The fire burned for nearly half an hour before it gradually went out, and at this time, Xiang Zhuang had taken people to condescend to observe the burning of the fire oil, although the fire oil has been very pure, it can be burned quickly under the action of open flames, but once there is a rainy day, a windy day, and then the open flame flickering and even only a little spark left, can it ignite the fire oil?

Xiang Zhuang was still sure at this time, looking at the dark scorched earth left in the distance, Xiang Zhuang took everyone and walked towards Dazhai again.

Torches could not be lit in the village, many soldiers were lit with lanterns, and at this time it was close to the bright moon hanging, and many soldiers lit simple lanterns made of bamboo, although the lighting range of this lantern was limited, but he could avoid open flames and ignite wooden barrels.

Under the guidance of several soldiers, Xiang Zhuang and others came to a certain special big tent, there was a faint fragrance coming out of the tent, Xiang Zhuang glanced at Ma Ying beside him, Ma Ying understood, walked into the big tent first, and said with a smile: "Master, the king of my family has come to see you." ”

Soon an old man's hoarse voice sounded in the tent: "Oh, take me out to the king." ”

"No need, this king came uninvited, and I hope the old gentleman will not be surprised." Xiang Zhuang walked into the big tent, aside, followed by Ying Liang and other people, everyone entered the big tent, all gathered around, at this time, Xiang Zhuang gave the old warlock a hand, indicating the salute, the old warlock also hurriedly got up and saluted, the two politely, each seated.

There was a brief silence in the tent, and soon, the old warlock glanced at Xiang Zhuang, and then smiled: "Since I came here, the king has never been here, and I have cut off contact with the outside world, but I can still see from the king's expression that the wind and clouds have changed, and if I guess correctly, the king is about to experience a bigger war." ”

"Hehe, what the old gentleman said is very true." Xiang Zhuang smiled and nodded, at this time, several guards brought soft seats, everyone took their seats, and Ying Xueyue on the side asked curiously, "What was it just now?" Why is it so powerful, and is that thing lamp oil? ”

"Hehe, of course not." The old warlock smiled mysteriously, he looked at Xiang Zhuang, and it was very clear in the old warlock's heart that Xiang Zhuang knew these things, otherwise, he would not have instructed himself to come here to study this thing, but did Xiang Zhuang hide it from everyone? If Xiang Zhuang didn't want to say it himself, then he wouldn't have brought these people here, thinking like this, the old warlock gradually understood in his heart that Xiang Zhuang came today to explore the power of fire oil.

"This thing, called fire oil, is refined with a special black oil, which is extremely pure and can be easily ignited, much more ferocious than lamp oil." The old warlock smiled, and Xiang Zhuang said, "But the old man made a big mistake. ”

"Oh? The king might as well come and hear it. The old warlock was obviously interested, Xiang Zhuang nodded and smiled: "Although the old gentleman knows how to brew this oil, he doesn't know that this oil will volatilize and even burn under the scorching sun. ”

The old warlock obviously knew this, he was not surprised by Xiang Zhuang's opinion, and only sighed lightly: "King, to transfer the dry place, you need to dig a mountain road, and you need a lot of manpower to transport, I ...... here" The old warlock didn't say anything, he only glanced at Ma Ying, Ma Ying smiled slightly embarrassedly: "King, I only have three thousand people in my hands, and this matter is really difficult to do." ”

Xiang Zhuang heard that the two of them were like this, so he had to nod and said, "I know, I will ask Kong Changshi to come over and help you open the mountain." ”

"But once outsiders intervene, the news is likely to leak." Ma Ying was a little worried, and Ying Liang on the side also said: "Yes, there are many people. ”

Xiang Zhuang thought for a while and sighed: "This matter is urgent, I will let Li Hong take charge of this matter." ”

Everyone was silent, this mysterious place has a fire oil that everyone has never seen before, if it wasn't for the fire oil they just saw in the back mountain, they couldn't believe that there is something more powerful than lamp oil in this world.

But what Xiang Zhuang was thinking at this time was not a problem with the oil, he looked at everyone and ordered: "You go out first, I want to talk to the old gentleman about something." ”

Everyone nodded and went out, only Ying Xueyue was beside Xiang Zhuang, hesitating, not knowing whether she should go out, Xiang Zhuang saw her hesitation, only patted the back of her hand lightly with her hand, and said with a smile: "Wait for me outside, I'll come in a while." ”

Ying Xueyue nodded and went out, at this time, only Xiang Zhuang and this old warlock were left in the tent, the two were silent for a moment with each other, and Xiang Zhuang was the first to speak: "Old gentleman, I am very grateful to you for the matter of the oil oil, and I will repay you ten times the price, but I came today, not just for the oil matter, but ...... I mentioned to you back then, the issue of gunpowder. ”

"The gunpowder that the king said, I once encountered it when my master was refining Dan, it was so powerful that the entire Dan furnace was blown up." As the old warlock spoke, he fell into a deep memory, and after a while, he woke up from the memory, looked at Xiang Zhuang in front of him, and couldn't help but smile apologetically: "King, I'm distracted." ”

"Hehe, the old gentleman is polite, let's get down to business, I want gunpowder, can you make it?"

"I can't guarantee it." The old warlock shook his head.

"I can tell you, sulfur, saltpeter and carbon I can provide you with, I don't know what ratio you need, I don't know how to exert the maximum power, I can provide you with manpower, you vigorously research and develop, but the premise, don't let anyone know." Xiang Zhuang involuntarily looked back at the outside of the tent, the curtain was still closed, and he continued: "In addition, I can guarantee that your descendants, in Dongchu, will always be famous nobles, and my Xiang family will provide for them for generations and let them get the respect they deserve, do you think it's okay?" ”

The old warlock was silent, he didn't answer Xiang Zhuang immediately, he was still thinking deeply about the gains and losses, and after a while, the old warlock nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I promise you about this matter." ”

The old warlock agreed to this, and Xiang Zhuang finally sighed, this gunpowder is not impossible to develop, but Xiang Zhuang knows that peace will not last long, war will start at any time, and he must prepare soldiers and horses to meet another expedition.

After talking with the old man for a while, Xiang Zhuang got up and arched his hand to the old man: "Please." ”

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Xiang Zhuang's team returned according to the original route, and when they arrived in Poyang, the sky was almost bright, and not far away, the air was white, and a new day was coming.

The day of marrying Wu Fang is getting closer and closer, and today, Kong Ji will bring the fleet to Poyang River Port, and after meeting with Xiang Zhuang, the team will march to Shaxian River Port.

At this time, the team had begun to slow down, and everyone was very tired, running for several days just to inspect the production and storage of thermal oil, which was very important to Xiang Zhuang, and in the future war, thermal oil would play a vital role.

The sun is rising higher and higher, and in the distance, Poyang City has gradually appeared in everyone's field of vision, Xiang Zhuang looked at Poyang City full of Chu flags, and said with a smile: "Poyang is ahead, and when you enter Poyang, you can have a full meal." ”

Laughing, everyone sped up their horses and galloped towards Poyang City.

The three drums sounded on the tower of Poyang City, the city gate slowly opened, just at this time, Xiang Zhuang and others came on horseback, and the soldiers guarding the door saw that Xiang Zhuang's army was mighty, and did not dare to stop them, so they entered the city, just entered the city, Xiang Zhuang and others went straight to the county office.

The county commander Zhou Sheng and the county lieutenant Hou Kaige had already heard the news and rushed to the gate of the county yamen, waiting for Xiang Zhuang and others, as well as Kong Ji, who had just arrived yesterday afternoon, was also anxiously waiting at this time, there were still two days before marrying the princess of Chu, if Xiang Zhuang didn't get up early, I am afraid that it would be too late in terms of time, not to mention, the day of marrying Wu Fang is also the day of marrying Kong Xiuyun.

Although he was very worried about his sister's future, as soon as he entered a wealthy family, he was as deep as the sea, but Kong Ji couldn't manage it so much, at this time the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the empty street, everyone knew that Xiang Zhuang was coming, they hurriedly sorted out their robes, and looked into the distance, sure enough, Xiang Zhuang and others appeared in the street, and soon, they came to the county yamen.

Kong Ji saw Ying Xueyue behind Xiang Zhuang at a glance, for some reason, Xiang Zhuang came to Lushan County to inspect and would take her, but Kong Ji had vaguely guessed that Xiang Zhuang would marry next, and it must be Ying Xueyue.

"I'll see the king." Everyone stepped forward and gave Xiang Zhuang a salute, Xiang Zhuang waved his hand tiredly, signaling everyone to be exempt, and then ordered: "Hurry up and prepare food to satisfy the hunger of my guards." ”

Immediately, Xiang Zhuang pulled Ying Xueyue and laughed: "This king is also hungry, hurry up and get some food." ”

Passing through the long corridor of the county government, Xiang Zhuang and other people came to the guest hall, the table and soft seats that had been prepared were neatly arranged, Xiang Zhuang came to the top and sat down, on the side was Ying Xueyue, and the rest of the people sat in their own positions.

Xiang Zhuang hurriedly picked up the chopsticks, gobbling up and drinking, Kong Ji on the side saw that Xiang Zhuang was so hungry, he couldn't help but secretly shook his head, waited for a while, and saw that Xiang Zhuang seemed to have eaten almost, Kong Ji asked: "Has the king been to see the oil oil?" ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, the secret of the fire oil back then, except for his most trusted Changshi Kong Ji, no one in the Chu army knew, at this time Kong Ji asked, Xiang Zhuang put down his chopsticks, and said with a smile: "The purity of the fire oil is almost there, and it can be used on the battlefield, but ......"

When Xiang Zhuang said the word but, he paused, Kong Ji was stunned, and couldn't help asking: "But what?" ”

"However, this kind of extremely lethal weapon is not easy to use, otherwise, it will expose our strength and give the other party a chance to take precautions, and once the secret of the oil is revealed, if the enemy army uses the oil on a large scale, it will be a threat to us, so I will not use this kind of weapon lightly." Xiang Zhuang sighed lightly.

Kong Ji was also silent for a moment, he also agreed with Xiang Zhuang's opinion, if the oil is used by the ** teams, then it will be a nightmare for the Eastern Chu army, but at the moment, it is not the time to consider the oil oil, we must persuade Xiang Zhuang to get up early, thinking of this, Kong Ji got up and came to the center of the guest hall, and arched his hand in front of Xiang Zhuang and said: "The king rests for a while, and we are about to leave for Jiangdong." ”

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