Chapter 6724 Investigators

Chapter 6724 Investigators
After Fa Zheng said that a flood broke out in the core area of ​​Kandahar, Zhuge Liang, who was struggling with mutton soup, stopped and looked at Fa Zheng with a strange expression.

"As far as I can remember, more than a month ago, I put the country's position first and sent the relevant hydrological and meteorological analysis to Kandahar." Zhuge Liang looked at the incident expressionlessly and said, "The climate problem caused by the Blazing Sky Ring was analyzed before, and the local bureaucrats were notified to take it seriously. After the Gan and Shi families issued the extreme climate announcement, Chang'an also notified the local bureaucrats through the palace report. It is impossible that Kandahar did not receive it, right?"

Because of the Seraphic Rings, the Earth's climate has been greatly affected. The locust plague in the first half of this year was only a part of it. In the second half of the year, Rome used special observation capabilities to determine that the Mediterranean rainy season may cause large-scale floods. In short, Rome is basically dead this year.

This is also the reason why Rome was willing to enthrone Yuan Tan as the Duke of the Eastern European Border County. Due to the locust plague and floods in the second half of the year, Rome had to open up new grain-producing areas, and the only suitable one in the surrounding area was the Yuan family.

On the Han side, the Gan and Shi families conducted large-scale observations and finally determined that there might be a sudden drop in temperature starting from October this year, and there might be a large-scale snowstorm in winter. However, this is not a problem for the Han Dynasty. It has already suffered two snowstorms, and the southerners have one or two cotton-padded clothes at the bottom of their clothes boxes. As for the north, there is basically no problem with the snowstorm in the north now.

On the Kushan side, the high priests of the Brahmins also released a climate forecast report for the Ganges River Basin. Xun Qi also prepared a copy for the Han Dynasty, and the situation was not very good. The high priests of the Brahmins believed that there was a great probability that a large-scale drought would occur in the Ganges River Basin in November this year.

Chen Xi had some doubts about this climate report, but Xun Qi gave him assurances, saying that the Brahmin caste really did have people who specialized in studying climate, calendar, and mathematics just like the Gan and Shi families, but that these studies had not been used to serve the country in the past.

The main reason for releasing this document was that the Han Dynasty released it first, followed by Rome. The Kushans wanted to catch up, so they asked professionals to release a document on what the three great empires were and whether they understood its value.

In short, the three empires have now issued announcements about extreme climate. One is suffering from snowstorms, one is suffering from floods, and one is suffering from drought. They are all half-dead.

Even after killing the locust itself, Severus suggested that the three empires join forces to see if they could suppress the disastrous climate. After all, the locust plague mainly attacked Rome. Although the Kushans were also attacked, they could plant three crops a year. Moreover, the Northern Kushans had just taken over the south and had not yet been corrupted by the Brahman system. Their organizational ability was still quite strong, and they began replanting as soon as the locust plague ended.

Although the farming technology is not very good, the area of ​​the Ganges-Indus Plain is so large that they cannot starve to death no matter what they grow. The Han Dynasty itself has not suffered from a locust plague, and Chen Xi can afford the loss in Xinzhou. The only ones who suffer are the Central Asian families. In such a comparison, the worst off is Rome.

So after Rome killed the locusts and received notification from its own people that there would be a high probability of large-scale floods in the second half of the rainy season, it actively contacted the other two empires to see if the three of them could work together to suppress this wave of climate disasters. As for whether there would be a backlash in the future after suppressing it, they would suppress it first. They had no preparation for this wave, but when the next outbreak comes, at least they will be mentally prepared and have supplies ready!
However, the Han Dynasty, Kushan and Rome did not reach an agreement on this matter in the end. Of course, the most important reason was that the Han Dynasty, which currently had the most outstanding astronomical and climatologists, firmly opposed it, because no one was sure what the consequences of forcibly suppressing the climate system would be. Although it felt great when the last wave of Fiery Rings were smashed down, the subsequent mess has been cleaned up now, and it will have to wait until the year after next to completely calm down.

Therefore, the climatologists of the Han Dynasty firmly opposed the forcible suppression of disastrous climate.

Although the Kushans were quite unhappy with the Han Dynasty's climatologists and felt that these people were all very arrogant, they had suffered a severe beating during the locust days and were noble researchers of Brahmin origin, so they did not bother to talk nonsense about such matters.

Similarly, those from Rome who were called by Severus to participate in the meeting were also professionals. Naturally, they would not speak nonsense. Moreover, who doesn't have a background to study such things these days? The final result was that the three professionals responded to Severus with firm rejection, tactful rejection, and sarcasm.

Severus had no choice. Although the emperor was the most honorable figure in the feudal era, it was impossible for a good emperor to do whatever he wanted.

What's worse is that the Human Empire Extreme Climate Observation and Defense Committee, which was established under the promotion of Severus, not only failed to help Rome suppress the extreme climate, but also blacklisted the Roman Empire's Seraphic Rings.

The Extreme Climate Observation and Defense Committee believes that the Seraphic Ring has the greatest and most uncontrollable impact on the world's climate, so it has been banned first.

The Roman Empire wanted to attack, but thought that this thing could not be used normally, so it actually signed this agreement, and then used this agreement to pressure the Han Dynasty and Kushan. So the Han Dynasty also signed an agreement to ban the use of micro-gravity distortion technology from the stratosphere to the ionosphere, just to give Rome face.

Xu You just wanted to hang himself at this point. This was the strategic weapon that their Yuan family had worked so hard to come up with. Although its combat effectiveness might still be a long way from the stuff used by the three major empires, it was still a strategic weapon that could distort the celestial phenomena and use the atmospheric circulation and planetary magnetic fields to discharge electricity.

This is a sub-light speed weapon, and it is partially based on the research of Wang Shi from Kuaiji. It relies on electrodes, so it can be guaranteed to be absolutely impossible to dodge. Of course, if you say that you are moving at the speed of light, then Xu You didn't say that.

In short, this is the strategic weapon that the Yuan family had worked so hard to develop. Before it was officially put into use, it was banned when the agreement was signed.

So when Xu You received the agreement on banning meteorological weapons signed by the three empires in the Senate, his mind was full of thoughts about whether it was time for him to find a big gold mine again and think carefully about what kind of strategic armaments the Yuan family should develop. He worked so hard to build the planetary-level Xuanxiang and the kingdom of God on earth, but because he did not meet the mathematical theory requirements, he could not build them and could only use them as a suppression defense.

The Tianshu Light Wall was originally a simulation of Xuanxiang's special talent, which separated the inside and the outside, formed a phase space difference, blocked all attacks, and directly twisted the space when necessary, causing a chain of empty twists, and directly killed the enemies coming from the west. However, the mathematical calculations failed, and twisting the space to form empty twists was basically a pipe dream. It was effective in blocking attacks, but the consumption was too high and it was unaffordable.

So much so that although the Tianshu light wall in the Ural Mountains looks handsome now, in fact, most of the areas are just light and shadow formed by special Xuanxiang.

After much difficulty in producing a large product, it was only used once for verification. Because it could borrow the planet's magnetic field and atmospheric circulation, it was directly banned. Xu You felt that he really wanted to die.

Both Rome and the Han Dynasty banned an extreme astronomical weapon, and then the two countries focused on the Kushan Empire and asked it to sign as well. The people from the Kushan Empire who came to the meeting wanted to say no, but both Rome and the Han Dynasty had signed, so if they didn't sign, wouldn't that be out of line?
So he sent someone to inquire about it, and the Kushan Secret Art Room sent a branch secret art of super model cloud energy, which is the Yangyan Secret Art. It was a secret art that the Kushan Empire developed when it was helping the Seraphic Ring to clean the atmosphere. It was not very aggressive, but still very deadly. In Gan Tao's words, there is no other meaning. The person who developed this secret art is a pure bad seed.

The logic of Yangyan Secret Technique is very simple, which is the clear blue sky. After spending about three days to activate and consuming a huge amount of cloud gas, this secret technique can make the atmosphere of half of the planet enter a clear state. It sounds good, but if there is really no dust in the atmosphere, over time, the entire planet will not be suitable for human habitation.

At that time, the Kushan researchers refuted Gan Tao by saying what they meant by bad seed, and it was obvious that this secret technique was not as dangerous as the one banned by the Han Dynasty.

Then Gan Tao said that the evil that bad guys can do is still within the scope of understanding, but the evil caused by ignorance is pure evil. You idiots don’t know how dangerous it is, but you are still doing it!

Unlike things like the Seraphic Rings and the Stratospheric Twist, which have clear observable objects after use, if the Kushans were foolish enough to use the Sun Flame Secret Technique, no one would be able to realize what was happening in a short period of time. By the time they realized something was wrong, humans had already died in droves.

In short, after that incident, the Human Empire Extreme Climate Observation and Defense Committee was officially established. Its main task was to prevent humans from messing around and causing climate backlash that would kill humans.

Therefore, during this period, the human empire has done a lot of research on the overall climate. Not to mention Cao Cao, Ardashir should have received the notification from the Kushans. Under such circumstances, Cao Cao still encountered a flood, which is unreasonable no matter how you think about it.

"It's an internal expedited letter. There's nothing wrong with the letter. It's not forged." Fa Zheng flipped the letter upside down, then raised his head to the light, looked through the letter twice, and said, "So it seems that Cao Sikong was really flooded. Ardashir won a move."

“In terms of changing the weather, let alone Ardashir, we can’t lose even to the Kushans. What’s more, in order to suppress the locust plague, the three empires joined forces to delay the arrival of the monsoon. After the locusts were defeated, in order to avoid the impact on the climate, the previous climate cycle continued. The monsoon blows from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayas, so there is no way Ardashir can win.” Zhuge Liang looked at Fa Zheng with a puzzled look. He was very skeptical about this.

The three empires working together can indeed suppress the planet's atmospheric circulation to a certain extent, but this suppression will become increasingly difficult as time goes on. The three empires have spent considerable energy just to delay the arrival of the monsoon.

After the locusts were killed and the suppression was lifted, the monsoon from the Indian Ocean blew towards the Himalayas, bringing heavy rainfall. Although Kandahar was also in the area covered by the rainfall, Kabul was the final destination. After all, in terms of distance, Kabul was closer to the Himalayas.

To put it bluntly, Xun Yu and others do not need to fight against the monsoon from the Indian Ocean. They can just let this humid and hot monsoon sweep over. Although Kandahar will also have heavy rain for a few days, the bulk of the rainfall will inevitably fall on Kabul. After all, the monsoon from the Indian Ocean cannot break through the Himalayas, and the rainfall will all fall on Shannan. Given the situation in Kabul, floods are bound to occur.

Even if Xun Yu and others chose to go with the flow and let the monsoon rush to the Kabul area earlier, even if it rained in Kandahar, it would not last for several days.

"There are quite a few civil officials under Cao Sikong who are capable of interfering with celestial phenomena on a large scale, and they may even be second only to Chang'an." Jia Xu said expressionlessly, "According to Kong Ming's previous letter, if the whole family, young and old, go together to capture the entrance to the Kabul Valley and watch Ardashir suffer a flood, they will most likely be able to capture the entrance to the Kabul Valley. After that, they only need to advance step by step and gradually force Ardashir into a desperate situation. But the current situation..."

"Sikong Cao is trying to win people's hearts." Li You said coldly, "And at this time Ardashir will definitely seize the opportunity to attack. Foreign enemies and natural disasters are the best opportunities to identify our own people. This is the easiest way to identify who is our own people."

"If we also take into account that Ardashir rushed over and took advantage of the chaos to overwhelm Cao Sikong, forcing Cao Sikong to retreat step by step, and even the city of Kandahar was surrounded, by that time the sky would clear up and the flood would recede. Ardashir would receive news that there was a flood in Kabul, which was even more exaggerated than in Kandahar. The water level of the Helmand River would have risen sharply. It would be impossible for Ardashir to return by boat like when he came here. If the logistics and food supplies were not in sufficient supply due to the flood..." Jia Xu said with a somewhat cold look.

It was a very cruel but very effective method. Jia Xu and Li You made the same decision almost instantly, because if this method was used, Cao Cao would almost certainly win. The only way for Ardashir to turn the tables was if a certain legion was incredibly powerful and could seize the opportunity during the last wave of retreat, break through the front line and kill Cao Cao.

However, this possibility is very slim, and if this cannot be achieved, no matter how Cao Cao fights, it will be a matter of whether he wins more or less. Even if he wins less, it will still be more than what Zhuge Liang had proposed to Cao Cao based on the overall situation.

This was almost a sure-win plan, and it could solve the internal problems of Cao Cao's forces to a certain extent. It could also demonstrate Cao Cao's destiny at the last moment. At the last moment, the sky cleared, Kabul was flooded, and Ardashir was exhausted. This was destiny.

Nowadays, everyone believes in this, and this is also the main reason why local sorcerers and witches are always unable to clear out the evil. Prophecies are too popular these days. There will be a sage every 500 years, and the sea will be peaceful and the rivers will be prosperous. Chen Zichuan will be the lone moon in the sky. Chen Xi used to think that this stuff was a trick used by the major families to build momentum for themselves when they realized they couldn't beat them, or something like that.

Later, it was discovered that the first half was a prophecy, and Chen Xi was convinced.

For this kind of game, people would be either superstitious or crazy. To be honest, Chen Ji, who is still alive, sometimes feels confused about this thing. If such a big shot believes in prophecies, what can you say!
Therefore, when it came to life and death, Cao Cao made a big reversal, which was truly a representation of destiny. Even if he had done many wrong things in the past, as long as he had destiny, there would inevitably be people who believed in him!

This is usually the tune these days.

"Does Cao Mengde only care about food and not beatings?" Guo Jia and Fa Zheng had no expression on their faces after hearing this. They agreed with Jia Xu and Li You's analysis and didn't want to comment much. But it was different for Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang's dissatisfaction with Cao Cao came from the bottom of his heart.

"Doesn't he know why he has come to this point?" Zhuge Liang said with a gloomy look on his face, "After so many times, has he no sense of repentance?"

"Where is the evidence?" Li You asked with empty eyes while looking ahead. He actually didn't care about this kind of thing. Even he himself could be sacrificed as a bet. When sacrificing other people, as long as they were valuable enough, Li You would still accept it.

Therefore, if Cao Cao really implemented this plan and won, Li You would not deliberately pursue it. After all, there will inevitably be sacrifices in war.

"If this is true, given Cao Mengde's character, does he need evidence?" Zhuge Liang asked softly, "How many times has he done this?"

"No, if you want to talk about evidence, you have to produce evidence. Kong Ming, you are very rational in other matters, but you are not rational enough in the matter of Cao Mengde. If you want to talk about the law, you have to talk about evidence. If you don't want to talk about evidence, then just say you don't want to talk about evidence!" Li You turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang and said, "The former is the law, and the latter is a political struggle. We can't talk about them in the same breath."

Li You's meaning is very clear. If you want to deal with Cao Cao, if you want to take the legal route, I, as your teacher, can support you in finding evidence and conducting an open, fair and just trial. If you do not want to take the legal route and want to deal with Cao Cao directly, that's fine too. Just take the opportunity to give Cao Cao a hard time.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a while after hearing this. "I will send someone to Kandahar to witness the battle with their own eyes and collect relevant intelligence to determine the true situation."

"Sure." Li You nodded. "Would you like me to arrange a few people for you?"

Although Zhuge Liang also participated in wars, he did not have many elite backbones available, and there was still a considerable gap between him and an old fellow like Li You who had accumulated a hand of cards over decades.

The simplest point is that if Zhuge Liang wants to find a sixth-level veteran to do something in his personal capacity, it will cost him some favors. Even if it is not much, there will still be some consumption of favors. But if it is Li You, as long as he is not looking for a group of death warriors, he can find a group.

"Find two people who are unlikely to get into trouble and are not easily exposed." Zhuge Liang thought about it and felt that it would be better to use Li You's people. It was not easy for him to find a few suitable veterans, and in this kind of battlefield investigation, people could be killed if they were not careful. The six-fold smelting could fight, but it was not immortal. He might die at any time.

Li You flipped through the list of people who had been on duty near the Weiyang Palace recently, and pointed out four names to Zhuge Liang: Huang Tao, Zhang Ping, Yin Zhi, and Hou Zhong.

Huang Tao, there is nothing much to say about this one. This guy has been working under Li You's name for a long time, at least five or six years. He has changed his job now, but his relationship with Li You remains the same. He always likes field work and has strong survivability. He is very safe in carrying out this kind of mission. His only shortcoming is that he knows too many people.

Zhang Ping was born in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. He had previously broken through the Locust Sky state in East Africa and was seriously injured. He was dragged back from East Africa by Huang Tao. He recently completed rehabilitation and became one of the only twenty or so seventh-level smelters in the world.

He is currently recuperating and preparing to fight back to compete with Zhang Yong for the position of the First Centurion of Xiliang. He is the future successor of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the successor to the name of Zhang Er. Needless to say, he is very powerful and has an ordinary face, but his IQ is not high enough, which is a common problem among veterans in Liangzhou. However, it is easy for him to join Cao Cao's army, and his investigation mission is also easy to do. He is considered one of the backbone members of the Zhang Yong Victims Association.

Yin Zhi, the first generation of Jingling Guard, is one of the top ten single idealists in the world. He is reliable and can do all the tricks you can think of. He once used language to activate idealism and was jokingly called the idealist with incantations. He can even bless his comrades. In Northern Europe, he met Zhang Yong, one of the top ten single miracle masters in the world. During the communication, he was led into a trap. Now his incantations need to be strengthened with dice. He is one of the new members of Zhang Yong Victims Association.

Including Su Zong, the Zhang Yong Victims Association has at least three big fathers. However, the outrageous thing is that even with so many victims wanting to deal with Zhang Yong, Zhang Yong still gets away with nothing.

Hou Zhong, conventional six-fold smelting, but extremely special talent structure, quadruple protective force field plus iron body, plus spiral force field, the external coverage can reach more than thirty miles, with weak force field for reconnaissance, contraction can ensure that all kinds of long-range attacks are ineffective, compressed into the body with iron body, short-term burst, pure strength and speed are difficult to be blocked by anyone, combined with the talent structure brought by ignoring terrain, ultra-long-range spear throwing, etc., actual combat is very reliable.

Zhuge Liang listened quietly to Li You's explanation and quickly understood the situation of this group of people. After thinking about it, he chose Zhang Ping and Yin Zhi. On the one hand, these two people had cooperated before, and on the other hand, they had joined Cao Cao's side, so it would be easier to operate if they had acquaintances.

"Zhang Ping has almost finished his rehabilitation recently, and Yin Zhi doesn't have any tasks in the near future. I can just issue a long-term task." Li You did not make any comment on Zhuge Liang's choice. Any of these four people would be suitable. Even though these four people were picked by Li You at random, they were already the strongest backbones in Li You's hands. After seven levels of smelting, no one could find fault with you even if you pretended to be a general.

"I hope Sikong Cao won't let me down." Zhuge Liang said with a double meaning.

Finally, the update has resumed at normal time. I am so impressed.