In the ninth year of Chongzhen, about 1636, on the sea near winter, the wind and waves seemed to become bigger and bigger, just like the coast of East Asia in winter. Even under normal conditions, strong winds of force five or six are often blowing on the sea. However, such weather is not too unacceptable for sailors and even sailors who have adapted to such dangerous and lonely conditions after a long period of life at sea. Especially if it looks like it's a little more south, at least there's no risk of hurricanes or icebergs.

A hundred years ago, the main force of Western sailing ships was still about tens of tons to 100 tons of small and medium-sized sailing ships, the voyages of that era especially tested the experience of sailors and even captains, not to mention the storm with obvious signs, that is, if the sails were not lowered in time and prepared to deal with the particularly large waves, the ship also had the possibility of sinking. However, in the past 100 years, especially since the 17th century, even many armed merchant ships that sailed to and from the Mediterranean and even the Atlantic Ocean have a displacement of hundreds of tons, and their ability to resist wind, waves, and risks has become greater than before. In this case, there are many more adventurers going to the New World than before.

"It's getting dark, lower the sails!" Seeing the flag signal in the distance, a captain ordered.

When many of the gun windows in the cabin were closed as night approached, leaving only the top cabin, the air in the cabin suddenly became dirty.

Of course, both the sailors and the soldiers on board were fully prepared before setting sail, and the only one-month voyage was acceptable for those who had adapted to the sea conditions and eliminated many people who were prone to seasickness and vomiting, and the pressure of the battle could make people nervous compared to the discomfort caused by sailing. This is especially true when it is possible to face an enemy who is not an ordinary native or Indian, but a great enemy that has never been faced in the entire history of Christianity.

It was only by looking at the afterglow of the sunset in the capital that hundreds of large sea ships were endless, and the formation brought by it gave people peace of mind.

As for the worries of the officers and men of the army on board, both the sailors and the gunners were not very worried at this time, and an artillery officer of the navy comforted the people and said: "Don't worry, if all goes well, you will be safe at least ten miles from the coast, and there should be no army on land that can withstand the fierce bombardment of thousands of naval heavy guns along the coast."

Of course, that being said, the shadow of the Battle of the Pas-de-Calais a few years ago still remains in the minds of many people. As night fell completely, on the one hand, the firearms and the ship's artillerymen were inspecting the rocket weapons used for communication. The captain and the officers on board also began to demand that everything on board that might emit light should be extinguished, and even a mirror could cause the officers to reprimand.

After the Battle of the Pas-de-Calais, the British and Spaniards who fled to the New World were also thinking about how to deal with the fireship tactics powered by rockets over short distances, and the final conclusion was only two: one was to add rockets, grenades and mortars to the ship. Second, when facing this threat at night, we must adhere to the maximum amount of light control under any circumstances. Even the sails of many sailboats are painted dark gray in order to be able to conceal themselves effectively at night. Many leather cannons used in land warfare were specially used to deal with vehicle shield targets, and at this time, many were equipped on various warships to deal with the threat brought by the tactics of blasting fireships and even small boats.

In the past, there were armed merchant ships or fourth- and fifth-class warships that faced this kind of threat in the East Asian seas, but at that time the threat was not too big, and no one cared much about it, but in today's situation, even the upper echelons of the domestic navy have to pay attention to dealing with this improved blasting fireboat tactic.

In order to give the captains and even naval officers more confidence in their future confrontations with their opponents, special confrontation drills were held during the day before departure.

Hierarchy

Standard Reference 1 Martial Artist - Immortal Cultivation Route

Outside the third-rate: ruffians, strong fighters, knife-wielding gangsters, self-defense spray women with 5 times the combat power of ordinary unarmed people or dealing with two or three unarmed people at the same time

Extraordinary: Fighting enthusiasts, martial arts bodyguards, veterans: 25 times the combat effectiveness of ordinary unarmed people or against two or three knife wielders, a dozen or so unarmed people.

Extra-first-class: domestic quasi-first-line fighting champion or instructor of the armed police corps; 125 times more combat power than the average unarmed man, and a great chance of winning against five or six sword-wielding men at the same time (eight to ten people in guerrilla battles)

Beginner fourth-rate: international or human top fighters: can deal with Qi Jiguang or the armor of the Houjin standard army with bare hands, and it is very likely that Xiang Yu will be the result of dealing with ordinary knife wielders with bare hands (because he can easily grab weapons and kill dozens of people with his bare hands to defeat the level of hundreds of people)

Entry-level third-rate: Jiangnan Seven Monsters, able to deal with Qi Jiguang or Houjin Standard twenty or thirty armor-clad long soldiers or projection soldiers with bare hands. (The entry is third-rate, and you can't get much bonus by holding a weapon)

Second-rate (chivalrous): Ouyang Ke, the seventh son of Quanzhen; It can deal with a strong army-level heavily armed hundred-man team with bare hands or out-of-the-way weapons

First-class (swordsman): Five unique categories: unarmed or specialized weapons against 500 to 700 strong military-level fully armed infantry commanders or battalion-level units. Or a strong-willed elite modern infantryman, a mediocre American infantryman.

Super First-Class (Grandmaster): Because it is difficult for cold weapon troops to concentrate more than 1,000 troops to attack one person at the same time, at least they should have a great chance of winning against ancient independent tactical groups such as the ancient Roman legions, the Ming Dynasty main barracks, and the Eight Banners and One Banner.

Start by conceiving the characters, the story, the setting, and the cheat setting. Once the above is perfected, the character relationships and map settings are sorted out, and finally the power system and various other hierarchical systems such as currency, weights, measures, items, weapons, etc.

(1) A main theme (idea), which is mainly used to detect whether the main line of the plot is crooked. Don't forget the original intention, you have to always.

(2) A set of personality models. The core of the online article is the so-called "human design". The character's appearance, way of speaking, basic personality, and personal experience are all important elements of "character setting". An important consideration in the selection of characters is the difference in character design.

(3) A system of power. In line with the aesthetics of violence and the aesthetics of power, after calculation, the power unit and level are set, and the numerical labels are used to balance all kinds of data vertically and horizontally, so no matter how you write it, it will not collapse.

(4) A detailed outline. With 2 million words as the standard, the outline can be divided into 7~8 volumes

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