Heavenly Dao Formula

"My lord, the brothers are all here." Someone beside me suddenly whispered.

The pelican first carefully observed the surroundings, and after making sure that there were no wild cats or other animals following him, he was a little relieved. Now as long as he closes his eyes, the weird scene of those wild cats marching in line will always appear in his mind.

According to the agreement, there were only five people who rushed here to gather—compared to them who were gearing up for a big career when they first arrived in Baihe City, everyone now has an indescribably heavy face.

"Are you the only ones left?" The hard-hearted Pelican also felt a bit of pity. These subordinates followed him for a long time, ranging from three or four years to over ten years. Lost more than half.

"Yes, all the strongholds in the city were wiped out, and we escaped by just going out." The man who spoke replied, "My lord, is there... a traitor in the team?"

"That's right, someone must have revealed everyone's whereabouts, and Jinxia's counterattack came so quickly!" The others said angrily.

"Not necessarily." Pelican shook his head, "Our opponent is an alchemist. If there is an enemy who is good at knives, it is not surprising that we can't keep the secret. If there is a brother who confesses, can we meet again using secret words? It has long been accepted The family caught it all."

The five of them couldn't help falling into silence.

After a while, someone asked, "My lord, what should we do next? The funds have been confiscated by the other party. Shall we wait for the Privy Council to issue new silver before we act?"

"I don't know how long it will take until the people over there contact us. The rumors of the food disaster have finally spread. We must not let this fire go out!" Pelican said firmly, "The grain shop is the next target, especially those The storefronts that are out of business—if you can destroy them all, you will surely make the fire of panic burn even more!"

"There are a large number of servants guarding the grain store now. With our small number of people, I'm afraid we can't rush in?" The subordinates expressed doubts.

"Indeed. So I prepared this in advance."

Pelican put down the suitcase at hand and opened the lid.

I saw four bamboo tube-shaped things inside, each about the thickness of an arm, the main body was made of wood, and a metal rod was inserted into the head.

"Master Tanshou, what is this?" Everyone asked in surprise.

"Zhentianlei, a new gadget made by the Ministry of Industry." Pelican picked up one of the "bamboo tubes" and briefly introduced, "Just pull out the pull ring on the copper rod, and then press the copper rod into the tube, it will It can send out shocking explosions, and can burn everything within the affected area, so a mere grain store is no longer a problem!"

"You never mentioned it to us before... there is such a sharp thing!"

"If I mentioned it, can it still stay?" Pelican snorted coldly, "Because it is a new gadget, it can play an unexpected role at this time."

He took a deep breath, stared at the crowd and said, "Listen well, I know that the entire Baihe City is likely to be under the surveillance of the enemy. This is a good opportunity to serve the imperial court! I have recorded everything that happened here in detail and handed it over to the messenger, so you don’t have to worry about your achievements being buried.”

Of course, there is another reason for this—if you withdraw from the operation area without receiving instructions, it will definitely be a stain on the spy career if it is passed on to the adults in charge. to the result.

One of his subordinates hesitated, "Sir, we are not greedy for life and fear of death, but... is it really useful?"

"What do you mean?" Pelican frowned.

"On the way here, I heard a new piece of news, which was spread by people from the Affairs Bureau." The man paused, "Not only Jinxia City sent a rescue convoy, but a cargo ship full of food is also heading towards Baihe City are coming, and are expected to arrive this afternoon. And... this is just the beginning of the assistance."

"The beginning of assistance—what does it mean?"

"If I understand correctly, they will send at least one ship every day to deliver food until the food shortage is over."

These words made the scene become silent.

"How is it possible?" Pelican stared after a while and said, "Jinxia City is not a land of grain production, so how can there be so much grain for others to eat!? Even if it wants to protect Baihe City, what about Anshen City? Fuming County ? It’s impossible to keep everyone!”

Any normal ruler can understand what food shortages are all about—if they can’t feed everyone, this investment is equivalent to pure waste. As long as the gap still exists, the part that is about to starve to death is bound to set off a crisis. field turmoil. The correct approach at this time is to keep the stability of Jinxia City, not to let gaps appear in your own city!

The result of the uniform rain and dew is that turmoil will sweep the entire Shenzhou.

Unless - they really have enough food to feed the entire Shenzhou!

Of course the Pelicans wouldn't believe that.

Jinxia is Yancheng, and it is not a major producer of grain. Even its own grain consumption needs to be supplied by the surrounding Gaoshan counties. It is undoubtedly a dream to avoid this famine!

If it's all just a delay, maybe he should find a way to thwart the enemy's plan.

"So..." Pelican made a decision, "Let's split up. You go to blow up the grain store, and I'll destroy Jinxia's cargo ship."

"My lord, are you sure you want to do this? The defense around the cargo ship must be much tighter than the grain shop!"

"Yeah, maybe those alchemists who exterminated brothers will also appear near the pier."

"So I can only rest assured if I do this by myself." Pelican patted his shoulders, "What kind of life the family can live in the future depends on us."

...

Having said that, the Pelicans did not intend to hold Zhen Tianlei and die with the enemy.

If you can survive to enjoy the honor, it is naturally better than dying in a foreign place.

He has gone through such a dangerous situation no less than ten times, and every time he can complete the task and survive, naturally it is not due to ruthlessness, but careful planning and calculation.

Compared to White River City, which is full of wild cats, it is easier to succeed in dealing with cargo ships - if the latter is not a rumor spread by the affairs branch.

After all, as long as it is a ship, it must stop at the wharf to unload cargo, and the inland wharf has always been crowded with people, making it easier for him to get involved. In addition, there will be a delay from the triggering to the detonation of this thunderbolt, and there will still be about five breaths of space after throwing it out. At that time, the wide river channel will undoubtedly be his best escape route.

At about 1:00 in the afternoon, the rumored Jinxia grain ship appeared in the pelican's sight.

No one reminded him, and there was no distinctive flag flying on the ship, but as soon as he saw the outline of the cargo ship, he realized that it was coming from Jinxia.

Because he had never seen such a strange sailless ship.

Not only him, but all the people who noticed the ship were shocked, and there was an endless stream of discussions for a while. The ship made of ice, without sails and oars, and the black biped giant on board, no matter which point is enough to make people talk for a long time.

For the first time, Pelican realized that the opponent he faced, or the opponent faced by the Gyeonggi Privy Council, might be an enemy that cannot be understood by common sense.

"It's fish—the food they brought in is actually fish!" Someone exclaimed.

The pelican also saw that on the large and crude ice ship deck, there were several sea fish piled up like hills. They were mixed with ice slag, as fresh as if they had just been fished out of the sea.