Chapter 289: Chapter 289

The next day, they passed a snow mountain and encountered the Dazi there.

One of the soldiers revealed a flaw, and the soldiers of Dayan started fighting with the Dazi.

On the opposite side were more than a thousand Dazi, each skilled in battle.

Most of the soldiers were no match for the Dazi, so Tang Zan bore more of the brunt.

Thanks to this vest, Tang Zan wasn’t too badly injured, with only some wounds on his hands.

As for the Dazi on the other side, they were gradually eaten away by them until they were all killed.

Buried beneath this snowy field.

Tang Zan touched the down-filled cotton coat and saw a hole in it.

It pained him more than the wounds on his hands.

A soldier came over, saying he could mend Tang Zan’s clothes.

Normally, he wouldn’t have needed it, but these were clothes made by Pei Shu’er.

He couldn’t bear for them to be damaged.

After searching for a long time, they finally found a coal mine in the central area controlled by the Dazi, where the locals also mined and burned coal.

The only downside was that this place was too far from the Gulan Military Camp, and transporting this coal back would take a lot of effort.

Unless they secretly mined it and transported it back, but such stealth transport would be limited.

They searched around, and Tang Zan went farther, discovering a river here.

If a boat were built, the coal could be transported back.

They mapped the area along the river, marking every place they passed on the map.

On their return, Tang Zan said, "Let’s first make a detour to the Tazi Camp."

The other soldiers looked at each other, some afraid to go.

After all, there were so few of them, wouldn’t it be like sheep entering a tiger’s den? The source of thɪs content is 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝓷𝓮𝓽

There were a thousand of them against tens of thousands of Dazi, hardly enough to fill the Dazi’s teeth.

As night fell, Tang Zan quietly sneaked to the supply area.

Perhaps the weather was too cold, and the Gulan Military Camp didn’t dare to cross the border to cause trouble, so the Dazi were somewhat lax now.

After the patrolling guards left, Tang Zan poured a lot of alcohol on the supplies.

He had taken it from a Dazi they encountered, and now it was perfect for setting a fire.

He moved some distance away, positioning himself so he could escape and yet still ignite the supplies.

He shot a burning arrow toward the piles of supplies.

Watching the supplies suddenly catch fire, he mounted his horse and led everyone away.

Only when the fire grew significantly did the Dazi realize their supplies had been set ablaze.

The Dazi, seeing those fleeing, were exceedingly furious; accustomed to dominating the border, this was the first time they suffered such a loss.

The Dazi cursed, "Someone, shoot arrows, kill them!"

Tang Zan dealt a heavy blow with the horsewhip, urging the horse to run faster, arrows closely trailing his steps, shooting toward him.

A storm of arrows filled the sky.

Many soldiers were injured, holding the shields strapped to the horses, they dared not stop, intending to pass quickly.

Until they were out of range of the arrows, Tang Zan pulled out a gun and suddenly turned to shoot at the pursuing commander.

At more than 200 meters away, the other side didn’t even know what he was doing.

The soldiers didn’t know what Tang Zan was doing either.

Until Tang Zan pulled the trigger, a whistling sound echoed, and the commander fell upon being hit.

From that direction came earth-shattering wails and some angry shouts.

"It’s Lin Zhi, it’s Lin Zhi, he’s simply overbearing, someone, chase, don’t let him go!"

Tang Zan’s eyes were very calm, he quickly fired a few more shots, emptying the bullets in the gun.

Several key figures among the Dazi fell.

The soldiers saw Lin Qianhu, his body full of arrows, almost turned into a target.

Yet he still wanted to fight, and for a moment they were filled with reverence.

Tang Zan changed bullets a few more times and killed a few more Dazi.

When the Dazi army was about to catch up, Tang Zan put away the gun and led his men across the Gulan River.

The Dazi were furious on the other side, but across the Gulan River was Dayan’s territory.

These people going there wouldn’t fare well, and could only curse Tang Zan in anger on that side.

Once they crossed the Gulan River, everyone realized that Tang Zan was already like a pincushion.

The soldiers looked at Tang Zan, their eyes filled with admiration and some sorrow.

Being pierced , their household chief is going to die, right?

The only one to let the Dazi suffer such a loss, yet he is about to die.

Afterward, wouldn’t they have to shrink back into the Gulan Military Camp again?

The eyes of people from the Earth Department and the Xuan Department were red, they knelt to the ground in unison.

"What is it?" Tang Zan frowned and turned back.

Casually pulling at the arrows on his body, these arrows were hung on his down-filled coat.

As he pulled the arrows, Xuan Liu’s eyes were red with urgency.

"Master, no, let the Young Madam take a look instead."

"The Young Madam said, if wounded, pulling out the arrows would cause excessive bleeding."

Tang Zan was indifferent, uttering a soft "oh," and continued pulling out arrows.

Then everyone noticed, there wasn’t a drop of blood on those arrows.

Everyone was first taken aback, and the more arrows Tang Zan pulled out, the more shocked everyone became, how... how is there not a drop of blood?

Their household chief, why is he invulnerable?

That many arrows, and not a single one hit.

Their household chief is simply a divine person.

Everyone’s eyes sparkled brightly.

Their household chief, was incredibly powerful, almost like a War God!

Tang Zan didn’t realize everyone’s gaze had changed, engrossed in pulling out the arrows from his body.

Then he said to everyone, "Return to the camp, those injured should get treated quickly."

He went to the General’s Tent, reporting his discoveries to General Zhao, who also had soldiers wake the commanders, and everyone discussed overnight.

From initial shock, they moved to faces full of joy, and upon learning Tang Zan had set the Dazi’s supplies on fire, they repeatedly slapped his shoulder in laughter.

It was from the time a man named Lin Zhi arrived at the Gulan Military Camp that they slowly regained some fighting spirit.

This burning of supplies was the first success for the Gulan Military Camp.

General Zhao looked at Tang Zan with great satisfaction.

"Then the task of mining coal will be handed to you, as for the ships you want, that can be arranged, we’ll have soldiers build them together."

They discussed ship designs, when to set off, and various things all night until midnight.

From this discussion, General Zhao was very pleased.

He immediately planned to appoint Tang Zan as Commander, although the order hadn’t been issued.

After leaving the General’s Tent, everyone was visibly glad, all congratulating Tang Zan.

But alas, Tang Zan didn’t feel like talking, his mind entirely filled with thoughts of Pei Shu’er.

He was quite perfunctory, then cupped his hands towards everyone.