The female prisoner was fierce

Her horse was covered in blood, and she was lying face down on it, having to be carried off.

"Lord Xiao... Lord Xiao."

When Xiao Xing saw Xiao Jianyang, her lips trembled, and she wanted to kneel down, but Xiao Jianyang stopped her.

"Don't rush, treat the injury first."

Xiao Jianyang said with heartache, then turned to Lin Qingxue and instructed:

"Go and call Doctor Chu over."

Lin Qingxue:

"Yes, Lord Xiao."

Her eyes also showed heartache, and she quickly got up to call for help.

Before long, Chu Yiran, carrying a medicine box, ran over.

Upon seeing the injuries of the two men, his expression changed, and he immediately ordered the female soldiers in the medical unit to carry them to the wounded soldiers' camp.

In her arms, the maid Xiaoxing's lips trembled as she used her last bit of strength to say before leaving:

"Lord Xiao, Qian Youde, the magistrate of Dongshuang County, has surrendered to the Northern Barbarians!"

"General Bai is a prisoner of war, all his sisters and brothers are dead!"

His voice was strained and hoarse, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

Xiao Tao, standing to the side, pleaded:

"Lord Xiao, you must... take... revenge."

After saying that, he had no more strength left and fainted.

He fought his way through the battles, suffered severe injuries, and was further ravaged by wind and snow.

The fact that I've managed to hold on until now is my limit!!

The scene fell into a deathly silence.

Li Tiezhu, Zhao Tiechui, and even Xiao Jianyang himself clenched their fists instinctively, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

Clang!

Beside her, Lin Qingxue suddenly turned around, drew her official knife from her waist, and headed towards the south gate of the village.

"Squad Leader Qingxue!"

Defang, who had been silent, called out instinctively.

However, Lin Qingxue did not stop or turn around; she simply tightened her grip on the official knife.

Xiao Jianyang had the medical staff take Xiao Xing and the others away.

He then walked up to her and saw the bloodshot eyes and her tightly clenched lips, her whole being resembling a fully drawn hunting bow.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to Dongshuang County!"

Lin Qingxue raised her head, her eyes filled with murderous intent:

"Lord Xiao, Qingxue has never asked you for anything before, but this time, I beg you! Let me take men to Dongshuang County! I want to personally kill that beast!!"

Xiao Tao and Xiao Xing have been by her side since they were little.

She already felt guilty for being implicated in the upheaval in the capital, and now, having been betrayed by a traitor and nearly losing her life, how could she not be furious?

Xiao Jianyang suppressed his anger and said in a serious tone:

"Going there is no different from walking into a trap; that's exactly what those beasts want to see."

"If you insist on courting death, then I won't stop you."

Lin Qingxue gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling.

She knew Xiao Jianyang was right, but she just couldn't suppress the fire in her heart.

Most of the eleven female and male soldiers who went to Dongshuang County with Xiaoxing and Xiaotao were personally taught by her.

They're all dead now.

They all died at the hands of that man surnamed Qian.

How could she not hate it?!

Xiao Jianyang watched as she calmed down and stood still, and said:

"This debt definitely needs to be settled, but we can't act impulsively now."

"Since Qian Youde has surrendered to the Northern Di, he must have more than just the original three hundred county soldiers under his command. There may already be Northern Di soldiers stationed there."

"Moreover, the fact that he dared to act so openly shows that he was prepared to be retaliated against."

"If you take your men there now, you're not seeking revenge; you're walking into a trap."

Lin Qingxue was furious, but she calmed down and asked:

"Lord Xiao, what should we do?"

Xiao Jianyang looked in the direction of Dongshuang County, his gaze gradually turning cold.

"Since Qian Youde dared to harm my people, this blood debt must be repaid in blood!"

"But not now, and not by brute force."

He then turned around and looked into the depths of the village, a cold glint flashing in his eyes:

"Now that things have come to this point, there's no need to hide it any longer."

Lin Qingxue was taken aback:

"Lord Xiao, what do you mean by that?"

Xiao Jianyang did not answer directly, but said:

"Su Wanruo, tell her to find three things immediately, the more the better."

Lin Qingxue became puzzled:

"Lord Xiao, what is this?"

Xiao Jianyang:

"Sulfur, saltpeter, charcoal."

Lin Qingxue was even more puzzled:

"Lord Xiao, what's the use of those things?"

Xiao Jianyang looked at the wind and snow outside the village, his tone so calm it sent chills down one's spine:

"To be used to inflict divine punishment!"

He emphasized the words "divine punishment" very heavily.

As Lin Qingxue listened, her head buzzed, her mind filled with the words "divine punishment."

"Strange, how can those two words be related to sulfur and saltpeter?"

I don't understand.

But during the time she spent with Xiao Jianyang, she had come to a profound understanding of one thing.

As long as it's something Xiao Jianyang says, then he will definitely do it. He just needs to do what he's told and execute the orders unconditionally!

"yes!"

He responded loudly and immediately went to prepare.

Xiao Jianyang returned to his room and began preparing for the divine punishment.

I sat at the table, spread out paper and pen, and wrote as I recalled the events.

Divine punishment is actually gunpowder!

In my past life, when I was training in the special forces, making explosives was a required course!

Although the purity of raw materials in ancient times was insufficient to produce something of the TNT level.

But that's enough for making gunpowder!

He could write down the proportions of gunpowder with his eyes closed.

Saltpeter 75%, sulfur 10%, charcoal 15%.

As for the ratio of one part saltpeter to two parts sulfur to three parts charcoal, this is the molar ratio.

This ratio is the closest to the optimal proportion of modern gunpowder!

Saltpeter is easy to obtain; it can be found in toilets or stables. It only requires three processes: dissolving, filtering, and crystallizing.

Sulfur was also readily available; Su Wanruo rummaged through the warehouse and found quite a bit of it.

I don't know where Liu Xiuqing got it from, it was probably for fumigating insects. There wasn't much of it, but it was enough to make several dozen kilograms of gunpowder.

Charcoal, the simplest.

The villagers cook over a fire every day, and they have as much charcoal as they need.

The key is purification and grinding!

Saltpeter needs to be dissolved, filtered, and recrystallized three times to achieve sufficient purity!

Sulfur must be ground into an extremely fine powder, the finer the better.

The charcoal must also be ground into powder, and the lightest and softest willow charcoal must be selected.

After mixing the three powders in the correct proportions, add a small amount of water, stir into a paste, press into cakes, dry in the sun, and then crush and sift.

The black powder produced in this way burns extremely fast and has an explosive power several times stronger than ordinary gunpowder.

In this era, this thing is definitely a deadly weapon!

Actually, Xiao Jianyang didn't want to take out the gunpowder so soon.

First, time doesn't allow it. I've been too busy lately, and even sleeping an extra minute each day is a luxury.

Furthermore, if they were to reveal it too early, attracting the covetousness of outsiders, the consequences would be far beyond what their own Xiao family army could bear, given their current weakness.

But right now.

Now that things have come to this, there's no need for him to hold back any longer!

In this world, only those with the strongest fists can survive!