The middle-aged man didn't care that the so-called "two" questions turned into three. He pondered for a while and replied, "This canyon was originally a secret post station set up by the Ministry of War. After Wu Sangui's rebellion, it was temporarily converted into an arms manufacturing bureau.
, specializes in making weapons and armor to prepare for the unexpected needs of the army."
Murong Fu sneered when he heard this, "Really? I have never heard of anyone setting up an arms manufacturing bureau on the enemy's territory, let alone that an arms manufacturing workshop would be set up in such a barren land.
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Ordnance manufacturing is so important. It is almost the lifeblood of any country and any army. Ordnance depots will never be easily established in non-military towns or administrative centers. Although Shandong can barely be regarded as a major military province, it has been since Wu Sangui's rebellion.
After leaving Shanhaiguan, it almost cut off all the Qing government's control over Shandong. How determined did Kangxi have to be to dare to place weapons manufacturing in Shandong?
To take a step back, even if the canyon here is extremely secretive and Wu Sangui can't detect it no matter how hard they try, raw materials are needed to build ordnance. This canyon is just an ordinary canyon. There are no mineral deposits, no roads, and difficult transportation. Where can the raw materials come from?
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The middle-aged man was indifferent to Murong Fu's sarcasm and said calmly, "If you don't believe me, just go out and take a look and you will know for yourself. Every stone house here is a workshop. It is clear at a glance whether they are making weapons."
What he said could barely be considered a provocation. There were a thousand defenders stationed in the valley, plus a thousand coolies, a total of two thousand troops. As long as Murong Fu dared to go out, he would have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
I thought that this clumsy method of motivating generals would not work, but Murong Fu thought about it seriously and nodded, "It's better to go and have a look. What you hear is false and what you see is true."
"You dare to go out with me?" the middle-aged man asked in shock, unable to react for a moment.
"Why don't you dare?" Murong Fu smiled faintly, stood up and left the room first.
Several people came outside the house, and Murong Fu fired a burst of energy into Li Yunzhi's body without leaving any trace. Li Yunzhi resumed his actions, bounced away, pointed at Murong Fu's nose and started to curse.
Murong Fu looked at her with a half-smile and blinked.
Li Yuanzhi looked slightly suffocated, swallowed the words back, snorted heavily and stopped talking.
The middle-aged man did not pay attention to the small movements of the two men. He glanced deep into the canyon. The defenders there were no different. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Murong... Master, do you want to take a look around?"
"certainly."
Murong Fu responded with a smile and walked towards the nearest stone house. The middle-aged man looked a little moved. Suddenly, there was a chill on the back of his neck. He turned around suddenly and found that there was a woman in black standing behind him.
Staring at him coldly.
Even Li Yuanzhi frequently shook her head at him to signal him not to act rashly.
Then several people walked around the valley. Murong Fu took the trouble to go in and take a look at each stone house. Indeed, as the middle-aged man said, this was a simple weapons workshop. It was indeed established recently, but the
The raw material is not iron, but some broken armor and weapons.
"Did I overlook something? Or am I overthinking it?" Murong Fu always felt that this weapons workshop was a bit strange, but for a while he couldn't figure out the mystery behind it.
Suddenly, seeing that the time was right, the middle-aged man swung his shoulders and walked out quickly, instantly distanced himself from the three of them.
Li Yuanzhi was shocked and said, "Brother, no!"
The middle-aged man seemed not to have heard anything and immediately shouted loudly, "Where are the troops!"
"exist!"
"All the troops come forward and capture these two thieves for me!"
From the beginning to the end, Murong Fu just frowned and looked around, as if he didn't hear anything. Although Liu Shenghuaqi was anxious, she didn't dare to move without Murong Fu opening his mouth.
After a while, more than a thousand sergeants rushed over and surrounded the three people.
The middle-aged man stood in the middle of the army and shouted energetically, "Take it!"
"Master!" Yagyu Shenghuaqi couldn't help shouting.
Murong Fu put his thoughts away, shook his head and sighed, "I wanted to save some energy, but there are always people who won't shed tears until they see the coffin."
After saying that, his whole body's aura changed, his sleeves and robes automatically moved without wind, his hands slowly opened, and a mysterious wave swept away, covering the entire area for miles around.
Before everyone could understand what was happening, suddenly there was a buzzing sound, and then someone saw a stone about a foot large flying up in the distance, not just one, two, three, countless...
For a moment, the sky was filled with dense stones, and the entire canyon was darkened. All the soldiers turned pale with horror, and the coolies working in the workshops were so frightened that they fled in panic.
"This..." The middle-aged man had never seen such a method before. He was stunned and his face turned pale.
Li Yuanzhi was the only one who could stay awake for a while and shouted hurriedly, "No, please let them go!"
"Ha," Murong Fu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of a sneer, "I've already started, there's no reason to stop."
After saying that the two hand seals changed, the time was turbulent, and countless stones were scattered around. It was said to be scattered, but the speed was extremely fast, and the strength of attachment was also unusual. I could only hear the sizzling air explosions coming from all around.
Voice.
Although the soldiers reacted, they were too slow to dodge. For a moment, they fell on their backs and screamed in agony.
Not long after, the situation returned to calm, and the canyon regained its light. Only three people were left standing, Murong Fu, Liu Shenghuaqi and Li Yuanzhi, while all the more than a thousand soldiers fell to the ground, although most of them were still standing.
He was alive, but his body was seriously injured.
The middle-aged man collapsed on the ground, his face turned pale, and he was confused, "You... you are not a human being..."
He was not hit by rocks, just frightened.
Murong Fu smiled faintly, appeared in front of the middle-aged man in a flash, and leaned over to look at him, "Then what am I?"
"It's... it's a ghost, it's a demon, it's a monster..."
"Sigh, my endurance is still a bit low." Murong Fu shook his head regretfully, "Okay, I'm too lazy to waste time with you. The last question is, where is your father now? How many troops do you have on hand?"
If it were before, the middle-aged man might have hesitated, but now...he immediately replied, "My father is currently stationed at Zijingguan and is in a stalemate with Wu Sangui's other army. He has... an army of 50,000."
Murong Fu didn't have much surprise when he heard this. The news was similar to what Crystal Palace had found out. He just asked, "Why didn't he attack Zhending Mansion directly?"
The middle-aged man didn't know what he was thinking of. He was silent for a moment and said with a bitter smile, "Fifty thousand troops are not enough to defend, let alone attack."
"What?" Murong Fu was a little confused at first, then suddenly realized, "He is jealous of the emperor?"
The middle-aged man nodded, "In such troubled times, the king is king if he has soldiers. How could the emperor trust all the military power to one person, a Han Chinese?"
Murong Fu couldn't help but frowned. Of course he understood the truth. If the emperor was not suspicious, he would not be the emperor. However, Kangxi was by no means a short-sighted person. At this critical moment of turmoil, he would suspect and suppress a Lien Zhan Lianjie and save him.
Isn't it an unwise move for the general who contributed to the collapse of the building?
The middle-aged man seemed to see what he was thinking, and sighed quietly, "You underestimate the Manchus too much. Do you think my father is the only one in the court who can lead troops to fight?"
"How do you say that?" Murong Fu was a little confused.
The middle-aged man continued, "My father is just a pawn. A truly talented person who can win the emperor's trust has not yet emerged. The reason why my father was reused in the past was just because the emperor was still young and had no one to use."
He was telling the truth. Although many generals who were capable of conquering and fighting gradually became corrupted after the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, it was not that there were no capable people. In the past, Kangxi was still young and suppressed by Obai, so he could only reuse a few of his cronies.
, but now that he has the power and takes charge of the overall situation, he will naturally gain the support of more people and get more talents.
Murong Fu thought for a moment and suddenly realized that Li Kexiu was not as beautiful as he appeared.
His eyes flickered for a moment, and he turned around and said something to Yagyu Shenghuaqi. Yagyu Shenghuaqi quickly entered the room and took out the unfinished letter in a blink of an eye.
Murong Fu took the letter, rubbed it with his fingers for a while, and then handed it to the middle-aged man, "For Zhi'er's sake, I will let you live today, but listen carefully, I don't care what evil ideas you and your father are planning.
, The east side is my hunting ground, don’t mess with it, otherwise you won’t be so easy to talk to next time we meet, and your father still owes me a sum."
After saying that, he turned around and pulled Li Yuanzhi up and walked towards the way he came, and Liu Shenghuaqi automatically followed.
The middle-aged man stared blankly at the letter in his hand, and saw that the handwriting was blurry and squirming, and the sentence "Attack Wu Sangui's camp at noon today" actually changed to "Attack Wu Sangui's camp in three days."
Looking at the letter in his hand, and then at the wailing soldiers around him, he felt a chill running down his spine. If he was targeted by such a person, things would not go well.
After thinking for a moment, he summoned his confidants and said, "Hurry up and deliver the letter to the Governor. You must meet the Governor in person. Do you understand?"
"I understand, sir, do you have any other instructions?"
"The order is given to move immediately."
"But sir, many brothers are injured. I'm afraid they won't be able to be transferred in a short time."
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Let's say that after Murong Fu left the valley, he rushed back towards the Golden Snake Camp. He said nothing on the way, frowning and thinking about something. Liu Shenghuaqi glanced back from time to time, hesitated for a long time, and finally did not speak.
Li Yuanzhi pouted her lips angrily and suddenly reacted, "Is my master okay?"
Murong Fu turned back and glanced at her, "So you also know about your master."
"You know... you know something," Li Yunzhi's face suddenly became unnatural, "I don't know too much, I just know that he occasionally provides my brother with information on the world."
"Free?" Murong Fu looked slightly moved and asked.
Li Yuanzhi nodded immediately, "Of course, my master is not someone who is blind to money."
"Haha, then I will take you to see who he is."
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It had been two hours since the three of them returned to the Golden Snake Camp. Noon had already passed, and the originally planned attack had not been launched. Lu Feiqing realized that something was wrong, but it was too late, because suddenly there were more people outside his residence.
A few vague auras, it is not difficult to predict, as long as he makes any change, it will be fatal immediately.