Chapter 1654: People die for wealth?
Over the past thousand years, the Han people's use of black gunpowder has reached the point where the fire cannot be sparked.
Unfortunately, with the Song and Yuan dynasties, gunpowder was artificially suppressed because it touched the rule. Its development direction was completely deviated from military use, but developed towards civil use.
For example, before it was alchemy and then it was fireworks.
During the festival in Kaifeng Prefecture, fireworks bloom all over the sky, and the exquisiteness and beauty are no less than that of later generations.
But whether it is developing towards military or civilian use, technology is always technology.
Liu Fang's family has three generations running a fireworks workshop, and he is naturally skilled in using gunpowder. It can even be said that masters are among the people.
For example, using fire to roast willow branches to make charcoal for precise directional blasting, which was originally introduced from the fireworks technology.
Although Liu Fang was not happy, he was a single-handed person for three generations. His father taught these sons since he was a child.
The "earth thunder" that was detonated before was just a small test.
Unfortunately, Liu Fang didn't know more, which made the power of the "earth thunder" he laid out with great limitations.
In fact, what he was going to detonate at this time was not a thunder, but a thunder, with no less than twenty.
But after one sounded, there was no movement in the other. He didn't even know what the problem was. The only solution he could think of was to send someone to re-lay the fuse and ignite it again.
But is this realistic?
Hundreds of cavalry have already spread out around to search and search. Even if they are detonated at this time, the lethality will be as low as possible, and people are not dense.
But Liu Fang still insisted, which caused great casualties among the people in Hengyang Town.
....
After Liu Jian decided to survive the military recruitment, he completely lost his mind.
As the "military advisor" of this group, Lao Zhang knew the consequences the most.
He wanted to stop him, but he stopped him, but it was useless.
In the end, he didn't want to stop him.
Because even the most humble and cowardly people still have a heroic dream in their hearts, but they can't overcome their own fears and have not shown them.
After listening to Liu Fang's arrangement, Lao Zhang felt that there seemed to be a possibility that he would not fight head-on with the enemy, but could only kill people and trip them up.
Although he has been in a private school for two years, he does not teach military affairs and military tactics.
When everyone's passion was ignited by Liu Fang, Lao Zhang also thought, "Is it better to have a king, prince, general, and minister?"
Afterwards, Lao Zhang not only did not persuade him, but also devoted himself to persuading young and strong men in the town to join this great cause. With his eloquence, he attracted dozens of people to join.
In addition to being ruthless, Liu Fang also has another advantage of being generous. If he is not generous, he will not have followers. Anyone who is famous in the market in ancient times is not generous, because generous is the support point for their establishment.
As Liu Fang said, there must be a brave man who will throw away the money he plundered in one day and get dozens of followers.
By the time Liu Fang led the crowd to the yamen, there were no less than 200 people behind him.
When the county magistrate was killed and the ambush was launched from the town, there were already five hundred people behind him. These were almost half of the young and middle-aged people in Hengyang Town.
In other words, the entire town was motivated by Liu Fang.
Liu Fang also coaxed and deceived the employees from his workshop to help, although these employees were no longer his family's.
If there are many people, it means there is great power.
Overnight, a mile-long trenches were dug and dozens of jars of lacquered sealed gunpowder were buried. It was also true that those who farmed were the best at digging the ground.
Liu Fang's ability was more than that. He also mobilized the stonemason and blacksmith in the town to punch more than a dozen hollow mortars overnight and stuffed them into a full of gunpowder foam.
Now it is piled at his feet. In Liu Fang's words, rolling stones can still explode, but they are much better than what the wine shop says in the storytelling. How can you not win with these things?!
Liu Fang had the manners of a general. Seeing that there were only one buried in dozens of gunpowder altars, they did not use these gunpowder altars randomly.
He believes that it should be used at the most appropriate time.
Therefore, Liu Fang insisted on sending people to re-lay the fuse and ignite it again.
But that's to die!
First several people, then dozens of people, the young and strong bent down to reignite the gunpowder altar.
The Qing soldiers immediately discovered them and then shot them with arrows.
When Rocodon learned that Doni had died and was incomplete, he was furious and furious. He directly ordered his cavalry to abandon his horse and attack the mountain.
Although the cavalry has lost its horses and is even worse than infantry, this cannot be truly believed.
Even if these Tartar cavalry lost their horses, they were still agile and their shooting skills were still superb.
Once the young and strong man entered within a hundred steps, he would most likely die under their arrows.
When Liu Fang saw this, he was confused and began to grow grass. He frantically forced the young and strong people around him to continue to ignite the gunpowder altar.
The young and strong people around him began to fear, and the living people were shot and killed in front of them, which was completely different from what Liu Fang had incited before.
No one listened to Liu Fang's orders anymore, even if Liu Fang punched and kicked them.
In fact, at this time, this shoddy ambush battle has ended.
Can an ambush that has been known to the enemy, reacted and began to gain the advantage of the battlefield?
Even the gunpowder altar, which was the most powerful weapon by Liu Fangyi, could not explode. What else could these hundreds of young and strong people do?
The correct way is to run away from your feet and run around. Even if the Qing army had cavalry, they could not go up the mountain to pursue it. There would always be many people alive, right?
But someone stood up and he changed the situation.
"I'll go."
Everyone looked at Lao Zhang like a fool. Except for Liu Fang, he didn't believe it, and there was a strong distrust in his eyes.
Lao Zhang, who has always shrunk like a turtle, suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go"?
Lao Zhang was embarrassed, and he was not used to being watched by hundreds of pairs of eyes.
"Brother Liu...I'll go."
Liu Fang finally believed it. He was a little moved, smacked his lips, and reached out to pat Lao Zhang on the shoulder.
Lao Zhang was shocked and took two steps back and jumped.
Now it was Liu Fang's turn to be embarrassed, and he said, "You...really want to go?"
"Um."
“Why?”
Old Zhang himself was also confused. He turned to look at the neighbors and replied, "I...I...I don't know."
A booed, and this answer really disappointed these people, even for the more than ten neighbors who were shot and killed by the enemy before.
Old Zhang felt a little embarrassed. He shrank and took two steps back, and smiled and said to Liu Fang: "What Brother Liu said before... can count?"
Liu Fang was stunned. He said something he said in one day and a night, and he made a promise, and he went there. Who knows what Lao Zhang was referring to?
"That's...you said that as long as you win and make the first contribution, you will be rewarded with 200 taels of silver."
Chapter completed!