Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"So you are on this floor?"

"Besides, there are so many of them. It's heaven. I can always get one for my harem. Hehehe~~~ I'll let you wear a white toga."

"???"

[Well, she hasn't woken up yet, so I let her go back to sleep. ]

"Oh, wish her good night. But I can hear her desire for peace."

[Which sentence did you hear that from? I didn’t hear that.]

"Anyway, this is my decision - no wonder the emperor called me to advise me before, it turns out it's because it's inconsistent with the national policy of punishing the criminals and rejuvenating the people. That's true, if this has been the way to maintain world order, there is no reason to start dismantling the tributary states from me. In this case, let's have a limited-time return promotion. Hahaha, I'm here to save you~~"

[Why do I feel a little scary? How are you going to save me? ]

"Captain Lu, please pass on an order to have the battleships aim at the Edo Castle's castle tower and fire a round of incendiary bombs first!"

[Hey, don’t you want to save them? ]

"Yes, they are now enveloped by the mirage, so of course I have to use storms and fire to save them from the mirage."

"No problem." Lu Huaiyang began to pass on the order. He had tried to confirm Shang Luo's order before. After finding that Shang Luo's decision was made after rational thinking, he stopped persuading him and passed on the order directly. After all, he did have the military power given by the emperor. It was common sense to act according to his orders. This was what the "Great Marshal of the Demon Subduing Army" should do.

Upper level, armored command room in the bridge:

"Governor, the Grand Marshal just ordered us to fire incendiary bombs at the Edo Castle's castle tower."

"Order the Guangwu to within range of the ship's guns. Destroyer Squadron No. 12 will escort her with a flying swallow formation. Send in two fighter squadrons to supplement the air force."

Watching the synchronized video feed, he gripped the long-lost joints in his hands. Though a history major, the border commander had also become a martial artist, bench-pressing 200 pounds was no problem. It was just that he was getting older and hadn't been training in a while, so his form was a little looser than before. But it didn't matter; after some practice, he'd be back to his old form.

When the order of the "Grand Marshal" reached him, he needed to come up with a specific plan to implement it, which was why Zhu Xianxun sent him from the north to help. Shangluo couldn't do this job by himself, as he hadn't even started studying history yet, and he had to wait until he graduated to become a military commander.

He was not the only one in the command room, Ao Zang was also there. At this time, half of Ao Zang's face was wrapped in bandages. After recovering his human form, he did not want to see Shang Luo again for at least today. If he looked at him for one more time, he would feel like being struck by lightning.

When the order was given, Ao Zang's eyes were filled with resentment - he should have been the vanguard, the first credit should have belonged to him, and he should have been the first to divide the souls of 8000 million people. Now that Master Wang had to take the lead, it would be much more troublesome for him to speak up later.

"But. Commander Li."

"Hmm?" Li Yinchang turned around and asked, "What's the matter, Your Highness?"

"No, no, let's just call them by their positions at work."

"Well then." He asked with interest, "What is it, Lord Dragon?"

"I say, Commander Li, I think something bad might happen. Xu Fu must have set up a formation here."

"I heard from the Heavenly Lord before. I heard Xu Fu has a 'big formation' here?"

Ao Zang nodded and said, "If you are blocked by the formation, you can try to let Long Gong take the lead."

"Can you still fight?"

"Although I can't go up, the 8 naval forces of the Ryugu are still ready. They are enough to destroy Edo."

"Let's listen to the Lord's arrangement." Li Yinchang also knew that the Dragon Palace was eager for 8000 million souls. He also knew that Shangluo asked the Royal Division to play the vanguard in order to reduce the bargaining chips of the Dragon Palace. After all, if they really let them play, then the merit of being the first to reach the front must be rewarded according to the rules.

As for whether Shangluo deliberately beat Ao Zang like this, he didn't think about it too much.

But after Ao Zang reminded him, he picked up the speaker again and said, "Let the escort fleet and aircraft group withdraw. Let the Imperial Guards' aviation team go up."

The fleet and the aircraft group moved forward, and no one stopped them. Edo was just like the aerial footage, as if it was fake there. After receiving the new order, the fleet and aircraft group surrounding the Guangwu battleship stopped moving forward and began to stay halfway to provide escort. At the same time, the sharp roar of the jet engines sounded in the fleet.

The fighter planes piloted by the Qigong practitioners were dispatched. There were 4 fighter planes in a squadron, and each one was different. Each one was tailored to the strength of the Qigong practitioner himself, and each one had its own unique skills.

As a large-scale magic weapon, the fighter plane can make up for the defect of the Qigong practitioner's inability to flexibly mobilize spiritual power in the early stage, and infinitely magnify the Qigong practitioner's perfect control over his body. Through the weapons prepared in advance, the entire system provides support for the Qigong practitioner. This bomb is sometimes more useful than a flying sword.

"Ah, I want to go too. I should be up there." On the deck, Wen Yuan looked at the sky. "After the war, I want to fly my own fighter jet. I also want to suppress a country with one plane. But four is not too much of a compliment to them."

Before he finished speaking, dark clouds suddenly began to roll in the sky. Layer upon layer of dark clouds pressed down.

"Hmm?" Li Yinchang looked at Ao Zang in the command room, and Ao Zang immediately shook his head violently:

"It's not me! It's really not me. Look, I'm here, I can't have spread the cloud. This must be Xu Fu, and Xu Fu is using a formation to spread the cloud. There might be strong winds and waves next - what did I say, you're right to be careful."

Chapter 1147 Wind

Layers of dark clouds pressed down, and the sky and the earth suddenly changed color. The wind started to blow.

Without warning, a strong wind suddenly blew across the sky and earth, creating huge waves ranging from 4.0 to 6.0 meters in height. The huge waves stretched across the mountains, with mountains connected to mountains. White foam rolled on the crests of the waves, which were cut into sharp slopes by the strong wind and rushed straight towards the fleet.

"So that's how it is." Shangluo looked out the window, "No wonder Kublai Khan's army was blown away. It must have been blown away."

[This is exactly the same as the Yellow Wind Monster, but with less sandstorm. The wave is coming, what are you going to do? ]

"Why are you in such a hurry? Now is not the time for me to take action. This is a system confrontation. If we can't even suppress Xu Fu, the court has been the ruler of the world for so long in vain."

However, Shangluo was somewhat surprised that the other people in the fleet were also quite calm when they saw this scene. Shangluo himself did not walk to the wisdom seat on this aircraft carrier, but just looked outside in the corridor below the deck. There was no one here during the war, so he could see the scenery without blocking others' way. The plane just took off from above his head.

At the moment, everything on the ship was proceeding in an orderly manner. The sailors on the deck began to tie steel cables to the planes on the side of the ship to prevent these small planes from being blown away by the wind. However, there were not many planes on the deck at this time. Most of them were parked in the armored hangar and were not disturbed by the wind and waves.

[Your soldiers here are really calm]

"If the same situation happened in Rome, what would it be like there?"

[It depends. The secrecy level of the Roman Legion is decreasing year by year, because there are actually no "real Romans" participating in the army.]

"Wait, so the Roman legions weren't actually Romans?"

[Romans have always held civil service seats in the Roman government, while military power has always been given to foreigners. Only a few legionaries still retain the tradition of recruiting Romans. As for the "real" Romans, they don't even need to join the bureaucracy. It is enough to rely on the status of the Senate - because whether they are civil or military, they all serve the Senate. ]

"How did you survive all these years?"

[Those barbarians who controlled the army could not possibly pose a threat to the essence of Rome. Most of them actually did not intend to target Rome - well, but these are just superficial measures. It sounds unconvincing, right? After all, you can't expect outsiders to remain absolutely loyal to you. ]

"What about actually?"

[Mysterious feudalism, feudalism is about mystery, not territory. Specifically, Rome has many ways to make them all obedient. Do you want to learn? But you don’t actually need to learn, right? ]

"Well, the national conditions are different. We have enough people of our own, so there is no need to rely on foreigners."

[However, it is precisely because of the mysterious feudal system that only a few legionnaires in Rome today are truly trustworthy Romans. ]

"So now, how many are left in the Legion?"

"You want to know? I asked, and Victoria can tell you that there are only three legions left that can be deployed in full force. The First Legion, 'Italian', the Fifth Legion, 'Macedonian', and the Thirteenth Legion, 'Gemina'. Only these legions can deploy 3 men."

“Are there only 6000 people?”

【Because after Marius's reform, in order to prevent the rebellion of the large legions. Each legion only has 6000 people, and the tactics undertaken by the legions are more flexible than before. The original large legions were generally dismantled into several sub-legions, such as the 6th Legion was split into the 3th Armored Legion, the 6000th Triumphal Legion, and the th Herculean Legion. But now these legions have all perished, and they did not exist at the same time. Now Rome can only take out the three -man legions I mentioned above. They are composed entirely of Romans - of course, there are indeed millions of auxiliary troops. 】

"Among millions of people, only 18000 are your own people. Are they the only ones who will not be corrupted?"

[I think you may have overestimated the virtue of the Romans - whether or not they are Romans does not affect whether or not they are corrupted. When the Romans rebelled, they beat their own people even harder, which is why the legions were gradually replaced by barbarians. The Roman army would demand too much power, and the barbarians were easier to deal with with money.]

"So it's over?"

【Failure. Complete failure. In the final analysis, it is because there are too few Romans. It would be great if there were as many Romans as mud. However, under the current system, the other Roman troops are not unreliable. It's just that when faced with this mysterious force, the Roman troops other than the legionaries may not be able to withstand it. This can be set up like this. Those auxiliary troops are deliberately isolated from the mystery so that they can quickly succumb when exposed to the mystery. If it is the current scene. 】

Apollonia paused: [Seeing such a terrible storm, I guess many people would jump off the boat. It's different from you guys - by the way, do you have any countermeasures? ]

"I don't know, but there must be one. There will always be someone who can find a way. If there is no way, Governor Li should come to me now - let me see, he really didn't come to me."

Li Yinchang did not ask Shangluo to solve the strong wind. This level of wind was within the range that the royal army could handle.

When the huge waves hit, in response, a huge bell rang from the Guangwu ship that had just moved forward. The sound of the bell resounded between heaven and earth, and wherever it passed, the strong winds and huge waves that were raised by extraordinary power were suppressed. Those huge waves seemed to be just illusions, melting like ice and snow in the sun.

The sound of the bells extended outwards, forming visible ripples in the mist, which spread far away. Every time the bells were struck, the ripples spread outwards. Even the waves in the distance were subdued, suppressed on the sea surface and restored to their original state.

[It turns out that the imperial court has a lot of good things]

"So I say, if the imperial court doesn't have magic weapons, it would have ruled the country for so many years in vain. I don't even need to take action against an attack of this magnitude."

With the sound of the bell, Guangwu broke through the spell and headed towards Edo Bay. The huge warship remained calm in the strong wind and huge waves, and it also opened up a safe zone for the follow-up fleet to move normally. Between the sea and the sky, only Guangwu and the fleet behind it were safe. The strong wind still blew everything on the shore, including other ships in Edo Bay.

——“What are these?” Also in Edo Bay were warships from the shogunate.

The shogunate's flagship, Tenkamaru, is sailing on the water.

Chapter 1148 Tianxia Maru

Tenkamaru, the flagship of the shogunate, is an old-fashioned dreadnought equipped with six triple-turret guns. Although it is the size of a battleship, the caliber of its main guns is only comparable to that of the cruisers in the royal fleet. However, although it is an old-fashioned battleship, it is the most advanced inn.

Because the name Tenkamaru itself has its own heritage. As early as the third generation of shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, the first shogunate warship named "Tenkamaru" was built. Its main function was to serve as the shogun's flagship, that is, his inn.

Until now, the name of Tenkamaru has been passed down for many generations. Compared with Tenkamaru, Kaiyo Maru in Nagasaki is the most advanced warship of the shogunate, because Nagasaki is directly facing the threat from the Korean navy. The Tenkamaru stationed in Edo was not replaced with a more advanced warship for cost-saving reasons, but was transformed into a more advanced hotel.

The ship has everything from the general's ice machine, the general's canteen, and the general's wine cellar. The ship's main activity is to stay on the shore and wait for the general's "favor", and it is still the same today. The cannons on the ship are not even as well maintained as the ice machine.

"Oh my God."

On the bridge of Tenkamaru, the shogunate elder, Ii, looked into the distance. Huge waves were rolling between heaven and earth, but these waves had nothing to do with him, and they didn't seem to want to establish any relationship with him. However, the fragmented military situation ahead made him realize that these huge waves did not make the enemy retreat, and the enemy was still approaching step by step.

This is even as unimportant as his name. His last name is Ii, and he is the one with the most fiefs among the retainers of the shogunate. His family produces a lot of beef for the shogun's nourishment. It doesn't matter what his name is or what he does. He just plays a key position in the shogunate politics with the name "Ii".

His influence on the current shogunate is like his relationship to his own name - nothing. Apart from serving as the shogun's elder, known as "rochu", he knows nothing about the shogun's current actions. In fact, he hasn't been to Edo Castle to see the shogun in person for some years.

Tianxia Pills were shaking in the strong wind, the fixed glasses and porcelain plates in the cupboards were crackling, and the wobbly square ice cubes in the ice shaver had been smashed into crushed ice. Everything in the world had nothing to do with them, they were just confusedly sent to an unknown enemy - just like Kaiyang Pills.

The people who gave him the order had no intention of communicating with him, a high-ranking official in the shogunate, but simply moved his position around like a pawn on a chessboard.

Swaying in the strong wind and huge waves, Ii could only grab the handrails in the bridge to keep himself standing. He was unable to give any orders.

At this moment, he realized that in the face of the swaying waves and the unknown powerful enemy, he knew that he was not here to fight, he was just a sacrifice. Just like the "human pillar" in building a house, he was just dedicated to the unknown, just like everyone else on this ship.

Suddenly, he saw a black shadow above his head. The inconspicuous black shadow fell down with a terrifying roar in an instant.

A series of water splashes rose up around the Tenka Maru, and the entire ship was almost blown away by the shock wave. In the huge waves, there was a roiling flame, which was an incendiary bomb.

As an old battleship, Tenka Maru's turrets were not even completely sealed, and some of them were even open. In such sea conditions, these turrets had long lost their combat effectiveness. The shock wave just now made the sailors exposed on the deck flee back to the cabin desperately, and the entire ship had lost the last bit of combat effectiveness.

"Stride fire, missed. Automatic calibration in progress, new firing parameters have been sent back."

In the high-altitude gusts, a jet fighter spewing flames was traveling in the wind. Although the surrounding gusts had torn the clouds apart, it was not a big deal for the Qigong practitioner. His right hand, which was controlling the joystick, swung along with the airflow in the gusts, and with the help of the onboard Tianyi Guiren, a stable image was taken, and the image was as stable as a gimbal.

"Huh~" He drank a sip of hot tea with his free left hand, screwed the lid of the teacup with one hand, and started eating chocolate. Although it was not difficult for a Qigong practitioner to deal with this situation, it would indeed consume physical strength, so he had to replenish some energy in time.

The warship he observed below was like a leaf tossed by the waves. The formation Xu Fu had cast had no effect on the imperial court, only on those who obeyed his orders. But Xu Fu himself seemed unconcerned. The ineffective wind and waves showed no sign of abating.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." He looked at the battleship below. The data had been transmitted back, and his fighter plane was actually equipped with weapons. However, the mounted Lingsha bombs were not used to attack the battleship, so he was only here for reconnaissance. His bombs would not be dropped until Shangluo sent the order himself.

——"Lord Ii, it's a straddle shot!"

The sailors on the bridge also observed the splashes of the shells. Shells appeared in front, behind, left and right of the battleship at the same time, which meant that the enemy could hit it. However, because Tenka Maru was shaken left and right by the disorderly waves, the shells were deflected.

"Where are the enemies?!!!"

"I don't know! The shells came from the clouds, and we can't see the direction at all!"

"Then fight back! Even if it's towards the clouds, we must fire the shells!"

"The artillery has withdrawn! There's no response from the turrets, they've all run away!"

Jing Yi kicked the bulkhead: He finally couldn't bear it anymore: We have no meaning here! We... We just provided a performance! Even just a side show of the performance! This is a trap! "

He ordered to the bridge: "This is a trap! Abandon ship! Abandon ship!"

In an instant, the world fell into silence, and only black and white remained around. Among the two colors, only the sailor who had just reported to him still maintained his original color and was even still moving.

"It's you! It turns out that you are the killer on this ship!"

"You have truly let that Lord down. You have betrayed his trust."

"Why do you want us to die? Who are you? Why can you give orders in the name of the general?!"

"You, ask too many questions. In the silence, the sailor swung his sword at a swift speed—"

With a clang, a gust of wind blocked the two people.

"Oh my, I am such a kind person. I have to save someone when I run into this kind of situation."

Fu Yuanshan walked out from the shaved ice machine, holding shaved ice in one hand and a small spoon in the other. "Well, this shaved ice has a very dense texture, and the jam is very tasty. Where is your ice cream machine? I want to taste it. You don't want to tell me? Forget it, I'll find it myself. Well, you can continue, just don't kill anyone. Say whatever you want, I'm listening."

Chapter 1149 Interrogation

"Hello? Shangluo? It's done. I have accumulated a lot of merits. I will treat you to a meal later."