from it. Once all these are lost, Bessa and I have become friends and enemies again, which will cause a huge blow to Feng Country.
.
If it weren't for Qiu Zhen's reminder, no one would have thought about this. At this time, everyone was breaking out in a cold sweat.
Tang Yin pondered for a long time, Fang Youyou sighed, nodded repeatedly, and said: "What Qiu Zhen said is very reasonable. Generals, what are your opinions?"
Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Ziying, and Guyue looked at each other and stood up in unison. First they bowed deeply to Qiu Zhen, then they bowed their hands to Tang Yin and said, "Your Majesty, we are sincerely convinced by Qiu Xiang Jinshi's wise words!
"
In terms of uniting the army to fight, Qiu Zhen is incomparable to any of the four, but in terms of macroeconomics, the four who only know how to use troops are far inferior to Qiu Zhen. In this regard, Tang Yin also
Incomparable to Qiu Zhen.
Tang Yin sighed, stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in front of the table, and murmured: "Yes! Our army cannot negotiate peace with Ning Guo, but if we don't negotiate for peace, how can our army defeat the enemy?"
Listening to Tang Yin talking to himself, Qiu Zhen smiled, raised his head and looked at him, and asked with a smile: "Why must the king defeat the enemy?"
Hearing this, Tang Yin stopped and looked at Qiu Zhen in confusion.
Qiu Zhen explained with a smile: "Drag! Our army did not negotiate for peace, but it also did not declare an armistice. It dragged the Ning army led by Changsun Yuanhong on the east bank of the Zhang River to the west bank so that it could not go north to fight Du Ji. This
This is the greatest support our country can currently give to Du Ji. As for how to deal with the more than 200,000 Central Army troops in the north of Ningguo, it is beyond our control. Let Du Ji find a way on his own."
After hearing this, Tang Yin couldn't help but laugh, shrugged and said, "What can Du Ji do? It is reported that Du Ji's army that invaded Ning State has been defeated by the Central Army of Ning State. The previously captured cities were lost one after another and were defeated.
Just a matter of time."
Qiu Zhen waved his hand, disapprovingly, and said sternly: "Your Majesty, you underestimate Du Ji too much. Du Ji is now in a losing position, but the loss of his troops is not big. He just ran away if he couldn't fight, and his combat strength is still there. In addition,
Your Majesty, please don’t forget that Duqui is a member of the Morpheus Federation. The reinforcements it can draw are much more than we imagined. The reason why other city-states in Morpheus have not yet reinforced Duqui is because they haven’t yet.
Look at the situation clearly and fear that sending troops hastily will cause losses. If Changsun Yuanhong's troops continue to be dragged by our army on the west bank of the Zhang River, Ningguo will only send out the 200,000 central army to fight. Soon, other city-states in Morpheus will also send out troops.
Already."
Hearing what Qiu Zhen said, Tang Yin felt quite enlightened. He put his hands on his hands and smiled, saying, "If this is the case, the 200,000-strong Central Army of Ning State will probably be in trouble!"
"That's not necessarily the case. Wei Chen estimates that once other city-states in Morpheus join the war, the court of Ning will still negotiate peace with them. What Du Ji wants is not the territory of Ning, but Tia. As long as Ning does not dare to fight,
By reinforcing Tia, their goal has been achieved. Our army will continue as it is now, waiting for Du Ji to negotiate peace with Ning Guo first, and then our country will discuss peace with Ning Guo. In this way, our country will not suffer any losses.
, and has not broken trust with Du Ji, and the alliance with the Morpheus Federation can be further strengthened." Qiu Zhen said with confidence.