Chapter 4: The Shadowless Forbidden Army
Xia Jie slowly walked down the stone stairs inside the Great Wall, and saw countless sophisticated defensive equipment along the way.
For example, in the high section of the Great Wall, there are trebuchets, large cutting knives, boiling hot oil, and neatly stacked stone balls and iron balls densely covered with spikes, in addition, the Great Wall also stores countless armaments, spears, iron cables, crescent blades and so on.
As far as he could see, all the soldiers were in high spirits, armed with weapons and armor, guarding the long line of defense.
After the Great Wall, there is a flat land, full of military tents, and colorful soldiers shuttling between them.
The place where the meal is served is a large hall, the scale of which is very spectacular, with a circle of large stone pillars standing at the door, golden tiles on all sides, and five kinds of beasts hollowed out in the portal window around it, symbolizing the five armies of the Shadowless Forbidden Army.
The hall was full of people, and Xia Jie was not timid, and stepped straight into the door.
Inside, the land planted in the hall has been hollowed out two meters, and two steps are stairs, in this hall that covers an area of 100 meters, the left and right sides are in the shape of steps, and there are all the generals of the deputy general level, and the number is hundreds.
In the middle is a stone wall, carved with gluttonous lines, in front of the stone wall, there is an extremely long black wooden table, on the table is placed bronze wine vessels, clay pottery small ding, holding pasta, meat pieces.
Four people dressed in different colors of armor were sitting upright on the side, there were men and women, except for the three young ones, the man sitting in the middle was already in his forties, he was the general of the Xiong Army, and Shao Dianshuai, who commanded all the shadowless forbidden army.
The position of the palace marshal is basically chosen from the leaders of the five major armies, for example, if the general of the Xiong Army dies this time, it can be passed to Lin Mei, the general of the Crane Army, if she also dies, the position of the palace marshal can also be passed to the Tiger Army, or the general of the Deer Army, which is fully handled by the current palace marshal.
"Huh?"
Shao Dianshuai was picking up a piece of dried meat and putting it in his mouth, his hand was stunned, but his eyes were looking at the gate, and the other three generals also looked at him.
Without him, just because the costume of the person who came was too weird, wearing black armor and a dark purple cloak, black is the main color of the bear army, and dark purple is the logo of the deer army, how can the two be confused?
Xia Jie didn't think about it so much, under the eyes of the four people, his footsteps didn't stop, and he walked straight to the long table, the black armor on his body clicked, and he sat down safely in the empty seat on the far right of the long table.
As soon as he sat down, General Deng, the general of the Tiger Army wearing golden armor next to him, smiled quietly, turned his head sideways and whispered, "Why don't you change the color of this armor?" Didn't you give Shao Dianshuai eye medicine? ”
Xia Jie turned his head and saw that General Deng was a man with a fat face, who should be around thirty years old, and to his left was Shao Dianshuai with a serious face, he was a middle-aged man with a scar and sword marks between his eyebrows.
Next to Shao Dianshuai, there is a black robe, black sand on his head, Wang Junshi with a thin face, and then to the left, there is a woman in blue armor and a delicate face, this is Lin Mei of the Crane Army. The other two were obstructed from sight and could not see.
"What eye drops? How is Shao Dianshuai a person who understands Dali, and how can he be obsessed with me because of the color of his armor? ”
Xia Jie said casually, took off his helmet and put it in his hand, then picked up the wine bottle on the table, poured himself a glass, and drank it in small sips, on this Great Wall, soldiers can drink alcohol to warm up in the morning and evening, as long as they don't get drunk, there is no big deal.
He didn't have to eat at all, and he didn't bother to pull it out after eating, and drinking at the moment was purely for the occasion, and by the way, he also tasted the taste of wine in this era.
As he spoke, Xia Jie's eyes looked around casually.
In the crowd on both sides, there was also a division of color camps, and on his right hand was a deer army in purple armor, who saw Xia Jie's gaze and nodded to him frequently.
Next to the deer army, there are little girls in the crane army who are dressed in blue armor and are full of water spirits, as for the bear army, the tiger army and the eagle army, it is because at the other end of the main hall, Xia Jie can only see three different colors.
"Haha, General Deng, you mouth should be punished!"
Shao Dianshuai heard General Deng's words, and burst into laughter, he raised his hand and pressed General Deng's shoulder, but his eyes were looking at Xia Jie, and he didn't know who this punishment meant.
"Palace, my shadowless forbidden army has always had strict military discipline, and the five armies have their own colors, because they quickly found teammates to form a battle formation in wartime, so that they can better resist gluttony.
But since General Xia is already the commander of an army, he is naturally different from ordinary soldiers, and there is nothing wrong with the two-color armor, but it is just a little beyond the rules, how about letting his subordinates recolor the general's armor? ”
Wang Junshi held the dough cake in one hand and said with a smile, his words not only exonerated Xia Jie from this trumped-up charge, but also maintained Shao Dianshuai's authority, and at the same time persuaded Xia Jie to change the color, at least, it can't be so obvious.
Yes, the two colors of armor are indeed not a big deal for generals, but Xia Jie's black armor is invisibly challenging Shao Dianshuai's status, which is also a big taboo.
And the other generals of the three armies, hearing this, also tilted their bodies one after another, looking at Xia Jie's jet-black armor.
This time, they also noticed the difference.
Lin Mei tilted her head, her black ponytail was tilted and down, pointing straight at the tabletop, her fair face was full of doubt.
"General Xia, this armor of yours is not the style of our Shadowless Forbidden Army, is it? I don't think you have a deer head on your helmet? And your armor forged by the one-piece steel forging method doesn't have the defensive power of our scale armor, right? ”
The soldiers of the five armies, each person's armor is in line with their identity, whether it is the color or style, they are all the same, so at this glance, she can see a subtle clue from Xia Jie's helmet on the table.
On the surface, the black armor of the Qin Warriors is made of one piece, but in fact, it is assembled from countless parts, and each individual part has a defensive power completely above the fish-scale soft armor.
Xia Jie actually knew that his armor was indeed different from theirs, he had already been ready to explain when he wore this thing before.
He took a sip of his drink, turned his head and replied: "This set of armor is different from the style of our Shadowless Forbidden Army, but its body is made of meteorite, and its defensive power is even higher, it has been treasured by me for many years, is this gluttonous battle coming soon?" I'm not going to let the armor dust anymore. ”
In ancient times, the metal smelting technology was not up to standard, some metal elements could not be extracted, and many treasures that went down in history were cast with the natural ingredients of meteorite iron, so as to have the sharpness and toughness that ordinary weapons could not match.
However, the black armor of the Qin Warriors, although it looks like ancient armor, is actually a modern craft product, and its material is all military alloy, which may be more expensive than some ordinary meteoric iron.
"Oh? Meteorite forged? It was indeed much thicker than ordinary Hundred Refined Iron. ”
Lin Mei nodded understandingly, she didn't delve into how this thing came to be, and how it was treasured by Xia Jie for many years. After all, the two were at the same level, Shao Dianshuai didn't say anything, how could she open her mouth to interrogate.
Speaking of this, Shao Dianshuai's face was pale, and he said:
"I see, how about letting Master Wang repaint your armor? Let's see if it can be transformed into the armor style of our army, defense is very important, but the uniformity of the whole army is also indispensable. ”
"No problem."
Xia Jie nodded happily, picked up his wine glass and saluted Wang Junshi, the other party's solution is not bad.
This small episode stopped, and after everyone had eaten, they walked directly to the military and political hall less than 100 meters away.
Shao Dianshuai sat in the first place, his eyes were heavy, although there was a strand of hair hanging down on both sides of his forehead, but with his resolute cheeks, there was no femininity, full of domineering and uninhibited.
"There are still nine days, the battle of gluttony once in sixty years is coming, all of us here have not really fought against gluttony, and the training and attacks we have done are all based on the previous shadowless forbidden army, which is our biggest drawback!"
Compared with Shao Dianshuai, Xia Jie's short hair, although he is also extremely energetic, is a little out of place, but fortunately, at this point, he has not attracted the attention of others, as if he should be like this.
Lin Mei's brows moved slightly when she heard this, and she persuaded: "Palace Marshal, the soldiers of the forbidden army have been practicing hard day and night for more than ten years since they entered the camp, and they have not slackened at all, since the ancestors can fight off gluttony, then we can do the same!" ”
Xia Jie, who was sitting beside her, also looked over in surprise when he heard this, he never thought that this woman who looked soft and weak would be able to say such strong words.
From his point of view, he could only see her side face, and in a trance, Xia Jie couldn't help but think of the Crane Army's attack method, and after meditating for a moment, he had to raise his admiration in his heart.
The Cranes' zipline attacks rely on a kind of rope that is extremely tough to bind their waists, allowing them to leap from the flying frame at the top of the Great Wall and head straight to the ground.
Then, in the process of descending, with the help of gravity, he stabbed the gluttony with the spear in his hand, and then rebounded through the bending of the gun body, and the traction of the tiger army above returned to the city wall, and then changed the spear and jumped down again, and so on, which was the attack method of the crane army.
This kind of attack is equivalent to modern bungee jumping every time, and at the same time, due to the existence of gluttony, jumping may not necessarily come back. This is a great test of the soul and courage, and it is no wonder that Lin Mei can have such a strong character.
Shao Dianshuai shook his head and explained the reason to everyone.
"I'm not talking about our problems, it's gluttony! Wang Junshi discussed with me again yesterday, and he said that gluttony has been changing and growing for so many years. And we're still clinging to the same methods we used 60 years ago, and when the time comes to the actual war, we might be caught off guard. ”