"Order!"

The lieutenant general of the navy ordered to ascend to a makeshift tower on the right side of the viewing platform. I saw him standing on top of the tower, and with a wave of the flag, the noisy sound under the tower immediately quieted down.

"Sailors, our long-awaited third turtle boat is about to be launched! Next, I would like to invite the ruler to speak. Everyone applauds and welcomes! ”

From the top of the tower, the passionate voice of the adjutant general of the navy was heard.

"Bang Bang Bang!"

Immediately, there was a uniform applause and loud cheers from the officers and men of the navy.

When the applause and cheers stopped, Yi Sunsin stood up from his seat, glanced at the soldiers under the viewing platform with a pair of tiger eyes, and then said loudly: "All the officers and men of the navy, after nearly 100 days of patient waiting, our third dreadnought warship, the turtle ship, will finally be launched today.

"It is the result of the joint efforts of all the officers and men of our army. It marks a significant increase in the combat power of our Korean naval division; It marks that we are getting closer and closer to defeating the Dongying bandits! ”

The audience erupted in thunderous applause.

Yi Sunsin pressed his hand on the stage, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "Today is a day of great joy, and on this day of celebration by the whole army, we are very honored to welcome several distinguished guests from the Ming Dynasty. Their arrival not only added a festive atmosphere to us, but also strengthened our confidence in defeating strong enemies! ”

The audience erupted in prolonged applause again.

When the applause stopped, Yi Sunsin continued: "I believe that as long as our sect and vassal join forces, with the full assistance of the Ming Sect Lord, we will definitely wipe out the thieves, save my people, and restore our mountains and rivers!"

Yi Sunsin's impassioned words immediately resonated with all the soldiers in the audience. Everyone shouted in unison: "Save my people, restore my rivers and mountains!" ”

Yi Sunsin pressed his hands down the stage again, signaling everyone to be quiet. Then, he continued: "Next, I would like to invite this distinguished guest from Daming, who is sitting next to me, to join me in lighting the first salute of the turtle boat launching. ”

After Yi Sunsin finished speaking, he bowed his head and extended an invitation to Luo Shiyin.

"General Li, then Luo is better to be respectful than obey his fate!" Luo Shiyin saw that the hospitality was difficult to resist, so he stood up and walked down the viewing platform with Yi Sunsin.

Two groups of sailors and guards with dragon-patterned water sabers on their waists immediately surrounded them, guarding Yi Sunsin and Luo Shiyin, one on the left and one on the right, and walked towards the shore about 200 meters in front of the viewing platform. There were more than a dozen giant salutes that had been placed in advance.

When he came to the salute array, there was already a salute artilleryman with a torch in his hand, waiting in front of the salute on the far left, and when he saw Yi Sunsin and Luo Shiyin approaching, he came forward and handed the torch in his hand to Yi Sunsin.

"Come, Lord Luo, let's ignite the cannon to fight back against the Japanese Invaders!" Yi Sunsin raised the torch in his hand to Luo Shiyin's eyes.

"Okay, may we join hands to defeat the thieves!" Luo Shiyin stretched out his right hand and held the torch.

Two large, strong hands held the torch firmly in their hands, slowly bringing the burning flame closer to the fuse of the salute.

"Boom - Boom ......"

As Yi Sunsin and Luo Shiyin set the first salute on fire, the other salutes were also lit in order, by the soldiers standing behind them.

For a time, the salute roared, resounding through the sky.

When the salute stopped, thunderous applause and cheers broke out again among the people and soldiers at the scene.

Escorted by the guards, Yi Sunsin and Luo Shiyin walked back to the viewing platform with each other.

"I announce: the turtle boat is launched!"

Waiting for Luo Shiyin to sit down, Li Sunsin, who had been standing, ordered loudly.

Hearing Yi Sunsin's order, the adjutant general of the navy standing on the tower waved the command flag at the soldiers who had been waiting by the turtle boat on the distant island.

"Axe soldier ready! Cut the cable! ”

With the herald shouting, under the four stout ancient pines more than ten meters away behind the giant turtle boat, four sturdy sailor soldiers raised the giant axes in their hands at the same time, and cut the four thick cables tied to the ancient pine that were used to pull the turtle boat at the same time.

"Boom, boom, ......boom" With a loud roar coming from the bottom of the turtle boat, the huge newly-built turtle boat slowly rolls down the slope of the beach, along a row of logs laid out on the beach in advance, and slowly rolls into the sea. Five-colored ribbons hanging from the hull flutter in the wind.

From afar, the huge turtle boat crawled into the water like a giant crocodile.

Finally, the bow of the ship plunged into the water, and immediately after, the entire hull, with the huge inertia of the hull, penetrated into the sea, stirring up high waves on both sides of the hull.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

As soon as the boat entered the water, the cabin of the turtle boat immediately sounded the sound of powerful war drums.

Inspired by the sound of the drums, sixty oarsmen went into battle shirtless and struggled to the rhythm of the drums.

The turtle boat gradually picked up speed.

At this time, the other two turtle boats anchored in Jeolla Bay, as well as hundreds of other large banya boats, as well as small and medium-sized hijacking boats and baozuo boats, rushed over to meet the turtle boat that had just been launched in the order that had been rehearsed in advance. Rainbow Literature Network

On the tower on the side of the viewing platform, the lieutenant kept waving the order flag in his hand.

Three turtle boats are arranged in the shape of "Pin" in the center. The other boats and boats and Baozuo boats followed. All the warships were arranged in a "swallow-shaped" battle formation, and under the leadership of the three turtle ships in the middle, hundreds of warships were speeding at high speed in Jeolla Bay.

The rhythm of the rowing of the ship's paddlers is almost uniform. For a time, in the vast Jeolla Bay, horns sounded in unison, gongs and drums were noisy, and there were bursts of killing.

"General Li, it's really a strong general, and there are no weak soldiers under him!" Luo Shiyin admired while watching the drill of the North Korean naval army.

"Lord Luo has won the prize. As the saying goes, sweat more when you practice, and bleed less during war. Li just pays more attention to the daily drills of the soldiers. Yi Sunsin said modestly.

"General Li, what kind of formation are the warships practicing in this bay?" Luo Shiyin can be said to know nothing about naval warfare, he looked at the warships moving on the sea in turn, and asked Li Shunchen.

"This is a 'swallow-shaped' formation commonly used by our army. The main advantage of this array is the speed. In wartime, you can give full play to the advantages of the three dreadnought turtle ships in the middle, and use their hard shells to rush into the enemy line at full speed, and sweep the enemy fleet to pieces. Then, the ships on both wings can quickly outflank each other and encircle and annihilate the opponent. Li Sunsin explained to Luo Shiyin.

At this moment, the lieutenant general on the tower waved the command flag with both hands.

The warships in the bay saw the signal of the commander and immediately changed their formation.

I saw that the two wings of the fleet, the itachiya boats, the carrying boats, and the Baozuo boats quickly moved in a circle, with the three turtle boats as the center of the circle, turning the entire formation into a circle.

"This array is called 'Gyro Array'. In wartime, once our army is surrounded by the enemy, in order to effectively defend against enemy attacks from different directions, especially to protect the three bulky turtle ships, the whole fleet rotates around the three turtle ships, so as to give full play to the power of the flank fire of our warships and concentrate fire on the enemy ships outside.

"It is difficult for enemy ships to find flaws in the ever-changing formation of our army's high-speed warships. In the course of the movement, our army can choose an opportunity to get rid of the encirclement, leave the battlefield according to the battle situation, or counterattack and counterattack and destroy enemy ships. Li Sunsin patiently explained to Luo Shiyin.

In less than half an hour, the Korean naval forces in Jeolla Bay had completed all formations, including the Yan-shaped formation and the gyroscope formation, and returned to their respective positions in an orderly manner under the command of the adjutant general on the tower.

Jeolla Bay suddenly fell silent.

This was followed by a performance by a team of sailors dressed in red, yellow, blue, and green costumes.

Under the unified command of a commander, on the flat ground in front of the viewing platform, they successively performed four performance items: grappling fighting, overhead brick opening, equipment fighting, and Hualang Road drill.

Their excellent skills and the momentum of the majestic mountains and rivers displayed during the drill won bursts of applause from the audience.

As the finale of the celebration, a performance team composed of 17 young and beautiful women, who were carefully selected by the nearby people to cheer for Yi Sunsin, a sailor who repeatedly broke the thief.

"Now, with a round of applause, let's invite out our women's long drum corps, who are performing for us today in the long drum "Arirang". Everyone applauded and welcomed. ”

As soon as the lieutenant on the tower finished speaking, the scene immediately erupted in cheers and applause.

It seems that these sailor soldiers are still looking forward to the performance of the seventeen beauties. It is no wonder that they spend all day fighting in addition to drills, and facing either bad sea conditions or fierce enemies. Wouldn't it be a pleasure to be able to relax and watch the dance performances of young people of the opposite sex today!

After the applause and cheers, the scene immediately fell silent. Almost all of them's eyes looked at the seventeen girls dressed in traditional Korean national costumes in the open space on the left side of the viewing platform.

"Dongbi - Dongbi ......"

A pleasant drum beat came from behind the four teams of North Korean naval troops.

Immediately afterwards, a woman's euphemistic singing voice came:

"Arirang Arirang Arirang Yo

Arirang Arirang Arirang Yo

Arirang Arirang Arirang Yo

My Lang Jun has a long way to go over the mountains and mountains

You're so ruthless, throw me down

It's less than ten miles out of the house and you're homesick......"

Accompanied by the singing, the four teams of sailors consciously dodged a passage.

Sixteen beautiful Korean girls dressed in red short dresses and long skirts with long drums hanging obliquely on their chests, led by a beautiful girl wearing green short dresses and long drums, floated out of the passage, moved lightly, walked lightly, and came to the open space in front of the viewing platform.

The beautiful singing was sung by the lead dancer in a green costume.

"Arirang Arirang Arirang Yo

My Lang Jun has a long way to go over the mountains and mountains

The dark night of spring is full of stars

Our parting love words are indescribable......"

Seventeen women first stood in formation in the venue with beautiful singing, and then, under the leadership of the leading dancer, each of them carried a long drum on their shoulders, struck the drum with a thin bamboo whip in their right hand, and patted the drum surface organically with the movement of their right hand with their left hand, and the rhythm of the singing voice, coordinated and unified evolved into beautiful movements such as carrying hands, stretching shoulders, and magpie step.