"I remember that when we attacked Kaifeng for the second time, we used gunpowder to blow up the city, but it failed." Yuan Zongdi turned to Li Laiheng and asked, "I don't know what the situation was at that time."

Li Laiheng shook his head and said: "I don't know the details. It seems that gunpowder was used to explode the most damaged part of the city wall, but the city wall did not explode, but many of his soldiers were injured."

The explosive speed of black powder is low, there is not enough restraint, and it cannot accumulate enough explosive power.

Therefore, in order to make it explode, it is still necessary to take some measures in an unenclosed space. It is not like high-explosive explosives, which can simply be wrapped into an explosive package and explode.

If Huang Li were asked to analyze the reasons for the failure of the bombing of Kaifeng, he might come to the conclusion that the airtight seal was not enough, and in the end it was just a big flower.

Tunnel blasting also requires keeping the gunpowder in a relatively airtight state. Using a heavy coffin is one way. Sawing the tree trunk into sections, hollowing out the middle and then filling it with gunpowder is another way.

If it were an iron or stone container, the effect would be better. But due to time constraints, Huang Li could only settle for the next best thing and use wooden containers to hold the gunpowder.

Normal coffins are too big and difficult to move in narrow tunnels. Small ones are very convenient and can be stacked in multiples with similar effects.

Here, the soldiers from the Tu camp have finished filling. Regardless of Li Yue's obstruction, Huang Li went down to the tunnel to check again, and asked Lu Sanwei to use a double lead to ensure safety.

After all the work was done, everyone retreated to the shelter. Huang Li narrowed his eyes slightly, concentrated, and activated his exclusive skill.

"Mr. Huang." Lu Sanwei bowed and asked, "Can we start?"

No problem, this explosion will go off! Huang Li opened his eyes, pursed his lips slightly, showed a faint smile, and nodded confidently.

Lu Sanwei quickly ordered someone to light the fuse. After a long while, after a dull roar, it was visible to the naked eye that the tunnel of more than 20 meters had collapsed.

Huang Li concentrated again, showed a confident smile again, and ordered the main fuse to be ignited.

The red flag was erected and waved vigorously. The flag fluttered in the air, and Lu Sanwei waved it vigorously.

"It's about to begin." Li Laiheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. The short wait seemed like a long time, making him a little anxious.

Yuan Zongdi was also a little impatient. He was not as good as Li Laiheng and knew the general procedures of blasting. When he heard the reminder, he quickly paid attention to the wall.

There was no movement at all on the wall of the village, and it remained so for a long while. Yuan Zongdi couldn't help but look at Li Laiheng in confusion, and opened his mouth to ask.

Suddenly, the earth seemed to be shaking slightly. Yuan Zongdi's eyes widened and he glanced at the shaking tea bowl on the table, showing doubts.

Boom! The roar was deafening. In the shocked eyes of Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng, it was as if a monster appeared under the wall and suddenly raised the wall.

Smoke and dust filled the air, bricks and gravel flew everywhere, and the mist formed by dust and gunpowder smoke expanded and rose, completely covering the village wall, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

Li Laiheng and Yuan Zongdi looked at each other in shock. Although such a momentum was not earth-shattering, it was something they had never seen before.

"This, this pit, the tunnel exploded -" Yuan Zongdi blinked his eyes slowly, his voice trembling, "The power is so powerful?"

Li Laiheng also looked unexpectedly shocked. He grinned twice and said, "The power of tunnel blasting shocked me."

Yuan Zongdi turned his head again and squinted his eyes, trying to see clearly the condition of the village wall through the smoke and dust. But then he hurriedly called to Li Laiheng, "Quickly change places, the wind direction is wrong!"

A strong wind blew, blowing dust and smoke this way. Li Laiheng also realized something was wrong and hurriedly took shelter with Yuan Zongdi and others.

Even so, people don't walk as fast as the wind. When the smoke and dust pass, Li Laiheng, Yuan Zongdi and others who have walked far away are also covered in dust and have a gray face.

"Hehe." Yuan Zongdi looked at Li Laiheng's appearance and knew that he was almost in a state of embarrassment. He couldn't help laughing at himself and said jokingly: "Mr. Huang is deliberately trying to mess with us, right?"

Li Laiheng shook his head with a smile, spat out the sand in his mouth, and said: "When we first came here, the wind didn't seem to be in this direction. Could it be that Mr. Huang could control the wind and rain and let us eat a mouthful of dirt first and not start a discussion?"

Yuan Zongdi shrugged his shoulders, turned to look at the wall, his eyes froze for a moment, and then he strode over.

The village wall has collapsed for more than ten meters, like a gaping mouth. There are still dozens of meters away, and under your feet are the falling rubble and broken bricks. The closer you get, the more scattered they are.

"Awesome, awesome!" Yuan Zong first exclaimed as he walked, "The Ming Dynasty is a fire virtue, it can double the power of gunpowder. Perhaps only the third prince inherits the legacy of the Ming Dynasty."

The theory of the beginning and end of the Five Virtues is a historical concept advocated by Zou Yan, a Yin-Yang scholar during the Warring States Period. The "Five Virtues" refers to the recurring cycle of the five virtues represented by the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

This theory has become the explanation for historical changes and the rise and fall of dynasties. It probably means that a certain dynasty became the emperor because it received one of the five elements from heaven, that is, it was "ordained" by heaven.

And when its virtue declines and it cannot continue to rule, a new dynasty will replace it with the next virtue among the five elements, and the "revolution" will be re-appointed in the sky.

After Qin Shihuang wiped out the heroes and unified the world, he fully accepted Zou Yan's "Five Virtues" and claimed to rule the world with "Water Virtue".

By the Yuan Dynasty, the official was not interested in the theory of "Five Virtues Beginning" at all, and did not discuss the Yuan Dynasty's moral destiny. It was only discussed among the people, who believed that the Yuan Dynasty was the golden virtue.

The "Red Scarf Army" that Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, initially joined, posthumously recognized the legacy of benevolent governance in the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was called the virtue of fire, and the Ming Dynasty also advocated the virtue of fire and the color red.

The Qing Dynasty continued the theory of the mutual restraint of the five elements, with water restraining fire and defining water virtue.

According to legend, the fire in the Ming Dynasty was very strong, and there was a saying of "three layers of fire". The first layer was the fire of Yanhan, the second layer was the red fire of the surname Zhu, and the third layer was "Ming" divided into the sun and the moon, all of which were fire.<

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The rulers of the Qing Dynasty changed the name of Jurchen to "Manzhou" and changed the name of Jin to Qing, which was to use "three waters" to overcome the "three fires".

This is of course a feudal superstition, but at that time, it was widely believed and believed in.

From Huang Li's point of view, he still believes in the original "Five Virtues Beginning Theory" rather than the mutual restraint of the five elements.

The fall of the Ming Dynasty was due to the decline of virtue, not the "Three Waters" of the Jurchens. The same was true for the rise and fall of all dynasties.

In response to Yuan Shoudi's in-depth comments, Li Laiheng nodded repeatedly, deeply agreeing with it, and his face was both excited and a bit proud.

Third Prince, that is our family. It was only through clues that I guessed the identity of the Third Prince, and that was the turning point in this critical moment.
Chapter completed!