Chapter 621: Unexpected Mercenaries
When they arrived outside Huangsha City, it was already dark...
"This gate was blown down by us during the previous siege, and the debris is piled there now."
After the defenders removed the barricades blocking the city gate, Silk led Bai Tu and the others into the city. During the process, he seemed to have thought of something and pointed to the pile of wreckage beside the city gate.
Looking at the wreckage in the light of the fire in the city, Bai Tu's eyes were filled with even more horror.
The outline of the city gate could still be seen from the corners of the debris, and from the broken gaps, Bai Tu could roughly imagine that the city gate had probably been hit by some terrifying force and was blasted into pieces.
[What kind of powerful attack could cause such destruction? ! ]
Bai Tu simply couldn't imagine that the other Weiguo slave laborers who followed in behind him couldn't help but hold their breath.
Along the way, with the information revealed from time to time by Silk, they now always feel as if they have surrendered to a powerful force.
After passing through the city gate passage, there is an area not far from the city gate which is the military camp. They are set up at the four city gates to facilitate the garrison soldiers to take turns to rest.
It was already late at night, so Silk was naturally in no hurry to take Bai Tu and the others to report to their king.
I was planning to find a place to settle them down.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a group of figures came towards them, causing the patriotic laborers led by Bai Tu to freeze on the spot.
During this period, some of the patriotic slaves could not help but scream out loud...
"Centaurs, they are Centaur mercenaries!"
Hearing the noise behind him, Silk turned around and looked at Bai Tu with a little surprise.
"What? You guys know Centaurs?"
Bai Tu had a complicated expression when he heard this.
"When the two countries went to war, the gap in strength between our Weiguo and Huaxia was actually not that big. Even though Huaxia had some advantages, it was unlikely that they would destroy us."
"In order to have a chance of winning, the Chinese monarch spent a lot of money to hire a mercenary group to help. In order to protect ourselves, we, the Wei country, had to ask the mercenary group to help us resist the foreign enemies. The Centaur mercenaries would help whoever paid the most, and they finally helped China."
It is not difficult to hear from Bai Tu's words that the combat power of the Centaur mercenaries at that time played a crucial role.
To a certain extent, it was the main reason that led to the destruction of their country.
This situation made Silk frown, and then without saying anything, he reported the matter to their king overnight.
There were no entertainment activities after nightfall in this era. In addition, everyone was tired after a day's work, so most people went to bed early, and Zhou Xu was basically no exception.
But it was only around seven in the evening, and even if Zhou Xu went to bed early, it wouldn't be this early.
After meeting Silk and briefly understanding the situation, he ordered someone to call Bai Tu, who was waiting outside, over.
"I am Bai Tu, your subordinate, and I am here to see the king!"
"No need to be polite. Silk has already told me about the Centaur mercenaries. Are you still holding a grudge against me?"
Zhou Xu had no interest in beating around the bush with Bai Tu, so he asked the question directly.
"I dare not."
"Don't you dare?"
At that moment, Bai Tu clearly realized that he had said the wrong thing. His heart suddenly skipped a beat. Then he made up his mind and spoke out his true thoughts.
"It would be a lie to say that I have no idea at all!"
"Go on."
The night was already boring, and looking at Bai Tu below, Zhou Xu was now holding his chin with interest, waiting for the other party's next words.
"Our Wei country was destroyed due to the intervention of the Centaurs mercenaries. I can't help but feel hostile towards the Centaurs. However, I also know that the Centaurs mercenaries are paid to do things, so this can't be entirely blamed on them."
"At the same time, Lieutenant Silk has already told his subordinates that the centaurs in the city are not the same as those mercenaries, so they have nothing to do with each other."
"Just like the three kingdoms of Da Zhou, Wei, and Huaxia are all human, but there are differences between people, there can't be only one group of centaurs, and there are naturally differences between centaurs. We can't hate all centaurs because of this."
It has to be said that Zhou Xu was somewhat surprised that Bai Tu could say such a thing.
Of course, this is a good thing for Zhou Xu, because it shows that Bai Tu's thinking is mature.
"Tell me about those Centaur mercenaries."
Obviously, when Shang Xijun was interrogated before, the other party did not provide him with this information.
It is hard to say whether it was intentional or not. After all, the war between the two countries had already ended, and what he asked about was the current situation of the country. Normally, there would be no chance to talk about the mercenary who had participated in the war.
In response to Zhou Xu's question, Bai Tu pondered for a moment before slowly speaking...
"I don't know much about the Centaur mercenaries. I only know that there is a group of mercenaries that are independent of other countries and often accept war commissions and take money to fight in wars."
"How many troops does this Centaur mercenary have?"
Zhou Xu asked a question that he was more concerned about.
"In the previous battle, I heard that 300 troops were sent to participate."
Zhou Xu was slightly surprised when he heard this number.
Three hundred Centaur cavalrymen, taking into account the differences in individual combat power and leaving out individual exceptions, under normal circumstances their combat power can basically match that of one thousand human cavalrymen.
On the battlefield in the era of cold weapons, as long as the cavalry had room to perform, the existence of the cavalry unit itself was a powerful weapon that determined victory or defeat.
Three hundred Centaur cavalrymen, if that charge was used well, it would indeed be enough to determine the outcome of a war.
"There are quite a lot of mercenaries here, so they should have a base, right? Otherwise, how can they accommodate so many soldiers? At the same time, how can the employers who need to hire them contact them?"
"I am not very clear about this. Even if there is, it is not something I can access at my level."
In response, Zhou Xu nodded to show his understanding.
"It's getting late, and you've been tired all day. Keep your subordinates under control and go down to rest first."
After hearing this, Bai Tu didn't dare to stay any longer and hurriedly left.
After Bai Tu left, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on Silk.
"Silk, go tell Drogo and the others to temporarily limit their contact with Bai Tu and the others. Then ask Shi Lei to send a few smart subordinates to pay attention to Bai Tu and the others' movements. They should be more covert and not make things too obvious."
"yes!"
The appearance of the Centaur mercenaries was unexpected. After such an incident, he had to be more careful with those patriotic laborers, just to be on the safe side.
(End of this chapter)
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