Chapter 74

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The bandits wanted to escape, and Gu Yue and others tried to catch up. Tang Yin stopped them with a horizontal sword and said in a deep voice: "Stop chasing!" Tang Yin was alert and understood the principle of not chasing after a poor bandit. It was already dark now, and we were not familiar with the environment. If we chased into the woods and were ambushed by bandits, we would lose more than we gain.

It didn't take long before the group of people coming up the official road ran up to the crowd. The general at the head looked like he was in his early thirties. He was wearing black iron armor and a red tassel on his head. He got off his tall horse and looked quite majestic. The soldiers who followed behind were all wearing their armor crookedly, and many of them had incomplete armor. They only wore the single clothes of the wind soldiers, and they looked miserable and embarrassed.

The general urged his horse to take a few steps forward, looked around Tang Yin and others, and then said politely: "I am Zhang Zhou, commander of the First Regiment of Pingyuan County. May I ask, are you Mr. Tang's bodyguard?"

Hearing this, Tang Yin took two steps forward, raised his head and said, "I am Tang Yin!"

"Ah!" The general trembled when he heard this, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, quickly came to Tang Yin, stepped in to salute, and said seriously: "My subordinate Zhang Zhou came late, which frightened Mr. Tang. I hope Mr. Tang will not Sorry."

Tang Yin looked the general up and down. His name was familiar to him. Before coming to Pingyuan County, he already knew the situation here. There were three corps in Pingyuan County, and the commander of the first corps was Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou has an average appearance and a medium build. He is slightly shorter when standing next to Tang Yin. He does have the majesty that a general should have, but he seems to be quite honest.

"General Zhang, don't you know there is a banditry here?" There were quite a few bandits in that wave just now, especially the two leaders, both of whom were spiritual martial arts masters. With such a large group of bandits, Zhang Zhou should have been dismissed if he didn't know. .

"Oh..." Zhang Zhou looked troubled, slowly lowered his head and said, "I have heard about it."

"Then why not destroy them?" Tang Yin asked coldly.

"It's not that there was no encirclement and suppression, but the bandits were cunning. They encircled and suppressed several times, but they escaped in the end. This is because of the incompetence of my subordinates!" Zhang Zhou lowered his head and replied in a low voice.

We don't know what his abilities are, but at any rate, he has the courage to admit his mistakes, which makes Tang Yin slightly satisfied.

He looked behind Zhang Zhou. There were about 2,000 soldiers behind him. They could not be called old, weak, sick, or disabled, but their vigor was beyond praise. Not only were their armors uneven, they were also listless, looking as if they had been cold. The frost-beaten eggplant, because many people were wearing single clothes and no leather armor outside, their faces were pale from the cold, and they stood there shivering.

This is the first corps in Pingyuan County. If it is like this, the situation of the other two corps can be imagined. He frowned secretly and said, "It's late autumn now, and winter is about to enter."

"Yes...yes!" Zhang Zhou didn't understand what Tang Yin meant by this.

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you planning to let the brothers below wear single clothes for the winter?"

"Oh..." Zhang Zhouyi was speechless and speechless, not knowing what to say.

Seeing that Tang Yin wanted to question him, Qiu Zhen quietly tugged on his lapel.

After all, Zhang Zhou is the commander of the army. Although Tang Yin is his boss, he is new here, so the relationship is too tense.

He smiled at Zhang Zhou and asked in a soft tone: "Pingyuan County is in a cold area, and the weather is already cold in late autumn. Why hasn't General Zhang distributed cotton-padded clothes to the soldiers?"

Zhang Zhou is not who Qiu Zhen is, but seeing him standing next to Tang Yin, he must have a high status. In addition, he looks gentle and speaks softly and slowly, which makes people feel good about him.

He replied: "It's not that I don't want to distribute them, but that the military warehouse is empty and the county has not yet supplied cotton-padded clothes."

Tang Yin frowned deeper and asked, "Didn't the former county chief declare to the county?"

"I've reported it, but the county still hasn't delivered the supplies."

"When will it be delivered?"

"This..." Zhang Zhou looked bitter, lowered his head, and stopped talking. He also wants to know when the county can deliver the supplies, but it is estimated that it will not be possible in a short time.

Seeing that he was always hesitant and hesitant to speak, Tang Yin immediately felt impatient. He walked past Zhang Zhou and walked among the soldiers. From a distance, he saw that these soldiers were desolate enough, but from a closer look , he could only describe it as cruel. Some soldiers did not have armor on their bodies, and even those who wore armor were in tatters. Many of their armors were damaged. Small holes were made on both sides of the hole, and hemp ropes were used to tie the holes together. This kind of armor It should have been invalidated long ago, but they are still wearing it and going to the battlefield to fight against the barbarians. How can their lives be guaranteed? How can such soldiers achieve victory?

The armor is incomplete and some of it is old. So where are all the new armor? Although Tang Yin had just met Zhang Zhou, he didn't think he had the courage to withhold military funds privately. He turned around sharply, glared at Zhang Zhou, and asked, "The soldiers either have no armor or are wearing broken armor. Didn't they report this to the county?"

"This..." Zhang Zhou was still speechless.

Tang Yin deliberately sneered and said, "Or are you saying, General Zhang, that you took the new armor for yourself and exchanged it for money to line your own pockets?"

After hearing this, Zhang Zhou's head buzzed, his feet were dangling, and he almost sat on the ground.

Embezzling military funds is no joke, it is a serious crime that requires beheading.

He looked at Tang Yin in horror and said repeatedly: "What an injustice, Mr. Tang. During my tenure, I never embezzled even a single cent of the army..."

"Where have all those things gone?" Tang Yin asked sharply before he could finish speaking.

"Alas!" Zhang Zhou sighed helplessly. He could no longer hide the matter. He whispered: "The county has not issued a helmet or armor to Pingyuan County for three years, resulting in an acute shortage of armor. Brothers are on the battlefield. If a recruit dies in battle, the armor he wears will be left to the recruits. If the recruit dies again, the armor will be left to the next batch of recruits. Therefore, the armors worn by the brothers now are all left by the soldiers who died in the past. It looks...a bit shabby..."

"Isn't that reasonable?!" After hearing this, Tang Yin's eyes suddenly lit up. Guyue, Letian and others also frowned, unable to believe that such a thing could happen.

"Is this true?"

"My subordinates will never dare to tell lies!"

"Don't the county have new armor?"

"I don't know." Zhang Zhou looked confused.

He was unwilling to raise this issue, because it was useless to raise it. The county could not control the county, and the county refused to distribute supplies. No one could do anything about it. He did not think that Tang Yin, who had just arrived, could handle the problem that successive county magistrates could not solve.

Tang Yin looked directly at Zhang Zhou and didn't say a word for a long time.

Under his sharp gaze, Zhang Zhou felt uncomfortable all over, his head hung lower, and he didn't dare to breathe.

After an unknown amount of time, which seemed like a century to him, he finally heard Tang Yin speak.

"General Zhang, take your people and come with me!"

"Where are you going, Mr. Tang?"

"Shunzhou!" Tang Yin walked quickly to his horse, held down the saddle, and got on the horse.

"Go... to Shunzhou? Master Tang is going to Shunzhou to..."

"We need military resources!" Tang Yin replied expressionlessly.

Armor is the last layer of protection for soldiers on the battlefield. Without armor, how many casualties would there be in a battle? No matter what the reasons are for Yu He, the head of the county, he will not give up if he cannot give him a satisfactory explanation.

Tang Yin wanted to go back the same way to find the county's chief supplies. This was beyond Zhang Zhou's expectation. He had been in the army in Pingyuan County for so long and had never seen such a tough county guard. Tang Yin had not even been to the county seat, so that's not counting. Officially inaugurated!

"This... Mr. Tang, isn't this appropriate?" Zhang Zhou hurriedly urged his horse to follow him and advised him cautiously.

"Improper?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, with a smile on his face, but a frightening cold light flashed in his eyes. He smiled and said softly: "If Yu He dares to mention the word 'inappropriate' in front of me, I will Cut off his head!"

ah? After hearing this, Zhang Zhou swayed on his horse and almost fell down.

He didn't know if Tang Yin was joking, but even if he was joking, he was probably a little too brave.

Of course Tang Yin was not joking. Maybe other county governors were afraid of the county chief, but he was not afraid, not just because he had the title of General Zhenbei. Withholding military funds and causing disadvantages in the war was also a serious crime. Even if he really killed Yu He, It is also reasonable, so it is not unclear.

On the way, he asked Zhang Zhou what was missing in the army.

Zhang Zhou's answer made Tang Yin's eyes turn green with anger. There was actually a shortage of weapons, armor, winter and summer military uniforms, war horses and other military supplies in the army. What was even more disgusting was that there was also a shortage of military pay.

Pingyuan County originally had three corps, but the military pay issued by the county was only enough for one and a half corps. Now, the actual strength of the three corps is only about 20,000, which is less than one-third.

The more Tang Yin listened, the angrier he became, and finally asked: "General Zhang, tell me what I don't need."

"Well... there is no shortage of food and grass." Zhang Zhou replied in a low voice.

Well, there is no shortage of food. Finally, Yu He has some conscience and does not intend to starve all the soldiers in Pingyuan County. Tang Yin muttered in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhou added: "The food and grass provided by the county is actually only enough for one and a half corps. However, large local households in Pingyuan County have donated food and grass, so there is no shortage in the army."

Teng! Tang Yin's anger was rising again, and his hand holding the reins of the war horse was tight. Yu He really deserved to be killed!

He now wanted to hear how he would explain to himself when he saw Yu He.

Tang Yin stopped talking, but the smile on his face gradually deepened.

Zhang Zhou didn't know what he was laughing at, but Qiu Zhen and others knew his habits, looked at each other, and couldn't help but secretly shudder. It was obvious that Tang Yin was really angry again. This time when he went to Shunzhou, he didn't know What big trouble is going to happen!

Qiu Zhen reminded in a low voice: "Brother Tang, the county chief is an important position with a very high official rank. You must not act impulsively!"

Tang Yin smiled evilly, shrugged and replied: "Of course I know, you don't have to worry!"

The more he said this, the more Qiu Zhen felt uneasy.