I'm letting you win over the female lead, not conquering cities and territories!

Listening to the woman's lewd words and seeing her lewd and eager appearance, the mockery in Qin Hao's eyes gradually turned into cold disgust.

He finally understood it completely.

This woman didn't love Zhao De at all, nor did she have any unforgettable love.

All she loved was the lofty title of "the garrison commander's wife" and the riches and honors it brought!

As long as she can keep her life and status, even if the guard is replaced by a dog the next second, she will not hesitate to wag her tail and beg for mercy from that dog.

"That's disgusting."

Qin Hao coldly uttered three words, then suddenly grabbed the woman's neck and shoved her away violently.

"Sir, you..."

The woman's charming smile froze instantly, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"Whoosh—!"

The next moment, a flash of light appeared.

Qin Hao showed no mercy, drawing his sword from his waist and swiftly slicing through the woman's long neck!

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered.

The woman clutched her neck, her eyes wide with disbelief, and collapsed softly beside her "beloved" ex-husband.

Even on her deathbed, she couldn't understand why her tried-and-true seduction technique had failed on this man.

Qin Hao took out a piece of coarse cloth and slowly wiped the bloodstains off the blade, his eyes as cold as ice.

"Today you can betray your devoted husband to save your own life, and tomorrow you can betray me for someone else."

Qin Hao threw the bloodstained strips of cloth onto the woman's corpse and sneered.

"Besides, I'm a germaphobe; I don't collect trash that others have already used."

After dealing with these two troubles, Qin Hao turned around and took a deep breath.

His gaze swept past the two corpses and returned to the spacious underground bunker.

Those chests of gleaming gold and silver, mountains of fine armor, and enough provisions to feed the army for more than half a year.

Qin Hao's lips finally curled up slightly, revealing a wild smile.

"Sure enough, a horse won't get fat without night grazing, and a person won't get rich without unexpected wealth! This time, we've really struck it rich!"

…………

A few minutes later…

Bang--!!

A deafening explosion rang out in the underground passage.

The heavy iron door, made of fine steel, was kicked outwards by an extremely terrifying force from the inside.

Then the entire hinge broke, and the heavy iron gate collapsed with a crash, smashing onto the bluestone steps and kicking up a cloud of choking dust.

Outside the door, two Chiyan Army guards, who were ordered to stand watch at the top of the stairs, gripped their knives with trepidation.

Hearing the loud noise, the two were startled at first, but after seeing the tall and familiar figure in the smoke and dust, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir! Are you alright?"

The guards rushed forward to greet them.

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Qin Hao dusted off his clothes, stepped over the deformed iron gate unharmed, and gave the order in a calm tone.

"Go, call fifty men down from upstairs, and bring them sacks and carts."

The two guards exchanged a glance, asked no further questions, and immediately obeyed their orders and left.

In no time, dozens of fierce Crimson Flame Army soldiers, carrying torches, rushed into the underground bunker.

By this time, the so-called "instant death upon contact" poisonous fog from Miao territory in the secret chamber had long since dissipated through the broken door.

When the torchlight fully illuminated the huge space, which was more than ten meters long and wide, all the soldiers who rushed in stood frozen in place, as if they had been frozen in place.

"My goodness..."

An old soldier gasped, nearly dropping his torch.

"This...this corrupt official has practically plundered Qingmu Pass!"

"Stop standing there, get to the inventory!"

Qin Hao kicked the old soldier, but a smile he couldn't hide was playing on his lips.

"yes!"

The soldiers immediately snapped out of their daze, like mice swarming into a rice jar, their eyes gleaming as they rushed toward the supplies and began a rapid inventory.

It must be said that the wealth in this secret room is outrageously abundant.

As the saying goes, "A clean prefect can amass a fortune in three years," and General Zhao De, as the border garrison commander, stayed in this lucrative no-man's-land for far more than three years.

In order to please his extravagant and licentious wife, he secretly hoarded most of the wealth he had obtained by withholding military pay, exploiting merchants, and plundering the people here.

About half an hour later, the adjutant in charge of coordination walked up to Qin Hao with a temporary account book in hand and slightly trembling hands.

"Sir...sir..."

The adjutant swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

"Count off. What's with the trembling?"

"In reply to your question, sir..."

The adjutant took a deep breath, suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with shock.

"According to the initial inventory, the fortress contains 320,000 taels of high-quality silver, 8,000 taels of gold, and three large chests full of various jewelry and ornaments!"

In addition, there was enough fine rations to feed a thousand people for a year, as well as three hundred sets of unopened Great Qian Dynasty standard heavy armor and repeating crossbows!

Upon hearing this number, even Qin Hao, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but feel his heart pounding.

"Are you sure you didn't miscalculate?"

Qin Hao snatched the ledger and pressed him for answers repeatedly.

"It's absolutely true! The brothers turned the whole box upside down!"

The adjutant was so excited that his face turned red.

"Excellent! What a sentimental General Zhao! He's truly given me a tremendous amount of start-up capital!"

Qin Hao laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.

In this chaotic world, money and food mean you have an army!

With this massive amount of supplies, he was able to support his more than three hundred Red Flame Army soldiers.

They could even use this as a foundation to quickly recruit soldiers and build a truly iron-blooded army!

"Sir, what should we do with these things?"

The soldiers stared longingly at Qin Hao.

"What to do? Is that even a question?"

Qin Hao waved his hand and roared with boundless pride.

"Bring everything out! Don't leave that deadbeat a single penny or grain of rice!"

"Yes, ma'am!!"

The soldiers erupted in thunderous cheers and immediately began moving the ants with great enthusiasm.

……

Meanwhile, while Qin Hao was clearing out the underground vault, the rest of the Crimson Flame Army soldiers were not idle either.

With lightning speed, they took over the four city gates of Qingmu Pass, the official granary, the armory, and the post station.

As intelligence gathered in Qin Hao's hands like snowflakes, he pieced together a rough picture of the entire Qingmu Pass.

To be honest, the situation is much better than he expected!

Although Zhao De was incompetent, the walls of Qingmu Pass were extremely sturdy, and there was still a considerable amount of grain stored in the official granaries. The defensive facilities within the city could be put into use immediately with only minor repairs.

This place is simply the perfect "starter village base"!

"grown ups!"

A centurion came running to report.

"The city garrison soldiers who surrendered totaled 512 men. We disarmed them and brought them to the drill ground south of the city."

Please advise, sir, how should we deal with them?

Qin Hao pondered for a moment, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

"Let them line up in the drill ground. I will go and meet them myself."