Dozens of heavily armed soldiers escorted hundreds of horses and a dozen captives in the direction of Zheng Bin's location. Since the two of them and a few artillerymen and a few soldiers of the Poison Fang Army who are willing to stay behind are all attached to the Lion King squadron, they have become their own people, and as for loyalty, it must be cultivated slowly.

Hu Yang, Wang Danian and a few horsemen rode horses to surround hundreds of horses and slowly advance with the procession. None of the members of the Lion King Squadron knew how to ride horses, so they could only come and go and move forward step by step.

Zheng Bin lit a bonfire in the temporary station, and the lights of the vehicles were on, which could deter some people with evil intentions. After all, there are still three or four hundred people in Baili and others in the city, and Zheng Bin is not a fool, so he can only put out an empty city plan with an open fire.

Cheng Lei had already told Zheng Bin about the battle situation in the intercom equipment, so at this time, the logistics supply soldiers in the temporary garrison were busy nervously. The team members needed to be fed and replenished, and the recruits and the captives could not be left hungry. Fortunately, they brought enough food and water before leaving, so they didn't have to worry about it.

The returning procession continued on its way, and apart from the neighing of the horses from time to time, and the roars and whips of the horses driven by the poplar king and the others, the others rarely made any sound.

Cheng Lei is also fully armed, and he has inspected from the head of the team to the end of the team and from the end of the team to the head of the team several times, and he can't pull down a person and have any unnecessary losses, which is what he hopes for as a leader.

Just as he passed by the captives, one of the captives pounced on him, and he almost drew his saber to fight back, but heard the captive cry: "My lord, please don't send me to Yinta City, I am willing to use you as a cow and a horse, I just beg you to let me live." I still have my parents alive, I'm going to die, how can they live! ”

Cheng Lei was confused by this person at this moment, and at this time, the captives threw themselves at his feet one after another, crying one by one, and saying things like letting him spare his life.

He had no choice but to order the team to stop, and then carefully inquired about the captives. It took about half an hour for Cheng Lei to figure out the ins and outs.

It turns out that there is an unwritten rule in the Scorching Sun Federation that the status of mercenaries is very low, similar to the personal servants of those wealthy gentry. Because once they lose the battle and are captured, they will become the slaves of their captors, and they will be at the disposal of others if they want to kill them.

If it weren't for the fact that the family really couldn't open the pot and couldn't eat, or that there was no land and no source of livelihood at all, and there were some fugitives who committed crimes in the original place, no one would have been a mercenary at all. So when the captives heard that the men left behind by this army were so richly treated, they all boiled over and asked to join their ranks as well.

Cheng Lei was a little hesitant about this, these people who are used to being mercenaries are not as good as the children of good families at all. He needed soldiers who were systematically trained to be fully educated, obey their commands, and fight alongside them, and he did not think that these mercenaries had such qualities.

However, since these people have been proposed, they can be regarded as the first batch of people who want to take refuge in them, Zheng Bin means to accept them first, and then make a final decision based on their performance. Cheng Lei didn't want to turn away these people who took the initiative to take refuge, and after discussing it, a few people decided to send people to train these people as recruits after returning to the city, so that they could reach the level of ordinary soldiers.

In the Duke of Yinta's Palace, Duke Dozan sat on a large and luxurious seat, listening to the information sent by the scout cavalry, and the surprise in his heart could not be suppressed. He and Du Mo glanced at each other, and both of them probably thought it was very incredible, so their expressions of surprise and surprise were overflowing.

"The mercenary guards annihilated half of the fangs, a quarter escaped, a quarter captured, and the leader Taru was killed!" The scout cavalry's simple words surprised them and a cold sweat broke down their spines.

Duke Dozan tried to adjust himself, calmed down a bit, and said, "What is the casualty of the mercenary guards, where are they now, and have you returned to the city?" ”

The scout cavalry replied, "Their casualties are unknown, judging by their numbers, the casualties are small or close to none." ”

"What?!" Duozan and Dumo exclaimed at the same time, how strong does this need to be to defeat and annihilate twice their strength and not have any damage themselves? It was terrifying, and Duke Dozan felt that he had underestimated the strength of this mercenary guard too much.

"Dumo, I'm afraid I underestimated these outsiders before. But with their ability, isn't it good to find a big city to compete for hegemony, why do you want to come to our small Silver Tower City to squeeze together with us! Duke Dozan sighed and said helplessly.

Du Mo immediately said at this time: "Your Excellency, I don't think they are here. They also said that they just wanted to find a place to settle down, and besides, they were very disciplined and very organized, and they could not go against what we had negotiated with each other. Besides, it's too early for us to worry about this, after all, the people in Baili are still eyeing each other, let's defeat them first. ”

Duke Duozan pondered for a while, and wiped the corner of his mouth that had drunk tea with a handkerchief: "I can only take one step at a time like this, if in the end they are difficult to control, I can only be a rich man." ”

Du Mo was a little stunned, and he remembered what Cheng Lei told him again. If this war is over, if he is interested, he can join Cheng Lei's army. And Cheng Lei will definitely arrange a position for himself in his army, and now that Cheng Lei and their victory have greatly increased in everyone's hearts, Du Mo feels that it is time to weigh the pros and cons and decide to stay.

The camp of the First Guard of Silver Tower City.

"Rubbish! It's all rubbish! Lige's face became a little distorted, and the whole person looked extremely hideous.

Sikong waved his hand to let the scout retreat, and said worriedly: "More than a hundred mercenaries, more than a hundred mercenaries." And it was a heavily armed elite cavalry, and it was planted in the hands of more than forty outsiders! A thousand Golden Vicks are gone! ”

Lig tried to calm his expression, perhaps because he felt that a leader with status should not be so gaffe, and asked Feibo, "This is the fangs of the so-called ten mercenaries of the Federation that you found?" Is it the Tharu Fangs who terrified the York gangs in Sun City? How could it be so vulnerable, more than half were annihilated, and a quarter were captured. I'm afraid that the mercenaries of the entire Federation did not have such a tragic end, right? ”

Fei Bo stood in the center of the room, looking at a loss: "Lord Lige, Your Excellency Sikong, this is indeed the famous Poison Fang Army. But I don't know why I was defeated by them so easily, because I was only in charge of liaison and had no military experience! ”

"Is that your answer, my diplomat? Keep shouting about how strong this mercenary army is, and you can see how it turns out in the end. I don't care how much you take them, now that you have so many guns, the soldiers still have to eat. More than 1,000 gold victors have been spent but they are gone without even seeing a splash, so tell me what to do now, right? Now what! Lig's anger came up again, and his tone was very unkind.

Fei Bo said: "I know the pros and cons of the matter, and I didn't take much at all, but Taru gave me fifty gold coins to drink." Besides, we only paid them half of the gold coins before the war, and we had to give another 1,000 after the war, so we saved it now. ”

At this moment, a burly figure walked in, wearing a leather coat and carrying a war knife at his waist. After stopping in front of Fei Bo, he slapped him and fell over, and Fei Bo was beaten by him and rolled on the ground, looking at him hatefully.

"What's the use of saving a thousand gold coins! If we can take Silver Tower City, we will have as many gold coins as we need, but now that this mercenary army has been destroyed, how many chances do we have to win! You useless thing, you can't do this thing! ”

Fei Bo looked at Baili, who had just come in and slapped him, stood up and said a little angrily: "Bairi! At the beginning, you were very much in favor of hiring the Poison Fang Army as our helper, why did you complain about me at this point! You still dare to beat me, I haven't been beaten in so many years, I'll kill you! ”

As he spoke, he was about to pounce on Bairi, but was stopped by Ligra on the side: "Enough, Feibo! Now is not the time for infighting, after all, you have been in contact with the Poison Fang Army, what do we have to say a few words about you? ”

"And you Bairi, you don't think we're too anxious enough, right, who told you to do it? You sit down for me! ”

After hearing Lig's words, Byry sat down in his chair with some reluctance, who was eager to beat Feibo. Fei Bo glared at Byry fiercely, and was reluctantly sat down in his chair by Ligra.

Lige thought for a moment and muttered: "Actually, no one is to blame for this matter, if you want to blame it, we were too careless before, and we didn't really find out the strength of the mercenary guards over there. Now it seems that we need to re-examine the strength of the other party and be fully prepared for the next battle. ”

"Fei Bo, you still continue to contact the mercenaries, no matter how much it costs, you must remember that what we want is strong backup. Sikong, you go to the north of the city to discuss with those gentry to see if you can support us with some more military expenses. Tell them that now they are on the same front with us, and don't expect to reconcile after tearing their faces with Dozan. ”

Sikong was a little embarrassed: "Before, they sent so many soldiers with that amount of military expenses, and what they said was a one-time aid, asking us to ensure that they could get back the land that had been embezzled by Duozan. Now I'm going to them to ask for military expenses, I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate, and besides, they may not be able to give it! ”