Everyone present was taken aback when they Mount Liang Marsh."
Although Mount Liang is not powerful now, it is still quite famous and can be said to be the most powerful bandit force within a radius of a thousand miles.
Unexpectedly, for the sake of the Wu Family Manor, County Commandant Su actually invited Mount Liang Marsh to join him.
Little did they know that it wasn't County Commandant Su who went to Mount Liang Marsh, but rather Wu Yong, after leaving Wu Family Manor, used stolen glass and light bulbs to exchange for a large sum of money, and just like in the original story, went to Mount Liang to join the band.
His return to Yanggu County this time, and his initiative to seek out County Commandant Su, was precisely for the sake of the Wu Family Manor.
It's unclear how Wu Yong managed to persuade Wang Lun, the current leader of Mount Liang. Wang Lun is a cautious and unambitious man. To convince Wang Lun to send troops hundreds of miles away to attack Wu Family Manor, Wu Yong must have used an incredible amount of persuasion.
" Wu Family Manor is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we rashly send troops, even the Wu Family Manor army may not be able to achieve success in a short time. Most importantly, if we want to take over this piece of fat meat, we cannot let the imperial army get involved. We must take it over before Wu Family Manor has officially gained strength."
"If we wait any longer, the commotion at the Wu Family Manor will only grow bigger and bigger, eventually alarming the imperial court, and we will have no chance to make a move."
Wu Yong waved his feather fan and spoke eloquently, displaying an air of authority Jiang Shan.
"We must get started before the end of the year."
Ximen Qing curled his lip and said, "Do you think we don't know these things? The key question is, how are we going to attack the Wu Family Manor?"
"Hehe, calm down. The Wu Family Manor may seem to have a strong army, but it has suffered three defeats."
"The first defeat was that the guards of the Wu Family Manor were just ordinary people with no battlefield experience, while the heroes of Mount Liang were always engaged in dangerous and risky business. It was like a strong man beating a child; even if the child had Divine Weapon weapon, what could he do?"
"The second defeat was due to Wu Da's ignorance and lack of involvement in the affairs of the Wu Family Manor are not so easily distributed; they will inevitably give rise to various factions and disunity. With just a little guidance, they can be divided and pursued."
"The third defeat is that Wu Da only knows the pleasures of women and not the pitfalls of heroes. That beautiful Jiaoniang, Pan Mei, is Wu Da's weakness. If we send someone to infiltrate and subdue her, even if Wu Da has the superhuman Divine Power to uproot a willow tree, he will have nowhere to use it and can only obediently serve us."
It must be said that Wu Yong was indeed quite capable. His analysis made everyone's eyes light up, and their previous dejection vanished.
Wu Yong an air of arrogance, then clasped his hands in a Fist Dao, "Our Lianshan is willing to dispatch Wu Bai heroes to Concealment at midnight, splitting into two groups: one to sabotage the machine guns, and the other to attack the main gate. The third group will require your assistance."
"The county government still has two hundred soldiers available," said County Commandant Su after thinking for a moment. Yanggu County is a local county town, and it doesn't usually need many soldiers, nor can it support that many. Two hundred soldiers is already the Limit.
"My Zhang Family will provide twenty guards."
"I, Ximen Qing, will provide thirty guards; the task of taking care of that beautiful Jiaoniang is up to me."
"My Wang Family will provide twenty guards."
After some calculations, they managed to gather four hundred people.
Wu Yong smiled slightly, clapped his hands, and said, "Once Mount Liang breaks through the main gate and storms the Wu Family Manor, all you need to do is set Fire Setting everywhere, the bigger the commotion, the better."
At this point, he looked at Ximen Qing and said, " Master Ximen, that beautiful Jiaoniang is of utmost importance. We absolutely cannot allow any mishap to occur to her. Otherwise, once Wu Da loses control, with his incredible Divine Power —able to uproot a willow tree—I'm afraid no one can stop him."
"Once Wu Da Escape, even if we gain control of the Wu Family Manor, it will be meaningless."
Ximen Qing Fist Dao, "Strategist, rest assured, as long as Wu Da is attracted, capturing a beautiful Jiaoniang will be a piece of cake."
That would be best!
"Today is the ninth day of the tenth month. We will prepare for three days, and then meet outside Yanggu County. We must not let this news leak out."
With that, Wu Yong picked up A Cup of Wine from the table, toasted everyone, and said, "If this deal goes through, we will enjoy inexhaustible wealth and glory. Gentlemen, drink this cup and wish us swift success."
Ling Yi was unaware that a group of people in Yanggu County were plotting against him.
Right now, they're experimenting with a new gadget in the mountains of Jingyang Ridge.
"Brother, is this gunpowder you're talking about really capable of Mountain Splitting and shattering rocks?" Zhang Changwu asked curiously, looking at the strange object wrapped in a cloth and sand in Ling Yi's hand.
"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by doing an experiment."
Ling Yi Ling Yi didn't have time to research gunpowder, but the System Shop had firecrackers. He exchanged for a bunch of oversized ceremonial cannons, poured out the gunpowder, and cobbled together this ugly-looking homemade mine.
Ling Yi didn't waste any words, lit the fuse, and threw it into the woods with all his might.
But Ling Yi forgot how exaggerated his current strength was. With this throw, he directly sent the earth mine flying out of Shadow. The enormous force caused the earth mine to smash through several trees. Before it even had a chance to explode, it scattered into a mess without even Mars.
"That was a bit too much force!" Ling Yi laughed awkwardly.
Then he took out another earthen mine, this time controlling the force, throwing it only a few hundred meters, which landed right between several trees.
With a deafening roar, a crater was blasted into the ground, and the surrounding trees were smashed to pieces by the flying debris.
"With this power, if it were thrown into a crowd, everything within ten meters would be either dead or severely injured." Zhang Changwu gasped.
"Now that you know the production method, find a few reliable people and have them produce a batch overnight, the more the better. I reckon some people in Yanggu County are getting restless."
"Yes, the man Adviser Zheng sent reported today that County Commandant Su hosted a banquet for all the prominent families in Yanggu County, and they're probably plotting against the Wu Family Manor."
"Hehe, hopefully they can bring some surprises."
After entrusting the task to Zhang Changwu, Ling Yi Liuliu back to the villa.
Today, the mountain resort is not much different from a city in a major city.
The city wall, built with modern bricks and stones, is five meters thick and ten meters high.
Two carriages could easily run side by side on the city wall.
Now, the guards above are all wearing gleaming armor and carrying Zhuge crossbows.
Every ten meters there is a high-pressure water gun, but it doesn't contain water; it contains gasoline.
Inside the city walls, rows of neat houses house more than 600 households.
Nearly one-third of the population of Yanggu County has moved here.
Everyone's face was beaming with happiness.
Children played and frolicked among them, while the elderly gathered together to play mahjong or cards.
They were dressed in down jackets or military overcoats, looking so out of place in this era.
Near the East Gate, heavy trucks roared back and forth, and a group of young people were loading and unloading goods, working busily.
Outside the North City was a row of glass houses, where some women were growing various vegetables, and Sister Pan was among them.
Although Ling Yi did not use invincible power, the way Ling Yi changed this era was still somewhat unreasonable.
I doubt any Protagonist would do something like Ling Yi, otherwise the story would be over in less than ten chapters.
Upon discovering Ling Yi's arrival, the group of women said something to Sister Pan, whose face was still flushed when Sister Pan came over.
"Sister Zhang Family really dares to say anything, it's so embarrassing." Sister Pan whispered something in Ling Yi Ling Yi's ear while holding his arm.
Ling Yi suddenly felt a surge of anger.
"Haha, let's give it a try tonight!" Ling Yi laughed loudly.
Sister Pan's face turned even redder, and she said in a coquettish voice, "Don't even think about it."
Ling Yi coughed, straightened his posture, and said, "Starting tonight, we'll be living in the RV for a while."
"Why? Although a motorhome is nice, it's too small."
"Are you afraid you won't be able to unleash your full potential?" Ling Yi teased.
Sister Pan angrily slapped him, and Ling Yi stopped fooling around, saying, "It's a new RV, it'll have more space, and it 'West City. Most importantly, it's safe."
"Is something about to happen?" Sister Pan asked.
"Yes, the Wu Family Manor's reputation has spread far and wide; I'm afraid many people see our Wu Family Manor as a piece of easy prey."
Ling Yi flipped his hands, and a 30mm nail gun appeared in his hands.
"Take this; use it for self-defense."
The nail gun has a short attack range; it becomes completely inaccurate beyond ten meters. However, it is extremely destructive at close range.
Ling Yi demonstrated the usage to Sister Pan, and then took out a gold-threaded soft armor, a fireproof suit, and a racing driver's helmet.
Gold thread soft nails are also a type of handicraft, but they don't actually use gold thread; instead, they use an alloy material.
Its defensive capabilities are quite good; it can withstand the swords, spears, and arrows of this era without any problem.
The importance of fireproof clothing and helmets is self-evident; with this set, Sister Pan's safety will be greatly improved.
"Make sure you wear all of these things when I'm not around."
"This is too much trouble." Sister Pan's voice came from inside the helmet, sounding muffled due to the helmet's insulation.
"In this world, the only person I care about is you. Once this period is over and the Wu Family Manor has made a name for itself, we won't have to do this anymore."
"Mmm!" Sister Pan was quite moved.
"My lord, it is the greatest blessing I have ever received to meet you."
The two lingered for a moment, after which Adviser Zheng came and called Ling Yi away. After all, a great battle was imminent, and although Ling Yi was not particularly worried, he still couldn't afford to be careless about what needed to be done.
The next day, Zhang Changwu delivered instant noodles to County Commandant Su again. Perhaps this was the last transaction with County Commandant Su, so the amount requested by County Commandant Su was very large, enough for three heavy truckloads of instant noodles.
Ling Yi no longer cares about the small amount of money that County Commandant Su had. The large volume of goods from the Wu Family Manor being distributed has brought Ling Yi a steady stream of wealth.
To Ling Yi's amusement and exasperation, the motorcycle helmet he gave Sister Pan ended up attracting Zhang Sister Pan wore it out to show off. Zhang Changwu insisted that Ling Yi get one for everyone in their guard team.
Ling Yi simply prepared hundreds of sets of gold-threaded soft armor, fireproof clothing, nail guns, and motorcycle helmets for Zhang Changwu.
However, when Ling Yi saw Zhang Changwu again, she almost burst out laughing at his incongruous outfit.
Inside was a soft gold-threaded armor, over which was a fireproof suit, and over that was chainmail. The key point was that the fireproof suit was extremely large, making the chainmail look very full, like a big fat man.
With a nail gun and Zhuge repeating crossbow hanging from his waist, a crossbow on his back, a watermelon knife slung over his shoulder, and a motorcycle helmet on top of that... Ling Yi really wanted to ask, "Aren't you feeling suffocated dressed like that?"
But Zhang Changwu didn't think so. None of them had any experience in fighting. The more equipment they had, the more secure they felt. These were things that could save their lives, so naturally they had to wear every single piece.
"Brother, a nine-foot-tall, burly man has arrived outside the manor. He claims to be your brother, Wu Song..."