Having won three consecutive victories against the three generals of the Feng Army, Zhang Tong stole the show on the first day of the city defense battle. He also noticed that although Gao Shuping greeted him with a smile, his expression was a bit unnatural.
He secretly laughed in his heart. Gao Shuping was arrogant and had a bad temper. Seeing that he had gained so much limelight today, it was estimated that if Feng Jun came to challenge again tomorrow, he would definitely go out to fight. However, Zhang Tong also had hidden worries in his heart. Today
The three Feng generals he fought against were all good, but they were only good. With these people alone, he could not defeat Gao Shuping. As for whether there were more powerful generals in the Feng camp, he didn't know.
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The first day of the Battle of Liangzhou came to an end with the Feng Army hastily withdrawing its troops. The Feng Army did not launch a substantial attack, but only sent military generals to challenge. The Ning Army not only sent military generals to fight on the Beicheng side, but also had people on the other three sides.
When they go to war, each side has its own victories and defeats, as well as casualties.
From the looks of it, the Feng Army's siege battle seemed to be conducted in a calm manner. However, in fact, the atmosphere in Feng Ying's Chinese army tent was now tense to the extreme.
We have just received news that Xiao Xuan, the monarch of Sichuan, and Li Hong, the monarch of Zhen, have jointly issued a revolt in Beijing. They sharply and angrily accused Tang Yin of imprisoning the emperor and acting lawlessly in the name of the emperor. They also invited all the princes of the world to send troops to crusade.
Based on the information learned so far, both Anguo and Huanguo have responded. The two countries are willing to send 200,000 troops each. Shenchi still stays out of the matter, and Moguo and Yuguo have not yet made a clear statement. Even so, alone
The allied forces of Sichuan, Zhen, An, and Huan cannot be underestimated. The situation in Feng Kingdom has taken a turn for the worse and has become precarious.
At this time, the Feng army that entered Ning State must fight quickly so that they can rush back to the country to save themselves. The battle of Liangzhou cannot be delayed any longer. Tang Yin estimated that judging from the current situation, if his side cannot enter Liangzhou in three days,
The army had no choice but to retreat.
In three days, with a force similar to that of the defenders, he captured the capital of a country that was well-defended and armed to the teeth. One can imagine the pressure that Tang Yin was under.
Fortunately, he has a strong ability to withstand pressure. Even in such a tense situation, he still smiled and showed no signs of urgency. If Tang Yin is not in chaos, the whole army will not be in chaos. The more calm Tang Yin behaves,
The more relaxed you are, the more at ease the soldiers around you will feel.
That night, Tang Yin raised the lamp and raised his tent to discuss tomorrow's battle with his generals.
He said straight to the point: "Nanye, it's you who will fight tomorrow!"
Nan Ye was shocked, and then asked with certainty: "Your Majesty, will you fight hard or will you pretend to lose?"
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Fight! If I'm not wrong, the first one to come out to fight tomorrow will be Zhang Tong. You must defeat him. Only in this way can you bring Gao Shuping out of the city. When you fight Gao Shuping, if
If you are absolutely certain that you can kill him, kill him immediately. If not, then try to retreat as far as possible. I will disguise myself as an ordinary soldier and blend in with the soldiers accompanying you to the battle."
Hearing this, all the generals were shocked and shouted: "Absolutely not! The king is still injured, how can he go to battle?"
Tang Yin looked around at everyone, waved his hands, smiled, and said: "This time I am mainly conducting sneak attacks, and I am not going to have a real fight with Gao Shuping. You don't have to worry too much."
It is true to say so, but on the battlefield, there is no danger, not to mention the opponent is the powerful Gao Shuping.
Cheng Jin took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, let us do it this time with Hidden Arrow! As long as General Nanye can lead Gao Shuping closer, Hidden Arrow will never let him come back."
It is indeed much more certain to do it with a hidden arrow than to do it by yourself. Tang Yin is very clear about his current situation. Not only is he injured, but the spiritual energy in his body is far from being restored.
He pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement, but he still warned uneasily: "Don't send too many Dark Arrow brothers, otherwise the other party will notice the clues and all our efforts will be in vain."
Cheng Jin cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, my subordinates understand."
"Yes!" Tang Yin was still very confident about Hidden Arrow. He nodded and said nothing more. Then he discussed with everyone the list of generals from the other three battalions before letting everyone go back to rest.
After people left one after another, Tang Yin, who was sitting upright, leaned back and looked up to the sky with a long sigh. Now, he could only pray silently in his heart that he could successfully kill Gao Shuping with one blow tomorrow.
"I never thought you would get tired sometimes." Xia Yufu, who stayed in the tent and did not leave immediately, looked at him coldly.
Tang Yin was startled, then straightened up again. Seeing that Xia Yufu was still there, he asked doubtfully, "Why didn't you leave?" Seeing the corner of Xia Yufu's mouth twitching, he immediately waved his hand, interrupting her before she could say anything.
Tang Yin was indeed too tired today, so tired that he no longer wanted to quarrel with Xia Yufu.
He stood up, yawned, and said, "If you don't go and rest, I'm going back to my tent to sleep."
It was rare to see Tang Yin in such a low mood. Xia Yufu couldn't help but ask: "Sichuan and Zhen are really going to send troops to attack Feng?" She was in the Feng camp and had heard some rumors.
Tang Yin shrugged and said: "Not only the Sichuan and Zhen Kingdoms, but also the An Kingdom and the Huan Kingdom."
Xia Yufu took a breath. Among the four countries of Sichuan, Zhen, An, and Huan, if you mention any country at random, their national strength is not weaker than that of Feng Country. If the four countries join forces to fight against Feng, how will Feng Country respond?
She asked: "Then...are you going to fight or surrender?"
"Surrender?" Tang Yin smiled, shook his head and said, "In my mind, there has never been a word 'surrender'."
"If we don't surrender, how will we respond?" In Xia Yufu's eyes, if the four major powers join forces to defeat Feng, there is no possibility for Feng Country to win.
Tang Yin said calmly: "After capturing Liangzhou, I will return home with my troops and fight to the death with the enemy!"
Xia Yufu blurted out subconsciously: "You are the monarch."
Tang Yin didn't understand what she meant and asked: "So what?"
"Shouldn't a monarch sit in the capital and direct the overall situation?" This is Xia Yufu's true words. She has never heard of any monarch who is as warlike as Tang Yin. It is not only the Feng country he leads that is warlike, but also his
He is willing to join the fight.
"The country is facing a crisis, but the monarch stays in the capital. He says he is in charge of the overall situation, but in fact he is greedy for life and afraid of death." Tang Yin said with bright eyes: "A general will have a will to die, but a scholar has no desire to live. As the king of a country, if
If you cannot share joys and sorrows, advance and retreat with your soldiers, how can you expect your soldiers to be determined to die? Do you only rely on empty slogans of serving the king, the country and the people? In the face of a powerful enemy, at the moment of life and death, any
All the slogans are bullshit. Only when I am on the battlefield and only when the soldiers can see my figure will they move forward bravely and fight bloody battles!"
After a pause, he murmured: "As a king, I can only play so much role on the battlefield."
Xia Yufu stared at Tang Yin blankly, speechless for a long time. For the first time, she realized that Tang Yin also had merits. She even began to reflect on it. If King Ning had taken the army to conquer Hedong when Feng Kingdom had just invaded, then what would have happened?
Will the situation between Feng and Ning still become what it is now?
It's a pity that there are no what-ifs in the world, and Xia Yufu doesn't want to think too much. At this time, she somewhat understands why so many talented people from the Feng Kingdom are willing to follow Tang Yin in the north and south, and are willing to go through life and death for him.
The monarch is willing to live and die with his soldiers. No matter who it is, he will be deeply moved, including her, a Ningren in Fengying.
She silently pulled out a roll of blueprints from under the table, but after unfolding it halfway, she put it back and said: "I have carefully studied the repeating crossbow developed by Lord Xuanwang... Strictly speaking, it is not a repeating crossbow, it is just a simple
I have made some slight changes to the crossbow. The blueprint is here, but I think you won’t be able to understand it, so don’t read it. All you need to know is that the improved repeating crossbow will fire faster and be more powerful.
"
Huh! Her move surprised Tang Yin. He didn't expect that she would be willing to use her machine skills on Feng Jun so quickly. Although it was just a simple improvement of the crossbow machine, it was already a big step forward.
With excitement on his face, he strode up to Xia Yufu, bent down to pick up the drawings, unfolded them for a closer look, and muttered, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
Xia Yufu stared at Tang Yin who was attentive and asked, "Can you understand?"
Tang Yin didn't understand the ghost-like drawings at all, and he didn't hide it. He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I am a layman in the art of mechanism..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yufu took back the drawings in his hand and said, "I still have to go to Mr. Xuanwang to discuss some details."
"Okay! However, I hope that your opinion will prevail in the end." Tang Yin said seriously. Xuanwang's loyalty is not a problem, but as far as his knowledge of mechanism skills is concerned, he still trusts Xia Yufu more.
Xia Yufu burst into laughter and said, "Master Xuanwang is the general manager of the Ordnance Department, and I am just a hostage of your Feng Army."
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and said: "I have never treated you as a hostage. It seems that you are complaining that I have never given you an official position? After returning to China, I will appoint you to be the Prime Minister, responsible for the history of the country.
Ordnance Department!”
Xia Yufu had no intention of asking Tang Yin for an official position. She just said it casually. She waved her hands repeatedly and said: "No, no..."
"What? Do you think the Prime Minister is long and the Historian is short?" Tang Yin asked with a smile.
"No..." Xia Yufu shook her head.
Before she finished speaking, Tang Yin couldn't wait to pat her shoulder and said, "Then it's settled!" After saying that, he quickly walked out of the Chinese military tent and returned to his room without waiting for Xia Yufu to come to her senses.
I went to sleep in my tent.
"You..." Seeing Tang Yin's figure disappear outside the tent, Xia Yufu sighed helplessly. If she had known this would happen, she would not have changed Feng Jun's crossbow machine on a whim.