Chapter 1252 Black powder is famous for its danger
Chapter 1,252 Black powder became famous in times of crisis
"This is a long story. I can only tell you that I temporarily named that thing a bomb. The principle is difficult to explain, but you probably know the power -"
"Ziming, you said you threw it at Zhang Fei, but did you see that Zhang Fei was injured?"
Yi Xiaotian knew that Lu Meng had saved Zhu Ran from Zhang Fei's knife just now, and it was one thing to feel nervous. But after hearing that Zhang Fei was blown up by a bomb, he was now even more concerned about Zhang Fei's condition.
"No...no...I just threw it out at that time, and the ensuing explosion almost overturned my horse. The smoke and dust behind it were even worse...I didn't see Zhang Fei's situation clearly, but...after all, they didn't do it again.
If you were pursued, you must have been seriously injured, right?"
Lu Meng was a little unsure. After all, the sound of the explosion was so terrifying that those who didn't know it would have thought the sky was shattering.
As for Zhu Ran, he was lying on the ground and was so shaken that he was knocked upside down, so it was even less possible for him to know about Zhang Fei's condition.
"Well, that's it. In fact, this weapon called a bomb was made too hastily, so I personally haven't actually tested its power. I just thought it could be put to some temporary use..."
"Now it seems... the situation no longer allows us to have any reservations."
Yi Xiaotian said and nodded to Huang Yueying beside him. Huang Yueying understood what Yi Xiaotian meant and greeted the driver on the carriage behind him:
"Send over all the remaining bombs... I didn't expect to use them at this time, so when I came to Kodong, I only brought less than ten extra bombs in my bag——"
While Huang Yueying called for the carriage to come over, she explained to a group of elders with great seriousness:
"Because I thought it was possible to conduct a test on today's battlefield, I remixed the materials last night, using less raw materials, and made twelve bombs -"
"Oh yes, one of them has been used by you, so there are eleven more in the car now."
Everyone watched the petite Huang Yueying walk towards the carriage, and reluctantly leaned into the carriage. After rummaging around, they took out two "flasks" that were as big as her two heads. This scene was amazing.
It made Sun Quan, Lu Xun and others quite ashamed.
"Well, once the fuse is lit, it can be used by throwing it out before it burns out. Of course... if it is thrown into a fire, the fuse is not so necessary."
Holding two large wine bottles, Huang Yueying said expressionlessly.
"Well... much... thank you, Master, for your advice..."
After being stunned for a while, Lu Meng answered stiffly.
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Speaking of things like bombs, Yi Xiaotian has already had an idea.
Because he knows that in this era, the battle between the various forces is still in the stage of cold weapons confrontation.
And if hot weapons can be developed in advance in the era of cold weapons, then the so-called battlefield balance that is basically based on numbers can be broken.
So from a long time ago... probably after arriving in Chang'an for the first time, Yi Xiaotian had secretly asked Cai Zhaoji and others to collect raw materials for making thermal weapons——
The most critical one, and the most obvious characteristic of the transition from the cold weapon age to the hot weapon age, is naturally gunpowder.
Only with gunpowder can we make firearms and bombs... and then develop a variety of more powerful weapons.
According to records, gunpowder began to be slowly used in military affairs hundreds of years later in the late Tang Dynasty. Assuming that it was produced in a standardized manner hundreds of years before the Tang Dynasty, the significance of this invention is even greater.
Better than all his previous inventions.
But here’s the problem…
Yi Xiaotian did not have sufficient knowledge related to gunpowder, or even to the entire field of chemistry.
Although he has a literal understanding of many ancient inventions in his memory, chemistry is a very rigorous field... This is also the reason why Yi Xiaotian has not developed various modern industrial products.
Even if it is just a technology such as blast furnace steelmaking, Yujian Shanzhuang has not been able to realize it despite all its efforts - it is not difficult to carry out these breakthrough research and inventions in an era when all kinds of basic technologies are quite scarce.
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But without trying, there will naturally be no results.
Yi Xiaotian knew the formula of gunpowder that could be used initially or stably for the first time.
Gunpowder made from the ternary system of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, also known as black gunpowder, was one of Yi Xiaotian's earliest goals.
Throughout history, there are many documents about gunpowder, but in later dynasties, due to different mining techniques, many of the raw materials they could obtain were unable to be used by Yi Xiaotian - the key is... Today's world is unknown.
Being unified, it becomes more difficult to make gunpowder when many raw materials need to be obtained from various remote mountains and forests around the world.
Yongliang merged into three places, which was the most important area where Yi Xiaotian obtained gunpowder raw materials later.
And through his extraordinary memory, such as "Wu Jing Zong Yao" and "Jixiao New Book" and other records about making gunpowder, Yi Xiaotian also finalized the materials needed to make gunpowder.
After going through many difficulties and dangers and gathering enough raw materials, the rest is the experimental stage that is both dangerous and boring.
Because Huang Yueying, Ma Jun and others did not know the power of the gunpowder he mentioned - Yi Xiaotian did not let them participate in the initial experimental proportioning stage.
Of course, the two of them didn't understand it at first. The inventions in the craftsman's workshop had always been made by the few of them by pooling their collective wisdom, advancing and retreating together, and sharing the joys and sorrows. This time, Yi Xiaotian did not let them participate. Of course, they
unwilling.
But after feeling Yi Xiaotian's tough attitude later, they also chose to compromise - Yi Xiaotian is not a guy who is used to sensationalism. Since he said it is not allowed, it means that the two of them will never have the opportunity to participate in the early stage.
During the experiment.
But... this kind of time is often the time when the relationship of trust between people can be demonstrated - because of the dangers described by Yi Xiaotian, while he was conducting experiments, Ma Jun and Huang Yueying actually acted alone for Yi Xiaotian
Created "explosion-proof clothing" - heavy clothing that uses their increasingly mature airbag technology for explosion protection.
And that explosion-proof jacket became a key prop that saved Yi Xiaotian from dangerous explosions several times.
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Recalling the various aspects of developing gunpowder, Yi Xiaotian naturally felt a lot.
So while everyone was amazed, they all seemed to have caught a glimpse of Yi Xiaotian's smiling expression... I don't understand it at all. Maybe geniuses are like this?
"Don't rush to use it first... The power of the bomb is not fully understood yet, and because the number is really small, even if it injures and kills thousands of people on the other side, our disadvantageous situation will still not change-"
"Well... what sir is saying is... then what should we do?
The smoke outside has begun to fade away, and I’m afraid it won’t be long before the fire intensity decreases…”
Lu Xun has given up his command. It's not that he really has lost his confidence, but he knows that the current battle is no longer within his control.
Compared to Zhuge Liang, who was already extremely mature and stable, he was completely at a disadvantage. Now leaving it to Yi Xiaotian to find a solution was the truly smart choice.
Intentionally or unintentionally... Yi Xiaotian once again became the leader of this war, and once again stood in a position to face Zhuge Liang.
