The First Mine Testing Ceremony
Today, the Divine Martial Army camp was especially strict. Even General Cheng Chuwen, the instructor of this ceremony, needed a special token when entering the camp.
After using his special token to enter the Divine Martial Army camp, Cheng Chuwen discovered that many generals had already arrived on the field.
The generals who came today were not only high-ranking generals like Qin Shubao, but also some lower-ranking generals. Most of them were between the fifth and sixth ranks.
On the battlefield, these generals were considered mid-level commanders and could play a relatively important role.
Therefore, Cheng Yaojin and the other high-level generals agreed that they should let these mid-level generals come into contact with weapons like mines earlier so that they could use them on the battlefield in the future.
Therefore, he specially allowed those mid-level generals to watch the ceremony today.
Cheng Chuwen had just approached the field when Cheng Yaojin saw him. He quickly walked to the side and said,"Rascal, how are your preparations? They were in front of so many people today. If they messed up, they would lose face.”
"Don't worry, everything is ready.”
Cheng Chuwen looked around and didn't see where the mines and grenades were. He asked,"Have those mines been shipped over? It's already so late, why isn't it here yet?”
"Yes, but I put it in my military tent.”
Pointing at the military tent in the distance, Cheng Yaojin asked,""Why? Do you want to use it now?"
Cheng Chuwen nodded.”
Cheng Yaojin immediately ordered people to move the mines out and put them in boxes on the field. Then, Cheng Chuwen pried open the boxes in front of everyone.
Looking at the land-mine grenades that were as big as steamed buns, the middle-level generals who had never seen the power of land-mines could not help but wonder if the power of land-mine grenades was as great as they had heard.
"Can such a small thing really kill people?”
"I don't think it's possible. If this thing can kill, then the sword should be stored in the warehouse.”
"General Qin and the others don't need to lie to us. They should really be able to kill people.”
Hearing the words of these mid-level generals, Cheng Chuwen smiled, picked up a grenade, pulled off the bamboo ring on the handle, and threw it forward.
Only the grenade that was the size of a bun landed on the ground. It did not even leave a small dent, causing the middle-level generals who had been staring at it to be stunned.
"Like I said, this thing can't be used."
Before he could finish his sentence, an explosion interrupted him. The grenade that was the size of a bun exploded, and smoke filled the air. One could vaguely see a deep pit in the middle.
"This…"
Everyone present was stunned, including Cheng Yaojin and the others.
Although these people had seen the explosion of a landmine, they had only seen the extremely weak version of Cheng Chuwen's own work. After all, they had never seen a real landmine explosion.
However, Cheng Yaojin and the others were still very calm. They were only stunned for a moment before they immediately reacted. The few of them gathered together and discussed in a low voice.
As for the middle-level generals, they were even worse off.
Each and every one of them opened their mouths wide in shock.
After a long time, someone reacted and muttered,"The power of this is so great. If we put them together, wouldn't even a mountain explode?”
"Did any of you notice that Cheng Chuwen threw this thing out for a while before it exploded? If he held this thing in his hand and threw it out later, wouldn't it explode in the sky?”
"You're right. If this thing explodes in the sky, the enemy won't have anywhere to hide.”
After all, these people were Intermediate Generals. Although they were shocked by the grenade, they knew how to use it to kill their enemies better.
However, Cheng Chuwen could still tell that what they said was mostly to cover up their embarrassment.
After all, they were still doubting the power of the grenade just now. Now, they were shocked by the power of the grenade. This was very embarrassing, especially in front of Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao.
Cheng Chuwen smiled and didn't expose them.
He ordered the soldiers of the Divine Martial Army to open the remaining boxes of grenades and put them away. When Li Shimin arrived, the ceremony could begin.
Soon, all the grenades were placed.
At this moment, Li Shi Min's personal eunuch's voice rang out," His Majesty has arrived!"
All the generals stood up and welcomed Li Shi Min's arrival.
Li Shi Min walked to the stands with a smile. He looked at the deep pit in the middle of the field and the black soil that had been blown out by the explosion. He frowned and said,"What happened? Did something happen again?”
This was Li Shi Min's biggest concern.
When the workshop was producing, there were several accidents. The craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Works to make the mines had lost several people.
"Your Majesty," Cheng Chuwen cupped his hands and said,"this is a pit left behind by me during my experiment. There was no accident."”
Hearing this, Li Shi Min was relieved. He looked at the generals and said,"In that case, let's begin early. This Emperor can't wait to see our Great Tang's new weapon.”
"Yes."
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