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Hearing that the workshops were arranged in the cave, Bai Qi chuckled violently, gunpowder is the most afraid of moisture, Shi Wei's arrangement can certainly play a hidden role, but it is difficult to guarantee that it will not cause gunpowder to be damp, and when the time comes, it will not blow up on the battlefield, and the joke will be big. Fortunately, Bai Qi was still quite calm, and he didn't say anything in front of the Xie family brothers, and decided to go and see the situation first.

Following Shi Wei around the mountain for a while, a hole appeared in a forest, and a sound could be faintly heard inside, thinking that this was one of the workshops.

Entering the cave, a turbid air immediately rushed into the face, although there were torches lit in the cave, but Bai Qi came in from the outside and still got used to it before he could see everything inside.

From the outside, it looks like the hole is very small, but the inside is very large, big like a football field, there are many people inside who are busy, they don't seem to care about Bai Qi and their arrival at all, occasionally a few people look up at Bai Qi and them with cloudy eyes, and continue to do their own work.

It was obvious that this was a workshop for the production of gunpowder, and the smell of sulfur was in the air, and Bai Qi stood there looking at the silent surging heads inside, feeling an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

As a person with memories of his previous life, it was unthinkable for a worker to work in such a harsh environment in Bai Qi's eyes. Bai Qiqiang endured the dissatisfaction in his heart and walked out of the cave without saying a word, Shi Wei of course felt Bai Qi's unhappiness, but he didn't know what was wrong to make Bai Qi angry.

The fresh air outside made Bai Qi's spirit refreshed, and it also quickly calmed Bai Qi, after all, his thoughts were too affected by the memories of his previous life, and it was inevitable that it would be difficult to accept the actual situation today, but it was not right to deny Shi Wei's work.

"Your Excellency. If there is anything inappropriate in the subordinates, please also make it clear to the lord. Shi Wei didn't dare to hide anything in front of Bai Qi, and he would say whatever he wanted in his heart.

Bai Qi was also thinking about how to tell Shi Wei, and he said it too bluntly. For fear of hurting Shi Wei's self-esteem, after all, judging from the current situation, they have always been very serious and responsible, but of course they can't say anything, this is the production of gunpowder, working in such an environment, sooner or later something will happen. Besides, Bai Qi can't accept the reality of these workers working in such an environment.

"Workers have always worked in such an environment?" Bai Qi tried his best to ease his tone, but unfortunately his face was still a little heavy.

"Workers?" Shi Wei was stunned, this term was still a new thing in this year, but Shi Wei quickly understood what Bai Qi was referring to, and hurriedly replied: "As the Lord has seen." ”

"The workers have never disputed this?" Bai Qi asked. At the same time, his eyes were also looking at Shi Wei, and Bai Qi also wanted to see if Shi Wei would hide anything when he answered this question.

Hearing Bai Qi ask this question, Shi Wei's expression showed a hint of surprise, but he still answered Bai Qi very honestly: "Lord, you may not know that Xie Zhou is not as good as the capital, and the craftsmen here do things on weekdays, whether they are doing work for themselves or for the owner, it is good to have a full meal." Do things with us. According to the meaning of the lord, the food is absolutely white flour rice, and the salary of one penny of silver is paid every month, where can I find such a good job in this world. Besides, the Lord also gave them 4 days of vacation a month, and they didn't deduct their wages, and now if you drive them away, they won't leave. Besides, we only need to work for five hours a day to rest, and if we change to another workshop, we don't work for seven hours a day, and the owner will not stop. ”

It seems that the actual situation is still very different from what I think. The common people are like this, as long as they can live, they can endure it, not to mention that Bai Qi's workshop is still in good condition. But even so, Bai Qi decided to change the situation here.

"Shi Wei! I took a look at the situation here. I thought there was something wrong with it. First, the air in the cave is turbid, and it is not good for the health of the workers to work in it for a long time, and second, the gunpowder is delicate, and it is afraid of both fire and moisture, not to mention the dampness in the cave, and it is all lit by torches, which greatly increases the danger, and once it causes an explosion, the consequences are unimaginable. So I suggest that moving the workshop out, even if it is more input, must change the current situation. ”

"What about the East China Sea?" Bai Qi was about to explain a few words to Xie Donghai, wanting him to stay here for a while, and then talking, but he didn't expect to look back, but Xie Donghai's people were gone.

"When the Lord came out just now, Donghai didn't come out with him, but went inside." Xie Dongshan hurriedly spoke. As he was talking, Xie Donghai shook his head and walked out muttering all the way out of his mouth.

"How powerful is this thing?" Xie Donghai, who had been bowing his head, didn't notice Bai Qi in front of him, and hit him head-on, but fortunately, Xie Dongshan shouted in time: "Donghai, what are you muttering?" ”

Xie Donghai raised his head when he heard the sound and said: "The power of gunpowder, the taste of this thing is very close to the thunderbolt of Izumoko's predecessors, I don't know what the difference is in the ingredients." ”

What Bai Qi wants is to understand Donghai's attitude, people like him, once they are curious about something, they will definitely put in the effort to study it, and maybe they will be able to come up with some tricks in the future

Come on, after all, Bai Qi is only making black powder now, and the use of gunpowder still needs to be developed.

Bai Qi looked at Xie Donghai and smiled: "Want to see it?" That's easy. Saying that, Bai Qi called Shi Wei and asked him to go in and get some finished products, Shi Wei immediately went in when he heard it, and came out after a while, still holding an iron watermelon in his hand.

"Lord, this is a new thing that a few masters in us have made up, and the outside is made of the scum that comes with ironmaking, it is brittle, and once it explodes, it will immediately turn into countless fragments, and the power is amazing." This is what Bai Qi didn't expect, Shi Wei and they have already thought of the front, and they can also produce samples, it seems that the wisdom of the working people is infinite.

"Then we'll test his power." Bai Qi said with a smile.

The group found a remote wood, Bai Qi and the others first found a place to hide, and then Shi Wei put the iron watermelon on the ground, and immediately ran to Bai Qi's side as fast as he could after lighting the fuse.

"Boom!" A loud bang suddenly startled a bird in the forest, and then the sound continued to echo in the valley. It's been a long time. After the sound, I heard countless rustling sounds, and it turned out that there were too many fragments of decomposition after the explosion of the iron watermelon, and it was like a rain. The rustle of branches and leaves in the woodland.

When the sound dissipated, Bai Qi and the others crawled out, walked to the explosion point and took a look, and immediately looked at Xie Donghai stupidly. Not to mention the explosion of a crater on the ground, countless leaves have been smashed out of the trees around the explosion point, and the ground is covered with green leaves. It was obviously caused by the explosion of this iron watermelon.

Bai Qi was also excited when he saw it, with this thing, it would be difficult for the opponent not to suffer losses if he suddenly used it on the battlefield in the future, but there was also a problem with this thing. If you can't get far, you won't have to line up for you to blow it up, and besides, this thing is just an ornament when it rains, and it seems that you still can't rely entirely on gunpowder.

"It's a pity, although this thing is powerful, it can't reach far, and it's difficult to use it flexibly on the battlefield, which is really a pity." Bai Qi said with some regret.

"Don't worry, Lord, I can design a nimble and lightweight catapult. The infantry is very easy to carry, as long as they are trained, as long as the soldiers master the time when the lead burns, this thing is a nightmare for the opponent when it arrives on the battlefield. "It's Xie Donghai who speaks, and getting these things is his strength.

Bai Qi was secretly happy when he heard this, it seems that he has caught a treasure this time, Xie Donghai, this guy looks like the kind of person who can turn decay into magic, and the production and development of this secret base in the future can be handed over to him with confidence.

"Good. I think that in the future, Donghai will be fully responsible for the affairs in this workshop, Shi Wei, you first help him understand the situation, and as soon as the catapult is produced, you will immediately organize a group of people. Specialized practice operations, in the future on the battlefield will be the place to verify the results of training. ”

When Xie Dongshan heard Bai Qi's arrangement, he felt that it was inappropriate, but it was not a qualified strategist's practice to confront Bai Qi in person, so Xie Dongshan stepped forward with a smile and said: "Lord, I think this matter is better to slow down first, the most important thing at the moment is how to solve the problem of relocation of the workshop, this matter is a good thing that reflects the lord's leniency towards his subordinates, and I will talk about it when I look back at the personnel matters." ”

Xie Dongshan's tone was very peaceful, there was no intention of contradicting at all, Xie Donghai was not a stupid person, he immediately understood the meaning of Xie Dongshan's words, and also took over the words: "Lord, I am only suitable for getting something I like, I don't know anything about management, so I should leave it to others to take care of it, I am only responsible for tinkering with what the Lord needs most." ”

Bai Qizhong used the Xie family brothers, originally wanted them to be able to die for themselves in the future, but he didn't expect that Xie Donghai might not know anything about management at all, and now listening to them say this, Bai Qi also felt that he was a little reckless, after all, this secret base is too important for his future development, and he should listen to Xie Dongshan's opinions more in the selection of managers.

"Since you say so, I think I'll let it go for now, and Shi Wei will be in charge for the time being." Bai Qi said and handed Xie Dongshan a smile, which meant to thank him for stopping his sloppiness in time, Xie Dongshan is a person who understands, and how to assist the emperor's art, in this situation, not only did not show pride, but lowered his head slightly.

Jiangzhou, the last fortress of the Snow family. Although Bai Qiwei made a mistake in rushing to claim the king, it does not mean that Bai Qiwei is a reckless man. If this were the case, Bai Qiwei would not have succeeded in launching a coup d'état. If you want the world to accept the reality that the country has changed hands, you must defeat the resistance of Jiangzhou as quickly as possible, otherwise after a long time, Bai Qiwei's regime will definitely be in a disadvantageous position, after all, most of the people have received education in these years are still loyal and patriotic, so that Xue Yi has become a new climate, and the world's scholars will definitely take refuge in it.

Almost at the same time as Bai Qiwei became king, Bai Yunfan had already begun to prepare for the conquest of Jiangzhou, Bai Qiwei said that three days after the king of Lu, Bai Yunfan led an army of 100,000 people also set off, the army was divided into two routes, along the Liang River all the way south, three days later, the army arrived in Jiangzhou.

In Jiangzhou, Xue Yixin's original defense area is opposite the Later Wei, and the two countries have always been friendly, so Xue Yi's novice soldiers are only 30,000. After Bai Qiwei settled the situation in the area of the capital, he immediately attacked Jiangzhou, which can be regarded as a high-speed soldier.

Of course, Xue Yixin understands that with his current strength, he will confront Bai Yunfan's 100,000 army in a field battle. That is to send him to death, so he quickly shrank his forces and retreated to Jiangzhou, and at the same time continued to ask for help from several surrounding states that had declared their opposition to Bai Qiwei, hoping to unite and defeat Bai Yunfan's attack. Bai Yunfan is also a general who is proficient in the art of war, how can he give his opponent time to unite. In the current situation that the various forces in the country have not yet formed a coalition, what Bai Yunfan has to do is to break them all as quickly as possible.

Time is precious for both sides, and Yanzhou and Ruzhou around Jiangzhou are all pro-Xue forces. There are also 20,000 horses under the two state armies, although they are not as elite as Bai Yunfan's soldiers, but once they reinforce Jiangzhou, the trouble caused to Bai Yunfan is also huge, as for the Dengzhou and Fengzhou armies, they have been holding a wait-and-see attitude.

Xue Yixin retreated quickly, Bai Yunfan chased quickly, and when he arrived at Jiangzhou City, Bai Yunfan was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, let the soldiers rest more and start preparing for the siege. If you want to take Jiangzhou, you must first defeat its naval army, the east of Jiangzhou is the confluence of the Liang River in the great river, although the Jiangzhou naval army is only 10,000, but its combat ability is definitely much higher than the 30,000 naval army brought by Bai Yunfan. If Bai Yunfan can't destroy the Jiangzhou Navy first, once the land siege is on, the Jiangzhou Navy can completely go out of the east water gate and flank Bai Yunfan's attacking troops, although it may not be able to defeat Bai Yunfan. However, Bai Yunfan at least can't attack the city with all his might.

Standing on top of Jiashan, Bai Yunfan observed the battlefield terrain for the first time, watching the water of the Liang River flow into the river, and then the river rolling east to the sea, Bai Yunfan couldn't help but have mixed feelings.

Since the incident, Bai Qi has gone away to Jiezhou. This shows that at least in terms of position, Yu Bai Qiwei is not consistent, from this point of view, Bai Yunfan faintly has a sad feeling, the brothers will inevitably fight on the battlefield in the future, his father's character He understands very well, now he does not move Bai Qi because of the timing, once the world is calm in the future, Bai Qiwei will definitely attack Bai Qi.

The Lianghe River came all the way to the east, but when he came to the foot of Jiashan, due to the obstruction of the mountain, the water immediately became turbulent.

Bai Yunfan didn't give Xue Yixin much time, and after the army rested for two days, Bai Yunfan ordered the siege of the city.

The drums of war rumbled, tens of millions of soldiers discharged in a neat formation, and the firm Chaojiangzhou city slowly approached, and above the Liang River, Bai Yunfan's sailors were dispatched, the purpose was to suppress the Jiangzhou sailors and prevent them from flanking the siege troops.

Dozens of huge catapults are the magic weapon of Baiyunfan's siege, and they are also the key protection targets of the attacking troops.

The catapult finally came within range, and this distance was still outside the range of the long-range weapons on the city wall, and the catapult stopped and began to fire, perhaps this was the preparation of artillery fire before the attack in the era of cold weapons.

"Bang dang! Bang Dang! Fifty catapults were launched together, and huge stones flew towards the city wall with a violent wind, and with a "dang" sound, the stones smashed the city wall, and the whole city wall trembled. There were unlucky soldiers on the city wall, once they were hit by a boulder, they didn't have time to scream, and they were immediately smashed into meat sauce, and their flesh and blood flew sideways, and their tragic situation could not be expressed in words.

In the face of the catapults, the Jiangzhou army, which was not very well prepared, could only endure silently, these stones were huge, and it was not very convenient to carry, and the attacking troops always had a time when the stones were smashed, and if they wanted to take the city, they had to rely on the direct attack of the infantry, and then it should be the time for the defenders to exert their might.

It should be said that the lethality of the catapult is still very good for the morale of the attacking troops, almost every boulder violently hit the city wall at the same time, the troops below who are ready to attack will let out a shocking cheer, which is incomparable with the Jiangzhou army that has been quiet.

The catapult finally stopped firing and began to retreat slowly, at this time the Baiyun Fan ordered the flag to be raised, hundreds of war drums were beaten at the same time, the attacking troops heard the drums and heard the order to attack, the three armies broke out at the same time An earth-shattering "kill" sound, the attacking troops began to slowly approach the city wall, first slowly, then quickly, and when they entered the range of the opponent's bow and arrows, the attacking troops had become an accelerated run.

The defenders of Jiangzhou, who have been aggrieved for a long time. This time I finally waited for the opportunity to fight back.

Xue Yixin looked very similar to Xue Yiran, tall and thin standing on the city wall looking at the Bai family rebels who were approaching, although Xue Yixin was also very nervous, but he understood. If I don't insist on fighting here now, I probably won't see the sun tomorrow.

"Shoot the arrows!" Xue Yixin was shouting with almost all her strength, and the fateful moment had come, and Xue Yixin's nervous voice was a little hoarse.

"Whew! Instigate! Instigate! "More than 3,000 archers began the first round of blockade, and in the face of 100,000 soldiers, almost every archer was firing desperately.

The first round of firing did not seem to have had a greater effect under the shieldman's resistance, although soldiers continued to fall from arrows. However, the formation of the Bai family's army barely wavered, and the attacking troops had already rushed to within fifty paces. This time the real bloodshed began.

Fifty paces, this is the most effective opportunity for the defender to use the crossbow bolt to kill the attacking troops, and it is also the best distance that the defender can defend with almost no casualties on their own. Xue Yixin leads troops all year round, and this truth is also known.

Almost all the archers put down their bows. They picked up crossbows one after another and rushed to the edge of the city wall, three thousand crossbows, which Xue Yixin had collected after exhausting all means, and many of them were borrowed from other states. Although the crossbow is a killing weapon, its production process is too complicated, and there are not many equipped in the army.

Nearly 10,000 crossbow arrows were fired in just one round, and the most advanced troops of the attacking Bai family army fell four or five hundred people, despite the cover of shields. However, the crossbow arrows were too dense, and with their powerful penetrating power, the huge casualties of the Bai family's army began.

The attackers will not let the attackers just let the flesh of the people, and soon the shield bearers who rushed to the city formed a defense, and thousands of archers began to shoot on their backs to suppress the crossbow arrows of the Jiangzhou army, and at the same time cover the siege troops quickly rushed to the city and began to attack the city, and the first close contact battle between the two sides began.

After paying the price of thousands of casualties, the Bai family army finally rushed to the city. Thousands of ladders were erected, and the troops began to climb up the city. The Jiangzhou army had already prepared a stone rolling log to smash it down desperately, and the crossbow archers also braved the crazy resistance of the Bai family army's archers, desperately firing crossbow arrows downward.

Soldiers were constantly being smashed down under the city walls, and the soldiers below who were about to continue climbing were also being shot and killed. The tragedy under the walls was hard to witness, and the screams were so loud that it was impossible to tell whether it was the attacking force or the defenders.

Bai Yunfan's first attack only lasted for an hour before it ended, although the attack was not successful, but it was also huge for the consumption of the Jiangzhou army, not to mention a thousand casualties, and the most important arrow was consumed more than half after the first attack, which was the most fatal thing for Xue Yixin, from this point of view, the Jiangzhou army's lack of preparation was exposed.

Bai Yunfan didn't give the opponent more time to breathe, a moment later, the catapult that had been replenished was once again powerful, and the huge stone smashed the city wall again, but fortunately, this time the launch time was shorter, and a moment later, the charge of the Bai Jiajun began again.

Another two hours passed, Bai Yunfan's second attack failed again, and the casualties of the troops had reached nearly 5,000, and the second attack lasted for an hour and a half, and the defending Jiangzhou army also suffered nearly 3,000 casualties.

The battlefield was littered with flags and weapons, as well as the groans of wounded and undead soldiers, war was always cruel, and war in any era meant massive bloodshed and death.

Bai Yunfan's expression became more serious after the failure of the two attacks, and he looked at the Jiangzhou city wall expressionlessly, although his attack could not be said to be not violent, but in the end, the goal did not seem to have been achieved, and the Jiangzhou naval army had not moved, did he want to wait for his army to be exhausted?

Lunch was two steamed buns and a bowl of soup, and after getting used to the bloody morning, the soldiers of the Jiangzhou Army on the city wall silently took the steamed buns one by one and began to eat, and they didn't have the strength to fight. When life is seriously threatened, everything seems less important.

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