Chapter 13 The First Thermal Weapon in History Is Born
Looking at Hou Junji, who was thunderous, the eldest grandson Wuji's eyes showed a smug color, everything was expected, and at the same time, he was a little happy. Hou Junji can be described as both wise and brave, and he is indeed a rare talent. If it is ordinary, I can't hide this trick from him. But in the face of this matter, Hou Junji had no power to resist.
Because any of these people inevitably have advantages and disadvantages, Hou Junji's biggest disadvantage is that his surname is intolerable and his dedication to the prime minister's position.
He used tactics against his temper and surname, confused the facts, and gave him the news that there was truth and falsehood, and that there was truth in falsehood, no matter how clever Hou Junji was, it was difficult to resist.
Hou Junji gave a deep look at the eldest grandson Wuji, and said solemnly: "Brother Xie said bluntly today, so that I can get to know those two old horsemen again!" ”
He gritted his teeth, and his resentment towards Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui went deep into his bone marrow. It's not that he can't see the intentions of the eldest grandson Wuji, but he knows that what the eldest grandson Wuji said is true. Wei Zheng really recommended him to Li Shimin some time ago, because before the recommendation, Wei Zheng found him in private and asked him to behave well, and asked him to wholeheartedly benefit the Tang Dynasty in the future. But the matter was later settled. Afterwards, he asked Wei Zheng, but Wei Zheng just showed an apologetic look and didn't say much.
Hou Junji is not stupid, seeing Wei Zheng's expression, how can he not know that this matter has come to an end? But he only thought that Li Shimin did not recognize him, so he wanted to prove himself to Li Shimin with a beautiful battle. It wasn't until today that he knew that it wasn't Li Shimin who didn't recognize him, but Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui who were secretly slandering him, and the culprits of everything were the two of them.
No wonder Wei Shizhong wanted to speak at that time, no wonder His Majesty did not reduce his weight on himself, trusted him, and did not disagree with his own meaning at all, all of this can be explained clearly.
His surname is already intolerant of others, and he has high merits, and he is a little dissatisfied with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing and others above him, and now he has let Fang Du and the others ruin their own big things. How can you still swallow this bad breath, and only think about how to get revenge on them and make them pay for their actions.
The eldest grandson Wuji said pretendedly: "It's not right for the virtuous brother to say that, Fang Du Erxiang, although the approach is inappropriate, but after all, he is a meritorious man." What's more, the virtuous brother is about to go on an expedition, and if he causes any trouble, it will not be good! Since Fang Du Erxiang said that the virtuous brother is not meritorious, then the virtuous brother will fight a beautiful victory in a down-to-earth manner, and let them beat their mouths! In this way, it is good to speak in front of His Majesty, and once again recommend the virtuous brother as the prime minister. To be a brother is not to believe it, after the virtuous brother has achieved brilliant results, Fang Du Erxiang can still say that the virtuous brother is not meritorious! ”
Hou Junji let the eldest grandson Wuji say this, and he also came back to his senses, and bowed again: "Thank you brother for your advice, Junji knows what to do!" He raised his head, smiled gloomily, and thought indignantly in his heart: "Big, Lao Tzu can't move, but small one, Lao Tzu can't move?" At this moment, he remembered Du He and Fang Yiai, who would go with him, and remembered that Du He and Fang Yiai were now his subordinates, and this battle was at his disposal.
The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Hou Junji who was sneering, and did not speak, let alone deliberately let Hou Junji go to Du He's trouble. This will only make Hou Junji aware of his intentions. Moreover, he knew that Hou Junji's narrow-minded surname that would take revenge would inevitably make trouble for Du He and Fang Ruhui when he couldn't get angry with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and he didn't need to explain it intentionally.
This is also his consistent style, stabbing a knife in the back, making people unavoidable and unavoidable.
Just when Du He was calculated, the parties were completely ignorant of the conspiracy, but were quietly immersed in the fun of studying gunpowder.
He still vaguely remembered the manufacturing method of the soil explosives at this moment, and the formula ratio also remembered, and now all that was left was how to make it step by step according to the steps.
An hour before and after, Du He walked out with a prepared pot of gunpowder and found Jiang Xingben, Zheng Ang, and Qian Jin doing experiments in the open field.
According to Jiang Xingben's idea, Qian Jin used sulfur and resin to create a round ball the size of a football and used it as a stone thrown by the catapult.
Zheng Ang is holding a torch in his hand, Qian Jin is working, and Jiang Xingben is commanding with him!
"Ignition!" Jiang Xingben gave an order, Zheng Ang lit the torch to the ball, and the ball was smeared with a layer of fire oil, which turned into a fireball in an instant!
"Put!" Jiang Xingben shouted, and the fireball roared and flew out of a distance of 100 meters, smashed on the ground and scattered, sparks splashed everywhere, burning, and lasted for a long time, burning a large area of open space.
"It's done!" Zheng Anggao shouted.
Jiang Xingben shook his head and said, "It's still far away!" For the defense of the city, for the field defense, then it will be, but the distance of 100 meters is within the effective range of the bow and arrow, should the slinger brave the feathers of the arrow to transport the catapult to the city within 100 meters? A hundred steps is too short, at least three or four hundred steps. ”
Qian Jin didn't speak, that look obviously meant something.
Du He looked at the flames that were still not extinguished in the distance, and also understood the key to this sharp weapon. The oil burned vigorously and died out quickly, even for a while, but this kind of sulfur and resin can burn for a long time, like an incendiary bomb, causing maximum damage to the enemy.
"Why don't you add a stone to the inside of the ball, it will increase the weight of the thing and increase its range." Duhe said the easiest way to do it wrong!
Qian Jin and Jiang Xingben's eyes lit up, this simplest method is often the most effective. They stuffed stones in a ball made of sulfur and resin and tried again.
Weighing enough, the fireball whistled and flew over a distance of three hundred paces, smashed to the ground, and shot out in all directions.
Seeing the success of the experiment, Jiang Xingben, Zheng Ang, and Qian Jin cheered.
Du He also nodded approvingly, and sighed secretly: This person's wisdom is really endless, and this kind of thing similar to an incendiary bomb will also be a great weapon if it can be used on the battlefield. But compared to gunpowder, it's a drop in the bucket.
Zheng Ang found the jar in his hand and asked, "This is the good thing made by the adults?" ”
Du He smiled and said to himself: "That's natural, this guy's power is much more powerful than what you played before." ”
Jiang Xingben, Zheng Ang, and Qian Jin all saw the power of the fireball, and when they saw Du He's wild words, they all showed a look of disbelief.
Du He didn't care, in the era of cold weapons, no one would believe that iron could fly in the sky and iron could swim in water, but he said smugly: "Let you see the power, and you will know how wrong you are." ”
Du He looked for something to hold gunpowder again, saw a small bamboo forest in the corner of the clearing, remembered the situation when the family burned firecrackers during the New Year, smiled secretly, stepped forward and cut a wrist-thick bamboo tail joint, in order to deter them from this group of hillbillies who did not believe in high technology, specially brought a bowl of gunpowder and filled it all.
I asked for a little sulfur and resin from them, and in order not to harm anyone, I dug a hole a hundred paces away, stuffed bamboo into the hole, and then lit a fire on it, and walked quickly to them.
"What do you mean, sir, playing with firecrackers?" Zheng Ang's second monk was puzzled.
Jiang Xingben and Qian Jin are also general expressions.
Du He smiled confidently: "You'll know later, it's similar to firecrackers, but the power is very different, just don't let it be scared." ”
The three of them pursed their lips disdainfully when they heard this, and they looked like they were well-informed, and they didn't take Du He's words to heart at all.
Du He deliberately taught them a lesson, but he didn't mention it again, but showed a yin smile.
Du He's smile made them shudder, and they were a little worried when they thought of his recent amazing actions, they didn't care about it on the surface, but they were waiting for it in their hearts.
Suddenly there was a crisp sound of "popping", which was the sound of firecrackers.
All three of them looked at Duhe strangely, at the very moment when they let their guard down. There was a loud and deafening bang, and then the whole fire was scattered by the powerful impact of the gunpowder explosion, and the earth was splashed in all directions, and it crackled all around. The place where the gunpowder was inserted already presented a pit with a wide waistline.
Du He subconsciously shrank his head, and after witnessing the whole process, he had to admire: "The power of this gunpowder is really not covered!" ”
As for Jiang Xingben, Zheng Ang, and Qian Jin, they all made the previous shocking loud noise stupid, Zheng Ang even took a step back in fright, and in a hurry, his body couldn't balance, and he sat on the ground with a "poof".
Qian Jin shouted in a low voice: "My mother, this ...... What the hell is this, it's scared to death! ”
Jiang Xingben looked stupid and didn't come back to his senses, but for Qian Jin's words, he nodded instinctively, and his heart palpitated.
The first explosion of gunpowder was a complete success.
It took a while for the three of them to completely recover from the power of gunpowder.
In addition to the surprises, they all showed a look of admiration, looking at Du He's eyes, revealing deep worship, they were not looking at people, but gods.
Suddenly, Qian Jin looked at the potholes caused by the gunpowder and the dirt scattered all over the ground, and shouted: "What kind of scene do you think it will be like to hide this gunpowder in the previous firebomb and explode it in the sky above the enemy?" ”
"Great idea!" Du He recalled the power of the fireball bomb, shouted excitedly, looked at Qian Jin with some blazing eyes, and felt that this guy had a brain and was easy to use, so he looked at Zheng Ang and said: "Zheng Jianzheng, I want this person from the Science and Technology Institute!" ”
Zheng Ang's face immediately stepped over at that moment.
Two days later, the first incendiary bomb in the history of the world was born.
The incendiary bomb has two major killing moves, first, as the name suggests, fire, the periphery of the incendiary bomb is made of sulfur, resin and other flammable materials, their power after the explosion of gunpowder, the spark, can spread to a full fifty steps range, and at the same time, the stone used to increase the weight is also replaced with iron sheets, and at the same time the incendiary bombs explode, the iron pieces will also shoot in all directions, and the power is great!
(To be continued)