Daqin Engineering Corps

But if the Qin army killed the Huns' envoys in Kucha...how could anyone believe it without the support of the King of Kucha?

So King Qiuci, who was hesitating, could only choose to form an alliance with Qin instead of the Huns.

So Shen Bing and the others could save their lives.

After figuring this out, Princess Wuyou respected and admired Shen Bing in her heart.

Prior to this, Princess Wuyou had been worrying about how to face Shen Bing in the future.

Because if the king of Qiuci wanted to turn to the Huns and fight against the Qin army, then it would be absolutely impossible for Qiuci to marry the Qin army.

Not only is it impossible, Princess Wuyou has to be caught in a dilemma.

On one side is the father king and on the other side is Shen Bing, who should help at that time?

In other words, even if Princess Wuyou could successfully help Shen Bing escape, the two of them might end up here.

However, Shen Bing's sudden move turned decay into magic:

As long as King Kucha can be forced to side with the Qin army, all problems will be solved.

Of course Princess Wuyou didn't know that this was not Shen Bing's original creation.

A few years later, Banchao's envoy Shanshan (the original name of Loulan, renamed in Han Dynasty) encountered similar problems. The king of Shanshan met Banchao and the Huns' envoys at the same time and was hesitant between the two.

After Ban Chao heard about this incident, he led his subordinates to attack the location of the Xiongnu envoy at night and beheaded the head of the Xiongnu envoy leader.

King Shanshan saw that the deal was done, so he had no choice but to form an alliance with the Han to fight against the Xiongnu.

At this time, Shen Bing was just copying the original plan.

Princess Wuyou thought for a while, then nodded slightly, and said:

"Sure enough, it's a good plan, thanks to you who figured it out."

"only……"

Speaking of which, Princess Wuyou looked around and said:

"You can't wait for more than [-] people, but the Huns have more than a hundred people, which is several times as many as you..."

"Why don't I call in some more people?"

Shen Bing shook his head and said:

"The princess kindly appreciates Shen Bing."

"Although the princess herself is under the surveillance of the king, if you dispatch troops, you will alarm the king immediately."

"At that time, I'll be in vain!"

Princess Wuyou could only nod helplessly and said:

"So, the general must be careful."

"The little girl is waiting for the good news in the palace!"

Watching the back of Princess Wuyou leaving, Shen Bing felt a little emotional.

This should be the first time for Shen Bing to trust a person so reassuringly and completely.

Looking back on the past, even Shen Bing, his subordinate and confidant, always had reservations.

There is no other reason, Shen Bing knows that the battlefield is a place where everything can be used to the extreme, and he can't be careless at any time, even for Fusu.

But now, Shen Bing felt that Princess Wuyou was an exception.

Of course, this is actually a helpless move.

Shen Bing's identity had already been exposed when he and his party approached him. If Princess Wuyou wasn't trustworthy, Shen Bing would have already become a prisoner.

Seeing Shen Bing in a daze, he stepped forward to remind him:

"General, it's getting late, I should prepare early!"

Shen Bing came back to his senses and let out a "hmm", and after sorting out his thoughts, he ordered:

"Go and find out the location of the secret sentry in Qiuci first!"

He immediately replied:

"It has been found out that there are four secret whistles in total."

"Divided from east to west, north to south!"

While speaking, he pointed out the location of the secret sentry on the map, and then continued:

"These secret whistles are staring at the four directions where I can leave."

"If the general wants not to alert Qiuci to attack the Xiongnu, I'm afraid it will not be easy!"

Shen Bing frowned looking at these points.

Things were indeed as good as what you said, the rooms where Shen Bing was located had been stared at by the secret sentry of Qiuci, and there were even several guards standing downstairs taking turns guarding them.

But the residence of the Xiongnu is several miles away. If the guards were alarmed from the beginning...wouldn't it be a joke to want to attack the Huns?

After thinking about it, Shen Bing pointed to the map and asked:

"Is the wooden building next to me inhabited?"

坾 answer:

"There is no one inhabited, and there is only one building in the south, where the envoys of Wensu Kingdom live!"

It was quite clear when he inquired, and Shen Bing had a new understanding of his meticulousness.

Shen Bing nodded and said:

"That's easy!"

"I'll use the arrows to reach the adjacent wooden building first, and then leave from that wooden building."

His eyes lit up, and he looked at Shen Bing with his mouth half open. His eyes were full of surprise and surprise, and after a while they turned into admiration and shame.

It's no wonder that he behaved like this.

The cable arrows equipped by the Shenwu Army have always been used to climb mountains or climb over city walls. Who would have thought that they could also be used to transfer from this building to that building to avoid the enemy's eyes and ears?

At least I didn't expect it, so I said "it's not easy".

However, I didn't expect that his so-called "not easy task" would be nothing in front of the general.

Shen Bing then ordered:

"Inform everyone of the map and plan."

"When you're ready, go to sleep."

"Follow the plan in two hours."

He answered and went down to get ready.

Chapter 459

Shen Bing and Ji made two necessary preparations.

One is to cut and wrap the sheepskin sent by the guards to be used as quilts into fur balls.

These sheepskins are all sun-dried and with wool. Although they have an unpleasant smell, they are good fire starters, especially for fire attacks.

The other is to practice sliding slings.

The Shenwu Army is no stranger to using slings to cross Qilian Mountain, so this is mainly aimed at the general Shen Bing.

Sliding the sling can only rely on oneself and others can't help, but Shen Bing lacks training in this area, so he can only practice temporarily.

Otherwise, it would be unsafe to leave Shen Bing alone, and if something goes wrong with the sling without practicing, the target's life would be exposed, so it's better to be careful.

Shen Bing never thought that he would become the one who was holding back.

But fortunately, Shen Bing's physical fitness is not bad, and sliding the sling is not too difficult... In fact, it was because of Shen Bing that the difficulty was reduced. He took a cowhide water bag and cut it to make a waist hanging. That is to say, it can be tied to Shen Bing's waist and hips, and the other end can be hung on the rope, so there is no difficulty.

The other soldiers were not so comfortable, and they just went empty-handed.

This is not to say that there are not enough cowhide, but that there is not so much time to hang them one by one.

After doing this, everyone turned off the lights one after another to rest, and only set up two guards outside Shen Bing's gate.

Two hours passed quickly, and it was pitch black except for a few inhabited buildings and a little dim fire.

Shen Bing and others secretly opened the door and came out... It took a long time, because the wooden door will make a "squeak" when it is opened, just hold the lower end carefully and open it slowly There will be no sound.

A group of people went up to the third floor in a neat formation.

When he came to the end of the corridor, he raised the cable crossbow to aim at another wooden building more than ten steps away, and fired the cable arrow with a "swish".

There was a soft sound of an arrow hitting the ground from the opposite side, a wild cat was awakened and let out a panic cry, and everyone hurriedly held their breath and squatted down.

However, the sound of the wild cat just covered up the abnormal sound of Suo Jian, because it could easily give people the illusion that the wild cat knocked over something.

But this also brings another risk... There are wild cats on the opposite side, what if people go over and disturb them to make a bigger commotion?

Shen Bing thought for a while, then ordered in a low voice:

"Take it off and don't borrow it!"

Everyone carefully took off their shoes and pinned them to their waists.

However, Shen Bing soon discovered that this seemed not a good solution, because as soon as the shoes were taken off, the smell like a dead mouse immediately filled the surrounding air.

It is said that the cat's sense of smell is also very sensitive, but it is not known whether it likes or hates this smell.

But now Shen Bing can only take a risk, he nodded, and carefully tightened the rope, and soon the rope could no longer be retracted, so he tied it firmly at a high place.

Then with a wave of his hand, a soldier hung a piece of cowhide on the rope, and slid along the rope with a "whoosh"... Shen Bing and others were on the third floor, and the arrow was shot at the opposite second floor. The height difference allows soldiers to slide to the opposite side without exerting force.

One after another, it took a little more effort to tie the rope when Shen Bing was there, and he pushed on this side, and there were two soldiers on the other side to prevent Shen Bing from making a sound.

This made Shen Bing a little ashamed, thinking that it was still necessary to train with the soldiers, otherwise it would definitely affect the entire army and even bring them danger in special circumstances.

But in the end, it passed without any danger, and the wild cat didn't make any movement.

They went downstairs on tiptoe, put on their shoes, and searched for the residence of the Huns.

Finding the target is not difficult, it should be said that it is too easy.

Because the envoys of the Huns were actually lit with lights, and there were also the sound of singing and dancing and the rough and wretched laughter of several Huns.

It was the envoys of the Huns who were having a carnival all night, and even summoned the singers from the Western Regions to indulge in their sensuality.

Shen Bing cursed shamelessly. As an envoy of the Qin Army, he didn't ask for such enjoyment. In other words, Princess Wuyou didn't arrange a few for himself...

Following the lights and sounds, I quickly found the downstairs.

Looking in the direction of the target, Shen Bing was in trouble.

It turned out that it wasn't just one room that was lit, but two rooms, and one on the second and third floors.

And there are guards in front of the house with lights on.

In this way, it is very difficult to raid the two floors at the same time, because the guards will inevitably discover the second floor, and the third floor will be prepared as soon as there is a sound.

Shen Bing carefully observed the target building, then called him to his side, and ordered in a low voice:

"Take ten people and go up to the corridor on the third floor along the cable and arrows to get ready."

"Wait for me to go to the second floor, and then attack at the same time!"

He nodded to express his understanding, and then with a wave of his hand, ten people were separated to touch the darkness on one side.

There is a corner on the other side of the corridor that is in the blind corner of the guard's sight, and the others climbed up with cable arrows and waited in the blind corner.

Seeing that he was ready, Shen Bing waved his hand and led the rest of the dozen or so people into the building under the cover of the shadow.

There were a few maids and cooks on the first floor. Suddenly seeing Shen Bing and the others barging in, they couldn't help but let out a scream, and the clay pot fell to the ground with a "bang".

But Shen Bing and the others ignored them, and went up to the second floor with the loaded crossbow.

The two guards of the Huns heard the sound and just came over to see what happened. They were shocked when they saw a group of Qin soldiers coming up.

Qin Jun rushed forward non-stop, just as three Huns rushed out of the house holding a scimitar after hearing the scream... They were fairly quick to react, and they were able to jump up from the bed in just a few seconds before and after. Ready for battle.

But it didn't work. Qin Jun raised his crossbow and shot them indiscriminately, shooting them to the ground in a short while.