Chapter 222 Blowing up the Nine Suns Sect

In the imperial palace of the Kingdom of Jinyang, the emperor let out a low growl, and threw out the exquisite teapot on the imperial case. The surface of the teapot was covered with a layer of spiritual light, and it smashed through the door of the main hall of deliberations fiercely, and flew another 100 meters. It fell on the Yunlong relief sculpture in front of the hall, and it finally shattered.

The fragments of the broken teapot flew several meters, and some fragments even hit the guard's face.

This sudden change made the guards on both sides tense up instantly.

The low roar from the hall was like an angry dragon, with majestic power and anger in the deep voice.

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

In the main hall, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jinyang looked at all the officials with a livid face, especially He Dongkui who stood in the center of the hall and was covered in scars.

He Dongkui and four other generals who had escaped death stood together under the great hall, looking at the emperor above tremblingly.

There was no sound in the entire hall, and all the officials were silent.

After a while, the emperor finally spoke: "He Dongkui, you fought twice, but you were defeated twice. I understand that this is not all your fault. But... cultivation is really about luck."

He Dongkui lowered his head. The emperor has already talked about this, what else can he say.

People are unlucky, drinking cold water will get stuck between teeth! This seems to be the only explanation for my own situation.

Although the theory of luck is illusory, it has been recognized by every practitioner. And what happened to me, it seems that only this can explain it—at least it seems to be the case now.

The emperor then announced the punishment for He Dongkui-defeat, no matter what the reason for the defeat, it needs to be punished.

Deprive He Dongkui of the position of the left general of the imperial guards, demote him to an ordinary guard, and stand in front of the hall. Considering that He Dongkui is seriously injured now, He Dongkui was given three days to recuperate. It started three days later - standing as a punishment.

Thank you, He Dongkui.

Then the emperor glanced at the crowd, and finally looked at Prime Minister Pang Chong. "Pang Chong, what do you think?"

Pang Chong came out cautiously: "Your Majesty, I think that the war with the Qixia Kingdom may be temporarily suspended. At least, after we figure out the artillery and other things, it will not be too late to start the war.

And now the Qixia Kingdom has the princess as the regent, if we temporarily cease the war with the Qixia Kingdom, without external pressure, I think interesting things will happen in the Qixia Kingdom.

In addition, don't we still have the second prince of the Qixia Kingdom in our hands, maybe this can be used. "

The emperor's eyes became brighter and he nodded slowly. The prime minister's brain finally did not disappoint him.

In fact, Pang Chong spoke very carefully, he never mentioned 'heavy loss' from beginning to end. After a short pause, Pang Chong continued: "Also, I believe that the Jinyang Kingdom is actually fighting on four fronts.

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

In addition, they are defending the country of Canglan and besieging the country of Zhongshan.

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

If we can solve the country of Danyang in the shortest time, then the millions of troops attacking the country of Danyang can be transferred to the country of Qixia; and the country of Danyang can also organize an army of one million.

At that time, we will be able to launch a general attack on the Qixia Kingdom from the north and the south. At that time, even Qixia Country's own artillery can't stop the fate of extinction! "

As soon as Pang Chong finished speaking, an official stood up and pointed out the question: What if the Qixia Kingdom intervenes in our war with the Danyang Kingdom? Or is the country of Qixia unwilling to cease the war, or turn around and tear up the armistice agreement?

Pang Chong smiled: "Didn't we have the second prince of the Qixia Kingdom, didn't we occupy a lot of land in the Qixia Kingdom, and even Jiuyangzong also took refuge in it.

It just so happened that the Nine Suns Sect came forward to help the second prince ascend the throne and divide the country of Qixia into two!

I thought, it would be fun! "

The emperor immediately smiled with satisfaction, "Pang Chong, I will leave matters related to Qixia Kingdom to you."

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"It's... spectacular!" Standing beside the former site of Yunhai Customs, Sima Zhen held back for a long time, and finally choked out such a sentence. I really don't know how to describe my feelings.

Shocked? or fear?

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

A large pit with a diameter of more than one kilometer and a depth of almost two hundred meters-don't forget that this time the explosives were buried underground, not on the surface.

The scope of the disaster caused by the surrounding shock waves is ten kilometers away; the impact of the explosion can be seen more than 20 kilometers away.

The impact of fifty tons of super explosives is beyond imagination. The energy erupted in these explosives not only comes from the chemical energy of gunpowder, but also has a wonderful "spiritual power" so far.

For the time being, Zhang Hao is not too clear about the unique energy of this cultivation world, but it is indeed powerful enough. Think about it, this kind of aura can make people fly into the sky and escape from the ground, and its energy level is definitely not low!

But now, the power of spiritual energy exploded in front of the world, bringing unimaginable destructive power.

Sima Zhen walked forward in a daze, and then he saw corpses all over the place. The more than 20,000 soldiers who were far away from the explosion and escaped the catastrophe failed to escape the massacre by Dugu Junjie and others.

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

Sima Zhen roared, he couldn't describe his current mood. It's just too complicated. But one thing is certain - I can't say I lost the battle, but I can't count it as a victory either.

Speaking of which, the war went smoothly at the beginning, the emperor of the Qixia Kingdom was shot down on the first day; a few days later, the border defense of the Qixia Kingdom was broken, and Jianwu County of the Qixia Kingdom was captured.

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

To the north 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 is the core area of ​​Qixia Kingdom.

After comprehensive consideration, Sima Zhen made a "rational" decision. Attacking to the north has little strategic significance, and attacking to the west is 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 Xinglin Hall, one of the three pillars of Qixia Kingdom, is here. If Xinglintang can be taken away, it is almost equivalent to destroying one-third of Qixia Kingdom's power.

So Sima Zhen finally chose to attack the south. But no sooner had the legion been prepared, and no sooner had a few tentative attacks been made than disaster struck.

Artillery, appeared!

An unprecedented force appeared: Dayang Group!

After that, things became even more unexpected.

Afterwards, Sima Zhen took fairly correct measures; but Sima Zhen did not expect that Xingchang County, Xinglintang, and the Dayang Group would not play their cards according to common sense: they ignored the fact that the Qixia Kingdom had already been attacked, and turned to Attacked Huaishan Pass.

After that, everything got out of hand!

Until now, the Qixia Kingdom miraculously captured and wiped out more than 400,000 legions of the Jinyang Kingdom, and even occupied Huaishan Pass, erasing the Cloud Pass from the map.

What's more, Yunhai County behind Yunhai Customs has suffered a lot of misfortunes, not to mention being "taken" by a solid wall, leaving behind millions of refugees.

Sima Zhen knew very well that the war, the war between the Kingdom of Jinyang and the Kingdom of Qixia, was unsustainable for the time being.

In fact, the Kingdom of Jinyang lured wolves into the house and took the opportunity to clean up the large families, sects, aristocratic families, etc. in the country. Although the empire gained great power in a short period of time, it also consumed a lot of foundation. And the war to unify the West that was launched immediately after that has already strained the national strength of the Jinyang Kingdom to the extreme.

Today, the loss of more than 400,000 legions, plus millions of refugees, and the impact of the defeat have shaken the plans of the Jinyang Kingdom, and even affected the foundation of the Jinyang Kingdom.

Sima Zhen quietly looked into the distance until a figure approached from the east. It was Prime Minister Pang Chong.

After the two met, they looked at each other silently. After a long while, Pang Chong sighed and said, "I am here to negotiate a truce with Qixia Kingdom under the emperor's order. However, I still need to ask your opinion on how to cease the war."

Sima Zhen sighed leisurely, pointed to the big pit in the distance and said: "My opinion is, as long as the war can be ceased, as long as the conditions of the Qixia Kingdom can be barely accepted, then accept it.

After we have also researched the artillery, it will not be too late to fight. According to the current situation, it is estimated that we will be able to research the artillery in one month, not more than two months. "

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

"Yes!" Sima Zhen said with certainty.

"Understood! I will fight for two months!"

Sima Zhen thought for a while, and then continued: "I have a rather vague idea. I will continue to oppress the country of Qixia, and at the same time let the Nine Suns Sect put pressure on the country of Qixia, forcing the country of Qixia to initiate peace talks. .

Now Qixia Kingdom is governed by a girl, so maybe it won't be too difficult! Maybe we can influence the politics of Qixia Country. "

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

However, whether it was Pang Chong, Sima Zhen, or the emperor of Jinyang Kingdom, Liu Xinyu was underestimated. The new regent acted swiftly and resolutely.

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

Ouyang Si upheld Liu Xinyu's decisiveness, and after a brief introduction, he said directly, "Sima Zhen, on behalf of the Qixia Kingdom, I came here to propose an armistice negotiation and exchange of prisoners."

You're so straightforward, it makes me panic! Sima Zhen is really a little dazed, we just met, and you haven't talked about the "long-standing friendship between the two countries", but you directly mentioned negotiations, and your way of opening diplomatic negotiations is wrong.

Isn't it, a little sloppy?

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

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

As soon as he sat down, Ouyang Si said directly: "You two, I won't say much about the extra things. On behalf of the Qixia Kingdom, I came to negotiate the armistice agreement, the exchange of prisoners, and some conditions of the Qixia Kingdom.

Conditions include:

First, you withdraw from Guangling County; as for the occupied Jianwu County, we don't make extravagant demands. But again, we will not exit Huaishan Pass.

Second, we will exchange prisoners at the border of Guangling County in ten days.

The exchange method is one-to-one. The so-called one-on-one is: one qi refining period for another qi refining period, one noble for another noble, one injured for another injured, one dead for another dead.

Third, return the second prince. "

After all, Ouyang Si paused for a while and continued: "Today, we will initially negotiate an armistice agreement, and we will formally confirm it on the day when the prisoners are exchanged."

Sima Zhen and Pang Chong frowned slightly, but after a while, everyone nodded. In fact, the so-called armistice agreement and the exchange of prisoners are basically carried out on the basis of maintaining the current situation, and neither side can be regarded as a disadvantage.

The army of the Kingdom of Jinyang has been under tremendous pressure in Guangling County, so it is better to withdraw. Moreover, the Kingdom of Jinyang also needs time to study artillery, gunpowder, etc.

Because there is a basis for mutual recognition (both have plans), and both parties understand that everyone needs the same time for self-cultivation, so there are not many problems in the negotiation.

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At this time, at Huaishan Pass, Zhang Hao, Feng Zhiling, Huang Mingshan and a few people were preparing to retreat.

Zhongshu ordered Guan Zhengqing, Gu Xingdong, governor of Xingchang County, 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.

And Bai Ye, Zhang Xinhan and other members of the Dayang Group said that they would not embarrass the Dayang Group. President, you just go back and develop the group, and we will create brilliance here. Victory has made these guys bloom.

But Zhao Donghe of the Land of Canglan said nervously: Don't forget our shells. Also, after the armistice agreement takes effect, we will visit Dayang Group. President Zhang Hao, you can decide not to shut the door.

Zhang Hao waved goodbye to everyone with a smile on his face, Fengzhi Lingsao controlled the flying boat, soared into the sky with a whoosh, and disappeared like lightning.

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

"What's the matter?" Zhang Hao was puzzled, what kind of nerve was wrong with this senior?

Feng Zhiling turned his head and smirked at Zhang Hao: "Junior brother, I have an idea. Tell me, how about I install two cannons on the flying boat?"

Zhang Hao was taken aback immediately: "Senior brother, are you sure? The recoil of the artillery is very strong. Although your flying boat is good, I'm afraid it will fall apart if you don't use a few shots."

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

"Eh..." Zhang Hao looked carefully, and sure enough, the surface of the flying boat was covered with a layer of "fine mesh". These meshes are very fine, but they are not industrialized, but more like plants growing naturally.

Zhang Hao poked it carefully, and it turned out to be very hard.

"Haha, be envious! This is one of the secret techniques of Xuanzhen Sect. With the blessing of Xuantie, the strength of the flying boat has reached the level of a real magic weapon, not counting the blessing of formations. If counting formations, its strength It has reached the appearance of a top-grade magic weapon."

Zhang Hao touched these lines lightly, and was really surprised. This looks like a small fine line, which faintly reveals a trace of biotechnology. Could it be...

Zhang Hao was still guessing, but Feng Zhiling explained: "Xuanzhen Sect has a peculiar 'Dendrobium', a kind of dendrobium that grows on the black iron ore. After its seeds are refined, it can stimulate the black iron to imitate. The root system of the plant changes.

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

Zhang Hao sighed: If you say it like this, you will lose any sense of aesthetics. Hey, I thought it was biotechnology at first, but now I understand, it's not that mysterious.

Feng Zhiling was still bragging, but Zhang Hao had already started yawning. These days... so exciting! As a result, Zhang Hao has not rested or practiced for several days.

Cultivators are still human after all, and they still have to be tired.

Feng Zhiling talked for a while, but found that there was no response, turned his head and saw that Zhang Hao had fallen asleep, and immediately gritted his teeth. "It's so boring."

When Zhang Hao opened his eyes again, what he saw was... the gate of the Zhang family, but there was a funeral at the gate.

Zhang Hao's head buzzed and he was stunned. Such a grand funeral obviously will not be a family craftsman, etc. Only a few people such as father, second uncle, and mother are qualified to do so.

Zhang Hao was dumbfounded for a moment, standing on the flying boat at a loss.

But Feng Zhiling, Huang Mingshan and others were not much better, everyone stared blankly at everything in front of them.

Could it be that the family has been attacked these days?

This may be... very big!

After a while, Zhang Hao finally came to his senses. He took a deep breath, stepped off the flying boat tremblingly, and walked towards the gate.

As soon as he entered the gate, he saw his mother Dai Xiao kneeling beside him, and a coffin in the courtyard was so eye-catching.

But then Zhang Hao saw his father and second uncle, who were standing aside with simple numbness 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 became even more confused after pressing the button.

Zhang Shengde saw Zhang Hao, and waved to Zhang Hao with emotion. Then he pulled Zhang Hao and said to the coffin, "This is your uncle. Please say goodbye. I'll wait for you to come back."

uncle?

Zhang Hao was in a daze, but he still knelt down next to his mother, kowtowed four times, and after seeing his mother, he got up and looked at his father Zhang Shengde, waiting for an explanation.

Zhang Sheng pulled Zhang Hao, quietly talking about the past. Zhang Hao sighed with emotion for a moment:

The mother is from the country of Shaoze, and Dugu Junjie is also from the country of Shaoze; the Zhang family is really wonderful.

And Zhang Hao also admired him a little more for his uncle, whom he had never met. It turned out that the uncle left his mother back then, not because he was irresponsible, but because he didn't want to make her sad.

Thinking about it, too, at that time my uncle had already had a short life, so rather than dying in front of his mother, it would be better to leave behind a thought of traveling around the world.

The funeral was held in the evening.

After the dinner, Zhang Hao officially met Xu Jie, Yan Qing, and Zheng You. Because of the similar age, the three of them quickly became acquainted with each other, and gradually chatted and laughed happily. According to his age, Zhang Hao needs to call Xu Jie "senior brother".

The dead are long gone, and the living are like husbands. The greatest comfort to the deceased is that we must live on and inherit their 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 my aunt happy, and to see the prosperity of the Zhang family. Also, I just want to see To unify and strengthen the country of Shaoze.

The most important reason why Master went to Kunlun Continent in the end was to find a way to go to Kunlun Continent, a way to restore the country of Shaoze. "

"did you find it?"

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

Zhang Hao frowned slightly: "Brother, can we explain more clearly?"

Then Xu Jie said slowly: "The three of us have learned three different methods of governing the country, all of which are highly respected in Kunlun Continent. But we don't know whether these three methods are suitable for this place."

Suddenly, Zhang Hao thought for a while and said: "How about this, I am a little familiar with the current King Regent, and the current Qixia Kingdom also needs talents. Let me introduce you, and you try to lobby the Regent.

In the current country of Shaoze, there is no room for the three senior brothers to display their talents. However, the Qixia Country is now in a state of ruins, perhaps it is an opportunity to try. "

Xu Jie and the three looked at each other and gradually nodded. Immediately thank Zhang Hao.

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

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

Ever since the incident of Diao Deshan receiving the shells empty-handed, Zhang Hao had no choice but to 'open' again. He instructed Huang Mingshan and others to start researching the time-delay fuze.

According to the present technical level, there are two kinds of fuze fuzes determined by delay.

One is to launch first and delay after triggering, which is the standard for armor-piercing projectiles.

One is to ignite while firing, which is the standard for aviation guns. This requires strict calculation of launch height, distance, speed, etc.

Also, Huang Mingshan has already begun research on 300mm caliber artillery.

And supporting the 300mm artillery, there is also the research of locomotives-it is not enough to use a carriage or something. For the time being, Zhang Hao doesn't expect any kind of internal combustion engine to appear, as long as the turbine driven by the spirit stone can be applied.

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, thinking that Zhou Xueyao should get up, Zhang Hao prepared to...

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

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

The corner of Hu Yinglan's mouth twitched, and your mouth is getting more and more sloppy. Hu Yinglan snorted, and then said: "I've been waiting for you for a long time. The princess... the regent said that the Nine Suns Sect has already rebelled. Ask the Zhang family if they have the ability to blow up the Nine Suns Sect, just like Yunhaiguan!"

"What!" Zhang Hao stared suddenly.

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