Chapter 253 - 158: This Is Also Against Etiquette?

Zhang Hutou nodded, quickly slung his M16 automatic rifle over his back, and followed Wang Dali down the mountain joyfully.

This was the first time they had captured enemy movements with binoculars and reported it via walkie-talkie. It was much quicker than when he used to be a scout.

It turned out that this high point on Yin Mountain was the lookout point mentioned in Han Lei’s fort design plans.

According to the walkie-talkie communication distance, from Yong’an City to here, a lookout point was set up every five or six kilometers.

The construction of the lookout posts was still based on local materials, using stones to create the initial shape of the buildings. Then, concrete slurry was poured.

Although the buildings at each lookout post were still under construction, in the future, with these lookout posts in place, scouts would not need to ride back and forth to gather information, saving energy, and reports could be made much faster, saving a lot of manpower.

Most importantly, soldiers on duty in the lookout posts could live and cook there without being exposed to wind and rain.

The two of them walked down the mountain path, their steps light and steady. The last rays of the sunset cast a long shadow over them.

At the foot of the mountain, the Turkic tents were neatly arranged, a bonfire burned vigorously in the center of the camp, and several Turkic soldiers sat around the fire, talking in low voices.

As Wang Dali and Zhang Hutou approached their camp, several Turkic soldiers immediately stood up alertly, their hands resting on the handles of their knives, eyes fixed on them cautiously.

"Stop! Who are you?" a Turkic soldier shouted in awkward Da Jing language.

Wang Dali stopped, his hands holding the M16 but not aiming it.

"We are soldiers from the Yin Mountain lookout point, ordered to inquire about your purpose here."

The Turkic soldiers exchanged looks, evidently hesitant about whether to answer them.

At this moment, an older Turkic leader emerged from the tent, sweeping a keen gaze over Wang Dali and Zhang Hutou.

"Are you soldiers of Da Jing?" the leader asked in fluent Da Jing.

Wang Dali nodded: "Yes. We have been ordered to ask why you are stationed here."

The leader pondered momentarily before slowly saying: "We are a Turkic diplomatic mission, here to seek peace and discuss marriage alliances."

"Seek peace? Marriage alliances?" Wang Dali was not too surprised, as this was more or less what he had guessed.

"If that’s the case, please wait a moment. We will return to report."

The leader nodded, and Wang Dali turned to give Zhang Hutou a signal, and the two quickly made their way back up the mountain path to the lookout point.

Upon returning to the lookout point, Wang Dali immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and pressed the talk button: "Number 2, Number 2, this is Yin Mountain Number 1. The Turkic people claim to be a diplomatic mission, here to seek peace and discuss marriage alliances. Over."

"Number 2 received, received."

There was a moment of silence on the walkie-talkie before a clear voice came through: "Yin Mountain Number 1, this is Number 2. Prince orders to let them pass, the prince will send someone to meet them. Over."

Wang Dali acknowledged, placed down the walkie-talkie, and exhaled a long breath.

He turned to Zhang Hutou and said, "Hutou, looks like something great is really going to happen this time."

Zhang Hutou nodded, a trace of excitement in his eyes: "Dali, do you think this time the marriage alliance will really succeed? If so, we won’t have to go to war with the Turkic people again."

Wang Dali smiled and patted Zhang Hutou on the shoulder: "Let’s hope so. We still need to keep a close eye on them, make sure nothing goes wrong."

As night gradually fell, the Turkic camp at the foot of Yin Mountain still had the bonfire burning.

The Turkic leader sat by the fire, holding a cup of hot tea, looking deeply at the distant mountains.

"Leader, do you think the people of Da Jing will believe in our sincerity?" a Turkic soldier asked quietly.

The leader smiled and took a light sip of tea: "Whether they believe it or not is not important, what’s important is that they are willing to talk. As long as they are willing to talk, we have a chance."

The soldier nodded, a trace of admiration in his eyes: "Wise leader."

The leader put down the teacup, his gaze still fixed on the distant mountains.

"Pass the order, everyone should rest well tonight, tomorrow morning, we continue on our way."

"Yes!"

The soldier replied and turned away.

As night deepened, in the lookout post on Yin Mountain, Wang Dali and Zhang Hutou remained at the binoculars, closely watching the Turkic camp at the foot of the mountain.

Moonlight spread over the mountains, draping the earth in a silver veil.

"Dali, do you think the Turkic people will succeed in the peace negotiations this time?" Zhang Hutou whispered.