This victory showed King Bei Li the power of explosives, but while they are quick to use, they are slow to manufacture and require a large amount of sulfur. They can't just be thrown around randomly; it's best to use them in critical situations.
King Li of the North summoned Fei Molong to the palace.
"Didn't you send someone to find the defense map of Great Chu? Where is the map?" King Bei Li asked.
Femoron shook his head. "It failed. We had it in our hands, but Su Ruojin's sister stole it back."
The Northern King had heard the name "Su Ruojin" countless times. "How is it related to Su Ruojin again?"
Previously, Yao Lan wrote a letter scolding Su Ruojin, and Lin Wanqing often told him that Su Ruojin was a vicious, cunning, and unscrupulous woman.
Seeing that the king's expression was not good, Femoron quickly said, "Your Majesty, with such powerful weapons, whether or not we have a defense map is not a big deal."
"How can it not be big! The territory of Great Chu is vast, and our Northern Li does not produce sulfur. The amount of explosives is limited. We can't just throw explosives around randomly. How much can we throw?" The King of Northern Li said in an icy tone.
Although Wei Xuebin was on their side, given his previous rank in the Great Chu, he was not qualified to access the entire Great Chu defense map; at most, he only knew a portion of it.
Based on the Northern King's understanding of Xiao Yanchu, this man is suspicious and cunning. Su Ruojin's sister stole the defense map back, and this matter has been exposed. Xiao Yanchu will inevitably change the key defenses.
Much of the information Wei Xuebin possessed is no longer usable.
Knowing he was responsible for the matter, Femoron thought for a moment and said, “Your Majesty, why don’t we change our approach and let Da Chu go for now? Xiaoyue also produces sulfur, and it’s much smaller than Da Chu’s. Their new emperor has just taken office and his foundation is not solid. Besides, Xiaoyue’s former national advisor is still in our hands. He should know something.”
King Bei Li pondered for a moment, then said, "I'll leave Xiao Yue to you."
"yes!"
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Soon, Su Ruojin received Xiaoyue's letter asking for help.
Xiaoyue's military strength was far inferior to that of Da Chu. Bei Li, relying on the power of explosives, quickly captured five border cities and threatened the lives of the people in the cities, demanding that Xiaoyue cede Liuzhou to Bei Li.
Looking at the letter written by Yuan Hong, Su Ruojin understood what Bei Li was planning.
Sulfur Prefecture is famous for its abundant sulfur production, hence the name Sulfur Prefecture. It is the place with the largest sulfur production in Xiaoyue.
Bei Li wants to obtain sulfur resources in Liuzhou to make bombs.
Without hesitation, Su Ruojin immediately wrote down the explosive formula and sent it to Yuan Hong.
Once firearms appeared in this world, she was no longer able to stop the course of history.
The only way to fight evil is with evil, and violence with violence. Otherwise, if we use cold weapons against firearms, we will be at their mercy.
Since she had given the recipe to Xiaoyue, Su Ruojin also sent it to Yun Qi, in case Bei Li failed to attack Xiaoyue and turned to Yun Qi instead.
In the power struggle across the Nine Provinces, once one party acquires a weapon that guarantees absolute victory, the only way to curb its ambitions is to ensure that the other parties also acquire such weapons, thus creating a balance of power and maintaining relative world peace.
Xiao Yanchu and Su Yunfeng had already headed to the border several days earlier with the explosives they had successfully developed and tested.
Bei Li's current focus on Xiao Yue has given the Great Chu border army a chance to catch its breath.
Wei Xuebin is now a third-rank general in Bei Li, responsible for guarding Mo Han.
With his previous achievements to back him up, Wei Xuebin now looks down on everyone.
At this point, he completely believed everything Wei Xuelin had told him. It turned out that Lin Wanqing wasn't just bragging; she really did have the ability to take over the entire Nine Provinces.
He was glad that he had surrendered to Bei Li. In this way, based on his military achievements, he would become a great general who would dominate the entire Nine Provinces after Bei Li unified the Nine Provinces.
At that time, Xiao Yanchu and the Su family will be nothing but dust, not even worthy of carrying his shoes!
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