Chapter 96: Go further, further (please collect and recommend)
On the afternoon of the day when glycerin and nitric acid were ready, Luo Chong asked the lame man to cast a batch of arrowheads with a copper-tin ratio of 5 to 2. One of the arrowheads had a round head. This was not for shooting the enemy, but a detonator specially prepared by Luo Chong.
Nitrate, glycerin, and nitric acid are very sensitive and will explode when hit. Therefore, using a bow and arrow to remotely hit and detonate is the safest and most reliable way.
The next morning, Luo Chong told everyone to prepare to open the mountain to mine salt. Everyone was very excited. After more than half a month of preparation, is it finally going to start? As a result, when the tribesmen saw what Luo Chong had prepared, there were only two clay jars, one filled with water - nitric acid, and the other filled with oil - glycerin.
This thing can open the mountain?
The elders, the rat witch and the lame man knew that it was not ordinary water. The other tribesmen were also full of expectations, especially the original team of the Han tribe. They knew that the longer the preparation time, the better the things that came out.
"Women will stay at home in the tribe today. All men, follow me. Bring your weapons, shovels, ropes, baskets, and cattle teams. We will go to collect salt." After breakfast, Luo Chong announced to all the tribesmen.
"Chief, can I go with you?" Rat Witch asked. He wanted to see it with his own eyes.
"Chief, I want to go too. Can you take me with you? I want to see it too." Qubing also ran over and shook Luo Chong's thigh.
"Well, let's do this. Rat Witch will go with you, and the elder will stay at home." Luo Chong thought for a while and said.
The elder had no objection to this arrangement. Although he was also very curious, he had no objection to Luo Chong asking him to stay at home. The elder was old, and he just wanted to see the tribe getting better and better. He didn't ask for anything else.
"What about me? What about me? I want to go too. I haven't been out yet." Qubing continued to shake Luo Chong's thigh.
"Haha, why are you going with me? You are still so young. Can you keep up with everyone?" Luo Chong asked with a smile.
"I can ride Benben, Benben runs fast."
"Well, you can go with me, but you have to listen to the adults and don't run around. Do you hear me?" Luo Chong nodded.
"Well, I know, I will listen to the adults." Qubing nodded happily and hurried to find Benben.
So, a group of more than 50 people set off to Xishan in a mighty manner. Rourou and Huishan led the way. Everyone carried copper shovels, bows and arrows, and led cattle. The cattle were carrying large baskets or wooden barrels. Qubing rode Benben and followed the cattle team. One person and one beast looked around and were curious about everything.
Luo Chong carried a bow and arrow, and held a jar in one hand. The jar was in a net bag. When these two things were placed separately, it was okay if they shook a little, as long as the nitric acid did not spill out.
It was not until one or two o'clock in the afternoon that everyone finally arrived at the residence of the original Xieding tribe, the cave.
Luo Chong asked people to prepare lunch first. Everyone had a simple meal and rested. Half an hour later, they started to work.
Dali, who had recovered from his injuries, took Liuzhi and Shuda, several strong men from the Rat Tribe, and moved all the large rocks blocking the entrance of the cave. They also lit several bonfires in the cave for lighting. The entrance of the salt mine was still there, still so small, with only a flat round opening.
"Chief, how do we open this hole? This stone is very hard, right? We didn't use this kind of stone to grind stone basins before." Dali said as he looked at the entrance of the cave.
"Use the two jars I brought. Well, you all go out first, take your own copper shovels, and prepare to dig a pit. Dashu, you stay and help me." Luo Chong thought for a while and said.
"Oh, how can you help?"
"Take a torch and put it at the entrance of this salt mine. I'll go outside to find a location." Luo Chong took a torch and handed it to Dashu.
"Okay, no problem."
Seeing that the big tree was ready, Luo Chong left the cave and came to the open area outside, looking for an angle and position to see the big tree's torch, so as to find a safe detonation point outside the cave for Luo Chong to shoot arrows.
About 80 meters outside the cave, Luo Chong found a small earth slope. This location was very good. There were no trees around, and the sight was very open. He could clearly see the torch in the big tree's hand, which meant that there was a straight trajectory for the arrow to fly directly opposite the entrance of the salt mine. This was it.
"Come on, a few people, dig a pit here. It should be half a person deep. People should stand in it above their waists. The excavated soil should be piled on the side near the entrance of the cave, and pat it firmly with a shovel." Luo Chong broke a branch and stuck it in the ground to mark the position for everyone. After
receiving the order, everyone started digging the pit with shovels.
This pit was a single-soldier shelter prepared by Luo Chong. It was a hiding place prepared nearby in case he didn't have time to run away after shooting arrows.
As everyone dug, Luo Chong gave instructions. When the bunker was almost finished, Luo Chong started to drive people away.
"You all go in a while, take all the people and cattle, and wait at the foot of the Tuoguling hillside one kilometer away.
There will be a sound like thunder here in a while, the earth will tremble, and the rocks will crack. Don't be afraid, I made it. When you hear the sound and it feels quiet, come to find me. I'm in this pit." Luo Chong gave everyone a shot in advance to prevent them from being scared in a while, and the other thing is to walk away.
"Well, we know." Dashu nodded.
"Chief, how can you make the earth tremble, the rocks collapse, and make a sound like thunder?" Shu Da asked doubtfully. This is obviously not something humans can do.
"Haha, I have an arrow that can split mountains and crack rocks." Luo Chong took out the feather arrow with a bronze arrowhead and said mysteriously.
Just this, can it split mountains and crack rocks? I haven't been to school, don't lie to me. Shu Da looked unconvinced.
"Okay, okay, you guys hurry up and leave first. Keep an eye on the cows and don't scare them away." Luo Chong waved his hand and started to drive people away, while he carried two jars into the cave.
Luo Chong opened the jar of concentrated glycerin, slowly added nitric acid into it, and then gently stirred it evenly with a pure wooden arrow shaft. The whole process took more than ten minutes, and the movements were very gentle, for fear of causing an accidental explosion.
Finally, he got a jar of nitric acid glycerin as big as a human head. Luo Chong directly stuck the jar at the entrance of the salt mine, and fixed it with stones around it. He lit a bonfire closer to the entrance of the mine for lighting, so that Luo Chong could see clearly outside the cave.
After completing all the preparations, Luo Chong came to the location of the bunker and prepared to implement remote blasting.
The bunker was about 80 meters away from the entrance of the cave, and the salt mine was about 35 meters inside the entrance of the cave. The center of the blasting was only 115 meters away from Luo Chong. To be honest, Luo Chong was a little nervous and scared.
This jar of nitroglycerin and the jar weighs about ten kilograms, and the net weight of the explosives inside is about seven or eight kilograms. How powerful is seven or eight kilograms of nitroglycerin?
Let's put it this way. If nitroglycerin is detonated in an open area without any cover, it only needs three kilograms. The shock wave generated by the explosion can knock over people standing three kilometers away. You can calculate the seven or eight kilograms yourself.
Fortunately, Luo Chong is not in an open area. He is blasting in a cave. Most of the power of the explosion will definitely be blocked by the cave, and the entrance of the salt mine will definitely collapse. Granite is just slag in front of seven or eight kilograms of nitroglycerin.
Luo Chong stabilized his emotions, took a few deep breaths, and felt that the tribesmen had left for a while, so he aimed the bow and arrow at the clay jar in front of the fire in the cave and slowly pulled the bowstring.
(End of this chapter)
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