Chapter 1445: Challenge

Year's Eve banquet lasted for more than an hour before it finally came to an end.The gates of Kangtai Hall swung open, and a warm gust of air blew out, almost turning Li Yinhu, who was kneeling at the...Chapter 1445: Provocation

"As for their battle record, the Eighteen Riders of Yan Yun last took action three years ago. They were ordered by the Emperor to sweep through a small tribe that had invaded our borderlands on the grasslands. The tribe was called Ali Gua. Though only five thousand strong on the grasslands, they swept across our Great Qin border, causing countless casualties among our people."

"The Emperor, furious, issued an edict ordering the King of Ning to exterminate Ali with sixteen riders from Yan Yun. The Sixteen Riders of Yan Yun met Ali and Yueya Pass northwest direction two hundred and twenty li away at a Gobi desert."

"In this battle, our army mainly used cavalry, forming a horizontal array and launching arrows to charge the enemy. If the enemy's formation remained still, we would slowly retreat and charge again. After ten or so charges, no firm formation remained unbroken."

"In the end, Ye Wang led three thousand soldiers and completely wiped out five thousand cavalrymen of Ali Gua. This was indeed a great victory rarely seen in our dynasty."

Speaking of this, Wu Bianshan wore a wry smile and said to Li Chen: "Your Highness, such a cavalry force would be renowned even on the grasslands. If there were a civil war, few troops within the country could rival the Yan Yun Sixteen Riders."

Li Chen nodded along, silently taking down all the information Wu BanShan said.

From their conversation along the way, he had at least gained a preliminary impression and understanding of the Yan Yun Sixteen Riders.

I am also deeply envious of King Ning.

Such a powerful cavalry force that could roam the entire world, if it were under my command, I would have so much less to worry about when doing things.

Surprisingly, this unit is almost impossible to defect.

He still knows what King Ning is capable of.

"Though they were trained by the imperial court, they became private soldiers for King Ning."

Li Chen let out a cold snort, glancing at the distant military camp. It was clearly just set up, with many soldiers still busy setting up tents and camp, but despite their numbers, there wasn't a single sound as they moved, nor any noisy chatter. Clearly, discipline was strict within their ranks.

Although he wasn't accompanied by a large contingent of guards, Li Chen still had Xu Wei, Xiaogzi, and two Jinyiwei officers at his side. Wan Jiajiao, however, was not brought along.

Wu Ban Shan also led more than ten personal guards to follow along.

This group of people came over and was spotted early by the Sixteen Riders of Yan Yun.

Even as Li Chen neared the camp, he still saw no sign of a general coming out to greet him.

Xu Weizhi rode forward on his horse, and before he could even speak, soldiers outside the camp immediately stopped him.

"Military camp restricted area, unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach! Otherwise, military law will be enforced!"

Xu Wei frowned and scolded in a deep voice: "The Crown Prince is here in person, why doesn't your general come out to greet him!"

Upon hearing that the crown prince had arrived, the soldiers who spoke didn't dare to make a decision on their own. Immediately afterward, a group of men came out from the military camp.

He was a deputy general.

That general rode his horse to Xu Wei's side, glanced at him, and sneered: "Where is the prince"

"Without seeing the prince, how can I be sure of his identity Just anyone claiming to be the prince, should I believe them" The deputy general said with an increasingly arrogant and contemptuous attitude.

Xu Wei's face turned cold, but the other party was in the right. He held back his anger and took out a token from his bosom, tossing it into the general's arms, and said coldly: "This token is His Highness's trust object. Is it credible"

The general was fiddling with the token in his hand. It was a golden token inlaid with jade, exquisitely crafted and magnificent. On the jade part, there were engraved the words "Crown Prince of the Great Qin Empire."

After looking at the token, the general casually tossed it to the ground and said with indifference, "This general is illiterate. Besides, even if I could read, a simple piece of metal like this can be made by any workshop. How would anyone know if it's real or fake" small and impoverished, plain to the point of being austere. There was little decoration or embellishment, and the household items present were common ones found in any ordinary family, all showing s...