Chapter 191
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Tang Yin first inspected the camp of the Pingyuan Army, and then went to the camp of the Chifeng Army headed by Li Wei.
The Pingyuan Army is tight on the outside and loose on the inside, while the Chifeng Army is just the opposite. It is tight on the inside and loose on the outside. There are not many sentry posts scattered around, but the military discipline and style are very strict. It is difficult to see soldiers chatting and laughing in the camp. People are walking in a hurry. Everyone was seizing the time to do their own thing. Most of the soldiers had gone to bed to rest and replenish their physical strength. The whole camp was quiet and deserted. TXT download.
Li Wei, Letian and Ai Jia were in the same group of generals who followed Tang Yin, and they were very familiar with each other. He trusted these two 100%. If there was any enemy, the spies from Sky Eye and Diwang would naturally report it, so he did not need to waste any more manpower. Standing guard is unnecessary, it is better to let the brothers have a good rest and recuperate their energy.
After walking around the Chifeng Army camp, Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen walked outside the forest again.
In order to hide their tracks, their camp was located deep in the woods, and they had to walk two or three miles to get to Guandao.
After Tang Yin and others got out of the dense forest, they looked back and saw that all they could see were dense trees. If they didn't go deep into them, no one would be able to notice that there were so many troops stationed in the forest.
Nodding secretly, Tang Yin raised his head to the forest opposite the official road and said, "Let's go to Liang Qi's camp and have a look!"
"Okay!" Qiu Zhen and Cheng Jin agreed and followed Tang Yin towards the Sanshui Army's station.
Passing through the official road and entering the forest on the other side, before walking too far inside, I heard the sudden sound of trembling leaves above my head. Then, several figures jumped down from the tree branches in a semi-circular shape. Stop Tang Yin and others. Qiu Zhen was startled. Before he could see the person's appearance clearly, everyone on the other side had already stepped forward to salute Tang Yin and whispered: "It turns out to be your Excellency!"
Tang Yin looked at a few people and saw that they were all wearing light casual clothes and asked, "Are you..."
"Reporting to your lord, we are the secret sentry of Sanshui Army."
"Oh!" Tang Yin nodded in response. Liang Qi had placed the hidden sentry far enough away. He waved his hand and said, "Go and do your work."
"Yes! Sir." Several secret sentries retreated under the tree, then used their hands and feet together, and with dexterous movements, they climbed back up the tree like monkeys, hiding among the leaves.
Tang Yin and others went about five miles deep into the forest before reaching the Sanshui Army's camp. Along the way, they encountered countless open and hidden sentries of the Sanshui Army. When they arrived at the camp, they saw that the Sanshui Army was stationed there. A long fence has been erected on the outside, and many soldiers of the Sanshui Army are piling up mounds of earth, building up an earthen wall half a man high.
When they learned that Tang Yin was coming, Liang Qi and Bai Yong came out to welcome him. Tang Yin was very puzzled by the defense built by the Sanshui Army and asked: "Why build fences and mounds?"
Liang Qi said: "As long as we are stationed in one place for more than three hours, it is necessary to build fortifications, not to mention that our army will be stationed here for several days."
Tang Yin glanced at him and shook his head to express his incomprehension. He said, "The soldiers have been tired after traveling all night. Now we have to build such complicated fortifications. Wouldn't it cause complaints from the soldiers?"
Liang Qi smiled calmly and said: "The army is not a place for sightseeing. Since you choose to join the army, you must be prepared to endure hardship. If you can't even stand this tiredness, why bother going into battle to kill the enemy? Then it's better to go home. Forget about getting a wife and having children!”
Although Liang Qi was not talking about Tang Yin, he still blushed after hearing this, nodded awkwardly, and said with a dry smile: "What General Liang said makes sense."
Liang Qi's thoughts on governing the army are closer to those of today's soldiers. He is also considerate of the soldiers below, but it is completely different from Tang Yin's indulgent consideration. His requirements are very strict, and the military laws he sets are also extremely heavy, and he naturally attaches great importance to those who have meritorious service. In his opinion, only in this way can the whole army be united and the maximum living space can be obtained on the battlefield.
Letting the soldiers live and walking off the battlefield intact is the best consideration for the soldiers.
From the differences in the conditions of each camp, we can also see the differences in the personalities of the commanders of each army.
Xiao Muqing is flexible, Li Wei is strict, and Liang Qi is sharp. As for the direct army headed by Gu Yue, it is the least distinctive. It is not that Gu Yue is incompetent, but that the direct army is right under Tang Yin's nose. From time to time, he has to intervene, Tang Yin He is not good at running the army, so apart from the fact that the training is pretty good, the directly-affiliated army cannot find any other strengths.
The Pingyuan Army, the Chifeng Army, and the Sanshui Army each have their own characteristics. As for who is good and who is bad, who is strong and who is weak, we can only tell the difference in battlefield practice.
Two days later, spies from Tianyan and Diwang both reported back that the local army under Zhong Tian had entered the boundaries of Guannan County and was heading towards Sanchi City. The leader of the army was one of Zhong Tian's confidants, Xiao Kui.
Xiao Kui was a regiment commander. He was brave in combat and was famous for his fierceness. He was highly appreciated by Zhong Tian. During this expedition, Zhong Tian was able to safely hand over 200,000 local troops to him, which shows that he values and trusts him. .
After entering Guannan County, the local army marched very fast. In his heart, Xiao Kui did not take Tang Yin seriously. He felt that Tang Yin's achievements today were all due to the cultivation and promotion of the Wu family. This was a well-known fact in Yancheng. Now that the Wu family was suffering and Tang Yin was in power, he not only did not repay the Wu family, but also seized their corps and kicked the Wu family away. He was a complete villain. How could such a person command troops? How could he lead the army to fight? Although there were many troops under his command, with a commander like Tang Yin, they could only be a group of rabble.
This time, he was appointed as the commander of the front army by Zhong Wen. He just wanted to take this opportunity to take the lead in fighting with Tang Yin and make a great contribution first. After returning to the capital after victory, he would not only be rewarded, but also his status in the royal court could be further improved.
With this idea in mind, Xiao Kui repeatedly urged to speed up the march, preferably to leave the central army where Zhong Wen was far behind. He never thought that there would be Tang Yin's ambush in Guannan County, which had already surrendered to Zhong Tian.
After only one day, 200,000 local troops arrived at Sanchi City.
At this time, Sanchi City was quiet and motionless.
Xiao Kui rode on a horse and walked in the front of the team. He could not help but frown when he saw Sanchi City was peaceful from afar. They walked from Yancheng to here. All the cities along the way sent people to greet them, but the calm Sanchi City did not have any intention of welcoming them.
He snorted coldly in his heart and asked the lieutenant beside him: "Doesn't the lord of Sanchi City know that we are here? Why doesn't he come out to greet the king's division?"
"This..." The lieutenant secretly stuck out his tongue and whispered: "I don't know!"
Xiao Kui rolled his eyes at the lieutenant and urged the horse to continue moving forward. At the same time, he ordered unhappily: "Keep marching and enter the city!" As he said, he muttered: "It would be best if the lord of Sanchi City can give me a good explanation, otherwise I will never let him off easily!"
"Yes, yes, yes! This city lord is too arrogant!" The lieutenant took advantage of the opportunity and agreed repeatedly.
The local army led by Xiao Kui entered Sanchi City with great fanfare. Not only did they not see the city lord, but they did not even see any ordinary soldiers. The wide-open city gates were unguarded, allowing the passing people to come in and out. Seeing this, Xiao Kui became even more angry. Even if Sanchi City was not considered the front line, he could not be so lax. It seemed that the city lord was not going to live!
"I want to see what the city lord does at home!" Xiao Kui ordered the lieutenant general beside him to go to the city lord's mansion and bring the city lord to see him.
The lieutenant general agreed and immediately led his men there.
Not long after, the lieutenant general led his men back again. Xiao Kui looked around and saw no one else. He frowned and asked, "Where is the city lord?"
The lieutenant shook his head and said, "He is not in the city lord's mansion."
"Not here? Then where did he go?"
"I have asked around. The servants in the city lord's mansion said that the city lord left early yesterday morning. He said he was going to Tongzhou and took his family with him. He did not explain why. The servants guessed that the city lord might have been dismissed."
What a mess! Xiao Kui groaned in anger. Looking at the sky, it was almost evening. It was impossible to continue marching today. He said to the generals on his left and right, "Tell me, the whole army will go into the city to rest and continue the journey tomorrow morning."
"General, Sanchi City is too small. I am afraid that so many of our soldiers cannot stay." A general said in embarrassment.
"Then we will be stationed outside the city! Do I need to teach you about this kind of thing?" Xiao Kui rolled his eyes at the general.
The general was the commander of the local county army. Xiao Kui looked down on the generals of the local army. If it wasn't for stabilizing the local army, he would have replaced all of them long ago. Why would they stay around him to be an eyesore?
The general was scolded by him and blushed. He didn't say anything more and bowed and retreated.
Xiao Kui ignored him and took his trusted subordinates and hundreds of guards with him to the city lord's mansion.
Since the city lord was away, the city lord's mansion became his place to stay in Sanchi City.
According to Xiao Kui's military order, some of the local army soldiers were stationed in the city, and some set up camp outside the city.
The local army was already in low morale, and they had to march all the way. The soldiers were all tired and had no vigilance. When the whole army rested, there were very few soldiers on guard. Even if there were, they would sit on the ground with spears and sleep soundly.
Nothing happened at night. The next morning, the sentry stationed on the tower woke up from his sleep. He glanced outside the city with sleepy eyes, stretched and yawned, and recovered some consciousness after a while. However, his body shook violently when he recovered his consciousness. He rubbed his eyes vigorously with both hands, leaned on the wall, and looked out of the city.
The local army was mostly inside the city, and the camp was set up close to the city. But now, there was another large-scale army outside the local army camp. The number of troops was so large that it was boundless. The city and the camp were surrounded by three layers inside and outside, and there was no way through. The flags in the team were flying, all with black background and white face, and the big "wind" word danced with the wind.
Now they had already been changed by Zhong Tian*, and it was impossible to fly the wind flag again. What was going on with this wave of troops in front of them?