Chapter 6648 Choice

Chapter 6648 Choice
The Kushan Empire had thought of many plans on how to deal with the seventh-generation ships, but considering the defensive capabilities that could be provided by the reinforced armor made of all-special steel, enhanced warmth, and defensive etchings, and with the activation of various strategic secrets of naval warfare, it seemed that most of the weapons used by the Kushans were meaningless.

Even the Kushan's current railgun installed on the flagship of Montcomb would most likely not be able to break through the defense of the seventh-generation ship unless the battleship was torn apart.

Taking into account the existence of the self-circulating system used by Celian, it might be difficult to break the defense of the seventh-generation ship even at the cost of self-sinking. To some extent, this thing is simply invincible.

After all, the Kushans were not fools. Ever since Meng Kangbu first saw the Han Dynasty's special all-steel frigate, he realized how difficult it was to make a frigate made of the same material, or even better.

After realizing that the problem could not be solved from a conventional technical perspective, the Kushans began to consider other options, such as seizing ships in close combat. This sounds outrageous, but if they used the submarine secret technique developed by Zhou Yu to directly approach the seventh-generation ships, this possibility would be even greater than the possibility of defeating the seventh-generation ships in a head-on naval battle. Therefore, after much deliberation, the Kushans developed a series of secret techniques along this line of thought.

The small gray ball that Bai Yang has seen now is the secret technique developed by the Kushans based on the idea of ​​seizing ships, and it will be a very important core secret technique.

"Has our country's secret technique developed to this extent? It can actually suppress the warming effect of existing materials." Bai Yang looked at the small ball with a serious expression. The value of this thing made Bai Yang, who had a technical background, come up with a lot of application plans in his mind.

The simplest point is that this secret technique can eliminate the impact of the Shield Guard Sea to a great extent. The most troublesome thing about the Han Army's Shield Guard Sea is the thick armor. Under the same level of nourishment, conventional physical attacks can hardly break the thick armor.

But if the nurturing effect is eliminated, the foundation of the large-scale shield guard's invincibility will be shaken. It can be said that this is the most brutal secret technique Bai Yang has seen in all these years.

"This is the ability of an officer under the command of Sikong of the Han Empire. We cracked it and created it. We are currently trying to optimize it further. The three-edged rapier seized from the Han Dynasty is used as the spear head. After corresponding etching, it can be used by spiral spearmen to directly pierce the shield of the shield guard." The superior who came to connect with Bai Yang said excitedly.

Unlike Zhang Wang, Ji Xuan and their group, even for the elite of the Northern Nobles, it is very difficult to accumulate merits on the battlefield and achieve the fifth, sixth or seventh level of nobility in the Han Dynasty. In fact, there are hundreds of Northern Noble backbones lurking in the Central Plains on the Kushan side. Why are only Zhang Wang and others mentioned? Because over the years, only these five or six people can do this.

Most of the elite northern nobles who lurked here were more faced with the ideological distortion brought about by the more peaceful and affluent life in the Han Dynasty. However, the ideological distortion brought about by the social level, without the booster of the princess and the fact that the Kushans were defeated repeatedly in battles, would not happen quickly even if they wanted to turn to the Han Dynasty.

This is also the reason why the Kushans were still able to receive intelligence sent back by people lurking within the Han Dynasty. After all, they were selected elites, but the ideological distortion caused by life and society was not enough to make them completely give up their original identities.

What really made them gradually turn to the Han Dynasty was that the Kushans suffered repeated defeats and saw no possibility of victory. Later, they gradually turned to the Han Dynasty under the temptation of reality.

After Oswald raised the will of the empire and defeated Zhou Yu in Qunu City, even though Liu Yang was killed by Zhou Yu, some of the elite Beigui who had seen no hope settled down again. The spies who were willing to travel thousands of miles and hide their identities relied more on that glimmer of hope than on other supports.

"This is really outrageous." Bai Yang had a blank expression on his face, but he admitted the value of this thing.
"The Empire is currently working hard to advance this technology. It will probably not take long to master it. After that, we won't have to worry about the Han army's massive shield guards." The person online said with some excitement, "We can even take advantage of the Han army's large number of shield guards to launch a counter-attack and cause huge damage to the Han army directly."

"That's true. If we don't try this out if we have this kind of thing, we will lose something." Bai Yang nodded slowly, then put away the gray ball. After listening to the explanation from his own online supervisor, he already knew the value of this ball. More importantly, even with his technical ability, there were many aspects of this gray ball that he couldn't understand at the technical level. It really needed in-depth research.

"I can't get into the core area of ​​Donglai Shipyard. Now I can only rely on you." The person online looked at Bai Yang and said seriously.

"I can only promise that I will try. Once I get in there, even I will need to be reviewed. I cannot guarantee that I can install it quickly." Bai Yang answered calmly.

"After you install it, find a way to get out. You should be familiar with those points in Qingzhou. After you arrive, someone will naturally arrange your retreat." Shangxian looked at Bai Yang's expression and said with satisfaction. He also knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed.

"Okay." Bai Yang nodded, and then left quickly without saying anything more. The person online also took the path that had been arranged long ago to leave the meeting point, and changed several routes in the middle.

However, even so, when leaving the vicinity of the shipyard, she was stopped by the Security Department's reconnaissance officer. Of course, when Xiao Ying was stopped, the Security Department did not do so out of suspicion, but after the Security Department of Donglai Shipyard got used to working there, the reconnaissance officers would ask for passes when they met unfamiliar people near the factory.

Unlike other places, places like the Donglai Shipyard are confidential areas. Even the periphery is a place where people are kept to a minimum. The security department of such a large state-owned shipyard is composed of top retired veterans, so its professionalism and sensitivity are quite good.

"Issue the pass." Zhang Huo routinely drove away all unidentified persons who dared to appear in his patrol area. After all, the superiors had repeatedly ordered in the past few days to strengthen management and not let any unidentified persons enter the factory area.

Xiao Ying felt around her body and handed the prepared pass to Zhang Huo. Zhang Huo took a closer look, especially at the seal. After confirming that it was correct, he returned the pass to Xiao Ying.

"The scope of entry with your pass is limited. You are not allowed to go any further." Zhang Huo informed Xiao Ying very formally, but he did not have too much doubt because Xiao Ying herself did not go too deep into this place.

"Well, I'm here to deliver something." Xiao Ying said expressionlessly, then took the pass, folded it, put it in her arms, and left in the direction of the factory.

When Xiao Ying left, Zhang Huo frowned as he looked at Xiao Ying's back. He felt that the back looked somewhat familiar and couldn't help scratching his head.

"Brother Zhang, it's time to change shifts. Lunch will be here soon. We'll have grilled yellow croaker, pot-sticked tofu, and fried sea hare." The brother who changed shifts called out to Zhang Huo from a distance, "Hurry up and eat lunch now. Freshly cooked food tastes great and has rich sauce."

"Okay." Zhang Huo looked at Xiao Ying in the distance and stopped pestering her. The figure seemed familiar, perhaps because he had seen her somewhere before.

The brother who was changing shifts quickly handed over to Zhang Huo, then turned around and began patrolling. When Zhang Huo was leaving, he looked at his brother's back as he walked away and suddenly realized why he felt familiar with it. This was the trace left naturally by the veteran soldiers who had gone through training.

"What's wrong?" Qi Bin, who transferred from Jizhou to this place, felt the gaze from behind and asked curiously, "What do you mean by staring at my back?"

"Come with me quickly to chase him. There might be something wrong with the guy named Xiao Ying. He has undergone the same military training as us, but he deliberately suppressed all traces of militarization. This is not the operation of a normal veteran." As a standard reconnaissance officer, Zhang Huo made a quick judgment after realizing this. Why let scouts who have been to the battlefield do this after retiring from the army? It is because these people, in addition to their reliable practical combat capabilities, also have sufficient analytical skills.

After all, in the battlefield of the Imperial War, if the scouts don’t have some analytical skills, they will be killed as soon as they get out. And the scouts who can survive the Imperial War are all elites.

Qi Bin was stunned and immediately followed Zhang Huo in the direction where Xiao Ying had left.

After Xiao Ying left Zhang Huo's observation range and felt the vague sight behind her disappear, she quickly began to circle around using the terrain and tried to leave at the highest speed possible.

Although she didn't know what was going on with Zhang Huo, considering that he had been staring at her back for such a long time, instead of thinking that he had a problem with his brain, it would be better to consider that he might have observed something but had not yet formed a chain of evidence in his mind. So after leaving Zhang Huo's sight, Xiao Ying decisively began to eliminate all traces and ran away quickly.

As for whether she would be suspected after this behavior was discovered, Xiao Ying was very clear in her mind that as long as Zhang Huo came after her, she must have been exposed for some reason, and she would be exposed whether she left any trace or not.

At most, leaving traces can buy a little more time and delay his exposure, but it will make it easier for him to be caught by the other party. However, if you do not leave any traces or forge traces, although it will definitely expose him, it will most likely give him time to escape.

Considering that she had done everything she should do, Xiao Ying realized that she might have been exposed and could not confirm it through self-examination. So, she quickly began to forge traces after she was out of Zhang Huo's sight, and then quickly tried to find a way to get away.

Zhang Huo and Qi Bin chased after her and found that Xiao Ying had disappeared. Zhang Huo's face became very ugly at this time, while Qi Bin bent down and began to observe the traces on the road, looking at the grass leaves on the ground broken by external force, and constructed the direction in which the other party left in his mind.

"This way." Zhang Huo and Qi Bin determined the direction Xiao Ying left almost at the same time, and then quickly searched based on their judgment, but after running dozens of steps, both of them looked gloomy.

"Qi Bin, I will go inform the security department. You haven't seen that person, so you look for traces here first. The other party should be the spy we are looking for." Zhang Huo said with a gloomy face. They were all elite scouts, so how could they not know that they had been led in the wrong direction by the other party? Although it would take some time to find the correct direction of pursuit, the problem lies in this direction of time.

"Lend me your etched arrow. I'm not very good at fighting. The opponent is obviously an elite. I don't think I can defeat him even if I catch up with him." Qi Bin spoke quickly. At this time, he asked Zhang Huo to notify the Security Department. It was a very correct plan for him to follow the traces to find him. However, after what happened in Jizhou, Qi Bin knew that his strength was still far from enough for those monsters.

Coupled with the curse of the world consciousness, the original fourth level of smelting was reduced by another layer. Qi Bin had no confidence in finding and defeating the opponent. After all, in terms of strength, he was not qualified.

"Here." Zhang Huo took out eight etched arrows and threw them to Qi Bin, then he ran directly to the Security Department along the same route. The guys in the Security Department didn't even have lunch, picked up their weapons and equipment, took their hunting dogs and rushed out.

The entire Donglai Shipyard became agitated because of the Security Department's actions.

"What happened?" Li You stood at the window on the top floor of Donglai Shipyard, looking at the group of security members who rushed out with hunting dogs, and asked Lu Jun sideways.

"Looking at the situation, maybe a spy has been discovered." Lu Jun walked over, looked at the movement below, and spoke after a while.

"Spy." Li You's face was gloomy. "Ji Cai, Donglai Shipyard has always been managed by you. Where do you think the problem lies in the previous data leak of the seventh-generation ship and the sea trial intelligence leak? In theory, the personnel we use have been reviewed."

Lu Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead. He really couldn't answer this question. If he knew which link went wrong, he would have gone to catch the spy long ago. Why would he wait until Li You ran to Donglai Shipyard to question him in person? Was he looking for death?
"Who has access to all the data and sea trial intelligence?" Li You asked Lu Jun. He was not holding Lu Jun responsible, but he believed that since the matter had reached this point, a solution must be found, otherwise it would only make the Han Dynasty more passive.

To be honest, neither Chen Xi nor Li You could understand why the Kushan Empire could obtain detailed data on the seventh-generation ships. Although this data was design data and not the final data after layers of additions, the value of this data was still quite reference-oriented for a country like the Kushan Empire that had a strong shipbuilding industry. Or to put it more bluntly, this data was enough for the Kushan Empire to simulate a situation where a similar seventh-generation ship would appear at sea during its strategic planning.

Even if there is some deviation, having such a data and being completely unprepared for the seventh-generation ships are two completely different concepts. At the very least, having such a data will make the Kushans take special precautions.

"I have tried it one by one in private. Those who have access to the data are not suspicious. To be precise, those who can get the data have some ideas of their own and will not take the data as the standard." Lu Jun sighed and said, why is the seventh-generation ship difficult to build? To put it bluntly, isn't it because each company has their own ideas and everyone has their own ideas?

"Then it can only be that someone has been in contact with warships in the shipyard for a long time, is very familiar with the structure of the seventh-generation ships, and has some structural data himself, and then reversed the whole thing. I don't think there are too many such people." Li You looked at Lu Jun and asked.

Of course not too much. Being able to rely on part of the data to infer the overall data and to make new designs is not something that ordinary researchers can do.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun lowered his head in thought. He had never considered this aspect before, but after Li You said this, he felt that it was possible. After all, those guys at the top were not suspects, so he could only continue to investigate further. Based on the conditions given by Li You, there were actually not many people involved.

"Have you realized it?" Li You looked at Lu Jun's expression and said with some surprise.

"There are only a few people who meet the requirements, and judging by their identities, the only one who could be this person is Bai Yang, our structural design researcher." Lu Jun sighed and said, "He is the only one who can reverse the entire design data from the structural data. He is very talented in this area. He was the one who designed the final structure of the finished seventh-generation ship. He is considered one of the designers of the seventh-generation ship."

"How are your abilities?" Li You asked after looking at Lu Jun.

Lu Jun instantly realized that Li You wanted to protect the other party.

"He is considered the most talented designer among the younger generation." Lu Jun considered it for a long time and finally gave a very high evaluation.

"Call him here, I will interrogate him personally." Li You looked at Lu Jun and asked, "If you just give some data to deter the Kushan Navy, I won't care about it, but if there are other things, don't blame me for being cruel."

Lu Jun nodded in response to the inquiry, then walked to the side, opened the door and called a guard to notify Bai Yang to come over. At this time, Lu Jun felt a little sorry, after all, among the young people here, Bai Yang was the only genius in mechanical design.

On the other side, after noticing the large-scale attack by the Security Department, Bai Yang, who had returned to his workstation, placed the gray ball on the table and began to think about his next choice. He did a good job on the Han side and even had a feeling that he had fulfilled his childhood wish, but the Kushan Empire was always his motherland.

But Bai Yang was somewhat reluctant to embed the small gray ball into the seventh-generation ship. After all, he had worked so hard and gathered the strength of the country to produce the ultimate weapon, and he would feel uncomfortable if he was pushed into a trap like this.

He remembered everything Xiao Ying said to him. A small ball with positioning and messaging functions, as well as destructive, nurturing and etching capabilities, was buried in the seventh-generation ship. To be honest, there was a great possibility that the Kushans would seize the opportunity to take the seventh-generation ship away.

Even though Bai Yang inevitably harbored some ill will when building the seventh-generation ships, he still felt reluctant to see the seventh-generation ships being successfully built from scratch and then destroyed just because of his own ill will.

After all, this thing is at least the world's number one national treasure at present. It is a divine weapon made with countless manpower and financial resources. Not to mention the material resources, there were several people who died during the construction, and they fell in front of Bai Yang with their own eyes.

If Bai Yang could still do it at the beginning, now the construction of the seventh-generation ship cannot be separated from him. He reset the skeleton structure and arranged the internal structure of the ship, which led to the current seventh-generation ship.

From a certain perspective, for Bai Yang, who had no children, the seventh generation of ships was his hard work.

"Well, am I a spy, or Bai Yang?" Bai Yang thought tiredly as he leaned back in his chair. He picked up the small gray ball and stared at the flashing etched patterns inside. His mind was very complicated.

"Bai Yang." Lu Jun's guard pushed open Bai Yang's room and said to Bai Yang, who was lying on a chair and observing with a gray ball in his hand, "Doctor Lu notified you to go to his place."

"Okay, I'll clean up and be over soon. What happened outside? Why is it so noisy?" Bai Yang asked in a casual tone as he sat up and put the ball away. Lu Jun's guard did not hide it either. After all, he knew Bai Yang's level. He was a real industry big shot.

Bai Yang took out a small bottle from a drawer nearby, drank two sips, and threw it directly into the drawer. He said with a somewhat carefree smile, "Damn it, the spy is so arrogant, he really needs to be punished. There won't be any problem with the Security Department, right?"

"No problem. They've already sent people to hunt him down, and the result should be out soon. People from other places in Donglai are also helping." Lu Xun's guards had not noticed Bai Yang's abnormality at this time, and were still as respectful as before.

"Let's go." Bai Yang raised his hand and waved, then walked towards Lu Jun's office.

Soon Bai Yang arrived at Lu Jun's office, knocked on the door, pushed it open, entered, and closed the door, all in one go. Looking at Li You standing in the main seat, Bai Yang sighed in his heart.

"It seems that it is indeed you. When you came in, you were not surprised to see me, but relieved. It seems that you already know what we are looking for." Li You looked at Bai Yang and was basically certain that the person they were looking for was indeed Bai Yang.

"Yeah, I am indeed somewhat relieved. When I was doing this, I was prepared for this day to come." Bai Yang nodded and said, "Seeing that it was Li Zhongcheng, I am even more certain of this."

"Bai Yang, you..." Lu Jun looked at Bai Yang helplessly and said, "Forget it, just say whatever you want to say, it's just that the data is lost..."

However, before Lu Jun could finish his words, he saw blood oozing from the corner of Bai Yang's mouth and he slowly fell down.

Slipped, slipped, I am really useless