The night is gradually disappearing, with a hint of fish belly white appearing in the east, and the early morning breeze is quite chilly.
It was like a pot was exploding in the palace, and Ying Zheng's anger was indescribable.
"Can you see clearly? Why did a hundred troops disappear under your eyes?"
The scout stood there shivering, but he actually didn't know.
Originally, Wang Ben sent four scouts, two of them were responsible for summons and two of them were for investigation. After Li Zhao wiped out thousands of bandits, one of them came back to report the battle situation. The other two were nowhere to be found. When he saw that the bandits were motionless, they all dozed off. , when I woke up, it was already white, and Li Zhao and others also disappeared.
"Humble, I don't know how to be humble. I only know that they went to cut down bamboo trees, and then, and then..." The scout couldn't say any more.
Ying Zheng didn't know what 'then' meant, so he became furious.
"If you are slack during the war and miss the military, you will be punished by military discipline if someone comes."
"Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life!" The scout's voice became weaker and weaker as he was carried out.
"Marquis Tongwu, lead the army and follow me to investigate. You must know where Li Zhao is and don't slack off." Ying Zheng said in a hurry. How could everyone not know his worries? No one dared to persuade him for a while.
After all, there are bandits and bandits at the foot of the mountain. It is the most dangerous place and the emperor cannot set foot in it.
But no one dared to stop the emperor's determination.
At the foot of the mountain, bandits camp.
Zhang Liang listened to the deputy's report and paced in the tent, his face ashen.
"One hundred people actually killed five thousand of my elites. How did they do it?" Zhang Liang said to himself, "Li Zhao, Li Zhao, it seems I still underestimated you."
"You are really clever, you actually hid it from everyone, you must have a cylindrical weapon!" Zhang Liang couldn't help but be frightened when he thought of the scene he saw secretly on Saga Mountain.
He defeated hundreds at once, but only that kind of weapon could kill thousands of them.
This is true even if they have fire guns.
The deputy listened, hesitant as to whether to tell what he saw.
Yes, he was one of the team leaders last night, but he was not among the crowd. He was only supervising not far away. When he saw the terrifying scene, he was the first to escape and was able to save his life.
"Military advisor, Li Zhao actually does not have a cylindrical weapon." Finally, the deputy told what he saw.
"Without cylindrical weapons, how could my elite be so miserable?" Zhang Liang was shocked and asked confused.
The deputy remembered the frightening scene and said timidly: "Maybe they have a new weapon. This weapon is better than the fire blunderbuss made by Xiang Gong."
"What? Apart from cylindrical weapons, is there any weapon in the world that can defeat Duke Xiang?" Zhang Liang couldn't believe it.
"Yes!" The deputy did not dare to hide it, "This weapon can kill people invisible. When my elites were a hundred meters away, they only heard the sound of 'chunk, chunk' and fell in large pieces, without the ability to fight back. .”
"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Liang looked strange and asked hurriedly, "Can you see clearly with this thing?"
He sensed from his deputy's words that this weapon was similar to a fire gun, both of which killed people invisible.
"I didn't see it clearly, but I found this object from the wound of the injured person who escaped." The deputy took out an object from his pocket. The object was small, pointed, and looked very sharp.
"Is this the thing that destroyed my elite?" Zhang Liang looked at it thoughtfully.
This object is somewhat similar to the projectile of a firecracker, but it is not completely different. This object is more pointed and can easily hurt people at a glance. However, the projectiles of a firecracker are rounder. If you use ordinary methods to hurt people, the projectile will definitely reach far away. Not as powerful as this thing.
However, how is this pointed object launched?
This question lingered in Zhang Liang's mind.
He has studied fire blunderbuss. It relies on the sharpness of gunpowder to push the projectiles out. The speed is unparalleled and the power is huge. It is said that killing people is invisible. But this thing is so thin. If it also relies on gunpowder to push the projectiles, how can it be done? Can it be pushed? Is it even more powerful?
He believed that gunpowder was necessary to kill people invisible, but the power of gunpowder was far from being able to do this. On the contrary, round objects were easily ejected.
This question was horrifying to think about, and he thought it through his head. This is a decisive question. If he can't figure it out, Li Zhao will always suppress him.
"Yes."
At this moment, the deputy's answer broke Zhang Liang's contemplation.
"Actually, this is not the only thing that can destroy my elite. There is also a package killing weapon."
"Packed with a murder weapon?" Zhang Liang felt horrified when he thought of this word.
Although this thing is not as good as a cylinder weapon, it is still a powerful weapon. It disrupted the marching formation in Saga Mountain and caused hundreds of casualties.
"My elite possesses a fire blunderbuss, which can kill people at a distance of more than ten feet. The wrapped killing weapon is just a thrown object. How can it hurt my elite?" Zhang Liang's eyes were fixed on his deputy.
Yes, he had calculated when he planned to attack Li Zhao. Even if Li Zhao still had a package killer, it would not pose a threat to them, because the power of the throw could only be three to five feet at most. As long as they did not get close, they would be fine. .
But they have fire blunderbuss with a range of twenty feet. In other words, when the two sides collide, the casualties will definitely be the Qin army.
But why did the deputy say that?
The deputy pondered for a moment, "I don't know. At that time, I only saw dozens of fire points rising out of thin air. The distance was far beyond the human throw, and they accurately fell into the range of the brigade led by Chen Sheng, and then... they were defeated miserably. .”
"Is it accurate?" Zhang Liang was shocked. You know, of course he had told Chen Sheng not to get too close to Li Zhao, just beyond the human capacity to throw.
Chen Sheng is not a fool and will definitely keep a certain distance, at least within the suitable range of the fire gun attack. This range is definitely not within the reach of throwing.
But can it be accurate? what happened?
"They must have a long-range throwing weapon," the deputy guessed.
"A far-throwing weapon?"
Zhang Liang was surprised when he heard this. This makes sense. A long-throwing weapon may be able to throw it farther, but how did Li Zhao do it?
For a moment, Zhang Liang was even more confused about Li Zhao.
First there were cylinders and wrapped weapons, then there were weapons that could kill invisible people from a distance, and then there were weapons that were thrown from a distance.
What kind of person is he, Li Zhao, who dares to use such a deadly weapon?
For a moment, he was helpless and shocked.
However, he is a strategist and will never shrink from Li Zhao's ability. He will never disappoint Duke Xiang.
"Military advisor, what should we do next?"
Zhang Liang smiled reluctantly, as if he was not discouraged by last night's defeat, "You will gain wisdom after every experience. After their cylindrical weapon appeared, I have already thought of an idea and made some arrangements. I must have thought of it." It can come in handy at this time.”
"What do you mean by the military advisor?" the deputy asked, narrowing his eyes.
"Since they have sophisticated weapons, why should we fight hard? We can just wait and see."
"Ying Zheng wants to patrol east, so he can't stay on the mountain all the time! Let's stay here to guard him, he won't fail to come down! The moment they come down, we will succeed."
Zhang Liang said with confidence.
The deputy gave a thumbs up and said flatteringly: "This is a great plan."
(End of chapter)
