"Okay! Okay, it exploded well!"
When the targets used for the last two grenade experiments were sent to Zhu Yuanzhang and others and lined up in front of them.
Zhu Yuanzhang checked the damage of all targets very carefully.
After the inspection was completed, he looked at the badly damaged armor and the broken target bracket.
This power...if it falls next to a living person, it will explode.
I'm afraid my internal organs will be shattered immediately!
"Small improvements can actually increase the power of gunpowder so much. Hahaha, come here! Pass the order. From now on, all the gunpowder masters in the Shenji Camp must learn this gunpowder from us... What is the gunpowder?"
Halfway through Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he suddenly became stuck on his words.
Fortunately, Zhu Biao quickly followed and reminded him.
"It's gunpowder granulation!"
"Yes, yes, all our gunpowder masters must learn this technology of granulating gunpowder, and all future gunpowder must use this granulated gunpowder."
"Chu Ze! You really brought us great news this time! And the method of adding sugar. Well! Biao'er, what do you want to do with it?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang saw the huge increase in power brought about by adding sugar to gunpowder, he couldn't help but become a little interested.
There are more powerful weapons, who wouldn’t want to use them?
It's just that if a large-scale war is to start, this will undoubtedly increase the cost of the war again!
"It's just classified as armaments. It's used for agriculture in peacetime and military supplies in wartime. Sugar is not salt, so it's not necessarily a necessity."
"Some high-yield areas are directly provided to the court and then stored. They will be provided to the battlefield until the war."
Before Zhu Biao could speak, Chu Ze on the side spoke first.
As for Chu Ze's interruption, Lao Zhu didn't show any anger at all. Instead, he nodded, directly acknowledging his statement.
When seeing this scene, Xu Da and others on the side couldn't help but look at Chu Ze, a young man who suddenly appeared.
Although this guy's previous behavior was extremely reckless, it seems now.
This is so impudent. This is already very restrained!
If they could improve gunpowder and greatly increase its power.
They are probably even more beautiful than Chu Ze!
This gunpowder is an important weapon of the country, and Chu Ze's contribution is definitely not small.
"Biao'er, you will give the order later to collect the candies from the people. Get ready for war!"
Now the war against Japan has been put on the agenda.
So preparation for war is naturally the top priority.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang be able to resist the temptation of a golden mountain?
If the Japanese country can be captured in one fell swoop, the situation in Ming Dynasty will be solved instantly.
Before this battle, the lethality of gunpowder was also increased.
And now there are more powerful weapons like grenades.
In the future, once the Ming army takes over the city, as long as there are enough grenades to support it, the city will be indestructible.
As long as you have a firm foothold, then taking over a Japanese country is not as simple as searching for something?
"My son will prepare the decree later! Father, please rest assured that the war will not be delayed!"
Ready to prepare for war?
Delay the war?
When these words fell into the ears of Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and other military generals who were still confused.
All they received was one message.
Daming, a war is about to begin!
But who is the enemy?
Could it be Bei Yuan!
"Your Majesty, are you going to start another war against Beiyuan?"
After Xu Da realized something, he couldn't think anymore and quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang.
There was a hint of anxiety in his voice.
Xu Da will not participate in political affairs. He is now getting older and has completely lost the edge he had when he fought in all directions.
But even so, the strategic vision that the Ming Dynasty Great Wall should have is still there.
Today's Ming Dynasty has gradually stabilized.
But this is definitely not the best time to start a war with Bei Yuan!
If a war starts at this time, it is not known whether we can win.
But regardless of winning or losing, it will be a huge burden for Daming at this time!
"Bei Yuan? When did we say we were going to war with Bei Yuan?"
"Tiande, you are worrying too much. Let's go. This is not the right place to discuss official matters. Let's go to the main hall to talk. Hahaha, I ordered someone to prepare tea. We are in a good mood today. Let us old brothers chat slowly! "
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da who was full of anxiety. He just smiled and reached out to pat Xu Da on the shoulder, then turned around and walked in the direction he came from.
Looking at Lao Zhu's back that was almost carrying the wind as he walked, Xu Da and the others behind him had question marks all over their faces.
This is not a war with Bei Yuan, so who else can we start a war with now?
"Uncle Xu, you don't have to worry too much. My father is not greedy for success. The reason why I called all my uncles this time is because the envoys sent by my Ming Dynasty to a small country overseas were directly killed by the other party."
"What! A small country dares to kill my envoy from the Ming Dynasty privately? I rebelled against him!"
"Who is so arrogant? Is it possible that since we haven't been on the battlefield in the past two years, people think that cats and dogs can jump out to challenge the Ming Dynasty?"
"Damn it, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, when have I ever been humiliated like this? Let's go and ask who is so arrogant!"
When I heard Zhu Biao mention that it was just a small country overseas, but it dared to so blatantly challenge the power of the Ming Dynasty and kill the Ming Dynasty's envoys.
The generals present, whether they were veterans or the mainstays of the second-generation generals, all looked extremely ugly at this time.
The dignity of a dynasty, to a certain extent, relies on these generals to fight little by little.
But now I heard that he dared to provoke the Ming Dynasty even though he was only a small distance away.
In the eyes of these military generals, the other party was not provoking Ming Dynasty, but bullying them. The generals were weak with swords and men, and could not go into battle to kill.
If they were to fight against an evenly matched opponent like Bei Yuan, they would still need to consider the gains and losses, and whether they would be a burden to the dynasty after going on an expedition.
Even considering issues such as winning or losing.
But for a small country, in the eyes of everyone, this is a proper military achievement!
When a group of military generals caught up with Zhu Yuanzhang in a hurry, the group gathered in the main hall again.
What was placed in front of them was already a huge screen.
On the screen is a general map of the border of the Ming Dynasty sea area and the Japanese state.
In this hall, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting at the top of the list.
Zhu Biao and Chu Ze were still sitting at the same table.
Beside them, there were Xu Da, Zhu Di, Li Wenzhong and others.
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the topographic map drawn on the screen.
Although this picture was copied based on the sketch provided by Chu Ze, the accuracy does not look very high.
But just looking at it this way, there are still generally no problems.
"Is this a map of the entire territory of Japan? Is this a problem with the person who painted the paintings, or does he just look like this? Why does he look like a long worm?"
After Li Wenzhong touched the beard on his chin, he frowned and expressed his opinion.
Of course, he didn't mean anything else, he was just out of curiosity.
After hearing Li Wenzhong's question, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di's father and son all looked at Chu Ze involuntarily.
He provided the topographic map, so only he can answer this question.
"Don't look at me like that. The overall terrain of the Japanese country looks like this. The main body is composed of four islands."
"After this picture was drawn, there was no accurate comparison because it wanted to highlight the opponent's terrain. But in terms of approximate area, it is about the same size as one of our provinces and counties."
After hearing what Chu Ze said, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and others again.
"Now, this is the specific situation. This is what people look like!"
After hearing what Lao Zhu said, the generals looked at Chu Ze with strange eyes again.
None of them present had seen what the specific territory of Japan looked like.
Even His Majesty doesn’t know.
But Chu Ze, a young man, could say it directly in one sentence, and from what he meant, he was the one who drew the picture.
This makes people wonder about the origin of this young man.
"Okay, okay, the problem now is not what the Japanese country looks like, the problem now is that the other side is ignorant and fearless, and the envoys we sent personally were killed at the request of the other side."
"My Ming Dynasty went to establish diplomatic relations with the purpose of being friendly, but the other party humiliated us like this."
"If we don't teach the other side a lesson this time, then they won't be able to shit on us in the future?"
"This battle must be fought no matter what, and not only must it be fought, but it must be hurt by beating him. If you are afraid of him, let him know who is the master!"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang's words were somewhat vulgar.
But those present were all military generals, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said.
Of course, the only one who felt something was wrong was probably Zhu Biao.
After all, in terms of cultural level alone, he is probably the highest among the top.
He frowned somewhat at these vulgar words.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops there! Teach these barbarians a lesson."
Zhu Yuanzhang had just finished speaking when a somewhat reckless voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone's attention was attracted by the sudden sound.
Turning around, I found that it was Lan Yu who was speaking.
"Lanyu! This battle is different from the past. Although our Ming army is superior to land battles, we dare to confront anyone head-on. But... this time we have to fight across the sea."
"Looking at this map, you can roughly understand that the opponent is an island country, surrounded by sea, so it must be good at water warfare."
"Although we can look down on each other, no matter how big or small the war is, we must not take it lightly. Only by planning first and seeing how to fight can we reduce the casualties of our army to the greatest extent."
"So, don't be impulsive for now."
Seeing Lan Yu, who stood up to ask for a fight before he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his forehead with a headache.
It's a good thing if you want to make meritorious deeds, but you must at least analyze clearly what the form is.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Lan Yu suddenly became a little embarrassed.
After reaching out and rubbing the tip of his nose, he sat back in embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, as far as the current situation is concerned, our army still needs to be prepared for Beiyuan's counterattack that may come at any time. The manpower that can be mobilized for this battle may not be very sufficient."
"Besides, when fighting across the sea, I, the Ming sergeant, have never had any dealings with Japanese people, and I can't say I know them very well."
"Especially since this battle requires crossing the sea. It would be okay if our Ming Lord can invade the hinterland, but if the battle takes place at sea, I'm afraid our Ming soldiers will suffer a loss."
Among the many generals present, if they went to war with the Japanese on land, they would all be sure to be slaughtered by the other side.
But when facing a possible large-scale naval battle, they are no longer sure of victory.
After all, no one has ever commanded a naval battle!
Especially, without knowing the opponent's strength.
It is absolutely taboo for military strategists to not know whether we are the enemy or not.
Although the Ming Dynasty also had its own navy, this group of navy had not yet experienced a real naval battle, especially since it still required cross-sea combat.
Therefore, many of the generals present were somewhat worried.
It’s good that the opponent is a small country, but after a fight, what if we lose?
"Chu Ze, do you have any opinions?"
Looking at the people who were talking about it for a while but couldn't make up their minds, Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at Chu Ze again.
Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and the others were more ignorant of the enemy, which made them unable to take action for a while.
But Chu Ze is different from them. This guy should have some understanding.
"Me? I don't know how to fight! What can I say? I can provide you with some technical guidance."
"I think it won't be so easy to fight for the time being, so when the time comes, I'll see if it's possible to improve the artillery so that the Ming Dynasty's artillery can have a longer range and be more powerful."
"Besides this, I don't have much else to say."
"By the way... I have a few bad ideas. Do you want to hear them?"
When I heard Chu Ze say that he didn't have any good opinions.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly frowned, why is this guy always so unreliable at critical moments?
But at the end, Chu Ze mentioned that he had some bad ideas.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became interested again.
For the two countries to go to war, as long as it is an idea, it can be used and it will be easy to use! That's a good idea.
What's so bad about that?
As Sun Tzu said in The Art of War, a war never tires of deceit!
As long as you can win, it's a great idea.
"Tell me, let's see how bad your idea is!"
"Aren't we currently studying the prevention of smallpox? Once the research is accurate and we can perfectly prevent smallpox, before starting the war, we will first find someone to pretend to be a businessman, and then bring a large amount of goods contaminated with smallpox to sell."
"At that time, our people are not afraid of smallpox anyway. When they have internal chaos, we will go to war with them."
"Is this an idea?"
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