Jianming Chaos

"You mean it's an instinctive reaction for them to attack us?" Sagi asked.

"That's right. This was originally an isolated island, right? Recently, because the Emperor wanted to build a military defense station, human troops entered the island, alarming these native 'residents' and arousing their fighting instinct. They are just defending themselves Just like us, there is nothing wrong with it.” Zhiming suddenly felt that it was a sin for human beings to set foot here.

Zuo Mu had to admit that this made sense, and couldn't help but glance at the giant ape lying nearby, feeling guilty.

"It's not dead yet, so don't feel guilty." Zhiming felt that the giant ape was still breathing, "I guess it will be fine after lying down for a while. You didn't intend to take its life just now, right?"

Zuo Mu was taken aback, and said, "That's right, you can see it. For some reason, he suddenly softened before making the move. He could have sent it on the road."

"Human beings are inherently kind, it's normal." Seeing that the monsters were about to wake up, Zhiming said, "Let's go quickly and go to the army station. They will continue to attack us after they wake up."

The two hurried through a small forest. On the way, they encountered strange creatures such as poisonous stinging spiders, fire monkeys, and saber-toothed pigs.There are quite a few native races here, except humans.

Fortunately, the road was calm and calm. Perhaps these creatures had already sensed the imposing manner of the comers, so they didn't dare to provoke them easily, so they simply let them pass safely.

The island is not big, and they soon saw the military barracks facilities.It turned out that the army sent by the emperor was stationed under the crater.

The two lurk in the grass to observe the enemy's situation.Zhiming gently pushed aside the weeds in front of him, and said, "Why did they choose this place? What's their purpose?"

Sagi shook his head.The two suddenly discovered that there were several openings at the foot of the mountain, which could lead directly to the inside of the crater.The site was in full swing, and the excavation team was still digging and breaking the ground; the army's mine trucks came in and out, constantly transporting some black and dark gray solid substances from it.

"It feels like they are in a hurry, are they catching up?" Zhiming didn't understand why they had to move the soil.

"This is... volcanic ash?" Zuo Mu didn't quite understand.

"It feels like it is. If you want volcanic ash, why open a hole in the belly of the volcano? This island is full of endless volcanic ash!" Zhiming also didn't understand.

"Maybe freshly baked, the effect will be stronger?" Zuo Mu guessed.

"What can volcanic ash be used for?" Zhiming lacked professional knowledge.

"I don't know, maybe it's used to build fortifications?" Zuo Mu didn't know anything about it either.

"It doesn't matter, we have to find Hideyoshi as soon as possible and save him!" Zhiming didn't bother to think, and rushed out of the grass.

Zuo Mu followed and rushed out.Using their agility, they avoided the sight of the soldiers and came to the army camp.

"What should we do? Search one by one?" Seeing the same camps, Zhiming didn't want to search them one by one, so as not to alarm the public. After all, these soldiers are all compatriots of Zuo Mu, so try to avoid conflicts if possible.

"No, just ask someone." Zuo Mu happened to see a soldier approaching, and rushed him over with lightning speed.

The soldiers were covered in mouths and necks, and panicked.Zuo Mu said in Yidu: "Don't panic bro, we won't kill you. But, you want to answer a few questions for us, can you?"

The soldier couldn't move and could only nod his head.

"Don't call, you will die if you call." Zuo Mu slowly let go of his hand and asked, "First question: Where is He Chunxiuji?"

The soldier hesitated for a moment, then pointed to a rather unusual tent nearby.

"Very good. Second: what about the two kidnapped people?"

"...who? I don't know."

"Be honest! Your life is in my hands!"

"I... I really don't know, I'm just a patrolling soldier."

"Then did you see two people tied up on the island?"

"…Yes, there was, but not sure where it was taken."

"Okay, let me trust you for now. The third question: what are these soldiers transporting? What are they doing?" Seeing that the soldiers were more cooperative, Zuo Mu relaxed his hands a little.

"These are all volcanic ash, and some other substances, which cannot be named, are used for building ships and providing motive force." The soldier confessed honestly.

"Shipbuilding? Volcanic ash can also build a ship?" Zuo Mu felt incredible.

"It's not shipbuilding, but volcanic ash is made into 'rigid soil' to strengthen the ship's plank, which can resist the enemy's heavy weapons such as fire, thunder and arrows; in addition, mixing several raw materials can generate a lot of power and make the ship go faster. "The soldier said tremblingly, "Please let me go, I am just a nobody."

"Why did the emperor suddenly send people here to dig volcanic ash? Could it be that it was just to build ships and resist the invasion of neighboring countries?" Zuo Mu asked again.

"This..." The soldier dared not reveal it.

"Say it!" Zuo Mu clenched his hand a little more.

"...The emperor wants...to start a war with Yamatai..." The soldier had to confess in order to save his life.

Zuo Mu was stunned, and finally persuaded the queen to stop the war. In this way, wouldn't the war have to continue?If Yidu Kingdom takes the initiative to go to war, the Queen will do her best to fight to the end, and the country will die soon!

"Brother Sagi, what's the matter with you? Have you found out where Hideyoshi and Yamada and his son are?" Zhiming couldn't understand their conversation, and seeing that Sagi was in a trance, he woke him up.

"Is Hideyoshi the highest official here?" Zuo Mu came back to his senses, wanting to confirm.

"Yes...he is Daisuke of the Ministry of War newly appointed by the emperor, and he is in charge of this operation..." the soldier confessed.

"Thank you for your cooperation, offended!" Seeing someone approaching, Zuo Mu quickly knocked the soldier unconscious with his palm and dragged him into the grass.He shared the information he obtained with his teammates.

"It seems that the establishment of a military defense station is just a cover. The emperor's real purpose is to use Hideyoshi's warlike nature to let him build a ship to attack Yamatai. Knowing that the opponent's navy is strong, the emperor realized that it is necessary to strengthen the hull first. He ordered Hideyoshi to send troops to the island to dig out the freshest volcanic ash to solidify the hull and enhance power. From Hideyoshi’s point of view, he also realized that his position must be consistent with the emperor’s in order to save his life to the greatest extent. .” Zhiming understood.

"But, this is an extinct volcano, can the volcanic ash be used?" Zuo Mu felt that what these soldiers transported out were mud and waste soil.

"This is not something we have to worry about. What we have to do is to ensure that they will not take the initiative to provoke a war, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!" Zhiming is well aware of the consequences of Yidu Kingdom's initiative to go to war, not to mention other things, just look at the strength , the two sides are not at the same level; besides, just now they persuaded the Queen not to go to war, and now they take the initiative to provoke a war, which is tantamount to deceiving the other party, and the consequences can be large or small.Even if the queen won't vent her anger on Zhiming, who can guarantee that she doesn't have a second Sun God Orb?

"Let's find out Hideyoshi as soon as possible, and after saving the person, go to dissuade the emperor from going to war!" Zuo Mu also realized the seriousness of the problem, and rushed to Hideyoshi's camp first.

Not to be outdone, Zhiming followed closely behind.The two passed the line of sight of countless soldiers and came near the main tent.This tent was more than twice as large as the others, and it was obviously for the highest official.

"Go in, hit Huanglong straight!" Zhiming drew his saber and rushed over.

The two guards in front of the tent felt their eyes go dark, and they were knocked down before they could react.Zhiming rushed into the tent and found that there was no one there.

Zuo Mu also broke in.While the two were wondering, countless murderous auras approached from all directions.

Zhiming realized something was wrong, and hurriedly made a protective shield to wrap the two of them tightly around them.Several flying arrows penetrated the curtain and were all blocked outside the protective cover.

"Oops, there's an ambush!" Zuo Mu said anxiously.

"It's okay, adapt to the situation!" Zhiming turned the protective cover into a shock wave, and all the flying arrows turned back.

The curtain of the tent was torn by the shock wave, and it collapsed on all sides.A group of soldiers had already gathered outside and surrounded the two of them heavily.

Seeing that the two were safe and sound, the soldiers were stunned, because normally speaking, what appeared in front of their eyes at this moment should be two "porcupines".

"Strange, how did they know?" Zhiming was puzzled.

"Could it be Ito's informant?" Zuo Mu doubted again.

"Impossible, Ito is not this kind of person; even if he wants to inform, he can't be so fast. I think there should be scouts (a kind of scouts) on this island? When we were fighting monsters, the scouts had already spotted us It seems that Hideyoshi already knows the purpose of our trip." Zhiming analyzed.

"I didn't expect Hideyoshi to do this again, and he really 'lived up to his reputation'!" Zuo Mu's blood was boiling at this moment, ready to turn into a demon and start killing.

Hearing an order, the soldiers swarmed forward.Zhiming and Zuo Mu adopted "back-to-back" tactics, combining offense and defense, complementing each other, without any dead ends.

The soldiers didn't know the opponent's strength yet, so they rushed forward one after another.The two used general tactics and easily knocked down dozens of people.

"Crossbowman, get on!" Another order was given, and the crossbow team quickly got into position.

"Split!" Zhiming shouted, and the two began to fight separately.

Thousands of arrows were fired, and the sound of the arrows lingered.Zhiming successfully avoided all the arrows by using shadow tactics, and shuttled freely in the enemy's formation. Wherever he went, all soldiers fell down.

Zuo Mu performed the ghost dance, and suddenly some people danced as if possessed by evil spirits; the other people were lying on the ground, looking at the sky with ecstasy, as if three souls had disappeared and seven souls had disappeared.

"This... this is sorcery! They are not human!" Someone exclaimed, and the army was in a panic.

"Don't panic, hurry up and notify General Miyamoto and Noda!" a soldier commander ordered.

"The main course is finally on the stage!" Zhiming felt that slaughtering these miscellaneous fish was too boring, and when he heard that the master was about to appear, he was very excited.

In fact, Miyamoto and Noda had already received the news and rushed over from nearby.After they learned of the battle, they ordered the soldiers to stop attacking and all stood aside.

At this moment, it was two against two, and the four of them stood on the open ground outside the barracks, less than ten meters apart, looking at each other, murderous aura rising like steam, merging with the dark clouds in the sky, and about to turn into a downpour.

A muffled thunder sounded in the sky just right, gripping everyone's hearts tightly.

When Zhiming and Miyamoto met for the first time, their eyes collided. Although they hadn't used the knife, they had already started fighting mentally.Miyamoto has not seen the opponent's strength with his own eyes, and only thinks about how to tear the opponent apart in order to defend the dignity of the samurai.

Zuo Mu and Noda had confronted each other several times during the civil war before, but they were not fighting alone, so it was difficult to determine the winner for a while.The eyes of the two began to "spiritually communicate". Although they didn't say a word, they had already fought for hundreds of rounds. The battle was unimaginably fierce, as can be seen from the intensity of the electromagnetic waves generated by the collision of eyes.

"Come on, try my strength!" Miyamoto Hao shouted, and straightened his sword to kill him.

As soon as Zhiming realized it, the opponent had already killed him, and the knife in his hand flashed like a deadly cold light. If it was a second slower, the head would fall to the ground.

Zhiming leaned back 45 degrees and dodged the blade; at the same time, he stabbed the opponent's throat with a knife.

Miyamoto didn't expect that the opponent could make simultaneous moves while dodging, and he was hit in the throat; fortunately, he took a step back at the critical moment, so that he was not pierced by the sharp knife through his throat.

Seeing the enemy's throat dripping with blood, Zhiming thought: "It's not that hard to deal with, Ito said it a bit too much."

Miyamoto touched the wound, licked a mouthful of blood, and said angrily: "Baga! Who are you, dare to trespass on Black Reef Island, and what is your purpose?"

Zhiming shook his head and said, "I don't understand your words. I'm a Han Chinese, and I just want to come here to save people."

Miyamoto was stunned for a moment, as if he could understand Chinese, but he did not respond, and set up his posture again, preparing for the second wave of attack.There was no blood on his blade, but Zhiming could clearly smell the bloody smell on the knife, and heard the cries of countless innocent souls who died under the knife.

"Tell you, this knife has cut off the heads of countless enemies, including 26 assassins in the Shadow Alliance!" Miyamoto didn't know whether to scare the opponent or tell the truth.

Although Zhiming didn't understand, he knew that Yidu Kingdom's martial arts focused on "killing with one blow", and he didn't dare to relax.