After entering the county magistrate's office, Tang Yin was very busy.
The county officials and wealthy people had to deal with the accumulated government affairs and military affairs in a timely manner. In addition, the military supplies and military salaries brought back from Shunzhou had to be distributed. After all the busy work, it was already dark.
Seeing that it was late, it was only then that all the officials and rich men stood up and said goodbye to Tang Yin. The latter arranged for Qiu Zhen to send them away and told Qiu Zhen to maintain good relations with everyone. In the future, all government affairs would be handled by Tang Yin.
He will handle it, while he concentrates on military affairs.
Qiu Zhen secretly grinned at this. It was okay to ask him to make suggestions, but he also knew nothing about government affairs. However, he also understood that at this stage, Tang Yin could not find a close confidant to help him handle government affairs. No matter how difficult it was for him,
I have to bite the bullet and continue.
Later, Tang Yin asked Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong to arrange manpower, escorted by Guyue and Lotte, to send part of the military supplies and military pay to the military camp and distribute it to the soldiers. The remaining part was stored in the county governor's house until needed in the future.
Then he sent orders and posted notices in every city and town in the county to recruit new soldiers.
His proposal to expand Pingyuan County's military strength to five corps was not just a casual talk, but a real intention to do so. Finally, he asked Qiu Zhen to write a memorial to report the military expansion to the Wang Ting. Of course, the memorial was not
Instead of giving it directly to Feng Wang Zhanhua, it was first passed to Wu Mei for consultation with her to see if there was anything wrong.
After arranging all these things, Tang Yin finally found time to eat.
Now that his position has been improved, the food is not as good as before. The products in Pingyuan County are far less rich than those in Yancheng. Vegetables are lacking, and there are not many types of meat. As for seafood, he can't find it. Fortunately, Tang Yin is not picky.
As long as you can fill your belly, it doesn't matter anything.
After a hasty meal, Bai Yong asked his soldiers to bring the Pabuma, a specialty of Besa City State, and also brought some armor and weapons of the barbarians.
The Pabu horse is indeed majestic, with dark brown hair that is short and shiny, and a thick body. It is at least a bit bigger than the war horses of the Feng Kingdom.
Li Wei, Liu Zhongsheng, Chen Fang, and Ai Jia curiously circled around the horse, touching it here and there, and marveling at it.
Tang Yin stepped forward and patted the horse's back hard. The horse stood up without moving, as steady as a mountain. Tang Yin nodded, grabbed the brown hair of the horse with one hand, turned over and jumped up, spinning twice in the courtyard, feeling
Although it is not as good as the 'Ruying' that Wu Mei gave her, it is much stronger than the ordinary Feng Kingdom war horse, but the horse's speed is slightly slower.
After dismounting, he did not express his position. He walked to the Besa soldier's armor and picked up a helmet. The helmet was made of pure steel, thick and heavy, with a face mask on the front, leaving only the eyes open.
The gap is worn on the head to completely cover the person's face. Looking at the armor, it is almost the same as the helmet. The same material, the same thickness, and the same degree of sealing. This pair of armor has the same scale.
It weighs hundreds of kilograms. When worn on the body, it is equivalent to a steel shell. If you don't use spiritual weapons, it will be very difficult to split it open.
He threw the armor away and made a muffled sound when it landed on the ground. He asked: "General Bai, do barbarian soldiers wear this kind of armor?"
"No!" Bai Yong said seriously: "This is the armor of the barbarian heavy cavalry. The armor of ordinary infantry is much lighter than this."
"Oh!" Tang Yin nodded.
Li Wei played with a piece of arm guard in his hand and asked with a smile: "I doubt whether wearing this kind of armor can still move around on the battlefield."
Bai Yong looked at Li Wei and said, "The barbarian heavy cavalry will not leave their horses, so there is no need to move around."
Li Wei nodded and picked up another steel sword. The blade of this sword was wide, thick and long. Let alone fighting with this kind of thing, just holding it was difficult.
Bai Yong explained: "This kind of sword is a weapon for heavy cavalry, and there is also this kind of..." As he spoke, he picked up a spear from the ground. Its length was almost close to the flagpole, thin at the back and thick in the middle.
The front end is pointed and the gun body is unusually heavy. With such a weapon, it is not difficult to imagine the huge lethality produced by the cavalry in a full sprint.
With the wind soldiers' current equipment, they would not have any advantage in a head-to-head battle with the barbarian soldiers with such equipment.
Tang Yin rubbed his chin and lowered his head in thought.
A confrontation between two armies is no different from a duel between masters. No matter how strong the opponent's defense is, there will still be flaws. The key is to see if you can find out the opponent's weaknesses.
Bessa's heavy cavalry defense is very strong, but it must also have weaknesses. But where is this weakness?
Tang Yin frowned slightly and couldn't figure it out for a while. He said to Bai Yong: "Don't take these things away yet, keep them all here with me, okay?"
"Of course!" Bai Yong said quickly.
Tang Yin turned around and went back to his room, and said to everyone at the same time: "Everyone, come here. I have something to discuss with you."
Not knowing what was going on, everyone followed Tang Yin into the house.
After sitting down, Tang Yin said: "The matter of resisting the barbarians can be postponed, but the bandits in Pingyuan County must be dealt with immediately."
He still understands the principle that before fighting foreign forces, one must first pacify the domestic situation. The Bessa soldiers are just foreign enemies, and the real threat is internal troubles.
Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
Tang Yin continued: "Shangguan Yuanwu, Shangguan Yuanbiao and other bandits are so bold that they dare to rob even my team. Who else do they dare not rob? Therefore, if we want to eradicate banditry, we must first get rid of these two brothers.
Take action, General Zhang, General Bai, what do you two mean?"
"this……"
"I know that Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao are the biological brothers of Shangguan Yuanji, and Shangguan Yuanji has greatly supported the officers and soldiers of Pingyuan County and contributed to our army. However, credit must be attributed and fault must be attributed. The two cannot be confused, let alone we want to punish
It’s his two younger brothers, not himself.” After a pause, Tang Yin continued: “He allowed his two younger brothers to gather grassroots bandits and rob homes and homes. If I don’t punish him, I have given him a great favor and also returned the favor.
In exchange for his previous support for our army."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhang Zhou nodded repeatedly. In any case, it is a fact that Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao were bandits. It is not an exaggeration to say that Tang Yin was determined to encircle and suppress them.
Bai Yong frowned and asked: "Master Tang, do you want to... go to Shangguan Yuanji and talk to him first?"
"Why should I explain it to him?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and said, "When the officers and soldiers destroyed the bandits, do we still have to report to him?"
"No, no, I never meant that!" Bai Yong explained hurriedly.
Tang Yin asked: "Do you two know where the Shangguan brothers' lair is?"
Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong slowly nodded.
Seeing this, Tang Yin said: "Well, the First Corps and the Second Corps will each deploy two thousand elites, and wait until early tomorrow morning to follow me to suppress the bandits!"
"Going tomorrow?" Zhang Zhou was a little surprised. Tang Yin just arrived in Hengcheng today and will go out to suppress bandits the next day. His style is too vigorous and resolute, right?!
"How long will it drag on? I don't have time to waste time on the issue of banditry." Tang Yin said simply.
"Understood, Master Tang!" Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong nodded in agreement.
"Okay, the two generals can go back and rest now."
"Master Tang, my subordinates say goodbye!" Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong both left.
After the two left, Tang Yin couldn't help but sigh and closed his eyes tiredly. The governor of Pingyuan County who took office simply left himself a big mess, with a huge backlog of government affairs, a mess of military affairs, internal banditry, and external resistance.
The defense of the barbarians was in vain.
"Brother Tang!"
Qiu Zhen walked to his side and called softly.
Tang Yin didn't open his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Go to suppress the bandits tomorrow. What are you going to do, Brother Tang?"
"What's your opinion?" Tang Yin asked Qiu Zhen directly before saying more.
"The two brothers Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao are both spiritual martial arts masters. If we raise our troops to attack forcefully, even if we win in the end, our army will probably suffer a lot of losses. The best way is to lure these two men away and set up a trap.
Ambush him and capture him alive. As for the bandits below, they are not worth mentioning."
After seriously considering Qiu Zhen's opinion, Tang Yin nodded, feeling that what he said was reasonable.
Qiu Zhen added: "I have just talked a lot with the local wealthy people. The Shangguan family has a very huge family business. It requires land and money. Most of these were built by Shangguan Yuanji alone.
It can be seen that this person can be regarded as a wizard in internal affairs, and what Brother Tang lacks most now is a helper in dealing with internal affairs. If he can take Shangguan Yuanji as his own, then Brother Tang will not only do a perfect job as a county guard, but he will also be able to
It's become much easier." Of course, he himself will also become lighter, and he won't have to worry about dealing with government affairs. Qiu Zhen added silently in his heart.
Oh? This is something Tang Yin didn't expect! He asked: "Is Shangguan Yuanji willing to join me?"
"Whether he is willing or not, it doesn't matter. As long as Brother Tang can catch Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao and execute them according to their crimes, as their biological eldest brother, Shangguan Yuanji will naturally not sit idly by and ignore them.
If he comes to beg for help, Brother Tang can force Shangguan Yuanji to submit in exchange for the lives of the two Shangguan brothers."
"I'm afraid he won't be willing to use this method!" Tang Yin said thoughtfully.
Qiu Zhen laughed and said confidently: "Brother Tang is not incompetent. As long as he brings Shangguan Yuanji to his side first, he will not be afraid of his dishonest assistance in the future."
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded, raised the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "That's right, just do what you want!"
Qiu Zhen would not have thought that his proposal at this time, which was mainly to reduce his burden, would have an extremely huge impact on Tang Yin in the future.
The next day.
Tang Yin took Qiu Zhen, Guyue, Letian, Li Wei, Liu Zhongsheng, Chen Fang, Ai Jia and others, accompanied by Zhang Zhou and Bai Yong, to the school military field of Hengcheng Military Camp.
In the school military field, flags were fluttering and the atmosphere was solemn.
According to Tang Yin's request, the First and Second Corps of Pingyuan County each selected two thousand elite soldiers and arranged them neatly in the field. People's eyes slowly moved along with Tang Yin's figure.