Chapter 78

  After entering the county government office, Tang Yin was extremely busy.

  County officials and the rich had to deal with the accumulated government affairs and military affairs, which also needed to be handled in a timely manner. In addition, the military supplies and salaries brought back from Shunzhou had to be distributed. After a busy day, the sky was already dark.

  It was not early, and it wasn't until then that the officials and wealthy individuals stood up one after another to bid farewell to Tang Yin. The latter arranged for Qiu Zhen to see them off and instructed him to get along well with everyone, and from now on, all political affairs would be handled by him, while he himself would focus on military affairs.

  Qiu Zhen secretly disapproved, he could ask for advice and strategy, but when it came to government affairs, he was also clueless. However, he also understood that at this stage, Tang Yin couldn't find a trusted aide to help him with government affairs, so even if it was difficult, he had to take on the responsibility himself.

  Tang Yin then had Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong arrange for the endurance, escorted by Gu Yue and Le Tian, to send part of the military supplies and salaries to the barracks, distribute them to the soldiers, store the remaining part in the county government office, and use it when needed. Later, he issued an order to post notices in each city and town in the county to recruit new soldiers.

  He proposed to expand the troops of Pingyuan County to five battalions, which was not just a casual remark, but a genuine intention. Finally, he also asked Qiu Zhen to write a memorial and report the expansion of the army to Wang Ting. Of course, the memorial was not directly handed over to Feng Wang Xianhua, but was first passed on to Wu Mei for consultation to see if there were any inappropriate places.

  After arranging all these things, Tang Yin finally had time to eat.

  His position has improved, but the food is much worse than before. The products of Pingyuan County are far less rich than those of Yancheng, and there are few kinds of meat dishes. As for seafood, it's hard to find any. Fortunately, Tang Yin is not picky, as long as he can fill his stomach, anything is fine.

  After finishing their meal, Bai Yong had already ordered his soldiers to bring over some of the Pabuma horses that were native to the Besa City-State, as well as some armor and weapons from the barbarian troops.

  Pabuma was indeed majestic, with a deep brown coat that was short and glossy, thick-bodied, at least one circle larger than the war horses of Fengguo.

  Li Wei, Liu Zhongsheng, Chen Fang and Ai Jia four people curiously turned around the war horse, east touched (touched), west bumped, praised.

  Tang Yin walked forward, patted the horse's back with force, and the warhorse stood up in place without moving a single hair, as stable as Mount Tai. Tang Yin nodded his head, grabbed the horse's mane with one hand, and flipped himself onto its back. He rode around the courtyard twice, feeling that although it wasn't as good as his own "Shadow", it was much better than ordinary Fengguo warhorses, only slightly slower in speed.

  After dismounting, he didn't say a word and walked up to the armor of the Besa soldier. He casually picked up a helmet, which was made of pure steel, thick and heavy, with a face mask that covered everything except for the eyes. The helmet completely obscured the wearer's face. Looking at the armor, it was similar to the helmet in terms of material, thickness, and closure. This set of armor weighed at least over a hundred pounds, equivalent to wearing a layer of steel shell. If not using a spiritual soldier's weapon, it would be quite difficult to split it open.

  He threw down his armor and fell to the ground with a thud, asking: "General Bai, do all barbarian soldiers wear this kind of armor?"

  "No!" Bai Yong said sternly: "This is the armor of heavy cavalry, ordinary infantry armor is much lighter than this."

  "Oh!" Tang Yin nodded slightly.

  Li Wei played with a piece of armor in his hand and smiled, "I'm curious, wearing this kind of armor, can you still move on the battlefield?"

  Bai Yong looked at Li Wei and said: "The heavy cavalry of the barbarians will not leave their war horses, so they don't need to move either."

  Li Wei nodded and picked up a steel sword, the blade of which was wide, thick and long. To say nothing of using such a thing in battle, just holding it was tiring.

  Bai Yong explained: "This sword is a weapon of heavy cavalry, and there's another one..." As he spoke, he picked up a long spear from the ground, its length almost approaching that of a flagpole. The rear was thin, the middle thick, and the front end sharp. The body of the spear was exceptionally heavy, and it wasn't hard to imagine the enormous killing power it would produce when cavalry charged with all their might.

  With the current equipment of the Wind Troops and the barbarian troops with similar equipment, a head-on confrontation in war would indeed not be advantageous.

  Tang Yin rubbed his chin, lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

  The showdown between the two armies and the duel between masters is no different, no matter how strong the opponent's defense is, there will always be weaknesses, the key is whether you can find the opponent's weakness.

  Baysa's heavy cavalry defense is very strong, but there must also be a weakness, it's just that this weakness is where?

  Tang Yin slightly furrowed his brow, and for a moment, he couldn't make sense of it either. He said to Bai Yong, "Don't take these things away for now, just store them here with me, okay?"

  "Of course!" Bai Yong hastily replied.

  Tang Yin turned around and went back into the house, saying to everyone: "Everyone come in for a moment, I have something to discuss with you all."

  No one knew what was going on, but they all followed Tang Yin into the house.

  After taking his seat, Tang Yin said: "The resistance against the barbarian troops can be delayed for the time being, but the bandits within the borders of Pingyuan County must be dealt with immediately."

  He still understands that foreign aid must first stabilize domestically, Beisa soldiers are just external enemies, the real threat is internal trouble.

  Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong looked at each other, neither of them said a word.

  Tang Yin continued: "The bandits led by Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao are extremely bold, even daring to rob my own troops. Who else would they not dare to plunder? Therefore, in order to eradicate the banditry, we must first take action against these two brothers. What do you think, General Zhang and General Bai?"

  "I know that Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao are the younger brothers of Shangguan Yuanji, and Shangguan Yuanji has also rendered great assistance to our army in pacifying Pingyuan County. However, credit should be given where credit is due, and blame should be placed where blame is due - these two things cannot be mixed up as one. Moreover, it is his two younger brothers that we are going to punish, not him himself." After a pause, Tang Yin continued: "He has been indulging his two younger brothers in gathering bandits and plundering homes, but I will not hold him accountable for their crimes - this is already a great favor to him, and it also repays the kindness he showed us by providing assistance to our army earlier."

  "Yes, yes, yes!" Zhang Zhou nodded repeatedly. In any case, it is a fact that Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao are bandits, and Tang Yin's insistence on going to suppress them is not excessive.

  Bai Yong furrowed his brow and said, "Lord Tang, should we... go find Shangguan Yuanji first?"

  "Why report to him?" Tang Yin raised an eyebrow and said, "When the government troops eliminate bandits, do they still need to report to him?"

  "No, no, I didn't mean it like that!" Bai Yong hastily explained.

  Tang Yin asked: "Do you two know where the lair of the Shangguan brothers is?"

  Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong slowly nodded their heads.

  Seeing this, Tang Yin said: "Alright, the First and Second Armies will each dispatch 2,000 elite troops. Tomorrow morning, follow me to suppress the bandits!"

  "Tomorrow?" Zhang Zhou was somewhat surprised. Tang Yin had just arrived in Heng City today, and the next day he would go out to suppress bandits. His style was too swift and decisive!

  "Otherwise, how much longer will it drag on? I don't have time to dawdle over this bandit issue in the first edition." Tang Yin said bluntly.

  "I understand, Lord Tang!" Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong nodded in response.

  "Alright, the two generals can now go back and rest."

  "Lord Tang, I bid you farewell!" Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong both retreated.

  After the two left, Tang Yin couldn't help but let out a long sigh and closed his eyes wearily. The previous county magistrate of Pingyuan had left him with a huge mess, countless administrative tasks were piled up, and military affairs were in disarray.

  Utter chaos reigns, internal rebellion has not been eliminated, and external defense against barbarian troops is also in name only.

  "Big Brother Tang!"

  Qiu Zhen walked up to his side and called out softly.

  Tang Yin's eyes were still closed as he asked, "What is it?"

  "What does Brother Tang plan to do when he goes to suppress the bandits tomorrow?"

  "What's your opinion?" Tang Yin asked Qiu Zhen directly without saying much more.

  "Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao, the two brothers, are both masters of martial arts. If we launch a strong attack, even if we win in the end, our army's losses will not be small. The best way is to capture these two..."

  "Human lures away, sets up ambush, captures them alive, as for those bandits below, they are not worth mentioning."

  Tang Yin nodded seriously after considering Qiu Zhen's opinion, feeling that what he said made sense.

  Qiu Zhen said, "Just now I also chatted with the local wealthy people and learned a lot. The Shangguan family's business is very large, they have land when they need it, and money when they need it. Most of these were all done by Shangguan Yuange alone."

  Fought out, from this it can be seen that this person is indeed a genius in internal affairs, and what Tang Da Ge lacks most now is the first place in handling internal affairs. If he can win over Shang Guan Yuanji, then Tang Da Ge

  "This county guard can not only do his best, but also become much more relaxed." Of course, he himself will also become a lot lighter, without having to worry about handling government affairs. Qiu Zhen thought to herself again...

  Silently add a sentence.

  Oh? This is something Tang Yin did not expect! He asked doubtfully: "Is Shangguan Yuanji willing to surrender to me?"

  "No matter whether he is willing or not, it doesn't matter. As long as Tang Da Ge can capture Shang Guan Yuan Wu and Shang Guan Yuan Biao, behead them according to the law, and as their elder brother, Shang Guan Yuan Ji will naturally not"

  Turn a blind eye, as long as they come to beg, Tang Da Ge can use the lives of the two brothers as a condition to force Yuangong Yuanji to surrender.

  "With this method, I'm afraid he won't be willing!" Tang Yin said thoughtfully.

  Qiu Zhen burst out laughing and said confidently, "Brother Tang is not an incompetent person. As long as we can pull Official Yuan Ji to our side first, I'm not afraid that he won't assist us wholeheartedly in the future."

  "Good!" Tang Yin nodded his head, the corners of his mouth rising as he smiled and said: "Alright then, let's do it your way!"

  The next day.

  Tang Yin led Xu Zheng, Gu Yue, Le Tian, Li Wei, Liu Zhongsheng, Chen Fang and Ai Jia to the military camp of Hengshan City under the escort of Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong.

  Inside the school's playground, flags are flying high and the atmosphere is solemn.

  According to Tang Yin's request, the first and second battalions of Pingyuan County each selected 2,000 elite soldiers, neatly lined up in the field, people's eyes followed Tang Yin's figure slowly

  Move.