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Ever since the day he had assumed the command, the days of the local army had not been easy. This time, he had been besieged by the heavy soldiers from Tianyuan Army, and Xiao Kui had also misdirected them, causing the local army's resentment to immediately burst out, chopping them into mincemeat.

Xiao Kui's trusted aides and bodyguards also stopped running. After being surrounded by the local army, they were captured alive, and then they opened the city gates, all of them surrendering to the Tianyuan Army.

The battle at Sanchi City did not even happen yet, as 200,000 local soldiers killed their commander, Xiao Kui. All of them surrendered and pledged allegiance to Tang Yin.

Taking in all two hundred thousand soldiers in one go was originally a happy occasion, but Tang Yin wasn't happy at all. All these soldiers were originally from different places in the Feng Country, and they were used to living like princes and princesses. Even if they didn't participate in battles, and didn't receive strict training, their fighting strength was extremely weak.

That day, Tang Yin gathered the commanders of the various local armies together. The commanders had long since taken off their red armors and wore only their undergarments. They gathered in the tents, each one of them drooping their heads in dejection as they hissed and gave short sighs. At that time, they had killed Xiao Kui out of anger, and when they calmed down, they started to worry about themselves.

Since Xiao Kui was killed by them, they definitely could not allow him to do so. They could not go back to their homes, and might even implicate their families. Although they had turned their backs on Tang Yin, in reality, they were his captives. No one knew what to do in this awkward situation.

Just as they were sitting in their tents and staring at each other in silence, Tang Yin came over with Qiu Zhen, Liang Qi, Xiao Muqing, Li Wei, Li Wei and the other generals. Upon seeing Tang Yin, the commanders of the local army all stood up, knelt down, and greeted him courteously: "This subordinate greets Master Tang!"

Tang Yin's eyes slowly swept across the crowd, he looked for a moment, then nodded his head and said: "Generals, stand up!" After saying that, he waved his hand, indicating that everyone should take a seat. He then sat down on a chair in the middle of the tent and asked, "May I ask, which one is General Mo Yan Ju?"

At first, the generals were stunned, but soon after, they all turned their gazes towards a burly man within the crowd. The big sized man quickly walked out from the crowd and cupped his hands in a salute: "Master Tang, this subordinate is Mo Yan."

"Oh!" Tang Yin laughed and said: "Master Zhao once mentioned to me about you, saying that you are a brave and battle-oriented person, and are proficient in the art of military management, you are a rare talent."

Master Zhao? The general named Mu Yan was startled, but immediately realised that Tang Yin was talking about Zhao Hui. It seemed that Zhao Hui and Tang Yin had already colluded against each other and worked together to fight Zhong Tian. After all, the reason why there were so many Tianyuan Army that had sneakily passed through the entire Guannan County and suddenly arrived at the third pool was due to the lack of Zhao Hui's assistance.

He was the commander of the Guannan Army and also Zhao Hui's old subordinate, Yun Che was in charge of all the major affairs of the Guannan Army. When Ning Jun was nearing the Yan City, his reinforcements for the Guannan County had all left for the Yan City, and in the end, he was unable to return.

At this time, after hearing Tang Yin's words, a look of fear surfaced on his face as he hurriedly said, "Master Tang, that was Master Zhao praising this subordinate. This subordinate truly does not dare!"

Tang Yin secretly nodded his head, although he was tall and sturdy, and had a rough and fierce appearance, he was actually a modest and polite person, which was very different from his outer appearance. He continued with a smile, "This is the Guannan County, and also the hometown of General Ju. Now, you can bring the brothers from the Guannan Army back to Tongzhou. Of course, if the warriors are tired, they can also rest in my army camp for a few days. "

He had never thought that since Zhao Hui and Tang Yin were on good terms, he and his subordinates would also benefit from it. He quickly said: "Master Tang, I think... I will stay in Your Army for a while! Although Xiao Kui is already dead, there is still a hundred and fifty thousand Central Army and four hundred thousand troops of the Ning Army left behind by Zhong Wen. I still have some understanding of them, and I might be able to provide some help to the Master Tang. "

Since Zhao Hui and Tang Yin had joined hands to resist Zhong Tian, as his subordinates, Mo Yan felt that he had the responsibility of staying behind to defend against Zhong Tian and the Ning Country's allied army.

He wanted to stay, which was exactly what Tang Yin wanted. He laughed: "Un, then General Ju can stay here for the time being."

"Yes!" Master Tang! "

Tang Yin was rather polite to Mo Yan, but was not so courteous to the others. After conversing with Mo Yan for a while, he looked at the other local army generals and said: "All of you have been away for a long time, I believe you all have all returned home already. Since you all are with us now, I will not force you all to stay, everyone can pack up and go back to your homes."

Rather than leaving these useless soldiers behind, he might as well send them away as soon as possible to avoid wasting his time. Tang Yin said that he would invite them home, but in reality, it was equivalent to inviting them out.

Hearing Tang Yin's words, everyone looked at each other, and then lowered their heads, no one saying a word.

It wasn't that they didn't want to leave, but that they simply couldn't. Xiao Kui was killed by them, and the news would reach Zhong Tian in a few days, and all of them would be listed as wanted by the entire kingdom. Once they left the Guannan County, they would have to live their days of fleeing in fear, and no one would be willing to accept this.

For the Generals, Yun Che naturally felt that they were in a similar situation. Letting them go home now was the same as letting them walk into a trap, it was the same as returning home to accept their deaths. Since Mo Yan and the other Generals had been together for a long time and were close friends who had gone through hardships, he naturally could not bear to see them fall into Zhong Tian's hands in the end.

He cleared his throat, cupped his hands, and said: "Master Tang, all these soldiers of the local army hate Zhong Tian's rebellion to the bone, and are only bullied, not daring to speak a word. Let them stay, and give their all to suppress Zhong Tian!"

Taking advantage of his words, all the generals became enlivened. They looked at each other, knelt on the ground, and said at the same time, "Master Tang, Zhong Tian killed a king and sold his country. Everyone has the right to kill him.

"This …" The generals had already spoken to such an extent. If they were to force them away, it would seem too inhumane. If word of this got out, it would not be good for their reputation either. Tang Yin felt that it was difficult, and he looked at Qiu Zhen, asking him what he meant.

Qiu Zhen laughed and said to the generals, "All the generals have such determination, but the soldiers below might not have it. Everyone has been far away from home for so long, who hasn't felt homesick? "If I am to force them to stay and cause dissatisfaction, I am afraid that it will affect the fighting spirit of our army."

When Tang Yin heard this, he nodded his head in appreciation. In his heart, he was secretly surprised at Qiu Zhen's quick reaction.

The generals were speechless. If Zhong Tian wanted to punish them, he could only punish them, who had surrendered to the Generals, but not the ordinary soldiers. Therefore, the soldiers had no qualms about returning home, furthermore, they knew too well the homesickness of the soldiers.

This time, his voice was louder, and he said with a serious tone: "Since Master is worried about the feelings of homesickness of the warriors, then let all the brothers who want to go home, for those soldiers who are willing to fight Zhong Tian and do not want to go home, they shouldn't be forced. Otherwise, it would be too heartbreaking." After pausing for a moment, he continued, "If Master wants to defeat Zhong Tian, just relying on one or two countries is far from enough, and if you want to raise the strength of the entire nation, Master should treat the soldiers and citizens of the various counties well.

After he finished speaking, Tang Yin took a deep breath. To try to win over the hearts and hearts of the citizens of the entire country, that was something he had never thought of. Although he did not think that only the hearts of the people would be able to defeat Zhong Tian, it was still not a bad thing to obtain the hearts of the people.

Tang Yin was very smart, but his Wise King wanted to show off her ability to adapt, and was not good at foresight, but she had one good point, that was that she could sense which opinion was beneficial to him, and which one was not.

He laughed as he pondered, but his mind was rapidly spinning. After a short pause, he laughed as he raised his head back and said, "What General Ju said is also what I was thinking." With that, he looked at the generals and said, "If the generals wish to stay, of course, I welcome them with my hands raised. If they wish to leave, I will not force them to stay, and I will send some to prepare for the journey. In addition, I hope that the generals can pass on my words to the soldiers below."

Aiya! After the generals heard this, they all heaved a sigh of relief, and bowed to Tang Yin together, and said: "Thank you, Master Tang!"

Moyan watched from the side, his eyes shining.

Just a moment ago, Tang Yin had the intention to send all the local army away, so he was obviously a short-sighted person. But now he understood why Tang Yin was able to use his strength to such an extent, he did not have the haughtiness and arrogance of the noble officials, and was instead able to listen to the opinions of others, even if it was the opinion of a person he had just met. This point was easy to say, but was actually too difficult to put into practice.

He then gave a deep bow of admiration to Tang Yin and said, "Master is wise!"

There were actually not many soldiers who were willing to stay in the Guannan County to fight among the two hundred thousand soldiers. Once Tang Yin's words were passed down, most of the soldiers in the local army started to pack their things and prepared to go home. In the end, not even twenty thousand were willing to stay.

On the other side, he had also ordered Shangguan Yuan and Peng Haochu, who were lying in ambush at the border, to explain the situation with their Sanchi City and to lead their team back immediately.

After receiving Tang Yin's order, Peng Haochu did not dare delay any further and immediately prepared to order the retreat. At this time, Shangguan Yuan did not want to listen to him, he had come out to ambush others for the sake of fighting, but now he did not even see the shadow of Zhong Wen's army.