hsntnovel Chapter 2135 The Guard Battalion is Strong
Chapter 2135 The Guard Battalion is Strong
Knowing the rebels' hiding place, Qu Zhiping hurried over to report. He thought that King Ji would send troops to wipe out the rebels and rescue their people.
Unexpectedly, King Ji asked them to keep their troops in place and continue to investigate the movements of other rebel forces.
Is Prince Ji planning to wipe out all the rebels in one fell swoop?
But King Ji only has more than 2,000 men. How could he divide his forces and capture them all in one fell swoop?
Shouldn't we gather our forces together and defeat them one by one?
Thinking of this, Qu Zhiping bowed and asked:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, since we have already found traces of the rebels, why don't we first encircle and suppress the rebels near Tianshan? Once we have news about the other rebels, we will encircle and suppress them one by one."
"Governor Qu, are you afraid that I can't deal with so many rebels at the same time?" Li Shen sat down and looked at Qu Zhiping.
Qu Zhiping quickly explained:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, calm down. I am not questioning your strength. I am just worried about our people.
I’m afraid that if things go on for too long, the nights will be long and full of dreams, and those tribesmen will suffer.”
A look of grief appeared on Qu Zhiping's face. The longer time passed, the greater the casualties among his people would likely be.
Moreover, he actually felt that Prince Ji was young and might not understand military affairs. He was young and full of vigor and ambition.
But he definitely couldn't say this.
When Li Shen heard that Qu Zhiping was worried about his people, his expression eased a little and he said:
“Sir Qu, I understand your intentions, but I have made my own decisions since I was young.
I also hope to rescue those people as soon as possible, but are you sure that it is these two groups of rebels at the foot of Tianshan Mountain who have captured your people?
If it weren't for them, the other rebels would have been alerted and would have fled with your people.
It will be difficult for us to find them then.
It is not difficult for me to defeat them, but the difficult part is how to rescue your people, do you understand?"
When Qu Zhiping heard this, he suddenly understood. It turned out that Prince Ji had thought so far. Why didn't he think of it earlier?
King Ji was right. They actually didn't know which rebel group had kidnapped their people. It could have been just one group, or it could have been all of them.
If these people run away, their people will never come back.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I misunderstood you. I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful and far-sighted. I admire you very much."
Qu Zhiping bowed deeply to express his apology.
"Ah~~~ Never mind, you are just too worried. Don't worry, I promised you to save our people, so I will not break my promise.
You just need to wait patiently. When the time comes, I will immediately dispatch troops to wipe out these rebels."
Li Shen shook his head to indicate that he was not there, and also said a few words of comfort to Qu Zhiping.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. I will take my leave now. I will send more people and try to understand the movements of the rebels as clearly as possible."
After Qu Zhiping finished speaking, he placed a piece of paper on Li Shen's desk and then walked out.
Li Shen took a look and saw the results of an investigation into two rebel groups near Tianshan Mountain.
One is in the south and the other is in the north, separated by about a hundred miles. One side has about three thousand people and the other side has five thousand people.
"Eight thousand people..." Li Shen felt that the number was a bit too many. It was not that he could not win, but the more people there were, the greater his casualties would be.
If there were only a thousand people, there would most likely be no casualties.
"Come here, call Sima Xue and tell him that I have something important to discuss with you."
Li Shen thought about it and shouted to the outside, professional matters should be left to professionals.
He does not understand military affairs, and giving reckless commands may lead to his own destruction. Although he likes to be a playboy, he is not as brainless as those playboys in TV dramas.
Soon Xue Rengui came in.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. What do you want me to do?"
"This is the information that Qu Zhiping just sent over. Take a look." Li Shen said, pointing to the paper on the table.
Xue Rengui walked forward, picked it up and began to read it.
"Rengui, how do you think we should deal with this? My request is very simple, to minimize the casualties in the guard camp.
You also know that I have brought all my wealth with me this time. One less person killed in battle is one less person. I will have to stay here for a long time."
Li Shen looked at Xue Rengui and made the request. It was not because he was merciful. It was mainly because he only had so few soldiers. If they were all wiped out, he would not feel safe in Anxi.
He only has these three thousand people, and they are the capital for his survival.
If this was not for the purpose of winning people's hearts and making the tribes like Qu Zhiping grateful to him, he would not have used these treasures of his.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Our casualties won't be too great when dealing with this mob." Xue Rengui replied confidently.
They are regular troops, not the so-called retainers or soldiers.
They all received rigorous training and learned various battle formations. Li Jing taught them everything he knew over the years.
"Rengui, don't underestimate the enemy. They have at least 8,000 troops. I just want to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost."
As long as there is a war, there will be casualties. This is Li Shen’s understanding of war.
"Your Highness is worrying too much. Our guard battalion is very strong.
The armor of the Guard Battalion is light and solid. It is difficult to break it with ordinary swords, even the arrows in the army are difficult to break, unless it is the army's heavy crossbows.
This is all made possible by the continuous investment of huge amounts of wealth by His Royal Highness Prince Ji.
It's not that I'm arrogant, but if we use all our means to fight against those five thousand men, I can guarantee that there will be almost no casualties."
Xue Rengui said proudly that he found out that Prince Ji knew nothing about the combat effectiveness of the Guard Battalion.
Doesn’t Prince Ji know where the millions of strings of cash invested every year go?
You don't really think that you can spend so much money on eating, drinking, defecating and urinating during your illness, do you?
Except for the breeding of war horses, most of the money was invested in weapons and equipment.
They all trained in armor, which was severely worn out, so they had to change armor frequently. The old armor would be sent to the Beiya Forbidden Army to be repaired and continued to be used.
The armor of the Guard Battalion will be updated every once in a while, becoming harder, lighter, and more suitable for combat.
All of this is supported by the huge human, material and financial resources of Prince Ji's Mansion.
It seems that Prince Ji only cares about spending money, but no one knows where the money goes.
Sure enough, when Li Shen heard Xue Rengui's words, a look of surprise and joy appeared on his face. He really didn't know that his guard camp was so powerful.
The main reason was that his guard battalion had hardly ever encountered any wars, and there was no comparison.
Even if he encountered a battle in Qinghai Road, he did not participate because he was protecting himself.
The only few battles were mainly based on sneak attacks. For example, the soldiers raised by Li Zhi were stunned before they even got close.
The guards' battalion would just go there to reap the rewards.
(I was eight minutes late, but that's OK.)