Chapter 126: Flint Powder

In addition to the new flintlock firearm, Chen Chong returned Wang Baoshan, showing a kind of artillery he had talked about at the beginning - the Kaishan cannon.

When Wang Baoshan saw the thick and mighty bronze cannon, the whole person was shocked.

The caliber of half a foot, the barrel more than five feet long, and the gun mount the size of a grinding platform all show its tremendous deterrent power.

"Can this cannon really open the mountain?"

Wang Baoshan stepped forward and touched the cold bronze barrel, feeling its tall shape and hard and powerful texture.

After hearing this, Chen Chong smiled. He was full of confidence, and said without exaggeration: "If you open the mountain, it may be an exaggeration, but it is absolutely no problem to blast open the city wall or the city gate......

"Yes, with it, our strength is on a higher level, hehe......"

Du Xiaosan also echoed, and laughed while talking, as if he was very happy.

"In that case, I don't know how many of these mountain cannons have you developed now?"

"Huh...... It's not a secret, it's just one thing, and it's just a cannon rack, and it can't be used in real ......"

When Chen Chong said this, the expression on his face was deeply regretful and disappointed.

Then, he gave a general description of the development process.

When Wang Baoshan heard this, he also felt very regretful, and said: "Such a powerful firearm must be difficult to develop, so don't be discouraged!"

"This is secondary, as long as one can be developed, the rest will be easy to do. Now the rest is easy to say, but there is a lack of flint powder, that is, gunpowder......"

Chen Chong also told them about the difficulties they are encountering now.

He said that if there is enough ammunition reserves and can test its power, then more experiments can be carried out, and according to the results of the experiments, timely modifications can be made.

In this way, better artillery can be developed, and they can be used to exert greater power.

He also said that he traveled all the way from the capital of the country. The gunpowder he had on his body was long gone, and even the little stock he had left was all used up while Wang Baoshan was practicing his shooting skills.

For this reason, Chen Chong also thought about preparing gunpowder by himself, but when he led a group of people to search almost all the places on the Heifeng Ridge, before and after, he could not find an important raw material for preparing gunpowder, flint powder - sulfur.

Even if you find it occasionally, it's only a little bit of a star, and you can't use it.

Now the situation between Heifengling and Guanping City is getting worse day by day, and it is not convenient to send more people to go out to find it.

Therefore, Chen Chong's development of firearms had to be stopped, which made his plan fall into shelf and stranding.

After hearing this, Wang Baoshan also realized the seriousness of the problem and wanted to help do something.

So, he said, "Since I can't mobilize the others, I'm going to look for you...... Flint powder...... Why don't I go out and see if I can find ......."

"That's fine!"

Chen Chong said on the spot that he was very supportive of his proposal.

But to put it lightly, it is difficult to do it.

What's more, Wang Baoshan didn't know the flint powder in Chen Chong's mouth, that is, sulfur powder, and he didn't know where there would be such a thing.

This is called him, where to find it?

Chen Chong seemed to have been prepared for this, and he took the people and returned to the depths of the big cave, where he had developed firearms, and where he had eaten and slept.

I saw him, from the mess of the bed, dig out his own large leather bag.

After rummaging inside for a long time, he found a dirty little leather booklet and handed it to Wang Baoshan.

Wang Baoshan took it and saw that on the cover of this leather booklet, "Black Fire Medicine" was written crookedly, three simple brush characters.

Just as he wanted to take a look, Chen Chong stopped him mysteriously. He also told him that it was all about the preparation of gunpowder, and it should not be passed on casually.

Because, once this kind of thing is developed. It is extremely dangerous and can easily cause a lot of damage, so it is inconvenient for too many people to steal it, so it is better to keep it carefully.

Wang Baoshan saw that his words were conclusive, so he listened to his advice and stuffed this small leather booklet called "Black Fire Medicine" into his arms.

Du Xiaosan, who was on the side, also interjected: "This time, if the eldest brother is willing to go, it will also be a great thing for our Black Wind Army, but for the sake of secrecy, it is better not to have too many people, know ......"

"Why is that?"

His words made Wang Baoshan famous, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised and puzzled.

"Big brother, according to what Mr. Chen said, and the information I knew before, I can extrapolate and analyze that this firearm is not only available to us, but also seems to be found in the army in the country. So, in these complicated times, it's best not to let those people in the city know the truth about us......"

“......”

After hearing this, Wang Baoshan nodded thoughtfully, as if he understood what Du Xiaosan's words meant.

Chen Chong didn't hide it, saying that this time he invited Liu Qing to invite Wang Baoshan over, it was also out of some security considerations, not just to catch up with him and chat, it was as simple as that.

Now that the words have been said through, Wang Baoshan has made his promise again, so he has no choice but to agree to the important task of finding flint powder.

In the following chat, Chen Chong also taught him some simple ways to identify flint powder, and some knowledge about the preservation and safety of black fire.

Subsequently, everyone talked about their recent situation and the situation that Black Wind Ridge is facing now.

It's nothing more than some, the undercurrent surging under the calm waves, and some sudden events.

Du Xiaosan said that not long ago, the brothers in the city reported a strange thing.

It is said that an official sent by the national capital to inspect Guanping City accidentally disappeared on the way out hunting.

The city lord Li Tengfei was very nervous about this, and was looking everywhere for this inspecting official.

Wang Baoshan didn't know what was going on, and he didn't want to say much, although he was curious, but he didn't want to ask more, after all, those things had nothing to do with him.

In this way, when it was almost dark, Wang Baoshan stayed at Chen Chong's invitation and had dinner with them.

Because, there is a lot of work and heavy tasks in the fortification camp. Du Xiaosan was considerate of the brothers in the camp and allowed them to drink some wine after finishing work to relieve the fatigue of the day.

At the dinner table, there was wine and food, and these young people chatted a lot.

They are full of expectations and longing for their future, and feel that their future life will be better.

When the time comes, they will no longer be bullied by others and will be able to live a good life......

In the heat of the moment, they are purely reminiscing about the old days, and only talking about love. There is a degree of eating and drinking, and there is no meaning of fighting.

Wang Baoshan and them ate and drank until the third watch in the middle of the night, and then dragged their sleepy pace back to their peasant barracks.

When he returned, he fell asleep and fell asleep in a daze.

By the next day, Wang Baoshan had climbed up as always.

He first went to the residence in the peasant barracks, found Lu Yun, and explained what he was going to do this time.

When Lu Yun heard this, he also wanted to follow, after all, there was one more person, one more strength.

Wang Baoshan thought about it and felt that it was too, and now only Lu Yun could go out with him.

In the Black Wind Army, the rest of the people have their own things to do, and they can't get out.

Now in the barracks, the sowing and transplanting of rice in the paddy fields has been almost completed, and only some daily weeding and irrigation of the paddy fields remain.

He asked Lu Yun to arrange some other trivial matters in the camp. I found an old man who was usually more active in his work and asked him to take care of the daily life in the camp.

After being busy, Wang Baoshan went to the mountain behind the house again, and he wanted to say hello to Jin Ling'er, Shui Ling, and Mochizuki.

As soon as this time came, it was afternoon.

He then returned and entered the farmhouse school.

Zhou Xiu heard him say that after going out, it was obvious that he had already had materials.

She didn't say much, and directly gave him an unnamed booklet, saying that it was her own experience in writing and asked him to take it with her.

When I am away from home, I don't have time to study with Zhou Xiu, and with this booklet, it is much more convenient.

Wang Baoshan was grateful, so he accepted it.

After chatting for a while, it was getting late, and it seemed that he couldn't leave today.

Zhou Xiu asked her personal maid Zhou Ping to cook a table of meals, and called Lu Yun again.

The four of them sat together and had a send-off meal.

At the dinner table, Zhou Xiu said: "You go this time, you can go west, I have read some ancient books before, saying that the land in the west, there are fire-breathing mountains, mostly terracotta, there may be the flint powder you said." ”

"This ...... I heard Brother Chen say that he asked me to go to Huangjiang Prefecture first, saying that there is a big mountain there with some ...... hidden in it."

Wang Baoshan was eating and talking, but he was a little vague.

He was like this, so Zhou Xiu couldn't help but be a little funny.

"Eat slowly...... Eat slowly...... And no one is robbing you of ......."

"Huh...... This can only be blamed on this plate of eggs and wild leeks that you scrambled, it is so delicious...... I'm afraid that after leaving, I won't be able to eat for a long time......"

After he finished speaking, he kept putting vegetables in his mouth, looking like he was afraid that he wouldn't eat enough.

"Puff ......"

Seeing this, Zhou Xiu couldn't help laughing.

It's rare that she is interested today, and she actually cooks it herself and makes this dish for Wang Baoshan.

This is not a thing in normal times, so Wang Baoshan has such a good appearance.

Lu Yun also followed and ate once. This kid is not honest when he eats at the dinner table, and he keeps adding vegetables to Zhou Ping's rice bowl on the side in front of everyone.

This made Zhou Ping angry and shy.

In the end, she just threw away her rice bowl and stopped eating.

"I'll leave tomorrow......"

Lu Yun saw that she was angry and hurriedly comforted her.

But it was okay for him to be inconsoled, and after being comforted, Zhou Ping got up and left the dining table and walked out of the hall where they were eating.

Lu Yun was so embarrassed by her, holding the dishes and chopsticks, he didn't eat, he didn't eat.

"Alas...... Why are you sitting there?"

Wang Baoshan, who was on the side, saw him sitting stupidly still, shaking his head again and again, and his tone of voice seemed to have the meaning of hating iron and not steel.

When Lu Yun was told this, he immediately came back to his senses, and hurriedly picked up the rice bowl that Zhou Ping threw on the dining table and ran out.

Wang Baoshan saw that he was going out, and nodded with satisfaction, meaning that he was praising his behavior.

"Humph......"

Suddenly, a cold snort sounded for no apparent reason.

Wang Baoshan hurriedly turned his head, but found that Zhou Xiu, who didn't know when, was staring at him with unkind eyes.