Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

Xie Xian was stunned by the man's actions just now. She murmured, "This little monster can come back and attack. It's unscientific!"

Although Qu Qing didn't understand what science was, he still knew what was going on, so he followed Xie Xian's words and said, "It must be Gan Hu's intention!"

"Why don't you use all these thoughts on the battlefield?" You only know how to harm your own people.

"If there is no war, how can there be military merit?"

Xie Xian narrowed her eyes. She felt the change in Qu Qing's attitude towards her.

"Who is Chu Mo to you?" She was too lazy to beat around the bush.

"Dear friend!" Qu Qing stood beside the desk and bowed his head respectfully.

Xie Xian's eyes slid across the climate map, and she understood clearly. "What are your plans?" She had to save the refugees in the mine, but she couldn't let Gan Hu and his group go either.

Qu Qing looked up at Xie Xian and hesitated: "I am employed here, but what Gan Hu did is against the will of heaven." He also wanted to save people, but as a scholar, he had no one under his command and was really powerless.

"Aren't you afraid that when the truth is revealed, he will use you to take the blame?" Based on the nature of those powerful people, Du Xin will definitely punish a group of people in the future.

And the strategist is such a good tool.

Qu Qing smiled bitterly. In Chu Mo's letter, the daughter of the Xie family was described as calm and intelligent. But he did not expect that after several contacts, she was intelligent, but so cunning.

"Qing has done things with a clear conscience!" He coughed softly. They, the strategists, have always assumed the worst about their enemies. He must have had a backup plan to survive until now.

Xie Xian touched his chin and said, "If I give you a thousand soldiers, how can you arrange them so that you can take this place at the lowest cost?" This guy has some skills in fighting. Wouldn't it be a pity not to use him?

Qu Qing raised his eyebrows. This......

Is the Lady of the Xie Family so direct?

Chu Mo and he had a very limited acquaintance. One of them was a leader of the Mohist School, and the other was a despised disciple of the Zongheng School. However, they had similar interests and felt that they had met too late.

In this letter, Chu Mo also wanted him to join Xie Xian's school and become an advisor, saying that Xie Xian was magnanimous and a good boss.

Qu Qing was somewhat tempted, but he didn't know whether Xie Xian would mind his identity as a Zongheng family member. But looking at Xie Xian's expression at this moment, Qu Qing suddenly felt that it was not impossible.

He adjusted his mindset and discussed with Xie Xian how to deal with the troops in Gan Hu's hands.

Xie Xian also informed them of the Black Stone Guards’ combat capability.

"So according to you, we still have to wait until the cave is sealed before we can take action?" After the two men finished discussing, they still felt that it would be better to separate the refugees and the bandits.

When the two sides engage in battle, if the bandits rush into the refugees and harm innocent people, the tunnels under the mine are complicated and they will flee in all directions, which will be difficult to search for.

Xie Xian likes to solve problems once and for all.

"Yes, according to Madam Xian, this will minimize casualties."

"We can do it once Du Xin leaves, but as soon as possible. I don't want to wait any longer." Most importantly, she was tired of staying in this shabby place.

"After Mr. Du leaves, we will naturally find a way to make them seal the cave as soon as possible." Qu Qing said confidently, stroking his beard.

Xie Xian nodded, that was all right: "I will go with them to check the corridor and find a way out." Xie Xian thought about it and decided that since they were all family members, they should communicate with each other before doing anything.

"But this place has been explored and there is no road that can be passed through." Qu Qing looked confident.

Xie Xian suddenly realized that everyone had already explored this mine several times.

"As long as we find the weak point in the outside world, we can break it with one force!"

Qu Qing was curious: "This rock is so hard that even ordinary iron tools can't break it." Are you kidding? If they could break it, they would have already opened several entrances.

"I wonder if Mr. Qu has ever heard of the theory of thunder and fire?"

It was almost noon when Xie Xian came out of Qu Qing's room. She found Xin Sanniang, and the person who led the way had been waiting for a long time.

Everyone acted immediately without delay. They only prepared torches. The terrain of the tunnel was complex and it was a branch of the salt mine. Water dripped from the top of the cave from time to time. Xie Xian observed carefully and found that it was indeed stalactites.

"This corridor has been discovered a long time ago, so it's a good road. Some corridors are filled with miasma, and even torches can't light inside." The middle-aged man who led the way introduced.

"These places are deserted all year round, and the air is not flowing. You have to hold your breath when you enter."

There were four of them in the group, walking and stopping from time to time. Xie Xian held up a torch to observe. The higher they went, the more the torch swayed.

"Is there wind here?" Xie Xian couldn't help but feel a little happy.

"There is wind." Someone said.

They already didn't have enough food to eat, and now they had to bring such a delicate girl so far to see this hopeless corridor and experience despair?

Xie Xian didn't care what they were thinking. She observed carefully and found that the rock wall was grayish white, obviously having been corroded for a long time. Moreover, the air circulation above was fast, and the oxidation reaction was severe.

When she reached the end of the corridor, Xie Xian knew why they were so desperate. There was a huge rock several meters high blocking the entrance to the passage. After taking two steps forward and standing on the edge of the rock, she could smell the cold fishy smell outside.

The stone is very hard and makes a crisp sound when knocked. It is at least several meters thick. It is very difficult to break it with human power alone.

The old chief was also sitting on the ground. Several people felt the cool air coming from the other side of the mountain wall. They greedily took a few breaths and remained silent.

This huge rock stands in their way, cutting off their path to freedom. They have come here countless times and thought of various solutions, but the truth is so cruel.

Xie Xian took out a dagger and looked around the boulder. Such a huge piece of granite was indeed rare. This stone seemed to have fallen from above and was stuck at the entrance of the tunnel.

She had limited gunpowder on her, and it seemed that the amount would not be enough to use to blast the granite. But if it was the surrounding limestone, she could think of a way.

And most importantly, she didn't dare to guarantee it.

Using gunpowder to blast mountains has been around since ancient times, but not everyone can do it. She didn't want to fail to blast the stone and end up causing the tunnel to collapse, resulting in even more tragic deaths for everyone.

Besides, this thing needs to be ignited, and she doesn't have such a long fuse. It might cost her life!

Xie Xian thought about it and decided that to be on the safe side, she still had to prepare a lot of things.

"I have a method that uses the power of thunder and fire, but I need something to start the fire, and I also need to chisel a small hole in the rock." Xie Xian used charcoal to scratch a few fist-sized holes around the boulder where the force was applied.

"Really?" The old chief stood up, his tone excited.

Xie Xian remained calm and said, "This thunder and fire method is a secret technique passed down by Luojiao's Heavenly Master Qing Xuanzi. But I don't have much, so I have to use it sparingly and find the force-bearing point of the stone, so that I can get twice the result with half the effort."

"I'm familiar with chiseling stones. We deal with stones every day in this salt cave. Once we have tried it, we will naturally know where we can save the most effort." The tall and thin man who led the way jumped up and said.