Under the light of the overcast sun, gunpowder smoke rose into the sky from the wooden dummies on the south side of the school grounds, and the flames engulfed the wooden dummies, making bursts of crackling sounds.
Under the heat wave, the wooden pile hit by the fire bomb was also burned by the dazzling flames, and finally collapsed. There was a muffled sound, the broken wooden pile fell to the ground with a crash, and bursts of sparks rose up.
The iron sheet wrapped around the wooden dummy became red and riddled with holes as the collapsed wooden dummy fell to the ground.
"Fire Dragon Spear?" Zong Tian muttered, turning his head to look at the school field below the stage. The cross-flowing flames dancing on the wooden mannequin were reflected in his excited eyes.
"Go get that gun and let me take a look." After a moment, Zong Tian slowly said to his subordinates. When he finished speaking, a soldier turned around and got off the high platform, rushed to the school field and took the hand from the soldier on the field.
After the fire dragon spear came, he turned back and returned to the high platform.
After receiving the Fire Dragon Spear handed over by the soldier, Zong Tian held it in his hands and looked at the Fire Gun held in both hands. From such a close distance, he could see it more clearly than before.
The long barrel made of wrought iron has a bit of metallic luster under the cloudy light. A wooden handle is installed behind the barrel. The rear part of the barrel is thicker and has a long slot at the top for holding it.
Loading the gun. After playing with it and taking a closer look, Zong Tian couldn't put it down the more he looked at it.
Seeing this, Gong Mingyi, who was good at observing people's words and expressions, quickly winked at the man's soul and signaled him to continue speaking.
"This gun has a maximum range of 500 steps and uses a rear-loading smoothbore. Although it is the same as a general firecracker and requires one shot to reload, the power of the fireball is huge, which makes up for its slow rate of fire."
Renhun immediately understood Gong Mingyi's eyes, took out a fire bomb from his sleeve that was as thick as two thumbs and as long as his middle finger, and handed it to Zong Tian.
This human soul was recruited after Gong Mingyi posted a notice calling for firearms craftsmen. He claimed to be a black market businessman. In his spare time, he liked to tinker with the manufacture of firearms. After hundreds of years of research, in several
This powerful underworld fire gun was finally made a few days ago.
Zongtian took the fire bomb and took a look, and saw that the shape was similar to that of some artillery blunderbuss.
"This fire bomb is filled with solidified fire oil and yellow phosphorus, so that when the fire bomb explodes, it can instantly produce high-temperature flames." Under the slow introduction of the human soul, Zong Tian looked at the fire bomb in his hand.
, and recalled the previous scene where the fire bomb hit the wooden dummy and then exploded, shooting out a stream of high-temperature flames that spattered all around.
"We have bought the technology of muskets and fire bombs. Just give us a price. Do you want an official position or money?" Zong Tian then turned to look at the human soul.
"Of course it's money, and I only want silver, not banknotes." Human Soul raised his head upon hearing this, his eyes flashing with greed.
Zongtian didn't talk nonsense to him, and asked directly without thinking: "How much do you need?".
If the Fengdu Army is equipped with such muskets, it will naturally be able to compete with the Jiuyou National Army with advanced firearms, and the Beiyin Dynasty will not be at a disadvantage in future wars between the two countries.
"Fifty thousand taels of dark silver." As he spoke, the human soul raised his right hand to Zongtian, pointing all five fingers straight at the sky; then his eyes rolled, and after speaking, he spoke quickly, in an urgent voice
He added: "The technology of guns and fire bombs is 500,000 taels each."
"Okay." Zong Tian agreed without thinking, and then glanced at Gong Mingyi beside Renhun: "Take him to completely write down the technology of the Fire Dragon Spear, and then give it to the weapon craftsman to follow the instructions he wrote.
Make this gun. Once it is successfully made, pay immediately."
Gong Mingyi nodded, turned around and walked down the high platform with this human soul. An imperceptible murderous intention flashed in his eyes, and a vicious plan to kill the donkey gradually became clear in his heart...
Tizhu County, Jiuyou Country.
Xiao Shizhu's shrine stopped in front of a cone-shaped hill in the south of the county at dusk. The hill was surrounded by villages without shops, and there was a wilderness with few plants within a radius of dozens of miles.
Canals in the wilderness cut across the jagged rocks standing on the ground, slowly extending in all directions.
Jiuyou Kingdom has developed too fast, and it has a vast territory and few ghosts. Seeing the strong wind sweeping dust across the endless wasteland in front of him, Xiao Shizhu couldn't help but think that he could arrange for some ghosts to come here to reclaim the wasteland.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Shizhu turned around and walked slowly to the complete map of the ten continents of the underworld hanging in the shrine. Wu Qiuyuan, Chunhan and Hu Biao, who were standing by the side, also followed him in their gazes.
Slowly moved onto the map.
"My Lord, the Imperial Army has enough water now, and there are canals everywhere to draw water, but our dry food is only enough for three days." Wu Qiuyuan was the first to speak, and slowly said: "We must find a city within three days.
It’s just a matter of replenishment.”
"If we keep going south, we can go out tomorrow." Hu Biao took over the words and said in a relaxed tone: "On the southern edge of this wasteland is an oasis, and there is a city in the oasis that can provide us with supplies."
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Xiao Shizhu always turned his back to them, staring at Liutianzhou on the map without speaking. He had been very irritable these days, irritable because of his daughter's affairs.
The assassins sent by Emperor Fengdu completely angered him and made him completely irrational. Xiao Shizhu, who had always been calm, became irritable and excited for the first time in his life.
Although the revenge against the Beiyin Dynasty had begun, the profound energy was still boiling in his body. Every time he saw the map of Liutianzhou, he would have the urge to rush to Fengdu and tear the Emperor Fengdu apart.
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The veins on his forehead also popped out.
"Master?" Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Wu Qiuyuan frowned and called softly.
Only then did Xiao Shizhu recover from his anger. He slowly turned his head to look at Wu Qiuyuan and asked, "What's the matter?" Then he turned back and continued to look at the map in front of him.
Wu Qiuyuan is also a smart human soul. Seeing Xiao Shizhu's eyes sweeping around the Liutianzhou area on the map, he thought that Xiao Shizhu must be feeling sorry for Emperor Fengdu sending assassins into the palace.
Angry.
After Wu Qiuyuan and Chunhan winked at each other, they stood behind Xiao Shizhu and said softly: "My lord, you have to eat one bite at a time; although the behavior of the Northern Yin Dynasty in Fengdu is indeed hateful, our country's strength is really not
France is once again fighting on two fronts."
Although Xiao Shizhu didn't say anything when he heard this, his anger subsided a bit after being stunned for a moment.
"Now that the Eastern Expedition has begun again, the mainland should start to recuperate and not fight on multiple fronts for the time being. Although too many wars can bring some benefits to the country, they will also place too much burden on the ghost people in the country."
After a pause, Wu Qiuyuan said slowly.
Xiao Shizhu understood what he was talking about, but he just couldn't completely calm down the anger in his chest.
"Furthermore, the retaliatory action has already begun, and it is left to the Lord to execute and direct it. There is no need to hold a grudge against the Beiyin Dynasty anymore." Seeing that he remained silent, Wu Qiuyuan cautiously persuaded:
"My lord, you should take a longer-term view and stop worrying about temporary gains and losses."
"Keep talking." When he finished speaking, Xiao Shizhu finally spoke.
Wu Qiuyuan, like his father Wu Qiu Shou, would only bury his head in work when he didn't speak. Once he spoke, he would definitely give Xiao Shizhu feasible suggestions.
"No." After Wu Qiuyuan responded, he continued to look at the entire map of the ten continents in the underworld and said slowly: "In addition to taking Dongyi to cut off the food supply of the Northern Yin Dynasty, my lord may also plan an air raid on the Huaishan granary."
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"Huaishan?" Xiao Shizhu glanced at Liutianzhou and quickly found a place called Huaishan in the southeast of Liutianzhou on the map.
The anger in my heart before became lighter.
It is a large mountain no more than thirty miles away from Huaishui Port in the southeast of Liutianzhou, surrounded by Huaishui River; it is also the hometown of Wu Zhiqi.
However, after Wu Zhiqi took away the monkey demon clan on Huai Mountain, the place was quickly occupied by the Northern Yin Dynasty. Granaries were built in the mountain, and thousands of acres of official land were reclaimed on both sides of the Huai River at the foot of the mountain.
The granaries in this area mainly supply the grain and fodder for the Fengdu Army in Huaishui Port and Guishan Island outside the port. Of course, after the Beiyin Dynasty also sent troops to march eastward, the Huaishan Granary also became the reserve granary for the Beiyin Dynasty's eastward expedition.
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Once this granary and the nearby official fields were destroyed, it would definitely cause considerable losses to the Beiyin Dynasty who was on the Eastern Expedition.
After thinking about it, Xiao Shizhu thought it was feasible. Huaishui Port in the south of Huaishan Mountain is only more than 800 miles away from Baihuan County in Yunmengzhou, Jiuyou Kingdom.
It only takes ten days for a fast ship raid to reach Huaishui Port. The key is that Guishan Island to the south of Huaishui Port cannot be bypassed. If you attack from the south, you must enter this turtle-shaped island no matter what.
"How to get around Guishan Island?" Xiao Shizhu thought for a moment and asked again.
"The Navy storms Guishan Island, and the Beiyin Navy in Huaishui Port will inevitably go out to rescue." Wu Qiuyuan said without thinking.
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Shizhu's eyes suddenly lit up. Guishan Island is the southern barrier and the only barrier of Huaishui Port. Once it is attacked by force, the navy in Huaishui Port cannot turn a blind eye to it.
Once the navy leaves the port, the defense in Huaishui Port will inevitably be empty. At this time, another fleet can quietly enter the port. The warships cannonball and attack the coast. The air cavalry and flying troops carry sophisticated firearms to launch a quick raid. The target is Huaishui Port and beyond.
Huaishan granary in the north.
For the air cavalry, a round trip of thirty miles only takes half an hour. Hit and run, and after rendezvousing with the fleet in the harbor, the fleet turned around and headed south, flanking the navy fighting on Guishan Island to attack Guishan Island and provide support.
The Beiyin navy of this island.
Killing three birds with one stone, it bombed the Huaishan Granary and shelled the Huaishui Port, and also severely damaged the Beiyin Navy in the harbor and Guishan Island outside the harbor.
The key is that such a small-scale war will not bring the Jiuyou Kingdom into a two-front battle. The Northern Yin Dynasty has been unable to organize another one in a short time due to the last war and the need to counter rebellions everywhere in the underworld.
A massive attack.
After suffering a loss, Beiyin Dynasty was unable to fight back. This was exactly what Xiao Shizhu wanted.
"Moreover, the large-winged warships used by the Yunmengzhou Sanmiao Ghosts can also be used at this time." Just when Xiao Shizhu was about to nod his head in agreement with the proposal, Wu Qiuyuan said slowly: "Use them in
Cruises on rivers in the interior are fine, but they can also be temporarily mobilized to form a temporary fleet. Coupled with aerial cavalry, flying soldiers, and flying chariots for a coordinated sea and air raid, the Beiyin Dynasty will definitely be caught off guard."
"Hu Biao, order our country's Xuanjiao believers in Liutian Continent to steal the information of Beiyin Navy's cruising subordinates in the southeastern area of Liutian Continent as soon as possible." Xiao Shizhu suddenly turned around and faced Hu Biao and said decisively: "Notify those stationed in Baiyin.
Brother Ga, the general of the Tianxian Army in Huan County, will command this raid."
Just as he was talking, the fungus god Ji strode in, bowed and handed a letter to Xiao Shizhu, saying: "It is from the princess of Yuque City, saying that I want to report to my lord that I am safe."