Chapter 142 Time Bomb

Liu Qi sighed, avoiding the death of Xiaoren by one person, and preventing the death of millions of people by thousands of people by Daren. But he really couldn't convince Ouyang. No matter how he said that, he was the deputy general of the Han army. Even if Han Shizhong was there, he had to consider the words of the military supervisor, let alone him.

Ouyang said: "I have some idea. I send people to transport out a few burning cannons and then hit the back camp for a few times. Now it is the end of July, the hot season. When the back camp is on fire, it will inevitably burn some of the equipment. There are plagues in the water. It is possible that the Western Xia army dares to take water nearby to put out the fire."

"Yeah, it makes sense." Liu Qi said happily: "In this way, the Western Xia army will inevitably seize artillery and unfired incendiary bombs. If you have any effort to ignite the explosive package placed in the artillery, there will be a sea of ​​fire within a few miles. A small number of cavalrymen who are hiding on the side of me can attack the enemy's rear battalion in the chaos and use hand-swinging cannons to blow up the equipment. Break through the rear battalion quickly. There is great potential." Liu Qi thought deeply than Ouyang.

"No need to do it carefully. I can try to make an hourglass timer, but I need help from the wing army." The timer factory has studied a little, but because of the crude ignition method, I had no choice but to give up. The timer mentioned by Ouyang is a copycat version. When the hourglass isolation board is pulled out, the hourglass begins to leak sand. Once the weight of the hourglass is reduced to a certain level, it will cause the hourglass to rise. The other end of the hourglass is flint, which starts to hit the firing line. This success rate is not high, but once the Xixia army defeats the Song army.

If you discard the materials and get them back to study, bumps on the road will cause flint to hit the firing line continuously. On the other hand, all the sand is leaking, giving the lever, and the flint is more gravity on the other hand, which means that as long as you touch the loading timer, it may detonate. Once the detonation wave reaches the combustion bomb next to it and fill the gunpowder, it will continue to explode. It is better to say a touch bomb than a time bomb. To avoid trouble, the timer can be mixed with the shells.

"That's it."

"Sure, I'll go outside the city to find Lord Li to ask someone to make molds."

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Ouyang had a little understanding of time bombs, but the difference between the time bombs in the Song Dynasty and modern times was almost two different things. However, it was not difficult. It was relatively simple to place a device in a box of 100 kilograms of incendiary bombs that might not explode or not explode. It took only two hours to get everything done. That night, Zhang Lan brought more than 100 cavalry wearing Xixia costumes and carrying two carriages loaded with artillery. The total number of incendiary bombs was ten boxes, with a total of 100 ammunition.

According to the plan, there were ten cavalry responsible for firing shells to attract the attention of the enemy, and then fleeing. After the time bomb exploded, the remaining cavalry infiltrated and lurking would attack the rear battalion and destroy all siege equipment with hand-swinging cannons. These equipment are all the assets of Xixia. Once more than 60% of them were destroyed, the Xixia people could only face the city with manpower. According to the current situation of the Xixia army, it was impossible to pose a threat to Rongxian. Therefore, this battle was not only to destroy the enemy's equipment, but also to be the last battle of Rongxian.

The next night, according to detailed information, all large-scale siege equipment will be assembled, and will be pushed to the front battalion on the morning of the third day, and then dispatched to the vanguard siege troops according to the deployment.

All the scouts from Rong County were out and sneaked to the enemy's rear army to observe. The five thousand elite cavalry in the city were in order, and no one knew what happened except a few main and deputy generals. This was done in detail among the people of Xixia, and it cannot be denied that there was no detailed work in Rong County. After this battle, no matter whether it succeeded or failed, Ouyang and Li Han would retreat to the rear of Lanzhou, a hundred miles away from Rong County.

As soon as the second update arrived, the scout came to report: "There are sporadic cannons behind the enemy's camp." According to the distance, it is estimated that it will be a matter of the first update.

In the past three updates, the scout came to report: "The enemy's central army's rear army killed the sky, and the mountain hill saw that it was densely packed with fire dragons."

At the end of the third update, the scout came to report: "After dozens of explosions in the enemy's camp, there was a sea of ​​fire."

Liu Qi ordered: "Order the scout to withdraw" and the plan was completed. He didn't care much about the life and death of Zhanglan and his group. He only cared about whether the enemy would retaliate against the attack, how to deal with the siege that could be born, and how to evacuate the two supervisors from Quanxian. Like Tiejiazi, they were all cavalry. Now the Western Xia army has two instigated and horses, and there are many archers, so it is not impossible to wash the city with a few rounds of arrows.

Early in the morning of the third day, Ouyang waited on the road and before leaving Ouyang explained: "General Liu, please feel free to spend money. I have left you thirty letters of 1,000 guan each, and two small cars of scattered silver, a total of 40 taels of silver, you can do it yourself."

"Thank you, sir, be careful on the road. You can set up a banquet in Lanzhou and return with General Han in the end."

"Yeah, I'm leaving."

Li Han told Liu Qi a few more words: "The emperor is responsible for the affairs of the court, and I will win the battle when I wait here."

Liu Qi clasped his fists: "Don't worry, both sirs, I will know what to do."

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After leaving Rong County, Li Gang began to gather the Xiang army according to Liu Qi's orders, and selected people with strong combat experience and strong body to join the reserve combat troops. Along the way, he felt like a mess. In fact, everyone knows that this battle may not be fought, but the Xixia people lost all the aces. It is hard to say whether they had the idea of ​​defeating the battle to the death.

Li Han pulled Ouyang to ride in a carriage, and the carriage was prepared with wine and food. Ouyang looked at the clothes outside with patches and prepared to fight desperately, and then looked at himself riding in a comfortable carriage, and truly felt what the level gap was. In fact, people in any society are unequal, and the key is whether society is a relatively equal system. For example, the imperial examination can allow some people who have no chance to stand out, but the number of people studying is restricted. If education can be popularized and everyone has the opportunity to study as much as possible, then there will be more equality.

Li Han asked: "What are you thinking?"

"Brother, I want to submit a report to the court and carry out compulsory education in counties or even townships. Before the age of fifteen, except for inconvenient people, everyone must obtain a school graduation certificate, otherwise they cannot marry. The semester is three years. It is mainly about literacy, knowledge of the law, and understanding society. What do you think?"

Li Han didn't answer, and after playing with the cup for a long time, he said, "Brother, do you know why I helped you cover up and make trouble?"

"I don't know."

"There are a few people who worry about the world and worry about the Song Dynasty, but I have this mind and talent to do practical things. Brother, I will see you one. But Brother, I can't see you like a saint. Money is made, but it's not spent on yourself. It's not difficult to get promoted based on your talent and learning. Not to mention women, you can see that you don't have a high pursuit of this. You are not interested in money, power, or women. Instead, you are thinking about these things that you shouldn't worry about every day. Run a military factory, open a royal newspaper, and open a Yangping Business Association. Make money here, and throw away money here. Why is that?"

Ouyang smiled and asked, "Brother, I don't know General Han. You see General Liu. You have to coordinate logistics, detect the enemy situation, and arrange troops... After a few days, there will be no more than two hours of sleep every day. Is he just for promotion?"

"It's different." Li Han shook his head and said, "General Liu is a person who seeks fame but not profit. He only wants to keep his reputation for eternity and not for life. But look at you, he is not a person with good reputation."

"Actually, the pursuit is the recognition of society. Brother, there are three kinds of happiness in this person. The first is basic needs, such as food, drink, clothing, housing, etc. The second is sexual needs. And the third is social respect needs. This is what we often call status. But not all, social respect needs also include a sense of accomplishment. For example, some people say that rice is not good in the north, but some people don't believe it at this time, and they plant it carefully. After several months of hard work, the yield is similar to that in the south. If they can do what others cannot do, they will feel successful. Moreover, parents hope that their children will become successful, and their children will have a bright future.

These have nothing to do with money and power women. Brother, we are high-end people. It is easy to satisfy the first two, but it is not easy to satisfy the third one. Look at Cai Jing, he has the heart to protect these scholars. As long as it is involved in this aspect, he will argue with reason. Look at the arrangement of the birthday party, you would rather offend the prince than to elevate the identity of the Jinshi. Zong Ze, if there is something wrong, he will say that there is no sand in his eyes and the word "tolerance", which is called a thorn to everyone. But look, even the Supreme Emperor had to be afraid of him as a seventh-rank official during the dynasty. From this point of view, brother, don't talk too much, Zhang Xuanming is really not as good as them.

"If you just say it's better than me, it's better." Li Han sighed and said, "When Cai Xiang set up Mulanpo in Putian and offends many people and ignores it, he has made great achievements. Brother, you are not as good as your achievements, so I will give up my brother. Brother, I don't want to participate in the court party struggles. I will ask for an order and spend the rest of my life so that everyone in the world can go to school."

"this……"

"Actually, I can understand that I can't get a Jinshi exam. If you want to serve in a civil servant, you are only a fifth rank. Since this is the case, it's better to do something practical. Before you die, look at your achievements and you can also smile in the dark." Li Han smiled and said, "It's settled. Let's talk about what bottom line do you plan to fight in this battle?"

"The bottom line is south of Xingqing Prefecture, including Gua, Sha, Liang, Ling, Yongle five prefectures and half of the Hexi Corridor. Brother, see, once this line is opened, the business roads to the Western Regions can be restored and the tribute from the Western Regions can be re-accepted. During the Western Han Dynasty, generals of the Western Han Dynasty once farmed in Gaochang. The Uighur tribes have always regarded the Central Plains as the sect-minded country, which is the necessary focus of the Silk Road. Do you know how much a piece of silk can be sold for when transporting it? Not only do you have to open up, but you also have to build a road, build a ten thousand-year road, directly leading to Heishang."

Li Han smiled bitterly: "Your ambition is not ordinary. This Silk Road is mostly a desert Gobi. You have to build a road out. Not to mention the huge project, it is still a question whether Hei Han is willing or not."

"The project is not a big problem, there are few mountains and rivers. As for Hei Khan who doesn't agree... If he doesn't agree, just fight." Ouyang said with a smile: "Use money and soldiers to pave the way, move the Song system to their country, and assimilate their nation. I also want to use Hei Khan as a commercial transit station for the West in the future. Then continue to expand westward."

Li Han said: "You forgot that there are still Liao and Jin dynasties on the side."

"Ah... Actually, if the emperor wants to be smarter, he will allow me to sell used weapons to them, so that they can consume each other's national strength. In the end, both sides will become beggars. I can buy them a city by pulling a cart of weapons."
Chapter completed!