Chapter 217 Meng Guang VS Tuoba Qingtong
The messengers and carrier pigeons sent by Xu Mu's army brought the intelligence to the military tents of Meng Guang, Cui Xiawu, Guan Shan and Miao Xiu within seven days.

Hundreds of thousands of troops from the imperial court began to advance towards Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, Xuzhou and other places.

The actions of the imperial army were soon discovered by many rebel groups, and they each took action.

Wuxi Island, Changhe City.

Tuoba Qingtong listened to his subordinates' notification and said in a strange tone: "You mean... the imperial army has begun to move, where is Meng Guang in Zhuxi City?"

"Master, Meng Guang's navy has been under our surveillance, but no action has been taken so far."

The clan member said, "Young Master, the clan leader asked me to pass on a message that you must find a way to defeat the imperial navy as soon as possible, go to Xuzhou to support His Royal Highness Prince Chen, and surround and kill Xu Mu's army."

"Otherwise, once the other rebel armies are defeated, my Tuoba family will have to face the entire imperial army."

Tuoba Qingtong said irritably: "I know, go down."

"promise!"

"Brother, what's bothering you?"

Zhao Qingshan, who was standing by, said in surprise, "Last time, Elder Wujiu wrote back that she had cracked the secret of the imperial court's explosives and had her tribesmen rush to make them. Now, we have a large amount of bombs stored in our military camp..."

"so what?"

Tuoba Qingtong shook his head and said, "What we need now are artillery and muskets!"

"How far can a simple bomb be thrown? You can't install a trebuchet on a ship."

"Damn it... Who on earth made these cannons and muskets? Why are they so difficult to copy?"

Zhao Qingshan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, my Tuoba family is not good at refining weapons, so we have no idea how to prevent firearms."

"The craftsmen in our clan have also imitated some, but their power is not as strong as the imperial court's firearms, and they are very easy to explode, which has injured many people."

"I heard that Elder Wugui has contacted other fellow practitioners and wants to study the secret of the firearm."

"Humph!"

Tuoba Qingtong shouted coldly: "What's the difficulty in making a weapon made by a mere mortal?"

"That explosive may seem mysterious, but it is nothing more than the residue from my alchemy practice."

"It's quite powerful, but unfortunately it's too conspicuous. It's not as convenient as the Sky Thunder."

Zhao Qingshan said, "Brother, only cultivators in the late stage of Qi training and those who have special instruments can guide the heavenly thunder to refine it."

"But this gunpowder is very easy to refine. Even mortals can use it."

"If my Tuoba family could possess the secrets of gunpowder and firearms, our overall strength would at least double!"

Hearing this, Tuoba Qingtong couldn't help but feel that what Zhao Qingshan said made some sense.

However, as a monk, his self-esteem would not let him admit defeat easily.

He could only change the subject and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Has the clan found Qingying?"

"We haven't found her yet, but based on the direction she left, the clan leader speculated that Miss Qingying had most likely gone to Dayu Capital."

"Beijing? What is she doing there?"

"I don't know either, but I heard from my niece Lingyun that Miss Qingying seemed to be going to the capital to investigate the cause of the change in heaven and earth."

Zhao Qingshan said, “A few years ago, there was a sudden revival of spiritual energy in Yunmeng Lake. Although it gradually receded afterwards, it also attracted the attention of the elders in the clan.”

"Ms. Qingying is a cultivator with a natural spiritual root, so she is more sensitive to changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"Maybe she sensed something and went to investigate."

"Beijing, Beijing!"

Tuoba Qingtong murmured, "Why go to the capital when there are so many places to go?"

"The capital is the center of Dayu. If Qingying's identity is discovered by Dayu..."

"Brother, don't worry."

Zhao Qingshan said: "Miss Qingying has always lived in seclusion, how could the Great Yu court know Miss Qingying's true identity?"

"Besides, Miss Qingying is now a cultivator at the peak of Qi training in my Tuoba family, and is only one step away from building a foundation."

"Moreover, the clan leader also entrusted our clan's magic weapon, the Lilongzhu, to Miss Qingying for safekeeping."

"The world is so big, as long as you don't encounter a foundation-building cultivator, what does Miss Qingying have to fear?"

“Lilongzhu…!”

Tuoba Qingtong murmured, his eyes full of jealousy and greed.

Thinking of Tuoba Qingying's beautiful face, Tuoba Qingtong couldn't help but feel moved.

"Qingying is now eighteen years old, it's time for her to choose a husband."

"Big brother..."

Zhao Qingshan hesitated and said, "Miss Qingying once said that she would not get married unless she reached the Golden Core stage in this life. Her goal is to reach the Nascent Soul stage. You..."

“Golden elixir! Hehehe…”

Tuoba Qingtong sneered and said, "The path to immortality is cut off, where can there be a golden elixir cultivator in this world?"

"On Xingchen Island, the largest island in the overseas cultivation world, there are very few cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage. Qingying's idea is really... too naive!"

"What she has to do is to consider the Tuoba family and give birth to more descendants for the Tuoba family. This will help to strengthen the family, maintain the family tradition, and then wait for the spiritual energy to truly revive!"

"As a cultivator with a natural spiritual root, the offspring born will surely have an extraordinary spiritual root qualification."

"Big brother..."

Looking at Tuoba Qingtong who was already somewhat insane, Zhao Qingshan didn't know what to say.

As a member of the Tuoba family and a cultivator, he is just a son-in-law.

As for some important matters within the clan, only the real Tuoba family is qualified to discuss them.

As an outsider, he could only obey orders.

"Report...Master!"

Suddenly, a tribe member outside the door shouted loudly: "Master, I am Tuoba Jiang, and I have important intelligence to report."

"come in!"

Soon, an old man in his fifties wearing armor strode in and said respectfully, "Master, the spies have sent us information that the imperial army in Zhuxi City has moved!"

"Oh?"

Tuoba Qingtong's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Great! It seems that the imperial army is really going to launch a general attack."

"Meng Guang is really too difficult to deal with. Apart from the first time he took the initiative to attack and was defeated by us, he has been hiding in Zhuxi City like a coward for two years."

"It's great to be able to fight outside the city this time!"

"Pass the order down, all the Tuoba family naval forces prepare the camp and kill all the imperial army!"

"Master!"

Tuoba Jiang hurriedly stopped him and said, "There is something strange about Zhuxi City this time. The brave generals have been defending it for two years. Why did they suddenly launch an attack?" Tuoba Qingtong threw the intelligence sent by the clan to him and said, "It's not just Meng Guang. Xu Mujun in the north, Cui Xiawu, Guanshan, and Miao Xiu in the south have all moved."

"It seems that Xu Mujun can no longer bear the urging of the court and is preparing for a decisive battle."

"The intelligence we received is to break through Meng Guang's blockade of the northern front and go to Xuzhou to support King Chen!"

"Why, do you have any other opinions?"

Tuoba Jiang hurriedly said: "I dare not!"

Looking at the nervous and frightened Tuoba Jiang, Zhao Qingshan beside him also sighed in his heart.

According to age and seniority, Tuoba Jiang is Tuoba Qingtong's uncle.

Unfortunately, Tuoba Jiang has no spiritual roots, although he is the best in the Tuoba family in terms of military strategy and his martial arts skills have reached the innate level with the help of Elder Wujiu.

However, in the Tuoba family, neither his reputation nor his status is as good as Tuoba Qingtong.

Therefore, the general stationed in the northern part of Yunmengze and confronting Meng Guang was Tuoba Jiang.

But the one who secretly carried out the order was Tuoba Qingtong!
"Then pass the order!"

"Yes! Master."

Tuoba Jiang asked again: "I wonder when the young master is going to take action?"

"As long as Master Qingtong and Master Qingshan are willing to join the army, with the help of thick fog and huge waves, we can easily defeat the imperial navy!"

Tuoba Qingtong shook his head and said, "This spell consumes a lot of energy, and we two can't use it at will."

"Once Meng Guang appears, we will take action."

"As long as Meng Guang is killed, the Dayu Navy will collapse on its own!"

Tuoba Jiang hesitated for a moment, but still said respectfully: "Yes, Master!"

Soon, countless members of the Tuoba family on the entire Wuxi Island began to take action.

Not only them, but also countless fishermen, pirates, etc. who lived in Yunmengze, made their living in Yunmengze and regarded the Tuoba family as their leader, also boarded their warships and headed towards the north.

Half a day later, a dark outline slowly appeared on the lake ahead.

The sky is filled with clouds and mist, and the sun is rising.

With the sunlight shining, the dark outline in the distance finally revealed its true appearance.

that……

It was not an outline at all, but the naval formation of the Dayu court!

More than 300 large warships and over 1,000 small warships were lined up in order and rushed towards the Tuoba family navy in layers.

Compared with the navy of the Dayu court, the navy of the Tuoba family is obviously weaker.

There are only a dozen large warships, but there are at least thousands of small warships, fishing boats, and even water-based vehicles such as sampans.

They rushed over in a dense swarm like flies.

Yunmeng covers a very large area, equivalent to the size of a state.

In the entire Yunmengze, there are at least millions of people who depend on the Tuoba family.

The Tuoba family relied on this group of ordinary people to form a naval force of more than 200,000.

The navies of both sides soon discovered each other, and desolate horn sounds rang out, echoing thousands of meters away.

On the main ship of the Dayu Navy, Meng Guang quickly spotted the Tuoba family navy in the distance with the help of a telescope and frowned, saying, "The number of Tuoba family navy has increased again."

Tan Yunlong at the side shook his head and said, "General, don't worry too much. These are just fishermen and pirates. How can they be called a navy?"

"If it weren't for the Tuoba family, we could scare them away with just one shot."

"call……"

Meng Guang let out a long sigh and said, "If it weren't for General Xu's order, I really don't want to have a conflict with the Tuoba family in Yunmengze."

"Since it has come to this, the army is fighting over there, pass the order down, prepare to fire!"

"Yes!"

"Get ready to fire!"

"Get ready to fire!"

Flags were waved quickly, and military orders were transmitted among many ships.

As Meng Guang gave the order, the messenger beside him waved the flag again.

"fire!"

"fire!"

"fire!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

In an instant, hundreds of red cannons deployed on both sides of the warship emitted bursts of roars.

Hundreds of huge iron balls shot out and slammed into the Tuoba family's navy camp.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"what!"

"Go away!"

"The boat was smashed!"

Countless panicked shouts were heard from the Tuoba family navy.

Some ships had big holes smashed in them, and some had their masts overturned.

But more shells fell into the lake, causing huge waves.

After all, the accuracy of the red cannon is not very accurate.

On a large ship, Tuoba Jiang frowned and said, "Let the Hunjiang Dragons move out from the left side of the formation and approach the Imperial Navy as quickly as possible."

"Only when the two armies engage in a melee will the red cannons of the Dayu Imperial Navy be afraid to use their weapons."

"Yes! Your lord!"

"Also, send out the water ghosts to destroy their warships."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)