Chapter 405 What a huge bombshell!
As one by one, the fiery bombs, shaped like small watermelons, were carried onto the catapults, everyone shut their mouths.
Apart from Shen Qingrui's voice commanding the Imperial Guards, there was no other sound.
The scene was completely silent.
Shangguan Jin also watched Shen Qingrui's actions without blinking.
She could guess what Shen Qingrui's purpose was.
It's simply a matter of launching fire bombs from catapults and then blasting the area flat; the visual effect would be fantastic.
If we could smash those stone houses, the effect would be quite significant.
Thinking of what Shen Huaichen said about how the first generation of fire mines of Dayu helped the border city resist the invasion of the Northern Hu, Shangguan Jin immediately felt much more at ease.
Today's performance... shouldn't be a disaster!
Everyone held their breath and stared at Shen Qingrui.
After giving instructions to the imperial guards, Shen Qingrui stood behind the catapult.
The Imperial Guards were all ready in their respective positions.
One imperial guard quickly adjusted the target position, while another placed a watermelon mine on the catapult.
Everyone's movements were perfectly synchronized, as if they had rehearsed it countless times.
Same movements, same speed.
Once all ten catapults were ready, the imperial guard in charge of loading the watermelon bombs immediately lit the fuses with a tinderbox.
Immediately, the Imperial Guard operating the catapult pressed a handle beside him.
Ten lit watermelon grenades were launched with precision.
It hit those stone houses squarely.
A series of deafening explosions caused everyone to stand up.
Emperor Xiao Wu stared intently at the stone houses that had been hit by the watermelon-shaped thunderbolts.
Those watermelon bombs not only smashed the stone house to pieces, but also created a deafening explosion upon contact with it.
Furthermore, following the explosion, the stone house collapsed, and flames erupted...
There were only ten watermelon grenades, but those ten grenades blew the stone houses to smithereens.
Even the top of the small hill was leveled.
Everyone was stunned.
What happened to the fireworks and firecrackers?
All that could be heard was billowing black smoke and the chilling sound of explosions.
Shangguan Jin was also astonished.
Is the new Fire Thunder really that powerful?
The power of this explosion was several times greater than what Shen Huaichen had said!
Not only was Shangguan Jin dumbfounded, but all the officials present stared wide-eyed at the still-burning hill.
this......
Has the gunpowder research in Chongqing reached such a level?
Almost everyone had the same thought.
What we're bombing now is this small hill. What if we replaced this small hill with a city that's about to be attacked?
How many cities could withstand such bombing and burning?
In the future, when we conquer cities and seize territories, we won't have to make our soldiers carry ladders to climb them anymore.
Throwing a few watermelon grenades from a distance guarantees a fantastic effect...
"A national treasure, a national treasure indeed!" Emperor Xiao Wu murmured to himself.
Upon hearing this, the accompanying officials immediately realized what was going on.
One by one, they all knelt down before Emperor Xiao Wu and Huangfu Ruoxi.
"Heaven blesses Great Yu! Congratulations to Your Majesty on acquiring this powerful siege weapon; this is truly a divine intervention for Great Yu!"
"Your Majesty, this old minister suggests that such powerful weapons be equipped in all border camps."
These national treasures will surely protect our Great Yu territory from ever being invaded.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that we increase our research into firearms. As we can see today, research into gunpowder is urgently needed."
"Your Majesty, I second that we must increase our research into gunpowder."
If the people of Dayu could figure it out, then other small foreign countries could probably figure it out as well.
The Great Yu must stay ahead of those smaller countries.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has no shortage of silver," the Minister of Revenue hurriedly replied.
"Yes! This is a big deal, nothing else compares to this."
"Your Majesty, please issue an immediate decree that if the Ministry of Revenue runs out of money, we officials are also welcome to donate some."
......
The onlookers were even more excited.
With such powerful weapons, what are we afraid of from the Northern barbarians!
No matter how powerful your warhorse is, or how sharp your longsword is!
As long as you throw the watermelon grenade, you'll still be thrown into chaos...
With such a powerful weapon, wiping out the Northern Barbarians is a piece of cake.
Lian Qianli, who had come with Shangguan Jin to watch the spectacle, was so happy that his eyes narrowed.
This future brother-in-law is something else!
They actually managed to develop such powerful fire-based mines.
Sweeping away the Northern Hu is just around the corner. Maybe I won't even have to live in the capital; I can become the emperor's son-in-law right away!
Lian Qianli has decided that he must write Shen Qingrui's story into a novel.
Then he paid out of his own pocket to print several thousand copies for everyone to read!
My brother-in-law's achievements must be known to everyone, and spread throughout the north and south of Chongqing...
Emperor Xiao Wu did not speak, but simply watched Shen Qingrui's next move.
Shen Qingrui did not rush to claim credit, but instead led several imperial guards to the bombed hill.
He was watching the commotion caused by the watermelon bomb exploding.
Was it fried enough? Was enough cooked? Where can it be improved...?
He didn't hear a word of what people were saying.
Soon, everyone fell silent.
Everyone watched Shen Qingrui's actions.
Shen Qingrui looked at the shattered stones on the ground and the concentration of kerosene burning in the area.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only after Shen Qingrui straightened up and nodded repeatedly.
This is a precious gem of Chongqing!
To be able to develop such a powerful fire-based torpedo in such a short time, they should be honored with a place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Who says artisans can't protect their homes and country?
Look at the third young master of the Shen family, he hasn't managed to produce anything either.
These watermelon-shaped grenades are absolutely stunning!
As Shen Qingrui led the Imperial Guards back, everyone cleared their throats, ready to ask some questions.
Everyone was eager to ask the first question.
But they also knew that the first question would definitely come from the Heavenly Court.
Everyone waited for Emperor Xiao Wu to speak.
After this, the people in the weapon forging workshop fell silent.
They have always taken pride in forging the sharpest swords.
Such weapons can kill more enemies.
But today they feel their beliefs have been challenged.
Gunpowder can also kill enemies.
In fact, the scale and power of gunpowder in killing enemies far surpassed that of the weapons they forged.
Thinking back to how happy the gunpowder research group was when they were separated from their work unit...
Let's think about now...
"Your Majesty, this is the least powerful fire-thunder I brought this time," Shen Qingrui said excitedly to Emperor Xiao Wu.
The crowd still had questions to ask...
This is a huge bombshell...
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