The third volume sailed in the Ming Dynasty

The sky was blue, and the only few clouds drifted with the breeze, changing shapes from time to time, sometimes like galloping wild horses, sometimes like majestic mountains, sometimes like flowers blooming in the air.

When Qin Haoming was raging in the northern grasslands, the Dengzhou Weishui Army also began the first battle after the change, encircling and suppressing the pirates of the Zhoushan Islands.

Zhang Yun and Lu Xinrong, one in a strong suit and the other in an official uniform, were lying on the top deck regardless of their image, enjoying the sunshine comfortably.

Aside from the violent side of the sea, when it is calm, it can be described as magnificent.

The blue sea stretches as far as the eye can see, and the water birds chase each other, the waves chase after the reefs, and the flying foam shines in the sun.

Occasionally, you will see the colorful rainbow bridge connecting the sea and the sky, compared to the stacks of houses in Dengzhou Weizhong, and the bustling crowd of displaced people, it is really a unique flavor in the middle.

It is said that since the beginning of autumn, it has rarely been such a good weather.

The sun was shining on the body, warm, the wind was not strong, but there was a slight chill, but the people who walked on the sea felt more warmth than those who came up from the shore.

This time, the main sail of the seven fortune ships of Dengzhou Wei ate enough wind power, and they were cleaving the waves from the front, moving forward at a rapid pace.

The battleships were operated by extremely experienced sailors, and naval generals such as Shen Shouchong and Cao Shengxin each commanded a battleship and fought to get close on the vast sea.

The sailors who operated the ship, while skillfully adjusting the sail position and course, joked loudly, giggling and unprepared for battle.

Compared to these sailors, the marines who went to sea for the first time were much more serious.

They sat in rows on the deck, meticulously checking their equipment, and when there was really nothing to check, they drew their knives, took out their skins, and wiped them one by one.

In addition to the lowest deck, above the second and third floors, the latest crossbow machines were installed, and several soldiers were fiddling with them.

The crossbow machine, which could have been rotated 360 degrees without dead angles, could only turn 270 degrees when it arrived on the ship, and the box containing the crossbow arrows was fixed to the base of the crossbow machine.

Originally, it was not fixed on the shore, and adding a crossbow box was equivalent to adding dozens of catties of weight.

But on the ship, there is no such concern, and at sea, there are often wind and waves, and when fighting, there will also be various situations, and it is more conducive to combat if it is fixed.

The Marines carefully inspect every part of the crossbow. There are two sides to everything, and if there is a good side, there must be a bad side.

Just like the crossbow machine equipped by the Ming army now, the rate of fire is fast and there is no dead end, but there is a big problem, that is, this thing is too sophisticated.

Anything that is too delicate is the most fragile thing. If you don't care about him, he may strike at some point.

A few sailors were crouching in front of the crossbowmen, gathering to watch intently as the crossbowmen were there to inspect and maintain the crossbowmen.

In their opinion, it was a very strange thing that this kind of crossbow machine could shoot crossbow arrows without the bowstring they were accustomed to.

The crossbowmen rolled their eyes at them, disassembling the guards on the outside of the crossbow, looking at the gears that were biting one after another inside, and at the pressure springs.

The sailors' eyes widened and they looked dazed. The crossbowmen looked down on them condescendingly, smiling haughtily.

You dead crabs, some time ago, you laughed at us so much that you were ashamed of yourself, and you had the mind to let Lao Tzu jump into the sea, and today you are also deflated, don't you understand?

"Brother, do you want to give it a try?" The crossbowman slapped the crossbow machine and laughed.

The sailor was overjoyed, "Is that okay?" Can we figure it out? ”

"Of course you can, a crossbow machine will cost about two hundred taels of silver, and if it is damaged, if it is not repaired, then you can only deduct your military salary."

The crossbowman smiled and said.

The sailor's outstretched hand immediately retracted.

Fuck you, two hundred taels of silver, look at these things inside, if you accidentally break one, you won't let people live.

What's more, the crossbowman in front of him had a malicious face. The sailors suddenly remembered that they had been training these crossbowmen these days and adapting them to combat at sea.

Now, he's obviously trying to get back on the field!

"No, no, I have a specialization in the art industry, I'll still get my sail!"

The sailor saw the pride of the other party's treacherous plot with a look on his face, held his head high, and left complacently.

"Brother, do you want me to teach you how to get on and off the sails?"

Saying this, the sailor, like a nimble monkey, climbed the rope above the sail, and swished up.

"You're a dead monkey, you're pretty clever!"

The crossbowman laughed and cursed, then lowered his head again, carefully examining the small parts one by one.

When they got on the boat, Lu Langzhong warned them that the sea water was very salty and the salt content was very heavy, and it was easy for their crossbow machine to have problems, and they must always maintain it.

The Marines looked no different from the rest of the sailors, with their armor off and barefoot boards.

Wu Feng originally had a different intention of not wearing armor, but Shen Shouchong only said a word, which made Wu Feng speechless.

"Wu Xuexue, if you jump into the sea wearing armor and still float a few steps in the water, you will have no opinion."

At that time, Shen Shouchong had a wicked smile on his face.

Wu Feng's face immediately darkened, the armor of their marines, to say the least, was twenty or thirty pounds, wearing such heavy armor, jumping into the water, and still floating.

Even if you can float, a few flutters will definitely drain your strength and sink into the water like a stone.

This time it was a water battle, and no one could guarantee that they would stay on the boat all the time, and if they accidentally fell into the water and drowned without being killed, it would be a big joke.

Zhang Yun didn't bother to pay attention to the harmless ridicule between these fighters.

In his opinion, this is another way for soldiers to exchange feelings.

At this moment he was staring intently at an unknown seabird above the mainmast, hovering on one foot at the highest point, with a fish in his mouth, tilting his head to look at the people below.

It doesn't look like it's too scary!

Now, Zhang Yun feels that the sea is really good, at least he can feel inexplicably open-minded.

Blue skies, clear water, water birds, waves, and of course, big fish that leap out of the water from time to time.

Sitting up straight, you can still see Yan Yu sitting on the deck fishing not far away.

This guy, since overcoming seasickness, sitting on the boat and dangling his legs fishing has become his biggest hobby.