Shan Liwen frowned and couldn't suppress the smile on his face, watching Hei Wa use two thick bowls to dilute the fire oil.
This solved the problem of remote use of fierce fire oil and difficulty in diluting it. Inspired by Yi Shangyan's idea, he also had a few ideas on how to use fire bottles.
After thinking for a while, he waved to the two body refiners guarding the outside, took out a small round jade plaque from his sleeve pocket, and whispered: "Old Meng, go and find General Fang in the Guanwu Hall. Tell the general about this method, and immediately start collecting fire oil, spirits, bottles, gourds, cloth, wooden sticks and other items in the city, hurry up and make this... fire bottle, and send a batch to the other three city walls. Please help. Also, the method of making the fire bottle must be kept secret. Well, the general will arrange it."
Making fire bottles was too simple, and he was worried that the Beirong people would learn from it.
The later such a sharp weapon is stolen by the Beirong people, the more beneficial it will be to Nanping.
The young cultivator in white robes took the jade token, glanced at the big black man squatting on the ground, stirring the dark liquid in the bowl, and nodded, "I'm awake, I'll go now." He quickly left and ran towards the Dengcheng Road.
Shan Liwen asked another person to gather a group of fifty trusted soldiers, collect bottles and cans from the Beicheng camp, take the four barrels of strong fire oil down to the city, prepare fire bottles nearby, and then quickly transport a batch to the city. Head, you will need it soon.
The man knew that the matter was urgent and ran away with two black barrels filled with fire oil.
The remaining two barrels were picked up by the soldiers who showed a wry smile before picking them up.
Chang Siguo held a thick bowl and used a wooden stick to mix the hot oil mixed with spirits like a frangipani. He used a cloth strip to surround the mouth of the gourd to prevent the hot oil from leaking all over the gourd.
His right hand for shooting was very steady. He held the thick bowl and slowly poured the diluted liquid into the gourd in the shape of a condensation line. He stopped after he estimated that it was halfway in.
It is not a good thing to fill it too full. It will explode in advance due to being burned during burning.
Tear the cloth strip into two pieces, use half of the cloth strip to slightly soak it in the fire oil, knead the cloth strip into a ball with your hands to make the stained fire oil even, and stuff the cloth strip into the mouth of the gourd, leaving four inches outside. On the left and right, he took the wooden stick that Yi Shangyan had whittled with a dagger, carefully plugged the mouth of the gourd, and a simple burning bottle was completed.
Wipe the top of the gourd clean with the other half of the cloth, and hand it to Yi Shangyan who is eager to try. He wipes his hands again and again with the cloth, throws it on the ground, rubs a ball of snow and wipes his hands clean, and asks: "Brother Shan , which way to try?”
Shan Liwen looked inside the city, and then at the trebuchets that were driving piles and fixing them more than a hundred feet away. There were more than ten Beirong soldiers busy around each trebuchet. He said to Yi Shangyan: "Throw the trebuchet in front." On top. You're not strong enough to throw it, so let me do it."
Yi Shangyan hid the gourd behind his back and shouted: "Don't come here, I have plenty of strength. Even if I can't throw it, I can shoot it with a bow and arrow... Yes, with an extended arrow, I can hit a smaller bottle." Tie it on an arrow and shoot it accurately at the target. Haha, I’m so smart. I’ll prepare some longer arrows later.”
He and Shan Liwen talked freely, so they wouldn't be fooled.
Then he called Captain Niu, who was watching the excitement nearby, to find a candle and lit it in the snow in the gap between the wall stacks.
Shan Liwen smiled and glanced at Hei Wa who was retreating to the side, his eyes full of appreciation.
It is rare for a young man to not take credit and know how to advance and retreat.
Yi Shangyan took the big bow he was carrying and handed it to Shan Liwen, then took out two arrows and placed them at the top of the city.
When he was ready, Yi Shangyan touched the cloth to the candle, and a flame suddenly ignited. He quickly held the back of the gourd at an angle to prevent the flame from burning his hands, raised his arm and threw it hard outside the city. , The gourd weighing several kilograms rolled in the air and was burned by the flames. Like a blazing fireball, it drew an arc and fell in the direction of the trebuchet more than a hundred feet away.
The nearby soldiers and officers all ran to the battlements and looked out to see what was strange. Only the body refiners could throw things that far.
Yi Shangyan stared at the fireball in the sky, took the big bow, took the arrow, took aim, and shot the arrow with a whoosh.
"Bang", flames exploded near the trebuchet.
The fierce fire oil splashed like fire rain on the Beirong soldiers below who looked up.
Seven or eight groups of flaming figures let out shrill screams and ran around like headless flies in panic.
The simple trebuchet was the first to catch fire, and the nearby snow was filled with burning flames.
Some soldiers ran seven or eight steps before rolling in the snow at the shouts and reminders of the fleeing soldiers.
The flames of strong fire oil could not be extinguished easily. They had to extinguish the flames with the help of their companions. Several soldiers were burned beyond recognition and were seriously injured. They lay in the snow whining and could not get up.
The soldiers near the city head screamed in surprise, but most of them didn't understand what was going on.
The black-faced body refiner was tinkering with the city wall just now, but the gap on the side was blocked by Master Shan and the others.
Unexpectedly, he just changed a method and put the fierce fire oil in a gourd to make a fire bottle. It would have such power. Yi Shangyan laughed and shouted: "Old Dan, this method is good. Have a few more fire bottles and throw them away." We will burn as many Beirong siege engines and ladders as they come towards the same target, but they cannot be kept close to the top of the city twenty feet, so what else can they use to attack the city? Headbutt them? Haha."
He smiled very happily at this moment.
The powerful fire bottle paired with him as a marksman has terrifying lethality and can burn a large area.
The gloom on Shan Liwen's face was swept away. He was calm after all. He just nodded and asked Chang Siguo, who was laughing beside him, "Brother Chang, is there anything else that needs to be paid attention to when handling this fire bottle?"
Chang Siguo scratched his head and thought for a while, and reminded again: "Don't fill the bottle too full with oil. On the one hand, it will be a waste, and on the other hand, if there is too much oil, the bottle may be burned by the flame that ignited the cloth strips." It explodes in the air." After a pause, he added: "Don't get any fire oil on the bottle, wipe it clean, and... don't make the cloth strip too long. If it gets too hot, it will easily burn your hands, and don't make it too short. That’s pretty much it.”
Shan Liwen wrote them down one by one and said to Yi Shangyan who was listening carefully: "Old Yi, please go over and tell the people in the city that these key points of the fire bottle should not be confused. Go to the Guanwu Hall again and take a look. What happened to the fire bottle next to it? Go back quickly."
"okay."
Yi Shangyan put a big bow on his back and leaped away.
There were several figures running from the east and west. The movement just now alerted the other two families defending Beicheng. The fireball falling from the sky made several Beirong soldiers howl like ghosts, which surprised them a lot.
"Brother Shan, what's going on? You can't hide your good things when you come up with them."
"Yeah, what is this? It's so powerful. Come on, tell me, we are good brothers on the same boat."
The first two people asked straight to the point, and time did not allow them to go around in circles. They swept their eyes towards the small half bowl of black and hot oil placed on the snow, and they smelled a very strange smell.
Shan Liwen glanced at him and saw Hei Wa retreating, shaking his head slightly at him, knowing that Hei Wa didn't want to be in the limelight.
He didn't want other people to know about Hei Wa's ability, so as not to let these shameless people compete with him, especially if it couldn't reach Fatty Zhuang's ears, at least not in recent days. Fortunately, today, the Body Refiner of the Breaking Thief Army was Wei Zhongyu arranged to go to the east end, and laughed and scolded: "You are all stupid and treacherous. I just came up with something good, and you came here."
Does he need to deny it?
Such a publicity thing, at his status, no matter how great his achievements are, he can still claim it.
Of course, Brother Heiwa will not be treated badly.
The two looked at each other, laughed immediately, and rushed forward to block Shan Liwen against the city wall.
"Brother Shan is waiting for a price right now."
"Lao Dan is not that kind of person, Lao Luo, don't talk nonsense, Lao Dan can only give us a banquet at most."
Shan Liwen laughed loudly as he listened to the two guys singing and joking, "How can one meal be enough? Each person needs to be treated to at least three meals, and he has to drink good wine. We will start treating guests after retreating from the enemy today, otherwise..."
"Deal! The old man is happy."
"Okay, just three meals! Enough wine!"
The two of them high-fived each other for Lao Dan's reasonableness, which saved them from spitting and fisting.
If they knew that all the wine in the city would be made into fire bottles, would they still smile so brightly?
There will be no drinks for the guests, what an embarrassing scene!
