RPAGF Chapter 7256 Big Basket
Chapter 7256 Big Basket
Chapter 7256 Big Basket
When Liao Li first learned that Chen Xi was coming to Jingxiang to conduct a troop deployment test, he felt like he was going to die. After all, just by looking at it, he knew that it was something that would be really intense. So at that time, Liao Li had a bad feeling.
There was no way to stop him, and considering that Chen Xi had given Jing Xiang a lot of opportunities, and that he had been working diligently all these years, Chen Xi's arrival wouldn't have much of an impact on Jing Xiang's situation. So Liao Li gritted his teeth and came back first.
After returning and confirming that the demon god had exploded in Yunmeng, Liao Li's desire to die intensified. Especially after Sun Qian arrived in Jiangling and confirmed the true situation in Yunmeng, Liao Li's urge to die and kill became indescribable.
Can you imagine what it would feel like for a bureaucrat who has worked diligently for ten years, dedicated to the country and its people, and wholeheartedly wanted to improve the lives of the locals, to return from a trip to Chang'an only to find that his jurisdiction has become a battlefield?
It was a feeling of wanting to tear apart the high-ranking officials in Chang'an. To be honest, it was only because the demon god of Yunmeng had nothing to do with Chen Xi that Liao Li was willing to take action. If Chen Xi had deliberately placed him here for the sake of social stability, sacrificing his own interests for the greater good, Liao Li would have targeted Chen Xi first.
In this situation, Liao Li could only accept his bad luck. After all, the problem with the demon god was not Chen Xi's problem, but the problem with those gods in the Spring and Autumn Period. Its emergence had nothing to do with Chen Xi. It was a curse of the world's will. In fact, Chen Xi was worried about this after he learned about it and immediately dispatched an elite investigation team.
If the elite investigation team hadn't arrived quickly, the demon gods of Yunmeng might have already been unleashed. Therefore, Liao Li couldn't find fault with Chen Xi and could only swallow his anger.
After holding back for a while, Liao Li went to find out about the Demon God's situation and realized that the various weapons currently being used were extremely ineffective against the Demon God. If they really wanted to fight the Demon God, they would have to use the old version of the ship cannon that had been phased out.
The Han Dynasty's naval cannons were originally energy-based, meaning that when a single shot was fired, a high-energy beam of light, carrying a high-temperature charge, would instantly vaporize the opponent. However, when they encountered superhumans like Serian and Moncomb, the attacks of these high-energy beams and particle streams were met with overwhelming resistance. Therefore, the naval cannons were later upgraded to physical electromagnetic weapons.
While the power of the electromagnetic railgun, which is essentially imbued with the essence of heaven and earth, can be diminished by group defenses and wave transmission, it still produces a remarkably effective result compared to energy-based defenses, which are largely ineffective against specific targets.
The problem is that these physical projectiles are not very effective against demons. Even if they hit a demon directly and reduce it to dust, given the demon's super-fast regeneration ability, it won't be long before it's back to normal.
This is why Sun Qian instructed Dong Zhe to reinforce the ground and build more artillery emplacements, because the naval cannons currently in use are not very effective against the Demon God; they can only be destroyed and then sent to harvest the spoils.
Liao Li realized this immediately, and without saying a word, he led his men to the shipyard in Yangzhou. Donglai certainly didn't have these obsolete things anymore, but a shipyard in Yangzhou with a relatively low level of technology should still have some ancient versions of obsolete naval cannons.
However, even if you write to the other party asking them to provide these things, they may not do their best. After all, Yangzhou is a place of extraordinary importance, and the possibility of separatist forces is no joke. Even if Zhang Song, the governor of Yangzhou, were willing to help, he might not be able to achieve the effect that Liao Li wanted.
So the simplest way is for Liao Li to lead Jing Xiang's team to take control of the shipyard, dig deep and take away all the ancient version of the naval cannons that might exist in the warehouse. As for whether doing this will lead to any impeachments.
Go ahead and join, join whatever you like!
"So, Governor Liao led the Jingxiang troops directly to Yangzhou, intending to rob the shipyard?" Chen Xi's voice was devoid of emotion. After glancing at Lu Yu, he turned to look at Zhou Yu, who in turn turned to look at the open space to the side.
The shipyards of the Han Dynasty were not entirely under the management of the local governors. To be precise, large state-owned factories and mines were not entirely under the management of the local governors. If they had been under the management of the local governors, given the situation of agriculture and grain in Yanzhou, they would definitely have been severely attacked by Yi Ji.
Therefore, from the very beginning of the planning, Chen Xi granted state-owned factories and mines considerable power. The governor did not have complete management authority, but had certain supervisory power. However, he was not allowed to interfere in the management of these factories and mines.
As for those things in Yangzhou, under Zhou Yu's protection, they basically ignored the bureaucratic system and did their jobs quite well, so Chen Xi normally had nothing to say. However, at this stage, given the need for naval guns, the shipyards in Yangzhou...
"Alright, I can understand. After all, if they really go through the proper procedures and the attack comes to my side, the process would probably be enough to make Governor Liao want to kill someone." Chen Xi thought about it for a moment and felt that there was no need to pursue this matter too much. It was just a situation, and Liao Li simply chose the fastest and most effective solution. There was no point in dwelling on it.
"Have someone investigate later. Is the shipyard in Yangzhou completely uncooperative and just giving me empty promises, or do they know there's not enough time and are sending Governor Liao over to keep things quiet?" Chen Xi glanced at Zhou Yu a couple more times, then smiled at Lu Yu and said.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu gave an awkward yet polite smile. Need I say more? Of course, he was completely uncooperative and gave a bureaucratic reply. If he really knew there wasn't enough time, he would have sent Liao Li to snatch it and put on a show. Would Liao Li have needed to bring all the high-ranking officials from Jingxiang with him?
They really went to fight!
In Yangzhou, Liao Li looked at the few shipyard security personnel who were pretending to be dead. To be honest, in Liao Li's opinion, these were the only normal people in the entire shipyard. Didn't the others know anything? Didn't they understand the principle of expediency in times of emergency? He had already said that he, Liao Li, would take all the blame. His rank was high enough, and his reputation could withstand it. Besides, this matter was serious enough.
However, almost none of the leaders in the entire shipyard understood this matter.
In the end, Liao Li could only lead a group of people to surround the shipyard. To be honest, he didn't want to make things so big, but the matter in Yunmeng had to be resolved quickly.
So, since you're not going to take any chances, then don't say anything more.
"Go, send all the usable energy-type turrets inside onto the ship." Liao Li coldly looked at the group of shipyard executives who were surrounded. After he actually shot an arrow and knocked down a middle-level executive, the group finally shut up.
In terms of ruthlessness, Liao Li, who has actually been on the battlefield and seen hundreds of thousands of dead, is indeed capable of being ruthless. It's just that Liao Li usually doesn't deliberately show this side of himself, but just because he doesn't show it doesn't mean he doesn't have it.
"Yes, Governor." Zhang Wen bowed to Liao Li, then led the able-bodied men to use tools to move the tens of tons of medium and small naval guns onto the pre-prepared carts.
Liao Li coldly stared at the group of shipyard executives in front of him who were acting like cowards. Before Liao Li took drastic measures, these people were babbling about how they would make Liao Li suffer, but after Liao Li actually did take drastic measures, they stopped talking.
"We used to work together, and some of you even served under me. But after only ten years, you've forgotten what's important and what's urgent?" Liao Li coldly looked at several familiar faces standing in the crowd. These were all scions of prominent families in Yangzhou. Liao Li had met three or five of them when he was under Sun Ce. They were decent-looking back then, but now they couldn't even understand human speech.
"If you want to sue, go ahead. I, Liao Li, was prepared to die for murder even ten years ago. But for the sake of our past collaboration, I advise you not to add too much personal emotion when you write it. Otherwise, I don't know if I'll live or die, but you might really be in trouble," Liao Li said coldly, then directed a group of people to start moving the energy-type ship cannons stored in the warehouse.
"There's a problem with the naval guns in the warehouse." Just after Zhang Wen loaded the third naval gun onto the cart, one of his veterans ran over and whispered to him. Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen's voice suddenly rose eight octaves.
"Who's in charge of warehouse management!" Zhang Wen roared coldly after hearing the question.
Originally, it should have been Tao Tong who came to Yangzhou with Liao Li, since Tao Tong was the Commandant of Jiangling and also served as the military instructor of Jingxiang. He was the real boss of Jingxiang. Of course, going back even further, it should have been Zhang Liang, since Tao Tong was trained by Zhang Liang, making him a teacher of a teacher.
Liao Li was just thinking that if he brought Tao Tong over, there would be no one in Jingxiang to organize young men to carry out a simple blockade of Yunmeng. Although Tao Tong's command ability was not very strong, he had served in the military for so many years and had enough experience and prestige. At this time, Tao Tong, as the Commandant of Jiangling, commanded the other commanders, and the other commanders basically recognized him.
However, if Tao Tong were taken away and Zhang Wen were left there to organize various localities to blockade Yunmeng, Liao Li was somewhat worried that Zhang Wen would not be able to do the job well, since there are troublemakers everywhere.
Therefore, after some consideration, Liao Li took Zhang Wen away and left Tao Tong in Jiangling. After all, in terms of individual strength, there was no significant difference between Zhang Wen and Tao Tong; both were strong and powerful men. However, in terms of experience and seniority, Tao Tong was far superior to Zhang Wen.
"What happened to the warehouse?" Liao Li asked as he walked over.
“Only the outer guns have been carefully oiled and maintained. The guns inside the warehouse have rusted because they haven’t been properly maintained and oiled for a long time,” Zhang Wen said to Liao Li in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Liao Li looked coldly at a member of the Zhang family of Wu County. He saw that the man's already pale face suddenly lost all color, and he swayed unsteadily, unable to stand.
"Is that so?" Liao Li sighed, then called out to Zhang Song, who was hiding his face, "Ziqiao, come out."
Zhang Song was a shrewd man. When he saw Liao Li arrive, he knew that something big had happened in Jingxiang. When Liao Li said he was going to borrow naval cannons, Zhang Song realized that a conflict was bound to break out between the two sides. After all, the two large shipyards in Yangzhou were practically independent of Yangzhou.
Furthermore, with the backing of Jiangdong forces, they basically ignored Zhang Song.
After explaining things to Liao Li, Zhang Song was worried that Liao Li, a ruthless man, might resort to violence for the sake of Jingzhou. So he changed into armor and looked like a common soldier. After all, Zhang Song's appearance was rather unconventional, and the image of a common soldier was quite prevalent.
After arriving, things unfolded much as Zhang Song had predicted, and Liao Li's behavior was also in line with Zhang Song's expectations. The only reasonable people in the entire shipyard were the veterans in the security department, since Liao Li had clearly stated that he would take full responsibility for everything and that he would be held accountable if anything went wrong. He also said that he would submit a petition later.
However, it just didn't work. At that time, Zhang Song had already realized some problems, but he didn't expect them to be so big.
"Peng Cai, how should we manage and maintain our military equipment?" Zhang Wen called out to Peng Cai, who was lying to the side pretending to be dead. When Peng Cai fought with him just now, in order to make the performance convincing, he took a heavy kick from Zhang Wen and flew about ten meters. He bounced twice on the ground before he was able to successfully disarm the shipyard's security department. After all, the head of the security department had already been defeated. They couldn't possibly let them fight against Zhang Wen, who was a superman. They really couldn't beat him!
"I want to say, I really don't know anything about this. I'm just a member of the security department, here to collect some living expenses. I've never even been inside the warehouse." Peng Cai quickly got up from the ground and immediately stated his position, indicating that he had nothing to do with this nonsense.
As they were talking, Zhang Wen carried out a large, rusty part, and everyone present who knew how serious the matter was turned green with shock.
Damn it, this is a naval gun, even an obsolete one. As an important national resource, it's been ruined like this. To be honest, every single one of the middle and senior management at the shipyard deserves to be criticized!
"About how many are good, and how many are bad?" Liao Li asked in a deep voice. He was about to use this to fight the Demon God, and now he was telling me that there was a problem with the weaponry?
“Only the four outside are good,” Zhang Wen said in a deep voice.
Xu, who was in charge of management here, broke out in a cold sweat. This was military equipment. If military equipment rusted due to lack of maintenance, especially when preparing for war, and this happened, let alone in the Yuanfeng Dynasty, the managers would die!
"Only four?" Liao Li's expression turned extremely ugly. He then looked at the familiar faces opposite him as if they were insects. Damn it, how could he possibly manage anything with this bunch of trash?
"Xu Hu, can the remaining ship cannons be repaired when I need them?" Liao Li looked coldly at Xu Hu, a member of the Xu family who was standing in the crowd and was clearly in a high position. This man had once been his subordinate. At that time, Liao Li's evaluation was that he was okay and could carry out the orders he was given. Although he did not have any outstanding performance, he could carry out the orders he was given, which was also a kind of ability.
Xu Hu wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. This was truly beyond repair. It had been seven or eight years, and the parts were all rusted. Energy-type naval cannons, when releasing energy, had very high requirements for materials in terms of orbit determination and compression. Now, with the cannon damaged by heat treatment and even the core rusted, to be honest, it was truly beyond repair.
"I will report this truthfully. You can go write your wills now." Liao Li sighed softly, then turned and left. Several shipyard executives immediately turned pale and collapsed to the ground. Liao Li was not joking.
It should even be said that if Chen Xi had discovered the rust on the previous version of the ship's guns in the inventory, it wouldn't have come to this. Because when Chen Xi discovered it, it certainly wasn't because there was a need on the battlefield. At most, the Wujun Shipyard would have been collectively demoted and some people dismissed, because the matter hadn't reached this level.
But what's going on now? Yunmeng is about to go to war, and Liao Li needs these weapons of war to fight, only to find that these weapons are rotten.
These two are not the same problem at all; the latter is truly deadly!
"Ziqiao, the Wujun Shipyard only has four, which is not enough. We need at least twenty, otherwise the firepower density will not be enough to vaporize the Demon God directly." Liao Li said with a hint of urgency as he led Zhang Song out. "Now I need to check the Kuaiji Shipyard. It's far away. If I want to be efficient, I need your support."
Zhang Song's face was gloomy. He had thought that Wujun Shipyard might have some management problems, but he never thought that the problems would be this big. What does it mean that the core components of the ship guns in the inventory are rusted? This must be the last blood of the management personnel!
“How about I go over there? I’m fast, I can get to Kuaiji in an hour. I’ll go to the Kuaiji Shipyard and explain the situation to them. If it’s the same, I’ll come back and report. If there’s no problem with the cannons, I’ll have them send them over directly.” Peng Cai cautiously peeked out and said. He was really in deep trouble this time. Such a big matter, even if he was just a nominal head of the security department, just there to make a living, was enough to warrant being dragged into an investigation.
Liao Li turned to look at Zhang Wen, who nodded. Peng Cai looked grateful. Luckily, he had noticed that Liao Li was acting strangely and seemed to be serious. When he fought with Zhang Wen, he made sure that Liao Li was dead. Otherwise, he would not have had the chance to redeem himself.
"Go and come back quickly." Liao Li glanced at Peng Cai, waved his hand and said, "Give him some face because he was just slacking off before. A sixth-level fusion cultivator is not so easy to defeat. Even Zhang Wen, in a life-or-death battle, would not be able to kick Peng Cai away so easily."
"Prefect Liao, Prefect Zhang, I'll go right now." Peng Cai clasped his hands in a salute, then set off for Kuaiji without saying another word. Whether he could redeem himself through merit depended on this opportunity. He hoped things would be better at the Kuaiji Shipyard, otherwise, something truly terrible would happen.
"What do you think of the situation at Kuaiji Shipyard?" After Peng Cai ran away, Liao Li asked Zhang Song. The situation at Wujun Shipyard really shocked Liao Li. Damn it, can people be this stupid? They can't even manage to do something as simple as hiring a few more people.
"It's hard to say. If the Wu County Shipyard is like this, then it's hard to say what will happen in Kuaiji." Zhang Song also looked solemn.
They remained silent; this is a true story.