After dark, the logging stopped, and the nightmare of the logging soldiers ended. While they were returning to the camp with all their strength exhausted, their opponents were also returning to the city of Tanzhou, receiving a personal commendation from His Majesty the Emperor.

These people who killed people in the woods for a day were indeed only more than 300 people in the Tiger Camp of the Yulin Army. To be exact, these are the Dongxi Qingzhuang who were previously incorporated into Li Yuan's personal army.

Although their Dongxi tribes used to have estrangement and hatred for Li Yuan, but now Li Yuan and the Peng family are in-laws, and they also treat the people of Dongxi equally, and these Dongxi barbarians who are upright by nature have gradually surrendered and shown great loyalty to Li Yuan.

This time, Li Yuan drove the expedition in person, led the army to the front line of Tanzhou, and specially took these Dongxi barbarians with him when he transferred the Yulin army. Of course, Li Yuan refused to destroy the heavens, and in the past several battles, Li Yuan had already seen the combat effectiveness of these carefully selected barbarians and the role of mountain combat raids, so of course he used these powerful barbarians in the right circumstances.

In fact, from the first day, when he saw the opponent cutting wood to build siege equipment, Li Yuan's heart germinated the idea of letting hundreds of Dongxi barbarians hide in the mountains and forests to ambush and hunt the opponent.

This morning, when he saw a large number of opposing soldiers and horses marching towards the mountains and forests to the north to cut wood, Li Yuan immediately ordered a barbarian general from the Gong clan of Dongxi to sneak into the mountains and forests with three hundred Dongxi barbarians to hunt and kill, that is, to obstruct the opponent's logging operation, and to eat away at the opponent and hit their morale, but in fact, Li Yuan did not expect that their action would be so successful.

In one afternoon, more than 300 barbarians actually shot and killed more than 5,000 people by relying on the repeating crossbows distributed by Li Yuan and the blow arrows they were equipped with. Of course, Li Yuan didn't expect that Zhang Wenbiao would ignore the casualties and be stunned to exchange the normal progress of logging at the cost of human heads.

Although Zhang Wenbiao's move is paranoid and crazy, it is also decisive and resolute. To a certain extent, such a person makes people feel fearful, of course, Li Yuan will not.

"Gong Qing, I didn't expect you to make such a great achievement, I am very happy. Come on, serve a drink, and I will give you a glass of glass. In the courtyard with bright torches, Li Yuan stood in front of more than 300 barbarians from the Tiger Camp and praised loudly.

Gong Qing led a group of barbarian soldiers to thank them in unison, although they were thin and small, they looked unusually tall in the eyes of everyone at this moment. It was rare for the Dongxi barbarians to raise their eyebrows like this, in fact, if it weren't for Li Yuan's order for them to equip them with continuous crossbows, they would not have had such brilliant achievements, so they themselves were very surprised.

When the wine came up, Li Yuan took a full bowl and drank it all, and the Dongxi barbarians also drank it all with a bowl. Li Yuan smiled and said: "Everyone, you have made such a great achievement, I naturally want to reward you well, but this reward, I think it is better to let my Peng Guifei personally reward you, and this expedition Peng Guifei also came to Tanzhou with me." ”

The barbarians were ecstatic, Peng Guifei Peng Qingying was a more beloved person than Uncle Peng Shiyu in the land of Dongxi. In the eyes of all Dongxi people, the stability and prosperity of Dongxi Land today was obtained by her sacrificing herself to marry Li Yuan, the Emperor of Great Chu.

Of course, now the tribes of Dongxi are the subjects of Great Chu, but the people of Dongxi will still not forget Peng Qingying's exploits in their minds. To be personally rewarded by the noble concubine Peng Qingying, it is naturally a supreme honor.

As soon as Li Yuan's words fell, the flattered barbarians really saw the goddess in their minds, and Peng Qingying stepped into the courtyard with a smile on his face.

"Meet the concubine!" The barbarians hurriedly stroked their chests and bent down to salute.

Peng Qingying was also overjoyed: "You don't have to be polite, you win glory for my Dongxi, you are all warriors." Your Majesty said that I would give you something, and I prepared a few things for you. Come, carry up. ”

A group of soldiers carried dozens of large boxes up, and Li Yuan touched his chin and was stunned, not knowing what Peng Qingying wanted to reward.

A row of wooden boxes was opened, and inside were neatly stacked brand new armor, which was the latest type of armor that the Feather Forest Army of the Son of Heaven was about to equip. Li Yuan smashed his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't say it.

These new armors are restructured according to the original cold-forged armor, and under the condition of unchanged protection, an additional layer of soft armor is installed at the shoulder and elbow joints, and this batch of armor has not yet been equipped to the army, but was first rewarded by Peng Qingying to these brute soldiers.

Li Yuan was a little crying and laughing. But of course he wouldn't care about such a thing, anyway, these barbarians are also his own Yulin Army, and sooner or later they will have to wear these battle armors, but it's just a matter of time, and he knows that Peng Qingying is proud of her Dongxi sons and daughters in her heart, and doing so is also completely conducive to subduing the hearts of the people of Dongxi, and is conducive to Da Chu's rule over the land of Dongxi.

"These are all brand-new armors, they can move freely, and they are the latest and best armor of my Great Chu Weapons Supervisor. Your Majesty said, a strong soldier and horse, of course, must wear the best armor. Three hundred and twenty sets, one set per person. Peng Qingying smiled, and slightly threw a mischievous eyebrow at Li Yuan.

"Thank you, Lady Gui." The barbarians wept with gratitude.

"In the same way, a warrior cannot only have armor, but also has powerful weapons. Here are three hundred and twenty long knives sharpened like clay. This is all forged from precious fine iron, and the materials used are the same as those of the former Tang Mo knife. These long knives could only be equipped by the personal guard battalion around His Majesty, but I am in charge and give you this honor. ”

"Wow, thank you, thank you!" The barbarians were so excited that they kowtowed like garlic. Compared to armor, they still like to have good weapons. During this time, they were already blushing when they looked at the Xueliang long knives on the waists of Li Yuan's guards, and now they were really overjoyed to be rewarded.

Peng Qingying smiled and said, "No, are you still satisfied?" ”

"Satisfied, satisfied! Thank you, Mother, thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Mother, thank you, Your Majesty! "The barbarians were mad.

Although Li Yuan felt pain in his heart, he also waved his hand with a smile and said, "No need to thank me, you will naturally be rewarded for your meritorious service in killing the enemy." Concubine Peng Guifei is your Dongxi clan, she is in charge, hey, I originally wanted to reward you with a military position. ”

Peng Qingying smiled and held Li Yuan's arm, snuggled up and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, it doesn't hurt to reward them for their military positions. ”

Li Yuan looked around embarrassedly, the faces of Zou Ping and the people in the guard camp had changed a little, seeing the envious and jealous expressions of Zou Ping and the guards, he knew that he couldn't stimulate Zou Ping and them anymore, so his heart moved, and he smiled: "In this way, since the equipment of these Dongxi warriors is comparable to my personal guard battalion, how about I allow them to join my personal guard battalion?" ”

"Wow, it's a great honor to be able to protect Your Majesty! The concubines thanked Your Majesty on their behalf! Peng Qingying was overjoyed, and Yingying bowed down.

Gong Qing and a group of barbarian soldiers were also excited and thanked loudly, now in their eyes, the Great Chu Emperor Li Yuan is the supreme existence, the lord of Dongxi, Peng Shiyuke, has become Li Yuan's courtier, and he can guard beside the Son of Heaven in the future, not only majestic, but also braggadocio when he returns to Dongxi!

"Zou Ping, I will hand over these warriors to you, and you will be their superiors in the future."

Seeing Li Yuan winking at him, Zou Ping, the commander of the pro-guard battalion, suddenly realized, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty, hehe, you can rest assured that you will hand them over to the last general!" The last general will train them well. ”