Guichou (27) in June of the first year of Yuanyou.

In a military camp more than ten miles outside Bianjing City, the flags were fluttering, and the soldiers were surrounded inside and out.

Zhao Xu was wearing Chu yellow uniforms and a small folded hat. With Wen Xunniang serving him, he was sitting on a high platform specially built for him.

Han Jiang, written by Lu Gong, Li Qingchen is sitting under the throne, facing the school grounds.

The three prime ministers all wore purple official uniforms, wore crotch-shaped headbands, and held court huts.

In addition to these three prime ministers, the Minister of Hubu, who was promoted to the official office of Kaifeng Prefecture, County and Town, and the Hun Yu Bureau Su Song, was also specially given a seat next to the prime ministers.

The "young" ministers such as Shen Kuo, Cai Jing, Zhang Heng, etc. could only sit behind the four important ministers.

Everyone was trembling, nervous and apprehensive.

Because today's scene is very serious.

The emperor came to the military camp in person and rewarded the army - even if it was just a Yulongzhi of more than a hundred people.

However - the most important affairs of the country are military service and sacrifice!

Since ancient times, it has been no small matter for the emperor to come in person and reward the army.

Just looking at the scene under the high platform is enough to prove this point:

The palace commander, Yanda, and the deputy commander, Miao Shuo, were wearing armor and holding weapons. They each led the guards of the palace front department to guard the high platform with the throne as the core.

On all sides of the school grounds, the Imperial City Department's family officers and personal servants were surrounded.

The entire Imperial City Division only has 3,000 troops, and today there are at least 1,000 here!

The school grounds have been cleaned once.

All arrow targets and weapons have been removed.

With the sound of a drum, the auspicious time has arrived!

Da da da!

Wearing bright red lacquer mountain armor and phoenix-winged helmets, the imperial dragons entered the venue in neat lines.

However, what they are holding in their hands is not the usual swords, crossbows or bone balls.

Instead, they are pots one by one. These pots don't look very big, maybe only two or three kilograms.

The three prime ministers looked at it thoughtfully.

"This is what officials say is a military and state secret related to the country, right?"

Su Song, Cai Jing, and Zhang Heng looked at each other.

Only Shen Kuo licked his lips and became excited.

He knew the power of throwing those clay pots.

It’s no exaggeration to say—it’s really about borrowing the power of heaven!

Throwing a can can destroy it for more than ten steps!

…

Yan Chen led his men and strode to the school grounds with their heads held high and their chests held high.

Then, he raised his head and looked at the official sitting in the throne on the high platform.

All the events since the Southern Expedition came to mind.

Yan Chen's chest is full of pride!

So, he took a step forward, knelt down on one knee, and bowed like an armored warrior: "The inner hall is in charge of the official affairs of Guangnan West Road, the sick and injured, and the Guangxi Tea Horse official affairs. I respectfully wish His Majesty the Emperor a long blessing!"

The officers and soldiers of Yulongzhi who followed him shouted in unison: "Long blessings to the official family!"

Listening to the loud and neat voices of the Yulongzhi people in the audience, Zhao Xu smiled and nodded.

Yu Longzhi is the most trusted army among Zhao officials.

Even if the whole world betrays the Zhao Guan family, the Yulongzhi people will not.

Because their family and descendants all depend on the Zhao Guan family.

that is……

The shortcoming of poor combat power has always troubled the Zhao Guan family in the past dynasties.

Now, this shortcoming has finally been filled.

There is no need for them to charge into battle, nor do they need to lick blood from the tip of a knife.

As long as they use their physical strengths and practice throwing well.

Then everyone is a special soldier worth one hundred.

Moreover, in the foreseeable future, grenadiers will be synonymous with elites.

At least, before the age of the flintlock.

Those grenadiers who can accurately throw grenades into the enemy array on the battlefield will always occupy the main position.

"Bless me!" Zhao Xu said softly.

Feng Jing, who had been serving him, immediately conveyed his words to the minister specially selected to convey the emperor's message.

The minister stepped forward, stood on the edge of the high platform, and said loudly to the imperial guards in the school grounds: "Your Majesty: I pay my respects."

"Long live!"

The Yulongzhi people in the school grounds immediately cheered.

Because this means that they will soon get all the rewards from this southern expedition.

As the emperor's personal guards, the treatment of Yulongzhi was the best in the world.

Especially when it comes to rewards!

In this southern expedition, they have already made a lot of money.

But who would dislike his reward being too much?

There are so many places to spend money in Bianjing City!

Apart from other things, food, clothing, housing and transportation alone are a huge expense.

Then the minister on the high platform conveyed the official decree again: "The official decree is that all the officers and men will perform martial arts here, and I will personally watch them!"

"Nuo!" Under the leadership of Yan Chen, Yu Longzhi's soldiers collectively worshiped again.

Then, they began to prepare skillfully.

In the Song Dynasty, one of the most important tasks of Yulong Zhuzhi was to perform - not only to perform martial arts in front of the emperor, but also to serve as envoys from the Northern Barbarians, Western Bandits, Jiaozhi, Goryeo, Japan, Champa, Zhenla and other countries.

Perform martial arts to show off your muscles!

Needless to say, Yu Longzhi is still very powerful when they perform.

He can draw a strong bow and ride a powerful horse.

I don’t dare to say that I can defeat someone with a hundred steps, but it is normal to hit 78 out of 10.

In addition, their basic abilities are all excellent.

The envoys from various countries who often saw it were dumbfounded, thinking that the Emperor of Song Dynasty had a superhuman army beside him.

Until they went to the battlefield-the tiger's skin was finally exposed.

Facts have proved that no matter how well-trained and well-equipped an army is, if it does not have the courage to fight, then the army will be almost useless.

Therefore, on the school field, the Yulongzhi led by Yan Chen almost followed their daily training and completed their work meticulously.

Line up, sort, charge...

Then, they turned around and faced the school field.

The marriage officers of the Imperial City Division, who had already received the order, placed a dozen wooden dummies on the school grounds, about twenty steps away from the Yulongzhi.

"Get ready!" At Yan Chen's command, the soldiers in the first row skillfully lit the fuse.

"Throw!"

Following Yan Chen's loud command.

The thirty Yulongzhi standing in the first row collectively threw the clay pots in their hands towards the dummy in front.

The fuse burns in a clay pot and is thrown towards the target at high speed.

On the high platform, Zhao Xu had already stood up.

Seeing Zhao Xu getting up, no one among the officials dared to sit down, so they all stood up and looked towards the school ground.

At this moment, the burning seal ignited the tightly packed gunpowder particles in the clay pot.

A violent chemical reaction begins immediately.

In less than a tenth of a second, the potassium nitrate and sulfur in the clay pot combined to release thousands of times the same volume of gas.

boom!
To be continued...