Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 194 Undercurrent
A pillar of golden-red flame that was too bright to look directly at rose up, and reddish-brown mushroom-shaped clouds illuminated half of the night sky.

The guards attracted by the sound of gunfire had just surrounded the dark blue hall when they saw countless metal fragments exploding in the crimson flames. The power of the rain of fire it brought was no less than that of shrapnel!

The soldiers in black took out the steel shields behind them to resist. The green and yellow beast shadows passed through the gaps in the human wall, and their speed was as fast as a flying wild goose.

Embers flew, thunder roared, and dozens of Jingzhe dragon thunders as thick as beams and pillars pierced through the air, leaping wildly on metal objects all over the ground. The rolling thunder prison instantly enveloped the endless stream of garrison troops.

The Seraphim, whose whole body was burning hot and had a faint golden-red color, rushed out of the explosion, and the exaggerated giant gun in his hand split the lightning lava, and the brass sight was pointed directly at the Soul Hunter that had already rushed out a hundred meters.

[Unicorn long-range sniper rifle]

Quality: Rare

The effective range is 1,500 meters, and it can fire multiple types of bullets, including brass bullets and mithril bullets. It has great lethality against metal armor and is the best weapon for sniper assassination missions.

Requires: Seraph Drive

Note: Although it is only a poor imitation of the Holy Lance Equipment Longinus, it still has quite terrifying battlefield violence.

Hiss~
The astonishing giant gun that was two meters long made an imperceptible sound, and the winding copper tubes entangled on the surface emitted a dark red glow. The Seraph suddenly pulled the bolt, and the electric current flowing out of the armor body immediately penetrated all the parts. High-density red mercury vapor was discharged from the brass gas tank and input into the gun body, and fine cracks appeared on the surface of the muzzle.

boom!
A dozen centimeters long mithril bullet was shot out in a spiral, and the huge roar drowned out all other sounds in the field.

The world fell silent.

The familiar feeling of being firmly locked in came to his mind. Almost at the moment when the red-hot silver spike was about to reach his body, Qin Huai twisted his body suddenly, and the mithril bullet pierced through the afterimage of Lingxu in vain, clearing a big hole in the outer roadblock of the military station.

The scorching blood-red gas column wiped out most of the tiger's tail. Qin Huai glanced at his left arm, which was only left with the elbow, and pulled out all the remaining talismans from his waist with his right hand.

The Seraph threw down the unicorn with only one bullet, and his extremely fast figure turned into a red stream of light and bit Qin Huai's back.

The speed of the Soul Hunter in the Lingxu state is extremely fast, but the Seraphim running at full power is even faster!
Seeing that the distance between the two was getting smaller and smaller, even the meteorite fire and thunder were unable to stop the red O'Quinn who was determined to pursue.

Suddenly, a shrapnel bomb with an arc of flames emerged from a distant hilltop and accurately hit the gap between the two.

It's the explosive shrapnel that the Skyrider Squad carries with them!

Even Seraph cannot withstand the shrapnel exploding at close range!

The violent shock wave forced Red O'Quinn to stop in his tracks. Looking at the night raid madman who had disappeared without a trace, Seraph had to turn around and look for trouble with the group of gunners.

But when he jumped to the top of the mountain, there were only three flickering dark red flames at the end of his sight.

"The Oriental Kuilong horse!"

O'Quinn was knowledgeable and had a lot of top-secret information in his hands. After a moment's thought, he recognized the giant beast under the crotch of the Shenwu Tianqi.

"not good!"

Thinking back to the information Enzo brought back and what happened tonight, O'Quinn suddenly realized that the intelligence from the Holy Church was too delayed.

Just as O'Quinn was urging the mechanic to repair the Morse code box and sending a messenger on a Stein motorcycle to send a message back to the Holy See, a team of three Shenwu Tianqi were quickly moving away from the Cross Guards with the explosive cannons they had just seized from Talas.

"Old Jiang, why do I feel that our Tiger Squat is not as good as the Western Barbarians' light artillery?"

The young knight patted the explosive firecracker tied to Kuilong's horse's back, his tone sighing.

The entire body of the Explosive Flower Cannon is made of a lightweight alloy produced by the Minerva Agency, and its total weight is only a few dozen kilograms. For the Kuilong Horse, which has an amazing load-bearing capacity, this weight is nothing.

"Xiao Song, why do you want to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige? Didn't the Western Barbarians, who had such a powerful weapon, still get beaten to a pulp by us?"

The old soldier with a face full of flesh chewed his dry food, and he didn't feel that the power of the Tiger Crouching Cannon was much weaker than that of the Explosive Cannon.

"Da Yan, Xiao Song is right. Although this light artillery is not as powerful as the Tiger Squat, it is easy to carry and is indeed much more practical than the Tiger Squat."

Tianqi, who was called Lao Jiang by the two, shook his head. Seeing that Da Yan did not comment, he continued, "But the difference is not big. When the Gods receive our captured equipment, the Military Equipment Supervisor will improve and remake the equipment. By then, our Sixteen Guards will only become stronger and stronger."

The three of them chatted while replenishing food and water on horseback to restore their strength.

After a while, the Kuilong horses under the three men's crotches seemed to sense something and suddenly became excited, shaking their heads, and their hot breath brought out a few tiny pink droplets.

The three men stroked their manes, reached out to calm the Kuilong horses, and looked up at the giant flaming shadow floating from the northeast.

"Hmm? General?"

Although the sixty-two Shenwu Tianqi were all Tianrui hybrids, tall and strong, with physical fitness far exceeding that of ordinary people, it was rare to see them over two meters tall. So when they saw the particularly majestic Kuilong horse and the crimson giant shadow, the three of them immediately thought of their immediate superiors.

Qin Huai, who was being carried by the Kuilong horse, was not in a good condition at this time. Instead, he could be described as confused.

The high-temperature and high-speed red mercury wiped off the tail and forearm of the Soul Hunter, causing some problems in the originally balanced three souls and seven spirits when he returned.

Fortunately, Shuang's soul and the corpse dog's soul were not seriously damaged. With the nourishment of the fiery red liquid [Manqiu Shui], it is estimated that they will be able to recover and return to normal in two days.

"General, you?"

The four riders quickly reunited. Listening to Lao Jiang's concern, Qin Huai shook his head and forced himself to clear his mind.

"It's okay. I came to see if the marmot I let go has returned home."

"General, rest assured. We have found the enemy's lair and have drawn the marching map. Please take a look."

Taking the hastily drawn but clear topographic map, Qin Huai nodded with a vague tone.

"Okay, then let's go back to Talas first and wait for the Shenwu Army."

"The enemy camp is not far away, why don't you go and take a look?"

The three of them were a little hesitant, not quite understanding why Qin Huai rushed around in the middle of the night but stopped in front of the enemy's lair.

"No, I've already checked it out. Let's go. This place is about to get very dangerous."

"Here!"

Qin Huai had no intention of explaining, so he turned his horse around and went back the same way.
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Samarkand, an important city on the ancient Silk Road and the core of Central Asia.

A new holy monastery, completely pitch black, was built in the royal palace of Kangju Kingdom.

"Urgent message from General O'Quinn of the Third Army of the Royal Guards!"

Heavy mechanical equipment was running on the iron table, and the soldiers in black were striking brass keys, recording and conveying the information collected from all directions.

Mechanics from the Papal States built a steam station for the monastery, which not only provided convenience for the lives of the bigwigs, but also provided sufficient current for the communication equipment of the staff.

Electricity was introduced into the heavy Morse code box, which was running mechanically and spitting out white punched paper tapes. Another group of specially trained officers were flipping through the code books, deciphering these paper tapes containing important information into text.

A huge black figure stood beside the outer wall of the monastery. It was the elite knights of the Papal States, the Blazing Knights. "The Lionheart Knights, who had captured Talas yesterday, were attacked by the Orientals today. The Lionheart Knights were completely wiped out!"

"The Third Army Headquarters of the Imperial Guard stationed in Chachishi City was attacked by Eastern assassins last night!"

"The Guards sent out Red O'Quinn, but still failed to kill the assassin!"

Every time a piece of paper was deciphered, the officer read it aloud.

On the huge battlefield map, icons of different colors were moved, clearly reproducing the current situation in Central Asia and the Western Regions.

Standing below the map was a tall, thin old man wearing a red priest robe with an ancient cross hanging on his chest. Listening to the movements in the east, he picked up the black secret letter that O'Quinn had just sent over, and his long white eyebrows slightly raised.

"The two raids by the Orientals respectively dispatched Kuilong horses and wizards similar to the alien species of Khorasan of the Arab Empire." The officer read out the latest intelligence sent back by O'Quinn.

"Wizard? Do the Orientals also have organized alien troops?"

The old man in the red robe was a little surprised, but he still picked up the white porcelain cup and drank up the tea in it.

"According to General O'Quinn's personal report, only one Eastern wizard has appeared so far. He is a strange man who can control lightning and fire and is not afraid of bullets." An adjutant respectfully refilled the old man's cup of black tea. "But with the cooperation of the Seraph and Red Mercury, the Eastern wizard can't do much and can only flee in panic."

"O'Quinn has killed alien species before. Let him strike while the iron is hot and take back Talas, the throat of the northeast, for me within five days." The red-robed old man said lightly.

"Yes, Director Spencer."

Father Spencer, the head of the Papal Office, the most fierce mastiff around the Pope, and the person the Pope trusts the most. He is the only one who dares to make decisions for the Pope on such a major matter.

"Continue to interpret, don't miss any information about the Orientals!" Director Spencer adjusted the collar of his robe, "I'm going to meet the Holy See."

He walked up the brand new wooden steps to the second floor of the monastery.

The prayer hall that was converted into the headquarters was where the important figures lived. In order to spread the doctrine to the people of the Western Regions, the Holy See did not occupy the magnificent Kangju Palace, but chose to live in seclusion in the monastery.

In the simple and tidy room, besides a comfortable wooden bed, there is an organ made up of countless brass pipes.

There was a lantern that was evenly and steadily placed on the table, with a whale oil candle emitting a dim glow in the glass lampshade. A middle-aged man in black was sitting in front of the organ, reading a book called Travels in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty attentively.

Director Spencer stood quietly behind the middle-aged man and bowed slightly.

After finishing a volume about the story of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, the middle-aged man closed the book silently and asked: "What? Did you find the Parthians?"

"Does the Holy See remember Ash Isauria?" Director Spencer asked softly.

"What happened to the former Seraphic Knight, the fourth prince of the Eastern Roman Empire?" the Pope said calmly.

"Yesterday, the Lionheart Knights led by him encountered a surprise attack by the Orientals. Except for a spy who was deliberately released, all 327 Lionheart Knights were wiped out."

The Pope turned around suddenly, and his true face was exposed under the light. He wore dark crystal glasses, had short gray hair, and had wrinkles as sharp as a knife or an axe. He looked like a sword drawn from its sheath.

"How many people did the East send out?"

The eyes behind the lenses were gloomy and murderous, which made people shudder.

"Less than a hundred Shenwu Tianqi, and an alien wizard."

"Alien species? Then let the black dragon go."

Pope Long Bolkiah looked solemn. He did not underestimate this Eastern army that had devoured the entire Lionheart Knights at its first appearance.

"Yes, Your Holiness."
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In the first month of the ninth year of Tianbao, the Shenwu Tianqi drove out the Western Barbarians, destroyed the Lionheart Knights of the Eastern Roman Empire, and recaptured the important town of Talas in the Western Regions.
[You have completed the Yamabu incident: Burning Talas]

Rating: 90% (Although Talas has been effectively transformed into Tang territory, most of the high-ranking members of the Lionheart Knights have not been eliminated)
The military merits of Shenwu Tianqi are as follows:

The legion leader (deputy leader) Ash Isurria died;

Twenty-six Knights-General, three captured, twenty-two killed, one escaped;
The Inspector General, the Treasurer, and more than thirty Lionheart Knights were captured, and the rest died;

More than a thousand ordinary soldiers were killed or wounded;
The specific spoils of war are as follows:

2,700 taels of gold and 16,000 taels of silver
More than 400 tons of food, more than 300 mobile armors, two dragon roar heavy cannons, eight explosive and blooming cannons, more than 170 rapid-fire muskets, and more than 60 liters of Tianrui reserves.
Your purchasing limit has been greatly increased, and comes with an additional special reward draw for completing the Yamabu event.

After a drowsy sleep for a day and a night, Qin Huai was just awakened by the shouting outside when he heard Yanfu's reminder ringing in his ears.

After quickly reading the ink words that appeared in his sight, Qin Huai stood up and walked out of the room, turned around and turned into the warehouse where the confiscated goods were stored.

"Lord General."

The warehouse guard came over quickly, bloodshot in his eyes.

"When did you arrive?"

Qin Huai looked at the mighty soldiers who were fully armed and carrying swords and guns, and patted the young man on the shoulder.

"General, the Shenwu Army marched 200 miles and arrived at Talas at midnight yesterday!"

The young soldier with fur on his lips straightened his chest, a hint of pride showing on his face.

Qin Huai pulled the corner of his mouth and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier opened the door, picked up an ink pen and followed Qin Huai into the warehouse.

Looking at the large amount of captured spoils in the warehouse that the Shenwu Tianqi had reserved for him to choose from, Qin Huai smiled silently, and black ripples suddenly swept around.

After a rough selection, a small pile of captured items was noted down by the soldiers and stored in Qin Huai's private vault.

The first are the most common yellow and white treasures and gemstones and jade.

【Jewelry and Gold】

Valuable items can be exchanged for 500 Yama points.

【ripple】

Quality: Excellent

Enamel plate, tourbillon movement, chime clock
Note: Produced by Minerva, it can tell time accurately.

This is a precious pocket watch with a crystal glass back cover and a core of fine gold and secret silver. The ultra-thin chain is wrapped around a bronze gear plate with a diameter of less than one centimeter. The chain, as small as a sesame seed, looks very delicate.

But in Qin Huai's view, the value of these treasures is far less than that of a "peach".

(End of this chapter)