After running around for several days, switching from water to land, the Taoyuan Town group finally arrived at Yintuo.
A total of 20 people were sent from Taoyuan County on this trip. These 20 people were the first miners to participate in the development of asphalt mines and had rich experience in using gunpowder.
He is also strong and has excellent physical strength.
Although it was daytime in Yintuo at this time, the sky was extremely gloomy, the rain was pouring, and the silver snakes were dancing wildly.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in their hearts. This was different from what they had promised when they came... wasn't it a light rain?
This rain is not considered light rain at all.
Captain Ding Kai had a gloomy face and shouted at the team members: "Everyone, check the equipment again! Wrap the gunpowder and fuse in oil paper, sleeves, and make sure no water gets in! Otherwise, this time will be in vain! The task assigned by the county magistrate It must be completed successfully!”
"Everyone will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver when they return!"
"good!!!"
The rest of the team members responded one after another.
Seeing that his morale was good, Ding Kai turned his head and glanced behind him... The escort of more than 200 people behind him was said to be troops recruited by merchants coming to Taoyuan County.
These people are not simple either. They are all upright and full of energy, no less than miners like them.
Fortunately, so many people came that Gunpowder could move to the mountain... Otherwise, with this rain pattern, it would only take one person to go up the mountain.
The leader of the escort team was called Cheng Si. He was the inner guard arranged by Guo Tianyang with Emperor Jing's handwriting. He changed into civilian clothes to escort Ding Kai and others.
When he first met Cheng Si, he was a little disdainful of these mud-legged people from out of town, but after a few days of contact on the ship, he found that these people were not simple!
When you take off your clothes, you will have a strong body. When you are bored on the boat, you can compete with your own people without losing any strength. You must know that these people are also top-notch experts in the internal defense!
The strength of the competition was only 50-50 with these people, which was enough to show that it was not easy, and later he stopped being contemptuous.
Seeing that the rain was much heavier than expected, Cheng Si walked up to Ding Kai and said, "Old Ding! Can we continue?"
Ding Kai kept observing the surrounding mountains and nodded: "Okay, look at this mountain peak. It is tall and straight. If it is pushed down, it will definitely block the river, but it will take a lot of effort to climb up!"
"Let's start! Arrange your people to carry things on their backs and follow me. The peaks on both sides of the north and south must be blown down. Ask your people to pay attention not to let the oil paper break when carrying things, otherwise our treasure will be destroyed. Got it!"
Cheng Si nodded solemnly. Through the past few days of communication, he already roughly knew what the miners in Taoyuan County were carrying. Although he had not seen the power of this thing with his own eyes, he did not dare to ignore it.
Then he turned around and shouted: "Brothers! Follow Captain Ding with the guys on your back!"
The large army responded and silently began to carry the explosive bags that had been divided up. This bag weighed anywhere from a few dozen kilograms to more than a hundred kilograms.
It may not be a big deal to carry on your back on weekdays, but now the roads are slippery and climbing mountains is particularly difficult.
Ding Kai took the map, looked at the points marked on it, found the direction and set off.
More than 200 people braved heavy rain and carried heavy loads in gloomy weather.
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Soon everyone entered the woods. The strong wind howled crazily, making the trees roar. The only way to communicate was through roaring.
Ding Kai carried the fewest things on his back and walked at the front of the queue. Not only did he have to find the way up the mountain, he also had to keep looking for a suitable location for blasting.
As I was walking, I suddenly heard an exclamation from behind me.
Ding Kai quickly looked back and shouted: "What's wrong! Someone's in trouble!"
After a while, I heard Cheng Si's voice: "It's okay! Keep walking! One of my brothers has sprained his ankle. It's okay!"
After hearing this, Ding Kai continued to walk upward.
Cheng Si touched the rainwater on his face randomly and couldn't help cursing in his heart.
The weather on this dog day is so abnormal! If it weren't for the fact that my brothers were all experienced soldiers and first-class warriors, I would have struggled to climb the mountain.
The physical fitness of these miners in Taoyuan County is so good! Once again it exceeded his expectations.
After some twists and turns, we finally reached the halfway point of the mountain without any danger.
Ding Kai looked at his feet and said in surprise: "Damn it! It's really a blessing from the county magistrate! There is a mountain crevice here, which saves a lot of effort! Brothers! Don't leave anymore, just leave here!"
The people around him were overjoyed when they heard this and hurriedly took off the heavy explosive bags on their bodies.
"Everyone gather their things in one place! Lao Cheng, take your brothers and move down!"
Cheng Si didn't understand what he meant, but he still arranged for the brothers to pile all the explosive bags in front of Ding Kai, and then led the brothers down the mountain.
Ding Kai ordered people to use ropes to connect the explosive packets into one piece, and then divided them into two waves to connect the leads. Then they protected the leads with oil paper sleeves and began to lower them slowly.
As the explosives bottomed out, Ding Kai began to arrange for people to lead the lead all the way down the mountain, and began to check whether the lead was waterlogged along the way.
The two teams soon gathered with the large army of four.
Cheng Si touched his head and asked in confusion: "Old Ding! Why did you come down again? How can this... mountain be exploded?"
Ding Kai chuckled and held the lead with one hand: "Look! It will open your eyes! Come on, give me the fire certificate!"
Cheng Si stared intently at the lead in Ding Kai's hand, and saw that the moment the flames touched the lead, the lead disappeared into the sleeve with a whoosh.
"Hey...this..."
"Get down! Everyone, cover your ears!!!!" The moment the lead disappeared, Ding Kai immediately yelled.
The second the people on the left and right covered their ears, there was a sudden vibration under their feet.
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"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom"! There was a burst of thunder! Countless rubble rose into the sky! !
The huge mountain peak actually began to sway for a while and seemed to tip over!
Cheng Si's liver and gallbladder were split apart, his eyes were staring at the mountain with red eyes, and his body could not stop shaking. Most people were like this. Some even buried their heads between their legs and shivered.
Seeing that the first explosion failed, Ding Kai quickly lit the second fuse...
"Boom boom boom!!!" There was another explosion, and the foundation of the mountain was finally shaken and it fell down.
Huge boulders kept hitting the river, causing huge waves.
"Oh oh oh oh! It's successful!!!" The miners cheered. Although it is not completely completed, there is absolutely no problem with the feasibility!
There is a reward of one thousand taels of silver when I get home! I can lie down at home for the rest of my life!
A group of people such as Cheng Si had their mouths opened, and it was not easy for them to recover.
Such scenes and methods made his previous experiences on the battlefield eclipse.
It's simply...a magical method!
Looking at Ding Kai and his group again, there was awe in their eyes.
After swallowing hard, Cheng Si said cautiously: "Old Ding...continue?"
"continue!"
Ding Kai is in high spirits at the moment! Half of the matter is already done, strike while the iron is hot, finish the other half, and go home quickly to collect the money.
What's there to do in this place where a bird doesn't poop? ·
"retreat!"
Cheng Si roared, and the large army turned around and continued to leave the forest. Everyone stood up, and then fell down in a large area.
Some team members were dumbfounded and said: "Captain! My feet are weak...I can't walk..."
Cheng Si's face turned red and he looked at Ding Kai.
Ding Kai smiled and said, "After repairing, we can continue!"
The miners burst into laughter.
It turns out that this group of people is nothing more than that, they are just weaklings. They were so scared when they exploded that they looked like grandmas. I think it was the same when we first opened the mine...it seemed to be the same...
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After the repairs were completed, more than 200 people returned to the original place, packed up the remaining explosive bags, and set off to another mountain peak again.
Although it took a lot of twists and turns the second time, it was still successful according to the same method.
Looking at the monstrous flood flowing out in the planned direction, everyone couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in their hearts.
Ding Kai shouted: "Brothers!!! Everyone goes back to the county government to receive one thousand taels of silver. I invite everyone to be a host and go to Qingchang Tower to drink and eat meat, and then go to Tiande Pond to take a bath!"
Twenty miners suddenly cheered loudly.
Under the heavy rain, Cheng Si and his group of officers and soldiers looked at the miners with sad faces.
I don't get a penny for doing things in the palace, but I get a thousand taels for doing things for the county magistrate... What a difference...
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