Chapter 264

In the forging room temporarily converted from the imperial palace courtyard, Gao Yang's voice echoed throughout the place.

Tap!

Tap-tap!

The blacksmiths were bare-chested, their arm muscles bulging, and hammer after hammer fell; the dull sound of iron-beating echoed throughout the palace courtyard.

Gao Yang looked at the sky.

This woman Wu Zhao had really hollowed him out; there wasn't a drop left.

The dual-liquid quenching method was mainly a method for heat-treating forged blades; simply put, it could make the forged blades harder!

In his previous life, there was a famous blade that used the dual-liquid quenching method; it was called... the Mo Dao!

It was just that, relatively speaking, the Mo Dao used more complex forging techniques, such as steel-wrapping technology, edge-covering blade-burning, and other techniques.

Only then was the strongest weapon of the cold weapon era born—the Mo Dao!

Gao Yang couldn't create a real Mo Dao; that required a large amount of practice, otherwise, there was no point in talking about it.

But creating an initial version of the Mo Dao was absolutely no problem!

Being in ancient times, gunpowder was certainly a great weapon, but blades were more cost-effective, especially the Mo Dao!

This was one of his trump cards!

Unfortunately, being in Changancheng and under Wu Zhao's control, Gao Yang had been holding back and hadn't let the blacksmiths in his residence forge them.

But if Wu Zhao had any intention of "killing the donkey after the mill is finished," he really had the ability to flip the table.

But at this moment, he couldn't hide it anymore.

Alcohol and gunpowder weren't enough; he was a cautious person, and a fifty percent chance was too little.

He needed at least a ninety-nine percent chance to be worth a try.

When the two armies clashed, this Mo Dao would be the biggest trump card!

With the Dragon Banner moving forward, plus the Mo Dao, even if the Chu army and Prince Wu attacked fiercely, they could be beaten back.

No choice.

Since he had chosen to stay, he naturally had to play all his trump cards.

After this crisis, if he couldn't take down Wu Zhao, this wave would be a total loss!

He had to take her down to stop the losses!

Gao Yang's heart was bleeding!

Alcohol distillation technology.

Yellow mud slurry decolorization method, white sugar.

The art of forging blades!

Gunpowder!

Gao Yang thought of the Great Chu army, and his heart was bleeding; these were all silver and his trump cards!

This wave had all been forced out.

If he didn't beat the shit out of the Great Chu army, he, Gao Yang, might as well change his name to Gao Wan.

Wu Zhao and Shangguan Wan'er watched from afar, only feeling that a huge ferocity was on Gao Yang's face.

They hadn't approached yet.

Gao Yang raised his hand and said with a ferocious look, "Whoever forges the blade I want first will be rewarded with three big-bottomed wives!"

"Hiss!"

The breathing of the group of men who were tired and panting suddenly became heavy, and then they looked fiercely at Gao Yang.

A brawny man with his upper body bare, holding an iron hammer, his eyes suddenly lit up, "My Lord, is this true?"

Gao Yang nodded and said without hesitation, "I swear in the name of Her Majesty; how could this be false?"

"But if you can't build it within three days, then you will all be castrated and thrown out."

For a time, following Gao Yang's words, the blacksmiths all let out excited roars.

"Damn it!"

"For Great Qian!"

"For Her Majesty!"

The originally sweltering palace courtyard seemed even hotter, and the brawny men seemed to have countless forces in their bodies.

Even though they hadn't slept all night, they were still incredibly energetic.

Bang, bang, bang!

The sound of iron hammers hitting iron blocks seemed even louder.

"Hiss!"

This actually surprised Gao Yang.

Was Her Majesty's reputation plus the reward of big-bottomed wives this useful?

Wu Zhao stepped forward, annoyed, "It's better to come early than to come at the right time; is my reputation useful?"

Gao Yang looked back and saw Wu Zhao and Shangguan Wan'er.

He coughed twice, "Didn't Your Majesty appoint me as Minister of War, overseeing all matters in Changancheng?"

"I am motivating them; this is very reasonable."

"Aren't beauties good? Why must they be big-bottomed beauties? How big is considered a big bottom? Where am I supposed to find that?"

Wu Zhao didn't mind, just said.

Gao Yang almost wanted to say that someone like Her Majesty would be quite good.

But when the words reached his lips, he changed them, "Your Majesty, this is not under my jurisdiction, but beauties and big-bottomed beauties are two different concepts."

"Your Majesty, look, isn't the motivation up now?"

Wu Zhao listened to the dense sound of iron hammers inside, as well as the voices shouting for Great Qian and for Her Majesty, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

But she had to admit, one hand with big-bottomed wives, the other hand with castration—this motivation was indeed sufficient.

"Forget it!"

"Everything in Changancheng is stable now, and the commoners are filled with indignation."

"I came to find you to ask how the gunpowder and white sugar are coming along?"

Wu Zhao listened to the blade-forging sounds and didn't pay much attention; the weapons of the seven kingdoms were all about the same, and she didn't know why Gao Yang would gather blacksmiths to forge blades, nor did she know Gao Yang's crazy ideas.

She cared more about gunpowder plus white sugar!

Gao Yang nodded at this, "Powdered gunpowder was added with egg whites, and after testing, it has become granular gunpowder."

"After adding brown sugar, the power is not bad, but I always feel it's lacking something; I guess it's because the impurities in the brown sugar are too many, making it hard to control the ratio of sugar to gunpowder. But the yellow mud slurry decolorization method takes at least two or three days to crystallize into white sugar."

Wu Zhao frowned, "But I'm afraid the Chu army won't give us that much time."

Wu Zhao said worriedly.

Gao Yang spread his hands and said helplessly, "What we lack most now is time. As long as we hold out through the initial attacks in this battle, the more it goes on, the more favorable it will be for us."

"But if Changancheng can't even hold out for a day or two, then even with these methods, it will be a futile effort."

Wu Zhao nodded, also feeling that what Gao Yang said made sense.

She said, "In the past two days, I followed your instructions and issued a conscription order; the people of Changancheng responded one after another, and the effect was better than I imagined."

"I have confidence in holding out until the reinforcements arrive!"

Gao Yang nodded, "In this battle for Changancheng, besides some of my methods, the biggest reliance is the people of Changancheng."

"The commoners have hot blood, and the soldiers of Changancheng are fearless; this battle has a great hope."

"I happen to have a song here; the lyrics and melody are very hard, which can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers and commoners. I will write it for Your Majesty now; Your Majesty can find a musician to play it, and it might have miraculous effects!"

Gao Yang started writing as he spoke; he almost forgot that this song was very suitable for Great Qian.

Wu Zhao was shocked.

Gao Yang could also compose music?

She looked at Shangguan Wan'er, and Shangguan Wan'er immediately followed.

She was proficient in mathematics, music composition, and poetry; when it came to music composition, she was an expert.

Following Gao Yang's writing and drawing on the paper, Shangguan Wan'er's expression also changed from initial calmness to moving, shock, and finally disbelief.

"This song..."

A heaven-shaking wave surged in Shangguan Wan'er's heart, and she looked at Gao Yang in shock.

This made Wu Zhao curious.

What kind of song was this that made Shangguan Wan'er's expression change wildly?