Chapter 490 Semaphore(1/2)
Ying Zheng looked at the county lieutenant who was leisurely and still observing the enemy situation, and couldn't help but say, "Don't you send troops yet?"
The county magistrate said: "There are few soldiers and horses brought by Mr. Fu Yao, but they are very strong. The weapons and armor they are equipped with are the best. The crossbow arrows alone make the enemy frightened."
"In my opinion, Mr. Fu Yao's men will not suffer any casualties within one hour. They will not suffer any defeat within four hours."
Ying Zheng: "..."
He said unhappily: "So, are you planning to attack again in an hour?"
The county magistrate was a little scared and hurriedly explained: "The Xiaguan means that Mr. Fu Yao has three hundred people, and the Xiaguan brings another thousand people. It is no problem to defeat the thieves in one place, but it is a bit difficult to kill them all."
Ying Zheng looked at the county magistrate in surprise: This person is so angry.
The county magistrate said: "So, please give your majesty some time and make some plans. The official speculated that Mr. Fu Yao only brought 300 people on patrol this time, and may not have the intention of using his body as bait to lure the thief out."
"If the officials rashly send troops and break the plan of Mr. Fu Yao, then all the hard work that Mr. Fu Yao has worked for several days will be wasted."
Ying Zheng said lightly: "Then you can arrange it as soon as possible. One of Ruofuyao's troops was injured, so I will definitely not forgive you."
The county magistrate is timid.
Then he ordered the people around him and said, "Send a signal and tell Mr. Fu Yao that we have arrived."
The man responded and took out a cylinder casually.
When Li Shui saw the cylinder, he was stunned: This thing looks a bit familiar.
After looking at this operation method again, Li Shui became even more sure.
The man took the cylinder to a flat place and lit the fire.
With a muffled sound, the cylinder flew into the air. Then it exploded in the sky with a bang.
Ying Zheng was startled and asked, "What is this?"
The county magistrate said: "After Mr. Fu Yao arrived in Beidi County, in addition to organizing production, he also recruited a group of smart people to study various novel things."
"The thing I just released is called Xian Lei. Its principle was inspired by the elixir of the banished immortal."
"It is said that when the exiled immortal was refining the elixir, the immortal energy suddenly expanded, and fire and smoke burst out. After we got the formula for the immortal medicine, we conducted some research."
"Young Master Fu Yao said that if we can use fairy energy to kill the enemy, it should have a good effect. However, we tried it but did not meet the expectations. Moreover, this thing is very dangerous and easily injured by fairy energy. Therefore, although we are anxious, we dare not greedy for merit and make progress."
"Young Master Fu Yao provided a large amount of funds to continue our research and make sure to strive for excellence and not be in a hurry."
Li Shui nodded and thought: If you want to make gunpowder into a weapon and also create a barrel, this will not be successful overnight. Moreover, there are problems with the current gunpowder formula, and you need to study it carefully to find a more reasonable proportion.
The man continued: "Later, the bamboo girl in Shangjun's villa sent us a letter, instructing us to make the immortal medicine into immortal thunder first. Although we cannot kill the enemy, it is enough to send messages. In the future, we will slowly improve and explore in the application."
"We asked Mr. Fu Yao for instructions and decided to make the immortal thunder that conveys the message first."
"It's not too late to make immortal thunder to cultivate a group of talents, and then let these talents study weapons."
"Under the guidance of the letters of Miss Zhu, we succeeded. There are two kinds of immortal medicines in this immortal thunder."
"After the first kind of immortal medicine burst out, it thundered with a loud bang, urging the immortal thunder into the air. At the same time, the second kind of immortal medicine was also ignited. It made a sound in the air."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Fu Yao is indeed Huai Guzi's good apprentice."
This sentence has been said many times along the way. Every time it is sarcastic.
But this time, His Majesty’s words were indeed approving.
Li Shui looked modest: "Your Majesty has been awarded too much, he has been awarded too much."
The court officials all laughed and thought: Huai Guzi also has a moment of modesty?
As a result, Li Shui continued: "Fu Yao only learned a little bit of fur. There is still a lot of room for improvement."
courtier:"……"
Ying Zheng: "..."
Li Shui looked at everyone's surprised gaze and thought to himself: I'll be humble for my apprentice, can't it be? Is there any problem?
At this moment, Fu Yao's battle formation also made a thump, and then a loud bang exploded in the sky.
This sound seemed to be a response.
The county magistrate said happily: "Young Master Fu Yao knows that we are here, hurry up, find a high place to deliver the message."
Then, a pawn stood on a huge rock, took out two flags and kept waving them.
The other pawn held a telescope and observed the opposite side while dictating to the pawn waving the flag.
Li Shui was stunned: Flag words? This kid is creative.
But it is reasonable to think about it. The telescope has been invented, so the flag language is no longer a problem.
In the formation of ten thousand troops, there is a tradition of delivering messages by relying on flags.
The most common thing is that the soldiers rushed wherever the flag of the base camp reached.
It is a very inefficient way of dissemination, and the content it spreads is also very low-end. However, in the battlefield where people shout and horses are neighing, there is only this way.
Therefore, there will be occasional flags falling down, soldiers turning into headless flies, walking around, or even scattering.
Now that the telescope has been invented, these generals who have fought for many years have quickly combined it with the big flag and invented a simple flag phrase.
The current flag language is probably different from the future flag language, but their principles are similar.
Li Shui raised his telescope and looked at it, and found that two small red flags appeared in Fu Yao's battle.
The little pawn holding the flag was firmly covered by several shields, only two flags were exposed, and they waved up and down.
Soon, the young man in charge of the flag-speaking came back and said to the county magistrate: "Sir, the young master said, let you arrange it calmly and don't worry. This group of thieves once robbed and killed merchants and harmed the people. They were injured and infected with thirty lives. Today, they must be wiped out without leaving any one."
The county magistrate nodded and said to the pawn: "Tell the young master, support it for another quarter of an hour. I will occupy all the passages and trap these thieves here. After a while, I will send a signal to the immortal thunder, and then we will cooperate inside and outside."
The pawn responded, ran back hurriedly, and began to utter the flag again.
Li Xin was aware of his skills and was amazed by the side: "It's really wonderful to have contact between the two armies like this. In the past, one army was trapped and the other army came to aid, and it was difficult for them to communicate information between each other, so they could only send dead soldiers to break through and pass on the news."
"Even after the messenger is arrested, the other party may take advantage of the situation and cause great trouble."
Li Xin said to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, although you have different military affairs, you have great achievements for the soldiers."
Seeing Li Xin’s sincerity, Li Shui was also moved and said, “Brother Li, you forgot again. I am not only engaged in military affairs, but also a recognized god of war among the people of Chu.”
Li Xin: “…”
I know that I can't tell serious things to this shameless person. It's a waste of feelings.
It was not long before the messengers sent by the county magistrate came back.
They reported one after another that people had already been ambushed by the nearby passages.
The county lieutenant nodded: "Send a signal."
The man who set off firecrackers before immediately went out and set off another firecracker.
After the firecracker rose into the air, it sounded twice.
The county magistrate drew his sword and shouted loudly: "The soldiers of the village guarding group will follow me to kill the enemy and cut these thieves cleanly without leaving any one."
The soldiers of the village guarding regiment screamed and rushed over with the county magistrate.
The troops behind Ying Zheng remained unmoved.
This was repeatedly requested by the county magistrate.
The emperor is here in person and there is no guard around him. If there is a mistake, the world will be in chaos.
The county magistrate had already rushed down, and Ying Zheng held up the telescope and looked down.
Among the village protection groups, the one who rushed to the front was actually a group of Huns.
These Huns shouted loudly, as if they had an irreconcilable grudge with the thieves.
In the blink of an eye, these two groups had already encountered each other.
The Huns rushed in frantically, slashing left and right with their weapons. In the blink of an eye, a group of thieves died under their swords.
Ying Zheng looked at it and sighed: "How strange, aren't they the same clan?"
Li Shui said next to him: "Your Majesty, they are not of the same clan. These Huns think they are Qin people. He and us are of the same clan."
"As for those robbers who robbed their families, in their eyes, they are the big enemies who ruin their good lives."
Ying Zheng said with emotion: "It's amazing, it's amazing."
At this time, Fu Yao, who was besieged, also began to rush out from the inside with his men.
The more than a thousand thieves were in chaos.
Once the formation is scattered, it will not be killed by organized opponents.
Soon, the thieves began to escape. But no matter which direction they escaped, they would be driven back by ambushers.
Finally, Fu Yao and the county magistrate joined forces and rode a fast horse to start chopping and killing the thieves.
Half an hour later, all the thieves died.
The county magistrate and Fu Yao walked towards this side on horseback.
To be continued...