Chapter 129

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  After setting the fire, Tang Yin was satisfied and led his cavalry to withdraw from Shou Wang Town. He then called for Ai Jia and ordered her to send out scouts to inform Xiao Mucqing's ambush location to return to Feng Guo immediately.

  They came quickly when they launched a surprise attack, but on their way back to the Wind Country, their speed slowed down greatly. Not only were the horsebacks of the empty horses loaded with supplies, but even the Wind Country soldiers who rode them carried quite a few things, big and small packages, hanging all over the horseback.

  Tang Yin urged his horse to circle around his own troops and unexpectedly found a few Feng Jun carrying Besa women. He was both angry and amused, and asked one of the Feng Jun: "What did you bring this woman back for?"

  The questioned Wind Country soldier looked embarrassed, his face red and ears flushed, stuttering: "Sir, the barbarian country's women are... quite unusual, so I... I thought of bringing one back to our country..."

  As soon as this was said, all the Wind Troops around burst out laughing.

  That scholar-official became even more embarrassed, lowered his head and said: "Your Honor, if it's not possible, then I'll kill her right now!" As he spoke, he was about to draw his sword.

  Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "As long as it doesn't affect the speed of our march, suit yourself."

  That gentleman was overjoyed and repeatedly said: "No way, no way, I absolutely won't hold everyone back..."

  But he didn't have time to be happy for too long, as Tang Yin added another sentence: "After returning to the country, prisoners of war must be handed over!"

  "Oh..." The soldier's face stiffened with joy, instantly becoming listless and dispirited.

  Tang Yin said with a smile: "Exchange one prisoner of war and reward him for killing five barbarian soldiers."

  This sentence immediately lifted the spirits of the soldiers, and if you think about it, taking her back wouldn't be a bad deal either!

  The army returned at a slow pace, but the soldiers' emotions had eased, chatting and laughing with each other, comparing who killed more barbarian soldiers and who brought back the most spoils of war.

  Not long after the team left, Xiao Miaoqing led the crowd in pursuit.

  As Tang Yin expected, the barbarian soldiers who fled northwest did not escape Xiao Muzheng's ambush. More than 300 barbarian soldiers were killed by Xiao Muzheng and his men, with none surviving. Xiao Muzheng's thousand cavalry shared the supplies of Tang Yin's army, making their march much faster.

  Tang Yin didn't see Yue Tian follow Xiao Miaoqing back, and he found it very strange. He asked: "General Xiao, where is General Yue?"

  Xiao Muqing hastily said: "General Yue did not return with me, he wants to stay in the barbarian state!"

  Tang Yin raised an eyebrow, not understanding what he meant.

  Xiao Mqing explained: "General Yue said that this time our army raided Beast King Town, the barbarian state will definitely send troops to retaliate. He stayed in the barbarian state to detect the movement of the barbarian soldiers and report back to the adults in time to make corresponding preparations!"

  "Oh, I see!" Tang Yin nodded his head in approval, secretly praising Le Tian for being meticulous and thorough.

  After hearing Xiao Muzheng's words, Ai Jia, who was following Tang Yan, couldn't sit still. She bowed her hands to Tang Yan and said: "Sir, I also want to stay in the barbarian country to investigate the movements of the barbarian army."

  Tang Yin thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "General Youle staying here is enough, we don't need to waste more manpower..."

  Ai Jia heard this and became greatly anxious, and with a serious expression asked: "Sir, are you doubting the abilities of your subordinate?"

  Tang Yin understood Ai Jia's temper, although she was a woman, but once she became stubborn, even nine-headed cows couldn't pull her back. If he insisted on not letting Ai Jia stay behind, who knows what kind of trouble she might stir up for him? He pondered for a moment before saying: "Alright, General Le will scout out the enemy's situation, and General Ai, you lead your troops to scout out the barbarian city and towns, preparing for our next sneak attack!"

  Ai Jia was taken aback and asked in surprise: "Sir, are you going to raid other towns of the barbarian state?"

  Tang Yin smiled and said, "What's the big deal about taking down the Beast King Town? We'll use their own methods against them, make it so they can't even enjoy a moment of peace. And while we're at it, we can also replenish our military treasury!" The surprise attack on Beast King Town was a huge success, and Tang Yin had tasted the sweetness of victory, so he wouldn't stop now - he would organize another round of sneak attacks.

  Ai Jia was taken aback, then smiled and nodded repeatedly: "I understand! Please rest assured, sir. I will thoroughly investigate the border cities of the barbarian state."

  Tang Yin laughed and said: "It's not necessarily a border city, it can also be deep in the barbarian state's territory. Only then will the barbarians' fear of us deepen!"

  "Got it, sir!"

  Aika, like Rakuten, did not follow Tang Yin back to Feng Guo, but chose to stay within the borders of Bessa City-State. She and Rakuten were responsible for gathering intelligence on the barbarian city and barbarian army respectively, with clear division of labor. The two intelligence agencies they led also became more sophisticated through continuous practice.

  Tang Yin launched a surprise attack on Beast King Town and returned triumphantly, capturing a large amount of supplies. He was naturally welcomed by the people of Heng City with cheers and applause, filling the streets to capacity, with laughter and shouts of joy ringing in his ears, as petals rained down from the sky, transforming Heng City into a city of flowers.

  The smiles of the people, Tang Yin also became more determined on his path to strengthen the military. In a chaotic world, stability can only be achieved through strong military power. As the saying goes, "Military is the country's greatest affair, the place where life and death are decided, the way to survival or destruction."

  Back at the county government office gate, Tang Yin had not yet dismounted his horse when people from inside the office came out to greet him, including servants, guards and Fan Min.

  Tang Yin returned safely, and Fan Min looked happier than anyone else. He quickly walked to the front of Tang Yin's horse, carefully examining him to see if he was injured.

  Tang Yin was struck by the chaotic wind during the battle with the barbarian general, and the wound on his body healed due to the large amount of spiritual energy he absorbed, but the cracks in his armor and the bloodstains on his clothes would not disappear from absorbing spiritual energy. Looking at the bloodstains all over him, Fan Min's heart skipped a beat as she asked tensely: "You... are you injured?"

  Tang Yin is not a wooden stake, of course, he can feel Fan Min's concern for himself. He smiled lightly and flipped down from the horse, handing over the reins to his servant while laughing: "When two armies clash, getting injured is inevitable, but now it's nothing!"

  Fan Min didn't believe him, the wounds and blood all over his body proved that Tang Yin was seriously injured, how could he be fine just by saying so? She took a step forward, reached out to grab Tang Yin's arm, and said: "Let me see!"

  Tang Yin laughed, although Feng Guo didn't have the concept of men and women not being intimate with each other, but under the sun, there was no reason for a woman to strip a man's clothes in public. He took a slippery step, his body like a loach, dodging Fan Min, while walking towards the mansion, laughing: "Do I look like I'm hurt now?"

  He hid very cleverly, neither letting Fan Wei feel embarrassed nor showing himself being affected.

  Seeing this, Fan Min was stunned, looking at Tang Yin's nimble movements and her confident voice, which didn't seem like someone who was injured. It wasn't until then that she suddenly realized her actions earlier were too impolite, and her relationship with Tang Yin was still far from being intimate to that extent.

  Her face flushed, but soon returned to normal. To cover up the embarrassment, she chased Tang Yin and asked curiously: "Did you enter the town? What is the town of the barbarian country like?"

  Tang Yin shrugged and said casually, "It's broken and rotten, far inferior to our Feng Guo." This was indeed the truth. The city-state of Bessa was a country with relatively scarce resources, and its way of survival was to plunder and loot from neighboring countries to support the entire kingdom.

  As they spoke, Tang Yin entered the main hall, accompanied by Qiu Zhen, Guan Yuanji, various battalion commanders, as well as Xiao Mucqing and Cheng Jin who had followed him on his expedition.

  They came out to discuss military affairs. Although Fan Min had a lot more to say, it wasn't good for her to continue staying there, so she took the initiative to retreat from the main hall. However, before leaving, she added another sentence: "I'll come find you later!"

  Tang Yin nodded at her. She didn't come to find him, so he had to go find her. This time, there were many things brought back from Beast King Town, including many barbarian decorations. These things were useless in his hands, so he would see if the Fan family could sell them off.

  After Fang Min left, the hall became eerily quiet. Tang Yin looked up in confusion and glanced around at everyone, only to see that they were all looking at him with ambiguous eyes.

  Qiu Zhen scratched his head, chuckled and said: "The lord is a case of 'near water tower first gets the moon'!"

  Tang Yin had not yet reacted to the meaning of his words, and Guan Yuanyi had already solemnly replied: "Although the Fan family is not a noble family, they are wealthy and their help to you is immeasurable!"

  "That's right!" Others chimed in, nodding their heads in agreement one after another.

  It wasn't until then that Tang Yin finally understood what they were thinking, and he burst out laughing, saying: "You've all misunderstood, Fan Min is just borrowing my residence."

  "It's not like you have anything to be ashamed of, Miss Fan is not only beautiful but also from a good family, and she matches up well with you, it's a perfect match!" Qiu Zhen said half-jokingly.

  Actually, Tang Yin and Fan Min's relationship, he was most clear about it, but he really hoped that the two could be together.

  If Tang Yin wants to achieve great things, he can't leave out Qian, and the Fan family's wealth is enough to rival a country, which just happens to make up for the most unfavorable factor in Tang Yin's current situation.

  He had known Qiu Zhen for so long, what was he thinking in his heart, Tang Yin couldn't help but understand. He raised an eyebrow and leaned forward with a smile, asking: "Is it because of money that you can sell me out?"

  Qiu Zhen blinked her eyes and saw Tang Yin's sly smile. She quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, I wouldn't dare do that."

  "But you dare to think so!" Tang Yin gave him a white eye, casually collected his smile, and cut into the topic, saying: "Let's count, how many spoils of war did we get this time."

  Upon hearing this, Qiu Zhen also put away his joking intention and nodded in response: "Yes!"

  "General!" Xiao Muqing interrupted at this time, saying: "On the way back, I saw that the soldiers captured a lot of supplies. These things should be handed over entirely, which is also a military rule of our Wind Army."

  Tang Yin had also pondered this issue on the road, thinking that since the soldiers had risked their lives in battle deep within barbarian territory, they should be rewarded. However, with the military treasury currently empty, he couldn't afford to give out many rewards. Allowing the soldiers to keep the spoils of war was a reasonable compromise; otherwise, who would still be willing to follow him on expeditions into barbarian lands?

  The way of governing soldiers is not Tang Yin's strong point. He asked in a suspicious tone, "Can't the spoils of war obtained by the soldiers be theirs to keep?"

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