Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 161

"gunpowder!"

Baiguan was taken aback, and suddenly felt humiliated by being teased by Fan Zheng.

Gunpowder is not uncommon in the Song Dynasty, and even the military made gunpowder into weapons. However, the power of gunpowder has become a joke in the Song Dynasty. The power of gunpowder weapons is extremely weak. Basically, the effect of emitting light and smoke is not bad, and it is okay to make some big noises. , The lethality is a scum, and it is not useful.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Gunpowder doctors are also involved, they can cure sores, kill insects, ward off dampness, plague, etc. Gunpowder weapons are not powerful enough, that's because your usage is wrong."

"Is the usage wrong?"

All the ministers were in an uproar.

A trace of contempt flashed in Meng Yuan's eyes and said: "Then according to what Fan Taicheng said, how should gunpowder be used?"

Fan Zheng sneered and said: "Gunpowder has only one power from beginning to end, and that is explosion! But the military uses it to emit light and smoke. It's like picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons."

"explode?"

The officials frowned. If Fan Zheng hadn't contributed to the bastion and the crossbow just now, they wouldn't want to hear Fan Zheng's nonsense at all.

And what's the use of the explosion, it's like a firecracker, it's not powerful at all.

Fan Zhengzheng said: "Everyone knows that a firecracker as thick as a thumb can resound hundreds of steps, and a firecracker as thick as an arm is enough to injure people. It can be seen that the more gunpowder, the denser it is, the greater its power. A catty of gunpowder, dozens of catties, or even hundreds of catties of gunpowder, doctors treated people who survived an explosion in a folk firecracker workshop, their houses were destroyed, several people died, and more than ten people were injured."

Zhang Dun nodded and agreed: "There are indeed rumors of accidents in the gunpowder workshop among the people."

"What does this have to do with defending Pingxia City?" Taiwei Meng Yuan frowned.

Fan Zheng took a deep breath and said: "My lords, since you know that Fan is a doctor, you should understand that a doctor knows how to save people, but also how to kill people! When I saw the tragic situation of the survivors of the gunpowder explosion, Fan knew that Gunpowder is a deadly weapon."

"Peerless weapon? Fan Taicheng is too exaggerated!" Zhang Dun didn't believe it at all.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "The weapons in the world are all made of steel. If you want to double the power of gunpowder, you must fuse gunpowder and iron. Iron and fire are intertwined, so that gunpowder can become a peerless weapon."

"The fusion of gunpowder and iron?" The ministers frowned.

"The explosion of a firecracker as thick as an arm is enough to hurt people. What if we replace the bamboo tube with an iron tube?" Fan Zheng asked.

"The gunpowder of gunpowder that is as thick as an arm is limited. What if the amount of gunpowder is reduced to five catties, ten catties, or even dozens of catties and put into an iron cylinder?"

"If we narrow the mouth of the iron tube to look like an iron can, once it explodes, the iron shell will burst like a bamboo tube, piercing through the iron armor."

"We can even deliberately cast the iron shell into a square shape, so that the iron shell can be broken more thoroughly, and the lethality is stronger, just like a thunderstorm."

"Even if a frail scholar only needs to ignite the fuse and detonate the iron gunpowder, even the Xixia iron kite will not escape this disaster."

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Fan Zheng introduced the ideas of Zhentianlei in the late Song Dynasty one by one.

Taiwei Meng Yuan's face suddenly became serious, because he had been in contact with gunpowder weapons before, and he knew that what Fan Zheng said was not impossible.

"Gunpowder is really so powerful?" Zhao Xu asked in surprise as he looked at Fan Zheng who was in high spirits.

"Officials will know once they try it!" Fan Zheng said confidently.

How could the Forbidden Army camp lack gunpowder? Immediately, Meng Yuan gave an order, and soon, a large amount of black gunpowder was delivered to Fan Zheng.

Fan Zheng stepped forward to examine the black powder carefully, and couldn't help nodding his head. The black powder of Song Dynasty was already close to the perfect proportion formula, which was enough for military use.

"Fan Taicheng, wait a moment. The iron cans you need are being smelted by military craftsmen, and they will be delivered in a short time." Meng Yuan said.

There is no shortage of craftsmen among the Forbidden Army, let alone simple smelting of thin-skinned iron cans. "

"Every three steps, I'm going to set up a dummy in armor."

Fan Zheng nodded. Taking advantage of this time, he commanded the Imperial Army to rearrange the training ground for the God Arm Crossbow just now.

With a wave of Meng Yuan's hand, the imperial guards moved quickly.

Wait until the layout of a test site full of dummies is completed, and the iron cans will be delivered later.

Looking at the bumpy iron can that had just been smelted in front of him, it was obviously the work of the craftsman in the most haste. However, Fan Zheng did not dislike it, because this ugly iron can had perfectly met his requirements.

Fan Zheng solemnly took the tin can, filled it with the black powder prepared in advance, fitted it with lead wires, and finally sealed it solemnly. A simple but powerful soil bomb has been made.

Fan Zheng stepped forward and placed the soil bomb in the center of the test site full of dummies, connected the long lead wire, and was about to ignite it, when he suddenly saw a group of monarchs and ministers who were looking forward to it.

"Please retreat a hundred paces away from the officials and your lords!" Fan Zheng hurriedly persuaded.

"Hundred steps!"

Everyone was taken aback, disapproving in their hearts, thinking that Fan Zheng was just bluffing.

However, Fan Zheng insisted again and again, and all the monarchs and ministers retreated a hundred steps away.

Only then did Fan Zheng turn around, took out the torch, lit the long lead wire, and ran back crazily.

"Get down! Cover your ears and open your mouth!" Fan Zheng rushed to Zhao Xu and the others, yelling for everyone to do the same.

But Zhang Dun and other ministers didn't take it seriously. They had already retreated a hundred steps, but they didn't believe that gunpowder could still hurt them.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng only had time to pull Zhao Xu to bend down, when a loud noise came from his ear.

"boom!"

The deafening sound resounded through the entire Forbidden Army camp, and all the ministers felt a thunder rang in their ears, and their ears roared endlessly. Many old and weak ministers were even more frightened, and they couldn't help but staggered and fell to the ground.

The ministers who kept standing did not laugh, but looked dull. Even though they were a hundred steps away, they still felt a strong threat.

The sharp-eyed minister had already seen the scene of the test site, and the dummy in armor was already staggering, obviously seriously injured.

"Officials, please step over and take a look." Fan Zheng couldn't help but satisfied with the shocked expressions of the ministers.

Zhao Xu's face was serious, and he led the ministers back to the testing ground, he couldn't help but gasped, all the dummies within [-] steps were seriously injured, all the dummies within [-] steps fell down, and the dummies within [-] steps were all injured. The armor is directly penetrated by the fragments of the explosion.

"This weapon cannot be resisted by humans!" Taiwei Meng Yuan exclaimed.

"Everyone can imagine that if Pingxia City had the danger of a fortress, the power of a crossbow with a divine arm, and the power of gunpowder, who would be able to break it." Fan Zheng said proudly.

The ministers nodded involuntarily. Their attitude towards gunpowder has changed from disdain to shock to ecstasy. The appearance of powerful gunpowder weapons has evened the gap in military strength between Song and Xixia.

No!For the first time, Song Dynasty, who controlled gunpowder, surpassed Liao Xia in terms of force.

"What's the name of this weapon?" Zhao Xu couldn't hide his surprise.

"The power of this weapon is astonishing. It sounds like thunder, otherwise it is called Zhentianlei." Fan Zheng moved out the name of the later generations of Zhentianlei.

"There is this artifact! Why am I so afraid of Xixia!" Zhang Dun exclaimed ecstatically.

The other ministers also nodded their hearts. Just imagine if Xixia attacked Pingxia City in a big way, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty gathered at the edges and corners, the arms and crossbows were dense like raindrops, and thunderstorms fell from the sky one by one. No one in the world can break it.

(End of this chapter)