Horse on the World

Chapter 696

Both King Ning and Shang Haibo of Qingzhou knew that when Li Qing of Dingzhou sacrificed the former King of Zhou and the jade seal handed down from generation to generation, the foundation of the Great Chu's survival had been taken away by Li Qing, and the legitimacy of the Great Chu was questioned. At this time, the alliance between the two parties has become inevitable, and the rest is just bargaining.
King Zhou came from the sea, so Luoyang came here in a hurry, so naturally he wanted to use the powerful navy in King Ning's hands.King Ning will take this opportunity to demand the greatest possible price from Luoyang.

Several days of disputes, negotiations, and finally, the two sides signed an agreement to strike troops and jointly resist Dingzhou. Since then, 100 taels of silver will be provided to the south every year to expand the navy and enhance its strength at sea, in order to break through the sea blockade of Dingzhou and break the chains of the outer sea, so as to be able to compete with Dingzhou in the vast black water ocean. Teacher Zhengxiong.
"Your Highness, now is not a good time to go to war with the Dingzhou Navy!" Pang Jun, a veteran of the Southern Navy with white hair like frost, looked at King Ning worriedly, "Although we have already owned two huge ships with thousands of materials. , but in the same way, Dingzhou now has two Wanliao giant ships that can be used on the Blackwater Ocean, and it is reported that the other party's fourth ship is also undergoing sea trials. Although Zheng Zhiyuan took the Kaitai, but, There is no doubt that today's Dingzhou navy has formed a strong combat force, and has become increasingly proficient in cooperating with such giant ships. However, the only one of us that has barely formed a combat force is the Ningzhou, and the other ship will form a combat force. It will still be effective for at least one year, and fighting now is very likely to cause us to suffer huge losses."

King Ning shook his head, "Forced by the situation, there is nothing we can do. Pang Jun, we don't have time to get used to it slowly. The longer the time, the stronger the opponent will be. Although we are also getting stronger, I am very worried that the speed at which we become stronger will slow down." Can't keep up with the opponent, now, Zheng Zhiyuan has taken away nearly half of the Dingzhou navy, is there a better opportunity than this? Moreover, the development of the sea war will also let Luoyang send us a large amount of cash, which is very important for us In terms of our finances, it is also an excellent supplement. You must know that in recent years, our income has not been as good as our expenditures. In order to restore the economy and people's livelihood in Liao, Shun and Shenyang, we have invested a large amount of money, and our financial resources are already unbearable. burden."

"Your Highness, once the navy starts a war, the loss of the warships must be replenished in time, otherwise it will be impossible to fight. You must know that now Dingzhou has used five thousand warships as a regular force, and the three thousand warships have completely degenerated into The frigate, and we, even if we can compete with each other on the giant ship of ten thousand materials, we will definitely fall into a disadvantage in the confrontation of the medium-sized ship."

King Ning nodded and said: "Don't worry about this, I have ordered all the shipyards in the south to rush to build new ships for you, and all the large merchant ships in the south have also been requisitioned. There are also excellent sailors on these merchant ships. If necessary, you can Add them to your army where they are."

Pang Jun hesitated and said: "Your Highness, this may cause opposition from some families along the coast. Most of these large merchant ships belong to them."

"If the skin doesn't survive, how can the hair be attached?" King Ning sneered, "In the face of a national crisis, if there are people who don't understand the overall situation, is this king a vegetarian?"

Seeing King Ning's attitude, Pang Jun understood that King Ning's decision had been made, so he nodded immediately and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best."

King Ning patted Pang Jun on the shoulder, "Pang Jun, you have been with me for decades. I am very relieved of you. I just want to tell you that your navy is what our south depends on for survival." The biggest capital, this time Dingzhou transported the king of Zhou who was fishing for money back, the defense must be strict, and we went to the battle in a hurry, so you have to be clear about the purpose of the battle, do you understand what I said?"

Pang Jun nodded, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I understand, if you can fight, you can fight, if you can't fight, you can leave."

"That's right. If we can bury that king of Zhou at the bottom of the sea, that would be great. But if it doesn't work, don't rush it. Now that we have united with Luoyang, Li Qing of Dingzhou is at an absolute disadvantage. So this first battle at sea is not decisive, if we can't succeed in one fell swoop, we have to prepare for a long-term confrontation with our opponents."

The border between Qingzhou and Xingzhou.

Under the cover of night, more than a dozen figures are busy busy, the dug road is being filled up, with layers of broken soil covered, the road is flat again, no one can see from the outside. In the same way, several experts in this field restored it to its original state as much as possible, so that it does not look any different from places other than this avenue.
"My lord, what are these bags wrapped upside down? Are we going to use this bag to assassinate the Shang thief?" A person asked in a low voice, his tone full of doubts, "Now that we know the other party's route , why don't we send Flying Eagle over here and do a big job?"

"Shut up!" Someone beside him immediately reprimanded: "Have you got water in your head? The Shang thief is now the chief assistant of Luoyang, and the defense around him is so strict. Besides, there is that dog thief Yuan Fang accompanying him. We can kill him with a sword and a sword, so why do we still have to spend so much time and effort? The Luoyang branch was planning so carefully at that time, and how decisively it acted. A large number of brothers were sacrificed, but they failed to succeed. This shows that this matter is by no means easy. Once, the dean arranged it personally, is your little head smarter than the dean?"

Hearing Dean Qingfeng being mentioned by the other party, the guy who just spoke shut up immediately, "I'm as good as Dean, I'm just curious about what's in this bag?"

"Hey!" The man laughed dryly, obviously he knew it, "This is the big killer brought by the dean from Dingzhou. I heard that it was just developed in Dingzhou. We were the first to use it." , you, just rejoice!"

In the dense forest beside the road, Qiuping was dressed in a black outfit, and even her face was covered by a black hood, revealing only two big eyes full of murderous intent. Beside Qingfeng, Qiuping was just an ordinary guard. In the eyes of these people from other places, she is a big shot holding Shang Fang's sword.
Seeing a large number of branch elites gathered around her, Qiu Ping took off a burden from her body with great care, opened it, took out a wooden box, opened it, and by the bright moonlight, everyone saw that the wooden box Among them, there are four oval iron bumps, and a long rope is hanging behind their buttocks.

"Everyone, this operation was personally arranged by Dean Qingfeng, and Dean Qingfeng is watching us in Qinzhou right now." Qiuping said coldly. In fact, at this time, Qingfeng had already set off for Luoyang.
Everyone immediately stood in awe.

"When the Thieves' team marched here, you, Xia Hou, were in charge of lighting the fuse. You had tried it repeatedly at home, and the time was right. You should have experienced it?" Qiuping asked. "

One of them, who looked like a leader, immediately replied: "Generally, there will be no mistakes."

Qiuping nodded, "In the first round, we want to cause great panic in the opponent. The opponent has never seen this thing before, so they will inevitably panic. If Shang Haibo is not solved in the first round, then in the second round, we will use this thing "Qiu Ping patted the box in her hand, and picked up one by herself, "There are three more people, I need three masters with strong martial arts skills, but let me state in advance, the closer you get to the thief, the more likely you will succeed if you charge up with this thing. But the greater the danger, it is very likely that you will not be able to come back, who wants to go?"

Qiba immediately reached out to the box with both hands, and the person named Xia Hou glared, "Do you dare to snatch it from me?"

The guy who asked the question before said with a smile: "My lord, you have to take care of that thing, so you don't need it?"

Xia Hou chuckled, "It's only a matter of a moment, and then it's all right, Xiao Chang, is your martial arts better than mine?"

"It's a little short, but it's not too bad?" Taking advantage of everyone's hesitation, the person called Xiao Chang stretched out his hand suddenly, and grabbed one in his hand.

Xia Hou also quickly took one, and the other one was immediately snatched away by another person.
"Very good!" Qiuping was very satisfied with everyone's condition, "Now, let me teach you how to use this thing."

Xiao Chang complacently admired the iron guy in his hand. The iron shell was like a tortoise shell with clear marks on it, which divided the whole iron shell into small squares. He was admiring himself. Suddenly a hand stretched out and snatched the iron thing away.
Xiaochang was furious, "I snatched it tonight." But when he saw who it was, he couldn't help but shut his mouth again. That person came with Qiuping. Very respectful, then the identity and status must not be lowered.Xiaochang couldn't help looking at Qiuping for help.
"General Buyangu, this is a matter of our Overwatch Council. You were just ordered by the general to watch the battle." Qiuping said with some dissatisfaction.
Only then did everyone suddenly realize that this was actually Bu Yanggu, a barbarian general named Mingwei, under the command of General Guo Shanfeng, the governor of Qinzhou.
Buyangu smiled slightly: "General Qiuping, didn't you say that you want a guy with strong martial arts? I am confident that martial arts are much stronger than this Xiaochang. Since the higher the martial arts, the more likely it is to succeed, then How can I just sit on the sidelines, if I let the general know that I am doing nothing, my buttocks will be beaten when I go back, for the sake of my buttocks, I have no choice but to stand up!"

Buyangu said it easily and freely, Qiuping couldn't help but burst out laughing, her eyes were filled with admiration. It can't be compared at all.With his shot, the possibility of success naturally increases greatly.
"Since that's the case, I'm in trouble, General. Just remember, the general has to retreat immediately after throwing this object. No matter whether we succeed or not, we must not love to fight." Qiuping said seriously.

"Don't worry, General Qiuping, I, Buyangu, still want to kill all directions on the battlefield, but I don't want to bury my useful body here. After throwing this thing, I will definitely turn around and run away."

In the night sky, there was a sudden cry of Ye Yuan, from far to near, and quickly arrived in front of her eyes, Qiu Ping stood up abruptly, "Here we come!"

At this time, the sky is already showing a slight dawn.
In the twilight, on the avenue, a group of people and horses came slowly from a distance. Judging by the length of the group, there were no fewer than a thousand people. They rode in front of the road, and there were many armored vehicles in the middle, guarding a carriage in the middle.
It is different from the fast horse and whip when he went, but he will be much more comfortable when he comes back. King Ning specially presented a beautiful carriage to let Shang Haibo rest.Seeing this carriage made in Dingzhou, Shang Haibo felt a burst of emotion. These things are what he thought of when he was with Li Qing and others.
The carriage is large, exquisite and comfortable. After sitting down Shang Haibo and Yuan Fang, it is still very spacious. Finally, this trip has a perfect result. King Ning agreed to attack from the sea to intercept King Zhou and his party. And what Luoyang paid was only 100 million taels of military expenses a year. Shang Haibo felt that it was worthwhile to buy the effectiveness of the powerful navy in the south with 100 million taels of silver. , but as long as he makes a move, there will be an endless fight at sea. Shang Haibo, who was born in Dingzhou, naturally knows that a sea war is a war that burns money. Compared with a land battle, it is more important. It is a bottomless pit of burning silver, and the sinking of a warship is enough to arm a wing of infantry.Regardless of who has the upper hand, Li Qing or King Ning, it will be beneficial to Luoyang and will not cause any harm.

Let's fight, the worse the fight, the better.Shang Haibo fell asleep with a satisfied expression.
Yuan Fang on one side was not sleepy, and looked at Shang Haibo on the opposite side with a pair of bottomless eyes, the expression on his face changed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
When Chen Xiyan saw him for the last time, he told him that if Shang Haibo knew that he was the one who killed his wife and son, he would definitely deal with him. But now, after following Shang Haibo for a while, he found that this person was indeed Once he made up his mind, he would go on without hesitation. After returning to Luoyang, a series of punches were very effective in hitting Li Qing's soft threats. After Xiao Haoran returned to Youyan, Youyan immediately became overwhelmed Sure enough, now Lu Dalin of Xiangshan Mansion had to adjust the alert level, and began to guard against Youyan taking back Xiangshan Mansion.
And the alliance with King Ning pushed Li Qing to a dead end and put Li Qingquan at a disadvantage. After returning to Xingzhou this time, Shang Haibo had already made a series of plans for Zhou Tong, the purpose of which was to make Li Qingquan in Xingzhou. The border of Qin effectively restrained Guoshanfeng and confused Li Qing, but the real heavy punch of Luoyang was not here.
When seeing this huge plan for the first time, Yuan Fang couldn't help feeling that Li Qing lost Shang Haibo, it was indeed a heavy loss, but this is just the luck of Luoyang.

But the more powerful Shang Haibo is, the more dangerous the sharp sword hanging above his head will be. Yuan Fang smiled silently. If His Majesty finally decides the overall situation, he will still protect him wholeheartedly like now. what?It is true that he is far inferior to his opponents in matters of military affairs and the world, but when it comes to small conspiracies and tricks, he is the ancestor of this line.

Oh, by the way, I heard that the Dingzhou white fox has come out again. It seems that I have another opponent in the future. That woman is an excellent opponent to hone myself. With her existence, I can't even sleep. Keep one eye open.
When Qingfeng comes to power, will he assassinate Shang Haibo again?Yuan Fang tilted his head, thinking.

Tens of meters away, Qiuping opened her eyes wide and looked at the continuous stream of people and horses beside the road. Xiahou beside her moved her lips slightly, counting silently, and suddenly hit the flint with a smack, igniting the wrapped fuse. The sound of Chi Chi sounded immediately, this sound was hidden in the heavy footsteps on the road, and it was not eye-catching at all.The remainder of these leads were wrapped in tarpaulins and buried in the ground.
A little spark quickly retracted into the ground, and everyone held their breath, staring at the place where the package was buried before.

There was a loud bang, so loud that even the people in the woods were stunned. Although Qiuping had seen it before, it was just Xiaobao's experiment. Such a huge power made her ears buzz.

"It's a pity!" Buyangu on one side has seen a lot of big scenes. Although he was taken aback, he immediately recovered the good and difficult mentality of a general who commanded the army before Mount Tai collapsed in front of him. Seeing that the two horses pulling the carriage were blown to pieces, the horses' heads flew high, but the explosion was obviously a little bit early, the driver on the shaft had long since disappeared, but the obviously specially made carriage was just completely overturned On the ground, it didn't fall apart. If it was so powerful at night, the carriage would definitely not be able to bear it.

The carriage overturned, and the huge impact caused it to roll backwards. Whether it was soldiers or officials around the carriage, they were all bloody and bloody, and more people were stunned, looking at the place where the sound came from. , the flames were blazing, and some people even shouted hoarsely.
This is the first appearance of Hot Weapon in Dachu.
The carriage rolled over, and Yuan Fang's ears were buzzing, and stars appeared in front of his eyes. The moment the carriage fell, he had already lifted Shang Haibo in one hand, and hugged him tightly. Just now, he was thinking about Qingfeng, but the other party His assassination followed like a shadow, but what exactly is this.As the carriage rolled over, there were shouts of panic from outside, but Yuan Fang was still thinking about this question in his head.

Looking down at Shang Haibo, the other person's eyes turned white, when the carriage fell over just now, his head hit the wall of the carriage, which made him faint.
The carriage finally stopped, and Yuan Fang took a deep breath. At this time, the carriage was on its back, but the door was on the top, and when he kicked it, the door of the carriage flew high, Yuan Fang carried Shang Haibo, soaring into the sky ．

Seeing Yuan Fang's appearance, Qiu Ping saw at a glance that the man held by her opponent was none other than Shang Haibo, whom Dingzhou had longed for.
"Kill!" Qiuping screamed, holding a torch in one hand and the iron object in the other, she ran out of the woods, tapped her toes on the tree pole, and swept forward.Behind him, Buyangu followed closely.

"Clear the way for the general!" Xia Hou also yelled, and a dozen figures came out of the woods. At this time, the soldiers on the road that had been bombed into chaos hadn't recovered from their senses at all.
(End of this chapter)