The soldiers who received the food were all smiling at this time, and their morale increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although it is just ordinary food, it seems to be a delicious food from heaven for soldiers who have been hungry for a few days.

After eating the boiled potatoes, Yinshuang stepped on her military horse wearing gray armor, set out from the barracks, and galloped towards Yanfeng Palace.

She didn't know the identity of the new lord yet, and was also very interested in the identity of the new lord of Yanfeng City.

——As the commander of the "Stealing Group" of the city-slaughtering troops, it is his duty to be loyal to the lord. According to General Qin's inference, a new round of war on this continent is about to begin, and you must be prepared before that.

In the afternoon, passers-by were bustling on the street, but when they saw Yinshuang and her iconic military horse, they all hid far away.

"Coward..." Yin Shuang thought to herself.

The brown mask covered her face, and her hair tied into a single ponytail fluttered in the wind behind her head. Yinshuang, who was galloping in the horse, soon arrived in front of the main entrance of Yanfeng Palace.

The guards made way for the passage. Yinshuang rode into the courtyard on horseback. As soon as she tied the horse to the wooden stake, she saw another commander who was familiar with him walking over with the help of his subordinates.

Looking at the swollen face of the guard commander Ren You and his limping movements, Yin Shuang couldn't help laughing: "What's wrong with you? Has the guard rebelled?"

"Because of the young master's affairs... General Qin beat me up." Ren You said in a daze.

Seeing that Ren You, who usually appears as a "beautiful man", became like this ghostly at this moment, Yin Shuang almost burst into laughter, which made the two guards who supported Ren You and cast angry eyes at her.

However, Ren You himself didn't care about Yin Shuang's attitude, but just spoke slowly: "It's good that you haven't died, so don't ask for that high demands."

"You should be punished if you negligently." Yinshuang nodded in agreement: "However, I still sympathize with you. Your negligent duties may not be a bad thing."

"Are you questioning the young master?" Ren You sighed: "Don't forget that you are a soldier. We must remain absolutely loyal."

"but--"

Yinshuang was about to speak when she heard heavy footsteps behind her. The lines she was about to spit out in her mouth were instantly cut off and swallowed back into her stomach:

Dong!

A silver "can" close to three meters high stood beside the two of them. The long sword behind him emitted a sacred golden light, and it looked like a pair of blue eyes were exposed in the gap of some mechanical iron barrel-shaped helmet.

"Heidmel..." Yinshuang said softly.

"It's me, I'm here." The man known as Heidmel nodded vigorously.

This blue-eyed "male man" who obviously comes from a foreign land is the commander of the Interracial Knights of the Yanfeng Army - the Great Knight Heidmer.

Because this person's fighting style is completely different from Yinshuang, Yinshuang and this guy are also incompatible. Moreover, Heidmer from a foreign land is still learning the language of Yanfeng City. When he communicates with locals, he often makes some troubles.

"I'm fine, where are you?" Heidmel said loudly.

"Uh, what do you mean?" Yinshuang frowned.

"Well, we're going to be fine too..." Ren You said weakly.

"Hello together, everyone." Heidmel nodded.

"So what are you talking about?" Yinshuang looked at Ren You in confusion.

"Let me do it, you haven't learned how to communicate with him yet."

Speaking of this, Ren You coughed, nodded with difficulty, and pointed to the gate of the main hall of Yanfeng Palace: "Go away."

"You go first." Heidmel bent over politely.

"I understand this." Yin Shuang said unhappily, turning around and walking towards the main hall.

Perhaps he was still dealing with the affairs of the troops, and the other commanders seemed to have not arrived yet. Yinshuang stood in front of the main hall gate and nodded slightly to the guards guarding the gate. The short scimitar hanging around his waist refracted the sunlight, looking like a crescent moon in autumn.

Because the lord is martial, the regulations of the Yanfeng Palace are not much the same as those of other palaces. Here, if you are the commander of the army, you can bring weapons into the main hall to meet the lord.

Even the envoys sent by the enemy were allowed to enter this place with weapons. There had been cases where assassins tried to assassinate the previous lord in the main hall, but the assassin was instantly killed by the lord.

However, with the passing of the previous lord, the young master who succeeded to the throne was incompetent and always stayed in his own room, completely ignoring the government affairs of Yanfeng City.

Now the young master is dead. With the new lord taking office, this territory can finally be on track again.

"You are here, Yinshuang." General Qin's voice was as deep as ever.

Facing the supreme commander of the Yanfeng Army, Yinshuang immediately knelt down on one knee, pressed his right fist against his chest, and expressed his loyalty to the other party.

"Stand up, I hate these etiquettes." General Qin was still the same as usual, with a little impatient voice in his voice.

"Ha." Yinshuang laughed: "I feel relieved when I see you are the same as usual."

"Yes, but the lord is different from usual." Unexplained words floated out from under General Qin's dark helmet: "Don't lose your composure, Yinshuang."

——What does this mean? Who is the new lord?

While Yinshuang was wondering, Heidmer and Ren You also entered the main hall, stood beside General Qin together, staring at the empty throne.

It should be the lord's location, and there was no one at this time. The four of them waited for a while, and crisp footsteps sounded in the long corridor to the right of the throne.

"Is it the new lord..." Yin Shuang clenched her fists.

She knew very well that the ruler who was about to appear next was the object of his loyalty.

The footsteps quickly moved from far to near, and a man in white walked out from behind the pillar. The first thing that appeared was not the lord, but Shen Wenchong, one of the most elite members of the guards.

Yinshuang focused her eyes on the position where Shen Wenchong appeared, and another figure followed the guard.

The person who appeared this time was at least thirty centimeters shorter than Shen Wenchong. He was wearing a simple blue robe and a short sword that matched his figure hung around his waist.

"Um?"

Yinshuang made a confused voice. When her eyes moved to the shorter face, the original doubt immediately turned into complete astonishment:

"Young Master...Young Master?"

——What appeared in her sight was the young master of Yanfeng City who was intercepted and killed by bandits in the wild. The child was not only alive, but also unharmed. There was no sign of his battle at all!

What the hell is going on?

Yinshuang raised her right hand and rubbed her eyes hard, but heard Ren You making a relieved voice: "The young master is still alive, and the guard is finally safe..."

"Don't be proud and let the fun." General Qin said without any mercy: "Your dereliction of duty will still be held accountable."

Before Ren You could answer, Heidmer was already shouting excitedly:

"You... are you?"

"I'm fine." The young master smiled.

Under the gaze of the four commanders in the army, the young master sat on the throne made of steel, placed his sword next to the handrail, and faced the four half-kneeling people, and gave his first order:

"Get up, there is no need to kneel down again in the future."

"Affect the order." Yinshuang said softly.

As the commander of the army, she has always been very accurate in her eyes. It is precisely because of this that she is completely disappointed with the young master, because the lazy child showed no advantage at all.

But now... the child sitting on the throne seems to have changed his personal life. Whether it is his movement habits, his speaking style, or his difficult-to-describe "temperament", they are completely different from the useless young master before.

——Is it twins?

Yin Shuang, who was confused, was thinking, and then she heard the young master speak again: "You are trying to ask why I am still alive, right?"

"I believe that Young Master, you will definitely survive, because you will become the most powerful ruler of Yanfeng City." Ren You, who was covered in wounds, skillfully flattered.

"This is not necessarily true." The young master's eyes swept across the four people: "I want to expand the territory and conquer the city, so I need your assistance now."

"Help." Heidmel nodded without hesitation and expressed his loyalty in the unfamiliar Yanfeng language: "I can fight."

"Yeah." The young master seemed very satisfied: "Before that, I will reorganize the troops, reduce the excess combat power, and leave only the necessary elite."

——What is this kid talking about?

As soon as these words came out, Yin Shuang was about to take the risk of expressing her opinion when she heard General Qin had already spoken:

"Doing this will cause Yanfeng City to fall, Young Master."

"How do you say this?" The young master frowned slightly.

"The Yanfeng Army currently has a total of 4,275 soldiers." General Qin reported the accurate number of people: "We need enough soldiers to defend the frontier of Yanfeng City. The number of people is already very short of limits. If the army continues to be disarmament, the enemy will easily invade our territory and will even drive in."

"Well, what you said makes sense." The young master nodded.

This once very unreliable lord did not go back to sleep directly like before, but instead agreed with General Qin's point of view.

However, the reason why the young master proposed disarmament was obviously his own idea:

"The defense outside Yanfeng City is indeed weak now, otherwise I would not have been attacked." Speaking of this, the young master changed his mind: "However, there may be better defense methods than deploying soldiers."

"Are you going to build a high wall?" Yinshuang couldn't help asking.

"That's of course a solution, but it's not a cure."

The young master shook his head: "No matter how strong the fortress is, it will be broken sooner or later once it is surrounded. Moreover, due to the negligence of "I", the morale of Yanfeng City is now low, and its combat effectiveness should not be comparable to its heyday, right?"

"We will also work hard when we see you work so hard." Ren You continued to flatter.

Yinshuang looked at Ren You with contemptuous eyes, and asked the question that bothered her: "So, what are you planning to do?"

"There was once an invincible general. His army was not strong in combat and his equipment and food were not sufficient. But he was always able to win battles, and even defeated enemies with an equipment of one level higher than himself. Do you know why?" said the young master slowly.

"When you are familiar with military tactics, you can transport troops like a god." General Qin said.

"This is of course one aspect, but there is another aspect."
To be continued...