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  Qiu Zhen finished speaking, and Tang Yin and Shangguan Yuanyi were speechless for a long time. They didn't know whether to say that Qiu Zhen's ambition was too big or his guts were too big, actually wanting Tang Yin to overthrow Yu He and then take his place as the head of Tianyuan County.

  After a long silence, Tang Yin came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled, saying: "A dignified county head, how can I possibly bring him down just because I want to..."

  Before he finished speaking, Qiu Zhen interrupted: "Actually it's not difficult, just wait for the right moment!"

  "What kind of timing?"

  Qiu Zhen's mouth twitched, but he didn't continue. He changed the subject and said: "No matter what kind of opportunity it is, if you want to sit in the position of the county head, you must have a powerful and large-scale army in your hands. Therefore, sir, expanding the military is an urgent task."

  "En!" Tang Yin nodded. He wanted to expand the army in order to counter the invasion of the barbarian states, while Qiu Zhen supported him in expanding the army for internal purposes, with similar methods but diametrically opposed goals. After a pause, he asked Shang Guan Yuanyi: "Yuanyi, given our county's current situation, how many troops can we maintain at most?"

  Shangguan Yuanyi thought for a moment and said: "Between 800,000 and 1 million."

  "That's good, let's expand the army to 800,000 first!" Tang Yin said to Qiu Zhen: "Convey my intention to each battalion commander and ask them to seize the time, make their best efforts, and recruit new troops!"

  "Yes! Sir!"

  "Also, let Yu He write a document, first report the good news, then ask for grain and supplies to supplement the county's reserves!"

  "I understand!"

  "Yuanji, help me prepare a generous gift and send it to the Ba Guan Garrison. Give it to General Ying Bu. We can't let them help us for nothing."

  Shangguan Yuanji smiled and said: "Sir, I've already explained this point."

  "Very good!" Tang Yin nodded with a smile, and Shangguan Yuange was thorough in handling matters, always without needing him to worry.

  After handing over everything they were supposed to hand over, Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanyi finally left together.

  After they left, Tang Yin went to visit Jiang Mo and Jia Xi again.

  In the battle at Biancheng, both Jiang Mo and Jia Xi were injured. The former suffered internal injuries and was seriously hurt, while the latter only had superficial wounds and was fine. Currently, Jiang and Jia are staying in the guest rooms of the County Guardian's mansion. The room is not small, with a bed on each side. Apart from Jiang Mo and Jia Xi, there are also Cheng Jin and Ao Qing inside.

  When Tang Yan arrived, the four of them were stunned at first, then quickly got up and paid their respects. Jiang Mo, who was lying on the bed, also wanted to get up, but Tang Yan rushed forward and pressed his shoulder down, shaking his head and saying: "Take good care of your injuries, no need for formalities!"

  While speaking, he carefully examined Jiang Mo. The latter had no obvious external injuries, but his internal organs were damaged by the brutal blow, his face was pale and his body was weak. Even as a dark spiritual cultivator, he would need some time to carefully nurse himself back to health. He then looked at Jia Xi, whose external injuries had already been healed by the dark spiritual energy, and she was restored to her original state.

  In the battle of Biancheng, Jiang Mo and Jia Xi showed bravery, especially the former. At a critical moment, he refused to retreat even in death, fighting with his life to destroy the barbarian army's siege weapons, buying time for their reinforcements, achieving great merit.

  Tang Yin silently considered what kind of reward to give Jiang Mo. If he were a military commander, he could simply be promoted and granted a higher rank. However, Jiang Mo had only recently joined his ranks and held no position in the army, and currently, there were no vacancies in the five battalions for him to fill.

  He hung his head in thought and remained silent for a long time.

  Cheng Jin, Ao Qing, Jiang Mo and Jia Xi did not know what he was thinking about. Especially Jiang Mo, who was uneasy in his heart. The four of them had just defected to Tang Yan, and after one battle, everyone else was safe and sound, but only he himself was seriously injured. Would Tang Yan suspect his strength because of this and want to abandon him?

  Thinking of this, Jiang Mo became anxious, straightened up his upper body and said: "Sir, this time it was my fault for being careless and getting hurt by the barbarians, next time..."

  "Haha!" Tang Yin smiled and interrupted Jiang Mo, patting him on the shoulder. "I didn't mean to blame you, quite the opposite, I think you fought bravely against the enemy and your contributions are great. So, I'm considering what kind of reward to give you." He paused for a moment, then glanced at Cheng Jin, Ao Qing, and Jia Xi, his mind racing quickly. As a dark spiritual cultivator, he knew that they had an irreplaceable advantage over light spiritual cultivators, so it was crucial to keep them close to him. With this thought in mind, he said, "I have an idea, I don't know if you'll think it's suitable or not!"

  The four of them looked at each other and said in unison: "Please speak, sir!"

  "You four, for the time being, will not be incorporated into the army, but will form a separate system, specializing in intelligence gathering, assassination and assisting the Wind Army in battle. What do you think?"

  Having something practical to do is much better than having no title at all, which also makes the four of them feel more settled in their hearts. Without thinking much, they responded in unison: "We will listen to the adults!"

  Cheng Jin's eyes rolled around and he asked again: "Then... sir, who will we listen to in the future?"

  "Obey me directly!"

  The four of them heard this and were overjoyed, with smiles involuntarily appearing on their faces. They directly listened to Tang Yin's mobilization, just like they were his direct subordinates, not subject to anyone else's control, let alone being ostracized by the Radiant Sect's cultivators. Cheng Jin asked again: "Sir, what are we called?"

  "Call...". Tang Yin didn't know what to call them, paused for a moment, and said casually: "Just call yourselves Dark Arrows! 'Dark' means you are cultivating the dark spiritual martial arts, 'Arrows' is hoping that you can be like flying arrows, piercing through everything, killing enemies from a thousand miles away!"

  The four were shocked and simultaneously said: "Thank you, sir, for giving us a name!"

  Tang Yin smiled and said, "Cheng Jin, you will temporarily be the captain of the Dark Arrow squad, Jiang Mo will be the vice-captain. From now on, if any more cultivators from the Dark System come to join us, they will all be assigned to the Dark Arrow squad. What do you all think?"

  "No problem, adults!" With Cheng Jin and Jiang Mo serving as the captain and vice-captain, Ao Qing and Jia Xi had no objections. Moreover, all the dark spiritual cultivators who would join later would be incorporated into the Dark Arrow, which was absolutely a good thing. Especially Cheng Jin, who was appointed by Tang Yin as the captain, his ambition was stirred up, and he immediately made up his mind to win over more dark spiritual cultivators to join the Dark Arrow, making it stronger and forming its own system.

  Jiang Mo was also very excited. This time, he was not only not blamed by Tang Yin, but also got the position of deputy captain, which was a blessing in disguise.

  At this time, Jiaxi's face was difficult to look at, and he asked in a low voice: "Sir, what about our salary..." His words were straightforward, but also very practical. After all, no one would be willing to work for nothing, let alone risk their lives for nothing.

  Tang Yin didn't find it strange that he spoke bluntly, and smiled leisurely, without even thinking about it, saying: "Calculate the treatment according to the military pay. The captain receives the military pay of the battalion commander, the deputy captain receives the military pay of the deputy battalion commander, and all team members receive the military pay of the chiliarch!"

  This treatment is considered high enough. In fact, the amount of treatment is not what Jiaxi cares about, but the higher the treatment Tang Yan gives, the more important their position in his mind, which allows the humble and proud self-esteem of the dark system cultivator to be satisfied.

  Jia Xi listened and put down her heart, joy showed on her face, she hastily inserted her hands and saluted: "Thank you, sir!"

  Tang Yin nodded and looked around at the four of them, saying: "You all get some rest, if anything comes up, just come find me!"

  "Yes! Sir!"

  At this time, Tang Yin did not take the Dark Arrow too seriously, which was formed temporarily to win over the dark spiritual cultivators who came to surrender to him. However, he did not expect that in the future, the Dark Arrow would become a sharp arrow in his hand that could harm people invisibly, making people tremble with fear whether internally or externally.

  The border town won a great victory, the Wind Army defeated the barbarian soldiers, and the entire Pingyuan County was plunged into celebration. The people's enthusiasm for joining the army also became exceptionally high, and on the first day of recruitment alone, more than 20,000 people came to sign up, including not only the people of Pingyuan County but also residents from other cities and counties who had come to join in the excitement. This situation was unexpected even by Tang Yin and his generals.

  Each battalion commander was busy with the recruitment of new soldiers, and Tang Yin was no exception. He found Gu Yue and taught him the rolling knife technique he had learned, and then asked Gu Yue to teach it to the entire army in order to break through the heavy armor cavalry of the barbarian troops.

  The ground rolling knife method is difficult to master, but it's easy to get started. Tang Yin simplified the complex and only taught simple and practical moves.

  Gu Yue was very intelligent and picked it up quickly, mastering the knife technique taught by Tang Yin in just a few days. He then applied it to training the entire army. In his opinion, this not only effectively broke through the heavy armor cavalry of the barbarian troops, but also had a good effect in close combat and when preserving one's life in times of crisis.

  During training, the barbarian armor and warhorses captured in the Battle of Biancheng were put to use, with sturdy soldiers dressed up as heavily armored cavalrymen, who then engaged in battle with the Wind Corps. This practical training allowed the Wind Corps to master the Rolling Blade Technique more smoothly and flexibly, while also making it easier for them to find weaknesses in the heavily armored cavalry.

  That day, Yue Tian and Ai Jia both came to find Tang Yin, and also brought a thin middle-aged man.

  After seeing Tang Yan, Le Tian took out a map and spread it on the table, saying: "Sir, this is the revised map of Manbang that I and Ai Jia re-drew!"

  Upon hearing this, Tang Yin immediately became interested and walked forward, lowering his head to take a closer look.

  This map was exactly the same as the sheepskin map that Lutian had shown him before, except that all the annotations on it were written in cursive script.

  Tang Yin looked at it and asked, "Is this really a map of the Besa City-State?"

  "Yes, sir!"

  Lao Tien replied: "I have already found someone to translate everything."

  "Who translated it?" Tang Yin asked casually.

  "Him!" Rakuten pointed at the middle-aged man he had brought along.

  Tang Yin was taken aback, looked up and followed Le Tian's pointing hand to size up the middle-aged man. This person should be only in his early forties, but his skin was dark and dry, his body lean and thin, with deep wrinkles all over his face, looking like he was over fifty years old at first glance. His clothes were tattered and worn out, with holes in his shoes, clearly this person's life had not been easy.

  "You are..."

  As soon as Tang Yan spoke, the middle-aged man's body trembled and he hastily knelt down to pay his respects, stuttering: "Your humble servant Zhang Xuan, greets Your Excellency!"