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There must be a first time in what you do, otherwise you will not be able to accumulate any experience at all. The four fifth-tier battleships quickly approached the whale group, and the bed crossbows on the battleships and the ropes coiled in the back were ready. The eight whales didn't care and didn't swim far away.

The closer they got to these whales, the pressure felt by the soldiers on the battleship began to multiply, and when people faced such a huge creature, they could not help but have a sense of awe, and the warriors were also human, not immortals, so it was inevitable that the muscles of the whole body began to tense.

The four ships were almost in unison, their bed crossbows mounted on the bows, and after a brief observation, each ship locked onto its target and prepared to fire its javelins. The whale targets locked on by each ship invariably ignored the two largest whales, and from left to right were smaller whales close to their respective ships. During this time, a whale jumped out of the water, and the warriors saw the size of the whale.

The whale's head was relatively small, flat and flat, with a wide snout, a large mouth, and dozens of tumor-like protrusions around the mouth, each of which interestingly had a single hair on top of it, while the rest of the body was hairless. The baleen are short but wide, estimated at more than two hundred on each side. The dorsal fin is low, short and small, and its back is not as straight as that of the usual cetaceans, but arches upwards to form a graceful curve, which would surely have been a flash of inspiration if Geng Jingzhong had been here. And then shout "Humpback Whale"!

Whales are mammals that live in water; As the buoyancy of water is required to support the body. Therefore, the dependence on water is great. so that once they are out of water, they cannot live; The whale is shaped like a fish, but the nostrils are in the upper part of the head. It's the same with humpback whales, now these eight are gathered together, like a family, but in fact they are not.

Whales are not alert to the proximity of humans, and their size is so large that it is difficult for ordinary things in the sea to hurt them. I've never been hurt before, so I don't care. After seeing the four warships approaching them, several whales still appeared and disappeared on the surface of the sea unhurriedly, looking leisurely.

The warriors were getting closer and closer, less than fifty meters apart, and they could even smell the fishy smell of whale gas in the air, and the size of the whale in their eyes was getting bigger and bigger. The October day was not hot at all, but a little cool by the sea breeze, but the soldiers at the bow of the ship were sweating in their palms. They loaded their javelins and began to aim. Other fighters on deck. At this moment, they all held their breath, and a few of them reacted more quickly, picked up their muskets and followed aim, as if this would give them a lot of security. It's really strange that I haven't felt this way in the face of the warships of the Japanese Navy Division, and it can only be said that the soldiers are now nervous and excited.

When the battleship got close to the whale about ten meters away, it felt that it could shoot accurately, and the four battleships issued an order in turn: "Launch!" ”。

These bed crossbows borrowed from the Marine Army are also considered multi-bow bed crossbows, but they only have two bows, and each bed crossbow only needs six people to operate, and the main reason for this is that the crossbow is too hard to open. When one qiē was ready, there were three people left on each of the three bed crossbows. The order was given, and six javelins with ropes were fired accurately at the target. At a distance of only about fifteen meters, it was such a big target, and the sharp javelin with a barb dragged the strong hemp rope, making a whistling sound that broke the air, and it was like a black lightning bolt with a swish, only to hear a sound like a broken leather, and the javelins shot by the ships hit one after another!

Some of these javelins were stuck in the ribs of the whales, others in the backs, and two of them were directly hit in the head. The whale, which was suddenly hit so hard, immediately rolled over, and in the blink of an eye, the sea water was like a boiling pot, and huge waves were stirred. The injured whale kept rapid, making a sharp snapping sound in its jaws. Several boats were connected with hemp ropes connected to whaling spears, and they were released from the boats like flies, and the hundred-meter ropes were pulled into the water by the whales almost as soon as they pierced the eyes. The other whales seemed frightened, dived into the water, and swam quickly into the distance.

Wang Zhenbang, the tail end of the rope, did not dare to tie it directly to the bow of the ship, because the whale was too large, for fear that one would overturn the battleship without paying attention, it would be too worthless. But he also had a way, and a few rafts were prepared on the battleship. Three rafts are tied together and look like a giant bubble. Once Geng Jingzhong was going to go to Mawei from Fuzhou City, but he didn't want to take the land route, but he didn't want to take a boat either, and wanted to sail there by himself. After looking at those small boats again, I was not satisfied, so I came up with this method, and found a craftsman to make a raft out of leather, rushed to the air, and rowed it in the Min River, which was a bit exciting.

The history of the raft is also very long, this thing is very convenient to make, cut off the limbs and head of the whole cow or sheep, and then peel off the skin completely, soak it in clear oil and salt water for several days, take it out to dry, and then suture the wound and air leakage, leaving the wound of one leg as an inflatable hole, it becomes a skin bag. When used, the leather bags are inflated into bulging leather bags, and tied to the frame side by side, which becomes a simple means of crossing the river and transporting. This thing can be used individually, or it can be connected in multiple ways, and it can be used in a group and flexibly separated. However, in addition to crossing, you can only drift down the river, not against the current. Although this thing was not very popular in Fujian before, there are still some people who can make it.

Geng Jingzhong didn't think much about it when he asked for the raft, but the navy did find out the usefulness of this thing. Like the battle of the conquest, the soldiers are more troublesome to land, and the battleship will not be equipped with many small boats at all, so this raft is a good choice, when not in use, seal the zài cabin, and then take it out in advance to inflate when you use it, which is very convenient. However, after Geng Jingzhong drifted once, his behavior was stopped by the people around him, it was too dangerous, that is, when he rowed the boat, he was escorted by more than a dozen boats. However, this raft has become popular in Fuzhou! Rich sons rushed to follow suit. Never get tired of it!

Now. All four whales are doing the same thing. Dive into the sea. The ropes on the boat had been dragged into the water by the whales, and several large rafts tied together were also dragged into the water with a plop. I saw that the big raft was pulled under the water almost immediately, but after a while, I saw the big raft burst out of the water and quickly floated away into the distance.

Four whales were seriously injured at the same time, and the other four were frightened, almost at the same time, with eight whales making waves. The violent slapping on the side of the battleship caused the battleship to shake like a storm, and several of the waves even hit the deck, drenching the warriors into soup, causing the warriors above to let out a cry of surprise.

Wang Zhenbangtong, who was not far away, paid close attention to the situation here, and saw the chaos on the ship, which really made him angry and funny, and shouted: "Hurry up and chase it!" Catch up and don't let the injured whale run away! ”

The eight whales almost fled in eight directions. But none of them rushed towards the battleship. There was nothing else in sight on the surface of the sea, only four large rafts were left under the tow of the injured whales. Drifting quickly into the distance.

At this time, the warriors all came to their senses, quickly controlled the boat, and desperately chased in the direction of the whale's escape. However, at the moment, it is still a small clipper that is chasing at the forefront, which can be said to be a boat in the lead, closely following the whale and not letting it escape. Luckily, the weather was nice today and the sights were good. The twenty warships behind also quickly followed, and they did not fall behind.

The humpback whale was shot six times at once, and the guns were all pierced deep in the flesh. Moreover, because he was not prepared in advance, he did not have enough air in his lungs, so he dived, so he could not last long underwater, so he had to surface again to breathe, and a mist of water was sprayed on the sea surface far away, and some blood appeared around his body. The power of the bed crossbow is not comparable to manpower, no matter how strong a person is, a shot will be thrown out, and at most it will penetrate into the whale's body about thirty centimeters deep. But this crossbow is very different, each of the six javelins has reached half of it, more than a meter.

The whale became very manic after being injured and suffering, and at first it swam very fast, and from time to time it surfaced for ventilation, and if it had not dragged a large raft behind it, which greatly increased its resistance to swimming, it would have not known where to swim at this time. The javelin is all hooked, after the shot, the whale began to bleed non-stop, plus it struggled after being frightened, accelerated swimming, bleeding more, and the body consumption was greater, such a chase did not last long, only ten minutes, and the seriously injured whale slowly lost its strength.

During this period, the first to catch up with the clipper, the fighters on it hurled seven or eight javelins at the whale with their hands, causing the whale to flown again, but after a few minutes, it stopped again. When the battleship behind chased the whale again, more than ten meters away, six javelins were shot from the battleship again, and the long javelins were once again deeply inserted into the whale's body. The whale was in pain again, its tail was raised high, and its huge body jumped out of the sea with all its might, and then slammed into the water on its side. At this moment, the whale also exhausted the last trace of strength in its body, and floated on the surface of the sea and no longer moved.

For a while, the whale did not move. Wang Zhenbang's Zhenyuan chased one of them for about 20 minutes, and finally arrived in front of him. At this moment, a large amount of whale blood dispersed in the sea water under the whale, causing a large area of sea water to turn blood red.

"Shoot the javelin again!" Wang Zhenbang was still a little uneasy, and ordered to fire a javelin again.

"Whoosh!" Six more javelins were fired into the whale's body, but the whale still did not react, and it seemed that the whale was indeed dead.

"Oh! It worked! Only then did the soldiers let out their own cheers, this behemoth was really killed by them!

"Good! Tie this thing up and drag it to West Inu Island! Wang Zhenbang was also excited, now they are going to show their faces in front of all the horsetail soldiers and soldiers!

The warriors approached in small boats, cut the rope attached to the raft, and then tied the rope to the tail of the sinking whale. The ropes were thick, tied the whale firmly, and then dragged behind the Zhenyuan.

On the way back, the warriors were replaced by the joy of success, and they had no fear of dealing with this giant sea beast for the first time. Until this moment, the dozens of warriors who fired javelins could hardly believe that they could really successfully hunt such a large whale. They couldn't have imagined that this whale was too big in their eyes, and a fish could weigh a hundred or even hundreds of them, and they could kill it!

When Wang Zhenbang and his entourage dragged the whale back to West Dog Island, they also found several other ships chasing whales, and there was not much difference in time, that is, one after the other, they all returned to West Dog Island. This is the place they agreed upon, and there is also a simple dock for boats to moorth! (To be continued......)

PS: The second chapter is presented, 7,400 today, make up for the number of words owed in the first two days, the little brother will continue to work hard, I hope you brothers will support you! Appreciate!