Chapter 100 Cannon Thunderbolt Cunning Rabbit Surprise

It was still early in the morning, and because of the summer, the dawn had already appeared on the horizon, and although the earth was still a little dark, there was no need for lights. In front of the Daqing Palace, there are vermilion purples, and the officials of various costumes are among them. There is still half an hour before the time of the Great Dynasty, so these court officials are very relaxed, talking and laughing with each other, and the whole courtyard is buzzing.

There is a Song Dynasty, treat scholars and doctors well, and those who can be among them are all favored by the heavenly family, and they will never be impeached by the officials if they say two words of gossip and pull a few poems in front of the court. In addition, everyone is usually busy with official business, and in order to avoid suspicion, they may not move around each other frequently, which is also an opportunity to communicate with each other and pass on certain information. Ordinary people only think that the front of the palace is neat and tidy, and they have their own court atmosphere, but they don't know that court officials are also people, and they also have seven emotions and six desires, and they also like to chase after the wind and catch shadows.

Some imperial historians, although they will not impeach the ministers at this time, will prick up their ears to see if they can find clues that can accuse the ministers and important officials.

Shi Miyuan is the prime minister, and he is the first here, and even the prince can only be ranked under him.

"Brother Nian, that heir of King Yi gave him a name and a noble sincerity, and he was named the general of the right prison guard, do you know about this?"

"Naturally, I know, the general of the right prison guard...... But it's four products! The young brother replied in a low voice.

"The ...... of the Heavenly Nobles"

Their babbling words did not put any pressure on Shi Miyuan, as the prime minister, he stood at the front of everyone, and there was still a seat for him to rest at this time. Because of his age, he began to feel a little lacking in energy, and before going to the court, he would close his eyes and recuperate, so as to subdue the crowd on the upcoming court. He knew that he had been in charge of the government for more than ten years, although his henchmen were all over the court, but the enemies were all over the world.

"How do you know that the phoenix is noble and evil?" Thinking of that person, Shi Miyuan couldn't help but be indignant.

Zhao Youju was not the earliest nor the latest among all the courtiers, he stood among the four officials with his hands in his sleeves and according to etiquette. When he appeared in front of the courtiers, the courtiers were surprised, such a young purple-robed minister must be a noble relative of the clan, but he was something that everyone had never seen. Soon, the courtiers knew that he was Zhao Guicheng, the heir of King Yi.

"It's a good look." Someone whispered.

"The spirit is heavy, not smiling, calm and neat, there is no frivolity, but it does not seem to be a folk growth!"

These discussions also came into Zhao and Ju's ears, he was expressionless, standing upright and level-eyed, over the years when he trained Yixue teenagers, he had already developed the ability to stand upright and stand in a military posture, like this way of standing, he could not move for an hour.

This was his first time participating in the court, but although his face was solemn, he was not afraid or nervous. A colleague next to him also came up to talk, but he just smiled, but did not speak, so that the other party did not feel his arrogance, but also noticed his solemnity, and had to leave by himself.

He stood so solemnly that the officials around him could not talk to each other, and they looked at each other and kept silent.

Shi Miyuan saw this scene from the gap in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, the disciple of the clan he chose really lived up to expectations. He thought in his heart that a few days ago, a letter came from the people around the prince Zhao Hong, and the impatient His Royal Highness said that he would send him to Qiongya......

"The prime minister is one day, how can he let the vertical son suddenly ascend to the throne!" He thought to himself, his gaze shifted, looking somewhere among the courtiers.

The prince Zhao Hong was standing here, his attention was completely on Zhao and Ju, and the two thick eyebrows were tightly locked together. It's not the first time he's met Zhao and Ju, but he can't look at this "cousin" from anywhere.

"It's such a wild boy like a wooden man, Shi Xinen pushed him out, and he also wants to fight with Lone?" Although Zhao Hong is short-tempered, he is not a fool, in his opinion, Zhao and Ju are far from him in any way, how could the Son of Heaven take a fancy to him, Shi Miyuan picked out such a character, but it was a mistake.

In Zhao Hong's eyes, this young man who succeeded him as the heir to the king of Yi was really a little dignified, and his every move seemed a little dull. Except for being born and looking a little good, it's almost useless.

Shi Miyuan stared at Zhao Hong from the gap in his eyes for a while, Zhao Hong felt as if someone was paying attention to him, he turned his face, but saw Shi Miyuan closing his eyes and recuperating, Zhao Hong did not hide the disgust between his eyebrows, and snorted coldly, only to feel that his good mood today was ruined by these two eyesore.

For all this, Zhao Youju was unconscious.

Because of the prevalence of the quarter hour, the clock in the palace has now been changed to a more accurate quarter hour, and when the morning time comes, the quarter hour will be sounded, and then the bell (Note 1) will be loudly announced. Hearing this voice, the civil and military officials began to be quiet, dressed and dressed, moving their hands and feet, and when the door of the temple was opened, they rushed in.

Zhao and Ju walked in the middle of the crowd without fear, he knew that there would be many people staring at him, including Shi Miyuan's party as a temporary ally, as well as the prince Zhao Hong's faction, who was obviously hostile to him, and the rest were not from these two parties, either out of curiosity or for other purposes, and would not relax their attention to him.

After the court salute, the hundred officials were in their places, but Zhao and Ju were sandwiched in the crowd but did not squint, he just secretly glanced at the Son of Heaven on the throne when he saluted.

Today's Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is the later temple name Ningzong, and history records that he is tireless in learning, but at the same time he is stupid and cowardly. Perhaps it was precisely because of his self-knowledge that in his dynasty, there were two powerful ministers, Han Yanxuan and then Shi Miyuan, and Ning Zong entrusted all the authority to them. It's a pity that he trusted no one, so that although he has been in power for 30 years, he has almost no achievements, and he just watched the Great Song Dynasty lose blood and decay little by little.

This son of heaven has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, compared to the hundred officials in the court, he can be said to be thin, with three locks of long beard, but there is a deep tiredness hidden between his eyebrows. He is fifty-three years old this year, and it has been 25 years since he ascended the throne.

On this day, the most important thing is to chase and change the title for Shi Miyuan's father, Shi Hao. Zhao and Ju watched coldly, only to see that no one in the court objected, even those who did not have a good relationship with Shi Miyuan, and they were also silent, seeing that Shi Hao was posthumously named the king of Yue, and he was loyal and deserving of the temple of filial piety.

When Zhao and Ju were in a daze in the Daqing Palace, a sea ship appeared outside Tamna Island.

At this time, Tamna had been annexed by Goryeo and renamed Jeju, with an envoy and a judge. Because of the extremely favorable geographical location, many merchant ships that traveled between Goryeo, the Great Song Dynasty, and the Wa Kingdom stopped here for supplies. Therefore, when this sea ship appeared, the Goryeo navy stationed in Tamna did not pay attention to it at first, but when two larger sea ships appeared after this sea ship, the Goryeo navy reacted and left the port one after another to welcome him.

It's just that, compared with the three ships in front of them, the ships of the Goryeo Navy appear to be dilapidated and short, although there are many of them, they lose a few points in momentum. Seeing the other party approaching rapidly, the Goryeo navy originally only wanted to send a ship to block it, but now it had to go out.

On the first boat, Li Ye used a clairvoyant mirror to observe the movements of the Goryeo navy, and then scolded: "Just these three or two wild ducks and geese are not enough for that madman to explode the war, where can I use Li Hanfan?" Could it be that the Koreans are all dead? ”

He didn't know that since a few years ago, Yeluliuge and Puxian Wannu have successively established themselves, and the weak soldiers of Goryeo have become fat in the eyes of the forces in Liaodong. Tamna is an outer island, surrounded by the sea on all sides, so there are not many troops left, and most of them are old and weak, and they are negligent in training, so it is good to be able to respond quickly at this time.

Li Yilao, who was called a madman by Li Ye, was also using a clairvoyant mirror to inspect the enemy army, and since the glass was made, this clairvoyant mirror has become a must-have for the righteous boys in the escort team. Seeing the Goryeo warships huddled into a pile of mutual courage, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

On the surface of the sea, the accuracy of artillery shooting is extremely poor, but such a group is crowded in one place, and it is unexpected, if it still misses, then he Li Yilao has been training hard all these years in vain.

"Who are you?"

In the face of these three behemoths, if the Goryeo naval army said that they were not afraid in their hearts, it would be boasting, but where the duty lies, they have to shout loudly.

"Hugh is to be careful, and move on." Yang Miaozhen pursed her lips, a smile appeared on her lips, she felt that she smelled the breath of the battlefield again, although Fang Youcai fiercely opposed, Zhao Ziyue also came from Keelung to persuade her, but Yang Miaozhen still insisted on coming.

"If I leave the battlefield and am like a little daughter-in-law in the back, won't it be useless for the officials?"

She was thinking in her heart that the three ships had already reached a distance of less than thirty zhang from the Goryeo ship, and the Goryeo people were already a little panicked, and they shouted again, this time in Song dialect, probably because they saw that the flags of the three big ships were written in Chinese characters.

"This is Jeju, the country of Great Goryeo, stop when you come to the ship, stop when you come to the ship!"

This shout reached Yang Miaozhen's ears, Yang Miaozhen frowned, and sighed lightly: "Great Goryeo? The small country of Negro ......"

"This is the water guard, we only know that this is Tamna, we don't know what Jeju is." Yang Miaozhen shouted in a loud voice on the ship: "Goryeo? A country like a boogers, but also dare to call it big? Privately occupy people's land and destroy people's sects, I beg the water master to come here to hang the people! ”

After the man finished shouting, he was first happy, but the Goryeo sailors could not be happy when they heard this, although these three ships were not many in number, but each of them was twice as big as their largest warship! Listening to the words of the ship, it is clear that a fierce battle is inevitable.

"Flow? Where is that? There were also Koreans who asked their companions.

"I don't know where, could it be an overseas country?"

As they were talking, the three ships had begun to turn around, from the bow facing them to the hull facing them. Then, the gun window at the bow of the ship opened, and six guns came out of each ship.

The Koreans did not know what it was, but they were in a state of trepidation, and the leading generals were wondering whether they should rush up and fight to the death with the great ship, which called themselves Liuqiu, or whether they should withdraw first and engage them on the shore. Seeing that the other party broke down and sailed, he decided to wait and see.

"I don't know if I'm alive or dead." Yang Miaozhen sneered.

"Aim - ignition!"

In the cannon cabin, Li Yilao ordered.

In the past three years, the Tamsui Manufacturing Bureau has built 78 heavy artillery pieces, and Tamsui, Keelung, and Yilan have built forts, and 10 guns have been placed in each place. Lin Xiling's expedition ship was equipped with eighteen gates, and the other were the three warships that Yang Miaozhen was currently on. This howitzer, which Zhao Heju called the "nine-jin cannon", is also different from the original bronze cannon, which is all cast in iron, and the elevation angle of the solid bullet can reach a range of 1,000 meters. Now it is less than 50 zhang - 150 meters away from the Goryeo ship, so close that Li Yilao feels that there is no need to aim.

The salvo of the three ships, although they had practiced many times on weekdays, but the first actual battle, there was still a mistake, Li Yilao's battleship was the first to fire, the six guns were very neat, the huge recoil made the hull shake violently, and Li Yilao, who was standing in the gun compartment, almost fell because of this. The other two ships were somewhat unsatisfactory, and it took at least two seconds before the sound of cannons rang out one after the other.

Li Yilao covered his mouth and nose with a wet towel to prevent the gunpowder smoke from entering his lungs, and then stretched out his head to look at the enemy ship. After waiting for a while, the smoke finally cleared a little, and then he saw the appearance of the Goryeo naval army.

The Goryeo Navy was silent, and there was no sound.

"Wouldn't it, with such a loud explosion, the Koreans are so well-trained, and all of them have managed to collapse in front of Taishan without changing their colors?" Li Yilao muttered to himself.

Yang Miaozhen on the deck also had the same thought, this round of artillery passed, at least three ships of the Koreans were shot, and at such a close distance, the iron ball weighing nine catties could easily penetrate the fragile warship of the Koreans, and Yang Miaozhen even saw that the three ships obviously began to tip and sink.

It was a full half minute before the cries of the Koreans rang out, completely stunned by the artillery attack that had begun.

"Let go of the god machine arrow, let go of the god machine arrow!" The Goryeo naval officer shouted frantically, but his soldiers were now gone, and many knelt on the deck with their eyes straight.

"Damn it, let it go!" After killing two running sailors in succession, the Goryeo general finally stabilized a small group of people, and the small group of Goryeo pushed the small ballista, panicked and mounted the crossbow arrows, tied the oiled rags to the outside of the arrows, and then lit the rags.

However, before they could complete the launch, a second salvo of three Liuqiu ships began. This time it was much better, with fourteen of the eighteen cannons firing almost simultaneously, and the Goryeo general fell to the deck in fright, not caring about his "magic arrows" (Note 2).

But there was a projectile, as if it had eyes, flew over, was smashed on the ballista, smashed the ballista into the air, the Goryeo general raised his head, found that the ignited arrow of the god machine was pointing down, was falling towards his own house, he screamed, it was too late to dodge, the "god arrow" penetrated from his back, nailed him to the deck, only struggled for a moment before dying.

The result of this round of battle was that there were two more ships of the Goryeo naval army.

The Koreans, who had lost their command, finally became wiser, turned the bow of the boat, and rowed desperately to avoid the thunderous destruction. As for those companions who were overturning, no one paid attention to them at all, and it was too late to escape at this time, where could they still care about saving people.

By the time the smoke cleared and Li Yilao was preparing for the third round of shelling, the Koreans had already fled far away. Li Yilao scolded, but he didn't bother to continue firing.

"Ready to land." On the deck of the ship, Yang Miaozhen threw off the cloak he was covering his body, and shouted loudly with a gun in one hand.

Li Ye licked his lips, his eyes were full of fierceness, he was not present when he fought with the pirates on the Hanging Island, but he had fought with the Atayal natives in Yilan several times over the years, so this could not be regarded as his first battle. He felt a little nervous in his heart, but he was not afraid, on the contrary, he was excited about seeing blood.

The dejected Goryeo navy brought their panic back to land, and when the warships crossed the harbor and a row of shells bombarded past, the simple defenses of the Goryeo at the dock crumbled. After Yang Miaozhen and Li Ye led the escort team from the small boat to the shore, all they had to do was to capture the Goryeo who had lost their hearts as prisoners.

"I thought there would be a fight, but I didn't expect it to be like this!" Li Ye said to Yang Miaozhen with some disappointment: "Fourth lady, what should I do now?" ”

"You are here to watch these captives, don't let them rest and fix the docks." Yang Miaozhen raised her head and led a horse: "Give you five hundred people, and the rest will lead me to chase those Goryeo rabbits!" ”

Note 1: That is, eunuchs.

Note 2: The Goryeo Divine Arrow is really a spoof of the author.