"Let the soldiers carry the guns and shoot at a negative angle!" Wu Lai slammed his palm heavily on the table, "Pu Tong, do you want to commit suicide or kill those soldiers?!"

Pu Tong lowered his head quickly.

"Did I teach you what you did today?!" Wu Lai asked.

Pu Tong quickly shook his head.

"I have repeatedly emphasized that artillery is a very dangerous thing, a very dangerous thing. I trusted you so much and let you keep the shells. Pu Tong, you disappoint me so much!" Wu Lai shouted coldly.

"But at that time, the demon whale was about to crash into the dock." Pu Tong couldn't help but defend himself. Although he knew that he had violated orders today, it was understandable.

"So what if the dock is damaged? So what if the Loli is destroyed? If the dock is rotten, we can rebuild it. If the Loli is destroyed, we can build another one. But if the military discipline is broken, how can we deal with it?!" Wu Lai slammed the table again. In the previous memory, as a soldier king, he was very aware of the importance of military discipline to the army. He had always emphasized to his soldiers that military discipline was the foundation of building an army, and this was also the bottom line that Wu Lai Greendo would not cross.

All along, especially after landing on the island, the soldiers in West Point Military Academy have strictly abided by discipline, obeyed restraint, trained rigorously and hard, and were getting closer and closer to Wu Lai's goal of "strict discipline and good fighting." Unexpectedly, Pu Tong jumped out and took the lead in violating it. How could Wu Lai not be angry?

Seeing Wu Lai's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, Pu Tong dared not argue anymore: "General, no, principal, you are right to teach me a lesson. I will remember it and promise not to do it again in the future."

"Hmph, you admit your mistake quite readily. Let me tell you, Pu Tang, this matter can't end here!" Wu Lai glared at Pu Tang and sighed heavily in his heart. Even though he scolded Pu Tang like a grandson, he cherished this subordinate in his heart. Think about how there were so many people in the Gap Defense Zone at the beginning, and there were more than a dozen regiment leaders alone. After the chaos, some died and some left. Now only Oddo, Bailey and Pu Tang are left by his side. Having said that, Pu Tang has a good understanding and execution ability, and is definitely a rare general.

"I am willing to accept the principal's punishment." Pu Tong puffed out his chest, but secretly prayed in his heart that Wu Lai would show mercy. Even if he really had to punish him, he hoped that the punishment would not be too embarrassing.

"Accept the punishment? Fine, I'll do as you say." Wu Lai glared at Pu Tong again, "No need for the cane. From now on, you will be demoted from colonel to major, and you can take off your epaulettes."

"Major?" Pu Tong's face suddenly turned sad. "No, principal, please give me something else. The battalion commanders under me are all majors. How can I manage them if I become a major?"

"Hmph, your rank will be demoted, but your position will not be demoted for the time being. We'll have to wait and see the results. Also, hurry up and divide the whale meat into piles and deliver them to the towns and mining areas. It must be done before dark." Wu Lai stood up with a dark face.

"Before dark, my principal, it's almost evening now." Pu Tong was startled and begged, "Promise to deliver it tonight, okay?"

"Still negotiating terms? Do you want to be a captain?" Wu Lai couldn't help but glared at Pu Tong again. "It's still early in the evening. In a word, do you want to do it?"

"Fuck!" Pu Tong pursed his lips, "I guarantee that I will complete the task!"

"Go ahead." Wu Lai waved his hand, thinking to himself, you think I'm busy, but I'm busier than you. Who made you do such a stupid thing?

…

A few days later, the Loli was also launched. The captain was Bailey, who had just returned from a replacement post in Broken Wave Town. The people who replaced him as the liaison of Broken Wave Town were El and Foss. They would live in Broken Wave Town like their predecessor Bailey, welcoming and identifying people who went to Grindel Island. At the same time, they would also need to take care of Grindel Island's foreign trade affairs, such as arranging for the cigarettes, mirrors, and glass products produced on the island to be shipped to Salt Marsh City. Of course, they would also need to urge the materials transported by the Salt Marsh City caravan to be loaded onto ships and sent to Grindel Island.

For now, Saltmarsh City is the only ally of Greendo Island, and the close relationship between the two sides has brought many benefits to each other. From the perspective of trade alone, many materials of Greendo Island are in high demand on the mainland, and the development of the island’s army cannot be separated from the help of Saltmarsh City - because many military raw materials have to be obtained from there.

Unlike the Shelley which was a pure transport ship, the Loli of the same size not only had more rams and side armor than the Shelley, but also had twenty more small-caliber cannons on the deck and an artillery battalion on board. Therefore, the Loli was not just a simple transport ship, it was also a true gunboat. However, no force had yet trained its naval forces like Greendo Island did, so it was almost foreseeable that the guns on the Loli would be of no use for some time in the future.

Therefore, the mission that the Lolita undertakes after launching is the same as that of the Shelley.

The Loli was launched, and the construction of the third giant ship of Grindo Island also began. In fact, it already had its own name before it was built - the Woole.

In fact, the name of this ship was not chosen by Woolley himself, but was the enthusiastic suggestion of everyone, because everyone felt that since there were Shelley and Loli, there should naturally be Woolley, and this Woolley must be bigger and more powerful than the previous two.

Woolley accepted everyone's suggestions for naming, but the size of the new ship had already been designed - it was one-third longer than the Shelley, one-quarter wider, and had one more floor than the previous two ships.

Although the appearance of the new ship looks no different from the previous two ships, it is a flat-bottomed ship instead of a pointed-bottomed ship like the Shelley and the Loli. On the basis of having the same subdivision, watertightness and anti-sinking function, the Woolley, which is larger and has a larger carrying capacity than the previous two ships, will have better stability, and its draft depth is almost the same as the two ships - this is particularly important, because since the beginning of building the Shelley, Woolley has considered the issue of inland navigation. After all, so much effort has been spent, and they cannot only have power at sea.

In Woolley's plan, the Woolley was not only to be a mobile water fortress, but also to have combat power that could shock the continent, so he not only designed thirty-six small-caliber artillery positions for the Woolley, but also equipped it with front main gun positions. He believed that when the construction of this giant ship, which would take more than a year and a half, was completed, the large-caliber artillery of the arsenal should also have been successfully manufactured.

The day after the Lolita was launched, Wright brought back good news. After several consecutive sea voyages, he finally found the island that the fishermen had mentioned and completed preliminary exploration.

"It's nearly half the size of Grindel Island. There is fresh water, but not much. The forests are sparse, and there are a lot of seabirds. There is bird shit everywhere. It stinks." Wright said with disgust, and took out a grayish-white object from his waist bag and put it on Wu Lei's table. "Look at what kind of ore this is. This stuff is everywhere on the island."

Wu Lai picked it up, looked at it, put it close to his nose and sniffed it. Finally, he took out a knife from the drawer and scraped it a few times. A smile appeared on his face.

"Is it a good thing?" When Wright saw Wu Lai like this, he was immediately delighted. "This thing is seabird droppings." Wu Lai replied with a smile.

"Impossible." Wright almost shouted. In fact, he believed the answer given by Wu Lai, but he felt a little disgusted when he thought about bringing back a piece of seabird droppings like a treasure.

"What's impossible? It is impossible. However, it is really a good thing." Wu Lai said.

"Are you sure it's a good thing?" Wright was stunned.

"Of course, this is a kind of fertilizer. A lot of the nitrogen compounds in it have been decomposed and lost, but most of the phosphorus it contains has also been converted into insoluble phosphates and retained. Although with our current capabilities, we cannot use it to make better things, but at least it can be mixed with compost and manure and fermented before use." Wu Lai explained.

"After all this time, it turns out to be fertilizer. I thought it was really a good thing." Wright curled his lips and immediately lost interest.

"Just because it's not useful now doesn't mean it won't be useful in the future." Wu Lai laughed and patted Wright on the shoulder. "You can name the island Wright Island or Wright Gerard Island. I have no objection."

“Go to hell.” Wright pushed Woolley with a smile, “I’m in charge. The island is yours to use. Let’s call it Woolley Island. Hahahaha.”

"Then thank you in advance." Wu Lai smiled and patted Wright on the shoulder.

"My good brother, tell me, when will Assyria be able to..." Wright's smile suddenly faded.

"Don't worry, His Excellency the High Priest, he has only suffered a temporary injustice. And you also know that he has his own pursuits and defenses. In this regard, we are the same." Wu Lai put his arm around Wright's shoulders.

After a moment of silence, Wright nodded his head.

…

Two months later, the arsenal finally produced the weapon that Woolley had been waiting for for a long time - a rifle, a real rifle, not a matchlock, flintlock or smoothbore rifle. It had perfect rifling and gun body, and a range of three hundred steps.

Three hundred steps may not sound like a big deal, because a powerful crossbow like the Hunter can easily reach this range, but it completely fits the concept of "modern rifle" in Wu Lai's previous memory, even though it is only a semi-automatic rifle.

But Wu Lai was temporarily unable to produce a second identical gun because he no longer had a second batch of meteorite alloy to serve as the material for making the barrel. You know, the barrel of a rifle needs to be not only rigid but also tough, which is not easy to achieve. The smelting technology of Greendo Island cannot meet this requirement. Just think about it, if the high-kinetic energy bullet cannot slide out of the barrel smoothly when firing, it will cause the so-called "barrel explosion", which can be fatal to the user in severe cases.

Compared with gun barrels, cannon barrels are easier to produce, so Wu Lai would rather have more artillery than force the production of rifles. Even if a soldier has to sacrifice, he should fall during the charge and die under the enemy's swords, spears, arrows and halberds, rather than lose his life because of the crude gun barrel in his hand.

After the test firing, Woolley hugged Galileo's neck with satisfaction and praised: "Old Galileo, you are really great. The rifling is perfect and the accuracy exceeds my expectations."

"This matter has little to do with me. Think about it, if you hadn't proposed the concept of rifling before making the cannon, and hadn't built the hook knife broaching machine with me, how could those cannons and this rifle have been successful?" Galileo said happily.

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"Anyway, I'll give you a great credit." Wu Lai said with a smile.

"That's good. It also allows me to show off in front of Priest Mikoyan. It's a pity that we can't make a second one. How about we just make the smoothbore rifle you mentioned before?" Galileo asked after shaking his head with some regret.

Wu Lai waved his hand and said, "Smoothbore rifles have limited lethality, low accuracy, and high consumption. Instead of producing them, it would be better to produce more enhanced single-soldier crossbows."

"But our brass reserves are about to run out, and we don't have much tin left," Galileo said quickly. It is not difficult to produce a single-soldier crossbow, but if the entire army is to be equipped with it, the amount of raw materials needed will be extraordinary.

"We have accumulated a lot of iron. We can cast it into swords and shields, and then send it to the mainland to exchange it for brass." Wu Lai said with a smile.

"That's too easy for them. Although the iron sword is less tough, it is much sharper than the copper sword, and it is also more wear-resistant." Galileo was stunned and couldn't help but say.

"So what? We don't lack ironware." Wu Lai patted Galileo's shoulder with a smile. "Call the craftsmen to hold a mobilization meeting tonight, and start production tomorrow. I will arrange the sales."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Galileo nodded with a smile.

…

At nightfall, Wu Lai happily returned home carrying the gun box. As soon as he entered the door, the three women surrounded him.

Loli was running in the front, spreading her arms and shouting, "Wu Lai, I want you to hug me." Shelley, who was following closely behind, smiled and took Wu Lai's arm.

"Come, sit down, I have something to tell you." Shelley said to Wu Lai with a smile, and pulled him to the big soft chair by the window without saying a word. Seeing this, Iris, who was the last one to come, had to stop, but she couldn't help feeling a little inferior in her heart, because the other two were much stronger than her.

As soon as Wu Lai sat down, Loli sat down next to him angrily and also took Wu Lai's arm like Shelley did.

As soon as Shelley frowned, Loli spoke up: "I'm pregnant."

Pregnant?! Wu Lai was stunned, and before he could smile, Shelley beside him pulled him hard.

"I'm pregnant too!" Shelley almost shouted.

"Really? You two are both pregnant. That's great, great. I'm going to be a father!" Wu Lai broke away from the two girls and stood up. He put down the gun box, pounced and flashed, and he "bit" each of the two girls on the face, muttering "good baby" repeatedly.

Seeing him so happy, Loli and Shelley also had happy smiles on their faces.

"Tell me, how do you want me to reward you two?!" Wu Lai asked excitedly.

"Master, Master." Iris also came over.

"What's the matter?" Wu Lai asked curiously when he saw that Irene had a strange expression on her face.

"And, I'm pregnant too..." After Iris finished speaking hesitantly, her face turned red and she quickly lowered her head.

"You're pregnant too?!" Wu Lai slapped his forehead, "Oh my God, this is great, at least three children at once, eh, how can I kiss them all..."

"I don't care how you kiss me." Loli pushed Wu Lai's face away and moved it to face her. "Now that we have a child, I want you to marry me right away."

"Hmph, you're not the only one with children. Either marry them together or just leave them alone. I don't care." Shelley rolled her eyes at Loli and put her arms around Wu Lai's neck.

Elise also wanted to say something, but after pouting, she finally didn't dare to say it out loud - she actually wanted to ask Wu Lai what she should do now.

"Marry, marry immediately." Wu Lai laughed and slapped his thigh. "Marry them together, and take Iles with you. But I'll say this first. If anyone is not willing, I will marry the one who is willing first and then discuss it with her."

"I'd love to." After Iress blurted out this, she realized that what she said was too embarrassing. Seeing Shelley and Loli's eyes looking at her, her cheeks suddenly turned red again. She simply turned around and went into the room to hide her embarrassment.

"Wu Lai, what you just said was directed at me." Loli yelled angrily...