Chapter 194 The resentment of the local army against Xiao Kui is no longer endured for a day or two, since the day he served as the commander, the local army has not had a good time, this time it was besieged by the Tianyuan army, Xiao Kui was not properly commanded, and the resentment in the heart of the local army burst out and cut it into pulp.
Xiao Kui's henchmen and guards also didn't run away, and after being surrounded by the local army, they were captured alive, and then the city gate was opened, and all of them surrendered to the Tianyuan army.
The first battle of Sanchi City did not even take place, and the 200,000 local troops killed the commander Xiao Kui, all surrendered and defected, and took refuge in Tang Yin.
It was a happy event to receive 200,000 local troops at once, but Tang Yin couldn't be happy, these local armies were originally county and county armies from all over the wind country, and they were used to being pampered, that is, they had never participated in battles, and they had not received too strict training, and their combat effectiveness was extremely poor, and they had not provided so many useless soldiers, Tang Yin did not have so much money and grain and grass.
At that time, Tang Yin summoned the commanders of the local armies together.
These commanders had already taken off their red armor and wore only their middle clothes, and gathered in the tents, each with their heads bowed and sighing.
At that time, they killed Xiao Kui in a fit of rage, and when this calmed down, they all began to worry about themselves.
Xiao Kui was killed by them, they must no longer be tolerated by Zhong Tian, they can't go back to their home, and if they don't make it, their family will be implicated by themselves, although they have turned to Tang Yin's side now, they are actually prisoners of others, and no one knows how Tang Yin will treat them.
For the current embarrassing situation, everyone is also at a loss.
While they were sitting in the camp tent staring at each other and being silent, Tang Yin came, and with him came Qiu Zhen, Liang Qi, Xiao Muqing, Gu Yue, Li Wei and other commanders in the army.
Seeing Tang Yin, the commanders of the local army hurriedly stood up, knelt on one knee one after another, gave a big salute to the army, and said in unison: "My subordinates have seen Lord Tang" Tang Yin's eyes slowly scanned everyone, and after looking at it for a moment, he nodded, and said indifferently: "All the generals get up" As he spoke, he waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit, and then he also sat on the chair in the middle of the camp tent and asked, "Excuse me, which one is General Fu Yanfu?"
The generals were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at a big man in the crowd.
Dahan hurriedly walked out of the crowd, bowed his hand, and said, "Lord Tang, your subordinates are frustrated. ” "Oh" Tang Yin smiled and said, "Lord Zhao once mentioned you to me, saying that you are brave and good at fighting, and you are proficient in the way of managing soldiers, and you are a rare talent. ” Lord Zhao's name Fu Yan was stunned, but he reacted immediately, and Tang Yin was talking about Zhao Hui.
So many Tianyuan troops can pass through the entire Guannan County without knowing it, and suddenly come to Sanchi, if you want to say that without Zhao Hui's assistance, it is absolutely impossible, it seems that Zhao Hui has already colluded with Tang Yin to fight against Zhong Tian.
Fu Yan is the commander of the Guannan Army, and he is also Zhao Hui's old subordinate, he is basically responsible for the major affairs of the Guannan Army, when the Ning Army approached Yancheng, the reinforcements of Guannan County, the commander of Fu Yan, also went to Yancheng, and the result was that there was no return, and the soldiers under his command were all detained by Zhong Tian.
After listening to Tang Yin's words at this time, Fu Yan showed a look of panic on his face, and hurriedly said: "Lord Tang, that is Lord Zhao praising his subordinates, and his subordinates really dare not be" Tang Yin nodded secretly, don't look at the depressed person who is tall and big, and his appearance is rough and fierce, but he is humble and polite, which is very different from his appearance.
He said with a smile: "This is Guannan County, and it is also the hometown of General Fu, and General Fu does not need to be polite."
Now, you can take your brothers from the Guannan Army back to Tongzhou, and of course, if the soldiers are tired, you can also rest in our barracks for a few days. ” Fu Yan was very happy when he heard this, Zhao Hui was good friends with Tang Yin, and he and his brothers could also benefit from it, which he did not expect.
He hurriedly said: "Lord Tang, I think I still stay in your army for a while, although Xiao Kui is dead, but there are still 150,000 Central Army led by Zhong Wen and 400,000 Ning Army, I still know a little about it, and I may be able to give Lord Tang some help." ” Since Zhao Hui had already rebelled against Zhong Tian with Tang Yin, as a subordinate, Fu Yan felt that it was also his responsibility to stay and resist Zhong Tian's alliance with Ning Guo.
He wanted to stay, which was exactly what Tang Yin wanted, and he smiled and said, "Well, then General Fu will stay for the time being." ” "It's Don-sama" Tang Yin was polite to Fu Yan, but he didn't have such courtesy to others, after talking to Fu Yan, he looked at the generals of other local armies and said: "The generals have been away from home for a long time, and they have all returned to their hometowns, since they have taken refuge in us now, I will never force you to stay, you can pack up now and go back to your own home." ” Rather than leaving these local troops who are not of great use, it is better to send them away as soon as possible, and save them to eat and drink for nothing here.
Tang Yin's words were to invite them home, which was actually equivalent to issuing an eviction order.
After hearing Tang Yin's words, everyone looked at each other, and finally lowered their heads, and no one was speechless.
It's not that they don't want to go, it's that they simply can't.
Xiao Kui was killed by them, and the news would have to reach Zhong Tian in a few days, and they all had to be wanted by the whole country, and after leaving Guannan County, they would have to flee in fear, which no one wanted to accept.
For the difficulties of the generals, Fu Yan can naturally empathize, and letting them go home now is tantamount to letting them fall into the net and go home to die.
Fu Yan and the local generals have been together for a long time, and they are friends in trouble, so naturally they can't bear to see them fall into Zhong Tian's hands in the end.
He cleared his throat and arched his hand and said: "Lord Tang, the soldiers of these local armies all hate Zhong Tian's rebellion to the core, but they are just coerced by him, and they dare to be angry but dare not speak, let them stay now and contribute to the crusade against Zhong Tian."
Through his words, the generals were in the same spirits, looked at each other, knelt on their knees, and said in unison: "Lord Tang, Zhong Tian killed the monarch and betrayed the country, everyone will be punished, we are willing to stay and fight against the rebels of Zhong Tian's old thief, even if the battle is killed on the battlefield, the horse leather shroud, we will not give up."
"This" generals have said to this extent, if they are forcibly driven away, it will be too unkind, and if it spreads, it will not be good for their reputation.
Tang Yin felt embarrassed, squinted at Qiu Zhen, and asked what he meant.
Qiu Zhen smiled and said to the generals: "The generals can have such determination, but the soldiers below may not have, everyone has been away from home for so long, who doesn't feel homesick If they are reluctantly left behind, they will breed dissatisfaction, I am afraid that it will affect the morale of our army." ” When Tang Yin heard this, he nodded appreciatively, and secretly sighed in his heart for Qiu Zhen's quick reaction.
The generals were speechless.
Zhong Tian wants to punish the crimes, only the crimes of the surrendered generals, and it is impossible to punish the ordinary soldiers below, so the soldiers have no worries about going home, not to mention that they know the homesickness of the soldiers too well.
At this time, Fu Yan also saw Tang Yin's thoughts, he frowned, and stood up again, this time his voice increased, and he said: "Since the adults are worried about the homesickness of the soldiers, then let the brothers who want to go home go home, and for those soldiers who don't want to go home and are willing to fight Zhong Tian, they should not be reluctant, otherwise, it will be too hurtful."
After a pause, he continued: "If you want to defeat Zhong Tian, it is far from enough to rely on one or two counties, but to raise the strength of the whole country, so you should be kind to the soldiers and people of all counties and counties, and only in this way will the adults be popular with the people, and it will be possible to overthrow Zhong Tian and the traitors." ” After Fu Yan finished speaking, Tang Yin took a breath and won over the hearts of the people across the country, which he had never thought about.
Although he doesn't think that only the will of the people can defeat Zhong Tian, but it is not a bad thing to be able to win the hearts of the people.
Tang Yin is very smart, but his cleverness is mainly manifested in improvisation, and he is not good at foresight, but he has an advantage, that is, he can keenly perceive which opinion is beneficial to him and which opinion is not beneficial to him.
He smiled and groaned, but his brain was spinning rapidly, and after a pause, he smiled back and said, "What General Fu said is exactly what I considered.
As he spoke, he looked around at the generals and said, "If the generals want to stay, of course I will welcome them with both hands, and if they want to leave, I will not force them, and I will also send some coils in case they need them on the road, and I also hope that the generals can also convey my words to the soldiers below." ” After hearing this, all the generals sighed, and they all bowed to Tang Yin, saying, "Thank you, Lord Tang."
Fu Yan watched from the side, and his eyes lit up.
Judging from it just now, Tang Yin had the intention to send away all the local troops, and he was obviously short-sighted, but now he understands why Tang Yin can make his strength so great, he is not as high and invincible as those dignitaries, but can listen to the correct opinions of others, even if it is the opinion of a person he has just met, which is easy to say, but it is too difficult to do.
He sighed and admired Tang Yin and bowed deeply, and said, "My lord is wise." 200,000 local soldiers, in fact, there are not many soldiers who are willing to stay in Guannan County to continue fighting, as soon as Tang Yin's words are conveyed, most of the local soldiers and soldiers began to pack up their things and prepare to go home, and in the end there are less than 20,000 people who are willing to stay, Tang Yin is very satisfied with this result, and it is also acceptable.
On the other side, he sent an order to Shangguan Yuanrang and Peng Haochu, who were ambushed at the border, explaining the situation in Sanchi City, and asking them to lead the team to withdraw immediately.
After receiving Tang Yin's order, Peng Haochu did not dare to delay, and was about to order the withdrawal of the army, at this time, Shangguan Yuanrang did not do it, he came out to ambush to fight, and now he didn't even see the shadow of Zhong Wen's army, how could he withdraw: