The court of the State of Cai was in complete silence.
Defeated! Defeated! And defeated twice! And of the 52 battle array instruments, not a single one came back! The loss was beyond description.
The Emperor of Cai was furious, and looked at his Prime Minister Yan Ze'an with a bad face, "My Lord Prime Minister, you were the one who advocated the attack on Cai. Do you have anything to say now?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Yan Ze'an was very calm, "Your Majesty, after this attack, I got the following information. First, there are new weapons in Daxia."
"Nonsense!" His Majesty the Emperor was furious. Do you even need to say that? Those different warheads are right in front of His Majesty the Emperor.
The prime minister remained unmoved and continued, "Second, I see the power of industry. We must also develop industry. At the same time, the research of gunpowder must be put on the agenda. Third, I see that Xia is in trouble, and the emperor of Xia is an indecisive person. Fourth, almost all the powerful officials of the Kong family, Wang family, Li family, Yuan family, etc. have already had the idea of dividing Xia. So, from this point of view, our failure is a good thing, which can make the powerful officials of Xia feel at ease to fight among themselves. When Xia disintegrates, we can at least easily accept the three northern counties."
"Failure is still a good thing. Haha... The Prime Minister's wisdom really surprises me."
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."
"Pfft..." The ministers around couldn't help laughing. His Majesty the Emperor was speaking sarcastically, and the Prime Minister actually responded in this way; Sure enough, the Emperor of Cai blushed - you really dare to answer!
General Wang Qisheng, who was still pale, quickly spoke up, "Your Majesty, it was my fault. The Prime Minister's plan was not wrong. It was I who failed first, and ultimately led to the total loss."
The emperor was furious, but then calmed down for a while. He stopped looking at Wang Qisheng and looked at the warheads that were held on wooden trays by the guards next to him. "Xiang Bowen, how long do you think it will take to develop this weapon?"
Xiang Bowen took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, this kind of weapon is not difficult to make. I can make it now. But it is still a little difficult to reach the strength to kill a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator."
"Then let me see what you have made now."
Xiang Bowen immediately arranged the items, "Seven ounces of saltpeter, two ounces of sulfur, and one ounce of charcoal, that's about it. An iron pipe, a little gunpowder, and an iron ball. Um... open a small hole on the side of the rear end of the iron pipe, and a stick of burning incense will be enough."
"Bang!" With a loud bang, a pungent smell spread out, and an iron ball penetrated the one-inch thick wooden board in front.
"That's it?" Wang Qisheng looked at Xiang Bowen, "Although they are very similar, the power is completely different. It's true that we played with them when we were kids."
Prime Minister Yan Ze'an did not see it that way. "Xiang Bowen, why don't you try making a bigger iron pipe, one as thick as your arm."
The true essence flowed towards Bowen, melting the iron block and shaping it; soon an iron pipe as thick as an arm and three feet long appeared. He poured almost a bowl of gunpowder into the iron pipe, and then stuffed a huge iron ball into it to block it.
Everyone craned their necks to watch.
Ignite the gunpowder when Bowen is unprepared.
"Boom!" The bomb exploded... It blew up directly! Xiang Bowen himself flew out, his face and chest covered in blood, stained purple and black by the gunpowder.