The Qing army camp in Zhaoqing, Yunfu

It was getting dark, and the brazier for lighting was already lit in the manager's tent. A slight breeze blows and the firelight swayes.

At this time, Li Shiyao sat in the position of the commander, and Zhong Shengjia, the chief soldier of the Zhaoqing Green Battalion, Geng Shangzhi, the leader of the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and Kuyala, the leader of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. Nanzhi, Guangzhou Green Battalion Chief Soldier Niu Lumu... Wait a minute

"What? The people and horses over there in Qingyuan defeated the thief? At this time, Li Shiyao looked at the scout who was kneeling on the ground to report the news in shock.

"Yes, General. Except for a few who escaped, almost all of Qingyuan's men and horses were wiped out. The scout said with some fear at Li Shiyao's tone

After Li Shuyao heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and he didn't speak for a while. This made the kneeling scout even more uneasy.

"Got it, go down! Don't spread anything, or I won't spare you. Li Shiyao said slowly as if he had no strength in his body.

"Yes, little one understands. Even if someone else kills me, I don't know anything. The scout was relieved when he heard Li Shiyao say this, and hurriedly reassured. After saying that, the scout also turned his head and left.

"I really can't imagine that this thief won't stop like this for a while, it's only been long. Qingyuan's men and horses are not allowed to go out to attack without receiving my order? Li Shiyao complained upset

"Ladies and gentlemen, you know the situation now. What should I do about this matter, and I would like to ask you to consult with each other and come up with a charter. At this time, Li Shiyao no longer engaged in any mystery, but asked the generals under the seat.

"General, in fact, the anti-thieves are not very powerful, but their shotguns are too powerful. Our men and horses were all defeated by their muskets, and if we could not break their muskets, there would be no way to fight them. "Kuyala. Nanzhi was the first to say

"Nan-sama is right, this person can be killed even if he is so far away, where is this shotgun!" Niu Lumu echoed and said, he was the one who suffered the most loss from leading the troops on this expedition.

"I know what you're saying, but the key is how to fight this battle now? What do you think? After listening to the words of the two of them, Li Shiyao really couldn't find any of the answers he wanted.

Zhong Shengjia, who was sitting in the seat and listening to them, looked confused, he didn't know the specific situation they were talking about at all. Just heard that they were defeated.

I saw Zhong Shengjia asking Geng Shangzhi next to him, "Lord Geng, are these thieves very powerful?" ”

"It's amazing, you don't know. Their shotguns can hit a distance of 150 feet, and nearly half of our soldiers died before they could get close. Geng Shangzhi whispered to Zhong Shengjia, who was curious.

"No, it won't! Is it really a hundred and fifty zhang? Lord Geng read it right? Zhong Shengjia felt that Geng Shangzhi was not joking.

"How can I lie to you, we have brought more than 8,000 soldiers. If it weren't for the weird shotguns of those thieves, why would they escape to you? Geng Shangzhi said to Zhong Shengjia with a serious face

"So where is this shotgun? It can't be artillery! Zhong Shengjia looked at Geng Shangzhi's appearance and said with emotion

Zhong Shengjia had no choice but to deny this beyond his knowledge.

"It's definitely not artillery," Geng Shangzhi said again

"If it's a shotgun, is that normal? Could it be that there is a demon at work? Zhong Shengjia, who has always liked feudal superstition, said.

"Mr. Zhong, do you have any good ideas?" Li Shuyao looked at Zhong Shengjia, who was still about to continue chatting with Geng Shangzhi, and asked.

Hearing Li Shiyao's question, Zhong Shengjia, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly stood up and went out. He saluted Li Shuyao and said, "General, I don't know if you have ever thought about why this anti-thief's shotgun can hit so far?" ”

After listening to Zhong Shengjia's words, the people present began to discuss. Li Shiyao looked at everyone's discussion and was also very inspired.

"And what do you think is the reason?" Li Shuyao stared at Zhong Shengjia and asked, he very much hoped that someone would break this shotgun.

"I don't know exactly about this, but as far as I know. The shotguns of this gang of anti-thieves are abnormal, how can the shotguns hit so far? I wonder if they have demons to help! ”

Zhong Shengjia also seemed to feel that his thoughts were a little ridiculous, so his tone of voice slowly lowered.

Li Shiyao listened to Zhong Shengjia's words and wanted to reprimand him for his absurdity. However, he seemed to know his own fault, and Li Shiyao couldn't say anything more.

Zi Bu is strange and confused, so that Li Shiyao, who has read a lot of sage books, believes in this set so much?

Zhong Zongbing is reasonable, and only in this way can it be explained. And isn't there a lot of things that can't be said about the thief? I suspect that the thief Zhang Rui may be a demon from a deep mountain. "Kuyala. Nanzhi didn't seem to see Li Shiyao's attitude, and after listening to Zhong Shengjia's words, he hurriedly continued

"Nan Shenling, this is such a ridiculous thing as a demon in reality." Li Shiyao said very unhappily

But Kuyala. Nanzhi didn't seem to notice, and continued, "It's hard to say. In the past, there were wars and many killings. It's no surprise that there are demons. ”

"General, what Nan-sama said is not unreasonable." Geng Shangzhi echoed and said that during the three feudatories, there were not a few people killed by the people of the Eight Banners of the Han Army in Guangzhou.

"So what do you think you should do?" Li Shiyao asked angrily

"I think we should invite a shaman priest or a monk to come and see if I can accept the thief Zhang Rui. No, let them turn those anti-thief shotguns back to normal. "Kuyala. Nanzhi said

"So what you mean is not to fight?" Li Shiyao seemed to understand something.

"Where will not fight, this thief is a thorn in the side of the saint. Everyone thinks about it, the road tens of thousands of miles away from the saint can still see that Zhang Rui, the anti-thief, is abnormal. Isn't this the vigilance of the true dragon emperor against demons? "Kuyala. Nanzhi replied

Li Shiyao never thought of Kuyala. Nanzhi can actually be pulled to Qianlong's side.

Once Qianlong is involved, Li Shiyao no longer wants to compromise and must be honest. After all, let Qianlong know that he dared to be disrespectful to himself, and it was a question of whether he could keep his life in the future.

"Okay, then listen to you. Let's wait here for the mages to arrive! Li Shiyao replied helplessly

Kuyala. Nanzhi and the others breathed a sigh of relief, after all, they were also afraid of going to the battlefield now.

"Did the people you sent out find Governor Yang and them?" I saw Li Shiyao, who was still depressed just now, turned his head to Chen Muqing beside him and asked.