A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

"You mean to ambush them at the Black Mountain Pass?"

Zhao Daxuan looked at Shen Qingci in surprise.

Shen Qingci smiled and nodded, "That's right, the Black Mountain Pass is a strategically important and dangerous place, making it an ideal ambush site."

"Moreover, the Black Mountain Pass is far from Zhenbei City and already belongs to the territory of Youyun Beiting, which is the territory of the Tartars."

"Once the Tartar army reaches that place, they will surely lower their guard and become lax in their defenses! At that time, we can launch a surprise attack and achieve a great victory!"

As Shen Qingci spoke, her eyes grew brighter, as if she could already see Zhao Daxuan's troops successfully ambushing and killing countless enemy soldiers.

Zhao Daxuan looked at Shen Qingci in surprise, never expecting that the other party would be so crazy as to ambush the Tartar army in Tartar territory.

"But they outnumber us several times over. Even an ambush wouldn't be enough to wipe them out. If we counterattack, we'll likely suffer heavy casualties as well."

Shen Qingci smiled slightly and shook her head gently.

"I didn't say we had to annihilate them all. We just need to wait until they've passed through the pass and only have about 30% of their forces left before launching an attack and destroying the pass!"

"With the pass blocked, even if the Tartars wanted to fight back, they would be powerless! At that point, wouldn't the remaining 30% of their forces be at our mercy?"

Zhao Daxuan's eyes widened slightly, thinking he had misheard. "Destroy the pass? With what?"

If he remembered correctly, the gunpowder of this era was still made with the most primitive formula, and its power was limited, so it could only be used to make firecrackers.

Zhao Daxuan knew, of course, that gunpowder was a revolutionary weapon. Even if he wanted to replicate the gunpowder from his previous life, he simply didn't have the ability.

Upon hearing Zhao Daxuan's question, Shen Qingci and the others exchanged glances and then looked at Lin Zhiqing, who had a smile on her face.

Zhao Daxuan was slightly taken aback, and a bold guess arose in his mind.

"Zhiqing, do you have something new again?"

Lin Zhiqing smiled and nodded, "Yes, I was planning to tell you when you got back, but I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon."

"Quick, quick, tell me what it is?"

Urged on impatiently by Zhao Daxuan, Lin Zhiqing led him to the side courtyard and carefully took out a ceramic jar.

Zhao Daxuan stepped forward, opened it, and his pupils suddenly contracted. Sure enough, his guess was right; it was gunpowder!

"Did you formulate this yourself? How effective is it? How much stock do you have?"

Lin Zhiqing nodded. "Inspired by the explosive fuel from a few days ago, I thought of modifying the gunpowder formula. I didn't expect to achieve some results in just a few days."

"It has been tested. The explosive force is more than three times that of ordinary gunpowder. The current stock should be able to collapse a mountain wall without any problem."

Zhao Daxuan stood there dumbfounded, holding the ceramic jar. He reached out and grabbed a pinch of gunpowder, rubbed it between his fingertips, and clicked his tongue in amazement.

He then looked at Lin Zhiqing and the other girls with shining eyes, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Great! You guys are truly the best fortune bestowed upon me by heaven! With you all by my side, how can my great undertaking not succeed! Hahahaha..."

Zhao Daxuan carefully put down the ceramic jar in his arms, laughed loudly, and pulled the girls towards the front yard.

"Let's go, let's go, we have to have a drink tonight."

After dinner, Zhao Daxuan wanted to test the power of gunpowder, but it was already late, and if he went out of town again, he wouldn't be able to spend the night at home.

Looking at the several delicate wives in front of him, Zhao Daxuan swallowed hard, finally putting the matter of testing gunpowder out of his mind and deciding to deal with it tomorrow.

"Wives, it's getting late, let's rest."

Fueled by alcohol, Zhao Daxuan prepared to repeat his old scheme. After pulling Shen Qingci up, he grabbed the other three women and headed towards the room.

Shen Qingci was startled by Zhao Daxuan's behavior. Her face flushed red, and she stomped on his foot hard before shaking his hand away.

She glared fiercely at Zhao Daxuan, "You won't get away with this!"

Zhao Daxuan touched his nose dejectedly. Seeing Zhao Daxuan's discomfiture, Li Shishi and the other two girls covered their mouths and chuckled to themselves.

"I don't care how you lived before, but that's not allowed here! You can only choose one!"

Zhao Daxuan looked at Shen Qingci with a strange expression. "Really, only one? You'll regret it!"

Shen Qingci, like a victorious hen, pouted high, "Of course! How could I regret it!"

"Alright, I choose you tonight!"

As he spoke, Zhao Daxuan took Shen Qingci's small hand, winked at Li Shishi and the others, giving them a look that said "wait for me to come over," and then walked towards the room.

The room was filled with the beauty of spring, and another ten thousand words of plot are omitted.

[Ding! ...Activated...]

[Obtained item: Telescope]

Zhao Daxuan, without bothering to check the items on the spinning wheel, began another 10,000-word plot.

"Husband, please spare me! Go and torment someone else!"

A voice pleading for mercy rang out from inside the room.

A moment later, the door opened, and Zhao Daxuan walked out looking refreshed, striding towards Li Shishi's room.

The next morning, before the women woke up, Zhao Daxuan went out and headed straight for the core camp to find Yue Zhenyuan.

"General, the Tartars have retreated, but I don't want them to leave so easily. They have invaded our Great Xia and killed our people. We must teach them a lesson."

Zhao Daxuan stood inside Yue Zhenyuan's tent, his face filled with determination.

"Haha, I received news yesterday that the Tartar army has retreated. You have once again made a great contribution."

Yue Zhenyuan laughed heartily, clearly in a great mood.

"Tell me, how do we teach them a lesson they won't forget?"

Zhao Daxuan chuckled and said, "General, I plan to ambush them on their return journey and catch them off guard."

Yue Zhenyuan frowned and pondered for a while, but he really couldn't think of any suitable place to ambush.

"Ambushing someone halfway through the journey is not that simple. Besides, there are no dangerous spots to ambush them on the road from Wangbeicheng to the border!"

"This is why the Tartars can come and go as they please! This has always been a headache for me."

Seeing that Yue Zhenyuan couldn't guess either, Zhao Daxuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"General, what if we don't ambush them within the territory of Great Xia?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Zhenyuan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he couldn't help but sit up straight. With a wave of his hand, he immediately ordered everyone in the tent to leave.

"You all go out first!"

Once there was no one else in the tent, Yue Zhenyuan looked at Zhao Daxuan with a serious expression.

"You just said you wouldn't ambush anyone within the Great Xia territory, so are you referring to the Black Mountain Pass?"

Seeing Zhao Daxuan nod affirmatively, Yue Zhenyuan tapped his fingers lightly on the table and lowered his head in deep thought.

After a moment, he shook his head and looked at Zhao Daxuan.

"No, that's too risky! Black Mountain Pass is indeed an excellent place for an ambush, but the Tartar army is now withdrawing in an orderly manner. Even if we were to ambush them at Black Mountain Pass, the counterattack would likely be very strong."

Zhao Daxuan grinned.

"Don't worry, General, I have a plan."

Yue Zhenyuan stared at Zhao Daxuan for a long time, and seeing that he showed no intention of dodging, he slowly nodded.

"Alright, since you're so confident, I believe in you. Go for it! Remember, be careful in everything you do, and prioritize your safety!"

"Yes, sir! General, await my good news!"