At this moment, "Boom!" the iron fire thunder exploded. The explosion was earth-shattering and the earth shook. It was equivalent to the iron dog of the Western Army. It weighed thirty kilograms and blew up the brick house to pieces. The roof was lifted and the walls were destroyed.
It exploded into pieces, filled with dust, and crackling rocks fell from the sky.
Everyone was so frightened that they knelt on the ground and did not dare to move. After a long tea time, Wanyanchang put down his hands covering his ears and stood up slowly. The scene in front of him stunned him. There was still dust in front of him.
It was still diffuse, but you could clearly see that the brick house fifty steps away had disappeared.
"Okay! It's successful!" Wan Yanchang shouted excitedly, raising his arms and everyone cheered excitedly.
Wan Yanchang's eyes narrowed and he found that Hu Shatu was still kneeling on the ground with his head buried on the ground. He smiled and said: "The iron fire thunder that I invented is actually so scary!"
He ordered the left and right to help Hu Shatu up. The two soldiers helped Hu Shatu up and suddenly shouted in fright.
Wanyanchang turned around and his eyes widened in shock. He saw Hu Shatu's face covered with blood. A crossbow arrow penetrated from the top of his head, leaving only half of the arrow shaft exposed. Hu Shatu stared, but his eyes were full of blood.
It was lifeless and had been dead for a long time.
All three thousand Jurchen soldiers mobilized and ran frantically towards the top of the mountain. Soon, more than three thousand soldiers rushed to the top of the mountain, but they only found the bodies of ten killed Jurchen soldiers and nothing else.
The soldiers shouted again and searched in all directions. Soon a soldier found the footprints, and hundreds of Jurchen soldiers chased along the footprints.
Before the explosion sounded, the four people on the top of the mountain retreated. Zhong Huan could see clearly that both arrows hit the target, especially the second poisonous arrow. No matter where it was shot, Hu Shatu would die.
undoubtedly.
As for whether there are any drawings or samples of Hu Shatu, Zhong Huan doesn't care. He will now return to Yanshan Road alive and report their findings to His Highness King Yong. The Jurchen Army began to test the iron fire thunder.
The huge explosion shook the ground and they almost fell, but they still stumbled towards the foot of the mountain.
Just when three thousand Jurchen soldiers rushed to the top of the mountain, they had already rushed to the river and jumped onto the fishing boat one by one.
"Let's go!"
The boatman pushed a long pole against the stone wall, and the fishing boat swayed away from the shore and headed east towards the center of the river.
A quarter of an hour later, hundreds of Jurchen soldiers followed the footprints of several people and chased them to the riverside, but the people were gone. Various traces showed that the people they were chasing jumped into the river, but this was impossible in any case.
The leading centurion looked under the huge rock. There was just enough space for a ship to dock underneath. He understood immediately.
"There was a boat hidden down there, and they got on the boat and escaped!"
The centurion sent people back to report, and he divided his troops into two groups, one heading east to search and the other heading west.
Wanyanchang frantically searched for Hu Shatu's information and drawings, but found nothing. He asked the craftsmen around him, and they only knew about wooden barrel fire thunder and nothing about iron fire thunder. Two close soldiers of Hu Shatu told Wanyan
Chang, the iron fire thunder was brought directly from home by Hu Shatu, not made here.
Wan Yanchang immediately led five hundred cavalry and rode back to the upper capital to Hu Shatu's residence.
Many things happen by mistake. If Wan Yanchang could leave a little later, Zhong Huan and the others would be in danger. Shortly after Wan Yanchang returned to the city, reporting soldiers came. They discovered the traces of the murderer and took the boat.
Ran away.
But Wan Yanchang was gone, and the others could not command the navy to patrol Beijing, so they still had to find Wan Yanchang. The few reporting soldiers had no choice but to mount their horses and chase towards Beijing.
It took less than a quarter of an hour to make a mistake, but Zhong Huan and the others gained two hours. The five people rowed hard, and the fishing boat sailed to the east. They planned extremely carefully. After assassinating Hu Shatu, it was impossible to do it again.
To return from the original route, you can only go east.
They will enter the Huoluo Haichuan at the Mengan Tun River, which is today's Mudanjiang River, and finally enter the Tongmen Water, from which they enter the sea.
Wanyanchang dug three feet deep in Hu Shatu's house, but still found nothing. He was extremely frustrated. He was extremely worried that they might have passed by Tiehuolei again.
At this time, Wan Yanchang received the report that the murderer had probably entered the river and boarded a boat. Wan Yanchang was so angry that he immediately ordered all 300 ships of the Shangjing navy to be dispatched, and sent 10,000 iron cavalry in two groups along the river to search for the murderer.
At the same time, the emperor Wanyan Quan sent someone to inquire about the situation, but Wanyan Chang had no choice but to go to the palace to report.
Although the disastrous defeat of Wanyan Helisa and the escape of Yang Qin, Minister of the Ministry of War, were the reasons for Wanyan Wushu to attack Wanyanchang, Wanyanchang was not affected too much. On the contrary, he was favored by Emperor Wanyandan.
He was ordered to command an army of 50,000 Hezha and Meng'an, and together with Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Wushu, he was in charge of the affairs of the three provinces and had financial power.
The reason is also very simple. It is related to the factional struggle within the Jin Kingdom. After Wanyan Zongpan's death, another faction, Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Zonghan, gradually took power. In order to fight against Wanyan Wushu's growing power, the emperor Wanyan Dan needed support.
As a political opponent of Wanyan Wushu, Wanyanchang was the most suitable person. He was originally the number two figure in Wanyan Zongpan's faction, and it was expected that he would replace Wanyan Zongpan in power.
Wan Yanchang quickly came to the emperor's imperial study. Although Hu Shatu was killed and they missed the iron fire thunder again, Wan Yanchang still gained something. He got a few iron sheets after the iron fire thunder exploded.
, this is a real iron fire thunder iron sheet that can be carefully studied by other firearms craftsmen.
After listening to Wan Yanchang's report, the emperor Wanyan Dan's face was extremely gloomy. The fact that he did not get the iron fire thunder was secondary. The key point was that the enemy scouts actually sneaked into the restricted military area of Shangjing and killed the chief firearms master, which made Wan Yan Dan feel...
A deep shame.
"Where is the loophole?" Wanyan Dan asked coldly.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the first loophole is on the river. We have too few ships on the river, which allows the enemy spies to pass through the heavy blockade and enter Shangjing. The second loophole is above the Langya Valley. Only one sentry tower and ten patrol soldiers are arranged to deal with it.
It is enough for ordinary people, but it is not enough to deal with the Western spies. In the final analysis, the guard general underestimated the enemy and thought that it was impossible for the Western spies to come to Langya Valley."
"Who is the defense commander of Langya Valley?"
"It's Wan Yanzhuo, the Chief of Ten Thousands!"
Wanyan Dan immediately shouted: "It is my decree that Wanyan Zhuo is guilty of dereliction of duty and shall be executed immediately!"
"According to the order!" A guard rushed out to deliver the order.
After taking a few steps with his hands behind his back, Wanyan Dan asked again: "According to the current situation, is it possible to create an iron fire thunder?"
Wan Yanchang thought for a while and said: "With the iron shell fragments and gunpowder, there should be a chance, but it will take time!"
"How much time is needed?"
Wan Yanchang hesitated for a moment and shook his head, "You can't be sure of a humble position."
"I will give you one year to develop the iron fire thunder as much as possible."
Wan Yanchang sighed in his heart, it became his own business again. He had tried it before and knew how difficult it was, but at this time he couldn't refuse, so he had to bite the bullet and bowed: "I obey the order!"
Wanyangan thought for a moment and then said calmly: "I remember you said that a Yanjing man named Guo Changwu came to seek refuge with you. This man assassinated Chen Qing and almost succeeded. Is he still there?"
"Reply to Your Majesty, is he still there?"
"Make arrangements, I want to see him."
Wan Yanchang was stunned and asked cautiously: "Does Your Majesty still want him to go to Jingzhao?"
Wanyan Dan said coldly: "How dare you send someone to come to Beijing to assassinate my chief craftsman? It's disrespectful to come and not go!"
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After ten days of sailing, the river surface of Tongmenshui became wider and wider, and the entrance to the sea was in front of it.
The water of Tongmen is the Tumen River, and after going out, it leads to the Whale Sea. From a distance, Zhong Huan saw a ten thousand stone ship anchored at the mouth of the sea. He looked up to the sky and roared, raised his arms and cheered.