This was a trick he learned to deal with terrorists when he was a soldier in his previous life, but after he retired, he never had the chance to put it into practice.
Nowadays, the tear gas and smoke grenades used in anti-terrorism have been replaced by smoky black powder packets, so the explanation is very familiar.
However, Zhang Huan's eyes were still wide open after hearing this. After a long while, he murmured and asked: "Smoking gunpowder? You mean, the kind of thing that makes a medicine puppet? In this barren mountain, you call me
Where to find it?”
"Are you a general of the Song Dynasty? Black gunpowder was used in actual combat, but your Song Dynasty wrote it in military books and published it publicly! You actually told me that I don't have gunpowder on hand?" Han Qing heard this and couldn't help complaining in his heart.
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However, when he thought about it, the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties lasted for more than 300 years, and primitive black gunpowder could have been used on the battlefield on a large scale at any time during that period. And now, the third emperor of the Song Dynasty was in power, and he was relieved.
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Therefore, he sighed and gave an alternative plan in a low voice, "If there is no black powder, we can prepare it ourselves. I will give you a recipe, and then you can mobilize dozens of brothers to help me dig some heartbroken grass and the like.
The poisonous roots were ground up and mixed in."
After that, I took up my pen and wrote down the ingredients of black gunpowder that anyone who has read junior high school in the 21st century can know. I just forgot whether it is the molar ratio or the weight ratio. I need to calculate it and then prepare a portion of each.
Come out and verify it in actual combat.
However, Zhang Huan looked at it and still shook his head apologetically. It turned out that the army had no shortage of charcoal and sulfur, but saltpeter was very well prepared. For a while, there was no place to buy it.
Fortunately, Liu Du, who came to ask for instructions, was smart. Hearing that the two of them were worried about the lack of saltpeter, he quickly and cautiously intervened: "Please report to Marquis Du Yu that saltpeter seems to be available at the doctor's house. A while ago, a brother had scabies on his body. Zhang
The doctor gave him saltpeter powder to apply!"
This time, a big problem was solved.
Immediately, Zhang Huan called Zhang Langzhong to his side and asked him for saltpeter powder. Since he had to deal with various types of scabies that were quite common in the army, Zhang Langzhong still had enough spare saltpeter on hand, so he scraped together some saltpeter powder.
I took out forty or fifty kilograms.
In the Song Dynasty, it was common for it to take ten days and a half to attack a mountain. Therefore, Zhang Huan was not in a hurry to achieve success, and with the mentality of giving it a try, he assigned fifty soldiers to Han Qing and asked him to do whatever he wanted.
.And Zhang Langzhong, hearing that "Master" was in trouble, also brought a large number of disciples and disciples to help him.
Han Qing really didn't want to and continued to operate every day, risking people's lives. He decisively used all his skills and led a team of doctors to weigh charcoal, sulfur, saltpeter and other materials, and prepare black gunpowder. Then, he dug up the rhizome of the heartbroken grass that the brothers dug.
, as well as a lot of other poisons provided by Zhang Langzhong, were all ground into powder and added.
He did not pursue explosive power, but only the smoke effect. Of course, the preparation did not require much precision. Therefore, that afternoon, he made hundreds of kilograms of black powder with added ingredients.
In order to ensure a successful hit, Han Qing led another person, wrapped the black powder in thick paper into about two ounces of balls, installed the lead, put it on the arrow shaft, and went to the field to test it several times.
After determining the optimal lead length and dosage, I made a large number of finished products and submitted the order to Zhang Huan, the Marquis of Yu.
Zhang Huan had already seen the poisoning ability of gunpowder arrows when Han Qing was doing experiments. Therefore, he did not hesitate to recruit two hundred brothers, personally led the army, launched an attack on Xiaoheishan, and actively invited Han Qing to accompany him
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This time, he put down his dignity and followed Han Qing's previous plan. If he didn't understand anything, he asked for advice on the spot.
Han Qing, on the other hand, has always known how to control the situation. He does not steal the limelight from the general. He just tells the truth about what he knows and is more than 70% sure about.
Following his suggestion, Zhang Huan ordered his people to erect a shield wall fifty steps away from the first natural checkpoint on the mountain road. Then he gathered a total of thirty archers and advanced behind the shield wall. Each group of ten archers
Name, echelon array.
When everyone was ready, Zhang Huan gave the order. Three groups of archers lit gunpowder arrows and fired them in turn. Ten arrows were fired each time. The drums continued to beat and the arrows never stopped. In just seven or eight breaths, the arrows were fired.
Hundreds of gunpowder arrows were shot after the first natural barrier.
A gunpowder pack was added to the arrow shaft, which seriously affected the range and accuracy of the arrow. However, without pursuing precise strikes, it was still possible to cover an area fifty steps away easily.
As a result, before Han Qing could think about whether he should ask Zhang Huan to stop the drum sound, the poisonous smoke caused by the burning of the added gunpowder had completely enveloped the first level.
Hiding behind the rocks, the Red Lotus cultists, who thought they would be able to repel the officers and soldiers as easily as they did a few days ago, were dizzy from the poisonous smoke, with runny noses and tears streaming down their faces. Not to mention shooting arrows, throwing stones and rolling logs.
, even standing has become a problem.
With Zhang Huan's military experience, why should others remind him? He put down the drumstick decisively, covered his mouth and nose with the wet cloth he had prepared in advance, and rushed towards the natural barrier formed by two huge rocks with a knife.
The brothers who followed Zhang Huan, except for the archers, all followed the same example. They covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths and swarmed up. With no effort, they easily defeated the level that they had been unable to defeat in the previous few days.
Looking at the arrows loaded with gunpowder packets, there were still three to four hundred useless ones. Zhang Huan simply led his brothers and continued to advance.
When he encountered a dangerous place guarded by Red Lotus cultists, he immediately ordered his brothers to cover it with rockets without any explanation. It took less than an hour in total to clear the second, third, and fourth natural checkpoints smoothly.
capture.
Seeing that the sky was starting to get dark, and there were not many gunpowder arrows left. Zhang Huan did not dare to be careless and ordered the attack to be stopped. After leaving enough brothers at the several checkpoints he had succeeded to warn, he sent the others to
Withdrew to the military camp and continued to make rockets.
That night, Xiaoheishan sub-rudder Chen Heng organized several counterattacks. However, after losing the geographical advantage, the Red Lotus cultists under his command had many shortcomings such as poor equipment, lack of training and weak fighting will.
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Although all the incense masters and hall masters in the team are highly skilled, compared with the veterans of the Suppression Army who have been on the battlefield for a long time, their fighting experience is far behind.
The veteran soldiers in the Zhenrong Army never fought alone with the leaders of the Red Lotus Sect. Each time, at least three or five people formed a formation to meet the enemy, and there were also archers and crossbowmen behind the formation to provide them with weapons at any time.
cover.
As a result, after a night of fighting, the Red Lotus cultists failed to recapture any natural gates as they wished. However, they lost two hall masters, three incense masters and several brothers.
On the Song Army's side, the losses were calculated entirely in single digits, which was considered negligible.
"Let's go, Saint, take advantage of the small number of Song troops and not block the road to the back mountain!" Chen Heng, the sub-rudder, knew that there was no point in continuing to persist, so he took a few Tang soldiers who had not yet died in the battle with him.
Lord, please ask Ye Qinglian together.
"Yes, Saint, if you don't leave, all the brothers will be smoked to death by the poisonous smoke!" Zheng He, the Ruishi battalion who had always admired Ye Qinglian extremely, was also dejected and stood beside Chen Heng.
Helped in a low voice, "Let's go, at least we can inform each branch helm of the situation of the officers and soldiers, and send it all the way back to the main helm. Let the helmsmen of other branch helms, as well as the leader and the Dharma King, find countermeasures in time.
If we don’t leave, the next few brothers who are assigned to the helm will definitely suffer the same losses!”
"Yes, Saint, if you don't leave, it will be too late!"
"I don't regret waiting for death, but I can't let the Holy Religion suffer defeat again in a muddle-headed manner!"
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Several other hall masters also spoke one after another. They surrounded Ye Qinglian in the middle, holding the handle of the knife, and persuaded him to lead everyone to evacuate.
At this moment, Ye Qinglian, the so-called resourceful saint of the Red Lotus Sect, was completely helpless.
She heard the explosion of gunpowder arrows clearly yesterday afternoon. The poisonous smoke of gunpowder arrows also made her dizzy.
She knew that the gunpowder arrow must have been made by Han Qing, and the principle was similar to that of the sudden musket. However, just like when she encountered the sudden musket, she had no idea how to deal with it!
"Withdraw, Chen Heng, you take the brothers from the back mountain and go to the Huanzhou branch to take shelter. Once you are out of the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, immediately send someone to report the situation to the chief helm truthfully!"
Seeing that if she did not comply with everyone's demands, she would become the target of everyone's attacks, Ye Qinglian did not dare to delay and made a decisive decision.
"Holy Maiden is wise!" All the hall masters and incense masters were relieved and cheered and dispersed.
Chen Heng, the sub-rudder of Xiaoheishan, could hear a hint of determination in Ye Qinglian's words. He stopped and advised in a low voice, "Holy girl, you can leave too! You can leave the green hills without worrying about having no firewood."
!The Song army is coming with great force. No matter how good you are, you cannot deal with hundreds of them by yourself at the same time."
"I'm leaving too, but not with you!" Ye Qinglian smiled and nodded calmly, "I can't deal with hundreds of people by myself. But I can deal with one. I must get rid of that guy named Han as soon as possible.
, Otherwise, maybe next time, he will use some vicious means to target the Holy Religion!"
"This..." Chen Heng thought for a while and then warned hesitantly, "Saintess, please be careful."
"Be careful too!" Ye Qinglian sighed and responded in a low voice.
Now Han Qingzang is in the Zhenrong Army. How easy is it to kill him?
However, she had to go, even if it cost her own life.
The man surnamed Han seemed to be the nemesis of the Red Lotus Sect. Since a few months ago, he had brought great disasters to the Holy Sect again and again. If he was not eliminated as soon as possible, Ye Qinglian believed that the Red Lotus Sect would be destroyed.
It will definitely be completely destroyed in the hands of this person, and there will never be a day of revival!