Chapter 60
Shi Zhidong saw Pan Jian'an's appearance and knew that he didn't understand it very much. Haha, he asked the manager to put down Teppanyaki and hot pot, and then took out the best wine to enjoy a big meal with Pan Jian'an.
"Senior brother, aren't you worried? You're going to the palace at this moment..."
Pan Jian'an couldn't help but worry for Shi Zhidong. After all, they were generals who surrendered together. If Shi Zhidong was killed because of this, Pan Jian'an might have contacted his future. Therefore, he came to report the news, not entirely because he was worried about Shi Zhidong. From a certain perspective, he was also worried about his own safety.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I really have something to discuss with my brothers. We discussed this matter, and then I told the Khan that a new army would be enough to make you and my brothers become very useful in the court!"
Although Pan Jianan was a little unbelievable when he heard Shi Zhidong's words, he saw that he was full of confidence and had to sit with him at the table and listen to what he said before saying.
"Hmph, Zhao Xu is a useless person. He became suspicious for the sake of a woman's words. He even sent someone to chase me and my subordinates, but... he ran back to me alone! However, although his subordinates suffered heavy losses, I found some things. I believe that Dahan would be very happy when he saw it!"
Pan Jianan was gradually moved by Shi Zhidong's confidence and gradually believed his words. While drinking with him, he kept trying him out with words, just wanting to hear what he found.
"Senior brother, it's not that my brother said to you. Your 100 elite soldiers under you will be ruined. And when you come back, you don't go to the palace to report the news, I'm afraid that the big guys in the court will not like it. Besides, although you found something, it's just these things..."
Shi Zhidong understood that Pan Jian'an was guessing what those things were. As for the big boss in the court, Shi Zhidong really didn't care.
"Hmph, they are all stupid. After accepting the filial piety of my master, they dare to say bad things about me. I turned around and shook those filial piety, but I was afraid that they would not be able to take advantage of them! As for what I found, Brother Pan is in no way. I found the formula for gunpowder and the method of making firearms!"
When Pan Jianan heard what Shi Zhidong found, he suddenly felt dizzy. The Mongols who had violated the Southern Song Dynasty for many years did not know the formula of gunpowder and the manufacture of firearms.
"Senior brother, gunpowder..."
Shi Zhidong, who knew that Pan Jianan didn't understand, waved his hand and interrupted him, and then explained it to him.
"I know that gunpowder has existed in this dynasty, but no one really knows how to use it. What kind of skills does Zhao Xu have? He dares to use 15,000 people to capture the city of Bosaro with 50,000 troops. He relies on firearms. With these firearms, the army is a big deal. Brother Pan, what I want to tell you is exactly this. In the future, I will turn your heroic soldiers into the first cavalry equipped with firearms in the Qincha Khanate. Then the bosses in the dynasty will know their power! Let me tell you how powerful this firearm is...!"
When Pan Jianan heard the usage of the thunder cannon, raindrop cannon and the sky-shaking thunder that Shi Zhidong told him, Pan Jianan was shocked. He never knew what poisonous gunpowder balls, "Flocks of Bees" rockets and other things were actually used in the wrong way. The correct method of gunpowder was to use a sealed jar and then ignite the leads before an explosion occurred.
Here we want to explain the difference between detonation and explosion. The former is the physical and chemical changes caused by gunpowder burning rapidly, while the latter is the result of the gunpowder being sealed in a container and ignited. For example, when the artillery is fired, it is used for detonation, and when the mine explodes, it is an explosion. These are two physical and chemical reactions that are essentially different.
After the Song Dynasty had gunpowder, the original weapons were often weapons that used detonation as a means, such as the "shock gun" made of bamboo. The real explosion will only be understood by scholars after many years.
Pan Jianan was stunned in Shi Zhidong's narrative, especially when he heard the "raindrop cannon" and Shi Zhidong's idea of coming out and shooting thunder with a rope, which surprised him even more. Especially when Pan Jianan heard that after connecting those gunpowder bullets with the so-called "Huihui cannon" of the Arabs, he began to believe Shi Zhidong's words.
Holding a crystal cup full of fine wine in his hand, he toasted Shi Zhidong.
"Senior brother, there is no need to explain the relationship between you and me. I only said that you are the person I, Pan Jian'an, respected the most in my life. Without you, Pan, I could not escape from Datongbu Island. Without you, how could there be a brother today? Since the senior brother is so confident in the new army, I will go back and transfer the Huihui cannons, and then we..."
Shi Zhidong and Pan Jian'an met a notebook and drank it all in one go.
"That's it. Brother, please prepare it. As for those gunpowder bullets, I'll find someone to build them. Then I'll go to the palace to say this to Dahan, and then go to your place to see, Brother Pan, I think this matter is almost certain. At that time, your brothers' new army will be the sharpest army under Sain Khan Badu. Don't worry about Dahan's attention! But remember, you and the outsiders should not know about this matter. Even if the soldiers in your camp, they will only know that they are practicing stone throwing machines!"
Pan Jianan nodded to show his understanding. Seeing that the new army actually had nothing to do, the most important thing was the so-called manufacturing methods of gunpowder bullets. But if others knew about this, I am afraid it would not be a good thing.
Shi Zhidong convinced Pan Jian'an that he would most likely feel at ease. He was originally a little worried about whether Pan Jian'an would think it was a trick and would not want to be with him. At this moment, with Pan Jian'an's quiet practice, the gunpowder bullet would only explode. I believe that Sain Khanba would definitely be like him. When he first saw him, he was frightened by the terrifying power. I believe that even if he was not too brave, he was shocked when he first saw the explosion of the gunpowder bullet. Although Sain Khanba was also a person who rushed over on the battlefield, the sound would naturally make him stunned.
For this reason, Shi Zhidong created the largest shell for the "Pi Li Cannon" that he first built. About 10 kilograms of gunpowder were loaded in a thick porcelain jar. This is different from Zhao Xu's method of loading the bullet separately and killing the surface. Although it is a solo bullet, if this thing hits the target and explodes, its power is absolutely amazing.
After hearing Shi Zhidong finish his plan, he had almost finished his meal. Shi Zhidong gave Pan Jian'an his final advice.
Chapter completed!