When Zhang Yu returned to the station, he learned that the people who went to raid Shuangzhou this time were also back. He picked up the report and looked at it. He saw that the military government had dispatched a total of three hundred fighting ships for this operation.
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This time Cao Du was planning to adopt the method he did last time, which was to prepare Xuan soldiers near Shuangzhou and then conduct a short-range raid.
But later, through trial and error, I found that this method is difficult to use anymore.
After Shuangzhou suffered a big loss, it quickly deduced the method used by the cultivators last time, so it spared no effort to release patrols thousands of miles away and arranged more creations, and rebuilt it in the state.
A large number of forts and retaining walls.
Under such an arrangement, any surprise attack may turn into a forced attack.
In view of this, Cao Du made a decision to replace all the pilots of the flying boats with mindless creators, and then began to launch a rapid raid thousands of miles away.
Of more than 300 airships, less than 100 finally rushed to the territory of Mizhou. The rest either exploded on their own or were shot down in advance. In the end, these airships all landed in Shuangzhou with Xuanbing.
However, Cao Du had no intention of letting them come back from the beginning, and he thought this loss was acceptable.
After Shuangzhou suffers such an attack, it will inevitably have an impact on its ongoing construction of various fortifications, and more manpower and material resources will have to be used to prepare for the next raid.
After the Qingyang Mansion was forced to retreat from the Taibo gods and monsters, it can be said that all aspects of materials are abundant, and they have the confidence to compete with Shuangzhou for consumption.
The monks also made great efforts in this raid. It was precisely because of their maintenance and guidance that the fleet avoided more losses and the targets they attacked were very accurate. Cao Du even sent a lot of thank you gifts for this.
But this time, Cao Fangding, who had been responsible for spying on Shuangzhou's reality, also came back with him and was waiting at the station.
Zhang Yu knew that something must have happened to him, otherwise he would not have turned around at this time, so after reading the newspaper, he immediately ordered someone to invite him over.
Cao Fangding arrived soon, and after greeting him, he said: "Xuanzheng previously asked Cao to pay attention to Shuangzhou Manufacturing Institute and other places. Since Shuangzhou was always heavily guarded, I was never able to find it. But this time when I raided Shuangzhou, I
I took advantage of the chaos and found a few suspicious places."
While he was talking, he took out a jade tablet and looked at the big wall in front of him. The map he had sketched immediately appeared on it, and some parts of it were circled with a red pen.
Zhang Yu walked to the front, looked carefully, then glanced to the side and pointed: "Is there a place here that is not in the state?"
Cao Fangding said: "Yes, Cao also tried to explore there, but the interior is buried deep, and there are layers of protection, and it is difficult to penetrate deep into the visualization map. Therefore, even if it is not a courtyard, it is extremely important.
Boundary.”
Zhang Yu nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, fellow Taoist Cao. The information you brought back is very useful."
With these goals, when he attacks Shuangzhou, he can directly find these boundaries without having to search everywhere.
He added: "The military government will launch the offensive, probably around May or June. It's not that long from then. I may have to trouble fellow Taoist Cao for a while."
Cao Fangding cupped his hands and said, "This is what I ordered you to do."
After Cao Fangding retreated, Zhang Yu went into the inner room and sat down. After taking in his breath for a moment, he picked up the Cicada Sword. After a while, a gleaming light flashed on the blade.
Over the past few days, in addition to searching for source energy and strengthening his spiritual practice, he has also been focusing on strengthening the power of the sword.
One of them is to make the flying sword strike thousands of miles away. In fact, he can do this now, but the sword is not a visual image, but if it is far away, the power attached to it will inevitably weaken.
, the flying is not as fast as it is close by.
Therefore, he is now trying to overcome this shortcoming, but this may take a long time.
After several days of seclusion, he came out of seclusion. At this time, a disciple came to report: "Xuanzheng, there was something sent from the Tianjiyuan station, which was said to be given to Xuanzheng. The disciple has placed it in Xuanzheng's box.
On the case."
Before Zhang Yulai came to the desk, he looked at the signature on the letter above and found that it was from Mr. Ying. Below was a wooden box that looked simple in shape.
He flicked his sleeves and opened the lid of the box. A flash of light suddenly flashed inside, and then a small thing half a man's height jumped out. It was not afraid when it saw him. It squatted there and stared at him with wide eyes.
This little thing looks like a pika, but its ears are short, and its whole body is composed of a dense white mist. Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, it looks like a ball of white fur.
"Old spirit?"
Zhang Yu took one look and knew the origin of this thing.
The old spirit is a kind of spiritual being that likes to be stored in ancient objects. It can not only maintain the integrity of ancient objects, but also has a natural sensitivity to some ancient things. Sometimes it is also used by people to find treasures in some hidden places.
He had seen a similar creature below Yantai Academy before.
Elder Ying gave this thing to him, apparently because he heard about his reputation for liking antiques, so he used it to express his gratitude for saving his life.
He stretched out his hand and put it on the head of the old spirit. Instantly, his mind communicated and he gave it the title of "Treasure Lord".
The old spirit received his name, blinked his eyes, and his eyes suddenly became a little more lively.
Zhang Yu nodded, reached out and flicked it, and the old spirit turned into a ray of light and returned to the box.
The wisdom of this old spirit is like that of a child. When communicating with ordinary people, it can only use the most basic gestures.
But here, he can communicate with it directly using the light of his heart, and he can also try to strengthen its strength and wisdom. After reaching a certain level, he can let it go out and let it search for ancient objects on its own without having to keep it at his side.
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On the observation platform in Mizhou City, an old man with a high crown stood on the observation platform, looking at the buildings that were destroyed in this attack. Although his back was still straight and his energy was still full, compared to years ago, his body was
The shape has become much thinner.
One of his trusted attendants came over and bowed: "Xiangguo, the losses this time have been calculated. The prime minister still expected it accurately. He took precautions early and the loss was less than one-third of the last time."
The old man Gaoguan looked at the ruined areas and said in a deep voice: "Is this still a good thing?"
The trusted servants didn't know what to say, so they could only bow their heads and say nothing.
The old man Gao Guan sighed: "Qingyang doesn't want us to have a chance to breathe. They will never do this just once before launching a formal attack. You must pay attention to the trends outside."
The trusted attendant bowed and said, "I am always keeping an eye on you."
The old man Gao Guan said: "Also, have you ever found out? Why did Qingyang use hundreds of flying boats this time, but there was no news from Qingyang beforehand?"
The trusted attendant replied: "Xiangguo, Cao Du is very cautious. The flying boats he chose were all brought up from different places in the rear. Moreover, there were many monks accompanying him this time. They were closely monitored and no news could be conveyed in advance.
"
The old man Gao Guan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's not for this reason. No matter how difficult it is, there are always clues to such a big operation."
The trusted servant was shocked and said: "The Prime Minister said..."
The old man with a high crown said coldly: "It seems that some people already want to give up on us when they see our decline."
He snorted and said, "Go and summon Chen Shao."
The confidant attendant said: "I will go now."
After a long time, a man in Taoist uniform came over. He bowed his hands and said, "The Prime Minister is looking for me?"
The old man with a high crown said: "Daozhang Chen, how many monks do you have available?"
Chen Shaodao: "Currently, there are more than 50 middle-level monks and more than 300 low-level monks who are completely under our control."
The old man Gao Guan said: "I predict that Qingyang will come to attack us again, so your efforts are needed here."
There were also monks in Shuangzhou in the past. Except for the monks who were infected by nightmares like them, the rest of them were transformed by them using special means.
It's just that such monks are inevitably too rigid and do not know how to adapt because of their damaged minds. In addition, Shuangzhou is mainly composed of armored warriors, so no one uses them on weekdays.
They were inspired by Zhang Yu's previous raid on Mizhou with more than a hundred monks, and they also tried to use monks carrying Xuan soldiers to raid the Fangtai garrison.
It's just that you can't deal with the monks using this method. Even if the Fangtai station is bombed, you can turn around and come back to rebuild it.
Moreover, Zhang Yu later destroyed the Shuangzhou sentry point and set up sentry posts in the outer area. As time went by, the defense became more and more strict. Even if they wanted to do this, it was impossible, and the plan was shelved.
After Cao Du launched another attack on Shuangzhou this time, Shuangzhou decided that if the opponent came again, they would use monks to defend and intercept those fighting flying boats midway.
Chen Shaodao: "Since the prime minister has given the order, I will naturally follow it, but I also need to say that with Qingyang's background, even if we succeed once, it will be of no use. The Xuanfu will definitely have more manpower next time.
If you want to do this, there won’t be much chance. It would be better for the Prime Minister to think of a way out early.”
The old man with a high crown said: "Just do your best."
Chen Shaodao: "Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll resign."
After the old man Gaoguan waited for him to leave, he went down to the observation platform, went all the way to the middle region of Shuangzhou through a special secret passage, and once again came to the underground cave located a hundred miles deep.
He carefully stepped on the broken slate on the lava, walked to a huge blue crystal jade, bowed to the tall figure inside, and said: "Meet Zhengguo."
The figure in the crystal jade woke up and said, "Is there something wrong with the family?"
The old man Gao Guan said: "As a report to Zheng Guo, the Qingyang Military Mansion has already stationed hundreds of thousands of troops in the wasteland. A few days ago, it sent a flying boat to raid Mizhou again. Judging from this movement, it will take at least one to two months.
Qingyang will definitely come to attack us, and this time there will definitely be monks accompanying him. With the military power we currently have, we cannot stop it at all, so..."
He bowed deeply and said: "This time we may need to make final plans."
The figure was silent for a moment and said: "I already know that, and the family will make arrangements according to that plan."
The tall-crowned old man bowed his head again, bowed and retreated without saying a word, while the tall figure in the crystal jade kept watching him leave, and then fell silent again.
