The local sailors all said that there was no exit from the ghost cave on this day, it was a solid hole, or someone rowed a boat to play, and could only come out from the original way, which is a well-known thing in the local area, but now there are changes.

"This mountain was bought by the Li family." A water military road.

"When?" Song Ping hurriedly asked.

"A few days ago, the villain was patrolling the river, and he saw a group of people who didn't know what to do on the Heavenly Ghost Cave Mountain, so they rowed over and asked. It turned out that this mountain had been bought by the Li family, and they hired many craftsmen from nearby villages and Zhuang Han to work in the cave, and I heard that they wanted to open up this mountain. "That water army said.

"Can you get through?" Song Ping asked urgently.

"I don't know this little one," said the navy in fear, "but don't worry, general, this mountain looks normal, the ground is full of hard stones, and it can't be dug up below half a zhang, and even the stonemasons are difficult to chisel, unless they are blown up with gunpowder." ”

"Why didn't the Li family blow up?" Song Ping asked.

"Little ones don't know." The water army said.

"How long has this been?" Song Ping asked.

"It's been about ten days." The water army said.

Song Ping had a bad feeling in his heart, and while discussing with Tan Shun, the commander of the navy, he picked a dozen daring and careful sailors, rowed two small boats into the insight to see the movements, and sent people to the nearby villages to inquire, bringing all the craftsmen and Zhuang Han who worked for the Li family, and inquiring in detail about the cause of the matter.

At the moment, everyone went their separate ways.

However, the water army that entered the cave never returned, not only was there no figure, but it didn't even make a sound, as if it had been swallowed by the heavenly ghosts.

Tan Shun waited for a while, but when he didn't come back, he didn't give up, sent a few more boats in, and instructed the leading sailors: "You are in front, as soon as there is a movement, you will shout a warning, and the boats behind will quickly catch up to respond." ”

Everyone should be.

So seven or eight boats rowed into the hole one after another.

As a result, it is gone again.

Tan Shun wanted to send another person, but found that his subordinates all shrank back and retreated, their faces full of fear. He knew in his heart that these sailors did not fight all year round, and their kung fu on the water was worse than that of fishermen, and it was impossible to count on them.

The cronies reminded him in a low voice: "My lord, this black light is blind, the thief hides in the cave and sneaks up by surprise, and if he sends many people in, he will be killed in vain." We can't take the lives of our brothers seriously. ”

Tan Shun nodded and said, "Not bad." ”

He went to tell Song Ping, only saying that he suspected that there was an ambush in the cave, and it was not too late to wait for the villagers to come and inquire about the news before sending someone in.

Song Ping listened to the reply, and his face was ugly.

He couldn't either, he had to wait.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the forbidden army to rush back one after another with many craftsmen and croppers. Song Ping interrogated them separately.

"How deep is this hole?"

"About two or three miles deep."

"Is there an exit?"

"There is no exit."

"What did the Li family hire you to do inside?"

"Dig a passage."

"Where does it lead?"

"To the other side of the mountain."

"Where is the other side of the mountain?"

"It's still in the mountains. The mountain over there is not so steep, the depression is so spacious, and there are people living in it, and I heard that there is a mountain road leading to the west. If this is opened, the mountains and mountains will be connected, and the east, west, north and south will be connected......"

An old man gestured excitedly as he spoke, his beard curled up one after another.

Song Ping asked, "Then have you dug it through?" ”

The old man hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How easy is it!" This earth is full of stones, such hard stones! Chisel by chisel out of it, very difficult. ”

Song Ping asked, "Why don't you use explosives?" ”

The old man said: "The Li family doesn't have so many explosives. ”

……

In the depths of the Heavenly Ghost Cave, there is a stone platform made of huge stones, the north side of the stone is near the water, and the south side is a steep stone wall, a portal is opened on the stone wall, and there is a stone cave behind the portal. Right now, the people who fled from the Li family were moving boxes to the stone cave, and a group of young men and women were standing on the stone platform.

The first is the third talented woman in Jiangnan:

Yan Ling's twin sister Yan Yun.

Yan Yun has restored women's clothes and no longer dresses up as "Hao Fan". The middle of winter has passed, and she only wears a tight leather jacket and a white skirt embroidered with folded branches and plums on a white background, the embroidery is as light as an ink painting, the slender waist is tightly tied, and she is covered with a cloak in a flowing azure soft satin white fox; Combed with a hanging hair and a bun, two strands of hair hanging down from the side of the ear, without the sassy and heroic posture of the leader, it looks like a lady who sneaked out to play, and her demeanor is both delicate and elegant.

She was surrounded by eight young girls, including ice, snow, frost and dew, spring flowers, autumn moon, winter snow and summer lotus, as well as eight young men and women of Meilan, Zhuju, Songzhu, Baifeng, and Hu Qiya and his subordinates, listening to what she said, the voice was soft and ethereal, echoing in the Heavenly Ghost Cave at night, ethereal and clear.

"I plan to build a soldier's fortress here, a water village under the mountain, a city on the mountain, supplemented by a four-corner turret to monitor the eight directions, which can include the entire Jingtai Mansion in the field of vision. It not only guards the eastern and southern gateways, but also can detect movements in the west and north from afar, and in the event of an enemy attack, it can be bombarded by artillery at close range, and signal notification can be sent from afar. ”

"Those craftsmen were recruited by the girl?"

"Exactly. This place is located in the south of Jingtai Mansion City, the Li family house is located in the north of Jingtai Mansion City, and the Yamen of Jingtai Mansion is located in the west of the city. Yan Yun said, smiling.

She still has something to say: Jingtai Mansion is in the north, Xiazhao is in the south, and Huzhou Mansion is in the west, which is also a three-legged tripod, just supporting the entire Huzhou. Huzhou, Huizhou, and Linhuzhou also stand on three legs, supporting the entire south of the Yangtze River. With the three states in the south of the Yangtze River as the center, Fuzhou and Mingzhou are forced in the south, Jingzhou and Shuzhou in the west, and then the capital is plotted, Qingzhou and Yunzhou in the north, and the sea in the east...... A picture of dominating the world is unfolding from now on!

How could she not be passionate?

Under the light of the lantern, her beautiful eyes shimmered with sparkling waves, like flowing water under the stone platform, rippling and rippling.

Hu Qiya asked, "Does Miss Li know about this?" ”

Yan Yun nodded and said, "I know." ”

Hu Qiya asked, "When will it be built?" ”

Yan Yun said: "It's already started." ”

Hu Qiya deliberately looked left and right, and asked, "It's already been built?" I didn't see it, but I saw a hole in the ground, and it was a little hard for people to drill it, but it was easier for rats to drill it. The girl plans to cut down bamboo to build a fortress? ”

Yan Yun ignored his sarcasm and calmly explained: "There are many rocks under this mountain, which cannot be excavated, so you have to use explosives to open the mountain." ”

Hu Qiya said: "Then blow it up." ”

Yan Yun said: "There are not so many explosives. ”

Hu Qiya said: "Didn't we rob a lot, Jingtai Mansion has a lot of shares, and it's not enough for the girl?" ”

Yan Yun said: "Not enough." I have used the gunpowder for other purposes. ”

Hu Qiya said: "This means that it can't be done." The project had to be put on hold. Wait for Miss Li to get gunpowder to rebuild. ”

It still depends on Li Hanyao!

Hu Qiya's eyes showed contempt: What is the third talented woman in Jiangnan, it is all a false name.

Yan Yun ignored him and said to himself: "I will follow Zhuge Liang's grass boat today to borrow arrows and gunpowder from the enemy." ”