In the palace of the Kingdom of Jinyang, the emperor roared and threw out the exquisite teapot on the imperial case, the surface of the teapot was wrapped with a layer of spiritual light, and it slammed through the door of the main hall, and flew a hundred meters and fell on the cloud dragon relief in front of the palace, before it was finally broken.

Fragments of the broken teapot flew out for several meters, and some even smashed into the guard's face.

This sudden change made the guards on both sides instantly nervous.

The low roar from the main hall was like an angry dragon, and the voice was low with majestic strength and anger.

At this moment, the entire palace of the Kingdom of Jinyang was shrouded in anger. The guards could only continue to watch their noses and noses, and keep quiet.

In the main hall, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jinyang looked at the hundred officials with a pale face, especially at He Dongqi, who was standing in the center of the hall and covered in scars.

He Dongqi and four generals who died for a lifetime stood together under the Great Palace, looking at the emperor above tremblingly.

The entire hall was silent, and the officials were silent.

After a while, the emperor finally spoke: "He Dongqi, you fought twice, but you were defeated twice. I understand that it's not all your fault. But...... Cultivation is really about luck. ”

He Dongqi lowered his head. The emperor has said this, what else can he say.

People are unlucky, and they even stuff their teeth when they drink cold water! This seems to be the only explanation for one's own situation.

Although the theory of luck is illusory, it has been recognized by every cultivator. And what happened to me seems to be the only one that can explain it - at least for now.

The Emperor then announced the punishment of He Dongqi - defeat, whatever the reason for the defeat, was in need of punishment.

Deprive He Dongqi of the position of General Zuo of the Praetorian Guard, demote him to an ordinary Praetorian Guard, and stand in front of the main hall. Considering that He Dongqi is now seriously injured, He Dongqi was given three days to recuperate. Three days later - penalty station.

He Dongqi thanksgiving.

Then the emperor glanced at everyone, and finally looked at the prime minister Pang Chong. "Pang Chong, what do you think. ”

Pang Chong cautiously came out: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the war with the country of Qixia may be suspended for a while. At least, it's not too late to go to war after we figure out about artillery and so on.

And now that the country of Qixia is a princess as the regent, if we temporarily truce with the country of Qixia and there is no external pressure, the minister thinks that something interesting will happen in the country of Qixia.

In addition, don't we also have a second prince of the country of Qixia in our hands, which may be able to be used. ”

The Emperor's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he nodded slowly. The prime minister's brain finally did not disappoint himself.

In fact, Pang Chong spoke very carefully, and he never mentioned 'heavy losses'. After a pause, Pang Chong continued: "Also, the minister thinks that the country of Jinyang today is actually a four-front battle.

We are attacking the country of Qixia, the country of Danyang.

In addition, it is also defending the country of Canglan and besieging the country of Zhongshan.

Perhaps we can suspend the war with the country of Qixia and put all our military power on the country of Danyang.

If we can solve the country of Danyang in the shortest possible time, then the million-strong army that attacked the country of Danyang can be transferred to the country of Qixia, and the country of Danyang can also organize a million-strong army there.

At that time, we will be able to launch a general attack on the country of Qixia from both the north and the south. At that time, even if the country of Qixia had artillery, it would not be able to stop the fate of destruction!"

As soon as Pang Chong finished speaking, an official immediately stood up and pointed out the problem: What if we intervene in the war with the country of Danyang, or if the country of Qixia is unwilling to cease the war, or will turn around and tear up the armistice agreement?

Pang Chong smiled: "Don't we have a second prince of the country of Qixia, haven't we also occupied a lot of land in the country of Qixia, and even the Jiuyang Sect has taken refuge."

Just now, let the Jiuyang Sect come forward to support the second prince to ascend the throne and divide the country of Qixia into two!

I thought, it would be fun!"

The Great Emperor immediately smiled with satisfaction, "Pang Chong, the matters related to the country of Qixia will be handed over to you to deal with." ”

............

"Really...... Spectacular!" Standing next to the old site of Yunhaiguan, Sima Zhen held back for a long time, and finally held back such a sentence. I really don't know what to use to describe my feelings.

Is it shocking? or is it fear?

When he first received the information, Sima Zhen refused to admit it—or couldn't believe it. Therefore, he only brought a few people to gallop over, and then he saw the big pit in front of him, and was speechless for a long time.

A large crater with a diameter of more than a kilometer, almost two hundred meters deep - remember, this time the explosives were buried in the ground, not on the surface.

The impact of the explosion can be seen from more than 10 kilometers away, and from more than 20 kilometers away, the impact of the explosion can be seen.

The impact of 50 tons of super explosives is beyond imagination. The energy that erupts in these explosives is not only the chemical energy from gunpowder, but also the wonderful 'aura power' that has been used to this day.

For the time being, Zhang Hao didn't know much about the unique energy of this cultivation world, but it was indeed powerful enough. Think about it, this aura can make people fly away, and its energy level is definitely not low!

And now, the power of the aura is displayed in front of the world in the form of an explosion, but it brings unimaginable destructive power.

Sima Zhen walked forward a little abruptly, and then he saw a corpse on the ground. The more than 20,000 soldiers who were far away from the explosion and escaped the catastrophe could not escape the slaughter of Dugu Junjie and others.

For a long time, Sima Zhen stood on the top of a mountain with broken trees, quietly looking to the south—there, Huaishan Pass, and now in the hands of the country of Qixia.

Sima Zhen roared, he couldn't describe his current mood. It's just too complicated. But one thing is for sure - you can't say defeated, but it's not a victory either.

In fact, the war went smoothly at the beginning, and on the first day, the emperor of the country of Qixia was shot down, and a few days later, he broke through the border defense of the country of Qixia and captured the Jianwu County of the country of Qixia.

Then, things began to branch: after occupying Jianwu County, Sima Zhen had three directions of attack,

To the north, it is Wuyang County in the country of Qixia;

To the south, is Xingchang County in the country of Qixia, and Xinglintang is here;

To the west, it is the core area of the land of Qixia.

After comprehensive consideration, Sima Zhen made a "rational" decision. An attack to the north is of little strategic significance, and an attack to the west will make it difficult to achieve great results in a short period of time. Only an attack to the south looks best.

In the south, the defense is relatively weak, and the Xinglin Hall, one of the three pillars of the country of Qixia, is here. If you can end Xinglin Hall, it is almost equivalent to defeating one-third of the power of Qixia Country.

So Sima Zhen finally chose to attack to the south. But no sooner had the legions been reconstituted and a few tentative attacks had been carried out, and disaster struck.

Artillery, appeared!

An unprecedented force has emerged: the Ocean Group!

After that, things became more and more unpredictable.

Sima Zhen then took the right measures, but Sima Zhen didn't expect Xingchang County, Xinglintang, and the Dayang Group to play their cards out of common sense: they turned to attack Huaishan Pass despite the fact that the country of Qixia had already been attacked.

After that, everything went out of hand!

Until now, the country of Qixia has miraculously captured and wiped out more than 400,000 legions in the country of Jinyang, not to mention, it has even occupied Huaishan Pass and erased Yunhaiguan from the map.

What's more, Yunhai County behind Yunhaiguan was not lightly affected, not to mention the 'strong' wall, and left a million refugees.

Sima Zhen knew very well that the war, the war between the country of Jinyang and the country of Qixia, could not be sustained for the time being.

In fact, the previous Jinyang Kingdom led wolves into the house and took the opportunity to clean up the large families, sects, and family valves in the country, which allowed the empire to gain strong power in a short period of time, but it also consumed a lot of foundation. And the war that followed to unify the West had already strained the national strength of the Kingdom of Jinyang to the extreme.

Now the loss of more than 400,000 legions, coupled with a million refugees, and the impact of the defeat, have shaken the plans of the country of Jinyang, and even affected the foundation of the country of Jinyang.

Sima Zhen looked quietly into the distance, until a figure came over in the east, it was Prime Minister Pang Chong.

After the two met, they looked at each other speechlessly. After a while, Pang Chong sighed and spoke: "I am ordered by the Emperor to come to negotiate an armistice with the country of Qixia. But how to cease the war, I still have to ask for your opinion. ”

Sima Zhen sighed leisurely, pointed to the big pit in the distance and said, "My opinion is that as long as there is a truce, as long as the conditions of the country of Qixia can be reluctantly accepted, then accept it."

When we also develop artillery, it's not too late to fight. According to the current situation, it is expected that in a month, not more than two months, we will be able to study artillery. ”

Pang Chong's eyes flashed: "In other words, as long as it can be delayed for two months, it doesn't matter if there is no formal truce?"

"Yes!" Sima Zhen said with certainty.

"Got it! I'll get two months!"

Sima Zhen thought for a while, and then continued: "I have a vague idea, my side will continue to maintain the oppression of the country of Qixia, and at the same time let the Jiuyang Sect put pressure on the country of Qixia and force the country of Qixia to take the initiative to propose peace talks.

Now that the country of Qixia is in charge of a female baby, maybe it won't be too difficult! Maybe we can influence the politics of the country of Qixia. ”

Pang Chong nodded thoughtfully, and the two immediately set off for Sima Zhen's legion, located in the east of Guangling County, the country of Qixia.

However, whether it was Pang Chong, Sima Zhen, or the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jinyang, they all underestimated Liu Xinyu, and this new regent acted vigorously and resolutely.

When Pang Chong and Sima Zhen arrived at the barracks, they saw the envoy of the country of Qixia: Prime Minister Ouyang Si!

Ouyang Si upheld Liu Xinyu's decisiveness, and after a brief introduction, he spoke directly: "Sima Zhen, I came to propose armistice negotiations on behalf of the country of Qixia, as well as the exchange of prisoners. ”

Sima Zhen is really a little confused, we have just met, and before we have talked about the 'long-standing friendship between the two countries,' you directly mentioned the negotiations, and your way of opening diplomatic negotiations is wrong.

Isn't it, a bit sloppy?

But, well, since this has already been mentioned, let's talk about it.

There was no preparation, the three of them sat down directly in an ordinary gazebo, plus the negotiators brought by both sides, there were no more than twenty people in total.

As soon as he sat down, Ouyang Si said directly: "Two of you, don't say much about superfluous things." On behalf of the country of Qixia, I have come to negotiate an armistice, as well as the exchange of prisoners, as well as some conditions of the country of Qixia.

Conditions include:

First, you withdraw from Guangling County, and as for Jianwu County, which has already been occupied, we will not ask for extravagance. But again, we will not withdraw from Huaishan Pass.

Second, we will have a prisoner exchange at the border of Guangling County in ten days.

The exchange is made on a one-to-one basis. The so-called one-to-one is: one in the Qi refining period for another, one nobleman for another, one injured for another, and one dead for another.

Third, return the second prince. ”

After that, Ouyang Si paused for a moment and continued: "Today, we will first preliminarily negotiate the armistice agreement, and wait until the day of the prisoner exchange before it is officially confirmed. ”

Sima Zhen and Pang Chong frowned slightly, but after a while, everyone still nodded. In fact, the so-called armistice agreement and the exchange of prisoners were basically carried out on the basis of maintaining the current situation, and neither side suffered a loss.

The army of the Kingdom of Jinyang is under tremendous pressure on the side of Guangling County, so it is better to withdraw. And the country of Jinyang also needs time to study artillery, gunpowder, etc.

Because there is a common basis (both have a plan), and both sides know very well that everyone needs the same time to cultivate, there is not much problem in negotiation.

............

At this time, here in Huaishan Pass, Zhang Hao, Feng Zhiling, Huang Mingshan and a few others were ready to retreat.

Zhongshu Ling Guan Zhengqing, Xingchang County Guard Gu Xingdong, and Zhou Shuhai of Xinglintang all expressed their gratitude to Zhang Hao. At the same time, he also said that everyone needs more artillery and shells.

The white night, Zhang Xinhan and other Dayang Group said that they will not embarrass Dayang Group, president, you just go back to develop the group, we will create brilliance here. Victory, has made these guys bloom.

And Zhao Donghyuk of the country of Canglan said nervously: Don't forget our shells. Also, after this armistice agreement comes into effect, we will visit Dayang Group, President Zhang Hao, you can decide not to close the door.

Zhang Hao smiled and waved goodbye to everyone, and the flying boat controlled by Feng Zhi Lingshao Bao swooped into the air and disappeared like lightning.

"Whoop ......" Standing in front of the flying boat, Feng Zhiling suddenly howled wolf.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Hao wondered, which nerve was wrong with this senior brother?

Feng Zhiling turned his head and smirked at Zhang Hao: "Senior brother, I have an idea. You say, how about I install two guns on the flying boat?"

Zhang Hao was suddenly taken aback: "Senior brother, are you sure? The recoil of the artillery is very large, although your flying boat is good, but I am afraid that it will fall apart after only a few cannons." ”

Feng Zhiling shook his head very chicly, and stretched out his hand to point around the flying boat: "Look, take a closer look, I have already strengthened it with Xuantie." Most of the ultra-high-purity dark iron you gave me was used by me to strengthen the flying boat!"

"......Forehead" Zhang Hao looked carefully, and sure enough, the surface of the flying boat had been covered with a layer of "fine nets", which were very fine, but not industrialized, but more like plants growing naturally.

Zhang Hao poked it carefully, and it was very hard.

"Haha, envy! This is one of the secret techniques of the Xuanzhen Sect. With the blessing of Xuantie, now the strength of the flying boat has reached the level of a real magic weapon, not counting the blessing of the formation. If you count the formation, its strength has reached the appearance of a high-grade magic weapon. ”

Zhang Hao gently stroked these lines, and was indeed very surprised. These small lines are faintly revealing traces of biotechnology. Don't......

Zhang Hao was still speculating, and Feng Zhiling explained: "The Xuanzhen Sect has a peculiar 'Dendrobium', a kind of Dendrobium that grows on the Xuaniron Mine, and its seeds can be refined to induce the changes in the root system of the Xuantian Iron to imitate plants.

However, whether it is the seed of Dendrobium or the technique, it is the secret of the Xuanzhen Sect. ”

Zhang Hao sighed: When you say this, there is no sense of aesthetics at all. Hey, I thought it was some kind of biotechnology, but now I understand, it's not so mysterious.

Feng Zhiling was still blowing loudly, but Zhang Hao had already begun to yawn. These days...... So exciting! So much so that Zhang Hao has not rested for several days, nor has he practiced.

After all, cultivators are still human beings, and they still have to be tired.

Feng Zhiling said for a while, and found that there was no response, and when he turned his head to see that Zhang Hao was asleep, he suddenly bared his teeth. "It's boring. ”

When Zhang Hao opened his eyes again, what he saw was ...... The gate of Zhang's house, but a funeral was held at the door.

Zhang Hao's head buzzed and he was stunned. For such a grand funeral, it is obvious that it will not be a family craftsman, etc., and only a few people with this qualification are fathers, second uncles, mothers, etc.

Zhang Hao was stupid in an instant, standing on the flying boat at a loss.

And Feng Zhiling, Huang Mingshan and a few others were no better, everyone looked at everything in front of them in a daze.

Could it be that in the past few days, the family has been attacked?

This could be ...... It's huge!

After a while, Zhang Hao finally reacted, he took a deep breath, walked off the flying boat with some trembling, and walked towards the gate.

As soon as I entered the gate, I saw my mother Dai Xiao kneeling beside me, and the coffin in the courtyard was so eye-catching.

But then Zhang Hao saw his father and second uncle, who were just standing aside with a simple numb on their arms.

Next to the coffin, there was a strange man in his twenties, kneeling there, silently burning paper.

Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, and then he was even more confused.

Zhang Shengde saw Zhang Hao and beckoned to Zhang Hao with emotion. Then he pulled Zhang Hao and said to the coffin: "This is your uncle, say goodbye, just wait for you to come back." ”

Uncle?

Zhang Hao was confused, but he still knelt down next to his mother, kowtowed four times, and met his mother again, before he got up and looked at his father Zhang Shengde, waiting for an explanation.

Zhang Sheng dragged Zhang Hao and talked about the past quietly. Zhang Hao sighed for a while:

's mother is from the country of Shaoze, and Dugu Junjie is also from the country of Shaoze;

And Zhang Hao also has more admiration for his uncle, who has never met. It turned out that my uncle left his mother back then, not because he was irresponsible, but because he didn't want his mother to be sad.

Thinking about it, my uncle had little to live at that time, and instead of dying in front of his mother, it was better to leave a thought of traveling the world.

The funeral was held in the early evening.

After the dinner, Zhang Haocai officially met Xu Jie, Yan Qing, and Zheng You. Because of their similar age, the three quickly became familiar with each other, and gradually talked and laughed. According to his age, Zhang Hao needs to call Xu Jie 'senior brother'.

The deceased is long gone, and the living are like Sifu. The greatest consolation for the deceased is that we should live well and carry on their last wishes.

When asked what his uncle's last wish was, Xu Jie thought for a while before he said leisurely: "Master only has two wishes. One is to see that my aunt is happy and that the Zhang family is strong. Also, I just want to see the country of Shaoze unified and strong.

One of the most important reasons why Master finally went to Kunlun Continent was that he wanted to go to Kunlun Continent to find a way, a way to restore the country of Shaoze. ”

"Did you find it?"

Xu Jie didn't speak, but stretched out his hand and pointed at himself. Then, he pointed to Yan Qing and Zheng You beside him.

Zhang Hao frowned slightly: "Senior brother, can we explain it clearly?"

Xu Jie said slowly: "The three of us have learned three different methods of governing the country, all of which are more respected by Kunlun Zhizhou. But we don't know if these three methods are suitable here. ”

Zhang Hao suddenly thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, I am still a little familiar with the current regent, and the current country of Qixia also needs talents." I'll introduce you to you, and you're trying to lobby the regent.

The current country of Shaoze is only afraid that it is difficult to have room for the three senior brothers to display their talents. And now the country of Qixia is in ruins, and it may be an opportunity to try. ”

Xu Jie and the three glanced at each other and nodded gradually. Immediately express my sincere thanks to Zhang Hao.

............

In the blink of an eye, the next day, Zhang Hao had already stayed here in the research base for the night. Needless to say, it was another sleepless night.

One night, Zhang Hao inspected the port, the shipyard, the steel production line, the oil refining, and especially the gunpowder and artillery.

Since Diao Deshan received the shell empty-handed, Zhang Hao had to 'open the hanging' again, and he instructed Huang Mingshan and others to start studying the time-delay fuse.

According to the current state of the art, there are two types of fuzes with a time delay.

One is to fire first and trigger the delay later, which is the standard for armor-piercing projectiles.

One is ignited at the same time as it is fired, which is the standard for aviation artillery. This requires a rigorous calculation of the launch height, distance, speed, etc.

In addition, Huang Mingshan has already begun to work on 300 mm caliber artillery.

And with the 300-mm gun, there is also the study of locomotives - and then the use of horse-drawn carriages or something, it will not be enough. For the time being, Zhang Hao didn't expect any internal combustion engines or anything like that, as long as he could apply the turbines driven by spirit stones.

Huang Mingshan and others also began to consciously recruit and train more apprentices, and the entire Zhang family has slowly been on the right track.

When Zhang Hao returned to the residence with a smile, he thought that Zhou Xueyao should get up, so Zhang Hao was ready to ......

"Zhang Hao!" A familiar and unfamiliar, hoarse female voice interrupted Young Master Zhang's reverie.

Zhang Hao stood up suddenly, and the person in front of him turned out to be Hu Yinglan, the princess's guard. Zhang Hao blinked: "Isn't this Sister Hu! Sister Hu is getting more and more beautiful!"

The corners of Hu Yinglan's mouth twitched, and your mouth is getting more and more flowery. Hu Yinglan snorted before saying, "I've been waiting for you for a long time." Princess...... The regent said that the Jiuyang Sect had rebelled, and asked the Zhang family if they had the ability to blow up the Jiuyang Sect, just like Yunhaiguan!"

"What!" Zhang Hao suddenly glared.

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