"Greetings, Major!"
Just as Kuo Zhong turned around to pick up his saber, a hundred heavily armored infantry suddenly bowed and knelt on one knee, their voices shaking the night sky.
Seeing them, Kuo Zhong could not help but smile."Well done."
"Today's battle will be recorded in the annals of the marshal's army, and it will also be the first cannon for your Heavy Armor Battalion.”
"I have ordered the logistics manager to prepare some wine and meat for you.”
"Wang Junke, bring our brothers back and have a good time.”
"Thank you, Young Marshal!"
The hundred heavily armored infantry all responded loudly, each of their faces revealing a rich joy.
To be able to receive Kuo Zhong's praise and recognition was more delightful than any monetary reward or high rank.
Especially just now, when Kuo Zhong blew up the Green Flood Dragon Ren Shaoming with one punch. With such a posture, who in the world could compare to him?
Immediately, Wang Junke led a hundred heavy-armored infantry out of the street and slowly walked out. There were already members of the Twin Dragons Gang waiting for them at the entrance of the street. They put their heavy armor and Mo Sword on the carriage and pulled them out of the city, gradually moving away in the dark night.
No one knew that such a group of terrifying soldiers that were like giant beasts on land had appeared tonight.
"Why?"
Li Xiu Ning's elegant and beautiful face turned pale as she looked at Kuo Zhong in disbelief.
Beside her, Hong Fu and the other servants of the Li family all revealed resentful expressions.
Now that things had come to this, how could they not know that today's scene was a scheme by Kuo Zhong and the others?
"Why?"
"Are you saying that I came to attend the banquet today, or that Ren Shaoming came to surround and kill me?”
"Actually, the answer isn't very clear.”
"Miss Li, you should understand that with a sharp blade in your heart, killing intent will naturally arise.”
"We brothers don't do ungrateful things, but we also don't do things like recognizing a thief as a friend.”
"I heard that the Li clan has three thousand black-armored soldiers, one thousand five hundred heavy cavalry, and one thousand five hundred light cavalry.”
"This hundred and fifty black-armored elite cavalry is only one-twentieth of the total. I think it's nothing to the Li Family.”
" Oh, right. After tonight, the whole world will know how powerful the Li clan is. With 150 black-armored elite cavalry, they destroyed 300 Tiele Tu Cavalry and killed Green Flood Dragon Ren Shaoming,'Evil Monk' Fa Nan, and 'Yanni' Chang Zhen. Perhaps you should thank us for making the Li clan famous.”
"I'll return the favor I gave you in the past today.”
"Hahaha!"
Kuo Zhong laughed out loud. With a saber at his waist, he strode out of the street.
Under the dim lights, the figure was like a dragon and a tiger, looking exceptionally domineering.
Xu Zhiling and Fu Junhao glanced at Li Xiuning from afar, then followed behind Kuo Zhong and left the scene.
At this moment, Li Xiu Ning stood rooted to the ground in a daze. After a long time, a bitter smile appeared on her face."Hong Fu, do you think I did something wrong?”
Of course, she knew what Kuo Zhong meant. Back then, she had used the twin dragons as bait to force Yuwen Huaji to change his target. She had even sent people to chase after him and prepare to snatch the Art of Longevity. This was the first order Li Xiu Ning had given when she saw Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling.
"Miss!"
Hong Fu hesitated.
"Sister Xiu Ning, who is that guy?”
At this moment, a sudden voice interrupted the conversation between Li Xiu Ning and the other person. A delicate and pretty young man had just finished vomiting. He stared at Kuo Zhong's departing figure with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
"Yuzhi!"
"He is the hidden dragon that appeared in Jiang Du City.”
Li Xiu Ning, who was also watching Kuo Zhong's departing figure, was filled with emotions.
In the past, one wrong step would lead to more mistakes. Now, if not for her identity as the third daughter of the Li family, it would not be too much for Kuo Zhong to kill her, let alone have feelings for her.
.........
At night, at 11:45.
At the Twin Dragons Gang's base.
"Coo coo!"
A unique bird cry came from the distance.
A gray messenger pigeon flew out of the darkness and landed in Fu Junhao's hand. Fu Junhao took out the letter tied to the pigeon's ankle and looked at it carefully. Her beautiful eyes lit up as she reported to Kuo Zhong,""Major."
"Jiang Du's Thousand Households and the Bow and Crossbow Battalion have already taken down the Iron Cavalry Association.”
"The gold, silver, jewelry, and armor are already on the way back. There are also more than six thousand horses. Among them, a few are inferior warhorses, and most of them are workhorses.”
"Oh? This is good news."
Hearing this, the corners of Kuo Zhong's mouth curled up slightly.
Six thousand horses, even if they were all workhorses, was a considerable amount of wealth for the current major general. It was enough to allow the major general's army to advance from infantry to mounted infantry, greatly increasing their mobility.
In fact, no matter if it was the Great Sui or any other dynasty in history, they did not lack horses. What they lacked were warhorses, not pack horses.
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there were 400,000 horses. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were millions of horses. However, high-quality warhorses could be said to be one in ten, or even one in a hundred. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's main warhorses still had to rely on foreign wars and plundering.
The Sui Dynasty inherited the Northern Zhou Dynasty and had the blood of the Hu people. When the dynasty was first established, the Crown Prince Yang Yong raised ten thousand horses, and there were many officials in the court who raised horses.
However, most of the horse farms were concentrated in Ganlong, Guanzhong, and the Central Plains. The difference between Jiangnan and the Central Plains was that horses were rare.
"Oh, right."
"Immediately order the Thousand Households Office of Jiang Du to report tonight's matter to Jiangnan.”
"I want to let the world know how powerful the Li clan's black-armored elite cavalry is in the shortest amount of time. I want to let the world know that one-half of the Li clan's forces wiped out the Tiele Tu Cavalry. I also want to let the world know that the third daughter of the Li clan brought experts into Jiang Du and killed Ren Shaoming.”
Kuo Zhong's eyes were deep as he spoke with a deep meaning.
"Yes."
Fu Junhao understood and immediately turned to leave.
Immediately after.
Kuo Zhong looked at Xu Zhiling and warned,""Young Master Ling."
"It's hard to guarantee that tonight's battle won't arouse Yuwen Huaji's vigilance.”
"Head to Guangling Ferry immediately. I've ordered the Twin Dragons Gang to transfer the boats over. Three thousand light soldiers are at your command.”
"In these few days, we must leave Jiang Du and go up the river.”
"Young Master Zhong, leave this matter to me. Don't worry.”
Xu Zhiling's expression turned solemn as he solemnly replied.
Guangling Ferry was located on the side of the river, about a hundred miles away from Jiang Du. Under normal circumstances, ships passing through Jiang Du would enter the river from the canal.
However, with the six thousand horses seized from the Iron Cavalry Association, if Kuo Zhong and the others set off from their encampment, they would be able to reach Guangling Ferry in less than an hour.
This route was much safer and more concealed than the canal route. It was also a backup plan that they had prepared for themselves in advance to prevent Yuwen Huaji from mobilizing the Vigor Army to block the canal.
One had to know that the 100,000 Vigor Army did not only have cavalry and infantry, but also a powerful navy.
If they were to really fight against them, which force in the world could match them on this river?
Then, Xu Zhiling mounted his horse and galloped south, disappearing into the night.
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