The best old woman is too fierce, stepping on her ex-husband and beating up her traitorous son!

Chapter 92 Tunnel Warfare and Mine Warfare

After Gongsun Lian finished speaking, he couldn't wait to return to the military camp and plot a route for digging the tunnel, which would have an unexpected effect in the battle.

Seeing that Gongsun Lian was about to leave, Li Xiaoyue quickly shouted, "Mr. Gongsun, please stay, I have other ideas."

"As soon as I heard the coup, I forgot about the business." Gongsun Lian quickly stopped and patted his head. However, when he saw that there was Old Man Li next to Li Xiaoyue, it was a matter of confidentiality, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "Uncle Li , I have something I want to say to Mrs. Li in person."

Old Man Li originally smiled when he saw Gongsun Lian, but when he heard that Gongsun Lian wanted to talk to his daughter alone, he immediately stopped smiling and his eyes became more defensive.

"Boy Gongsun, you are so crazy! In front of me, you actually want to talk to my daughter alone! What is your purpose? Do you know that doing this can be regarded as rude to my daughter?"

Gongsun Lian looked embarrassed when he heard this. He really wanted to slap himself twice. If he had known better, he would not have said such words in front of Old Man Li.

"Uncle Li, what I want to say is business, very confidential!" Gongsun Lian explained, trying to make up for his behavior.

Li Xiaoyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She patiently explained to her father, "Dad, there is nothing between Mr. Gongsun and I. Don't think about it. What we want to say is indeed business."

When Old Man Li heard this, he looked at his daughter with a rather sad look in his eyes!

Is the daughter going to have to give up her biological father for a man again?

Li Xiaoyue couldn't bear the sight of a tough old hero looking at her like this.

"Dad, it involves military secrets, so we can't talk about it." Li Xiaoyue explained, hoping that his father would understand.

Hearing this, Old Man Li became even more unhappy because his daughter actually separated from him because of this matter.

Old man Li was reluctant to talk about his daughter, but he was not so polite to Gongsun Lian.

"Young man from the Gongsun family, the Qi Kingdom is invading. Are you sure you don't need my help?"

"Besides, Lihua Village in Lanshan County is my home. Do you think I won't defend Zhenxiguan to the death?"

Two sentences left Gongsun Lian speechless.

Gongsun Lian bowed and saluted, "Uncle Li, please don't be angry. My nephew is rude. But this is not the place to talk. Let's go to an open place outside and talk while walking."

Li Xiaoyue and Old Man Li also noticed that Qin Yuyao started to poke his head in since Gongsun Lian arrived.

Qin Yuyao thought it was very secretive, but in front of such "spirited" foxes as Old Man Li, Gongsun Lian, and Li Xiaoyue, there was no way to hide.

"Okay, I just happened to go out for a walk. I haven't been in touch with my old relationship for a long time, and I don't know how it is. You often go to the capital, so tell me about it."

"Yes, Uncle Li." Gongsun Lian agreed, and the three of them went out together.

Li Xiaoyue held the fishing rod and bucket, and was picked up by Niu Dazhuang from behind.

Everyone else thought they were going fishing.

Niu Dazhuang carried the bucket and fishing rod and ran over to pack the boat first. Only the three of them were left on the empty road behind.

Old Man Li couldn't help but ask: "Tell me, what exactly do you want to discuss?"

Gongsun Lian hurriedly and respectfully replied: "The thing is like this. Madam Li was inspired by the explosion of fireworks and firecrackers, and suggested improving the ratio of gunpowder in order to increase the lethality of the explosion and the volume of the explosion... If the combination is authentic, it will be unexpected. Keep those explosives on the only way for the Qi cavalry to pass, and the effect will definitely be better!" When Old Man Li heard this, his eyes widened in shock, and he looked at his daughter suspiciously, "Xiaoyue, military matters, You know that too?"

Li Xiaoyue shook her head. She was just a woman who hung around men and children. She didn't know much about military affairs and had never studied it.

"I don't know! When our store opened in the county town, the firecrackers exploded, and the bamboo outside fell into my hand!"

"Although there was no bleeding, the skin was still punctured! At that time, I was thinking that if the firecrackers were more powerful, my hand would definitely bleed, and I would not even be able to save my hand!"

Old Man Li blinked his eyes, "Gunpowder is in everyone's mind, it's just a fun thing to listen to and watch. Xiaoyue, you think a lot!"

Li Xiaoyue smiled and said, "At that time, I was thinking that the reason why the firecrackers did not cut my hand was because they were not powerful."

"Since the power is low, there must be a reason! It's just that the materials inside are not good, or the ratio is wrong. More combinations and more experiments will often lead to unexpected results."

Gongsun Lian was convinced, "Uncle Li, I was inspired by Xiaoyue and studied with the old craftsmen after I returned."

"The facts are just like Xiaoyue's guess. Different combinations of materials, different proportions, and different powers."

"After many experiments, we finally found one that achieves the most powerful ratio under the current conditions."

Old Man Li was dubious, "How powerful is it?"

Gongsun Lian replied: "Throw it from a distance of ten feet and land ten steps in a radius. Either death or injury will occur. The sound of the explosion is very loud. Even if you escape by chance, the war horses will be frightened and lose their combat effectiveness."

"His!" Old Man Li took a breath when he heard this, "That's really awesome! Throwing these explosives out of the tunnel unexpectedly can indeed have unexpected effects."

Gongsun Lian also thought this method was very good, "It is precisely because of the gunpowder firearms that my nephew and the major general have some confidence."

After pondering for a moment, Old Man Li thought about it, and then looked at Li Xiaoyue, "Xiaoyue, did you have a better idea when you stopped Gongsun Lian just now?"

Li Xiaoyue nodded, "Yes, the tunnel does have many wonderful uses, but it also has many shortcomings."

"First, dig a tunnel, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and requires a lot of manpower and material resources. If you can't keep it secret, it's often counterproductive. If you are caught by the enemy, you might just follow the tunnel directly into the city!"

"Secondly, even if we can dig tunnels and throw out gunpowder on the path that the cavalry must pass, the people sent out may not be able to run as fast as four legs, and these people may not be able to come back."

"So in view of the above situation, I do not recommend digging tunnels from the city. Instead of wasting time and effort digging tunnels, it is better to improve gunpowder."

"When the Qi Kingdom invades the Great Zhou Dynasty, they will inevitably attack Zhenxi Pass. Five miles outside Zhenxi Pass is a valley with small undulations. If we can bury explosives on the only road we must pass through, there will be no horses or soldiers trampling on the buried explosives. , an explosion will occur, wouldn’t this be better?”

Li Xiaoyue's words shocked Old Man Li and Gongsun Lian into dumbfounding at the same time.

If we can really achieve what Li Xiaoyue said, we will not be afraid of Qi State's invasion in the future, and we will ensure that they will never come back.

After a while, Old Man Li finally came to his senses and looked Li Xiaoyue up and down.

"Is this still my daughter? Why do I feel like she has a different head? You can think of things that others can't think of?"

(End of this chapter)