Wu Zhen was silent.
I have long heard that Zhu Bai is a master who does not follow common sense and does not follow the rules.
Even Lao Zhu couldn't control him, and sure enough...
Zhu Bai admired Wu Zhen, and Wu Zhen also admired Zhu Bai because of Zhu Bai's previous designs that effortlessly wiped out the Japanese pirates.
The two people were almost fifty years apart, but they hit it off and talked happily.
Zhu Bai: "Master Wu has received the warship I asked for."
Wu Zhen: "I got it. The Japanese pirates who destroyed the Yangtze River a few days ago used His Highness's boat."
Zhu Bai: "Is there anything in Mr. Wu's game that needs improvement?"
Wu Zhen: "Your Highness redeems his sins. I will speak frankly. Now, His Highness considers the sturdiness and wraps the bow of the ship with steel, so the hull is heavy. The speed cannot be increased, and it is a bit difficult to pursue. But if the iron armor is removed, there will be no collision." . It’s really a dilemma.”
Zhu Bai thought to himself: If the steam engine can be used, these are not problems.
But the key is that the steam engine is not available yet.
It is necessary to think carefully about how to speed up.
Wu Zhen added: "I also used the firecracker that Your Highness asked someone to send. The firecracker is really powerful. We can wipe out all the Japanese pirates without even getting close. It's really labor-saving."
He was so excited when he talked about it.
Zhu Bai grinned: "As long as it works."
When I make the cannon more labor-saving, once the cannon passes, the opponent's ship will sink.
Wu Zhen took Zhu Bai to see the new warship.
Zhang Yu and Fugui were frightened by the size of the warship.
The last time they saw Fuzhou in Fuzhou, they already thought it was a giant. What I saw this time was twice as big as the last time.
The ship is three or four stories high.
Each of the huge masts is as thick as two people hugging each other.
The warships are equipped with various shields, spears, and slings.
This kind of warship is approaching an ordinary warship, just like an elephant is approaching a kitten. It is condescending and throwing a stone at will is a devastating blow.
And in addition to the new warships, there are dozens of warships. Although they are not as large as the new ships, they are much larger than the ships we usually see.
Zhang Yu and Fu Gui felt like they had the same feeling as when they entered the palace on the first day, and their eyesight was not enough.
Wu Zhen said to Zhu Bai: "In order to overcome the shortcoming that large warships cannot go close to the shore and can only sail in deep water, Wei Chen equipped the large warships with small flat sand boats. Once the enemy comes ashore or reaches shallow seas, they will launch flat sand boats. Go down and give chase.”
Zhu Bai nodded: "Yes. Mr. Wu is wise. Flexible use is the best."
"Report" someone rushed in from a distance, "The sentry saw several Japanese pirate ships approaching the entrance to the sea."
Zhu Bai rubbed his hands in excitement: There really is such a person who is not afraid of death. I have tried land warfare but not naval warfare.
Let’s open your eyes today.
Wu Zhen said to others: "Be prepared for war. If the Japanese pirates dare to attack head on, they must be well prepared."
Then he started to put on the armor while giving instructions. It seemed that he planned to put on the armor himself.
Zhu Bai's heart beat faster and his blood boiled.
After Wu Zhen finished the arrangement, he turned around and cupped his hands to Zhang Yu: "Master Zhang, I won't take care of you when the fight starts. Please protect His Highness. It's best to return to Yingtian by land immediately."
"Eh?!" Zhu Bai protested loudly, "General Wu, I'm here. How can you stand idly by?"
Wu Zhen said: "The enemy made a sneak attack and we had no time to set up a trap and had to fight head-on."
This means that, boy, there is no need for conspiracy and conspiracy at this moment, we can only fight head-on. No matter how smart you are, it will be in vain.
Taking you with me will not only increase my combat power, but I will also be distracted from protecting you.
If something goes wrong, no matter how many military exploits I make, I will still be killed by Lao Zhu in the end.
Zhu Bai knew that any further words would only delay the opportunity, so he retreated consciously.
After a while, everyone was swept out like the wind, each boarded the ship, and left the port in a mighty manner.
The General Soldier's Yamen, which was packed with people just now, suddenly became quiet.
Zhu Bai tilted his head and muttered: "Tsk, why do you think these Japanese pirates are so stupid? They know they can't beat them, but they still come to die?!"
They were doing this in such a big way, for fear that Wu Zhen and the others wouldn't know.
Zhang Yu also said: "It does not conform to the art of war. However, Japanese pirates seem to have always been stupid and not very good at using art of war."
Zhu Bai shook his head: "That's what I said, but in these two battles, I feel that they have been guided by experts and are much smarter."
For example, the robbery and murder of salt merchants in Yangzhou City this time was a sophisticated organized crime.
It’s also easy for people to miss the handle. If he hadn't used unconventional methods from the beginning, he wouldn't have been able to solve it perfectly.
Zhang Yu added: "No matter how you look at this battle, it looks like a tiger is being lured away from the mountain to attack the camp."
Zhu Bai said: "I feel the same way. But there are still so many soldiers left behind in the general barracks. Besides, if we want to attack the camp, the Japanese pirates can't get in from the sea. We have asked us to kill all the Japanese pirates on land. Who will attack the camp?" ?Besides, the purpose of attacking the camp is useless, and there is no property here."
Moreover, the few scattered troops, not to mention Wu Zhen's soldiers who have been fighting for many years and are like wolves and tigers, cannot even defeat the people he leads.
At this point, all the city gates are closed. If you leave here and go to rob elsewhere, you can only go to the village. The cost is too high, the benefits are too small, and it is not worthwhile.
An idea flashed through his mind.
No, no, they are moving the tiger away from the mountain, but they are not trying to attack the camp, but they are trying to lure the people away and clear the river so that someone can escape by boat from the Yangtze River to the sea.
He ran to the big map hanging behind the commander's seat and waved to a guard outside the door: "Come on, come on, tell me which direction the Japanese pirates are coming from."
The guard pointed at the map and said, "Come up from the southeast to the sea."
The Japanese pirates' lair is in the northeast of here, but they deliberately take a detour to the southeast to attack.
Isn't that to attract all the Ming Dynasty's navy and clear the sea in the northeast so that people can escape easily?
Zhu Bai said to Zhang Yu: "General Zhang, are you interested in accompanying me in a water battle?"
Zhang Yu became nervous: "Your Highness, you must not be involved in danger."
Zhu Bai said: "There is no need to take risks. Let's stop a small boat. Including the punters, there will be at most three enemies."
As he spoke, he took the map, walked outside, and then jumped on his boat.
Zhang Yu and the others couldn't stop them, so they could only follow them.
Zhu Bai unfolded the map, reached out and pointed somewhere, and said to the leader of the boatman: "We want to go here. The sooner we get there, the better."
The leader of the boatmen said: "Okay, it's only a few dozen miles of water from here, so it's very fast."
The leader directed the boatman to row quickly and stopped at a sheltered spot in a narrow water area near the mouth of the sea.
Zhu Bai said: "From this moment on, no one is allowed to speak loudly or cough, otherwise it will scare away the people I am waiting for, and the whole day's work will be in vain."
Everyone whispered back: "Yes."
Now the guards on the ship are all trusted dead soldiers who have followed Zhu Bai through life and death many times.
Zhu Bai picked up his telescope and stared at the river upstream.
