After being picked up by the prince, Xiaojiaohua is wild and sassy

Chapter 160 I'd rather catch it wrong than let it go

At this time, one-third of the grain depot in Jiankang City had been burned down by the rapid fire.

There are not only confiscated trophies in the room, but also their own supplies and food.Almost all their food and grass were hoarded in this one place, and the fire caused a heavy loss.

Moreover, the last batch of military rations had only been delivered here not long ago.It will take some time before the next grain transportation arrives. Even if someone is sent to urge them to wait for the escort officer to deliver the grain all the way, it will take half a month at the earliest.

Food is the most important thing for the people, and everyone knows the importance of food and grass, and desperately fights the fire.Those who had just rushed back from the battlefield didn't care about the fatigue and pain of their bodies. They all worked together to put out the fire and save as much food and grass as possible.

After working for a long time, they finally extinguished the fire, but most of the grain and grass stored in the warehouse were still damaged.

At a glance, the scene was more than a tragic one.

Their somersault is really a big one this time.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little downcast.

"What's the smell?" Hua Yixi asked suddenly.

Isn't it a burnt smell?Hearing this at first, everyone was a little dazed for a moment.

"It's the smell of gunpowder." Hua Yizhao took a deep breath and looked up.

Not only the smell of burnt grain and grass, but also the faint smell of gunpowder and saltpeter in the air. Combined with the noise heard before, it is clear that someone came to blow up the grain depot.

Their dry food and the alfalfa that the horses eat are deliberately stored separately. Even if there is an open flame, the non-flammable dry food has no combustion support, and it will not cause the fire to spread so quickly.

Instead of setting fire, their damage is explosive incineration.

Hua Yixi's face was serious, and she resisted the urge to get angry, "Where are the city guards? Where did they get the gunpowder?"

The leaky sieve in Manjiankang City is usually enough for people to come in and out freely, but now even gunpowder can be brought in.Just guarding like this, will it be human beings who will be bombed next time?

Because of the fire fighting, many soldiers and generals in the city gathered here.

The generals defending the city were pushed out from behind the crowd.

"General, General, I am wronged," the general defending the city's legs were weak, and was pushed out by the crowd, and he sat down on the ground, panting heavily, "It is absolutely impossible for someone to bring gunpowder in."

The last general of the capital city was dismissed because of ineffective supervision, and the lesson is still in sight. After he took up his post, he did not dare to relax at all.

Originally, they were very strict in terms of item inspection. After he took office, he made people a little more careful. It is impossible for someone to bring gunpowder in under their noses without knowing it.

Hua Yizhao quietly walked aside, looked at the blast marks around her, and jumped onto the burnt wreckage.He squatted down, twisted some residue with his fingertips and sniffed at the tip of his nose, frowning deeply.

Hua Yixi left the city guard in front of her and walked over, "What did you find?"

"It's not like ordinary gunpowder for war." Hua Yichao raised his head and said.

Hearing this, Hua Yixi couldn't help but speculate following his words, "Maybe it's because they are not easy to bring in, so the amount is not enough?"

"It doesn't work, I don't think the problem is the gatekeeper." Hua Yichao shook his head, "The smell of gunpowder and saltpeter is not bad, unless they swallow it alive, they will definitely not bring it in."

If it was really easy for people to bring in all the gunpowder, they would have been dragged across the city long ago.

Hearing Hua Yichao's fair words, the general defending the city couldn't help but raised his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"But now the facts are in front of our eyes, can they still conjure gunpowder out of thin air?" Hua Yixi walked over, looked down at the traces left by the gunpowder on the ground, and frowned slightly.

change out.

change.

Chewing this word carefully and repeatedly, something flashed into Hua Yichao's mind. He quickly turned his head and told the soldiers around him, "Send someone to ask those jugglers and jugglers in the city immediately, look at this. Something is missing in two days."

"Yes." The soldier responded and left quickly.

"What are you investigating those three teachings and nine schools?" Hua Yixi asked in confusion.

Hua Yichao's eyes darkened, "Sister, do you remember that we go to fairs to join in the fun every New Year's festival, and we can always see ghost pretenders with masks hanging out, wolf teeth and fireworks in their mouths, and thunderbolt firecrackers in their hands? ?”

It was only then that Hua Yixi remembered, and guessed what Hua Yichao said.However, she quickly frowned, "But those gadgets that are only used for magic tricks can't reach the power at all."

It seems that such a tragic scene in front of him could not be caused by just a few gadgets.Besides, if that thing could cause such power, it would have been banned by the country long ago.

"It's definitely not up to it by itself, but if someone who knows about arms adjusts it according to the ratio, it's not as powerful as the gunpowder used in war, but it's enough."

This involves the understanding of firearms, which cannot be achieved by ordinary senders.

To be able to sneak in without attracting attention, but also to understand these things, and at the same time to take into account good skills, this is definitely not a simple person.

Even if he loses this round, he still has to eat a bite of the opponent's flesh.

Hua Yichao said impressively, "Pass down my order, and the city will be closed from today onwards. Anyone who has recently entered the city would rather catch them by mistake than let them go."

Hua Yixi added in a low voice, "Anyone who has been in contact with gunpowder will not get rid of the smell on their hands in a day or two. Please pay attention to this point."

Because after the war started, the city was under martial law at the same time. After the eleven hidden guards from Zhongliting blew up their grain and grass depot, they could not leave the city in the future, so they scattered and hid in the city.

In this search, the most suspected target was Eleven.

He has the best legs and feet, all the gunpowder placement and post-production work are done by him, and he has the most gunpowder smell.

These are things for later, so I won't mention them for now.

At this time in Balingcheng County, everyone who successfully fought a victory has already started a small celebration.

At the end of the battle, in order to prevent the spread of the disease, and to allow all the dead souls to be resettled in time, Zhong Liting immediately ordered people to clean up the battlefield, and built graves on the spot to bury all the soldiers who died on the battlefield.

Sacrifice in war is unavoidable, and after the sacrifice, the matter is over.

The rest of the people celebrated as they should. Although they were not singing and singing, there were still people who ate meat and drank heavily.

Except for the staff on duty, everyone else is celebrating.The soldiers were in the battalion, and the generals were in the Baling Governor's mansion, and the Baling Governor gave another banquet for them.

Those generals could drink one by one, and the Baling County Governor's Mansion was indeed very rich, Zhong Liting was happy to save this ration for the army, so he didn't refuse.

(End of this chapter)