Chapter Eighty-Nine

"Of course the cavalry does, I just mean that the war horses of the Wind Country have no specialty, and it is better to spend the same money to buy the war horses of other countries!" Shangguan Yuanji explained.

"War horses from other countries?" Tang Yin rubbed his chin and muttered.

"Mozambican war horses!" Shangguan Yuanji said: "The speed of Mozambican horse breeds is far beyond the comparison of other horse breeds, and one of the biggest advantages of cavalry is speed, so it is the most cost-effective to buy Mozambican war horses." ”

Of course, Tang Yin also understands the power of the war horses of the Mozambican country, and the horse he is riding now is the war horse of the Mozambican country, but now the wind and Mo are still in a hostile state, where can I buy the war horse of the Mozambican country?

Shangguan Yuanji smiled and said: "I do have a familiar Mozambican horse businessman, but the problem is that now the relationship between Mozambique is tense, and the border between the two countries is completely closed, even if the Mozambican horse merchant can pass the checkpoint on the Mozambican side, he can't pass the checkpoint on the side of my Feng country." ”

When Tang Yin heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he asked, "Is the level on our side a bully?"

Shangguan Yuanji nodded and said, "That's right!"

Tang Yin rolled his eyes and said, "Although I only have a one-sided relationship with the Baguan guard general Yingbu, we had a very happy conversation that time, I think he may be able to help me with this!"

"Oh?" Shangguan Yuanji's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly said: "If the overlord guards are willing to help, then of course it will be better, and the result will be twice as effective with half the effort......"

Tang Yin waved his hand, shook his head and said: "Don't get too hopeful, I'm not very familiar with Yingbu, it's not certain whether he is willing to help or not, I'll write him a letter to test it first." ”

Shangguan Yuanji nodded and said, "It's okay! I will send my subordinates to send the letter of the Lord to Baguan, and at the same time, I can also contact the horse merchants on the Mozcan side, if everything goes well, the war horses of the Mozambican country can be transported over first!"

"En!" Tang Yin answered, then got up and went to the study, prepared paper and ink, and wrote a letter to Yingbu.

The main content of the letter is just some innocuous and affectionate polite words, but in the end, he mentioned that he likes Mozambican war horses and wants to buy a few, and I wonder if Yingbu can help from them.

After writing the letter, he handed it to Shangguan Yuanji and told him that it must not be lost.

Now after all, it is a tense period between the two countries, and he buys war horses from Mozambique, if people with ulterior motives know about it, they will definitely use it to make a big fuss, and if they don't make it, they will give him a big hat of collaborating with the enemy.

Of course, Shangguan Yuanji understood the truth, and he said with a straight face: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will arrange for reliable henchmen to go there to ensure that nothing goes wrong." "Shangguan Yuanji's family has a great cause, and there is no shortage of talented people with outstanding abilities under his command.

Tang Yin was very relieved of his ability to do things, and he smiled and said, "Then this matter will get rid of Yuanji you!"

"Your Excellency is welcome!"

The next day, Tang Yin went to the border city to inspect.

The border city, as the name suggests, is a border city, located at the junction of the Wind Country and the Morphis Federation, and it stands to reason that the border city should be prosperous in commerce and trade, and the city is prosperous, but the border city is completely incompatible with words such as prosperity and prosperity. It is attacked and harassed by barbarians all year round, and the people in the city have been slaughtered for a long time, and there is not much left, and the huge city is desolate and desolate, and there are no pedestrians on the streets, and some are only patrolling soldiers, and the city has become a military fortress.

Tang Yin didn't bring many people, only the two brothers Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao and more than 20 personal soldiers and guards around him.

Now in charge of the defense of the border city is the First Corps of Pingyuan County headed by Zhang Zhou.

Knowing that Tang Yin was coming, Zhang Zhou led several commanders out of the city to greet him.

This is the first time he has been to the border city, he was welcomed into the city, seeing the situation in the city, Tang Yin sighed in his heart, no wonder the tax revenue in Pingyuan County is pitiful, although there are two cities, but the border city is equal to nothing, and it is a huge burden, even the prosperity of the county town is probably not as good as the ordinary cities in other counties.

Just walked around the city, and Tang Yin asked Zhang Zhou to lead him up to the city wall to check.

The city walls of the border city have been consolidated several times, that is, they have been heightened and thickened a lot, all kinds of city defense facilities are very well prepared, and the grain and grass in the city are also well stocked, if the enemy really besieges the city, it is not a problem to insist on one or two months, but the problem is that the border city is too big, and it is empty on all sides, there is no danger to fight, and there is no moat outside the city.

I don't know if I don't come to inspect it, but I feel the existence of the problem when I come to the scene.

Tang Yin walked to a place of arrows and stopped, raised his eyes to look outside the city, outside the city, there was a vast grassland, which was the territory of the city-state of Besa. Seeing him stop and look, Zhang Zhou stepped forward and explained, "That's the Prabhu steppe in the territory of Morphes!"

"Oh!" he replied softly, then turned his head to look at Zhang Zhou and asked, "Is it enough for only one corps to garrison the border city?"

Zhang Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "Of course it's not enough!"

"If it's not enough, why don't you send more manpower?"

"Originally, there were only three corps in Pingyuan County, and it was not too small to put one corps in a border city. In the past, there were indeed county guards who put two corps here in the border city, but as a result, the barbarians of Morphis suddenly attacked Hengcheng, and the defenders of Hengcheng were insufficient, resulting in the reinforcements of the border city before they could arrive, and the county town was breached, and the battle suffered heavy losses, and even the county guards were killed by the barbarians!" Zhang Zhou shook his head and sighed.

"It turns out that there is such a tragedy. Tang Yin said: "Therefore, it is very important to be well-informed, if we can keep abreast of the movements of the barbarian soldiers, there will be no similar tragedy!"

"Yes, my lord!" Zhang Zhou nodded yes.

The defense of the border city is very perfect, the only problem is the lack of manpower, Tang Yin does not have a very good way to this point, although there are now five corps in the county, but the newly established fourth and fifth corps have just been formed, the establishment is not complete, and the personnel are all new soldiers, which cannot be used, if they are transferred to the two corps in the border city, the change of defense will become a problem.

"Has there been any hostility lately?" asked Tang Yin as he walked down after inspecting the city wall.

"Nothing was found. Zhang Zhou said honestly.

"The brute seems to be quiet for a while, and has not been disturbed. Tang Yin said quietly. Since he took up his post in Pingyuan County, there has not been a single incident of barbarian cross-border attacks, which is vaguely a trend of mountain rain coming.

Zhang Zhou was also a little puzzled by this, he muttered: "Yes, it has been very peaceful recently, which is a bit abnormal. ”

The others reacted in the same way as he was incredulous. Seeing this, Tang Yin couldn't help but laugh, it was a good thing that the barbarians didn't come to attack, but now it made him feel uncomfortable.

"Since the enemy is not coming, we will leave it alone, and we will seize this time to put the soldiers in order. Tang Yin said.

"What your lord said is true!" Zhang Zhou agreed.

The food in the border town is quite rich, and it is all game, although it does not look very delicate, but the fragrance is tangy.

At the dinner table, Tang Yin picked up a piece of meat, just sniffed it and asserted: "This is a wild boar!"

Zhang Zhou, who was accompanying him, and the thousands of commanders below were all stunned, and then asked in unison, "How do you know?"

How could he not know? Tang Yin has lived in the mountains since he was a child, and he knows the game in the mountains well. He laughed, "I've eaten it before." After a pause, he asked, "Is there a boar near the border city?"

"Yes!" Zhang Zhou said: "The mountains and forests in the east of the border city are very large, and there is all kinds of game in them, and if you are lucky, you can catch tigers and bears." ”

Seeing a strange light flashing in Tang Yin's eyes, Zhang Zhouxiao asked, "If you are interested, you can go hunting in the afternoon, and by the way, you can also soak in the hot springs." ”

"Hot springs?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows.

"Yes!" a commander followed Zhang Zhou's words and said, "My lord, the hot springs there are very good, especially in winter, the effect is even better, you can soak in the warmth while enjoying the snow!"

Tang Yin looked up and smiled, and said, "If you say that, I can't even think about it." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zhou and the others also laughed.

Everyone had a good meal, and they planned to go hunting in the mountains after the meal, but as soon as the meal was finished, they heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside.

"Newspaper—"

With a long announcement, a soldier in a light military uniform hurried in from outside.

Entering the hall, the soldier knelt on one knee and said urgently: "Lord Tang, General Zhang, something is wrong, the barbarians suddenly attacked Yuanwang Town, and the defenders of the town are fighting with the barbarians, but they are outnumbered and the battle situation is critical!"

"What?" Hearing this, everyone changed color in unison, and subconsciously stood up one after another.

Yuanwang Town is one of the eight towns under Pingyuan County, only 20 miles away from the border city, so it can be said that it is close at hand, and it is also a place that is often attacked by enemy troops.

Zhang Zhou hurriedly asked, "How many barbarians are there?"

"It's not clear, but at least in a thousand people!"

"Suffered!" Hearing that there were more than 1,000 barbarian soldiers, Zhang Zhou immediately realized that it was not good, the defenders of Yuanwang County only had three large teams, less than a while, at best there were only about 300 people, how could they be the opponent of more than 1,000 barbarian soldiers. With the ferocity of the brute soldiers, even if they rush over to rescue them now, I am afraid it will be too late.

When he was in a daze, Tang Yin asked with a gloomy face, "General Zhang, are there war horses in the city now?"

"Yes, yes, but only a hundred!" Zhang Zhou said with an embarrassed face.

"Give me a hundred brothers with superb horsemanship, and follow me over for reinforcements!" Tang Yin walked out as he spoke. Seeing this, Brother Shangguan did not pause for a moment, and followed closely behind Tang Yin.

Zhang Zhou and the others trembled in their hearts, hurriedly followed, and asked in shock: "Your Excellency plans to take only a hundred people......?" That's too dangerous!"

"What else should I do?" Tang Yin looked back at Zhang Zhou and said, "If you go on foot, even if you rush to Yuanwang Town, it will be too late." ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhou was still going to stop him, he frowned and said coldly: "Don't be wordy, go and prepare the war horse, and after I leave, you can send another two thousand brothers to reinforce, but you have to sit in the border city, don't fall for the enemy's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, understand?"