Heaven's Formula

"Yes."

"Your Highness—" At this time, a guard walked into the conservatory, saluted and reported, "Fei Nian is coming to Beijing, please meet me."

"Fei Nian?" Ning Qianshi stood up unexpectedly, "He's back?"

"Shouldn't Master Fei be in charge of the overall situation in Huiyang City?" Dong Mao asked in surprise.

"Even if he is going to leave the front line, he should at least inform me in advance." Ning Qianshi showed some displeasure, but quickly covered it up, "Bring him here, he should have important information to report."

A quarter of an hour later, the ashen-faced Fei Nian was brought into the greenhouse, and fell to his knees before taking two steps, "Your Highness, I... am ashamed of your expectations!"

"What's going on?" Ning Qianshi suddenly had a bad feeling.

"I set up the frontline camp in Huiyang Chengzhou Mufu, but the enemy succeeded in a surprise attack, the information placed in the mansion was burned, and the personnel suffered heavy casualties..." Fei Nian said with difficulty, "Of the more than 100 people brought, only More than a dozen survived, and my two uncles... were also killed in this attack!"

"How could this happen!" The second prince was shocked, "Let's not talk about how your position is controlled by them. It is hundreds of miles from Shenzhou to Liuzhou. It is impossible for the West Dragon Demon to fly all the way in one go. Don't you? Were there no sentries along the way?"

What's more, even if the timing of Olina's discovery is missed, her speed is far from being able to "sneak attack" unless the enemy moves at night all the time.But judging from the number of casualties, it was obvious that they were attacked during the day, otherwise there would not be such serious consequences.

The information library can be rebuilt after being burned, but the loss of manpower is irreparable for a while. These hundreds of recorders are all experienced veterans. Such a bad news is like a heavy blow to the Privy Council.

"It's not Olina Okan, but a real dragon." Fei Nian lowered his head a little more, "It took less than ten breaths from the time it appeared from the clouds to the time it hit the ground. The mansion guards We did find the other party, but it was too late to evacuate all the staff..."

"A real dragon?" Ning Qianshi was stunned again, "The one mentioned in the Shenjin Weekly News?"

"Yes, I originally thought that the real dragon was just a fabrication by Ning Wanjun to deceive the people under his rule. I didn't expect that the rumored monster really existed and would appear in Jinxia City!" Fei Nian revealed. A look of shame, as if blaming himself for his carelessness. "Not only that, the infiltration plan in the early stage has also suffered serious setbacks - the princess not only has the ability of long-distance instant communication, but also uses a lot of monsters to track spies. The animals in the city are the enemy's eyeliner, and the people we send are impossible to guard against. , Several contact points were intercepted, and the news that the camp is located in Huiyang City should also be leaked from here."

This series of bad news made Ning Qianshi look gloomy.

He only received the first batch of information from Huiyang City a week ago, but the situation took a turn for the worse a week later, and he couldn't even put all the blame on Fei Nian.

The enemy has long-distance instant communication means, and the speed of processing intelligence and taking responses is undoubtedly far faster than that of the Privy Council. Whether it is to set off a riot or create a food shortage, it will take time to brew.If Jinxia City can instantly know the big and small things happening in the territory, then it is obviously difficult to obtain the expected returns from the early strategic investment.

"You came back specially to escort the information?"

"Yes. In addition to the above news, I also found that Jinxia City is suspected of using evil magic, and Princess Guangping has openly publicized war with the Privy Council in the fief."

"Not only demons, but also evil spirits?" Ning Qianshi asked sharply.

"There are indeed spies who reported this way." Fei Nian replied in a deep voice, "The island country in the East China Sea has established contact with Jinxia a long time ago. I am afraid that this matter has something to do with the An family."

"Third sister, third sister...why do you have to do this!" The second prince slammed his fist on the table.

"I have dispatched additional staff to convey some of this information... But it seems that I arrived at Shangyuan one step faster than them." Fei Nian raised his hand and bowed, "Your Highness, the attack on the frontline garrison and leaving without authorization are both I am alone at fault, and I am willing to accept any punishment!"

Ning Qianshi stared at him for a long time before holding his hands and helping him up, "You are indeed at fault, but it is not to the extent of punishment. What's more, the frontline camp was hit, and it doesn't make much sense for you to stay there. This war has just begun, so you should be ready to redeem yourself."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust!" Fei Nian shook twice, almost as if she was about to collapse.

He was able to arrive at Shangyuan faster than the messenger, and he must have been traveling day and night at full speed, without even resting for a moment.

"Go down and have a good rest first, and I will take a closer look at the information you bring back." Ning Qianshi patted the other party on the shoulder.

"Yes," Fei Nian paused, and said again, "Your Highness, although this remark is a bit out of line, I still dare to say it. Jinxia City is growing rapidly, and the role of listeners is even more amazing than expected. Conventional restrictions The means may not be effective, and only by gathering all the strength to make a final decision can the princess' ambition be curbed."

"I know." Ning Qianshi rubbed his forehead, although the time is still quite hasty, but the matter has come to this point, there is nothing worth hesitating, "It is inevitable to mobilize the army to encircle and suppress."

Chapter 448 A Stronger Technique

In the Martial Arts Hall of the Imperial Palace, Bai Zhan was honing his sword skills.

Since recovering from the injury, he has been here for nearly half of the time every day, and he will not stop until he runs out of energy.

In the beginning, alchemists would come to practice duels with him, but after a few times of fighting and injuring the opponent, fewer and fewer people came here.

Weak, simply too weak!

With a blank expression on his face, Bai Zhan swung his training wooden sword at the wooden posts at the four corners of the hall——

These wooden posts were at least twenty steps away from him, but under the subtle effect of Kun Technique, the sword still landed on the tops of the four wooden posts one by one, and it was almost as fast as hitting at the same time!

Crack, crack, crack, crack!

The heads of the four wooden stakes cracked at the sound!

The level of those people was almost the same as that of wooden stakes. Bai Zhan withdrew his sword indifferently, thinking to himself, he just used a little force, and beat them until they howled.This is just a wooden sword, and it can only break one or two bones at most. If it is replaced by a golden and iron sword, wouldn't that group of people be unable to take a single move?

How can such a weak alchemist compete with the enemy?

But I didn't get any better.

Baizhan clenched his fists, letting the sweat drip down the corners of his brows—as soon as he closed his eyes, he would recall the scene that he encountered that day: the sky was covered by dark clouds, and purple lightning fell all over the sky, like a thunderstorm. rainstorm.

In the face of such techniques, the swordsmanship that he was proud of became a laughing stock.

His sword can penetrate space and go where he wants, but in the sky thunder with no dead ends, it is meaningless whether he is attacking or defending.As long as the shock technique is successfully used, his defeat is already doomed.

Over the past month or so, Baizhan has rehearsed the contest with Xia Fan countless times in his heart.

And there is only one conclusion, unless it is a sneak attack and succeeds in one blow, otherwise he will die without a doubt.

That technique is simply not something he can crack.

But can he touch Xia Fan in the upcoming war and give him a fatal sword?

The answer is undoubtedly no.

Baizhan knew very well that he was not good at concealing his aura, even if he was dealing with Qingjian Yanqing, the latter could still detect the strangeness before making a move.The perception of qi changes is the basic skill of an alchemist, and there is no reason why Xia Fan can't do this at his level.

What's more, behind him is a helper like Luo Qingqing.

In the final analysis, I am too weak!

Ning Qianshi was just a cover to protect the Tianshu envoy, and Weihuang and Yu Linglong were too slanted. He thought that he was only under Yuyigan in the entire Daqi territory, but suddenly there was another Xia Fan.

And Luo Qingqing - he had a premonition that this new Luo family star should not be underestimated in the future.

This is absolutely unacceptable for the layman on the cloud!

Thinking of this, he swung the wooden sword again—this time, his blade was filled with killing intent.

The stakes at the four corners instantly turned into dust!

"Good sword." Suddenly someone praised.

Bai Zhan frowned, turned around, and saw Fei Nian walking into the gate of Yanwu Hall.

"Shouldn't you be collecting intelligence on the front line?"

"There was an accident, but I had no choice but to go back to Shangyuan first." Fei Nian replied, "Senior Bai is practicing sword?"

"Excuse me for exchanging pleasantries. If you have nothing important to do, you'd better not stay here." Bai Zhan said coldly.He is not very interested in the new generation of disciples of the Fei family. As a young generation, this person may be quite talented, but compared with Xia Fan and Luo Qing of the same age, he undoubtedly pales in comparison.He agrees with the idea that the core members need to absorb fresh blood, but he has no interest in wasting time on these fresh blood. If he wants to attract his attention, he must raise his level to the guardian level.

Not only did Fei Nian not leave, but he approached the center of the hall, "Just now I have been observing senior's sword skills, which can be described as weird and extremely fierce, but... there are also shortcomings."

"What did you say?" Bai Zhan was startled for a little while, then his expression suddenly darkened.

He has never been judged so much by a junior.

What's more, Fei Nian's practice is not swordsmanship, but technique, how can he know the way of it?

"Senior may think that I don't know anything about sword skills. It's arrogant to say so, but skills have a certain degree of commonality." Fei Nian's expression was very frank.

"Then what do you think are your weaknesses?"

"Senior's sword is too slow."

As soon as his words fell, Bai Zhan had already dealt an unstoppable blow to him!

Fei Nian retreated sharply, and at the same time threw a bag of medicine into the air.

Baizhan's eyes contracted sharply, and the sword turned sharply, changing from a straight thrust to an upward thrust!After the wooden sword turned a weird right angle, it cut the medicine bag in two.The things inside were scattered out, not copper wire pendants, just a lot of copper plates.

How dare you!In a fit of rage, he took advantage of his remaining momentum to slash a second sword, which landed mercilessly on Fei Nian's shoulder blade.

The latter's shoulders snapped, and cracks appeared on the wooden sword itself!

Seeing Fei Nian kneeling on one knee by the sword, Bai Zhan said coldly, "If you're slow, you should be able to dodge it."

Fei Nian covered his shoulders, panting for a while, "Slowness is relative. If Xia Fan was the one who cast the spell just now, would Senior still be able to swing these two swords?"

This question almost pierced Baizhan's heart!

"What do you mean?" He said, almost biting the words.

"Senior, haven't you noticed that ordinary swordsmanship only needs to wield the weapon in your hand, but each of your strikes is essentially Kunshu, with the extra steps of conception and execution, so every shot will be slower. But because of its unpredictable route, it can often attack unprepared, and it doesn't matter much if it is slower. But when the opponent is also an alchemist with a blue sword or above, and happens to have a large-scale attack ability, this speed difference is enough to determine the victory. Lost."

"Not to mention Xia Fan, even Master Wei Huang has the means to die with Senior Bai. If Senior can't make a move before the opponent casts alchemy, it can't be called fast enough."

Although Fei Nian spoke slowly, Bai Zhan could not refute any sentence.

He stared coldly at the disciples of the Fei family, and finally said after a long while, "That sounds nice. My swordsmanship itself is based on Kunshu. Is it possible that I have to give up this specialty and pursue the most ordinary swordsmanship? Quick sword?"

"Of course not. Without techniques, the sword itself is not worth mentioning."

"So you're just saying this to laugh at me?"

"How could it be?" Fei Nian shook his head, "Senior's biggest limitation is that he is only proficient in one hexagram of Kunshu. If we can break through this limitation, the situation will naturally become completely different."

"Hmph," Bai Zhan sneered, "You should know how difficult it is to practice spells across your mind."

"Indeed, but the listener is not limited to this. No one knows how to classify those celestial arts, and they don't seem to conflict with xinxing gossip. As far as I know, there is one celestial art that is very suitable for senior's swordsmanship ..." Fei Nian stood up and approached Bai Zhan, whispering a few words in his ear.

Layman Yunshang's pupils shrank suddenly!

"Where did you know that?"

"When collecting information, I will always hear some inside information. Don't worry, I haven't disclosed it to others." Fei Nian smiled softly, "Besides, although this is only my personal opinion, it is a matter for the Qixing Privy Council. , it might not be a good thing to see it come to fruition, what do seniors think?"

Chapter 449 The whole army goes out

"Bai Zhan, I heard that you are practicing sword?" At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

Whoever comes is dry.

"Since Master Yuyi is here, I'll take my leave first." Fei Nian stood up, turned to look at the door and walked, "If you have this idea, you can talk to me anytime."

"Your...shoulder..." Bai Zhan finally came to his senses.

"I'll find an alchemist to heal myself." Fei Nian waved her good hand, signaling that there's no need to worry.

"Oh? Fei Nian is here too?" Qian just stepped into the gate at this moment, "Aren't you supposed to be in Liuzhou?"

"This is the question I've heard the most today." Fei Nian smiled wryly, "I have already reported the matter on the front line to His Royal Highness the Second Prince, and he should call everyone to announce the next move later, so I won't repeat it here. Farewell, two."

After Fei Nian left Yanwu Hall, Qian came up to Bai Zhan, "Why is he looking for you?"

"It's nothing..." Baizhan withdrew his gaze and let out a foul breath, "He just wants to see how I'm recovering."

"Really? I feel that he is working very hard, and his face is covered with fine sweat."

"Probably because he was on the road all night and hadn't slept for many days." Bai Zhan threw down the damaged wooden sword in his hand, and there was a little impatience in his tone, "Why did you come to find me?"

"I heard that you have been a little anxious recently, and other people are afraid to enter the Martial Hall." Said dryly.

"Could it be that there are still people complaining?" Yunshang Layman said disdainfully, "I just used a little bit of force. If I got hurt, there would be a sorcerer in the mansion to watch over me. I can't even bear this kind of pain. I think they will be like this in their life. Promising. So... you think it's my fault?"

"That's right." Gan took off his feather robe, moved his neck and wrists, "Let me be your sparring partner."

Bai Zhan was stunned for a moment, and then snorted, "Dangtang Yuyi envoy, with so many duties on his shoulders, actually has the time to practice duel with me?"

"Scared?" Gan shook his finger at him, "Let's say it first, you won't stop until you are exhausted."

"Heh... I wish I could!"

Bai Zhan took a new wooden sword from the weapon rack, and slashed forward!

……

In the evening, Ning Qianshi really summoned the important members and the chief officials of the three ministries to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"The early attempts of the Privy Council have failed, and Ning Wanjun is more tenacious than I imagined." He cut to the chase, "According to the information obtained, neither food shortage nor subversion can achieve the expected results, and in the end we have to rely on military battles to decide." Victory!"

"I got news from the Seven Stars that the Holy Wing Islands, Rangis, and Shazhou all showed signs of imminent movement. Not only were there a lot of movement of Qi-sensing people, but also frequent activities on the Eastern Continent. This shows that they are very likely to get We are preparing to launch an action after getting the clues to the door. Seven Stars must not be left behind, in order to relieve future worries, the problem in Jinxia City must be settled first."

"Your Highness means... to advance the battle plan?" Weihuang mused, "In that case, a large number of militias will be recruited to ensure logistics, which will definitely affect the spring plowing."

"Now that the government has changed, and the Privy Council has just taken over government affairs, if there is a food problem in the first year, I'm afraid it will be quite bad for our reputation." Gan Lue expressed concern, "In case of famine, we may be chased by the Seven Star Privy Council. responsibility."

"There is a solution to this problem." Ning Qianshi followed Yuyi's words and said, "From the information, Jinxia invented a new fishing method, which has increased the production by a hundred times compared to the past. If we can win Jinxia, Naturally, this method can also be used to make up for the loss of spring plowing."

"Hundred times?" There was an uproar in the hall.

"It's the credit of Mo Yun, the former head of the Machine Building Bureau." Ning Qianshi said calmly, "It was a mistake to let her go to the three princesses, but it was not irreparable. What's more, compared to Chungeng, he couldn't cooperate with the Seven Stars General Mansion's actions. It is the biggest crime, since the plan cannot go as we wish, then we can only adjust the plan."

He pointed to the map behind him, "The armies of all states are ready to go out. In the next half month, the Leizhou Army and the Ganzhou Army will go to the Ganshen border to join; the previously dispatched Shenzhou Army will join forces with Suzhou, Jinzhou, and Liuzhou The army moved together and entered the border of Liushen; finally, the forces of Ling, You, Ya, and Gyeongju and the Wangcheng Guards went to the south of Gyeongju—in this way, we can start to encircle Shenzhou.”

Although each state has garrisons, the strength of troops between states is obviously not equal. It depends on the degree of danger and wealth of the state. The army of the four prefectures is the strongest, but the Leizhou frontier army suffered heavy losses in the previous battle against Gaoguo, so the main force is only the You, Jin, and Liu prefectures.