"The little nephew is also a man who stands up to the sky! How can you do such things that are greedy for life and afraid of death? ”

Chu Fan said with a straight face, his eyes didn't look at Chen and Liu, "In the world of life, this righteous word must not be forgotten for a while!" …… Although the little nephew has only met your uncles for the first time today, he is like a stranger at first sight and hates to see each other late! …… The uncles have to do big things, and the little nephews should follow them...... No matter how bad the little nephew is, he will never be the villain who shouts loudly with righteousness on his lips, turns a blind eye when his old friend for decades is killed, and has no heart or liver to talk hotly! ”

When Chu Fan said this, he made a group, as if he couldn't see Chen Xinji and Liu Hong's two faces that were as swollen as pig liver, and said loudly, "Uncles, the little nephew is a little faster on the boat, and there are many brave and fierce people on the boat, please dare to drive the team forward and search for Uncle Yang's traces to report!" ”

His words were impassioned, and the courage and righteousness of rushing to be a pioneer moved everyone even more, and Lin Sanwa was even more impressed, stroking his palms and laughing, "Okay! What a brave and knowledgeable offspring! My aunt really has good eyesight! ”

After speaking, he turned to Li Guozhu and said, "Brother Guozhu, since Yixian is so enthusiastic, let him be the vanguard officer to find out the news." ”

As soon as Li Guozhu thought about it, he knew that Chu Fan was trying to avoid mixing with everyone and giving Chen and Liu the opportunity to use the black knife, and he couldn't help but secretly praise Chu Fan for seeing things quickly, so he nodded frequently and said, "The courage of the young boy is commendable!" …… In this way, we have to favor the virtuous nephew and take the lead for us, so as to open our eyes and ears! ”

Chu Fan bowed slightly and said, "I respectfully accept the order!" ”

This dramatic change made Yang Dijiao stunned, Chu Fan's move was too beautiful to advance and retreat, and he slapped Chen and Liu's faces hard, not to mention, and suddenly erected a tall image of righteous Bo Yuntian in the minds of all uncles, so that he couldn't accept it.

Even he himself was extremely moved - after all, it was his uncle who Chu Fan rushed to save regardless of his safety!

"Brother Yixian is so generous to the trouble, please accept the dragon and worship!" After a little hesitation, Yang Dijiao pushed the golden mountain and bowed down to Chu Fan, who was shocked, and was just about to reach out to stop it, but was stopped by Li Guozhu, "Yixian, you can accept the gift with peace of mind...... He is thanking you for Brother Yang, this gift is inevitable. ”

After kowtowing three heads, Yang Dijiao was already quite emotional when he got up, "Brother Yixian put the safety of his uncle in his heart when he met for the first time, how dare Hualong descend?" I am willing to go hand in hand with Brother Yixian, and I hope that Brother Yixian will allow it. ”

He kowtowed for Yang Tiansheng to make Chu Fan feel the filial piety of this era, and he also had a good impression of this calm and quiet young man - Chinese Since ancient times, filial piety is the most important of all moral standards, and having filial piety means that this person cannot be so bad.

So he agreed to Yang Dijiao's request without thinking about it, and after the two discussed with Li Guozhu how to contact them, they boarded the "Dawn" hand in hand and set sail, followed by Yang Dijiao's net shuttle ship - of course, the guys on board have been replaced by Li Guozhu's people.

After getting on the boat, Yang Dijiao and Chu Fan, as well as Liu Zhongwen - the escort team stayed on Niudao to guard the copper ingots, but he was worried about Chu Fan's safety and wanted to follow him - and soon became friends who talked about everything.

It's no wonder that Chu Fan is now desperately trying to integrate into the Eight Families, and Yang Dijiao is sincerely moved by Chu Fan's righteousness, so he knows everything Chu Fan wants to know, and it's strange that he can't talk about it.

Yang Tiansheng's fleet was heading from south to north, so now if they want to go to the rescue, they have to go south from Hakushima Island, in the direction of the Ryukyu Kingdom. However, at this time, the wind was blowing northward, so the "Dawn" could only go zigzag against the wind, and the wing sails were of little use, so they did not unfold.

Yang Dijiao followed Yang Tiansheng to run the sea since he was a child, and he knew all kinds of ship types well, but he had never seen two masts erected on the ship, so after getting acquainted with Chu Fan, he wanted to find out, and after Chu Fan explained it to him, he immediately understood - this wing sail must be able to greatly speed up the ship when the wind is downwind, and it is okay in peacetime, and it can run faster than the enemy in naval battles, so it is of great use.

Chu Fan saw that he was curious, so he simply asked the guys to unfold the wing sail and explain the structure and use of each part to Yang Dijiao in detail - this wing sail can't be hidden and can't be covered, and people with a heart can understand it after a few more glances, it is better to take the initiative to say it yourself, and you can also sell personal favors.

Yang Dijiao is very smart, he can basically understand Chu Fan's words once after listening to them, and he can also draw inferences, for example, Chu Fan didn't say it, he proposed that the ribs connected to the wing sail mast should be thickened, so that the wing sail would be more stable, so that Chu Fan couldn't help but look at him with admiration - in this era, except for the shipwright, there are not many people who are willing to use their brains to study the hull structure.

In addition to the winged sails, Yang Dijiao was also curious about what was covered by cowhide at the bow and stern.

When Chu Fan uncovered the cowhide, Yang Dijiao's eyes slowly widened, exactly the same as the surprised expression when Kato Tsunazaburo saw the ballista for the first time.

After Chu Fan demonstrated to him how to rotate and pitch the ballista, and introduced the two types of ammunition for the ballista, the shock in Yang Dijiao's heart was indescribable in words - Tsunasaburo Kato only occasionally took a boat, but he had been a captain and commanded naval battles, so of course he knew the great usefulness of such a ballista in naval battles!

"Yixian," after thinking for a while, Yang Dijiao's voice trembled a little when he spoke excitedly, "This thing is wonderful!" …… If the enemy wants to attack me, he will turn the ship sideways, and I will attack at the bow of the ship, one wide and the other narrow. ”

As soon as Chu Fan heard it, Yang Dijiao was talking about specific tactics.

In naval warfare in this era, because the accuracy of the artillery was too poor, if you want to attack, you can only cross the hull and shoot with the guns on the side side, and make up for the lack of accuracy with quantity; The accuracy of the ballista is much higher than that of the artillery, and it can basically be used to shoot wherever it is pointed, so the "Dawn" can completely aim at the target and attack with the bow ballista; One horizontal and one vertical, the bombed area of the "Dawn" is bound to be much smaller than that of the other side, and this is an absolute cross-era tactical advantage in naval warfare.

Not to mention that when the attack is completed and the "Dawn" turns to disengage, it can continue to attack with the stern ballista.

Before designing the two ballistas at the bow and stern, Chu Fan had more than half of them because later warships had turrets at the bow and stern, so he designed them like this.

With Yang Dijiao, a master of tactics, Chu Fan and Ge Bi at the helm, the three of them sat down and repeatedly figured out what kind of tactics should be used by the "Dawn" with ballistas, so as to maximize the power of the ballista.

The days passed in heated discussions, and on the morning of the third day, the wind direction suddenly changed to a northwest wind, and Ge Bi opened all the sails, allowing Yang Dijiao to see the unparalleled speed of the "Dawn" once.

Just when Yang Dijiao stood at the bow of the boat, feeling the pleasure brought by speed, his face changed suddenly.

Ahead, there was a dull sound of cannonballs!