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"I'll take a look, too!" Greatly encouraged, Yeluhonki followed the craftsmen inside.

It was a large room, full of tools, and a place for the craftsmen to work. In one corner, there were a number of lacquered barrels, and Jeluhomchia estimated that there were thirty or twenty.

"What's in it?" Yelu Hongji was a little curious.

"Your Majesty, it's gunpowder." A craftsman hurriedly replied.

Gunpowder originated in the Tang Dynasty, and by the time of Song Shenzong, it had existed for three or four hundred years, and it was no longer a secret, and it was also used in the Liao State. The Song Dynasty had already used gunpowder to make firecrackers, replacing firecrackers that had been used for thousands of years.

"Your Majesty, there are thousands of catties here, put it here for us to use." Another craftsman explained in detail: "There are quite a few in other houses, and there are almost 10,000 catties in the entire courtyard." ”

"That's a lot!" Tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder is not a small amount, and Yelu Hongji was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, this is not much. This thunderbolt is all about gunpowder. If it is made, 10,000 catties is too little, and the more gunpowder, the better. One craftsman couldn't help but shake his head, and the other said that it was too little.

"That's it! Is that! As soon as the thunderbolt cannon was mentioned, Yelu Hongji was full of hope and said with great joy: "As long as the thunderbolt cannon is made, I will give you as much gunpowder as you want." ”

"Your Majesty." The craftsmen were overjoyed.

Yelu Hongji looked at the thunderbolts, then looked at the lacquer barrels, raised his eyebrows, and said: "Thunderbolts are also gunpowder, which seems to be much more powerful than our gunpowder. ”

"That's true." The craftsmen nodded in acknowledgement.

In the Song Dynasty, although the use of gunpowder was already relatively widespread, it could be used for military purposes, and it could be used to make firecrackers. However, the quality of its formula and raw materials is too far behind Wu Ji's gunpowder, and this power is naturally much worse.

In the Song Dynasty, the method of boiling nitrate and the technology of purifying sulfur were not very mature, and there were many impurities, which led to the insufficient power of gunpowder.

"It's a great opportunity." Yelu Hongji picked up a thunderbolt, looked left and right, and looked happy: "Take this opportunity to not only understand the thunderbolt, but also get a new gunpowder formula." In this way, Da Liao's thunderbolt cannon will be more likely to succeed. Ha ha! ”

He was in a very good mood, and when he came to the barrel, he stroked it with his left hand, feeling the warmth of the barrel, which was very useful. After looking at it, he put down the thunderbolt in his hand, which was not too far from the gunpowder.

The craftsmen spoke for a while, and began to study the thunderbolts, and Yeluhonki stood aside, not speaking, listening to their arguments, very seriously.

Today is a very good day for Yelu Hongji, who got the thunderbolt, and not only the hope of the success of the thunderbolt is greater, but also the new gunpowder formula. Once the thunderbolt is cracked, it is a great joy, although he is entangled in state affairs, he is not in a hurry to leave.

"Be careful, there's a mechanism in there." A craftsman stared at the thunderball, very determined.

"Yes. We need to think of a countermeasure. Another craftsman said.

These craftsmen have a very strong eye and do not rush to dismantle, but study. As soon as I researched it, I discovered the mechanism inside. They didn't know that with this mechanism, they couldn't dismantle it, even Wu Ji couldn't dismantle it. And they are trying to crack the secret, and they are still very energetic, but they don't know that they have entered a dead end.

However, the thunderbolt bombs are very tightly controlled, and it took so much effort for the Liao State to get a few, so they really don't feel at ease if they don't crack it.

"You can't draw the fuse, you can only soak it in water." A craftsman comes up with an idea.

"That's all there is to it. Gunpowder is the most water-aboying, soak it in water for a day, it will get wet, and we can dismantle it. The craftsmen were in favor of the idea.

As soon as he spoke, a craftsman brought a basin of water, put a thunderbolt into the water, and soaked it.

They were ready to soak for the day and set the basin aside. Seeing the thunderbolt bomb put by Yelu Hongji, the position was not bad, and he thought that the emperor had put it here, and there was no need to change the position, so he put the remaining thunderbolt bombs over.

This will not come to fruition until tomorrow, and Yelu Hongji could not wait any longer, and after a few words of encouragement, he left.

A group of craftsmen walked around the thunderbolt, all of them were so anxious that they wanted to crack it immediately, but they didn't dare to move, so they had to temporarily suppress their eagerness and go to work.

Time passed in the eager waiting of a group of craftsmen. When they arrived, a group of craftsmen gathered together, took out the soaking thunderbolt, and said with a smile: "You can dismantle it." ”

Of course, Wu Ji is well aware of the shortcomings of gunpowder and fear of water, and has long been waterproofed, not to mention soaking for a day, even if it is soaked for ten days and a half months, it is useless. According to their understanding, these craftsmen must have no problem if they soaked it for a day, and they rejoiced one by one, and looked at the thunderbolts, and their eyes were full of wonderful little stars, as if they had been removed.

A craftsman holds the thunderbolt in his left hand, grasps the fuse with his right hand, and pulls it out vigorously.

"Snort!" A puff of green smoke came out.

"Not good!" These craftsmen have a discerning eye, and when they hear the voice, they know that something is wrong.

"Bang!"

I heard a loud bang, a flash of fire, and the craftsman who dismantled the thunderbolt bomb was blown to the point of flesh and blood, and a broken arm flew out of the distance.

"Ahh The craftsman screamed and was no more, the last sound he left on earth.

The blood of the craftsman who was close to him was wounded, and two of them were seriously injured and dying, and they fell to the ground, screaming and convulsing, and they almost lost their breath.

"Snort!" The sound of strange noises continued, sparks flew everywhere, and green smoke rose straight up.

One of the craftsmen was the first to hear it, and when he looked closely, he was so frightened that he screamed: "Oh no, run!" ”

His screams woke the craftsmen from their astonishment, and they searched for prestige, only to see that the thunderbolts had ignited and were sparkling, and the fuses were almost gone, about to explode.

Not far away is the powder keg, which stores thousands of pounds of gunpowder, if these thunderbolts explode, they will detonate thousands of pounds of gunpowder, and they don't want to know the consequences, if they don't want to be afraid.

"Quick, splash with water!" A craftsman came to his senses, yelled, and rushed forward desperately. Picking up the basin of water, he was about to splash it down, when a fireball flashed, and a loud noise came, and his whole body flew out, and a basin of water was sprinkled everywhere.

"It's over!" The craftsmen felt as if the end of the world had arrived.

Splashing water is the best way, but without water, even if you fetch water, it is too late.

Sure enough, just listening to the sound of "bang", one after another fires flashed, several thunderbolts exploded one after another, and a group of craftsmen were either killed or lifted off.

The explosion was repaid and pierced the sky. Several powder kegs exploded, ignited the gunpowder, and a catastrophe occurred.

"Bang!"

An earth-shattering loud bang came, a huge fireball flashed, the house was torn apart, and it flew into the sky, countless fireballs splashed, many houses were on fire, and the raging fire began to burn.

At that time, the house was made of bricks and wood, and it was too simple to ignite, and the fire became bigger and bigger, and the fire was already spreading.

This sound is so amazing, more powerful than a thousand thunderbolts. Yelu Hongji was taking care of military affairs, and when he heard this sound, he was startled, and rushed out of the house, only to see that the courtyard had spread a fire, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"Not good! Hurry up and put out the fire! "Yeluhonki knows the horror of gunpowder. There were tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder in that courtyard, and once it was detonated, the consequences were too unimaginable, and although he was brave, he was so frightened that his scalp exploded, and he was terrified, so he rushed there.

Xiao Lu's ministers were also alarmed and hurriedly followed.

When Yelu Hongji ran to the front of the courtyard, he saw that the defenders here were busy in a mess, preparing to fetch water to put out the fire.

"Quick! Fast! Yelu Hongji made a move and yelled: "Go and rescue the craftsman!" At all costs, save the craftsman! ”

These craftsmen are the top craftsmen in the Liao Kingdom, all of them are treasures, if they die, it will be a big loss. Seeing that the artillery was about to be successfully developed, if there were no craftsmen, everything would be empty talk, not to mention how eager Yelu Hongji was, as soon as he raised his foot, he was about to rush in, but Han Ju and Xiao Lu were desperately stopped.

"Let go! Let go! If you don't let go, I will cure your sins! "Yelu Hongji is really anxious.

"Your Majesty, you are the whole family of the ministers, and the ministers can't let go!" Where will Xiao Lu and Han Ju let him take risks.

"Bang!"

Just as Yeluhongji roared like thunder, there was another loud bang, the ground shook, the ground shook, a huge fireball appeared in the air, countless fireballs flew everywhere, and another house where gunpowder was stored was gone.

"Oh my God! How did this happen? Thunder in broad daylight? The ministers didn't know why, they raised their heads and looked at the sky, the sky was clear, there was not a trace of clouds, and it didn't look like thunder at all.

The people of Youzhou were also alarmed, looking at the sky one by one, speculating, thinking that it was a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

"Bang!"

There was another loud bang, and the ground shook as if it were moving.

There was a loud noise, and one fireball after another appeared in the air, until when it stopped, the results of Yeluhongji's countless efforts turned into a cloud of smoke, and the entire courtyard was left with nothing but ashes.

Even the cannon was also deformed, sending a huge shock wave flying far away, smashing out a lot of craters, and it was completely useless.

It wasn't until the explosion stopped sounding that Xiao Lu and Han Ju let go of Yelu Hongji. Yelu Hongji rushed in as if he was dying, and roared vigorously: "Where is the craftsman? Have you seen any craftsmen? ”

But no one answered him.

It was already obvious that such an earth-shattering explosion and such a destructive force would have been a miracle if there were still craftsmen who had survived.

As long as the craftsman remains, even if he suffers heavy losses, he can do it again. Yeluhonki hoped for a miracle, but no miracle happened.

"My brains! My hope! That's it! God forbid me! Jeruhonki sat down and fell to the ground.

If he had known that if he hadn't placed the bolt too close to the powder keg, the craftsmen wouldn't have put it so close, and even if there was a loss, it wouldn't have been so great.

(To be continued)