Just when Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, ordered Zhang Keda, the chief soldier of Denglai, who was stationed outside Dengzhou City, to send troops to search for and arrest Shen Xiaoshan and the Enemy Hunting Division, Feng Jian and his party were at the temporary station of the Denglai Navy Division's Zhenshan Battalion.

For Feng Jian and the officers and men of the Zhou Xun Battalion, the freezing of the water surface of Shuicheng was like a roadblock and a problem that had to be solved.

Ma Shan and Yang Ba were a little stunned when they heard Commander Feng Jian ask how powerful the gunpowder explosion could be.

There was no problem for Ma Shan, Yang 80 and other bird-fired soldiers to attack the enemy, but it was difficult for them to determine the scope of the gunpowder explosion, so they could only be at a loss.

Yang Baba's brain was relatively lively, and he immediately suggested to Feng Jian: "The gunpowder bag mentioned by the commander has never been seen by his subordinates, let alone understood its power. The subordinates felt that the commander should make a sample for on-the-spot demonstration, and the power generated by the explosion of the gunpowder pack would be clear at a glance, so that the amount of gunpowder pack on the ice would be easily solved. ”

Feng Jian felt that Yang Eighty's suggestion was very practical, so he ordered in one breath: "The production of gunpowder packs is very simple, eighty brothers, you go and select twenty soldiers with clever hands and feet to come here, Mashan, you take people outside to clean up a vacant land, and then carry out the gunpowder bag explosion test, Cheng Zi, you go back to Zhuang Yingchang, and ask him to transport two thousand catties of gunpowder here, plus a few fuses, some oiled paper, and this commander will personally demonstrate the production of gunpowder packs." ”

At the temporary garrison of the Zhenshan Battalion of the Denglai Naval Division, Feng Jian personally demonstrated to the bird soldiers on the side how to fill the gunpowder, how to lay the primer core, and how to seal the oil paper. Until a homemade powder pack is completed.

These powder packs are mainly used to blast the ice and cannot be soaked with water until they explode. Therefore, the gunpowder must be tightly sealed, and the twenty birds and soldiers are now learning and selling. According to Feng Jian's requirements, a batch of gunpowder packs was made according to different amounts.

Feng Jian picked out a variety of gunpowder packets with different amounts of gunpowder, and led a group of people to the open space outside, the explosion of gunpowder will mainly ignite the surrounding flammable things, seeing that the open space cleared by Ma Shan and the people was cleaned up even the snowflakes, Feng Jian glanced at Ma Shan with satisfaction.

The snowflakes outside had stopped falling, and Feng Jian ordered Cheng Yousheng to lead people to dig a two-foot-deep hole in the open space, put the gunpowder bag in it, and bury it with soil.

Everyone had never seen what the gunpowder explosion was, and they all came to watch it curiously. There was a lot of discussion and speculation that if such a large amount of gunpowder was used to fire a bird's gun, it could be lifted almost thirty times, and what would be the result of so many gunpowder concentrated together and exploded!

Seeing that his subordinates were full of curiosity, Feng Jian secretly said that when the gunpowder bag exploded in a while, I am afraid that these people will not have time to dodge!

Seeing that Cheng Yousheng had already buried the gunpowder bag and was holding the long lead far away from the gunpowder bag, after everyone hid in the house, Feng Jian personally lit the gunpowder bag lead and quickly hid in the house.

After a short time, I heard a loud "bang" in the open space outside the house, and everyone hiding in the house only felt that the earthquake shook the sky. The whole house was almost shattered.

But the tremor came and went quickly, and it returned to normal in the stunned eyes of everyone. This loud noise is sure to alarm the water city, and someone will soon come to check it out. Feng Jian pushed Cheng Yousheng, who was standing in a daze, and shouted: "Mashan, immediately send someone to guard the garrison of the bird soldiers." No one is allowed to come near to listen. ”

Ma Shan, Yang Eighty and others immediately reacted, the explosion was too loud! I don't know how much power it can produce. Ma Shan promised to rush out of the house and gather the birds, and put the temporary garrison under martial law.

Later generations of Feng Jian often saw blasting with explosives. Naturally, he didn't look stunned like Cheng Yousheng, Yang Ba and others, and after reminding Ma Shan to summon the Zhenshan Battalion to impose martial law on the station, he took the lead in walking out of the house and going to the open space to check the effect of the explosion.

I saw a large crater with a radius of five feet and a depth of about two feet in the clearing, and the area of the explosion fell as far as four or five feet away.

That is to say, the explosion of gunpowder that fires 30 bird guns can reach a distance of up to four or five zhang.

The other gunpowder packs with different weights can't be tested casually, and if they really want to attract the attention of the Shuicheng Haiphong Dao Yamen because the movement of the gunpowder bags is too big, it will be more than worth the loss for Feng Jian's entire plan!

Of course, Kong Youde's rebellious troops captured Dengzhou City, and no matter how big the movement was when the people were panicked, no one had the heart to intervene!

According to the effect of the explosion of this gunpowder bag, and then according to the water surface space of the Denglai Sailor, Feng Jian and others can roughly calculate how much gunpowder bag will be used if the water surface of Shuicheng freezes.

In the end, it was decided to use the amount of gunpowder fired 60 times to make a gunpowder bag, and handed over this matter to Ma Shan and Yang 80 to be responsible, and ordered that 2,000 catties of gunpowder must be made into a gunpowder bag within five days! When everyone saw the power of the gunpowder pack, they were in awe of the gunpowder bag, and the twenty soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion, who were in charge of making the gunpowder bag, became cautious about making the gunpowder bag again, as if they would explode if they were not careful.

Seeing that the temperature dropped again after a heavy snowfall, the water surface of Dengzhou Water City finally began to freeze.

As early as when the ships began to freeze, Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai arranged for the officers and men of the Navy Division to break the ice within three zhang of all the ships docked, so as to ensure that the ships had enough room to move when they set sail.

Dengzhou Water City froze, and all the ships were frozen, and those who felt restless were the three Dengzhou sailors who reached an agreement with Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai.

On the one hand, Dengzhou City has high walls and thick walls, and there are tens of thousands of guards, and it is a dream to capture Dengzhou City with thousands of soldiers and horses in Kong Youde! Why did the three of them believe in the instigation of Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai; On the other hand, some people looked forward to the arrival of Kong Youde's rebellion, and the three of them led the fleet to leave ahead of schedule with the Pingdu Prefecture Flood Camp, so that they could not only get the remaining reward of the State Flood Camp, but also get the reward of the imperial court!

Now the heavens are not beautiful, all the water surface of the water city is frozen, the ships cannot move, and even if Kong Youde's rebellious troops really capture Dengzhou, the ships in the water city will not want to leave, and the three of them will come to Zhuang Yingchang to discuss a solution.

As soon as Feng Jian returned to the Fu ship with Cheng Yousheng and other personal guards, Zhuang Yingchang came to Feng Jian's cabin, and said as soon as they met: "Commander, the loud noise just now must be the sound of the explosion of a gunpowder bag!" ”

Cheng Yousheng said on the side: "Then needless to say, the movement you heard on the boat is also very loud?" ”

Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai nodded together, and Zhuang Yingchang said: "Of course, a loud noise is estimated to be heard by the entire Shuicheng, and I estimate that Dengzhou Haiphong Dao should send someone to inspect the origin of the incident." ”

Zhang Wentai said on the side: "What can someone find out!" When the time comes, we will open the way with money, and we can send the people away with any excuse, and they won't find anything at all! ”

Cheng Yousheng sighed: "You officials still understand officials, no wonder the Ming Dynasty has declined, and all the officials are like this, the decline is deserved, tsk!" Lao Zhuang and Lao Zhang still have a future with the commander. ”

Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai are not stupid people, and they are easy to listen to Cheng Yousheng's words, and they don't need to ask the problem of the amount of gunpowder filled in the gunpowder bag has been solved.

Thinking that there was a gunpowder bag that could blow up the ice at the critical time, ensuring that the ships in Shuicheng could be transferred, the two suddenly felt that they had let go of a big stone in their hearts.

Feng Jian was also very clear about the mood of the two of them at the moment, how could he not be full of excitement in his heart at this time, with the gunpowder bag in his hand, he could ensure that the rebels came, and the officers and soldiers of the Zhou Xun Battalion drove away all the ships of the Sailor Division! This will ensure that these precious ships will not eventually follow Kong Youde's rebels and surrender to the Houjin, and become a sharp weapon for the Houjin to harm the Han people.

Feng Jian stared at Zhuang Yingchang and asked, "Now that the gunpowder bag is being made in large quantities, you two just put your hearts in your stomachs!" ”

Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai couldn't stop nodding, and suddenly remembered the purpose of looking for Feng Jian, Zhuang Yingchang said: "Dengzhou Sailor Niu Liang and the three of them came to visit, can the commander see them?" ”

Feng Jian sighed slightly: "These three people have come to inquire about the news in their hearts, I am afraid that they are still holding on to luck, and they feel that the fall of Dengzhou is not very likely!" Let them in, and the commander will meet them. ”

Zhuang Yingchang turned around and went out of the warehouse to invite Niu Liang and the others, but Zhang Wentai stood still and did not move.

The Enemy Hunting Division hijacked the foreign craftsmen in Dengzhou City, and he and Zhuang Yingchang only vaguely knew, but the details of the specific operation were not clear.

The State Flood Camp and the Enemy Hunting Division are two different systems, and he and Zhuang Yingchang are not the absolute core of the Zhenshan Battalion, so it is normal not to know some details of the operation.

Zhang Wentai thought about it for a while and felt that he should report the news of the sailor's spies to the commander.

Zhang Wentai bowed down to Feng Jian and said: "The commander arranged for his subordinates to be responsible for the deployment of officers and soldiers of the Zhou Xun Camp Water Division, and his subordinates sent some spies to the water city to listen to the wind in the water city. The previous subordinates were reported by the spies, and Lord Wang Hui of Haiphong Dao was suddenly summoned to the state city by the governor in an hour! Moreover, the four gates of Dengzhou City are closed, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving; Just now, another spy reported that the driver of Haiphong Road had returned to Shuicheng from Dengzhou City, and I heard that the gate of Dengzhou City had been reopened and people were allowed to enter and exit. ”

"What!"

Feng Jian's heart jumped suddenly, he suddenly stood up from the chair, and said without thinking: "Cheng Yousheng, go and find out the truth immediately, no matter what method you use, you must find out what happened in Dengzhou City clearly, report it immediately, do you hear it!" ”

Cheng Yousheng was taken aback, he had been Feng Jian's personal guard for more than a year, and he had never seen him speak so solemnly and in such a stern tone.

"Don't worry, commander, subordinates will do it." After finishing speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, Feng Jian suddenly said: "Go find Jiang Yu, and then let the members of the pro-guard team gather, go quickly!" ”

Zhang Wentai didn't expect that his casual remark would cause such a huge reaction from the commander, and he looked at Feng Jian in shock.!! (To be continued......)