Chapter 403: Warfire
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Er…” As he looked at Qin Xiaoyao, Prince Huaiyin was very tempted by Qin Xiaoyao’s suggestion.
However, he still remembered what he had promised Song Rui.
Thus, Prince Huaiyin answered, “This matter is of grave importance.
Therefore, please allow me to consider it thoroughly.”
If he rejected her outright, he would definitely be suspected.
However, it was inappropriate to accept her proposal.
He could only delay it and ask Song Rui for his opinion.
Actually, he genuinely wanted to drag Marquis Xiaoyao into this matter too.
With her help, he might be able to get things done ahead of time.
Qin Xiaoyao nodded and accepted Prince Huaiyin’s reply.
This matter was quite major, and she had to allow him time to consider it.
Thus, Qin Xiaoyao said, “Your Highness, why don’t you give me an answer within three days?”
Prince Huaiyin frowned in his heart.
When he saw that Qin Xiaoyao’s gaze beginning to turn doubtful, he agreed to her suggestion.
“Alright.”
The doubt in Qin Xiaoyao’s eyes disappeared. She stood up and bid farewell to Prince Huaiyin.
“Then 1’11 take my leave first.” With that, she left Prince Huaiyin’s tent after obtaining his permission.
Prince Huaiyin watched Qin Xiaoyao leave.
After she left, he frowned.
If Song Rui found out about this, he wouldn’t think that he was deliberately instigating her, would he?
This matter wasn’t that easy to handle…
After Qin Xiaoyao left Prince Huaiyin’s tent, she returned to her own tent.
After settling the military affairs, she went to the drill ground and selected some people to go to the back mountain for training.
That was right. After coming to the capital, she had more troops under her command and more time. Hence, she created a special forces team and named it Warfire.
She took charge personally as the instructor and led them through actual combat training.
After a period of training, the members of the Warfire team were even stronger than the members of the earlier Special Forces Team.
If they really went to the battlefield, they would definitely become good scouts and human head harvesters.
Most importantly, Warfire was her private army and was directly under her control.
Even if one day she was no longer working in the army, she could still bring Warfire with her.
At the back of the mountain, following Qin Xiaoyao’s order, the 30 members quickly dashed into the forest.
In less than the time it took to finish a cup of tea, they all disappeared into the forest without a trace.
Immediately after that, Qin Xiaoyao ordered her subordinates to gather a thousand troops.
Then, she ordered the 1,000 men to go into the mountain and search for the 30 men.
“For each person captured, there will be a reward of 100 taels of silver, plus promotion of two ranks.
“Soldiers without military ranks can be promoted to centurions. Decurions will be promoted to chiliarchs. Chiliarchs will be promoted to Colonels!” Qin Xiaoyao stood in front of the thousand-strong army and announced to the soldiers.
As for the War fire team, her rule was that if they were caught by these soldiers, their training would be doubled.
At that point, the member could either choose to endure the harsher training and improve his combat strength.
Or he could give up and leave the Warfire team.
Under such a strict training policy, so far, not a single person out of the 30 members had chosen to give up.
In the current Warfire team, any one of them could easily fight against a hundred.
He could adapt to the situation and make good use of all the resources around him to quickly eliminate the enemy.
“Yes, General!” the soldiers replied excitedly.
Although there were rumors in the army that the people from the Warfire team were extremely difficult to deal with, no matter how tough these people were, there were only so few of them.
1,000 against 30. The soldiers didn’t believe that they couldn’t take down just one of them.
Those who caught a member of the Warfire team would not only be highly regarded by the Marquis but would also be promoted. Moreover, this matter alone could give them bragging rights for a long time.
Qin Xiaoyao nodded in satisfaction.
She gestured with her hand for them to set off and the soldiers immediately launched into action.
Before long, Qin Xiaoyao and her two subordinates, who were waiting at the foot of the mountain, heard wretched screams coming from the forest.
And the screams were endless.
Soon after that, some soldiers returned from the mountain.
These soldiers all kept their heads lowered, looking very dejected.
Qin Xiaoyao and her two subordinates looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
Before the training, she had given the order.
Be it the members of the Warfire team or the one thousand soldiers, they could only use wooden weapons.
The rule of fighting was not to take the other party’s life.
Once one party was subdued, it meant that they were killed.
Those who were killed had to leave the mountain and get out of the battlefield.
These returning soldiers were undoubtedly “killed” by the members of the Warfire team.
Following that, more and more soldiers retreated from the mountain as miserable screams continued to ring out.
The soldiers who had retreated didn’t line up again. Instead, they simply lay on the open space to rest in scattered groups.
Some of the soldiers were injured, but they were still helping each other to check their injuries.
As they checked each other, they cursed and swore at the Warfire members for being too ruthless.
There were also people who spoke up for the Warfire team and their words were full of admiration for them.
They were envious that the Warfire members could train themselves to such an incredible level of skillfulness.
Qin Xiaoyao clasped her hands behind her back and continued to look into the mountain.
“Lord Marquis, do you think that there will be Warfire members captured this time?” Chu Jin stepped forward and asked Qin Xiaoyao with a smile.
After returning to the capital, he had been transferred to follow Lord Marquis and was now under Lord Marquis’s direct command.
Nearby, Huang Fei glanced at Chu Jin and took a step forward.
“Last time, it was that fellow Liu Ming’s mistake that allowed him to get caught.
“However, that kid has already been harshly trained by me. He definitely won’t make any mistakes again.” As for the other members from Warfire, they would definitely not make any mistakes.
That was right. Huang Fei was now the deputy instructor of the Warfire team.
Usually, when Qin Xiaoyao wasn’t around, he was the one leading the training for the members of the Warfire team.
Of course, he himself was not idle either.
He did not participate in the actual combat exercise for this round. In the past, he was always involved and performed exceptionally well.
Chu Jin glanced at Huang Fei and smiled. He didn’t pay much attention to him and continued to look at Qin Xiaoyao.
This fellow was Lord Marquis’s true confidant, and Lord Marquis had practically handed over the whole Warfire team to him.
However, this fellow’s ability was really not bad. He was worthy of Chu Jin’s admiration!
Qin Xiaoyao turned around.
Her gaze swept across the two of them before she spoke.
“Captured?” The corners of her mouth curled up into a somewhat wicked smile.
“Whoever gets captured will have to train until he faints for the next three days of training,” she said.
Upon hearing that, Chu Jin and Huang Fei couldn’t help feeling terrified.
Train until he fainted… Just thinking about it made one gulp nervously.
Of course, it was not due to anticipation, but fear.
The intensity of the training would have to be extraordinary if one were to really faint from it.
“It won’t happen. They are all well-trained. One against a hundred is not a problem!” Huang Fei quickly replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xiaoyao looked at Huang Fei.
“Then let’s guess how long it will take for the members of Warfire to kill off these 1,000 soldiers,” she said.
Huang Fei was stunned.
Following that, a smile appeared on his face.
Lord Marquis’s words were an affirmation of the strength of their Warfire team.
When he thought of this, Huang Fei looked at Chu Jin gleefully.
“Why don’t you make the first guess, Colonel Chu?” he said.
Chu Jin was caught off guard.
Then, he looked at Qin Xiaoyao with a smile before cupping his hands at Qin Xiaoyao.
“If my guess is right, can Lord Marquis agree to my request?” he said.
Qin Xiaoyao raised her eyebrows.
“What request?” she asked.
Chu Jin simply smiled..