The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 406
Wang Gang took Emperor Zhao Xu and other ministers to the martial arts arena outside the palace.

At this time, several dummies in armor had already been erected on the martial arts arena.

Wang Gang came over with a pair of bows and arrows, and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, this is a new weapon that the Ministry of War has spent several years developing."

Zhao Xu took the bow and arrow, and didn't notice any difference, except that there was something like a bamboo tube in the middle of the arrow.

At this time, Zhu Quan couldn't help but mocked: "Uncle Guo, you didn't bring us to see such an ordinary bow and arrow, did you?"

Wang Gang smiled confidently: "Master Zhu, don't worry, let me cover up the usage of the new weapon for you."

While talking, Wang Gang took the bow and arrow, and then told everyone to stay away, and then bent the bow and set the arrow, and shot at the dummy in the middle.

The dummy was hit by an arrow in the chest, igniting everyone's curiosity, but nothing special happened after waiting for a long time.

When Zhu Quan was about to laugh at Wang Gang, the dummy over there suddenly exploded, and the loud sound startled everyone. Except for Wang Gang, everyone subconsciously covered their ears and stepped back.

"Escort." Someone yelled, and a large group of guards rushed over to protect Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu excitedly pushed away the guards, and came to Wang Gang by himself, his eyes fixed on the dummy that just exploded.

At this time, the dummy had already been blown to pieces, and the dummy around it was also affected and devastated.

"What kind of weapon is this, and why is it so powerful."

Zhao Xu is also a person who has led soldiers, and immediately understood the significance of the new weapons in Wang Gang's hands.

"Report to Your Majesty, this is the Flying Explosive Arrow developed by the Ministry of War for several years."

Wang Gang handed a new arrow to Zhao Xu, and explained: "The explosive arrow contains gunpowder, and it will explode after five breaths of time after the fuze is ignited."

"Explosion?!" How does Zhao Xu know what gunpowder is and what is explosion?

Wang Gang directly asked the artisans of the Ministry of War to come over, disassemble the flying explosive arrow, and explain it to Zhao Xu in detail.

Over the years, Wang Gang has been researching gunpowder regardless of the cost, and finally researched black powder not long ago, and made the simplest gunpowder weapon-the flying arrow.

The so-called Flying Explosion Arrow is actually an earthen grenade hung on the arrow.

Before the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, rockets were actually developed, and gunpowder was tied to the arrows to increase their power.

It's just that the power of gunpowder at that time was very weak, and it was only suitable for water warfare, and it was useless when encountering cavalry.

Wang Gang improved the flying explosive arrow on the basis of the rocket, adjusted the dose and ratio of gunpowder, and the power was more than ten times stronger.

It's not that Wang Gang doesn't want to develop guns and artillery, but the current ironmaking technology can't do it at all, so he can only use earth grenades and bows and arrows.

However, Wang Gang filled the gunpowder of the Flying Explosion Arrow with a lot of small iron pieces. Once it explodes, the iron pieces will disperse like a shotgun, and the power is not satisfactory.

"Such a magical weapon, if it can be produced with energy, wouldn't our Great Song army be invincible?" Zhao Xu immediately beamed with joy as he held the flying arrow.

"Your Majesty, although this flying arrow is quite powerful, it is not without its shortcomings." Wang Gang explained:
"Gunpowder is naturally afraid of water, and it will lose its effectiveness when it rains. It is also extremely unstable, and the transportation will not change. In addition, the production capacity of gunpowder is insufficient. It will take some time for it to be fully used by the military."

Zhao Xu frowned and said, "Gunpowder can't get wet?"

Wang Gang nodded and said: "Gunpowder cannot be ignited when it is wet, and an arrow that explodes in a rainy day is no different from an ordinary arrow, or even worse."

Limited by the technology of the times, the Ministry of War has studied for several years, but it is still unable to improve the waterproofing of gunpowder.

"Although there are some shortcomings, but when used properly, the flying explosive arrows are also effective on the battlefield." Zhao Xu has led soldiers before, and soon realized the key point of the problem:
"With the national power of my Great Song Dynasty, how many explosive arrows can be produced in ten days?" Zhao Xu asked.

Wang Gang thought about it and replied: "With the current amount of gunpowder in stock, we should be able to make [-] explosive arrows in ten days."

Zhao Xu rolled his eyes, thought for a while and said, "Chang Feng, if I give you ten thousand cavalry with flying arrows, can you beat Xixia hard?"

Wang Gang immediately clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to issue a military order. If I can't beat Xia Jun hard, I am willing to come to see you."

Zhao Xu laughed loudly and said, "Okay."

After seeing the power of the flying explosive arrow, the officials still had doubts in their hearts, but they couldn't stop Zhao Xu from giving Wang Gang military power.

Zhao Xu immediately issued an imperial decree, making Wang Gang the general of Pingxi, and set out to support the British Duke ten days later.

At the same time, Zhao Xu also ordered Gu Tingye to lead 30 forbidden troops to support Yanmen Pass, vowing to hold Daliao for three months and give Wang Gang time to attack Xixia.

After Hai Chaoyun learned that her husband was going to go to war, she kept silent and just packed Wang Gang's luggage silently.

"Officer, don't worry about going to war, I have everything at home, and I will go back to visit the old lady from time to time." Hai Chaoyun buried all his worries in his heart.

Wang Gang felt a little guilty and said, "Madam, I know you don't want me to lead the army to fight..."

Hai Chaoyun covered Wang Gang's mouth with his hand, and said, "Officer, I know your ambition, and I understand even more your determination to protect your family and the country.

I am proud of having such a husband and our kids will be proud of his father too. "

Wang Gang was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help looking at Hai Chaoyun's stomach.

"Ma'am, you have it?" Wang Gang said happily.

Hai Chaoyun nodded, and said: "I have asked the imperial doctor for pulse, it's Xi pulse."

Wang Gang was overjoyed, he wanted to pick up Hai Chaoyun's child who was afraid of moving him in his stomach.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier." Wang Gang said while stroking Hai Chaoyun's stomach.

"It was confirmed today. I wanted to surprise the officials." Hai Chaoyun said with a happy face.

The two have been married for many years and have never had any children. Wang Gang knew that it was his fault, so he never urged Hai Chaoyun, but Hai Chaoyun himself was very anxious and thought about taking Wang Gang's concubine several times.

Fortunately, now finally keep the clouds open to see the moon.

"Officer, don't worry about going to war, my child and I will be fine and will never be your burden." Hai Chaoyun said virtuously.

Wang Gang stroked Hai Chaoyun's belly and said, "If it wasn't for the Flying Explosion Arrow, I am the only one who can use it well. I really want to stay with you and the child."

Hai Chaoyun shook his head and said, "Don't worry, officials, I'm going to go back to Sheng Mansion for a few days, and my grandmother and mother will take good care of me."

Wang Gang nodded and said: "I will say hello to the queen and ask her to send someone to take care of you."

The husband and wife stayed together overnight, and the next day Wang Gang sent Hai Chaoyun to the Sheng Mansion and handed him over to Mrs. Sheng.

Most of the Sheng family supported Wang Gang's expedition. Only Lin Sushuang was worried about his son's safety, so he cried for a while.

Ten days later, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War jointly produced [-] flying explosive arrows and handed them over to Wang Gang.

The military situation could not be delayed, Wang Gang immediately ordered [-] cavalry, and rushed to Qingzhou to join the British Duke.

In order to ensure the loss of gunpowder during transportation, Wang Gang secretly put all the flying explosive arrows into the gold finger space.

The [-] cavalry marched extremely fast, coupled with Zhao Xu's spare no effort to support, Wang Gang soon rushed to Qingzhou and the British Gonghui Army.

Wang Gang didn't talk too much about the old days with the British public, he just demonstrated it with a flying arrow, and the British public was overjoyed.

"With such an artifact, why should Xixia be afraid of mere mere Xixia!" Duke Ying, who was dressed in a military horse, understood the significance of flying explosive arrows on the battlefield better than Zhao Xu.

"Duke, the number of flying explosive arrows is limited, and the court only produced [-] in a short period of time."

The British Duke thought about it carefully, and then took Wang Gang's hand and said: "My lord, the 30 Xixia army is gathered on Huanqing Road, where the terrain is open, which is not conducive to the use of flying explosive arrows."

Wang Gang understood the meaning of Duke Ying, and said: "Does the Duke want to lead the main force of Xixia to the narrow terrain, and then use flying arrows to cooperate with the location to wipe out the 30 Xixia army?"

The British Duke rubbed his fists and said: "Western Xia has repeatedly offended our Song Dynasty. If we don't beat them up, there will never be peace on the border of our Song Dynasty!"

Wang Gang said with a smile: "Prince Yingying, you are the coach, how to fight this battle is up to you."

The Duke of England was overjoyed. He was most afraid that Wang Gang would meddle in military affairs by taking advantage of his status as an uncle.

"Okay, Mr. Shanda, are you willing to be my vanguard general?"

Wang Gang said with a smile, "It's still the British who understand me."

"I know that you issued a military order to His Majesty, and I understand that you came to Gyeongju this time to avenge your revenge."

The corner of Wang Gang's mouth curled up, the spear in his hand was already hungry and thirsty.

The Xixia army soon knew that there was a strong general from the Song Dynasty. This strong general had the courage of King Xiang and the power of Li Taibao. With a long spear, there was no enemy.

Wang Gang led the Pioneer Battalion to fight Xixia three times in a row, winning all three games, but did not use a flying arrow.

According to the British public plan, first use Wang Gang's fierceness to provoke the Xixia army, and with two or three small victories, slowly lead the main force of Xixia to Hulu Canyon west of Gyeongju.

Hulu Canyon has complex terrain, narrow roads and many rocks, making it the easiest place to fight an ambush.

Wang Gang's eight great spears are great, and he has twice the strength of ordinary people, plus his innate sixth sense of danger, he was born for the battlefield.

The Xixia army was repeatedly ambushed by Wang Gang. Although they were not injured, they were also provoked by Wang Gang and walked step by step towards the trap set by the British Duke.

(End of this chapter)