After thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang still chose Ryukyu.

The current Ryukyu Kingdom has just gone through a turmoil, and the people in the country are not in harmony, so it will be much easier for them to attack at this time. And there will be a lot more places to use. For example, the suspected missing Grand Prince of the Ryukyus.

And they also have a better excuse to send troops.

Who let them detain their own missions without cause?

There are also promised veins, but they are not given.

There are only two points, and they are considered to be famous.

It is indeed more beneficial for them to attack the Ryukyus than for the Tile Thorns.

And there are horses in the Ryukyus.

What they lack most now is horses.

Daming lacks horses.

And the one with more thorns is the horse.

Although having Chu Ze's weapons greatly increased their combat effectiveness, their losses were still great in hand-to-hand combat where weapons could not be used.

But it's much better than it was at the beginning.

If they had horses, they could organize larger and stronger cavalry.

At that time, the battle against the tile spurs, their casualties will be further reduced.

It's a good thing to think about it.

"But Ryukyu is an island, and if we want to attack it, we will inevitably have to fight a naval battle." Zhu Yuanzhang touched his chin thoughtfully.

They are experienced in water operations, but they are ...... at sea

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang never did it.

But he also knew that whether he was fighting in rivers, lakes and seas, or at sea, ships were very important.

It would be even better if there were weapons that could be used on board.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, looked at Chu Ze and asked, "If the flamethrower is used in water combat, what is the effect?" ”

"That's definitely not going to work."

This doesn't need to be experimented, Chu Ze directly refused.

"Flamethrowers have a limited range, and if the distance is too short, their attack power will be greatly reduced," he said. However, we can use mines, and in addition to equipping the ship with cannons to increase the attack power of our navy, in addition, we can also use gasoline fire to attack. ”

"Gasoline fire attack?" Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at each other, and then said, "How is this fire attack?" Do you want to put a dropper on the ship and drop the gasoline on the other party's ship? ”

That's too much trouble.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and shook his head with some disgust.

And the ship is so big, if you still have a thrower on it, how much space will it have to occupy?

How many people can be carried on a boat in these places?

And how many weapons can you carry?

It's a pity to waste such a piece of space just for the sake of fire attack.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

On the contrary, it was the mines and the cannons loaded on the ship that intrigued him.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Chu Ze to talk in detail.

Chu Ze said: "Let's talk about mines first. This mine is a mine used in the water, which can be detonated in the water, injure and blow up nearby ships, and can be described as an invisible weapon to kill the enemy. Even in the future, when mines are used in water operations, they still play a great role and are loved by all countries. ”

And in many sea areas, there are countless hidden mines.

Even if countries try their best, they can only sweep through the part.

In the boundless waters, there are still countless mines, waiting for some unlucky ghost to pass by, and then accidentally touch them and detonate them.

Now, although it is not possible to make a mine as sophisticated as a modern one, the basic version can still be made.

"How?" Zhu Biao asked.

Chu Ze said: "Simple, we just need to fill the leather bag with black powder, and install flint and fire sickle, and then place a trigger mechanism on it and seal it with paint, sink it in the water, and when the enemy ship touches it, it can automatically trigger the mine and completely blow up the enemy ship." ”

"How deep is the water? Throw a mine in the water and not sink to the bottom? It's all sinking, what else is it to blow up? "You can't expect the boat to swim underwater.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little dumbfounded.

Zhu Biao couldn't figure it out.

But Chu Ze said so, there must be a solution.

He asked Chu Ze: "How can I keep it from sinking?" ”

Chu Ze shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "We don't know, but someone knows." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were shocked by Chu Ze's words.

The previous sentence also made their hearts sink, and in the blink of an eye, they threw their hope back.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao hurriedly asked, "Who knows?" ”

"The people of the proving ground." Chu Ze explained.

Zhu Yuanzhang is even stranger.

"How would the people at the proving ground know? Could it be that they have known how to make mines for a long time, but they deliberately concealed them? "If that's the case, then Zhu Yuanzhang wants to raze their nine clans!

Such a good thing, even though there is one, but not taken out.

It is clear that they don't want their Ming to win the war.

If you don't kill him, who will you kill?

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with murderous intent on his face, Chu Ze hurriedly explained: "It's not that they know, but after we tell them how to make it, they can make it, and they can also test the best gunpowder formula, and they can also test how to configure it, so that the mines can float in the water at the most suitable depth." ”

In short, he is only responsible for providing ideas.

For specific implementation, don't look for him.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face looked better.

He nodded and said to Chu Ze: "Tomorrow, tomorrow you will go to the test site and tell them about it, so that they can make the mine for us as soon as possible." By the way, you just said that you will install artillery on the ship, how should this cannon be installed? All Zhu Yuanzhang could think of was to mount the artillery on both sides of the ship.

But wouldn't this greatly increase the weight of the ship?

Will the boat still be able to run?

Or is it ......

"Your Majesty, stop your dangerous thoughts." Chu Ze watched Zhu Yuanzhang's expression become more and more intriguing, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately understood what he was thinking, Chu Ze hurriedly stopped, "We are still afraid that there will be too many people killed in the war, and there is no reason to let the soldiers do suicide attacks." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's mind was exposed, and a trace of embarrassment flashed on his face.

"Ahem, what do you say about this?" Zhu Yuanzhang is rotten.

Anyway, Chu Ze brought up this matter, and he would always give a solution.

Zhu Biao also looked at Chu Ze.

Chu Ze looked at two pairs of expectant eyes and said: "Of course it's shipbuilding, build the kind of ship that can sail on the sea and can be equipped with artillery, we not only have to build ships equipped with artillery, we can also build some ships responsible for transportation, in short, if you want to fight Ryukyu, the ship is very important." As for the navy, let's find a few generals who are good at sea combat and let him lead the soldiers in combat training. ”

"It's simple, our Daming Navy also has it, just transfer these people over." Zhu Yuanzhang even thought about who would be responsible.

But Chu Ze waved his hand and denied: "No, although they are all battles on the water, there is still a difference between the battles on the rivers and lakes and the battles on the sea, this matter cannot be sloppy, otherwise waiting for us will only have to suffer defeat." (End of chapter)