When Zhang Yu returned to the station, he learned that the people who went to attack Shuang Zhou had also returned. He picked up the report and looked at it. He saw that the military had dispatched a total of 300 warships for this operation.
This time, Cao Du was going to use the method he did last time, which was to prepare Xuan Weapons near Shuang Zhou and then carry out a close-range raid.
But later, through probing and observation, he found that it was difficult to use this method again.
After the Frost Province suffered a great loss, they quickly deduced the method used by the cultivators last time. As such, they did not hesitate to send out patrols thousands of kilometers away and arranged for more creations. They also rebuilt a large number of fortresses and walls in the province.
Under such an arrangement, any surprise attack could turn into a forceful attack.
In view of this, Cao Du made a decision, which was to replace all the pilots of the flying ships with mindless creations, and then launch a fast raid from thousands of miles away.
In the end, less than a hundred of the three hundred flying ships made it to the Mi Province. The rest either self-destructed halfway or were shot down in advance. These flying ships all landed on the Frost Province with their Xuan weapons.
However, Cao Du did not intend to let them come back from the beginning, and he thought that this loss was acceptable.
After Shuang Zhou suffered such an attack, it was bound to have an impact on the various fortifications they were building, and they had to take out more manpower and material resources to guard against the next raid.
After the two prefectures forced Tai Bo to retreat, they had abundant materials in all aspects, so they had the confidence to compete with Shuang Zhou.
The cultivators on the side of this raid also contributed a lot. It was because of their protection and guidance that the fleet avoided more losses, and the target of the attack was also very accurate. Cao Du also sent a lot of gifts to thank them for this.
But this time, Cao Fangding, who had been in charge of spying on the situation of Shuang Zhou, also came back. At this moment, he was waiting in the station.
Zhang Yu knew that he must have something, otherwise, he would not have returned at this time, so after reading the report, he immediately ordered people to invite him over.
Cao Fangding quickly arrived, and after greeting him, he said: "Xuan Zheng previously asked this Cao to pay attention to Shuang Continent's manufacturing institute and other places, but because Shuang Continent has always been heavily guarded, I have never been able to find it, but this time, when I raided Shuang Continent, I took advantage of the chaos to find a few suspicious places."
As he spoke, he took out a jade tablet and pointed it at the wall in front of him. The map he had sketched immediately appeared on the surface. There were a few parts of the map that were circled with a red pen.
Zhang Yu walked to the front and looked carefully. He then looked to the side and pointed. "There's a place here that's not in the province?"
Cao Fangding said, "Yes, I've tried to explore that place as well, but it's buried deep inside. Moreover, there are layers of protection, so it's difficult to penetrate with a visualization diagram. Therefore, even if that place isn't the production institute, it's still an extremely important boundary."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, fellow daoist Cao. The information you brought back is very useful."
With these targets, when he attacked Shuang Continent, he could directly find these boundaries without having to search everywhere.
He then said, "The military headquarters will launch their attack around the fifth or sixth month. It won't be long until then, so I'm afraid I'll have to trouble fellow daoist Cao for a while."
Cao Fangding cupped his hands and said, "I'll be at your service."
After Cao Fangding left, Zhang Yu entered the inner room and sat down. After breathing for a while, he picked up the Cicada Cry Sword. Soon, the sword's blade flickered with a lustrous light.
In these days, other than searching for Origin Energy and strengthening his cultivation, he had also focused on strengthening the sword's power.
One of them was to allow the flying sword to attack from a thousand li away. In reality, he could already do this, but the sword wasn't a visualization diagram. Once it was far away, the power attached to it would inevitably weaken, and it wouldn't be as fast as when it was close.
Thus, he was currently trying to overcome this shortcoming, but it would take a long time.
After a few days of seclusion, he came out. At this time, a disciple came to report, "Xuan Zheng, the Tenki-in Hall sent something over. They said it was for Xuan Zheng. This disciple has already placed it on Xuan Zheng's table."
Zhang Yu came in front of the table and looked at the name of the letter. He found that it was sent by Elder Ying. Below it was a simple wooden box.
With a flick of his sleeve, he opened the box. A ray of light flashed from inside, and then a small thing half the height of a person jumped out. It wasn't afraid when it saw him, squatting there and staring at him with wide eyes.
This small thing looked like a mouse rabbit, but it had short ears. Its entire body was made up of a fine white mist. Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, it looked like a ball of white fur.
"Old Spirit?"
Zhang Yu glanced at it and knew the origin of this thing.
Old Spirits were spiritual creatures that liked to hide in ancient objects. Not only could they maintain the integrity of ancient objects, but they were also naturally sensitive to ancient objects. Sometimes, they would be used by people to search for treasures in secret places. He had seen a similar creature under Yan Tai Academy.
Since Elder Ying had given this thing to him, it was clear that he had heard of Jiang Yi's interest in ancient objects. Therefore, he used this to express his gratitude for saving his life.
He stretched out his hand and placed it on the head of the Old Spirit. In an instant, he communicated with it and gave it the name of "Bao Jun".
After the Old Spirit received the name, it blinked and its eyes suddenly became more lively.
Zhang Yu nodded and waved his hand. The Old Spirit turned into a ray of light and returned to the box.
This Old Spirit's intelligence was like that of a child. When an ordinary person communicated with it, it could only use the most basic gestures.
However, Jiang Yi could directly communicate with it using his mind's light. Moreover, he could think of ways to increase its strength and intelligence. After reaching a certain level, he could let it go out and let it search for ancient objects on its own. There was no need to keep it by his side.
On the observation platform in Mi Zhou City, the old man with the tall crown was standing high up on the observation platform. He was looking at the buildings that had been destroyed in this attack. Although his back was still straight and he was still full of spirit, compared to before, his figure was much thinner.
One of his trusted attendants walked over and bowed. "Prime Minister, the losses this time have been accounted for. Prime Minister, you have predicted accurately and made preparations early on. The losses are not even a third of the previous time."
The old man with the tall crown looked at the damaged area and said in a deep voice: "Is this still a good thing?"
The attendant did not know what to say and could only lower his head and not say anything.
The old man with the tall crown sighed: "Qingyang's side does not want to give us a chance to breathe. Before they officially launch an attack, they will not only do this once. You must pay attention to the movements outside. “
The attendant bowed and said: "This subordinate is always on the lookout."
The old man with the tall crown said: "Also, have you investigated it clearly? Why is it that Qingyang mobilized several hundred airships this time, but Qingyang did not send any information beforehand? "
The attendant replied: "Minister, Cao Du is an extremely cautious person. The airships he chose were all transferred from different places in the rear. Furthermore, there were many cultivators accompanying him this time, so they were closely monitored. There was no way to send out any information beforehand."
The old man with the tall crown thought for a bit and shook his head: "That's not the reason. No matter how difficult it is, such a large operation would definitely leave some traces behind."
His trusted aide was startled, "Prime Minister, you mean …"
The old man with the tall crown coldly said: "It seems some people have decided to give up on us after seeing our decline."
He scoffed and said: "Go and summon Chen Shao."
The attendant replied: "This subordinate will go right away."
After a long while, a person in Daoist robes walked over and clasped his hands in greeting: "Minister, are you looking for me?"
The old man with the tall crown asked: "Daoist Chen, how many cultivators can you use among your subordinates?"
Chen Shao replied: "At the moment, those who are completely under our control are about 50 mid-realm cultivators and 300 low-realm cultivators."
The old man with the tall crown said: "I expect Qingyang to attack us again, so we'll need your help here."
Shuang Zhou used to have cultivators as well. Other than the cultivators who were infected by nightmares like them, the rest were all modified by them through special means.
However, because these cultivators were mentally damaged, they were unavoidably inflexible and inflexible. Coupled with the fact that Shuang Zhou mainly consisted of armored soldiers, no one usually used them.
Previously, when Zhang Yu led over 100 cultivators to attack Mi Province, they were also inspired. They also tried to use cultivators with Xuan weapons to attack Fang Tai's encampment.
However, this method would not be able to deal with cultivators. Even if Fang Tai's encampment was destroyed, they could just come back and rebuild it.
Moreover, after Zhang Yu wantonly destroyed Shuang Zhou's sentry posts and set up sentry posts outside. As time passed, the defenses became more and more strict. Even if they wanted to do this, it was impossible, so this plan was put on hold.
This time, after Cao Du launched another attack on Shuang Zhou, Shuang Zhou decided that if the other party came again, they would use cultivators to intercept those warships on the way.
Chen Shao said: "Since Minister, I'll naturally do as you say. However, I also have to say that with Qingyang's foundation, even if we succeed once, it's useless. Next time, Xuanfu will definitely increase their manpower. If we want to do this again, there won't be much of a chance. Minister, it's better to think of a way out early."
The old man with the tall crown said: "Do your best."
Chen Shao said: "Good, then if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
After waiting for him to leave, the old man with the tall crown went down the observation platform. Through a special secret passage, he came all the way to Shuang Zhou's central region, and once again came to an underground cave a hundred li deep.
He carefully stepped on the shattered slate above the lava, walked in front of the huge blue crystal jade, bowed to the tall figure inside, and said, "Greetings, Zhengguo."
The figure inside the crystal jade woke up, and said: "What's the matter, Minister?" “
The old man with the tall crown said: "Reporting to Zhengguo, Qingyang Army has stationed hundreds of thousands of troops in the wilderness. A few days ago, they sent airships to attack Mi Province again. According to this movement, Qingyang will definitely attack us in one or two months at most, and this time, there will be cultivators accompanying them. With our current military strength, we won't be able to stop them no matter what, so …"
He bowed deeply, and said: "This time, I'm afraid we have to make a final plan."
The figure was silent for a moment, and said: "I already know, Minister, you can make arrangements according to that plan."
The old man with the tall crown bowed again, and without saying anything else, he bowed and left. The tall figure inside the crystal jade watched him leave, and then fell silent again.
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