Fortunate Young Gentleman

It was not until this moment that Tang Ning realized that the horse thieves in the Western Regions had become so rampant.

The root cause of the chaos in the entire northwest was Xiaowan.

Xiaowan kept annexing the countries in the Western Regions and strengthening herself, making everyone in the Western Regions feel insecure. Even powerful countries like Dayue and Wusun felt a strong threat from Xiaowan.

The big countries could not protect themselves, so the alliances between the Western Regions were naturally useless. This led to the horse thieves being so desperate that they shifted their targets from the caravans to these small countries.

"Lord, we should ask for help from other countries as soon as possible. Only in this way can the Wutanzi Kingdom continue..." Knowing the methods of those horse thieves, Sadiq had a deep fear in his eyes, and even his voice trembled a little.

Tang Ning asked, "What other countries are there around here?"

Sadiq said, "Huhu, Cheshi Weidu, Jieguo, Cheshi Houcheng... In three days, the horse thieves will come. The only countries we can move to within three days are these countries."

[Note: This is a fictional world. This Western Region is not the ancient Western Region of China, and this country is not that country. Readers should not take it personally. The plot is not targeted at any ethnic group. The Chinese nation is one family...]

Tang Ning continued to ask, "How strong are they?"

"Huhu mercenaries forty-five, Cheshi Weidu mercenaries eighty-four, Jieguo mercenaries one hundred and fifteen, Cheshi Houcheng mercenaries two hundred and sixty..." Sadik is very familiar with the small countries around Wutanzi, and knows the military strength of each country.

The situation in the Western Regions is somewhat special. Only those big countries have the ability to build a country in the depths of the desert. In order not to be destroyed by the big countries or massacred by the horse thieves, these small countries can only choose to gather at the edge of the desert, relying on the alliance of various countries and the protection of Chen State. This has led to the countries near Wu Tanzi State being at the same level as them.

According to Chen State's classification of the strength of the Western Regions, countries with a population of less than 2,000 can only be regarded as small countries of Class D. If calculated by national strength, Wu Tanzi State is the most powerful country in this vicinity.

Excluding the old and the young, the people of Wu Tanzi State all took up weapons to fight. In addition to the military strength of these countries, even if they can win against 1,500 horse thieves, it will be a miserable victory. After a battle, it is very likely that two countries will disappear, and those who survive by chance will definitely not be able to resist the second wave of horse thieves.

Whether it was the State of Chen or the Western Regions, many people who could not make a living would choose to become bandits. This led to the desert horse thieves being as numerous as sand. They could not be killed or eradicated. Once these countries were seriously injured by some horse thieves, another group of horse thieves would immediately pounce on them like hungry wolves.

Tang Ning and his group, including the old beggar, Lao Zheng, and several elders, were already in trouble when they encountered 1,500 horse thieves in the desert, let alone Wu Tanzi. Tang Ning looked at Sadik and said, "You quickly order people to go to Huhu, Cheshi Weidu, Jieguo, Cheshi Houcheng and other countries to bring back reinforcements..."

"Yes!" This was a critical moment concerning the survival of Wu Tanzi. Sadik hurriedly responded and immediately ran out to make arrangements.

The news that a large number of horse thieves were about to attack the Wu Tanzi country spread among the people in an instant.

Too many things happened today. Shanhuan State was attacked and almost perished. Wutanzi State changed its master. A large wave of horse thieves is about to attack...

The more turbulent the situation is, the more you can see that the people of Wutanzi State are different.

Tang Ning walked out of the palace and saw that the streets that were crowded with people just now were empty in an instant. From the courtyards, the sound of sharpening knives came. The gates of Wutanzi were closed. Children stood on the city wall and watched. Women brought stones from all over the city and piled them next to the catapult.

There is a reason why Wutanzi, a small country, can dominate the area of ​​100 miles without the advantage of numbers.

They are almost all soldiers, and they can maintain such an orderly order when the war comes. It is precious.

Lao Zheng and others were also arranged in the palace. Although the palace of Wutanzi State is a little broken, it is large enough and much cleaner and tidier than other places.

Old Zheng glanced at him and asked, "Are there horse thieves coming?"

When he said this, he unconsciously reached out and touched the butcher knife on his waist, which reminded Tang Ning of the hell on earth in Shan Huanguo, and he couldn't help but shudder.

He looked away and nodded, "Yes, a group of horse thieves have set their sights on this place. There are quite a few of them, at least more than 1,500."

After he finished speaking, he looked at several elders and asked, "There are 1,500 horse thieves. Is there any way to minimize the casualties on our side?"

The more enemies there are, the less role Old Zheng and the old beggar can play. On the contrary, these elders, who can use poison and poison, will increase their combat effectiveness exponentially. Although the desert is not as good as the mountains and forests in Guizhou, there are also poisonous insects, and their strength will increase a lot.

The fourth elder stood up and said, "Yes, but it takes time to prepare."

The horse thieves will arrive in three days. Tang Ning looked at her and said, "Will two days be enough?"

The fourth elder nodded and said, "The longer the better. If there are only 1,500 people, two days of preparation time will be enough."

The old beggar exhaled a breath from his nose and said, "Crooked ways..."

Tang Ning looked at him and said, "How about you do it?"

The old beggar glanced at him and said, "1,500 horse thieves, do you think I'm a god?"

Tang Ning knew that the old beggar had always looked down on the Gu technique of the Wan Gu Sect, thinking that it was all crooked ways. As a top master, he considered it from the perspective of a martial artist pursuing martial arts.

However, for Tang Ning, all he wanted was to survive the disaster of the Wu Tanzi Kingdom with minimal casualties.

Although the methods used by the elders were somewhat inhumane and not recognized by the righteous, when their lives were threatened, what was the point of talking about humanity when dealing with those horse thieves who only knew bloody killings?

Moreover, Tang Ning felt that compared to letting them fight Lao Zheng head-on, the elders' method was more humane...

After all, the elders could at least leave them with an intact body.

Having made up his mind, Tang Ning looked at the Fourth Elder and asked, "Do you need anything?"

The Fourth Elder looked at the Eighth Elder and said, "What do you need?"

It seems that the Eighth Elder is the indispensable person in this matter. Tang Ning looked at him. The Eighth Elder thought for a while and said, "Just a sheep will do."

Although he didn't know why he needed a sheep, Tang Ning was not a curious person. He ordered Bahar to find Sadiq and asked him to prepare a sheep.

Tang Ning waited for a whole hour before Sadiq came in from outside.

He waved to the outside and said, "Carry it in."

Two people came in from outside carrying a thick wooden stick with a roasted whole sheep on it.

Tang Ning immediately smelled a fragrant aroma. Sadik looked at Tang Ning and asked, "I asked them to roast two more sheep. Do you want to send them to those old people?"

Tang Ning sniffed, then looked at the Eighth Elder and asked, "Will roasted sheep be okay?"

The Eighth Elder shook his head and said, "We must use a live sheep."

"Prepare a live sheep with vigorous blood and send it to my room." He looked at Sadik, said one sentence, and turned to leave.

Sadik stood there for a long time, looked at Tang Ning, then looked at the direction where the Eighth Elder left, and walked to a sheepfold with heavy steps.

A guard stepped forward and asked, "Chief, is the roasted sheep not enough? Do you want me to roast two more?"

"No need to roast this time." Sadik waved his hand and said, "Just bring me a sheep."

The guard walked into the sheepfold in confusion and brought out a sheep. After Sadik looked at it, he looked at the sheep in the sheepfold with pity and shook his head and said, "We need ewes. Ewes have strong blood and qi..."