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This was Tang Yin's way of doing things. He would not easily trust others, no matter how confident he was, he had to personally witness the results.

The number of soldiers in the seven counties was not small. Fifty thousand in Tai An County, thirty thousand in the Shang Qing County, Gao Yang County, Ling Dong County, and Ling Nan County, and twenty thousand in the two counties of Fu Chuan and Ping He Creek. With a total of two hundred thousand soldiers, the first thing Tang Yin did after the two hundred thousand soldiers entered the capital was to disrupt them and split them up into different armies.

First, he would disperse the influence of the county army, making it difficult for them to gather and pose a threat to him. Second, the county army would become a new recruit, thus, their combat power would be low, and they would be dispersed among the various divisions. By bringing new recruits along with old soldiers, they would be able to create combat strength in the shortest amount of time.

The Tianyuan Army had always been recruiting for troops and horses, and its total military strength had already expanded to six hundred thousand. Adding this two hundred thousand strong county army into the mix, its total military strength had already reached over eight hundred thousand. Aside from the one hundred thousand elites of the Pingyuan Army, the Sanshui Army, Chifeng Army, and Directly Subordinate Army had all reached two hundred thousand. Even the Heavenly Eagle Army that came from behind Tang Yin had reached one hundred thousand.

In addition, with the County Head of the seven counties prostrating themselves, Tang Yin finally seized the opportunity to send more reinforcements to the Tong Gate. He had ordered Shen Zhichen to be the main general, and had also called out two hundred thousand soldiers from the various divisions of Tianyuan Army to be sent to Tong Gate, in exchange for Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuanyang who were the leaders of the Sanshui Army.

In that battle, Tang Yin had a deep impression of Shen Zhichen. He felt that this person was very sharp, had a decisive personality, was able to quickly make judgments even in times of crisis. As was a rare general, he was able to be trusted to send him to guard the Tong Gate.

Tong Gate was a natural danger that was easy to defend against but hard to attack. Even in this kind of situation, Tang Yin had still sent out two hundred thousand troops to guard, which showed how much importance he placed on this crucial point of Tong Gate.

Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuan let them go, but they were all welcomed by the people of Yan City. The two of them had succeeded in ambushing the Tong Gate and were seen as great heroes of the Feng Country in the eyes of the people, especially Shangguan Yuanyang, who was legendary for his godly strength, and was even more so a god of war for his Feng Country. Everyone wanted to see Shangguan Yuan's grace with their own eyes, the people on the streets were all gathered there, and it was even more lively than when Liang Xing, Wu Yu, and Ziyang Haochun had returned.

When the two of them rode into the city on their huge horses, the entire Yan City was filled with cheers and cheers, the sky was filled with red petals, and the bustling scene was unprecedented.

Tang Yin also saw the current situation, a faint smile still hung on his face, but his current smile was completely different from the one Liang Xing and the others wore when they first entered the capital. At that time he was only pretending to laugh, but now he was laughing from the bottom of his heart, in his opinion, the welcome that Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuan received was something that they deserved.

From the detour of the Tianyuan County to the way of the Morfeas Confederacy to the way of the sneak attack on the Tong Gate, the journey was more than a thousand kilometers. Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuan were exhausted beyond belief. With merely eighty thousand Sanshui Army, they were able to take down Tong Gate in one go and withstand the countless counterattacks from Ning Jun. This was not an easy task, Tang Yin admired and admired the two of them from the bottom of his heart.

When Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuan saw Tang Yin, both of their bodies trembled. They jumped down from their horses at the same time and rushed to Tang Yin's horse, kneeling down on one knee, they interfered and saluted, and said in a choked voice: "General Liang Qi (Shangguan Yuan yield), greetings to the Lord!" As they spoke, both of their tears fell.

With several tens of thousands of Sanshui Army, guarding the Tong Gate was simply too difficult. The counterattack of the Ning Army came wave after wave, and was never stopped for the past few months, as of the eighty thousand Sanshui Army soldiers who entered the city with Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuan, only thirty thousand remained, and each of them were injured. There were even a few times when Liang Qi thought that he was unable to defend the Tong Gate anymore, and that it would be breached by the Ning Army very quickly. When they saw Tang Yin now, the hardships and dangers of the past few months surged in their hearts. When they thought about how there were still so many soldiers buried in the ground, unable to return home, Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuan shed tears at the same time.

and Shangguan Yuan had both lost a lot of weight in just a few months. It was obvious that the armor the two of them were wearing was new, it was just that the armor was custom-made according to their original bodies, now that they were wearing it, it looked a lot larger, as if it was not theirs.

Tang Yin immediately dismounted from his horse, and extended his hands to help the two of them up, he was extremely excited, even his voice was trembling, and said: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work!"

As a commander, as a general, to be able to address his subordinates as brothers was not something that could be done in an era with a strong sense of class. Tang Yin's' brother 'made Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuan shed even more tears. Now, they felt that all the hardships they had gone through in the past few months was worth it, just for Tang Yin.

"This general has not disrespected his mission …"

Without waiting for Liang Qi to finish speaking, Tang Yin had already pulled his and Shangguan Yuan's hands, and said: "Don't talk about this now, let's go home first!" As he spoke, he pulled the two towards his own residence.

In Tang Yin's opinion, it would be too hypocritical if they were to discuss about the merits and rewards now.

In the hearts of the citizens, it was better to have a commander who was as close as a brother to the soldiers under his command. The citizens were also willing to see the armies of Feng Country united as one, so Tang Yin's current performance just so happened to satisfy the thirst of the people.

Following Liang Qi's return, the commanders of the five regiments under Tianyuan Army had all gathered their Yan City. After that, Tang Yin began to prepare to go south and continue to recruit Zhong Tian.

Right now, there were a large number of soldiers in the Tianyuan Army, whether it was supplies or food, it was all very plentiful. The soldiers below were all eager to fight, they all wished to send their troops to Zhong Tian as soon as possible.

At this time, Qiu Zhen mentioned one thing to Tang Yin, and that was that he had said it before. If Tang Yin wanted to be a king, he had to be legitimate, and that he had to get the recognition of the emperor of Shang Jing. Now, as long as Zhong Tian was eliminated, the matter of the new Sovereign King would be put on the agenda. By then, it would be too late to make any preparations in this regard.

After hearing Qiu Zhen's suggestion, although Tang Yin felt that it was reasonable, but he was still unable to leave. If he went to Shang Jing, not only would he have to pass through the south side of Feng Country, he would also have to pass through there. The journey would be more than 1000 kilometers, how long would it take to travel?

Qiu Zhen nodded his head, and felt that Tang Yin's considerations were right, and said indifferently: "However, we must do this. Master can send a capable man to Shang Jing to strike up a relationship with him. As long as Master finds time, he will immediately go. "

"Yes!" Tang Yin pondered and replied, but who should he send to Shang Jing first?

After thinking about it, a person's shadow suddenly flashed across his mind: Jiang Lou. Jiang Lou had a lot of problems, which was that he did not know how to bring troops to fight, nor how to advise anything, and his entire body was smelly and sour, just by making a few contributions he could raise his butt up to the sky. No one would pay attention to him, but there was one thing that others could not compare to about him, and that was his mouth. Jiang Lou knew how to talk, his words were like a river hanging in the sky, and even the dead could be said to be alive. Back then, when Zi Ying had occupied the Tiger-tooth Mountain, it was Jiang Lou who went up the mountain to persuade him to surrender. For such a loyal person like Zi Ying to choose to surrender to Tang Yin despite disregarding his own family's lives, it could be seen just how eloquent Jiang Lou was.

He needed to send someone to Shang Jing to gather some ministers from the imperial government. If he wasn't sent, who else could he send? Thinking to this point, Tang Yin couldn't help but laugh, and said: "I think that Jiang Lou can shoulder this heavy responsibility."

Hearing that, Qiu Zhen laughed out loud, and said: "Master truly thinks the same way as me, I also think that Jiang Lou is the best candidate."

Hearing Qiu Zhen say that, Tang Yin did not hesitate anymore, and said: Then, I will arrange this matter for Jiang Lou to do!

"Good!" Master, even if Jiang Lou knows how to speak, he must have some things! " Qiu Zhen warned his carefully.

"How about five thousand gold?" Tang Yin asked.

Qiu Zhen shook his head and said: "An item of gold and silver, I think it might not be enough to move Shang Jing Minister's heart, why not give him a treasure?"

Tang Yin laughed bitterly, he shrugged and said: "Where did I get such a treasure?"

Qiu Zhen was very confident, he chuckled and said: "Master does not have it, but, there is one in the palace."

Oh? Tang Yin was startled, yes, there were treasures in the palace, Zhong Tian was in a hurry to escape, many of the treasures were not taken away, but were sealed inside the palace. He asked: "You want me to use the treasures of the palace to bribe the Shang Jing Minister?"

"This isn't stealing. It's just using it in advance." Qiu Zhen said confidently: "In the future, Master will be the ruler of the Feng Country, wouldn't the treasures in the palace all belong to Master? Now that the lord has only taken out a portion to use, how can it be counted as stealing? "

Tang Yin laughed and shook his head. Qiu Zhen said that Jiang Lou's mouth was powerful, but wasn't he the same? He replied, "You're right. We'll do as you say! Tonight, I will enter the palace and go pick some treasures. "

"I will go with you!"

Right now, the palace was tightly controlled by the Tianyuan Army, and other than it being sealed during the daily audience meeting, the rest of the time would be spent inside, and the people inside would not be able to come out, while the people outside would also not be able to enter.

As the commander of the Tianyuan Army, nobody dared to stop Tang Yin from entering and exiting the palace.

That night, Tang Yin brought Qiu Zhen, Brother Shangguan and dozens of guards to the palace and before they could even get close, they were stopped by the Tianyuan Army guard guard. Waiting for a Captain to run up to Tang Yin and the rest and pass the torch in his hands to them.

"Yes!" Tang Yin casually replied, "Open the palace door, I want to enter."