Pawn Crossing the River

"Yinglong" soon arrived over Hikone Castle. Over the years, in addition to building Taoist temples in major feudal cities, Daomen has also dug artificial lakes to serve as landing places for flying boats. When not in use at ordinary times, they can also be used as reservoirs or Attractions are not a waste.

The key to flying boats is water, the key to firearms is fire, and both are inseparable from gold.

Half of the entire Omi country is Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Horinsu. There is also the saying of Omi's eight scenic spots. Among them, Hikone Castle itself is listed as one of the eight scenic spots and is known as the "Bright Moon". This saves the time of digging an artificial lake, and the huge "Yinglong" can land directly in Lake Biwa.

With the huge size of "Yinglong", it is impossible for the city to know nothing. As early as "Yinglong" appeared at the end of the line of sight, the warriors on the watchtower had already discovered and reported it to Master Shi Zhouzhai and His Highness Hidemao.

Yagyu Munegen personally escorted Toyotomi Hidemo to the outside of the city, accompanied by a group of Hidemo's guards. They were all sons of the family who had been loyal to the family for generations, and their cultivation level was quite good. The leader among them was a heavenly being. Cultivation. Xiumao himself is not an ordinary person without the power to restrain a chicken, he has a cultivation level equivalent to the stage of returning to his true nature. After all, he was from the Yusan family, so he had no shortage of resources, and he also had Zong Zheng as his swordsmanship teacher. Such a level of cultivation is quite impressive for his age.

"Yinglong" descended the gangway, and the newly formed five-person team came down one after another. Xiumao was deeply influenced by the Central Plains. He could speak fluent Central Plains Mandarin with a pure accent. When communicating, you couldn't even tell that he was from Fenglinzhou.

After a brief greeting and introduction, Li Tiangang said: "Time is running out and the situation is urgent. We will not enter the city. Please ask Master Xiumao to board the ship."

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Toyotomi Hidemo raised his head and glanced at the "Yinglong" that was as towering as the castle tower, sighed softly, and stepped up the gangway.

Yagyu Mun was standing there, watching Hidemo board the "Yinglong", and said to Li Tiangang: "I want to stay at Hikone Castle and cannot escort His Highness Hidemo to Beijing, so the safety of His Highness Hidemo will be entrusted to you."

Li Tiangang said: "The safety of Young Master Xiumao is related to the entire situation in Fenglin Continent. The camp and the Taoist government attach great importance to it. Master Qingwei personally arranged the escort. We will not be careless in the slightest. Please rest assured Shi Zhouzhai."

Yagyu Munamasa said no more.

Li Tiangang was the last to board the gangway.

Ding Weilingguan, who was in charge of commanding the spirit officer, ordered to take off, and the huge "Yinglong" left the lake carrying rich water vapor. During the ascent, the water vapor continued to turn into clouds and mist, surrounding it.

Long Congyun.

It was the first time for Toyotomi Hidemoto to board the "Yinglong". Looking down at the earth from the sky, the magnificence was indescribable. He was naturally shocked, and it even slightly offset some of his uneasiness.

Li Tiangang came to Toyotomi Hidemo: "Master Hidemo, the deck outside is not safe, please come with me."

Toyotomi Hidemo nodded slightly without any objection.

Under the leadership of Li Tiangang, Toyotomi Hidemoto came to a special room. If compared to the ships of the Celestial Master and the National Master, then this is where the study rooms of the Celestial Master and the National Master are located. However, this "Yinglong" is not a ship, but a battleship, so this place is empty.

There is no doubt that this is one of the safest places in Yinglong.

Li Tiangang said: "Master Xiumao, I want to confirm again, are your guards trustworthy enough?"

Toyotomi Hidemoto was not a fool, and he understood the meaning of Li Tiangang's question. Koga-ryu ninjas are pervasive and are good at various disguises and disguises. If a ninja is hiding among his guards, he may be killed at a critical moment.

After all, it was related to his life and death, and Toyotomi Hidemoto had to be cautious and replied: "I can ensure that there are no disguised ninjas among my guards. This has been confirmed by Ishishusai. As for their loyalty, there is no doubt about it. , not only are they my retainers, but their father and their sons are also my retainers. If I die unfortunately, not only will they have to commit seppuku, but their father, son, mother, and wife will not be spared."

Li Tiangang nodded: "It's very barbaric and cruel, but it is undeniable and very useful."

Toyotomi Hidemo said: "It is the spirit of the Central Plains nobles to humiliate their ministers and die. Then it spread to Fenglinzhou, and we have carried it forward very well."

Li Tiangang said noncommittally: "It's all a thing of the past. Now is the Taoist era. The world must always make progress through constant changes. Sticking to the rules and being complacent will not lead to eternal peace."

However, Li Tiangang did not dwell too much on this issue and instead said: "From now on until we arrive at Xiujing's camp, please don't leave this place, Master Xiumao."

Toyotomi Hidemo nodded seriously.

On the other side, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu stayed at the bow of the ship, standing against the strong wind.

Qi Xuansu said: "Qingxiao, this is the final opportunity to assassinate Toyotomi Hidemoto. How do you think the 'Zunbo Faction' will choose to do it?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "I'm not very familiar with Fenglinzhou's methods, but the theory is similar. After Yinglong is completely sealed, they won't be able to get in without the strength of Wu Luo's incarnation, so they can only attack from the front, so It must be fair and honest."

Qi Xuansu said nothing, and some memories came to his mind again.

He experienced the crash of two flying boats. Some people may say that "Yinglong" is not comparable to ordinary flying boats, but Qi Xuansu has witnessed the scene after the crash of "Yinglong". Apart from the real person Cihang and the parties involved, he is the first witness. people.

Could he really be at odds with something like a flying boat?

But having said that, it is a pity that the number of spiritual officers and Taoist priests is seriously insufficient. It would be safer if there were enough manpower to activate all the formations of "Yinglong".

Four hundred spiritual officers are still too few.

"Ying Long" was extremely fast, and when the two of them were talking, he was about to leave Omi's territory.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu suddenly felt that the sky became brighter, and Zhang Yuelu, the railings, and the deck around him were all dyed with a layer of red light.

Qi Xuansu suddenly looked up.

The entire sky turned fiery red at some point, and the clouds were burning crazily, even more brilliant than the fire clouds at dusk.

And in the middle of the clouds, a large hole burst out, like an upside-down crater, with only red light that was so rich that it overflowed.

A huge meteorite burning with blazing flames passed through this large hole and fell from the sky, dragging a long tail of flames across the sky, leaving a long-lasting trace behind it, and headed towards "Yinglong".

The meteorite was clearly reflected in Qi Xuansu's pupils, and the blood-like light illuminated Qi Xuansu like a "bloody man".

"This is..." This was the first time Qi Xuansu saw such a scene.

Li Tiangang's voice sounded at the right time: "Don't panic, this is just a trick of the Tianmen Priests. Officer Ding Weiling will solve it. As for the Priests, it is probably equivalent to our alchemist camp. Through some means, we gather the strength of everyone , cast a spell far beyond his own strength."

Since ancient times, there has been a saying about "the practice of opening an altar", which requires burning incense, bathing, opening the altar and placing incense. It requires a very complicated ritual and a long time to use a certain magic. This is a method commonly used by alchemists. Although this method has almost no effect in close combat. Before the alchemist can set up the altar, he will be beaten to death by the warrior with three punches and two kicks. It seems that the alchemist is extremely weak, but if it is placed on the battlefield , giving the alchemist enough time to prepare carefully, he can burst out with extremely terrifying power.

That’s all. The alchemist battalion is like armor. Armor can increase the defense by increasing the number of armor leaves. The alchemist battalion can also increase the power of spells by increasing the number of alchemists who jointly cast spells. The more people, the greater the power. ,

This is something that a Qi Refiner cannot imitate. The strength of a Qi Refiner is to form a large formation, but formations can generally defend and trap people, but they cannot take the initiative to attack, making them inflexible.

You can imitate the Immortal who was banished, but where are there so many Immortals who were banished in the world?

Then there is Wu Zhu. Wu Zhu can also imitate this kind of move. In fact, the secret society’s divine descending is similar to the joint spellcasting of the alchemist camp. The number of Taoist Wu Zhu is indeed more than that of the banished immortals, but it is also quite limited. , after all, Taoism does not pay much attention to Wu Zhu's attitude, and its limited divine power is more willing to be used to cultivate spiritual officials.

This is the reason why the Taoist sect only has the Alchemist Camp but not the Qi Refiner Camp, the Banished Immortal Camp, or the Wu Zhu Camp.

As for the warriors, most of them are in the army of men in black. The men in black themselves fight as a large army. For example, they connect the blood of many warriors together to create an area where magic is forbidden. The steel torrent of the black armor heavy cavalry is more It is the pinnacle of martial arts joint operations.

There are two groups of priests and onmyojis in Fenglinzhou who are good at jointly casting spells. Priests belong to Tianmen and are loyal to the royal family. Onmyoji is affiliated with Onmyoliao and loyal to Prime Minister Toyotomi.

Therefore, it must be the priests who attack "Yinglong".

At this time, in the Asahi Shrine far away in Mount Asahi, hundreds of priests were gathering together, practicing collectively under the leadership of the palace minister and the master of the temple.

In the main hall of the shrine, countless incense candles were burning. Each candle was as thick as a baby's arm. The candle flames danced and the lights were brilliant. The incense sticks are as thick as an adult's finger, and the green-red incense head flickers on and off, and the smoke is lingering.

There are also various sounds of scriptures and magical instruments intertwined, as grand as a bell.

In the sky above the shrine, golden clouds gathered and transformed into an old face. It was none other than the palace secretary of the shrine himself. His eyes were looking towards the end of the sky.

It was clearly not dusk yet, but the place was already dyed with a rich red color. Looking from a distance, it seemed as if the sunset was creeping up into the sky.

The meteorite is getting closer and closer to "Yinglong".

At this moment, the main gun of "Yinglong" began to slowly move upward, and the muzzle was aimed at the meteorite.

This cannon is called "Broken Star". It has a caliber of three feet and a barrel of more than ten feet. It can fire the "Dragon Eye A2" weighing up to 14,000 kilograms and the "Phoenix Eye" weighing 9,600 kilograms. "A-2", the longest range is 150 miles.

The number of four hundred spirit officers is not enough to control the main gun, but Ding Weiling officer can. Back at the Ascension Platform, Qiniang had manually bombarded Zhenjun Siming.

In an instant, countless heaven and earth energy began to converge towards the cannon, like a whirlpool, constantly swallowing up the surrounding heaven and earth energy.

A fiery red light glowed from deep within the muzzle.

The next moment, there was a bang.

The entire "Yinglong" seemed to tremble, and a circle of air waves spread in all directions, which was more violent than the strong wind.

A "Dragon Eye A-3" that had been calculated in advance shot out from the barrel and hit the falling meteorite.

The meteorite exploded directly, and countless burning fragments fell in all directions, like a meteor shower or a grand fireworks.