Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1945: Demon Slayer (V)

In the calm and peaceful environment, the people of Sanghai City spent several days in peace.

The court also organized a convoy to transport the materials it had gathered to Sanghai in an emergency.

This time, the imperial court adjusted the transport routes of the fleet and merged and integrated them. Although it would take a little more time on the road, the originally scattered transport teams were integrated into just a few.

In this way, manpower can be concentrated to protect the transport convoy.

The transport team was not attacked by anti-Qin forces again afterwards, and the materials were delivered to Sanghai safely throughout the journey.

For ordinary people, this is just a topic of conversation after dinner.

When the convoy was attacked, they discussed how the imperial army could be so useless and how the rebels dared to be so arrogant.

The convoys were no longer attacked, so they discussed why the rebels had become weak again and how the power of the Imperial Army should not be underestimated.

For them, it doesn’t matter whether the Empire or the rebels suffer, as long as they don’t suffer.

But for both Luowang and the anti-Qin forces, this temporary peace was an obvious signal.

Anyone with a bit of common sense can realize that the anti-Qin forces would not stop after launching an insignificant attack. The reason they are not taking action now is obviously to wait for an opportunity they think is more appropriate.

However, their purpose was too obvious and Luowang would definitely be able to see through it, so the best time they chose might very well become a trap set by Luowang.

Both sides are planning an open "conspiracy".

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"It seems that Luowang has not taken any abnormal actions."

Inside the Mohist stronghold, Shao Yu sat at a table with a large piece of paper spread out in front of him, all covered with words.

These are the information he has collected from various channels in the past few days, information about Luowang and the Empire's movements.

Tianming sat on the other side, his posture was very relaxed, he didn't seem to care about Shaoyu's words, he asked lazily, "Have you got the information about the transport convoy?"

"Of course, this is the most important thing." Shao Yu sighed and nodded, "There is one last transport convoy, it is very large and will be delivered to Sanghai tomorrow."

"It is estimated that this should be the last bit of material that Gongshu Chou needs."

"Then let's take action tomorrow." Tianming slapped the table and finalized the action.

Shao Yu frowned and reminded, "Are you planning to confront Luowang head-on?"

Tianming smiled and said, "It's definitely not possible to get a bargain. It was impossible from the beginning."

In this round, they took the absolute initiative, while Luowang, or the Empire, could only passively take the beating.

But the significance of this initiative is actually not that great.

For Tianming and his men, if they cannot catch the big fish, then there is no point in doing so. It would just be a matter of exchanging blood for blood with the Empire.

Even if they paid far less blood than the Empire, it would not be considered an advantage, because the difference in the upper limit of the blood bars of both sides was 'slightly' large.

In other words, Tianming and his men can rely on this initiative to give the empire a slight blow without paying much cost, but if they want to really bleed the empire, they can't do it.

If they want to plot against Yanri, they will definitely be plotted against by Yanri in return. It will depend on who has more skills at that time.

"Did you find out anything when you went to Mirage before?" Shao Yu continued to ask, still looking nervous.

Tianming had already been to the Mirage once, today, not long ago - because he estimated that it was almost time to take action, and it was time to meet Qianlong.

This time he refused Shao Yu Shi Lan's offer of companionship and went alone. He went there and came back quickly, and the whole journey did not take much time.

Tianming pursed his lips and replied in a deep voice, "The people from Yin-Yang School are all in the Mirage now."

"That doesn't mean anything." Shao Yu retorted, "Luowang has set the time to tomorrow, so of course they can proceed as usual today."

Tianming grinned and replied softly, "Qianlong told me that Xinghun met with a mysterious person not long ago."

"The mysterious man...what did they talk about?" Shao Yu did not bother about the identity of the mysterious man and asked directly about the key point.

"I don't know." Tianming shook his head. "They met at Zibei Water Pavilion. Qianlong didn't dare to peek."

"The reason why we say they met is based on the timing of their actions."

"Could I have guessed wrong?" Shao Yu immediately asked back upon hearing this.

"It's unlikely." Tianming shrugged and replied, "Unless Xinghun happens to want to go to Zibei Water Pavilion to check out the fish, and there happens to be an outsider who wraps himself up tightly and also wants to go to Zibei Water Pavilion to check out the fish at about the same time."

"And then the two of them didn't collide inside yet."

"..." Shao Yu was silent for a moment, then asked, "How many people from the Yin Yang family do you think will go tomorrow?"

"Since the person who contacted is Xinghun, it is most likely him, plus the eldest young master Siming... Yun Zhongjun is a timid guy who values ​​his life, so it is unlikely that he will follow Xinghun and risk his life for him." Tianming answered nonchalantly, picking his nails.

"Three..." Shao Yu tapped his fingers on the table irregularly, thinking methodically in his mind, "There is Yanri over there at Luowang, who can guarantee that there won't be other Tianzi killers hiding there."

"So they could have four top experts, or five. If there are more, the chances are slim."

Tianming then added, "There should be at least five. If there are only four, the possibility of them eating us is too low. There is no need for Yanri to go through all this trouble."

If it was just to escort materials, Luowang actually had more ways.

For example, further adjusting the transportation route, making it only one transportation line, concentrating all the manpower of Luowang and the army - of course, he himself would not take any action.

In this way, the possibility of anti-Qin forces launching attacks again will be unlikely.

The benefits are small, but the risks are huge, so no one would do this thankless job.

Of course, Luowang must ensure that Gongshu Chou's progress is not hindered by their incompetence, so if Tianming and others are willing to fight Luowang to the death at all costs, Yanri will definitely be forced out.

But before Yanri was forced out, it was hard to say how much price Tianming and the others would have to pay.

Again, the lengths of the health bars of both sides are not at the same level at all, and exchanging blood would be a loss for Tianming and his friends.

"Then what should we do?" Shao Yu asked back.

They couldn't defeat five top masters at all, and they might even lose a piece of their flesh to them.

Tianming looked at his nails and replied calmly, "If the right way doesn't work, then go the other way. There is always a way to go."

"Let's get ready to contact our people and see their attitude."

"Huh...Okay!" Shao Yu took a deep breath, did not question Tian Ming's words anymore, put his hands on the table, stood up, turned around and left.

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The next day.

On the outskirts of Sanghai, a convoy was galloping towards Sanghai under a bloated escort. It was obvious that the driver was trying his best to speed up, but the heavy cargo and the huge team were slowing down the speed of the horses, so no matter how fast they ran, they could only run so fast.

While the horse-drawn carriages transporting supplies were galloping towards Sanghai, the port of Sanghai was also a scene of bustling activity.

Whether it is the special crossbow or the stargazing instrument, they are all fixed, and Gongshu Chou can only choose a suitable location on the mirage and build them directly.

There is nothing much to say about the stargazing equipment. You can just use the ready-made one on the Toad Palace and modify it.

The special crossbow is a bit more troublesome and requires choosing a suitable location.

According to the deadline set by Gu Xun for Gongshu Chou, Gongshu Chou estimated that he would only have time to install three crossbows at most.

In order to ensure that the shooting range of the crossbow can cover any direction of the mirage, the positions of these three crossbows must be carefully designed.

The structure of the Mirage is complex. Although it has a wide and empty deck, it only covers half of the surface area of ​​the ship. The other half is much more complicated.

More importantly, this type of crossbow itself has requirements for the construction environment.

Because this crossbow is very big... very big!
Gu Xun had previously thought that this thing was outrageous, as its range and lethality were beyond the scope of a crossbow.

But that was because he couldn't understand the blueprints.

After Gongshu Chou selected the first position on the deck and started building, he understood why this thing could be so outrageous.

A huge thing that is estimated to be more than ten feet tall and wide, and more than fifteen feet long, should definitely not be considered a "crossbow".

According to what Gongshu Chou and Gu Xun introduced, in such a huge volume, most of it is a power storage and transmission structure. As a "crossbow", the module that realizes the basic function of shooting accounts for a very small proportion, so small that it can be ignored.

In this case, a longer range and greater lethality is indeed... understandable.

Because the construction had to be done directly on the Mirage, the restrictions on the Mirage, which had been tightly sealed, were lifted from the moment Gongshu Chou started the construction.

Not only is it no longer closed, but there are large numbers of people coming in and out every day.

The time for transporting daily necessities, mechanical materials, and Gong Shujia's pilots is not very fixed.

If there is time, Gongshu Chou would certainly be willing to work out a complete construction schedule, transport materials at a fixed time and location every day, and build the crossbow.

But he didn't have the time, so he could only make the simplest plan and then lead everyone to work overtime to catch up.

There isn’t enough time to sleep and eat every day, so how can I take care of anything else?

As for how much trouble this would bring to Mirage, he didn't care. Anyway, Gu Xun and the Emperor's orders were his top priority.

Among the crowd of people boarding the Mirage, there seemed to be a few people who looked out of harmony with the others, but there was nothing wrong with them.

Both the Shadow Secret Guards and the Yin-Yang Family arranged personnel to conduct inspections, one at the port and the other at the Mirage.

Neither of these two checkpoints found anything wrong and allowed them to enter the mirage.

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"Sir, the last batch of materials has arrived twenty miles outside the city and will be delivered safely soon!"

A shadow secret guard hurriedly found his commander and reported the news right away.

Zhang Han's eyebrows jumped after hearing this, and he immediately asked, "They didn't encounter any attacks!?"

"No, it was safe the whole time!"

"They didn't make a move?" Zhang Han muttered in a low voice, then suddenly turned his head to look at Mirage, "No, they adjusted their target!"

The possibility of those anti-Qin forces temporarily giving up their actions is almost zero, so they can only shift their targets.

And now in Sanghai, there are only three targets worthy of their attack - Yanri of Luowang, himself of Yingmiwei, and the people of Yinyang Family... Maybe Gongshu Chou can be counted as one, but he is also on the Mirage.

Now that Luowang, which should have been in trouble, was not attacked, and neither was he nor the Shadow Guard, the accident could have happened on the Mirage side.

Zhang Han reacted and immediately ordered his men, "Notify everyone who has no mission to gather and wait. Send a team to find out the whereabouts of Yanri and the situation on the mirage as soon as possible! As soon as possible!"

After saying this, he left without waiting for his men to respond.

He was going to the general's mansion to see Gu Xun.

"Sir!" Zhang Han was not far from the General's Mansion. He quickly rushed to Gu Xun's residence in the General's Mansion and rushed in. When he saw him, he quickly saluted and said, "The last batch of materials will be delivered soon, and there was no ambush!"

Gu Xun didn't seem surprised by this. Facing the anxious Zhang Han, he calmly replied, "It's good that we didn't get attacked. Why are you panicking?"

"I..." Gu Xun's attitude made Zhang Han speechless for a moment, but he quickly organized his words and explained, "I was worried that the rebels would change their target, so I went to Mirage."

"There are people from the Yin-Yang School on the Mirage, so you don't need to worry." Gu Xun's attitude remained indifferent.

Zhang Han probably knew that he didn't need to intervene in this matter, but he still asked:
"The chieftain of the Gongshu clan is also on the boat. I think we should take him..."

Gu Xun interrupted Zhang Han with a little impatience, "As for Gongshu Chou...if you are willing, send someone to keep an eye on him, and don't worry about anything else."

Zhang Han was silent for a moment, but still asked another question, "Sir, there is one more thing."

"I suspect that Yanri probably did not lead the team to escort the last batch of materials... He went into hiding."

After Zhang Han thought that Tianming and his men might have gone to attack Mirage, he thought of another possibility - Luowang and the Yin-Yang family had joined forces.

He had thought of this possibility a long time ago, but what he had thought before was that Yanri had persuaded the Yin-Yang family to send people to help Luowang deal with the anti-Qin forces, but now he thought the opposite.

Yanri might have been asked by the Yin-Yang family to help them!

If this is the case, it means that the anti-Qin forces may have fallen into the trap of Yin-Yang School and Yanri.

Zhang Han didn’t care whether the anti-Qin forces lived or died, but Tianming... was a little special to Gu Xun, so he felt he should mention it.

However, Gu Xun still didn't care and replied calmly, "It's none of your business where Yanri is."

"In short, you don't have to worry about anything except Gongshu Chou's project."

"Even if the mirage sank, the Yin-Yang family was responsible."

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance." Zhang Han nodded obediently and finally stopped asking questions.

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At the same time, above the mirage, in Yun Zhongjun’s alchemy room, two groups of people were confronting each other.

One of the parties was Tianming, Shaoyu, Shilan, Chen, He and Tian Heng.

Master Ban contacted many anti-Qin forces, and they were generally willing to lend personnel to the Mohist School to deal with the people of the Empire.

Ordinary subordinates can borrow them, but no one is willing to lend the real masters to other forces easily.