The Great Ming in the Box-Chapter 115: New Weapon, Block Missile
“The Bai Family Fortress held.”
A fast horse rider galloped from the direction of Bai Family Fortress. When he arrived in front of Gaojia Village, it became clear that the man on horseback was a servant of the Bai family. He shouted at the top of his voice toward Gaojia Fortress: “The Bai Family Fortress held! Lord Bai and Inspector Cheng Xu joined forces to repel Bu Zhan Ni. The Bai Family Fortress is safe now.”
The villagers of Gaojia Village, upon hearing this, emerged from the fields, corners, rooftops, and various places, shouting in unison: “Great!”
“Lord Bai is a kind-hearted family; it’s good that he is all right.”
“If Bai Family Fortress is safe, then the bandits won’t enter our county, right?”
Then the servant dismounted at the fortress gate. Among the crowd of villagers, he walked briskly into the fortress. After paying respects to Thirty-Two, he went straight to the room of Madam Bai and Young Master Bai, who were lodging in Gaojia Village. He ed to the mistress and young master about the battle situation at Bai Family Fortress.
Li Daoxuan lay outside the box, eating tomato and egg covered rice, while listening to his vivid account of how Bai Family Fortress defended against the enemy.
Madam Bai, with a happy expression, said: “Since the bandit army is repelled, can we move back to Bai Family Fortress?”
“Madam, Young Master,” said the servant. “This time, the invading bandit army was only Bu Zhan Ni’s division. Yichuan’s Zuo Guazi did not appear. If he also joins, the total bandit army could reach three thousand men. Then, Bai Family Fortress might not be held. Inspector Cheng Xu is unreliable and might flee at any time. So, Lord Bai asked me to tell you, madam, to lodge in Gaojia Village for a little longer.”
Upon hearing this, Madam Bai sighed heavily: “Sigh, all right. You tell him to be careful, don’t be stubborn. If the situation turns bad, just abandon Bai Family Fortress and flee.”
The servant said: “This servant will obey.”
The servant bade farewell to the young master and madam, went out the door, mounted his horse, and returned to Bai Family Fortress.
Li Daoxuan, after hearing the conversation, couldn’t help but frown.
Not over yet!
There were five or six thousand bandits in Huanglong Mountain; they had only come out to fight this once.
Even Song Gongming attacked Zhu Family Village three times. The Huanglong Mountain bandits might not stop after just one attack on Bai Family Fortress?
No, he had to help his own little people.
Bai Yuan and his group of servants were also among Li Daoxuan’s own little people; he couldn’t not help.
But… how to help him better?
The plastic catapults and plastic giant crossbow vehicles had very limited combat effectiveness. Moreover, it was impossible to increase the number of catapults and giant crossbow vehicles any further. The space inside the fortress determined that catapults and giant crossbow vehicles could not be stacked infinitely.
Let Gao Chuwu and Zheng Daniu drive the sun chariot to ram?
No!
The sun chariot’s off-road ability was not strong. If it entered ravines or field ridges, the chariot might get stuck and stop moving. Then Gao Chuwu and Zheng Daniu would lose their lives in vain.
They needed a more shockingly powerful weapon, one that could shatter the bandits’ willpower instantly.
Preferably something that could fire a bunch of “projectile weapons” rapidly in a short time, from afar making the enemy cry for their parents.
Rapid fire!
Li Daoxuan’s eyes suddenly brightened, eh?
He suddenly thought of something.
He quickly opened the online shopping site. Last time, he vaguely remembered seeing an interesting little toy. It seemed too big for the little people to use, so he didn’t buy it. But now that Solar Vehicle No. 3 was ready for use, transporting heavy goods was no longer a problem. So, he could buy that thing.
Block missile launcher, full length 7 centimeters. (See the picture in the chapter comments.)
Placed in the late Ming era, it became a huge object 14 meters long, very massive. But it had an advantage: it was detachable and assembleable. It could be dismantled into pieces first. Then, using the large Solar Vehicle No. 3, the parts could be transported to Bai Family Fortress. After that, Bai Yuan could organize the militia to assemble it.
Good, he swiftly placed the order, saying to the shop owner: “Dear, I’ll pay extra, expedite it with SF Express.”
The magic of money was unparalleled in the world!
After a good half day, the block missile was acquired.
By then, Gaojia Village was near evening, with the sun setting in the west.
Madam Bai stood on the tall corner tower, gazing towards Bai Family Fortress, her heart filled with worry over it.
Young Master Bai stood beside her and said softly, “Mother, Father has always been honest, kind, and self-reflective as a gentleman throughout his life, and Heaven will surely take care of our Bai family. Please set your heart at ease.”
Madam Bai sighed and said, “I hope so.”
Just at that moment, Gao Yiye clambered up the nearby stairs and stood beside them, saying, “Young Master Bai, the Deity has a magical artifact to teach you to use. Learn it well, and tomorrow return home to teach your father.”
Young Master Bai was surprised, “Me?”
He was only a half-grown boy around thirteen or fourteen, but children that age generally know a fair amount and learn quickly. Hearing that the Deity wanted to teach him, he felt curious, somewhat fearful, and a bit excited too.
But Madam Bai was startled, “Send my son back to Bai Family Fortress? That’s too dangerous!”
Gao Yiye smiled and said, “It’s just to go back and teach Mr. Bai how to use the magical artifact, then return to Gaojia Village right away.”
Only then did Madam Bai feel reassured.
Gao Yiye said, “Get ready to watch.”
Madam Bai and Young Master Bai hurriedly stood solemnly and widened their eyes.
They saw in the sky where the clouds parted, a large pile of weird, strange objects that resembled the colorful walls of old descending and scattering across the open ground before Gaojia Fortress.
Next, the dislodged pieces floated into the air as if seized by an invisible hand, clicked to assemble, and then clicked to assemble again. Very swiftly, they merged into a massive object over four zhang long.
Madam Bai and Young Master Bai were dumbfounded, “What… is this?”
Gao Yiye shouted loudly, “Li Da, the Deity wants you to strike the mechanisms behind that thing!”
Li Da appeared promptly, carrying a heavy hammer, and chuckled, “Releasing the magical artifact again? Wow, this artifact is huge!”
Gao Yiye shouted, “See those four mechanisms behind? Strike them continuously.”
Li Da laughed, “Alright!”
He swung the heavy hammer, “thud thud thud thud,” striking the four mechanisms one after another. With each strike, the magical weapon launched two huge cylindrical shells; after four strikes, eight shells soared across the sky and thumped onto a distant hillside, knocking down several withered trees and raising clouds of dust.
Li Da exclaimed, “Oh dear, this thing is powerful!”
Madam Bai and Young Master Bai also watched in stunned silence.
Gao Yiye asked, “Young Master Bai, the Deity asks if you’ve learned it?”
Young Master Bai said, “Eh? Eh? I’ve learned it: to strike those four mechanisms behind with the heavy hammer, right? I’ll fetch a heavy hammer now and hit it for the Deity to observe.”
“Poof!” Gao Yiye burst out laughing, “Hahaha, the Deity isn’t telling you to imitate Blacksmith Li—he wants you to learn how to assemble the fragments of the magical weapon.”
Young Master Bai said, “Eh? The assembly method? Oops, I forgot to notice it.”
Everyone fell silent.
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Chapter 115: New Weapon, Block Missile
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