As Tang Yin expected, the dozen or so warships he deployed really disgusted Wei Zheng.
Their more than ten warships did not sink a single enemy ship, but due to collision on the river, these more than ten warships and ten Ning army warships all sank to the bottom of the river. More importantly, this section
The waters were shallow, and more than twenty large warships sank to the bottom of the river. The warships behind them were all affected, and the bottoms of the ships were more or less damaged. After Wei Zheng's fleet forced its way through, they did not go far, and again
More than a dozen warships were declared sunk due to severe damage to their bottoms.
The Battle of Zhanghe ended when Wei Zheng was defeated and the Feng Army captured the Ning Army camp. In this battle, the Feng Army was the winner, but the casualties were much heavier than the Ning Army. Among them, the Tianying Army suffered the greatest losses.
, the number of casualties has exceeded half, followed by the Pingyuan Army, then the Directly Affiliated Army, and the Sanshui Army. The total number of casualties in the entire army exceeded 150,000.
Although they won, it was a tragic victory. Fortunately, the reserve troops were sufficient, and the casualties of 150,000 did not reach the point of seriously damaging our vitality.
Tang Yin was led into the camp of Ning Army by the generals of Pingyuan Army.
Along the way, wherever I looked, the most I saw were corpses and wounded people.
All the corpses of Ning Jun were buried on the spot. There was nothing to say. The dead soldiers of Feng Jun were transported back to the mainland. When the corpses were sorted, the mountains of corpses were piled up one after another. The soldiers who carried the corpses could no longer shed tears and became
I was numb, just looking at the military plaques of the fallen hanging on the wooden shelf in front of the corpse pile, they were so densely packed that it was shocking.
Without going to the battlefield in person, it is not difficult to imagine the brutality and hardship of this battle just by looking at the aftermath.
The iron-blooded Tang Yin was also moved by this. He looked at the generals of the Pingyuan Army who were following him. They were all covered in blood. Even Xiao Muqing, who did not know martial arts, had broken armor and was covered with wounds left behind by sharp weapons.
dents underneath.
Tang Yin said quietly: "Mu Qing, this battle... I have really worked hard on you."
This simple sentence almost made Xiao Muqing burst into tears. He cupped his hands and said: "The general dare not talk about hard work lightly, but the brothers below are going through life and death and fighting bloody battles. That is the real hard work."
Tang Yin stopped, turned around and patted him hard on the shoulder, and said: "One hundred thousand troops attacked more than two hundred thousand troops and broke out the camp. In the whole world, only the Pingyuan Army under the command of Mu Qing can do this."
Xiao Muqing straightened her face, bowed her hands again, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."
Tang Yin let out a long sigh and said: "This battle was magnificent, worthy of being my first legion in Dafeng." After saying this, he continued to walk inside the Ning camp.
As the saying goes, a general becomes famous and his bones are withered. Being able to become a famous general and get the recognition and praise of the monarch is the result of countless blood and lives.
Seeing the king approaching, the soldiers who were resting on both sides stood up one after another. Most of them were wearing colors and bandages, and they all looked at Tang Yin eagerly.
Upon seeing this, Tang Yin stopped, waved his hands to everyone, and said, "Brothers, please sit down and rest!"
"Your Majesty!" People stepped in one after another to pay their respects to Tang Yin.
Tang Yin's heart felt hot and he didn't say anything more, but he gave a deep salute to the soldiers on the left and right.
Seeing the king saluting ordinary soldiers like themselves, everyone was shocked. They all knelt down on one knee and said in unison: "Your Majesty——"
Tang Yin didn't stay much longer and headed toward the inner camp with Xiao Muqing and others.
Tang Yin was somewhat surprised by the layout of the Ning camp. The large camp was nestled within the small camp, and the layout was quite original. He asked Xiao Muqing who was beside him: "Mu Qing, why is the Ning army's camp set up like this?"
Xiao Muqing smiled calmly and said: "Your Majesty, please do not underestimate the layout of Ningying Camp. The inner camp is connected to the dock. If our army launches a frontal attack and breaks through the Zhang River, it will land here. After landing, it will be trapped in the inner camp.
At that time, the Ning army climbed onto the wall of the village and was condescending. It was really difficult for our army to break through. The inner camp of the Ning army was both offensive and defensive. If our army attacked from land, the inner camp would be the last line of defense for the Ning army. If it attacked from the water, it would be difficult for our army to break through.
The inner camp is the Ning army’s first line of defense.”
"That's it!" Tang Yin suddenly understood and nodded, smiling: "What a clever idea. This camp should be..."
"It was created by Changsun Yuanhong." Xiao Muqing continued.
"Oh!" Tang Yin murmured: "Changsun Yuanhong, this man is both wise and brave, he is really powerful!"
"It's a pity that he doesn't know how to behave, and his temperament is too arrogant, and he is incompatible with the Ning court." Xiao Muqing shrugged and said: "If he has not been transferred back to Liangzhou, he should guard the Ning camp. If our army wants to capture it, I'm afraid it won't be like this.
easy."
After a pause, Xiao Muqing said again: "Your Majesty, our army should rest and regroup here. It will not be easy to advance westward in a short time."
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and asked, "Reason?"
Xiao Muqing said seriously: "Our army suffered a lot of casualties in this battle, and it is necessary to rest and recuperate. Secondly, our army is closer to Liangzhou than Mo's army. Your Majesty should let Mo's army go deep into Ning first to put pressure on Liangzhou. In this way
As a result, even if Changsun Yuanhong is sent abroad, he will deal with Mo's army first, not our army."
Tang Yin's brows raised a small hill, and he asked in a gloomy tone: "What? Are you afraid of eldest son Yuanhong?"
Xiao Muqing cupped his hands and said: "The general is not afraid of him, but hopes to compete with him on the battlefield. However, in this case, our army will suffer heavy casualties, which will give Mo's army an advantage. What's more, the king's ambition is not
It’s only the Ning Kingdom. The more troops we have left in this battle to conquer Ning, the greater the help it will be to the great king’s great achievements in the future.”
Tang Yin gave him a deep look and said nothing for a long time. What Xiao Muqing said was not unreasonable. During the national war, one should not be motivated and joke with the lives of the soldiers below. Moreover, Feng Kingdom is not sitting back and thinking now.
The two countries, Sichuan and Zhenda, are watching closely and may raise their troops to attack at any time. If too many troops are consumed this time, how will you respond if there is a danger?
Thinking of this, Tang Yin frowned, chuckled, and said: "Who said Mu Qing is not good at using tactics? Your suggestion is good. As you wish, our army will rest in Hexi for five days." As he spoke, he turned around and called.
Said: "Lotte, Ai Jia!"
"My subordinates are here!" Lotte and Ai Jia hurriedly stepped forward and stepped in to salute.
Tang Yin rolled his eyes and said: "Immediately send a letter to Shao Fang explaining the situation of our army in this battle. In addition, tell Shao Fang the specific casualties of our army. The more detailed the better."
Lotte and Ai Jia secretly frowned, because Feng Mo is an alliance. After a battle, they should explain the situation to the other side. However, although their side won this battle, the victory was not pretty, and the casualties were far greater than the defeat.
Ning Jun, why does your Majesty still publicize such a shameful and conspicuous thing?
Seeing the confusion between the two of them, Tang Yin said with a smile: "Shao Fang is a stubborn and arrogant person. Our army won so miserably in this battle, he will definitely laugh at him and speed up the attack. He wants to be the first.
Once he breaks into Liangzhou, we can give him an encouragement."
Letian and Ai Jia looked at each other, smiled, and said with cupped hands, "Yes! I will send someone to send a message to Feige from Mo Jun."
The Feng Army, headed by Tang Yin, was stationed in the Hexi camp, saying it was for rest and recuperation, but the whole army was not idle either. At Qiu Zhen's suggestion, the Feng Army fought everywhere and launched attacks on various counties and cities in Hexi County in order to achieve control.
The purpose of the entire Hexi County.
Hexi County has three counties and eight cities, three of which are located along the Zhang River. These three cities are also the main production areas of Ningguo warships.
Tang Yin was really scared of water warfare and realized the importance of water warfare. He sent troops to attack these three cities first.
The main force of the Ning army had fled with Wei Zheng, and Hexi County was completely depleted of troops and was unable to resist the Feng army's attack. Most of the resistance in the cities came from the people. The people of Ning State spontaneously organized militia groups to defend their cities. But this is
This kind of improvised militia may be able to deal with bandits, but trying to compete with a country's regular army is undoubtedly a fantasy.
The Feng Army conquered the three cities without much effort. They also adopted a gentle policy towards the militia organized by the common people. They only executed a few leaders. As for the common people below, they were not to blame. Tang Yin's sudden kindness was not his magnanimity.
, he needs these three cities to build warships for the Feng Kingdom. If the killing is too heavy, there will be a backlash, which will be detrimental to the overall situation.
After capturing three cities along the river, the Feng army invaded the interior of Hexi and captured another five cities. Tang Yin was not polite at all to these five cities and issued a military order. Anyone who resisted would be killed without mercy. Those who resisted the strong would massacre the entire city.
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Feng Jun strictly carried out Tang Yin's orders.
When they attacked the first city, they encountered strong resistance from the people in the city. The defenders on the city were all the people in the city. After breaking the city, the wind army poured in from the four gates of the east, west, south and north, and launched an attack on the people in the city.
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This killing lasted from dawn to dusk, and again from dusk to dawn. More than 200,000 people in the city were killed, and very few people survived. After the killing, there was crazy looting. At this time
The Feng army was like a red-eyed bandit. They robbed everything they saw and carried away all the valuable things in the city. When they left, they set off a huge fire and burned the city together with the corpses of the people.
The barbarism and cruelty of the Feng Army acted as a deterrent to a certain extent. The next four cities they attacked met with little resistance, and the Feng Army managed to capture the four cities with almost no bloodshed.
If the Feng Army was still restrained in Hedong County and considered it to be its own land, it completely ignored it in Hexi County. In addition, the Feng Army's military discipline was relatively loose, especially the directly affiliated army. They burned, killed, and looted everything.
After a few days, it was the direct-affiliated army that gained the most and seized the most loot.
When Qiu Zhen submitted an account of the spoils of war to Tang Yin, Tang Yin laughed loudly and even praised the direct troops as worthy of being his close troops and working very hard on the battlefield.
Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Ziying secretly smiled bitterly. The Pingyuan Army, the Sanshui Army, and the Sky Eagle Army only robbed the property of officials or wealthy families, while the direct army robbed whatever they saw, regardless of whether the opponent was a commoner or a wealthy person.
It was precisely because of the lawlessness of the direct army that the Feng Army's reputation was so bad that it made the people of Ning fear like tigers and leopards, and they all moved westward for refuge.