Fisherman's Song Dynasty

Xu Zizhen was taken aback by Zhong Shizhong's words. He stared at He Liangliang with wide eyes, and after a long time he said stutteringly, "Liangliang, you made these artillery rockets... When did you know how to play with gunpowder like this?" ?”

He Liangliang said with some coyness: "That time when I stole the gunpowder, I didn't give it all to you. I kept some for myself to make some firecrackers for fun. Then... and then you left, I just thought about it when I was free, thinking about it. The fire gourd you made, you figured out something new."

Meng Du interjected with a smile, "This novelty scares us. My old Meng has never seen an iron bomb that can explode, let alone a feather arrow that can explode."

Xu Zizhen was surprised and delighted, He Liangliang is really talented, he can figure out the shells that can be exploded these years, as for the rocket, although it is still a bit rusty, but for him, a poor boy who was born as a thief, it is extremely Rarely, out of curiosity, he went to the fort, wanting to see with his own eyes the structure of the bomb.

As soon as he reached the critical point, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. The door was a mess, and there were scorched and burnt marks everywhere. Needless to say, this is naturally the extremely artillery of the Xixia Army, which is what Xu Zizhen said. The consequences of the fireball car only made him surprised that although the ground was covered in charred black, the long line of artillery in the distance was safe and sound.

He took a closer look and found that the gun barrels and carriages of the artillery were tied with sacks, some of which were damaged, exposing the thick yellow sand wrapped in them. He suddenly came to his senses and couldn't help clapping his hands Zan said: "Good move, who thought of this?"

He Liangliang said with some embarrassment: "It's me too... Once I was playing with gunpowder and almost burned the forest next to my house. There was no river or well nearby, so I threw a dustpan of sand into it in a hurry , I later learned that sand can put out fires, and it’s better than water pipes.”

Xu Zizhen was really surprised this time. He Liangliang even figured out how to use sand to put out the fire. In his opinion, he is really a genius at playing with fire. He laughed and said: "Oil is very fierce, thanks to your thinking." If you come up with this method to put out the fire, if you just pour it with water, it will not be extinguished. I said that you are not an artillery soldier, but your talent is really blind."

He spoke smoothly, but the planter next to him heard it clearly, and asked coldly: "Is that called oil? I don't know how you know it?"

"This..." The corners of Xu Zizhen's mouth twitched. This little guy is really difficult to deal with. You have to be on guard when talking to him. If you don't make sure, he will hear something someday. Thinking of this, he hurriedly said haha, " I just heard about it when I was in Xixia... Where are the shells? Let me take a look first."

The teacher gave him a half-smile and didn't ask any more questions. Xu Zizhen heaved a sigh of relief and walked quickly to the cannon. A soldier had already handed him a cannonball.

As soon as Xu Zizhen took the cannonball, he couldn't help being surprised again. The cannonball was still a round iron bump, but there was a hole the size of a copper coin on the surface, and the eye was sealed tightly with yellow mud. The fuse, apparently the shell is hollow and contains gunpowder.

Holding the cannonball in his hand, he was stunned for a while, and he already understood the principle of the explosion. What he used was a simple method, which was to shoot the cannonball out of the cannon bore, and ignite the fuse of the cannonball while firing, so that when the cannonball landed, it would be easy to explode. Almost ready to explode.

He saw the rocket outside the pass, although it is a local method, but it is still ingenious, he sincerely praised: "Liu Liang, boy... By the way, how did you get the shell?"

Wen Chengyan smiled and said, "Did you forget Blacksmith Tang?"

Xu Zizhen was suddenly stunned, and said with a broken smile: "There is really no ironware that my Uncle Tang can't make. I have to find him to have a few drinks later." As he spoke, he turned and winked at Bu Fen, "Brother Bu, my The firecracker is made by Uncle Tang, when the time comes, I will introduce you to each other... Hey Brother Bu, why don’t I let my Uncle Tang work harder and play one for each of the brothers?”

Bu Fen glanced at him with a half-smile: "If you keep your word, my brothers and I will follow you from now on."

Xu Zizhen was taken aback for a moment, then overjoyed: "Brother Bu, are you serious?"

Bu Fen proudly said: "I, Bu Dazi, say the same thing, and everyone on the Northwest Road knows it."

Xu Zizhen slapped his hands: "Then it's settled, at worst, my Uncle Tang will be so tired that he vomits blood!"

Han Shizhong snapped, "Being so unlucky as your relative? Then I dare not be your fifth brother."

Everyone laughed again. Wen Chengyan had already arranged the meals. Xu Zizhen and others came to the Guanhou camp while talking and laughing. Wen Xian returned to Lanzhou City very considerately and did not disturb Xu Zizhen's reunion with everyone. Xu Zizhen was moved again.

Shut up to start a war at any time, so there was no wine prepared for this meal, and even Han Shizhong rarely mentioned it. Before everyone was seated, Xu Zizhen waved his hand suddenly and said seriously: "Wait a minute!" He poured a cup all over the floor, and said in a deep voice, "I will replace wine with tea, and respect those brothers who failed to enter the customs!" After saying that, he turned his hands over and slowly sprinkled the tea on the ground.

There was a sudden silence in the camp. In the battle outside the pass, Bufen’s horse thief brothers lost more than [-] people, and Han Shizhong’s [-] Song cavalry also lost more than a hundred people. Although the Xixia people paid a higher price, in Xu Zizhen’s view, These were brothers, brothers who had died to save him.

Bu Fen was the second to pick up the teacup, poured the tea on the ground, and said softly, "Brothers, go all the way, brother will avenge you!"

Han Shizhong didn't say a word with his red eyes, but poured a full cup and spilled it on the ground. Liu Fengsui, He Liangliang, Zhong Shizhong, Wen Chengyan...all stood silently with solemn expressions.

All the soldiers outside the camp heard it clearly, and they were all moved. The three thousand Song riders dared to charge directly to the army outside the pass, and the horse thieves even copied directly from the rear of the Xixia army. Their courage and courage made them extremely respectful. .

Xu Zizhen picked up the teapot and took a sip, then suddenly strode outside the camp, pulled out the firecracker and lit the fuse, fired a shot into the sky, and shouted to the sky: "Brothers, go all the way!"

As soon as the words fell, he bent his legs and knelt down on the ground, and knocked his head three times in the direction outside the pass.

The officers and soldiers in the pass witnessed this scene, and everyone knelt down on one knee in unison, shouting in unison: "Brothers, go all the way!"

The roar was as loud as the sky, and spread to the sky in the howling north wind. At this moment, everyone felt a rush of hot blood gushing from the bottom of their hearts, flowing to every corner of their bodies.

Xu Zizhen stood up abruptly, looked back at Wen Chengyan, and said word by word: "My lord, I want to lead the army!"