However, Lu Yuan did not intend to sit idly by and wait for his fate. Since the other party had already come knocking on his door, he was determined to teach them a lesson.
However, we still need to think carefully about how to subdue the other party.
It was freezing cold outside. Even going out was a difficult task, but in order to repel the enemy, they had no choice but to leave their comfort zones ahead of schedule.
The family sat on the sofa by the fire, silent, each thinking of various ideas.
Suddenly, Mr. Lu spoke up, "We should still have some ammunition left. This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We should be able to repel them without any problem, right?"
Zhou Tong immediately shook his head and said, "We have more use for our remaining bullets. We can't use them to deal with these scumbags. We need to think of another way."
Lu Yuan nodded in agreement: "That's right, Dad. We don't have many bullets left, so let's use them as little as possible."
Xiao Shan's father suddenly thought of something and quickly stood up, saying, "That's right. Since they want to kill us, why don't we take action first and deal with the people in the West District? I don't believe that the people in the East District will just stand by and watch us die. If they don't save us, they'll definitely suffer the consequences themselves."
Grandpa, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said disdainfully, "Hmph, these guys have forgotten all about their good life now that they've got it. Who gave them this good life anyway? Team up with them? Hmph, they'll probably think we're just using them as labor and won't bother with them anymore."
Hearing his grandfather say that, Xiaoshan's father could only remain silent.
After pondering for a while, Zhou Tong said, "Why don't we go over there and open the entrance to their cave in the West District, let the cold wind in, and let them experience what it's like to be frozen?"
“No, I’ve been to the caves in the West District. The entrance to those caves is so difficult that even with more people, let alone just a few of us, it would be hard to move it.” Lu Yuan shook his head slightly, rejecting Zhou Tong’s idea once again.
However, Lu Yuan was indeed inspired by Zhou Tong. Since they couldn't open their tunnel, they might as well just block it up.
It's freezing cold now, and water freezes instantly. If water were poured directly onto them, their entrance might freeze shut, and there wouldn't be a way to break it open anytime soon.
Furthermore, since Lu Yuan had already moved all the timber from the back mountain into his dimensional space, if they wanted to melt the opening of the cave with torches, they would have to use the limited amount of timber they had stored, which would inevitably lead to a sharp increase in their timber consumption.
However, Lu Yuan had another problem: where to get the water? After all, the temperature outside was over thirty degrees below zero, and all the water outside was frozen. If he carried a bucket of water from his place, it would probably freeze before he even got there.
So Lu Yuan shared his idea with everyone, and they all immediately had a similar thought. However, to solve this problem, they still needed to consider how to get the water over there.
Finally, Zhou Tong slapped his thigh and came up with an idea.
“I think the water problem can be solved. I know there’s a pond near the West District. We just need to start a fire there, melt the water, pump it out with a water pump, and pour it into their cave entrance. Wouldn’t that complete the task?”
After hearing Zhou Tong's words, Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and found it very feasible. Everyone raised their hands to indicate that it was a good idea.
So everyone got to work. Some carried timber, some prepared gasoline and water pumps, and others prepared generators. Everyone brought their own things, put on their protective suits, and Lu Yuan called out Xiwen and the others. When they heard that there was an enemy attacking, everyone's enthusiasm soared.
Zhou Tong led a few men, carrying torches, into the frozen pit in the dim light.
The river was completely frozen, and it made a crunching sound when people stepped on it; it was even harder than cement.
To prevent the torches from being blown out by the wind, the people erected a windbreak wall made of piled-up stones.
In order to raise the temperature of the torch, Lu Yuan specially found several electric heating rods, connected the electrodes of the generator to both ends, and placed them on the ice.
The moment the heating rod was plugged in, it started emitting a red light and the temperature became frighteningly high. So Lu Yuan threw the heating rod directly onto the ice surface. Immediately, a hissing sound and a large amount of water vapor rose up, and everyone's glasses were fogged up.
Under the combined heat of the heating rods and torches, the ice on the ground slowly began to form a puddle of water.
Then Lu Yuan turned on the water pump and placed one end in the small pond, and the other end in front of the west gate.
At that moment, the entrance to the West District was still filled with the smell of smoke and dust. Everyone was having a great time amidst the thick smoke and dust. In the middle was a huge gambling table, and the bald man was sitting in the dealer's seat, excitedly waving the cards in his hand.
Suddenly someone heard a noise coming from outside and was about to go check it out, but was called back by the bald man.
"No need to go look. These people have only been gone for less than half a day. How could they be back so quickly? It's probably just the wind. Hurry up, don't let a single one of them run away."
Everyone could only return to the gambling table indifferently, and the atmosphere was immediately ignited again. They didn't care what was happening outside, and everyone here joined the gambling game.
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