Volume 15: The Winner Is King Chapter 1139 Clever Trick to Steal Salt (I)
Salt is not a necessary resource for the common people of the human race, and there is suddenly no salt on the market, which does not have much impact on the common people, and for the demons, it is fatal.
If there is not enough salt to replenish, the demons will have strength. No one had the idea of making salt before, and this didn't have much impact on the demons, but this time, as soon as Hu Wei did this, the demons went crazy.
Lin Ma, the supreme commander of the imperial capital garrison, jumped up when he received the report from his subordinates. What the demons' demand for salt is, he knows better than anyone else. This is not good enough, but it will affect the combat strength of the entire army.
"Check it out for me right away, who's doing it!" Lin Ma said, patting his chest.
I want to check, how can it be so easy. Lin Ma still didn't realize that this was not an ordinary business incident, but a full-scale attack on the demons.
In a small town not far from the emperor, Hu Wei and a group of subordinates who had just arrived from various regions were discussing the next battle plan.
"Young marshal, this is Lin Ma's military camp, we have found out that Lin Ma has a total of three salt warehouses, containing about 50,000 catties of salt. According to the normal amount, it is enough for his 100,000 troops to eat for several years.
"So much?" Hu Wei frowned, he had also considered the issue of the demon clan's inventory of salt before, but because there was no conclusive news, he had not been able to make a further judgment. The number jΓΉ he has obtained now is not so satisfying to him.
"Young Marshal, if that's the case, then we're just sweeping away the goods on the market, and it won't have much impact on Lin Ma. β
She said this on a cold rainy night, in the battle with Lin Ma, her Imperial Tomb Guards had turned from dark to light, and officially joined the Immortal Bird Legion, and now their number in the Undead Bird Legion is the Earth Emperor Tomb Legion. Except for Hu Wei, the other generals of this army are not in command.
"Well, knock it out, it must be knocked out!" Hu Wei affirmed.
50,000 catties of salt, this is not a small amount, how to get rid of it, this is something that needs to be considered.
Hearing Hu Wei's words, the generals present all pondered and thought hard, hoping to think of a good solution.
"It's so big that it's hard to move out. Someone in the crowd muttered to themselves. Many of the people present had participated in similar actions before, but they were all fighting for food. Hu Wei once personally led people to snatch a batch of grain from Lin Zhengfeng's hands in Jingu Mountain.
In times of war, food is a scarce commodity. In each action, he tried his best to turn the food that belonged to the enemy into his own.
"Move tens of thousands of catties of salt, move them out to make salted fish, I said knock them out, destroy them!" Hu Wei saw that the officers under his command had not yet set their minds correctly, and he did not shout.
"Ahh
Hu worried, this is called a word to wake up the dreamer. That's right, salt is not an important resource for them, wouldn't it be just destroyed directly, and moving it out not only costs effort, but also has to find a place to put it, isn't that finding something to do for yourself!
"Young marshal, salt doesn't seem to be afraid of fire. "Leng Yuye thought of several ways, but they were not so easy to use. If you want to destroy something, the best way is not to use fire, and fire can destroy the filth of a qiΔ. However, salt is not afraid of fire, and it is very troublesome because it does not catch fire.
Hu Wei knows that salt is not afraid of fire, and in the face of high temperatures, it is okay to directly vaporize the fire. However, it would require at least a few thousand degrees of heat, and ordinary oil could not reach that height.
How to destroy the 50,000 catties of salt is really a problem for Hu Wei. After a day of brainstorming, no one was able to come up with a good plan, and seeing that the sky was about to get dark, Hu Wei could only let everyone go back first, and then find a way to report in writing. ...,
"Young marshal, it's time to eat. "Since the red leaves have their own tasks, Hu Wei is now temporarily eating with the cold and rainy night. In the vicinity of the imperial capital, the Imperial Tomb Legion on a cold and rainy night is the most powerful, and Hu Wei lives here, which is also convenient for the mobilization of the legion.
"Hmm. "Hu Wei has been thinking about how to destroy the salt all day today, and his head hurts a little, and he can't think of any good way.
Forget it, just eat first. Maybe you can think of it inadvertently. In this regard, Hu Wei has a certain experience, sometimes, there are some things you can't figure out, and when you don't want to, you have a solution unintentionally.
Don't say it, although she has lived in a gloomy place like the Imperial Mausoleum for many years on a cold and rainy night, her cooking skills are really good. In a short period of time, four dishes and one soup were placed on the table. Look at that color, that shape, it's all very beautiful, and people want to eat it when they look at it.
"Okay, cold and rainy night, I didn't expect you to have such a hand. Hu Wei laughed. In fact, people can be very simple, have three meals a day, and one night at night, and that's it. What kind of fame and fortune, it's just like that when you see it.
"The young marshal tries to see if it suits your taste. Leng Yuye's face was a little red, this was the first time she had cooked for a man. There's always a little apprehension.
"Okay, let me have a try. Hu Wei took the chopsticks and took a piece of tofu. This tofu is different from meat, and whether it tastes good or not depends on craftsmanship. The same ingredient can be given to different people to make different styles. Some people make something delicious, while some people make something that they can't eat in the first place.
"How. Seeing Hu Wei on a cold rainy night, his eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but ask nervously.
"Okay, it's comparable to the mapo tofu in Taibai Building!" Hu Wei raised his thumb. This tofu is made of cotton and smooth, but not broken, with a strong chives flavor, although there is no trace of meat, it is also endlessly memorable.
The cold rainy night finally breathed a sigh of relief. If you make something yourself, you think it's easy to use, it's nothing, and if others think it's delicious, that's really delicious.
"Young marshal, you eat this again. "The cold and rainy night gave Hu Wei vegetables again and again, and after a while, Hu Wei's bowls were piled up like a hill.
"You're scouting me, so eat it too. β
"Okay, I'll eat too. β
During the meal, Hu Wei didn't talk about business with Leng Yuye anymore, but who was talking about the weather, past stories and other things. Although there are only two people to eat, the meal is also so lively.
"Whew, it's been a long time since I've eaten so much. Hu Wei put down the bowl in his hand and let out a long sigh. The day was not hot, but Hu Wei was sweating. This meal is really refreshing. If it weren't for the fact that military talent on cold and rainy nights was far more important than cooking skills, Hu Wei wanted her to go to the mansion to do it. Although the things made by Fuchen are good, after eating them for so many years, they are somewhat greasy.
"Young marshal, you can drink more soup. He put down his chopsticks on a cold rainy night and scooped a bowl of soup for Hu Wei.
"Good. "I ate all the dry just now, and Hu Wei also felt a little thirsty.
On a cold rainy night, this is a mountain mushroom soup, which is thick and milky white, and it looks very appetizing. Hu Wei blew and drank a ......
"Young marshal, young marshal, what's wrong with you, is there something wrong with this soup. Seeing that Hu Wei had just taken a sip of soup on a cold rainy night, he was stunned there, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Well, I'm fine. On a cold rainy night, you put salt in this soup. Hu Wei came back to his senses, pointed to the soup in his hand and asked about the cold rainy night.
"Yes, young marshal, there can't be any problem with this salt. The cold rainy night was worried. Because the Imperial Tomb Guards were not well suited to moving around, and supplies were only once a month, they used salt instead of the sauce that people commonly used. Over the years, I've gotten used to it. I really can't change it for a while. So although Hu Wei is now all over the world to destroy salt, it is still salt that is used here on cold and rainy nights. ...,
Seeing that Hu Wei's reaction was so big, he was really frightened by Hu Wei on a cold rainy night, and his little face turned a little pale. You must know that after Leng Wuru left, there was only one friend left, Hu Wei on a cold rainy night, and Hu Wei had saved her life, she had already regarded Hu Wei as one of the most important people in her life.
"It's okay, no problem. Hu Wei's thoughts were a little confused, and he had to grasp the thoughts that flashed in his mind just now. He had a hunch and grasped the idea that he would be able to solve the problem of salt destruction.
"On a cold rainy night, do you still have salt there, bring me some. That trace of inspiration always flashed in his mind, but he couldn't grasp it, which couldn't help but make Hu Wei feel a little anxious. Turning back to the cold rainy night, he said.
"Yes, I'll get it right away. β
Leng Yuye hurriedly ran to the kitchen, and he didn't know how much Hu Wei wanted, so he simply took the entire salt shaker.
"Young marshal, here you go. β
"Hmm. Hu Wei took the salt shaker and raised his eyes to look inside.
There is no salt in the sea of the Tianfeng Continent, and the salt used is rock salt. It looked like a stone when it wasn't broken, but it wasn't as hard as a stone, so Hu Wei picked up a piece and looked at it in his hand for a while, and then looked at the bowl of soup. I put a whole piece of salt in it.
"Huh?" Leng Yuye didn't understand what Hu Wei meant by doing this, and snorted strangely.
Hu Wei also did it casually, he didn't have so many ideas at first, and when his eyes fell on the soup bowl again, that trace of inspiration was finally caught.
"Great, that's it!" Hu Wei exclaimed excitedly, pouring all the jars of salt he had brought from the cold rainy night into the bowl of soup.
"Why didn't I think of it, it's so stupid!" Hu Wei circled around the bowl, his face full of excited smiles. He was happy when he knew, but he thought a fool had come out of nowhere.
"Young Marshal, what are you doing here, why can't I understand?" Leng Yuye finally couldn't help but ask.
"Don't understand?" Hu Wei said with a deep smile: "This is our method." β
With Hu Wei's explanation, it was only then that he realized that salt was not afraid of fire, but it was afraid of water. It melts when it enters water, which is a characteristic of salt. As long as you make good use of this, let alone 50,000 catties of salt, even if it is more, you can wipe him out.
After listening to Hu Wei's explanation, Leng Yuye was also very happy, but she still had a question that she hadn't figured out. That's how it works.
Is it necessary to let the soldiers each carry a jar of water to the barracks and fill the salt store?
As soon as Leng Yuye said his thoughts, he attracted the big eyes of Hu Wei.
Please, it's good to use some brains. These 50,000 catties of salt, how much water do you have to use? Besides, even if you take water and melt that salt, isn't it still on the ground, as long as the demons spend a little more time, they can take back that salt again.
He said that the salt in the water has been melted, how can he take it back?
Don't forget it, the water will dry up. When the water dries up, won't the salt come out?
"Young Marshal, what are we going to do then?" Leng Yuye was a little embarrassed by Hu Wei's laughter, anxious to get an answer from Hu Wei.
"Well, you'll know when the time comes. Hu Wei sold Guanzi.
As the so-called is a reason, a hundred reason, Hu Wei thought of salt in water, and thought of a solution.
"Brothers, they used to be professionals, and it's not too difficult for people to dig a hole in the ground from here to this bottom. β
Hu Wei drew a line on the map and said to the thirty or forty soldiers in front of him.
These soldiers, before joining the Legion of the Undead, were all mining, and a few others were tomb robbers. The reason why Hu Wei calls them professionals is because they are in the field of hole punching.
These thirty or forty people themselves are not very good at kung fu, and their status in the legion is relatively low. Some of them have been in the army for seven or eight years, and they have not had the opportunity to meet Hu Wei. And this will, they can not only sit face-to-face with Hu Wei, but also be able to call Hu Wei brother to brother, this alone is enough to make them excited. ...,
"No problem, young marshal, what to do, just say it!"
"It's like, we have to be good. Make a hole in the ground, that's our old business!"
The soldiers stood up and patted their chests. It's rare for Hu Wei to look up to them, of course they have to show themselves well.
"Don't get excited, sit down and listen to me. Hu Wei sorted out his thoughts and told his plan.
It turned out that Hu Wei came to them to ask them to build a tunnel that could lead directly to the bottom of the salt storehouse. Hu Wei has always liked to do things with his brain, and he knows that if he wants to rush into Lin Ma's military camp and destroy the salt, even if he can succeed, the sacrifice will be great. This time, he wanted to use ingenuity, unknowingly, and unknowingly to solve the salt depot of Linma.
After listening to Hu Wei's words, the soldier had doubts.
"Young marshal, wouldn't it be too narrow to only play a tunnel where two people can stand side by side? In this way, even if you want to move things out, it is not convenient. Otherwise, let's increase our strength and widen this cave, what do you think, young marshal? β
Could it be that there is a chance to show XiΓ n, they all want to show their strength. It's too easy to only hit the tunnel where two people are side by side, and it's the kind that you climb into. At least you have to fight the kind that can stand and walk, so as to show their strength.
Hu Wei waved his hand and said, "It doesn't need to be that big, as long as it's like this." I'll leave this matter to you, and you will discuss specific methods, and I only have one request, that is, the target must not be exposed!"
After seeing the professional drilling specialty, Hu Wei kept recruiting another group of people. These people are all willing to belong to the arsenal, and everyone has good craftsmanship. Now that the arsenal cannot be opened on a large scale for the time being, they can also be idle.
"How is it, are there any problems?" Hu Wei put the drawings on the table, and after explaining the general idea, he asked the craftsmen.
What Hu Wei needs is not complicated. The task he gave was to make a batch of hollow iron pipes, and the only requirement was that the iron pipes could be fitted together. If Weiwei was here at this time, she could see at a glance that Hu Wei was going to get a water pipe.
The craftsmen discussed with each other, and the leader said to Hu Wei: "There should be no problem in general, but this iron pipe, if it can run water, we don't know how to do it for a while." β
The tap water system that Hu Wei wants to build is no problem for craftsmen in terms of materials. But to ensure that the water inside is continuous, it is still difficult for them. After all, they had lost so much knowledge of the subject, and they had never seen anything like it before.
Hu Wei smiled and said, "This is easy to do." You see, there's a river here. All we need to do is make this opening into a flare shape and put it in this place where the water is flowing most rapidly......"
Hu Wei was able to come up with this solution, so he naturally thought of all the follow-up needs.
In fact, Hu Wei's method is very simple, that is, to dig a tunnel into the salt warehouse of the demon clan, and then connect the water pipe, use the water pressure to bring the water into the salt warehouse, integrate the salt into the water in the salt warehouse, and then return the salt water to the river from another outlet pipe, so that the river water can be washed away.
Hu Wei's trick is much stronger than using fire. As soon as the fire burns, it will smoke, but the water will not, as long as no one finds out, even if it is a salt mountain, it can all be melted with water.
Hu Wei had already figured it out, Lin Ma seemed to be very heavy on these three salt warehouses, and without his order, even the people of the demon clan, close to the range of ten meters, would be a death. Except for the time of collecting salt one day a month, even cats are not allowed to approach within 10 meters of each month. In other words, as long as the people who are worried about Hu can successfully enter the salt cool, there is basically no possibility of being discovered.
Although Lin Ma was very close to these salts, he was careless, and he still let Hu Wei seize the opportunity. Give it to him like this, and even if he empties the entire salt storehouse when he turns around, Lin Ma may not be able to find out.
"Young marshal, your trick is too clever. If it works, it will work. Several craftsmen looked at the lines drawn by Hu Wei, and they all became excited. It's not something they can think of.
"How many brothers, let's just do it?"
"Okay, young marshal, let's go and prepare immediately!"
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