After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

Chapter 162 On the Importance of Armaments

After bandaging the wound, Qi Wushuang took out a clean robe for Ye Wuwei to change into: "Everyone is waiting, let's go out."

The two men got up and went to the military tent, where the generals held meetings.

When the two arrived, senior military generals were all present.

Seeing Ye Wuwei changed his clothes, Zhang Dinggong and the others asked with concern, "Are you injured?"

"It's not a serious injury, but it's quite severe. I need to recuperate for a while."

The one who answered was Qi Wushuang.

After all, he still had selfish motives and didn't want Ye Wuwei to go to the battlefield again, so he exaggerated the severity of Ye Wuwei's injury.

Ye Wuwei knew that Qi Wushuang was worried about him, so he didn't expose it in front of everyone.

Zhang Dinggong said to Ye Wuwei:

"Before, seeing that Captain Ye was young, I thought you had never been on a real battlefield. I didn't expect that Captain Ye would kill the enemy without mercy, and he was no less capable than us veterans."

Chen Yanchi also said:

"really.

Captain Ye probably killed more enemies on the battlefield today than I did. I saw that he could wield a knife with both hands and kill enemies."

Zhang Dinggong and Chen Yanchi were worried that it was Ye Wuwei's first time on the battlefield, so they wanted to take care of him on the battlefield. Therefore, they paid attention to Ye Wuwei at the beginning.

Later, seeing that Ye Wuwei was a veteran with rich experience in killing enemies without mercy, he did not pay special attention to him.

Ye Wuwei smiled and said:

"It's true that this isn't my first time on the battlefield, but it's my first time participating in a battle like today's."

Ye Wuwei meant that the battles he participated in in modern times were all fought with firearms and other firearms, and he fought the enemy from a distance. Unlike today, all the battles were fought face to face with cold weapons.

But Ye Wuwei's words did not make the same sense to others. They all thought he was saying that he had never participated in such a large-scale war.

However, in modern times, Ye Wuwei has indeed never participated in such a large-scale battle.

Qi Kangping said with emotion:

"This is also my first time on such a large battlefield. I'm not as brave as Commander Ye, and I still haven't recovered from the shock."

Qi Kangping had previously served in the Imperial Guard and had a lot of training, but this was his first time actually going into the battlefield to kill the enemy.

He was soft-hearted when he first started killing people, but later he hardened his heart, but he became soft-hearted again in the end.

Zhang Dinggong said:

"On the battlefield, it's either you or me. To be lenient with the enemy is to be cruel to yourself. If I hadn't understood this, I wouldn't be alive today.

However, this also requires a process.

I think the first time I left the battlefield, I vomited all over the place."

Chen Yanchi also said:

“That’s exactly the point.

General Qi is a highly skilled martial artist, far superior to us. If you had killed the enemy more decisively, you wouldn't have been injured so badly."

After hearing what Chen Yanchi said, Qi Wushuang asked Qi Kangping: "How is the injury?"

Zhang Dinggong answered for Qi Kangping: "It's a bit serious, I think it will take some time to recover."

Qi Kangping said:

“I still lack combat experience.

I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this, but when I was in the Imperial Guard, I didn't think the Black Armor Army was that powerful. I always thought it was just bragging.

But after today's battle, I finally understood:

In the past, everyone underestimated the strength of the Black Armor Army.

If a real battle breaks out, ten times the number of guards will not be a match for the Black Armor Army.

Like today, the garrison in Chunyu Prefecture suffered the heaviest casualties.

Fortunately, they were equipped with iron weapons and breastplates made of tempered steel, otherwise the casualties would have been even greater."

Listening to Qi Kangping talk about iron weapons and armor, Zhang Dinggong sighed again:

"The last time we had a large-scale war with the Ati people was a few years ago. Back then, we didn't have iron weapons or tempered steel armor, and our casualties were much more serious than they are now.

This time, with the help of the iron weapons and tempered steel armor, countless lives were saved. Captain Ye played an indispensable role."

Hundred-fold steel and strong iron were both developed by Ye Wuwei and the craftsmen in Andu in recent years. Zhang Dinggong's words were not meant to compliment Ye Wuwei.

Hundred-refined steel is heavy and expensive. Not all the armor worn by the Black Armor Army is made of Hundred-refined steel. Only key parts such as the chest and back are made of Hundred-refined steel.

Despite this, the death rate of soldiers was greatly reduced because vital organs such as the heart were protected.

Of course, the armor worn by Qi Wushuang and senior generals is different from the armor worn by ordinary black armored soldiers. It is more expensive and has better defensive performance.

Chu Taian, who was always quiet, also interjected:

"It's a pity that the grenades and bombs couldn't be manufactured in time, otherwise the casualties among the Northern soldiers would have been even greater."

Other generals:

"Grenades and bombs are indeed very powerful, but today's iron weapons are already very sharp, far exceeding the weapons of the Atti people."

Qi Wushuang lost no time in praising Ye Wuwei:

"This is all thanks to Wu Wei leading the craftsmen in the research of glass. Otherwise, there wouldn't be enough military funds to build iron weapons and tempered steel armor."

Chen Yanping was a general from Yingdu, and was particularly sensitive to military expenditures. Upon hearing this, he said:

"Your Majesty, what you said hits the nail on the head.

In the past, despite the support of Your Majesty, Yingdu's military funds were insufficient for many years, and it was common to default on soldiers' wages, not to mention improving weapons.

However, the military expenditure situation has improved a lot since this year. Not only have soldiers' salaries never been in arrears, but the food in the army has also been greatly improved.

Military equipment is more abundant and advanced than ever before."

After Zhang Dinggong and Chen Yanping finished speaking, the other generals began to praise Ye Wuwei.

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**

Northland Military Camp

The atmosphere in the Beidi military camp was completely different from that in the Qi Dynasty military camp.

The eldest prince has killed several people for failing to investigate military intelligence.

No wonder the eldest prince was angry.

He had heard that the Qi Dynasty had iron weapons, but he didn't know that the entire Black Armor Army was equipped with iron weapons, let alone that the iron weapons were so sharp.

The eldest prince's uncle tried to dissuade him from going crazy:

"Grand Prince, the most important thing now is to resolve the current problem.

With the current armaments of the Qi Dynasty, we are no match for them, but if we don't retreat to the north now, it will be difficult for us to go back later.

Food will be the biggest problem then.”

Although the central and southern parts of the north are mainly deserts and Gobi, they still freeze due to the extremely low temperatures in winter.

Once the ground freezes, it is difficult for horses and pedestrians to pass.

The eldest prince had great ambitions before he went south. He thought that Qi Wushuang had ascended the throne as emperor in Chamdo and would never give up Chamdo. Without Qi Wushuang, he could easily take over Mo Nan.

I didn’t expect Qi Wushuang to be a lunatic!

Not only did he lead the army in person, but he also took the lead and rushed at the front.

Which emperor is so crazy?!

Take the eldest prince himself for example. He is not the King of the North yet and he dare not rush to the front of the team for fear of being injured by swords.

But Qi Wushuang seemed like it was impossible for him to get hurt!

However, after today's battle, Qi Wushuang was indeed not injured.

Thinking of this, the eldest prince felt suffocated. Qi Wushuang's bravery on the battlefield showed his cowardice.