The Bodyguard King's CEO Wife-Chapter 1375: Forming a Squad

Ye Shikai doesn’t like to brag. If he had modern equipment and training levels, facing Long Mountain guarded by thousands of rebel troops, even with only six people, he wouldn’t be afraid at all. He could even say he could come and go as he pleased, treating it as nothing. Outside of Long Mountain, the heavy peaks and complex trees are the best cover for Dragon Teeth. Those advanced weapons can take lives from a kilometer away, but the situation now is different. Two thousand years ago in the Qin Dynasty, there were no sniper rifles or thermal imaging devices. Ye Shikai searched through two thousand soldiers to finally find some useful equipment.

The crossbow, and a repeating crossbow at that. During the Qin Dynasty, although strong crossbows existed, there wasn’t much information about repeating crossbows. But Ye Shikai is a "weapon expert" who traveled from modern times, and he quickly designed a drawing and handed it to the county’s blacksmith shop, demanding ten sets to be forged in a day, along with enough repeating crossbow arrows. Additionally, he also picked out some rare light armor from the entire army, selecting the ones with good quality.

"Sir, all the short knives from the army are here. Ordinary soldiers only have weapons like copper spears and long guns, and even some officers merely wield long knives. So gathering these short knives and daggers is genuinely difficult." Several soldiers brought Ye Shikai to the arsenal. These short knives are like handguns, generally only used for self-defense. Of course, ordinary soldiers don’t use such weapons at all, so most of them are "taken" from officers of various ranks.

"Though not much, it’s enough," Ye Shikai said indifferently, and with that, the equipment issue was roughly solved.

"Village chief, according to your requirements, I’ve picked out the brothers for the operation. They are guaranteed to be carefully selected, each one capable of holding off a hundred enemies," Man Cang brought a few strong men to Ye Shikai’s tent. In order to complete this mission, Ye Shikai even borrowed Shangguan Jian’s deputy general, Zhao He. The purpose was clear; the lives of these ten people were tied together. If one made a mistake, all ten would be buried together, so the personnel had to be carefully selected.

"Hmm, put on this equipment and meet me at the back mountain. Two days later, we’ll set out for Long Mountain." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"Yes."

"Yes."

Back mountain, training camp.

"You are probably very curious why you need to carry this kind of equipment," Ye Shikai glanced at the front, speaking to the ten soldiers in front of him, fully armed, with short knives and crossbow arrows.

"Infiltrating Long Mountain is to gather intelligence. If anything unexpected happens, all of us will die, including myself." Ye Shikai naturally wore the same equipment. In fact, Ye Shikai had already sent soldiers disguised as common folk to secretly infiltrate the rebel camp at Long Mountain. The rebels were indeed recruiting crazily, accepting anyone, especially muscular young men like soldiers. Also, the rebel guards were not strict, as most had been farmers before and didn’t understand espionage, making it not difficult for the infiltrated soldiers to send out information.

Of course, the soldiers were not there personally. Ye Shikai liked to do things personally, and tomorrow he would personally lead people to infiltrate.

"Stealth combat focuses on cooperation and assassinations, and short knives and daggers are the best weapons. Now I’ll teach you how to use them."

The next day, Long Mountain.

"Hurry up, hurry up, next one." Outside Long Mountain’s camp, the rebel army was registering incoming young adults. Ye Shikai brought a few over, initially worrying that too many people would draw attention. However, it turned out that most arrivals were in groups of ten or several dozen, looking ragged as if some were refugees, while others were nearby bandits and vagrants. Coming here had only two purposes: to earn a meal or get rich, having weapons meant having "capital."

"Village chief, look at these rogue soldiers dressed in tatters and see, their weapons are also in disrepair, some even having iron plates tied to wooden sticks, and that’s considered a spear." Man Cang surveyed the surroundings, noting many rebel guards on the camp ramparts. Man Cang was right, even the bows and arrows looked poorly maintained, some with slack strings.

"This isn’t some rebel army; it’s clearly a bunch of bandits." Man Cang sneered coldly. Ye Shikai had made such a big move these past days, even conducting special training for the squad, thinking the opponent was strong, but it turned out to be a motley crew.

Indeed, this is understandable, in the Qin Dynasty, even farm tools and sickles had to be registered, let alone weapons used for "rebellion." Back when Emperor Qin Shi Huang united the world, he had collected many weapons worldwide. As a result, even if someone wanted to rebel, taking firewood sticks to the battlefield was just seeking death.

"Don’t underestimate them; in a few years, they can threaten the empire’s safety," Ye Shikai murmured. He had read history, and according to the current timeline, in a few years, the Qin Dynasty would be overthrown by various rebel forces, followed by the Chu Han contention. No wonder Ye Shikai encountered so many rebellions shortly after arriving here; it turned out the Qin Dynasty was already at its end. Oppressive rule and severe punishment couldn’t suppress the people, instead hastening its downfall.

"Village chief, what did you say?"

"Ahem, nothing, be smart later, watch for my hand signals," Ye Shikai reminded in a low voice.

"Stop, who are you?" Arriving at the gate, as expected, the soldiers stopped several people.

"Greetings, sir. We are here to join the rebel army," Ye Shikai pretended to be timid, with a tone full of flattery.

"Looking at you, strong and muscular, are you Qin Army?" The gatekeeper soldier suspiciously glanced at them. Indeed, although Ye Shikai had them disguised, their physique was hard to hide. Especially since these soldiers were carefully selected, visibly muscular, and clearly well-trained.

"Oh, sir, you jest. We’re all escapees, just seeking a bite to eat by joining the rebels. Sir, could you do us a favor?" Ye Shikai said, quietly slipping a dozen copper coins into the soldier’s hand.

"This... No problem, no problem, go on in," Sure enough, "a short hand takes money," a dozen copper coins weren’t few, the soldier, having been paid, naturally said no more and let them in directly.

"I told you, they’re just a motley crew." Upon entering, Man Cang couldn’t help but mock. Even the guards were money-eyed; breaking through Long Mountain was just a matter of time.

"Less talk, everyone follow me. Don’t communicate with others; let’s find their granary first."