Shan Yang strode into the central military tent. Once inside, without looking at Nie Ze and other generals, he walked directly in front of Ren Fang, stepped in and saluted, and said: "General, I have escorted His Royal Highness Feng Wang back to the inner city of Jinyang.
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Seeing Shan Yang, the reactions of the Sichuan generals and Zhen generals in the tent were completely different. The Sichuan generals breathed a sigh of relief, while the Zhen generals looked at Shan Yang with eyes full of indignation.
It seemed like he was going to pounce on him and bite him a few times at any time.
Ren Fang was very calm, sitting behind the handsome case, slowly waving his hand to Shan Yang, and said calmly: "Thank you for your hard work, General Shan." After a pause, he looked at Nie Ze who was standing aside with an angry face, and then said:
"General Shan, General Nie complained to me, saying that you injured brother Zhenjun. I wonder if this is the case?"
Shan Yang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "It is true!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Nie Ze couldn't wait to say: "How about it, Commander Ren? This is what General Shan admitted personally. I didn't accuse him unjustly, right?"
"Huh!" Shan Yang snorted coldly and said: "General Nie, if you don't come to the door, I will go to find you and ask you what your intentions are?! General Ren has reached an agreement with His Highness Feng Wang, and
But you set up an ambush halfway to assassinate His Highness the Wind King. By doing so, you not only undermined the peace agreement between the two parties, but also put our Sichuan country in an unkind and unjust situation. How can you explain this?"
Ren Fang had already guessed what was going on. Now that Shan Yang explained it clearly, he pretended to be enlightened and turned to look at Nie Ze, as if asking him what was going on.
Nie Ze's face turned red, and then he said forcefully: "The Feng Kingdom is an enemy country, and the Feng King is the great enemy. Our army assassinates the Tang thief. What's wrong with that?"
Ren Fang still didn't interrupt or express his position, and turned his head to Shan Yang again.
Shan Yang said coldly: "When the two armies are fighting, it is understandable to kill the enemy's king no matter what method is used. But now that the two sides have negotiated a peace, General Nie is still bent on killing the Feng King. Is General Nie going too far?
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Unexpectedly, Shan Yang, who had always been taciturn, became so eloquent at this time, and Nie Ze was speechless for a while. Just when he didn't know what to say, Ren Fang finally spoke, and said: "Yes, Shan Yang
What the general said makes sense! General Nie, I have negotiated peace with King Feng, but you went to assassinate King Feng. By doing so, doesn’t it make me a renegade villain? It also brings disgrace to you and our two countries.
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Nie Ze became angry from embarrassment and shouted in a loud voice: "No matter what I did was right or wrong, it is true that General Shan seriously injured General Pan. How are you going to deal with this matter?"
At this time Ren Fang stopped talking again and looked at Shan Yang with confusion on his face.
Shan Yang said: "My duty is to protect His Highness Feng Wang, but General Pan is here to assassinate His Highness Feng King. My duty is to fight with General Pan. It is inevitable to get injured in a martial arts competition, let alone on the battlefield.
If I didn't use all my strength, I would be the one lying down now."
Nie Ze asked angrily: "What General Shan means..."
Shan Yang replied: "What I mean is that Pan took the blame on himself, and I did not take his life. I already thought of the alliance and showed mercy!"
"You..." Nie Ze's eyes were filled with anger and he pointed at Shan Yang's nose. He was speechless for a long time.
Shan Yang was too lazy to argue with him anymore, turned around and walked to Ren Fang's subordinates, lifted up his skirt and swung his robe, and sat cross-legged. Shan Yang was a general. In terms of military rank, he was on the same level as Ren Fang. He was a good person.
He is low-key and taciturn, but that doesn't mean he has no temper. If he really shows off his power, even Ren Fang will be wary of it.
Seeing his attitude, Nie Ze could not keep his face. His facial features were distorted and his expression was ferocious. He turned back to look at Ren Fang and asked: "Shuai Ren, what are you going to do about Shan Yang hurting me, General Pan?"
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Ren Fang laughed and said: "General Nie, don't be angry, and don't be anxious. General Shan's attack was a little harsh, but it is still his duty. If he has offended anything, I will apologize to General Nie on his behalf." As he spoke,
, Ren Fang stood up and bowed respectfully to Nie Ze.
As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, allowing Fang Neng to apologize to Nie Ze in public was enough to give him face, but Nie Ze was obviously dissatisfied.
The two generals under his command, Pan He and Wu Jin, were injured and the other was killed. Wu Jin died at the hands of Tang Yin, so there is nothing to say, but Pan He was injured at the hands of Shan Yang. If this happened only because of a word of letting go
Apologize, just give him a salute and that's it. Wouldn't Zhenjun lose his face in front of the Sichuan army? How could he, the commander-in-chief of the army, have any dignity in the army?
Nie Ze's eyes shone with an eerie cold light, he stared at Ren Fang coldly, and asked word by word: "Is this how Ren Shuai handles things?"
On the surface, Ren Fang always smiles and looks peaceful, but in fact he is tougher than anyone else. In his heart, he has the unique aloofness of the Sichuan nobles.
He met Nie Ze's eyes, slowly sat back on the mat, and then said with a calm smile: "Yes, this is my way of handling it. General Nie, you and I are allies, and your and our armies are brothers."
Jun, why should you worry about it when something happens? Besides, it was indeed Zhenjun’s brother who was at fault this time!"
"The person who is seriously injured now and lying on the bed dying is not your general of the Sichuan Army. Of course you can stand and talk without pain in your back!"
"No matter who is injured, what I am talking about is reasonable. I negotiated peace with King Feng, which is something we both agree on. However, General Nie decided to assassinate King Feng, causing General Pan He to be injured.
After all, the main responsibility still lies with you."
"Both sides agree to negotiate peace? Haha -" Nie Ze laughed angrily and said sternly: "You have always been the one to advocate peace, let it go, I, Nie Ze, have never agreed! If you want to reconcile with the wind thieves and withdraw the troops, then you, the Sichuan Army
Retreat yourself, we Zhenjun would rather die than retreat, and we would rather die than run away like a dog with its tail between its legs!"
At this time, Nie Ze was really dizzy with anger, and he broke up with Ren Fang regardless of the situation. After roaring, Nie Ze pointed angrily at Ren Fang, turned around and strode out. As soon as Nie Ze left,
Many loyal generals also stood up one after another, and many of them snorted heavily at Ren Fang and walked away.
"Damn Nie Ze, you are so arrogant!" After a while after the Zhen generals walked out of the tent, the shocked Sichuan generals came to their senses one after another. People's faces were red with anger, blowing their beards and staring, even the injured
Wu Ruidu slapped the table repeatedly. If it weren't for the arrow wound on his foot, he would have chased him out and argued with Zhenjun.
Ren Fang was not angry, at least there was no expression on his face. He smiled lightly and said: "We have different ways and we don't want to work together. Since people want to stay, let them stay. Nie Ze wants to do it himself."
We can't control that much if we seek death."
The Zhen Army fought bravely, but without the support of the Sichuan Army and the large weapons provided by the Sichuan Army, if they wanted to defeat the Feng Army and destroy the Feng Kingdom with their own strength, they would be overestimating their capabilities. In Ren Fang's view, if the Zhen Army did not
Retreating and being left alone is the only way to die.
Nie Ze said that he would rather die than retreat, but that was just a moment of anger. He was not strong enough to really stay and fight the Feng Army alone.
Returning to the camp of the Zhen Army, he sat in the central tent and discussed with his generals and counselors. Nie Ze also felt that he was unable to stay alone in the Feng Kingdom and fight against the Feng Army. In the end, he could only accept it.
The fate of retreating troops.
This protracted, months-long battle between the Sichuan and Zhen states in joining forces to defeat the wind finally ended with the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces actively suing for peace.
In this battle, there was no clear winner between the two sides.
The Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces mobilized a total of one million people. During the battle, they suffered nearly 400,000 casualties. The number of Li Cheng's troops who mysteriously disappeared in Feng Kingdom alone was as many as 150,000. However, Feng Kingdom also suffered many casualties.
The Baguan garrison was completely wiped out, and the Chifeng Army was almost wiped out. In the end, only 20,000 or 30,000 new troops were left out of the 100,000. Plus the casualties of the Pingyuan Army, the Sanshui Army, and the Directly Affiliated Army, the wind force was
The attrition is also close to 300,000.
If we only look at the casualty data on both sides, we can conclude that it was a lose-lose battle. However, there are many things that cannot be seen in the data. The most important point is that in the Battle of Fafeng, the two countries of Sichuan and Zhen were at the same time.
Cracks appeared in the shaky alliance, and the relationship between the two armies became even worse, even to the point of incompatibility.
It stands to reason that the two armies are allies and should help each other in their retreat. However, the Sichuan Army and the Zhen Army retreated separately. The Sichuan Army retreated first and the Zhen Army retreated. It was not that the Zhen Army was so noble and wanted to cut off the Sichuan Army's rear, but that they simply
I disdain to go with the Sichuan army.
In an era of war, the military is the core of a country. Disharmony between the two countries' armies directly leads to the deterioration of the relationship between the two countries.
After the two armies of Sichuan and Zhen returned to China, they met their respective monarchs, and they both shirk responsibility from each other. The Sichuan army accused the Zhen army of disobeying orders and acting recklessly, while the Zhen army accused the Sichuan army of being cowardly and incompetent in command. With each insisting on their own opinions,
The monarchs of the two countries will inevitably be dissatisfied with each other.
The breakdown of the Sichuan and Zhen alliance can be said to be the greatest victory won by the Feng army in the Battle of the Patriotic War. The discord between the Sichuan and Zhen armies made it impossible for the two countries to reorganize and gather their forces and join forces to launch a second attack on the Feng country.
As a result of the Second Fafeng War, the Feng Kingdom, which was exhausted and scarred by the war, got a rare chance to breathe.
Now Fengguo has annexed eight counties of Ningguo, and its overall national strength is far greater than before. What Fengguo needs most at this time is time. It takes time to fully integrate the eight counties of Ningbei, and it takes time to get the resources between Fengdi and Ningdi.
Reasonable distribution also requires time to influence and appease the people of Ningdi, so that Ningren and Fengren become one.
Without external pressure and threats from powerful enemies, the Feng Kingdom headed by Tang Yin could concentrate on doing these things.
If Lian Mo and Miening are the stepping stones for the rise of Feng State, then withstanding the invasion of the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces can be regarded as a sign of the true rise of Feng State.