When Talon saw the crystal clear saltpeter and the smoking black powder, he was shocked and said to Long Fei: "Is the smoking thing made of these things?"
Long Fei nodded. Talun grabbed some, smelled it, tasted it again, and said: "If you had told me earlier, I would have gotten you some. Why bother with such a big Zhou Zhang to arrest those Taoist priests!"
Long Fei slapped his forehead, wondering how he had forgotten this. Outside the Great Wall is the main producing area of saltpeter. The swamps, lakes and saline-alkali land there are places where saltpeter can often be seen. I remember when I was a soldier in Inner Mongolia,
There is a layer of white on the saline-alkali land every morning, most of which is saltpeter. Local herdsmen collect some and make it into leather saltpeter, which is used to rub the fur of animals. Although the purity is limited, it is still saltpeter after all!
Long Fei said: "Thank you for reminding me, like this! Tomorrow you go to the outside of the Great Wall, and I will ask Wang Wei to go with you to get more saltpeter, as much as you need! I will be of great use!"
That night, Long Fei took Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Huang Zhong out of the city on horseback. Just to scare Dong Zhuo, he didn't bring too much black powder. Long Fei took the lead and went straight to Meiwu. Meiwu is a hundred miles west of Chang'an.
Located near the Wei River, it is a natural dock. Dong Zhuo sent people to build a castle covering an area of seven miles five miles outside Meiwu City. The castle faces north and south, and is surrounded by tall walls. The walls are very high
It is wide, with patrolling soldiers on it, and an arch facing the south. All people entering and exiting can only go here. At night, the lamp ball and torch illuminate the entire castle clearly, and you can see clearly from dozens of miles away.
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It was dawn when Long Fei and the others came. The continuous rain made the road muddy, and the civilians who were delivering things to the castle had to wade through the muddy water with difficulty. It is said that there are countless gold, silver, treasures, beautiful women and antiques in this castle, and even enough Dong Zhuo was gathered there.
The army needs food for three years. Moreover, the castle is guarded by 10,000 Dong Zhuo's personal guards. These people are the elites of Xiliang. If you want to capture the castle, it will take half a year without ten times Dong Zhuo's troops.
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"This place is really impenetrable! There's no way to get in!" Dian Wei sighed.
"We're not here to kill people! No need to go in!" Long Fei turned his horse's head, walked down the official road, and walked around to the north of the castle. This is the back of the castle. The huge houses are connected with the back wall, except for the ten-foot-high
Except for the breathable windows on the roof, the entire wall is bare. Even a monkey can't climb up here.
The four of them were all surprised after reading this. After walking around Dong Zhuo's castle, after much deliberation, Long Fei thought that it was unrealistic to bury the bag of gunpowder inside the castle, so it would have to be outside.
The man finally chose a tree near the back wall of the castle. The next step was to wait for the opportunity and look for an opportunity. Not only could the soldiers in the castle not discover it, but Dong Zhuo could not see any traces of human intervention.
The next day, the sky turned sunny, and the rain that had been falling for half a month stopped. Under the clouds, a slight breeze blew, and the water droplets on the leaves fell one by one. Long Fei shuddered and said,
The clothes are tighter.
"Ka! Boom...!" A huge thunder fell from the sky, shaking the inn they were staying in. Long Fei had an idea and hurriedly called the four of them over. He rode straight towards Dong Zhuo's castle. Thunders were heard one after another.
, from far to near. Lightning streaked through the sky. The clouds had already reached the top of the head, and the thunder seemed to be just an inch above the head. "Drive!" Long Fei kept urging Yu Feng to run quickly.
The most feared thing about black powder is water. When Long Fei went out, he found a piece of cowhide and wrapped the gunpowder bag tightly to make it dry as much as possible. Several people came to the tree. Huang Zhong bent his bow and arrow to look out for the wind. Dian Wei and Zhao Yun
He started digging a hole with the hoe he brought with him. The land in the Guanzhong area is fertile, Meiwu is close to the Weishui River, and most of the land is sand. It didn't take much effort to dig a hole. Just when Long Fei was about to put the gunpowder package in, a hole appeared in the hole.
Water actually seeped out.
"Damn it!" Long Fei cursed and scooped the water out of the pit with his hands. Even if Long Fei, Zhao Yun and Dian Wei worked together, there was still a deep pool in the pit.
"What to do! It looks like we can't finish it!" Zhao Yun was a little anxious.
Dian Wei slammed the tree trunk next to him in a circle, making a thud: "It has been raining for such a long time, and there is water everywhere. It is really hard to find dry land!"
Hearing the "dong dong" sound from the tree trunk, Long Fei had an idea. He took out his blood-red dagger and opened the cover of the book in twos and twos. The century-old locust tree had long been hollow inside. A nest of mice lay at the entrance of the hole and stared at Long Fei.
Fei. "That's it. Get these mice away!" Several people either chased them away or threatened them, and finally drove the little mice out of the tree hole.
Long Fei carefully stuffed the gunpowder bag into the tree hole and inserted the twister. The length of the twister was tested by Long Fei. No one knows how powerful such a big bag of black powder is. Long Fei thought it should be at least fifty meters away.
outside. So he left enough to run fifty meters.
The thunder is getting louder and denser, and some thunder sounds are mixed together and can no longer be heard as several thunders. The sky is getting dark, and the wind is getting stronger and stronger. In order to prevent the twister from getting wet by rain or being blown by
The strong wind blew away, so Long Fei specially used a dagger to carve a long groove on the big tree, and stuffed the twister into it little by little. After finishing all this, Long Fei waved, and Zhao Yun and others quickly retreated.
Splashing sparks jumped back and forth between the two pieces of flint. "Hey..." A spark burst into the middle of the twister. Immediately a burst of green smoke rose up, and the twister made of sulfur and saltpeter burned quickly. Long Fei was
I was shocked when I saw that the twister actually started to burn from the middle. I yelled, "Damn it!" I dropped the flint in my hand, turned around and ran away.
"Ka! Boom..." A bolt of lightning rushed down from the sky with a loud thunder. The lightning, with its unique sparks, hit the big locust tree behind the castle. Long Fei glanced back.
, thinking that he was lucky, if he had not left, he would have become a roast pig right now. Before he could turn his head, a bigger explosion exploded behind him.
The billowing thick smoke spread out with broken wood chips and branches, mixed with pieces of gravel in the soil. The huge air wave centered on the big locust tree, knocking down all the surrounding flowers and plants. Long Fei
As soon as he ran two steps, the air wave pushed him out with smoke. A few pebbles flew past his ears, and a sawdust with a sharp whistle left a long line on Long Fei's face.
Kouzi.
"Pa!" Long Fei was thrown heavily to the muddy ground, and his whole body seemed to be unconscious. The muddy water and the branches that followed soon completely buried him, and his ears kept buzzing. As soon as he opened his mouth,
A mouthful of bitter muddy water went into his throat, choking him and making him cough repeatedly.
When Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong dug Long Fei out, Long Fei had turned into a clay figure, with only some white in his eyes. Long Fei shook his head hard and felt his body limbs. Fortunately, it was just a clay figure.
He was only hurt by the fall, but not injured. Wiping the mud on his face, Long Fei said: "Hurry up, Dong Zhuo's people will be here soon!"
The next day, a message came out in Meiwu. The streets and alleys began to talk about yesterday's thunder. The Wu Da who sold cooking cakes said that there was a treacherous minister in the court, and God wanted to kill him, but let the big locust tree become the scapegoat.
The pear-selling parrot said that God was really angry. First there was heavy rain, then the rivers overflowed, and there were thunder and lightning. He had to find a girl to offer sacrifices to God to appease God, otherwise there would be disasters. The old woman who opened the embroidery workshop said, "I need to find a girl to sacrifice to God."
It was necessary to find a beautiful girl, preferably Ximen Jinlian from the Ximen family. In a word, the people's discussion was directed at Dong Zhuo.
Someone went to take a look and found that the "lightning" was really powerful. Not only did the big locust tree that the three of them hugged disappear without a trace, there was actually a large hole on the ground that was ten feet in diameter and four or five feet deep.
Even the base of the back wall of Dong Zhuo's castle can be clearly seen. Moreover, dense cracks have appeared on the back wall of the castle. The largest one, from the base of the wall to the top, is two fingers wide.
Dong Zhuo finally couldn't sit still. Since it was a natural disaster, and the target of this natural disaster was himself, he could only ask the gods for help. The Witch God was urgently invited to Meiwu from Xiliang by Dong Zhuo. After hearing about the lightning, the Witch God
Dong Zhuo said that he would do it next to the big pit. When everything was ready, the wizard danced and sang, and almost the entire back wall was covered with various spells and charms.
The scene was grand and terrifying, with hundreds of soldiers blocking the crowd of people watching the fun. Long Fei, Zhao Yun and others were wearing people's clothes and mixed in with the crowd to watch the fun. Dian Wei laughed and said: "This move is really effective.
, it seems that Dong Zhuo is a little scared! Look at him, his face is blue!"
"Who wouldn't be afraid of such a big movement!" Huang Zhong said: "I didn't expect the power of those powders to be so great. It would definitely be a sharp weapon if used to attack a city."
Long Fei nodded. Huang Zhong was indeed a good general. He could immediately think of using black gunpowder to attack the city. Even Zhao Yun had no such idea. They were anxiously waiting for the result. They couldn't guess what the Witch God meant.
, if the Witch God still refuses to let Dong Zhuo enter Beijing, Dong Zhuo will definitely not go. At this time, we can only resign ourselves to fate.
The Witch God was sweating profusely. He took off his mask in front of everyone and loudly said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, God has already made a decree. Because Your Majesty killed too many people, God intends to punish Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty sacrifices three animals to him,
, you can avoid this disaster!"
At this time, the imperial edict came again for Dong Zhuo to come to Beijing to worship heaven. Dong Zhuo hesitated. The letter from Li Ru and Li Su made it very clear that a large group of courtiers had been secretly discussing recently, and they were definitely trying to harm themselves.
, if these courtiers change after entering Chang'an, I can't say anything. Looking back, I think that my brother Dong Min is in the capital, and there is Long Fei, and the army is in my hands. There is nothing to fear. Just when he was hesitating,
Long Fei came to Meiwu with the third decree from the court.