Si Qi was about to reply when he saw a general running over in a hurry and wiping the blood off his hands: "What's going on?"

The general quickly replied: "The two armies are facing each other, and a battle will probably take place soon."

General Huang frowned and said: "There were only more than 20,000 soldiers in the city before, and they were anxious to break the city, so the frequency of attack was very high. When they realize that we have tens of thousands of reinforcements, I'm afraid they will change their strategy."

Si Qi said directly: "War of attrition?"

"Yes." General Huang nodded: "The daily consumption of more than one hundred thousand people is not a small number. They have been prepared for a long time, so there is no shortage of food and grass, but we..." However,

he was stabbed in the back by the group of unscrupulous four princes and ministers behind him.

Si Qi understood the situation and said, "So, we must seize the initiative before they react and concentrate on defense."

"Yes." General Huang said, "Otherwise we will be in an extremely passive situation later."

Si Qi pondered for a moment and asked, "You said the two armies are facing each other at this moment? How far apart are they? Fifty? Sixty?"

"Fifty." The general replied.

Fifty is fifty feet, or five hundred meters, which is far away from the archers' attack range, but not too far away when they need to charge. It is a common distance.

Si Qi: "That is to say, they are now gathered together..."

Si Qi ordered, "Let the group of archers go on the field" in the face of General Huang's bad premonition.

General Huang was silent for a few breaths, and said in a hoarse voice: "My lord... they will die."

Si Qi: "I will go with them."

General Huang, who was originally just struggling and feeling sorry, suddenly changed his reaction and panicked directly. He shouted: "No!!!"

Si Qi repeated: "I will go with him, and then bring them back alive."

General Huang didn't listen at all, and shouted: "No!! Absolutely not!! "

His first reaction was to have someone hold Si Qi back, and then turned around and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come and persuade Si Qi.

Si Qi frowned: "General Huang!"

General Huang was stopped by this angry shout, his eyes full of anxiety. Soon, he forced himself to calm down and said: "I know, I will let them execute your orders, please don't threaten me with your own safety."

Si Qi rubbed his forehead helplessly: "I didn't think of threatening you... I need to be beside them to command."

"You don't have to go there in person!" General Huang said hurriedly: "Send the herald over and let him remember the military flag instructions. You stay in the city, and someone will use the military flag to tell the herald what to do next."

"…………" Si Qi looked at General Huang a few times, and seeing that the other party was anxious, he could only compromise: "Okay, there is no time to waste, act quickly."

"Yes!" General Huang did not dare to leave Si Qi's side, fearing that he would do something stupid and irreparable in a moment of impulse. He ordered people to call two messengers to remember the instructions Si Qi said.

While the two messengers inside and outside the city were working together, Si Qi came to the trucks where the experimental materials were stored, and asked his men in the chemical plant to fetch several bottles and jars. In the other party's terrified expression, he prepared the solution one by one. After

two incense sticks of time, the prince heard the report from General Huang and came to Si Qi.

Si Qi was preparing the solution at the time, and when he saw Chu Feng appear, he hurriedly told him not to get close to him, even if he was dozens of meters away, it was too dangerous.

Chu Feng was puzzled: "Danger? What are you doing?"

Si Qi didn't know how to explain. After all, that was beyond the imagination of the ancients. He and General Huang had explained it countless times before, but he still couldn't understand. He could only say: "You can understand it as, I am now summoning the Thunder God. If you move a little bigger, the thunder will strike down, so you stay away from me."

Chu Feng changed at that time . His face turned pale, not to mention retreating, he even subconsciously took several steps forward and shouted: "How can you risk your life in such a dangerous matter!"

Seeing this, the pale-faced and limp subordinate of the chemical factory ignored all the etiquette and tried his best to stop Chu Feng, begging: "Your Highness, Your Highness, you can't go over..."

Chu Feng couldn't hear anything at all, and only Si Qi's figure was in his eyes.

The subordinate who failed to persuade him suddenly had an idea, and shouted: "You will hurt Lord Si if you go over now!!"

Chu Feng's footsteps stopped immediately, and he didn't even dare to breathe loudly, for fear of affecting Si Qi.

Si Qi looked back at Chu Feng and said helplessly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I won't put myself in danger, please leave." If

she won't put herself in danger, why wouldn't she dare to let him get close! Chu Feng wanted to scold Si Qi and tell him to cherish his life. But he was afraid that Si Qi would be affected, so he could only grit his teeth and step back a few steps.

Si Qi put the solution of only a few milliliters into the stabilizer, so that even if there was any fluctuation in the outside world, it would not affect the balance of these liquids.

He came to the archers with the stabilizer in hand, and said earnestly, as he had repeatedly taught them two days ago: "Don't make even the slightest mistake, remember that."

Everyone nodded solemnly, indicating that they had deeply engraved Si Qi's teachings in their minds.

"Go."

Si Qi asked a few people to take the stabilizer, and holding the "turtle shell" made of composite armor, climbed down the rope ladder on the city wall.

Under General Huang's regretful gaze, ten people alone faced the 100,000-man army on the opposite side.

The next moment was the most critical moment.

They needed to take up their positions and form effective firing points in the few moments when the enemy might rush out and kill people.

General Huang showed an expression of reluctance, watching them go further and further away.

The manager who had rushed over after hearing the news was furious. The goodwill that had finally risen was instantly wiped out. He pointed at Si Qi who came up with the bad idea and cursed: "You are sending them to their deaths! How many people do you think a few archers can kill? Is this all you learn in school? Send them back quickly!!!"

In full view of the public, so many soldiers stood on the city wall and watched these people being hacked to death. What a huge blow to morale this would be! !

Si Qi turned a deaf ear to the other side's roar, raised a simple telescope and looked at it, silently calculating the distance between the archers and the enemy camp.

Eighteen, fifteen, thirteen.

Some of the enemy had already raised their bows and arrows towards this side. The archers squatted on the spot, used the "turtle shell" to protect themselves, carefully opened the stabilizer, and dripped a drop of the light yellow liquid inside onto the top of the arrow wrapped in cotton cloth.

They opened several gaps in the turtle shell, and the people inside could see the outside situation through the gaps and shoot arrows.

The herald with his back to them held up a telescope in his hand and looked towards the city wall.

Si Qi conveyed the order in an orderly manner, "One."

So the herald beside him hurriedly waved the flag to indicate the order of one. After seeing the military flag order, another herald in the turtle shell immediately said: "One!"

One means that everyone evenly divides the enemies in different directions, and then shoots in the direction with the most people.

An archer said to the new herald in a steady voice: "No matter what happens, don't move, and don't touch the liquid in the box!"

The herald subconsciously said: "What will happen?"

He has already been exposed to the eyes of hundreds of thousands of enemies, and the only thing he can protect is the strange turtle shell in front of him that is so light that it is probably not even as light as armor. What else can happen? The worst that can happen

is death.

The archers did not answer. In fact, they were also in a state of anxiety. They had not seen it with their own eyes, so no matter how seriously Si Qi spoke, they had no concrete concept.

Slow down your breathing, aim the arrows soaked in liquid in different directions, and then shoot!

The arrows pierced the void, stirring up the cold wind. In the sea of ​​arrows coming from the enemy camp, they were like a piece of duckweed on the water, inconspicuous.

They were not taken seriously by anyone, even the archers who shot them personally did not have any expectations.

Under the archers' gaze, the arrows fell into the enemy camp, as if they could not disturb a speck of dust.

But the next second,

boom, boom, boom, boom——!!!

Without the slightest sign, it was like thousands of thunderbolts hitting the ground. In an instant, the earth shook, the sky collapsed, and thousands of sand and stones exploded and flew up. Broken bodies and blood streaked across the sky dozens of meters high, and fell down like rain, frightening the group of people so much that their hearts almost jumped out of their throats! !

As expected by the archer, the herald screamed heartbreakingly. He held his head with both hands, forcibly restraining himself to squat in place and not run away or move around, and kept shouting desperately in his throat.

The archers were also scared to death, looking at the horrible scene in front of them like hell, their bodies trembled unconsciously.

Finally, someone took the lead and yelled to the herald with gritted teeth: "Next order!"

The herald looked up blankly, his face was as pale as paper, and tears welled up in his eyes. After being reminded, he forced himself to hold back his emotions, wiped away his tears, picked up the telescope and looked up at the city wall.

The soldiers watching the battle on the city wall were also in chaos, but the military flag was still raised. He said in a trembling voice: "Two!"

The archers gritted their teeth and received a drop of the seemingly inconspicuous yellow liquid with great fear, and dripped it on the arrow.

Then, they locked the key target and shot again!

A series of earthquakes and tremors followed, and screams and blood filled the entire opposing army in the blink of an eye.

General Huang stood beside Si Qi with trembling teeth, trying not to fall to the ground with weak legs.

The manager who had been yelling at Si Qi was so scared that his face turned pale, staring at the nightmare-like scene in front of him in disbelief, and seemed to be scared crazy.

Si Qi raised a telescope and looked at the enemy camp on the opposite side, which had already been beaten to the point of corpses everywhere and fleeing everywhere, and spoke commands in an orderly manner.

Two minutes passed, only two minutes from beginning to end. Si Qi put down the telescope, stood up and said, "It's over."

Where there once were 100,000 living people, now there were no other living things except corpses and dying people.

Everyone looked at Si Qi with awe and fear. Si Qi said calmly, "Go down and clean up the battlefield and welcome our heroes."

After thinking for a while, he added, "But don't mess with the box I gave them. Bring it to me as soon as possible. Otherwise, the explosion just now would have happened in our city."

Everyone was almost scared to death by this sentence. General Huang was the first to shout at the top of his voice, "Go and get Sir Si's things back!"

No one dared to go. After witnessing the scene just now, who would dare to touch the artifact that "can create thunder"? General Huang was so angry that he cursed at them for being useless, and simply went down the city along the rope ladder, ran to the battlefield, and handed over the items to those archers.

The archers all looked terrified. They were the soldiers who were closest to directly feeling the power of the explosion and the blood and flesh flying. The fear in their hearts could not be described in words.

At this moment, they stood blankly on the battlefield, as if they had lost all their strength. They

obviously did not use much effort before, just shooting a few arrows, but they felt as if they were about to collapse. One by one, they couldn't wait to hand the hot potato to General Huang.

General Huang took the box, climbed up the city wall amid the fearful expressions of a group of soldiers who were retreating and dodging, and handed it to Si Qi personally.

Si Qi took the stabilizer and returned to the carriage. He needed to deal with these □□ quickly, otherwise it would be fun if they accidentally caused an explosion.

During the process, no one dared to approach Si Qi. They were so scared before they even got on the battlefield.

Xiu Xiu complained: [I thought they would be ecstatic and flatter their master because of these miracles.]

Si Qi: [They will be happy when they come to their senses. They just can't react now.]

Chu Feng stood far away where he could see Si Qi. Anyone who saw him could feel his worried and nervous mood.

Until Si Qi put down the things in his hands and stood up to move. Chu Feng knew that the matter had been resolved. Amid the panicked and even subconscious obstruction of the generals around him, Chu Feng came to Si Qi and said in a very complicated way: "Is this what you mean by one against ten thousand?"

This is not something that can be described as one against ten thousand.

Seeing that the young man's expression was the same as usual, without much reaction, he could only sigh that the ability of the person in front of him could not be imagined with common sense: "Come with me to discuss the follow-up matters with General Huang."

Si Qi nodded and came to the meeting room under the awe-inspiring gazes of the soldiers passing by.

Inside, the steward with trembling fingers was standing at the door. The moment he saw Si Qi, his expression suddenly became extremely complicated. He said to Si Qi with great regret: "Sir Si, I... I did something wrong again. I didn't know anything and I misunderstood you. And I talked nonsense. It's really..."

Thinking about the soldiers rescued by Si Qi and the miracle Si Qi had just performed, the steward felt very guilty.

Si Qi could sense his sincerity, and said, "It's okay, I know you mean well."

He then said to General Huang, "Why did you call me here?"

Si Qi stared at them, and they swallowed subconsciously. After a while, someone said, "Master Si, have you asked Thunder God to leave?" Si

Qi: "..."

Si Qi was speechless: "Yes, he left. I can call him back when I need him."

"No, no!" Everyone waved their hands quickly, saying with lingering fear: "You have been saying before that you have a way to deal with the enemy, we couldn't understand what you meant, but now... we have learned something new."

Si Qi nodded, "So... where is the protective shield I made?"

Someone quickly carried the light turtle shell covered with blood, flesh and sand over. Si Qi observed it for a few seconds and nodded, "Not bad."

Even though it was hit by the explosion at such a close distance, there was no major damage. The quality is still very good.

General Huang said, "This turtle shell..."

Si Qi took a look at it, and General Huang quickly changed his words: "This god, the divine turtle shield seems to be protected by an invisible force. The surrounding land was destroyed by thunder, but the land below it was intact."

... Even if you change it to a more pleasant word, it is still a turtle.

Si Qi said unhappily, "Now you know how powerful it is? Where is the person who has been secretly saying that I have a very poor aesthetic sense?"

Everyone laughed and pretended to be stupid, "Who said that? Who? Was it you? Anyway, it wasn't me..."

Several people joked and laughed, and the atmosphere gradually became relaxed.

From time to time, the soldiers could be heard cheering outside. They were probably getting good news one after another, and their morale was boosted.

With Si Qi here, how could we not win this battle? Or, we could say that we have already won most of it!

The generals were talking about it, and Si Qi said, "I saw that they left a lot of supplies when they fled. You can send someone to collect them."

Then he looked back at Chu Xun and smiled, "As for Your Highness..."

"Would you consider taking back what should belong to you?"

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On the other hand, on the seventh day after Prince Chu left Beijing, the King of Chu suddenly fell ill and died in his sleep.

It happened that the enemy country had launched a large-scale offensive against the border, and the prince went to the battlefield. The country cannot be without a king for a day, so the court and the people jointly recommended the fourth prince to take the post of regent king, waiting for the return of the crown prince.

The fourth prince accepted the order in the midst of grief and posthumously bestowed the late emperor with the posthumous title of Kangping. The people of the city mourned for him in mourning, and on the day of the funeral, the people sobbed and the sobbing sound was endless.

After the funeral, the regent king returned to the palace, sat on the throne tiredly, rubbed his forehead impatiently, looked in the direction of the crying outside the city and scolded "noisy".

The ministers below looked at each other, pretending not to hear anything, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince has arrived in Wengcheng."

"Oh?" The Regent King asked with interest: "How is it handled?"

The ministers below smiled: "The county magistrate was dissatisfied with the prince's evil deeds and had taken away the grain and grass without authorization. Later, he committed suicide out of fear of punishment and hanged himself in the mansion."

"Haha, not bad." The Regent King clapped his hands and laughed.

Presumably, his silly brother had already guessed what happened in the court after noticing something was wrong. But so what, with his character of loving the people like his own children, he would certainly not abandon the border soldiers and the people in several cities. Even if the grain and grass were cut off, he would still go to the battlefield to fight the enemy to the death.

He only needs to stay in the capital, take charge of the power, eliminate dissidents, and sit firmly on the throne.

Whether the prince wins or loses, it is good news for him.

If he wins, the Chu Kingdom will be stable, and he can use other means to intercept the exhausted army halfway and let the prince die on the way. He has already made a backup plan in this regard.

If he loses, all the blame will be borne by the prince. The court officials and public opinion will stand on his side, and the prince will definitely die in the capital with the crime, and there will be no room for him to turn over.

Of course, the best result is that both the prince and the enemy are defeated, so that the two major worries are eliminated and he has no worries.

What needs to be done now is to eliminate all the remnants of the prince's party in the court, and then find ways to make the prince die on the battlefield while trying his best to kill the enemy.

He glanced at the people below and asked, "Where is Concubine Zhao?"

The ministers said, "Your Majesty, the queen said she wanted to see the workshop left by Si Qi."

In the past, because the late emperor and the prince were on high alert, the spies under the regent king could not enter and check the situation. Now the entire capital is his territory, and Zhao Er can enter and leave Si Qi's factory at will.

Upon hearing this, the Regent Prince said unhappily: "Who did you call the empress? Did I make her the empress?"

The ministers were puzzled, and someone said cautiously: "But, Your Majesty, you..."

The Regent Prince: "Zhao'er is just a concubine's daughter. Her family background, talent, and character are not good enough for great use. My dear Ji, when you say this, are you trying to decide the empress for me? What benefits did Concubine Zhao promise you that made you so eager to give me advice!"

The minister was suddenly detained . Seeing such a big hat, he was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground and confessed: "I dare not! I absolutely dare not! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Several ministers around him quickly suppressed their shocked expressions and said: "Your Majesty is right. The selection of the empress should be subject to your Majesty's will."

The regent snorted, patted the dragon chair unhappily, stood up, and said as he walked: "Enough, adjourn the court."

Only a group of ministers who felt sympathetic were left, wiping the sweat on their foreheads. They thought that their majesty was really a trap to kill the rabbit and cook the running dog, and the good bows were hidden when the birds were gone. Now he has not yet fully ascended the throne, but he has already begun to suppress the meritorious officials.

It is indeed the emperor's mind, cold-blooded and ruthless...

It was also at this time that the daughter of the world, Zhao Er, stood at the door of the workshop. The craftsmen inside had been captured by her on some pretext and imprisoned, so the roar of the legendary monster could not be heard.

The guards stood beside Zhao Er, protecting her safety with all their heart and responsibility.

Seeing Zhao Er raising his hand to push the door, the guard hurriedly took a few steps and stopped Zhao Er. He pushed the door open carefully, as if there was really a bloodthirsty and ferocious monster behind the door.

Zhao Er laughed dumbly and said, "If there really was a beast imprisoned, Si Qi would have transported a lot of meat here every day to feed it, but he only sent ore and coal. You think too much."

In fact, after the craftsmen were captured, didn't the so-called monster stop roaring? It is conceivable that there was no so-called huge roar at all, but this group of ancient apes who were unfamiliar with it mistook the sound of iron hammering or other sounds for the roar of beasts.

The guard thought about it and agreed, but still said with some uneasiness: "But it is said that Si Qi has extraordinary abilities, which are beyond the imagination of ordinary people..."

"Ha." Zhao Er sneered.

What extraordinary abilities? Isn't he just a time traveler like her? He just happened to know a little more about making brown sugar MSG than her, and read a few more history books, and he was praised to be the best in the world. This kind of thing can be found by searching on the Internet. What's so great about it?

Zhao Er said lazily: "No matter how powerful he is, can he be more powerful than my invention?"

The guard recalled the miracle he had witnessed not long ago, and his blood boiled with excitement. He said loudly: "Absolutely not! What the queen can do is something I have never seen in my life!"

"Haha..." Of course.

Zhao Er raised his chin arrogantly, pushed open the door of the workshop, and looked inside nonchalantly.

In the sunlight, metal monsters lay across the open space, wantonly showing their ferocious and fierce faces, quietly, like sleeping dragons, lingering in the field, waiting for the day to be awakened.

Zhao Er, who was originally smiling, had her pupils shrank, and her body suddenly froze in place. The bone-chilling cold instantly spread to every cell in her body, making her face dull and her mind blank.

What... is this?

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It's a steam engine, girl~

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