Before Ning Xing'an's army arrived, Li Junche used gunpowder to quickly capture three cities in Linyue Kingdom without losing a single soldier.
Before causing huge casualties, all the garrison generals of these three cities surrendered. For the ancients who had never seen the power of gunpowder explosions, this was equivalent to the sky falling.
After the three cities were captured, Li Junche did not order the continuation of the siege. Instead, he quickly occupied Bacheng and stopped his further advance.
Wang Jing'an stood furtively at the door of the gunpowder warehouse, trying several times to see clearly what was inside through the cracks in the door. What kind of magical object was this? It was too lethal.
The prince only brought 10,000 soldiers and horses every time he attacked the city, and the time it took to capture the three cities became shorter and shorter each time.
When they captured Bacheng, Wang Jing'an followed behind to take a look. What happened as a result is something he still can't forget.
The walls of Bacheng were almost bombed into ruins, and I don’t know if it was because of the poor quality.
The soldiers standing on both sides of the warehouse door saw that Wang Jing'an refused to leave, and said helplessly: "General, the prince has issued a military order. Without his order, no one can enter, so don't embarrass me."
Wang Jing'an's nostrils shrank and he glared at them and said dissatisfiedly: "I didn't say that I wanted to go in. I can't just look outside. I have asked the prince for orders. Next time I attack the city, I will light the gunpowder myself."
The soldier lowered his head and touched his forehead in embarrassment, "Since the general will be able to do it himself soon, then don't stand here anymore. The people coming and going here are too distracting."
Wang Jing'an stared. King Che actually ordered repairs after he captured Ba City. No soldier was injured. Why repairs? I don't even have enough strength.
Bacheng Mansion Office has become Li Junche's temporary residence.
Li Junche told Murong Nie: "Block the news and send people along the way to pass the news to Yuebei City. I want to lead the Snow Kingdom to send troops in advance."
Murong Nie's eyes were bright, and his winning streak in the past few days made him feel a little elated, "Yes, I will go now."
After sending the messenger out of the city, he subconsciously walked around and passed the warehouse. The things inside were really important.
Because gunpowder was too dangerous, Li Junche deliberately found an empty room away from the crowd as a warehouse, and sent heavy troops to guard it, strictly prohibiting anyone from approaching.
When he saw Wang Jing'an standing at the door of the warehouse, Murong Nie raised his feet and walked over, "Wang Jing'an, why are you standing here and not leaving?"
Wang Jing'an strangled Murong Nie's neck with his elbow, "Old Nie, we have been together for so many years, and you didn't tell me about such a good thing earlier, which made me worry in vain."
"Even if I told you, would you believe it? When the gunpowder was first delivered, many people were unsure. They didn't believe it until they saw the power of the explosion."
At that time, none of the captains had ever been on the battlefield, and they had no idea how many lives were on their hands, but two grown men were so frightened that they fell to their knees on the spot, and one of them almost peeed in fear.
Wang Jing'an pointed at his eyes with his finger, "You will know if you take one and try to explode it. After the prince took you back to the capital, he left me and Lao Pi at the border. If there are any good things, they will be used last." Come on, if I had known there was such a treasure, we wouldn't have had to send people to strictly guard the border and be on guard all the time!"
Murong Nie broke off the opponent's arm and said, "What if people from the Linyue Kingdom discover the test explosion? The prince wants to catch them off guard. Besides, the quantity of gunpowder is small and the price is expensive. How can there be so much?" Let me try it out for you, don’t stand here all day, are you afraid that others won’t know the treasure is hidden here?”
Murong Nie dragged Wang Jing'an away.
Wang Jing'an raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Where did the prince get the gunpowder? Do other armies also have it? Why haven't I heard about it?"
With a proud smile on his face, Murong Nie stretched out his index finger and said, "This is the only one that can be used by no one except the prince. As for where it comes from, you will know later."
Once curiosity is raised, how can one give up if it is not satisfied.
It's like a cat scratching its itch.
But Murong Nie refused to let go, so he had to ask: "When does the prince plan to continue to attack the city? The momentum is strong now. With gunpowder, we can capture the capital of Linyue Kingdom in a month or two."
"The Snow Kingdom has not sent out troops yet, and King Heng is still there. It will not be good for the prince to defeat him so quickly. If you support your troops with self-respect, your achievements will surpass your master. Have you ever heard of this?" Murong Nie rolled his eyes and pushed him away.
Wang Jing'an's expression changed again and again as he stood there. Is he superior to the master with his great achievements? It is said that the emperor seems to have given birth to another prince, the West Prince.
On the way to Nancheng, inside a ruined temple.
Lu Hongan sat next to the fire, looked at his eldest brother and asked, "Brother, why don't you agree to the prince's request?"
Wouldn't it be better to personally destroy the dynasty that harmed the Lu family? That way you can vent your anger and make the emperor of Linyue Kingdom regret it. It's a pity that the old emperor Wen Yanru is dead.
After the princess took him into the city, he had to dig the ancestral graves of Linyue Kingdom's royal family.
Lu Yebai looked at him, "I also fought on the battlefield with those people, regarded as colleagues, and led troops to the territory that I once defended to the death. I always felt that there was a hurdle in my heart that I couldn't overcome. King Che was very capable. Even if he didn't need me, he would still be able to do it. It won’t affect anything. The eldest brother was relying on Princess Che at that time. Since the things arranged by the princess have been completed, he naturally wants to go back, and Dr. Zhou is in Nancheng. Don’t you miss your master? "
Lu Hongan took a deep breath, frowned for a moment and then relaxed. His elder brother was just too kind and soft-hearted.
A monarch who is so stupid and falsely accuses his loyal ministers should be killed quickly.
Nancheng Posthouse.
Zhao Bi walked in from the outside with an ugly expression, "Princess, two caravans from Linyue Kingdom came to Nancheng recently. They said they were here to do business, but my subordinates think there is something wrong with them."
Wen Jinhe raised his eyebrows. Beidi Kingdom and Linyue Kingdom were still at war. No one was going to the capital. How could anyone come to such a remote place like Nancheng? This sounds wrong.
"Approximately how many people?"
Zhao Bi replied: "There are ten people in Xixi, all living in a rented house."
After thinking about it, Wen Jinhe explained: "Send someone quietly to keep an eye on them to see what they are going to do."
If it is really someone sent from Linyue Kingdom, it must be related to Wen Mingting, is it coming towards him?
"General Shan, this Nancheng is different from what we imagined. Wouldn't it be said that it is very poor? I think the city wall is too high. The wall is not made of stone, but it is so hard." A soldier wearing a clerk's clothes He looked at the market outside the window with a confused look on his face.
It's too lively here, there are too many people on the street, and there is no trace of poverty. Didn't Nancheng first experience a drought last year, and then unfortunately encountered a flood not long after, and his reputation has long been ruined.
