In the end, there was no other choice but to make a new batch and send it to the border.
When the gunpowder was delivered to the border this time, everyone was extremely cautious and the escorting personnel even reported it, and they only breathed a sigh of relief when they arrived at the border.
After the gunpowder arrived, Qu Lingxian's illness was almost cured. Ever since she knew there was a problem with the gunpowder and His Majesty had not found out why the gunpowder became ineffective, Qu Lingxian had been wondering what went wrong.
Perhaps he could find the problem in this batch of gunpowder.
Because the gunpowder failed to work last time, after the gunpowder was delivered this time, Qu Lingxian asked General Zhaoguo to choose an open space to test the power of the gunpowder.
General Zhao also agreed. He also wanted to know what went wrong. The last incident still left him with lingering fears. If the gunpowder delivered this time still had no effect, he would still bring it to the battlefield.
Not only does he not care about the lives of his brothers, but he is also dissatisfied with his current life. If His Majesty gets to know about this, he will not be able to escape being held accountable.
Secondly, knowing that gunpowder can be useful gives us peace of mind and we won’t be timid when fighting.
After the two made the decision, they immediately chose an open space nearby and tested the power of the gunpowder in front of many people.
"Ignite, project."
As General Zhaoguo finished speaking, the soldier immediately lit the fuse and launched the gunpowder.
"boom!"
The gunpowder fell to the ground with a loud noise, smoke and dust scattered, and earth and rocks flew.
Qu Lingxian raised her sleeves to block the smoke and dust that did not drift over, and squinted in the sunlight to look at the place where the smoke and dust were rising. As the smoke and dust dissipated, a huge deep pit appeared before her eyes.
Qu Lingxian's pupils dilated slightly. This was the power of gunpowder, which was even more amazing than he had imagined!
How did Taoist Master Li calculate such a powerful thing? This is simply not something a human can do. Is the other party really a god who has descended to earth?
Only after seeing the power of gunpowder with one's own eyes did one realize how terrifying it was. With this thing in Daliang, it would surely be able to sweep across the country and unify the world.
Qu Lingxian took a deep breath and felt extremely grateful in her heart, grateful that the secret agent who had stayed in Daliang that year had passed the formula back.
only……
Qu Lingxian couldn't help but worry. Since Daliang even had such a magical thing, if Taoist Li figured out something more powerful than gunpowder, how could they resist it?
We can only hope that the other party's calculation of gunpowder was just a coincidence and that they will not calculate something more powerful than gunpowder.
Yuzhou City
Half a month has passed since the last battle, and Li Lezhi has been paying attention to the production of black bullets.
During this half month, the craftsmen worked tirelessly and actually produced a batch according to his requirements, but their power is still unknown.
However, he was already extremely surprised that it could be produced. Even if he was not around in the future, as long as he left the direction for research and development, it might be possible for these craftsmen to develop it with their skills.
He played with the black bullet in front of him and took a look. The black bullet looked like a meteor hammer with small spikes. The one in his hand was the size of a fist, and there was also a walnut-sized one. The walnut-sized one could be used as a hidden weapon.
It is equivalent to a grenade. With this thing, if it can be mass-produced, in this era, Daliang can launch a dimensionality reduction attack, and it will be more troublesome to deal with Zhaoguo.
Xiao Xuan also received the news that the black bullet was successfully developed. He looked curiously at the "gunpowder" in front of him that was wrapped in pig iron and looked like a meteor hammer, and said, "Is this thing more powerful than gunpowder?"
Li Le couldn't help but smile when he looked at the black bullet and said, "Black bullets are not afraid of water. In this respect, they are better preserved than gunpowder. Moreover, this walnut-sized black bullet can be used in war or on a single mission.
Bring a few black bullets and you can solve a lot of troubles."
Without Li Le saying it explicitly, Xiao Xuan knew where these black bullets would be more appropriately used. With the black bullets in hand, he didn't have to think too much about the war between him and Zhao State, and he knew who would win.
Even Xiao Xuan thought about how to make the most of gunpowder.
Because of the appearance of the black bullet, the city of Yuzhou was waiting for the Zhao army to arrive so that they could experience the true power of gunpowder.
Xiao Xuan also thought about throwing gunpowder from the sky into the center of Zhao's army, preferably to kill the enemy's general. However, they did not have the ability to throw it from the air yet.
Even if they used catapults, the time it took to load gunpowder and the time it took to throw it out would create a hole in the gap. In addition, they were still on the city wall, unlike the Zhao army who were on flat ground. The catapults took up too much space and their range was not long enough.
Therefore, Xiao Xuan did not consider the trebuchet, but wanted to throw gunpowder into the enemy camp. So Xiao Xuan selected strong men from the army, whose bows and arrows had strong penetrating power and could shoot arrows farther than the trebuchet.
This selection really allowed him to pick out two hundred people. With these two hundred people, if they needed to use black bullets, they could make the opponent's gunpowder ineffective. As for the rest, the closer they got, the less they had to worry about the problem of inaccurate throwing.
To be on the safe side, when Zhao Jun was still not here, Xiao Xuan selected ten people from the two hundred people and asked them to try it out to see if there was anything that needed improvement. Finally, they extended the fuse a little bit and the matter was settled.
Two more days passed.
As everyone expected, Zhao Guo finally arrived.
Everyone was on full alert. The archers preparing for the airdrop were already in position, and there was someone next to them lighting the fire.
Xiao Xuan watched them cross the line, the corner of his mouth raised, and saw that most of the other side were within the range of the gunpowder. Without waiting for the other side to say anything harsh, he gave an order, "Shoot!"
The person next to him immediately lit the fuse and the archer shot out quickly.
When the arrows were all shot out, looking at the sparse rain of arrows, the general of Zhao State laughed and said, "Xiao Xuan, my boy, is it because you don't have enough arrows in Yuzhou City? Whose life do you want to harm with this rain of arrows?"
If only a hundred arrows could injure one or two people, it means the opponent is quite capable. He brought many soldiers this time, and they can stop the arrows as long as they raise their shields.
The last time he failed, it was just because the gunpowder failed. This time, Xiao Xuan wanted to defeat him...
“Bang!”
The continuous noises interrupted General Zhao's thoughts. He looked in surprise at the place where the noises came from, at the soldiers howling in pain on the ground, and at the arrows that were shot at him again.
For a moment, his mind was empty and nothing came to his mind. When he came to his senses, he was hit by the gunpowder again.
He was not mistaken, it was the sound of gunpowder. What was going on? This was clearly something made by their Zhao Kingdom. How could Daliang have it? Could it be that the last attack allowed them to master the ability to make gunpowder?
No!
This is impossible!
General Zhao couldn't figure it out, but he knew that today was not a good day to attack, so he immediately sounded the call to retreat.
He wanted to think carefully about what was going on and ask the priest who leaked the news or whether there was a secret agent in Daliang from Zhao State.
Who is this secret agent?
Why do you know □□?
Aren't Your Majesty and Priest Qu the only ones who know about gunpowder? No, there are also the craftsmen who make gunpowder.
The defeat caused the morale of the camp to drop and also made everyone hesitate about attacking Yuzhou. Everyone looked at each other with a hint of fear on their faces. Something went wrong every time they attacked Daliang. Could it be that there really were gods in charge of Daliang?
This is not
People dared to say it openly, but they still whispered a lot behind the scenes.
(w)?
"We have attacked Yuzhou twice. In the previous attack on Yuzhou, when that Taoist priest Li had not yet arrived, we always had the upper hand. However, in these two times, after the enemy arrived in Yuzhou City, there were always accidents. Either the gunpowder did not explode, or we were blown up by the enemy."
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(w)?
"We are all the same people, so why is it that the other party's gunpowder has no effect? Moreover, we have tested gunpowder in advance during the attack on Yuzhou, and there is no problem. But we have gone through so much trouble to get to the city of Yuzhou, and we don't even have the chance to use gunpowder. This is really weird."
(w)?
"Who said he wasn't? When someone said that the Taoist priest from Daliang was a deity who had descended to earth, I didn't believe it. I thought it was just a flattery. He was just a slightly more powerful Taoist priest, and how could he be compared with a real deity? This time, after something like this happened, I actually believed it a little bit."
(w)?
"This matter will definitely not end. This time we were blown up by our own gunpowder. This kind of thing was calculated by our priests. It was made not long ago and used only once on the battlefield. The other side knew about it and made it again. There must be some trick we don't know about."
"Could it be that someone above is secretly colluding with Daliang?"
"You might as well say that it was the Taoist priest on the other side who calculated it. That Taoist priest is quite capable. After seeing the gunpowder with his own eyes, he might be able to calculate it."
"If the other party can calculate to this extent, how can we fight them? They can calculate what we are going to do, and our every move is known to them."
“…”
No one spoke for a while. They fell silent, thinking about what they had just said, and couldn't fall asleep.
If they, ordinary mortals, were to fight against such true gods, they would have no chance of winning.
I'm afraid I won't be able to return alive.
On the other side, the general of Zhao State approached Qu Lingxian with an unpleasant look on his face and hidden anxiety. He asked, "Priest, has □□ been leaked?"
“…”
If they were fighting with the Snow Country, there would definitely be no leaks. However, when they were fighting with Daliang, Daliang's gunpowder recipe was leaked instead.
This question made Qu Lingxian unsure of how to answer. He coughed and changed the subject: "Did Daliang use gunpowder?"
"Priest, how did you know that?" General Zhaoguo patted his forehead and said in annoyance, "I forgot. The priest's ability can naturally figure this out. Yes, Daliang used gunpowder to fight back against us. It has only been a short time, and they have already used gunpowder."
"I don't know who leaked it. It's impossible that the gunpowder left over from the last war allowed them to know the formula."
General Zhaoguo had a worried look on his face. If it was really because of the last battle, he would have no face to return to the capital to meet the emperor.
"Do they have anything else?"
General Zhao shook his head.
Seeing him shaking his head, Qu Lingxian breathed a sigh of relief. What he feared most was that Taoist Li would calculate something incredible. Fortunately, the other party did not calculate it, and they still had a chance.
After Qu Lingxian learned what had happened from Zhaoguo Daliang, she realized how ridiculous her previous idea was. Even if the other party had not figured out a new weapon, they could still outsmart them in the use of gunpowder alone.
Coupled with that General Xiao, it would be more difficult to capture Yuzhou City with the cooperation of Taoist Li and him than to let Prince Yin ascend the throne and become emperor.
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