Early in the morning, while Lu Yi was still combing her hair, Xiao Rong came to knock on the tent door, saying that the military advisor had invited him, thinking that he was here because of the explosives. Murong Shuqing complied, and Xiao Rong ran away in a flash.
While combing Murong Shuqing's long hair, Lu Yi looked at the crescent wood hairpin on the side, and asked curiously, "Miss, I've never seen your hairpin before, it's so special." Regardless of these clothes and hair accessories, she has packed them up, and there is an extra one for no reason. Needless to say, it must have been given by Young Master Xuanyuan.
Murong Shuqing saw her snickering look, and smiled helplessly: "When did you learn to make fun of people?"
Lu Yi hurriedly shook his head and said plausibly, "No, I think it was given by Young Master Xuanyuan, so I'll have a hairstyle that matches this hairpin."
Murong Shuqing followed her words and smiled, "Then I'll trouble you."
"Haha, no trouble." After speaking, she ran her hands between Murong Shuqing's hair. After a while, Lu Yi smiled with satisfaction, "Okay, miss, take a look." Miss likes simple hairstyles, so that's why , She thought of several simple and exquisite hairstyles, and just tried them out today.
The strands of hair that were tied up by the hands were coiled around the back of the head, fluffy and supple, without the need for oil, it still had a perfect arc, the wooden hairpin was inserted, and they complemented each other, Murong Shuqing praised with satisfaction: "Your hands are really skillful. ." After speaking, he took out a red envelope from his waist, handed it to Lu Yi, and said with a smile, "For you."
Lu Yi took the red envelope in a daze, only to think that today is the New Year, there is no atmosphere during the Chinese New Year at home, she forgot all about it, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Miss Xie, I wish you good health. And... I wish you and Young Master Xuanyuan will tie the knot as soon as possible."
Murong Shuqing held Lv Yi's arm and asked her to stand up, this girl is really inseparable from Xuanyuan Yi.
Lv Yi got up with a smile and asked, "What kind of clothes are you wearing today, ma'am? It's festive. It's the first day of the new year." Although she usually doesn't wear red, but during Chinese New Year, in order to meet the occasion, she still wears red. Will put on red with the young master and young lady.
Seeing that she was more excited than himself, Murong Shuqing smiled and shook his head, and replied, "In this barracks, I don't want it anymore, just take the purple one."
Somewhat disappointed, Lu Yi nodded and replied, "Yes."
After some grooming, Murong Shuqing came to the main tent, only Pei Che and Li Ming were inside, and Xuanyuan Yi was not seen. Seeing her come in, Pei Che greeted her and said, "Shu Qing, the blacksmith and firecracker maker you want have been found." It's really not easy to celebrate the new year.
"Well, separate them without telling them what we're going to do."
"Why?" Li Ming didn't know why, and asked others to make explosives without letting them know. What should I do
Murong Shuqing still insisted: "I'll tell them what to do, they don't need to know about the rest." There are several steps to make explosives, and they can't be involved. When making the recipe, she can only make the recipe by herself. Come to deploy, she can't let it go outside. If Cang Yue hadn't already made explosives, she would never have helped Dongyu make them. The emergence of explosives would create a new pattern and situation for the war. She didn't want to spread the formula of explosives, let alone this process because She changes.
Pei Che also said in agreement: "Shu Qing is right." After all, this is a top secret matter, and the fewer people know how to make it, the better. Li Ming shrugged and had to agree with what they said.
With a craftsman, it is useless without materials. Pei Che asked anxiously, "Has Yanyu returned?" When the scouts came to report, Shu Qing did not expect anything wrong. Cang Yue was already counting the soldiers, and there is a possibility of fighting again in a short time. sex.
Murong Shuqing shook his head and replied, "I didn't see him, so just wait." It's been less than seven hours since last night, and it's really embarrassing for him to prepare those things.
"I'll go out and have a look." Li Ming couldn't hold back, and rushed out in a hurry.
Compared to his impatience, Murong Shuqing and Pei Che seemed much calmer. The two sat down on the opposite side, each with a cup of tea. Murong Shuqing looked at the tea leaves in the cup, ups and downs in the water, slowly stretched and bloomed, and the corners of his mouth were unconsciously stained with a soft smile.
While drinking tea, Pei Che sighed in his heart: "It's different when you have love to nourish." The soft purple brocade complimented her fair and lustrous skin, and it was much softer and more delicate than the cold white clothes and the elegant azure cloth. It seemed that the couple's more than ten years of love was finally coming to an end. .
Murong Shuqing raised his head and saw Pei Che looking at him with a smile on his face. Based on her experience, he smiled like this, and there would be no good thing. After thinking about it, he said, "Pei Che, let the blacksmith make three-inch, Six-inch and nine-inch hollow iron balls are available in three sizes: thin, medium, and thick.” Find something to do for him, and he won’t have anything to think about.
Pei Che asked in astonishment, "What are you coming for?"
"Do the experiment."
"Experiment?" Pei Che was still a little bit vague about this term, and she probably wouldn't explain it to him, "Okay, I'll prepare it now."
When he walked out of the main tent, Pei Che couldn't help but look back at Murong Shuqing. She brought him too many surprises and surprises. How could a young lady from an aristocratic family know so much? Maybe Xuanyuan Yi knew the reason? Without thinking any more, Pei Che turned around and walked out of the main tent.
It was almost noon, when Xuanyuan Yi and Pei Che returned to the main tent, they found that Murong Shuqing had not left, but was very focused on writing and drawing with a brush in front of the coach's copywriting, and the two looked at each other. Without saying a word, he quietly walked behind her.
Murong Shuqing painted with concentration, but did not pay attention to their arrival. The more the two looked behind her, the more surprised they became. The small pictures she drew seemed to be parts they had never seen before. Xuanyuan Yi couldn't help but pick up one of the pictures she had drawn and scrutinize it in his hand, and asked: " what are you doing?"
Murong Shuqing was frightened by his sudden voice, came back to his senses, and replied, "I was thinking, Cang Yue's use of a bow and crossbow to drive explosives is dangerous, the distance is short, and the greater the power of the bomb, the more powerful it will be. It's heavy, you can't shoot a big bomb with a crossbow." Drawing with a brush is really a big challenge, but fortunately, it's basically finished.
Pei Che also thought about such a question, and tried to say: "Make a huge bow?"
Murong Shuqing shook his head, "No, if everyone has good martial arts skills like you and Xuanyuan Yi, that's fine, but most soldiers don't, so this method is not practical." We can't let a group of generals with high martial arts go to draw bows. , then there will be no one to command the battle.
Pei Che nodded, also picked up a painting and studied it for a while, and asked, "Then what can you do?"
Murong Shuqing took out the picture below and said, "I think we can learn from Cang Yue for a three-inch small bomb, and use a crossbow to shoot it out. inch, we can try this."
"This is..." Pei Che and Xuanyuan Yi looked at each other.
Murong Shuqing smiled and replied, "Is it very similar to the trebuchets you use?" A few days ago, she saw many trebuchets used to siege cities in the back of the military camp. They used a simple lever principle. Throw the stone out. She was thinking just now that she might be able to use this to launch explosives. After all, the current steel casting technology is not developed, it is impossible to make a cannon, and there is no time. Besides, she does not have this ability, and it is best to use the existing tools.
"It's very similar, but it's a little different." After Xuanyuan Yi and Pei Che looked closely, they found that it really looked like a trebuchet, but there were some things added to it.
"I'll explain it to you. It turned out that the trebuchet used for siege requires a group of six people to pull one end, which is too labor-intensive. But with these three pulleys, as well as this bearing and gear, you only need a group of two people. It can be achieved. With this, large explosives can be fired from a long distance, which is the best for siege."
"Really?" A team of two can indeed save a lot of manpower, and by directly using the trebuchet, it can be modified faster, and it is not afraid of Cang Yue's sudden attack, but only adding so many small wheels, really can do it
Facing the suspicious eyes of the two, Murong Shuqing didn't bother to explain the principle of the combination of the moving pulley and the fixed pulley. Will try to modify it."
Well, it was another experiment. Pei Che went out with the blueprint with a wry smile. When did he become an errand for her experiments
Pei Che reluctantly left the main tent, Murong Shuqing turned his head with a light smile, met Xuanyuan Yi's deep smiling eyes, and looked at her from head to toe, from foot to head many times. Murong Shuqing looked down at himself suspiciously, is there nothing wrong? After looking at him for a while, Murong Shuqing surrendered and didn't bother to pay attention to him. She picked up the drawings she just drew and prepared to go back to her tent.
Just before taking two steps, a pair of big hands wrapped around his waist, Murong Shuqing sighed softly, "What do you want?"
He tightened his hands so that Murong Shuqing's back was completely against his chest, Xuanyuan Yi just kissed her ear softly, and said softly: "You are beautiful today." Yes, very beautiful, the purple Luo skirt hugged her It is white as jade, soft and elegant. And her hair accessories. Today, she only wears the wooden hairpin he gave. Does this mean that Qing'er has completely accepted him in her heart
She seems to be a little far away from the beautiful, right? But she was still very happy in her heart, there was nothing she could do, this was a woman's fatal vanity at work, and she could barely be regarded as a benefactor in the eyes of her lover. Murong Shuqing raised a bright smile and replied, "Thank you."
Xuanyuan Yi looked at her and laughed happily. He likes the confidence and sobriety in her eyes the most. She doesn't really think she is beautiful because of other people's compliments, but she doesn't think there is anything wrong with her appearance. She can accept the reputation calmly. The closer he gets, the more he thinks she is beautiful. He has fallen into it, and he doesn't want to or can't come out.
Still wrapping around Murong Shuqing's waist, allowing her to lean against it comfortably, Xuanyuan Yi whispered in her ear, "I have already reported the letter requesting marriage to the imperial court, and it will arrive in seven days at the earliest. ." No matter whether the marriage-giving emperor is allowed or not, he will not let Qing'er go.
Feeling his stiffened muscles, Murong Shuqing turned to face him. She hoped that Xuan Tiancheng hadn't realized it yet, otherwise she was afraid of another setback. She gently smoothed his slightly wrinkled brows and asked with a small smile, "Are you going to train this morning?"
"Yeah." Knowing that she was deliberately changing the subject, Xuanyuan Yi also nodded.
After thinking about it for a while, Murong Shuqing asked, "Can you find a hundred soldiers who are smart and can count for me?"
"What are you here for?" She has so many capable people under her own, what do you want some soldiers for
"I will teach them to use some simple methods to calculate how much force to use, how far to shoot, and how to control the direction in which the explosives are thrown. Not to mention every shot, at least the explosives thrown must be effective." She thought about it, Last time, I didn't know what skills Cang Yue didn't use. Maybe they also improved the trebuchet, or maybe the explosives they used were much more powerful. To be on the safe side, a team of explosives should be specially formed to make up for the rudimentary tools.
"Qing'er, why do you know so much?" Xuanyuan Yi held her shoulders, he wanted to know, what happened to her? Pei Che asked him today, but he didn't know anything, which made him very frustrated. Staring into her eyes, Xuanyuan Yi added: "I want to hear the truth, I almost watched you grow up."
Murong Shuqing didn't know how to explain such a mysterious thing, but facing Xuanyuan Yi's trusting and curious eyes, she didn't want to lie to him, and finally, Murong Shuqing said lightly, "I told you before. ." That should be part of the truth.
"Another soul?" By the lotus pond, she told him so, from her quiet eyes, Xuanyuan Yi could already see that she was unwilling to say more. Forget it, he was moved by this indifferent, elegant, gentle and kind woman, so why bother with the others. Holding her face, as if to see into her heart, Xuanyuan Yi pressed her forehead and said firmly, "All I want is you, nothing else matters."
Because of Xuanyuan Yi's words "All I want is you", Murong Shu's clear eyes were unconsciously stained with dampness. Don't need to know who you are, but because you are you. This kind of feeling moved her. Leaning on Xuanyuan Yi's chest, Murong Shuqing felt that his heart seemed to be in harmony with this rhythm as he heard the powerful heartbeat. Xuanyuan Yi raised Murong Shuqing's face, and was about to kiss his long-missed lips, but unfortunately—
"Murong Shuqing, Yan Yu is back." The quiet and sweet atmosphere was completely destroyed by Li Ming's shouting.
Murong Shuqing quickly pushed Xuanyuan Yi away, although they didn't do anything, but seeing Li Ming staring at them dumbfounded, her face was still uncontrollably burned. With a light cough, Murong Shuqing took Xuanyuan Yi's hand and said, "Let's go out and have a look." After speaking, he passed Li Ming and left the tent.
Li Ming stood dumbfounded for a long time before he came to his senses, what were they doing just now? kiss? Omg. No wonder the general's eyes are about to burn him into a hole, why is he so unlucky
In front of the main tent, Yan Yu brought back six carts of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal. Seeing Murong Shuqing walking out, Yan Yu stepped forward and replied, "Master, what you want." In a short time, he could only find so much. For some reason, the sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal near Linfeng Pass suddenly became very popular.
Finally found it, Murong Shuqing smiled and said, "That's great, thank you, Yanyu."
Pei Che asked, "Shu Qing, what should I do now?"
"Store these three things separately." Otherwise, the place to store these things will be a large explosive bag, which is too dangerous. After they put their things into the three tents, Murong Shuqing asked, "Pei Che, are the balls and gears ready in the morning?"
Pei Che nodded and said, "The ball is ready, here it is." A soldier brought nine hollow iron balls to Murong Shuqing. Murong Shuqing took a look and found that it basically met the specifications, so she instructed the soldiers to take the iron balls into each tent where sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal were placed. She went into each tent for a while before coming out. Finally, Murong Shuqing came out. Breathing lightly, he said, "Okay, let's go to the back of the camp."
Li Ming didn't dare to speak for a long time, and finally he couldn't help asking: "What are you doing?"
Before Murong Shuqing could answer, Pei Che replied neatly, "Do an experiment." He worked all day today, all around this so-called "experiment".
"What?" Li Ming still didn't know why, but no one paid him any attention, and everyone walked to the open space behind the camp. He had no choice but to follow behind.
Instructing them to place the balls, Murong Shuqing said to them, "Don't mess up the order, be careful, and leave quickly after you click." After speaking, she ran to a safe place by herself. Not these martial arts masters, who can flash more than ten meters with a single breath. After at least 30 meters away from them, Murong Shuqing shouted, "Ignite the fire."
After everyone lit the fire, they quickly came to Murong Shuqing's side. Because they were worried about the danger, Murong Shuqing made the lead wire very long. They waited for a while before they heard a loud noise. Xuanyuan Yi immediately covered Murong Shu. clear ears. Soon, the sound of explosions one after another made them feel that the ground seemed to be shaking. Fortunately, there was not a lot of snow in the past two days, otherwise there would be an avalanche.
After the explosion of the last largest ball, everything gradually returned to calm. They only felt that their ears were buzzing, and the ground in front of them had been blasted out one after another. The strong smoke of gunpowder made people almost breathless. After checking the traces of these explosions, Li Ming asked curiously, "Why do balls of the same size have different explosion power?" He remembered that he clicked Both of them are small balls, why is one pit very deep and the other much shallower
"Because the formula inside is different." Murong Shuqing wrote down the result of the explosion and replied, "After trying this, I know which formula is the most powerful, and whether the ball should be thinner or thicker. A little better."
"This is the experiment." Pei Che finally nodded clearly.
"Then I've tried it now, and the next step is to start making it?" Seeing such power, everyone's blood boiled. With such a powerful weapon, they are not afraid to face Cang Yue and face any enemy. Pei Che was secretly startled, if there was no Murong Shuqing, it would be difficult to face Cang Yue who possessed explosives.
"Yeah." Murong Shuqing nodded, her expression seemed a little heavy compared to their excitement.
After three days of production and modification, the explosives and catapults have basically been completed, and a hundred trained soldiers are demonstrating the methods used. The generals were all reviewing it, sighing from time to time, and were very interested in these pulleys and bearings. Just as they were discussing vigorously, a young general quickly ran to Xuanyuan Yi and reported loudly: "Report, Cang Yue's 80,000 army is attacking our army, and it is expected to arrive outside Linfeng Pass in an hour."
The generals who were very excited stopped by the news of the young generals. Pei Che and Murong Shuqing looked at each other and sighed, "As expected." Fortunately, they had been actively preparing for the past three days, so they did not panic.
Li Ming, however, was not trapped by the serious atmosphere. He pointed to the refitted trebuchet, and said confidently with some arrogance: "It's good, anyway, we have explosives, so we're not afraid of him. It's better to come together and end it together. It's gone." His words were quickly responded by other generals, and they were also full of confidence after watching the demo of explosives and catapults just now. mentality.
Since morning, Murong Shuqing didn't say much, and everyone's good mood didn't seem to affect her, and now she even frowned. Xuanyuan Yi held her shoulders and asked worriedly, "Qing'er, what's wrong with you?"
With a slight smile, Murong Shuqing shook his head and replied, "It's fine, the explosives are almost ready, and the trebuchet has basically been changed, so it should be fine."