Zhu Hao was very satisfied with the effect of this demonstration.
He had conducted experiments on the river beach before and used a much smaller amount of nitroglycerin. This was the first time it was used as an executable drill for actual combat.
"Sir, what do you think?"
Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin with eyes seeking confirmation.
As Zhu Hao said, this thing is so powerful that it cannot be made by ordinary people, unless Prince Xing’s government approves it. Moreover, Zhu Hao does not want to hand over such a powerful weapon to the imperial court. He must explain that its manufacturing and transportation process is not easy and requires caution.
treat.
Tang Yin hesitated for a moment.
The old scholar's resentful little eyes looked at Zhu Hao with disbelief, even envy and jealousy.
How can this guy be able to get all the good stuff out of his pocket?
Luo An said anxiously: "Mr. Tang, do you want to report to King Xing immediately?"
Tang Yin nodded: "It's necessary... In this case, Zhu Hao, you can go with us."
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded calmly.
When Luo An and other guards looked at Zhu Hao, their eyes were filled with admiration and admiration. It seemed that the haze caused by the bandits' attack on the city in the past few days had disappeared with the previous explosion.
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Prince's study room.
At this time, in addition to King Xing Zhu Youji, several major figures in the palace were present, including the three leaders of the Changshi Division, the Chengfeng Division, and the Yiwei Division.
Zhu Chen was called over temporarily. As for Zhang Zuo and Yuan Zonggao, they would not be absent when major events happened. Also attending the meeting were Lu Song and Jiang Lun who were guarding the city, plus Tang Yin, Zhu Hao and several Dians.
Officer...the study is so densely packed that there is almost no place to set foot.
Tang Yin gave a narration, telling the story of what happened when he watched Zhu Hao's experiment and the strategy he developed to deal with the enemy. Specifically, Zhu Hao made the powerful explosives and found someone to transport them to the bandit camp at night to detonate them, triggering the bandits.
There was chaos and even the roar of the camp, and then soldiers and horses were mobilized to go out of the city to exterminate the bandits...
After hearing this, Yuan Zonggao was the first to express doubts: "Bohu is saying that it is not ordinary gunpowder, but something ten or even a hundred times stronger than gunpowder?"
Tang Yin nodded: "Absolutely."
Luo An on the side said hurriedly: "Yuan Changshi, Bei Shi and others were present at the time and witnessed it with their own eyes. There is no mistake."
Originally, Yuan Zonggao wanted to question whether Zhu Hao had buried a large amount of gunpowder there in advance, and the iron box exploded, detonating the gunpowder deep underground?
But then I thought about it, with so many people testifying, it couldn’t be that Zhu Hao was deliberately being mean, right?
What’s more…
What are the benefits of Zhu Hao playing such a little trick?
To defraud the palace of funds?
But if it fails to produce the desired effect in actual combat, then Zhu Hao's responsibility will be greater, and it is not just a matter of compensating the palace's expenses.
In the end, Yuan Zonggao just shook his head slightly and said nothing.
Zhu Youqian said with doubts: "If in the dead of night, people are secretly sent out of the city to transport the iron box to the enemy camp to detonate, and if they are discovered on the way... I am afraid there will be big trouble."
Zhu Hao nodded, King Xing's question was on point.
The city dispatched officers and soldiers to sneak into the bandit camp secretly with a large-scale murder weapon. What if they were intercepted on the way and the large-scale murder weapon finally fell into the hands of the thieves and was used to attack the city?
This is like digging your own grave!
Tang Yin said: "Based on the current situation, the bandits are mainly focusing on looting outside the city. The main purpose of guarding the city gate is to prevent a large number of soldiers and horses from being sent from the city to attack the camp. If it is only a small group of soldiers and horses... or even a single person."
People sneaking into the vicinity of bandit camps are less likely to be at risk..."
As Tang Yin's most loyal ally, Zhang Zuo was the first to jump out and object: "Mr. Tang, since there is a possibility of failure, it means that there will be great risks in using this strategy. At present, it is safest and safest to hold the city wall.
As for killing the enemy and winning, it must be based on a foolproof foundation."
This is unreliable at first sight. Where can there be any foolproof strategy in this world? No matter how well-planned the plan is, accidents may happen at short notice. Who dares to guarantee it?
What Zhang Zuo said at this time was more like echoing Yuan Zonggao's opinion.
Tang Yin cursed in his heart, "Who do you support? You just don't speak for me, but you are the first to question me, just to show that you are in step with King Xing?"
Are you a wallflower?
At this moment, Zhu Hao, the client who had been silent until now, spoke up: "What if we pretend to be a wealthy householder in the city and escape from the city overnight to attract the attention of the bandits?"
"Um!?"
Almost everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Hao.
Everyone present had an idea, how could they forget about him?
Zhu Hao was the one who created this killer weapon. He has the most say. Look at what everyone is arguing about in front of you. Why not ask the parties involved for their opinions?
In the past, if Zhu Hao spoke like this, some people would definitely think that he spoke regardless of the occasion and was rude.
But now, Zhu Hao himself is the instigator of major events involving the rise and fall of the palace. In addition, he is about to obtain the title of Health Officer... This gives him the authority to speak.
Zhu Youjia always accepted advice with an open mind, so he hurriedly said: "Zhu Hao, please tell me in detail."
Zhu Hao said: "The thieves outside the city are coming fiercely. It is reasonable for the big families in the city to flee overnight and carry a large amount of property. If the noise is louder and the thieves are deliberately aware of it, they will definitely send a large number of people to chase and intercept them, which will attract everyone's attention.
But in fact, what was carried in the carriage was the extremely powerful gunpowder I was studying...
"While the bandits are chasing the convoy, the city will send people to deliver iron boxes containing gunpowder to the enemy camp and detonate them. By then, the bandits will definitely be in chaos..."
Before Zhu Hao finished speaking, applause and cheers suddenly came from the side.
"Ha! What a good idea! Is this considered a flanking attack? The thieves thought they could grab a big one, but they finally caught up with the carriage. When they opened the carriage, they saw that there was nothing there. Before they could react, there was a bang and everything exploded into the sky...
…On the other side, their old home was also bombed…
"In the middle of the night, you can't see your fingers, there are thunderbolts in the clear sky around you, and corpses are everywhere. How can those thieves be so frightened that they quickly run away with their tails between their legs?"
The words are a bit crude, but they really make sense.
Everyone looked at the guy who interrupted rashly, but it was Jiang Lun standing next to Lu Song. He was probably the only one among the people present who would make such comments regardless of the occasion.
When Jiang Lun came, people found that he smelled of alcohol. The palace clearly asked him to go to the city to supervise the army, but he ended up drinking... There was no formality at all.
It seems that it is precisely because of this that Jiang Lun dared to talk and analyze Zhu Hao's strategy in front of many people.
Zhu Youjia originally looked solemn, but after listening to Jiang Lun's words, his eyebrows slowly opened, as if he had some intention.
Zhang Zuo was the first to notice this change and said with a smile: "It's rough words but not rough reasoning. Mr. Jiang's suggestion is a good solution... No, it should be Mr. Zhu and Zhou Lang's clever plan, which makes people admire them endlessly."
Even someone as critical as Yuan Zonggao was present, but he just glanced at Zhu Hao and did not express any objection.
This plan...
Sounds just right!
Zhu Youji nodded in approval: "Well, Zhu Hao, how long will it take to create a powerful gunpowder that allows bandits to blow up the camp?"
Zhu Hao cupped his hands and said: "Let's start the work now. It will come in handy tomorrow night. But Your Highness Prince Xing, I must make it clear to you and everyone else that the greatest effect of this thing is not to cause casualties to the bandits, but to intimidate and disintegrate the bandits."
The fighting spirit of the bandits must rely on troops and horses to attack in the end to annihilate or drive away the bandits whose morale has collapsed..."
Zhu Hao must explain this clearly.
Don't think that you can just sit back and enjoy the success of having a big killer weapon. The purpose of this thing is to destroy the morale of the enemy's army and increase our prestige. The one thing will be eliminated and the other will be increased to achieve a one-hit kill.
Otherwise, even if the weapon is successfully detonated, there will be casualties and chaos in the enemy camp, but the troops and horses in the city will not move. The bandits will surely regroup after being routed, and it will be difficult to achieve results next time.
Zhu Youjiao smiled and said: "What Zhu Hao said is what I want to say. If it can make the thieves and bandits' hearts tremble and they can't be defeated, what if everyone from the Xingwang Palace comes out?"
"right!"
Luo An was deeply inspired and took the lead in responding to King Xing's call.
This is probably the thought of most of the guards in the palace. Although they cannot be called bloody men, they feel humiliated when they see their fields and the next year's harvest being ruined by thieves, the people being robbed, and people in distress everywhere. As soldiers, they are powerless.
The feeling is unparalleled.
At this time, there is an excellent opportunity to defeat the enemy. First, blow up the enemy camp so that the bandits have no time to worry about themselves, and then fight... If you don't have the courage to go out of the city to meet the enemy, where can you put your face?
Zhang Zuo put on a flattering look and said with a smile: "It's rare to find such a good strategy. I wonder, Master Zhu, how much does it cost?"
Zhu Hao said: "It's just a few dozen taels of silver. It doesn't cost much. The palace has to bear it."
"How can this be done..."
Zhang Zuo immediately refused.
If he doesn't give money to Zhu Hao, how can he profit from it?
Yuan Zonggao smiled and said: "Prince Xing, why not wait until this matter is successful and give Zhu Hao together with the cost of making this explosive gunpowder and the reward. At this time, we should pay attention to the battle situation first."
Talking about money at such a critical time...
It always feels weird!
Zhu Youjia nodded in agreement: "In that case, if you need any help, the palace has no choice but to shoulder the responsibility. Zhang Fengzheng... I will leave this matter to your coordination."
Zhang Zuo quickly bowed: "Old slave, take your orders."
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Preparations for the war are in full swing.
At the same time, the bandits outside the city became more and more arrogant, the scope and intensity of plundering increased, and more and more sentries came to report losses. The state government was under tremendous pressure, and the officials and gentry in the city changed their previous passive attitude of avoiding war.
, negotiated with Kuang Yangming many times, asking Kuang Yangming to quickly send troops to suppress the bandits. If that didn't work, he would find a way to make peace with the bandits...
Early the next morning.
Zhu Hao also supervises manufacturing in the workshop behind the laboratory.
Tang Yin came over to tell Zhu Hao about the meeting at the government office last night. After hearing this, Zhu Hao yawned and commented: "The knife didn't cut out the flesh, so they don't know the pain."
Tang Yin sighed: "This is the way the world is. Who cares about the losses of others if it has nothing to do with you? Speaking of which, King Xing is really good. He has a compassionate heart and always has the welfare of the people at heart. He is indeed a good master."
Zhu Hao smiled and glanced at him sideways, as if to say, you flattered me in the wrong place, right? Tell me this, and I won't help you convey it to Prince Xing.
"Speak out of emotion."
Tang Yin's face turned red and his head drooped slightly, looking a little ashamed.
Zhu Hao said: "The plan has been drawn up, how about choosing the dead man?"
"Um?"
Tang Yin looked confused.
Zhu Hao smiled bitterly and said: "You haven't even thought about this, have you? I built a big killer weapon, and the transportation is so dangerous. There must be brave people to move forward... You don't expect me to use my strength to escape from the city.
Just throw it away and air-drop the gunpowder directly into the bandit camp?"
Zhu Hao's meaning is obvious. Even if a powerful weapon is built, who will use it to blow up the camp?