Chapter 625

Now the two banks of the Zhanghe River have become a form of confrontation, the Feng army cannot attack it, and the Ning army does not dare to rashly counterattack, and the two battalions are separated by a water, and there is a stalemate.

Time flies, ten days have passed in a blink of an eye, in these ten days, the Feng army while preparing for the holy sacrifice ceremony, while consolidating the defense of the east bank of the Zhanghe River, and recruiting about 30,000 recruits, the Ning army on the other side is not idle, under the call of the eldest grandson Yuanhong, the surrounding local armies have rushed to reinforce, the strength of the Ning army has been further supplemented, the original more than 100,000 western army has now expanded to more than 200,000, including infantry and sailors, plus more than 100 large warships as auxiliary, the combat power of the Ning army has been extremely strong.

Ten days later, Qiu Zhen finally arrived at Zhanghe. Hearing the news of Qiu Zhen's arrival, Tang Yin was extremely excited and went out of the camp to pick him up in person. When I arrived outside the camp gate, I looked up and saw that Qiu Zhen and the accompanying guards were covered in dust and dusty, as if they had just crawled out of the mound.

Before Tang Yin could speak, everyone had already turned over and dismounted, rushed to Tang Yin's approach, knelt on the ground to salute, and said in unison: "The ministers have seen the king!"

"Hurry up, please get up!" Tang Yin stretched out his hand to help Qiu Zhen up, and at the same time looked at him carefully, seeing that Qiu Zhen's cheeks were thin and his eyes were bloodshot, obviously he was in a hurry these days and didn't have much rest, Tang Yin looked at it, he was distressed and relieved, all kinds of feelings were fused together, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. Qiu Zhen is his first friend who came to this world, and he is also the first person to assist him with all his heart, for so long, he has been following him and never abandoning him, conscientious, Tang Yin's trust in Qiu Zhen is far from being comparable to others, especially now, the westward march of the army is blocked, and he has even suffered defeats, at this time Tang Yin saw Qiu Zhen, and he even had a sense of intimacy like seeing his relatives.

He took Qiu Zhen's hand and said movingly: "Qiu Zhen, it's really hard for you to rush here!"

Although Qiu Zhen was tired and tired, he was still in good spirits. Tang Yin was looking at him at the same time, he was also looking at Tang Yin, he hadn't seen him for a few months, Tang Yin was a lot thinner than when he left Yancheng, and he was also a lot haggard, of course, this was also directly related to the recent unfavorable war on his side.

He said: "Weichen has only been on the road for more than ten days, far from being hard, the king is really hard when he commands troops abroad!"

Yes, Tang Yin is very hard, but he can't confide in others about this kind of thing, and no matter whether he wins or loses, he has to pretend to be relaxed and complacent, because he is the core, and his emotions can directly affect the morale of the whole army.

In a simple sentence, Tang Yin's heart was full of flavors, his eyes were hot, he smiled bitterly, changed his words, and asked: "Qiu Zhen, you said in your reply that I can't negotiate peace with Ning Guo, why is this?"

"King, let's go back to the camp first!" Qiu Zhen looked left and right, and said with a smile at Tang Yin.

"Yes, yes, yes! Go back to camp first. Tang Yin took Qiu Zhen's hand and walked back to the camp side by side.

The surrounding generals laughed at each other. In the past few days, they haven't seen Tang Yin so happy for a long time.

In the military tent.

Tang Yin only called Qiu Zhen and the commanders of the four armies to come closer, and as for the other generals, they were all sent back by him to rest. After everyone sat down in the tent, there were no extra polite words, and Tang Yin asked bluntly: "Qiu Zhen, tell me, why can't our army negotiate peace?"

Without waiting for Qiu Zhen to speak, Xiao Muqing continued: "If we don't negotiate peace, our army can't defeat the Zhanghe, so we can only stalemate on the east bank, which consumes manpower and grain and grass!"

Liang Qi, Ziying, and Gu Yue nodded again and again, expressing their agreement with Xiao Muqing's statement.

Qiu Zhen looked around at everyone, smiled slightly, and said, "It seems that the generals have not figured out which is more important until now. ”

What does this mean? Everyone was stunned and looked at Qiu Zhen blankly. Qiu Zhen turned his head to Tang Yin and said, "Has the king ever considered that once our army negotiates peace with Ning Guo, what will happen to Du Ji in the north?"

"Dookie?" Tang Yin frowned and blinked.

Qiu Zhen said: "The king and Du Ji have agreed that the two countries will join forces to attack Ning, our country wants Hedong, and Du Ji wants Tia, and now our army is defeating Hedong, but Du Ji's annexation of Tia has not yet come to fruition, at this time, it is not dishonest to negotiate peace with Ning Guo?"

Xiao Muqing and the others pondered for a moment, and then they were about to speak, at this time, Qiu Zhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "I know that the generals want to say that Du Ji is just a barbarian, and it is nothing to lose his trust in Du Ji, but in fact, Du Ji is very important to our country." Now if our country negotiates peace with Ning, Ning Guo can concentrate on dealing with Du Ji, with Du Ji's national strength, it will not be able to compete with Ning Guo, and the final result will be destroyed by Ning Guo, and then Ning Guo can turn the knife and go all out to deal with us. The court of Ningguo is not a fool, and their peace negotiation is not only a plan to delay the army, but also a plan to break it. ”

After a pause, Qiu Zhen said again: "With Du Ji here, this is like a big knife hanging over Ning Guo's head, so that Ning Guo's troops cannot be concentrated, and can only be divided into two lines, which is also a great drain on Ning Guo's national strength." In addition, the Barbarian State attaches the most importance to integrity, and today's loss of trust in our country to Duki will also directly affect our relationship with Besa. State-to-state diplomacy is not just a simple use of each other, it is also a valuable resource. Now that our country has a good relationship with the Morpheus Federation, no matter how powerful the enemy is, there is still a solid ally behind us to rely on, and if we lose this ally, we will not only lose the support behind us, but will also have another terrible enemy. Generals can think carefully, from the time the king raised his army in Tianyuan County to the present, how much support Besa has given to our country? With this support, how much has the combat strength of our army increased? If the king wants to achieve great things, the relationship with the Morphis Federation is very important, if the backyard is on fire and the country is in danger, how can it be made up by just one Hedong County?!"

After listening to Qiu Zhen's analysis, the big tent suddenly fell silent.

Dookie and Besa both belong to the Morphis Federation, and if they break their trust in Douky and cause Doukie to destroy the country, then they will naturally have a grudge against Besa. As Qiu Zhen said, Besa has always given too much support to his side, since Tang Yin's army, Besa has sent tens of thousands of heavy armored cavalry, when he is fighting with the Ning army, the reason why the front can fight and win successes, and Besa's heavy cavalry is inseparable, now, although Besa's heavy cavalry has long been back in the country, but Besa's Pabu horse is still being sold to his own side, so that the wind army also has its own heavy cavalry, in addition, the trade between the wind country and Besa has gradually become an important part of supporting the economy of the wind country, and make the wind country earn huge profits from it, once these are all lost, they and Besa have become friends and enemies, the blow to the Windy Country is too great.

If it weren't for Qiu Zhen's reminder, no one would have thought about this, and people were all shocked into a cold sweat at this time.

Tang Yin pondered for a long time, Fang Youyou sighed, nodded again and again, and said, "What Qiu Zhen said is extremely reasonable. Generals, what do you think?"

Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Ziying, and Gu Yue stood up in unison, first bowing to Qiu Zhenshen, and then arching their hands to Tang Yin and saying: "King, Qiu Xiangjinshi's good words, we are happy and convinced!"

In terms of unifying the army and fighting the war, Qiu Zhen and any of the four people cannot be compared, but in terms of macro generalization, the four people who only know how to use troops are far inferior to Qiu Zhen, and in this regard, Tang Yin cannot compare with Qiu Zhen.

Tang Yin sighed, stood up, put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in front of the table, and muttered: "Yes, our army cannot negotiate peace with Ning Guo, but if we don't negotiate peace, how can our army break the enemy?"

Listening to Tang Yin's self-talk, Qiu Zhen smiled, raised his head to look at him, and asked with a smile: "Why does the king have to break the enemy?"

Hearing this, Tang Yin stopped and looked at Qiu Zhen puzzled.

Qiu Zhen explained with a smile: "Drag! Our army did not negotiate peace, but it did not declare an armistice, so on the east bank of the Zhanghe River, the Ning army headed by Changsun Yuanhong was dragged to the west bank, so that it could not go north to fight Du Ji, and this was the greatest support that our country could give Du Ji at present." As for how to deal with the more than 200,000 central troops in the north of Ningguo, it is beyond our country's control, let Du Ji figure out a way by himself. ”

Tang Yin couldn't help but smile after hearing this, shrugged his shoulders and said, "What can Du Ji do?" It is reported that Du Ji's army that invaded Ning has been defeated and retreated by the central army of Ning State, and the cities captured before have been lost one after another, and it is only a matter of time before they are defeated. ”

Qiu Zhen waved his hand, disapproving, and said, "The king is too Duki." In addition, the king should not forget that Douky is a member of the Morphis Federation, and the reinforcements it can pull are far more than we imagined, the reason why the other city-states of Morphis have not yet reinforced Dookie, I think it is that they have not seen the form clearly, and they are afraid that rash dispatch of troops will cause losses, if the eldest grandson Yuanhong continues to be dragged by our army on the west bank of the Zhanghe River, Ningguo will only send the 200,000 central army to fight, and it will not be long before the other city-states of Morphis will also send troops。 ”

Hearing Qiu Zhen like this, Tang Yin felt quite embarrassed, he stroked his palms and smiled, and said: "If this is the case, the 200,000 central army of Ningguo may also be more auspicious!"

"That's not necessarily, Wei Chen estimates that once the other city-states of Morphis join the war, with the style of the Ning Imperial Court, they will still negotiate peace with them. What Du Ji wants is not the territory of Ningguo, but Tia, as long as Ningguo does not dare to reinforce Tia, their goal will be achieved. For the time being, our army will drag on as it is now, waiting for Duki to negotiate peace with Ning Guo first, and then our country will discuss peace with Ning Guo, so that our country will not have any loss, and we will not lose our trust in Duki, and the alliance with the Morphis Federation can be further strengthened. Qiu Zhen said confidently.