What was that sound?
"It's really strange. The sound was like thunder, but I didn't see any thunder in the sky."
"Look, there are quite a few soldiers over there," said Murong Chong, a wolf guard, pointing into the distance.
That place was where Li Jing's 50,000 elite Tiger Army soldiers and 10,000 Kunlun slave soldiers were located.
Murong Jun and Murong Min quickly dismounted.
"Don't reveal our position. They all have a solemn military bearing and look very capable in combat."
These wolf guards quietly hid.
An hour later.
Li Jing led his men straight to the military camp.
Only then did these wolf guards dare to peek out.
"What were they doing in that grove of trees just now?"
"Let's go take a look."
"With such heavy snow, these guys actually ran out of the military camp. I really don't know what they're up to."
The dozens of wolf guards once again mounted their horses and trudged towards the grove of trees.
When they reached the edge of the woods, everyone was shocked.
Many of the trees at the edge of the woods had been snapped in half.
The trees, which were so thick that it would take one person to hug them, were riddled with bullet holes and shell holes.
These wolf guards entered the woods and carefully observed everything.
The more they looked, the more terrified they became.
"Those loud noises just now came from this place."
"What kind of weapon did they use? How could they damage these trees like this?"
Murong Jun stuffed his hand into a large tree that was so big that it took one person to hug it. There was a round bullet hole in the tree.
"If this weapon were to hit a person, the consequences would be unimaginable."
“I just saw it,” Murong Chong said. “They are at least 1,000 paces away from this forest, which means they were able to wreak havoc on this forest from a distance of more than 1,000 paces.”
Murong Minqing couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine: "The enemy attacked a forest. If they had attacked our Xianbei cavalry, our cavalry would have suffered heavy losses."
"We must report this matter to the commander-in-chief." Murong Chong pointed to the distance, where two sled tracks had appeared.
"If the enemy suddenly appears among our Xianbei with these weapons, how should we defend ourselves?"
The sled tracks are clearly visible.
The wolf guards were once again amazed.
"What are all these?" Murong Min asked, his face full of surprise again.
"Didn't you see? They have a kind of vehicle that doesn't need to be pulled by horses at all."
"But that car sped like the wind across the snow?"
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a wave of dizziness wash over them.
“Things are serious.” Murong Jun sat there, muttering to himself, “Jiang Tian said he was going to launch a war to destroy our country, and it seems that he was not just making empty threats.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Our commander believes that we must wait until next year, when all the thick snow on the ground has melted."
These are the people who might be capable of waging war against us.
"But now it seems completely different."
"These people have advanced weaponry, and their carriages are something we can hardly believe."
"If they wanted to launch a surprise attack, they wouldn't need to wait until the snow melts next summer."
Everyone had a cold and stern expression.
"We must inform the commander-in-chief of this matter as soon as possible and make full preparations, otherwise, the consequences for us will be unimaginable."
"You few, go back quickly and tell the commander exactly what you saw." Murong Jun looked at the wolf guards behind him.
"promise……"
"You all set off now, don't delay anyone, and go as fast as you can."
"promise……"
The wolf guards quickly turned their horses around and prepared to leave.
“Wait a minute,” Murong Jun called out to them, “Everyone, take out all the food you have on you. We’ll be able to reach the capital tonight.”
“They need to go back. We need to give them all the food.”
The wolf guards quickly gathered up all the food they had left.
However, even if all the food these dozens of wolf guards had was put together, it wouldn't be enough to sustain them for more than a few days.
"You all need to go back quickly; I'm counting on you for everything."
"Rest assured, Commander, we will definitely inform the Grand Marshal." The wolf guards mounted their horses and rode swiftly towards the Xianbei capital, braving the cold wind.
...
The capital city, the imperial palace.
Jiang Tian's study.
Chen Jianghe stood respectfully in front of Jiang Tian.
"My lord, here is five million one hundred thousand taels of silver." Chen Jianghe took out the silver notes.
"I don't want banknotes, I want them to actually pay me money. What's the use of these worthless pieces of paper?" Jiang Tian retorted.
"My lord... do you mean we must make the Xianbei people pay with silver?"
Jiang Tian nodded.
“Go to the Imperial Prison and have Lu Jianxing cut off another of Young Master Murong’s fingers. The price for this one finger will still be reduced to five million taels.”
"Remember, I want the silver that's been brought back from them, not banknotes."
"Understood... My lord, what should we do with these silver notes?"
Jiang Tian accepted the five million tael silver notes and pushed the one hundred thousand tael silver notes to Chen Jianghe: "You've been traveling back and forth so much, you must be exhausted. Here, take this one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Jiang Tian wasn't stupid; upon seeing the 100,000 taels of silver, he knew that Chen Jianghe was trying to extort money from him.
"My lord, I serve you without expecting anything in return. I cannot accept a single tael of this 100,000 taels of silver."
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