Chapter 1120: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Part 10)

"Am I really good?" Gao Yuan smiled, casually placing his hand on Ning Xin's plump chest, and gently twirling the bud with his fingers through the thin clothes. Ning Xin stretched out her hand and pressed Gao Yuan's hand. , not letting him move around at will, raised his head half-way, and said seriously: "Yes, you don't know. People say that the King of Han has three wives, but he only dotes on the third lady. Haven't you heard of it?"

"I've never heard of such a statement." Gao Yuan opened his eyes wide and looked at Ning Xin: "Is this the reason why he has tried every excuse to avoid me these days?"

"I didn't avoid you!" Ning Xin said with a blushing face.

"Are you afraid that Jing'er and the others have ideas?" Gao Yuan patted Ning Xin's raised butt, "Don't worry, Jing'er is not such a thoughtless person."

"Gold shines in the crowd, and bones are piled up. A few people said that it was a rumor. If the crowd gets one word, it will become true. I don't want your backyard to catch fire." Ning Xin said seriously: "Gao Ning's full moon is here, That grand fireworks is enough to make some people imagine it wildly."

"Go your own way and let others tell you!" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"Forget it, if I don't tell you about this matter, I might as well go find Jing'er to discuss it with you. By the way, do you really not care about Mao Wei's disappearance? I don't think you pay much attention to this matter these days? "Ning Xin straightened her body and sat up.

"It's a lie to say you don't care at all." Gao Yuan nodded, "It's like working hard to raise a pig for the New Year, and suddenly it was stolen. Of course I feel unhappy. But you don't have to care too much about gunpowder. , in fact, the threshold is not high, once you pierce that layer of paper, it is very easy to create something.”

"But Mao Wei is not only good at making gunpowder, he is very familiar with the formulas of our various types of gunpowder. If he falls into the hands of the Qin people, this country's sharp weapon will be shared by the Qin and Han Dynasties." Ning Xin sighed.

"So what?" Gao Yuan said proudly: "In the past, everyone only had broadswords and spears. I was much worse than them. Why didn't I get to where I am today step by step? Everyone has them, but they still have to see how to use them. It's not me. Look down on them, even if they get gunpowder and make gunpowder, it's just like setting off fireworks like we did in Kangping City."

"Isn't this terrifying? With a bombardment, a hundred meters of city wall collapsed!" Ning Xin said with lingering fear.

"We big men have defended the city several times!" Gao Yuan laughed and said: "We always attack and the enemy defends. Don't worry, gunpowder is just a rudimentary product. In the future, there will be more and more The powerful weapons will shock you."

"What kind of cannon are you talking about?" Ning Xin's eyes widened, "Hasn't the military workshop in Jishi City been working on a key problem? Does it have any clues?"

"It's early. It's such an easy thing. The samples produced now are all a pile of rubbish. They are far from what I want." Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "It will take three to five years before we can succeed. Bar!"

"It won't be slow in three to five years. According to what you said, we have been working on a primary product like gunpowder for several years, but finally succeeded because of an accident." Ning Xin nodded.

"Let them build the cannon first and accumulate some experience. Failure is the mother of success. If you fail a few times, you will naturally learn a lot of experience." Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"When your cannon is ready, Qin Chu will no longer have anything to fear." Ning Xin said.

"I'm not afraid of them now. The purpose of building cannons is actually to save a few lives. Xin'er, when the cannon goes off, the earth-shattering formation is enough to make most people lose their determination to resist. Now in the war, So many people die in every battle, it really makes my heart hurt!" Gao Yuan shook his head.

Ning Xin was silent for a moment, "Although Tan Feng is full of tricks, he may not be able to succeed this time. Niu Ben and Tang He are both experienced hands. I think they may be able to intercept Mao Wei."

"I'm not as optimistic as you." Gao Yuan shook his head: "This guy Tan Feng is really a talent. This time, he spent a lot of money to get our gunpowder. The ghost of Chu State and the black ice of Qin State." Taidu mobilized with great fanfare just to cover for him. He caught them by surprise and succeeded in one fell swoop. It would be difficult to intercept them. It is impossible for us to send people to pull the border line into a circle hand in hand. We big men are now It’s so big that it’s not easy to block these people.”

"That's right. The spy who was dug out from the Household Department this time was really surprising. After digging him out, we finally understood why Tan Feng found his target so accurately and was able to design such an exquisite weapon. Conspiracy. They actually determined that Mao Wei holds an important position in Yizhen Research Institute from the salary list issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is incredible to think about it. This also reminds our Supervisory Yuan that the salary of such department personnel will be paid in the future. , it can no longer be sent out from the Household Department. The Household Department is simply a big sieve, and anyone can infiltrate it."

"You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you can guard against a thief for a thousand days. If people take aim at you, they will eventually find some flaws over time." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "But how can you become famous by being sneaky?" They can steal the gunpowder formula, but our country's technology is advancing rapidly. Can they steal every item? Even if they steal it, can they carry it forward? Can they make it go further? So this matter doesn't have to be too big. care."

"If it really fails, the blow to the Overwatch Council will be too great. I'm afraid many people will be unlucky because of this." Ning Xin shook her head: "Tang He is really unlucky. He worked in Jishi County Be fine, you just transferred him back and something like this happened."

"It's normal to have ups and downs!" Gao Yuan said: "Tang He was so successful in the past, it's good to let him suffer setbacks. Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's go see Gao Ning, the little girl has eight It’s one month old, and yesterday the nanny told me that the little one is starting to learn to talk.”

The bright moon hangs high in the sky. In the wilderness, several carriages are parked quietly in the moonlight. A group of people are sitting on the ground, gnawing hard on the hard steamed buns, a mouthful of water, a mouthful of steamed buns, dozens of people's The team, but no one made a sound. Judging from the color of their clothes and the things on the carriage, it was a caravan, but the caravan did not enter the city or stay in an inn, which itself was suspicious.

Tan Kang stuffed the last bit of steamed bun in his hand into his mouth, leaned back and took a sip of water, clapped his hands, and stood up. As he stood up, everyone sitting there cheered and stood up.

"Everyone, our operation so far has been half successful. We successfully hijacked the target person. The other half is to transport the target person back safely. To this day, I will not hide it from you. , you, including me, will all be the victims of this operation. The purpose of our existence is to attract the attention of the Han Oversight Council and the military, and create an opportunity for the real escort target to leave successfully. This trip The mission involves death and nine lives, no no, it can also be said to be life or death, are you ready?" Tan Kang said in a deep voice.

"I will give my best until I die." Dozens of people shouted in unison and in low voices.

"Okay, we are all the closest people to the young master over the years. It is precisely because of this that we were sent out for this mission. We will raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. Your families and the young master have been properly arranged. , we no longer have such worries." Tan Kang said: "Before leaving, the young master asked me to express my gratitude to everyone here."

Tan Kang bent down deeply.

"I don't dare take it!" Dozens of people turned sideways to avoid Tan Kang's gift, "We are all people who have been greatly favored by the Tan family. If we die for the young master, we deserve to die."

An older man said loudly: "Tan Tou'er, give me the order. What should we do next?"

"Okay, next, we will divide our troops into two groups. One way will be transferred to Han, led by Tan Tong, and the other will be led by me. We will go to Linyi, go to Kangping City, and enter Daba Mountain. The task of our two groups is to delay as much as possible Time, everyone, if you can escape for one more day without being caught by the Overwatch Council, the real team escorting the target person can escape from the Han border for one more day. Try your best. If you are lucky enough to escape, we will see you in Yingshui. If I can’t run away, haha, I think I, Tan Kang, will also be waiting for you on the Naihe Bridge.”

"I would like to live and die together with Tan Tou'er."

"Okay, let's go!" Tan Kang waved his hand and walked straight to a carriage. Tan Tong looked at his men and horses behind him and shouted sharply, "Let's go."

The two groups of people, one on the left and one on the right, parted ways and soon disappeared into the thick night.

Ten days later, in Korea, a carriage, guarded by more than a dozen people, suddenly launched an attack while being inspected by the army at a temporary checkpoint. It killed more than a dozen soldiers at the checkpoint in one fell swoop, and then rushed through the checkpoint to escape. After a while, the army that was alerted immediately sent out cavalry to pursue them. After chasing for a long time, the Han cavalry finally caught up with the fleeing team and surrounded them.

Kong Fang looked at Niu Ben beside him, "General Niu, is this the person you want to arrest?"

Niu Ben nodded, rode out, looked at the dozens of enemies gathered around the carriage, holding weapons in their hands, and said in a deep voice: "It's over here, hand over the people we want, you can still live." "

Tan Tong's face was extremely haggard. After more than ten days of fleeing, they had reached the edge of collapse. However, he was extremely excited because they had dragged the chasing team for more than ten days. Watching the bull run, He threw the big knife in his hand and laughed loudly: "Niu Ben, do you think you have won? Hahaha, you want this person, okay, I'll give it to you."

The carriage door suddenly opened. Looking at the things in the door, Niu Ben's pupils shrank, and with a loud cry, he suddenly turned over and fell straight from the horse. There was indeed a person in the carriage, but what the person was holding was a... Crossbow in arm.

With a sharp roar, he opened his crossbow and shot Niu Ben's horse through him. If Niu Ben had been slower to react, he would have been killed on the spot.

"Kill them!" Kong Fang ordered sternly, and the cavalry roared loudly and rode forward.

Niu Ben got up from the ground, his face full of anger: "Immediately send the message to Tang He, we are here as a cover. The real target is on his side, let him be careful." (To be continued)