Jiang Sheng had no desire to investigate facts that were already settled.
He said, "Qiu Wenyan isn't capable of that."
After a pause, he added, "From what I know of Huang Lie, his early experiences made him extremely wary. He trusts no one except a handful of blood relatives and trusted aides. And the secret art for making Heavy Shield Warriors is one of the most closely guarded secrets; there's no way it could have leaked. Even if it did, he'd use every means at his disposal to stamp it out before it could take root. He wouldn't give outsiders a chance to threaten him..."
Shen Tang nodded. "That's true."
Just then, Xun Zhen came over as well. "Though Huang Lie came from humble beginnings, he isn't rash or reckless. Otherwise, how could he command a million bandit soldiers? Qiu Cheng is using Heavy Shield Warriors as cooks and making a show of it. If Huang Lie finds out, Qiu Cheng won't have a place to die."
Hearing this, Shen Tang felt considerably more at ease.
A little while later, she thought of something amusing and made no effort to hide her schadenfreude. "Oh, if this Heavy Shield Warrior army really is an external force Qiu Cheng bought at a price... then after what happened today, heh, I wonder what kind of face Qiu Wenyan is making?"
Mm, it was surely liver-colored!
Xun Zhen's expression brightened too.
"Lord, we've finished counting the enemy corpses."
"How many?"
Xun Zhen held up four fingers.
"Four hundred and sixty-seven."
There was a hint of anticipation in his voice. That number wouldn't count as much of a victory on most battlefields, but this was Huang Lie's elite army, and its total strength was only around ten thousand. That made it mean something. A win