Chapter 21
Watching Tang Yin's gradually disappearing back, Wu Yi's emotions were complex. If it weren't for Tang Yin's appearance, today's task would have fallen on his head eight or nine out of ten times. Now that Tang Yin had taken his place, he should be happy, but his heart didn't feel any joy at all. The more calm and casual Tang Yin appeared, the more Wu Yi felt ashamed of his own cowardice and timidity.
When Tang Yin was about to leave the camp, Qiu Zhen caught up with him.
It seemed that Tang Yin had expected his pursuit, so he stopped in his tracks and waited until his subordinates were far away before smiling and saying: "Qiu Zhen, what brings you here?"
Qiu Zhen didn't smile, his face was gloomy, and he asked back: "You really don't plan to take me there?"
Tang Yin said: "You have to ask yourself first, what can you do to help me in this melee."
"At least in times of crisis I can give you an idea."
"Never mind, I'm afraid your brain hasn't come up with a plan yet, and your head has already moved out. If you really want to die, I won't stop you, but you have to die far away, don't die in front of me."
Qiu Zhen's face turned red and white as Tang Yin spoke, he was so clever that he could naturally hear the ruthless words spoken by Tang Yin on purpose. At this time, he hated his own cleverness, if he couldn't hear Tang Yin's true intention, perhaps his heart would be more comfortable, at least it wouldn't make him even more reluctant to part with her like now.
No time to linger, seeing that his subordinates had already walked a long way ahead, Tang Yin turned around and left, waving his hand without looking back, saying: "That's it, goodbye."
"Goodbye?" Qiu was taken aback.
"It means goodbye." Tang Yin said with a smile as he tapped his own head.
Qiu Zhen chased out a few steps and asked: "Can we meet again?"
"I don't know." T'ang Yin suddenly turned back, with a brilliant smile on his face, saying: "But I will do my best, and meet you again!"
Qiu Zhen hung his head, he had been in the army for a long time, and had seen too many comrades and fellow soldiers die miserably at the hands of the enemy, but never had this feeling before, with his eyes stinging and tears about to fall.
As they walked on the road to Tongmen, Tang Yin and others walked very slowly. They knew in their hearts that what lay ahead was not a path of return home, but a gate of death.
The atmosphere was somewhat dull, and Zhang Bao suddenly opened his mouth to sing: "When the country is in danger, I will go out to battle; wrapped in horse hide, my heroic spirit will be strong!"
Soon, his singing voice infected everyone, and people sang along with him, again and again.
The song is called "Song of the Great Wind", with simple content, only four short sentences and sixteen words, but it is the military song of Fengguo, with a melody that starts low and ends high, stirring yet tragic.
The Wind Country is the last of the nine major vassal states to appear, located in the northeast of the Empire of Heaven. Internally, it must contend with other vassal states and navigate complex relationships. Externally, it must constantly defend against the harassment and aggression of neighboring countries - the Mofen Kingdom. It can be said that since its founding, war has never ceased. Over 800 years, countless Wind Country soldiers have died on the battlefield or in foreign lands, but the people of the Wind Country have persevered with their unyielding spirit, carving out a vast territory within the empire.
"The Ballad of the Great Wind" is a reflection of the Wind Country and was written with the blood and tears of countless wind people.
Listening to the songs by his side, even Tang Yin, who was normally cold and unfeeling, couldn't help but sing along.
At noon, Zhang Bao, who was at the forefront of the troops, hastily ran to Tang Yin and said in a urgent tone: "Brother Tang, there is an enemy situation ahead!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Yin's spirit lifted and he marched to the front of the troops. He looked up and saw that indeed, a large group of cavalrymen was rapidly approaching from the front, numbering over 100 people, bearing the Ning army flag.
After taking a clear look, Tang Yin turned his head to observe that all the people on their side had already taken up positions and were preparing for battle. He shouted loudly: "Put away your weapons, calm down, don't forget, we are Ning soldiers now!"
When Tang Yin spoke, there was a kind of irresistible power. After hearing his words, the crowd's restless mood calmed down, and the guys who had come out also retreated one after another.
His eyes scanned the crowd, and Tang Yin said: "Check each other, don't reveal any weaknesses!" Although there were only about a hundred enemies, he didn't take them seriously. What he wanted was to infiltrate the enemy's formation, not to fight outside.
Except for Zhang Bao's team, the rest of the people were dressed as captives, with ropes tied around their bodies, but they looked like they were tightly bound, and in fact, they all had hidden buckles that could be released with a pull. They also hid sharp blades under their clothes.
Before long, the cavalry arrived in a flash, and the leader of the team urged his horse to come forward. He first looked up and then frowned, asking coldly, "What's going on here?"
Just as Zhang Bao was about to step forward and speak, Tang Yin quietly pulled him back, raised his head, smiled at the team leader on horseback, and said: "These are prisoners of Feng Guo..."
Before he could finish speaking, the cavalry captain interrupted him with a look of discontent: "I'm not blind, I know they're prisoners. What I'm asking is why you brought these prisoners here? Why didn't you execute them on the spot?" As he spoke, he took out his long spear from behind his back and stabbed it straight at the neck of the Wind Country soldier standing in front without any warning.
No one expected him to suddenly kill the assassin, and the soldier's face turned pale. At this time, it was too late for him to struggle free from the ropes and dodge the attack. Just as the gun tip was about to pierce the soldier's throat, Tang Yin made a swift move, his sword hand swinging outward without drawing his sword, using the scabbard to strike the rifle, deflecting the cavalry captain's shot.
Whoosh! The rifle tip brushed past the soldier's neck side.
The cavalry captain's face changed color, Tang Yin's attire was no different from that of an ordinary soldier, at most he was just a small squad leader, and yet he dared to be so presumptuous, it was simply as if he had eaten the gallbladder of a fierce leopard. He shouted in anger: "You..."
Tang Yin's smile did not diminish, and he said slowly: "Captain, I am ordered to escort these prisoners, and I dare not disobey the orders of my superiors. I hope you will not make things difficult for me."
His words were quite polite, but his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and he looked calm and composed, as if he had a big background.
The cavalry captain's face reined in some of his anger and asked suspiciously: "Which infantry regiment are you from?"
Tang Yin took down his military ID from his waist and handed it forward, saying: "We belong to the Fifth Infantry Regiment."
The cavalry captain merely glanced at his military ID and asked without even connecting the dots: "Where are these prisoners to be taken?"
Tang Yin didn't know where he was supposed to take the captives, and simply mumbled: "The front lines."
The cavalry captain's face showed a look of doubt and he muttered to himself, "Could it be that one of these captives has important information about Tongmen?"
Tongmen? He only mentioned the battlefield ahead, how did Tongmen get involved. Suddenly, Tang Yin's mind flashed with inspiration, remembering what Qiu Zhen had said before, Ning Guo would not let go of this opportunity and would definitely march into Tongmen. Could it be that he was really affected by Qiu Zhen's words, and the Ning army has already begun preparing to attack Tongmen?
Alas! He sighed silently, it seemed that this time's great defeat had made the situation in Feng Guo precarious. His mind was thinking back and forth, but his mouth didn't stop, smiling and saying: "Who knows? I'm only responsible for escorting them, as for what exactly happened, I don't know."
The cavalry captain gave him a displeased glance, as if blaming him for stating the obvious. If you knew the inside story, you wouldn't be just a low-ranking soldier.
He impatiently turned his horse's head, raised his head and said: "The front is our army's stronghold, I don't know if you can pass, I'll go back and report first." As he spoke, he ignored Tang Yin and the others, leading more than a hundred cavalrymen to return along the original route.
Tang Yin secretly pursed his lips. Ningguo's checkpoint was so important, how could it possibly let this sudden group of Ning soldiers pass? Moreover, he only had a Ning soldier's military badge on him, without any military documents. As soon as the other side asked a few more questions, they would definitely be exposed.
Thinking of this, he didn't dare to delay any longer and hastily ordered his men: "Quickly! While the other side hasn't returned yet, we must think of a way to sneak into Ningguo's checkpoint!"
As soon as the cavalry team left, Tang Yin began to urge his subordinates to speed up and rush towards the checkpoint at full speed.
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