Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

After achieving results on the side battlefield.

Wu Qingye reported the news to Qin Ming.

In Yueyang City, Qin Ming looked at the message sent by the other party.

At this moment he nodded with satisfaction.

Outside, the craftsmen continued to shout as they made the weapons and shells they needed.

Qin Ming seemed to have remembered something, and walked out the door and said to his men:

"Call Cao Chuan."

"Yes!"

Soon, Cao Chuan came in front of Qin Ming.

"We've been involved in a series of battles recently, so the city walls are bound to be damaged. Let's reinforce them with cement in advance."

In previous wars, Qin Ming discovered the enemy's catapults and crossbow carts.

Although these things are not as lethal as artillery.

But if it really hits the city wall, it will cause a certain degree of damage to their wall.

No one knows how long this battle will last.

If the city walls could not hold, they would have to face a force several times their own.

Qin Ming naturally didn't want to see this happen.

"I see. By the way, Your Highness, we can actually reinforce the wall behind it with wooden structures."

Cao Chuan is quite familiar with war.

At this time, I also put forward my own ideas.

In previous city defenses, they would use wooden structures set up behind the city walls.

To hold it back, so that their walls would be more stable when hit.

"You're right, it's very helpful."

Qin Ming began to praise him, saying that Cao Chuan had been working in the workshop in the past few years.

I have seen a lot of unusual things with my own eyes, so my thinking has been opened up.

"By the way, Your Highness, I have another idea."

At this time, his eyes flashed, and he suddenly looked at Qin Ming with great anticipation.

"Do you remember the rockets? The ones where you tie gunpowder to a bow and arrow, light it, and shoot it, and it explodes?"

"Why are you talking about rockets all of a sudden?"

Qin Ming remembered that they had indeed studied rockets before.

But at that time, it was all because they did not have materials strong enough to make muskets.

That's different now.

They had more advanced craftsmanship and could also make muskets.

Rockets, a relatively primitive product, were naturally abandoned by Qin Ming early on.

"No, now we should let the workshop focus on making artillery."

"Don't make the fire gun. If we get killed by the enemy, maybe they can use it themselves after they go back and study it."

"We only need explosive arrows!"

As he spoke, he took out a bow and arrow.

This is an improved product of the rocket. The craftsmen directly stuffed the gunpowder into the tip of the bow and arrow.

With a little collision, the arrows explode.

"That's a good idea. We can use this opportunity to have our idle craftsmen build a few more cannons."

Qin Ming had discovered long ago that fire guns were not even as useful as bows and arrows in some aspects.

The reason is simple. Although the fire gun has high lethality, the preparation time is too long.

With this much time, he could have killed his way in and out seven times just by holding a long sword.

Still needs to be improved.

"That's fine."

Cao Chuan quickly got the matter done.

On Qin Ming's side, he began to transfer gunpowder from the military camp to Yueyang City on a large scale.

All kinds of supplies are stored inside the military camp to prevent emergencies.

Especially gunpowder, which is an extremely important strategic resource.

Qin Ming himself occupied several saltpeter mines.

Combined with the stored gunpowder, it was already enough to cover the cost of this war.

After waiting for a few days, Wu Wencheng and Huangfu Taiping's troops still did not arrive.

Qin Ming knew what was going on with them.

It is very likely that they are trapped in the mountains and forests, and it will take a long time just to clear the rubble.

During these few days, Qin Ming's gunpowder was also delivered by Sun Miao.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Standing in front of the city gate, Qin Ming spoke to him with a smile.

After the war actually broke out, the Sun family became Qin Ming's unwavering supporters.

"Your Highness, I am very optimistic about you now."

Sun Miao did not complain of being tired. On the contrary, he seemed a little excited.

He had already learned that Qin Ming had defeated the larger force with a smaller one in his first encounter with the imperial army.

If we can really win, what will the future be like?

Sun Miao seemed to have imagined the scene of himself and Qin Ming competing side by side for the world.

Up to now, he has repeatedly praised his decision to join forces with Qin Ming in his heart.

"How many did you bring?"

Qin Ming didn't care about his current reaction.

Instead, he looked at the convoy behind him.

The convoy behind Sun Miao formed a long dragon, and each carriage was loaded with nearly three layers of gunpowder.

It’s also thanks to him that he was able to bring so many things to me in such a short time.

"Three hundred thousand jin."

"The specific division of the gunpowder is up to you guys. I'm only responsible for bringing it here."

When Sun Miao said this number, Qin Ming's face suddenly lit up with joy.

"Don't worry about this."

Soon, Qin Ming received all the gunpowder.

Liu Chuang and Cao Chuan rushed over after hearing the news.

When they saw so many things, they were stunned.

"Your Highness, what do we need so much gunpowder for? We might as well distribute some to other cities."

"Yes, it's wartime now. Last time they attacked us, next time they might go over the mountains and attack other cities."

Both of them were somewhat puzzled by Qin Ming's statement.

But Qin Ming sighed.

"You two still don't understand the workshop's output."

"Did I take too much? This is just a portion of the inventory. The other cities have taken no less than us, so we don't need to give them anything."

"This……"

Liu Chuang swallowed his saliva.

"Can we use it all up? Otherwise, we can just use gunpowder to fight them from now on. It's quite convenient."

"Of course you can use it up, but that doesn't mean you can squander it on the battlefield."

After Qin Ming took out the gunpowder, he took out some flints from his arms.

"Watch."

While Qin Ming was speaking, he packed the gunpowder and stuffed it into a small brocade bag.

Then place the flint on top of the gunpowder.

"Do you know what this is for?"

Cao Chuan continued:

"Your Highness, do you intend to put flint and steel into the gunpowder? If you encounter an enemy, you can throw it out. The flint and steel inside will collide, producing sparks and detonating the gunpowder."

"You're right, but only half right."

Qin Ming smiled and waved his hand.

"I want to make a gunpowder that can be easily detonated, but not used to actively deal with the enemy."

"What's that for?"

Both of them looked at Qin Ming in surprise.

For some reason, some strange ideas always pop up in Qin Ming's mind.

This made them all very curious.

"I'm going to bury these things in the ground. If a large army passes by and steps on the ground, it will easily explode."

"This should be called a basic version of a mine."

Qin Ming spoke slowly, and his words made the two of them brighten up!

"Genius, Your Highness, you are absolutely a genius!"