Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Little people dare not lie."

Guo Ye slapped his thigh happily, and said: "With Thunderbolt, we will have a trump card in this sea battle."

"The thunderbolt is useful, but not very powerful. Is it too exaggerated when you say it can be used as a trump card?"

"Hehe, your original thunderbolts are of course not very powerful, but now... just make a small change, and the power can be doubled!"

"What change?"

"Powder pellets."

Chapter 1986 Whose generals are brave?

A modern person travels through the Tang Dynasty, which invention is the fastest and easiest?

Glass?Toilet water?Or steel?

No, none of these are right.

Guo Ye, for example, had no clue about making glass, and had to rely on Deng Yangren in the end.What about toilet water?Without Wu Meiniang, all previous efforts would be in vain.Great steel smelting, well...he doesn't know anything about it, and all the knowledge of steel smelting has been returned to the teacher.

In fact, the only thing he felt comfortable with was gunpowder.Even if he didn't meet Feng Lei Tang, he could still invent gunpowder himself.

Isn't it just one nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoals?A catty of nitrate, two ounces of sulfur, and three ounces of charcoal, when these three things are mixed, the most primitive gunpowder is born.Of course, due to the purity of the material, it is impossible to completely copy this ratio.

But in general, it must be not far from this ratio, and it will come out after a few more tries.

The invention of gunpowder is not counted, and a step further is granular gunpowder.The original invention of granulated gunpowder was an accident-soldiers accidentally discovered that the wet gunpowder was much better than the original gunpowder after it was dried.

Therefore, as long as the steps are further refined, the power of the original gunpowder can be greatly increased.

Now, Miji has mastered the method of making thunderbolts, and if he produces granular gunpowder, then the sharp weapon used to attack the city of Goguryeo will reappear in Fuyu.

Of course, due to the urgency of time, Thunderbolt bombs filled with granulated gunpowder must not be produced in large quantities. It is completely impossible to expect this thing to turn the tide of the battle.

However, having and not having it are two different things.

Unexpected victory is expected to be defeated.To be honest, Guo Ye is really not optimistic about the outcome of this battle.

Maritime warfare is different from land warfare. Many of the intrigues and tricks of land warfare cannot be used at sea.Big boats beat small boats, many boats beat few boats, and fast boats beat slow boats. This is the general law of water warfare.

Although it is said that the soldiers are fierce and powerful, no one dares to say that they will win.But obviously, naval battles are much less accidental than land battles.

In case there is a disharmony in the real matter, the army of Fuyu Kingdom will be defeated.Guo Ye would not keep his promise honestly, so it was his first choice to organize the people of Fuyu Kingdom to retreat to Datang.

When the time comes to equip these thunderbolts in the broken fleet, it will definitely surprise the Fusang people.

"Gunpowder? What's that?" asked Midge.

"This is a powerful weapon for the military and the country. If you talk about it in a small way, it can greatly increase the power of thunderbolt bullets. If you talk about it in a big way, it is related to the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty."

Guo Ye wrote down the production method of granular gunpowder and handed it over to Miji.Seriously said: "This prescription, except for you and your brothers, no one should disclose it."

"Yes!"

After dismissing Miji, Guo Ye began to prepare for the upcoming decisive battle.The thunderbolt bullets of granular gunpowder can only be used as a guarantee. If you want to turn the tide of the battle, you have to work hard in other areas.

Guo Ye immediately picked up the pen, brushed it up, and wrote several letters.

Looking at the wet paper, he blew on the paper and murmured, "Whether it's a land battle or a naval battle, in the final analysis it's the hearts of the people. The key to winning this battle lies in these few letters."

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The scorching sun is in the sky, and the sea breeze is blowing.

The Fusang Navy, with more than [-] ships, set up a battle.

Fuyu's [-] navy with more than [-] warships is also ready for battle.

A five-story ship is the flagship of Fuyu Kingdom.Guo Ye and the bearded man climbed to the top floor, and the entire battlefield could be seen at a glance.

The bearded man sighed, and said: "The first battle was unfavorable, and the upper hand was taken away by Fusang's navy. In terms of sailing skills, the Wa Kingdom is still better. It seems that today's battle is still really difficult."

Guo Ye didn't understand the main points of these water battles, and said, "Do you think the number of Fusang Navy is fake? Is it about 5?"

"It's really strange to say that the Fusang people did not cheat this time. I estimate that the Fusang Navy has about 5 soldiers and sailors this time."

"Then this battle still needs to be fought. Our ship is much taller than theirs. Let's talk about the flagship. Our Fuyu Kingdom has a five-story ship with a trebuchet on it. But the Wa Kingdom Not even a building boat."

"Uh... that's not how it is said." The bearded man smiled wryly, "In naval battles, of course the big ships take advantage. But the big ships..."

"how?"

"It's not that the Wa country can't make it, it's really that this thing is not very useful."

"How do you say this?"

"So that Qin Guogong can know that general sea battles are nothing more than three types of attack methods. If you are far away, you will shoot with arrows, if you are close, you will use a boat to ram, and then you will jump off the ship to fight on board. Among them, the impact plays the least role. In fact, the main Or archery and boarding."

Guo Ye said: "Then I don't understand. Whether it is archery or boarding, it is mainly a competition of numbers. This building has the most people on board, isn't it a great advantage?"

"Yes, the advantages are not small, but the disadvantages are even greater."

"You mean to say that the steering of the ship is not flexible?"

"That's just a very small shortcoming. The most serious thing is that the building boat is very resistant to wind and waves. Even if no one hits it, a strong wind may overturn it. That is to say, the sky is open today, and there is no wind, so I dare to sail this boat. come out."

Guo Ye said: "So that's the case. No wonder there is only such a large ship in our army, and the Japanese navy doesn't have one. So, this ship is flashy?"

"You can't say that. If the wind is not strong, it will still be very useful. At least with this ship as the flagship, the commander will be very safe. But you can't pin the victory or defeat on this ship."

"What is the key to victory?"

"Three aspects, the bows and crossbows on the ship, the size and speed of other ships, and most importantly, the bravery of the strong men."

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At the same time, Fusang Navy also talked about this issue.

In this decisive battle, the commander of the Fuso Navy is Crown Prince Kusakabe.His subordinates include Naval Admiral Mu Muchen Hachiro, Kobayashi Masao, Inoue Hirao, and right minister Su Erlianzi.

Although Suwo Lianzi called himself General Fusang to Guo Ye, he was actually a civil servant.Moreover, the status in Fusang is very high, and the right minister is basically equivalent to the right servant of the Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty.

Whether he tried to kidnap Yu Nuannuan or ask Cao Bi to propose marriage to Yu Nuannuan, it was all planned by this person.