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"Of course the cavalry needs it. What I mean is that the war horses of Feng Country have no specialties, so we might as well spend the same money to buy a war horse from another nation!" Shangguan Yuanji explained.

"Other countries' war horses?" Tang Yin muttered as he rubbed his chin.

"The Mo Country War Horse!" Shangguan Yuanji said: "The speed of Mo Country horses is far faster than other horses, and one of the biggest advantages of cavalry is speed, so buying a Mo Country horse is the most worthwhile."

Tang Yin naturally understood the power of Mo Country's war horses, and right now, he was riding Mo Country's war horse. It was just that Feng Mo was still in a hostile state, where could he buy a Mo Country's war horse? He said faintly, "You're right, but we can't find Ma Yuan. We can't buy him even with money!"

Shangguan Yuanji laughed and said: "I do have some Mo Country merchants that I'm familiar with, but the problem is that Feng Mo is currently nervous. The two nations' borders are completely closed, so even if the Mo Country merchants can pass through the barrier over there, they won't be able to pass through the barrier over there."

Hearing that, an idea suddenly flashed through Tang Yin's mind, and he asked: "Are we at the Ba Pass level?"

Shangguan Yuanji nodded: "That's right!"

Tang Yin rolled his eyes, and said: "Even though I only met General Ying Bu once, we had a good conversation back then, I think that he might be able to help me out!"

"Oh?" Shangguan Yuanji's face revealed a look of joy, and immediately said: "If the Ba Pass Guardian General is willing to help, then that would be for the best. It would be twice the result with half the effort …"

Tang Yin waved his hand and shook his head: "Don't hold too much hope. I'm not too close with Ying Bu, and it's not certain if he's willing to help. I'll write a letter for him to test it out first."

Shangguan Yuanji nodded and said: "Alright! I will send Subordinate to deliver Master's letter to the Ba Pass, and at the same time, I will be able to contact the horse merchants there.

"Yes!" Tang Yin replied as he stood up and went to his study, preparing the paper and ink, and wrote a letter to Ying Bu.

The main content of the letter was just some irrelevant, friendly words. It was just that in the end, the other party mentioned that he liked Mo Country warhorses and wanted to buy a few. He wondered if Ying Bu could help.

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

This was, after all, a time of tension for Feng Country And Mo Country, so he would be able to purchase a war horse from Mo Country.

Of course, Shangguan Yuanji understood the logic behind this. He said sternly: "Master, please be at ease, I will arrange for a trusted aide to go there. I guarantee that nothing will happen." Shangguan Yuanji's family was huge, and there was no lack of talented people under his command.

Tang Yin was completely at ease with his abilities, he nodded and smiled: "Then we will get rid of you!"

"Master is too polite!"

The next day, Tang Yin went on a patrol in Fringe City.

Fringe City, like its name suggested, belonged to a city at the border, which was situated at the border between Feng Country and other such words. Logically speaking, a city at the border should be bustling with business, while a city should be bustling with life. All year round, this place had been attacked and harassed by the Savage Soldier. Most of the people in the city had been massacred, and only a small amount remained. The huge city was desolate and desolate, one could not even see the pedestrians on the streets.

Tang Yin did not bring many people with him, there were only the two brothers Shangguan Yuanwu and twenty odd personal guards by his side.

Right now, the person in charge of the Fringe City's defense was none other than the Pingyuan County, led by Zhang Zhou.

After being informed that Tang Yin had arrived, Zhang Zhou led a few thousand men to welcome him.

This was the first time he had been to Fringe City, and upon seeing the state of the city, Tang Yin sighed inwardly. No wonder the taxes on Pingyuan County were so low, even though there were two cities at the bottom, the taxes on the cities at the edge of the city were so heavy that even the Heng City of the cities at the top of the city might not be as flourishing as the cities in the other counties.

After walking around the city, Tang Yin asked Zhang Zhou to bring him to the city walls to check.

If they really encountered an enemy siege, it would not be a problem to stay in the city for one or two months. However, the problem was that the city was too big, its four sides were spacious and there was no danger to fight against. There was no river moat outside the city, so if there was a strong enemy to attack, the four walls could not be defended by a single regiment.

He didn't know about it until he came to check it out, but he could feel the existence of the problem.

Tang Yin stopped in front of a crossbow, raised his head and looked outside the city. Outside the city was a flat plain, a vast grassland, and that was the territory of Bessa City. Seeing him stop and look into the distance, Zhang Zhou walked forward and explained: "That is the Pabu Plains within the Morfeas!"

"Oh!" He replied lightly, then turned to look at Zhang Zhou, and asked: "Is it enough for just one squad to guard Fringe City?"

Zhang Zhou laughed bitterly and said: "Of course it's not enough!"

"If that's not enough, why not send more people?"

"Pingyuan County originally only has three legions, it is already not a small number to put one legion in Fringe City. In the past, there were indeed two troops that were stationed at Fringe City, but in the end, the Savage Soldier attacked the Heng City and the soldiers that were guarding the Heng City were insufficient. This caused the County City to be invaded and destroyed before the reinforcements from Fringe City could arrive, and in that battle, they suffered heavy losses. Zhang Zhou shook his head and sighed.

"So there's actually such a tragedy." Tang Yin said: "So that's why, the intelligence of the news is extremely important, if we can grasp the movement of Savage Soldier at any time, such a tragic event will not happen again!"

"Yes, my lord!" Zhang Zhou nodded in agreement.

The only problem was that he did not have enough manpower, so Tang Yin did not have a good idea on how to proceed. Although there were five new legions established in the county, the fourth and third, Fifth Regiment, had just been formed, and they were not fully equipped, so they were all new recruits.

"Has there been any enmity recently?" Tang Yin asked as he walked down the wall.

"Nothing." Zhang Zhou spoke the truth.

"The Savage Soldier has been very quiet during this period, and no one has come to disturb us." Tang Yin said faintly. Ever since he had taken up his position in the Pingyuan County, he had not encountered a single cross-border Savage Soldier attack.

Zhang Zhou was also a little puzzled by this. He muttered, "Yes, it has indeed been quite peaceful recently. This is a bit out of the ordinary."

The others reacted the same as him, expressing disbelief. Seeing that, Tang Yin could not help but laugh, it was originally a good thing for the Savage Soldier to not invade, but now it had caused them to feel unwell.

"Since the enemy is not coming, we will not care about it. We will make full use of this time to get rid of the soldiers." Tang Yin said.

"Master, you're right!" Zhang Zhou agreed.

The food in Fringe City was quite sumptuous and all of it was wild. Even though it didn't look very exquisite, the fragrance still assaulted his nostrils.

On the table, Tang Yin picked up a piece of meat and after smelling it, he declared, "This is mountain pork!"

Zhang Zhou and the Captains who were beside him were all startled, and then asked in unison, "How does Master know?"

How could he not know? Tang Yin had lived in the deep mountains since he was young, so he was extremely familiar with the wild game in the mountains. He smiled and said, "I've eaten before." Pausing for a moment, he asked, "Are there wild boars around Fringe City?"

"Yes!" Zhang Zhou said: "The forest at the side of the East of City is very big, there are all kinds of game growing inside, if we are lucky, we can catch tigers and bears."

Seeing the strange light in Tang Yin's eyes, Zhang Zhou laughed and asked: If Master is interested, you can go hunt in the afternoon, and you can also bathe in a hot spring.

"Hot springs?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows.

"That's right!" A Captain followed Zhang Zhou's words and said, "Master, the hot springs over there are really good, especially in winter, the effects are better.

Tang Yin laughed, and said: "After hearing all of you say that, I can't help but to go."

Hearing that, Zhang Zhou and the rest all laughed.

Everyone was enjoying their meal. They had originally planned to hunt in the mountains after dinner, but as soon as they finished eating, they heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.

"Report —"

With a long announcement, a soldier in a light uniform came running in.

Entering the hall, the soldier knelt down and said anxiously: "Master Tang, General Zhang, something bad has happened! The Savage Soldier has suddenly attacked the Wangwang Town and the city guards are currently fighting with the Savage Soldier, but they are outnumbered, and the situation is dire!"

"What?" Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed and they all subconsciously stood up.

Wangwang Town was one of the eight towns established under the Pingyuan County, and was only twenty kilometers away from Fringe City.

Zhang Zhou asked anxiously: "How many people are there in the Savage Soldier?"

"I'm not sure yet, but it's at least over a thousand people!"

"Crap!" As he heard that there were more than a thousand of them, Zhang Zhou immediately realized that things were not going well. There were only three big teams guarding in Yuan Wang County, and it wasn't even for a while, but there were at most three hundred people. With the ruthlessness and ruthlessness of the Savage Soldier, even if he rushed over now to rescue her, it would be too late.

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

"Yes, but only a hundred!" Zhang Zhou said, looking troubled.

"Give me a hundred brothers with superb horsemanship and follow me to reinforce us!" Tang Yin said as he walked out. Seeing that, the Brother Shangguan did not stop and followed closely behind Tang Yin.

Zhang Zhou and the rest were shocked, they anxiously followed along and asked: "Master, do you plan to bring only a hundred people? That... That's too dangerous! "

"What else can we do?" Tang Yin turned his head to look at Zhang Zhou, and said: "If we walk there, even if we rush to Wangwang Town, it would be too late."

Seeing that Zhang Zhou still wanted to stop him, he frowned and said coldly: "You don't need to say anymore, hurry up and prepare your horses. Also, after I leave, you can send another two thousand brothers to reinforce him, but you have to stay in Fringe City and not fall into the enemy's trap of luring a tiger out of its lair, understand?"