Chapter 53: The Shocking Explosion

These craftsmen are the top craftsmen in the Liao Kingdom, and they are all authoritative. They are not bragging, but confident.

"I'll come and have a look!" Yelu Hongji was greatly encouraged and followed the craftsmen in.

This is a large room full of tools and is the place where craftsmen work. In a corner, there are many painted wooden barrels piled up. Yelu Hongjiluo estimated that there were thirty or twenty.

"What's inside?" Yelu Hongji was a little curious.

"Report to the emperor, there is gunpowder inside." A craftsman hurriedly replied.

Gunpowder originated in the Tang Dynasty. By the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty, it had been around for three or four hundred years. It was no longer a secret. The Liao Kingdom was also using it. The Song Dynasty had used gunpowder as firecrackers, replacing firecrackers that had been used for thousands of years.

"Your Majesty, this is thousands of kilograms. It is placed here for us to use." Another craftsman explained in detail: "There are many in other houses, and there are almost tens of thousands of kilograms in the entire courtyard."

"So much!" Tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder were not a small amount. Yelu Hongji was slightly surprised.

"Your Majesty, this is not too much. This thunderbolt cannon requires gunpowder. If it is made, ten thousand pounds are too little, and the more gunpowder the better." A craftsman kept shaking his head and kept saying that it was too little.

"That's! That's!" When the thunderbolt cannon was mentioned, Yelu Hongji was full of hope and said happily: "As long as the thunderbolt is made, I will give you as much gunpowder as you want."

"Thank you, the emperor." The craftsmen were overjoyed.

Yelu Hongji looked at the thunderbolts, then looked at the paint buckets, raised his eyebrows and said, "The thunderbolts are also used for gunpowder, which seems to be much more powerful than our gunpowder."

"It's true." The craftsmen nodded and admitted.

In the Song Dynasty, although gunpowder was used more widely, and could be used as military and firecrackers. However, the quality of its formula and raw materials was far worse than that of Wu Ji's gunpowder, so its power was naturally much worse.

The method of boiling nitrogen in the Song Dynasty and purifying sulfur were not very mature, and there were many impurities, which led to insufficient power of gunpowder.

"This is a good opportunity." Yelu Hongji picked up a thunderbolt, looked left and right, with a happy look on his face: "Take this opportunity, not only do you need to understand the thunderbolt, but you can also get a new gunpowder formula. In this way, the thunderbolt of the Daliao will be more likely to succeed. Haha!"

He was in a very good mood. He came to the wooden barrel and stroked the wooden barrel with his left hand, feeling the warmth and coolness of the wooden barrel, which was very helpful. After looking through it, he put down the thunderbolt in his hand, not too far from the gunpowder.

Several craftsmen said a while and began to study the Pili Bang. Yelu Hongji stood aside and didn't say anything. He listened to their arguments and was very serious.

Today was a very good day for Yelu Hongji. After getting the Pili Bomb, not only did the Pili Bomb have a greater hope of success, but there was also a new gunpowder formula. Once the Pili Bomb was cracked, it would be a great joy. Although he was plagued by other state affairs, he did not rush to leave.

"Be careful, there are mechanisms in it." A craftsman stared at the Thunderbolt bullet, very confident.

"It's true. We must think of a solution." Another craftsman said.

These craftsmen have a great vision and do not rush to demolish it, but study it. After researching it, they discovered the mechanism inside. They didn't know at all. With this mechanism, they couldn't demolish it, and even Wu Ji couldn't demolish it. However, they were trying to crack the secret and were still very excited, but they didn't know that they had entered a dead end.

However, the Pili bomb was very strict. The Liao Kingdom took such a lot of effort to get a few. They were really worried that they would not crack it.

"You can't fuse, you can only soak it in water." A craftsman came up with an idea.

"This is the only way. Gunpowder is the most jealous. Soaking it in water for a day will make it wet and we can dismantle it." The craftsmen agree with this idea.

He moved as soon as he said that, a craftsman brought a basin of water, put a thunderbolt in the water, and soaked it.

They were going to soak for a day and put the basin aside. Seeing the thunderbolt bullet placed by Yelu Hongji, the position was pretty good. They thought that the emperor had placed it here, so there was no need to change the position, so they put the remaining thunderbolt bullets over.

This will only result tomorrow. Yelu Hongji can't wait any longer. He said some encouragement before leaving.

A group of craftsmen wandered around the thunderbolts, all of them were extremely anxious and wanted to crack it immediately, but they did not dare to move around, so they had to temporarily suppress their anxious mood and go to work hard.

Time passed with the eager waiting of the craftsmen. The next day, the craftsmen gathered together, took out the thunder bullet and said with a smile: "It can be removed."

Of course, Wu Ji knew the disadvantage of gunpowder fearing water, so he had already carried out waterproofing. Not to mention soaking for a day, it would be useless even if it was soaking for ten or half a month. According to their understanding, if these craftsmen soaked for a day, there would be no problem. They were all happy, looking at the thunderbolt, with beautiful little stars in their eyes, as if they had already been removed.

A craftsman held the thunder bullet in his left hand and grabbed the fuse in his right hand, pulling it out with force.

"Swish!" A burst of blue smoke came out.

"Not good!" These craftsmen had unique vision, and when they heard this sound, they knew something was wrong.

"Bang!"

A loud bang came, and a ball of fire flashed. The craftsman who dismantled the thunderbolt bomb was flew with flesh and blood. It was different, and a broken arm flew far away.

"Ah!" The craftsman screamed, and there was no more sound. This was the last sound he left in the world.

The blood of the craftsman who was close to him was injured. Two seriously injured and died. They fell to the ground. They screamed and twitched, and they were almost dead.

"Swish!" A strange sound continued, sparks splashed everywhere, and blue smoke came out.

A craftsman was the first to hear it. After careful examination, he was so scared that his souls burst into tears and screamed: "No, run away!"

His scream awakened the shocked craftsmen. Looking at the sound, they saw that the thunder bombs were lit, sparks were sparking, and the fuses were almost gone and were about to explode.

Not far away is a gunpowder barrel, which stores thousands of kilograms of gunpowder. If these thunder bombs explode, they will detonate thousands of kilograms of gunpowder. I don’t think they will know the consequences, and they can’t be afraid.

"Hurry, splash with water!" A craftsman woke up, shouted, and rushed forward desperately. He picked up the basin and was about to pour it down. A fireball flashed, and a loud bang came. He flew out, and a basin of water sprinkled everywhere.

"It's over!" The craftsmen felt like the end of the world was coming.

Splashing water with water is the best way, but without water, even if you fetch water, it is too late.

Sure enough, there was a constant sound of "bang bang", and balls of fire flashed, and several thunderbolt bombs exploded one by one. The craftsmen either killed them or flew them away.

This explosion was so great that it broke through the sky. Several gunpowder barrels exploded and ignited the gunpowder, and a major disaster happened.

"Bang!"

A earth-shaking loud noise came, and a huge fireball flashed. The room was split into pieces and flew into the sky. Countless fireballs splashed, and many houses caught fire, and a raging fire began to burn.

The houses at that time were made of brick and wood, so it was too simple to ignite them. The fire became bigger and bigger, and the fire spread was already happening.

The sound was so amazing, even more powerful than the thousands of thunders. Yelu Hongji was dealing with military affairs. When he heard the sound, he was shocked and ran out of the house. He saw that the fire had spread in the courtyard. He couldn't help but be stunned.

"No! Put the fire quickly!" Yelu Hongji knew the horror of gunpowder. There were tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder in the courtyard. Once it was detonated, the consequences were too unimaginable. Although he was extremely courageous, he was so scared that his scalp exploded and frightened that he rushed towards him.

Ministers such as Xiao Lu were also alarmed and were busy following him.

Yelu Hongji ran to the yard and saw the defenders here busy working together to fetch water and put out the fire.

"Quick! Quick!" Yelu Hongji shouted with a move, "Go and rescue the craftsman! At all costs, rescue the craftsman!"

These craftsmen are the top craftsmen in the Liao Kingdom. They are all treasures. If they die, they will suffer a lot of losses. Seeing that the artillery is about to be developed successfully, if there are no craftsmen, everything will be empty talk. Not to mention how anxious Yelu Hongji is, he will rush in as soon as he raises his foot, but he will hold Han Ju and Xiao Lu desperately.

"Let go! Let go! If you don't let go, I will punish you for your sins!" Yelu Hongji was really anxious.

"Your Majesty, even if you kill me, I can't let go!" Xiao Lu and Han Ju would not let him take risks.

"Bang!"

Just as Yelu Hongji was roaring like thunder, another loud bang, the earth was shaking, and the ground was shaking. A huge fireball appeared in the air, countless fireballs splashed everywhere, and another house storing gunpowder was gone.

"Oh my God! How did this happen? Thunder was blowing in broad daylight?" The ministers were puzzled and looked up at the sky. The sky was clear, without a trace of clouds, and it didn't look like thunder at all.

The people of Youzhou were also alarmed, and they all looked at the sky, guessing that it was a bolt from the blue.

"Bang!"

Another loud bang made the ground tremble, as if it was moving.

There were loud noises, and fireballs appeared one by one in the air. Until they stopped, the results that Yelu Hongji had spent countless efforts turned into clouds and smoke, and nothing was left in the entire yard except ashes.

Even that cannon has deformed, causing huge shock waves to fly far away, and it has caused many pits, which is useless at all.

Until the explosion stopped, Xiao Lu and Han Ju let go of Yelu Hongji. Yelu Hongji rushed in as if he was desperate and kept shouting: "Where is the craftsman? Have you seen the craftsman?"

But no one answered him.

Things are already very obvious. Such a shocking explosion and such a strong destructive power, if there are still craftsmen who survive, it would be a miracle.

As long as the craftsmen are still there, even if the losses are heavy, they can still start over. Yelu Hongji is determined to hope that a miracle will happen, but no miracle will happen.

"My hard work! My hope! It's gone! God won't bless me!" Yelu Hongji sat down on the ground in depressedly.
Chapter completed!