Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 35: For Silver
Liu Er only found a dozen people to throw the explosive cans. When he heard Chen Gu say to try with wine cans first, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Why throw wine cans? Try with stones first, and then try with wine cans if you can throw it far. Don't wine cans cost money?"

"Okay, then let's try it with stones first, and try it a few more times!" Chen Gu said with a smile.

If you want to throw a one-pound stone as far as possible, you need to lean back so that you can use more force.

However, in this way, when throwing stones, not only will the opening be larger, but it will also take longer and will be easily targeted by the opponent's archers and musketeers.

Chen Gu thought for a moment and suggested, "Tie a rope to the stone and throw it again, and see if you can throw it farther."

"It does throw it farther, but it's not that convenient and it wastes some time. The distance it reaches is not that far, so it doesn't make much sense!" Liu Er said with a frown after trying it.

"Then don't tie him up." Chen Gu nodded. As for the problem of movement, they could dig one or more trenches at the ambush site in advance for defense.

So Chen asked everyone to try throwing stones while leaning against the slope, to practice in advance the feeling of throwing explosives into the trench, and explained the necessity of such training.

After several rounds of experiments, ten explosives throwers were finally selected, all of them were strong young men.

Among them was a short and stocky fellow named Yuanbao, who could throw a one-pound stone more than fifty meters away, and the farthest could even reach twenty meters.

After Chen Gu finished speaking, he took a wine jar filled with explosives and handed it to Yuan Bao, and reminded him: "Remember, this kind of explosive jar only takes a breath from ignition to explosion, so you have to throw it out immediately after ignition, otherwise it may explode on you!"

"That's good. Get ready to throw it. Don't be afraid. As long as you follow the normal operation, one breath of time is enough. At least it's enough for you to throw the explosive can out!" Chen Gu grinned, then found a big rock to hide behind.

"Very good. I declare that the other throwers will each have eight dynamite cans, and Yuanbao will each have sixteen dynamite cans. Now let Yuanbao show us the power of the dynamite cans."

When they heard that they could get more silver, the ten throwers became enthusiastic, especially Yuanbao, who looked very excited, while those who were not selected looked frustrated.

Yuan Bao's hands couldn't help but tremble a little when he heard this, but under the gaze of so many people, especially with the presence of Chen Gu, the young leader, and Liu Er, the old leader, he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Don't worry, young leader, Yuan Bao will save it!"

Each person threw a wine jar in turn, and Yuanbao still got the first place, with a large lead over the others in both accuracy and distance.

"For the last time, each of you throw a wine can. I will draw a straight line for you. Whoever throws the farthest and most accurately will be given more explosives. Whoever kills more people will get more silver!" Chen Gu said loudly to the ten throwers.

Everyone knows that this time Old Shaking Head brought everyone out for a big deal, and how the money is divided will definitely depend on who contributes more.

Yuanbao took the fire starter in his left hand and blew it up, then touched the dynamite can in his right hand and threw it out immediately without caring whether it had ignited or not.

Moreover, it was thrown very accurately, with an error of no more than one meter within fifty meters. With this accuracy and the power of the explosives, it can be said that it can hit wherever it is pointed.

After a loud "bang", there was a sound like raindrops hitting banana leaves, and the flying dirt and stones splashed all around.

"Pooh!"

"Pah, pah, pah!" Liu Er and others were covered in dust. The explosive tank made by Chen Gu with high explosives had an effective killing radius of about ten meters, but the maximum splashing range could reach forty or fifty meters.

Although they can't hurt anyone due to the long distance, the dirt and stones flying towards you still make people feel a little uncomfortable.

After Liu Er wiped his face, he shouted excitedly, "Good, very good. With this magical weapon, there is no need to worry about the demise of the Qing Dynasty!"

Zhang Haomin next to him quickly pulled Liu Er's sleeve.

The others were shocked by Liu Er's words. They just couldn't survive and only came to Liu Er to make a living, but they never expected that Liu Er actually wanted to rebel!
Although Liu Er realized that he had said the wrong thing, he didn't care. He swept his eyes fiercely across everyone's faces and said sternly: "I am indeed dissatisfied with the court and want to rebel, but I also know that rebellion is not that easy.

That's why I have endured it for decades. Now I'm old and may never have another chance in my lifetime. You don't need to worry.

However, although there is no way to rebel, there are some things that need to be done, such as killing Addis to vent one's anger and take revenge.

You may not know who Addis is. He is the general of Chengdu, commanding the Eight Banners soldiers in Chengdu and the Green Camp soldiers in the entire Sichuan Province. He can be regarded as a frontier official. "

Everyone who didn't know what to do this time couldn't help but change their expression.

Liu Er continued, "Of course, I am not just seeking revenge. This time when Addis came back from the upper reaches of the Jialing River, he looted countless silver coins along the way, at least tens of thousands of taels.

Therefore, this is a big deal we are doing. As long as we can kill Attis and seize his warship, each of you will get at least 100 taels of silver, and you can get more according to your contribution later."

"Kill Addis and steal the silver!" Chen Gu shouted at the right time.

Now everyone's eyes lit up, and they followed Chen Gu and shouted, "Kill Addis and steal the silver!"

For these gangsters, revenge, rebellion, and justice are completely meaningless. The only thing that can move them is money.

They worked hard to pull the boat up from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which took more than a month, and their shoulders were worn out and their feet were sore, but they only earned two or three taels of silver, which was already a high salary.

They followed Liu Er to rob people on the road and collect tolls for five years, and they also had to farm during that time. After five years, Liu Er gave them thirty or fifty taels of silver as severance pay, for which they would be very grateful.

You have to know that that’s five years, and these people only have a few five years of good time in their lifetime.

If they take a risk now, they can earn one hundred taels of silver, and they can get more if they make a contribution. How can they not be tempted?

Among those who were able to travel far away to find a way to make a living, few were timid to begin with, and now with the motivation of money, their morale suddenly became high.

After everyone calmed down a bit, Chen Gu raised his voice and shouted, "Don't be afraid, everyone. Not only do we have this powerful dynamite can, we also have detonators that can be tied to bows and arrows, and rifles. The enemy only has 80 soldiers, so we have a great chance!"

(End of this chapter)