Zhou Cang!
Upon seeing this person, everyone's hearts stirred. This guy was their lord's professional henchman, and the fact that he was kept here meant that something important must have happened.
He had been watching the sweet potatoes and potatoes before; could there be something here as extraordinary as them?
"My lord, Pu Yuan and I succeeded! We created..."
Upon seeing Lin Yi, Zhou Cang ran over with joyful steps, as if he had found a gold ingot. However, after glancing at the people around him, he swallowed the cheers that were about to come out.
The lord told him that this was top secret.
Holy crap!
What have you done? Tell me!
Everyone was speechless. This guy was about to say it, but he swallowed it back. That was too much!
They all wished they could pry open Zhou Cang's mouth and ask him about it themselves.
Ha ha!
Seeing Zhou Cang Cang's actions, Lin Yi was full of praise. Zhou Cang had indeed not disappointed him; even though the words were on the tip of his tongue, he swallowed them back, truly keeping it a secret.
He smiled at Zhou Cang and said, " Zhou Cang, these are all people we can absolutely trust. Why don't you talk to them?"
"Can I say?"
Zhou Cang's eyes lit up. He had been itching to cheer for a long time, and upon hearing this, he was overjoyed and started dancing with excitement.
"My lord, Pu Yuan and I have been working on it for a while, and we've finally figured out how to make explosives! It's fucking awesome!" He couldn't help but swear in his excitement.
I'm speechless, this thing is just awesome!
Forehead!
Everyone was completely baffled. They had naturally heard their lord use the word "awesome," but what on earth was this explosive that made Zhou Cang so excited, even saying it was so awesome?
What on earth is so amazing?
" Zhou Heizi, what exactly is this explosive? Let us see it!!!" Ma Chao couldn't help but jump up and down. If you're so good, then show it to us! What's the use of just talking?
Even the usually composed Zhang Liao couldn't help but look resentful. This Zhou Cang kid is dishonest, hiding things from everyone.
hey-hey!
Zhou Cang chuckled and said mysteriously, "You don't know how powerful this explosive is just by looking at it. So, I, Old Zhou, will let you experience for yourselves what it means to be awesome!"
"Try it out?"
Everyone's eyes lit up. Goodness, this guy's up to something! But we love a good show, and they couldn't help but look at Zhou Cang expectantly, waiting for him to show off.
However, after a long while, this guy didn't make a move at all, which annoyed Jia Xu and the others.
" Zhou Cang, you haven't experienced the strategist's beatings yet, have you? Next time, I'll send you to be a cook!" Jia Xu glared at Zhou Cang and roared.
Zhou Cang was startled and chuckled awkwardly, "Don't worry, my men are setting things up. You'll see soon."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of a gong was heard, signaling a retreat.
What the hell?
"Retreat?"
Ma Chao and Zhang Liao reacted immediately, frowning involuntarily. This was clearly a signal to withdraw troops; there was no battle taking place here.
Upon closer inspection, one could see several soldiers running on the mountain, seemingly followed by a massive army.
What's going on?
Everyone was completely bewildered, their eyes fixed on the soldiers' backs. There seemed to be no enemies, so why were they running?
Boom!!!!
Then a deafening roar was heard, followed by the entire mountainside exploding, splitting off most of the mountain. The powerful shockwave could still be felt even from a great distance away.
My lord, be careful!
Wang Yue's pupils contracted, and he instinctively stepped in front of Lin Yi to block him. The commotion was too great; he didn't want anything dangerous to happen.
Ha ha ha ha!
Lin Yi walked out and laughed loudly, "Now you know what a killer weapon is, right? This is my Xiliang Commandery's trump card for the future—explosives!"
"This is explosives?" Jia Xu's eyes lit up as he looked at the mountain peak that was missing half of its summit. Now he understood why those soldiers had been running for their lives.
If you run too slowly, you'll probably get blown up.
hey-hey!
Zhou Cang grinned broadly, looking at Ma Chao and the others, and excitedly asked, "How about it? Isn't this explosive awesome?"
"Awesome!" Ma Chao exclaimed, both shocked and expectant.
"Awesome!" Zhang Liao swallowed hard. With this thing, Tuoba Yu might not be able to return alive!
"Damn, that's awesome!" Chen Qun, a scholar, couldn't help but swear.
Even Wang Yue couldn't help but nod and say, "The power of this explosive is so great that even the All Under Heaven expert would probably perish under its force!"
The mountain was blown up; even your expert skills are useless now.
No wonder our lord called it a deadly weapon; it's practically invincible. Who could withstand it?
At this moment, Ma Chao thought of a problem.
"My lord, could we blow up the main peak of Great Yu Mountain? That would cripple Tuoba Yu!"
Tuoba Yu stationed troops on the main peak to guard the Ziwu Road. If he were to directly blow up the main peak, then Tuoba Yu's advantage would be completely lost.
Forehead!
Lin Yi's lips twitched. That was the main peak of a mountain range, about the size of Xiliang Commandery.
You want to blow up the main peak? That means you'll have to use a nuclear bomb.
He chuckled dryly, "Explosives are powerful, but they can't defy the heavens. You'll probably have to keep blowing up the main peak for many years. But they can destroy the Ziwu Road, then they won't be able to get in!"
Although they couldn't bomb Great Yu Mountain, they could still block the Ziwu Road.
Huh!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao immediately became interested. He was currently stationed in Dayu County, Tuoba Yu could directly threaten him. If the Ziwu Valley was destroyed, the enemy would be unable to get out. To get out, they would need to move the stones, which would surely exhaust the enemy.
He exclaimed excitedly, "That makes sense! We can intercept their ranks halfway there and then annihilate them in batches!"
If 100,000 is hard to win, how hard is 50,000?
What about 40,000 and 30,000?
You could totally eat it yourself!!!
Thinking of this, Zhang Liao could no longer contain himself. He ran to Lin Yi's side and excitedly said, "My lord, give me all this explosives! I'll cut his army in half and wipe out his vanguard. Then Tuoba Yu will be doomed!"
"My lord, this move seems more reliable!"
"If we can find out where the explosives are planted on both sides of Great Yu Mountain, we can seize the initiative and defeat Tuoba Yu without a doubt!"
"This has potential!"
Everyone was intrigued; this was a perfectly feasible plan.
If we blow up the mountain when the enemy is halfway through, the Ziwu Road will be blocked, and Tuoba Yu's army will be divided in two, making the battle much easier.
Lin Yi shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile, "Both sides of the Ziwu Road are guarded by Tuoba Yu's men. It's possible to sneak over, but planting explosives will be a problem!"