The female doctor farmed the land, bought a husband and set up a separate household

Chapter 131 New Weapons

The news of the rebellion in Gaochuan County was not reported back to the provincial capital until several days later.

However, due to heavy snow blocking the roads and making marching difficult, the state government did not immediately send troops to clear out the rebellion. Instead, they chose to stay in the military camp to avoid the wind and snow, and only sent a few dozen people to lurk and spy.

But in such heavy snow, the whereabouts of these people were too abrupt, and they were easily discovered by the scouts deployed by Dong Ling around Gaochuan County. When they arrived, Si Chenan let a large number of recruits hide in the mountains, leaving only more than a thousand people in the town.

The state troops who came to gather intelligence felt that such a small number of people were not worth worrying about, and they could not stand the cold weather, so they returned home after only three days.

After they left, Si Chenan started training his troops actively again.

In a blink of an eye, more than a month has passed and spring is approaching. The heavy snow that had fallen for almost the entire winter has finally stopped, and the early spring sunshine has melted the snow quickly.

I estimate that in a few days, the road will gradually become clear.

Jiang Sining felt the weather was warming up and came to the home of Mr. Liu.

"You can go now."

"Are you leaving now?" said Mr. Liu. "I thought we had to wait another half a month."

"We can't wait. By then the state army might be here, and it won't be easy to leave." Jiang Sining said, "Contact them and we'll set off early tomorrow morning."

Mr. Liu nodded solemnly.

He knew that this trip to Southeast Asia would be very hard, but he also knew that this was definitely a great opportunity.

He had been doing business for many years and had often heard that Southeast Asia was a rich place with countless pearls and sea salt, as well as a variety of fruits.

These things are what Daxia is lacking.

"Then I'll go inform everyone right away."

Although the incident happened suddenly, during the New Year period, people in the Chamber of Commerce had been preparing the supplies needed along the way according to Jiang Sining's requirements.

So now that we are leaving suddenly, no one is panicking at all.

That night, everyone was fully prepared and gathered at the city gate before dawn.

During the Chinese New Year, Si Chenan also gathered a group of villagers who were willing to go to Nanyang, about 20,000 people. They would go to Nanyang together under the leadership of Mr. Liu.

The supplies prepared by Mr. Liu and his men were all for their use.

As long as they cross the border of Yelang Kingdom, Xia Shan will be able to pick them up, and there will be no need to worry about supplies.

"Mr. Si, Miss Jiang," before leaving, Mr. Liu clasped his fists towards the two of them, "We'll be there now."

"Be careful on the road."

Watching the long team leaving their hometown and heading towards a strange but hopeful place, Jiang Sining felt deeply moved.

She knew that in such ancient times, such a separation might be destined to last a lifetime, and it was impossible for these people not to feel heavy-hearted.

But she also knew that in the near future, everyone would be able to come home and visit easily.

By then, it will not only be Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Australia. As long as she has dealt with the affairs of Daxia, she will also send people to the Peninsula, Fuso, Ryukyu, and the Middle East, Europe in the west, and finally North and South America.

Her dream is to have the people of Daxia spread all over the world and have all nations come to pay tribute to Daxia.

Of course, first we have to help Si Chenan overthrow the rule of the old Daxia.

"The snow hasn't completely melted yet, so the state army will definitely not come out," Jiang Sining analyzed, "so before that, our army must act in advance and ambush them on their marching route to catch them off guard."

Si Chenan nodded and asked someone to bring a map.

The terrain near Gaochuanji is very complex, covered with hills of various sizes. Many roads wind between the hills, and there are countless places suitable for ambushes.

Finally he pointed to a place and said, "Here we go, Pine Valley."

"How many people are there in the state army?" Jiang Sining asked.

"The provincial army has 100,000 soldiers," Si Chenan said, "but half of them are stationed at the border of Yelang State, and the 50,000 soldiers stationed near the provincial capital may not be sent out all at once."

Jiang Sining nodded. Although they had the advantage in numbers and equipment, the rebels were all new recruits after all. They had never experienced real fighting. When they met the experienced state army, even if they could win, the casualties would probably be very heavy.

As a doctor, she didn't want too many people to be killed or injured, especially our people. It would be best if no one was hurt.

Of course, this idea was a bit naive, but she felt that it was still possible to minimize casualties.

"Give me two days."

"Madam, what are you going to do?"

"I'll make something fun for you," Jiang Sining said, "maybe it will work wonders."

After returning home, Jiang Sining went straight to the blacksmith shop in the mountains.

Now there are only dozens of old blacksmiths here, producing bearings day and night, as well as those strange things in Jiang Sining's mind.

"Mrs. Jiang." The old blacksmith named Wang who was in charge of the blacksmith shop said, "What new things are you going to make today?"

"Find me some jars."

The old blacksmith took out a few clay jars filled with water. After Jiang Sining wiped the inside clean, he took out three raw materials that he had collected for a long time from the space: charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter.

The old blacksmith led his men to grind these things thoroughly, filter them with gauze, and then mix them according to the proportions remembered. For the first time, the world had black gunpowder.

Jiang Sining used a small clay pot to make a small earthen mine, buried it underground, and then lit the fuse.

boom--

The huge explosion echoed in the valley, almost deafening the people in the blacksmith shop.

They stared at the huge hole on the ground in amazement, their faces full of disbelief.

"This... is simply thunder from the sky!"

Jiang Sining shook his head and said, "No, this is a landmine."

After the gunpowder test was successful, Jiang Sining began to formally produce mines.

It was not possible to use iron sheets, so we had to use thick clay pots. Each pot could hold about 20 kilograms of gunpowder, and more than 500 pots were made.

They also made hundreds of "grenades" using dry bamboo tubes. These things did not have much lethality, but for ancient people who had never seen gunpowder, they were definitely enough to be a deterrent.

In addition, they used kerosene, bamboo tubes and rags to make enough torches.

With this batch of new weapons, Jiang Sining felt that it should not be a problem to easily defeat the state army.

She put all these things into Si Chenan's space and went to the town in person to teach him how to use them.

Looking at the landmines that could blow up big holes in the ground, Si Chenan and Dong Ling were even more shocked than the blacksmiths.

"With this, what is there to fear even if there are millions of state troops?"

"Then set off quickly to seize the opportunity."

Si Chenan immediately gave the order, and 60,000 insurgents left Gaochuanji in a mighty force and headed for Songshu Valley to ambush.

Jiang Sining really decided not to go this time. She couldn't bear to see the scene of death and injury everywhere.

However, she believed that Si Chenan would be victorious in this eastern expedition.