They almost bought out all the blue cloth and blue paint in the nearby towns.
They loaded paint and cloth onto hundreds of carts, disguising them as baggage carts transporting food, fodder, and weapons. They also loaded a whole cart of power spring crossbows onto the baggage carts and placed them on the first few carts.
Shen Xu had the guards wear the uniforms of the royal army's baggage train and transport the supplies to the royal army's camp in a mighty procession.
After entering the royal camp, several soldiers saw Pei Zhiyuan and drew their weapons, ready to chop him down.
The leader cursed: "How come this bastard who killed his father for fame is still alive? The Imperial Master is dead, but why are you still alive? How dare you show up in the military camp!"
The guards in charge of the escort also became nervous and drew their weapons to protect Pei Zhiyuan.
"Stop, His Majesty's imperial edict is here, all officers and soldiers, please accept it." Shen Xu immediately showed the emperor's edict.
Seeing that there were not many people coming, and that they were carrying baggage carts and the emperor's edict, several soldiers of the royal army did not dare to act rashly.
The news of the imperial teacher's death had already reached the military camp, but General Su Yi was seriously injured and had not yet issued the order to attack or retreat.
The battle with Xue's army was now at a stalemate. Wang's army had suffered heavy casualties, the main general was seriously injured, and they had lost three cities in a row. Only 250,000 of the more than 400,000 soldiers were left, and the morale of the army was shaken.
The court sent people here at this time, but it was not known whether they were here to fight or surrender, or whether they were here to raise an army and punish the enemy.
For a moment, I didn't know whether to kneel or not.
Shen Xu asked Song Lin to open the lid of the wooden box on the first car, take out a crossbow, put it in the hands of one of the soldiers, and hand the emperor's edict to Pei Zhiyuan.
"Your Majesty has brought new weapons to the soldiers. Soldiers, please kneel down and listen to your orders."
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