Chapter 423 The Convergence of Three Forces
Zhan Zhao, the leader of the Houtu Banner, has nothing in common with the Zhan Zhao who is known as the Royal Cat in Li Dachui's mind.
Yu Mao Zhan Zhao is personable and handsome.
The banner master is quite tall, but like Su Qi, he has long hands and feet, and a dark complexion. What is even more impressive is the beard on his face, which is like a The hard bristles stood erect, and it was estimated that an ordinary razor would not be able to do anything with these unattractive beards.
This is a guy who looks as hard as stone at first glance, but he has been in Lin Heng's prison for a while and is now very weak.
He had to be supported by Su Qi when he walked.
Lin Heng is not a believer. After catching a heavyweight like Zhan Zhao, he naturally wants to pry out valuable information from his mouth. If he can get the leaders of Houtu Banner To capture everything in one fell swoop was a huge achievement for Lin Heng.
Large landowners like Hou Tuqi and Lin were born to be enemies.
Of course, Houtu Qi is not just good at farming.
It’s just that their development focus is on the vast rural areas.
The core part of Houtu Banner, what it is best at, is actually civil engineering work.
Building roads, building cities, and building houses, which are highly technical matters, are just routine tasks for the core members of Houtu Banner.
The Five Elements Flags of the Demon Sect, the two flags of sharp gold and fierce fire, are specialized violent teams, which are the main force in rebellion and troublemaking. Others, such as thick soil, giant trees and even floods, are actually teams with considerable technical content.
Under the banner of Jumu, there are countless skilled craftsmen. After hundreds of years of operation, a large number of craftsmen in Chu State are all members of the banner of Jumu. The banner of Jumu uses technology as bait to attract people to join the guild. You want to learn If you have advanced skills, you must join the club.
It’s just that Jumu Banner is relatively mild, and craftsmen were treated favorably in that dynasty. At least food and clothing were guaranteed, so up to now, they really have little interest in rebellion.
Stability is the environment they want most.
As for the Flood Flag, shipbuilding, ship repair, water warfare, and even water conservancy construction, in the past, the Chu State had a disdain for the Demonic Cult. The Flood Flag could only slowly penetrate into these industries in the Chu State, but When Jiang Qian came to power, Hong Kong Banner immediately ushered in a good opportunity for rapid development. The two parties reached an agreement and became allies. In a very short period of time, Hong Kong Banner, with the help of Jiang Qian, took control of The navy of Chu Kingdom.
Which ones in Five Flags do you want Li Dachui to like the most?
It will definitely not be his current ally Ruijinqi.
What he really wants is a highly technical organization like Thick Earth Giant Wood.
It's just that at this stage, the broken mountains and rivers and the continuous wars have made force the first thing on the list, and these highly technical things can only retreat first.
Zhan Zhao, who is over fifty, is more than ten years younger than Ke Wuji.
Zhan Zhao, who was at the top of the eighth level of martial arts cultivation, has now lost all his power.
In Lin Heng's prison, Zhan Zhao's Dantian was destroyed, and his entire cultivation had long since vanished into thin air.
However, martial arts cultivation can disappear, but the engineering experience accumulated over decades will not be lost.
Li Dachui hoped that the banner master could catalog what he was good at and pass it on to future generations.
These engineering experiences used to be passed down entirely by word of mouth, with masters leading apprentices. Not only was it inefficient, but if you were not careful, many mature experiences would be lost for some inexplicable reasons.
Such a loss cannot be bought back with money.
It takes more time for him to pick it up again, and sometimes he can't even pick it up.
But if it is expressed in words and taught in specially opened related schools, it will be completely different.
Guanwai Academy actually attaches far more importance to such practical learning than trivial words and great meanings.
Zhan Zhao is an extremely tough person.
Even if he lost all his martial arts cultivation, it did not make him more depressed. He just regretted that when there were any big projects in the future, he would no longer have the strength that ordinary people could not do. .
Such a person who can be said to have collapsed without too much surprise still jumped up from his chair in surprise after hearing Ke Wuji talk about the Qiankun Yiqi.
Su Qi also opened his mouth wide and stared at Ke Wuji blankly, speechless for a long time. "This is Lu Xiong!" Ke Wuji pointed to Lu Xiong standing behind him and said: "Su Banner Master, take a look, what is the difference between him and the Lu Xiong you saw?"
Su Qi looked at Lu Xiong across from him for a long while, then shook his head and said: "There is no difference in appearance, and the words are almost the same. However, when the Lu Banner Master stood in front of me, , I always feel at ease, but this person in front of me makes me not feel this way!”
This feeling is very mysterious, and there is no evidence to prove it, but it is like this sometimes! , you inexplicably trust a certain person.
Lu Xiong was not embarrassed by Su Qi's words. Instead, he laughed.
“That is Li Dachui,” Ke Wuji looked at Zhan Zhao excitedly: “Zhan Banner Master, he is the son of Li Zemin and He Qingqiu. He has practiced Qiankun Yiqi, and he is now even more powerful. The Protectorate of the Beiting Protectorate, something our divine religion has always been looking forward to, finally sees hope of success.”
"Is there really someone who can practice the Qi of Qian and Kun?" Zhan Zhao found it really unbelievable.
Over the past hundreds of years, countless talented people in the divine sect have fallen for this so-called Qi of the Universe, so that now, this magical skill is not available in the main altar of the demon sect, and is not allowed to be read by the disciples of the sect. , but no one ever took him seriously.
"Can you imagine a person who possesses the two skills of Phoenix Lihuo and Yuehua Ruoshui?" Ke Wuji asked.
“It’s hard to imagine.” Zhan Zhao shook his head: “I am a practitioner of Yuehua Weak Water, but limited by my qualifications, I can only reach the eighth level and can no longer advance. , one is yin, the other is yang, water and fire are incompatible, the harmony of yin and yang mentioned in the general outline, the blending of water and fire cannot be achieved at all."
"But I saw it with my own eyes!" Ke Wuji remembered! That night, there were blue sparks flying all over the sky and moonlight pouring down like a waterfall.
The sparks danced in the moonlight, and the solstice fire and the yin moonlight were like lotus flowers side by side, or like mandarin ducks with the same fate, relying on each other and supporting each other. It looked very beautiful, but Ke Wuji knew very well at that time, What a sinister murderous intention is hidden in that beautiful scenery.
"Master Zhanqi, your Dantian has been destroyed and your cultivation has been completely lost. For ordinary people, there is almost no hope of recovery, but the Qiankun Qi practiced by Li Duhu may be able to find a way." Ke Wuji He said: "When Li Duhu comes back, let's see if there is any hope that we can repair you and restore your skills?" It’s just that what you said is really unbelievable and hard to believe!”
“Hearing is believing, seeing is believing!” Ke Wuji said with a smile: “Wait for Li Du. You will know as soon as you see him that Hu is back. During this period of time, you should take good care of your injuries here and take good care of your body. Otherwise, Li Duhu is back and can treat your injuries, but there is something wrong with your foundation and your body. It's like a leaky sieve, that's not good. Li Duhu is busy with his affairs and doesn't spend much time staying in one place."
"Okay, it's better to have hope than no hope. !" Zhan Zhao nodded and said: "Elder Ke, what should we do next?"
"Now that we have territory and a well-trained army, the next step is to establish a firm foothold and completely control this army. The combat effectiveness of this army is not bad. The masters of our divine religion and the Cao Gang have been arranged into the army as a The backbone of the army will be greatly increased." Ke Wuji said with a smile: "After doing all this, the next step is to find ways to expand our territory and increase our power bit by bit."
"Fight with Linghuye?"
"Of course!" Ke Wuji said with a smile: "Linghuye just snatched Luoyang from Zhang Quanyi, and this heel is still floating in the air like the rest of us. Of course, he wants to take advantage of this moment to get into our arms!"
"What if Ling Huye turns against us?"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Ji chuckled: "Master Zhanqi, Yiyang or Ningxian are both small towns, and the city defenses are only better than nothing. Next, the elites of your Houtu Banner will come over, so we can use these two places to practice our skills. , to see how to build a city defense system that saves money and can severely damage the opponent when the enemy attacks. ”
"It's okay. People from the Houtu Banner are really not very good at battles, but they are experts at doing this!" Zhan Zhao nodded repeatedly: "In a few years, I can make this little Little Yiyang has been built into a copper pea that cannot be smashed or chewed!”
“That’s great. You are responsible for defense and we are responsible for offense. The main purpose of Caobang He Yiming is to make money, and the three of us only need it! With tacit cooperation, we can create a support point for Duhu in these four battle areas, just waiting for the Beiting army to enter the pass."
"Is Li Duhu really the son of He Qingqiu?"
“Of course!”
“Is it really possible for the Qiankun Qi he has cultivated to repair my Dantian?”
"It's hard to say anything else, but didn't you happen to practice Yuehua Weak Water? Yuehua Weak Water is derived from the Qi of Qiankun. Things that don't work for others may be just right for you!"
“If that’s true, that’s great!” Zhan Zhao nodded and said, “This feeling of being so weak that you can’t even lift a hundred pounds of things is really terrible.”
< br>The land of the two counties is neither big nor small.
The key is that their location is extremely critical.
Li Dachui carefully planned the surrender of Zhang Quanyi's tribe, the merging of Ruijin Banner and Houtu Banner, and the joining of Cao Gang, so that these forces that were originally unable to fight together were firmly bound. At the same time, the strength of this land suddenly increased exponentially.
The nails have been driven in. Next, it depends on their management.
(End of this chapter)