Under Zhao Hui's guidance, Tang Yin entered the County Head Palace. His own County Head Palace and Yu He's own could not be compared in comparison. As Tang Yin walked and watched, his impression of Zhao Hui also changed by quite a bit.
After taking his seat in the hall, Zhao Hui warmly invited people to serve him tea. Tang Yin waved his hands and smiled: "Master Zhao is welcome." Following that, he changed the subject and continued, "I plan to have our Tianyuan Army stationed in the area of Sanchi City. I wonder if Master Zhao can help with this."
"Oh? Sanchi City? " Zhao Hui was startled. The Sanchi City was located in the southern part of the Guannan County, and it was not considered far from the Jinguang County. He swallowed his saliva and asked: "How many troops does Master Tang plan to station near the Sanchi City?"
"My entire Tianyuan Army."
"Then... How much is it? "
"Four hundred thousand."
Ah!" Zhao Hui took a deep breath. Sanchi City's location was very important, but the city wasn't big. How could it hold an army of 400,000 soldiers? He revealed a troubled expression and said, "Master Tang, Three Pond City is not even five Li away, I'm afraid it will not be able to accommodate four hundred thousand soldiers of the Heavenly Abyss Army!
Tang Yin laughed and said: "Like I said before, my Tianyuan Army will not stay in the city, but outside the city. Master Zhao, please be at ease, my soldiers will definitely not disturb the citizens of the city, and my Sanchi City will not be affected."
Zhao Hui heaved a sigh of relief and said, "So that's how it is. This is no problem, does Master Tang need my help? "
Tang Yin nodded his head, and said: "As long as Master Zhao help me seal the news, I will not spread it to Zhong Tian! If I were to win this battle, it would be convenient for me to greatly reduce the strength and morale of Zhong Tian's side, and can also take advantage of the victory to pursue and obtain his Yan City. However, if I lose this battle, I'm afraid that no one will be able to reverse the situation and recover my Feng Country. "
Hearing that, Zhao Hui's face became serious, and anxiously said: "Master Tang can be at ease, but if you want me to send troops to war, I cannot help. However, the brothers who assist Tianyuan Army are secretly stationed outside the Sanchi City, so locking the information in is not an issue."
Tang Yin was ecstatic, he cupped his hands and said: "If Master Zhao can really do this, then it would be considered as you making a great contribution for me, Windy."
"Aiya, how dare you, how dare you!" Zhao Hui stood up and bowed, then said: "It is my duty as Feng Chen's duty to punish these traitors and restore the wind."
Receiving the approval of the County Head Zhao Hui, Tang Yin, Tang Yin calmed his heart but he was only half relieved. Although Zhao Hui's words were nice, no one could guarantee whether or not he would follow what he said or whether or not he would secretly inform Zhong Tian.
Tang Yin laughed and said: "Master Zhao's loyalty is admirable. In order to ensure the safety of Master Zhao, I will let the ten thousand riders temporarily stay in Tongzhou City. This way, we can protect Master Zhao and his family.
Although it was called protection, it was actually to leave behind ten thousand cavalrymen to threaten him, using him and his family as hostages.
How could Zhao Hui not see through Tang Yin's intentions? Although Tang Yin's distrust made him uncomfortable, he could understand Tang Yin's situation. He was fighting against two countries with the power of one country. He couldn't afford to lose even a little bit of his power, and once there was a mistake, he would never be able to turn the situation around again.
Zhao Hui nodded his head, and laughed: "Master Tang is truly thoughtful, since that is the case, I will not delay it any further. I will take over Master Tang's ten thousand cavalrymen, and we can also take a share to stay in my residence."
Hmm, this Zhao Hui is very understanding! Tang Yin laughed towards the sky, then said: "Then I'll have to trouble the prison Master Zhao to take care of these soldiers."
"Hehe, Master Tang is too polite."
Tang Yin had brought ten thousand cavalrymen to Tongzhou, but when he returned, only Shangguan Yuan was by his side to let him go.
After returning to the Heaven Pass, Tang Yin did not delay any longer. The first thing he did was to deliver Liang, Wu, and Zi Yang's people to the Shunzhou and distribute them to the other three families.
He wanted to fight against Zhong Tian and the Ning Country Alliance Army head on, with the empty space at the back, he did not want to look over the people of the Liang, Wu, and Zi Yang families, and might even cause some trouble for himself. If that were to happen, wouldn't it be troublesome? At this time, Tang Yin showed no mercy, and even Wu Mei was sent back to the Shunzhou together with him.
After he finished doing this, he even went over to Liang Qi and explained things to him. Liang Qi was so smart that he naturally understood Tang Yin's actions.
He could not be more familiar with his own father, but actually Tang Yin's worry was not that unnecessary. If Liang Xing had stayed in the Heaven Pass, he might really take advantage of Tang Yin to fight in the front, or something like that. By settling Liang Xing at the Shunzhou, Liang Qi could also be at ease.
After settling this matter, Tang Yin gave the order that he would stay within the Heaven Pass s to guard the thirty thousand countries. The rest of the four hundred thousand army would head south and enter the Guannan County s.
As he had already looked for Zhao Hui beforehand, the latter opened the door wide, evacuating all the soldiers in the stronghold along the way, returning back to the Tong Zhou Empire.
Even if there were no more Guannan soldiers on the road, it would still be difficult for the army of four hundred thousand to not attract attention on the road.
After considering it, Tang Yin decided not to take the official road, and took the rarely seen road, and walked around different towns and cities. As a result, although the speed of the troops would become slower, but the confidentiality would increase, and in addition, he allowed the entire army to rest during the day, and travel during the night, all in order to hide things from the eyes and to prevent the information from leaking out.
The Sanchi City was not very big, with a length and width of less than five kilometers, and there were no moat outside the city either. There were not many residents in the city, but it was very lively with people walking in and out of the city, and most of them were merchants or tourists that passed by.
These two large forests occupied an extremely large area, covering all the way until the tall and deep mountains. The wood of the trees were thick and hard, and the wood of the Guannan County was mostly from here as well.
After the Tianyuan Army entered the Sanchi City Realm, it split into two, and secretly stayed in the forest on both sides of the city.
The Tianyuan Army that was stationed in the forest to the east of Sanchi City was led by Liang Qi and Bai Yong. Currently, the Sanshui Army had increased from the original five divisions to nine divisions, and was close to a hundred thousand people. The three hundred thousand Tianyuan Army stationed to the west of Sanchi City was led by Tang Yin. This included a hundred thousand Pingyuan Army, a hundred thousand Chifeng Army, and a hundred thousand Directly Subordinate Army.
After setting up camp in the depths of the forest, Tang Yin immediately gathered the commanders and his subordinates.
Right now, there were more than forty divisions of Tianyuan Army and just the regiment leaders and vice regiment leaders were already close to a hundred of them. The Central Army Tent was already far from enough to hold so many people, and now that there were commanders at the top of the legions, Tang Yin only needed to gather all of them.
At this time, Tang Yin stood in the middle of the tent, and to his left were the military officers. There was Pingyuan Army Commander Xiao Muqing, Sanshui Army Commander Liang Qi, Chifeng Army Commander Gu Yue and Peng Haochu, Le Tian and Ai Jia who were in charge of scouting and gathering information. At Tang Yin's right hand side were Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe and the other officials and aides.
When discussing military affairs, Tang Yin did not like to sit and talk, what's more, this was a forest camp, the big tent was simple, it was surrounded by four sides of the tent, moreover, if one wanted to sit, there was nowhere else to sit. Tang Yin hung the map of Three Pools on the tent and looked at it for a moment. Then, he turned around and looked at the crowd and asked Le Tian and Ai Jia: "Where are the enemy troops currently located?"
"The enemy troops have arrived at Yuyang," Le Tien said seriously. Yu Yang was an important northern town of Jinguang County, and after Yu Yang, they would head north, and in less than two days, they would be able to enter the borders of Guannan County.
Ai Jia added: "It's the enemy's previous army that had arrived at Yu Yang."
After pausing for a moment, she explained, "This time, even though Zhong Tian and Ning Jun are attacking together, the Ning Army seemed to have deliberately left Zhong Tian's army behind to scout out us out, as a result of this. The commander in charge of Zhong Tian's side is Zhong Wen, who is also Zhong Tian's second son. He is very timid, and split the three hundred and fifty thousand troops under his command into two parts, with the two hundred thousand as the vanguard and he leading the rest of the troops. Now, only two hundred thousand of the locals have arrived in Yu Yang! "
Tang Yin nodded his head, and praised the elder silently. This time, Ai Jia's information was much more detailed than before.
He looked at the people around him and said: "This battle with Zhong Tian and Ning Jun is extremely important. Whoever has a good plan, quickly tell them!"
"For Zhong Wen to split three hundred and fifty thousand people into two, scattering the troops, is undoubtedly asking for humiliation!" An aide called Han Ying sneered, and cupped his hands towards Tang Yin: "Master, from the Jinguang County to the state, you must pass through the three pools, and from the three pools, you can walk through the dense forest, our army can set up an ambush halfway, and as long as the two hundred thousand advance army comes closer, we can surround and annihilate them. "Although there are a lot of local troops, they are all gathered together at the last moment. Each of them has their own commanders, and once they are surrounded, they will be on their own. When we attack from all sides, it will be effortless to wipe out these two hundred thousand soldiers."
Tang Yin nodded as he listened. He felt that what Han Ying said made sense and was indeed a feasible plan.
Peng Haochu took a step forward from the crowd and cupped his hands towards Tang Yin: "Master, is this plan of yours inappropriate?"
Without waiting for Tang Yin to speak, Han Xing frowned. He shot Peng Haochu a cold glance and asked: "General Peng, what do you think is wrong with my plan?"
Peng Haochu said in a serious tone: "The ones who went against the monarch was Zhong Tian and his lackeys, and not the two hundred thousand local army. These people are all innocent, the reason why the Tianyuan County was used in the expedition was not their own will and was forced here by Zhong Tian. No matter who dies, whoever wins, or who loses, it will all be a waste of my Feng Country, and will be a joke to all! "
Once he said that, everyone present took a deep breath, and felt that Peng Haochu was right. If they were to completely surround and kill this two hundred thousand strong army, it would be a huge loss to their Feng Country.
"Humph!" Han Ying became embarrassed and snorted: "I think General Peng is from the local army, so he's speaking up for them right?!" To be merciful to women and to indulge in adultery is the stupidest of actions! "