Upon hearing this, Han Shizhong hurriedly ran over, turned around and looked around to ask.
"Young master, do you have any treasures?"
Mu Zian handed the tinderbox to Han Shizhong, and then gave instructions with a half-smile.
"My baby is buried in that soil. In a moment, you use a tinderbox to light the fuse, then turn around and run, run as far as you can, understand?"
Looking at the tinderbox in his hand, Han Shizhong was completely bewildered.
He clearly remembered that the pit Zhao Yun dug in the distance contained an earthen jar. What kind of treasure could be inside that thing?
However, given that it was Mu Zi'an's instruction, Han Shizhong naturally did not refuse and immediately agreed.
"This subordinate understands."
Mu Zian forcibly suppressed the smile on his face; he could almost see Han Shizhong's panicked expression in the future.
After explaining everything, Mu Zian immediately led Jia Xu, Luo Cheng, and the others to retreat to a distant place.
Seeing this, Han Shizhong scratched his head and thought to himself.
"It's just a small jar, is it really necessary to hide so far away?"
Meanwhile, Mu Zian spoke to the generals beside him from a distance.
"Once Liangchen lights the fuse, you must immediately cover your ears, understand?"
Jia Xu, Luo Cheng, Zhao Yun, and Liang Hongyu all nodded in agreement.
Han Shizhong bent over and lit the fuse with a tinderbox.
After doing all this, he walked slowly towards Mu Zian.
He looked quite confident and composed.
Upon seeing this, Mu Zian immediately shouted.
"Come here quickly!"
Han Shizhong noticed the anxious expression on Mu Zian's face and seemed to realize that something was wrong.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately sped up and ran towards a scorched, dead tree not far away.
Han Shizhong had just hidden behind the tree and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath.
The next moment! A deafening roar echoed from the heavens!
The sound was like thunder, shaking the entire ground.
Han Shizhong didn't cover his ears. At that moment, under the impact of the strong sonic boom and the aftershocks, he felt as if his head had been hit by a hammer.
Meanwhile, Mu Zian, who was hiding in a safe place in the distance, witnessed the entire detonation.
A terrifying explosion rang out!
The soil where the earthen pot was buried burst open, as if a volcano had erupted.
As smoke and dust billowed up, the iron nails and pieces that Mu Zian had put into the jar, along with the porcelain shards from the exploding pottery jar, shot out in all directions like a rain of pear blossoms.
Smack! Smack! Smack!
It was like raining all around!
The iron nails, tiles, and ceramic pieces were all embedded in the surrounding walls and tree trunks, making the area within five zhang (approximately 10 meters) of the explosion's epicenter extremely devastating.
At this moment, Jia Xu, Luo Cheng, Zhao Yun, and Liang Hongyu, who were standing behind Mu Zian, all stared in astonishment at the scene before them.
For the ancients, bombs were definitely beyond their expectations and understanding.
As the smoke cleared, Mu Zian, disregarding the four people behind him who were still in a daze, immediately strode towards the center of the explosion.
Han Shizhong, standing behind the withered tree, remained frozen in place, still shaken.
The explosion seemed to separate his body from his soul.
Mu Zian walked to the center of the explosion and saw that the spot where Zhao Yun had dug the pit had now been blasted into a crater nearly a meter in diameter.
Iron nails and ceramic tiles were deeply embedded in the surrounding tree trunks and walls.
Based on the location of the scattered iron nails and porcelain shards, the kill radius of the five-pound pottery jar of gunpowder was approximately between fifteen and twenty meters.
This range is already quite terrifying.
It's important to understand that in this era of cold weapons, large-scale battles involve very small gaps and high density between soldiers.
The damage caused by an explosion that can cover an area of forty meters in front and behind is unimaginable.
Mu Zian was very satisfied with this experiment.
The next step is simply to start mass-producing these homemade bombs.
The crowd, who had come to their senses, also gathered around.
When they saw the deep crater created by the clay pot bomb, they all gasped in shock.
Everyone present was a seasoned veteran; they could tell at a glance just how powerful the thing Mu Zi'an had created was.
Jia Xu looked Mu Zi'an up and down with a look of surprise and suspicion.
The fact that sweet potatoes could yield 10,000 jin per mu was already enough to shock him, but today's explosion, which was like a thunderbolt, completely refreshed his worldview.
At the same time, Han Shizhong, who had come to his senses, also approached.
Seeing the devastation all around him, Han Shizhong felt a chill run down his spine.
If I hadn't run fast, Liang Hongyu would probably be a widow now.
However, at this moment, Han Shizhong did not blame Mu Zian for making him light the fire; on the contrary, he was overjoyed.
Looking at the deep crater created by the blasted pottery jar, Han Shizhong laughed heartily.
"As expected of a great treasure! It's truly extraordinary! With such a divine artifact, what are the mere Huns worth mentioning!"
Mu Zian smiled slightly.
As someone from a later era, he naturally understood that the advent of gunpowder would completely change the landscape of warfare.
From now on, all the fortified cities, thick walls, and heavy troops will become a thing of the past.
Even the Ironclad Cavalry, trained at great expense by Yelü Junba, would be sent to their deaths by a single bomb.
Even if we abandon Fuling City and let the Xiongnu occupy it, it wouldn't matter at all.
Although Mu Zian currently has less than five thousand men under his command, from this moment on, he will begin to attack and defend against the aliens!
Mu Zian forcibly suppressed his excitement and turned to Jia Xu, Han Shizhong, and the others.
"This item is of utmost importance and absolutely no leaks are allowed!"
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