Chapter 125

  If it were just a matter of dealing with one Beast King's Town, that would still be acceptable, but if there are also barbarian towns nearby, then this action is too reckless.

  Seeing the surprise and worry on everyone's faces, Tang Yin smiled and said: "Everyone doesn't need to worry too much, Yue Jiang has already investigated that the town is more than 50 miles away from Beast King Town. With Xiao Canjun leading his troops to intercept them halfway, even if the barbarian soldiers in the town don't receive news of the surprise attack on Beast King Town, by the time they arrive, we will have already won and returned!"

  Most people were not as optimistic as Tang Yan, and they always felt that the risk of this battle was too great. If something went wrong, Tang Yan and his men would be trapped in the barbarian country, and the whole army would be defeated.

  Tang Yin didn't give them a chance to interrupt, and turned to Cheng Jin saying: "General Cheng, take the Dark Arrows with me, we'll head out together. You don't need to break through the enemy lines, just block the barbarian soldiers who try to escape outside the town!"

  Cheng Jin has been increasingly trusted and reused by Tang Yan, and his position in the army has also been greatly improved. Even someone like Zhang Zhou, an old man, is polite to Cheng Jin when he sees him. Upon hearing Tang Yan's order, Cheng Jin did not raise any objections, but instead immediately responded with a salute: "Your subordinate obeys!"

  Tang Yin is not afraid of being defeated by the Beast King Town, what he fears most is that the barbarian soldiers will escape to the northwest and bring in reinforcements. He arranges for hidden arrows outside the city to block the barbarian soldiers, which is the first layer of insurance. Arranging Xiao Muzhen to set up an ambush ten miles away is the second layer of insurance. With these two layers of interception, it should be foolproof.

  After arranging everything, Tang Yin looked around at everyone and asked: "Is there any military affairs that you gentlemen still want to discuss?"

  Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

  Seeing this, Tang Yin nodded and said: "If there's nothing else, you can all withdraw now. Today's discussion must not be leaked out!"

  "Understood!" The crowd responded in unison.

  "Furthermore," Tang Yan said, "each of you battalion commanders will select 1,000 of the best cavalrymen after returning to your respective troops."

  "Yes! Sir!" The five battalion commanders of Pingyuan County were all present, except for Bai Yong, who was currently stationed at the border town.

  At this time, Tang Yin's strict requirements for the training of soldiers and men were rewarded. The Pingyuan army had tens of thousands of people, basically everyone knew how to ride horses, on horseback they became cavalry, dismounted they became infantry, and it was easy to select skilled riders among them.

  "You can all go back now!"

  "Yes! I bid you farewell!"

  The crowd dispersed one after another, each returning to prepare. Qiu Zhen did not leave, with a look of wanting to speak but hesitating. Not knowing what was on his mind, Tang Yin curiously asked: "Is there something?"

  Qiu Zhen fell silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice: "Sir, this time you've launched a surprise attack on Beast King Town, and the war horses you brought should be sufficient!"

  "Oh?" Tang Yin didn't understand why Qiu Zhen said that. From Bian Cheng to Shou Wang Town, it was only over a hundred miles away. Such a short distance seemed unnecessary to bring spare war horses.

  Qiu Zhen explained: "The Beast King Town is a place where the barbarian countries accumulate materials, and there must be many things inside. If the adults burn it directly, it's really a pity. If they can bring back some of it, they can also fill up our military treasury!"

  This is a fact, but the war horses of the Mo country are not so many, there is no surplus to pay, and if you want to bring spare war horses, you must reduce the number of people. Three thousand people went to fight against the Beast King Town, which was already risky enough. If they were further weakened, the risk would be even greater, so Qiu Zhen looked very embarrassed when he mentioned this matter.

  Tang Yin didn't think of this, but after Qiu Zhen reminded him, he suddenly had an epiphany and thought to himself, "Ah, how could I have forgotten this? If the barbarian troops can plunder the supplies of Pingyuan County, why can't we plunder their supplies in return?" If they don't thoroughly loot this time, wouldn't that be a waste of this opportunity?!

  He looked up and laughed, saying: "You're right, it seems I can't bring three thousand brothers, only two thousand brothers, and order one thousand empty horses to pull the barbarian country's supplies!"

  Qiu Zhen worried about this, he hastily said: "But sir, are two thousand brothers not a bit too few? Plundering spoils of war is small, destroying the Beast King Town is big, sir should think thrice!"

  Tang Yin said carelessly: "Only three thousand barbarian soldiers, what's there to be afraid of? If necessary, I can take 1,500 brothers to go!"

  Qiu Zhen was startled and shook his head, knowing Tang Yin's temper, he really could do what he said. Qiu Zhen hastily said: "A thousand empty horses are enough, it seems that the barbarian army doesn't have that many supplies for us to transport!"

  "Ah!" Tang Yin also thought so, he smiled and said: "This time if we can really get the supplies back, I will heavily reward you!"

  Qiu Zhen smiled bitterly, now he just hoped that Tang Yin could return safely.

  As Tang Yin said, within three days, Zhao Jue had the Mo Guo war horses transported over. A total of four thousand war horses, too many to be brought into the city all at once, were temporarily sent to the Feng Jun military camp outside of Heng City and distributed to the various battalion commanders for inspection.

  The money for fighting horses was also paid by Tang Yin without delay. He ordered someone to take out 320,000 taels of silver from the treasury and hand it over to Zhao Ju.

  This was the first time they had done business together and it went very smoothly. After confirming that the war horses were genuine, Tang Yin ordered another 2,000 from Zhao Zhuo.

  However, this time Zhao Ju couldn't deliver in a short period of time. The four thousand war horses had already taken out all the stored horses, and gathering another two thousand was not an easy task. Fortunately, Tang Yin wasn't in a hurry to use them, so he let him go back and slowly gather them together.

  As soon as the war horse arrived, Tang Yin prepared to set off for Biancheng. Xiao Muzheng, who was in charge of ambushing and killing the barbarian soldiers, had already led a thousand cavalry ahead.

  That night, two thousand cavalry were also ready, waiting for Tang Yin's order to go to Biancheng.

  County government office.

  Tang Yin was arranging his clothes and armor in his room when he heard a knock at the door.

  "Recently!" Tang Yin replied without lifting his head.

  The door opened and Fan Min walked in from outside.

  Tang Yin was taken aback and asked: "Is there something on your mind, Miss Fan Min?"

  "I heard that adults are going to conquer the barbarian state?" A rare look of worry appeared on Fan Mian's face.

  It doesn't matter who told Fan Min about this, Tang Yin smiled calmly and said: "It's just a small battle!"

  Fan Min shook her head and said: "If it's just a small battle, why must you go in person?"

  She made Tang Yin speechless with her words. He shrugged his shoulders, picked up the armor and put it on.

  Fan Min walked up behind him and helped him tighten the straps on his armor, asking in a low voice: "Is this battle going to be very dangerous?"

  It was unexpected that Fan Min would be so concerned about himself, and Tang Yin's heart warmed up. He turned his head and said: "A tile jar cannot leave the wellhead broken, a great general cannot avoid death on the battlefield. On the battlefield, anything can happen, so there is no question of whether there is danger or not." No matter how big or small the scale is, any battle is risky. If you really encounter a master, even if it's just one person, the life of the commander may not be guaranteed.

  Fan Min's heart suddenly contracted and she said softly: "I hope you can return safely and triumphantly!"

  Tang Yin turned around, facing Fan Min's gaze, and paused for a moment. His eyes curved into a smile, and he said, "Thanks for the auspicious words." After finishing speaking, he pulled on his armor to confirm that everything was in order. Then, the smile on his face gradually transformed into an icy, sinister grin, and he whispered, "Don't worry about me; what you should be worried about are those barbarian soldiers who will be attacked by me!"

  After finishing speaking, he took a deep look at Fan Mian again and said casually: "Let's go!" As he spoke, he strode out quickly.

  Watching Tang Yin's receding back, Fan Min's emotions were turbulent and difficult to calm down for a long time. In fact, even she herself couldn't tell whether she hoped Tang Yin would return safely because she cared about him or because she feared losing her place of refuge and the protection of the county guard's mansion.

  Tang Yin was accompanied by the two brothers of Shangguan, and they left Heng City with 2,000 cavalrymen waiting outside the city. They were joined by another 1,000 empty horses, and together they headed towards Biancheng.

  The war horse of the Mo country was indeed amazingly fast, and although the distance between the border town and the horizontal city was not far, it was absolutely not close. The war horses of the Wind Country had to run for half a day, while Tang Yin set out in the evening and arrived at the border town by midnight.

  In Biancheng, apart from Guardian General Bai Yong, there were also Xiao Muzheng, Cheng Jin, Yue Tian and Ai Jia who had arrived ahead of time.

  After meeting, Tang Yin didn't enter the city, but instead gathered everyone together outside the city.

  He silently calculated the time, if he set out from Biancheng now, he should arrive at Shouwang Town around 7 or 8 in the morning, which was breakfast time. Due to the barbarian army's lack of preparation, it should also be a time when the enemy's defenses were relatively relaxed, making it the perfect opportunity to take action.

  He looked at Cheng Jin, Xiao Muqing, Le Tian and Ai Jia, and said: "We can't stay in the border city anymore, we have to leave immediately!"

  Everyone nodded in unison and replied: "Your Excellency, just give the order!"

  Tang Yin ordered: "General Yue, take General Xiao to the ambush point. General Ai, take me to Beast King Town. General Cheng will accompany me. Is there anything you don't understand?"

  "I don't understand at all! Sir!"

  "Alright, let's go now!" Tang Yin nodded at everyone and then mounted his warhorse.

  Everyone saw the situation and didn't delay for a moment, they all mounted their horses and followed Tang Yin, directly passing through Bian Cheng and galloping into the territory of Besa City State.

  The Wind Army has never dared to invade the Barbarian State's territory, and this concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the Wind people. The same applies to the Barbarians. In the border areas between the two countries, not even a single sentry post was set up by the Barbarian soldiers, which also made it easy for Tang Yin and his group to move around freely.

  Entering the Besa City territory, it's as if being submerged in an endless grass sea. Rushing forward for ten miles is a prairie, rushing out twenty or thirty miles is still a prairie. There are no towns, no villages, no homes, only endless prairies without borders or edges, seemingly boundless and endless. This is also one of the main characteristics of a sparsely populated country with vast lands.

  Even with the map in hand, Tang Yin would probably have difficulty finding the exact location of Beast King Town without Le Tian and Ai Jia's guidance. No wonder Feng Jun didn't dare to enter the Barbarian State's territory - this vast grassland was so easy to get lost in that one could lose their way even before encountering the enemy.

  The war horses of the Mo country are known for their speed, and the Besa territory is mostly grasslands, with no rugged mountains or small roads, which allows the Mo country's war horses to show off their skills. The war horses gallop with all four hooves, their speed as fast as lightning, 4,000 war horses charging forward in unison, from a distance, it looks like a whirlwind sweeping by.

  They arrived at the Beast King's Town much earlier than Tang Ye had expected. He thought they would arrive around 7 or 8 in the morning, but when they actually arrived, the sky was just beginning to brighten, and it was only about six o'clock, which was almost the time of the fourth watch.