Chapter 587 A Storm
Huang Baiyan, who was asking Zhang Hao for advice, looked at the young secretary who rushed in excitedly, with sympathy on his face.
It's been three years, and you haven't inquired about those rumors?
As the saying goes, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. There have been rumors about the relationship between Zhang Hao and Liu Xinyu as early as three years ago. In the past three years, the rumors have become more and more "detailed". who' mean?
Huang Baiyan looked at Zhang Hao carefully, and saw a slight change in Zhang Hao's expression, but there was also a hint of joy. Seeing Zhang Hao's joy, Huang Baiyan was excited:
That's right, this child must belong to Zhang Hao! In the future, Dayang Group will also be stable.
Zhang Hao took the newspaper and looked at it. It was published in the official newspaper "Pearl Daily" of Qixia Kingdom. Also, such news is generally not dared to be published in newspapers.
Nowadays, there are dozens of newspapers in Qixia Country, but there are still only two kinds of the most authoritative newspapers:
Ocean Group's "Ocean Daily", and the official "Pearl Daily".
Zhang Hao folded the newspaper and put it away, nodded to the secretary, saying that he understood, and asked the secretary to stand by and listen to the conversation.
The secretaries around Zhang Hao are not very old, and they are all the seeds who have graduated from the 'Beidou Academy' in recent years.
Beidou Academy has been in existence for seven years now. Among the first batch of students, the oldest is 16 years old. These people have already become talents, and even the elite among them can already be independent. A large number of them entered the important departments of Dayang Group, such as scientific research, management, military, and even the political level of Ninghe County.
Among them, particularly outstanding management talents will get an opportunity to "intern with Zhang Hao". After studying with Zhang Hao for three to five months, they will be parachuted to other important departments.
In the past two years, Zhang Hao often kept three to five secretaries by his side, responsible for handling different matters; and what they mainly learned at Zhang Hao's side was: the game between the upper echelons of the major forces.
These students are the first batch of students in the known world to receive a comprehensive education. In addition to spiritual practice, they have also studied various aspects such as astronomy, geography, physical chemistry, mathematics, finance, politics, law, and management. Select a major based on your own strengths.
The vigorous development of Dayang Group in the past two years is closely related to the injection of these talents.
These young people are full of vigor and determination.
Zhang Hao and Huang Boxan continued to discuss, and the secretary next to him continued to listen. During the period, Zhang Hao and Huang Boxan also asked him a few questions. In the end, Huang Boxan asked Zhang Hao for someone—this secretary is very good, and he can just assist Huang Boxan in management 'The Atlantic Group'.
"Are you willing to go?" Zhang Hao asked the secretary beside him.
"Yes!" The other party shouted loudly.
"Then go ahead, let go and do it, and don't be afraid of making mistakes."
"yes!"
After the two left, Zhang Hao took out the newspaper again and read it carefully, shaking his head with a smile: Next, there will be a little trouble.
In fact, Liu Xinyu had a pregnancy reaction as early as four months ago, but recently her stomach became more and more obvious, but she couldn't hide it.
Children are their own. Zhang Hao was 100% sure that the cultivator was very powerful, he could feel the blood connection with the unborn child, and he could already tell that it was a boy.
Standing up and going to the window, looking at the bustling city outside, Zhang Hao was full of thoughts.
It has been eight years since I came to this world unknowingly, and now I have my own offspring, which is a joyful thing. But...it seems that this matter cannot be made public...and the child's surname can only be 'Liu'! The only thing Zhang Hao can do is to choose a name: Liu Xinhai
But what troubled Zhang Hao even more was that there seemed to be no movement between himself and Zhou Xueyao. Cultivators are powerful, but it seems difficult to conceive offspring.
During dinner at night, Zhou Xueyao looked at Zhang Hao with a cold face. Fairy Zhou crossed her arms and leaned against the wall with a sneer on her face. There are only a few glasses of cold water on the table.
Paper can't hold fire, Zhou Xueyao discovered Zhang Hao's 'cheating' three years ago, but today...
After watching for a while, Zhou Xueyao suddenly shed tears.
Zhang Hao suddenly panicked.
It was not until the middle of the night that Zhang Hao signed countless unequal treaties before he finally fell asleep with Zhou Xueyao tightly in his arms.
Afterwards, the Qixia Kingdom was boiled for a few days, and things calmed down; it is always a good sign that the queen has a queen, and Liu Xinyu also publicly stated: It is a boy, and the name has been decided: Liu Xinhai.
The word "Xinhai" can be said to be a portrayal of the development of the Qixia Kingdom in recent years. Because of the development of the ocean, the present Qixia Country came into existence.
This unborn child has been determined to be the crown prince.
This matter is crucial to the political stability of Qixia Country. In traditional centralized rule, a stable empire needs a sun and a moon. The sun is the emperor himself; the moon is the crown prince.
It is the prerequisite for a stable country to have an emperor—at least civil and military officials, powerful people, etc. all know that even if the emperor dies, the country will remain stable and life will continue.
But in the calm, there is a storm brewing and gradually fermenting.
That is, the war that took place in the Land of Terrestrial Continent, the war between the Sacred Fire Sect and the Red Lotus Sect.
Five days after the news of the Queen's death spread, the war between the Holy Fire Cult and the Red Lotus Cult came into the public's attention. In the past three days, a decisive battle broke out between the two sides at the location of "Quick Sands Hebei DC". It is less than a thousand kilometers away from Jiuyang Mountain, the base of the Holy Fire Cult!
This has hit the doorstep, and the Holy Fire Cult has gone crazy!
The first crazy move made by the Sacred Fire Cult was to trade the three northern countries to the Ming Cult, and among these three countries, Jiangxia Kingdom was included!
Jiang Xia Kingdom was previously promised to the Dayang Group by the Red Lotus Sect in the form of an empty-handed white wolf. Later, the Red Lotus Sect landed from the north, so that the entire Jiangxia Kingdom fell.
However, as long as the Sacred Fire Sect has not perished, Jiangxia Kingdom still belongs to the Sacred Fire Sect in name! And now the Sacred Fire Sect has given Jiangxia Kingdom to Mingjiao as an addition, and Mingjiao even swallowed it in one gulp.
Things got interesting right away.
Afterwards, Mingjiao supported the Sacred Fire Cult with massive resources. Including... machine guns! The diffusion of industrial technology is very serious, mainly because everyone is not stupid. With Dayang Group as a reference, three years is enough to change everything.
So a decisive battle that can be called a wonderful flower broke out.
The Red Lotus Sect itself is huge and powerful, backed by the Dayang Group.
The Sacred Fire Cult is already weak, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and the shelf is still there; there is a strong Mingjiao support behind it-the Ming Cult and the Holy Fire Cult have contact with each other throughout the territory, and the support is very convenient.
So in this contest, there is also a contest between Dayang Group and Mingjiao invisibly.
In the decisive battle that broke out in the northern tributary of the Liusha River, the total number of casualties on both sides exceeded ten million in three days, and the artillery fire changed the terrain for thousands of miles.
How crazy are these three days?
A message was published in the official newspaper of the Red Lotus Sect: In three days, the Red Lotus Sect fired 8.5 million shells and 120 million bullets. In addition, they used more than 30,000 talismans and mobilized more than 15 million legions. They charged 26 times in total. , beheaded 7.2 million enemies and captured 1.5 million.
Among them, 822 people were beheaded and 116 people were captured in the stage of transforming gods (including the golden body state).
But the Sacred Fire Cult also published news: In three days, the Sacred Fire Cult fired 6.7 million shells, 98 million bullets, used up to 100,000 talismans, mobilized 13 million legions, charged 18 times, killed 6.1 million enemies, captured More than 2 million.
Among them, 917 people were beheaded and 83 people were captured during the Huashen period.
After the news spread, the entire practice world was in an uproar. Especially here in the Dayang Group, the West of Fertile Land, and other places.
What everyone sees is not who has won, but... the new era is even more cruel!
To be sure, the figures on both sides are exaggerated. But even if they are all discounted in half, the two sides add up, at least thousands of people will die or be captured during the transformation of gods, and more than 8 million people will be killed or injured!
And this is just a decisive battle.
In fact, before this small decisive battle, the two sides had broken out many times, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.
But what people are most concerned about, or what makes military strategists and wise men more concerned, is the news revealed behind this decisive battle:
The application of the telegram has changed the battle, and in many cases, only head-on collisions are left in the war;
Steel began to be used in large quantities and began to replace black iron on the battlefield;
Soldiers on both sides began to arm a large number of magic weapons made of steel, including armor, so casualties were reduced;
What's more - in the case of crazy artillery attacks, the Nascent Soul Stage can no longer guarantee safety on the battlefield.
However, another piece of news was exposed the next day: Affected by Xinglintang, the price of cultivation resources has been greatly reduced in the past three years, so that cultivation has exploded; the most direct change is-this time the two sides participated in the decisive battle, almost all of them were above the foundation establishment stage of!
In other words, almost all the casualties on the battlefield this time were practitioners above the Foundation Establishment Stage!
This decisive battle was even more tragic than the confrontation between the Xiaoyao Sect and the Xuanzhen Sect.
On the battlefield, mountains were leveled, valleys filled, rivers diverted, and floods flooded. The decisive battle area has become a dead zone.
A decisive battle has heralded the beginning of a new era.
This is the age of industry and the age of capital!
As of now, the Red Lotus Sect's public war financial report is: military expenditure of 320 million high-grade spirit stones.
The Sacred Fire Cult has not made it public, but the Sacred Fire Cult has "sold" five countries to the Ming Cult, occupying almost one-third of the Sacred Fire Cult's area.
Instead, Mingjiao released a set of data: Recently, the foreign trade turnover has reached a wealth of 400 million high-grade Lingshi!
Although it is stated that not all teachings are exported to the Holy Fire Cult, most of the arms, medicines, etc. are currently supporting the Holy Fire Cult.
Counting the consumption of the Holy Fire Cult itself, the military expenditure is probably no less than 300 million.
After the news spread, the whole society was in an uproar.
War, already frightening and strange, is even more expensive.
And that's how the storm started. The casualties of the war have aroused fierce opposition from the righteous.
Before the 'Atlantic Group' was preparing for its first voyage, the head teacher of Xianyin Sect came to Dayang Group in person!
(There have been big turning points these days, so it’s not easy to write. Please forgive me.)