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Gradually, even Shangguan Yuan was not able to hold up against the Arrow Rain on the other side. From time to time, his spirit armor would be struck by a rocket, and tinkling sounds could be heard. Even in such a situation, Shangguan Yuan did not want to retreat. He clenched his teeth and persevered. As long as he could get ashore and the wooden raft could get close to the shore, he had the confidence to kill off all the ambushes on the shore.

It was just that under the other party's Arrow Rain, the distance of more than a hundred thousand feet seemed to be extremely far. No matter how Shangguan Yuan told him to give the order, it was difficult for him to take a step forward.

At this time, Tang Yin, who was watching the battle from the back, could no longer sit still. He had a premonition that the other party might have ambushed them, but he never thought that their preparations were so complete that even such large equipment as the catapult was already hidden in the forest. Not to mention three hundred rafts and six thousand soldiers, even if three thousand rafts and sixty thousand soldiers were to attack together, it might not even be possible to pass through Pan River.

Seeing the soldiers die one by one at the bottom of the river, Tang Yin felt as if his heart had been cut by knives. He was afraid that Shangguan Yuan would lose everything again.

Shangguan Yuan wanted to keep charging, but suddenly he heard the gong sound behind him. He stomped his feet hard and sighed before shouting, "Retreat!"

Shangguan Yuan let the raft change its direction first and quickly retreated to the south shore. The other rafts, seeing this, didn't dare to delay any longer and followed Shangguan Yuan. They all lost. However, it would not be easy for them to retreat now. They had to look at the face of the ambushing soldiers, the other party's Arrow Rain s did not stop, the catapults even fired continuously, it was as if they would not stop until Shangguan Yuan was completely annihilated.

Under the dual attack of the arrow formation and the huge boulder, the number of deaths and injuries on Feng Army was innumerable. Out of the three hundred rafts, only thirty remained, and of the six thousand Generals And Soldiers of Feng Army s that returned alive, only a few hundred were left. The scale of this battle was not very large, but the miserable defeat was something that Tang Yin had experienced for the first time.

He was half sitting in the carriage, his expression frighteningly dark, and his eyes were staring at the Pan River opposite him. His fists were clenching so hard that it made clucking sounds, and a bright light constantly flickered in his eyes. The generals standing on both sides of the carriage were also dumbfounded, their expressions were no better than Tang Yin's, they did not even dare to breathe loudly, and secretly wiped off their cold sweat.

Zi Ying shook his head, and sighed in his heart. The enemy troops really did set up an ambush at the North Bank, but it was a pity that thousands of his soldiers died unknown deaths at the bottom of the Pan River river.

At this time, Shangguan Yuan, who had escaped back to his headquarters, stepped onto the shore. His face was flushed red and she braced herself to approach Tang Yin's horse carriage, but before she could say anything, she kneeled on the ground with a thump. With her head lowered, he shyly said, "My lord, this lowly general … This lowly general did not command properly, please punish me, Sir! "

After he finished speaking, Shangguan Yuan lowered his head even more and waited for Tang Yin to finish. But after a long while, when he still did not hear Tang Yin's words, he was puzzled. He raised his head, and seeing that Tang Yin was not looking at him at all, and was still staring at the other side, he called out softly, "Master?"

Only after Shangguan Yuan called out three times did Tang Yin regain his senses. He retracted his gaze and looked at Shangguan Yuan. The latter spoke again, "Your excellency, this lowly general's command has led to the complete destruction of six thousand of our brothers. Please punish me, Your Excellency. This general is willing to accept the punishment."

Tang Yin squinted his eyes, laughed out loud, then laughed out loud and laughed out loud, he waved his hand and said: "Victory and defeat is a common occurrence, I do not need to take it to heart. Moreover, the fault for this battle does not lie with you, but with me. If you want to punish someone, then you must first punish myself! "

Pointing his finger to the other side, he said to the people around him: "Although we have lost this battle, we have still successfully lured out the enemy. The next time we attack, we will definitely annihilate all the enemy troops on the other side and make them pay with their blood, to avenge the deaths of today's brothers!"

There was no undefeated general in this world. As the commander of the army, the scariest thing was that once they lost, they would be the ones to mess things up. This way, the entire army would become impatient and their morale would plummet. Now, Tang Yin saw that only a few hundred of his six thousand soldiers had returned, and the wooden raft that he painstakingly built for five whole days had also been destroyed. Not only was he not in a hurry, he was also laughing and consoling Shangguan Yuan while he retreated.

Zi Ying also nodded silently at the side, admiring Tang Yin's reaction.

Tang Yin looked deeply at the joyful Peng Army on the other side and sneered. He waved his hands and said to his subordinates, "Let's return to the city first and discuss further!"

"Yes!" "My Lord!"

In the battle of the Northern Crossing Pan River, Tianyuan Army was defeated by Peng Army that was already prepared for it, ending in a crushing defeat. When he returned to the county capital inside the Lishan City, Tang Yin did not look for anyone else. He first called Le Tian and Ai Jia out, pointed at the two of them and said: "Investigate, immediately investigate how many people there are on the other side, who will lead the troops, and where the catapult in the forest is located. Also, with Pan River being so long, there will definitely be a place where it would be easy for water to cross.

With so many troops lying in ambush in the North Bank, even the and Earth Web, who were both specialized in intelligence, were unable to detect anything. Le Tian and Ai Jia naturally had to answer to their guilt. Although they were not scolded by Tang Yin, Le Tian and Ai Jia were already sweating like mad. After hearing Tang Yin's orders, the two of them kneeled on the ground, and with a word of agreement, they quickly left.

After the two of them left, Tang Yin said to Zi Ying again, "General Zi Ying, this time, our army has barely enough wooden rafts left. You still have to urge the soldiers to continue building."

"This lowly general understands." Zi Ying interjected and replied.

"And …" Tang Yin sighed bitterly and said: "Send people to the river to salvage the corpses of our soldiers and retrieve as much as they can. Although we can't let the fallen soldiers return to their deaths, we definitely cannot let our brothers die here."

Hearing that, Zi Ying bit his lips, and choked with emotions: "Yes Master, I will do it right now!"

When the surrounding generals heard this, their eyes turned red.

"In addition, many civilians have died and wounded while ferrying to our army. Give them some silver and give it to their families as compensation to our army!"

"Yes!" "Milord."

After telling them everything that needed to be done, Tang Yin heaved a sigh of relief. He waved his hand and said: "If there's nothing else, everyone can go back now."

"Master, you haven't recovered from your injuries, rest early!" Everyone saw that Tang Yin's face was ugly and spoke out in concern.

Tang Yin nodded and closed his eyes, not saying a word.

The generals left one after another, but Wu Mei did not leave.

Wu Mei walked up to Tang Yin, grabbed his hand, and softly consoled him: "Yin, even though we lost this time, our vitality was still present. We still have over fifty thousand soldiers.

Tang Yin laughed, opened his eyes, looked at Wu Mei, and asked back: "Xiao Mei, even if we can create over a thousand wooden rafts, with over fifty thousand brothers coming together, will they be able to charge through the enemy's Drop Stone s and arrow formations?"

Wu Mei blinked her fox-like big eyes, and asked curiously: "Why can't I? Right now, our Peng Army is only at most thirty thousand, but we have at least fifty thousand, which is twice as much as the enemy's. If we attack together, we will definitely be able to cross the Pan River. "

Tang Yin stopped smiling and said thoughtfully: "It won't be that easy. On the raft, we do not even have the ability to shoot and retaliate with our arrows. Even if we can really beat the Pan River in the end, we would have to use our brothers' lives to force it out, and at that time, who knows how many people will die. Can we afford such a price? "

Wu Mei did not think too much into it, and confidently said: "Battles are meant to kill people, and sacrificing some soldiers to win is unavoidable!"

Tang Yin shook his head and laughed bitterly: "You think of this matter too simply. I am fighting in the front. I will only be able to keep the ministers at the back with my continuous victories. If I lose too many troops, no matter what the outcome of the battle is, it will be a waste of my manpower. I seem to be in a very good situation, but in reality, I am in a dangerous situation, and my every move has to be on thin ice. "

She only knew that Tang Yin was now in charge of the army and controlled the entire imperial government. However, how many people in the imperial government truly wished to see him in the lead, and how many people were waiting for him to fall was not something that Wu Mei could understand.

In fact, it was just as Tang Yin had said, he could only win, not lose. If he lost, or if the casualties were too great, he would leave a trail for the ministers led by Liang Xing and Ziyang Haochun. If the opponent used this as a reason, and used the imperial government's name to call him back to the capital or even to make him look good, shouldn't he? If they agreed to it, their authority would fall. If they disagreed, they would become disloyal and follow in Zhong Tian's footsteps.

It could be said that the pressure that Tang Yin had to bear was unimaginable to others, and this was also the first time he said it out loud on his own accord.

"Yin …"

It was rare for Wu Mei to reveal such a lonely expression. She leaned forward and subconsciously held Tang Yin's arm, saying in a low voice, "Don't worry, Father will definitely help you in the imperial court!"

Wu Yu? Amongst the four great nobles of the Feng Country, the most scheming one was Wu Yu. As long as he did not act as a backer for, he would thank the heavens and earth. However, in front of Wu Mei, he obviously wouldn't say that. He took a deep breath, cheered himself up, and no longer spoke any further on this matter, as he changed the subject, and said faintly: "Zhan Wushuang is indeed worthy of being a famous general in the Ning Country.

Hearing him talk about war again, Wu Mei creased her delicate eyebrows and asked softly, "Yin, what are you planning to do?"

Tang Yin muttered to himself with a profound gaze: "If I can't attack clearly, I can only attack secretly. But, how can I let my army cross the river without anyone noticing?"

The Pan River s were wide and deep, the water current was swift, and the soldiers in the Tianyuan Army s were mostly landlubbers, there were very few people who were familiar with the waters, it was already impossible for them to sneak into the other side and launch a sneak attack. Tang Yin was at a loss as to what to do with the Pan River in front of him.