It is quite easy for an army of tens of thousands to collect some materials that are not very precious.
Early the next morning, Zhao Chen saw that the outside of his tent was piled with all kinds of materials he needed.
There are quite a few Taoist temples in the small villages and towns outside Songzhou City.
Taoist priests like to do weird things, and refining elixirs is also common.
Therefore, there are still a lot of things like sulfur and saltpeter that are difficult for ordinary people to find here.
The majesty of the army is still there. If Zhao Chen goes by himself, those bull noses will probably not agree to it.
He looked at the piles of various materials piled randomly in front of him, and then looked at Niu Jinda's handsome tent not far in front of him.
Those who are ignorant are fearless, those who are ignorant are not surprised.
It means that Lao Niutou doesn't know how powerful the thing he wants to create is.
Otherwise, he would probably have to chase Zhao Chen out of the military camp.
Just find a corner and let him do it.
Fire medicine is really not something that should appear at this time.
It's still possible to hold this kind of big killer weapon in your own hands.
But there are also a number of officials from the Tang Dynasty, as well as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Lao Li Tou.
Will they agree?
As soon as the fire medicine comes out, Lao Li will definitely know about it.
Facing such a terrifying mass murderer, what would Lao Litou think in his heart?
Although Old Li Tou had shamelessly thrown himself into the army this time, he had actually been pretty good to him before.
But once the fire medicine comes out, who knows whether he will directly kill himself?
Zhao Chen didn't dare to swear by the emperor's thoughts.
But no matter how reluctant he is, he is at the end of his rope.
Without fire medicine, these tens of thousands of Tang soldiers and the hundreds of thousands of escaped Tang people would probably die in pieces.
Zhao Chen can ignore these people, but what about Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu?
Do you really leave them here?
Zhao Chen didn't know whether what he did today was right or wrong.
But now, he can only take one step at a time.
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Although the system's skills do not have the manufacturing methods of those advanced weapons of later generations, and even the materials cannot be obtained.
However, Zhao Chen still knew how to make black fire medicine.
It's not too difficult to get some hand-retained ammunition.
The ratio of charcoal and sulfur is one and a half, and the rest is filled with saltpeter.
You have to move slowly and be careful, otherwise it will either be a dud or blow you up.
The Huotou Army was very unhappy and sent hundreds of eggs.
They felt that this young man who joined the army was just greedy and wanted to eat eggs.
But this is too much, one person wants so much.
But Niu Shuai didn’t say anything!
Until they saw Zhao Chen break the eggs, separate the egg whites, and soak them in the powder, all the fire-headed soldiers almost came out with kitchen knives to chop people.
It's okay for this bastard to just eat it. After all, it goes into his stomach and nothing is wasted.
But what about the facts?
Such a good thing is now lost in the dust?
The pottery pots found were filled with pieces of iron and some sharp stones stained with filth.
The bamboo tube holds a cotton thread, and the two ends are sealed with loess and rubber.
Hold it in your hand, and a unique killing weapon is ready.
Niu Jinda expressed his confusion.
He looked at the clay pot in Zhao Chen's hand. There was a cotton thread coming out of the pot, which was really strange.
"What is this?" Niu Jinda reached out to take it, but Zhao Chen handed it over directly.
"Is this thread meant to be set on fire? It seems to be similar to the firecrackers set off in Chang'an City during the Chinese New Year!" Niu Jinda twisted the cotton thread and said thoughtfully.
Zhao Chen was a little worried.
Old Niutou, don't get too hot-headed and use these bullets as firecrackers.
Then it will be really fucked.
"Niu Shuai, do you want to try it?" Zhao Chen said with a smile. This is the first time he has made such a thing.
He wasn't sure how powerful it was.
But you won’t know until you try it!
"Well, you have to try, otherwise my head will be all in vain!" Niu Jinda nodded and asked, "How to try?"
"Aren't there wooden stakes for training in the school grounds? Move some to the open space in front and bury them firmly."
"Let's try it with those wooden stakes."
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Niu Jinda gave the order, and the soldiers naturally acted very quickly.
But after a while, all the wooden stakes for training in the school field were moved over.
Half buried in the ground, lined up in rows, they look a bit majestic at first glance.
At this moment, the morning sun shines on everyone's faces, giving them a warm feeling.
"What is the commander doing today?" A soldier stood beside the wooden pile and asked his companions.
"It's the guy in front who said he had built some powerful weapon that could break through Songzhou City." Someone next to him answered.
"What, just the jar that Niu Shuai is holding?"
"Guess so."
"Isn't this a joke? It's useless for something with a big head."
"Hehe, now I am in urgent need of medical treatment. Anyone can come out and embarrass me."
The soldiers were talking around.
Niu Jinda looked a little ugly.
Although everyone was saying that Zhao Chen was unreliable, Niu Jinda was the one who nodded in the end.
By saying this, aren't you calling him Niu Jinda?
Niu Jinda was unhappy and his eyes fell on Zhao Chen.
He thought that if Zhao Chen's things didn't work, even if he didn't capture him, he would give him a good kick first.
"You have to ask them to stand further away." Zhao Chen pointed at the onlookers in front of him and said calmly.
It seemed that the discussion just now did not reach his ears.
"Get away from me." Niu Jinda was not happy and cursed angrily.
Only then did everyone retreat slowly.
"It should be further away." Zhao Chen frowned.
Although I don't know how powerful this thing is, there is no difference between you standing one foot away and holding a hand bomb.
"Refund?" Niu Jinda frowned.
"Back off." Zhao Chen nodded.
"I'm going to step back ten feet and stand so close. Are you trying to defraud me of the pension?" Niu Jinda shouted.
Everyone laughed loudly. Although they didn't believe that this thing was so powerful, they still retreated far away after hearing Niu Jinda's order.
After all, it was the first time he had made this thing, so Zhao Chen didn't feel the need to try it himself.
The city can be saved, but lives cannot be lost here.
Does anyone know if there is any problem with this thing?
Looking at the old Niutou next to him again, Zhao Chen felt that he was a good candidate, but maybe the old Niutou was blown up in a daze, and he was afraid that he would have to be killed by these people before being eaten alive.
After thinking about it, I decided to forget it. I randomly found a reckless man and handed the pottery pot and torch into his hands.
"Place the clay pot in the middle of the wooden piles in front, and then light the cotton thread with a torch. As soon as you see the cotton thread is on fire, run as far as you can..."
"Is it lit like this?"
Before Zhao Chen finished speaking, he saw that the reckless man had already walked to the wooden pile, and the torch in his hand had been set on cotton thread.
At just one glance, Zhao Chen's face turned green.
Damn it, I haven't finished saying this yet, and the fuse has been lit.
The cotton thread was sizzling with flames, and the reckless man slowly placed the pot on the ground and stared at it seriously.
"What the hell..." Niu Jinda ran out holding the man in his arms.
There was a violent roar behind him.
Everyone felt the ground beneath their feet shaking.
When he looked up, he saw that half of the wooden piles that had just been buried had been cut off.
Even the wooden pile that was not broken was split in the middle at this moment.
"This...this...this..."
The huge explosion made everyone lose their minds.
When they reacted, they saw two fast horses roaring towards them from the side camp.
"Zhao Da, where are you?"
"Zhao Da, speak!"
Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were so anxious that their faces were filled with panic.
They were in the side camp just now when they all heard the loud noise.
But it happened that he was still in the Chinese army camp.
Both of them were heartbroken.
Behind the two of them, commotion in other camps could be faintly seen.
At the top of Songzhou City, the Tibetan detective soldiers who were monitoring Niu Jinda's troops were also startled by the loud noise.
"Bah, damn, my ears were almost deafened." Niu Jinda spat out a mouthful of mud.
He kicked the reckless man standing next to him and said, "Young man, I don't want to die!"
"I...I..." The reckless man looked aggrieved.
How could he have thought that a small thing could be so powerful?
"Where's Zhao Chen? Where's that kid?" Niu Jinda glanced over and didn't see Zhao Chen.