Battle-Ready Soldiers

Jiang Hao was decisive. "All of you women stay in the cells. No matter what happens outside, do not come out. We have no time to look after you right now. As for everyone else, you'll temporarily be under my command."

Princess Dilina Zha of Kucha nodded. "All right, we'll follow your arrangements."

She turned to the middle-aged Westerner who had spoken earlier. "Samoyed, from now on, you will obey this military officer's orders."

"Yes, Princess." The middle-aged man placed a hand over his chest and bowed through the bars.

After saying that, the Princess turned and returned to her cell, sitting down again in her original corner.

Jiang Hao went to the other cells and opened their doors one by one. His Lockpicking Skill was truly astonishing. With a thin iron strip hidden in his palm, he jabbed and twisted at incredible speed, and the iron locks sprang open instantly. It looked as though he could open them with a mere brush of his hand.

The Princess's guards all stepped out. Jiang Hao asked Samoyed, "How many people do you have? How many can fight?"

"We have twenty-one people at the moment. All of us can fight," said Samoyed, the captain of the guards.

Jiang Hao nodded. "Good. Wait here for now. I'm going out to scout the situation, then I'll bring back some weapons. Wait for my summons. When I need you, I'll naturally come call you."

"Yes!"

Samoyed bowed deeply.

"Pang Xiong, have you stripped off the clothes?" Jiang Hao asked, looking at Pang Xiong beside him.

"They're ready. Hurry and bring them over for the military officer," Pang Xiong said.

Two soldiers carried over two sets of horse bandit clothing. Jiang Hao took one that fit him and immediately stripped down to change into it. Naturally,