The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

As these people rushed forward, Zhang Ping'an immediately took out a handful of thunderbolt poisonous sand balls from his arms and threw them among these people at the right moment.

Then cover your mouth and nose with your sleeves and step back immediately.

The sand balls are not big, but they are incredibly lethal.

It exploded immediately after landing, scattering a lot of poisonous sand and a small amount of smoke.

Everyone who was hit by the arsenopyrite fell to the ground and wailed.

After a while, even the howling became fainter.

Zhang Ping'an didn't care. He raised the miniature plum blossom arrow hidden in his sleeve and dealt with several people who attacked from the side.

The sleeve arrows are specially made and can be fired individually or continuously. The mechanism can be triggered by raising your hand. The range is several meters, making it very suitable for self-defense.

This was when he was in Ci County. Based on his memories from his previous life, he told his sixth brother-in-law his general idea and asked him to develop it.

The aersenburg ball contains a mixture of arsenic, aconite, lime powder and a small amount of gunpowder.

Once the target is hit at close range, the aersenite will seep into the blood through the wound, causing the person to quickly lose the ability to move.

The arrowheads of the sleeve arrows are also coated with poison. It is not enough to kill the enemy instantly, but it is enough to injure the enemy!

To be on the safe side and avoid accidentally hurting his own people, Zhang Pingan specially asked Chen Jianqiu to help develop an antidote.

These two weapons are one of Zhang Ping'an's trump cards for self-protection, and this is the first time that Zhang Ping'an has shown them in public.

It is useful, but unfortunately, with the current forging technology, it is not possible to produce it in large quantities.

Even for a blacksmithing genius like my sixth brother-in-law, it is not easy to make these two things.

The control of size, polishing, and installation require very high craftsmanship!

When Lao Tu saw someone attacking from the side, he was still worried and was about to come over to rescue Zhang Pingan.

Seeing that Zhang Ping'an had a lot of fancy things in his hands, and they were all quite useful, he felt a little more at ease.

He thought to himself: No wonder they say scholars are cunning. He really didn't expect that Zhang Ping'an was not joking when he said self-protection, he really meant it!

After feeling relieved, Lao Tu devoted himself to the battle at hand.

He learned Kung Fu from his master since he was a child. It was a unique style summed up by his master from countless fights. Although it is not systematic, every move is fatal, and there is order in the chaos!

The two sides fought hard for a while and engaged in close combat. The deck was covered with dark red blood.

The fight lasted for more than half an hour, with enemies coming up continuously. They were fighting with a reckless attitude, and it was obvious that it had been planned for a long time.

The old bald man and his men were gradually losing their strength.

No matter how good the tactics are, the disparity between the enemy and us is too great, and we will be exhausted if we continue like this!

Zhang Pingan saw that the situation was not good. Without even wiping the blood off his face, he rushed forward and shouted, "Old Baldy, try the Dragon King Cannon and the underwater mines. We can't go on like this!"

The old bald man was also hesitant in his heart. He wiped his face and replied loudly: "We brothers are not familiar with this thing yet. We might hurt the enemy a thousand times but lose eight hundred of our own!"

"There's no time left, let's give it a try! There are so many of them, if we continue to waste time like this, we will not end up well!" Zhang Pingan said anxiously.

"Okay!" The bald old man no longer hesitated after hearing this.

He ordered his men to go into the cabin and move out the underwater mines and Dragon King cannons.

This is a new water warfare weapon recently developed by the Yangzhou Firearms Workshop.

Zhang Ping'an had learned about this from his sixth brother-in-law's letter, so he asked him and General Luo to send some to him just in case.

This thing is not large in quantity and is very precious.

Therefore, soldiers have very few opportunities to learn and use it in normal times, and it basically remains at the theoretical level.

This time they were going to transport grain to the front line via the Huai River. After thinking for a while, Zhang Ping'an and Lao Tu decided to take it with them.

It's a last-ditch effort.

An underwater mine is actually a sealed wooden box filled with gunpowder and a fuse to trigger the mechanism. After sinking into the water, it is fixed with ropes. When an enemy ship collides with the ropes or directly hits the box, it will trigger an explosion.

It is a semi-manually controlled weapon. Its advantage is that it is powerful, but its disadvantage is also the same. If you are not careful, you may hurt yourself.

The Dragon King Cannon is a cow urinary bubble, which is waterproof and buoyant. Gunpowder is wrapped inside the cow urinary bubble, and then an incense delay fuse is placed inside. After the time is calculated and it is ignited, it is thrown into the enemy ship, which can achieve timed detonation without direct contact.

It was also the first time that Zhang Ping'an had seen a weapon with a timer in this era.

However, this requires the person using it to have a very calm psychological quality, be able to control the battle situation and seize the opportunity, otherwise it will be thrown in vain.

This thing becomes less and less as time goes by, and gunpowder is hard to get. Zhang Ping'an hopes to maximize its value.

After a while, the soldiers carried the things out.

After Lao Tu killed the two enemies in front with one blow, he immediately arranged for two calm confidants to lay underwater mines, while he himself prepared to use the Dragon King Cannon.

Zhang Pingan handed over the tinder and said firmly, "I'll be right next to you to cover you, don't worry!"

"Hahaha, the worst that can happen is just a life, nothing!" The bald old man laughed.

Then he glanced at the battle situation, opened the fire starter, lit the fuse, and calculated the time in his mind.

Throw it out at the right moment.

As "a bang" of explosion sounded, wailing sounds were heard from the boat in the distance.

The explanation is correct!

The old bald man was shocked and weighed the Dragon King Cannon, and successively eliminated many bandits near the canal ship.

Zhang Ping'an helped to provide cover with his fire egg gun and sleeve arrows, and for a while no one else came around the two of them.

The situation has reversed!

"Damn it, why isn't this underwater mine going off? Is it a dud?" The bald old man was puzzled and secretly anxious.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Pingan had no time to reply.

Then I heard a loud noise not far away.

The pirates' boat capsized on the water.

The water waves rolled, causing a row of grain boats on the Huai River to sway along with them.

The bald old man was stunned.

The movements of the others also stopped for a moment.

Someone murmured, "Oh my God, did they blow a hole in the riverbed?! Is the Dragon King coming to find us?!"

Zhang Pingan said coldly: "If we are to find someone, we should find those bandits who are worthy of death. We are the emperor's teachers, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

"Yes, yes, yes. We are the imperial teachers and teachers of the righteous path. We are blessed by the imperial aura. The Dragon King will not blame us!" Someone responded immediately after hearing this.

The bald old man opened his mouth and looked at Zhang Ping'an without saying anything.

This imperial energy is so thin, is it really useful? ? ?

Zhang Ping'an didn't care what the bald old man was thinking. He looked up and saw corpses floating on the water in groups of three or two.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining pirates weighed the pros and cons for a moment, then blew their whistles and ran away.

The old bald man knew very well that one should not pursue a desperate enemy, especially in an unfamiliar place.

He immediately raised his sleeve to wipe the blood and sweat off his face, then ordered his men to clean up the scene and set sail again as soon as possible.

As the enemy retreated, Zhang Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief and slowly slid down to sit against the side of the boat, feeling somewhat exhausted.