Chapter 218: He Deyi's End

Cui Zhaorong asked with a smile: "Mr. Wei, what does 'energy' mean?" Is it a new word you invented again? ”

Wei Hongye explains: "The word energy means that an item that can provide energy, such as wood that can be used to make a fire, it is energy. Carboniferous is also an energy source, in addition to the sun, wind, and hydropower. ”

Hu Shuiyang was a little puzzled, "How can the sun, wind and water be energy?" ”

Boris, who hadn't spoken for a long time, spoke: "Old Hu, think about it, isn't it the solar energy we use to build salt fields and dry salt?" The sun emitted light and heat, drying all the water in the salt pans, leaving only the salt grains of white flowers. ”

Hu Shuiyang suddenly realized: "I see! The sun is indeed an energy source. What about wind and water? ”

Wei Hongye said with a smile: "Lao Hu, if you have time, go to my place to have a look." We have made windmills and watermills, machines that are powered by wind and water. They could mill rice, irrigate fields, and forge iron. It's very useful. ”

Hu Shuiyang said with great interest: "I'll go in a while, I must take a good look at these new things." ”

Du Dalei said to Hu Shuiyang: "Old Hu, the craftsmen of the bow and crossbow workshop have come up with several very light lifting equipment, I guess you can use it." If you want to work more efficiently and speed up the construction process, go to the bow and crossbow workshop and take the equipment away. ”

Hu Shuiyang was overjoyed, he rubbed his hands and said happily: "That feeling is good!" I've been eyeing the crane at the dock for a long time, but that guy is too bulky! I can't move it at all. If you can have simple and compact lifting equipment, it can save time and effort compared to using manual labor to carry objects! ”

Du Dalei said with a smile: "Lao Hu, I helped you so much, should you invite me to a drink?" Lao Tzu is a little tight on money these days, and he hasn't drunk for a long time. ”

"No problem, as long as the crane is good, I can treat you to a few meals. But I have to inspect the goods first, and it has to work well. ”

Du Dalei said: "Lao Hu, I didn't expect you to have the potential of a profiteer?" It turned out to be a lord who 'does not see a rabbit and does not scatter an eagle'. ”

"Hehe, who knows if you fooled me and tricked me into drinking." Hu Shuiyang laughed treacherously.

Du Dalei was a little annoyed: "Old Hu, am I so discredited?" Even you don't believe me? ”

Na Zhe also joined the team to fight Du Dalei, "Anyway, you are not a good bird, you always fool people all day, and everyone on the island knows about it." Why is a good girl like Fu Hongyu blind and wants to marry you? ”

Du Dalei said triumphantly: "Of course, it's because Lao Tzu is handsome, Xiao Shitai, Lao Tzu is full of masculinity, unlike you, a man is not a man, a woman is not a woman." Always mixed in the pile of women.,It's similar to a shemale.。 ”

Na Zhe was a little angry, he stood up and wanted to fight Du Dalei.

Zhao Zizhong slapped the table hard and shouted, "You two bastards, have you made enough trouble?" Du Dalei, get out of here right away! You don't have to attend meetings in the future. An Dalang, you throw him out. ”

An Dalang saw that the boss was really angry, so he hurriedly controlled Du Dalei and dragged him out of the conference room.

Du Dalei was not angry, and said with a smile: "What is the boss angry, I just saw that the meeting was too dull, so I liven up the atmosphere." Is it necessary to be angry? ”

An Dalang said helplessly: "You are really a good mallet, and you don't know how to read words and emotions at all." The boss was already dissatisfied with the performance of the escort team, although he didn't say anything, but I could see that he had been depressed for the past two days. Because many of the guards who died in battle were trained by him himself, and he had a deep relationship with him. Will he be able to rejoice? He has an evil fire in his stomach, and there is no place to vent, and you still tease him like this, can the boss not scold you? ”

Du Dalei stuck out his tongue, "It seems that Lao Tzu is unlucky, and he just hit the muzzle of the boss." I'd better dodge people first and avoid the limelight. I'll go see the little obedient Fu Hongyu. ”

Du Dalei staggered away, An Dalang shook his head, and returned to the conference room.

The atmosphere in the conference room was very serious, and everyone found that Zhao Zizhong's mood was not right, and no one wanted to touch his moldy head. Therefore, the matter was discussed quickly, everyone sorted out all the work, appointed a special person to be responsible, and then the meeting was dismissed.

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The tenth day of the seventh month of the first year of Qiande (963 AD)

Three days passed, and Zhai Xiaoshan led the cattle of the escort team to search the entire Qishan Island like mad dogs, and caught all the pirates who had slipped through the net. More than half of the pirates were so hungry that they came out and surrendered on their own.

The guards were also in a forest and found a body that had hanged itself. After being identified by the surrendered pirates, many people said that the body was He Deyi himself. It is estimated that he felt that he would definitely not be able to escape, and the people of Qishan Island would never let him go, and would torture him so much that he would hang himself.

When An Dalang got the news, he said angrily: "Cheap this guy, if I catch him, I will definitely skin him!" ”

Zhao Zizhong shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's better to bury him." ”

Everyone had no objection, and the guards immediately took action, found a remote hillside, and buried He Deyi and several pirate corpses together.

An Dalang asked, "Brother, Qishan Island has been cleaned up, should we plan to go south and take revenge?" ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "It's better to wait for a while, wait for Guo Jintao to find some sailors, and wait for the warships of the Mingzhou Shipyard." We can't move blindly, we must be well prepared. In addition, there are too many storms at sea this season, so it is best to wait until autumn before going out to sea. ”

An Dalang thought about it and said, "You're right, I'm a little anxious. The sea is unpredictable, so it's better to be careful. ”

Zhao Zizhong said: "Da Lang, it's not just the pirates in the south, have you forgotten the things in the north?" We suffered a big loss last year! ”

An Dalang slapped his thigh: "Yes, there are bandits in the north." How did I forget about it! ”

Zhao Zizhong continued: "When we clean up the pirates in the south, you will take the fleet to the north, and you must destroy the pirates who attacked us." Then find an island in the north and set up a stronghold. Sooner or later, we will have to expand our influence to the north, and it is estimated that many of our products will definitely make a lot of money if they can be sold to Liao. ”

An Dalang was excited: "Brother, don't worry." I'm going to start training these guards tomorrow, and I'm going to have to skin them. This frontal battle has exposed many problems. Our warriors are still too tender! Compared with those old bandits, their combat experience and skills are too different. If it weren't for the superiority of our weapons, victory or defeat would not have been certain. ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically: "It's good that you have such an understanding, we should keep a clear head." Therefore, on the one hand, it is necessary to increase the intensity of training, and on the other hand, it is necessary to provide them with opportunities for actual combat, and train the guards as soon as possible, so that they can gain valuable battlefield experience in low-intensity battles. Fighting pirates is one way to go. ”

An Dalang agreed, and Zhao Zizhong continued: "Dalang, you have the most battlefield experience among our brothers. You have to use your brain more, think about it well, and then teach the guards more experience to make them understand the cruelty of the battlefield. Although our training is strict, compared to the real battlefield, it is too far away! ”

An Dalang sighed: "Hey~~~, brother, I really don't want to think of the past." When I was in the North, I experienced hundreds of battles. That place is hell on earth! I sometimes wake up when I dream. Some armies in the north are simply made up of wild beasts. They are all murderous guys who don't blink an eye, and sometimes when there is no food, they actually eat human flesh! The low-level soldiers there were all captured farmers. Sometimes they were given a stick, and they were sent into battle. If after a few battles, the person who can survive will become a pawn. ”

Zhao Zi patted An Dalang on the shoulder, "Dalang, we must not train the guards into a beast army. The purpose of the existence of the Guardian is to protect good people from being bullied by others. If we grow stronger in the future, we will protect the people of the whole world. Destroy all those warlords who kill people without blinking an eye, eat people without spitting out bones! That's what I've been all my life's ambition. Dalang, will you help me? ”

An Dalang straightened up and said solemnly: "Brother, I will always follow you in this life, never give up, and fulfill your wish!" ”

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At noon, a large fleet of ships appeared on the sea south of Qishan Island.

A patrolling warship hurriedly met it. The sailors steered the ships closer to the ships at the front of the flotilla, and the guards on the deck wounded the bed crossbows, mounted the * and * on the ballistas, ready to fire at any time.

When they got close to the ship dozens of meters away, Yu Xun, the captain of the warship, stood on the side of the ship and shouted, "Who is the other side?" We are the officers and soldiers of the Mingzhou Inspection Division, you stop immediately and accept the inspection! ”

On the opposite boat, someone shouted, "Don't get me wrong, we are from Jinling." In the fleet, there are Mr. Cao Deshun and Mr. Wang Mingjun, friends of Cui Daoshu's son, as well as the family members of Liang Wei and Liang Daguan. The boats behind were all loaded with food and other supplies, as well as thousands of displaced people. ”

Yu Xun shouted loudly: "No matter who you are, stop the ship immediately for inspection." Otherwise, we will destroy your fleet immediately! ”

But the boat on the opposite side did not stop at all, and continued to drive in the direction of the pier.

Yu Xun ordered: "The bed crossbow is equipped with ordinary crossbow arrows and shoots at the side of the ship opposite. Just scare them, don't hurt anyone. I guess they are not enemies either, as long as they are stopped. ”