Regarding his guess, although Shen Hao was anxious, it was better than the worst outcome he initially thought.
If the red-eyed wolves took the initiative to tear off their disguises for the purpose of "taking advantage of the situation", it means that the barbarians are still some distance away from being fully ready. The Jingjiu Dynasty was not too far behind.
In fact, if the war really starts, the Jingjiu Dynasty will undoubtedly be faster, and it will even be different from the barbarians. The barbarians secretly waited for opportunities to rise from the ruins, but the Jing Dynasty never relaxed in the past forty years. To this day, the Tanshi area is still a strictly military-controlled area, and there are always southern frontier troops waiting for danger.
The "backwardness" Shen Hao mentioned was not in terms of war potential, but in terms of war consciousness.
The earlier you prepare, the more you can cope with it. Especially when there are still huge hidden dangers in the Ministry of War, Shen Hao feels that the matter is urgent.
Early in the morning, after Shen Hao handled the daily affairs handed over by Wang Yiming in the public house, he got up and left the Qianhu Institute without any bodyguards. He even used the back door when leaving the Qianhu Institute.
I quickly changed out of my clothes in the alley leading out of the back door, put on the standard black gauze hat and went to the teleportation circle.
"Where to go?"
"Yucheng."
"Go over there and pay the fee, then take the sign and wait. The number on the sign will be called when the time comes."
There are still many people in the teleportation circle, and there are long queues at every entrance and exit. Shen Hao usually walks through special passages and seldom queues among ordinary people like now.
The cost of teleporting the magic circle is not low, but the price/performance ratio is still very high compared to the distance. Even ordinary people can afford it if they grit their teeth. Of course, if the distance is not too far, more people choose horse-drawn carriages.
Every time Shen Hao entered the teleportation circle, he would look at it carefully. He was amazed at the magic of the teleportation circle and always lamented the power of the array master. It's actually possible to create such a super-large super-long-distance teleportation thing. This is almost the core link that enabled the Jingjiu Dynasty to rule such a vast area.
However, Shen Hao once asked many formation masters in the guard station about the teleportation array in the city, such as what the operating principle is, how the energy consumption is balanced, etc., but strangely he never got a definite answer. , often giving very vague answers, or simply saying: The structure and principles of the teleportation circle are classified, and we are not yet at a level to master them.
Shen Hao understands that the teleportation array is a secret, but the array masters in Qianhu Institute are all capable, so they can't even explain the basic principles, right?
Either those formation masters were trying to deal with Shen Hao, or they really didn't know anything about teleportation formations.
After waiting for about half an hour, it was Shen Hao's turn to take the number plate. Then he and more than ten people who also went to Yucheng entered the transmission channel. After a colorful trance, they came out to the boundary of Yucheng.
I found a horse and carriage company, rented a horse, and led him out of the city, then rode along a sidewalk to the southwest. After half an hour, I saw the Baijiang River, and there was water vapor and river breeze blowing towards me. .
Shen Hao rode his horse away from the road and continued walking in the fields towards the river. After approaching, he jogged along the river. Not long after, he saw a small black boat leaning on the river. A small apricot-yellow flag was also planted on the boat.
After seeing the ship, Shen Hao turned over and dismounted, then tied the reins to a tree by the river. He kicked off his feet and jumped into the river. With a tap on the water, he jumped onto the ship.
"Haha? Master Shen came very quickly."
As soon as we got on the boat, someone came out of the canopy. He has a Chinese character face. He looks like he is in his forties. There is a scar on his face that looks like a burn. His eyes are small but bright.
"General Wu? Long time no see. How are you?"
"Hahaha, thank you, Mr. Shen, for remembering. Everything is fine. But the more diligent Mr. Shen is, the better he will be."
The person who came out of the boat awning was none other than Wu Kai, the commander of the southern frontier army stationed at Haixia.
While Wu Kai was chatting with Shen Hao, he walked to the side of the boat, picked up the mugwort and swung it hard into the river. He immediately pushed the boat towards the center of the river, and after a few blows, it was far away from the shore. Then he put down the mugwort and stepped out of the boat awning. Take out two small stools and two sets of fishing tackle.
"Fishing?"
"Can."
Shen Hao actually doesn't like fishing very much. The main reason is that he can't calm down. If he sits there, he will either close his eyes and start meditating subconsciously, or he will fall asleep directly.
But this time fishing is also to kill time, and meeting Wu Kai is the main purpose.
Shen Hao's previous plan was to ask Zhang Qian and Gan Lin to be his lobbyists? After the introduction, he would bring Wu Kai into his plan. But later Jiang Cheng took the initiative to take over the matter, saying that he would test Wu Kai's tone in advance. This saved Shen Hao a lot of trouble.
Now that Wu Kai made an appointment with him to meet in Yucheng and his intention was clear, he could open the sky and speak frankly.
However, Shen Hao still kept Jiang Cheng's evaluation of Wu Kai in his heart. While secretly guarding against him, he was also thinking about how to hold the opponent in check.
Put on the bait? Then cast the rod into the water. The two of them just sat at the stern of the boat.
It was windy and cold on the river in winter, but fortunately the two of them were not low in cultivation, so they were not so cold that they shed tears and runny noses.
"Master Jiang came to inquire some time ago, which made me a little scared. He is my old master. To be honest, I was very afraid of him when he was still in the army. Hahaha, really, Master Jiang is in the army. I was notoriously harsh when I was in school. If I did anything wrong, I would get a beating. I was beaten once and had to lie on the bed for three days before I could get off the floor. Zhang Qian and Gan Lin were beaten the most often. I heard that you are familiar with each other? "
"Yes, Brother Zhang Qian and Brother Gan Lin have always taken good care of me. We have a good relationship."
"Haha, Mr. Shen can talk. But Zhang Qian and Gan Lin must have helped you a lot. Last time they asked me about the whereabouts of three strangers, they must have asked me for you, right? I didn't go there in the first place. That's what you were thinking, but I didn't realize it until Lord Jiang came to ask.
By the way, your Xuan Qingwei's hands are really very long. "
Shen Hao's smile remained unchanged and his eyes continued to stare at the swaying floats on the river. But in my heart, I felt a strong posture from Wu Kai's words, a posture that wanted to control the right to speak.
"The Xuanqing Guards are His Majesty's personal soldiers, responsible for monitoring the world. From evil cultivators to murderers and corrupt Xuanqing Guards, they have the right to intervene. Aren't there Xuanqing Guards in the army as supervisors?"
"A supervisor in the military? That's just a lookalike. He doesn't get involved in military affairs. He's far behind those supervisors. Otherwise, Master Shen wouldn't have come to me, right?"
Shen Hao smiled and nodded: "General Wu is right. Recently, there is a case in hand that involves the inside of the military. It is difficult to start from the outside, so we can only consider investigating from the inside. Previously, the two eldest brothers Zhang Qian and Gan Lin were looking for Your help is also related to this case. I wonder if General Wu is interested in helping."
"I can help, but what good can I do?"
