Simple hand bombs are easy to make, and Zhao Chen quickly taught the craftsmen how to make them.
Afterwards, he went back to his tent to rest.
Zhao Chen was relieved that the bomb explosion did not happen as he was worried about.
The army has been silent for three days.
The Tubo soldiers in Songzhou City were very confused, but they did not dare to send troops to attack the Tang camp.
Every day I saw the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty going to the rear and coming back at nightfall, dragging some sacks.
I haven't heard that reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty have arrived.
In two days, fifty craftsmen had made a total of three thousand hand bombs.
They were placed in rows in the tent next to Niu Jinda.
Fortunately, torches were banned around him, otherwise Zhao Chen would have thought that Niu Jinda was thinking about heaven.
After two days of fear, Niu Jinda was extremely excited and asked Zhao Chen to see his baby early in the morning.
Zhao Chen is afraid of being blown up every day when he sleeps, so he has no time to look at those things.
But this time Zhao Chen was pulled out of bed by Niu Jinda.
According to Niu Jinda, Zhao Chen, the biggest contributor, had to come out and meet everyone.
These people are the other two marching commanders, Hou Junji and Liu Lan.
Hou Junji and Zhao Chen knew that historically he and Li Chengqian wanted to rebel against Lao Li Tou.
After that, Lao Li pressed his head down and rubbed it on the ground, and his head was lost along with it.
Li Chengqian was also severely cheated.
This person is too ambitious and he is not the same person as Zhao Chen.
As for Liu Lan, Zhao Chen doesn't know much.
But there was no way he could refuse to see these two guys in the army.
What's more, Lao Niutou obviously wanted to help him gain relationships.
"You are Zhao Chen. I have seen you in the court, and His Majesty admires you very much." Hou Junji looked at Zhao Chen with a smile on his face.
Hou Junji has seen many people in the court, and he will remember them everywhere.
The only thing that made him remember Zhao Chen was that Zhao Chen was going to marry Li Jing's daughter.
If you become Li Jing's son-in-law, you will naturally get Li Jing's support.
The person who can be recognized by Li Jing must be no ordinary person!
"Boy, I've met General Manager Hou." I don't know why, but when he and Hou Junji called out the word "General Manager", Zhao Chen inexplicably thought of the eunuchs who would be around the emperor in the future.
They are all called stewards!
"It is indeed as your Majesty said. You are indeed a young and talented young man. What you create will definitely be a weapon for our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to conquer Songzhou." Hou Junji nodded with great satisfaction.
It wasn't because Zhao Chen saluted him.
It's because Zhao Chen created these terrible things.
Originally, Songzhou City could not be captured, so Hou Junji had to be dealt with by the emperor.
Now it's better, with the "Heaven-blasting Cannon" created by Zhao Chen, this credit can't be escaped.
"Hunting Cannon" is the name given to the bombs left behind by their opponents.
It doesn't matter what the name is anyway.
"No wonder His Majesty specially appointed you to join the army. It turned out that he had such far-reaching considerations." Liu Lan said to Zhao Chen with a smile.
His eyes were full of admiration.
Of course, it was not Zhao Chen who admired him, but the emperor Lao Li Tou.
This guy is Lao Li Tou's loyal little fan.
"Old Niu, it's getting late now. We should go back and prepare for tomorrow's siege." Hou Junji said something to Niu Jinda, turned around and said to Zhao Chen:
"Zhao Chen, you are so young and yet you are so accomplished. It is really rare. If you have the opportunity in the future, you must get close to me."
"Haha, there are really not many people who can be praised like this by Lao Hou." Liu Lan said with a smile from the side.
Zhao Chen didn't want to have anything to do with Hou Junji.
As for his praise, I don't even appreciate it.
These people, even if they say a few nice words, are not as good as Old Li Tou.
At least Lao Litou would always give something meaningful after taking advantage.
Hou Junji and Liu Lan left in a hurry, taking away part of the cannon.
"Boy Zhao, you are now the Marquis of the Founding County. When you go back this time, you might be able to make a Duke of the Founding County!" Niu Jinda patted Zhao Chen on the shoulder, but this time he didn't use much force.
The marquis of the founding county was from the third rank, with a population of 1,000 households.
The founding county official was from the second rank, with a settlement of 1,500 households.
Further up, there are the founding Dukes of the country, the Duke of the country, and the like.
It is really hard to believe that Zhao Chen, who has not reached the weak crown and has no support in the court, has such a status.
"Then let me borrow Niu Shuai's lucky words..."
"What do you call Niu Shuai? I am an old subordinate of Li Weigong, and you are his son-in-law. For your help, just call me Uncle Niu!" Niu Jinda laughed.
"Yes, Uncle Niu." Zhao Chen and Niu Jinda held hands.
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The sky-blasting cannon was well prepared, and Niu Jinda was impatient to use it on the Tibetan barbarians in Songzhou City.
In the early morning of the next day, the Tang Dynasty army, which had just had breakfast and rested for three days, once again assembled outside Songzhou City.
The army prepared to attack the city again.
The only difference from the previous siege was that there were many Tang soldiers with cloth bags hanging on their waists among the siege troops.
Siege engines and ladders were once again transported to the battlefield.
Amid the rumbling of war drums, soldiers of the Tang Dynasty charged into Songzhou City again.
The Tibetan soldiers were not too nervous.
Datang's first two attacks seemed extremely fierce, but didn't they end in failure?
After suffering two defeats, how much fighting strength can the Tang people still have?
To the Tibetan soldiers, today was just another massacre.
Rolling stones, hot oil, and arrows fell like rain, but the Tang people's attack methods did not seem to see any changes.
"Haha, the Tang people have no choice but to come here to die!"
"The so-called Tang people are so unbearable that they can't even conquer a small city. They should all go home and farm."
"Boys, smash them all down."
"In the words of the Central Plains people, they are now called Qianlujiqiong."
The Tibetan soldiers' jeering laughter came from the Songzhou City Tower.
Apparently they were not worried at all about the attack by Tang soldiers.
Many Tubo generals even hid under the battlements, pointing at the Tang soldiers climbing under the towers and taunting them.
However, on the ladder, Tang soldiers with cloth bags had already climbed to the edge of the city wall.
Someone took out the sky-blasting cannon hidden in the cloth bag, and someone below cooperated and took out the fire folder.
The fuse of the Sky Bang Cannon was ignited, and the soldier holding the Sky Bang Cannon glanced at the sizzling fuse in his hand.
I didn't see him showing any signs of panic.
After half of the fuse was burned, he threw the sky-blasting cannon towards the top of the city.
Before the cannon hit the ground, the fuse had already burned out.
The violent explosion shook the bricks and stones at the top of the city, and the entire city wall felt like it was shaking slightly.
The Tibetan soldiers above who had been throwing stones just now had disappeared.
The screams from the tower above were heart-rending.