Xu Zizhen's words surprised Xu Zizhen, he looked at He Liangliang with wide eyes, and said for a long time: "Two two, this artillery rocket is ...... Did you get it? When did you become so good at fiddling with gunpowder? ”

He Liangliang said a little awkwardly: "I didn't give it all to you when I stole the gunpowder that time, I kept some for myself to do some artillery play, and then ...... Later, when you left, I was idle and didn't have anything to do, thinking about the fire gourd you made, and I came up with something new. ”

Meng Du also interjected with a smile on the side: "This new thing scares us, my old Meng has never seen an iron bullet 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 shell that can explode in this year, as for the rocket, although it is still a little dirty, but it is extremely rare for him, a poor boy born as a thief, he went to the fort with curiosity, wanting to see with his own eyes what kind of structure the bomb is.

As soon as he got to the juncture, he was stunned by the scene in front of him, and there were scorched black traces everywhere, needless to say, this was naturally the result of the extreme artillery of the Western Xia Army, that is, the fireball car in Xu Zizhen's mouth, but what made him strange was that although the ground was scorched black, the long artillery in the distance was unharmed.

He took a closer look, and the guns and gun carriages of those guns were tied with sacks, and some of the sacks had been damaged, revealing the thick yellow sand wrapped in them. ”

He Liangliang said a little embarrassedly: "It's also me...... Once, I played with gunpowder and almost lit the forest next to my house, where there was no river or well, so I pounded a dustpan of sand and threw it on in a hurry, and then I learned that sand can extinguish fires, and it is more effective than water. ”

Xu Zizhen was really surprised this time, He Liangliang even figured out the method of using sand to extinguish the fire, in his opinion, he was really a genius who played with fire, he smiled and said: "Oil is very fierce, thanks to you to figure out this method to extinguish the fire, if you just pour it with water, it really can't be extinguished, I said that you kid is not an artilleryman, but you are really blind to your talent." ”

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

"This ......" the corners of Xu Zizhen's mouth twitched, this little kind of face is really difficult, you have to be on guard at all times when talking to him, and he will hear something one day, thinking of this, he quickly snorted, "I just heard about it when I was in Western Xia...... Where are the shells? I'll take a look first. ”

The seed master glanced at him with a smile, and did not continue to ask, Xu Zizhen breathed a sigh of relief, walked quickly to the artillery, and a soldier had already handed over a cannonball.

As soon as Xu Zizhen took the cannonball, he couldn't help but be surprised again, this cannonball was still a round iron lump, but there was a hole the size of a copper coin on the surface, and the eye was sealed by yellow mud, and there was a long fuse dragged outside, obviously the cannonball was hollow, and it was filled with gunpowder.

He was stunned for a long time holding the cannonball, and he had already understood the principle of the explosion, and the simple method was to use the cannonball to knock out the cannonball, and ignite the fuse of the cannonball at the same time as it was fired, so that the cannonball would almost explode when it landed.

He saw the rocket outside the gate, although it was a local method, but it was also ingenious, he praised it sincerely: "Two taels of this kid...... Anyway, how did you get this shell? ”

Wen Chengyan smiled: "Have you forgotten the soup blacksmith?" ”

Xu Zizhen suddenly burst into a smile and said, "It's really not an iron weapon that my Uncle Tang can't beat, I have to find him to have a few drinks when I go back." As he spoke, he turned around and squeezed his eyes at Bu Fen, "Brother Bu, my fire gun was made by Uncle Tang, and I will take you to know ...... Brother Heb, why don't I let Uncle Tang work hard and play with the brothers one by one? ”

Bu Fen glanced at him with a smile: "If you talk about it, my brothers and I will follow you from now on." ”

Xu Zizhen was stunned for a moment, and then overjoyed: "Brother Bu, are you serious?" ”

Bu Fen said proudly: "I Bu is a bearded man, and everyone on the Northwest Road knows it." ”

Xu Zizhen slapped his face: "Then it's decided, it's a big deal to make Uncle Tang so tired that he vomits blood!" ”

Han Shizhong said suddenly: "When your relatives are so unlucky? Then I don't dare to be your fifth brother. ”

Everyone laughed again, Wen Chengyan had already arranged the meal, Xu Zizhen and others came to the camp after the end of the gate while talking and laughing, Wen Xian was very considerate and returned to Lanzhou City early, and did not disturb Xu Zizhen and everyone to gather, which couldn't help but make Xu Zizhen moved again.

Close the war at any time, so there is no wine prepared for this meal, even Han Shizhong rarely mentioned this stubble, and before everyone sat down, Xu Zizhen suddenly waved his hand, and said: "Wait!" As he spoke, he picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup full, and said in a deep voice, "I replace wine with tea to those brothers who failed to enter the customs!" With that, he flipped his hand and slowly sprinkled the tea on the ground.

The camp was suddenly silent, and in the battle outside the gate, Bu Fen's horse thief brothers lost more than 70 people, and Han Shizhong's 3,000 Song cavalry also lost more than 100 people, although the price paid by the Xixia people was greater, but in Xu Zizhen's view, these were brothers, brothers who sacrificed to save him.

Bu Fen picked up the teacup for the second time, 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 red eyes, and poured a full cup and sprinkled it on the ground, Liu Fengsui, He Liangliang, Planter Zhong, and Wen Chengyan...... Everyone stood silently, with solemn expressions.

The soldiers outside the camp all listened to it clearly, and they were all moved, three thousand Song horsemen dared to rush straight to the army outside the Guan, and the horse thieves copied it directly from the rear of the Western Xia army, and this courage made them extremely admired.

Xu Zizhen picked up the teapot and poured it violently, suddenly strode outside the camp tent, pulled out the fire hammer and lit the fuse, slammed a shot into the sky, and shouted at the sky: "Brothers, go all the way!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he bent his legs and fell to the ground, knocking his head three times in the direction of the gate.

The soldiers in the customs witnessed this scene, and everyone knelt on one knee in unison, and shouted in unison: "Brothers, go all the way!" ”

The roar was as loud as the sky, and it spread to the sky in the whistling north wind, and everyone felt a stream of hot blood gushing out from the depths of their hearts at this moment, flowing to every corner of their bodies.

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