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While shouting "Protect Shanyu", the guard jumped off his horse and dragged the horse to stand in front of Shanyu.

Seeing this, Wang Ben couldn't help being overjoyed, and with a shout, he led his subordinates to cover the two chariots and escape from the battle group.

At that time, Touman Shanyu was about to remount his horse and try to escape.

Wang Ben hurriedly ordered the thunderbolt chariot to launch...

The crossbowmen already knew Thunderbolt Fireballs very well. Two Thunderbolt Fireballs hit the front of the enemy cavalry, one from the left and one from the right. Immediately, Touman Shanyu fell off his horse again.

Touman Shanyu still wanted to get on his horse and escape, but there was no time.

Wang Ben had led his troops to arrive, and surrounded him after a rain of arrows.

Wang Ben originally wanted to capture this enemy general alive... At this time, Wang Ben didn't know that the opponent was Shan Yu, and he also said that he was just a general of the Huns.

However, when he broke through the Xiongnu guards and killed the enemy general, he found that the enemy general was lying on the ground dying, clutching an arrow on his neck.

At that moment, the Hun cavalry suddenly scattered and fled in all directions, which made Wang Ben feel that the identity of the "enemy general" in front of him was extraordinary.

After a few prisoners were captured and interrogated, it was astonishing to discover that the "enemy general" who was shot to death by random arrows was actually the Xiongnu Shanyu.

As a result, Wang Ben was promoted to two ranks, but he still couldn't figure out why a group of frightened horses blocked his way when the Xiongnu Shanyu was about to flee...

Of course Wang Ben couldn't figure it out.

Because this group of frightened horses was released by Mouton.

In fact, Mao Dun had already discovered that a Qin army was breaking out from the encirclement and pointing directly at Tou Manchanyu's location.

But Mao Dun also knew that it would be difficult for this Qin army to intercept Man Chanyu.

So he immediately ordered the guards to let go of the spare horses and stabbed the first horse fiercely and drove it towards Touman Shanyu...

It goes without saying why Mo Dun did this, he has already sensed Tou Manchanyu's desire to set up someone else.

Mao Dun knew that if things continued to develop, not only his position as Zuo Xianwang, but also his life would be lost, so he took this opportunity to strike first.

Toumandan died, and the Xiongnu from all sides had no intention of fighting, and fled in all directions as birds and beasts.

After a while, only the neatly formed Qin army and the corpses of the Huns were left on the huge grassland.

Many Qin soldiers didn't even react...

The battle came and went quickly.At first it seemed that the Huns had a great advantage, and everyone in the Qin army thought that there would be a fierce battle. However, after the Thunderbolt fireball exploded, it took only one stick of incense to blow up the enemy.

It took a while for the Qin army to cheer, and then happily harvested the heads of the Huns.

That scene really made Shen Bing dare not compliment him.

But it seems that there is no way, Qin Law stipulates this way, of course Shen Bing dare not disobey easily at this time.

Fusu got out of the carriage, he looked around, and when he was far away, he cupped his hands at Shen Bing and said:

"Congratulations, General, for another meritorious service."

"Thunderbolt Fireball has made great contributions to this battle. With this thing, there will be no more troubles for the Huns in the Northland!"

Shen Bing said a few words of humility, but he didn't think that the "thunderbolt fireball" could stop the Huns cavalry.

You must know that there was a "thunderbolt fireball" in the Song Dynasty. Although the gunpowder in the Song Dynasty was not as powerful and did not use chariots as a platform to maneuver, they knew how to launch it with a trebuchet.

But in the end, it still failed to stop the Mongolian cavalry and failed to prevent the fall of the Song Dynasty.

The reason is that the power of "Thunderbolt Fireball" is not as great as it seems...

In fact, let alone the "thunderbolt fireball", even modern grenades are useless to fight cavalry.

The reason is that cavalry is nimble and fast and grenades have a delay, which makes grenades always miss.

It is only useful to deal with the group charge of enemy cavalry.

In modern warfare, it is difficult even for rifles to eliminate cavalry. It was not until the appearance of the Mark Bi machine gun that it withdrew from the war arena.

The reason why the Qin army was able to defeat the Xiongnu in this battle and even defeated [-] Xiongnu with more than [-] Qin troops was more because the Xiongnu had never seen the "thunderbolt fireball" be demoralized after being blown up like this.

Just like the Germans were frightened when they saw tanks on the battlefield for the first time.

This is not to say how powerful the British tanks were, the first generation of tanks had difficulty even successfully driving into the enemy's trenches without malfunctioning.

However, the first appearance of this kind of unfamiliar equipment on the battlefield will often cause the enemy's entire army to be in a state of confusion in the first place, and the combat effectiveness will decline exponentially.

Qin Jun just took advantage of this aspect.

But the battlefield is like this, winning is winning, there is no reason at all.

After cleaning the battlefield, Shen Bing ordered the army to continue marching towards Jiuyuan.

Because there was no need to hide it, Shen Bing divided up three cavalry troops, each with 1000 men, and returned to Yunzhong County to protect the supply line.

In addition, a group of 2000 infantry was divided to build a city between Yunzhong County and Jiuyuan County.

This walled city can be used as a transfer station, and it can also be used as a supply point and support for the cavalry to protect supplies.

As for Jiuyuan City...

Shen Bing believed that after this battle, the Xiongnu no longer wanted to defend Jiuyuan, and it would not be a problem to capture it.

Shen Bing's guess was right. Two days later, when Shen Bing rushed to Jiuyuan with the main force of the Qin army, there was already an empty city there.

And looking at the damaged tents, discarded furs, and even looted cattle, sheep and livestock everywhere in the city...you can see how hastily the frightened Huns fled.

Cattle, sheep and livestock were originally the purpose of their southward plunder.

But at this time, they were worried about slowing down their marching speed and leaving them behind.

The Northern Land Army was also polite, and took over the livestock after taking over Jiuyuan City...these livestock will be indispensable for the construction of Jiuyuan City in the future.

Chapter 337 Recipe

Not long after, Yingzheng received news of the Northern Army's victory.

The victory of the Beidi Army can no longer touch Ying Zheng's nerves, because he knew that Shen Bing would not be defeated... This is also the disadvantage of Shen Bing's repeated victories. It is normal for Shen Bing to win battles. Losing the battle is the news.

On the contrary, Zhao Gao and Li Si looked at each other when they heard the news.

They originally thought that this plan could use the Xiongnu's knife to destroy Shen Bing, and no matter how bad it was, they could use the Huns' power to limit the development of Yunzhong County, but they didn't want the Xiongnu, who had caused headaches for all countries in the past, to be defeated by Shen Bing so easily.

Not only defeated, it is said that even Shanyu the Xiongnu was killed on the spot by Shen Bing.

The reason why "it is said" is used here is because Zhao Gao and Li Si expressed doubts about this... They also said that Shen Bing killed any Hun king at will and pretended to be Shan Yu, and sent decent people to the Huns to inquire To punish Shen Bing for falsely reporting military merits and even deceiving the king.

But their plot obviously couldn't succeed, because Touman Shanyu was indeed dead, and his head was chopped off by Shen Bing and sent to Ying Zheng.

At the same time, the report of the people Zhao Gao and Li Si sent to investigate also confirmed this point.

When Zhao Gao and Li Si met in private, they shook their heads secretly and said:

"Who is this Shen Bing, even the Xiongnu have suffered a great loss at his hands?"

"We originally wanted to put him at a disadvantage, but we didn't want to help him get Jiuyuan."

"In this way, the forces in the Northland will probably grow bigger and bigger!"

Zhao Gao and Li Si regretted it endlessly, but they had nothing to do with the matter so far.

What Yingzheng cared about was not this, but what he cared about was the "thunderbolt fireball" that came up from Fusu's secret newspaper.

Fusu once asked Shen Bing:

"General, can Fusu inform Xianyang of the 'Thunderbolt Fireball' recipe?"

Shen Bing replied without thinking:

"Of course!"

It doesn't need to be considered at all.

The "thunderbolt fireball" is different from the method of making iron.

Iron smelting is a matter of details, and the iron produced by various methods has its own differences, so Fusu will not have any problems if he does not report it in detail.

However, the "thunderbolt fireball" was blown up vigorously against the Huns, and it was also used to win with less and more with the weak to defeat the strong... If this is not reported, how can Yingzheng not be suspicious?

What's more, Shen Bing deliberately added some messy things into the formula, so even if Li Si and Zhao Gao knew the gunpowder prepared by the formula, it was hard to find the right way.

When Ying Zheng saw this prescription, he couldn't help being shocked:

"This thing has such power? Can it defeat the Xiongnu?"

"Zhao Gao, immediately order someone to make a few according to the recipe!"

Zhao Gao responded, and immediately asked people to make several "thunderbolt fireballs" according to the law, and then ignited a loud "boom", which shocked everyone.

Ying Zheng was no exception. Although he was mentally prepared, his heart stopped beating for a while. After a while, he took a breath and calmed down. He sighed:

"Shen Bing is really a strange man! He can make such a powerful weapon!"

"It's no wonder that the Huns were defeated so badly that even Shanyu was awarded the title!"

Zhao Gao looked at the formula, frowned and said:

"Lithium, sulfur...why are these similar to alchemist's alchemy recipes?"

"It is said that alchemists who fail in alchemy will make such a bang and even explode the furnace. Could it be...as a general, Shen Bing also knows the art of alchemy?"

Zhao Gao originally wanted to ridicule Shen Bing.

But he didn't want these words to be heard by Ying Zheng's ears like five thunderbolts... He flushed with excitement in an instant, grabbed Zhao Gao's hand, and asked nervously:

"Is this true? Alchemists also use this recipe for alchemy?"

Zhao Gao was frightened immediately.

At this time, Ying Zheng hadn't shown much thought of "immortality", so even Zhao Gao didn't know about it.

When Zhao Gao saw Ying Zheng's reaction, he murmured inwardly that he was not good, but he dared not take back what he had said, so he could only reply:

"Return to Your Majesty, the following sentences are true."

"If your majesty doesn't believe it, you will find out when your subordinates ask the alchemist for a pair of alchemy formulas!"

Without any hesitation, Ying Zheng ordered:

"Go!"

Zhao Gaolian crawled out to look for it, but Ying Zheng was fidgeting in the palace.

That day Ying Zheng didn't close his eyes all night, he beat his hands and stamped his feet in the study for a while, and giggled for a while.

It was not until dawn in the early morning that Zhao Gao found a prescription.

Ying Zheng couldn't wait to compare the two, and then he clamored:

"Oh, sure enough, there are hydrites and sulfur."

"This alchemist only exploded when he failed in alchemy. This means that these mediocre people just do it by chance and cannot control it."

"But Shen Bing came here to deal with the Xiongnu."

"And there are as many as three kinds of this method, which are used to kill the enemy with explosion, combustion, and smoke..."

"Doesn't this just mean that Shen Bing has another secret technique and has already mastered this side?"

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Speaking of Ying Zheng, he laughed happily "haha".

Zhao Gao tentatively asked:

"Your Majesty's intention is that this Shen Bing really knows the art of alchemy?"

"But if Shen Bing knows but doesn't say anything, wouldn't it be..."

Before Zhao Gao finished speaking, Ying Zheng interrupted Zhao Gao:

"What do you ordinary people know?"

"Immortals have their own measure, how can we guess?"

At that moment, Zhao Gao knew that he and Li Si couldn't touch Shen Bing.

The reason is very simple.

If Yingzheng treats Shen Bing as a fairy and will make him the elixir of immortality, then Shen Bing is Yingzheng's hope and everything to Yingzheng, and whoever touches Shen Bing will kill Yingzheng? !