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According to the Sky Eye and Earth Web's investigation, Tang Yin had already mastered the first stage of the Anqiu's strength. The Anqiu was a small county with only two counties and five cities, and the main force was concentrated in the Provincial Capital, with a strength of around twenty to thirty thousand people. The County Head's name was Gao Guan, and although he had not made much progress in the field of Anqiu for more than ten years, he did not make any mistakes and was considered a mediocre official.

naturally did not care about this unknown nobody. After recuperating in Xishan County, he left for the south, heading straight for the Anqiu.

On the way, Qiu Zhen had discussed the issue of Xishan County with Tang Yin before. He believed that Shao Yu was a submissive person after all, and could not be trusted for the time being.

Tang Yin accepted Qiu Zhen's suggestion, but did not immediately state his opinion. Instead, he asked for Cai Gui's opinion.

Cai Gui had made a miraculous achievement regarding the taming of Xishan County. Tang Yin had directly raised him to Imperial Minister, becoming a third rank official. Hearing Tang Yin asking him how to deal with Shao Yu, his eyes turned, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "Great King, in this humble subject's opinion, can only be promoted, not lowered, and even more so not killed." Cai Gui had just entered the Feng Country Palace, his footing was not stable, and was in urgent need to find his trusted aides, so Shao Yu was the best candidate. Also, from the matter of Tang Yin specially helping Shao Yu, he could more or less guess a few of Tang Yin's intentions. To understand the human heart was Cai Gui's forte.

Indeed. Tang Yin laughed out loud and said: "That's right, if we want to conquer Mo Country, just killing is far from enough, and at the right time, we will have to use some soft methods, we can use Shao Yu as an example."

Qiu Zhen asked curiously, "Your Majesty, you mean ?"

"Shao Yu's family has been officials for many generations, and their position has long been deeply rooted. The moment they are removed or killed, the citizens will inevitably hold resentment in their hearts, and their Xishan County will certainly be thrown into chaos. If they continue to stay, it would be a hidden danger. Tang Yin squinted his eyes and said faintly: "So, I mean to improve him. When Shao Jun officially becomes the king in Mo Country, he will be promoted to Great General, and in that way, he will be able to manifest my unwavering faith in his servants, and will not become a reality. Most importantly, Shao Yu, along with his trusted aides and the hundreds of thousands of Western Mountain soldiers under his command, will also be able to be transferred away.

So that's how it was! The King had planned this long ago. Qiu Zhen and Cai Gui both laughed at the same time, and said: "My King is wise! As a result, even if Shao Jun were to establish a new dynasty in the Mo Country, he would only be an empty shell and the various powers would be in the hands of the King. "

"Humph!" Tang Yin laughed coldly, and said: "Even though Shao Jun is an idiot, you still have to be on guard against anyone. If I don't take care of him first, how can I be at ease and let him rule the Mo Country!"

Qiu Zhen nodded his head repeatedly. Since the King had already thought it through, he would not speak anymore about the issue of Xishan County. However, Cai Gui's heart trembled. The longer he worked with Tang Yin, the more he would realize that he was smarter than the rumors and more insidious and cunning.

After a while, with Tang Yin in the lead, they officially entered the Anqiu County. Anqiu were plains, unfortunately, the land was poor, water resources were scarce, food production was not high, and there were no mines, among all the counties in Mo Country, Anqiu was considered the poorest and most backward of the counties.

If not for the fact that he was anxious to threaten the Sishui, Tang Yin would not have devoted his energy to this place. There were not many local armies with Anqiu and they were all concentrated in Provincial Capital. When Feng Army was pushed forward, they basically did not encounter any resistance, and even the Mo Country that Shao Fang sent out did not rush over to this side, but instead went up north to meet Pingyuan Army and Huwei Army.

On the second day after entering the Anqiu, the Feng Army took over the Thousand Square City without any bloodshed. Although the size of the city was not small, it was hard to find even a proper building in the city. As far as the eye could see, all that was left were dilapidated mud houses.

It was one thing for the Anqiu to be barren, and even the weather was not good. There was often a strong wind blowing and sand filling the sky, and within the Myriad Directions City, there were only a few people walking on the streets.

There were no guards nor any officials, so Tang Yin led the troops directly into the city. Due to the sand being blown too hard by the wind, many Generals And Soldiers of Feng Army s had lifted the towel on their necks to cover their mouths and noses, leaving only their two eyes outside.

Zhan Peng, Ye Tang, and all the other generals beside Tang Yin shook their heads as they walked, grumbling, "There is no need to build such a damned place a city, it's unnecessary!"

"Ha ha!" Tang Yin grinned, agreeing with him.

Cai Gui explained: "Looks like the town here is indeed useless now, but back then, when Mo Yu and the two countries were at loggerheads, this place was an important town in terms of Mo Country defense and Yu Country."

Everyone was still not very clear about the history between Mo Yu and his country. Hearing his words, they asked one after another, "When was that?"

Cai Gui pinched his fingers and calculated, then said: "At least three hundred fifty, or sixty years." He sighed lightly and said: "Over three hundred years have passed, and my Mo Country is getting stronger and stronger, and my Yu Country is getting weaker and weaker. Until now, my Yu Country is only left to receive beatings from, and my Anqiu County has long ago ceased to be the strength of Mo Country anymore!"

"So that's how it is." Everyone nodded in understanding, but could not help but praise, "Master Cai sure knows a lot, even knows the history of Mo Yu."

Cai Gui smiled and said: "Being classified as a general is too kind, I just read a few books."

Tang Yin laughed, "Master Cai, you don't have to be too modest." After saying that, he intentionally looked towards Qiu Zhen's direction, to see the expression of those who boasted that they were extremely talented, rich and wealthy, Qiu Zhen, on the other hand, was not red in the least, he was full of smiles.

If it was the large Myriad Square City, yet there were less than fifty thousand people living in the city. Their Silver Bank was completely empty, and they couldn't even find a single grain of rice in the granary. The situation in the Myriad Directions City made everyone sigh emotionally. In the two counties close by, their Xishan County s were so abundant that they flowed with oil, and even though they accumulated grain, their Anqiu County s were so poor that it caused one's hair to stand on end.

That day, with Feng Army stationed in the Ten Thousand Directions City, Tang Yin gathered all the generals of the Mayor Palace and discussed how they should fight in the upcoming battles.

Gao Yu was the first to speak: "Great King, since the forces of the Anqiu are all concentrated in the Provincial Capital, from what we can see, our army shouldn't waste any time.

Tang Yin nodded and felt that what Gao Yu said was feasible.

"Great King, this general thinks that we are the ones who should attack the city, the ones who should attack the city should be the ones in charge!" If Gao Guan is willing to surrender, then it would save us the effort and prevent our troops from getting killed or injured. " General Te Kong Yan said.

"Falling without fighting is not very reliable after all. With Shao Yu as a hidden danger, we would be able to distract the army. If we go and recruit Gao Guan, there will be too many hidden dangers at the back of the army, and it will create chaos." Gao Yu did not agree with Kong Yan's argument.

Although Kong Yan was a martial general, he was easy-going, and would not get angry if refuted. He smiled slightly and said: "We cannot give up the recruitment just because we are afraid of the existence of the hidden dangers. I still think that we should first admit defeat and then fight back! "2

Tang Yin thought about it carefully, and felt that Kong Yan's words were not unreasonable. He said: "Our army is on an expedition, so we will lose one person from casualties. It will be difficult to replenish our forces, if the enemy does not fight, it would be for the best." As he spoke, he asked Le Tian and Ai Jia, "How is Gao Guan's character?"

Ai Jia said: "Since Gao Guan has been in the County Head for more than ten years, he must be a loyal fan of the Mo Country.

Le Tian expressed his agreement, and said: "Gao Guan has always been a pure and honest official, and is always loyal to the Mo Country."

Tang Yin muttered to himself: "No matter what, let's try it first! Qiu Zhen? "

"This official is here!"

"Send someone to the Shang Qiu tomorrow to seal up the Capitulation for Gao Guan."

"Yes!" "Great King!" Qiu Zhen cupped his hands and replied.

After discussing with everyone, Tang Yin wiped the sweat off his forehead, frowned and looked outside: "Why is it so hot here?"

Let alone Tang Yin, the surrounding people were all perspiring profusely as the local climate was not something that the newcomers could handle. Opening the door, they would be blown in by the sand and closing the door, causing the room to be as stuffy as a steamer, which made them miserable.

Seeing that Tang Yin was unwell from the heat, Ah San, as the bodyguard, immediately ordered the guards to bring some Wu Mei Soup that he brought with him.

Tang Yin would normally not drink this kind of sour and sweet stuff, but right now, it was like drinking nectar. He had just taken a big gulp when he saw that the people around him were all staring at him and swallowing their saliva. He immediately put down the bowl and told the guards to bring the Black Plum Soup over and distribute it to them.

Ah San's face looked troubled as he said in a low voice, "Great King, we did not bring much Wu Mei Soup, and with so many people here, I'm afraid that not even one mouthful would be enough for each of us ?" As they spoke, the two of them glanced at the people around them.

Tang Yin frowned, he stood up and spoke to the rest: "Let's go out for tea! It can't be that there isn't even a teahouse in such a big city, right?! " Pausing for a moment, he continued, "That's right, give each of my brothers ten dollars, tea, and summer medicine. Anyway, I don't want to see our brothers suffering from heatstroke on a large scale before fighting with the enemy."

"Understood, my king!" The generals interfered and bowed.

When Tang Yin and the generals left the Mayor Palace, they saw a tea house that was not too far away from theirs. Tang Yin pointed in that direction and laughed: "Let's go there!"

Without waiting for Tang Yin and the rest to pass, the guards all rushed forward and surrounded the teahouse, then over ten guards rushed in. Not long after, a loud noise could be heard, and a large number of Mo Country citizens came running out from the teahouse, not daring to stay for even a moment. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from the street.

After that, Ah San went back to the teahouse to inspect. After confirming that there were no problems, he returned to Tang Yin's side.

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