Chapter 461: The Great Eunuch Visits
Three days after the Sichuan County Town was taken, Tang Feng, who successfully escaped from the Sichuan County Town, finally returned to the rear Xizhou City safely after some twists and turns.
At this time, there was only one guard left with him, and the remaining few died on the way to cover his escape.
In this battle in the county of Sichuan, Tang Feng can be said to be a good hand of cards, and the one who loses is called a defeat.
With 20,000 elite private soldiers, he went out with him, plus a group of loyal dead soldiers, as well as Su Qi'an's relatives and friends who held the biggest hole cards.
It can be said that he occupies the right time, place and people, even if Su Qi'an holds the Dongshan Army and the Split Mountain Army, but in Tang Feng's planning, this battle will definitely be won by him.
Su Qi'an's attention to the relatives and friends around him is enough for him to do anything to change the pattern of the battlefield.
Therefore, his eldest son became a prisoner, which was not so important in Tang Feng's eyes.
At first, everything in the situation was going towards his plan, but in the end, no one expected that those insects and ants who had always been despised by him and did not value them at all.
It turned out to be the culprit who caused him to fail and almost collapse, and there was a kind of reason that caused him to run away alone.
Not to mention the Xizhou officials who came with him, the elite in his hands has been lost.
In this battle, Tang Feng's lesson was painful, enough for him to remember for a lifetime.
Tang Feng, who returned to Xizhou City, did not deliberately conceal the heavy losses in this battle.
With Su Qi'an taking Chuandu County, it won't be long before the news of the front line will come out, instead of blindly covering it up, it is better to simply take the initiative to inform the defeat, at least in how to lay out in the future, not so passive.
As Tang Feng expected, after the news of the loss of the Sichuan County City and the loss of the elite private soldiers came out, some of the officials who stayed in Xizhou City turned pale in an instant.
Some people even weakened their legs and collapsed to the ground, and it was really difficult for them to accept this tragic news.
This is no longer a defeat to describe, the core of the Sichuan capital county town has been lost, and basically half of Xizhou has been surrendered.
The current situation in Xizhou has reached a precarious point.
If it weren't for the fact that Tang Feng was a pastor in Xizhou, he covered the sky in Xizhou with one hand and had the right to serve as soldiers, but if he changed to anyone and lost the county seat of Sichuan, he would have lost his head.
Who can sit upright like Tang Feng calmly, with a expressionless and indifferent face.
Some of the officials present were not all frightened and paralyzed to the ground, but some officials with old qualifications who had experienced some strong winds and waves paced back and forth, eager to save this unfavorable situation.
One of them thought of something, and hurriedly said, "Lord Zhou Mu, now that the county seat of Sichuan is lost, and the matter is a foregone conclusion, we have to immediately give an order to let the defenders of Guangyang and Yong'an counties hold on to the reinforcements at all costs, the core is lost, the two wings of the defense line can no longer be lost, if it is lost, there will be no difference between Xizhou City and the isolated island."
"That's right, and now hurry up and give an order, let the Hanzhong County in the rear send a reserve army to support quickly, if you can, let the army fighting with the clan land give up the clan land and quickly return to help, so that at least the safety of Xizhou City can be guaranteed."
The results discussed by several officials, Tang Feng nodded and said softly.
"Let the reserve army of Hanzhong County be dispatched, this state has no opinion, this order has been issued by this state before you are summoned."
"As for the Xizhou soldiers who recruit the clan land to fight, even if the order of this state is issued, I'm afraid they won't be able to evacuate, and the group of barbarians in the clan land, you should know that they are all a group of people who will repay their eyes."
"Our war has already torn our faces with them, if we withdraw at this time, with their temperament, they will definitely not let go of this opportunity for revenge, and when the time comes, Xizhou City will be attacked on both sides, then it will be called trouble."
"Therefore, the strength of the clan land, no matter what, can not be moved, and the defenders of Guangyang and Yong'an counties, Benzhou is also helpless, according to Benzhou's understanding of Su Qi'an, once the county town of Chuandu is taken, most of the Jiaozhou soldiers who attack the two counties will change their posture and attack with all their might, how long the two counties can be defended, I think you know in your hearts."
"So
Therefore, now the only thing that Xizhou can mobilize is the 20,000 reserve troops left in Hanzhong County, and the rest can no longer be counted on." Look at the book
As soon as these words came out, the official who had just made the idea stiffened and stood in place in a daze.
With a wry smile on his face, the entire army of 60,000 troops was deployed in the three counties of Sichuan, not to mention foolproof, but it was also an impregnable wall.
I thought that with the defense line, it would take Su Qi'an a few months, or even half a year.
As a result, after only a few days of hard work, the county town of Chuandu was taken down by them in a daze.
Calculate the time, from Su Qi'an's invasion of Xizhou, taking Manghuang County, to the current Sichuan County City, it is only more than a month before and after.
If you count the two counties of Guangyang and Yong'an, it will take ten days and half a month at most, a total of less than two months, six counties in Xizhou, and even the next four counties.
This spread out, making people laugh off their big teeth.
I was thinking of discussing some plans that could be remedied a little, but Tang Feng's basin of water directly extinguished their last hope.
Looking at Tang Feng, who was still calm at this time, they would all be wondering if Tang Feng and Su Qi'an were in the same group, and did they cheat them like this.
In a dejected atmosphere, the officials who sat on the ground could no longer bear it anymore and shouted.
"It's over, it's all over!"
"We're defeated! In that case, surrender, what's the point of such useless resistance."
"Who said no, a good hand of cards is played poorly, hehe, it looks like we are waiting for the city to be broken and surrendered."
The pessimistic atmosphere of the crowd instantly permeated the air, and in the end, they even said the most resentful words of Kaesong's surrender.
This time, as expected, Tang Feng was angered all of a sudden, and he slammed the table and scolded coldly.
"A bunch of useless waste, the battle is not over yet, they are thinking of surrendering, are you looking for death!"
Tang Feng's scolding did not have any effect in the eyes of this group of officials who had given up hope, they still muttered to themselves, and did not take Tang Feng in their eyes at all.
Tang Feng had a chill on his face, but this time he didn't continue to lose his temper, he just said coldly.
"Hmph, although Xizhou City is currently in a difficult situation, Honshu has said, have we lost, in Chuandu County, Honshu is indeed defeated, but this does not mean that Honshu has no hole cards to fight back!"
"Now you guys are so pessimistic, it's really disappointing for Honshu."
As soon as these words came out, in an instant, the group of people who had blank eyes and pessimistic eyes just now came to their senses in an instant.
They looked at Tang Feng in a daze, and hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask Lord Zhou Mu, what other hole cards do you have?"
Under the expectant gaze of the officials, Tang Feng replied coldly, "There is no comment, when the time comes, you will naturally know."
There was a look of disappointment on everyone's faces, and before they could speak, Tang Feng continued.
"Now, this state orders you, each of you, to return to your place, and if this state knows that you have neglected your duties, you will be killed!"
The weight of this sentence was very heavy, and it suddenly sobered up the officials in front of him a lot.
They nodded again and again, with a kind of caution, and glanced at Tang Feng, who was calm and composed, and could only pray in their hearts that Tang Feng did not deceive them.
If Tang Feng was just trying to delay time and appease their hearts, they would definitely judge the situation and change their minds.
After all, no matter how good the promise, no matter how much power temptation there is, it is not as important as one's own net worth.
Everyone got up, arched their hands at Tang Feng, and then turned to leave.
Not long after the officials left, an extremely sharp and feminine voice sounded on the screen on the side of the room.
"Lord Tang, you are the state pastor, and you can't even manage your own subordinates well, which makes our family a little disappointed."
Immediately after, a middle-aged man with a slender figure and extremely fair skin walked out from behind the screen.
The appearance of this person made Tang Feng hurriedly get up to greet him, and said with a smile, "This matter is a lax management in this state, which makes Eunuch Feng laugh
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Eunuch Feng nodded, then sat down next to Tang Feng and said casually.
"Some people, once their hearts are shaken, to say something unkind, you can don't want to, I think Lord Tang has been managing a state for so many years, he should know how to deal with the restless things around him."
"That's natural, thank you Eunuch Feng for reminding me, Benzhou knows how to do it."
If there are outsiders like this, they will definitely be surprised by Tang Feng's low profile, you must know that Tang Feng is a state pastor, even if the eunuch in front of him is one of the four eunuchs around the emperor, Tang Feng is qualified not to have such a low profile.
There is only one reason that can make Tang Feng do this, and that is to use this person's power to get rid of Su Qi'an.
Even if he can't get rid of Su Qi'an, at least he can make Su Qi'an dare not move.
After all, in the hands of this Eunuch Feng, there is a holy decree issued by His Majesty today, in order to solve this Xizhou war.
Tang Feng is smarter than Li Kang, he is not like Li Kang, he is self-righteous and wants to kill Su Qi'an with his own strength.
Tang Feng didn't think about this idea, but when Su Qi'an took the Mangbarren County, Tang Feng knew that it was unrealistic.
Therefore, before the war happened, Tang Feng deliberately wrote a letter to the imperial court, adding fuel and vinegar to Su Qi'an's invasion of Xizhou.
Now in the court, Zheng Yuan has become a Zaifu, and under his call, this matter has naturally caused an uproar in the court.
There were those who stood on Tang Feng's side, and there were those who spoke for Su Qi'an, the two sides were deadlocked, and in the end, Su Xuanyong ruled and issued a holy decree to let Eunuch Feng come to Xizhou to settle the matter.
Su Xuanyong's meaning was very simple, let the two sides stop fighting, and immediately transfer Su Qi'an and Tang Feng to Beijing to report on their work, and explain the war in Xizhou as it is.
The content of the holy decree was not as Tang Feng expected, he knew at a glance that Su Xuanyong must be protecting Su Qi'an, even if it wasn't, it was with a friendly attitude.
Even if it is with thin mud, Tang Feng will also benefit, at least he can keep Xizhou.
But finally sent a big eunuch to Xizhou to reconcile the matter, how could Tang Feng not take advantage of it.
Relying on his friendship with Eunuch Feng, if he didn't take the opportunity to sit down and conspire against Su Qi'an, and then completely kill Su Qi'an, this is unreasonable, and such an opportunity cannot be wasted.
This is called "there is a policy at the top, and there is a countermeasure at the bottom".