Chapter 17 Chapter 31 Wu Peng's Choice
Shichang, Dubo, Tunchang...... soaring all the way, until now, it is called the county temple for three months, although it is only an agent, but how many scholars and strong children can not do it, the common people who are equal to their own identity, since the restoration of Emperor Guangwu, there are very few.
Of the county commanders and county lieutenants acting in various parts of Cao Jun, only Yangxin belongs to the seaside, and controls the estuary of the Yellow River in the south, the water veins in the territory are vertical and horizontal, it is convenient to purchase ships, the shipbuilding industry is also small in scale, and there are many fishermen who can recruit sailors, which can be described as one of the best cradles for the development of sea ships.
Among the soldiers, fishermen and even those who know how to water, plus most of the carpenters, have been transferred here, and this weight did not make Wu Peng feel a little carried away, but pressed him a little breathless.
Han Ji touched his beard, yes, this eunuch who has been in the Yellow Gate for seven or eight years has a beard, and when he entered the palace, he was already a young man with a beard, and his children have a pair.
Han Ji, who studied hard, learned to read and write in the palace, and he knew the way of being an official.
"County Temple, there was a lack of everything before, so the speed was not high, now the local flat-bottomed boats have purchased a large number of single-masted two-masted three-masted, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers to help, take some time, according to the lord's requirements to change to a pointed bottom, and then adjust it a little, just ......"
"Master Han's book, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" Wu Peng waved his hand and motioned for him to continue.
"The south ships and the north horses, the 30,000 army is only northerners, the total number of sailors and fishermen is less than 2,000, and there is no real navy, and besides, except for the wrinkle Tao who was born in the sea, he has no ability to fight at sea, and there is no one with experience in long-distance sailing, and there is a long way to go."
The more Han Ji spoke, the slower he became, full of depression and unwillingness, he took a few steps forward, and pressed his hand to the Canghai (Bohai Sea) east of Yangxin on the map: "Here, there are countless Haikou obstructions. ”
Wu Peng, silent, looking at the map, fell into contemplation, Han Ji stood aside, waited patiently, after a long time, Wu Peng looked up at Han Ji: "If the lord is here, what will he do?" ”
After speaking, Wu Peng and Han Ji glanced at each other, and their eyes glowed with excitement.
"But wouldn't that be too risky? The waters are no better than the land, especially the sea, there is no escape! Han Ji reminded worriedly.
Wu Peng waved his hand, sat down on his knees relaxedly, and the whole person lay on the table, and said in a relaxed tone: "Then eat step by step!" ”
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In the shallow area of the sea near the coast of the Canghai (Bohai Sea), a brand-new three-masted sailing ship is riding the wind and waves.
The bow of the ship was equipped with three large bed crossbows, and at this time the arms were wound with huge arrows, and the three crossbowmen were waiting with their bows open.
"Dog's day, big and brainless, come out!"
The operator of the bed crossbow in the middle of the day, his face was excited, and he didn't feel dry mouth after scolding all day, and he was wearing gray and white leather armor.
"Poof~"
At dusk, the surface of the sea, which was covered with a pale yellow coat, suddenly erupted a high column of water, sparkling, and a huge body appeared on the surface of the water.
"Haha! It's a whale! It's still the sperm whale mentioned in the illustrated book drawn by the lord! Ready, shoot! ”
The two-color leather armor general laughed wildly and gave the order, and the three soldiers with axes in their hands swung their axes with a strong swing of the axe, cutting the hemp rope that held the crossbow string in place.
Three giant crossbow arrows swished out in unison, and the tail of the arrows dragged a slender chain of fine iron, and shot at the sperm whale shaped like a giant tadpole with the sustenance of a boatload of people.
One bolt fell into the water from a distance, and the other grazed the other's body, leaving a long gash in its smooth, oily skin.
The one fired by the general hit its huge body, sharpened with sharp blades, easily tore its skin under the tremendous force of the bed crossbow, and the triangular barb was firmly fixed in its body.
"Haha!"
Seeing that he was shot, the general laughed even more arrogantly, and while dancing an unknown dance, he gave a loud order: "Reduce the speed of the ship, grasp the direction, and follow the big fool who has the biggest brain in the world, but can't use it!" ”
The sailboat was halfway down, the speed of the ship dropped sharply, and the sperm whale struggled desperately, and kept diving, and the sailboat was violently shaken.
The crew on board staggered one by one and became a rolling gourd.
"Quickly tie the safety rope!"
Wu Peng shouted loudly.
Like a maxima pulling a cart, the three-masted ship is led by a sperm whale and speeds forward, heading for the deep sea that has never been explored.
The ship sailed farther and farther, most of the people lost their initial excitement, and in the face of the same and unfamiliar deep sea, the vice admiral of the ship panicked and asked the two-color leather armor general for instructions:
"Wrinkled Soldiers! The ship has gone awk! And go deep into the sea, and it will be dark! Why don't you give up the sperm whale! ”
Fu Tao seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, facing the deep sea, the madness in his eyes did not diminish at all, and he pointed at the deputy general and shouted: "Are you going to laugh to death?" How can there be a reason to give up the fat meat to the mouth, a certain small sea struggle, and now there is this huge and sturdy new ship, I am afraid that this big-headed beast with a bad brain is still afraid! ”
After training the adjutant general, Fu Tao looked at the surrounding crew members, his expression was high, and his right hand was raised: "Soldiers! Legend has it that the first emperor of the East China Sea hunted and killed white whales, which shocked the world. ”
After speaking, he looked at the youth, mixed with a few experienced prime people on the water, and a subordinate who was not an elderly person with a relatively conservative personality, who was encouraged by himself, and looked up at himself one by one.
"Qiang~"
Fu Tao pulled out the ring knife: "Today!" We are going to put the whale that only lives in the legend in front of the world, so that the people of the world can see, our Cao army is omnipotent in the sky and on the earth! ”
Wrinkled like chicken blood, tilted his head, stabbed the sky with a blade, and shouted loudly: "I'm Cao Jun Haishi!" Dominate the world! ”
"Dominate the world! Dominating the world......"
The three-masted ship let out a domineering roar, and even the speed of the sperm whale dropped slightly, as if it was captured by the momentum of the soldiers.
The excitement of being alone in the world continued to brew and ferment until midnight.
The sperm whale, which had been struggling for several hours with a huge arrow in his body, dragged the warship and stopped, and more than a dozen shirtless men grabbed the roller handle together, shouted the trumpet, and worked hard to collect the fine iron chain.
As the long chain of fine iron slowly retracted, a huge head, a small jaw, and more peculiarly, the huge head below the small appearance of both light and small, which makes the sperm whale's body resemble a large tadpole, with the head taking up as much as one-third of the body.
Looking at the sperm whale that surfaced to the surface with a dying wailing and powerless struggle, the soldiers of the whole ship exploded instantly, hugging each other one by one, laughing into the sky, and the wrinkled waves danced again, and then the whole ship danced indiscriminately, venting the excitement in their hearts.