Chapter 111
After Qiu Zhen finished speaking, Tang Yin and Shangguan Yuanji were speechless for a long time to read the full text. I don't know whether I should say that Qiu Zhen was ambitious or courageous. He actually asked Tang Yin to overthrow Yu He and replace him as the head of Tianyuan County.
After being silent for a long time, Tang Yin came to his senses, shook his head and smiled, and said: "How can I bring down the dignified county chief if I want to..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Zhen interrupted: "In fact, it's not difficult. You just need to wait for an opportunity!"
"What kind of timing?"
Qiu Zhen's mouth moved, but he did not continue. He changed the topic and said: "No matter what the time is, if you want to sit on the position of county chief, you must have a strong and large army in your hands, so, Your Excellency’s plan to expand the army is a top priority.”
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded. He wanted to expand his army to deal with the invasion of barbarians, but Qiu Zhen supported him to expand his army for internal purposes. They had the same idea, but the purpose was completely opposite. After a pause, he asked Shangguan Yuanji: "Yuanji, given the current situation in our county, how many troops can we maintain at most?"
Shangguan Yuanji thought for a while and said: "Between 80,000 and 100,000."
"Well, let's expand the army to 80,000 first!" Tang Yin said to Qiu Zhen: "Convey my intention to the commanders of each corps, and ask them to seize the time and do their best to recruit new troops!"
"Yes! Sir!"
"In addition, write an official document to Yu He to report the good news first, and then ask for food, wages, supplies, and replenish the county's reserves!"
"clear!"
"Yuanji, help me prepare a generous gift and send it to Baguan and give it to General Yingbu. We can't let others help in vain."
Shangguan Yuanji smiled and said, "Sir, my subordinates have already explained this."
"Very good!" Tang Yin nodded with a smile. Shangguan Yuanji was attentive and always did not need to worry about him.
After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji both left.
After they left, Tang Yin went to visit Jiang Mo and Jiaxi.
During the battle in the border town, both Jiang Mo and Jiaxi were injured, but the former suffered internal injuries and was more serious, while the latter only had superficial injuries and was not serious. Now Jiang and Jia both live in the guest room of the county magistrate's mansion. The room is not small, with a bed on each side. In addition to Jiang Mo and Jiaxi, there are also Cheng Jin and Ao Qing in the room.
Seeing Tang Yin coming, the four of them were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood up and saluted. Jiang Mo, who was lying on the bed, also wanted to get up. Tang Yin stepped forward first, held his shoulders down, shook his head and said, "Take good care of yourself, no need to be polite!"
While speaking, he looked at Jiang Mo carefully. There was no obvious external injury on the latter's body, but his internal organs were damaged by the heavy blow of the barbarian general. His face was pale and his body was weak. Even a dark spiritual cultivator would need a period of careful attention. Recuperate. Looking at Jiaxi, the latter's trauma has been repaired by the dark aura, and he is as healed as ever.
In the battle at the border town, Jiang Mo and Jiaxi performed bravely, especially the former. At the critical moment, they would rather die than retreat, risking their lives to destroy the barbarian siege weapons, buying time for their own reinforcements, which was the greatest contribution.
Tang Yin silently considered what kind of reward he should give Jiang Mo. If he was a lieutenant general in the army, then he could simply be promoted to a higher rank. However, Jiang Mo had just joined his subordinates not long ago and had no position in the army, and the current five There were no vacancies in the Corps for him to fill.
He lowered his head in thought and said nothing for a long time.
Cheng Jin, Ao Qing, Jiang Mo, and Jiaxi didn't know what he was thinking, especially Jiang Mo, who felt uneasy. The four of them had just taken refuge with Tang Yin. After a battle, everyone else was safe, and only he was responsible. After being seriously injured, will Tang Yin doubt his own strength and give up on himself?
Thinking of this, Jiang Mo became anxious, straightened his upper body and said, "Sir, this time it was my subordinates who were careless and was injured by the barbarians. Next time..."
"Haha!" Tang Yin interrupted Jiang Mo with a smile, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "I don't mean to blame you. On the contrary, I think you have done a lot to fight back the enemy, so I am thinking about what I should give you. Rewards." After a pause, he looked at Cheng Jin, Ao Qing, and Jiaxi, his mind turning quickly. Dark spiritual cultivators have irreplaceable advantages over light spiritual cultivators, so dark spiritual cultivators Talents are very rare, and I must keep them close to me. Thinking about it, he suddenly thought and said, "I have an idea, I wonder if you think it's suitable!"
The four people looked at each other and said in unison: "Sir, please speak!"
"The four of you will not be incorporated into the army for the time being, but form your own group, responsible for internal and external intelligence, assassination, and assisting the Feng Army in combat. What do you think?"
Having something practical to do is much better than not having any title, which also makes the four of them feel more at ease. They didn't think much and responded in unison: "We obey your Majesty!"
Cheng Jin rolled his eyes and asked: "Then... Sir, whose command will we follow in the future?"
"Just listen to my orders!"
When the four of them heard this, they were very happy, and smiles appeared on their faces unconsciously. They listened directly to Tang Yin's instructions, and they were tantamount to being Tang Yin's direct subordinates. They were not subject to the control of others, let alone being excluded by the light cultivators. Cheng Jin asked again: "Sir, what are our names?"
"Call..." Tang Yin didn't know what to call them. He paused for a moment and said casually: "Let's call it Dark Arrow! Dark means that you are practicing the spiritual martial arts of darkness. Arrow means that you can be like flying arrows. No matter how hard it is, kill the enemy thousands of miles away!"
The four people were shocked and said in unison: "Thank you, sir, for the name!"
Tang Yin smiled and said: "Cheng Jin, you are the captain of Dark Arrow for the time being, and Jiang Mo is the deputy captain. If any dark spiritual cultivators defect in the future, they will all be included in Dark Arrow. What do you think?"
"No problem, sir!" Cheng Jin and Jiang Mo will serve as captains and deputy captains. Neither Ao Qing nor Jiaxi has any objections. In addition, all the dark spiritual cultivators who will join in the future will be incorporated into the dark arrows. This is definitely a good thing. Especially Cheng Jin, who was appointed as the captain by Tang Yin, became ambitious and immediately made up his mind to attract more dark spiritual practitioners to join the Dark Arrow, make it better and stronger, and form a system of its own.
Jiang Mo was naturally very excited. Not only was he not blamed by Tang Yin for his injury this time, but he was also given the position of deputy captain. It was a blessing in disguise.
At this time, it was Jiaxi who asked in a low voice with a look of embarrassment: "Sir, what is our salary..." His question was direct, but also very practical. After all, no one would be willing to work for free. And he is still a white worker who has been through life and death.
Tang Yin was not surprised by his outspokenness. He smiled leisurely and said without even thinking: "Based on the salary of the regiment. The captain will receive the regiment commander's salary, the deputy captain will receive the deputy regimental commander's salary, and the team members will all receive the commander's salary. Military pay!”
This treatment is considered high enough. In fact, Jiaxi doesn't care much about the amount of treatment. However, the higher the treatment Tang Yin gives, it means that their status in his mind is more important. This makes the dark spiritual cultivators feel humble and humble. A strong self-esteem can be satisfied.
After hearing this, Jiaxi felt relieved and beamed with joy. She hurriedly stepped in to salute and said, "Thank you, sir!"
Tang Yin nodded, looked around the four of them, and said, "You guys have a good rest. If anything happens, just come to me!"
"Yes! Sir!"
At this time, Tang Yin didn't pay much attention to the Dark Arrow he had formed on the spur of the moment. Its purpose was just to win over the dark spiritual cultivators who came to seek refuge with him. But what he didn't expect was that the Dark Arrow would actually fall into his hands in the future. A sharp arrow that hurts people invisible is terrifying both internally and externally.
In the battle at the border town, the Feng army defeated the barbarians. The entire Pingyuan County was in a state of celebration, and the people became extremely enthusiastic about joining the army. On the first day of the conscription alone, more than 20,000 people came to sign up, including people from Pingyuan County. , and residents from other cities and counties also came here to visit. This situation surprised Tang Yin and his generals.
The commanders of each regiment became busy due to the recruitment of new soldiers, and Tang Yin was not idle either. He found Guyue and passed on the ground hob technique he had learned to the latter, and asked Guyue to teach it to the entire army. Heavy armored cavalry that breaks the barbarians.
It is difficult to master the floor hob technique, but it is easy to just get started. Tang Yin simplifies the complex and only teaches simple and practical moves.
Guyue was very smart and knew everything at once. Within a few days, he mastered Tang Yin's sword skills and then applied them to the training of the entire army. In his opinion, this was not only effective in defeating the heavy armored cavalry of the barbarians, but also had a very good effect even in close combat and saving lives in danger.
During the training, the barbarian armors and war horses captured during the Battle of Border Town were put to use. Strong soldiers were dressed up as barbarian heavy armored cavalry, and then they fought against the Feng Army. Such practical training made the Feng Army fight against the ground. The mastery of the hob method has become more proficient and flexible, and it is also easier to find more weaknesses of the heavy armored cavalry.
On this day, Letian and Ai Jia both came to see Tang Yin, and they also brought a skinny middle-aged man.
After seeing Tang Yin, Letian took out a drawing, spread it on the table, and said, "Sir, this is the map of the Barbarian Kingdom that Ai Jia and I redrawn!"
After hearing this, Tang Yin immediately became interested, walked forward, lowered his head and took a closer look.
This map was exactly the same as the sheepskin map that Lotte had shown him, except that all the annotations on it were in Fengwen.
Tang Yin looked at it and asked, "Is this really the map of the city-state of Besa?"
"Yes, my lord!"
Lotte replied: "I have found someone to translate them all."
"Who translated it?" Tang Yin asked casually.
"Him!" Letian pointed at the middle-aged man he brought.
Tang Yin was startled, raised his head, followed Lotte's fingers, and looked at the middle-aged man. This man should be only in his early forties, but he has dark skin, a thin figure, a face full of wrinkles, and a cold look as if he is in his fifties. His clothes are shabby, and the shoes underneath have holes. It is obvious that this man has not lived a long life. Not having a good time.
"Who are you……"
As soon as Tang Yin spoke, the middle-aged man trembled, knelt down and saluted, and stammered: "Little man Zhang Xuan, pay your respects to your lord!"