Chapter 22: The Wind Rises

After cutting off the main force of the Xingzhou Army and Huading Mountain, the Yan Army finally ushered in a rare rest. For five whole days, An Mingqian was only treating the sergeants, comforting the wounded soldiers, counting the casualties, escorting the prisoners, and other trivial military affairs that the adjutant general's staff could also do.

In addition to checking the terrain everywhere, Cui Xilie sent sentinels to investigate the movements of all parties.

In five days, because of the great victory, Zhongzhou sent 50,000 reinforcements at once, which made Zhongzhou's army a little short for a while, and had to transfer troops from Chongzhou to make up for the shortage of defenders in the necessary places.

Mr. Cui, although reinforcements from our army have arrived, it will still take a few days for the siege equipment to be in place. Although the enemy army was defeated, the city of Yangjun was strong and not easy to capture. Now, are we advancing or retreating?

An Mingqian's face was still worried, and he couldn't see the joy after the big victory. In his thirties, he had a lot of wrinkles on his face and a few strands of silver in his hair.

Although it looks a little heroic and mysterious in recent times, for An Mingqian, who has a lot of fighting spirit, this kind of appearance is really a bit strange.

Your Highness, our army won a great victory, and the soldiers outside were drunk and carnivaled all night. You are still worried, even suffering from gains and losses. I really admire it, according to Cui's opinion. Now our army has the upper hand, and when the siege equipment arrives, the strong attack is.

Let those government soldiers fight in the front, and there will be 10,000 dead and wounded. Naturally, this city will be broken, and the troubled times will compete for power, and the battlefield will be killed. The heart of Confucianism must be put aside for the time being. Yangjun City has been operated for many years, and Huading Mountain has been sitting in town for decades, and it is a fool's dream to attack it without paying the price.

Moreover, this battle was only victorious, which was enough to lay a solid foundation for His Highness in the army, even if there was an accident and tens of thousands of horses were lost, we just had to return to Ruocheng and stabilize the situation in Zhongzhou.

Chongzhou has already transferred troops to Zhongzhou, and we have no worries about the future. What good is it for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be so worried?

After some naked preaching, An Mingqian was not relieved in his heart, indeed, the death of the soldiers of the criminal state government can be solved by exempting taxes. Zhongzhou can naturally do it, and he is taking advantage of the victory to march, and the Zhongzhou family and the nobles of the three clans are all happy.

Even if the battle is lost, the cavalry of the three clans can quickly withdraw with the advantage of the war horse, and those tribes are the people of the land. No matter how much he dies, it will not affect the foundation of the Yan Kingdom, at most, he will be pressured by the family to exempt more taxes.

That's right, but he still doesn't want to watch the sacrifices of the soldiers, but An Mingqian understands better that if he can't dominate the mountains and rivers, the sacrifice will never stop. The long pain is better than the short pain, An Mingqian had to comfort himself.

It was decreed that all the troops preparing to attack the city should be given more meals, and those who climbed the tower first were given additional officers and knights, and were rewarded with gold and silver.

He is only a prince now, and what he can do is still limited, but at least he can do something. The families of the Zhongzhou soldiers who were destined to die were still under their rule, and they were still able to take care of them.

Or tax reduction, or water conservancy, the construction of convenient bridges. He is their future king, and one day, if he can bring them peace and prosperity, even if he can't, he must pass on this task to his children and grandchildren.

Keep the people away from the suffering of war.

His Royal Highness the Prince, now our army has only cut off the main force of the Xingzhou Army. There is no actual siege of the city, once our army takes the city of Yangjun, it will enter the northern part of the city. The situation in the court will inevitably change suddenly.

The kings of the clan, although their fame and qualifications are far inferior to those of His Royal Highness. But the people of the three ministries will definitely come to get a piece of the pie, among which the King of Jin and the King of You have the closest contact with them, and they have in-laws.

Over the years, the two kings have helped the three ministries to pervert the law and do evil. Although there is still a long way to go before the whole world is unified, if we allow them to do this, no matter how much territory we conquer, it will not help.

This matter still depends on the will of the father. My father came to support my second brother this year, and the third brother just wanted to check and balance me. As for the three ministries, they not only demanded Huzhou as their place of residence and were exempt from all taxes, but also had to spend a lot of gold and silver to support them every year.

As for the military affairs of our Yan country, they have become less and less involved. In that year, during the Battle of Lei Pass. They were afraid of the sudden cavalry of Wei Mountain, so they retreated without authorization, but more than half of my original Huzhou soldiers were killed and wounded, and this led to the defeat of Lei Pass.

An Mingqian said hatefully, all these years. The three ministries composed of the Greek, Daluo, and Luohu tribes only provided 100,000 cavalry for the Yan army, but the military expenditure was more than three times that of other armies.

It was An Mingqian who tried every means to open up sources and reduce expenditure, and the Yan State occupied the richest place in the former Great Hebei Empire. Still struggling to make ends meet. To this day, An Mingqian had no choice but to come to take control of the military in person.

The warriors of the Trinity are still strong, with their mounted archery, horsemanship, raids, and charges. The warriors of the three clans are still strong. All we have to destroy are the three kings of the three tribes and their nobles.

The soldiers of the three clans, such as His Royal Highness's personal guard general Xi Yi, still failed to get much benefit. At that time, the property of the three ministries will be confiscated into the army, which will definitely greatly help His Highness's grand wish to dominate the world.

Cui Xiyeol described his and Ahn Mingqian's shared ambitions. Eyes began to appear intoxicated and hateful. The tumor of the Three Ministries, An Mingqian and Cui Xilie really hated to kill it, and they ate flesh and skin.

The Xishu army still needs to be strictly guarded, and Zhongzhou, especially Luocheng, is our base. There must be no mistakes.

Your Highness rest assured.

Yangjun City

Although there are reinforcements from the Western Army, Xiao Yi's courage has been frightened, and his soul has flown into the sky. Still decided, withdraw to Star City. Never come to the land of slaughter again.

Of course, this ushered in the strong opposition of Hua Ming, Tu Hejin, Zhang Chong, Li Gui and other future backbones of the new army. Hua Ming, who had the biggest temper, even bled on his head, which made Xiao Yi, who regarded him as a nephew, feel distressed.

Mr. Yu has also begun to stop hiding his identity in front of the new army, and he also came out to admonish.

His Royal Highness King Liang, there is the Xishu army behind, and our army is in front. The swallow thief will be attacked by the enemy on his back, and sooner or later it will be broken, and Yang County will be strong, even if he is invincible. can also defend it, retreat at this time, and abandon the mountains and rivers. Don't talk about the new army and new policy, I am afraid that the great rivers and mountains will also bury the enemy.

Mr. has a point, but there are many affairs in Star City. At this time, there is an envoy of the Son of Heaven, and I must not return.

Naturally, ghosts won't believe this. Xiao Yi is really bold.

Generals, sir, need not say any more.

Your Highness, Tu He is willing to escort His Highness back to Star City. The Moon Wolf Army is mainly light cavalry, and its actions are fast and fast.

It is not suitable for attack and defense in the city, but the Dragon Guard is just right. If the Dragon Guard is still there, it can also make the soldiers defending the city think that His Highness is still there. It will not shake the morale of the army.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present couldn't help but change suddenly. Especially Hua Ming, who is now in command of the Dragon Guard. But what made the root of his teeth itch was not for him to stay, Yangjun City was his home, a place he swore to guard. It's just that Tu Hejin's escape behavior makes him disdainful.

But after this escort is completed, Xiao Yi may still give him an official and a knight. The thought of working with such a person in the future may even be his subordinate. He was angry.

General Tuhe's plan is very good, hurry up and prepare.

Xiao Yi said that, and went straight out of the lobby.

However, mutations sprung up. Tu Hejin suddenly used his fighting spirit and slammed Xiao Yi on the back of the neck, knocking Xiao Yi unconscious in an instant. Everyone present was even more stunned, and they didn't know what to do at all.

Don't move, if Your Highness leaves, it doesn't matter if you take any of the troops with you. The news will spread in Yangjun City, and at this time, there is only one thing that the soldiers of the Criminal State can do. Unite with the Western Army and flank the Yan thieves before and after.

Tuhe shouted loudly, but no one dared to move for a while.

What should Your Highness do? Even if you win this battle, you will win. When King Liang wakes up, he will surely punish you.

Mr. Yu was actually concerned about Tu Hejin's safety for the first time, which made Tu Hejin a little surprised.

It's okay, but it's just a death. Maybe I'll die in the battle with the Yan army in a while.

Is everyone on the move?

This time it was Hua Ming who asked the question, as the son of Jiangmen of Yangjun City. He who is now sending the lord to attack the lord, when he sees Tu Hejin behaving like this, he is naturally very moved. If Yangjun City is lost, he will be nothing.

General Hua, you are now in charge of the Dragon Guard, and it is most appropriate for the Dragon Guard to give orders. Gather all the generals here, and tell them that the Xishu army is coming to help, and the king of Liang orders the whole line to attack.

What if they questioned and asked to see King Liang?

Kill it, they come here and they are toothless tigers, what else can they do?

There is no problem on the side of the defenders of Yang County. Afterwards, as long as I don't die. I will protect each other with my life, and if it is useless, I am willing to go down to the Yellow Spring with you, brother.

Hua Ming was the first to express his support, and there is no doubt about it. He is the biggest beneficiary of this matter, even the generals of Yangjun. As long as he inherits his father's title, he can indeed make a voice that Xiao Yi cannot ignore.

There is no problem with the soldiers of Star City either.

Mr. Yu spoke again, but there was an amazing energy in his plain and simple language.

So there are only the soldiers and horses left in Nanjun and Lu County?

Du Bei and Jiang Yi were defeated and lost their land, and abused the soldiers. Just take this opportunity to kill it.

Mr. Jade's mouth once again burst with astonishing energy.

The city will be handed over to Mr. Yu, and I will wait for Mr. to fight this battle with Mr. as the general.

Tu Hejin suddenly relinquished command, and Mr. Yu did not refuse. Ordered:

Hua Ming, you are familiar with the terrain and the situation of the defenders in Yang County, and you will be the main general of our army's attack this time. Tu Hejin, who has made many military exploits and visited the enemy camp many times, is your deputy general. In specific battles, we must judge the hour and size up the situation, and we must not blindly be greedy for merit.

If I don't know the art of war, I won't give command. Remember the safety of your home and the safety of your loved ones. Fight your way to the enemy.

Promise.