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So after Wei Wu finished speaking, he immediately expressed his thoughts.

"Your Excellency, the generals in the barracks are all my confidants. I can write a letter first to help them stabilize their morale."

"When I return, I can summon all the generals to the military tent for a meeting, and then I can kill them all."

"When the time comes, I will gather all the soldiers and appoint the gentlemen around you as generals, so that I can control them."

After listening to Imagawa Ryotoshi's plan, Wei Wu lowered his head and fell silent.

Although this plan does work, it involves great risks, after all, the military camp is Imagawa Ryotoshi's territory.

If he makes any small move at that time, Wei Wu and his men will have to face a siege of 4,000 people, and if they are not careful, someone will really die.

The key point is that even if Imagawa Ryotoshi didn't play tricks, it would be basically impossible for Shen Lin and others to control those soldiers if they became generals.

The reason is very simple. They cannot speak the language of the Japanese pirates, so even if they curse at them in front of them, they will not understand.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wei Wu couldn't come up with a better solution, so he could only modify the plan slightly.

"I can see you really want to save your life. Your plan is indeed a good one, but it needs to be modified slightly. You don't need to write the letter."

"Also, we don't need so many generals. Divide the 4,000 men into two teams, with Shen Lin and Zhang Hai each commanding one."

"Besides, since we already have a plan, why not do it now? In my opinion, now is the best time to return to the barracks!"

Wei Wu’s idea was very simple. First of all, he would definitely not let Imagawa Ryotoshi write a letter to his confidant.

Who knows if they have any secret code or some special way of reading letters.

If there really is one, even if the contents of the letter were to be examined by a dog breeder, there is a high probability that nothing would be found.

For example, if Imagawa Ryotoshi usually stamps his seal when writing letters, but he didn't this time, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

Personal habits are something that outsiders cannot know, and it can be said that they are difficult to guard against.

Although those generals might not really understand any information, Wei Wu did not want to take the risk.

The reason why we started implementing the plan now was just to catch him off guard and give Imagawa Ryotoshi no time to think of a countermeasure.

In fact, Wei Wu's caution was right, as Imagawa Ryotoshi was indeed planning to tamper with the letter.

He only uses his own pen to write, which is a very sharp pen, and he carries the pen with him every day.

The handwriting produced by this kind of pen will be finer, but only his confidants know this.

The main reason why Imagawa Ryotoshi proposed to write the letter was to make his confidants aware of the abnormality.

It’s a pity that Wei Wu shattered his plan with just one sentence, and didn’t even give him time to think of a countermeasure.

Helplessly, he could only suppress his restless thoughts and wait for the opportunity, hoping to find a good chance to escape.

On the other hand, Wei Wu did not know that his cautiousness had destroyed Imagawa Ryotoshi's plan to survive.

After modifying Imagawa Ryotoshi's plan, he added some details.

"Wei San and Wei Si, you two will be Imagawa Ryojun's personal bodyguards from now on. Your responsibility is to stay by his side and protect his safety."

"The rest of the people will be divided into two teams, also serving as personal guards, helping Shen Lin and Zhang Hai."

"Also, Inuyang bastard, you stay with Zhang Hai and act as his translator. Let Fu Qiu follow Shen Lin and help convey your orders."

"Remember, learn a few curse words. The relationship between superiors and subordinates in the Japanese pirates is very extreme. Just curse those who are lower than you."

After hearing Wei Wu's words, all the people whose names were called nodded to show that they understood.

Seeing this, Wei Wu stood up from the armchair and prepared to rush back to the military camp while it was still dark.

Seeing Wei Wu stand up, the others also understood that they were about to set off, so they all got ready.

But at this moment, Wei Wu suddenly remembered that there was something he had not asked clearly, so he turned to look at Imagawa Ryotoshi.

"How many artillery pieces did you bring with you to Jiuguo Island this time?"

Imagawa Ryotoshi was originally preparing to follow them, but when he suddenly heard Wei Wu's question, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and quickly answered:

"The shogunate is planning to completely unify Kyukoku Island in one fell swoop, so they allocated four cannons to me this time."

"Four doors?"

Upon hearing this answer, Wei Wu immediately frowned.

It is undeniable that unifying the nine islands may be important, but it is not important enough for the shogunate to devote all its efforts to its implementation.

The fact that four cannons could be allocated to Imagawa Ryotoshi for use means that the shogunate had more cannons.

Realizing this, Wei Wu recalled the conversation he had just had with Imagawa Ryotoshi.

The Japanese pirates could obtain artillery technology from that merchant, but the prerequisite was that they had to purchase a large number of artillery from him.

So the question is, how big is this so-called large purchase of artillery?

Thinking of this key point, Wei Wu asked Imagawa Ryotoshi again:

"Tell me, how many cannons did the Muromachi shogunate buy from that merchant in this transaction?"

Imagawa Ryotoshi did not dare to hesitate and immediately gave an answer that shocked Wei Wudu.

"A total of fifteen cannons were purchased. I have four of them, and the shogunate left eleven cannons in Kyoto."

After hearing this answer, Wei Wu felt that his logic was about to collapse. These were fifteen cannons!

Although he didn't know who was selling these cannons, Wei Wu was sure that this guy must be crazy!

This thing can't even cover the cost by selling one, but he actually sold fifteen. Does he really think that Old Zhu can't lift a knife?

The key point is that the guy actually did it, and I'm afraid there are quite a few people involved.

Once Zhu Yuanzhang discovers this, the Ming Dynasty officialdom will be plunged into a bloody storm, with countless lives lost.

However, Wei Wu couldn't take care of domestic affairs now. He was most concerned about another issue.

Since the Japanese pirates have mastered the technology of manufacturing artillery, how many have they produced now?