Heaven's Formula

"You said you met Fang Xiandao?" After listening to Li's story, Xia Fan was surprised, "Where is he now?"

To be honest, among the several letters that the Tolo family sent to Gyeonggi, Luo Qingqing was the one he expected most, and Fei Nian was the second—these two had at least fought side by side with him in the battle against the demons. As for Fang Xiandao , not only has he never dealt with the other party, but he also seems to have offended the other party because of Luo Weiwei's blockade of the wellhead. It can be said that he is the least hopeful one.It turned out that the first person to come to Jinxia City was actually this monk from the Fang family.

"Probably somewhere in the city." Li scratched the crushed ears on the top of his head, "From what he said, it seems that he doesn't intend to see you so soon."

"Uh...then what is he doing here? Isn't he seeking revenge on me?"

"I don't think so. If he was holding a grudge, he wouldn't have asked me to pass the warning on to you."

"That's right..." Xia Fan stroked his chin, "Did he tell you anything else?"

"He said that leaving Jinxia City far away is the best strategy. But if you choose the worst strategy—"

"Wait, is there no middle strategy?"

Li curled his lips, "In his opinion, unless you stay away, everything else is a bad sign. If you don't leave, he will do his best to find a solution to escape in this coming storm."

"As expected of being a fellow student, this kind of heart—"

"Fang Xiandao didn't say it for you, but for himself." Li seemed to have expected it a long time ago, "If he can break through this situation, he will definitely make great progress in his martial arts, and you will also become his loyal admirer."

"..." Xia Fan didn't know what to answer for a moment, "Exact words?"

Li nodded, "Exact words. If you don't believe me, ask Tengu."

Shan Hui shook his tail, "Wow. No...I mean, I can testify."

"Well, I'm here to help. If it really works, I can thank him a few more times." Xia Fan raised his forehead and said, "But then again, does alchemy also have the saying of breaking through the barrier?"

"You can't say there is, but you can't say there isn't either."

"Why?"

"This is a matter that varies from person to person. Alchemy comes from thoughts and thoughts, and the belief strengthened by the facts will in turn further enhance the effect of the art, and it is also in line with the original intention of the art of art." Li Kankan And Tan said, "Sometimes the perception and progress obtained by warriors in desperate fights is far better than that of daily hard training. It is a similar reason. But this phenomenon has obvious effects on some people, but little effect on others. "

It can only be said that things related to consciousness are not so easy to figure out the rules. Xia Fan feels in his heart, after all, it is too complicated to quantify a person's thoughts.

"Since Fang Xiandao raised the warning, we can't pretend that we didn't hear it. Let's discuss the countermeasures with the princess first."

……

"This Fang... first, is his word credible?"

Like Xia Fan, Ning Wanjun's first reaction after hearing this was confusion.

Xia Fan originally wanted to stretch out three fingers, but when he thought of the scene where he hit the opponent impartially in the battle against the devil, he slowly retracted two fingers.

"Pfft..." Ning Wanjun couldn't help laughing out loud, "It seems that you don't really believe in divination." After laughing, she shook her head, "If he can come up with more detailed clues, then it's still a good idea." It is of reference value. It is a pity that it is too childish for me to retreat ten miles based on the fact that there is a disaster in the city. Nothing I do is not accompanied by risks. If I just want to take a stable road , how can shake the behemoth in this world?"

Hearing this, Xia Fan seemed to see a heroic spirit in Princess Guangping that was not commensurate with her age and figure.

"But this warning is not meaningless, at least it can make us act more cautiously." Ning Wanjun reached out and pressed on the map in the center of the big tent, and ordered Qiuyue, "Notify everyone to come here, it's time to plan tomorrow's battle It's planned!"

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Qiuyue unfolded a picture drawn in charcoal in front of everyone, "Everyone, this is the warship that Dongsheng Kingdom used to bombard the northern city wall."

The process of the meeting was just as Xia Fan expected. After solving the most critical "city closure crisis" and "rescue crisis", the focus of the next step of the battle naturally shifted to the invaders of Dongsheng Kingdom.

The safest way of fighting is undoubtedly to fight the opponents street by street and city by city, destroying their vital forces until complete victory is achieved.But precisely because of the existence of warships, an area around the Inland River Wharf and the east city wall became a no-go zone for our own side.Fighting the enemy under the bombardment of artillery fire sounds very unwise at first, so finding a way to eliminate the threat of the warship first has become a plan that everyone agrees on.

However, Xia Fan was still taken aback when he saw the lifelike charcoal drawing, "Isn't this...a battleship with sails?"

"Sail battleship?" Ning Wanjun answered immediately, "Have you seen it?"

"Uh... that's it."

The princess seemed to believe it immediately, "Let's hear it, can we deal with it?"

"This kind of ship can sail across the ocean, and it is a large warship specially used to compete for ocean routes." He said while staring at the drawing paper, but he was surprised by the thing itself—you must know that the sailing battleship is not only the pinnacle of wooden ship manufacturing , It is also a sign of the maturity of the cannon casting industry.For example, the three-story giant ship of Dongsheng Kingdom has more than forty guns on one side. If there is no industrial support, it will not be easy to gather so many guns.

He originally thought that Dongsheng Kingdom had just sent a sailboat equipped with artillery, but he didn't expect it to be such a mature thing.

Why did Princess Wuyueyao never mention this matter?

"Its sides are the main firepower points. It would be very dangerous to approach the ship from the river bank. There are usually artillery guns on the bow and stern, but the number is much smaller, and generally accounts for a fraction of the total number of guns. , so attacking from the front and back would be a better option."

"We don't have any ships available at all," Xu Sanzhong said solemnly, "There are only a handful of soldiers who can swim."

"Isn't the mechanism beast not good?" Ning Wanjun asked.

"Unless it can accurately hit the area where the ammunition is piled up inside the ship," Xia Fan shook his head, "otherwise the damage caused will not be enough to make it capsize."

If he could secretly fire hundreds of rounds, even a solid shell the size of a fist could cause fatal damage to the sailing battleship.The problem is that the actual life of the guide rails spliced ​​​​by hand can only last for about three or four rounds, and the high temperature generated by the arc will quickly weaken the integrity of the rails.In addition, even if there are enough copper rails, he doesn't have the energy to cast the improved streamer technique hundreds of times.

"I have an idea." Mo Yun said suddenly, "After conquering the granary today, didn't the soldiers find two boxes of unexploded gunpowder from the scene? Maybe I can use them to make booby traps that are detonated by impact. Release it everywhere, and attack the gunboat by surprise."

Chapter 158 Arriving at the Enemy Ship

"The Ministry of Industry can even do this?" Xia Fan couldn't help being curious.

"Although artillery is not researched and developed by the Bureau of Mechanical Engineering, booby traps are one of the traditional projects of the Bureau of Mechanical Engineering." Mo Yun said confidently, "As early as two years ago, I built a Kunzang mine that was stampede and detonated. The principles are similar. However, since it is used in water, I think it can be made into a shuttle boat, with the pressure rod in the front and the gunpowder in the back. There are horizontal sails on it, which can be remotely controlled by Sunda and give it a higher speed. In terms of size...one person is big enough, and a target of this size should be difficult for artillery to hit."

Xia Fan couldn't help applauding.

This is more than just an idea, it is a complete and detailed feasible plan!

Except that it can only float on the water, it is almost a living torpedo, and it is the kind with a wire control guide.

"Is this method feasible?" Ning Wanjun asked with great interest.

"The feasibility is very high, as long as she can make this thing out overnight."

Mo Yun first stretched out three fingers, and then stretched out another one, "Give me the carpenter recruited by Yanchi, and I am sure to make four pieces before dawn."

Ning Wanjun raised the corners of her mouth, "Then please use this idea to come up with a strategy for defeating the enemy tomorrow!"

With the core idea, the remaining details are much easier to handle.

In less than half an hour, a detailed plan was freshly released—because the thunder had to be visually controlled, it had to wait until dawn before it could be implemented.The key members of the Lightning Strike Team are two demons and one person, and this person is Luo You'er who is good at sundae.Li and Shanhui are mainly responsible for protection tasks, in case the enemy's qi sensers sneak attack.In addition, a sword and shield team of [-] people is in the rear, ready to support the three members of the lightning strike team at any time.

The booby traps are released in groups of one-two-one, fifty feet apart from each other, and even if the enemy is loaded with shotgun, it is impossible to threaten two booby traps at the same time.Whether it is adjusting the shooting angle or reloading the front-loading gun, it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive effort. Coupled with the extremely low hit rate, the three groups of booby traps have a high chance of breaking into the shooting dead angle.

And the princess will not be idle here.

Her large army will approach all the way to the north, pretending to attack the north wall head-on, luring the enemy to focus on Jinxia City.

If the striker can be pushed to the edge of the sailing battleship's range, and the enemy can use artillery to contain the princess's offensive, then the Thunder Strike Team will undoubtedly have a better chance of surprise attack.

Xia Fan still followed the princess.

However, he does not participate in frontal battles, but decides when to make a move on his own, mainly guarding against the "serious danger" that Fang Xiandao said.

After some discussion, everyone almost agreed that the most likely risk at present is the evil technique.

As early as when the Donghai Gang was wiped out, the princess had seized the Soul Gathering Talisman from the An family.

This kind of talisman containing evil thoughts can not only hurt people directly, but also be used to summon evil spirits.However, in the Ministry of Records of the Privy Council, there are almost no records of similar alchemy, so it has become the biggest surprise factor on the battlefield.

If Dongsheng State has An's family to help in tomorrow's battle, if more than ten evil spirits are recruited at a time, it will indeed bring a lot of trouble to our side.

And Xia Fan's shock technique is precisely the most restraining means of evil spirits.

Therefore, in order to save energy, he only makes a move when the enemy reveals his cards.

According to Ning Wanjun's words, it is to use the trump card to deal with the trump card.

The plan is certain, and everyone is busy for it.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

……

The next morning, the sky was very bright.

Li, Shanhui, and Luo You'er led a hundred soldiers around the camp, all the way north, boarded a boat about one mile away from Jinxia City, and took the lead along the inland river to the target.

The hundred soldiers, disguised as boatmen and porters, approached the northern outskirts of the city scatteredly.

Dongsheng Kingdom did not block the river, and even during the most intense fighting, there were still a small number of merchant ships passing through the river.As long as they are not close to the huge battleship, they will not stop it.In other words, compared to the attractive target of Jinxia City, one or two merchant ships and fishing boats did not arouse their appetite at all.

At five o'clock, the boat swayed slowly to the river bank seven or eight hundred feet away from the pier.

At this time, the figure of the giant ship was clearly discernible, and the three of them could even see the muzzle at the front of the bow.This distance is already within the range of the other party. If the people on board feel malicious towards this small boat, then they will face at least two artillery bombardments.

However, after Li and the others held their breath and waited for a quarter of an hour, the roar of the shelling did not come.

With sharp eyes, she saw someone on the deck watching this way, but she didn't mean to warn or expel them at all. Obviously, she didn't pay attention to the single-masted fishing boat with three people on it. Will not take a step closer to the giant ship.

"Okay, the enemy hasn't moved." Li drilled back to the small room on the ship, "we will control the booby traps here later."

Today's sea breeze is extremely active, and the ripples created by the airflow on the river surface can be clearly seen, which undoubtedly adds a bit of difficulty to the plan.But the fox demon is more concerned about another point - the sky above his head is much darker than before, as if the black smoke rising from the city yesterday was mixed with the clouds, covering up the dawn that should have jumped out of the sea.

"Hmm..." Luo You'er bit her lip, nodded slightly.

"Are you nervous?"

"A little bit." Luo You'er wanted to laugh, but failed, "The thing that Sister Mo Yun made with great difficulty is also the key to this battle. If I fail to hit him head-on due to my mistake..."

"Then let's talk about it next time."

"Eh?"

Li smiled and held her hand, "Otherwise, can Her Royal Highness and Xia Fan eat you up? Don't worry, people think of the way, you just have to do your best. Even if you fail, it's their fault." The question is, who told them not to take the human factor into consideration?"

"Lord Li is right." Shan Hui echoed, "When carrying out missions before, His Highness Wuyue always had different requirements for Ning Hong and Ning Qing, because individual differences were taken into account."

"What about you?" Luo Youer asked curiously.

"His Highness May takes good care of me, and rarely allows me to perform tasks independently."

"..." For some reason, the little girl suddenly felt more nervous.

While taking a deep breath, she clenched her palms tightly. At this moment, what came to her mind was not the details of the willow brushing technique, but the back view of her senior sister.

She was not far in front of him, as if within reach.

——Just take one step forward.

Senior sister... Wait for me, Luo Youer said silently in her heart.

……

On the other side of the battlefield, in Jinxia City.

After some fighting, Ning Wanjun once again led his army to break through a defense line of Dongsheng Kingdom, and killed the enemy general in front of the formation.

This is already the third blocking battle that the army has encountered.It has to be said that the bravery of a general can greatly improve the morale and combat capability of an army. Xia Fan has seen Ning Wanjun take the lead in entering the enemy's formation more than once. It was scattered by the follow-up troops in one go.

This kind of narrow street fighting makes tactics, formations, and scheduling all meaningless. One step back is one step back, and only the one that moves forward can win.

The princess is not good at alchemy, but she is like a fish in water in the battle. She spends every energy on strengthening herself. The seemingly ordinary sweeping and straight stabs are so powerful that ordinary soldiers can't parry them at all, and they are almost dead. .The scorching heat of Lihuo raised her aura to a new level, but any enemy who wanted to flank her would first have to endure the heat wave surrounding her that was enough to burn hair.

Three battles, three victories!

In less than half an hour, the army's forward line had successfully entered the Beicheng District.

Estimated at this speed, they should be able to get close to the bombardment boundary of the enemy ship at four o'clock in the morning, that is, around eight o'clock in the morning.

Chapter 159 The Bloody Battle Begins

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When Ning Wanjun led the team through the two long streets and came to the middle of the city, the enemy's fourth line of defense appeared in front of her.

Compared with the previous three blocking battles crowded in the streets and alleys, this time the opponent chose a flat yard to attack—the houses became sparser as you went north from here, and usually gangs and porters gathered.It can be said that once they break through here, they can go directly to the north city wall.

"Your Highness, this maid feels a little strange," Qiuyue couldn't help approaching the princess, "What are these people resisting? Jinxia City is not their territory. Is it necessary to fortify it layer by layer?"

"You saw it too?" Ning Wanjun said calmly.

"They can obviously retreat directly to the north wall and use the artillery and the high wall to consume our strength." Qiuyue replied in a low voice, "Although the resistance along the way will cause us some losses, they obviously lost more. Your troops They can't afford it, and it should be even more so for them. If you put all the people in the street fighting, how can you resist the Shenzhou army that will kill you sooner or later?"

"Perhaps...the enemy wants to delay time, and doesn't want us to threaten the northern city wall so quickly."

"Delaying time? What are they trying to do?"

"I don't know, but what the enemy wants to do is what we should do our best to prevent." Ning Wanjun looked around the stockyard for a week, and his eyes stayed on a bell tower in the west - this is also the only commanding height near the stockyard. Bronze bells are usually used to remind porters that there are cargo ships berthing at the pier. "You find a way to go to the bell tower, and keep an eye on the threatening generals and qi sensers in the enemy army, and don't let them get too comfortable."

"Leave it to the servant girl." Qiuyue immediately leaned towards the bell tower alone.

Then Ning Wanjun picked up the spear and shouted loudly: "Pass me the order, all teams pay attention, prepare to charge at the call!"

"Yes! Your Highness has orders, all teams pay attention and prepare to charge!"

"Attention all teams, prepare to charge!"

Orders quickly spread layer by layer, and a new round of fierce battle is about to begin.