After Xiao Ting's explanation, the few old antiques were no longer stubborn and accepted Xiao Ting's suggestion of equipping the army with bird commanders. Thus, Chang Yuchun's Green Camp soldiers were equipped with 1,000 bird commanders, 1,000 archers, and 1,000 gunners.
As for the cannons, he naturally wouldn't bring the Red Specter Cannons. After all, they were too heavy to carry. Therefore, Chang Yuchun only brought light cannons such as the Crouching Tiger Cannon and led the army to charge towards Fragrant Hill.
Although Chang Yuchun didn't bring the Red Cannon with him, it didn't mean that he didn't have a Red Cannon to use when he arrived. He just kept the Red Cannon in the warehouse and could take it out if he needed it.
In order to test whether gunpowder and firearms could be taken out of the warehouse, Xiao Ting built a warehouse in the east and west of Xinhui City. Then, he placed the firearms and cannons in the east warehouse to see if the west warehouse could be taken out.
As expected, a soldier reported that the warehouse in the west city had taken out a Red Cannon and all kinds of firearms. After this experiment was successful, everyone was overjoyed because this success meant that they would not need to spend a lot of manpower to carry heavy firearms in the future, and it would also save time for marching.
This time, Chang Yuchun brought 3,000 Green Camp soldiers, 3,000 Tiger Cavalry, 1,000 Song Heavy Infantry, and 1,000 Empire Craftsmen with him. They made a total of 8,000 people and headed straight for Xiangshan.
After Li Dingguo's army retreated, other than the locals, the rest of the Qing army, such as the Eight Banners of Han and the Eight Banners of Meng, had already retreated. Moreover, it had been less than a day since Xiao Ting had taken over Xinhui, so Guangzhou had not received any news. It was also because of this that Chang Yuchun did not lead his army to intercept them as they did not know that there was such a foreign army marching in their territory.
Chang Yuchun had been traveling light throughout the entire journey. He had even thrown the Buren Armor of the Great Song's heavy infantry into the warehouse. As for the equipment of the 3,000 Green Camp soldiers who had surrendered, there was no need to mention it. Originally, the Green Camp soldiers had brought their equipment with them, but after seeing the use of the warehouse, Chang Yuchun had them remove their equipment so that they could build a warehouse and take it out when the war came.
It could be said that Chang Yuchun's army only had 3,000 Tiger Cavalry soldiers equipped, and the Great Song Infantry soldiers only had one weapon. The Green Army soldiers marched empty-handed.
This scene made the surrendered soldiers of the Green Camp confused. They really couldn't understand why they weren't given any equipment since they were going to war. Moreover, the armor of the 10,000 heavy infantry was gone, and there was no food and the teachers who transported the food. They couldn't think that these people didn't need to eat.
However, when they thought about how these people had appeared out of nowhere, the surrendered soldiers began to imagine things. They all thought that these heavenly soldiers did not need to eat.
However, their idea was quickly rejected because Chang Yuchun ordered the troops to stop and set up camp when it was time to eat. Then, they started to cook. It was this meal that made the surrendered soldiers 'eyes almost pop out.
This was because they realized that the army, which had no food at all, suddenly had a huge pile of food. Moreover, it was all kinds of seafood, vegetables, meat, flour, and so on. The dazzling array of dishes made these surrendered soldiers dazzled and drool.
However, even though they were faced with such a rich variety of dishes, no one started eating because they were very confused about where these things came from.
However, no matter how they thought about it, they couldn't figure out why. In the end, they could only blame it on Xiao Ting. They recognized Xiao Ting's identity as the representative of the God of Heaven even more. Otherwise, how could a mortal have such a method?
They would never believe it.
Chang Yuchun did not object to Xiao Ting's intention to deify him. He even felt that this was only natural. A ruler should maintain a sense of mystery in the first place. Only by doing so would he be respected by the world.
Therefore, after discovering the source of the food, Chang Yuchun immediately seized the opportunity to brainwash them even more. He ordered the Tiger Troop soldiers and the Song Infantry soldiers to spread Xiao Ting's ability everywhere and try to deify him as much as possible. He also said that as long as he made enough contributions, he would be able to ascend to heaven and become a heavenly soldier with a lifespan of tens of millions of years.
The Green Army soldiers of the First Bureau instantly exploded. They all shouted their loyalty to their lord as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Moreover, the fighting spirit emitted from their bodies was completely different from the original mixed army. With such an imposing manner, they would not be at a disadvantage even if they met the Eight Banners of Slave Jian.
Chang Yuchun burst into laughter when he noticed the change in the soldiers. He knew that his plan had succeeded. These soldiers had become loyal to his lord and were one of his lord's most vicious weapons.
After the meal, Chang Yuchun allowed the soldiers to rest for an hour before continuing their journey. He wanted to catch them off guard before the Xiangshan and other garrison troops could react.
Therefore, Chang Yuchun had 2,000 Tiger Cavalry go first to see if they could launch a sneak attack on Xiangshan. The remaining 1,000 Cavalry would stay by his side to prevent any accidents.
The elite cavalry of the Tiger Troop were all riding Ferghana horses. It was not a problem for these horses to travel thousands of miles in a day to reach Fragrant Hill. In just a few hours, the two thousand cavalry had already arrived at Fragrant Hill. They observed the dense forest outside Fragrant Hill for a while and found that the defenders of Fragrant Hill were not prepared at all. Without hesitation, they immediately launched a surprise attack.
The rapid movement of the 2,000 cavalrymen made the defenders and the civilians jump. They thought that it was an earthquake, but they realized that the houses did not shake. Just as many people were wondering what was going on, some experienced veterans immediately reacted.
"It's cavalry. A large number of cavalry are running.”
His shout alerted the others. As expected, they looked up and saw a thick cloud of dust in the distance. Anyone who had been a soldier would know that this was the result of a large number of cavalry running at high speed.
"I'm a thief! It must be the old thief…"
With so many cavalrymen charging at such a high speed, it was obvious that they were not on their side. Who else in the world could have appeared at Xiangshan at this time other than Li Dingguo's army?
The soldiers of Xiangshan were panicking. Li Dingguo was too famous. Even his recent defeat at Xinhui could not erase his battle achievements and reputation. Moreover, what did it mean for a few thousand cavalrymen to appear at Xiangshan?
This meant that the new guild was definitely lost.
When he thought about how many soldiers had been lost in Xinhui, he did not even have the intention to resist. Even Xinhui City could not stop Li Dingguo. His Xiangshan was not as strong as Xinhui, so how could it resist such an elite army?
In their despair, many people did not think of resisting but turned around and fled. Some even threw their weapons aside and knelt on the ground to surrender. Their actions allowed the 2,000 soldiers of the Tiger Troop to charge into Fragrant Mountain without any casualties. They captured the officials of Fragrant Mountain who had yet to react, making them prisoners of the Tiger Troop.
Looking at the well-equipped and well-equipped Tiger Troop, many people suddenly realized that this was definitely not the army of the old bandits, or rather, it was definitely not the army of Nanming, because their armor was completely different from the Ming army.
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