In the early morning, as the sun shines down, the temperature of early summer quickly evaporates the moisture near the canyon.

According to Ming Tian's order, the soldiers began to disassemble the gunpowder in the Shenji Arrow, spread it out to bask in the sun, and strive to be able to reuse it as soon as possible.

At the same time, Mingtian also mobilized 2,000 soldiers to cut wood in the forest.

In last night's battle, almost ninety percent of the arrows were used, and now the Di army is in a situation where there are no guns and no bullets, and they urgently need to replenish it.

Inside the camp.

"How is Yin Chan?" Seeing An Luo coming out of the tent, Ming Tian asked with a little concern.

An Luo replied in a flat tone: "It's okay, Miss Yin Chan has already opened a pharmacy for herself, and she has already ordered someone to cook it, and it will be fine in two days, but now in this situation, she can't continue to participate in the command, she said, the next thing is to rely on Brother Mingtian." ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of parchment from his arms and handed it over, his face was slightly solemn: "This is what Miss Yin Chan asked me to give to you, and she said that she can only help you get here." ”

Yin Cicada gave it to me?

Taking the parchment, Ming Tian spread it out and took a look, and the contents of it made Ming Tian, who was worried about the lack of arrows, quietly feel a little relaxed.

This is... Exploding Arrow blueprint!

Yin Chan, this guy is really reliable.

Now there is a shortage of arrows, that is, for ordinary archery, the whole salvo will be exhausted after three or four rounds at most, and the original Shenji arrows on the top of the mountain are being transported, if you use Shenji arrows to shoot, I am afraid that even half an hour's firepower network can not be maintained.

What's more, the current reserves of gunpowder in the barracks are several times that of bows and arrows, so much gunpowder is too little to use to blow up mountains and close roads, and it is too wasteful to use it for divine arrows, and it is in a situation where it is nowhere to be used.

Even though he was now making arrows with all his might, Ming Tian didn't think that the other party would give him too much time to prepare.

Thinking that Yin Chan also expected this, he specially drew a drawing.

The drawings are simple.

Originally, the arrows of the Divine Arrow were tied to a bamboo barrel containing gunpowder to the shaft of the arrow, and the end was ignited when needed, so that the arrow could shoot out like a rocket.

Although this range and power are not as good as those of a bow and arrow, it is strong in that it can form a barrage-shaped firepower network, and its greatest power is not to penetrate the enemy, but to explode!

Nowadays, there is a shortage of bows and arrows, and if you use the magic arrow, it means that you are killing yourself, and this drawing of the bursting arrow undoubtedly solves Mingtian's urgent need.

The method of making the burst arrow is also very simple, cancel the arrow, and directly sharpen the arrow shaft to use, because the purpose of the burst arrow is not to kill the enemy with piercing at all, but to explode!

Two powder kegs tied to the shaft, the smaller one for propulsion and the larger one for blasting, pull a lead from the keg to the large keg, and adjust the length of the lead according to the required detonation time.

The vat is made of bamboo, but it is by no means as simple as a simple bamboo tube.

The bamboo tube should be carved with a diamond-shaped pattern, and the carved pattern should be carved as deep as possible, so that when it is blasted, it is convenient for the bamboo tube to be broken into as many fragments as possible, so as to kill the enemy!

If conditions permit, disassemble a few pieces of chain mail and put some scales in the bucket, which will be more lethal.

The only drawback is that because of the addition of two barrels of explosives, the arrow has a very high weight, and it can no longer be fired in the way of a magic arrow, and can only be fired with a horn bow after igniting the fuse.

Use the bow to provide the initial velocity of the arrow, and the lead is burned in mid-air, and then the propelling barrel is ignited and then accelerated twice, so as to increase the range.

Even so, the range of the burst arrow was only six or seven hundred meters.

Of course, this is already a long distance, and if you want to talk about comparison, modern rifles, such as the AK47, which is often mentioned by Internet addicts, have a range of only three or four hundred meters.

"Send the order down and tell the soldiers to make bursting arrows as soon as possible according to this drawing."

Ming Tian summoned the herald and handed him the blueprints.

With the Burst Arrow, as long as it doesn't happen last night, the problem of the number of arrows is solved!

I knew that in ancient wars, especially in the early era of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the bow and crossbow, as the only long-range weapon, was extremely important.

Without arrows, the war will be lost!

What does this drawing of Yin Chan mean? That means turning all the arrows into less powerful grenades.

In front of the Burst Arrow, those bronze shields are meaningless!

There's a play!

If you have a burst arrow, the odds of winning this battle are three points greater.

"Anluo, you go and rest, I'll make a round."

Overjoyed, Ming Tian saw that An Luo also looked tired, but he was also very concerned.

He hasn't closed his eyes yet, has he?

An Luo listened, but as if to confirm the conjecture, he yawned: "Then I'll go to sleep, Brother Mingtian, you haven't slept for a long time, take a little rest." ”

After saying hello, An Luo also went back to his tent to rest.

Rest?

Ming Tian did feel very tired, but after all, he was a commander, the war was not over, and Xiao Lan was not rescued, so how could he sleep?

War, however, is brutal.

In last night's battle, nearly 7,000 soldiers died.

And as a commander, the first priority is to keep the sacrifice to a minimum as much as possible.

Patrolling the camp, Mingtian was worried, controlling every detail and striving to do his best.

With such a big gap in combat power, any arrow or knife may affect the tide of the battle.

"Huh? That's..."

After a round of inspection, Mingtian saw an unexpected scenery.

That's Xiao Xinyue.

This girl is now sleeping in the noisy barracks, pillow on the damp straw pile.

Slaves are not allowed to sleep in tents, that's the rule.

Her bare hands could be seen with dense blisters, but even so, she slept soundly.

The sound of people coming and going around her couldn't wake her up in the slightest.

It's exhausting.

Anyway, yesterday I told her to rest, but it seems that the enemy army came over after saying that, and she didn't get a rest, right? In addition, they also had to brave the rain and thunder to send military intelligence.

Ming Tian looked at her falling asleep, and couldn't help but recognize her even more.

If it weren't for her risking death to send military intelligence on horseback, I'm afraid at least a thousand more people would have died last night.

In this way, she is equivalent to saving the lives of a thousand soldiers in disguise.

It's not enough to atone for your sins, but...

It deserves to be commended.

Taking off the cloak and covering her, Ming Tian didn't wake her up, just looked at her twice more and left silently.

You're doing a good job, and if this war can be won, I'll consider pardoning your sins when I go back, so... Now it's time to rest, there are still many battles to be fought in the future.

didn't bother Xiao Xinyue, Ming Tian left like this, this peace was what she deserved.

However, just as Ming Tian was inspecting the east gate of the barracks, suddenly, the voice of the outpost herald tightened Ming Tian's nerves again.

"Report !! Gunma-sama, the enemy has a messenger! ”

Ming Tian was stunned.

Emissary?

Is Pang Chong the kind of person who would want to negotiate? And last night was only a half-catty and eight taels at best, and my side only had a small advantage, so why send an envoy here at this time?

"Are you sure it's the envoy of the Southern Qi Army?" Ming Tian asked.

The outpost bowed his head and shouted, "Yes, the envoy calls himself Pei Shuye, the squire of the Yellow Gate, and asks for a one-on-one conversation with you, Lord Junma. ”

Pei Shuye?

Ming Tian was stunned again.

"Okay, you pass it over, say I'll be there soon, let him wait." After thinking about it, Ming Tian still decided to meet him.

Pei Shuye is one of the two generals on the Nanqi side, but I don't know him, why did this guy come to see me?

With this curiosity, Ming Tian still decided to meet him and see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

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