thefictionvixens Chapter 347
Chapter 347
"This is my first time to use this thing, I don't know how powerful it is!"
"Is this place fifty steps away from the ditch?"
"And Commander Li, did you not straighten the cotton thread before setting it on fire? How could it burn so fast?"
Su Chen kept on explaining.
At the same time, Su Chen felt a little lucky that he did not do the experiment on a mountain with boulders, otherwise someone would really get hurt.
The amount was a bit large this time, fortunately it was set off in a spacious ditch.
If it was set off in a pile of rubble, the power would be even greater, and the rubble that was blown away would be no different from bullets.
People who were hit would either die or be injured.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Su, I failed in my duty! I set the cotton thread on fire without straightening it, please punish me!"
Li Junxian bowed and pleaded guilty.
"Junxian, please stand up. Ignorance is not a crime. I have also made a big mistake." Li Shimin helped Li Junxian up, and then continued: "This place is only thirty steps away from the ditch."
After saying this, Li Shimin looked at Su Chen with some embarrassment. If he retreated fifty steps as Su Chen said.
It was just enough to avoid being covered by mud.
"Boy, can you go forward and check it out now?" Li Shimin was honest now, and did not dare to make a bold decision again.
If he approached and made another loud noise, it would be over.
"Your Majesty, you have to be more careful in the future!
Fortunately, the pottery jar was placed in the ditch this time. Think about it, if the fragments produced by the explosion of the pottery jar on the ground hit someone, the consequences would be very serious."
Li Shimin patted Su Chen on the shoulder and humbly accepted Su Chen's criticism.
"You are right. I will definitely change it in the future."
At the same time, Li Shimin finally understood why Su Chen asked them to wait in the study while he hid aside to make the pottery jar.
Perhaps it was because the pottery jar was very dangerous to make and he didn't want everyone to take risks.
Su Chen himself said that it was his first time to make this thing.
Li Shimin was very moved, but also full of doubts and excitement.
"Well, you can go and take a look now. There will be no danger as long as the explosion is over." Su Chen saw that Li Shimin had a good attitude and said nothing more.
At this moment, a large group of guards came over with knives in their hands.
It had been about five minutes since the explosion.
It was extremely rare for those guards to find this place in such a short time.
Su Chen turned to look at the guards, and after a little thought, he said, "Your Majesty, let them go back."
"Well." Li Shimin winked at Li Junxian, who understood.
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were still confused at this time. Everything that had just happened puzzled them.
A pottery jar could be so powerful that it could make a loud noise.
Then, when the Tang Dynasty fights the enemy in the future, will it still need to fight with flesh and blood and knives on the battlefield?
Li Shimin and his men approached the ditch and could no longer find the specific location where the pottery jar was placed before.
The ditch, which was about ten feet wide before, has now been blown into a width of ten and a half feet by explosives.
A large pit about one foot deep was blown out at the bottom of the ditch, which shows that the power of two kilograms of explosives is quite amazing.
Li Shimin and others saw this scene with their eyes wide open, looking at the scene in front of them in disbelief.
Su Chen was also quite surprised that this "earth gunpowder" made in just twenty minutes could be so powerful.
Then, Su Chen fell into deep thought.
Originally, it was thought that this explosive would need to be tested countless times before it could succeed.
Who would have thought that the formula ratio that I casually fiddled with would detonate successfully for the first time.
"It seems that making this gunpowder is not difficult! Maybe there is room for improvement.
Well, let's make an iron can someday. The better the sealing performance, the greater the explosion power."
"Your Majesty, this thing..." Fang Xuanling excitedly said to Li Shimin.
As soon as Fang Xuanling spoke, he was interrupted by Li Shimin, "Xuanling, let's talk about it when we get back."
"Yes!"
What Fang Xuanling could think of, could Li Shimin, the general of Tiance, not think of it?
If this pottery jar is used on the battlefield, not to mention its power, the earth-shaking noise after the pottery jar is ignited can also scare the enemy to the ground.
If it is used for siege, it is like a divine help. What kind of city wall can withstand the power of the explosion of this pottery jar.
Li Shimin looked at Su Chen for a long time without saying a word.
For a moment, he didn't know how to start, and asked Su Chen for the method of making this pottery jar.
Because Su Chen was making pottery jars alone before, no one knew the secret.
This may be for the safety of others, or it may be for confidentiality.
Su Chen saw what Li Shimin was thinking and smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty, I know what you are thinking, and I have the same idea as you.
But there is one thing I want to remind your majesty, this thing can kill enemies and attack cities. IfIf the formula is leaked and someone with ulterior motives learns it, they can also use it against us.
So keeping it secret is very important, Your Majesty, don’t you think so? "
Li Shimin finally reacted, and Su Chen stopped two waves of guards in front.
When Li Shimin came out of the manor, the guards he brought from the palace wanted to accompany him to protect Li Shimin, but were stopped by Su Chen.
The guards who heard the explosion just now and wanted to check were also sent away by Su Chen.
Because Su Chen was not familiar with them.
Li Shimin showed a sincere smile on his face and put a hand on Su Chen's shoulder.
"You are right, I listen to you."
Su Chen smiled innocently, "You don't know what this thing is called yet, let's talk about it when we get back."
"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back!"
Li Shimin took another look at the deep pit that was blown out, pulled Su Chen's wrist and turned away.
"Jun Xian, what just happened, let others not discuss it, let alone spread it.
Those who disobey the order will be executed! "
Li Shimin issued a strict order to Li Junxian.
"I obey your order!"
Li Junxian knew what to do. He was the commander of the imperial guards and the head of the Jinwu Guard.
All the manor guards were under his charge, except Zhang Long and his four companions.
Zhang Long followed behind the crowd and muttered to himself: "The pottery jar that the Marquis gave me just now was so amazing! "
Everyone quickened their pace and returned the same way.
Li Shimin glanced at Su Chen beside him, feeling like he had survived a disaster.
When Su Chen lit the one-foot-long cotton thread, if he had a lighter in his hand at that time, he would definitely have lit the cotton thread that came out of the pottery jar.
Li Shimin still felt a lingering fear when he thought of the power of the explosion.
If he really lit the fuse, then most of them would have ascended on the spot. The soil on both sides of the ditch was blown away, not to mention the flesh and blood?
The pace on the way back was faster than when they came. Ten minutes later, Su Chen and others returned to the living room of the manor.
"Your Majesty, the loud noise just now was like thunder from the sky. Did Your Majesty..."
Empress Changsun and others saw Li Shimin pulling Su Chen and asked anxiously.
"Guanyin maid, you sit here for a while. I have something important to discuss with Su Chen! "Li Shimin did not explain and went straight to the study.
Su Chen smiled at Empress Changsun and followed her to the study.
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