Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1944: Demon Slayer (IV)

"Let's focus on the business first." Tianming brought the topic back to the main topic, and then asked Shaoyu, "Have you found any suitable opportunities?"

Shao Yu thought for a moment and replied, "There is no suitable opportunity. Most of the Empire's actions are concentrated in the city or near the port. We can't just rush into their base camp by force."

"The only flaw is the transportation of supplies."

"No matter what Gongshu Chou came here to make, it's not small. There aren't enough materials in Sanghai City, and the imperial court has already started to mobilize materials from other places."

"What's the use of this?" Shi Lan asked puzzledly.

What use is it to them if the city needs materials?

Tianming scratched his head and guessed, "You want to intercept their materials?"

"At the moment, it seems that this is the only way to force the empire to take more action." Shao Yu nodded in response.

Generally speaking, material transport will definitely be accompanied by escort soldiers for protection, and the escort strength depends on the importance of the escorted materials.

The materials Gongshu Chou needed were related to the voyage of the Mirage, so their importance was self-evident. However, the court in the Sanghai region only had so many people, and the materials Gongshu Chou needed were so diverse that it was impossible for them all to be transferred from one place. There were many escort teams, and it was impossible for each team to have a guard team of several hundred or thousands of people.

Depending on the amount and relative importance of the escorted materials, the size of the escort team ranges from 100 to 200 people to 300 to 500 people, and generally there are no Shadow Secret Guards or Luowang personnel accompanying them.

Of course, the empire was short of manpower, and the Mohist School was even more short of manpower.

Fortunately, Master Ban has already contacted many anti-Qin forces, and if everyone joins together, it will be enough to deal with the empire.

Tianming stroked his chin and analyzed carefully, "Once we attack the team transporting supplies, the Empire will definitely strengthen its defense."

Shao Yu took over the conversation and continued, "Sanghai can't mobilize more troops, so we can only rely on Luowang or Shadow Secret Guards to take action."

"But I'm afraid they won't give us the chance to divide and destroy us."

The most important thing for Mirage is to set sail. They have to ensure that all materials are delivered as soon as possible no matter what. So as soon as something happens to the transport team, they have to take action.

However, with the current manpower of Luowang and Yingmiwei in Sanghai, unless the two families join forces, it is impossible to take care of both inside and outside the city... Even if the two families join forces, the manpower will be very limited.

It is obviously unwise to forcibly divide the troops when the strength is insufficient. Zhang Han and Yan Ri would not do such a stupid thing.

Tianming's eyes rolled around as he continued to analyze, "Of course they don't want to give us this opportunity, but they have no choice. They have to find a way to allocate some of their forces to the outside of the city. The only difference is how they divide it."

"When the time comes, we will attack whichever side is weaker."

"They may ask Yin Yang Family for help." Shao Yu reminded, "After all, it involves the matter of Mirage's departure, Yin Yang Family should not stand idly by."

It is of course impossible to expect the Yin-Yang Family to allocate many manpower to support the Luowang Shadow Secret Guards, but they have many masters.

There are as many as seven top masters. Even if only one or two of them are loaned to Luowangying Secret Guards, it will be a great help.

"It would be even better if the Yin-Yang family took action." Tianming didn't care about it and replied with a smile, "I want to see if they plan to die on the mirage!"

The one that Tianming wanted to attack and retaliate against the most was the Yin-Yang School, but the seven masters of the Yin-Yang School stayed together on the Mirage, and the Mohist School could not do anything to stop them even if they joined forces with other anti-Qin forces.

It would be wonderful if the Yin-Yang School dared to divide its forces proactively.

If there are too many people assigned to him, he will attack the rest of the people on the boat. If there are too few people assigned to him, he will attack those who are assigned to him!
"No matter what, a tough battle is inevitable." Shao Yu finally sighed.

This time, the anti-Qin forces took the initiative in the confrontation with the empire.

For the Empire, the most important thing is to push Mirage to set sail again, and everything else is secondary.

The anti-Qin forces can choose any time and place to go to war with the empire, but the empire has no time to actively cause trouble for the anti-Qin forces.

Although it might be a wiser choice to first eliminate the troubles caused by the anti-Qin forces, the empire has no choice. They must obey the emperor's will first and complete the things that the emperor cares about most.

However, no matter whether it is Zhang Han, Yanri, or the weirdos of the Yin-Yang School, none of them is easy to deal with. They must see clearly that the current situation is unfavorable to them, and they will definitely make corresponding preparations and responses.

The anti-Qin forces gained some advantages, but they would never achieve victory easily.

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Tianming and his men acted decisively. The next day, they joined forces with other forces and launched an attack on the empire's transport teams.

As they expected, the transport team's defense capabilities were relatively limited and were completely unable to stop their attack, which had a remarkable effect for a while.

The empire's response was also quick. Not long after the attack began, Zhang Han and Yan Ri both received the news and immediately made the same response plan - to find Gu Xun.

In Sanghai City, at the former site of Haiyue Cottage, Gu Xun was sitting cross-legged on a fishing platform by the sea, fishing leisurely.

Zhang Han and Yanri walked together and hurriedly approached behind Gu Xun.

"Sir, I have an urgent matter to report."

Facing Gu Xun, Zhang Han was more calm, so he spoke first.

"Just tell me if you have something to say." Gu Xun replied indifferently, as if he didn't care at all about the urgent matter Zhang Han mentioned.

"Rebels attacked the convoy that was transporting the materials needed by Chief Gongshu, and we suffered heavy losses."

"If someone attacks, then you should strengthen your defense." Gu Xun remained indifferent to this and replied calmly, "Is it necessary to report this matter to me specifically?"

Zhang Han replied in embarrassment, "Sir, this attack was launched by a number of rebel forces. It will take a lot of manpower to deal with it, but we can't mobilize more manpower at the moment, unless..."

Gu Xun raised his hand to interrupt him, and said without turning his head, "These are all your business, just deal with them, it has nothing to do with me. I am alone, and there is no one who can lend it to you."

Gu Xun seemed to be possessed by Jiajing, determined to be a hands-off boss, and almost recited a few lines of poetry.

Faced with Gu Xun's evasion, Zhang Han and Yanri did not dare to question him.

But there is still one thing that Gu Xun must decide.

"Sir, Lord Yanri and I have discussed it. The safety of the transport team must be guaranteed, but it will be completely useless if too few people are sent. So it is best to mobilize all the available manpower of the Shadow Secret Guard or Luowang in Sanghai." Zhang Han reported respectfully with his head down.

"But we can't agree on which party should go, so please give us some instructions, my Lord."

Theoretically speaking, it is obviously more dangerous to go out of the city to protect the transport team. After all, the city is the home ground of the empire. Even if they are short of manpower, the anti-Qin forces dare not directly attack the city.

Of course, Luowang and Yingmiwei were unwilling to go out of the city to deliver the troops. If they were to engage in a head-on conflict with the anti-Qin forces, they would suffer heavy casualties at best, or even annihilation of the entire army at worst.

In this regard, the two had obviously had a dispute before meeting Gu Xun, and the result was that neither of them gave in and no one was willing to suffer this loss.

So Zhang Han chose to find Gu Xun to take sides.

Yanri looked unhappy, but he did not dare to oppose Zhang Han's actions.

The two of them disagreed, so it made sense to ask Gu Xun, who was the one who could make the final decision.

The only small problem is that Gu Xun will definitely side with the Shadow Secret Guard, but this kind of thing cannot be said openly...even if it can be said, Yanri would not dare to say it.

Gu Xun did not respond immediately. After a short silence, he replied, "I said, those things are your business. I won't ask." "However, the transportation of materials outside the city cannot be interrupted, and Gongshu Chou and others in the city cannot be disturbed. In addition, the safety of Mirage cannot be compromised."

"The Shadow Guards must ensure stability in the city!"

No matter what, the Shadow Guards are now in the home court, and Luowang is considered a visiting team, so naturally the Shadow Guards will have to shoulder the more important responsibilities.

But if this happens, Yanri will be in trouble.

Whoever gave the order would take the blame, and Gu Xun was obviously determined not to take the blame outside the city.

Therefore, Yanri did not encounter the most helpless situation - Gu Xun directly forced Luowang to deliver.

But the results made no difference.

The work of maintaining internal security was forcibly assigned to the Shadow Secret Guards, so naturally Luowang had to be responsible for repelling external attacks.

Moreover, theoretically speaking, Luowang's going to fight against foreign enemies was "voluntary", or "forced", and did not contain any coercive factors. If something went wrong, it had nothing to do with Gu Xun.

Yanri felt a little annoyed about this, but he also felt that he could barely accept it.

After all, being tricked into death by Gu Xun is better than being killed by Gu Xun directly.

Although taking on the task of protecting the transport team is dangerous, the danger is mainly directed at the Luowang killers under his command.

It won't be a problem for a top killer like him to survive.

As a Luowang killer, he obviously cannot decide the fate of his teammates. As long as the emperor's orders can be carried out, he can give an account to Zhao Gao.

No matter how many killers die, it's just a number.

"In that case, I will make my own decision." Zhang Han first responded to Gu Xun, then looked at Yanri who was standing beside him, "Lord Yanri, is there anything else you need my advice on?"

"Your humble servant... has nothing to say. I will follow the instructions of the State Master." Yanri replied calmly.

"Then you can go."

The next moment, Gu Xun started to chase people away without hesitation.

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The next day.

"The people from Luowang are starting to move."

In the Mohist stronghold, Shao Yu rushed in and shouted to Tianming.

"It seems they are very anxious." Tianming laughed after hearing this.

"This concerns Ying Zheng's dream of immortality, of course they are anxious." Shao Yu sat down and said with disdain.

Seeking immortality is not only absurd but also ridiculous for young people like them who are full of vigor and vitality.

"What should we do next? Take action against Luowang's people?" Shao Yu asked.

Tianming rubbed his eyes and replied calmly, "Don't worry, wait and see."

"We have to see the situation more clearly, otherwise not only will we not get any benefits, but we may also get ourselves into trouble."

Gongshu Chou did need a lot of materials, but not so much that there were transport convoys delivering the goods every moment.

It takes time to gather and deliver new materials, and it also takes time for Luowang to arrange manpower.

Tianming must wait until the situation becomes clearer and confirm whether the Shadow Secret Guards and the Yin-Yang Family have taken any action before he can decide how to act.

"Are you worried about a trap?" Shao Yu roughly understood what Tianming was guarding against, and asked with a frown.

Tianming spread his hands and said, "Luowang will definitely not act without any preparation. This is an obvious trap."

Shao Yu stroked his chin and analyzed, "Judging from the current number of Luowang personnel in the Sanghai area, even if they all gathered together, as long as no one else disrupted the situation, we would be able to swallow them all."

"If there is a problem, there must be someone else involved."

"But the possibility of Shadow Secret Guards and Luowang joining forces is not high, right?"

The conflict between Yingmiwei and Luowang, or between the national teacher Gu Xun and Luowang leader Zhao Gao, is basically obvious and irreconcilable.

Although both families will target anti-Qin forces, they have never been seen joining forces.

When the relationship is good, they just pretend to be nice to each other, but when the relationship is not so good, they even start fighting directly.

"It's unlikely, but it's still possible." Tianming replied calmly, "After all, they are all from the empire. It's hard to guarantee that they won't join forces when necessary."

After they assassinated Ying Zheng, although the Shadow Guards and Luowang did not directly join forces, they also achieved a certain degree of cooperation.

The reason for this, of course, was that under the emperor's wrath, they dared not engage in any internal strife.

Now there is no guarantee that they will not cooperate again because of the emperor's will.

"Moreover..." Tianming continued, "The key is not the Shadow Secret Guard, but the Yin-Yang Family!"

They chose Luowang as their primary target, and the most important target in Luowang was Yanri, the Tianzi killer - the same would apply if there were other Tianzi killers.

If they cannot keep Yanri or other hidden Tianzi killers, their action against Luowang will basically be a failure.

Killing some ordinary Luowang killers is valuable, but there are really not many of them, and it is not worth the trouble of Tianming and others.

And now in Sanghai, the people who are most likely to disrupt their actions are the masters of Yin-Yang Family.

Shao Yu twitched his eyebrows in embarrassment, "Yin Yang Family... Do we have to go to the Mirage again?"

They could still find ways to monitor the actions of the Shadow Guards and Luowang, but they were really powerless to do anything about the situation on the Mirage.

Tianming shook his head, "I'm afraid Qianlong can't help us with this matter."

Even if the Yin-Yang School and Luowang reached a cooperation, it is still unknown when the Yin-Yang School people will take action.

If they ask in advance, there will be no result.
Moreover, the mirage is too big, and the top leaders of the Yin-Yang family are generally elusive. Even Qianlong may not be able to monitor the whereabouts of each of them in time.

In addition, it is uncertain who the Yin-Yang family will dispatch, making it impossible to conduct precise, targeted surveillance.

All in all, it’s difficult!
Shao Yu pressed his forehead with a headache, "Then we can only increase the monitoring of the port and try to find out if there is anything wrong in time."

"We still have to go to Mirage, but we have to plan the time in advance, not too early or too late." Tianming put his hands on his chin and said in a deep voice, "It's time to make arrangements to deal with Luowang's people. It's easier to prepare early."

"Hmm..." Shao Yu snorted and nodded, "I'll arrange the manpower."