After a brief pondering, Fifth Elder Chen Daoxin tapped the table with his index finger and said in a lowered voice: "However, we do not rule out the possibility that that boy Chen Shen deliberately used tricks to lure him."
Hearing this, the other two people simultaneously turned their attention to Ninth Elder Chen Dongling.
The latter understood and said: "In my opinion, it is unlikely that it is a trick. If Chen Shen doesn't believe me, there is no need to release the hostage I sent to the door, right?"
"If you are still not convinced, I have a way to prove it."
Chen Jinyang raised his eyebrows: "Oh? I would like to hear the details."
"If it's false, either that kid is testing my loyalty, or he's trying to lure a tiger out of the mountain. The tiger he's luring is naturally the Great Elder."
Chen Dongling talked eloquently: "But Chen Shen alone can never defeat the elder. If he really has no evil intentions, he will definitely find help."
"Chen Zangfeng is newly deceased. In this imperial capital, Chen Shen no longer has anyone he can rely on. If he insists, only the second elder and others who have taken refuge in him today are willing to listen to his orders."
"In my opinion, we just need to keep an eye on Chen Qibing and others."
"Well... that makes sense." Chen Jinyang nodded slowly: "You guys go down immediately and keep an eye on every move of those five immortals."
"As for that little beast Chen Shen, I will cut him into pieces with my own hands! All you have to do is wait for me to come back and prepare an alibi for me."
When the three of them heard this, they all stood up and clasped their fists: "I will live up to the great elder's trust!"
Chen Jinyang waved his hand: "Go ahead. When you climb over the wall and leave the house, be careful to avoid anyone's eyes and ears, especially you, Chen Dongling. I don't want to scare the snake and make that little beast act like a turtle again."
"Understood! I'll take my leave."
After the three elders left the house, Chen Jinyang returned to the secret room in three steps and two steps at a time, happily planning something with the black and white evil spirits...
The next day.
Early in the morning, someone from the imperial court came and delivered 3,000 blood-stained guard nameplates and 3,000 sweat-blooded horses to Chen Mansion.
Chen Shen, with the cooperation of Chen Qibing and others, quickly completed the distribution.
The young man held a simple military parade on the martial arts field in the General's Mansion, mainly to test the armaments of the Xuewei Guards over the past three days.
These people are the elite soldiers that Chen Shen will rely on in his future battles on the battlefield. As the commander-in-chief, he is naturally extremely concerned about them.
The results of the "military parade" made Chen Shen very satisfied: after receiving their five months' advance salary, the Blood Guards did not skimp on the purchase of military supplies. They had at least twenty or thirty healing pills on hand, and the Xuan Dan for restoring vitality was absolutely
It's all ready.
As for the strength of these three thousand blood-stricken guards, Chen Shen is also full of confidence - from the perspective of Xuanxiu realm alone, the combat effectiveness of the blood-stricken guards is much higher than that of the same number of knights.
Not to mention anything else, the five elders who are above the five-star profound master realm alone are enough to increase their overall combat power to a level that is beyond the reach of the heroic cavalry army.
What's more, in addition to these five people, there are thirty clansmen in the Xuanshi one-star to three-star realms, and there are more than a thousand people in the Xuanshi realm.
The remaining approximately 2,000 people have cultivation levels above the Eight-Star Mystic. They are indeed the leading members of the General's Mansion in Great Xia.
Except for the royal family and several other general families, this kind of combat power is definitely beyond the reach of other wealthy clans...
The only fly in the ointment is that the current blood-killing guards are not equipped with armor, and the weapons in their hands are only mediocre ones.
Chen Shen naturally understood that if he actually went to the battlefield that day, in addition to the casualties from the direct kill, there would also be many unintentional injuries such as stray arrows, artillery shells (Xuanjing Cannon), and overflowing Xuan Qi.
Although the Blood-Destroying Guards composed of three thousand tribesmen can be regarded as the elite among the elite, the defensive power of ordinary armor is far less than their body-protecting profound energy.
However, the body-protecting profound energy comes at the cost of consuming the mysterious energy, and it will definitely be exhausted if used for a long time.
Therefore, armor has become an indispensable item: even if the defense against direct kills is minimal, a suit of armor can still provide quite good resistance against stray arrows, the residual power of artillery shells, etc.
The young man thought to himself: "A few days ago, I asked Mr. Shun to refine the armor in batches. No matter how good the quality is, at least it cannot be worse than the standard armor of the Valiant Cavalry."
"Well, with Shun Lao Xuan's eight-star peak Xuan Weapon skills, it shouldn't be difficult to make three thousand sets of mortal-level mid-level armor. I guess it will be almost finished at this moment, right?"
As for the materials…
Not to mention that Chen Shen had "blackmailed" a huge amount of forging materials from the Huainan Prince's treasury before. Even the "reward" given by the King of Daxia was enough for Shun Lao to squander it wantonly.
"Weapons are easier to handle, they are ready-made!"
Chen Shen chuckled and secretly rejoiced in his heart: "That day in the battle at Gudao Hantan, the armors of the Dark Blade troops were mostly destroyed by the Xuanjing heavy artillery or my spear light, but most of the weapons were preserved intact and were all brought into Brother's hands.
space package."
"There are many people in the imperial capital, so it is difficult to equip them on the spot. When I lead the army out of the royal city in the future, I will find an opportunity to distribute all those weapons, which will greatly increase the combat power of the Blood Guards..."
The young man put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in front of all the tribesmen, thinking: "As for the Xiaoqi Army, as the elites of Great Xia, the armors and weapons equipped by Xia Yuanlong are already good, so I won't bother with this aspect.
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"Seven or eight days later, the overall strength of the Knight Cavalry Army will be improved to a higher level due to the completion of the mission. They and the Xue Xuewei are my most important effective forces in determining Huainan!"
Chen Shen certainly did not forget the system prompt that echoed in his ears after he won the battle with Wang Xingba that day -
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the General's Talent mission and receiving the mission reward: the profound energy cultivation level of all members of the Knight Cavalry. Anyone who is not satisfied with the seven-star profound practitioner realm will be upgraded to the seven-star profound practitioner realm. The mysterious master realm will be increased by half a star, and the mysterious practitioner realm will be upgraded to half a star.
If you upgrade one star, if you are a mysterious person with seven or more stars, you will upgrade two stars (cannot cross levels)."
"Ding! Since the damage of the Valiant Cavalry Army during the battle is less than 50%, the host completes the additional task conditions and obtains additional rewards: Incorporate a drop of dragon-horse blood into the bodies of all the Valiant Cavalry Army's horses, and instantly upgrade them to the peak of the intermediate level.
The blood-stained horse of the mysterious beast (the appearance remains unchanged)!"
"Ding! This effect will be transformed within ten days."
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In other words, with the completion of the "general talent" mission, the 20,000 cavalry troops under Chen Shen will completely stand out from the "three most elite cavalry units in Daxia" and become the well-deserved number one cavalry force.
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Twenty thousand people, not counting the generals, lieutenants, and captains of thousands, and leaving aside the commanders, commanders, and centurions, among the rest of the soldiers, the weakest one will be a seven-star profound practitioner.
This kind of combat power is enough to throw off Wang Xingba's "Tiger Army" or the "Royal Cavalry" directly subordinate to the King of Great Xia for several blocks...