In early December of the eighth year of Taikang.

Even in the southwest, the weather was quite cold. Li Xin was wearing a leather robe and was with Ye Mao on the Chenglou of Hanzhou City. He watched the army of the imperial court gradually approaching outside the city.

Mu Ying was wearing iron armor and stood behind Li Xin and took a breath.

"This time... two or three thousand people siege the city."

Li Xinyong looked at the Qianlijing a few times and breathed a breath of white breath from his mouth.

"There are 30,000 people, but Hanzhou City is not big, so these 30,000 people cannot climb up the city wall at the same time."

As he said that, Li Xin turned around and glanced at Mu Ying.

"Can you hold on?"

“In a short time, there is no problem.”

Mu Ying said in a deep voice: "It's just the stones on the city wall, boiling oil and other materials to defend the city. I'm afraid it won't last long."

Li Xin narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "Pei Jin sent so many people over in one breath, and it is obvious that he is anxious. This time he will probably use the most fierce attack to attack the city. Brother Mu, I need you to help me defend for three days."

Upon hearing this, Mu Ying patted her chest and said with a smile: "Since Hanzhou was surrounded, the Mu family has been preparing, so there is naturally no problem for three days."

Li Xin said slowly: "Defending the city for three days is a matter of guarding it."

"On the first day, I will fight normally. I will fight as much as I can. I will throw anything on the city wall down. It is best to hurt these imperial troops and make them afraid."

Seeing that these imperial troops were approaching, Li Xin continued: "But from the next day, the city walls can no longer throw oil down on a large scale, stones and gold juice, and even arrows should be placed less."

Mu Ying thought about the meaning of Li Xin's words for a while, then nodded and said, "I probably understand the meaning of the Marquis!"

Li Xin said in a deep voice: "The most dangerous thing is when you guard the city on the third day. Brother Mu must pretend to be exhausted and he is about to be unable to defend the city. He must barely defend the city of Hanzhou."

Mu Ying was a little hesitant.

"In that case, many people will die in the Hanzhou army."

Li Xin's face was calm and he said slowly: "If you don't do this, more people will die. Brother Mu wants to believe me."

Mu Ying nodded a little heavy, and was about to speak, when he saw that the people outside the city had rushed over, he took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said, "Marty, I'll go to guard the city first. The city wall is dangerous. I'll send you down!"

This time, Li Xin did not hesitate and simply stepped down from the city wall.

Shortly after he walked down the city wall, he heard the sound of yelling to kill from behind him. Li Xin had no expression on his face, rode his own mo horse and walked towards a manor in the city.

Soon, he stayed at the door of the manor and walked in. It was far from the city wall. The shouts of killing outside were no longer real. After walking a few steps in the manor, he saw Lin Hu resting in the middle of the garden.

Marquis Jing'an walked behind Lin Hu and smiled slightly.

"Hu Zi, has his injury been better?"

They entered the city together that day. Li Xin killed five or six with his sword, while Lin Hu shot nearly twenty people with his ox horn bow. The ox horn bow was quite heavy, and it was not easy for ordinary people to pull it open. Lin Hu pulled it open dozens of times that day. When he entered the city, not only was his right finger full of blood, but his arms were trembling.

If he continues to fight, his right hand may be ruined.

After several days of rest, his hands had improved a lot. After hearing Li Xin's voice, he stood up from the seat and lowered his head to Li Xin.

"Brother Xin, nothing is wrong."

He stretched out his right hand wrapped around white cloth and said with a smile: "It's no longer hurt in the past two days."

Li Xin sat down opposite him, then reached out to signal Lin Hu to sit down too, and the two of them sat face to face. Li Xin first checked the injuries on his right hand, and found that there was indeed nothing serious, he also felt relieved and slowly said: "Hu Zi, you can start dispensing medicine."

Lin Hu's face changed slightly, then he was silent for a while and said, "I understand."

The so-called dispensing medicine is to dispensing gunpowder.

Gunpowder was made out by Li Xin in his hometown Yongzhou as early as the first year of Taikang. However, what he made out was only a prototype, and both power and practicality were very poor. During the Western Expedition, when Li Xin really used this thing, he only relied on a large amount of doses to blow up the gate of Mianzhu.

But since then, Li Xin also realized that this thing might be of great use in the future. Therefore, when Lin Hu returned to his hometown three years ago, he taught Lin Hu the formula and gave him a group of people, asking him to study the ratio of the most powerful gunpowder at home while studying how to truly weaponize gunpowder.

Of course, Li Xin will provide Lin Hu with some general ideas for weaponization, but Lin Hu still has to do the specific details.

In the past three years, in addition to mourning for his father, Lin Hu was thinking about what Li Xin arranged for him. After about a year of rushing, he studied the most powerful ratio of gunpowder. Another year later, in the seventh year of Taikang, a soil bomb about the size of an adult fist was sent to the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion from thousands of miles away.

That night, someone in Yonglefang heard that there was a thunder sound hidden in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion. Later, Jingzhao Mansion had also visited the Jing'an Marquis Mansion to investigate, but it ended in vain.

Since then, Li Xin has added an ace in his hand, but he has been holding this card in his hand and has no use, nor has he thought about it.

To this day, among the more than 100 people in Yongzhou, Lin Hu is the only one who knows how to match gunpowder. He has all the medicines prepared by himself, and then handed them over to the rest to produce the "earth bomb" filled in the clay pot.

This kind of earth bomb is called "Sky Thunder" by Li Xin.

Until today, except for the heavenly thunder sent to the Jing'an Marquis Mansion in the seventh year of Taikang, Lin Hu had no more than ten heavenly thunders in his hand, and Li Xin had no one in his hand. The two of them could be said to be serious peace lovers.

But now, this kind of thunder has to be released on a large scale.

When Lin Hu was called out of Yongzhou by Li Xin, he had already thought of this situation. At this time, the child of the hunter who grew up in the mountains looked left and right and confirmed that there was no one around. He looked at Li Xin deeply and said, "Brother Xin, do you want to be the emperor?"

Li Xin breathed out.

"Huzi, you look up to that thing. You may be surprised if you take it out for the first time, but relying solely on it, you can't defeat the world, let alone become the emperor."

Lin Hu said in a muffled voice: "But Brother Xin, you can."

"You have not relied on this thing, and you have reached this point today. If you have ambitions, it is not impossible to be an emperor."

Lin Hu is now a person who has been with the Yulin Guard for five years and has seen the world in the capital. Compared to the hunter brought out from his hometown by Li Xin eight years ago, he is no match for the one who was taken out of his hometown by Li Xin.

Li Xin reached out and patted his shoulder: "Don't think so much, just go and do it."

"In a few days, Tianlei will become famous all over the world. You are anxious not to tell anyone that you will prepare this medicine powder, otherwise it will be a way to cause disaster."

"Your hundred people should also keep a close eye on them. You can't leave any of them, otherwise you will be able to make powder, and everyone will soon know."

Lin Hu nodded first, then glanced at Li Xin.

"Brother Xin."

He took a deep breath and asked, "Will I die in the future because of the thunder?"

His words asked whether Li Xin would kill him because of this.

Marquis Jing'an smiled.

"If I have the kind of murderous nature, I can just find someone to do this. At worst, I can kill you later. There is no need to involve you."

"We are brothers who have been together in Qishan since we were young."

Li Xin's face became serious.

"Huzi, I believe you, that's why I handed over this most important errand to you."
Chapter completed!