On the other side, Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Invincible, who were still attacking Tongmen, also heard the news that Yancheng was in an emergency and Zhong Tian had retreated to Wancheng.

The strategists in the army came to find Zhan Wushuang one after another, and suggested to him that he immediately withdraw his troops and return to Yancheng.

Zhan Wushuang frowned, and did not answer immediately, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to give up halfway, not to mention that Tongmen was too important, and he had to recapture it from the hands of the Tianyuan Army, otherwise, he would have set up a lone army in Fengdi, and there would be no logistical support, nor reinforcements in the rear, and the situation would be extremely unfavorable.

Seeing that Zhan Wushuang was still hesitant, a strategist asked, "Is the general sure of defeating Tongmen?"

"This ......" Zhan Wushuang muttered. There are officials in the enemy army in Tongmen, and there is nothing that can be dealt with by this one person.

"If the general is not sure, he must immediately withdraw his troops, assist Zhong Tian, and hold Yancheng, otherwise, if Yancheng is lost, our army will be trapped between Yancheng and Tongmen, unable to advance or retreat, and the whole army will be in danger!"

After hearing this, Zhan Wushuang gasped, and secretly said that it was reasonable, he nodded and said, "What Mr. said is extremely true!" Saying this, he said to Zhan Invincible: "Invincible." The order is to go down, and the whole army will set off on the same day and return to Yancheng!"

Although the invincible was unwilling, he also understood the critical situation at this time, and did not dare to slack off, so he hurriedly agreed, "Yes!

"And ......" Zhan Wushuang thought for a while, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I will personally explain this matter to the king!"

He commanded the army to attack Tongmen, that was the will of Yan Chu, King Ning, and now that he wants to retreat, he naturally has to be Ming Yan Chu, in addition, he also needs to notify Ming Xiaotian on the east side of Tongmen, so that he can understand the current predicament of the party.

It turned out that Ming Xiaotian and Zhan Wushuang were two armies attacking Tongmen before and after, but with the forced withdrawal of Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wushuang, only Ming Xiaotian's army remained, and the hope of recapturing Tongmen had become very slim.

Zhan Wushuang was afraid that Yancheng would not be protected, and the army was trapped between Yancheng and Tongmen, so he led the army to rush back to Yancheng.

Before they arrived in Yancheng, the Tianyuan army had already arrived first, and the army set up a large camp outside the northern city of Yancheng.

After the camp was set up, Tang Yin took Qiu Zhen with him. The Shangguan brothers and a few guards rode out of the camp, walked to a piece of high ground not far away, and raised their eyes to look at Yancheng in the distance.

Looking at the outline of Yancheng, Tang Yin felt a lot of emotion in his heart, he was out of Yancheng at the beginning, and was transferred to the distant plain county, and now he has made a big circle in the north of the wind country, and returned to Yancheng again, acting completely differently, not only is the personnel completely unusual, but he is also very different from the beginning.

The Wind King Zhanhua was killed by Zhong Tian, and the four most powerful powers in the Wind Country also existed in name only, and only Zhong Tian, a pseudo-king, was left with little time. At the beginning, Tang Yin was only a county leader, but now, he is called the county leader, but he actually controls four counties and has an army of hundreds of thousands, as if he has become the most powerful group in the Wind Country.

After watching for a while, Tang Yin turned his head and said to Qiu Zhen: "Qiu Zhen, do you remember what I said when I left Yancheng?"

Qiu Zhen smiled and said, "At that time, Brother Tang will definitely come back." Now that Brother Tang's words have been fulfilled, we are indeed back again. Tang Yin and Qiu Zhen have the deepest personal relationship, and in private, the two will not address each other by the official title of "adult".

"yes! I said we would come back, but I didn't expect us to come back in one way or another. Tang Yin narrowed his eyes and said quietly.

Qiu Zhen also didn't expect such a result, he smiled and said softly: "This is the most decent way to return." As he spoke, he turned his words, pointed to Yancheng in the distance, and said: "It is reported that there are less than 100,000 defenders in Yancheng, but the battle Wushuang and the battle invincible have rushed back to Yancheng, and they will arrive in less than three days." ”

Tang Yin sneered and said, "It's just that the subordinates are defeated, so don't worry." ”

Qiu Zhen's face was straight, and he said: "If our army and the Ning army are head-to-head, they do have an absolute advantage, they are afraid that they will be cunning and cunning, and they will not confront our army head-on, but hide in Yancheng, and merge with the Peng army inside, and kill Yancheng, so that it will be much more difficult for our army to attack the city." ”

"En!" Tang Yin nodded, feeling that what Qiu Zhen said was reasonable. The Ning army lost about 50,000 people when attacking Tongmen, and now there are still 150,000 Ning troops under the hands of Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wuwu, if all of them shrink into Yancheng and are on the defensive, the power of the Ning army's arrow array can be exerted to the extreme, and the threat to their own side is great.

After pondering for a moment, Tang Yin said: "In this way, our army should divide a group of troops to stop the Ning army from approaching Yancheng. ”

Qiu Zhen smiled and arched his hand and said, "Brother Tang sees it clearly. ”

Tang Yin asked, "Qiu Zhen, what do you think of the Platoon Plains Army blocking the Ning Army?"

Qiu Zhen shook his head and said: "The army with the strongest combat effectiveness of our army is the Plains Army, and the Plains Army can be regarded as the core strength of our army, and it should be invested in the most critical main battlefield, and it is not appropriate to transfer out." ”

If the Plains Army cannot be transferred, which army can still be mobilized? The main force of the Sanshui Army has already followed Liang Qi to attack Tongmen, and the main force of Chifeng Jun suffered heavy losses when attacking Huya Mountain, and the army directly under the army, as Tang Yin's close army, can only be used for attacking Yancheng, and no legion can come in handy.

Seeing Tang Yin frowning slowly, Qiu Zhen said with a smile: "Brother Tang can line up the Sky Eagle Army led by Ziying to block the Ning Army. ”

"Oh?" Tang Yin looked at Qiu Zhen with a questioning expression. The name of the Sky Eagle Army is very scary, but except for a good commander, the soldiers below are simply a rabble, and sending them to block the 150,000 Ning Army is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. He said worriedly: "I'm afraid, not only will the Sky Eagle Army not be able to stop the Ning Army, but it will also have to be wiped out by the entire army killed by the Ning Army." ”

"If that's the case, it just saves Brother Tang the trouble. ”

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows.

Qiu Zhense said: "Brother Tang must be clear in his heart, who is the descendant and who is the collateral. Ziying is taking refuge in Brother Tang, but its loyalty remains to be seen, and now is an extraordinary period, our army will enter Yancheng when he sees it, Brother Tang wants to become an uncle, we must be stable internally, and the top and bottom are concentric, at this time, Ziying's command of nearly 70,000 troops is a little inappropriate. ”

Tang Yin nodded while listening, and when Qiu Zhen finished speaking, he also thought about it, smiled lightly, and said casually: "Okay! ”

Qiu Zhen smiled and said no more on this matter. Tang Yin is not a long-term and calculating person, if that is the case, he will not need Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, Zong Yuan, these strategists, the most outstanding thing about him is that he has the enlightened mind of modern people, and can adopt the favorable opinions put forward by others, which makes up for his own shortcomings to the greatest extent. It is precisely because of this that Qiu Zhen chose to assist him wholeheartedly and push him to the peak step by step.

After returning to the camp, Tang Yin immediately anxious about the generals and discussed the strategy of attacking the city.

After all the generals and strategists arrived, Tang Yin said slowly: "I plan to attack the city tomorrow, I don't know what you think?"

"The last general is willing to obey the command of the lord!" all the generals replied in unison.

"En!" Tang Yin said again: "However, the Ning army under the command of the invincible and invincible battles is also marching towards Yancheng, and it will arrive in the near future, which is a hidden danger for our army, so I plan to divide a part of my forces and go to block the Ning army, so as to create enough time for the main force of my army to attack the city." ”

Speaking of this, he paused, turned his head to look at Ziying, one of the generals, and said, "General Ziying, are you willing to lead the Heavenly Eagle Army under your command to stop the Ning Army?"

When he asked this, it meant that he didn't give Ziying any room to refuse. Ziying has just taken refuge in Tang Yin, this is the first task given to him by Tang Yin, no matter how dangerous and difficult it is, he can only bite the bullet and continue.

Ziying was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then immediately said: "The last general is willing to go!"

"Okay!" Tang Yin first praised it, and then admonished with concern: "There are many Ning soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is quite strong, even if General Ziying is talented and capable, I am afraid that the Sky Eagle Army will not be able to compete with him head-on." When it came into contact with Ning's army, General Ziying tried to avoid engaging it head-on, as long as he dragged it or slowed down the march. ”

"Yes! "Although this task is a little difficult, it is not impossible to do, after all, the purpose of this battle is to delay time, not to crush the entire Ning army. Ziying arched her hand to Tang Yin and received the military order.

After that, Tang Yin began to arrange the details of the attack on Yancheng.

He ordered the Plains Army and the directly subordinate army to attack the north and west gates of Yancheng respectively, and ordered the Sanshui Army and the Chifeng Army to attack the east and south gates of Yancheng with the strategy of harassment and feints.

The generals have no objection to Tang Yin's arrangement, and they should all be.

On the same day, Ziying obeyed Tang Yin's order and commanded the Sky Eagle Army to bypass Yancheng and go to block the Ning army rushing towards Yancheng. After Ziying returned to Tang Yin, in order to improve the combat effectiveness of his subordinates, he borrowed some veterans from the Plains Army, the Sanshui Army, the Chifeng Army, and the directly subordinate army. These veterans combined numbered in the thousands, filling the Aquila Army, bringing its strength to 70,000.

Dispersing veterans into various corps and formations can teach a large group of recruits how to save their lives on the battlefield and how to kill the enemy, so that the combat effectiveness of the whole army can be improved, and it can be said that veterans are the most valuable wealth of the whole army on the battlefield.

Because the counties west of Yancheng were still nominally in Zhong Tian's sphere of influence, Ziying's march was also cautious, not daring to take the official road, picking on barren mountains and mountains, and the schedule was completely reversed, and the whole army slept and rested during the day, and only began to march at night. In this way, although the advance was slow, the concealment was guaranteed, and the Sky Eagle Army penetrated deep to the west of Yancheng and became an unknown surprise army.