Chapter 137

  As soon as Tang Yin gave the order, four thousand cavalrymen charged forward in unison. The war horses galloped and the sound of killing shook the sky. From the street to the alley, more than twenty villagers were trampled into pulp by the war horses.

  The villagers were originally not many, and they were all hunters who had never been to the battlefield. How could they be the opponents of 4,000 fully equipped cavalrymen? Not long after, the men in the village were killed by the Wind Army, while the women in the village were caught one by one and became the objects of the Wind Army's lust. For a time, the village was in chaos, with the laughter of the Wind Army and the wailing of the women blending together.

  Tang Yin has always been lenient in his military discipline, as long as the soldiers under him can fight and kill the enemy, and there are no conflicts among themselves, he doesn't care about anything else. It's also because of his lax requirements that many Wind Troops are willing to follow him into battle.

  He walked into a relatively larger house, and the Shangguan brothers immediately followed closely, first checking around to confirm that there was no one inside, then standing neatly behind Tang Yin.

  Tang Yin walked to the stove, added some firewood from beside it, and then rubbed his hands against the stove while looking around at the furnishings in the room. The room was empty and had very little furniture, except for a table and chairs. He turned back to the two brothers and said: "Go find something to eat, best if it's still warm."

  "Alright, sir!" The two brothers, Shangguan, responded in unison and walked into the kitchen together.

  Tang Yin shook off the numbness in his frozen hands and took out a map of Besa City from his pocket, spreading it on the ground.

  The map was given by Aika and depicted in more detail than before, with detailed records of the overall structure of Besa City.

  At this time, Yue Tian walked in from outside the door and saw Tang Yin by the stove. He hurried over to huddle together, shivering with cold as he warmed himself by the fire.

  The structure and layout of Bessa City are different from those of Fengguo. In the three directions of due north, southwest, and southeast of the city, there are also three castles built not far away, forming a triangular shape. These three castles are the outer cities of the main city. Once an enemy launches a large-scale attack, the three castles will respond to each other with the main city, which can assist in defending the main city and pin down the enemy at the same time.

  "How many defenders does Besa City have now?" Tang Yin still didn't raise his head, his eyes remained on the map, but he knew that Letian had arrived beside him.

  "Less than ten thousand!" Rakuten said affirmatively.

  "So little?" Tang Yin narrowed his eyes.

  "Ten thousand is still a lot," Rakuten said. "This time, the barbarian state has assembled an army of 200,000, not only mobilizing a large number of troops from all over the country but also dispatching the directly affiliated army of Bessa City. It's clear that the barbarian state wants to defeat us in one battle and eliminate any future troubles. Who would have thought that under the circumstances of being invaded by a large army, we could turn things around and launch a surprise attack on their capital? So, although your plan is risky, the hope of success is great."

  Tang Yin nodded and smiled with his face upturned.

  Luo Tian looked at the map and asked: "When we arrive at Besa City, sir, how do you plan to attack? Will we take care of the three outer castles first?"

  Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "Since there aren't many enemy soldiers, we don't need to bother with them. We'll directly charge into the main city and attack the palace. I'd like to see what kind of person this King Bessa is, and it's also a good opportunity to test whether his head or my knife is harder!" As he spoke, the corners of his mouth rose high, revealing a sinister smile.

  Lok Tin had no opinion, but Tong Yuen was most skilled in close combat, and in this aspect, almost no one could surpass him.

  The two men stopped talking, and the room fell silent, but the screams and wails from outside still occasionally drifted in. Rakuten pursed his lips, turned his head and said: "Sir, the soldiers below are violating the women in the village, you see..."

  "What's wrong?" Tang Yin shrugged and said: "If you want one too, go find one yourself, there are no women here."

  "Ahem!" Le Tian almost choked on his own saliva and coughed dryly, saying in a low voice: "I think... this isn't quite right, is it?"

  Tang Yin put away the map, turned his head and looked at Yue Tian, saying: "I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Brothers have been working hard for several days, finding some fun is not wrong? Besides, they will die sooner or later, what difference does it make how they die?"

  This is Tang Yin, extremely tolerant of his own brothers, but to those outside, he appears cold-blooded and frightening. Seeing Le Tian wanting to speak, Tang Yin interrupts him, saying in a low tone: "The battlefield is unpredictable, no one dares to guarantee that their life will be preserved the next moment, many brothers haven't even touched a woman, so satisfy them today!"

  He walked to the window, gazing out into the distance, and muttered: "Tonight, this place should be very safe." Turning his head back around, he looked at Le Tian with a smile and said: "Le Tian, instead of trying to persuade me here, why not go find some fun for yourself!"

  He smiled wryly and shook his head, saying, "I'm not interested." After a brief pause, he asked again, "Is the general also uninterested in the women of the barbarian tribe?"

  Tang Yin's smiling eyes curved, and he said softly: "I just don't like sharing with others."

  In the village, there were not many things to eat, mostly dried meat and bread. Feng Jun was not used to the food of the barbarians, so he could only eat his own grain that he carried with him. Fortunately, in the village, there was fire and water, so he didn't have to gnaw on hard, frozen dry rations.

  The barbarians also have tea, but it's milk tea. It tastes a bit gamey and the flavor is strange, but not to the point of being hard to swallow. Eating dry rations while drinking tea, plus the dried meat made by the barbarians, makes filling one's stomach no problem.

  At night, the soldiers gathered in groups of three to five. Some people gathered in the barbarian's house, while others sat around the courtyard, set up tents, drank milk tea, ate dry food and dried meat, chatted and laughed, without any tense atmosphere before the big battle.

  Tang Yin strolled around the village, with the Shangguan brothers and Yue Tian following closely behind him.

  "Sir, I heard that Ning's army has occupied Tongmen and is approaching Yancheng?" Le Tian asked.

  "Yes!" As soon as he mentioned the other side of Du City, Tang Yin felt a headache. If Liang Qi was allowed to continue guarding Tongmen, such things would not have happened. Now that the Ning army has invaded, it is also Wang Ting's own fault.

  "Uh... " Le Tian looked around and asked in a low voice: "What are your plans after this, sir?"

  "What to do?" Tang Yin hesitated, and reluctantly said: "We are based in Pingyuan County, out of reach, let alone the threat of the barbarian state, can only wait and see for now."

  Luo Tian said calmly, "The 400,000-strong Ning army, our country cannot gather an equivalent force to counter it in a short period of time, and will only be defeated one by one. If Yancheng is lost, the Ning army will continue to push northeast, and I'm afraid it won't take long before they reach Tianyuan Prefecture..."

  As for this matter, Tang Yin just thought about it and felt annoyed. He waved his hand to interrupt Yue Tian's words and said: "It's too early to worry about these things now, the top priority is whether we can successfully drive away the barbarian army."

  Lok Tin thought to himself, if the Wind Country were to be destroyed by Ning, then no matter how many victories they achieved in their war against the barbarians, it would all be for naught. He let out a light sigh and said, "No matter what, sir, you must make preparations early on, otherwise, all the efforts you've put into Ping Yuan County will have been for nothing."

  Tang Yin blinked his eyes and said with a bitter smile: "A leaky roof encounters continuous rain at night. It's really difficult!"

  "...Lotte was silent and speechless, with no words to respond."

  The next day.

  Feng Jun set out, and when he was about to leave the village, Feng Jun habitually wanted to set fire to the village again. However, this time he was stopped by Tang Yan. According to Le Tian's words, it is not far from Besa City here. If a fire is set, it may alert the barbarian soldiers. Moreover, our side is not going without returning, and when we come back, we may still need to stay in this place.

  The journey was still arduous, but with the replenishment from the village, the Wind Army was much more comfortable than before. This was mainly because the animal hides in the village were all used by the Wind Army, and the animal hides were warmer than cotton-padded jackets. Wrapped around their bodies, they were not afraid of the mountain wind blowing against them. At this time, the Wind Army had no military appearance to speak of, with dusty heads and faces, each wearing animal hides, looking almost like barbarians.

  Luo Tian didn't lie, the village was indeed not too far from Besa City. The crowd rushed for another day and night, finally leaving the deep mountains and passing through a large forest. Looking ahead, the outline of a huge city appeared vaguely in their line of sight.

  That is Besa City.

  After walking for six days, the silhouette of Bessa City finally came into view. The Wind Army was extremely excited, and Tang Yin immediately ordered the entire army to retreat back into the forest to rest for two hours.

  Taking advantage of these two periods of time, the tired and weary Wind Army troops dismounted one after another. The tents were also unable to withstand it, and they directly spread out on the ground, falling asleep as soon as they lay down.

  Tang Yin walked to the edge of the forest, climbed up an old tree, and gazed in the direction of Besa City.

  Because it was too far away, he couldn't see very clearly, only feeling that the scale of Bessa City was quite large, not inferior to Fengdu Salt City.

  Two hours later, it was exactly noon. Tang Yin ordered his men to fill their stomachs and prepare for the attack.

  Although the Wind Army under Tang Yin's command had no military discipline to speak of, when it was time to go into battle, the Wind Army soldiers were all very focused, their movements neat and tidy, they leapt onto their warhorses, each one wide-eyed and holding their breath, waiting for Tang Yin's order to charge out and attack.

  Tang Yin turned around, saw that his brothers were ready, drew out a curved knife, held it high, paused for three seconds in the air, and then fell down sharply while shouting: "Charge!"

  Whoa! Four thousand cavalrymen poured out of the dense forest like a tide, their horses' speed reaching its peak as they charged straight at Bessa City.

  Besa City is the core of Besa City-State and its largest town. Barbarians come and go, with a constant flow of people, making it very lively.

  The barbarians wouldn't have dreamed of it, but Feng Jun's army had secretly infiltrated deep into their own territory and launched a surprise attack on the capital.

  It wasn't until the Wind Army was less than 500 meters away from Bessa City that the defenders of Bessa City realized they were under attack.

  At that time, the city gate of Beisa City was filled with people shouting and horses neighing, the barbarian soldiers wanted to pull up the drawbridge of the city gate, but there were crowds of civilians on the city gate and the drawbridge, the drawbridge could not be pulled up, and the city gate could not be closed.

  In the distance, seeing the chaos at the enemy's gate, Tang Yin knew that the enemy had finally discovered their formation. He accelerated his horse and turned back to shout: "Release arrows!"

  The Feng Jun heard this and immediately took down the longbows on their backs, drew out arrows, strung them, and fired wildly.

  Wow!

  A shower of arrows rose from the cavalry formation and drew a long arc in the air before rapidly falling towards the gate of Bessa City.