Jiang Sheng had no desire to explore the established facts.
He said: "Qiu Wenyan is not capable of this yet."
After a pause, he continued, "According to my understanding of Huang Lie, he is extremely cautious due to his early experiences. He does not trust anyone except a few close relatives. The secret of refining the Heavy Shield Warrior is a top secret among the top secrets, and it is impossible to leak it. Even if it is leaked, he will do everything he can to kill it in the bud and will not let outsiders have the opportunity to threaten him..."
Shen Tang nodded: "That's true."
At this moment, Xun Zhen also came over: "Although Huang Lie was born in the wild, he is not a reckless person, otherwise how could he lead millions of bandits? Qiu Cheng uses heavy shield warriors as cooks and acts in a high-profile manner. Once Huang Lie knows about this, he will be killed without a burial place."
Shen Tang felt much more relieved after hearing this.
But after a while, she thought of something funny, and did not hide her gloating: "Hey, if this Heavy Shield Warrior Corps is really the foreign aid that Qiu Cheng paid a price for... Today, hehe, I wonder what Qiu Wenyan's expression is?"
Well, it must be liver color!
Xun Zhen also relaxed his brows.
"My lord, we have just counted the enemy's bodies."
"How many?"
Xun Zhen stretched out four fingers.
"Four hundred and sixty-seven."
There was a hint of expectation in his words. This number would not be considered a victory in other battlefields, but considering that this was Huang Lie's ace army, with a total size of only tens of thousands of people, it had a different meaning. A victory in the first battle was a good sign.
"Eh, more than expected..." Shen Tang was happy at first, but then frowned, "Just now there were only a thousand people, without any help from scholars, but they were already so difficult to deal with. And Huang Lie has more than ten thousand troops under his command, won't it be a pain to fight him?"
At this moment, Shen Tang felt like he was leveling up by killing monsters.
Qiu Cheng is the first experience pack, and she is confident that she can take it down. Huang Lie is likely to be a BOSS to be swept in the middle and late stages, and the difficulty will soar. After Huang Lie, there may be Zheng Qiao. After Zheng Qiao is done, we can deal with the neighbors and allies around us, such as Gu Ren and Wu Xian, and merge and operate on a small scale. After that, it will be a wider northwest map... It's really a long way to go!
She also had to be careful not to be killed by others.
Speaking of this, Xun Zhen asked her to come and see something, which was very mysterious and aroused Shen Tang's curiosity.
"Why, do you know how to deal with this legion?"
Xun Zhen: "I don't know, but maybe it's a clue."
What he showed Shen Tang was a corpse.
An ordinary body of a heavy shield warrior.
Two soldiers worked together to carry it over.
As soon as Shen Tang got close, he covered his nose and leaned back in disgust, muffled and said: "How come this corpse has only been dead for a short time, there is already a corpse stench?"
Not only is there a corpse odor, but there are also corpse spots.
Shen Tang used the tip of his sword to lift open the corpse's clothes.
Large patches of corpse spots rushed into her eyes.
"Look at these corpse spots, they are not something you would expect from a fresh corpse... At first glance, I thought he had been dead for seven or eight hours, eh..." She opened a tinderbox from her bosom, using the flame to see more clearly. She was not mistaken, the corpse's chest was indeed moving...
The bluish skin was undulating, but this was not the fluctuation of breathing at all. It was more like countless maggots were twisting and wriggling underneath.
She decisively cut the area with the blade of the sword.
There was a soft "puff" sound.
Something like thick paste gushed out from the wound.
As they appeared, the stench in the air became more and more obvious. Shen Tang's face was calm. He raised his hand and used the blade of the sword to open and expand the wound to make it more visible. The subcutaneous tissue had been eaten away and hollowed out, replaced by greedy insects.
Her expression became more serious.
"All these bodies were burned and then buried."
The strength of the heavy shield warriors is exchanged for the lifespan, potential, and essence of the parasite. Once these are exhausted or the external supply is insufficient, the poisonous insects hidden in the body will ruthlessly attack the parasite. In short, these heavy shield warriors have a "shelf life".
Not only does it have a "shelf life", but it's also a very short one.
Shen Tang couldn't help but frown and muttered: "... Could it be that Huang Lie is exchanging the Heavy Shield Warrior who is about to expire for supplies?"
This guess is not impossible.
Qiu Cheng didn't know the secret of the Heavy Shield Warrior. He only knew that this thing was extremely powerful, so he might have been fooled by Huang Lie.
Shen Tang was amused by his own guess. He then saw Xun Zhen ordering people to transport the corpse away for burning. Thinking of the enemy general he had fought not long ago, he chatted with Xun Zhen before he turned around, "Han Zhang, I just met a young warrior who looks a bit like you."
"Similar to Zhen?"
"Judging from his age, he looks like your eldest son."
Father and son may not look alike.
Shen Tang just treated it as a funny thing.
Xun Zhen was concerned about this: "Where is this boy?"
Shen Tang was depressed: "He escaped and was not caught."
Xun Zhen comforted Shen Tang instead: "If this boy is really under Prime Minister Qiu's command, we will definitely run into him when our army approaches Linshan County."
His calmness surprised Shen Tang.
"Han Zhang isn't worried that it's your son?"
She is determined to take over Linshan County and Sibao County.
There's no need to worry that the older boy will become a stepping stone.
Xun Zhen felt puzzled and asked, "Why should Zhen worry? Not to mention that it might not be my son, even if it is true, the battlefield is a place of no judgment, unlike other places. Since he is here, he should know what 'life and death are determined by fate' means... Cowardice is a cowardly act, begging for life is an act of incompetence. If he is so afraid of death, why did he come here in the first place? It would be better for him to stay at home."
Enjoy the protection provided by your old father with peace of mind.
What kind of free world do you imagine
Shen Tang: “…”
At the same time, the enemy general who escaped back—
Or rather—
Xun Ding is the rebellious son of Xun Zhen.
I have no words to express my pain at this moment.
He lost 80% of his baggage and food in an ambush by Kang Shi, and also lost more than 400 shield warriors when he met Shen Tang. He hurried and finally arrived at Linshan County before Shen Tang. Qiu Cheng and others were waiting for this batch of food and grass, and were furious when they heard about the failure.
I feel so heartbroken that I can bleed.
He did indeed buy this batch of heavy shield warriors at a high price.
Not only him, almost all the allies in the Dragon Slaying Bureau did the same. First, to get closer to Huang Lie, second, to increase their own trump cards, and third, and most importantly, to crack the secret of Huang Lie's trump card and train their own personal guards.
Everyone sees through this little thought but doesn't say it out loud.
But I still have no clue.
Who knows, who knows—
So much has been lost!!!
Xun Ding would not tolerate his bad temper.
He did not suppress his anger at all and retorted on the spot: "The information provided by Lord Qiu's subordinates was wrong, how can you blame me for being incompetent? If I did not have some luck, I would have died long ago after two consecutive encounters in one day!"
He only helps Qiu Cheng in fights.
Help Qiu Cheng to fight for his life
That’s another price.
A general under Qiu Cheng's command questioned, "You are not incompetent? How are you going to explain the loss of the heavy shield warriors? Each of them can fight ten or even a hundred at once. Their strength is well known! But they suffered heavy losses in your hands. Isn't it because you didn't command them properly? You didn't know when to get the timing right? I never thought there would be warriors as slippery as you in the world. You only know how to shirk responsibility without reflecting on yourself. You are a laughing stock!"
Xun Ding almost laughed out of anger, and immediately retorted, "Old General, you are very good at preaching, but how come you have forgotten so quickly how embarrassed you were when you faced Gong Xichou and couldn't even muster the will to fight? Why didn't you talk about how wise your command was and how decisive your decision was? No matter how strong the heavy shield warriors are, they are just a group of second-class elite warriors, not a group of twelfth-class left warriors. They can't be called 'invincible', nor are they iron-clad and invulnerable to swords and spears!"
Facing a powerful enemy that is far stronger than yourself, no matter how powerful your operations are, they are just fancy tricks.
The brave warrior was choked and his face turned blue.
He took the path of flexibility and adaptability.
He acted like a tiger in front of Gong Xichou, but was beaten by the opponent with brute force and mocked. Gong Xichou: It's flashy and time-consuming.
Xun Ding brought this up again, and he naturally got angry, saying angrily: "You, you are just a guard dog that can be bought with money—"
Xun Ding was too lazy to refute.
"Oh, thank you for the compliment." His years of banditry made him look less than decent. His eyes even had some evil charm and he was always irritating. "What's wrong with working for money? Aren't you also officials who eat people's salaries? Or do you think money is dirt and disdain the salary given by Mr. Qiu? You don't care, but I do. After all, you can't support your parents and children by starving."
After Xun Ding finished speaking, all around him were hostile and ferocious eyes. He sneered fearlessly: "Also, Shen Tang is personally leading his troops to attack Linshan County. The three armies have gathered not far away. I'm afraid they will be here in a few hours. It's better for you to make plans early."