"Oh, this thing is very destructive!"
A trace of surprise flashed across Special Envoy Cao's face, but on the surface he remained calm, only slightly nodding in approval.
In the distance, under the beacon tower, several ragged civilians were running wildly, looking back from time to time as they ran.
He seemed to be afraid that the pursuers behind him would catch up with him.
Of course, that's impossible.
Because just a few steps after they ran out, there was a tragic explosion at the beacon tower behind them.
This scene not only frightened these civilians, but also the special envoy Cao Yuancao who was invited to visit from afar was shocked.
Although he had thought about the use of this kind of bomb, he did not expect it to be so powerful.
Seeing that the beacon tower made of huge rocks was shattered into powder after a loud noise, a trace of fear and timidity flashed in Cao Yuan's eyes.
The power is so great, if mass produced...
What he was thinking about at this moment was not those elusive intruders.
It's a secret fight above the temple and below the table.
With such a small size and such great power, if you don't like any one of them, you can just quietly put it into the other person's home.
With a bang, they were all sent back to the west!
"Envoy, envoy? What's wrong with you?"
Just when Cao Yuan was stunned, a voice interrupted his thoughts and brought him back to his senses.
"Huh? What?"
"Nothing, the special envoy is surprised?"
Li Yi smiled slightly, and there was a lot of meaning in his smile.
This "show" was what he expected.
But he didn't expect that the effect would be surprisingly good.
The special envoy from the imperial capital was completely immersed in the power of high-explosive bombs.
Time goes back to three days ago.
Guo Yunkai introduced the border army's defense process and the links to be shown to the incoming special envoy.
It is inevitable to display the beacon tower used for early warning.
When Li Yi heard Guo Yunkai say that because the defense line was too long and the current garrison at Hansheng Pass was unable to send out enough troops for early warning, Li Yi suddenly thought of something bad.
Sure enough, when he saw the civilians who were not full to eat and whose clothes were in tatters entering the beacon tower with normal expressions, Li Yi asked.
"This is the front line, and there is no cover around it. Even if they are discovered, how can they escape after they light up the fire and issue an early warning?"
"Escape back?"
Guo Yunkai's eyes were like a big question mark.
"Yes, they are not soldiers. It is not their duty to fight."
"Obligation? You don't think they still think they can come back alive, do you?"
Li Yi:? ? !
"What do you mean? Are you saying that they are not ready to come back after they go?"
He frowned and asked the question, and then he saw Guo Yunkai's calm and heart-stopping face.
"They have lived here for generations, and this is their home. Let me declare in advance that these people took the initiative to station at the beacon tower. No one forced them. The moment the Daman people came, their only mission was Just light the beacon warning, and then."
As he spoke, Guo Yunkai pointed at a civilian who was moving towards the beacon tower.
"Did you see what he was carrying?"
"what is that?"
Li Yi had a bad feeling in his heart.
"That's dynamite."
"..."
"Don't look at me with this expression. I have said that I did not force any of them. Moreover, in this situation, the food harvest is poor, and if this continues, the whole family will starve to death, and they took the initiative In addition to reducing the burden on the family, Qingying can also get a sum of food to keep the family alive, as long as there is no shortage of harvest in the coming year..."
Guo Yunkai was still chattering, but Li Yi had no intention of listening anymore.
"Okay, stop talking. I have a way that can not only serve as an early warning, but also prevent these people from becoming expendable."
"Um?"
Guo Yunkai didn't seem to understand what consumables meant, but when he saw Li Yi's eyes, he understood it instantly.
After thinking for a while, the chief soldier nodded.
"good."
Li Yi's idea was simple. Since these people voluntarily sacrificed themselves for early warning, he would just make some small changes to allow these people to leave early.
No need to even light a fire.
As long as the triggering of the bomb explosion is delayed a little, it can delay the enemy's attack and provide early warning.
It sounds a bit complicated to say, but it’s not difficult at all to do.
It's nothing more than improving the original homemade bomb into a bomb with a fuse.
God knows who invented the homemade bombs in this world. They don’t even have fuses. Are they asking people to be used as suicide bombs?
Li Yi even doubted whether the humans on this planet were descendants of Middle Easterners.
After all, as long as you are a normal person, you will not think about dying together, right?
He just proposed an idea, without even having to take action. The gunpowder mill of the border army immediately understood his intention and started tinkering with it happily.
It didn't take long for a bomb with an extension cord to be successfully developed.
In fact, the craftsmen of the gunpowder workshop have long had the idea of improvement, but they have never had any ideas. After being reminded, the craftsmen's imagination opened up. Not only did they successfully reproduce Li Yi's idea, but they also gave Li Yi a few words of advice. Next, the original bomb power was increased to another level.
In order to achieve concealment, they even changed the explosive package that was originally the size of a sack into a sealed box.
Just pull the tab and it will ignite inside the box.
This new type of explosive, which combines high power, delay, and concealment, was immediately promoted.
In just two days, the entire beacon tower at Hansheng Pass was equipped with this small black box.
Now it is the first time that the little black box has participated in actual combat.
Apparently, the effect was surprisingly good.
As for the aftermath of the group of civilians who were originally prepared to sacrifice survived, Li Yi didn't care at all.
He believed that Guo Yunkai knew how to deal with it.
And his current mission is to take this special envoy from the imperial capital to witness the victory of a battle with his own eyes!
Because only in this way can the original plan be realized in the most perfect way.
"Mr. Special Envoy, shall we go to the next location? There will be fighting here soon."
As Li Yi spoke, a group of soldiers who had heard the news came hurriedly following the sound of the explosion.
Obviously, they are the elite border troops who came to support.
Cao Yuan was silent for a while, looking at the beacon tower that had been deceived into pieces, and then at Li Yi's face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Nod.
"good."
"Then Lord Guard, where is the next location?"
Hearing the other party's name change unknowingly, Li Yi smiled unabated, mysteriously.
"You will naturally know after we get there. Please allow me to get out of the way first."
