Section IV

So powerful? The original form of the musket was the assault rifle, which initially shot at a maximum distance of ten meters and was too low. If it is really put into this world, the warrior uses a strong bow and a hard crossbow too far, and it will be a bit of a chicken rib. Sure enough, Liu Ze continued: "Actually, Xia Guan has long had such an idea, but it was just a previous experiment, it was too unsuccessful, at most he could only shoot a dozen steps away, and he really didn't dare to take it out and show his ugliness." This is also the inspiration of the northern gunwales to Xiaguan, which made a breakthrough. ”

Wu Ming touched the piece of vellum paper, but still didn't wake up from the shock just now. After the kraft paper was polished, although it was thin, it was very tough, and Liu Ze could still hit it with a thousand holes when he fired from a distance of twenty meters, and he said that the musket could penetrate leather armor within fifty paces, which is probably not a lie. This kind of power seems to be inferior to a bow and arrow, but in fact it is not. Although the bow and arrow were shot farther, the area was far less widespread than that of the musket. And there are traces of the arrow shaft, as long as the warrior is engrossed, it is generally difficult to hurt people. But the musket is different, it is filled with iron sand, iron bullets and the like, a shot hits, the sky is full of hurtful things, how to defend? So even if the warrior is on the right side and doesn't pay attention to it a little, he will still suffer a loss from the boss.

The Queen Mother was overjoyed, took the musket from Liu Ze's hand, and said in a playful manner: "Liu Gongbu, is this thing energy productive?" ”

"Yes, yes." Liu Ze hesitated a little: "But this thing still needs to be improved, especially the filling method, which needs to be improved urgently." This thing has just been produced, and it is generally necessary to clean the rifling after one shot, otherwise the next shot will not be usable, and the battlefield is changing rapidly, so there is so much time? Xia Guan pondered for a long time, but still did not find a good way. ”

The Queen Mother thought for a while and said: "That's true, this thing still needs to be tested in actual combat, but it can be used as a miracle weapon, as long as the gun is fired at close range, there is no reason." ”

At this time, Wu Ming interjected: "Since the musket has been developed, in this way, the gunwales also have eyebrows?" ”

The artillery is just an extra size of the musket, and if Liu Ze can make such progress in the musket, then the gunwales will not fall. Sure enough, Liu Ze nodded and said, "Yes." However, the lower officials did not call him a gunwald, but a divine thunder cannon, and was named because the cannon vibrated like thunder. If this thing is installed on the head of the city to assist in defense, it is the real weapon. ”

Wu Ming said: "What does Liu Gongbu mean, there may be a divine thunder cannon in the north to help defend the city?" If we really break through the Dajiang defense line, it will be much more difficult for us to attack the city in the future? ”

Liu Ze still nodded and said: "What Hou Ye said is very true, if you really talk about it, the gunwales are actually much more troublesome than the muskets, because you also have to take into account the recoil when firing the guns, and the hull is wooden, and this thing needs to be equipped with a base, so that the lower officials are at a loss." ”

He sighed and continued: "Senior Brother Yi is really a genius, and Ze might as well be it." ”

The Queen Mother ignored any talents, turned her head to Wu Ming and said: "Wu Hou, Liu Gongbu invented the musket and developed the Shenlei Cannon, which really solved the urgent need, and now the imperial court is not inferior to the north in sharp weapons." Having said that, at the beginning, the palace advocated going down to the Han River with one drum, but you had to divert the tiger away from the mountain, strive to defeat the water army of the organ city, and bring the entire river into the hands of the imperial court. Now the water army of the organ city has come out as he wished. Does Wu Hou have a good plan to break the enemy? ”

Wu Ming cleared his throat and said, "I can't say a good strategy, but Weichen already has an idea." ”

"What do you think, tell me." The Queen Mother was obviously a little impatient.

"Actually, there is nothing new about the minister, if you really want to talk about it, it's just a repetition of the old trick."

"Re-acting?" The Queen Mother was still puzzled: "How to recast the old trick?" Could it be that it is the same as last time, using Jiangxin Island to attack the army that came to the aid of the organ city. But Jiangxin Island is just a dead thing, and the Spitfire Boat of the Organ City is known for its flexibility, and it is impossible for it to rush into range and be beaten obediently. ”

Wu Ming shook his head and said: "Niangniang said very much, what Xia Guan meant was to use the hot air balloon to attack the opponent's fire-breathing boat by surprise." ”

"Hot air balloons?" The Queen Mother thought about it, but still shook her head and said: "This can't be done, the hot air balloon flies slowly, and the fire-breathing boat rat is also like flying, shuttling on the river like flying, and when you reach the top of his head, you will already run without a shadow, how can it be done?" How to break the enemy, please ask Wu Hou to solve his doubts. ”

Wu Ming smiled and said: "Yes, in fact, the minister has also considered it, that is, to use the tributaries of the Great River to restrict the movement of the fire-breathing boats to conduct an ambush war." ”

This is just a living room, naturally there is no military map, Wu Ming thought about it, walked to a table and stood still, pulled the two bowls apart, and said: "Niangniang, please look, suppose these two bowls are Hanshui and Organ City." ”

He put the six chopsticks in two rows, formed a straight line, placed them in the middle of the two bowls, and continued: "These six chopsticks, let's assume that it is a big river. The reason why the river is called the river is that it is the largest river in our country, not only in terms of water flow, but also in length. ”

He took out two more chopsticks and placed them next to the six chopsticks representing the great river: "The great river winds and circles, originating from the Daya Snow Mountain in the west, and finally entering the sea from the east, about thousands of miles long, with a total of more than a dozen major rivers flowing into it along the way, which is what we call tributaries. ”

He pointed to one of the chopsticks and said, "Its Chinese Yuan River is a tributary of the Great River." ”

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother also reacted, and couldn't help but say: "Then according to Wu Hou's meaning, we are ambushed in the Wenyuan River, wait for the water army of the city to arrive, and then go down the river and catch the other party off guard." ”

Wu Ming shook his head and said, "What Niangniang said, I only guessed half of it. The Wenyuan River is too fast, and it is used for water transportation, which is a big help, and the military ships are huge, if they are used for boating, it is too reluctant. Not to mention the turbulent undercurrents here, there are more shoals, if you really ambush here, I'm afraid that before the Spitfire arrives, your own ship will fall apart first. Moreover, this place is too close to Hanshui, and if there is a war here, Hanshui will definitely move when he hears the sound. Although the Jiangnan Navy is powerful, if both sides face the enemy at the same time, the outcome is still uncertain, once there is a mistake, all our previous efforts will be in vain. ”

The Queen Mother looked at the other chopsticks with a thoughtful expression: "Then with Wu Hou's meaning, set up an ambush on another tributary?" ”

Wu Ming sighed secretly in his heart, the Queen Mother is sensitive in thinking and has a strong view of the overall situation, if she is really a man, she must be a generation of heroes, but it's a pity. I regretted it in my heart, but I said: "What Niangniang said is to the point, which is exactly the reason." ”

As he spoke, he waved another chopstick: "A hundred miles away from the Wenyuan River, there is a big river upstream, called the Landian River. Different from the turbulence of the Wenyuan River, the Landian River is large and stable, but it is somewhat similar to the Wenyuan River, and there is also a large lake in its upper reaches, named Long'an Lake. Weichen's meaning is to drive the main force to Long'an Lake, and when the water army of the organ city passes by, then kill from the upstream and strike a fatal blow. ”

The Queen Mother thought about it and immediately asked: "The Spitfire is so mobile, the enemy can go up the river and take advantage of the situation to get rid of our department, what can I do?" ”

Wu Ming said: "Niangniang is very worried, in fact, Weichen has expected it and is also a little prepared. He picked up some more chopsticks and placed them around the six chopsticks that represented Oe. He said: "The tributaries on the river are not only the Landian River, why did the minister choose to set up an ambush here?" ”

Without waiting for the Queen Mother to ask, Wu Ming immediately asked and replied: "That's because at the entrance of the Landian River, the mouth of the big river narrows all at once, and it is less than a mile wide. If you set up a rope here, you can do more with less. Once the iron cable blocks the river, the enemy's naval army will suddenly fall and will not be able to escape, and we will kill it from the upstream and cut off its retreat. No matter how agile the Spitfire is, it will be confined to the narrow river, which is the perfect time for the hot air balloon to take off. ”

"It's a great idea."

Before Wu Ming's words fell, the Queen Mother had already high-fived herself and stood up, sighing: "The imperial court military has been arranged by Marquis Wu, so why worry about not being able to overcome the homeland." Without further ado, the palace will immediately issue an order when it returns, order the Jiangnan Navy to listen to your dispatch with full authority, and then dispatch more than a dozen hot air balloons from the Ministry of Industry to set up an ambush in Long'an Lake, and wait for the enemy army to throw themselves into the net. ”

Wu Ming added: "I have to trouble Niangniang to send important personnel from the Ministry of Engineering to supervise the construction of iron cables. The speed must not only be fast, but also ensure the quality, otherwise it will be too late. ”

The Queen Mother said: "This is nature. She groaned, and then said: "The musket still needs to be improved in many places by Liu Gongbu, so naturally he can't leave." However, Lu Shilang has a very strong relationship with Wu Hou, so he will bring five hundred miscellaneous servants of the Ministry of Engineering to follow you, okay?"

Except for the fact that Lu Fang has some oil in his mouth, he is actually not a bad person. In addition, Wu Ming really asked for him, and was thinking about how to get closer to the relationship between the two, so the Queen Mother sent a pillow. readily agreed: "The minister will immediately go to order the accompanying Chinese and Western athletes, and be ready to go on the expedition at any time." ”

Both of them did what they said, and after finalizing some details, the Queen Mother stood up and said: "Then it's decided, the palace will go to General Zhuge to give the order first." ”

As she spoke, she stood up and walked all the way outside. Wu Ming and the other officials stood up and said in unison: "The ministers congratulate Niangniang." ”

When she walked to the door, the Queen Mother turned around, looked at Wu Ming and stopped talking, and finally couldn't help but say: "Wu Hou, this palace really hopes to be in harmony with you all the time and create a prosperous event together." ”

With her current status, saying this is the real truth. Wu Ming's heart was hot, and he still said respectfully: "This is also the minister's wish." ”

"Good, good, good."

The Queen Mother said hello three times in a row, laughed and turned away, and in the sound of the small pillar's "Niang Niang driving", the laughter became farther and farther away, and finally it was inaudible. Wu Ming raised his head, and saw Liu Ze and the others looking at him with envy, probably in their hearts, it was a great honor to be treated so equally by the Queen Mother.

Wu Ming was at a loss. Assisting the Queen Mother and establishing a prosperous event is what I want, but in the future, the Queen Mother will really go against the grain as Zhu Yulong predicted, what should I do?

He had already had the intention of establishing a republic, but he was a little hesitant at this time.