Chapter 55: Full-time Bodyguard
Zhao Dongting came back to his senses and couldn't cry or laugh at himself, just now he was really "blessed to the soul", and he came out of his mouth.
He touched his nose and said, "Let's excuse me......
The kneeling people all stood up, and then stared at Zhao Dongting like a monkey.
Rao was also a little overwhelmed with Zhao Dongting's face, so he hurriedly took Li Yuanxiu and Yue Peng on the horse and left.
Back on the island, it was already nightfall.
Zhao Dongting instructed Yue Peng to remember to arrange for someone to go to the ferry to receive the porcelain jar, so he took Li Yuanxiu back to the palace.
The next morning.
The ministers had nothing to do, and Zhao Dongting ordered Chen Jianghan, the secretary of the household department, to buy nitrate, sulfur, charcoal and other things, and then announced the dissolution of the dynasty.
These are the raw materials from which gunpowder is made. Although there were musketeers and gunpowder reserves in the Praetorian Guard, it was not enough to make 30,000 mines.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhao Dongting went to the weapons workshop again.
He taught the craftsmen how to make mines, and asked Yue Peng to bring all the men and horses of the guards to learn.
There are not many craftsmen on the island, and if they want to make 30,000 mines, I don't know when they will have to wait.
In this way, the whole island of Ganzhou seemed to be busy.
Mine-making, training, recruitment, migration, and all day long is a bustle and commotion.
After another two days, the craftsmen and the guards learned how to make mines. It's just that the porcelain jars that can be used on the island are almost used up.
Zhang Shijie and the others have long been itching, and they just want to know what the use of these gunpowder gourds made by Zhao Dongting is.
This day was too early, and the ministers had not left, Zhao Dongting said: "You Aiqing follow me to see my secret weapon?"
He's still a little bit nervous.
Zhang Shijie and the others all showed great interest.
In this way, a group of civil and military officials followed Zhao Dongting to the weapons workshop.
Zhao Dongting took out a few porcelain pot mines from inside, and then walked out with the ministers to the open space.
Although the guards and craftsmen had made thunder in the past two days, they had never tried this thing, and they were also very curious, so they all followed Zhao Dongting to see it.
Soon, the open space was full of people, and even Yang Shufei heard the news and hurriedly rushed over with Ying'er and Yang Yidong.
Zhao Dongting buried a few mines under a big tree, and then used a thin wire to hold the lead, and retreated very carefully.
After about ten meters of exit, he still felt unsafe. Pinched the thread in his hand and said to everyone: "Retreat, retreat, all retreat." ”
Everyone was even more curious, and they only felt that their hearts were scratching like a cat's paws, and they were very uncomfortable.
In this way, they retreated dozens of meters away again and again.
Zhao Dongting stopped at this time, and said with a smile: "Cover your ears." ”
It took a lot of effort to build this land mine, and of course he was a little proud in his heart, waiting to see the stunned appearance of these ministers.
Lu Xiufu and the others were puzzled, but they all covered their ears as they said.
Zhao Dongting held the thin line with his right hand, blocked his left ear with his left hand, and pulled the thin line suddenly.
This is Laray, and he learned it in the movie Mine Warfare.
Everyone stared.
However, the thunder did not sound.
Zhao Dongting was dumbfounded, and everyone was dumbfounded.
In the past two seconds, everyone put their hands down, and Zhang Shijie asked, "Your Majesty, is this ......?"
He was the most curious about Zhao Dongting's secret weapon, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
Zhao Dongting was a little embarrassed, "This ...... It may be that this thunder is not ......."
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
He didn't finish his sentence, but he heard a few loud noises suddenly on the ground.
Gravel and mud were scattered from the place where the mines were planted in front. The big tree was also blown off by the roots and fell to the side.
Zhao Dongting's head buzzed, and then he was pressed under Yue Peng next to him, "Your Majesty, be careful!"
But the power of land mines is still limited.
They stood dozens of meters away, and there was no major problem except for the burning pain of someone being beaten on their bodies by broken mud.
Zhao Dongting shook his head, only felt a buzzing sound, and smiled bitterly in his heart, he knew that he would not put so many thunders, and he would be guilty.
Seeing that nothing was wrong, Yue Peng got up from Zhao Dongting's body, and looked dumbfounded at the big tree that had been uprooted, as well as the deep pit that had been blown out of the ground.
The edge of the pit was covered with black marks of gunpowder burning.
The ministers, the guards, and the craftsmen were all dumbfounded, silent.
"This ...... This ......"
In the past half a day, Lu Xiufu stretched out his hand and pointed to the crater that was blown up, but he was speechless.
He was amazed and shocked.
Zhao Dongting's head was no longer so buzzing at this time, and he said with a smile: "This is my secret weapon, but the reaction of this thunder's medicine was a little slower just now." ”
The Song Dynasty naturally could not make an electric current igniter, and Zhao Dongting's earth mine was made of two flammable chemicals.
Its principle and structure are no different from the land mines during the anti-Japanese period.
But this power is enough to shock these ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty.
When they finally came back to their senses, Zhang Shijie and the others were all full of surprise.
Chen Wenlong shouted with a crying voice: "I can expect the destruction of the Great Song Dynasty!"
Chen Jianghan was so excited that his eyes blinked without stopping, and it was estimated that even mosquitoes could be clamped.
Immediately afterwards, many old ministers began to cry.
Zhao Dongting's face was speechless, what he couldn't stand the most was that these courtiers cried at every turn. But many people in this era are like this, and he is not in the same way.
Yang Shufei's pretty face was full of surprise, and she asked Zhao Dongting sneeringly: "?g'er, did you make this?"
Zhao Dongting nodded, "The child is studying this weapon in the weapon workshop these days. ”
Yang Shufei bowed slightly, "You just ...... Say it's called Thunder?"
"Hmm!"
Zhao Dongting replied: "This thing is so powerful that it is close to thunder, so the child gave it this name." ”
Zhang Shijie cried next to him, "The emperor's heavenly wealth is really my blessing of the Great Song Dynasty......"
Su Liu Yi also said: "My Great Song has such a sharp weapon, I will definitely be able to kill the Yuan thief without leaving a piece of armor!"
There was another continuous compliment.
"Everyone, listen to the order!"
Zhao Dongting saw that the confidence of the ministers was high, and took advantage of the situation to shout: "From now on, all departments and departments will make every effort to prepare for war, and the soldiers will step up their training." If Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng dare to attack, they will definitely bury themselves in this vast sea!"
The ministers shouted hoarsely, long live the mountain.
Seeing the power of "thunder", they also had a raging flame of hope for the Southern Song Dynasty in their hearts.
At this point, the military mind is preliminary.
But Zhao Dongting was not idle, and after the ministers left, he returned to the weapons workshop and taught the guards how to bury mines.
These guards were all his cronies, and the stakes were so high that he did not dare to let others know about the practice and use of mines.
In the afternoon, Su Quandang hurriedly came to the weapons workshop wearing armor and asked to see him.
Zhao Dongting knew that he was arranged by Su Liuyi to recruit sergeants, and he should be very busy, but when he heard the guards say that he asked to see him, he was quite puzzled.
But he still asked the guards to bring Su Quandang in.
Su Quan knelt down on one knee and said to Zhao Dongting: "Your Majesty, there will be something to report at the end." ”
Since seeing the power of the mines, he has also surrendered to Zhao Dongting.
Zhao Dongting asked, "What's the matter?"
Su Quandang was a little sneering, "There is a woman from the recruitment camp, and she doesn't say that she wants to join the army." ”
Zhao Dongting frowned, only thinking about how Su Quandang came to report this little thing, he really didn't know the severity, and said lightly: "Didn't I tell Master Su that those who join the army and still have parents at home need to leave one person to take care of their parents;
Su Quandang said distressedly: "But this woman said...... She says she knows you. ”
"Know me?"
Zhao Dongting was also surprised, "I have stayed in this forbidden palace and almost never gone out, how can any woman know me?"
Then he suddenly remembered something, came to his senses, and said, "Take me to take a look." ”
Su Quandang hurriedly led the way in front.
Li Yuanxiu followed behind Zhao Dongting, and he is now almost Zhao Dongting's full-time bodyguard.
Walk all the way down the hill to the outside of the makeshift recruitment camp.
Some men in the prime of life are queuing up to register, but there are not many of them. There was a little girl with a colorful color standing there and looking very eye-catching.
She was a little baby fat, looked fifteen or sixteen years old, and was extremely delicate and cute. Don't think about it, in the future, she will definitely become a great beauty who will captivate the country and the city.
Her color discrimination is also leading the trend of the times at this time.
But Zhao Dongting looked at her, but he didn't even have the slightest impression. He thought that it was the cold female assassin who was going to join the army.
At the moment, he was inevitably a little disappointed in his heart.