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When he had first met Tang Yin, he was the one who had retreated and protected the Jinyang. He said that Jinyang was a treasured ground suitable for defense, and there were three cities in the vicinity. But now, the Allied Army of Chuan Country And Zhen Country had stopped attacking the Jinyang, and changed into Songqiu, Ningding and Taifeng. If the three cities were to fall, the Jinyang would change from a precious land into a dangerous zone in an instant, while Fan Shan was still at the side making sarcastic remarks, how could they not be furious?
Tang Yin also frowned, his gaze deep as he looked at Yue Yang.
Fortunately, Fan Shan still had something to say, so he continued to speak: "The various prefectures and counties' troops are spread out, blocking each other's path, and truly seeking death. However, if all the reinforcements from these three cities were to gather and fight one road of the enemy together, then the odds of victory will greatly increase, and we will have the chance to annihilate all the enemies along the way."
Oh? Tang Yin did not expect this, his eyes suddenly lit up, raised his head and said: "Fan Shan, what idea do you have, explain it in detail."
Fan Shan said with a serious expression: "The Great King can abandon Songqiu and two cities. These two cities are very close to the Enemy's Camp, so no matter which side she attacks, the main forces of the Enemy's Camp will all rush over in a short amount of time. Only Ningding is not the case, as there is still a distance between the Jinyang and it, so no matter if it is transmitting messages or sending reinforcements, they will have to take a detour, which will greatly slow down the time. In addition, the location of the Ningding is extremely advantageous for our army, it has Songqiu to the west, Taifeng to the east and south, and Jinyang to the south, if we are attacked, or are occupied by the enemy, then the local army that reinforcements the Songqiu can attack from both the east and west, the local army that reinforcements the Ningding can also attack from the north, and our army can also send troops from the north and attack from the south of the Ningding. As long as we do not lose our Ningding, our army will still have a way out. Even if we cannot defend against our Jinyang in the end, we can still retreat to the Ningding and scheme some tricks. "
Gathered all the reinforcements from the three cities together, as well as the troops on his own side of the Jinyang. They surrounded and besieged only one of the enemies, this battle was undoubtedly a win, and they would be able to preserve their Ningding even after annihilating all three of the enemies. Even if Ningding was the only path of retreat left for their side, there would still be a path of retreat, so they would not be in dire straits.
Everyone secretly pondered in their hearts. Qiu Zhen was the first to speak to Tang Yin: "Great King, Mr. Fan Shan's plan is really good. We can try it."
"Mm ?" Tang Yin also felt that Fan Shan's idea was indeed a good plan. He turned to Le Tian and Ai Jia and asked: "How many local troops are there to reinforce the three cities?"
Ai Jia said: "The reinforcement Songqiu's base has twenty thousand, the reinforcement Ningding's base has thirty thousand, the reinforcement Taifeng's base also has twenty thousand, in total it has seventy thousand people."
Le Tian continued, "The reinforcements from the three roads are not a motley crowd. There are also many commanders who are adept at commanding and fighting in large groups. Their fighting capabilities cannot be underestimated."
Tang Yin laughed, although there were not many local army, as long as they had fighting strength, they were not cannon fodder. He pondered for a moment, then finally slammed down on the table and said, "Okay! After the enemies take down the Ningding, the reinforcements of the Songqiu will come from the west. The reinforcements of the Taifeng will come from the east, and the reinforcements of the Ningding will come from the north. Our Jinyang will send out a hundred thousand soldiers from the south to attack them from the south.
When everyone heard this, they felt their blood boiling, but they also felt a chill from the bottom of their hearts. Jinyang's total strength was not more than two hundred thousand, so they split up into one hundred thousand, and if less than one hundred thousand were to stay, what if the enemy forces outside the city attack? Relying only a hundred thousand people, could block several hundred thousand Allied Army of Chuan Country And Zhen Country?
Qiu Zhen asked: "I wonder which army will the King send?"
Tang Yin's expression became serious, and he said: "Directly Subordinate Army."
"Huh?" The generals sucked in a cold breath at the same time. To guard the Jinyang, the main force was the Directly Subordinate Army. Compared to the local army, even if the new army was stronger, they wouldn't be much stronger. Qiu Zhen looked at Nan Ye, and said to Tang Yin: "Great King, the new army's combat power is not enough, if by any chance the enemy attacks the city, the Jinyang will destroy the city!"
As the commander of the new army, Nan Ye's face reddened, but he did not say much. The fighting strength of the new army was just like that. He wanted to say a few tough words, but he did not have the confidence.
Tang Yin laughed, and said: "It is impossible for the new army to take over the city and pull out the stronghold, but as for defending the city, the new army is not weak. It would be better to shoot, but to defend the city, we have to bring out the best of the advantage. We have to send out a hundred thousand new soldiers, it shouldn't be a problem to stand guard for three days, and in this period of time, it is enough for our army to eliminate the enemy with Ningding. Moreover, I will stay in the Jinyang and not let the new army's soldiers face the strong enemies alone. "
This was what Qiu Zhen was afraid of. It would be better if Tang Yin didn't stay, it was too dangerous to stay in the Jinyang. Without waiting for him to speak, Wu Guang asked curiously: "Great King, who would be the one to assume the post of General in Directly Subordinate Army?"
In truth, the Directly Subordinate Army was also directly led by Tang Yin, it could be said that the position of being a commander was something that was not needed, but now that the Directly Subordinate Army was going to fight, and Tang Yin was not going to follow the troops, then he would need to have a commander.
Logically speaking, with the death of the Regiment Chief, her position should be taken over by the Vice Regiment Chief, and the Deputy Commander of Directly Subordinate Army was Wu Ying. Everyone knew in their hearts that with Wu Ying's ability, she was not even close to the Vice Regiment Chief, much less being qualified to be the commander in chief of the army.
Wu Guang's question had really troubled Tang Yin. He had never considered the question of who would be the next commander of the Directly Subordinate Army. After pondering for a long time, he said: "General Wu Ying is currently in command. Mr. Fan Shan will be taking over the position of vice commander-in-chief.
With these words, Tang Yin's Directly Subordinate Army underwent a great change. With Wu Ying as the commander and Fan Shan as the vice commander-in-chief, this also caused the entire Directly Subordinate Army to completely turn into an army of dresses. Wu Ying was the younger sister of Mrs. Le Ping and Wu Mei was the clan member of Mrs. Wan An. When Tang Yin gave the two of them the title of Master, they could also restrict each other, so they wouldn't have to dominate each other.
A few days ago, Fan Shan was just a nameless nobody, but now, he had leaped up to become the Deputy Commander of the Directly Subordinate Army, and his position was countless levels higher than it was in the past.
Fan Shan stood there in a daze, unable to react for a long while. It was still Wu Ying who walked over to his side, and said softly: "General Fan, why aren't you thanking the King?!"
Wu Ying's words finally allowed Fan Shan to regain his senses. He and Wu Ying both knelt down, accepting the king's orders and thanking him.
Right now, the battle between Feng Army and itself had already begun. From a head-on clash of force, it had gradually evolved into a battle of wits and courage between the two sides.
And with Xiao Chong in the lead, the fifty thousand Chastity Army quietly went around the Jinyang and then quickly headed north straight toward the Ningding.
Two days later, when the Chastity Army suddenly appeared outside of the city, even the two thousand guards in the city were scared silly, they did not dare to believe their eyes, and they did not even know where the Chastity Army came from.
The Mayor still wanted to resist, but then again, what was the use of resisting now? With two thousand men, they would be able to fend off the Chastity Army, which was packed with people. Perhaps there was no need to fight, the Chastity Army could turn the two thousand men into mincemeat once they left. The didn't resist at all and escaped from the North City with the two thousand city guards and his family members.
Once the Mayor and the city guards fled, the city was in complete chaos. A large number of Feng Country citizens fled, and the streets and alleys of the Ningding City were in chaos. People carrying bags could be seen everywhere, dragging their families along with them as they hurriedly ran out of the city.
With Xiao Chong in the lead, the Chastity Army soldiers easily entered the Ningding without any bloodshed.
After entering the city, under Xiao Chong's command, the Chastity Army immediately took control of the four city gates. They did not care about the citizens who had already fled, but those who did not manage to leave the city in time were sent back to their homes.
After clearing the streets of the city, the Chastity Army began to exercise full control over the Ningding. They were able to take over the important parts of the city, and the most important parts were naturally the Mayor Palace, the granary, and the Silver Bank.
After inspecting the granaries in the city, Xiao Chong heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. From this city onwards, it was not difficult to imagine the situation in the surrounding villages and towns. He estimated that within a few days, the amount of food that their side had plundered would be enough to feed the entire army for a few days.
After occupying the Ningding, he did not give orders to massacre the city nor did he allow his subordinates to plunder. Instead, he let his subordinates post notices to calm the citizens and let the citizens of Feng Country be at ease, indicating that the Zhen Jun Army was only temporarily staying in the Ningding and would not disturb the lives of the commoners.
On the second day after the Chastity Army took over Ningding, Xiao Chong consecutively sent out several troops to split up and head towards the villages and towns that were covered in Ningding. He specifically instructed them not to take other things, as long as they plundered food, and not to rob the common people of their food, or to rob the official granary.
The reason he gave such an explanation was because the grain reserves around Ningding were too abundant. There was no longer a need to snatch food from the common people, and that caused him to incur the wrath of the people, causing trouble for himself.
For the past few days, Zhen Jun had been scurrying all over the place within a radius of tens of kilometers of the Ningding. After looting the granary, carts of food were continuously being pulled back to the city. Then, using the Ningding as a transfer point, they were transported back to the main camp of the Allied Army of Chuan Country And Zhen Country to make up for the shortage of food within the army.
On the other side, Xiao Chong began to lay down the city's defenses. From his point of view, there was no defense at all in Ningding, and everything had to start from scratch. He had the Chastity Army under his command gather the strong men of the city to serve as labour, strengthen the city walls, and transport rolled logs, rocks, and other defensive weapons.
With Tang Yin in the lead, Feng Army would definitely choose to break out of the encirclement. As for whether or not it would break out from the Ningding that he was in, no one knew, but to strengthen the defense of the city, it was still necessary to be prepared.