Chapter 706 The Mastermind

The aura of the eighth-level strong man is too strong.

His anger made everyone nervous and their hearts trembled.

Only Gu Qie said with a stiff upper lip, "Father! We are acting according to the plan. We want to find a way to get rid of the two regents of Da'an Kingdom first, so that we can win without fighting. Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu are very popular in Da'an Kingdom!"

It just so happened that the two of them arrived in Yuecheng ahead of time. We thought that young people are mostly full of youthful vigor, so we sent them an invitation and invited them to come for negotiations. If the negotiations are successful, we can achieve our goal without losing a single soldier. If the negotiations fail, we can kill them both and demoralize the Da'an Kingdom. Maybe we can even force them to surrender, and then we can win without fighting. Our idea is good..."

Gu Yu sat in the upper seat and snorted coldly, "The idea is good, but what's the result? You're all so old and experienced, yet you underestimated the enemy! You invited the wolf into the house! If I hadn't come, half of you would have died, right? And you want to kill them? That's wishful thinking! They might even kill you all."

At this time, Zhu Hanguo's two deputy generals dared to speak, "Old Marshal, you must avenge our General Liu! Old Marshal! Our Zhu Hanguo follows your Aquarius Nation's lead. This time, we acted according to plan. It was our Zhu Hanguo and our General Liu who took the lead to test Liao Jiu's strength. That's why he holds a grudge against us and the first thing he did was to kill our general..."

Gu Yu pressed his hand and said, "Don't worry, I will give you a reasonable explanation."

This compensation will be made later.

Zhu Hanguo's deputy general got the old commander's promise and stopped making trouble for the time being.

The coach died in this way, which was a huge loss for Zhu Hanguo. It would definitely not be acceptable without reasonable compensation in the future.

But the coach's death is a great opportunity for both of them, isn't it?

Gu Yu comforted Zhu Hanguo's deputy general and scolded Gu Qie, "Evil son, are you the mastermind this time?"

Gu Qie looked aggrieved. "Yes, Father, your son's idea was right! Who knew Liao Jiu and that Jiang Lianzhu were so treacherous, carrying so many powerful gunpowder balls and gunpowder bombs? When they entered the commander's tent, we clearly sent people to search them. I wonder where they hid all those things?"

Speaking of this, the other people who had been hanging their heads finally found a topic to talk about and came out to testify.

"Master, this is truly bizarre. The two of them couldn't even hide a dagger. I don't know how they managed to get so many gunpowder balls and bombs. They're so powerful, one can kill a whole bunch of people! It's simply outrageous. We've never seen anything like this before. It's appalling..."

"If the Da'an Kingdom's gunpowder technology has reached this point, I'm afraid our operation will be in vain. We're clearly no match for them. Finally, she pulled out that crossbow-like gunpowder bullet launcher, which was able to destroy a large crossbow cart with one shot! It blew a huge crater in the ground, causing countless casualties. It was truly horrific."

"And then there's that smoke thing. It's so nasty that you can't even open your eyes, but they can see clearly through it. And then they throw a stinking, irritating poisonous gas bomb from behind. It's even worse. Inhaling it, people roll on the ground in pain. Some people just roll around in pain, while others pass out. This kind of gas bomb, capable of poisoning a large area of people, is way too difficult to deal with."

"The key is where do they get these seemingly endless powerful things from? Could it be that we already have spies from their Da'an Kingdom hiding around our tents, and they took them out during the chaos? I have no idea."

"If it's a traitor, then we can't fight this battle. We are willing to withdraw! Our country is small and has a small population..."

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The more you talk, the lower the morale.

Seeing that they were in trouble, Gu Qie coughed and said, "Why should I be afraid of them? It's just one person who died. My father came here quickly. No matter how powerful their weapons are, my father can chase them back to their hometown. The two of them can't beat my father alone."

Only then did everyone stop talking.

Indeed, Liao Jiu and his wife were driven away by the old marshal.

but……

No matter how powerful the old general is, if he is restrained by others, he will not be harmed by those gunpowder weapons. However, what if there are too many weapons?

Ordinary people with such powerful weapons can kill many people without any effort.

Gu Qie seemed to have read everyone's thoughts again. He continued, "Gunpowder weapons are so precious that they can't be mass-produced or possessed. They are generals, so they have some hidden treasures. It's impossible for everyone to have them. If everyone had them, that would be too much. Their Da'an Kingdom has long been invincible, and they wouldn't have concealed it until now! Think about it, if there were such a powerful and abnormal weapon, wouldn't your spies in Da'an Kingdom have reported anything back to the country?"

Each country will deploy spies to discuss important intelligence with each other. These are basic operations.

Now everyone quieted down.

When I think about it carefully, indeed, no.

Such a useful and powerful weapon will have a huge impact once it is announced. The news has already been spread back to the country.

This is enough to shock any country!

Dominate any country!

Compared to the strong men in the eighth realm, the strong men in the ninth realm are more meaningful.

A strong man, although powerful, cannot be copied.

Weapons can be copied and mass-produced. If they were to be used in wars on a large scale with such power... that would be completely unimaginable.

"But what if there are a lot?" the fanning scholar asked tentatively.

Gu Qie reiterated, "We have a spy in Da'an. He didn't mention this kind of gunpowder weapon. He only said that the princess of Da'an, Jiang Lianzhu, is somewhat unorthodox. She knows medicine and is very powerful in martial arts. She killed an evil dragon that has lived for hundreds of years. She might be from some hidden sect and have had some great adventure. If nothing goes wrong, these weapons may be the weapons of her master. Da'an alone can't produce such a thing. They have a few gunpowder carts, but they are far less powerful than this. We also have gunpowder carts in our army..."

What you said makes a lot of sense. If we think about it carefully and calmly, it is indeed true.

As long as it is not made to order, at most it is something she gave out from her master. Such good things are definitely not cabbages in the master's sect, so they will not let her give out much.

Then, when they are used up, they are gone.

It is impossible to resupply in time.

"Now, what should we do? Old Liu's death was so unjust! The old commander was right, we underestimated the enemy. We didn't expect that Jiang had such a powerful background. The Liao guy was just average. When Old Liu tested him, he was only slightly at a disadvantage. The Liao guy had no weapons on him, and it was the Jiang guy who took out the gunpowder ball first..."

They have already found the survivors in the tent and found out what happened.

Jiang Lianzhu took out a gunpowder ball and blew up a bunch of people, blowing up the tent. Before the two of them took out the gunpowder ball, they were surrounded by three layers of enemies inside and outside, making it impossible for them to get out of the tent.

Everyone looked at the old man sitting in the main seat, waiting for his decision.

Things have come to this point, and after this analysis, the weapons are not mass-produced and the quantity is not large, so they cannot retreat.

There is no way out.

Anyway, we have already offended the Da'an Kingdom. Even if we retreat, they will still hold us accountable in the future.

I can only say that I regret that I shouldn't have listened to the instigation of the Aquarius Kingdom and joined in the division of the Da'an Kingdom.

Now, we can only go ahead with it. Aquarius Country has eight realm strong men in charge and timely support, so we have to act according to the situation.

The old man swept his eyes around, taking in everyone's expressions. He slowly uttered two words, "Attack the city."

Gu Qie perked up, "Okay! Dad! Our army has assembled, and now that you're here, it's time to attack the city."

The others were also mixed with joy and sorrow.

If they had not met Jiang Lianzhu and the others before, everyone would have agreed wholeheartedly when the old commander mentioned attacking the city.

The 100,000-strong army has been assembled, and the small Yuecheng City is easy to capture.

The old coach is here too, so we can only make things even more stable.

Now, I still feel a little uneasy.

The fanning scholar asked cautiously, "Master, when? Now? What if..."

Gu Yu's expression was calm. "Let's do it at night. What if they still have this kind of weapon in Yuecheng? If we attack the city now, there will be a lot of losses. It will be different at night. It's dark, and they can't see anything clearly. Let's attack the city at night. I will go and hold Jiang Lianzhu and her husband back, and the rest of you will watch over me..."

Now everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay! You've thought it through carefully, old man."

"Then tonight, you can go get ready now."

"We'll teach them a lesson tonight! Give us Old Liu back his life!"

"Many soldiers have been killed or wounded. I have to vent my anger tonight..."

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The generals went down.

Only Gu Yu and his son were left.

Gu Qie said with a gloomy face, "Dad, look at them, they are just a bunch of useless people. The chief general of a country was inexplicably killed, and they still have the nerve to blame us? They want an explanation? Seeing that Da'an has powerful gunpowder weapons, they are scared to death and have retreated in their hearts. They are just fence-sitters. What kind of war can we expect them to fight?"

The old man said calmly, "We didn't expect anything from them in the first place. They were just our vanguard sent to die. We haven't even started yet, so it's not appropriate to cause a rift right now. The situation is more complicated now, so we should focus on appeasement."

"Yes, Dad, today, thank goodness you arrived in time. How are the arrangements going in Yuecheng, Big Brother?"

The old man said, "My eyelids were twitching when I woke up this morning. I felt something might be wrong with you, so I rushed over. I didn't expect to run into something like that. Your eldest brother has everything ready and everything is proceeding according to plan. The first step is to take action from Yuecheng before they can proceed."

"That's good, Dad. Is our spy in Da'an really reliable? Did he really not say that Da'an mass-produced such lethal weapons?"

The old man smiled slightly, "Of course it's reliable. If Da'an Country mass-produced this kind of weapon, he wouldn't be unaware of it..."

"That's good. Dad, this time we'll take down Da'an in one fell swoop. Your strength as a late-stage eighth-level warrior will be unmatched except for Xuan Zhan. When Xuan Zhan returns from Da Rong, he won't be able to turn the tide on his own. Besides, if his whereabouts are leaked, it will be difficult for the strong men of Da Rong to prevent him from returning."

"Hmph, now that he's back, I'm not afraid of him! I'll be at the peak of the Eighth Realm once I break through!"

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