Chapter 89

"Of course we need cavalry. What I mean is that the war horses of the Feng Kingdom have no special skills. It is better to spend the same money to buy the latest chapters of war horses from other countries!" Shangguan Yuanji explained.

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

"Mo's war horses!" Shangguan Yuanji said: "The speed of Mo's horses is far incomparable to other horse breeds, and one of the greatest advantages of cavalry is speed, so buying Mo's war horses is the most cost-effective."

Of course Tang Yin also knows how powerful the Mo Kingdom's war horses are, and the horse he is riding now is the Mo Kingdom's war horse. However, Feng Mo is still in a hostile state now. Where can he buy the Mo Kingdom's war horses? He said quietly: "Although what you said is good, we can't find Ma Yuan, and we can't buy it even if we have money!"

Shangguan Yuanji smiled and said: "I am familiar with horse dealers from Mozambique, but the problem is that the relationship between Feng and Mozambique is now tense, and the border between the two countries is completely closed. Even if the horse dealers from Mozambique can pass through the checkpoints on the Mozambican side, they will not be able to pass." The checkpoint on my side of Feng Country.”

When Tang Yin heard this, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind, and he asked: "Is the level we have here a Ba level?"

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

Tang Yin rolled his eyes and said: "Although I only met Yingbu once, we had a very pleasant conversation. I think he might be able to help me with this!"

"Oh?" Shangguan Yuanji looked happy and said quickly: "If General Baguan is willing to help, that would be great. It will get twice the result with half the effort..."

Tang Yin waved his hand, shook his head and said, "Don't have high hopes. I'm not very familiar with Yingbu. It's not certain whether he will help. I'll write him a letter first to test it out."

Shangguan Yuanji nodded and said: "That's fine! I'll send my men to deliver your Lord's letter to Baguan. At the same time, I can also contact the horse dealers from Mo Country. If everything goes well, Mo Country's war horses can be shipped over first. Batch!"

"Yes!" Tang Yin responded, then got up and went to the study, prepared paper and ink, picked up a pen and wrote a letter to Yingbu.

The main content of the letter was just some innocuous and polite words to connect the feelings. At the end, he mentioned that he liked Mo's war horses and wanted to buy a few. I wonder if Yingbu could help.

After writing the letter, he handed it to Shangguan Yuanji and told him not to lose the letter.

After all, this is a period of tension between Feng and Mo. If he buys war horses from Mo, if someone with ulterior motives finds out about it, they will definitely make a fuss about it, and they might even label him as a collaborator.

Of course Shangguan Yuanji understood the truth, and he said sternly: "Sir, please rest assured, I will arrange for reliable confidants to go there to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Shangguan Yuanji's family has a great business, and there are many talented people with outstanding abilities under him.

Tang Yin was reassured by his ability to do things. He nodded and said with a smile, "Then this matter will be off your hands, Yuanji!"

"My lord, you're welcome!"

The next day, Tang Yin went to the border town for inspection.

Border City, as its name suggests, is a border city located at the junction of the Wind Kingdom and the Morpheus Federation. It stands to reason that a border city should have prosperous commerce and a prosperous city, but the words "border city" and "prosperity" and "prosperity" are completely unrelated to it. This place is attacked and harassed by barbarians all year round. The people in the city have been massacred, and there are not many left. The huge city is desolate and desolate. There are no pedestrians on the streets, and there are only groups of patrolling soldiers. , the city has become a military fortress.

Tang Yin did not lead many people. He only had two brothers, Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao, and more than 20 personal guards.

It is the Pingyuan County First Corps headed by Zhang Zhou who is now responsible for the defense of the border town.

Upon learning that Tang Yin was coming, Zhang Zhou led several captains out of the city to greet him.

This was his first time to a border town. He was welcomed into the city. Seeing the situation in the city, Tang Yin sighed inwardly. No wonder the tax revenue in Pingyuan County was so pitiful. Although there were two cities, there were almost no border towns among them, and It is still a huge burden. Even the prosperity of Hengcheng, the county seat, may not be as prosperous as ordinary cities in other counties.

After just walking around the city, Tang Yin asked Zhang Zhou to lead him up to the city wall to check.

The city wall of the border city has been consolidated several times, both higher and thicker. Various city defense facilities are well prepared, and there are sufficient grain and grass reserves in the city. If the enemy really encounters a siege, it will not be a problem to hold on for one or two months, but The problem is that the border city is too big, and it is open on all sides. There is no danger to fight, and there is no moat outside the city. If a strong enemy really attacks, the four walls cannot be defended by a single corps.

You don’t know if you don’t come to inspect, but you can feel the problem if you go there in person.

Tang Yin stopped in front of an arrow stack, raised his eyes and looked outside the city. Outside the city was a vast grassland, which was the territory of the city-state of Besa. Seeing him stop and look out, Zhang Zhou stepped forward and explained, "That's the Prabhu Prairie in Morpheus!"

"Oh!" He responded softly, then turned to look at Zhang Zhou and asked, "Is it enough to only have one regiment to garrison the border town?"

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

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

"Pingyuan County originally had only three corps, and it was not a big deal to place one corps in the border city. In the past, the county guard did place two corps here in the border city. As a result, Morpheus's barbarians suddenly attacked Hengcheng, and the Hengcheng garrison Due to the lack of troops, the county seat was captured before the reinforcements from the border town could arrive. The losses in that battle were heavy, and even the county guard was killed by the barbarians!" Zhang Zhou shook his head and sighed.

"It turns out that there are still such tragedies." Tang Yin said: "So, it is very important to have good information. If we can keep track of the movements of the barbarians at any time, similar tragedies will not happen again!"

"Yes, sir!" Zhang Zhou nodded in agreement.

The defense of the border town is very complete. The only problem is the lack of manpower. Tang Yin has no good solution for this. Although there are currently five corps in the county, the newly established fourth and fifth corps have just been established and are not fully organized. The personnel are also new recruits and are of no use. If they are deployed to the two corps in the border town, defense switching will become a problem.

"Is there any hostility recently?" Tang Yin asked as he walked down after inspecting the city wall.

"Nothing was found." Zhang Zhou said truthfully.

"The barbarian soldiers seem to be very quiet these days and have not invaded or harassed them." Tang Yin said quietly. Since he took office in Pingyuan County, he has not encountered a single cross-border attack by barbarians. This seems to indicate that a storm is about to come.

Zhang Zhou was also a little puzzled by this. He murmured: "Yes, it has been really peaceful recently, which is a bit uncharacteristic of the norm."

Others had the same reaction as him, expressing disbelief. When Tang Yin saw this, he couldn't help but laugh. It was a good thing that the barbarians didn't attack, but now it made his own side feel uncomfortable.

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

"That's what you said!" Zhang Zhouhe said.

The food in the border town is quite rich, and it's all game. Although it doesn't look very exquisite, it's fragrant.

At the dinner table, Tang Yin picked up a piece of meat, and after just sniffing it, he declared: "This is wild boar meat!"

Zhang Zhou who was accompanying him and the captains below were both stunned, and then asked in unison: "How do you know, sir?"

How could he not know? Tang Yin has lived in the mountains since he was a child and knows the game in the mountains well. He smiled and said: "I have eaten it before." After a pause, he asked: "Are there wild boars near the border town?"

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

Seeing a strange light flashing in Tang Yin's eyes, Zhang Zhou smiled and asked, "If you are interested, you can go hunting in the afternoon and take a bath in the hot springs."

"Hot spring?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows.

"Yes!" A captain followed Zhang Zhou's words and said: "Sir, 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 scenery!"

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

Hearing this, Zhang Zhou and others also laughed.

Everyone enjoyed the meal happily, and originally planned to go hunting in the mountains after the meal, but just after the meal was finished, they heard rapid footsteps outside.

"Report——"

Following the long sound of the alarm, a soldier wearing a light military uniform came quickly from outside.

Entering the hall, the soldier knelt down on one knee and said urgently: "Master Tang, General Zhang, something bad has happened. The barbarians suddenly attacked Yuanwang Town. The defenders in the town are fighting with the barbarians, but they are outnumbered. The battle situation is critical! "

"What?" Upon hearing this, everyone changed their colors and subconsciously stood up.

Yuanwang Town is one of the eight towns under Pingyuan County. It is only twenty miles away from the border town. It can be said that it is very close. It is also a place that is often attacked by enemy troops.

Zhang Zhou asked anxiously: "How many barbarians are there?"

"It's not clear yet, but at least it's upwards of a thousand people!"

"What's wrong!" Hearing that there were over a thousand barbarians, Zhang Zhou immediately realized that something was not right. The garrison in Yuanwang County only had three large groups, which was less than a fortnight. There were only about 300 people at best. How could they be the opponent of over a thousand barbarians? . With the ferocity and bravery of the barbarian soldiers, even if they rush over to rescue them now, it may be too late.

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

"Yes, there are, but there are only a hundred horses!" Zhang Zhou said with a confused look on his face.

"Give me a hundred brothers with superb riding skills, and come with me to reinforce them!" Tang Yin walked out as he spoke. Upon seeing this, the Shangguan brothers did not pause for a moment and followed Tang Yin closely.

Zhang Zhou and others trembled in their hearts, and hurriedly followed, asking in shock: "Sir, you plan to take only a hundred people? Then... that's too dangerous!"

"Otherwise, what should we do?" Tang Yin looked back at Zhang Zhou and said, "If we go on foot, even if we get to Yuanwang Town, it will be too late."

Seeing that Zhang Zhou wanted to stop him, he frowned and said coldly: "No need to be wordy, go and prepare the war horses. Also, after I leave, you can send two thousand more brothers to reinforce, but you have to stay in the border town." , don’t fall for the enemy’s plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, do you understand?”