Chapter 436: Army Building
When the dust settled, the barracks discovered that the two assassins had not sneaked into the barracks last night, but had been cooking and doing chores in the barracks all the time pretending to be women.
Everyone was afraid, if these two "women" poisoned the rice, they didn't know how many people would die, but they had a more important task on their shoulders.
Their initial target was likely to be an important general, or even the dragon king himself, until the two queens moved in at the same time, and the assassination targets were temporarily changed, the details of which cannot be speculated.
Gu Shenwei was waiting for this moment.
Through two encirclements and suppressions on the same day, he issued a clear and ruthless challenge, Shangguan Jianyi's counterattack must be equally clear and ruthless, only a few people deserve this status, except for the Dragon King, the two future queens are the best targets.
Gu Shenwei used the princess and Jiang as bait, and the people in charge of fishing were Long Chuanyun and Lin Xiaoshan, and the two of them each selected four of the most elite helpers, and after clever camouflage, they had been hiding around the tent, so close that they could even hear the muffled voices inside.
In order to lure the killer into the trap, the dragon lord himself must stay elsewhere and make way for a relatively safe passage.
The Dragon King chose to stay with Dugu Xian, the one-armed general who was also the one who would like to kill Jinpeng Castle and needed strict protection.
Long Chuanyun and Lin Xiaoshan were given the order that anyone who tried to enter the queen's tent after dark should be killed, regardless of gender, age or child.
Long Chuanyun is protecting the princess of Shiguo, he didn't see anyone enter the tent, but he heard a not very clear question from the tent, another person may hesitate, the person who lives in it is the queen that the dragon king is going to marry today, as a warrior under the command of the dragon king, how can he break in before dawn?
But the strings in Long Chuanyun's heart had been tense for a whole night, thinking only about the assassin, forgetting everything else, not thinking about the queen or not at all, as soon as he heard the sound, he raised his knife to cut open the tent and rushed in, and the four companions attacked from all directions.
The Assassin could have killed the princess easily, but his plan was to kill and then retreat, moving a little slower.
The princess didn't sleep at all, and when she saw a maid coming to her for no reason, she said suspiciously, "I didn't call you." "It was these four words that recruited five Great Snow Mountain swordsmen.
This is a killer who is proficient in the art of disguise, first pretending to be a stout middle-aged woman, who kidnapped one of the princess's maids last night, changed her identity, and has been waiting for the princess since nightfall, but she was not recognized.
The five heavy swords pounced on the weak fawn like a roaring lion, and the princess swore several times that she would accept that terrible way of life after marrying the dragon king, but she was still frightened by the sight before her, and fainted without saying a word.
Another girl screamed.
Between continuing to kill and running away, the killer chooses the latter, and the alertness and sharp reflexes of the Great Snow Mountain swordsman are beyond his expectations, so he doesn't want to risk exposing his back to the enemy.
The killer's weapon was a delicate dagger that stabbed into the body of the dragon's heavy sword, and with the help of the force, it leaped backwards and flew out of the tent.
Originally, he was supposed to kill the princess at dawn, and then leave calmly as a maid, but now he can only rely on the top light skills to break through the guards, but fortunately, he has another companion.
Lin Xiaoshan's respect for Jiang was no less than his loyalty to the Dragon King, which was a bad thing, his whole attention was focused on the outside, and he didn't even dare to listen to the voice inside, for fear of betraying the Dragon King's trust.
After Long Chuyun started to act, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he hesitated for a moment and rushed into the tent with his knife.
It was already late, and the killer also heard the screams outside, knowing that everything had been revealed, and swept out like an arrow, passing Lin Xiaoshan.
The young swordsman's heart was full of shock and anger, and he fought back, not caring about his own safety at all, but he had already lost the opportunity, a pain in his chest, and fell involuntarily, and before he lost consciousness, he dimly saw Jiang sleeping in bed, as if he didn't know anything about what was happening in the outside world.
The two killers failed to escape.
Originally, they still had a chance, but the guards outside the tent were all facing outward, and they hurriedly turned around when they heard the screams, but the formation was chaotic, and further outside, the other soldiers were cheering for the killing of the thirteenth killer, and they were also in a semi-slackening state.
The person who shot was the Dragon King.
Throughout the night, there were soldiers going in and out of Dugu Xian's tent to report the military situation, and at one point, Gu Shenwei also adopted a disguise method, swapped identities with a soldier, and hid among the crowds of guards, not far from the princess and Jiang's tent.
Many soldiers saw the dragon king's knife technique for the first time, but unfortunately, there was nothing to say after seeing it, the speed was too fast, the two killers jumped high in the air, the dragon king suddenly rose to the sky, landed again, two knives in succession, and the knife hit.
It wasn't until three days later that the soldiers at the scene added fuel to their memories and depicted the dragon king's sword skills in a magical way.
But no matter how fast the knife technique is, it can't make up for the loss of this night, and the girl Jiang of the Great Snow Mountain died, just on the day she was about to become the queen of the Dragon King.
The cheers of the total annihilation of the invading killers turned into endless mourning in an instant, and the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain stood dumbfounded, unable to believe this cruel news.
Not all of the soldiers in the barracks regarded the swordsman as a friend, but at this moment, they all felt sympathy.
But no one's sorrow is as much as Lin Xiaoshan, the first thing he did when he woke up was to ask for his own knife, ready to commit suicide to apologize, he was sorry for the Dragon King, and he was sorry for all the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain, the princess protected by the dragon was still alive, but the person he protected died in his sleep.
But the Dragon King did not allow him to die, "It is enough for one of the two of you to die, and if you are still loyal to me, take care of your wounds." ”
These words were cruel and ruthless, Lin Xiaoshan was ashamed of himself, but he never tried to commit suicide again, he lay on the bed for two days, and the day he got up happened to be Jiang's funeral, he stood silently in the crowd, feeling that he was also buried in the ground with the coffin.
A lot has happened in these two days.
First of all, the Dragon King's wedding had to be postponed, although the wedding had not yet been held, Jiang was still named the queen, and was the first queen of the Dragon King, no one objected, and even the five ** people of Xiaoyaohai who didn't know her sincerely expressed their condolences and thought that she deserved this treatment.
Secondly, Shangguan Jianyi's several assassinations showed that there were still a lot of spies hidden in the barracks, this is his style of acting, internal and external cooperation, always launching a sudden blow when the opponent thought it was safe, the dragon king saw through his tricks, but failed to save the queen's life.
More detailed examinations were carried out throughout the army, and every soldier, especially those from the Five Kingdoms of the Easy Sea, was to be vouched for by at least two soldiers who knew him well to prove his true identity.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Duguxian began to formally give orders to reorganize the complex structure of the army.
For a long time, this army was centered on the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain, and even if the proportion became lower and lower, it was still called the "Great Snow Mountain Army", and Dugu Xian believed that this was not conducive to uniting soldiers from other sources, so he changed to a name that was not commonly used but was recognized by many people - Dragon Army, or Dragon King Army.
The names of Daxue Mountain, Xiangji Country, Xiaoyao Sea and other names have also been canceled, but the personnel are not forced to mix, but free choice, Dugu Xian and the Dragon King selected ten generals, named Qianwei, seven of them are swordsmen of Daxue Mountain, including five old and young patriarchs, and two are generals of Xiaoyaohai, and the last place is reserved for Tuo Nengya, who is guarding the passage of Wushan.
And so on, the thousand lieutenants themselves selected ten hundred lieutenants, the hundred lieutenants selected ten lieutenants, and the ten lieutenants selected soldiers, and each thousand lieutenant army had a total of more than 1,000 soldiers.
In this way, the Great Snow Mountain Swordsmen are no longer an independent group, but they are still the well-deserved main force, and there are more soldiers from many other regions under their command.
Since everyone is "chosen", the resistance is relatively smaller.
More than 10,000 people have thus become the elite of the Dragon Army, and there are nearly 10,000 people left, 1,000 people were selected by the Dragon King as a direct army, and the rest are used as reserve forces, either for centralized training, or for guarding less important passes, which can fight independently or be replenished to the elite troops at any time.
These soldiers also had ten chiefs, known as lieutenants.
Gu Shenwei's designated deputy lieutenant is Wu Zongheng from Anguo.
The task of reorganizing the army is very complicated, and there are many voices of opposition, if it were not for the full support of the Dragon King, Dugu Xian might even be assassinated by his own people in the barracks.
Shangguan Jianyi would not watch the establishment of the Dragon Army coldly, but there were not many killers and spies at his disposal, and the defense of the military camp was becoming more and more tight, so after more than ten days of silence, he chose to make a move in another strategic place.
News came from Huiguo, the easternmost part of the Xiaoyao Sea, that a small group of troops from Jinpeng Fort suddenly appeared from the desert area, broke through the checkpoints, killed many guards, and was heading towards the capital of Huiguo.
There is also less clear information that Shangguan Jianyi himself is commanding operations in Huiguo, and if this is true, according to the distance, he has already left Shiguo after making a plan to assassinate the two queens.
The dragon army was created, and many thousand lieutenants had not yet selected all the soldiers, so Gu Shenwei decided to personally lead the troops to help.
There was another reason why he left Shi Country at this time, Prime Minister Zhong Heng began to urge the Dragon King and the princess to complete the marriage again, but Gu Shenwei felt that it was too hasty, Jiang's corpse was not cold, and the soldiers of the Five Kingdoms also began to show signs of stability, and the wedding did not seem to be in such a hurry.
Zhong Heng couldn't help but be anxious, he took Xu Yanwei's reminder seriously, and didn't say it, but in his heart he kept calculating the time when the lotus girl would return from Biyu City, and he felt more and more urgent.
And Zhong Heng's eyes were precise, in the whole army, he was the only one who saw through the Dragon King's calculations, "Jiang is a good girl, it's a pity that she died, but to be honest, she died at the right time, not only solved the problem of the split between the Great Snow Mountain and the Xiaoyao Sea, but also brought a lot of benefits, if Shangguan Jianyi thought about it more, he would definitely regret the decision to assassinate." ”
Gu Shenwei finally understood why a scheming person like Zhong Heng had been unhappy in officialdom, and sometimes, he knew too much.
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