Chapter 642: Exploding the Mountain
"Prince, why are they here?" Zhang Liang asked.
I originally thought that I knew everything about Guangzhou City, so I didn't want to think that the prince had other arrangements that I didn't know about. .
Fusu said: "The matter of gunpowder is of great importance. Let alone you, even I only know the name of gunpowder, but I don't know the formula.
My father knew that I needed gunpowder, so he specially sent a thousand-strong Black Dragon Guard here. I just learned of their arrival yesterday.
Because the Black Dragon Guards have always only obeyed my father's orders, no one knew they were here. When they arrived, they notified me but not others. "
Zhang Liang nodded, feeling a little unhappy. It seemed that the First Emperor did not fully trust him.
The leader of the Black Dragon Guard came to Fusu, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "The last general, fifth from the left, meets His Royal Highness."
Fusu nodded and said, "Commander Zuo, please rise."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zuo Wu stood up.
Fusu asked: "Is the gunpowder ready?"
"It's ready." Zuo Wu said.
"Okay." Fusu said, "Bring it up and let everyone see what gunpowder looks like."
"promise."
Later, Zuo Wu took out a small bag from his waist, poured some gunpowder out of it, and said, "Everyone, this is gunpowder. The gunpowder developed by the emperor's master burns when exposed to fire and explodes in large quantities."
Looking at the dark powder.
The leader of Ouyue said disdainfully: "It's like some charcoal powder. This thing can be ignited. I believe it, but saying it explodes makes people suspicious."
Zuo Wu sneered: "The fact that you are doubtful shows your ignorance. The power of gunpowder is beyond your imagination."
Its sound is like thunder, and its power is like thunder striking from the sky. Today, the prince will give you the opportunity to experience its power. "
The leader of Ouyue suddenly became a little angry. He even said that he was ignorant in front of everyone. Don't I want to lose face?
The other leaders all snickered. They couldn't help it. Leader Ouyue was very arrogant and domineering in front of them. Everyone was very happy to see him defeated today.
Fusu said: "Commander Zuo, please don't make mistakes. We are all colleagues now, so don't hurt the harmony and quickly apologize to Chief Ouyue."
"Chief Ouyue, my words were rash, please forgive me." Commander Zuo immediately apologized to Chief Ouyue.
It wasn't that he was afraid of the Ouyue leader, but that he was afraid that if he delayed Fusu's important events, he would be solely responsible for everything.
The leader of Ouyue knew that Fusu had stepped down for him, so he was not pretentious, and immediately said: "Commander Zuo is right, gunpowder was invented by the emperor's master, how could I, a mountain villager, know that?
Your Highness, why don't you open our eyes now and blow up the mountain to show us. "
"That's fine." Fusu nodded, "Commander Zuo, how much gunpowder do we have?"
"Three hundred pounds." Zuo Wu said.
"Use a hundred kilograms to blast a mountain. The mountain in front of you just blocks the road to the village in front. Every time the villagers go out of the mountain, it takes a lot of time. This is a very disadvantageous thing for the villagers.
But as long as a road is blown up, the villagers can enter and leave the village at will, which greatly reduces the time, which is a great merit. "
"I understand," Zuo Wu responded, "Prince and everyone, please leave here and go to a safe place.
Exploding a mountain is no small matter. When the time comes, the mountain will collapse and the ground will burst, and huge rocks will fly. In the end, we will be afraid of hurting the prince and others. "
Fusu nodded and said, "That's fine. Everyone, follow me to a safe place."
Immediately afterwards, everyone retreated hundreds of meters.
On the other side, the fifth person from the left started making arrangements.
Exploding mountains is a kind of blasting project, which is quite dangerous, so a series of arrangements must be made in advance.
The first step is to conduct a detailed exploration of the entire mountain before bombing the mountain to determine the potential risks and possible safety hazards of the mountain bombing.
This one is fifth from the left
They had completed their exploration yesterday.
If it were modern times, official permission would be needed. Exploding mountains is not just a matter of bombing, it is illegal.
But it's different now. Now they are the law and represent the court. They can blow up wherever they want.
The third step is to make a plan. Exploding mountains is not done casually. A detailed plan must be made based on the on-site conditions, such as where to blow first, the appropriate amount of explosives to use, where the explosives should be placed, etc., etc., all must be planned in advance. .
Blasting requires advanced equipment, but Fusu and the others do not have it. They use the most primitive method, using gunpowder as a fuse, a fuse formed by a long black gunpowder.
Only in this way can the life safety of blasting personnel be guaranteed.
Moreover, blasting requires professional knowledge. They need to understand the principles of blasting, emergency measures, etc.
The fifth one from the left didn't know anything about it, but they were very clear about the use of gunpowder, so he had already achieved safety.
One hundred kilograms of gunpowder was divided into five parts and buried in the mountain respectively. Then five fuses composed of gunpowder formed a place a hundred meters away.
"Prince, everything is ready." Zuo Wu said.
"Okay. Let's begin." Fusu ordered.
"promise."
Later, Zuo Wu said to the people around him: "Clicked."
"promise."
The Black Dragon Guard holding the torch immediately lit the fuse, and a fire snake appeared. However, the fire snake disappeared in a flash, but the one at the head kept running forward.
The last one became five.
Just when everyone was surprised, they suddenly heard an earth-shattering noise, as if a thunder sounded in front of them.
"Boom."
Five explosions sounded almost simultaneously.
Suddenly, the ground shook, and everyone on the scene began to shake. In front of the explosion, huge rocks flew randomly, smoke billowed, and a gap was blown out of the top of the mountain.
"Has the earth dragon turned over?" Xiang Yu asked.
"This is God's punishment for us." The leader of Ouyue said fearfully.
When the other leaders heard this, they knelt down in fear and confessed to the so-called gods.
"God, please forgive us, we did not mean to offend you."
"Please forgive us, forgive us."
"..."
Looking at the top ten leaders kneeling down, Xiang Yu and others had already come to their senses.
Especially after Xiang Yu saw the explosive power of gunpowder, his face showed an ugly look. Facing the gunpowder, his strength seemed to be of no use at all.
If a dead soldier rushed towards him with explosives tied to his body, his body would be torn apart as the prince said, and he would die without a complete body.
"Everyone, get up." Fusu said, "This is not God punishing you, but the power of gunpowder.
Everything you see today is caused by the gunpowder invented by the emperor's master.
Do you believe me now? Is the city wall still useful? "
