"Can the Ministry of Industry even do this?" Xia Fan couldn't help but be curious.
"Although artillery is not developed by the Mechanical Engineering Bureau, booby traps are one of the traditional projects of the Mechanical Engineering Bureau." Mo Yun said confidently, "As early as two years ago, I built Kunzang mines that were detonated by stepping on them. Two The principles are basically the same. But since it is used in water, I think it can be made into a shuttle boat shape, with the pressure rod in the front and the gunpowder in the back. There is a horizontal sail on it, which can be remotely controlled by Sunda magic and give it a higher traveling speed. In terms of size...it is enough for one person, and it should be difficult for artillery to hit a target of this size."
Xia Fan couldn't help but applaud.
This is more than just an idea, it is simply a complete and detailed feasible plan!
Except that it can only float on the water, it is almost a living torpedo, the kind with wire-controlled guidance.
"Is this method feasible?" Ning Wanjun asked with interest.
"The feasibility is very high, as long as she can make this thing in one night."
Mo Yun first stretched out three fingers, and then extended one more, "Give me the carpenter recruited from Yanchi. I am sure to make four pieces before dawn."
Ning Wanjun raised the corner of her mouth, "Then please use this idea to decide on a strategy for defeating the enemy tomorrow!"
Once you have the core idea, the remaining details will be much easier to handle.
In less than half an hour, a detailed strategy was released - since mine operations required visual inspection, they had to wait until dawn before they could be implemented. The key member of the lightning strike team is held by one of the two demons, and this person is Luo Youer, who is good at Sunda magic. Li and Shanhui are mainly responsible for protection tasks to prevent sneak attacks by the enemy's Qi sensers. In addition, a hundred-man Sword and Shield Team were deployed at the sides and rear, ready to support the three members of the Lightning Strike Team at any time.
The booby traps were released in groups of 121, fifty feet apart. Even if the enemy loaded the booby traps, it would be impossible to threaten two booby traps at the same time. Whether adjusting the firing angle or reloading the front-loaded cannon is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task. Coupled with the extremely low hit rate, the three groups of booby traps have a high chance of breaking into the blind spot.
And the princess will not be idle either.
Her large army will approach all the way to the north, pretending to be attacking the north wall head-on, luring the enemy to focus their main attention on Jinxia City.
If the front line can be pushed to the edge of the sail battleship's range and the enemy can use artillery to contain the princess's offensive, then the lightning strike group will undoubtedly have better opportunities for surprise attacks.
Xia Fan still followed the princess.
However, he did not participate in the frontal battle, but decided on his own when to take action. The main thing to guard against was the "major danger" mentioned by Fang Xiandao.
After some discussion, everyone almost unanimously agreed that the most likely risk at present is evil spirits.
As early as when the Donghai Gang was annihilated, the princess had seized the Soul Gathering Talisman from the An family.
This kind of talisman containing evil thoughts can not only hurt people directly, but also be used to summon evil spirits. Unfortunately, there are almost no records of similar alchemy in the Privy Council's Records Department, so it has become the biggest unexpected factor on the battlefield.
If the Dongsheng Kingdom has the help of the An family in tomorrow's battle, recruiting more than ten evil spirits at a time will indeed bring a lot of trouble to our side.
And Xia Fan's shock technique is precisely the best way to restrain evil spirits.
Therefore, in order to save energy, he only takes action when the enemy reveals his trump card.
According to Ning Wanjun, it is to use the trump card to deal with the trump card.
The plan is determined and everyone is busy with it.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
…
The next morning, it was bright and clear.
Li, Shanhui, and Luo Youer led a hundred soldiers around the camp, all the way north, boarded a small boat about a mile away from Jinxia City, and took the lead in sailing along the inland river towards the target.
These hundreds of soldiers disguised themselves as boatmen and dock porters, and approached the northern suburbs of the city in scattered pieces.
Dongsheng Kingdom did not block the river. Even when the fighting was the fiercest, there were still a small number of merchant ships passing through the river. As long as they don't get close to the huge battleship, they will not block it. In other words, compared to the attractive target of Jinxia City, one or two merchant ships and fishing boats simply cannot arouse their appetite.
At about five o'clock, the boat slowly swayed to the river bank seven or eight hundred feet away from the dock.
At this time, the figure of the giant ship was clearly visible, and the three of them could even see the gun port at the front of the ship. This distance is already within the opponent's shooting range. If the people on the boat have ill intentions towards the small boat, they will face bombardment from at least two artillery pieces.
However, after Li and others waited with bated breath for a quarter of an hour, the roar of the artillery fire was not heard for a long time.
With sharp eyes, she saw someone on the deck looking in this direction, but there was no intention of warning or expulsion. It was obvious that she did not pay attention to the single-masted fishing boat with three people on board. Moreover, the boat had already furled its sails, which meant that it had already been sailed. He will not take another step closer to the giant ship.
"Okay, the enemy has made no move." Li went back to the small room on the ship, "We will control the booby traps here later."
Today's sea breeze is extremely active, and you can clearly see the ripples caused by the air flow on the river surface, which undoubtedly adds some difficulty to the plan. But what the fox demon is more concerned about is another point - the sky above his head is much gloomier than before, as if the black smoke rising from the city yesterday merged with the clouds, covering up the morning light that should have jumped out of the sea.
"Well..." Luo Youer bit her lip and nodded slightly.
"Are you nervous?"
"A bit." Luo You'er wanted to smile, but failed, "What Sister Mo Yun finally made is also the key to this battle. If I hadn't been able to hit him head-on because of my mistake..."
"Then let's talk about it next time."
"Eh?"
Li smiled and held her hand, "How else could Her Majesty the Princess and Xia Fan eat you up? Don't worry, people come up with solutions. You just have to do your best. Even if you fail, it belongs to both of them." The question is, who told them not to take the human factor into consideration?”
"Master Li is right." Shan Hui agreed, "In the past, when performing tasks, His Highness Yu Yue always had different requirements for Nai Hong and Nai Qing, just to take into account personal differences."
"What about you?" Luo Youer asked curiously.
"His Royal Highness May takes good care of me and rarely lets me perform tasks independently."
"..." For some reason, the little girl suddenly felt more nervous.
She took a deep breath and clenched her palms. What came to her mind at this time was not the details of the Liu Fu technique, but the back of her senior sister.
She was not far in front of him, as if within reach.
—As long as you take one more step forward.
Senior sister...wait for me, Luo Youer said silently in her heart.
…
On the other side of the battlefield, inside Jinxia City.
After a fight, Ning Wanjun once again led his army to break through a Dongsheng Kingdom defense line and killed the enemy general in front of the battle.
This is already the third blocking battle the army has encountered. It has to be said that the bravery of a general can greatly improve the morale and combat capabilities of an army. Xia Fan has seen Ning Wanjun take the lead into the enemy's formation more than once, and kill the enemy leader with his own strength, causing the opponent's position to be in chaos. They were dispersed by the follow-up troops in one fell swoop.
This kind of narrow street fighting makes tactics, formations, and scheduling meaningless. One step back means retreating step by step. Only the side that moves forward can win.
The princess is not good at alchemy, but she is very good at fighting in battle. She uses every ounce of energy to strengthen herself. Her seemingly ordinary sweeps and direct thrusts are so powerful that ordinary soldiers cannot parry them, and they are almost killed when touched. . The scorching heat of Li Huo has raised her aura to a new level. Any enemy who wants to flank her will first have to endure the heat wave surrounding her that is enough to burn her hair.
Three battles, three wins!
In less than half an hour, the army's forward line had successfully entered Beicheng District.
Based on this speed, they should be able to approach the enemy ship's shelling boundary at four quarters of the hour, that is, around eight o'clock in the morning.