"Can your gunboats break up their formations?" Everyone asked in surprise.

"Of course! Have you forgotten the power of my artillery, and the ability to attack from a distance? Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"But their ship formation is made up of hundreds of warships, and you only have one gunboat, can you really break up their ship formation?" Wu Mingche asked suspiciously.

"To deal with the ship formation, of course, the first choice is fire attack! Haven't you heard the story of the Red Cliff War during the Three Kingdoms and the burning of the serial ship? Xiao Yao asked with a smile.

"We know about the Red Cliff War of the Three Kingdoms, but what is the burning of the serial ship?" Everyone asked in confusion.

At this time, Xiao Yao thought that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a novel of later generations, and the allusion to the burning of the serial ship is also controversial, in reality, if there is no igniter that can burn violently, it is a fantasy to want to burn the opponent's ship array on the water, so Wu Mingche in this era will not use the strategy of fire attack.

"Could it be that Shiro is trying to burn the opponent's ship with fire? Let's not say that it's the wet season of spring, and those wooden boats on the water can't burn at all, let's just say how can we set their boats on fire, which is also a question, shoot them with rockets, or do they swindle? And your artillery isn't a tool for ignition, right? Huang Faqu, who had not been very silent, also asked.

"I have my own way of burning their ships, and my method of fire attack works even on the water! In addition, the purpose of our fire attack is only to make their ship formation chaotic, even if the fire can't burn at that time, but seeing the warship on fire, I believe they will also panic! Xiao Yao thought of the black oil that Zu Yuan imported from the Zhou Kingdom!

"Although their ship formation has a large number of warships, it should only be strictly guarded around the water village, and it is a large ship with a small boat, divided into several small fleets, and the warships of each fleet will gather together to cooperate with each other and be responsible for the combat area of each fleet. When the time comes, I will first set fire to their warship, and then use projectile cannons to throw explosive packets at them, and these explosive packets will explode, and the great power, even if I fail to sink their ship, the loud noise will scare these sailors who have never seen the world to death, and they will definitely be in chaos without a fight! Just as our warships have to spread out to avoid their boulder attacks, if they still don't disperse by then, then I will throw a few more explosive packs, and their warships will be tightly clustered, and the casualties caused by the explosion of the explosive packs will be even greater! Xiao Yao smiled confidently.

"Great idea! Although I don't know what kind of fire you use to attack, we have also seen the power of those explosive packs of yours, and Qi Jun definitely couldn't imagine that such a small packet of things would explode with much greater power than those boulders! If their array of ships catches fire and then explodes violently, it will surely cause confusion among them, and each ship will scatter and flee, then their array will not show its might! Wu Mingche also praised with a light in his eyes.

"When the time comes, their ship formation will be in disarray, and my gunboat can still take advantage of its light and speed, constantly swimming in the outer waters of their ship formation, specifically looking for their five main ships, and then looking for opportunities to sink them!" Xiao Yao said confidently.

"Haha! If Shiro can sink their five main ships, then our ships can rush into their fleet and destroy their other ships one by one, even if they don't form a formation! Wu Mingche laughed.

"Shiro's idea is a good one! Since Shiro is willing to take the lead, then I, as Shiro's boss and the head coach of the forward battalion, must lead by example and not fall behind! General Wu, the last general is willing to personally lead a death squad? When Shiro disrupts the Qi army's ship formation, he will take the opportunity to rush into the river and pull out those wooden stakes, so that other warships can quickly enter the river, and then he can attack this water village from the north and south! And it can quickly besiege Qin County and catch them off guard! Cheng Wenji asked Wu Mingche to fight and said firmly.

"General Cheng took the lead, and his courage is commendable! These stakes in the middle of the river are indeed a major obstacle to the progress of our warships, and they must be pulled out quickly! However, I believe that the Qi army will also ambush a large number of archers on both sides of the river, and if you want to go into the water to pull out the pile, you must not wear armor, alas, it will be very dangerous at that time! Wu Mingche said a little worriedly.

"Haha, the general is too worried, the last general has followed the general for many years, and I don't know how many battles he has fought! And I have done it many times before! This time, as long as I carefully select a group of warriors and train for a few more days, I will definitely be able to successfully complete the task by then, pull out the stakes, and open the river for the army! Cheng Wenji said heroically.

"Okay, since General Cheng is so confident, the Governor of Pontus will hand over this arduous task to your forward battalion! First of all, Shiro took the lead and disrupted their ship formation with fire, and then General Cheng, you took the opportunity to pull out those wooden stakes, and then I led the fleet to quickly attack it, take this water village in one fell swoop, and then besiege Qin County! Wu Mingche clapped his head.

"Now that the combat strategy of our main attack direction has been roughly determined, we must prepare well for the next time! Shiro's task is the most important thing, and it depends on whether the next steps can be completed smoothly, so make sure you have enough of those explosives packs! Wu Mingche said earnestly.

"Shiro will definitely prepare carefully! I will live up to the expectations of the generals! However, since General Wu has entrusted me with such an important task, should the cost of making explosives bags also be paid from military expenses? Everyone knows what the general trading house has encountered in the past six months, if you only rely on my master's dividends, you can't make much gunpowder! Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"You little fox! Now that the plan has been decided, they cry to us for poverty! You want to force us to comply, right? Wu Mingche deliberately said angrily.

"Hehe, where do I dare to force General Wu to comply, it's just that our funds have been really tight recently, and Master's dividends have decreased a lot. And I'm leading the way for the army, it's a business matter, and there's no reason to make me pay for it myself! Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"Don't think I don't know, that new general casino you've opened now is a money-making business! Don't say that those gamblers are all losing nine out of ten bets in it, and you have won all the money! There are also services such as restaurants and saunas, but the rich and powerful people in Jinling are eager to try, and they have to pay 10 taels of silver in advance just to make a reservation! You dare to tell me that there is no money! Wu Mingche said fiercely, obviously he had also tried these novel services, and it cost a lot of money!

"Then does General Wu know how many employees there are in this casino? How much food do these people eat in a day? It's not like you don't know how difficult it is for our general trading house to buy food now! Most of the money earned is used to buy food at high prices! And I also believe that General Wu will not dare to take out the military rations and sell them! Xiao Yao said in a strange voice.

"This..."Wu Mingche was really speechless, after all, the entire Jinling knew about the grain blockade of the Yinhai Commercial Bank against the General Commercial Bank!

"Alas! I know that you little fox won't suffer! Forget it, letting you take the lead is also the most important part of the Northern Expedition, there is really no reason for you to pay out of your own pocket, I will approve the money from the Northern Expedition military expenses to prepare various supplies for you! You'll have to promise me that you'll complete the mission, or I'll see you!" Wu Mingche compromised and said.

"Thank you, General Wu! Shiro will definitely complete the task assigned to me by the general and blow up the Qi army's ship formation into a mess! Xiao Yao, who succeeded in getting money, said happily.

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