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Shen Dongsu suppressed a smile and said: "Let's go to the original site to investigate first. If we can dig, we will dig. If we can't, we will bury gunpowder.

Although some horses were lost, the reward for killing the enemy was very generous. "

Unexpectedly, Li Nianyu became even more disappointed when he heard this: "I could have got a war horse and a generous reward."

Shen Dongsu: ...I didn’t expect you, a technical geek, to be so greedy!

When Li Nianyu and his men came back from the valley for reconnaissance, they brought back good news and bad news. The good news was that the previous mission was completed perfectly!

The bad news is that once the valley is completely blocked, it would be as difficult to dig it out as moving a mountain.

If this work can still be done in spring and summer, in such cold winter weather, the rocks are frozen solid, making it impossible to do it.

As for the giant excavator and other machinery that Shen Dongsu mentioned, they still only exist on drawings. Li Nianyu feels that it will be possible to wait until his grandson's generation to make them.

Of course, his senior brother pointed out a problem very seriously, that is, because of his personality and temperament, it is difficult to find a wife. If he cannot marry a wife, he will not be able to have children, and of course he will have no grandchildren...

The other worse news is that there is no place to bury gunpowder, and the Tatars are not fools. They will not run in when they see the mountains in front of them collapse.

And if they go to the northern territory to bury gunpowder, it is also unrealistic, because the mountain has collapsed. If they want to climb over, they have to go around the north city gate. In that case, they are very likely to encounter the Tatars head-on.

It's not that they ambush the Tatars, but they serve them as food.

Li Nianyu sighed: "If I had known, I would have implemented the mountain closure plan later. Princess, we can only give up this plan completely. Anyway, the Tatars will not go from here if they see that this road is blocked."

"They changed directions and headed towards the dense forest, and fell into our ambush."

Shen Dongsu held her forehead with one hand and her mind was spinning rapidly. If this plan is successful, our army will suffer less losses. It is not her style to give up so quickly.

Suddenly, she thought of a good thing and asked Li Nianyu: "How did you test the fish oil firearm? Can it be used to kill enemies?"

Li Nianyu's eyes lit up. Yes, you couldn't bury gunpowder in that place, but you could throw fish oil firearms!

He hurriedly said: "The experiment was very successful. If we can lead the Tatars into the valley and throw fish oil firearms, they will definitely be wiped out in one fell swoop!"

After finishing speaking, he added: "But the war horse still cannot escape."

Tsukimi said speechlessly: "You can eat roasted horse meat afterwards."

Shen Dong smiled reluctantly and said: "There is still one person missing, someone who can lead the Tatars to our designated location."

"Ask A4 to look for tokens in the Chen family and arrange for someone to pretend to be a descendant of the Chen family to pick up the Tatars and lead them to our ambush."

Li Nianyu was very happy to carry out this task, because he could take the opportunity to test the lethality of fish oil firearms. He always tested them with pigs and sheep, but it was definitely not as good as testing them with enemies!

As soon as winter came, it was difficult to buy live pigs and sheep. He was forced to fence the woods behind the gunpowder station and raise a lot of wild boars in it, specifically for experiments.

He is a great leader in the Ministry of Industry, but he has to feed pigs every day. Who would believe him?

Before Shen Dongsu could wait for a reply from Jia Si, an unexpected person came, Chen Luoxue's brother Chen Li, who came to ask for a meeting with Chen Qiong's token.

Chen Xingyao also came with him. Shen Dongsu met the two of them across the screen.

She took the lead and asked Chen Xingyao: "If you are going back to Chang'an, I can arrange for someone to take you off."

She was telling the truth. Youzhou was getting more and more dangerous, and Chen Xingyao was still injured. It was understandable that he wanted to go home for the New Year.

But to Chen Xingyao's ears, he felt it was a huge humiliation. The princess was mocking him. Did he escape from Youzhou the last time the Tatars attacked the city?

So this time, he will never escape!

He said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your kindness, Princess. However, as an imperial envoy, how can I escape alone when Youzhou is in danger? I want to stay and defend the enemy with the entire Youzhou army!"

Shen Dongsu stretched out his head and glanced at Chen Xingyao through the gap in the screen. His face was still a little swollen, but it was indeed him. She is a doctor. If someone disguises himself as Chen Xingyao, she can still detect it.

Isn’t it said that the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change? Why did Chen Xingyao become brave? Could it be that Chen Qiong's beating had damaged his brain?

She almost said, 'Come here and I'll take your pulse.'

Or is he prepared to stand up from where he fell? Want to wash away the stigma of being scared to death by the Tatars?

Anyway, if he wants to stay, he can stay. One more person will bring more strength.

He glanced at Chen Li again through the gap. He was a handsome young man with an upright attitude, completely different from Chen Xingyao's temperament.

"Why do you want to see me, Princess? Do you want to recover the assets of the Jeju Chen family?"

Chen Li hurriedly said: "No, the Jeju Chen family is to blame themselves. I asked to see the princess because I heard that the princess was looking for Chen family members to lure the enemy."

Shen Dong raised his eyebrows and asked in a gentle voice: "That's right, what are your views, Prince Chen?"

Chen Li knew that she had misunderstood him, thinking that he wanted to protect the Chen clan and did not want the Chen clan's children to fight for Youzhou, or to die.

He hurriedly raised the Chen family token respectfully and said: "I want to say that I have the token that the princess wants. And I may send ordinary disciples to lure the enemy. I'm afraid the Tatars won't believe it."

"Chen Li requested that he go to lure the enemy in person and ask the princess for permission."

After he finished speaking, there was a long silence in the room.

Shen Dongsu couldn't understand why he, the eldest son of the Chen family in Jinzhou, had any reason to do such a dangerous thing?

Could it be that he was afraid that he would not be able to forgive his hatred for destroying the Chen family in Jeju and wanted to kill the Chen family in Jinzhou as well?

Did he discover his determination to implement Youzhou Law in the entire northern territory, and wanted to show his kindness in advance and use his military exploits to benefit the Chen family from himself?

Or is the Chen family in Jinzhou also involved in the conspiracy with the Tatars? Is he retreating in order to advance, but in fact he wants to deliver a message to the Tatars in an open and honest manner?

For a time, various thoughts intertwined in Shen Dongsu's mind. Anyway, the only children of the Chen family she knew, except for the little girl Chen Luoxue, were independent and self-reliant.

Others are not considered good people. It is hard for her to believe that Chen Li has such a fearless spirit. He is willing to take risks for Youzhou regardless of personal safety for the sake of the overall situation...

She thought for a long time before asking: "What do you want?"

Chen Li breathed a long sigh of relief. The princess didn't refuse her, so there was still hope.

He said solemnly: "Chen Li wants nothing. This is the Jinzhou Chen family proving to the princess that the Jinzhou Chen family and the Jeju Chen family are completely different. Please accept Chen Li's allegiance!"

Shen Dongsu sneered: "You'd better ask for something! This will make me feel more at ease. It's really hard for people to believe you said such righteous and awe-inspiring words in front of Imperial Envoy Chen!"

Chen Xingyao's face turned red with embarrassment. He wanted to tell Princess Ling that he had changed. He was no longer the loser whose legs were weakened by the Tatars.

But he couldn't say it, and the proof came not with words, but with actions.

Chen Li, on the other hand, blushed with shame. He did come with a family mission, and he did want to make military exploits in exchange for cooperation from Princess Ling.