The training ground is huge and is usually used for military training as well as Cuju competitions, so there have been stands there for a long time.

Although Cuju originated in China, the neighboring Liao, Goryeo and later Jin dynasties also loved it very much.

Especially in the Liao Dynasty, almost everyone knew how to play Cuju. The "Cuju Picture" handed down from the Liao Dynasty recorded the Liao people's enthusiasm for Cuju at that time.

At this moment, Yelu Zongzhen was sitting on the high platform. In the center of the distant training ground, the Liao soldiers returned the grenades they had taken away to the Xixia soldiers.

This soldier was a survivor of that battle and had witnessed how the Song people used grenades.

I saw him take the grenade and take out the fire starter.

The grenade was a dud because the fuse inside it broke.

Xixia craftsmen carried out the restoration.

However, they could not achieve the same craftsmanship as the Song Dynasty, so the Western Xia soldiers used a fire stick to ignite the outer fuse and then threw it out.

The grenade drew a parabola in the air and fell to the ground about two or three seconds later.

"Bang!"

A huge voice suddenly rang out.

Even though he was hundreds of feet away, Yelu Zongzhen could still feel the sound like thunder.

In addition to the loud noise, what made him most uneasy was that when the thing was thrown to the ground, a huge amount of dust exploded directly, and the power was extremely terrifying.

You should know that the Song army's thunder bombs could also achieve this effect in the past. The problem is that the thunder bombs are complicated to operate and require horses to travel along the line.

If the knight notices the line on the ground and doesn't touch it, the thunder bomb will be almost useless.

But now this Song army firearm is not only powerful, but also small in size, easy to carry, and not as complicated to operate as the thunder bomb. It is ten or even a hundred times better than the thunder bomb.

If the Song army threw tens of thousands of them at once, not to mention the cavalry, even the infantry would not be able to handle it.

Yelu Zongzhen finally realized the seriousness of the situation. Even his originally lazy expression changed color. He asked Zhang Yuan beside him with a serious face: "You Xixia people should also have firearms, right? Why don't you try to imitate them?"

“It can’t be prevented.”

Zhang Yuan shook his head and said, "We also loaded gunpowder into the small hammer and fired it by pulling the fuse, just like the Song army did. However, the power is far different from the Song army's. The craftsmen think this may be related to the different gunpowder inside. If we don't have the Song army's gunpowder formula, we can't make this thing."

"Does this mean that there is no other way besides asking the Song Kingdom for the formula?"

Yelu Zongzhen asked.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "The Liao and Xia armies are approaching, and the Song State will certainly be terrified."

"Hmm"

Yelu Zongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

The Liao Dynasty also had firearms.

But their gunpowder was just like the previous Song army's, mixed with a lot of random stuff. In addition, the gunpowder ratio was wrong and the raw materials were not pure, resulting in little power. They were always used as toys.

But now the Song Dynasty's firearms were obviously epoch-making and posed a serious threat to the Liao Dynasty's cavalry.

There are probably only two options left for Yelu Zongzhen now.

One is that the State of Song paid tribute to the emperor with the formula for gunpowder.

The Liao Kingdom also had grenades, so the two sides were equal in technology. With the advantage of cavalry, they could still suppress the Song army's infantry phalanx by throwing grenades through the cavalry's mobility.

The second is to attack the Song Dynasty.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Song Dynasty's firearms stockpile may have been used on the battlefield in Western Xia and was running low, they immediately invaded the south, drank from the Yellow River, and defeated the Song Dynasty.

Otherwise, if the Song Dynasty was allowed to develop for a few more years, whether it continued to stockpile more such grenades or created other powerful firearms, it would be a nightmare for the Liao Dynasty!

So at the moment, the Liao Kingdom really has to consider joining forces with the Xixia people to put pressure on the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)