Chapter 78: Intensive

In Xiongzhou, Wu Ji was handling military affairs. At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded, and Wu Ji suddenly raised his head: "Shumi Wang, you are back!"

"Haha!" Wang Shaoshuanglang's laughter rang out and he quickly walked in: "Brother Wu, how did you know that I'm back? I didn't ask them to send you a message."

"That's because your footsteps betray you!" Wu Ji stood up and quickly approached him and said, "Who dares to be the same as Wang Shumi's footsteps? I knew you were here as soon as I heard it!"

"Haha!" Wang Shaochang laughed constantly, walked over quickly, and gave Wu Ji a bear hug: "Brother Wu, I'm not here these days, have you missed me?"

"I miss you every day. You should have come back long ago, but you only came back now." Wu Ji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did the official agree?"

"What do you think?" Wang Shao did not answer positively, but asked back and stared at Wu Ji.

"Look at your mood, you will know, the official agreed." Wu Ji looked at Wang Shu for a while, and saw Wang Shao full of joy, and knew that this trip to Bianjing had a lot of rewards.

"The official is wise, how can you not agree?" Wang Shao nodded and put his head on Wu Ji's shoulder. The two of them went in together. Wang Shao closed the door with his backhand, and while walking, he decided to tell the situation.

"The official family is so bold and made such an oath!" When talking about the section of Song Shenzong's oath on the table, Wang Shao was amazed and looked excited.

As an emperor, his words are the will. The emperor's oath has been made. It has been rare throughout the ages. Song Shenzong made a swearing on the table, which made people feel disappointed.

"Yes!" Wu Ji did not expect that Song Shenzong would do such a feat. According to Wu Ji's opinion, it would be good as long as he could allow it, and it was even better than he thought.

"In history, Song Shenzong failed to implement reforms, which is a pity, but he is not lacking in courage! Now, can his reforms be successful?" Wu Ji was questioned by referring to history.

Wang Shao drank the tea and said, "Brother Wu, the reason why I came back late is because I had to bring some things by the way. I brought all the things you want."

He paused a little and said, "The official gave twice as much as you want. Now, you don't have to worry anymore. Just let go of your hands and feet."

The key to this plan is whether it can take Zhuozhou in one fell swoop. If it cannot take Zhuozhou in one fell swoop, the Song army will be attacked from both sides and will fail. To take Zhuozhou in one fell swoop, it will require a lot of saltpeter and sulfur.

After hearing this, Wu Ji was really overjoyed and asked, "Where is it? I'll go and take a look."

"Take you there!" Wang Shao stood up and led Wu Ji out of the house.

Under Wang Shao's leadership, I came to the warehouse and saw a team of elite soldiers guarding the iron barrels, and no one within a hundred feet of them were allowed to approach. There were a lot of big and small cars.

When he arrived in front of a car, Wu Ji asked someone to open it. When he saw it, it was saltpeter. Moreover, these saltpeters were made, and their purity was still far from Wu Ji's requirements, but it was much better than the saltpeter that he had not been able to survive. Just purify it again to meet Wu Ji's needs.

"Brother Wu, these are all in stocks of military weapon surveillance." Wang Shao pointed to the saltpeter and said, "Brother Wu, you know that the Song Dynasty is making thunderbolt cannons, and a lot of these things are stored. This time, in order to capture Zhuozhou, the government gave you all the saltpeter and sulfur in the military weapon surveillance. Is it enough? The government said, if it is not enough, you can find another way!"

This time, Song Shenzong also spent a lot of money and tried every means to meet Wu Ji's requirements.

If Zhuozhou could be conquered, the benefits to the Song Dynasty would be obvious. Although it might not be able to invade Youzhou, it might not be able to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. However, it would be able to greatly boost the Song Dynasty's popularity and shut up the opposition in the court. In order to achieve this goal, Song Shenzong was willing to do whatever he wanted, and Wu Ji gave him whatever he wanted.

"Enough! Enough!" Wu Ji calculated roughly and said, "So much saltpeter and sulfur are enough to make tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder. With these gunpowder, Zhuozhou cannot escape."

"Yes!" Wang Shao nodded in agreement and said, "It's a pity that the Song Dynasty has not yet created the thunderbolt cannon. Otherwise, this battle would have been easier. Haha, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that gunpowder could be used like this. Even if it's a strong city, it would be vulnerable to Brother Wu!"

There are many ways to use gunpowder, and it is not necessary to use it through artillery. Of course, if you make a cannon, it will be much more convenient and more powerful.

If the cannon could be created, Wu Ji would of course be happy. However, time is too long and they don’t have much time, so they have to think of another way.

After checking for a while, Wu Ji was very satisfied.

"Brother Wu, you don't know yet. These things were proposed by the official to go to the Military Arts Prison in person." Wang Shao shook his head and said, "If it were not for the official to go in person, or if I go, the guys in the Military Arts Prison would hide them. It would be great if we could have half of them."

Emperor Shenzong of Song actually asked in person, and Wu Ji was really unexpected.

After checking here, Wu Ji and Wang Shao went to Wu's military industry. Now, the most important factory of Wu's military industry has been transferred from Converted to Xiongzhou. Because Xiongzhou is large and has a large population, it is easy to do business. Of course, many people stay in Converted, so there are no way to move the iron smelting farm.

When I arrived at Wu's military industry, I saw the craftsmen busy and busy, creating various weapons for the new army, including killing the enemy's sword, breaking the enemy's bow, breaking the enemy's bow, and bracelet's sword, and exquisite armor...

The two came to the innermost workshop of Wu's military industry, and saw Yang Xiuxiu and Wu Qingzheng leading the craftsmen from Wujiazhuang to work. Their yard is different from other places and is very cautious. Wu Xing led the Congxin Army to guard it, three steps and five steps, and even flies cannot get in.

"You actually mobilized the Convert Army to guard the guards. Are you not afraid of someone studying for you?" Wang Shao smiled and teased.

"There is no way, the things here are related to the success or failure of our operation, and we have to do so!" Wu Ji pointed to the craftsmen in Wujiazhuang and said, "They were born in Wujiazhuang and were related to me. They were the earliest foundation of the Wu military industry. I gave this matter to them just to keep it a secret. Let's go in and take a look!"

When Yang Xiuxiu saw Wu Ji coming, she wiped the sweat from her face and hurriedly came over. Wu Ji pulled her and asked, "How are you doing?"

"Wu Lang, don't worry, no problem. We tried it and soaked in water for half a month, but it still sounded." Yang Xiuxiu looked relieved.

"That's good!" Wu Ji pulled Yang Xiuxiu and Wang Shao into the warehouse. He saw a lot of stuff like tofu, neatly arranged, no less than a few thousand pounds.

"Have you done so much?" Wang Shao looked at it for a moment, and was very surprised and relieved. Wu Ji put all the preparations in his head, which made him feel relieved.

"Brother Wu, we can also find ways to make a profit in the city, and we don't have to attack hard!" Wang Shao raised his eyebrows and said with an idea.

"It's not impossible to earn a city. However, earn a city may not be successful. Therefore, we must prepare with the most complete means. At that time, earn a city first. If it cannot succeed, then attack." Wu Ji obviously had already thought about it.

"That's true!" Wang Shao had no objection to this.

Wu Ji explained some matters, left Wang Shao, went to another place, and said, "Wang Shumi, this time the attack on Zhuozhou will inevitably send out a large army, and this confidentiality has become the top priority. For this reason, I specially selected a group of people to train, so that they should be proficient in assassination, blocking, and inquire about the news. Their mission is to enter the Liao territory first, guard the routes passed by the army, and eliminate all possible leaked targets."

Zhuozhou is in Liao territory, more than a thousand miles away from Song territory. The army is moving, and it is very disturbing. If it is to keep it confidential, it will be difficult. If one is not good, it will be leaked. Once exposed, the Liao army will be prevented, which will pose a great threat to the Song army. Therefore, confidentiality is the top priority.

To this end, Wu Ji selected a group of people to teach them special operations and cooperate with the army's advancement.

Wang Shao had no objection to this problem, and after seeing it, he agreed. Of course, with his big experts' eyes, he still pointed out many problems and had to improve them.

After Wang Shao came back, Wu Ji's burden became much lighter. The two worked together to plan to attack Zhuozhou step by step.

Henan Prefecture, Sima Guang's Prefecture.

Sima Guang kept paced around the study, looking anxious.

"Dad, why are you anxious?" Sima Kang asked worriedly.

"Wang Shao returned to Beijing and met the official family, and hurried back to the north again." Sima Guang raised his eyebrows and said, "He said something to the official family, even if Lu Gongzhu didn't know. From this we can see how important this matter is. Judging from all the signs, the official family has adopted his and Wu Ji's plan. Although I don't know why this plan is, I can guess that it must be a shocking plan."

"Dad, it may not be!" Sima Kang disagreed.

"Hmph! Kang'er, you're still young!" Sima Guang was very angry and said, "The official family has already moved out the oath monument, which is to burn the boat. If you can't pass this hurdle, it's a question whether the official family can keep it. For this reason, what's the surprise plan and make a big comeback?"

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and said, "In the past, no matter how confidential the official plan was, Lu Gongzhu and Lu Huiqing could know. Now, neither of them knew about this plan, only the official, Wang Anshi, Wang Shao and Wu Ji knew about it. What a secret you think?"

Sima Kang opened his mouth for a long time, but he didn't say a word.

"The more confidential it is, the more shocking it is!" Sima Guang stopped suddenly, gritted his teeth, and made up his mind: "We must not wait, we must not miss the opportunity! In any case, we must stop this matter. If it succeeds, we will never have a chance again!"

"Dad, this matter is related to the safety of China and the fate of the Great Song Dynasty. Should I wait a little longer?" Sima Kang hesitated for a while, and still mustered up the courage to say it: "No matter how my father opposes the new law, he cannot ignore the fate of the Great Song Dynasty and the fate of China!"
Chapter completed!