Huang Chengyan thought for a while and said, "There will be several auspicious days next month, I'll see..."

Huang Yueying hurriedly said, "Not next month. I'm leaving for a while. Let's talk about it when I come back." Although Huang Yueying is a woman, she often travels out, so Huang Chengyan was not surprised when she heard this and asked, "Where are you going? How long will it take?" Huang Yueying turned her head and looked at the huge water truck beside her, and said unconvincedly: "I really don't believe that Lu Bu can actually build so many exquisite water trucks of different uses! I want to go to Xuzhou with my own eyes! Well, I will be back in about two or three months!" Huang Chengyan didn't say much, just nodded.

When Ailang heard that the gunpowder had been made, he hurried to the hall. When he saw Jia Xu, he hurriedly asked, "Old Jia, has the gunpowder been made?"

Jia Xu clasped his fists and said, "Yes." Then he waved his hand to the craftsman following behind him. The latter hurried forward and presented a wooden box one foot square with his hands. Ailang couldn't wait to open the wooden box, and saw that the box was full of black powder, emitting a pungent smell of sulfur saltpeter, which was undoubtedly black gunpowder.

Ailang was very excited and said, "I didn't expect you to get it out so quickly! Great! Great!"

Jia Xu clasped his fists and said, "Lord, although he made gunpowder according to the lord's formula, it seems to be a bit different from what the lord described!" Ai Lang didn't understand what Jia Xu meant and asked, "What do you mean by Lao Jia?" Jia Xu said, "Although this gunpowder can be burned violently, it can definitely be used as a fire-driven object. It is indeed powerful for fire attacks, but when it comes to opening mountains and splitting stones, it is probably not enough..." Ai Lang felt unbelievable when he heard this, and immediately said, "Come to the backyard, let's give it a try." Then he led the two of them to the backyard. Found an open place, Ai Lang asked the craftsman to get some gunpowder on the grass, and then asked a personal soldier to bring a lit torch.

Ailang took the torch and asked the two of them to retreat a little. He took the torch and carefully approached the pile of gunpowder on the ground. The flames were lifted up on the gunpowder, and fireworks immediately burst out from the pile of gunpowder. However, it was far from as fierce and rapid as Ailang expected. It took about two seconds to completely burn out. It felt like the gunpowder was burning very gently, and it felt that there was a lack of a fierce force. Ailang couldn't help but frowned. He felt that this kind of gunpowder might be difficult to make a bomb. He turned his head and asked Jia Xu: "Old Jia, have you made a bomb according to the method I taught you?"

Jia Xu said: "It has been tried many times. But either it cannot ignite or it can only spray some fireworks, and it does not have much lethality. It is impossible to break the mountain and crack the stone!"

Ailang was puzzled. In his impression, the power of black gunpowder was quite strong. It was definitely not like this cat farts. Then he recalled the episode of "Exploration and Discovery" about the restoration of ancient gunpowder. The black gunpowder in it was made of sulfur, charcoal and saltpeter. The proportion was not wrong. But why can the black gunpowder on TV be used to fire shells, which is very powerful, but in his own hands, the black gunpowder becomes a cat fart?! Could it be that the TV station produced it

I didn't say what important ingredients were hidden in the show, afraid that everyone would make powerful black gunpowder after watching his show? I think this is unlikely, because the formula and ratio of black gunpowder is not the only one that said in "Exploration and Discovery". In that era of information, the formula ratio of black gunpowder was no longer a secret. It can be found online easily. I have also checked it. There is absolutely no problem with formula ratio. But there is no problem with formula ratio, so where is the problem?

Ailang thought hard for a long time, but couldn't think of any reason.

Jia Xu said: "Lord, don't worry! The power of gunpowder is already amazing!"

Ailang said angrily: "Old Jia, don't comfort me! This kind of power is useless! It's easier to use tinea oil for fire attack!" Ailang said this well. If it is only used for fire attack, the gunpowder does feel like it is too high or low. In most cases, it is not as easy to use as tinea oil.

Ailang felt that the secret of the black gunpowder had not been fully understood, and he could study it slowly when he had time. Ailang was a little disappointed, and the refreshing scene of using the 18th century gunship torture the Jiangdong naval army was so excited that he had to stay in his imagination. Ailang saw that the craftsman was still holding the wooden box full of black gunpowder and said, "These gunpowder is left here. I want to think about it again. You don't need to configure gunpowder for the time being." Jia Xu and the craftsman bowed to promise. Ailang suddenly said, "There is also this recipe, this is the highest secret, no one is allowed to reveal it!" The two agreed again.

Before he knew it, more than a month had passed. Ailang's preparations were completed. Ailang personally led an army of 150,000 to Hefei to march towards Lujiang. At the same time, Xu Huang led a 50,000 army under his command to cut down trees and build ships and rafts in Guangling, and was ready to cross the river and attack Wujun.

In Lujiang City, Sun Jian and Zhou Yu and others discussed plans to meet the enemy. Sun Jian said: "I just received a message from Huang Gai that 50,000 troops from the enemy Xu Huang's army were building ships and rafts in Guangling, and there were signs of crossing the river to attack Wujun!"

Cheng Pu said worriedly: "We only have 10,000 naval troops and 10,000 infantry troops in Wujun. If the enemy attacks, I'm afraid..."

Sun Ce laughed loudly and said proudly: "The old general doesn't have to worry! That's just a trick of Lu Bu to attack the east and west! He wanted to use this to attract our army to divide the troops to guard so that he could attack Lujiang! Humph, his navy has been destroyed by us, and he has the ability to cross the Yangtze River! If they really don't know how to attack, Huang Gai's navy will not let them get ashore, and they can completely eliminate them on the water! I'm not afraid of them launching an attack, but I'm afraid they won't attack!" The generals couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Yu said: "Lu Bu is smart and wants to disperse our troops, but he disperses his troops. We don't have to know the direction of Guangling, we just need to concentrate on dealing with the enemy in front of us. Now our army has gathered 20,000 naval troops, 120,000 infantry and cavalry, and a total of 140,000 troops. Since ancient times, it is impossible to succeed without more than twice the troops. I want to see how Lu Bu will fight this battle?"

Sun Jian nodded and said, "What Ce'er and Gongjin said hit the nail on the head. We have discussed the strategy of this battle many times, and I don't think there is any need to change it. Defend first and then attack, rely on Lujiang to consume the strength and spirit of the Lu Bu army. When their morale is low, then launch a full-scale counterattack. You can capture Lu Bu in one battle!" The generals whispered, and everyone looked excited.

Sun Jian glanced at everyone and said, "If everyone has no objection, go down and prepare immediately. Lu Bu has sent troops, and the battle is not far away!" The generals responded in unison and came out one after another. However, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu did not leave.

Sun Jian stood up, walked to the hall, looked at the sky outside the door with his hands behind his back, and asked Zhou Yu, "Gongjin, how many chances do you think we have to win this battle?"

Zhou Yu thought about it and clasped his fists and said, "I originally wanted to say that I had a 100% chance of winning! But considering that there might be some changes, I thought we had at least 90% chance of winning in this battle!"

Sun Jian was surprised and happy and said, "Gongjin is so sure? His opponent is Lu Bu!"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Although Lu Bu is brave, he is just a common man. Although Jia Xu is wise, his plan has not yet begun to war, but he has already been defeated!"

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Zhou Yu smiled confidently, "The reason why Jia Xu was eager to fight this battle was nothing more than feeling the threat of Cao Cao. He hoped to expand as much territory as possible before Cao Cao completely eliminated the Yuan family and occupied the northern states, so that he could fight against Cao Cao in the future. This idea was not wrong, but unfortunately Lu Bu's strength was not much stronger than us, and he was at a disadvantage in strategy. We can wait for the effort to deal with it calmly. We are equal to Lu Bu's strength, and both sides could be said to be flawless, but Lu Bu's move was revealed. They were eager to defeat us in a short time to seize the territory. We can use Lu Bu's eager mentality to set up a trap in Lujiang, annihilate his main force in one fell swoop, and then sweep away Huainan! That's why I dare to assert that our army will win in this battle!"

Sun Jian was overjoyed and praised: "Gongjin's analysis was extremely thorough, and I have no doubts!"

Zhou Yu was about to speak. At this moment, Zhuge Jin, who was exhausted, stepped in and bowed to Sun Jian, "Lord!"

Sun Jian asked in surprise: "Are you back so soon?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I was about to say sir, but sir was here. Seeing that sir's face was full of joy, I guess this trip would be rewarding, right?"

Zhuge Jin smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Nothing can be hidden from Gongjin!" Then he clasped his fists at Sun Jian and said, "My lord, my subordinate's mission to Jingzhou is very smooth! Liu Biao was indeed as Gongjin expected, worried about Lu Bu's surge in strength, and promised to join forces with me, Jiangdong to deal with Lu Bu! Now his general Cai Mao has recruited two generals Wei Yan to lead 120,000 troops to the east, and can enter the ground of Lujiang within five days, ready to cooperate with our army to deal with Lu Bu!" Sun Jian was overjoyed and praised: "Okay! With these 120,000 troops to help in the battle, this battle can be said to have been won! Those who are worried about can annihilate Lu Bu's main force in this battle!"

Three days later, Lu Bu led a large army to Lujiang and immediately arranged into an army formation. General Zhang Liao rode his horse outside the city gate and shouted loudly: "Jiangdong rats, Zhang Liao is here, can anyone dare to come out and die?"

The generals in Jiangdong were thrilling, and everyone was angry. One general held his fist at Sun Jian and said, "Lord, the last general will fight Zhang Liao and behead his head and presented it to the lord!"
Chapter completed!