As far as Qin Feng knows, mercenaries have a very long history. The famous "Wudang Feijun" is a mercenary, and he is also a... foreign mercenary!
These elite troops who collect money from people and help people eliminate disasters are extremely powerful.
If he was defeated in a single encounter, wouldn't his death be in vain? How can I go back alive to receive the reward?
Although the opponent only had a few dozen people, Qin Feng did not dare to be careless at all.
"Brother Yulong, if I don't know about this, forget it. Now that I've heard about it, how can I let those old, weak, women and children die in vain?"
"Have you forgotten that our original intention is to let all the people in Daliang live and work in peace and contentment?"
"If we abandon the old, weak, sick and disabled today, we may abandon a city tomorrow, and a country the day after tomorrow."
"We can't leave any one behind!"
Zhao Yulong admired Qin Feng's benevolence and righteousness from the bottom of his heart, but was it really worth delaying the engagement for these old, weak, women and children, and thus affecting the war in the coming spring?
Qin Feng saw through Zhao Yulong's worries and said solemnly: "As long as we fight quickly, we can get back in time."
"It takes a total of two hours to go to the Earth Temple and then return. We only need to control the entire time to three hours."
Hearing this, Zhao Yulong frowned slightly.
Although he never questioned Qin Feng's strength, the opponent was waiting for work after all, and he was huddled in the earth temple and had a terrain advantage.
Black cavalry is also a heavily armored cavalry, which can only be used to resist lines and trap formations. It is extremely weak in the face of any tough battle.
It is not easy to resolve the battle within an hour.
"Brother Qin, if you are accompanied by Tianji camp guards, the battle can be resolved in an hour, but now you are a black knight after all..."
"Besides, you heard that these thieves are extraordinary."
Qin Feng snorted: "Isn't it just extraordinary?"
Qin Feng looked at Li Shun and asked in a deep voice: "Are these thieves from Daliang?"
Li Shun lowered his head and recalled it, then shook his head vigorously: "The accent is not very similar, and the appearance is... a bit strange."
"And from the beginning to the end, only the leader spoke, and the rest of the thieves never spoke."
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng strengthened his suspicion. These thieves must be foreign mercenaries hired by wealthy families in the south with huge sums of money!
"Brother Yulong, these people are most likely to be bounty dead soldiers from outside the country!"
Upon hearing the words "bounty for dead men", Zhao Yulong's eyes suddenly became extremely serious.
"All the dead soldiers are brave and skilled veterans!"
Qin Feng narrowed his eyes and snorted: "It's more than that!"
"We, Daliang and Beidi, are both on the frontal battlefield and are invincible. We don't even bother to tame dead soldiers."
"Among the surrounding countries, there are only two countries with outstanding dead soldiers."
"The first one is the Gaoshan Kingdom, but the Gaoshan Kingdom is good at cavalry."
"The second one is Yuezhao Kingdom."
"Moreover, the appearance of the Gaoshan people is similar to that of my Daliang, and their accent is very light, so the dead soldiers who massacred Lijia Village are most likely from the Yuezhao Kingdom."
Zhao Yulong's frown deepened. As a general's disciple, how could he not know the name of "Yuezhao Kingdom's Dead Soldier"?
Although on the frontal battlefield, Yuezhao Kingdom is extremely weak, both Daliang and Beidi can easily crush Yuezhao Kingdom's regular army.
However, the small group of dead soldiers that Yuezhao Country abounds in has already gained a reputation for killing people, stealing goods, and carrying out guerrilla attacks.
Many of the Beidi Ye Xiaos in the past were from Yuezhao Kingdom's dead soldiers.
"Brother Qin, since the opponent is a dead soldier of Yuezhao Kingdom, let alone a quick victory, I am afraid that if we go forward rashly, we will fall into a trap."
"For safety reasons, we should return to Beijing immediately!"
Qin Feng's eyes were cold: "Anyone who harms our people in Daliang will be killed without mercy!"
"Even if you are a dead soldier of Yuezhao Kingdom, you must die without a burial place!"
"Run to the Earth Temple immediately!"
Although Zhao Yulong has no hope, since Qin Feng has given the order, even if he goes to die, Zhao Yulong will not complain at all.
He ordered and prohibited, and immediately ordered the black cavalry to go forward and go straight to the Tutu Temple in Cixian County.
At the same time, five black cavalry were sent to escort Niu Er's mother and son to Beijing first.
Forty-five black knights, when they were less than five miles away from the Earth Temple, began to put on armor in batches, ten at a time. The remaining people, armed with rifles, bows and arrows, were on guard around them.
After these ten people are fully clothed, ten more people will be clothed in rotation to prevent sneak attacks.
After everyone was fully clothed, they continued towards the Earth Temple.
As a result, there were only three miles left from the Earth Temple. A fast horse suddenly rushed towards the black horse. When it was far away, it shouted: "Don't come any closer!"
"The enemy set up an ambush around the Earth Temple, armed with strong crossbows and hard bows."
Jin Yiwei turned over and dismounted, and quickly rushed towards the oncoming Qin Feng to report.
"The enemy already knows that the Marquis is surrounded by heavily armored cavalry, equipped with powerful crossbows and bows in advance!"
Hearing this, Qin Feng's eyes remained firm and unaffected.
"It seems that these dead men of Yuezhao Kingdom are preparing to kill me here."
"But having said that, even if the wealthy clans of the southern region have the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible to avoid layers of inspections and send armor-breaking weapons such as strong crossbows and hard bows to such a core area."
"Obviously, there must be an insider in Beijing!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yulong blurted out: "Brother Qin, you mean... Queen Nangong?"
Qin Feng snorted: "Who else could be there besides her?"
"Queen Nangong is sure that I will definitely come to save people, but there is only the Black Cavalry around me, so as long as the Black Cavalry is annihilated, I will definitely die."
Hearing this, Zhao Yulong asked again: "Are we still going?"
Qin Feng suddenly sneered: "Of course I want to go!"
"Queen Nangong, didn't you plan to give me a big gift on your wedding day?"
"I naturally want to reciprocate with courtesy!"
"It is indeed inconvenient for the Black Riders to move forward, but it is enough to block them in the Earth Temple."
"Every ten black knights form a team and surround the Earth Temple. Remember not to approach without authorization. It is only about three miles away from the Earth Temple."
"Although the black cavalry is not good at chasing, they are surrounded by plains and wilderness. No matter how cumbersome the heavy armored cavalry is, it is more than enough to chase two legs with four legs."
"I don't believe it. Queen Nangong's hands and ears are all in the sky. In addition to strong crossbows and strong bows, she can also give war horses to these dead soldiers."
Following Qin Feng's order, of the forty-five black riders, only five were left to guard Qin Feng and Zhao Yulong.
At the same time, the captain of the Jinyi Guards who was responsible for patrolling this place had also arrived in front of Qin Feng.
"Reporting to the Marquis, the Jin Yiwei risked their lives to spy closely. There are thirty dead soldiers lying in ambush outside the Tutu Temple, and there are forty people inside the Tutu Temple."
"Seventy soldiers in total, well-equipped dead soldiers!"
"The thirty dead soldiers outside are divided into two teams, less than two hundred steps apart, and can rush to help each other at any time."
