Chapter 217 Meng Guang VS Tuoba Qingtong

The messengers, carrier pigeons, etc. sent by Xu Mujun brought the information to the military tents of Meng Guang, Cui Xiawu, Guan Shan, Miao Xiu and others within seven days.

The imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops began to advance towards Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, Xuzhou and other places.

The actions of the imperial army were soon noticed by many rebels, and each took action.

Wuxi Island, Changhe City.

Tuoba Qingtong listened to the notice from his subordinates and said in a strange tone: "You mean...the imperial army has begun to take action. Where is Meng Guang from Zhuxi City?"

"Back to the young master, Meng Guang's navy has been under our surveillance, but it has not taken any action until now."

The tribesman said: "Young Master, the patriarch asked me to pass on the news. You must find a way to defeat the imperial navy as soon as possible, go to Xuzhou to support His Highness King Chen, and surround and kill Xu Mu's army."

"Otherwise, once the other rebel armies are defeated, our Tuoba family will face the entire imperial army."

Tuoba Qingtong said irritably: "I understand, go down."

"No!"

"Brother, what are you upset about?"

Zhao Qingshan on the side said strangely: "Elder Wugou replied last time and said that she had cracked the secret of the imperial explosives and asked the tribe to make them. Now we can store a large number of bombs in our military camp..."

"So what?"

Tuoba Qingtong shook his head and said: "What we want now are artillery and muskets!"

"How far can a simple bomb be thrown? You can't put a trebuchet on a ship."

"Damn it...who made these artillery pieces and muskets, so that they are so difficult to imitate?"

Zhao Qingshan smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, our Tuoba family is not good at refining weapons, so we have no way of preventing and controlling firearms."

"The craftsmen in the clan have also made some imitations, but the power is not up to the level of imperial firearms, and they are easy to explode. Many people have been injured."

"I heard that Elder Wugou has contacted other colleagues and wants to delve into the secret of the firearm."

"Hmph!"

Tuoba Qingtong shouted coldly: "What's so difficult about weapons made by mere mortals?"

"The explosive may seem mysterious, but it's just the residue from my monk's alchemy process."

"The power is acceptable, but unfortunately it is too conspicuous and not as convenient as Tianleizi."

Zhao Qingshan couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Brother, Tianleizi, only monks in the late stage of Qi training and those with special magic weapons can use Tianlei to refine it."

"But this gunpowder is extremely easy to refine, and even mortals can use it."

"If our Tuoba family can possess the secrets of gunpowder and firearms, our overall strength will at least double!"

Hearing this, Tuoba Bronze couldn't help but feel that what Zhao Qingshan said made some sense.

However, as a monk, his pride will naturally not let him give up easily.

He could only change the topic and said: "Let's not talk about this for now. Has the clan found Qingying?"

"It hasn't been found yet, but based on the direction in which it left, the clan leader speculates that Miss Qingying has probably gone to Dayu Capital City."

"Capital? What is she doing there?"

"Brother, I don't know either, but my niece Lingyun said that Miss Qingying seems to have gone to the capital to investigate the cause of the changes in heaven and earth."

Zhao Qingshan said: "A few years ago, I, Yun Mengze, suddenly experienced a revival of spiritual energy. Although it gradually retreated, it also attracted the attention of the elders of the clan."

"As a Tianlinggen cultivator, Miss Qingying is more sensitive to changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"Maybe she sensed something and just went to investigate."

"Capital City, Capital City!"

Tuoba Qingtong murmured: "What's so bad about it that you have to go to the capital?"

"The capital is the center of Dayu. If Qingying's identity is discovered due to the conflict between Dayu..."

"Don't worry, brother."

Zhao Qingshan said: "Miss Qingying has always lived in seclusion. How could the Dayu court know Miss Qingying's true identity?"

"Besides, Miss Qingying is now the peak qi-training monk of our Tuoba family, and she is only one step away from foundation building."

"Furthermore, the clan leader also handed over the Li Longzhu, the magical weapon of our clan, to Miss Qingying for safekeeping."

"The world is so big, as long as you don't meet a foundation-building monk, what does Miss Qingying have to fear?"

"Li Longzhu...!"

Tuoba Qingtong murmured, his eyes full of jealousy and greed.

Thinking of Tuoba Qingying's beautiful face in his mind, Tuoba Qingtong couldn't help but feel a little moved.

"Qingying is now eighteen years old, it's time to choose a husband."

"Brother..."

Zhao Qingshan hesitated and said: "Miss Qingying once said that if you don't enter the golden elixir in this life, you will not get married. Her goal is Nascent Soul. You..."

"Golden elixir! Hahaha..."

Tuoba Qingtong sneered and said: "The path to immortality is cut off, where can the golden elixir monks come from in this world?"

"On Xingchen Island, the largest island in the overseas cultivation world, there are very few monks in the foundation-building stage. Qingying has such an idea...it is too naive!"

"What she has to do is to think about our Tuoba family and give birth to more descendants for our Tuoba family. In order to strengthen the family, maintain the family tradition, and then wait for the spiritual energy to truly recover!"

"As a Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator, I believe that the children I will give birth to will also have good spiritual root qualifications."

"Brother..."

Looking at Tuoba Qingtong, who was already a little dazed, Zhao Qingshan didn't know what to say.

As a member of the Tuoba family and a monk, he is just a son-in-law.

Only the real Tuoba family is qualified to discuss some important matters in the clan.

He is an outsider and can only obey orders.

"Repay...Master!"

Suddenly, a tribesman outside the door shouted: "Master, I am Tuoba Jiang, and I have important information to report."

"Come in!"

Soon, an old man who was about fifty years old and wearing armor strode in and said respectfully: "Young Master, we have received intelligence that the imperial army in Zhuxi City has moved!"

"Oh?"

Tuoba Qingtong's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Great! It seems that the imperial army is really going to launch a general attack."

"That Meng Guang is really difficult to deal with. Except for the first active attack, which was defeated by us and others, he has been hiding in Zhuxi City for two years and being a coward."

"It's great to be able to go out to fight in the city this time!"

"Send the order, all the Tuoba family sailors prepare their camps and kill all the imperial troops!"

"Master!"

Tuoba Jiang quickly stopped him and said: "There is something weird about Zhuxi City this time. The strong general has been guarding it for two years. Why did he suddenly launch an attack?" Tuoba Qingtong threw the information from the clan to him and said: "It's not just Meng. Guang, Xu Mujun in the north, Cui Xiawu, Guan Shan, and Miao Xiu in the south all moved."

"It seems that Xu Mujun cannot withstand the urging of the court and is ready to start a decisive battle."

"The information we received is to break through the northern front blocked by Meng Guang and go to Xuzhou to support King Chen!"

"What, do you have any other opinions?"

Tuoba Jiang quickly said: "I don't dare!"

Looking at the nervous and frightened Tuoba Jiang, Zhao Qingshan sighed deeply in his heart.

According to age and seniority, this Tuoba Jiang is still the uncle of Tuoba Qingtong clan.

It's a pity that Tuoba Jiang has no spiritual roots, although the Tuoba family ranks first in military tactics and strategy, and his martial arts skills have reached innate levels with the help of Elder Wugou.

But among the Tuoba family, no matter in terms of reputation or status, they are not as good as Tuoba Qingtong.

Therefore, the general stationed in the northern part of Yunmengze and facing off against Meng Guang was Tuoba Jiang.

But it was Tuoba Qingtong who secretly carried out the order!

"Then give the order!"

"Yes! Master."

Tuoba Jiang said again: "I wonder when the young master is going to take action?"

"As long as Master Qingtong and Master Qingshan are willing to join the army, and with the help of thick fog and huge waves, we can easily defeat the imperial navy!"

Tuoba Qingtong shook his head and said: "This spell consumes a lot of money, and we and I cannot release it at will."

"When Meng Guang appears, I will take action."

"As long as Meng Guang is killed, Dayu's navy will be defeated without attack!"

Tuoba Jiang hesitated for a moment, but still said respectfully: "Yes, Master!"

Soon, countless members of the Tuoba family began to take action across Wuxi Island.

Not only them, but also countless fishermen, water thieves, etc. who lived in Yunmengze, made their living from Yunmengze and recognized the Tuoba family as their main ones, also boarded their respective warships and headed north to kill.

Half a day later, a dark outline slowly appeared on the lake ahead.

The clouds are shrouded and the sun is rising.

As the sun shone, the dark outline in the distance finally revealed its true appearance.

Then...

It's not an outline at all, but the naval formation of the Yu imperial court!

More than three hundred large warships and more than a thousand small warships lined up one after another, heading towards the Tuoba family navy in layers.

Compared with the navy of the Dayu court, the navy of the Tuoba family was obviously weaker.

There are more than a dozen large warships, but there are at least thousands of small sterns, fishing boats, and even sampans and other water vehicles.

They were as densely packed as flies, all rushing over.

Yunmeng occupies an extremely large area, equivalent to the land of a state.

In the entire Yunmeng Ze, there are at least millions of people attached to the Tuoba family.

The Tuoba family relied on this group of ordinary people to form a naval force of more than 200,000.

The navies of both sides soon discovered each other, and the sound of desolate horns sounded, spreading thousands of meters away.

On the main ship of the Dayu Navy, Meng Guang quickly spotted the Tuoba family navy in the distance with the help of his telescope. He frowned and said: "The number of Tuoba family navy members is too large again."

Tan Yunlong shook his head and said: "General, don't worry too much. These are just fishermen and water thieves. What qualifications do they have to be called navy masters?"

"If it weren't for the Tuoba family, I could scare them away with just one shot."

"Huh..."

Meng Guang breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "If it weren't for General Xu's order, I really wouldn't want to have a conflict with the Tuoba family in Yunmengze."

"Now that we have reached this point, the army is fighting over there. Send the order and prepare to fire!"

"Yes!"

"Get ready to fire!"

Flags were waved quickly, and military orders were passed among many ships at sea.

As Meng Guang issued the order, the messenger beside him waved the flag again.

"Fire!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, hundreds of red cannons arranged on both sides of the battleship roared.

Hundreds of huge iron balls shot out and slammed into the Tuoba family's navy camp.

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

"Ah!"

"It's gone!"

"The boat was smashed!"

On the Tuoba family navy, countless panicked shouts rang out.

Some ships were directly hit with a big hole, and some masts were knocked over.

But more shells fell into the lake, causing huge waves.

After all, the accuracy of the red cannon is not very accurate.

On a large ship, Tuoba Jiang frowned and said: "Ask Hun Jianglong to dispatch from the left side of the formation and approach the imperial navy as quickly as possible."

"Only when the two armies are fighting together will the red-coated cannons of the Yu imperial court's navy use their war weapons."

"Yes! Sir!"

"In addition, we sent out water ghosts and destroyed their warships."

"Yes!"

(End of chapter)