Thinking about Qiu Zhen's words, Tang Yin nodded secretly, feeling that what he said was not unreasonable.
When he did his half-month inspection, he was very satisfied with the performance of the ten captains. He reported it to Wu Mei, and the reply he received was that each of them received a commendation. Even he himself did not understand what the purpose of this commendation was. If he was in the military,
If you don't make any mistakes in your life, what's the use of accumulating more awards?
He nodded and said, "You're right!" He looked at Guyue and Letian again and asked, "What are your opinions?"
Originally, Guyue and Letian thought it was a pity to hand over so much gold and silver treasure to Wang Ting, and they could divide some privately, but after listening to Qiu Zhen's words, they also felt that storing it would be more useful.
The two of them responded in unison: "I agree with the deputy commander's opinion!"
"Yeah!" Tang Yin walked back, knelt down, looked at the two boxes of gold and silver jewelry, blinked, grabbed a handful, and said with a smile: "We have made great achievements in suppressing bandits, let's reward ourselves first!"
As he spoke, he put the gold and silver he grabbed on the straw mat, shook his head at Qiu Zhen, Guyue, and Letian and said: "Divide!"
"Haha——" Seeing this, the three of them all laughed in unison. No one dislikes money, and Tang Yin can only be regarded as an alternative.
Guyue and Letian pulled off the sheets, wrapped the two boxes, put one on their backs, and then walked out of the hut.
At this time, the manhunt outside was coming to an end, and the number of prisoners of the bandits had increased a lot. Upon seeing this, Tang Yin simply ordered that all the captured bandits be executed.
For a time, miserable cries, dying cries for help and desperate wailings came one after another in the village.
The soldiers don't care whether you beg for mercy or not. They are not pitiful. They just carry out the orders given by their superiors.
Soon, hundreds of captured bandits became victims of the soldiers. Then Qiu Zhen ordered the soldiers to prepare a large box, and then cut off the little fingers from the corpses of the bandits and put them in it.
, to keep the certificate so that I can ask for credit from the royal court after I return to Yancheng.
Guyue and Letian also took the opportunity to put the two boxes containing gold, silver and jewelry in, covered them with bloody severed fingers and hid them, planning to take them out after returning to Yancheng.
This battle was fought cleanly and beautifully. It was not easy for two thousand soldiers to eliminate over a thousand bandits with less than a hundred casualties.
Tang Yin led his troops back in triumph. When he was about to leave the mountain stronghold, he was afraid that the place would be used by other bandits in the future, so he set a fire and burned it all including the corpses.
By the time they left the mountain, walked through the woods, and returned to their own team, the other eight captains were already impatient. Everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot. If Tang Yin hadn't given a military order first, they would have
I'm afraid I have already rushed over with my men to support him.
Seeing that Tang Yin and others had returned safely, the eight captains rushed forward and asked all at once: "General Tang, why have you been gone for so long? Are there many bandits?"
During the battle, Tang Yin had a spiritual armor on his body, so there was no blood on his body at this time. However, Gu Yue, Letian and others were different. They were all covered in blood, as if they had been showered with blood on their heads.
"There are over a thousand enemies, do you think they are too many?!" Qiu Zhen was tired after walking so far back and forth. He sat on the ground, breathing heavily.
"Ah? There are so many bandits?!" The eight captains looked shocked.
Qiu Zhen waved to the soldiers behind him and shouted: "Bring the box over here!"
Not long after, four soldiers brought the box filled with severed fingers and opened the lid. Everyone poked their heads in and took a look inside. They frowned and grinned. Ai Jia covered her nose and almost vomited.
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"Although there are many bandits, they have all been eliminated by us. We also attacked the bandit's stronghold and took away their lair, so the delay was a little longer." Qiu Zhen explained half-truthfully.
"That's it." The eight captains nodded in understanding. Looking at the people who were killed and covered in blood, they were happy and a little envious. It was a pity that they did not catch this opportunity.
Tang Yin did not dismount and said: "You take care of the injured brothers first, and I will report to the princess."
The princess of the empire was not his superior, but out of courtesy and respect, he still had to tell her the outcome of the battle.
This time, the female guard captain did not make things difficult for him, nor did she make any sarcastic remarks. Anyway, Tang Yin went into battle to kill the enemy for them, and she was very grateful from the bottom of her heart.
The female guard captain informed the princess and then asked Tang Yin to pass.
Arriving in front of the carriage, Tang Yin turned over and dismounted, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the bandits in front have been wiped out. A total of more than 1,100 enemies have been killed in this battle. Princess, you can set off with peace of mind."
"Thank you for your hard work, General Tang!" the princess's voice came from inside the car, and her tone didn't seem as stiff as before.
"This is what a subordinate should do." Tang Yin replied in a low voice.
"General Tang!"
"My subordinate is here."
"I...can I go for a walk and get some fresh air?"
He didn't expect that the princess would suddenly ask him this question. He didn't know how to answer, so he turned to look at the female guard captain next to him.
The female guard captain said in a low voice: "Her Royal Highness the Princess was sitting in the carriage along the way and did not dare to come out."
What do you mean by not daring to come out? Tang Yin didn't understand, so he asked with a smile: "Is there a monster outside?"
The female guard captain almost laughed at his words, but then she thought about it, saying that he was disrespectful to the princess. Her face immediately darkened, and she reminded her coldly: "General Tang, please be careful with your words in front of the princess!"
Tang Yin frowned and glanced at her. Her arrogant attitude was really unbearable. He shrugged and said, "Your Highness, if you want to go out to relax, just go out. Even if there is a monster, my subordinates will fight to the death to protect it."
"Humph! You are scarier than a monster!" the female guard said angrily.
Wow!
With a crisp sound, the car curtain was opened. Tang Yin instinctively raised his eyes to take a look. When he saw clearly the appearance of the person inside, he was shocked.
The woman in the car is only eighteen or nineteen years old, but she is extremely beautiful.
She was wearing a red and pink dress, her waist-length hair was not tied up and fell down like brocade. Her skin was white and delicate, like mutton fat, as if water could be squeezed out with a gentle squeeze. Her delicate facial features were beautiful.
The beauty is even illusory, so beautiful that it makes people dazzled. It is so beautiful that it can make people forget everything in the world unconsciously, and only her existence is left in their eyes.
She didn't look like she came from the human world, but more like a fairy who came out of the heavenly realm.
Her beauty is not gorgeous, but holy. Her beauty is not dazzling, but no one can ignore it.
Seeing Tang Yin staring blankly at Her Royal Highness the Princess, the female guard sneered. She was not surprised by Tang Yin's behavior at all, but any man would look like him when he saw the princess. There were no monsters outside, but seeing
After marrying a princess, almost all men may become monsters.
Really disgusted with Tang Yin's expression, the female guard captain stabbed Tang Yin's arm with her sheathed sword and said, "What? Are you dumbfounded? You're not going to turn into a monster, are you?"
Tang Yin finally came to his senses, but uttered two words that surprised everyone: "Crystal?!"
The female guard looked at him strangely and sneered: "I have heard some people praise Her Royal Highness as a fairy or a goddess, but General Tang, you are the most creative, and you actually compared Her Royal Highness to a crystal?!
"
Tang Yin ignored her, but looked directly at the princess.
He was too familiar with this face. Strictly speaking, it was not him, but Yan Lie who was integrated with him.
The princess in front of her is exactly the same as the crystal that Yan Lie deeply loves. Even the temperament exuding from her body is the same, graceful, noble, and holy. People can't help but feel ashamed when they are around her.
No wonder her voice is so familiar, yes, even her voice is the same as Crystal's.
At this moment, Tang Yin felt as if he had transformed into Yan Lie, his heart beating so fast that it was about to jump out of his throat. At the same time, there was a strong tingling feeling in his heart, and the pain of being betrayed by his lover almost destroyed his consciousness.
Tear apart, it can be said that as deep as his love for Crystal is, his hatred for it is as deep as it is.
"Why...are you doing this to me?"
Tang Yin squeezed out these words through his teeth, and the spiritual energy in his body spread outwards. A thick black mist instantly enveloped his whole body. He bent his fingers and slowly clenched them into fists. The stretched veins were clearly visible.
It was only then that the female guard leader suddenly discovered that Tang Yin was not stunned by the princess's beauty. Even a fool could feel the strong murderous aura and pressure emanating from him.
"Tang...Tang Yin, you...what do you want to do to Her Highness the Princess?" She hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of the princess.
Tang Yin ignored her existence at all, his hot and sharp gaze seemed to pass directly through her body and shine directly on the princess behind.
"Why did you betray me? Why did you want to harm me again? Could it be that those oaths of friendship were all lies you used to make use of me?" He slowly approached.
At this time, he became a completely different person - Yan Lie.
From what he said, he seemed to know the princess, but the head guard could be sure that he had never met the princess. She had been called into the palace as the princess's guard since she was a child. It can be said that she grew up with the princess.
She must have met everyone she knew, but for Tang Yin, she was sure that today was the first time she saw him.
Princess Yin Rou was completely stunned by the sudden change in front of her. No one had ever dared to be so rude to her or question her like this. She sat on the crown cushion and did not dare to move.
"Don't go any further!" The female guard captain had no choice but to draw out her sword and point it at Tang Yin. At the same time, the surrounding female guards rushed over on horseback and surrounded Tang Yin.
Qiu Zhen and others were naturally aware of the changes here, but they didn't know what was going on. They thought something had happened to the princess, so they rushed over.
When they saw clearly that it was Tang Yin who was confronting the princess and the palace guards, they were so frightened that they almost jumped out of their wits and rushed forward shouting: "Wait a minute! Stop! General Tang, what happened?