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Liangshan, which was originally empty,

It was already packed full of people.

But Liu Huiniang's place was where she researched and developed firearms.

However, it is remote and sparsely populated.

It was clearly arranged by Zhao Yuan on purpose.

in fact,

Liu Huiniang's research on firearms,

Besides Zhao Yuan's consistent support

In addition to frequently inquiring about it,

other people,

Even for people like Hsu Kuan-chung and Chu Wu,

They don't know much about them either.

first,

Unlike Zhao Yuan, the two of them...

Firearms, a weapon that had never existed before,

They had such great confidence.

Secondly,

It was the development of these firearms that...

Zhao Yuan classified it as a top-secret information of Liangshan.

Apart from those involved,

Others wanted to know more about the firearms.

They all had to report to Zhao Yuan first.

Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Wu were too lazy to go through all that trouble.

So I've never been to this place that studies firearms.

The three of them had just approached when

Suddenly, a deafening roar was heard.

Zhu Wu looked up at the sky in surprise.

"That's strange. Looking at the sky, it doesn't look like it's going to rain."

"Where did that thunder come from?"

"This isn't thunder,"

Zhao Yuan raised his finger and pointed to a spot not far away.

That small courtyard nestled in the mountain valley,

"The sound is coming from inside."

"What a commotion!"

Zhu Wu couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's not even talk about its other powers,"

"Just this commotion alone, once it reaches the battlefield,"

"That will give the enemy a huge scare!"

"Especially the cavalry, it would be great if the horses could cause a commotion because of this."

"Don't worry, its true power will only be greater than this,"

Zhao Yuan smiled.

He led the two into the courtyard.

Just entered,

He then saw Liu Huiniang approaching excitedly.

"Brother, I'll do as you say."

"They actually managed to build that cannon!"

"Hmph, didn't someone say it was impossible back then?"

Zhao Yuan glanced at the girl with amusement.

He then frowned and looked at the ashes on her face.

"Didn't I tell you not to do it yourself?"

"Should we be careful in everything?"

"How did you end up in such a sorry state?"

Saying,

Zhao Yuan then placed his hand on Liu Huiniang's face.

I wanted to help her wipe the ashes clean.

Liu Huiniang clearly didn't expect him to do this.

After standing there stunned for a moment,

He quickly took a step back.

She said with a blush on her face.

"Brother, strategists, come with me!"

The four of them continued walking inwards.

Soon we saw that

In that empty courtyard,

There stood a huge, dark blue-green bronze pillar.

The bronze pillar was about half a person's height.

The middle part was hollowed out.

As the four approached,

Then I smelled an unusual, burning odor...

Chapter 1096 Artillery

"What does this smell like?"

Xu Guanzhong asked in confusion.

"It looks like something was burned off?"

"That's the smell of gunpowder,"

Zhao Yuan explained,

"Gunpowder is said to have originated from a Taoist priest during alchemy,"

"Something I discovered by accident."

"It can burn rapidly in a very short time."

"This is gunpowder?"

Xu Guanzhong looked at the copper pipe with curiosity.

"But how exactly is this thing used?"

He had barely finished speaking when

Zhu Wu, who was standing nearby, quickly tugged at him.

"Old Xu, look over there!"

Xu Guanzhong looked in the direction Zhu Wu pointed.

That's when I noticed,

There was a sand dune not far away.

On the thick wooden board inserted above,

now,

There are one or two fist-sized holes on it!

"this....."

Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Wu looked at each other in bewilderment.

After a while,

The former stammered and asked,

"Could that hole be the source of the firearm's power?"

"That's right,"

Liu Huiniang nodded smugly.

“The hole in the board,”

"It was fired by these cannons!"

"artillery...."

Zhu Wu looked at the bronze pipe at his feet.

His face was still filled with disbelief.

"How can something so small have such power!"

"Then let's see for ourselves."

Zhao Yuan looked at Liu Huiniang and asked with a smile,

"Can we have one more shot?"

"sure,"

Liu Huiniang nodded.

"But first we need to clean the inside of the cannon."

"The gunpowder we're using now still doesn't burn completely,"

"After each launch,"

"A lot of it will always stick to the inner wall."

As she explained, the female strategist waved to her soldiers.

Use something like a mop.

Reaching inside the bronze cannon

Clean up any remaining gunpowder inside.

After cleaning,

A soldier carefully retrieved a paper package.

Then it was stuffed into the cannon.

Then they found an iron ball the size of a fist.