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There was a hidden compartment on the wall, but after Tang Ling touched for a long time, her fingernails almost dug into the cracks in the wall, but she couldn't find a way to open the hidden compartment, so she couldn't help frowning.

"Let me do it."

Qi Xiao handed the barbecue to Tang Ling, wanting to free up his hand.

"You even know the tricks? Go call Chi Yue, this shouldn't bother him."

Qi Xiao stuffed a plate of barbecue into Tang Ling's arms, and said with a smile, "I don't know the art of traps, but I know a skill about breaking traps."

As soon as Qi Xiao finished speaking, Tang Ling was in doubt when she saw Qi Xiao reached out and pressed his palm on the wall, and then there was a bang, the wall cracked hundreds of cracks like spider webs, Qi Xiao moved his palm away, The wall cracked open.

"Hey, that's all right."

Qi Xiao brushed off the wall dust and dirt on his palm, looking relaxed and casual.

Tang Ling looked at the shattered wall of the hidden compartment, and was choked by Qi Xiao's smile.

It turns out that the technique of breaking the organ is to use internal force to violently dismantle it, which is really easy.

That's probably what the so-called "one power down ten meetings" means.

"What if there is some mechanism inside, and you directly destroy the things inside with such rough actions?"

"When you knocked on the wall, did you hear an organic sound inside?"

"..." Tang Ling was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but burst out laughing, "You're the only one who is smart."

Qi Xiao also laughed: "Where is it, I don't understand, how do you know it must be behind this wall? And it's not a secret room, it's just a secret compartment?"

Tang Ling returned the barbecue to Qi Xiao's hands, then took out all the things in the hidden compartment, walked to the other side of the room, and said, "I took a look when we came here just now. There is no room for a dark room between the rooms on both sides, so it can only be a dark room."

"Ok.

Then what? "Qi Xiao nodded, he also thought of this, but there are many ways and locations to make a hidden space, such as walls, underground, or even beams, but Tang Ling only looked for this wall.

"The room is very big and there are many books, but all of them are piled up at one end, while the other side is very empty."

Tang Ling pointed to the bookshelf, "If there are too many books to fit, we should make two more bookcases instead of stuffing them all together.

What's more, those books were arranged in an unorganized manner. Except for a few books on the art of war on the desk, [-]% of the bookshelves were new ones that hadn't even been opened. "

"There is no silver 300 taels here."

Qi Xiao laughed loudly, "This license is really stupid."

Xu Zheng wasn't stupid, those were just Tang Ling's reasonable guesses, it's just that Xingtian Pass was heavily guarded, since Xu Zheng's study was locked, it shouldn't be just for those few volumes.

As the commander of the same army, his father, Marquis Xun An, had a secret compartment in his study, but his father was also in charge of the military department and Xingluowei. Knowing how to open it, if it is violently dismantled, the saltpeter detonator will be triggered, and jade and stone will be destroyed.

Tang Ling smiled without saying a word, and laid out the things in the secret compartment one by one, a few letters, a roll of sheepskin drawings, a small pear blossom wooden box, and three books.

Qi Xiao finally put down the half-eaten barbecue, and stretched out his hand to unfold the sheepskin drawing to see.

"Hey, it's really a defense map.

It's all effortless. "

No effort?

They went all the way from Yuanzhou to Fenglin Mountain. They hid in the ice and snow for three months. Their noses were about to freeze off. They arrived at Qi Realm hungry. How can the word "easy" be counted as "easy".

"Is there a secret path leading to Bashan?"

Qi Xiao turned the deployment map to Tang Ling, and clicked on it: "Yes.

There are soldiers stationed inside and outside that stream and canal, so there must be no mistakes. "

Tang Ling opened the small pear blossom wooden box, and inside was half a tiger talisman for dispatching troops.

Tang Ling pushed the small box to Qi Xiao: "You keep it, it may be useful in the future."

Qi Xiao glanced at it: "The other half should be in Xu Zheng's hands, and only by killing him can he have the other half.

If the license can be killed, even if the country of Qi is buried up to its neck in loess, it doesn't matter if it wants this tiger talisman or not. "

Tang Ling smiled: "Then I'll keep it."

As she spoke, Tang Ling had already opened the three volumes, and focused on them after just a glance.

Qi Xiao noticed that Tang Ling's eyes had changed, and immediately asked, "What is it?"

"These two volumes are the border minutes for the past two years, and this is last year's account book."

"Ha!" Qi Xiao couldn't understand the account book, so he went to look through the second border record, which recorded the exact time and number of defense changes, and which sentry post was in charge of which general. .

"Well...the things are good things, but it's a pity that the Xingtian Pass has been broken, and it's useless to ask for this."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ling handed the volume in her hand to Qi Xiao: "This volume is useful.

Domineering. "

Qi Xiao was overjoyed when he saw it, the corners of his mouth almost cracked to the ears, with the military defense map and the military defense minutes, they would at least have a [-]% chance of winning in a sneak attack on Bashan.

And Tang Ling had already opened the account book, looked at it very carefully, and there was not much joy in her expression.

"What's wrong? There's something wrong with this account book?"

Tang Ling shook her head: "The account books are fine, I was just wondering how long Bashan's food and grass would last us."

The joy on Qi Xiao's face dissipated with Tang Ling's words, and turned serious. He couldn't help but sigh softly: "Tang Ling..."

They only have 6000 people, and it is impossible to rely on 6000 troops to lay down a great harvest. It will not be long before the Qi State court will know of their invasion, and soon there will be a large army to help. 6000 people trapped in Qi State are like trapped animals. If you stick to the place where you keep it, you won't be able to live for another month.

So they want to capture Bashan, but also defend Bashan.

But they can't just guard Bashan, they have to continue going south.

Tang Ling and Qi Xiao made a plan to attack Qi early in the morning. After taking Bashan, Tang Ling will guard Bashan to hold back Qi's army, while Qi Xiao needs to lead a group of people to take advantage of the chaos and continue southward to enter Shuoliang. .

Tang Ling wanted to be a rabbit in a cage, luring wolves to surround him and attack him. Either Qi Xiao could kill the wolf to relieve him, or the cage would be broken and he would be bitten to pieces.

"The court of Qi State is not rich at all, and the military expenses for the license are not much. According to the records in the account book, it is speculated that there should not be much grain in Bashan. As usual, Qinzhou will transport grain and grass into Bashan in early March, so Bashan The food stored in the mountains lasted until April at most.

However, we have fewer people and can save a lot of food than the Bashan defenders. I will try to stay until May and wait for you to come back. "

Tang Ling said so much before, and Qi Xiao was flustered by what he said. Finally, when he heard him say it, when he came back, his heart felt sour and sweet at the same time. Tang Ling's soft words entrusted him with life and death. , is more important than any pledge of eternal love.

In May, the [-]th day of the fifth month is the ear seed.

Tang Ling looked at Qi Xiao, thinking silently, at least wait for him to come back, and must come back before the awn seed.

At that time, Qi Xiao still understood what kind of thoughts Tang Ling's eyes were hiding. He thought that after a few months of separation, each had its own dangers. Heart-burning, Qi Xiao didn't want to leave Tang Ling's side at all.

"I must be back before May."

Qi Xiao stretched out his hand to hold Tang Ling, and said, "I have sent a letter back to Yuanzhou Mansion, Your Majesty will definitely order troops to attack Qi, and send Dingyuan troops to break the siege of Bashan."

Tang Ling nodded.

He took a deep breath slowly.

The plan has been decided, they can only do their best and obey the destiny.

***

In the afternoon, everyone gathered in the meeting hall again.

Tang Ling put all the things they had in Xu Li's room on the table, and briefly explained the situation, except for the few letters of Xu Li that were "hidden" by Tang Ling.

Those few letters were secret letters between Xu Zheng, King Duan of Qi State, and the Office of Zhan, and they were of no use in capturing Bashan, but they were of great use in disturbing the situation of Qi State in the future.

But now there are Xingluowei and Xuanjiying in the meeting hall, and both sides can use these letters to make a fuss, but the methods and purposes may not be the same. Tang Ling and Qi Xiao have the same ideas, so they will hide it temporarily and discuss it in the long run.

On the other side, Baixiqiao and Lu Xiulin also found some useful things in Chen He's study.

There is nothing particularly important in Chen He's study. There is a defense plan for Xingtianguan, but they don't need it anymore. Among Han Chaosheng, there were also those between Chen He and several other northern generals.

Among them is a very important letter, which was sent by Han Chaosheng to Chen He. The first two pages are full of New Year's greetings. The two of them have been with Xu Zheng for 20 years, and they are like their own brothers. Always say hello.

Lu Xiulin put it down after taking a look at it. It was Bai Xiqiao who flipped through the content later and realized that they had talked about other things.

Han Chaosheng and Chen He discussed jointly writing a memorial and sending it back to Shuoliang to present to the emperor of Qi, hoping to take advantage of the permit in Shuoliang to ask for more military pay for the northern border.

Han Chaosheng desperately needs money.

Although Bashan looks impenetrable, it lacks water. Hundreds of years ago, when the city gate of Bashan was first built, there was an underground river under Bashan. It was enough to dig a few wells, but after hundreds of years, those wells dried up for seven years. Seven or eight, so after the founding of the Qi State, it dug open the secret passage that was sealed to break through Bashan, and led the stream into Bashan to solve the drinking water problem of tens of thousands of people in the pass.

However, in recent years, there have been many droughts and little rain, and the water in that stream is no longer abundant. After winter, it was frozen. This winter in Bashan is particularly bitter, and the water shortage is severe. There are only two wells in the pass that can still produce some water. Come.

After the beginning of spring, Han Chaosheng must make people go to the ground, find underground river beds, dig wells and repair canals. These fortifications are extremely time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive.

Bashan is short of water, and the stream is frozen.

That's two pieces of good news.

When they knew that Xiqu would allow them to sneak into Bashan, everyone was very excited, because this was their best chance.

But that doesn't mean the road isn't dangerous.

Now that the new year has just passed, although the northern border of Qi State is not as icy and snowy as Fenglin Mountain, it is still freezing cold.

Qi Xiao and the others wanted to cross the stream into Bashan, but they didn't know the depth of the stream, they might drown or freeze to death.

In addition, there are soldiers on duty in Xiqu. If they get wet, they will definitely leave marks, which will also affect the speed of action. In the cold winter weather, wet clothes are stuck to the body, even the first-class kung fu masters like Qi Xiao and Chi Yue won't last.

If the stream freezes, God is helping them.