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These four thousand soldiers were completely different from the ones Tang Yin saw yesterday. They were dressed neatly, fully equipped with armor, had swords slung over their waists, and held spears in their hands.

Hm! Tang Yin secretly nodded. No matter how strong the soldiers were, as long as their morale was raised, they would look much better.

He walked to the high platform on the military arena with a gaze like lightning, slowly looked at the soldiers below, and said with a booming voice: "I am, the newly appointed County Guardian of Pingyuan County. The reason why you all have gathered here today, is to eliminate the bandits."

There was silence below, and people held their breath, listening intently.

Without business, Pingyuan County is not enough for the common people, and if the common people can't eat until they are full, they can't even get dressed warmly, not even talk about settling down, there's no way to fight against foreign enemies. So, bandits are a plague of Pingyuan County, and need to be exterminated, I hope all of you brothers can work together, even if we do not talk about the principle of protecting the family, at the very least we can still live up to the military uniforms on our bodies, and the weapons in our hands!

His words were reasonable, sincere and practical. It was also rather fan-like, adding that the moment Tang Yin came to the Pingyuan County, he brought the greatest benefits to the soldiers, causing their prestige in his army to be extremely high. After listening to his words, the soldiers shouted together, "Extinguishing Bandit! Clear away all bandits and robbers! "Clear away all bandits …"

For a time, the shouts were like thunder, unending for a long time.

Even Zhang Zhou, who was unwilling to go and exterminate the bandits, was affected by the soldiers' cheers and couldn't help but to follow them.

Bai Yong could see everything clearly from the side and could not help but nod his head. Tang Yin could be considered a marshal who made people submit willingly, so he was worthy of following him around with his life on the line.

Tang Yin led his over four thousand soldiers and majestically unleashed their Heng City, heading towards the Brother Shangguan's bandits' stronghold.

Without a word, the team reached the three ridges at noon the next day.

Three ridges were in the mountains, where the Brother Shangguan's lair was located.

Just before they entered the mountain, Tang Yin ordered the convoy to stop, and called his subordinate Generals over to his side, to discuss the next plan.

Tang Yin accepted Qiu Zhen's suggestion and decided to personally bring five hundred soldiers to the mountain first, challenge the Brother Shangguan alone, and then lure the two away.

Hearing his words, everyone shook their heads, feeling that it was too risky to do so. After all, Tang Yin was the commander, if he lost something, then things would not be good.

However, Tang Yin was stubborn, Gu Yue and the others did not dare to dissuade him, but Bai Yong spoke straightforwardly: "I'm afraid that's not appropriate."

Tang Yin asked: "What does General Bai think is inappropriate?"

Bai Yong said with a stern expression: "Master Tang is my army's commander, we cannot easily take risks."

Towards such an excuse, Tang Yin scoffed at it. If he were to go, then wouldn't it be even more dangerous for others? Not only would he fail to get the Brother Shangguan out, he would also lose his life.

Without waiting for him to speak, Bai Yong continued: "Moreover, Master Tang is the county governor, how could he possibly bring only five hundred people to eliminate bandits? Although Brother Shangguan is not the smartest type of place, it is still possible for you to see through my weakness. "

Tang Yin's gaze turned deep, this was a question he had never thought of, ah, yes, Brother Shangguan already knew that he was a county magistrate, it was not logical for him to bring only five hundred people.

He asked: "Then what does General Bai think?"

"Let me go!" Bai Yong said: "Although I am not very familiar with the two Shangguan brothers, but I also understand their habits, so it shouldn't be difficult for me to lure the two of them away!"

"Master, I think it's possible for the General Bai to go!" Qiu Zhen immediately followed up.

"Oh …" Tang Yin thought for a moment, nodded his head, and said: "Alright, General Bai will take my place. Also," after saying that, he looked at Gu Yue and Le Tian and said: "General Gu, General Le, you two will accompany General Bai, we can look after each other."

Gu Yue, Le Tian, Li Wei, Liu Zhong Sheng, Chen Fang and Ai Jia had yet to be assigned any specific positions, they were all classified as deputy Generals by Tang Yin, and although their positions were not considered high, they were not low either.

Bai Yong did not wish for others to accompany him, but he did not reject Tang Yin's good intentions.

Tang Yin shook his head at Zhang Zhou, and said: "Give me the map of this area."

Zhang Zhou responded as he took out the map from his chest and handed it over to Tang Yin.

He took it and laid it on the ground. After looking at it for a moment, he pointed to the map and said: This is the lair of the bandits, General Li, General Liu, General Chen and the General Ai are lying in ambush here. General Bai only needs to lure the Brother Shangguan here! He ran his finger along the map as he explained.

Bai Yong, Gu Yue, and Le Tian looked at the scene seriously and nodded their heads repeatedly.

Tang Yin continued to speak: "General Zhang and the remaining three thousand five hundred brothers will remain here to ambush them. After the General Bai and Shangguan brothers lure them away, they will lead the troops to attack the bandits' stronghold.

"This subordinate understands!" With an army order in front of him, Zhang Zhou did not dare to hesitate and immediately received it.

After explaining everything, Tang Yin kept the map and led the group into the mountains.

As for Bai Yong, Gu Yue and Le Tian, they led five hundred soldiers and rushed towards the bandit's base at the fastest speed possible.

After walking out of the mountain for a short time, hurried whistling sounds came from the front. Sharp sounds came out one after another and gradually disappeared into the distance.

Seeing that Gu Yue and Le Tian had serious expressions and were subconsciously gripping their weapons tightly, Bai Yong smiled slightly and waved his hand: "Generals, don't be nervous. These bandits have discovered our whereabouts and are sending a message to the stronghold."

"The bandits will be here soon, right?" Gu Yue asked.

Bai Yong was around the same age as him, but in terms of combat experience, Gu Yue was far inferior.

"We have to wait a little longer. From the sound of the whistle, we can tell that the bandits were very surprised by our arrival. They were completely unprepared." Bai Yong said casually while riding on his horse.

Sure enough, their group continued forward for a long time, but they did not encounter any bandits that rushed out. They only heard waves of whistling coming from afar from time to time.

Everyone went deeper and deeper into the mountain. After a while, Bai Yong stopped his warhorse and raised his arm at the same time, ordering the team to stop moving forward.

Gu Yue did not understand, and asked: "General Bai, what's wrong?"

"If we continue forward, we will be too far away from where the Master Tang is hiding." Bai Yong looked ahead, his expression gradually becoming more solemn, and said: "The bandits' whistling has stopped, I think they have already gathered all their men, and are coming out to meet the enemy."

Gu Yue and Le Tian revealed a suspicious expression. They did not believe Bai Yong's conjecture, the calm in front, no matter how they looked at it, it did not seem like there was a large group of bandits waiting to be slaughtered.

Just as the two were muttering in their hearts, they suddenly heard a burst of laughter from ahead, followed by someone shouting loudly: "I was wondering who dared to bring people into the mountain, so it turns out to be the General Bai, what kind of wind blew the General Bai to my village today?"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and raised their heads to look.

Two people quickly ran out from the pile of grass in front. These two were none other than Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao.

Bai Yong had guessed it right! Gu Yue and Le Tian looked at him a few times.

The surprise on Bai Yong's face appeared faster, and disappeared even faster.

In the past, he would often run into this pair of twins within his Heng City. It could not be said that they had any friendly relationship with each other, but he did not have any bad feelings toward them either.

He sized up the two of them for a moment, then said faintly: "You two, because of your brothers' relationship, I had turned a blind eye to your actions in the past, and did not interfere, but this time you two went too far, and actually dared to steal the head of the County Guardian Master Tang. Today, I was ordered to come here to exact revenge, and have offended you greatly!"

"Ha ha!" Shangguan Yuanbiao laughed loudly, and said: "Bai Yong, you are considered number one in Pingyuan County, listen to my advice, and quickly abandon the army. If you like to lead our troops into war, then follow us brothers, if not, one day you will die on the battlefield, and hold a position in the army of Pingyuan County. It's not good for you to have no future, why do you look for trouble?"

Bai Yong shook his head and laughed, then said: "If it was the past, I might have listened to your advice, but it's different now. Master Tang is a rare Wise King Commander, and I believe that with Master Tang here, our Pingyuan County will definitely be able to restore peace and tranquility. "Brother Shangguan, I would instead like to advise you two to give up your status as bandits, and follow me to the army to follow Master Tang. There will definitely be accomplishments that you two will not be disappointed in."

"Bullshit!" Shangguan Yuanbiao coldly snorted: "The general is useless, the subordinate dies first. All of the previous county guards with Pingyuan County came here to show their might, causing countless soldiers to die in the end. I think this new Tang Yin doesn't have much of a difference. Bai Yong, it doesn't matter if you don't listen to my brother's advice. Quickly take your men and scram, otherwise … "Hehe!" He was still laughing.

"So what?"

"Otherwise, don't blame my brother for not showing any mercy and killing you!"

"Humph!" Bai Yong laughed coldly, and said proudly: "Every generation is a bandit, and every generation is a bandit. "Not only are you two not repentant, you even try to force your way through. You two have even disgraced the Shangguan Family. You bandits, what qualifications do you have to speak nonsense in front of me?"

"Aiya!" Shangguan Yuanbiao was so angry that he jumped even higher as he pointed at Bai Yong's nose and cursed: "Damn it, this daddy has good intentions, since you want to court death, this daddy will help you out today!"

Saying that, he waved his spear and rushed towards Bai Yong.

On the surface, he did not seem to be afraid of the two of them, but in truth, he did not dare be careless. He was extremely familiar with the cultivation levels of the two brothers, if they were to fight, it would be difficult for him to win, he just wanted to see how long he could last.

He quickly jumped down from the horse, and at the same time, took his own long blade from the horse saddle bridge, and welcomed Shangguan Yuanbiao.

He continued to ridicule: "With you two brothers, I feel embarrassed for Brother Yuanji. It's fine if you two give up and fall, but it's also bad for Brother Yuanji's reputation. If I had met you two, I would have already run into his head and killed him.