The Cold Door Hero

Summary

Li Yan Qing returns to the intelligence command tent after successfully creating a powerful black gunpowder, hoping it will change the course of the battle. He learns from his guard, Yang Liang, that Military Officer Wu has urgent intelligence from spy Wei Ying about no Xixia troops stationed at the Linzhou border, contradicting previous reports of thirty thousand troops. Li Yan Qing and Wu Xian Liang investigate intelligence reports, discovering that the original estimate of thirty thousand troops was based on unreliable hearsay. Li Yan Qing rushes to inform General Zhong Shi Dao, who realizes that if the Linzhou force is weak, it opens a potential invasion route into Xixia. However, he decides not to act immediately. Li Yan Qing mentions progress on a surprise force he is developing, promising results in two days. On the third day, two craftsmen deliver successfully tested Thunderclaps filled with black gunpowder, and Li Yan Qing instructs them to continue production while he prepares to present the new weapon to the commander.

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