This crossbow arrow is exquisite, not a crossbow arrow in the traditional sense, after an ingenious streamlined design, the crossbow arrow not only has less wind resistance, but also has the function of an armor-piercing arrow, of course, this is not to break the armor, but to break the ship.

When the ship is broken, the barbs can hold the boat tightly. Although the skin of the whale is strong, it is not as strong as wood, and it is easy to break the defense. With a pop, the crossbow bolts with long locks sank into the body of the giant fish.

"Port side full rudder, steady!"

After the bolts were fired, the sails were withdrawn at the same time, and the helmsman held the helm to the helm, and the rest of the men held on to the side of the ship.

Eight crossbow arrows, three of which were shot in total, steely crossbow arrows, sank into the whale's body.

The whale began to roll in the sea, the blood gushed out in the sea, constantly struggling, rolling up the stormy waves, Rao is Chang'an has the displacement of ten thousand stones, but it can't resist it, shaking, but the whale wants to overturn the ten thousand stone boat, but it is also impossible, the two sides are deadlocked.

The hearts of the sailors were relaxed, and now in this situation, they have already won. The sailors had all sailed through the sea, and they had never seen a ship that could fight the whales, and now they did.

The barb of the crossbow bolt was clearly stuck in the whale's flesh and bones, and the more it struggled, the deeper it sank, and the wound tore wider. The whale scurried like a headless fly, and the huge force almost dragged the Chang'an forward.

The Chang'an kept swaying back and forth, and the people on the ship grabbed everything they could, and the great romance crossed the deck and rushed to the face. Li Chongyi grabbed the mast with one hand and Li Mu's collar with the other, for fear that he would be hit by a wave and fall into the water. The helmsmen are on standby, adjusting the direction of the ship at any time, and balancing against the power of the whale, otherwise, the gravity of the ship, coupled with the drag force of the whale, is not good, and the hull of the ship is very likely to capsize.

Everyone dare not slack off in the slightest, they know that what they are doing is a fatal thing.

Everyone has to do their part, especially at this moment, when the slightest negligence can undo all the work.

"The whale is coming at us, and it's playing with its life."

Really...... Constantly injured, and unable to escape, the giant fish covered in blood seemed to be crazy, rolling, and turned around and ran towards the Chang'an. It seems to want to break the net and sink the Chang'an.

"Don't be afraid, go up and test whether the ramming angle is strong!" Li Mu ordered loudly, and the helmsmen who subconsciously wanted to avoid it were slightly stunned, but they immediately chose to carry out Li Mu's order, adjusted the direction, and collided head-on!

Originally, the Chang'an, which was intended to bully the small, was surrounded by iron-cast ramming angles, and when it was tested in the port, it could easily pierce the hull of the thousand-stone ship and pierce the skin of the whale.

With a boom, the waves set off a few feet high! Everyone on the boat shuddered, and it seemed as if the giant fish had hit the bottom of the boat.

Everyone snorted, and some of the hapless helmsmen were swept away by the force and landed on the deck, vomiting blood, but there was no fear for their lives.

The power is not small, but it is much smaller than expected. Obviously, after the giant fish had been hit hard, it was not as violent as they had expected.

The whale fought for a life, and also used all the strength of his body, at this time he couldn't move, Li Chongyi stabilized Li Mu, untied the giant axe on his waist, put his hand on the side of the boat, jumped down, his arms were rounded and slashed down, and the giant axe sank into the whale's head.

The whale let out its last wail, and countless waters of blood poured out, and the bottom of the ship was completely stained red.

It was so bloody that it almost made you want to vomit.

The sailors on board, after the hull of the ship had stabilized a little, also took their spears and threw them at the whales.

Everyone, under the rendering of bloody gas, has entered a state of rage, no one is afraid, no one is timid.

Those who dare to beg for a living in the sea, there is no mischief, those who are cowardly or hide behind others, they are despised by people all their lives, and brave people are worthy of being called men.

The sailors of the Chang'an selected by Li Mu were all the best among them, and there was no one who was cowardly.

Although the damage they caused to the whale was far less serious than that of Li Chongyi's axe, the continuous, continuous, attacking a point, the damage caused to the whale was still irreversible.

The damage stacked up, and finally crushed the last trace of strength of the whale.

It doesn't move.

Someone leaned out of the side of the ship to see the floating fish carcass.

The black and white corpse made everyone stunned.

On the whale corpse, Li Chongyi was covered in blood, as if he was a bloody man.

"Dead? Dead? Li Mu threw himself on the side of the ship, smelled the smell of blood, and vomited at once. He is also a person who has been on the battlefield and seen blood, but the smell of blood is still stronger than he imagined.

The boat shook for a while, which was really enough, and several times, Li Mu thought that he was dead.

The sailors cheered, and Li Mu scolded: "What is there to be happy about, isn't this a matter of course?" Go back to your post, return to the ship at once, drag the whale back, fill the sails for Lao Tzu, and check what has been destroyed everywhere on the ship. This is a 10,000-stone ship, and we haven't fought yet, so let's have fun playing fish? ”

The crowd began to pull the cable and pull the sails, and someone rushed into the bilge to inspect the damage to the ship, and the bilge men began to prepare to abandon the ballast stone.

The sailors faced the sea breeze, all of them were full of thieves smiling, they knew that when they returned to the port, it was when they became famous, and they could catch a whale, which was definitely the sailors of Yangzhou Port, no, it was the glory of the sailors all over the world today, and they could boast of a lifetime!

In the future, when we talk about who is good and who is not, we only need to throw this matter out, and it will be a 100% crushing victory!

Have you ever seen a whale? Just ask if you've ever caught a whale!

Li Mu's 'Cloud Dragon Flag', hanging on the mast and waving in the wind, between the sky and the blue water, it looks particularly dazzling.

The sailors who climbed the mast impatiently dispersed the seagulls that wanted to stop, waving their flags.

The sailors below collected the cables.

Li Mu asked people to take fresh water and wash his face, he was a little embarrassed now, I don't know how many times he was slapped by the huge waves just now, and the sea water filled his stomach. Li Chongyi also climbed onto the boat, he was fine, but he was covered in blood, he looked scary and smelled disgusting, Li Mu asked him to wash up, change his clothes and come over to see him again.

Li Mu raised his wet hand and wiped it upwards on his head, and suddenly, his long hair rose back, and he had a big back.

"He said that in the wind and rain, this pain is nothing, don't be afraid to wipe away your tears, because we still have dreams......"

Li Mu shouted at the top of his throat, he didn't know why, maybe it was touching the scene!

The sailors were stunned for a moment, and they also learned Li Mu's tune and roared, everyone's accents were different, but when they got together, they were wonderfully harmonious.

"I see!" Suddenly, an inopportune voice sounded, Li Mu looked over angrily, saw that it was Shopkeeper Xiao, and said impatiently: "What do you understand?" Don't you see the singing? ”

"Master Hou, the villain understands."

Li Mu was confused: "What do you understand, you say!" ”

Shopkeeper Xiao said excitedly: "In the art of war, the most important thing is actual combat, and although the drill is useful, if there is no method of actual combat response, it is also useless." This fishing whale and fighting with giant fish is a real battle, and the battle on the ocean is better than that of a whale? If you can deal with whales, is there any battle that you can't handle? ”

"The first time I encountered danger, it was easy to panic, but I encountered a lot, so naturally I didn't take it seriously, this is like a veteran on the battlefield and a recruit who did not go to the battlefield, although the recruit is young and strong, but it is not as useful as the veteran, who has experienced the battle and seen blood, it is different...... Master Hou, the villain is convinced, the villain finally understands what is in the strategy, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, and the details are reflected everywhere, and we can speculate. ”

Li Mu looked at him with a mentally retarded face.

After a long time, he sneered: "Sick!" ”

"Return!"

"Return ......" echoed the sailors, drowning out the voice of Shopkeeper Xiao.

The sailors relayed with excited voices: "Sail back!" ”

Echo from afar: Homecoming!

The majestic Chang'an, the majestic Chang'an, return the same way!

……

At dawn, the Chang'an returned to port.

Countless people showed up at the port, looking forward to it.

The Chang'an left the port for the first time, and everyone wanted to see what kind of momentum such a huge ship was.

And at this time, people perceive something.

After the big ship, it seems to be a small mountain, floating in the water.

The crowd craned their necks, and when they saw it clearly, they all roared as if they had exploded.

People on the seashore have been sailors for generations, and who hasn't heard of whales?

It's really whales!

Countless people rushed to tell each other, and countless Yangzhou people came one after another, wanting to see the style.

After entering the port, the whale was dragged by the tide and washed onto the beach.

Countless people rushed over and looked at the huge fish in amazement, and they looked up and could not see the whale's head. At this time, even the sailors of the Chang'an were stunned.

Looking at it in the sea, it's not that big! Isn't this a fish, a mountain?

The sailors jumped off the ship, drove away the onlookers, and formed a human wall, this is their trophy, without the permission of the marquis, no one wants to take the opportunity to rub the oil, secretly cut the flesh and leave.

Under Li Mu's orders, several old sailors began to measure. After measurement, this whale is 12 zhang long, and it is roughly estimated that its weight is only around 300,000 catties.

300,000 catties...... If it weren't for the 10,000-stone ship, it wouldn't have been dragged back!

At this time, Gu Sizhi and the others also arrived, the old man was old, he couldn't stand the smell of blood, he had already vomited for a while on the way over, and when he arrived in front of Li Mu, his face was white. He looked up at the whale, stunned for a long time, and muttered, "It's so big! It's really ...... that such a huge whale can be subdued."

"You have it, you're not too young, let's let the young people do it." Li Mu said impatiently, he pointed to the whale and said, "It's a good raw meal." ”

"Huh?" Gu Sizhi was a little confused: "Master Hou, what do you mean...... How to cook? ”

"You haven't dealt with whales?"

Gu Sizhi smiled dryly: "I've only seen it in the sea before, but I really don't know how to cook it, so I ask Master Hou to show it." ”

Li Mu didn't know how to deal with it, but he had heard of whale fat, which has many wonderful uses, whale skin is also a good material, and the rest of the meat, so keep it for food?

"Peel the skin first, then refine the oil, and the rest of the meat, divide and cut it, after all, it is meat, it's a pity not to eat it. The skeletons were washed and cleaned, drawn into figures, numbered, and I will transport them back to Chang'an and assemble them together and give them to Your Majesty! ”

Gu Sizhi understood this time: "As soon as Master Hou said this, the old man knew what to do." Yes, after all, it's meat, it's a pity not to eat it, it's just too fishy, and I don't know what the taste is, don't hurry, don't hurry, Yangzhou has good cooks, and there are spices everywhere, and I can always think of a way to cook. Now that the weather is hot, the corpse of this fish is very large, and the top priority is to hurry up the refining of oil, otherwise it will rot and it will be in vain. ”

"You can do it yourself!" Li Mu dropped a sentence and went back to the Yuelai Inn, the two wives were still waiting for him, how could they have time to grind with the old man.

Oil refining is very simple, directly cut the whale's oil, put on an iron pot, burn it to boil the oil, and when it is almost boiled, let it cool, and the whale oil will be completed.

More than 100 sailors, each with a knife, did not care about the fatigue of returning from the sea, carried bamboo baskets, cut grease and whale meat, and skinned the whales. Meat, sold directly on the spot.

This meat also has more than 100,000 catties, ten cents a catty, this price is expensive for fish, but this is whale meat after all, even if it is fresh, it is worth this price.

The shopkeepers of some restaurants have taken a fancy to this business opportunity and have poured out their own ice cellars to store this whale meat.

It is impossible for the Chang'an to fish all the time, and whales are not often encountered. Scarcity is expensive, and storage is sure to make a profit. Don't forget, customers outside Yangzhou are richer, whale meat, they will also be interested. Now it is always profitable to store it and sell it.

All of a sudden, in this port, in addition to the onlookers, there were many people carrying flat burdens and baskets back and forth, and directly picked up a load of meat.

Even the whale blood that has not yet been shed is also being bought by bidding. After all...... Whales are full of treasures, there have long been always, bathing in the essence and blood of rare and exotic beasts, you can prolong life, in this world, there are more rare and exotic beasts than whales?

People always love to eat rare things, and this whale is very rare, and many people whisper that this whale must be a great nourishment.

Although Li Mu was not interested in whale meat, seeing that whale meat was so popular, he still asked people to cut off a piece of each part, add whale blood, etc., find ice and freeze it, and ordered the speedboat to send it back to Chang'an.

Regardless of whether Li Shimin eats it or not, there is no harm in preparing it. But if you don't prepare, if you ask, wouldn't it be waxing? Where can I find it?