Or it could be said that Xiang Gong's main plan was not to siege the city, but in other aspects, the siege was just assistance.
The more Li Zhao thought about it, the more something was wrong, and he quickly ordered people to go to the young master's place to inquire. The news he got was that there was no news from a hundred elites, and no suspicious people appeared anywhere.
This is strange.
"Does Mr. Xiang control everything behind his back? Or does he have an agent on the surface, and this agent is someone known to many people? Otherwise, a stranger who appears in the Shanglinyuan area will definitely be noticed by the guards."
These are all his speculations, but there is no actual evidence, but Xiang Gong is always a hidden danger, and he cannot ignore it.
While everyone was celebrating, bad news came. The iron smelting workshop was robbed and a lot of things inside were lost.
"The iron smelting workshop was robbed?"
Li Zhao was startled when he heard this. Thinking of what he had just thought, his expression changed again and again.
There are all kinds of advanced weapons in the iron smelting workshop. If they were robbed, it would be a big problem. Let alone machine guns and the like, just a grenade would be irresistible to people in the cold weapon age, let alone people who are intelligent. More advanced weapons can also be created with grenades.
Of course, machine guns and anti-aircraft guns are precision weapons. Without blueprints, it is still difficult to manufacture them. This requires a long, long time of exploration.
Unless the cheats are also stolen.
When he thought of this problem, his expression changed again, and he quickly ordered someone to find Ah Chao.
After a while, Ah Chao came in a hurry, but he lowered his head and did not dare to look at the young master, but he was the first to express his negligence.
"I'm sorry, young master. Ah Chao didn't protect the smelting base. Everything is Ah Chao's fault. Please punish Ah Chao!"
Li Zhao sighed and patted Ah Chao's shoulder gently without any intention of blaming him.
"It's okay, I can't blame you."
Indeed, Ah Chao cannot be entirely blamed for this.
When the Qin army attacked, all the people who could be useful were sent to the battlefield. How many people could be left behind to guard the iron smelting base? Of course, no one thought that the thieves would be so cunning and attack the iron smelting workshop.
Moreover, Li Zhaoke felt that the thief came with a premeditated plan and must have been planning for a long time.
Otherwise, with the tight defense of the four-sided city wall, it is impossible for anyone to break in, unless they are already lurking in Shanglinyuan.
"Already lurking?" Li Zhao was secretly surprised. If this was the case, it would have been clear that Xiang Gong did not appear. He did not intend to attack the city, but the iron smelting base. The attack on the city was just a pretense, with the purpose of stealing the weapons in the base. .
This is not difficult to explain.
After experiencing the Battle of Xianyang, Xiang Gong knew that his weapons were far inferior to those of the Qin army, but he could not make them himself, so the only way was to steal them.
The Qin army's attack was to provide cover for the thieves. Naturally, whether the siege was successful or not was not that important to him.
"A very difficult person."
Li Zhao cursed, suddenly feeling overwhelmed. Facing a secret person, he was tired of dealing with it.
"But..." Ah Chao refused to forgive himself, "It's all because Ah Chao has neglected his duty, and he feels guilty towards the young master, Ah Chao, Ah Chao." The young man choked with sobs, which showed his inner complexity and guilt.
"Don't be like this yet." Li Zhao comforted Ah Chao and asked, "First of all, do you still have the secrets for making various weapons?"
At this point, Ah Chao looked even more guilty and lowered his head: "Everything that could be taken away was stolen, not a single secret book was left, even the machine tools were not spared."
What?
Li Zhao was shocked. Mr. Xiang was really ruthless. He even stole something as heavy as a machine tool. This showed how many people he sent. When he thought of this, his face turned blue and black.
To be able to steal so many things, there must be hundreds of people. It is impossible for so many people to act in Shanglin Garden without alerting the snake. It is impossible for no one to respond. In other words, there is a mole in Chang'an Township.
This is not the main thing. The main thing is that the secret book has been stolen and not a single one is left. This is the biggest loss and the biggest hidden danger.
It's not that you can't make various weapons if you lose the secrets, but that once these things are leaked, they may be made in large quantities by thieves, which will be very detrimental to the future situation.
That's the problem.
With these weapons, he can defeat tens of thousands of people with thousands of people. If Xiang Gong makes it by then, can Shanglinyuan still be able to deal with it easily?
The answer is no.
After one wave, another wave came, and he could predict that the next wave would be more violent.
"Is the craftsman still alive?"
According to the general practice of stealing, if someone stops them, they must be massacred. These craftsmen are not good at killing, and they are afraid that they will be killed if they encounter thieves.
However, Ah Chao did not show too much sadness. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Master, I have been awake for several days. I asked them all to rest last night. Except for some guards and individual craftsmen on duty, most of them are safe and sound. "
Li Zhao also breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that everything is fine. Every craftsman is the treasure of Shanglinyuan. If he is really killed, that will be the biggest loss.
"Can you find out where they are coming from? Have you sent someone to follow them?"
Ah Chao said quickly: "Judging from the traces, they left through the east gate. As for where they retreated from, Ah Chao has not yet found out."
"It's all because of Ah Chao's incompetence. Ah Chao will send someone to investigate."
Li Zhao waved his hand, indicating that it was no longer necessary.
It's been so long since the incident, even if the thief's whereabouts are known, it would be difficult to find him.
The east gate is close to the Pian River. The Pian River is a branch of the Wei River. Going down is a larger river. How can we pursue it?
As for the route the thief will take after he succeeds, it must be the water route.
When the iron smelting base was first built, the problem of iron ore transportation was taken into consideration, so the base was built in the east, especially close to the east gate, to facilitate transportation.
And it is just for the sake of convenience that it facilitates thieves.
There are really drawbacks to everything. At first, I considered the convenience of transportation, but did not consider theft.
"That's all, don't mention this matter again, just pretend it didn't happen."
The loss of a large-scale murder weapon is a big deal. Excessive publicity will only make people panic. It will definitely be a lot of trouble when it reaches Qin Shihuang.
Fortunately, the manufacturing of sniper rifles is carried out in secret, and not many people know about it. Otherwise, if it was stolen, it would be a constant panic!
"Yes!" Ah Chao saluted, but he looked very unhappy. Li Zhao patted his shoulder again and grinned, "Don't take it too seriously. If the old ones don't go away, the new ones won't come. Not to mention, it doesn't matter to me either." No big deal."
But little?
Ah Chao was stunned when he heard this, and even his unhappy face showed a hint of surprise.
I thought to myself: 'It's just that,' are the young master's sincere words or words of comfort? This is a serious question. If it is a comfort, it means that he has a status in the young master's mind, and he should be happy. If it is true, then, then, he should be shocked.
I wonder if machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, etc. are advanced? Isn’t it scary? It is absolutely terrifying and advanced, and it is a must-win item in war. Such an item is actually described as mediocre by the young master. How great is his understanding!
No, what weapons he still has hidden in his heart!
"Is there any more advanced weapon in the world than a machine gun?" Ah Chao muttered in self-doubt, his curiosity overpowering his control, so he blurted out, "Master, do you have a more advanced weapon?"
Li Zhao secretly sighed that Ah Chao was really sensitive, no, he should be smart. Just from his short words, he knew that he had more advanced weapons.
Yes, he does have more advanced weapons. It can be said that all the weapons in the previous life were in department stores. As long as he wanted to and had enough money, he could purchase them.
As far as the current situation is concerned, since the thieves have obtained the secrets and related manufacturing materials of several weapons, they will be able to make them in the near future. What they will face then will not be Tiger Crouching Cannons. Therefore, in order to deal with them, even if he doesn't want to We also have to come up with some better weapons, and we have to do it quickly. This task still falls on Ah Chao.
For example, if the opponent has machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, etc., he will come up with rocket launchers, tanks, etc., and if necessary, some drones to fight.
But he was just thinking about it at the moment. He had to think carefully about what modern weapons he could come up with that could restrain machine guns and the like, and be affordable.
"That's right!" Li Zhao lowered his voice, he didn't want to be heard.
Ah Chao's eyes seemed to bulge when he heard this, and his whole body immediately became excited, staring closely at the pieces of fat like a beast seeing its prey.
"What weapon? Is it comparable to a machine gun?"
Li Zhao was surprised by the change in Ah Chao's expression and responded with a smile: "It's better than a machine gun."
ah!
Ah Chao couldn't react for a moment and let out a strange scream. His eyes were red, like a bloodthirsty wolf.
Li Zhao shook his head, patted his shoulder again, and said, "Don't be too excited. Although this weapon is better than a machine gun, it is very difficult to make and the process is complicated, making it difficult for ordinary people to control."
Ah Chao didn't consider it difficult to control at all, let alone the difficulty, and said excitedly: "Master, it's not difficult, Ah Chao is fully capable of it."
While talking, he asked for the secret book.
Li Zhao was choked by his impatience, but instead of taking out the secret book, he asked him to come and get it in an hour.
An hour is enough for him to think about what weapons to make and purchase more advanced machine tools and other auxiliary equipment.
The stolen equipment is old, or is only suitable for manufacturing weapons such as machine guns. If you want to manufacture tanks and the like, higher-density equipment is required. The base has just been cleared to facilitate replacement, and it cannot be said that all the equipment was stolen. It's a bad thing.
Ah Chao left excitedly, but Meng Yi did not participate in the conversation. Instead, he ordered five hundred gunners and many Shanglinyuan guards to go out of the city to search for the loot.
The Qin army abandoned their helmets and fled in panic, leaving behind many artillery pieces, powerful crossbows, etc. These are good things and cannot be wasted.
In fact, it is good to have these things. I don’t know what the situation is at Xiang Yu’s side at the moment. If these ready-made weapons can be sent over, it will undoubtedly be a timely help. Of course, Shanglinyuan’s weapons are more advanced, but the base has been stolen, so naturally they can no longer provide them. .
"General Meng, please immediately order these weapons to be sent to Julu City and handed over to Xiang Yu, along with these five hundred red cannons."
Xiang Yu is facing an army of hundreds of thousands. They also have artillery, which is the most difficult to deal with. At this moment, send as many advanced weapons as you can.
"Send the red cannon too?" Meng Yi frowned.
The five hundred red-coated cannons are the protection of Shanglinyuan. If they are all sent, if the Qin army comes again, what will be done to resist it?
He wanted to dissuade Li Zhao, but Li Zhao waved his hand to stop him and said: "Don't worry, after this battle, the Qin army still has the courage to fight again?"
It would be strange for someone like Hu Hai to dare to come. Of course, there is another aspect that he did not say, that is, Xiang Gong’s goal is not to go to Shanglin Garden, but to the weapons of the base. Now that he has obtained them, I am afraid he has already gone into hiding to study them secretly. , where did you get the interest to go to Linyuan?
In other words, Shanglinyuan is safe and does not require too many weapons. Of course, if they dare to commit another crime again, a thousand elites will be enough to destroy tens of thousands of troops.
Meng Yi thought for a while and nodded before getting ready to go.
Li Zhao immediately returned to Li's house and locked himself in a relatively large secret room. It was relatively spacious and could accommodate a lot of equipment and even had a coffee table.
Slowly brewing tea and sipping alone, my mind gradually sank into thinking about weapons.
