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Chapter 498: Breaking through Tongguan (Two Chapters in One)


The two people probably sat on the boat for nearly half an hour when the swamp air boat suddenly stopped again.

Qingcang thought to himself, what happened again and looked ahead.

It seemed that there was no such thing as a dam, but the swamp air boat did indeed stop.

Regarding the sudden stop of the swamp airship, Zhou Cang looked puzzled.

He must have thought about it again.

At the same time, he expected that the danger would be greater the further back.

After all, this was Cao Cao's territory.

It was normal for him to control a large number of troops in his territory. of.

It was a fact that the airship had stopped.

In this case, he switched the airship's automatic driving to manual driving mode and drove towards the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

After driving for less than five minutes, he saw a turning point.

He quickly looked far away, and it seemed that a new city appeared in front of them.

After Qing Cang stopped the boat, he immediately picked up the telescope and looked at it.

In the distance, On the city, two words are written on the tower of Tongguan.

Tongguan is located in the north of Tongguan County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, bordering the Yellow River to the north and the mountainside to the south.

Annotations of the Shui Jing record: "The river flows in the south of Guan Nei to the Tongjiguan Mountain, so it is called Tongguan."

It was first built in 196, the first year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It was made last year, so everything is new.

Tongguan is the east gate of Guanzhong.

It has always been a battleground for military strategists.

It ranks second among the top ten famous passes in China and is known as the "first pass".

Emperor Qianlong traveled to the great rivers and mountains of the empire.

When he visited this place, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion about Tongguan.

It is steep and steep, and a gilt imperial letter of "First Pass" was left on the banner outside the tower.

Tongguan was occupied by Zhao Zilong some time ago.

Now that Zhao Zilong has returned, Tongguan has returned to its original state and began to conduct interrogations of passing ships.

This interrogation is very strict, and the strange shape of the airship cannot pass at all.

As for the reason for setting up the dam, it has been revealed.

They must be afraid that another army like Zhao Zilong will pass there to reach Tongguan.

So they built a dike as a barrier.

And a large number of officers and soldiers were set up downstream.

If an army wants to reach Sishui Pass by water.

Or further afield.

You must pass the embankment, otherwise you will not be able to reach your destination.

This is why Cao Jun built dikes.

At the same time, this is the reason why so many troops were deployed at Tongguan.

Zhou Cang saw Qing Cang stop the boat.

At the same time, he also saw the place Tongguan.

Then he asked, "Commander, what should we do next?"

What to do?

This is what Qing Cang thinks about.

There seemed to be only two ways to go now.

First.

Find a nearby pier to disembark and take the land route to Guandu.

But in terms of land route, the speed will be much slower.

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Second, forced clearance.

Qingcang took out the map and looked at it.

This place is called Tongguan.

It is located at a corner of the Yellow River.

He's just above the turning point.

At the same time, the shortest point of the Yellow River crossing here is only 170 meters.

If Cao Jun set up a pass here to block the 170 meters.

They then concentrated their forces and deployed defenses at a distance of 170 meters.

Then for Qing Cang, the difficulty will rise in a straight line.

But if you don’t pass the level.

If you go by land.

The arrival time of the two will be greatly affected.

After all, the speed of a boat is still higher than the speed of walking, and also higher than the speed of riding a horse.

Horses have limited endurance, and people also get tired.

Qing Cang immediately made a decision and faced Zhou Chang's question. he said.

"Zhou Cang holds on to the handrails and we are ready to break through."

Zhou Cang was shocked when he heard this.

"Commander, don't you think about it carefully.

This is not a dike.

They don't know how many officers and soldiers are stationed here.

And their weapons should be quite advanced.

Just like our muskets.

If they hit the airship .

That’s not a good thing for us.”

I have to say.

What Zhou Cang mentioned still has some reference value, but based on the comprehensive evaluation, it seems that they have no other choice except forcibly breaking through.

Besides, Qingcang still has numbers in his eyes.

As long as the number in your eyes doesn't change, don't decrease it.

Then it is possible for him to pass through the mouth of Tongguan safely.

So he said: "It's okay.

Trust me."

Zhou Cang has no reason not to believe that this is the end of the matter.

He has accepted Qingcang's choice.

So he said.

"Commander, I'm ready."

His hands were tightly holding the armrests.

"This time can't be like last time."

Qing Cang shouted.

"Are you ready?"

Zhou Cang responded, so Qingcang pressed the accelerator.

Press the accelerator and the engine roars.

Just wait for him to release the clutch and the boat will fly out.

At this time, there was still a distance of more than 200 meters from the guard of Cao's officers and soldiers.

The loud engine sound made Cao Jun's defenders directly discover their location, so someone shouted: "Oops, there are enemies.

Please notify the defenders immediately and come to support."

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After this order, someone immediately took action.

A large number of soldiers gathered on the banks of the Yellow River.

There are people everywhere on both sides of the Yellow River.

They not only held muskets, but also set up cannons.

At this moment, Zhou Cang was so frightened that he trembled all over.

Such an offensive is much more powerful than an embankment.

If you are hit by a large number of cannons, you will either die or be injured.

The people here are so terrifying that there are actually three to four hundred cannons parked on both sides of the Yellow River.

Probably the appearance of Zhao Zilong made them feel even more stressed.

It can be said that if this is Zhao Zilong coming again, he may not be able to escape and pass the level.

The scene is too scary.

"Commander, I'm sorry, they have arrayed cannons."

Zhou Cang shouted anxiously.

Qingcang just smiled, with a playful expression on his face, and said, "It doesn't matter, just hold on to the armrest."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately released the clutch.

The swamp air boat flew out quickly.

There was a lot of water splashing behind the boat, which was very beautiful.

But Cao Jun, who was guarding the Yellow River on both sides, had no intention of watching the water splash.

Facing this uninvited guest.

They picked up the guy and turned the gun.

Aim the muzzle and muzzle of the gun at the location of the air swamp ship.

They hear the strange sound of the airship's engine, which fills them with fear.

They have never heard such a sound, nor have they seen such a unique air boat.

In their opinion, the boat must be made of wood.

But it’s an air boat with this shape.

The hull was painted in lots of strange colors, and it wasn't made of wood.

Someone shouted: "All troops obey the order.

Fire."

At this order, three to four hundred cannons were fired simultaneously.

A large number of cannonballs hit the air ship, and the cannonballs fell on the water.

It stirred up waves of water.

But somehow, their cannons couldn't attack the air ship.

You know, the movement speed of the air ship alone cannot avoid the cannon attack.

But that strange airship was able to dodge the cannon bombardment at the critical moment, which puzzled them.

If they knew, it was because of the numbers in Qing Cang's eyes.

If the value in front of Qing Cang decreases sharply, then it will turn left or right.

And can react a few seconds or milliseconds in advance, so the scene just happened.

This is why Qingcang dared to pass the level, because he has a weapon, a digital existence similar to a plug-in, which can be said to have With this number, he can be invincible.

The air ship was still shuttled on the Yellow River, constantly approaching the pass.

Speaking of this pass, Cao Jun gathered a large number of troops.

A large number of ships were used.

Connected together, leaving only a small opening in the middle.

All persons who have been interrogated must pass through that small opening and will not be released until they pass the inspection.

It would be difficult for a swamp air boat to pass through such a small opening.

But with Qingcang here, all the impossible will become possible.

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The threshold is getting closer and closer.

The speed of the air ship is also getting faster and faster.

So fast that people's eyes can't keep up with its existence.

But Cao Jun would not sit still and wait for death.

Someone here ordered: "Everyone listens and takes out their muskets, reloads the cannonballs, and aims the cannon at the ship.

The ship must not be allowed to leave here, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."

I have to say that this order played a certain role.

Everyone put away their contempt.

They originally thought they could kill the strange ship soon, but now it seems impossible.

Because it was too fast, so fast that they couldn't find the target to attack, and it rushed left and right without any pattern.

But there are still people in Cao's army who understand.

He was a general-level figure.

He shouted: "The ships will definitely pass through the pass, that passage.

As long as we block that passage, the ships will not be able to pass.

All the ships will be connected together quickly."

Give the order.

The soldiers downstream immediately started moving.

They used ropes to cross the small pass and put the ship across it.

Qingcang will definitely pass through this road, which is sealed layer by layer.

They are working hard to seal them off, and Qingcang sees all this.

If they are allowed to close, it will be very detrimental to the pass.

He wanted to speed up, but he was still a little slower, because the pass not far ahead had been completely closed, with a large number of ships lying across it, and there were a large number of cannons on the ships, aiming at them.

Once he dared to fly through, he would If you don't rush over, you will definitely be broken into pieces.

Zhou Cang saw all this, but he actually didn't know what to do.

But he also wanted to know what Qingcang was going to do, so he asked him: "Commander, what should we do next?"

During the entire mission, Zhou Cang only played the role of a bodyguard, and only Qingcang could make the decision.

How could he know how to do that?

More, but he is not willing to just be told the results, so he wants to participate.

Qingcang said, "Hold on tight.

You'll know soon.

Qingcang still hasn't told him what he wants to do because he doesn't have time to say it now."

"Hmph.

Don't even think about keeping me."

In Qing Cang's eyes, these ships were trying to trap him.

They were very huge, because they had an ultra-modern swamp air ship.

Qingcang looked at the places on both sides of the pass and saw that most of the mud was there.

So keep it in mind.

He shouted quickly.

"You have to pull it up on Wednesday and we're leaving."

That's it.

Immediately press the accelerator, and the huge engine sound sounds again.

The huge fan blew the wind backwards, and a lot of water splashed and splashed.

A large amount of water splashed up after the frost on the empty ship, and the scene was very spectacular.

At this time, there are still one or two hundred meters away from the pass.

He piloted the swamp air boat and watched the pass rush away.

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At this time, the soldiers at the parallel entrance were stunned because the speed was too fast.

The one who just gave the order reacted first.

He shouted: "Aim the cannon at the ship, don't let him get away."

Ever since, all the cannons were aimed at Qing Cang's ship.

When it was close to a hundred meters, the man suddenly shouted and fired.

They immediately lit the fuse.

The Fuse Clubhouse burned quickly. boom The shells flew out smoothly.

He rushed towards the direction where Qingcang was.

Only then did Qing Cang see their cannon clearly.

It turns out that the caliber is also small.

So they can shoot them at short range.

He thought to himself that Chen Shou should have sent back the information about the small-caliber cannon that Black Dragon and the others had built.

The weapons that are available in Huaxia City are also available in Black Dragon.

The only thing missing between the two sides is the steam engine.

If the steam engine is also invented by them, once they build the steam engine, their power will be even greater.

After all, they have people from the Three Kingdoms.

The number of people from these three countries combined to go to Huaxia City is several times greater.

If you let them build a train.

Then the railway will be laid very easily.

If the railway comes out and the three countries are connected and a railway network is formed, it will not be good news for Huaxia City.

Therefore, the purpose of this trip became very important.

He must destroy their steam engine and not let them build a steam train, which would be fatal to them.

If there is a chance to meet the black dragon during this trip, he will definitely kill the black dragon.

Avoid future troubles.

But there were nine of them.

He also asked Yang Xiaomei to check the location of these people.

But still haven't found out why.

Their anti-detection capabilities are very strong.

Qingcang remembered that when he found the black dragon, it took a lot of effort to find their location.

With his detective skills, finding them would be difficult.

Not to mention the intelligence department of the Chinese Legion, because those intelligence departments were also taught by him.

It all depends on luck, if you are lucky.

Then the black dragon will die.

If you are unlucky, you can only wait for the Black Dragon and the others to come.

He believes it.

Based on his grievances with him and the black dragon.

Black Dragon will definitely come to Huaxia City again to inquire.

Let’s talk about something here.

That's the internal combustion engine.

Some people would think that when the internal combustion engine is invented in the future.

Then will the black dragon steal their achievements?

But what I want to say here is that times are progressive.

If they had not entered the steam age, they would have entered the electric age all of a sudden.

Is it not difficult?

The instrument components required for Shangqingtian internal combustion engines are more sophisticated, and mass production is very difficult.

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Once you have a steam engine.

Then it can go through the industrial assembly line.

Continuous improvement.

Only then can the invention of the internal combustion engine be carried out smoothly, and only then can the internal combustion engine be continuously produced on the assembly line and used in war.

This is why Qingcang was very anxious after the steam engine was stolen.

Judging from the value of the steam engine alone, it is indeed much worse than the internal combustion engine.

But in the long run.

If Black Dragon also enters the steam age.

Then the time for him to defeat Qing Cang is not far away.

Having said that.

Qingcang asked Zhou Cang to help him.

Zhou Cang was already trembling with fear.

A large number of cannons have been released, targeting them.

At this moment, Qingcang suddenly turned a corner.

Just a hundred meters away, the airship turned 30 degrees in time.

His goal is not to break through the barrier now, nor to reach the center of the barrier.

After the cannonball flew out soon, it failed to hit the swamp air ship, so this time Qingcang escaped again.

Just when Cao Jun was feeling puzzled, Qing Cang had already rushed towards their edge.

There's a lot of silt there.

If you look closely, there is a raised triangle.

Only now did Zhou Cang know what the situation was and what to do.

Because the air boat can walk on the swamp in the morning, the triangle area in front of him is equivalent to the swamp, so his boat will not sink into the mud.

On the contrary, it will go very fast.

Cao Jun shouted.

"Look, that guy is going over there."

The general of Cao Jun did not take it seriously: "It's just looking for death.

If the boat is out of water, how can it move?

Everyone follow me, and I will guard the mud in a while.

They will definitely get stuck in it.

It's time to clean them up."

But when the general finished speaking.

The air ship flew past him, yes, it flew past.

It exists on top of the silt and does not appear to be dented.

On the contrary, it moves very fast.

The airship finally broke through the Tongguan pass.

This scared them so much that they all shouted: "What on earth is this and why is it so magical?"

After a while, the swamp airship disappeared from their sight.

Only then did they realize that they needed to inform people downstream.

The general said.

"Hurry up and notify Hangu Pass.

She must not be allowed to pass through Hangu Pass.

I think they must be heading here, Guandu.

Those two are from the Chinese Legion."

At this time, Tongguan quickly ignited the smoke.

This kind of smoke can be seen clearly from dozens of miles away, and it has a specific signal, so the people at Hangu Pass basically know that someone is rushing into Tongguan, and at the same time they are starting to get busy, and they must stop the rush.

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