Ying Zheng looked at the county lieutenant next to him who was leisurely still observing the enemy's situation, and couldn't help but said: "Aren't you going to send troops yet?"
The county lieutenant said: "Although the soldiers and horses brought by Mr. Fu Yao are few, they are very strong. The weapons and armors they are equipped with are all the best. This crossbow arrow alone makes the enemy terrified."
"In my opinion, Master Fu Yao's troops will not suffer casualties within one hour. They will not be defeated within four hours."
Ying Zheng: "..."
He said somewhat unhappily: "So, do you plan to attack again after an hour?"
The county lieutenant was a little scared and hurriedly explained: "What the official means is that Mr. Fu Yao has three hundred people, and the official has brought another thousand people. There is no problem in defeating the thieves when we join forces, but if we want to kill them all It’s a bit difficult to kill them all.”
Ying Zheng looked at the county captain in surprise: This man has such a loud tone.
The county lieutenant said: "Therefore, please give me some time to make a good plan." He speculated that Mr. Fu Yao only led 300 people on this patrol, so he might not have the intention of using himself as a bait to lure out the thieves. "
"If I rashly send out troops and ruin Young Master Fu Yao's plan, then all the hard work that Young Master Fu Yao has put in over the past few days will be in vain."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Then you arrange it as soon as possible. If one of Fu Yao's men is injured, I will definitely not spare you."
The county lieutenant was obedient.
Then he ordered the people around him: "Send the signal and tell Mr. Fu Yao that we have arrived."
The man responded and took out a cylinder.
Li Shui was stunned when he saw the cylinder: This thing looks a bit familiar.
Looking at the operation method again, Li Shui became more sure.
The man took the cylinder to a flat place and lit it.
With a muffled sound, the cylinder flew into the air. Then with a bang, it exploded in the sky.
Ying Zheng was startled and asked, "What is this?"
The county captain said: "After Mr. Fu Yao arrived in Beidi County, in addition to organizing production, he also recruited a group of smart people to study various novel things."
"The thing released just now is called Immortal Thunder. Its principle was inspired by the refining elixir of immortality."
"It is said that when the immortal was refining the elixir, fire and smoke burst out due to the sudden expansion of the immortal energy. After we obtained the formula of the elixir, we conducted some research."
"Master Fu Yao said that if you can use immortal energy to kill enemies, it should have a good effect. However, we tested it, but it did not achieve the results expected. Moreover, this object is very dangerous and can be easily injured by the immortal energy, so Although we are very anxious, we dare not rush ahead because of greed for success.”
"Master Fu Yao has provided a large amount of funds for us to continue our research. We must strive for excellence and not be anxious."
Li Shui nodded, thinking: If you want to make gunpowder into a weapon, you also need to make a barrel and barrel. This will not be achieved overnight. Moreover, there are also problems with the current gunpowder formula and need to be studied carefully. Find a more reasonable ratio.
The man continued: "Later, the bamboo girl in Shangjun's courtyard gave us a letter, instructing us to make the fairy medicine into fairy thunder first. Although it cannot kill the enemy, it is enough to convey the message. In the future, in the application During the process, we slowly improved and explored.”
"We asked Mr. Fu Yao for instructions and decided to make a fairy thunder to convey the message first."
"Making immortal thunder can cultivate a group of talents, and then it is not too late to let these talents research weapons."
"Under the guidance of Miss Bamboo's letter, we succeeded. There are two kinds of fairy medicine in this fairy thunder."
"After the first elixir burst out, there was a bang, urging the immortal thunder into the air. At the same time, the second elixir was also ignited. It made an explosion in the air."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Fu Yao is indeed a good disciple of Huai Guzi."
The courtiers had said this sentence countless times along the way. Each time it was sarcastic.
But this time, His Majesty's golden words did express his approval.
Li Shui looked modest: "Your Majesty, thank you, thank you."
The courtiers all laughed and thought to themselves: Is there a time when Huaiguzi is humble?
As a result, Li Shui continued: "Fu Yao has only learned a little bit. There is still a lot of room for improvement."
courtier:"……"
Ying Zheng: "..."
Li Shui looked at everyone's surprised looks and thought to himself: Can't I be humble on behalf of my apprentice? Is there a problem?
At this moment, there was a bang in Fu Yao's battle formation, and then a loud bang exploded in the sky.
This sound seemed to be a response.
The county lieutenant said happily: "Master Fu Yao knows that we are coming. Hurry, find a high place to pass the news."
Then, a soldier stood on a boulder, took out two flags, and waved them constantly.
The other pawn, holding a telescope, observed the opposite side while dictating to the pawn waving the flag.
Li Shui was stunned: Semaphore? This guy is creative.
But it makes sense when you think about it. The telescope has been invented, so semaphores are no longer a problem.
In the Ten Thousand Army Formation, there is a tradition of relying on flags to convey messages.
The most common thing is that wherever the camp's flag reaches, the soldiers will rush towards it.
It is a very efficient way of communication and the content it spreads is also very low-end. But on a rapidly changing battlefield where people are shouting and horses are screaming, this is the only way.
Therefore, occasionally the flag fell, and the soldiers turned into headless chickens, wandering around, or even dispersed in a rush.
Now that the telescope was invented, these generals who fought all year round quickly combined it with the big flag and invented a simple semaphore.
The current semaphore may be different from the future semaphore, but their principles are similar.
Li Shui raised his telescope and took a look, and found that two small red flags also appeared in Fu Yao's battle.
The pawn holding the flag was firmly covered by several shields, leaving only two flags exposed, waving up and down.
Soon, the soldier in charge of the flag language came back and said to the county captain: "My lord, the young master told you to take your time and don't be anxious. This group of thieves once robbed and killed merchants, harmed the people, and injured thirty people. There are so many, we must annihilate them all today, leaving no one behind."
The county lieutenant nodded and said to the pawn: "Tell the young master to hold on for another quarter of an hour. I will occupy all the passages and trap these thieves here. After a while, I will send the signal Xian Lei. By that time We should cooperate inside and outside.”
The pawn responded, hurried back, and started signaling again.
Li Xin was knowledgeable and watched in amazement: "It's really wonderful that the two armies can communicate like this. In the past, when one army was trapped and the other army came to rescue, it was difficult to communicate with each other, so we had to send dead soldiers. Risk your life to break out and deliver the message."
"Even after the courier is caught, the other party may take advantage of it and cause serious trouble."
Li Xin said to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, although you are not involved in military affairs, you have made great contributions to the sergeants."
Seeing Li Xin's sincerity, Li Shui was moved and said, "Brother Li, you have forgotten again that I am not only knowledgeable in military affairs, but I am also recognized as the God of War by the people of Chu."
Li Xin: "..."
I knew I couldn't talk serious things with this shameless guy. What a waste of emotion.
Not long after, the messengers sent by the county captain came back.
They reported one after another that people had been ambushed in nearby passages, large and small.
The lieutenant nodded: "Send the signal."
The person who set off the firecrackers went out immediately, and then set off another firecracker.
After the firecracker rose into the air, it fired twice.
The county lieutenant drew his sword and shouted loudly: "Soldiers of the Home Guard Regiment, follow me to kill the enemy. Kill all these thieves without leaving a single one behind."
The sergeants of the Home Guard Corps howled and rushed over after the county captain.
The troops behind Ying Zheng stood still.
This is what the county captain requested repeatedly.
The emperor went to the battlefield in person, and it was absolutely impossible to do so without guards around him. If something goes wrong, the world will be in chaos.
The lieutenant had already rushed down, and Ying Zheng looked down with his binoculars.
Among the Home Guard Group, those at the front were actually a group of Huns.
These Huns roared loudly, as if they had a sworn hatred against the thieves.
In the blink of an eye, the two groups had encountered each other.
The Huns rushed in frantically, slashing left and right with their swords. In the blink of an eye, a group of thieves died under their swords.
While watching, Ying Zheng sighed: "That's weird, aren't they from the same race?"
Li Shui said from the side: "Your Majesty, they are not of the same race. These Huns think they are Qin people. They are of the same race as us."
"As for those rebels who robbed homes and homes, in their eyes, they are the big enemies who ruined their good life."
Ying Zheng said with emotion: "It's amazing, it's really amazing."
At this time, Fu Yao, who was besieged, also began to rush in with his men from inside.
The more than a thousand thieves were immediately in chaos.
Once the formation is scattered, it will not be killed by organized opponents.
Soon, the thieves began to escape. But no matter which direction they fled, they would be driven back by the ambush.
Finally, Fu Yao and the county lieutenant joined forces and started to kill the thieves on their fast horses.
Half an hour later, all the thieves were dead.
The county lieutenant and Mr. Fu Yao came towards this side on horseback.
Mr. Fu Yao was sitting on the horse, as if he was checking an account book, and did not even notice that Ying Zheng was right in front of him.
Maybe he noticed that there was a large group of people here, and maybe he thought it was an ambush from the county lieutenant, so he didn't pay attention.
The county lieutenant glanced at Ying Zheng, coughed dryly and said, "Sir, Your Majesty has arrived."
Fu Yao groaned without even raising his head: "Where are you? Send someone to prepare and greet you."
"By the way, we have to do some superficial things like not picking up lost items on the road and keeping the house closed at night. Just hire a group of people at a high price and let them walk around the streets and turn a blind eye to the gold. After all, some stupid courtiers like it. This set."
The flesh on Chunyu Yue's face twitched, and he always felt that the young master was scolding him.
The county lieutenant said helplessly: "It's too late, His Majesty has already arrived."
Fu Yao said: "Why is it too late? Where are you? Is it three miles or five miles away from here? Send someone to dig out the road and block it."
Ying Zheng: "..."
The county lieutenant said: "Your Majesty is right here, right in front of the young master."
Fu Yao finally came to his senses, raised his head and looked around, and saw Ying Zheng at a glance.
He exclaimed, stumbled off his horse, then ran over covered in dust and threw himself into Ying Zheng's arms.
Fu Yao sobbed and said: "Father, my son has been in Beidi County for nearly a year. Day and night, I miss my father every day."
Afterwards, Fu Yao burst into tears.
The courtiers all sighed with emotion: "Although Mr. Fu Yao is smart and capable, he is still a child after all."
However, Ying Zheng looked at Fu Yao with great affection and was filled with emotions.
I was happy to see Fusu and Hu Hai before, but I always felt that something was missing.
Now that he has met Fu Yao, Ying Zheng knows what is missing.
What is missing is this kind of family affection.
Fu Su was polite and courteous, but Hu Hai was focused on showing off his governance. Only Fu Yao made Ying Zheng suddenly remember that he was a father and the person in front of him was his own child.
Such an expression of true feelings is very precious and real.
Ying Zheng patted Fu Yao on the head: "You did a good job. I have already seen it in Beidi County. It was an eye-opener."
Fu Yao raised his head, wiped his tears, and said, "Father, you are so grateful. The child has only learned the basics of banishing immortals."
As Fu Yao spoke, he looked around and immediately saw Li Shui.
He ran over with joy and jumped on Li Shui.
Then... Li Shui was knocked down by him.
Li Shui lay on the ground and thought aggrievedly: Children grow up so fast. It has only been nearly a year since we last saw him, and he has grown so much taller and heavier.
Fu Yao happily said this to everyone, and then warmly invited everyone to visit Yiqu City.
After everyone entered the city, Fu Yao pointed to the teahouse and said, "Father, I'll treat you to tea."
The flesh on Ying Zheng's face twitched.
Other courtiers also said with some embarrassment: "Sir, this teahouse is full of liars, you can't go there."
Fu Yao said in confusion: "No, this is my property, how can he be a liar?"
courtier:"……"
Li Si was even more angry: No wonder I lost. It turned out to be your property. Needless to say, the county magistrate who solved the case is also yours, right?
Ying Zheng said: "You let the saucer deceive people?"
Fu Yao coughed dryly and said, "Father, that's not called cheating. That's called... a shopping guide. I learned it from my master."
The courtiers all looked at Li Shui.
Li Shui: "..."
He suddenly realized that Fu Yao was a bit of a cheat. Why did he throw all kinds of dirty water at him?
What should I do if I tarnish my good impression in the minds of others?
But how did he know the name Shopping Guide?
Unexpectedly, Fu Yao spoke plausibly and said: "When I was chatting with my master once, he once said that in the fairy world, there is a kind of person called a shopping guide. He is very enthusiastic and can introduce you to various things."
"There are some people who are thin-skinned and find it difficult to say no, so they buy things."
"My tea is indeed a good thing. It is recognized as refreshing and improving eyesight. But the wealthy businessmen here don't know its benefits. So I arranged a shopping guide and invited them to experience it."
"Some people were very reluctant at first. But after tasting it, they all thought the tea was really good. Over time, they became regular customers of the teahouse."
