Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 231

Outside Chengdu, on the side of a barren hill.

This is the secret base of the Shu army. The training of special forces and the development and manufacture of the latest weapons are all carried out behind this barren mountain.

Ma Liuzhi and Gu Wu surrounded Li Ke, staring at the black clay pot in Li Ke's hand.

"Your Highness, why does this thing look similar to that fire oil tank!"

Ma Liuzhi looked around at the black clay pot, and stretched out his hand, wanting to touch it.

"Snapped!"

"Don't touch it, it's dangerous!"

Li Ke slapped Ma Liuzhi's hand away, then raised the clay pot high, and showed it to the two of them.

This pottery pot was no different from ordinary pottery pots, except that the mouth of the pot was covered with yellow mud, and a lead wire was pulled out.

"Your Highness, you have been working here for so many days, and you came up with such a clay pot?"

After staring at the clay pot for a long time, Ma Liuzhi stared and said suspiciously.

"This is not an ordinary pottery pot. Its power is a hundred times stronger than that of the fire oil pot!"

Li Ke said lightly.

Since he unlocked the Gunpowder Manufacturing Technique, he has been researching and making firearms.

Things like muskets and artillery also need to manufacture precise launching devices, which also requires craftsmen to continuously polish their craftsmanship.

And the easiest thing is to make such a simple bomb.

"I will name this object Hongtian Lei!"

The manufacturing process of this thunderbolt is relatively simple. It is filled with gunpowder, then stuffed with a large number of broken iron nails, and sealed with clay pots.

Once the gunpowder is ignited, the air in the tank will expand under the violent combustion, and the broken iron nails in it will be shot out in an instant.

"Your Highness, why do you feel humble, this name is a bit too exaggerated..."

Ma Liuzhi wiped his nose and said with a smile: "No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like it can blow up the sky!"

He stretched out his hand again, wanting to probe the thunder.

Li Ke took it away to avoid Ma Liuzhi.

"What do you know? This thing is amazing!"

"This is only a preliminary product. If we continue to develop it in the future, it will really be able to shake the sky and shake the earth, and it will be omnipotent!"

Li Ke explained.

He also ordered Gu Wu to take this thing to a marking point dozens of feet away, and prepare to ignite it for a test.

This marked point is surrounded by open space, and there is a high wall of rammed earth a few steps behind.

"I'll do it, let me do this job!"

Ma Liuzhi carelessly pushed Gu Wu away, grabbed Hong Tianlei, and trotted all the way to the marked spot.

Seeing him so frizzy, Li Ke was really terrified.

If this thing exploded halfway, Ma Liuzhi would either die or be disabled.

"Your Highness, this thing...is it really as powerful as you said?"

Gu Wu rested his chin and looked at the thunderbolt in the distance.

"Whether it's powerful or not, you'll know if you try it!"

Li Ke smiled lightly and said confidently.

"Your Highness, what should I do now?"

From a long distance away, Ma Liuzhi called to Li Ke.

Li Ke also shouted over there: "Light the fuse, remember to run back immediately..."

"Oh……"

Ma Liuzhi responded, took out the torch, and ignited the Thunderbolt.

He put the Thunderbolt on the ground, and then trotted back.

Li Ke could already see green smoke rising from the ground, and Ma Liuzhi was grinning with teeth at this time, trotting towards this side happily.

He looked back while running, looking stupid.

It can be seen that Li Ke was anxious, and he hurriedly waved to Ma Liuzhi.

"Come back soon, it's dangerous!"

Li Ke shouted with all his strength.

He regretted it a little now, he shouldn't let this idiot start the fire.

This shout finally had some effect. Ma Liuzhi said "oh" and ran over in big strides.

It's just that before he took two steps, Li Ke heard a loud "boom".

Accompanied by the sound, Hong Tianlei was blown apart, pushing away the surrounding dust.

The air waves surged and spread out in all directions.

Li Ke panicked, and quickly looked at Ma Liuzhi.

I saw Ma Liuzhi still had a smile on his face. He was running towards him, but his whole body suddenly flew up.

This flight was not intentional, but was thrown up by the air wave behind him.

The silly smile on Ma Liuzhi's face disappeared, replaced by panic and fear.

His eyes were wide open, his mouth was open and he was screaming.

After dancing and thrashing a few times, he finally fell to the ground and threw a dog to eat shit.

"Quick, go and have a look!"

Li Ke was worried, and hurriedly pulled Gu Wu over.

Halfway through the run, Ma Liuzhi raised his head and turned to look behind him.

Li Ke relaxed and walked over.

"Are you OK?"

After helping Ma Liu Zhi up, Li Ke looked behind him again.

"Ouch... hiss... it hurts... it hurts..."

Ma Liuzhi gasped and yelled, his eyebrows and eyes squeezed together in pain.

On his back and buttocks, there are still several iron nails pierced.

Li Ke was angry and happy, shook his head and sighed: "I told you to run faster, but you still take your time..."

"Your Highness, how did I know... this thing is so powerful!"

Ma Liuzhi limped and turned around while touching his buttocks.

He stared at the dust-filled marked place again, with a look of horror.

"My mother! If my old horse hadn't come over just now, I'm afraid my life would have been lost!"

At this moment, the dust and smoke receded slowly, revealing a crumbling waste wall.

This wall is made of rammed earth, it used to be about ten feet high, but now, most of it has collapsed due to the bombing.

The earthen walls far apart on both sides can still retain their original appearance, but a huge hole has been exposed in the middle of the place closest to Hong Tianlei.

As they walked all the way, Ma Liuzhi sighed and sighed from time to time.

As soon as they got close, everyone saw that there were countless iron nails pierced on the rammed earth wall.

The iron nails sank into the wall, punching countless holes in the earthen wall.

"Hey! If this thing is blown up in the enemy's ranks, it won't kill or injure hundreds or even thousands of people!"

Ma Liuzhi stared at the earthen wall and sighed.

Li Ke walked to the wall, touched the earthen wall, and sighed: "The power is still not enough. It seems that the dose needs to be adjusted again..."

"What? Isn't this powerful enough?"

"My old horse is so far away, my ass is blooming. How much more power should I add?"

Ma Liuzhi wept and turned around to show his wounds.

Gu Wu was staring at the blasted earth pit in a daze.

He looked at it for a long time, and then slowly stood up, with a sigh on his face.

"Your Highness, once this thing is used on the battlefield...then our Shu army will be invincible in the world!"

His tone was firm, full of longing and anticipation.

Li Ke nodded. This gunpowder was something ahead of its time, and its lethality should not be underestimated.

In the future, they will fight against the enemy, before they can rush to kill, they will first hit a round of thunder, so that the opponent will be frightened and unable to fight.

"This thing needs to be kept secret, and it is not allowed to spread!"

Thinking of the shocking power of the gunpowder, Li Ke immediately told the people around him to keep it secret.

Once this thing is known to the outside world, it will definitely cause a sensation.

At that time, it will definitely attract coveters to steal.

The so-called common man is innocent, but he is guilty!
Li Ke didn't want to face such an amazingly powerful weapon one day.

(End of this chapter)