xymnovel Chapter 6 Vermilion Bird - Lingguang
Chapter 6 Vermilion Bird - Lingguang
Although Su Ye in this life had been on the battlefield, he had always followed the Nine Heavens Army on expeditions and had not shown any outstanding talent in training troops.
These 30,000 reserve soldiers might be wiped out by Su Ye without him even realizing it.
But Su Kai still agreed without hesitation, even if Su Ye failed, he could still learn a lesson.
In contrast, the 300,000 elite Nine Heavens Army that Su Ye will need to lead in the future.
Thirty thousand ordinary reserve soldiers are far too insignificant!
...
The next day, at the Lintian camp outside Jiuxiao City.
Su Ye was strolling through the military camp with Meng Zhang, who had just come from the Nine Heavens Army, and Zhu Que, who had come to visit early that morning.
"Jinyu has long admired her uncle's reputation. Meng Zhang, the Confucian Azure Dragon of the Meng family, is renowned for his mastery of both military and academic skills."
Su Ye, clad in battle armor, praised the handsome young man beside him, who was also wearing blue armor.
"Your Highness is too kind. It is but a mere empty reputation, unworthy of such high praise."
Meng Zhang, clad in blue armor, smiled slightly and bowed his head as he spoke.
Although Meng Zhang and Su Ye's mother, Meng Wei, both belong to the Confucian Meng family lineage.
However, Meng Wei is the legitimate daughter of the Confucian school's leader and a direct descendant of the Meng family.
Meng Zhang was merely a distant relative of the Meng family, though by blood he was Su Ye's uncle.
But Meng Zhang had never met his cousin Meng Wei before. Even his entry into the Nine Heavens Army through connections was only mentioned briefly when a message was sent from home. Meng Wei then had her family guards take Meng Zhang into the Nine Heavens Army camp.
Therefore, although Su Ye kept calling Meng Zhang "uncle," Meng Zhang didn't dare to actually accept it.
"Uncle, there's no need for that. Just call me Jinyu. Now that I've joined the Nine Heavens Army, I'm one of our own."
"Could it be that my uncle looks down on me, his nephew?"
Seeing that Meng Zhang still had some concerns, Su Ye's face darkened, and he pretended to be displeased.
"This... Your Highness is overthinking it."
"Then... Jinyu?"
Although he didn't sense Su Ye's anger, Meng Zhang still spoke repeatedly upon seeing Su Ye's expression.
"Yes, that's right."
"My father has permitted me to select 3 soldiers to form a new army. I wonder if my uncle is confident in undertaking this important task?"
Seeing Meng Zhang's reaction, Su Ye immediately beamed with joy and then asked Meng Zhang.
The Meng family has thousands of collateral relatives, and Meng Wei has hundreds of cousins in name only. It's impossible for Su Ye to call them all "uncle".
To put it bluntly, given Su Yeyun's status as the heir apparent, they are not even worthy of...
But Meng Zhang, who possesses both a commanding stat of 104 and a fighting prowess of 109, is a worthy candidate!
No matter how you treat Meng Zhang, a powerful figure of national importance, it's not excessive.
In Su Ye's previous life's history, Meng Zhang was a combination of Xiang Yu and Han Xin!
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he single-handedly controlled an entire country!
To be honest, if it weren't for the inappropriateness of their identities, Su Ye would have wanted to become sworn brothers with Meng Zhang.
"Is this...really?"
"What is there to be afraid of!"
Hearing Su Ye's words, Meng Zhang was stunned and somewhat incredulous, but he quickly recovered and said decisively.
It's important to understand that despite the word "reserve" in the name of the 100,000 reserve soldiers in the Lintian and Zhanwu battalions, they are still a force to be reckoned with.
But it was also the best army, an elite force that had emerged from among millions of people in Yunzhou.
After the Nine Heavens Army suffers losses, this 100,000-strong army will immediately replace them to maintain the integrity of the Nine Heavens Army's structure.
As the reserve force of the Nine Heavens Army, an elite force in the world, the quality of its soldiers goes without saying!
Most importantly, these reserve soldiers are still a blank slate, untouched by the Nine Heavens Army.
It allows Meng Zhang to freely scribble on these blank sheets of paper.
Moreover, as the next leader of the Nine Heavens Army, he will also be the second generation of the Cloud King.
We can't neglect logistics, can we?
Shouldn't they have iron armor and heavy armor?
Surely you need strong bows and powerful crossbows?
We need fine steeds and warhorses, right?
They must have the best military pay, weapons, shields, spears, and other armaments, right?
Elite, uninfected soldiers, top-notch logistical reserves, and all kinds of military resources.
Meng Zhang said that he had never fought such a rich battle before!
Or rather, this is the top-tier configuration that every commander dreams of!
If Yue Fei in his past life could see this, he would cry out loud.
Meng Zhang never expected that such a huge windfall would fall on the head of him, a newcomer who had just joined the Nine Heavens Army. He was a little dazed for a moment.
"Besides, hasn't Ling Guang always dreamed of establishing his own archery battalion?"
"Now is the perfect time to train together!"
Seeing that Meng Zhang seemed a little confused, Su Ye turned to Zhu Que, who had been following behind the two of them, and smiled.
The Shooting Camp was a counterpart to the archers in the Xiongnu. They were skilled in archery and their shooting was excellent. This was called Shooting Camp!
The Shooting Battalion is a special type of archer with long-range shooting capabilities, providing excellent suppression of enemy long-range positions and officers.
To put it simply, they are the ancient version of snipers, who move around inside and outside the army formation during battles to shoot down enemy generals, archers, flag bearers, and other important units.
After leaving the Yunwang Mansion, Zhuque followed behind the two of them.
She has always been clear about her own position: the fiancée of the Crown Prince of Yun, and everything in the future will revolve around Su Ye.
She knew that Su Ye was currently focused on serious matters, recruiting his own team, so she remained silent and simply followed along.
Although he had told Su Ye that he really wanted to select soldiers from these 30,000 reserve soldiers to form his own Archery Battalion.
But then he heard that Su Ye planned to give all 30,000 of these reserves to Meng Zhang in order to recruit him.
Zhuque didn't cause any trouble by speaking up to remind Su Ye or simply objecting, in order to get the soldiers she was entitled to.
Although somewhat disappointed, his own dream was not that important compared to Su Ye's grand ambitions.
"Really?"
"Thank you, Brother Jinyu!"
Zhuque, who had been keeping her head down, was surprised that Su Ye still remembered her. She immediately beamed with joy and excitedly smiled at Su Ye.
She completely forgot that Su Ye had just promised her all of this that morning.
"Ha...you're acting like a doormat. How could I forget what I promised you?"
Recalling Zhuque's pitiful, wifely appearance just now, Su Ye patted her head and couldn't help but find it a little funny.
Who would have thought that this would be a top-tier warrior with a base weapon rating of 108?
Moreover, the Vermilion Bird's lineage specializes in archery. In the current Tianwu Continent, in terms of divine archery prowess, the Vermilion Bird, with a base martial arts level of 108, may not be the best in the world, but he is definitely among the top three.
If the four celestial spirits are present at the same time, and their combo skills are triggered, their buffs are fully charged, and Suzaku unleashes its full power, then if Suzaku hides and launches a sneak attack...
The scene... wow...
The scene was truly gruesome.
Even the most powerful warrior in the Jiwu 110 might be instantly killed if you're not careful!
Moreover, unlike other archers who might have the pride of a marksman and be unwilling to harm others with sneak attacks.
Although Suzaku also has her pride and bottom line in this regard, for Su Ye's sake, Suzaku said that this bottom line is not impossible to move.