Just when Xiao Shizhu was arguing with the ministers above the court, King Kong also quietly walked out of the palace gate and hurriedly went to the locust tree bar.

He just came to the door of the store, just in time to see Lu Wu walking out of the store slowly with a wisp of soil, and hurriedly stopped the other party, saying, "Lord Lu Wu, can you take a step to speak?"

Lu Wu nodded after a little thought, motioned for Tu Wei to go first, and followed King Kong to the locust tree next to the store.

"This is what Lord Xiao asked me to pass on to you this morning. King Kong looked around for a moment, and after seeing that no one noticed him, he carefully took out a stack of silver tickets and a few drawings from his arms and handed them to Lu Wu.

Lu Wu stood up, supported the ground with his back feet, took the drawing with his front paws, and after unfolding it, he asked, "What is this?"

"I don't know. King Kong shook his head slightly, and said, "I only know that it was painted by Lord Xiao, let me convey to you, make fifty copies of each of the objects on the drawing." ”。 After finishing speaking, King Kong whispered in Lu Wu's ear: "Lord Xiao specially explained that each object must find a different craftsman to make it. lest this thing fall into the hands of the enemy. The rest of the money was all bought into shells and lead. But the caliber must be exactly the same as the caliber of the tubular item in the picture. ”。

"These objects look like a cannon. Lu Wu carefully looked at the specifications and data on the drawings for a few times, and asked in a slightly suspicious tone: "Look, this is a cannon barrel and a shelf, but it is a bit like a tiger squat cannon." But I don't know what this crystal-like round object is?"

"I don't understand, my lord's idea is always different from ours, and he can surprise you, you put away the drawings, don't spread the word, and don't tell other souls besides you, including Yingji. This is what Lord Xiao meant. King Kong patiently advised, and after thinking about it again, he said, "Ten days later, these things must appear in front of Lord Xiao." ”。

"Don't worry, I'll go to the craftsman in a moment. Lu Wu nodded and agreed, and at the same time put the drawings into his arms, his face was embarrassed, and said: "Everything else is easy to do, it's no problem to make fifty in ten days, but cannonballs cannonballs are not something that can be bought casually!"

"Lord Xiao had already expected this, and he said that if you asked, he would tell you that you could go and find the smugglers on the black market. After King Kong whispered, he said, "Go first, Lord Lu Wu." ”。 After finishing speaking, after bowing to Lu Wu, he turned around and walked in the direction of the Ghost Mother Palace.

Ghost Mother Palace, on the Tiande Palace.

"Xiao Shizhu. The ghost mother sitting on the throne wanted to laugh very much when she saw that the minister who was talking about the country was speechless by him and was ridiculed fiercely, but she wanted to maintain her majesty, and she couldn't indulge Xiao Shizhu, an arrogant little ghost, too much, so that his tail would not go up to the sky, so she had to cough twice, and pretended to be slightly angry at Xiao Shizhu: "Above the court, there is something to say." Those present are all your seniors, so don't be rude!".

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Hearing this, Xiao Shizhu took a step back, and after quickly recalling the twists and turns of the surrounding situation sent to him by the ghost mother in recent days, he slowly analyzed: "But according to the intelligence, Wu Zhiqi has a total of five or six thousand pirates and thirty warships. However, most of them are sea falcon ships, and their characteristic is that "although the wind and waves are high, there is no capsillation". In other words, this ship is an attack ship that can fight in bad weather, which is naturally very practical in the unpredictable sea, but it cannot be equipped with large guns. I have studied this kind of warship, it is not large, the head is low and the tail is high, the hull is wide at the front and narrow at the back, and it is designed and built to imitate the appearance of the sea falcon. The left and right sides of the cabin were walled with raw cowhide to prevent the waves from breaking the wooden hull and to prevent fire. A half-man-high female wall was also added to the cowhide wall, and there were crossbow windows in the wall to facilitate attacks. A warship with no artillery, relying only on bows and muskets, the attack was too low. If it weren't for his Wu Zhiqi being good at water warfare, the scum combat power in his hands would have been wiped out long ago. ”。

"And I also carefully read every battle report of the previous encirclement and suppression of Wu Zhiqi, and found that the previous repeated encirclement and suppression could not be attacked for a long time not because of how powerful his naval warships were, but because his stronghold was easy to defend and difficult to attack, which discouraged my warships. It is three small islands in the sea, arranged in a triangle, and the vast sea on all sides is a natural barrier, and the three islands form an angle to support each other. And Wu Zhiqi also placed his artillery in the commanding heights of these three islands, guarding his base camp. With a confident face, he looked around and said aloud, "But as long as he loses his boat, he will be trapped on these three small islands surrounded by the sea." ”。

"In addition, there is a lot of vegetation on the island, and trees and shrubs cover almost every corner of the island. And Wu Zhiqi didn't build any secret bunkers on the island, so as long as our army started a fire attack on the island and burned everything on the surface of his island, he would definitely lose. Speaking of this, he looked up at the ghost mother, quietly blinked his left eye at it, rubbed his hands and smiled: "The key Wu Zhiqi is rich, he has been robbing in the nearby sea for more than a thousand years, hoarding countless gold and silver treasures, and if he is destroyed, he can use these treasures to strengthen our country's economy." ”。

"This is indeed a solution, first destroy its warships, and then besiege the island. After the ghost mother nodded thoughtfully, she asked, "But if the ghost king raises troops to attack Wu Zhiqi when he crusades against Wu Zhiqi, how should he deal with it?"

"The advantage of exterminating Wu Zhiqi first is that he doesn't need many soldiers and horses to fight him, so that he doesn't even know his own mother. Xiao Shizhu said to the ghost mother without thinking: "According to my calculations, only 6,000 soldiers and horses and ten warships can defeat the thief Wu Zhiqi." At that time, even if the ghost king attacks, the main force of our country is still in the country, and he is not afraid of the ghost king. ”。

"The little dog prison dares to open his mouth, and who wouldn't talk big. Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Shuang glared at Xiao Shizhu and said aloud again: "Due to geographical factors in our country, there are stone forests on the sea all around the islands, and rock pillars are dotted to form barriers; What capital did you take to destroy Wu Zhiqi's thirty warships with ten warships?" Today, this little ghost can't let her get off the stage in public, and if she doesn't ridicule the other party fiercely, she can't get out of this evil breath in her heart.

"Cannons can't be equipped, but small cannons can. Xiao Shizhu was not afraid of color or panic, and said lightly: "I have studied the firearms of the underworld, and I know that the technical level of firearms in the underworld today is similar to that of the middle and late Ming Dynasty in the world. In the underworld, there is already a firearm called the Tiger Squat Cannon, which is a curved cannon and lightweight, not to mention, and the shells fired out are parabolic. As he spoke, he raised his hand and drew a parabola in front of him, and said, "In this way, the fortifications on Wu Zhiqi's warship, which hinder direct firearms, the women's wall, are useless. The cannonball arced through the air and hit him directly on his deck. Moreover, on his ship, there are only direct firearms, and our warship has a female wall to block his attack, and he can't hit me, I can hit him. Not to mention thirty warships, it is fifty, and it is only a matter of time before they are destroyed. ”。

As soon as these words came out, the ministers who were still muttering quietly and scolding him Xiao Shizhu was also a minister who could only speak big words, and they were suddenly dumbfounded.

They wanted to see Xiao Shizhu's jokes, but they didn't want the other party to make sense and analyze them well. In just one sentence, the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and the enemy were clearly analyzed, making it impossible for people to refute it.

Not only that, but some ministers have even cast appreciative glances at him. Even the ghost mother is the same. I couldn't help but secretly say in my heart: "If this little ghost had come earlier, why would the war between our country and the ghost kingdom six hundred years ago be just a tragic victory?"

"It's not impossible to equip the Tiger Squat Cannon, but the range of this kind of artillery is too short, don't you know?". But then, many ministers also scolded: "And the water monkeys under Wu Zhiqi are very water-based, in case he lets his men chisel through the bottom of our army's ship, how will you deal with it?"

After finishing speaking, some ministers laughed and said: "This little ghost who has never led a soldier is also a paper general who can only blow his beard." ”。

"The range of the Tiger Squat Cannon is also one hundred and fifty zhang, and it is used in naval battles to destroy enemy ships, and this range is sufficient. And I only use ten warships, so that Wu Zhiqi can light the enemy, so that he can't think that I still have secret weapons, and the warships are all muskets and crossbows, and they can only fight with our army at close range, and the range of 150 zhang is enough. Besides, his subordinates, although they are good at scuttling ships and wrapping iron sheets around the hulls, he can't help me. After saying these words lightly, Xiao Shizhu put on a robe to the ghost mother, knelt on the ground with his knees bent, and a rare serious look appeared on his face, and said seriously: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, we are here to discuss a plan, and it may not be used when the time comes." Xiao Shizhu is not talented, but he is the best at responding to all changes with all changes, and he is willing to lead 6,000 soldiers to exterminate Wu Zhiqi within a month. ”。

"More importantly, by taking Wu Zhiqi, we can use his stronghold as a base to expand the navy and build large warships to prepare for the westward expedition to the Ghost Kingdom. Why not do it if you kill two birds with one stone?" After speaking, he still knelt on the ground, did not get up, and quietly waited for the ghost mother to decide.

The ghost mother sitting on top of it lowered her head slightly and pondered; although Xiao Shizhu said that everything was reasonable, and the analysis was also the first to be true, but after all, the other party had no experience in leading troops in battle, which made her hesitate for a while.

At this moment, Chunyun, who had been silent from beginning to end, suddenly came out and bowed to the ghost mother and said, "My lord, the minister agrees with Xiao Shizhu's suggestion. ”。

As soon as these words came out, the entire court was stunned for a moment, and there was an uproar.

Chunyun is not only one of the four female officials of the Ghost Mother Country, but also very strategic, not to mention, the most important thing is that to this day, she has led the army for the Ghost Mother for thousands of years, and has experienced hundreds of battles and battles, and the battlefield experience is not a little bit old. She agreed to Xiao Shizhu's plan, which shows that this little ghost is not an idle person.

After a while, among the ministers who were still laughing at Xiao Shizhu before, a few of them had already said: "Since Lord Chunyun has no objections, I think this kid's plan is good, you can give it a try." ”。

"But please my lord, send the prison army to supervise the battle, and I can assist Xiao Shizhu to lead the army. In the echo of everyone, Chunyun bowed his head again and said to the ghost mother: "Secondly, once Xiao Shizhu loses the battlefield, the supervising army can be beheaded and take the place of the commander, and continue to command the troops to evacuate to reduce the losses of our army!"

When the ministers heard this, they applauded and agreed, and many ministers who were gloating about the disaster also echoed: "Yes, there must be a superintendent to supervise the war." Lord Chunyun's strategy is clever. ”。

"Huh?" Xiao Shizhu exclaimed, looked around at the smiles on the faces of the ministers around him, and hurriedly said, "You don't have to play so big, right?"

"Okay, it's decided, Feng Xiao Shizhu is temporarily the rebellious general, the household department Shangshu Qiushuang is the supervising army, and the eastern expedition to Wu Zhiqi. The ghost mother clapped her hands and smiled, and said aloud without waiting for Xiao Shizhu to refute: "Xiao Shizhu stays and retreats." ”。

"Long live my lord, long live, long live. When the ministers saw that the lord had made up his mind, they had no objection. He hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed to the ghost mother, and then got up and withdrew from the temple.