How Did Ancient Chinese Use Gunpowder

In Ancient China many advancements in weaponry were made due to one of the most important inventions in China's history, Gunpowder. The Ancient Chinese made gunpowder by mixing certain fuels and ores could explode if mixed in the right proportions and heated. They found this out while they were searching for the “elixir of everlasting life” on behalf of the emperor, which led to the invention of gunpowder. Here are a few devastating weapons that the Ancient Chinese made with gunpowder.

Ancient Chinese fire arrows

The ancient Chinese took arrows and added a compartment to the side of them that is filled with gunpowder. The arrows were used in a lot of other Chinese weapons such as the crossbow, Fire dragon manual, and hundred missiles launcher. These arrows were extremely devastating because when they hit they would stick to the area and the fuze of the compartment would go off and an explosion would go off. It was almost as if it was a modern-day grenade launcher or sticky grenade.

Ancient Chinese landmines and grenades.
That is the equivalent as a modern-day frag grenade. The Ancient Chinese also had landmines, these landmines would be triggered when an unsuspecting soldier walked over the line or stepped on it. When they were set off the either sent out searing hot shrapnel or poisonous gas to render the soldier dead or extremely injured. The Chinese put these mines into the water as