After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

"My lord, will the barbarians really fall for it?"

"As long as Peng Qing's act is convincing, the barbarians will definitely change their route."

The barbarians were well aware of the natural barrier of Linmen Gorge, and they would usually avoid this place when transporting grain, especially now that the heavy snow made travel difficult.

The wind and snow continued, and snowflakes kept adding layer after layer of pure white "new clothes" to the cliffs on both sides of Linmen Gorge.

Ouyang Zheng personally waited in the cave he had found in advance, just to find the right opportunity to leave the enemy's supply convoy there.

It would be best if they could supply our side; even if they couldn't, they could still inflict heavy damage on the enemy. Besides, this grain originally belonged to their Great Zhou.

The barbarians plundered to replenish their military supplies, and this won't be the first time. The people of the outer city of the north can no longer withstand such looting and slaughter.

As time ticked by, the marshal's personal guards waiting beside Ouyang Zheng began to feel their hands and feet getting numb from the cold.

Unfortunately, we couldn't move around or light a fire at this time, and every second felt like an eternity.

Ouyang Zheng glanced at the sky, moved to the cave entrance, and faintly heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching. He immediately gestured to the soldiers behind him.

Once the barbarian troops had all entered the canyon, Ouyang Zheng gave the order, and his personal guards, dressed in white cloaks, drew their bows and aimed at the cliffs on both sides of the canyon.

The arrows, carrying great force, shot out and slammed into the upper layer of the ice crystal.

This impact acted like a fuse, instantly triggering a series of chain reactions.

The snow that had been quietly piled up on top of the ice crystals began to loosen and slide down, as if pushed by an invisible hand.

The towering cliffs became a contributing factor to this disaster.

As the snow continued to slide downwards, its speed increased, and under the influence of gravity, it rushed down like a herd of wild horses.

The sliding snow collided and compressed with each other, drawing in more snow and forming an ever-growing solid torrent.

These arrows are like a one-time activation button; once triggered, they can never be stopped.

The avalanches they triggered spread at an astonishing speed, carrying endless ice and snow and terrifying power as they roared down towards the foot of the mountain.

Everything along the way will be submerged in this white fury; whether it be boulders or trees, they will all appear so small and fragile.

The barbarians panicked and scattered, most of them failing to escape the avalanche's reach and being buried in the thick snow along with their horses.

Ouyang Zheng gave another order, signaling to the team lying in ambush at the mouth of the gorge. The ropes holding the rocks were cut, and the boulders rolled down, piling up at the gorge exit.

The same procedure applies to the entrance side.

Some who managed to escape the avalanche reached the entrance of the gorge only to find that both their way in and out had been blocked by boulders.

At the same time, the soldiers who were lying in ambush on the mountain got up from the snow and rained arrows down on the enemy troops who were not buried in the snow.

The enemy troops were caught off guard and suffered countless casualties.

Peng Qing's deputy led his men down the mountain to engage in close combat with the remaining enemy troops.

After a fierce and overwhelming battle, the barbarian grain transport team was completely annihilated, and hundreds of grain carts were left behind at Linmen Gorge.

Ouyang Zheng looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and the captured grain and fodder, but his emotions did not fluctuate much.

The quantity of these grains indicates that the barbarians plundered more than just one village or town.

This raid on the grain not only dampened the morale of the barbarians, but also gave the people of the north a chance to catch their breath.

"My lord, what should we do next? This gorge is blocked, the enemy can't get out, and our brothers below are also..."

The lieutenant scratched his head awkwardly. He couldn't come up with any ideas. Since this was the general's senior brother, and the general had made him sound like a god, he must have some real skills, right?

"Hmm, no rush. Let the soldiers go and cut some wooden sticks first. They can't be too thin or too thick, and they can't be too long or too short."

"Huh? Cutting down trees? What... what does this mean?"

"Young general, just do it. If you cut quickly, we can still get back to camp before dark."

"To prevent the enemy from reacting and arriving to provide support, then we'll be facing far more than a mere thousand men."

Although Peng Qing's deputy was still somewhat hesitant, he had no other choice at the moment, since he couldn't move the several hundred-pound boulder anyway.

Although he didn't understand Ouyang Zheng's intention, he still ordered his men to do so. He now understood why Ouyang Zheng had instructed everyone to bring an extra axe when they left the camp; it turned out it was for this purpose.

I have no idea what they're up to, but whatever! As long as we get out of this canyon smoothly, that's all that matters!

The only thing he could think of was to make a wooden ladder to climb over. Hmm? That seems feasible?

The lieutenant suddenly felt that his brain seemed to work quite well when it was working.

Back at the military camp, Jiang Xiaoqi secretly added antipyretic powder to the patients' drinking water. Although the military doctors also drank this water, they couldn't care less.

Wenbin, Li Mo, and Jiang Xiaoqi met in Ouyang Zheng's tent to check on the situation of the various military medical battalions. They were relieved to learn that the two had also been successfully deployed without being detected.

At this moment, Ah Niu was arranged by his young master to take Li Haisheng to the kitchen to watch Jiang Xiaoqi stew the matsutake chicken soup, and the excuse was something he had already thought of.

Wenbin and Li Mo helped him prepare the medicine, and the three of them couldn't leave. A Niu wasn't good at cooking, so his senior brother had to watch over him to prevent a good pot of soup from being ruined.

Foodie Li Haisheng readily agreed, focusing intently on the bubbling, fragrant chicken soup.

"Oh my god, this smells so good!" Li Haisheng exclaimed as he lifted the pot lid once again.

"It smells so good! Young Master's cooking skills are amazing! But Mr. Li, please don't keep lifting the lid. The young master said it's not good to keep lifting the lid, as it will cause the aroma to escape!"

"Oh, okay, why didn't you say so sooner! You've probably run quite a distance by now, haven't you?"

Li Haisheng felt that the big pot of chicken soup would be ready when his master returned. Thinking of his master who had braved the wind and snow to leave the camp, he stayed close to the chicken soup stove.

When Master returns, he can drink some chicken soup to ward off the cold. The junior brother is so thoughtful; he started preparing the chicken soup right after Master left.

I hadn't seen Afei all day. Turns out she went to catch pheasants and pick matsutake mushrooms. How arduous that must have been in this freezing weather!

My junior brother is so filial and loyal; alas, I, as his senior brother, feel ashamed.

Jiang Xiaoqi: Cough cough, that's right, that's who I am, please keep promoting me like this!

System: Host, please settle the points for the domestic pheasants and cultivated matsutake mushrooms as soon as possible~

In the canyon, the soldiers removed the branches from the wooden sticks, each one no more than the thickness of an adult man's arm, but all were made from extremely hard and dense wood.

Ouyang Zheng picked up a scepter that looked pleasing to the eye, walked to the pile of rocks, and easily pried off a rock weighing about 100 pounds.

The deputy general was taken aback by Ouyang Zheng's action: No, not going to make a ladder?