"Walkie-talkies. Do you all know what they are?" Ren Baqian placed a row of walkie-talkies on the table. Li Qianqiu's subordinates were eager to take action. Each winged cavalry captain had one, and they had long been envious of it.
"If you don't understand, ask someone who does," Ren Baqian said faintly. "Everyone take one."
Dozens of hands swept across the table, and only three walkie-talkies were left.
The military system of the Protectorate of the Center was different from that of the winged cavalry. There was one captain for every 100 winged cavalry soldiers, and they were all at the advanced level of the Earth Wheel level or above.
In the Protectorate of the Center, a captain led 300 soldiers, and they were generally at the intermediate level of the Earth Wheel level.
"Put this in the city. As long as you are within 15 kilometers of Liao City, you can use it as a transit point." Ren Baqian put the repeater station aside.
"This night vision device … Sir Li, you can arrange for these two. Don't use it during the day." Ren Baqian took out five pairs of infrared night vision devices. Two of them were for the Protectorate of the Center, two were for the winged cavalry, and the last one was for himself.
"This thing is an infrared imaging device. Different temperatures show different colors, and it can be detected even from inside a tent. Through this device, you can see if the other party is in the camp and if there is an ambush. Later on, you can go out and try it on each other. This device can see heat emitted by humans, animals, and even torches. Pay attention to distinguish them, "Ren Baqian explained.
Thinking back to the rumors on the Internet that infrared could see through clothes, Ren Baqian was a little excited when he got this device. He immediately drove a few laps on the streets.
He only realized that it was pure nonsense after he tried it himself. This device could see the heat emitted by the human body. What could it see from the heat emitted by the human body? It was all red and yellow color blocks.
The eyes of the group of people at the side lit up like lasers after listening to him.
What was the most frightening thing about a night attack? The most frightening thing was that the other party was already prepared and waiting for you to walk into a trap.
With this device, it could be seen at a glance whether the other party was sleeping in the camp.
Or if the other party was lying in ambush, it could be seen at a glance.
"It can only see through materials like tents that can penetrate light. Remember, it can't work on walls."
"Do you all know about this mission?" Ren Baqian asked again.
Everyone nodded.
"Remember, even if you are surrounded by thousands of flowers, don't let a single leaf touch you. Run away after you're done flirting, and you won't be responsible for it." Ren Baqian saw that everyone nodded their heads and didn't say anything else. He believed that Li Qianqiu had already made arrangements for these matters.
"It's a moonless and windy night. It's time to sneak around. Let's go!" Ren Baqian waved his hands.
Everyone: "…"
Five thousand people slipped down the rope without even opening the east gate.
If it wasn't for the loud sound of landing, many people would have jumped down the wall.
Ren Baqian stood at the top of the city wall and scanned the surroundings with his night vision goggles. He saw two groups of soldiers about one kilometer away, and it seemed like they were sent by the Great Xia army to patrol. Apart from that, there were also a few scattered dots, which were the hidden sentries of Great Xia.
"Take care of everything," Ren Baqian instructed the guards, turned to look at the empress, and asked, "Your Majesty, you don't have to go, right?"
The empress thought for a long time and said faintly, "Since I have nothing to do, I can't sleep anyway."
When Ren Baqian grabbed the rope and landed on the ground, the empress moved and appeared beside him.
After arranging the troops, everyone slowly moved toward the northeast. The Great Xia patrolling soldiers emitted a dazzling glow through the night vision goggles. They could be seen from a few kilometers away and could directly avoid them.
As for the hidden sentries, they were pinched to death by the winged cavalry.
Five thousand people advanced all the way to a suitable position. Li Qianqiu turned to look at Ren Baqian, and after seeing him nod, he waved his hand. The winged cavalry and the soldiers from the Protectorate of the Center split into two groups and moved toward the eastern and northern camps of Liao City.
Ren Baqian waved his hand to get someone to bring the mortars and ammunition boxes over. Then, he adjusted the angle of the mortars.
Two mortars, one facing the eastern camp and the other facing the northern camp, were aimed at the location where the rations were stored, which had been photographed by the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft during the day.
In any case, the positions were known, and the angle was adjusted. As for whether they could hit the targets, it was up to fate.
At the thought of this, Ren Baqian felt that he had forgotten something during the night raid and had forgotten to offer the three animals.
"In position in the east. We are 300 meters away and can't get any closer."
"In position in the north, 350 meters away."
Ren Baqian rubbed his hands, turned to the empress, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to give it a try?"
The empress was a little tempted. It seemed rather interesting. "How do I do it?"
"In a while, both of us will put the cannonball into the barrel together. When I say to fire, just let go." Ren Baqian handed her a cannonball and got two guards to hold the body of the cannon.
Ren Baqian stuffed the end of the cannonball into the barrel. After seeing that the empress followed his instructions, he slowly said, "One, two, three … fire!"
"Bang!" "Bang!"
The sounds of the two cannonballs overlapping each other were heard. At the same time, smoke rose from the muzzle and shot into the sky.
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
After each of them fired three cannonballs in a row, Ren Baqian began to adjust the angle of the mortars and moved to another location.
When a loud explosion was heard from the Great Xia barracks in the distance, the empress's eyes lit up. This thing was indeed very interesting.
The sudden explosion immediately alarmed the Great Xia barracks.
"It's a night raid!" Such shouts immediately spread throughout the barracks. Soldiers were rushing out of their tents with weapons in hand, creating a scene of chaos.
"Kill!" Suddenly, the shouts rang out from outside the Great Xia barracks. Figures appeared beside the fence, kicked it down with a few kicks, ran for a distance, and leaped a few meters over the caltrops scattered on the ground. The long sabers in their hands also slashed at the Great Xia soldiers who had just run out of the tents in front of them without even putting on their clothes.
These caltrops happened to be inside the fence where the lights couldn't reach. If it wasn't for the fact that there were drones to detect them in advance, many of them would have been killed.
Furthermore, the edge of the caltrops happened to be at the edge of the fence after it fell. It was obvious that the other party was eager for them to launch a night raid.
Just as the soldiers who launched a night raid rushed into the barracks, the sounds of killing and chaos immediately increased. Blood and severed limbs were scattered everywhere on the ground and the surrounding tents.
"Fire!" "Fire!" "Fire!"
Another six cannonballs exploded into the two barracks separately. When they exploded, the sparks that sprayed into the surroundings immediately ignited the surrounding provisions, fodder, and tents.
"There's a fire!" Such shouts came one after another and intertwined with the sounds of killing in the distance.
A few of the winged cavalry warriors were killing to their heart's content in the barracks. Seeing that a group of hundreds of Great Xia soldiers had already gathered in the distance, one of the winged cavalry warriors grinned and said, "Block them for me!"
After saying that, he took out a black round tube from his pocket, lit it with a match, and threw the explosive tube at the other party.
Boom! The explosive directly exploded in the middle of those people.
A few of the winged cavalry warriors shouted, "Kill!"
They wielded their sabers and leaped forward.
Like tigers entering a flock of sheep, the sabers and blood splattered among the people who were still standing. In just a short while, only a few winged cavalry warriors were left standing, covered in blood, and they continued to kill in other directions.
Such scenes could be seen everywhere in the entire barracks.
For this night raid, Ren Baqian had brought all the things that he could bring.
Ren Baqian looked at the flames in the distance and listened to the sounds of killing. He quickly adjusted the angle of the mortar and didn't forget to take out a White Rabbit Creamy Candy from his pocket and hand it to the empress.
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