Chapter 156: Searching for the Strange Fragrance, Only Two Days Left

"Mr. Xu, we only have two days at most."

General Kaitai crossed his fingers on the table and looked at Xu Taiping with a stern expression.

"Two days?"

Xu Taiping didn't expect that time would be so hasty.

"Yes." Kaitai nodded, "The troops at Tianhai Customs can only last for two days at most."

"I heard from A Zhu that there are 30,000 people in Tianhai Town alone. Adding the population of nearby villages, there are at least 100,000 people. Can we always mobilize some manpower?"

Xu Taiping was a little puzzled.

"There is no shortage of people, but we are short of horses. We are short of spirit horses to cooperate with the red armor cavalry to charge into the formation."

Kai Tai smiled helplessly.

"Without the spirit horse, the red-armored soldiers can only exert 30% of their 100% combat strength."

He then added.

Xu Taiping deeply agreed with what the old general said.

Judging from the tragic fight last night, the charge of more than a hundred red-armored cavalry was difficult for even the king-level deep sea monsters to stop; the charge of a thousand cavalry was enough to crush the deep sea monsters of the demon king level, and this kind of crushing Killing means that even if you attack a ten-headed demon king-level deep sea monster at once, they will not be afraid.

This is also the reason why, on the battlefield last night, very few Demon Lord-level monsters dared to challenge the red-armored soldiers alone.

Therefore, if there is no spirit horse, the combat power of the Red Armor Cavalry will be greatly reduced.

"May I ask the old general, how many spirit horses are there in Tianhai Town?"

Xu Taiping asked tentatively.

"Excluding those lost last night, there are only three thousand left."

Kai Taiping took a deep look at Xu Taiping and then replied.

After last night's battle, he already regarded Xu Taiping as one of his own.

"Only three thousand left?"

Xu Taiping frowned.

If there were really only three thousand cavalry left, then he felt that the old general's statement that he could last for two days was a bit conservative. After all, all three thousand red-armored cavalry last night only ended up with a miserable victory.

"Last night, because time was too hasty and it was the first battle that could not be missed, we were all red-armored cavalry. Tonight we should use the red-armored cavalry as the main force, and then use the infantry formed by the fishermen as auxiliaries to form a fighting force. We will prepare a battle array to meet the enemy, and then a thousand red armored cavalry will be enough."

"And with all the manpower available, when the second shark queen lays eggs, we can send out another team to rotate, and there will no longer be the situation like last night where Zhang Chun had ten thousand households and was guarding the customs all by himself."

Seemingly sensing Xu Taiping's worries, the old general smiled and explained to him.

But when he talked about Zhang Chun Wanhu, his eyes were obviously full of guilt.

Because in his opinion, if it hadn't been for the short time yesterday and the inability to mobilize manpower, Zhang Chun's ten thousand households would never have died in such a tragic way.

Xu Taiping nodded after hearing this.

I just think this makes sense.

"Old General, for such an important pass as Tianhai Pass, why did the Xiliang court only give five thousand spirit horses?"

Xu Taiping didn't understand.

At this time, he was waiting for sister and brother A Zhu to come and lead him, just in time to ask the old general some more questions.

"Is it important?" Kaitai shook his head and smiled bitterly, "After the demon cave in the sea was sealed, Tianhaiguan was not only not that important in the eyes of the court, but was also regarded as a cancer."

When he said this, the old general let out a long sigh.

"cancer?"

Xu Taiping was very confused as to why Tianhaiguan, which had made great military achievements in the past, was now regarded as a cancer by the Xiliang court.

"General, if you have any difficulty, you don't have to answer this question."

Seeing that the old general looked troubled, Xu Taiping immediately added another sentence.

"It's not something unspeakable."

The old general smiled and shook his head and then explained to Xu Taiping:

"More than a hundred years ago, when I was still young, Tianhaiguan was considered one of the right-hand men of Zhenhai Tower. It had 30,000 red armors and 300,000 fish farmers who could be recruited at any time. Its combat power was huge. It is so strong that even Nanchu in the east is very afraid of it.”

"But since the new king came to power, in order to suppress Zhenhailou and the general, he began to attack Tianhaiguan."

"So in more than a hundred years, the original Tianhai County became Tianhai Town, and only 5,000 of the 30,000 red armors were left. Military pay was withheld from time to time, and even after the Tianhaiguan Spirit Colt gave birth, Return it to the court."

Xu Taiping was speechless for a while after hearing this.

He did not expect that Tianhaiguan's situation would be so difficult. Zhang Tianze, the general of Zhenhailou who was so beloved by the people, had been suppressed and ostracized by the imperial court.

"People always start to forget their roots after a few good days."

Kai Tai let out a long sigh.

"Old general, can ordinary horses be used as mounts for red-armored soldiers as long as they are not afraid of monsters?"

Xu Taiping suddenly had an idea.

"Yes, we usually use ordinary war horses when training new recruits."

General Zhang Kaitai nodded.

"In this case, my mage friend may be able to help you, old general."

Xu Taiping smiled.

His mage friend naturally refers to monk Xuanzhi.

Then he roughly told the old general about Monk Xuanzhi and the Six Livestock Prosperity Curse.

After hearing that there was such a spell that could improve the intelligence of domestic animals, the old general was also very interested and took Xu Taiping to find Monk Xuanzhi on the spot.

"Brother Xu!"

After introducing Xuan Zhi to the old general, Xu Taiping did not go to the school grounds with them, but went straight out of Chijia Camp to meet A Zhu and A Hu.

"I kept you waiting."

As soon as he left Chijia Camp, Xu Taiping saw A Zhu and A Hu waiting at the door.

"It didn't take long."

A Zhu, who was dressed as a man, kicked a stone away with his hands behind his back and said in a very casual tone.

"Sister, we have been waiting for an hour!"

Ahu looked at Azhu with some confusion.

Upon hearing this, A-Zhu glared at A-Hu fiercely.

"Yes, yes, yes, just waited for a while."

Upon seeing this, Ahu nodded and changed his words.

Xu Taiping just smiled when he saw this.

"Let's go, you take me to the spice shop in the city first. After all, this is the place where strange smells are most likely to appear."

He patted Ahu on the shoulder.

"I'll show you the way, Brother Xu!"

Ahu nodded solemnly, then quickly stepped forward to lead the way.

At this time, the streets of Tianhai Town were much deserted compared to yesterday, and most businesses had closed their doors.