Martial: I Started The Technological Revolution In Ancient Times

The news quickly spread to the First Prince's ears.    

After hearing the news, he picked up a teacup and took a sip of tea.    

There was no sorrow or joy.    

It was terrifyingly calm.    

The only question in his heart was... why.    

Why did the Qin Country suddenly choose to retreat despite their aggressive approach?    

Could it be that the line of defense was too long, and they were unable to sustain their supplies, so they were forced to retreat?    

Or perhaps the old ghost from the Xiao family had already gotten rid of his hatred and vented his anger?    

Or perhaps... After all, Old General Xiao was already old and his body might not be able to take it after so many years of war. Could it be that he was seriously ill? Or was he dead?    

That was why he retreated?    

That's right.    

As long as Xiao Huai'en died, there was no need for the Qin Country's army to continue charging forward.    

After all, this war was more like the revenge of Xiao family.    

Then why did they withdraw their troops?    

The First Prince had no way to investigate further.    

He only had one choice, and that was to withdraw.    

Four hundred thousand soldiers had been mobilized with great difficulty, but now they had to be transferred back. Just what were they up to?    

He walked out of the tent and smiled coldly at the sky.    

As expected... Only when he sat in that position would life not be so powerless and passive.    

...    

Qin Country had indeed withdrawn their troops.    

Xiao Huai'en did not suffer from any serious illness, nor did he die. Of course, he still suffered from some illnesses.    

After all, the news of Xiao Yun's death had dealt him a huge blow.    

He received the same answer after several memorials, which almost drove him crazy.    

On one hand, it was His Majesty's recall order, and on the other hand, it was a personal grudge. As expected, he chose the latter.    

He directly led his troops up north, and a secret letter took out a force that Xiao Yun had personally given him that could only be used after Xiao Yun's death.    

Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire.    

Exquisite armor.    

Sharp weapons.    

There was also a team that Xiao Yun had secretly trained. They were responsible for using the heavenly thunders and earthly fires to fight.    

When the first batch of goods arrived at the northern border, Xiao Huai'en set off.    

It could be said that he had overcome many obstacles along the way.    

There was no one in any city that could stop his team.    

Especially the team trained by Xiao Yun.    

Xiao Huai'en never thought that Badao, who usually looked simple and honest, would have such extraordinary talent in the army.    

They disappeared in front of the enemy formation like shadows.    

A few hours later, a shocking explosion came from within the enemy's city wall.    

It did not take much effort, and after the army entered, they only managed to clean up the mess. Just like that, a city was taken down.    

The anger and sadness overwhelmed his heart, and coupled with the continuous travel and the painstaking effort, it caused Xiao Huai'en to fall ill.    

This illness seemed to be getting worse and worse, and Xiao Huai'en had even given his colonels a death order. After he died, he wouldn't stop. He would fight all the way to the Great Royal Court. After taking King of Northern Wei's head, he would return to pay his respects to his grandfather and grandson.    

However, for some reason, the expected death didn't come.    

Xiao Huai'en's body, on the other hand, was getting better day by day.    

Perhaps it was the hatred that made him feel the second spring of his life.    

After all, a human's body was always unclear and mysterious. It was very magical.    

Along the way, he swept everything in his path.    

If the place that was attacked was a good place to land... That would be fine, but if there was a chance to resist... Xiao Huai'en had changed from being generous to being the cruelest executioner in his life. Even a simple order would cost a city. The lives of half of the people in the city!    

The entire city was filled with widows and orphans.    

It could be said to be a tragedy in the world.    

The thirty thousand resistors were directly surrounded by a wave of earth fire, using the terrain to directly bury them alive. The huge valley became a flat road. No one would have thought that there were thirty thousand lives buried underneath.    

When he did all of this, Xiao Huai'en did not even blink.    

If one were to talk about the grudge with the North Wei.    

Who would be stronger than the Xiao family?    

The entire Xiao family was loyal.    

Almost all of them died in the northern battlefield.    

Compassion?    

What kind of joke was this?    

A general of the Qin Country would never have the gentleness of a young child!    

Furthermore, during the process of using the Heavenly Lightning Earth Fire, Xiao Huai'en finally realized why his own grandson did not allow him to use it.    

Once this kind of thing was used, it would actually force the Xiao family into a desperate situation.    

Or... forget about it, he could just turn the tables and become the king, or overthrow anything, or build anything.    

Or, he would be feared by His Majesty. Perhaps one day, he would find an opportunity to kill all of their family members.    

As for wanting to develop happily like in the past, it was already impossible to pretend that nothing had happened.    

Because this power was too powerful!    

It was not an exaggeration to say that if the Crown Prince of Qin Country had the Heavenly Lightning Earth Fire, the next day, His Majesty would find an excuse to let him drink the poisonous wine!    

This kind of thing did not discriminate between relatives.    

It had exceeded some kind of rule.    

Along the way north, his mood slowly calmed down, and his thoughts also began to clear up.    

There was one piece of information that came from above, and that was that Xiao Yun's "corpse" had not been found.    

It was said that the Northern Wei was also searching. After all, there was still saintess from the Literary Sect inside.    

However, none of them had found him.    

He couldn't help but ask himself, would his grandson really die?    

Xiao Yun... would he die?    

No matter how he thought about it, he never thought of this possibility.    

After that was the matter of him using the Heavenly Lightning Earth Fire and the Northern Wei army without permission.    

Now, this matter...    

It could be considered to have completely offended His Majesty.    

Even if he had conquered a large piece of land for the Qin Country, even if this war had made the Qin Country, which had been suppressed for hundreds of years, feel proud, His Majesty would not do anything to him on the surface.    

However, at the end of the day, the loyalty of a ruler and a subject had finally come to an end.    

Therefore, if he wanted to protect the Xiao family, he had to take down the Northern Wei instead!    

If he did not attack, he would not be destroyed.    

It was an attack!    

It would make the Northern Wei a part of the Xiao family.    

It would also give the Xiao family the ability to keep the Qin Country in check!    

When Xiao Yun returned, regardless of whether he wanted to continue being friends with His Majesty or go against him, the Xiao family would have the right to make a choice no matter what choice he made.    

Therefore, at the later stages of the war, Old Master Xiao was not in a hurry. Instead, he decided to fight steadily and not make any meaningless sacrifices.    

He wanted to preserve the greatest strength and slowly nibble away at the North Wei.    

Furthermore, in the latter half of the battle, Old General Xiao was obviously more compassionate.    

Even if he encountered some stubborn resistance, he did not kill them all. Instead, he gave them a chance to join the Qin army, or find a place to lock them up or exile them.    

There was always a choice.    

It was especially human-like.    

At the same time, he started to let the Gold Hidden Pavilion join in.    

This way, the military and commerce would work together. The problem of supplies and placements would be the best. The cities that he had conquered would not become existences that would stab him in the back. They could even become his supply station.    

It was precisely because he had found the Gold Hidden Pavilion that another person had come over at the same time.    

Leng Ningshuang.    

She was once the overlord of the capital. Now, even the bridal procession had to squeeze out the woman outside the south gate of the capital. She had become the chief steward of the Gold Hidden Pavilion.    

After all, she was Shangguan Qing'er's good friend and the person Leng Yueling trusted the most. She was also the person Xiao Yun trusted the most.    

Compared to Linglong who was self-aware, Fox Eye's laziness made her like the feeling of strategizing. Usually, she was not afraid of offending Xiao Yun. She dared to fight and fight. After a while, she became quite famous in Xiao Yun's entire system.    

The Gold Hidden Pavilion, this "fence-sitter," was even more loyal to him.    

Of course, the reason why the big managers of the Gold Hidden Pavilion had such knowledge was because they were more familiar with Leng Xiaohan.    

As the pillar of the empire, Leng Xiaohan was often mentioned after drinking. It was said that the Leng family had a daughter and had already decided to give her to Xiao Yun.    

Outsiders naturally didn't know who Leng Xiaohan was talking about. In any case, in the eyes of outsiders, the Leng family only had one daughter, and because she was too favoured, she was given a name by His Majesty.    

Who else could it be other than her?    

Therefore, the depository of scriptures absolutely treated Leng Ningshuang as the Lady Boss.    

Therefore, once they had news that no one else could know, they would think of ways to secretly tell Leng Ningshuang about it.    

For example...    

In a Gold Hidden Pavilion located at the border of a small country, they received a gold note personally written by Xiao Yun!    

The possibility of a gold note being forged was definitely much lower than the possibility of Xiao Yun still being alive.    

Therefore, when Leng Ningshuang finally arrived at the northern military camp, she immediately found Xiao Huai'en and told him about her suspicions. She also handed the gold note personally written by Xiao Yun to him.    

Xiao Huai'en only took a glance at it before he took a deep breath and said in a clear voice, "As expected, my son Lin is the disciple of an immortal and has the potential to become a saint. How could he die so easily?"    

He said it with confidence.    

Then, he burst into laughter.    

He just laughed and laughed, and then he kept tearing up.    

It always reminded people of the saying 'extreme joy brings sorrow'.    

As expected, he fell sick again the next day.    

He lay on the hospital bed for a few days.    

Although he was not seriously ill, the general did not want to move around, so the Northern Army could only station there.