Chapter 32: The Beautiful Aftermath (Part 1)

  The smell of gunpowder in the air was far less pungent than the bloody stench.

  One after another, the mournful and desperate cries of pain made people feel as if they were in a hellish purgatory, leaving them with an unshakeable sense of horror.

  The vast Gobi grassland, once flat and even, is now pockmarked with one massive crater after another. The icy permafrost has been rapidly thawed by the high temperatures, producing a thick fog that swirls and twists in mid-air, like a mirage, as if everything was unreal.

  The progress of the war was much smoother than expected by the Tang Dynasty.

  The Tang army didn't expect that the base artillery group would thoroughly destroy the enemy's will to resist with just one round of five rapid shots, and nearly three thousand men and horses suddenly became scattered sand, without any fighting strength left.

  But this is also good, it can allow our warriors to relatively easily capture a large number of enemy remnants and defeated generals.

  The originally formidable Black Wind Stockade bandits and the Mo household's slave soldiers have either become piles of lifeless corpses; or soulless, walking dead; or pitiful wretches with wet pants, crying and sniffling; or a large group of wooden men standing still, embracing their heads and trembling all over.

  More than 3,000 young and strong men who were still alive and kicking just a few minutes ago, in less than five minutes, fewer than half of them could stand up and surrender with their bodies intact.

  These bandits and militiamen who had not experienced the baptism of fire fell in greater numbers under the interceptive artillery fire than those who were killed or wounded by that one round of covering fire.

  On the horizon, in three directions - west, south and north, with the sound of thundering hooves, appeared three batches of cavalry charging at high speed.

  Three high flags with the three big characters "Tang Family Fort" written on them were raised high, fluttering in the wind, undoubtedly indicating to the survivors in the encirclement that the cavalry had arrived.

  During the confrontation with Ma Zhongqiang's Black Wind Bandit army, the Tang Dynasty had ordered Mu Hailin to lead the 2nd and 3rd militia battalions, as well as the reconnaissance platoon and the police communication platoon, to secretly exit through a mountain road at Canglong Ridge and wait in ambush outside the encirclement. Only the 1st battalion was left behind at the front mountain pass to prepare for a counterattack.

  That is to say, when the third echelon troops led by Niu Weide arrived at the foot of Canglong Ridge, all the enemy who came to commit a crime had been formed into a substantial tactical encirclement by the Tangjiabao militia.

  This is an information battlefield of one-way transparency and completely asymmetric warfare.

  It's more accurate to say it was a massacre rather than a battle.

  Eliminating the remaining enemies, rounding up prisoners of war, and clearing the battlefield are things that naturally don't require the Tang Dynasty to worry about.

  The Tang Dynasty manipulated the "Tang Family Fortress No. 1" airship to circle in the sky above the battlefield for several laps, confirming that no enemy escaped from the encirclement before turning around and flying towards the Tang Family Fortress.

  "Lao Mu, I've been busy with you all night, I need to go home and get some sleep first." Tang said to Mu Haolin's walkie-talkie, his tone sounding a bit tired. "The captured prisoners must be carefully screened, those who can be used will be used, otherwise they will all be killed to eliminate hidden dangers, rather than being lenient! You handle the aftermath, I'm too lazy to bother with this empty work."

  "Sir, would you like to send someone to take over the entire city of Baozhong while we have the chance?" Mu Hailin asked cautiously.

  Tang Chao was silent for a moment before responding, "I'm not familiar with the situation of both Yu Qiang and Hei Feng Stronghold. You make your own decision. Just remember one thing: act according to your abilities."

  "Yes! Boss, I know what to do now."

  Tang Dynasty heard the excitement in Mu Hailin's tone, but didn't say much, interrupted contact with Mu Hailin, turned around and left the cockpit, returning to the luxurious and comfortable rest cabin.

  Lan Xin, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze, saw that Tang Chao had finally come out of the driver's cabin, and a hint of joy flashed across her face. She quickly got up to greet him.

  The cannon fire that had just erupted on the ground, Lan Xin saw it clearly in mid-air. She simply couldn't imagine how the weaker side could win so easily and effortlessly in a battle where they were vastly outnumbered?

  Is this his true strength?

  No wonder Mu Jia's younger generation would be so obedient in front of him, as if they were slaves.

  The Mu family's wealth is probably beneath his notice.

  The little girl's mind was quick-witted, and the Tang Dynasty in front of her became even more mysterious and unpredictable. It seemed that no one in the Mu family knew what he was up to until now.

  Tang Dynasty Ren Youlan sat down on the sofa, gently closing her eyes, looking very tired, leaning her head against the back of the sofa, as if she didn't even have the energy to speak, and remained motionless.

  Lan Xin hadn't slept all night either, and to make matters worse, she had been messed with by the Tang Dynasty earlier. To be honest, she was already feeling a bit overwhelmed. Just as she had finally fallen asleep, she was startled awake by the flying boat's dive bombing attack and fell off the sofa.

  Fortunately, there was a thick blanket on the floor of the rest cabin, otherwise I would have had to hit my nose and face.

  But now, no matter how tired or sleepy she is, seeing Tang Chao's expression in front of her, she doesn't dare to be even a little slow, afraid that if she's not careful, she'll provoke this moody boss again.

  Like a well-behaved little daughter-in-law, Lan Xin sat sideways beside Tang Chao, her eyebrows lowered and eyes downcast, not making a sound, as she gently pounded and massaged his leg with her fists.

  From Canglong Ridge to Tangjiabao, the aerial distance was less than ten miles. At the speed of "Tangjiabao No. 1", it didn't take long to arrive.

  Coming down from the rooftop, Tang Chao thought that Lan Xin's performance just now was not bad and deserved praise. So, once again, he carried Lan Xin back to the Xinhua Building in a piggyback manner.

  When they entered, Zǐ Wēi and Zǐ Líng, who had already gotten up to sweep the floor and wipe the tables inside the building, saw Lán Xīn letting Táng Cháo carry her on his back from outside. Their two small mouths were shocked to the point that they could fit a fist in them.

  They had just heard from Wu Ma that the boss had taken Lan Xin out in the middle of the night, and now they saw him bringing her back. Both couldn't help but think to themselves, "Lan Xin seems to have won over the boss's favor, why can't we be as lucky as her?"

  Carrying Lan Xin back to the bedroom, Tang Dynasty didn't even bother to take off his clothes and fell asleep on the bed after a while.

  Lan Xin saw the situation and carefully helped Tang Chao take off his overcoat, lay down on the bed, and covered him with a quilt.

  Sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at Tang Dynasty who was sleeping soundly for a long time, Lan hesitated for a moment, and finally lightly bit her lower lip, took off her clothes, leaving only her underwear, got into bed, snuggled up close to Tang Dynasty's strong body, and slowly fell asleep.

  This sleep, the two of them didn't eat breakfast or lunch, and slept all the way until 5 pm in the afternoon before Tang Dynasty woke up.

  She saw Orchid curled up in his arms like a small cat, still asleep, with a sweet smile floating on her lovely face, as if she was having a beautiful dream. Tang Chao didn't disturb her, gently pulled his arm out of her hand, quietly went to the bathroom to take a hot shower, changed into clean and comfortable clothes suitable for wearing at home, and went downstairs directly to the kitchen.

  Facing him was Wu Ma, who had a apron tied around her waist, coming out of the kitchen. Tang Dynasty rubbed his belly and asked: "Wu Ma, is there any ready-to-eat food?"

  "It's time for you to wake up, boss. I've been ready for a while!" Wu Ma smiled and nodded: "You go back to the house and sit down first, I'll bring the meal over right away."

  "Thank you, Wu Ma," Tang Chao gave Wu Ma a warm and gentle smile.

  "Look what you said, isn't this what we should do as servants!" Wu Ma entered the kitchen with great enthusiasm and soon brought out several steamed dishes and a bowl of rice from the steamer, quickly serving Tang Chao.

  The Tang Dynasty didn't care about appearances, picked up the rice bowl, grabbed chopsticks and started gobbling down food.

  Just as he was eating his second bowl of rice, Zi Ling came in from outside and reported softly: "Boss, Miss Irina is outside. Will you see her? This is already the fourth time she has come today."

  "Let her in!" Tang Dynasty didn't think much and nodded while picking at his food with his mouth.

  Soon, a figure in red clothes and red skirt, with a red leather hat on her head, like a beautiful phoenix, brought a fragrant breeze into the dining hall.

  "What do you want?" Tang Chao raised his head and glanced at Irina before continuing to eat.

  "You're telling me!" Irina coquettishly gave Tang Chao a white eye, sat down uninvited on the red wooden round stool beside him, and said with an air of complaint: "Such a big thing happened at Cang Long Ridge, how could you not inform me at all?"

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