binnovel Chapter 208: Spy Chief
Chapter 208: Spy Chief
Luo Li, who had personally followed the army all the way, finally understood that of the so-called 100,000-strong army in ancient times, only more than 40% were soldiers in iron armor who could actually fight, while the majority were auxiliary soldiers in leather armor. Among them, the temporary auxiliary soldiers who transported food and supplies were all strong civilians.
The 30,000 vanguard troops led by the King of Qin were elite troops. Among the 20,000 armored warriors, there were 6,000 cavalry and 14,000 infantry, and the remaining 10,000 were auxiliary soldiers wearing leather armor. This was more than half of the elite main force in the left army.
"Although the Song Dynasty is a big country with a rich and powerful people, it has lived in comfort for too long, and there are more and more officials who are greedy for pleasure. Although the taxes are abundant, there are too many corrupt officials, and the money that can be actually used for military equipment and food wages is getting less and less, and they have to go through layers of skinning and drinking blood before they can reach the military camp." The King of Qin looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and there was worry and suppressed anger in his low voice.
"Where are the enemy?" Luo Li asked.
"After the Song Dynasty lost the land for breeding horses, it had to reduce its cavalry and rely on infantry as the main force, and on the development of advanced bows and arrows, and the research of surprising military formations to counter the enemy's cavalry charges." The King of Qin still explained the situation of the Song army first.
Then he answered: "Enemy? The enemy's armor and weapons are not as much as ours, but the enemy's war horses are ten times more than ours.
Whether it is the Khitans or the Tanguts, they are all warriors who grew up on horseback. Especially in recent years, their rulers have worked hard to build a heavy cavalry at all costs. The fame of the Iron Pagoda and the Iron Harriers was built with countless money. "
When the King of Qin introduced the two heavily armored cavalry units of the enemy army, there was a bit of fear in his eyes, but more of it was a burning desire to destroy them!
Luo Li tightened the soft fur at her collar and said in a lighthearted tone, "No matter how famous the Iron Harriers were, they were once hunted down by you and your three thousand elite Moyun Cavalry, weren't they?"
King Qin was not proud of the brilliant victory, and his tone was still low and solemn, "I won that great victory only because of the surprise attack of the gunpowder thunder bomb. The enemy was frightened by the sudden punishment from heaven, which led to the crucial ambush in the valley and the pursuit battle that led to the great victory afterwards."
Luo Li also admired the fact that the King of Qin was so young and calm despite his victory. She smiled and said, "Then what are you afraid of? Now you have a more powerful thunder in your hand."
Qin Wang Zhao Defang turned his head and looked at Luo Li, his eyes sparkling and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Li'er, with the help of your improved Thunder Bomb, I am confident that I can defeat any powerful army in the world.
However, the difficulty lies in how to use the thunder bomb in a way that deceives the emperor's eyes."
"Where are the magic bows and crossbows? The six hundred magic bows and crossbows you brought this time have been reported to Commander Pan Mei and Supervisor Wang Quan."
The smile on the King of Qin's lips turned into sarcasm. "I was originally planning to use the divine crossbow to equip the border troops of the Song Dynasty. After it was developed, the drawings were submitted to the Ministry of Industry. With this weapon, the combat power of the border troops of the Song Dynasty will increase exponentially.
I must keep this powerful thunderbolt firmly in my own hands.
After the great defeat of the Tangut Iron Harriers in that battle, the Emperor smelled something and I used a few large firecrackers to deceive him.
This time, I prepared some bigger firecrackers, so it might not be easy to get away with it."
Luo Li looked at this cunning and sinister guy with amusement, "You can't get away with it, what are you going to do?"
The King of Qin raised his eyebrows indifferently, "I will deny it with all my might! It's just a few big firecrackers, what can the emperor do to me?"
Luo Li giggled happily, looking forward to seeing the emperor's face full of suspicion, fear, anger, helplessness and other complex emotions.
At the foot of the mountain, flags were fluttering and tents were lined up. Luo Li silently repeated the name "Chenjiagu" in her heart. On this trip, she must not let the lives of Yang Ye, the Golden Sword Commander, and the soldiers of the Yang Family Army die in that place.
The King of Qin took Luo Li's frozen hand and held it in his hand to warm her up. "Li'er, let's go down and rest early! Tomorrow at noon, we will be able to reach Yanmen Pass and join forces with the Yang family army."
The two of them went down the mountain hand in hand. Hong Gu, the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor, and the shadow guards led by Yun Yi, who were scattered around on guard, also gathered together and escorted the prince and princess to the military camp at the foot of the mountain.
Cheng Wuya, wearing an ordinary captain's armor, looked at the handsome and tall figure on the distant mountain road, and at the woman in light purple sable fur standing shoulder to shoulder with that man. In his narrowed eyes, there was a hint of surprise in addition to the cold cruelty.
"Why did the Princess of Qin come to the front line? Is this silly Princess having a brain attack or is the Prince of Qin having a lustful attack?" Knowing the Prince of Qin, he was more willing to believe the former reason.
A soldier beside him laughed and replied, "Sir, from what I have seen, the silly princess must have had a brain attack. If she insists on coming to visit the strange and beautiful scenery of the northern country, then our Prince Qin, the model of henpecked Song Dynasty, will have no choice but to comply."
Several other people dressed as personal soldiers couldn't help but sneer in a low voice. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin's reputation as the "model of henpecked men" in the Song Dynasty really lived up to his reputation. It was said that he even called himself the lickspittle of the silly princess. A man of seven feet tall, a man of seven feet tall who was a prince, was actually willing to be the lickspittle of a silly woman. This joke was often used as a joke by the ladies in the palace to amuse themselves after dinner.
Cheng Wuya didn't care about the ridicule of his subordinates. The clever and cunning King Qin was just using his silly princess who asked for marriage as a shield to conceal his ambitions and hide his edge.
Inexplicably, he was lying on the top of a tent. His grey clothes blended in with the grey tent. The patrol team about ten steps away passed by twice, but no one noticed that there was a living person breathing on top of the tent.
She stared at Cheng Wuya and others in the distance with an inexplicable gaze. Following the prince's orders, she, a shadow guard with excellent light skills, had been monitoring and tracking this vanguard team of 30,000 for two days and had already found out the details of this group of people.
There were eleven of them, all were Kung Fu masters, with the cold temperament of Imperial City Secret Service agents. The leader was none other than Cheng Wuya, the head of the Imperial City Secret Service himself.
Watching the King of Qin and the Princess and their entourage gradually walking to the foot of the mountain, Cheng Wuya inexplicably felt a hint of hostility coming from behind him.
He turned his head suddenly and scanned everywhere with his cold and sharp eyes. The soldiers were busy with their own tasks, and teams of patrolling soldiers were moving in an orderly manner among the tents arranged like a chessboard. There was no sign of abnormality.
"Go! Go back to your tents and stay there. Without my order, do not go around gathering information. Before we launch the attack, the whereabouts of the eleven of us must be concealed."
Cheng Wuya's whispered command was extremely majestic. Several subordinates were shocked and awed. They all responded in a low voice, "Yes!"