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Tang Yin took back the parts of the weapon that were not related to blood, so most of the credit had to go to Jiang Lou.

With just his mouth, Jiang Lou was able to persuade Zi Ying to surrender. His Tianyuan Army had absorbed an entire seventy thousand people's Peng Army without even a single soldier being injured, and he had also successfully obtained the Tiger-tooth Mountain. Not only did he avoid their losses, he had even gained an additional great general like Zi Ying, further widening the gap in strength between their Tianyuan Army and Zhong Tian's forces.

From this, Tang Yin could see how great the benefits of being able to defeat a person without fighting.

After taking back Zi Ying, Tang Yin naturally heavily rewarded Jiang Lou, and consecutively promoted his position to several levels. Amongst the numerous strategists, Jiang Lou became the fourth largest one after Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe and Zong Yuan.

Originally, in his opinion, the soldiers under Zi Ying were all ordinary commoners. They didn't want to join the war, so the reason they were able to join Zhong Tian's army was because they were forced to, but now that they no longer had to work for Zhong Tian, they had to return to their own homes. Since their magnanimity won Zi Ying's respect, it didn't mean that they would be a threat to themselves.

It was just that they did not want to fight for Zhong Tian, and now that they had pledged allegiance to Zi Ying, the majority of them were actually willing to stay in the army. Only a very small portion of them chose to go home, and in the end, only a few thousand of the seventy thousand people of Peng Soldier left behind, leaving behind sixty thousand people. This was something Tang Yin absolutely would not expect.

Even if the army formed by the commoners and slaves were a mob, sixty thousand people still could not be underestimated. With so many people being controlled by Zi Ying alone, how could Tang Yin be at ease? But now, he regretted his actions earlier, regret that he did not pretend to be magnanimous, and had already accepted Zi Ying's troops.

It was just that there was no medicine for regret in this world. It was too late for Tang Yin to go back on his words now. But Tang Yin was smart, he immediately thought of a remedy, and with the reason that Zi Ying did not have a powerful general under his command, he transferred the highly trusted and courageous Zhu Nuo to Zi Ying's subordinate, allowing him to serve as Zi Ying's assistant, assisting Zi Ying in leading the army.

Zi Ying did not object to this, furthermore, Zhu Nuo was a very straightforward person, he did not have much scheming, and was just a fierce general who only knew how to fight and kill the enemies.

The battle of Tiger-tooth Mountain ended with Zi Ying changing sides before the battle. That night, in order to celebrate his victory, Tianyuan Army was also used to welcome Zi Ying who had recently sided with his side, and a feast was set up within the army camp.

At the banquet within the Central Army Tent, Tang Yin appeared to be extremely happy, clinking cups and drinking with his generals and advisers from time to time. Everyone ate and drank to their heart's content, only Zi Ying was gloomy, silent and drank alone. Of course everyone else had a reason to be happy, and he couldn't be happy.

He knew that the news of him surrendering to the Tianyuan Army would quickly spread to the capital. With Zhong Tian's personality, if he couldn't find him, he would definitely vent all of his anger onto his family members. Thinking of this, his heart felt like it was being pierced by needles, and he drank even more hurriedly.

At this time, Tang Yin said smilingly: "Currently, my Tianyuan Army includes Plains, Sanshui, Chifeng and direct division. Now that I have General Zi Ying and the rest, I don't know what should be his name."

"My Tianyuan County's capital is at the Shunzhou. General Zi Ying's legion shall be called the Shunzhou Army!"

"Not good. With Tianyuan County at the throat, you should be called the Heaven Pass Army … "

Everyone spoke out their opinions, Tang Yin did not comment, and only nodded with a smile.

Qiu Zhen laughed: General Zi Ying has set up camp on the mountain, and from there, he pledged his allegiance to our army. He is fated to be with the heavens, so let's call him Heavenly Eagle Army!

Hearing Qiu Zhen's words, Tang Yin clapped his hands and laughed, praising: "Good! Good name! What a great Heavenly Eagle Army! " Saying that, he turned to look at Zi Ying and asked: "What does General Zi Ying think about this … General Zi Ying? " At this time, Tang Yin noticed that Zi Ying's face was ugly, and was gulping down a mouthful of wine.

Hearing Tang Yin's summons, Zi Ying came back to reality, he anxiously raised his head and asked: "Sir, you called me?"

"That's right!" The smile on Tang Yin's face disappeared, and he asked with concern: "Is there anything difficult with General Zi Ying? "Or is there something I'm not satisfied with?"

"No, no, no!" Zi Ying waved his hands and said: "This general is very satisfied with Master's arrangements."

"Then why is General Zi Ying frowning?"

"This …"

"We are all brothers. If you have anything to say, just say it." Tang Yin said as he raised his head.

Zi Ying muttered to himself for a moment, steeled his heart, and said: "I will seek refuge with my lord, but my family is still in the capital, if news of me seeking refuge with my lord gets back, my family would probably …" After saying that, Zi Ying did not continue, but his eyes had already turned red.

Aiya! Tang Yin's heart tensed up, he had forgotten about this matter. Zi Ying was originally a general under Zhong Tian's command, so his family was bound to be in Yan City. Tang Yin lightly tapped his forehead as he considered how to save Zi Ying's family.

Just then, Le Tian stood up, he cupped his hands at Tang Yin and said: "Currently, General Zi Ying has just joined our army, the news will definitely not be sent back to the Yan City so quickly, and now General Zi Ying's family will definitely be in a safe situation. Master, this subordinate has planted many spies in the Yan City. Although we were unable to rescue General Zi Ying's family members from the sealed up Yan City, concealing them in a secret location in the city is not a problem. "

Hearing that, both Tang Yin and Zi Ying's eyes lit up, especially the latter, whose face immediately flushed red, and no longer looked as pale as before.

Tang Yin said joyfully: "This is definitely for the best."

"But …" Le Tian said awkwardly, "It's just that my brothers who go to General Zi Ying's residence may not be able to win the trust of the people in your mansion. I need General Zi Ying to write a letter home, that way there won't be any misunderstandings."

"That's easy to do. I can write one right now." Knowing that the clan members could still be saved, Zi Ying's face was covered with a layer of color. He nodded excitedly, but very quickly, his excitement died down, and he asked worriedly: "The Yan City have already been sealed, even if I write my home, I can't get close to the city!"

"Hehe!" The general does not have to worry about that. " Le Tian laughed and leisurely said: "Every day, I receive news from Yan City City. Since this news can be sent out, I naturally have ways to pass on the general's letter."

"What method?" Zi Ying asked, puzzled.

"A message from a pigeon." Le Tianming replied indifferently.

Ah!" So that's how it was! It was no wonder that the Heavenly Abyss Army was very familiar with the inner workings of Yan City, even knowing the identity of the members of the Central Army. It turned out that the Heavenly Abyss Army had already planted spies in Yan City, and could still send out information like a pigeon. Zi Ying sighed inwardly, but now was not the time to lament. He didn't have the time to lament, and immediately stood up and prepared to return to his own living quarters to write a letter.

Just as Zi Ying was about to leave, Jiang Lou stood up with him and walked unsteadily towards Zi Ying, stopping him. His face was flushed red from drinking, and his tongue felt stiff, as he said unclearly: "General Zi Ying, you don't have to be in such a rush to write a family letter, it's the same as tomorrow. Right now, Master and the other generals are all excited, you suddenly left, it's too polite."

What he said was true, but it also depended on the circumstances. Zi Ying's family was in danger now, they could lose their lives at any time. How hard must Zi Ying's heart be to be able to drink and enjoy at this time? Zi Ying was still very respectful to Jiang Lou. Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, he cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Jiang Lou, please do not be offended. After he finished speaking, he circled around Jiang Lou and continued to walk out.

But who knew that Jiang Lou would go back and grab his sleeve, and say with a frown: "As a lowly general, you are already so indiscreet on your first day, wouldn't you be lawless in the future?"

These words made Zi Ying's face change, and also caused the other people to frown. It was true that Jiang Lou had accomplished a great merit just now, but his current performance was too overbearing and overbearing. Let alone the Member under Zi Ying's command, even the generals and strategists of the Tianyuan Army felt disgust for him.

"Sir, your words are serious. This is an urgent matter, so I hope that Mister will take a good look at it! " As he spoke, Zi Ying fiercely shook off Jiang Lou's hand that was tightly grabbing onto his sleeve and then walked out with large strides.

"Wait …" Jiang Lou refused to budge, and continued to pester Zi Ying, not letting him go. Right at this moment, Tang Yin suddenly appeared behind him, reached out his hand and pressed on his shoulder. He did not see Tang Yin use any force, but Jiang Lou was just unable to take a step forward.

"Who dares to capture me …" Jiang Lou roared, he angrily turned his head and saw Tang Yin standing behind him, and immediately swallowed the words that he was about to say. The anger on his face disappeared, and was replaced with a thick smile and said: "So it's Master! Master, this Zi Ying doesn't know etiquette, master should be punished! It shall be a severe punishment! "

There was not a trace of a smile on Tang Yin's face. His gaze was as cold as ice as he stared coldly at Jiang Lou.

Jiang Lou had indeed drank too much, but in his heart, he was extremely pleased with himself.

This was the disparity that existed between Jiang Lou, Qiu Zhen, Zong Yuan and the other strategists. He had only seen the side where Tang Yin increased the rewards, but he had not seen the heaviness that came from Tang Yin's bones.

Tang Yin stared at Jiang Lou for a long time, until Jiang Lou sensed that something was amiss. He could not help but reveal a panicked expression.

"Milord, I …"

"Mr. Jiang Lou is drunk, help him go back to the camp to rest!" After what seemed like a century, Tang Yin finally retracted his sharp and terrifying gaze. His gaze gradually softened and he expressionlessly waved his hand towards the imperial guards on both sides.