Section 23: The unlucky Zhang Liang
The princess went up, the green sparrow, the Chengqian cruised on both wings, the three ships surrounded the six ships, and only a giant ship like them had the confidence, the oncoming six ships slowed down, and the princess got very close, but still did not reply to the princess's question, and the men standing on the deck were all big men in cloth, looking very panicked.
Liu Renyuan saw that Yun Ye nodded, and the eight-bull crossbow without fire oil and gunpowder shot out the thick crossbow arrows, and the four crossbow arrows flew over the sea surface of a hundred meters and were nailed to the side of the ship, and the accurate shooting level caused a panic on the opposite boat.
The loud sailor with a tin horn loudly ordered the ships on the opposite side to stop and be inspected, otherwise it would be a fatal attack, and at the same time, the Blue Sparrow and the Chengqian also made a move, and each launched a tentative attack.
Yun Ye is very strange, it is impossible for there to be ships from the Koreans or other countries in this sea area, especially the warships, there is a Tang Navy Division in Dengzhou, the emperor has brought five hundred warships with him on this expedition, if there are still foreign warships near Dengzhou, there is no need for the emperor to punish him, and the high performance of the Dengzhou Navy Division should commit suicide and apologize.
Look at the style of the battleship is the standard Tang style, the battleship is also very new, it must have been built by Yan Lide, in order to build these battleships, the common people of Bashu have rebelled, it can be said that the price is heavy, the emperor will definitely value these warships very much, how can they be driven around by irrelevant people?
Their own flag is hung high on the mast, I am afraid that there are not many people who do not know the cloud character handsome flag surrounded by waves in this sea area, if these people are Tang people, they should have stepped forward to salute them, and the sea is respected by the Lingnan Sailors, which is an honor, and other sailors meet the Lingnan Sailors since they should be polite and give way to the three firsts. What's going on with all this grinding?
Yun Ye was suspicious in his heart, and saw that one of the battleships seemed to be about to slip out of the gap between the three giant ships, so he decisively ordered to destroy this battleship to set an example.
Before the Princess could fire, the battleship on the opposite side was the first to strike. The same eight-bull crossbow arrows flew over with a whistling whistle, the target was actually the sail, Yun Ye heard the sound of canvas tearing overhead, and couldn't help but look at Liu Renyuan in surprise, this is definitely the Tang Dynasty sailor, and the one with the eight-bull crossbow is definitely the Tang Dynasty sailor, not to mention the fire oil carried on the crossbow arrow, this thing is only available to the sailor.
The sailors standing on the watchtower immediately unscrewed the muddy water from the mast, and the muddy water spread down the canvas. The burning flames were extinguished, but the huge holes in the canvas looked like big mouths of mockery.
Not only Yun Ye was angry, but the sailors on the ship were also angry, he had never burned other people's sails, but today he was actually burned by others, which was simply a great shame, even when he fought with the Goryeo sailors, this situation did not happen, Liu Renyuan knocked on the brass pipe in front of his hand. Suddenly, the crossbow arrows on the Princess flew like locusts. According to Liu Renyuan's order, the helmsman directly drove the battleship towards the small fleet, and the huge bumping stones at the bow and stern were also loosened and began to sway non-stop.
The ship that had just fired at the Princess. The wooden structure above the deck was gone, four large holes had been broken in the side of the ship, and the sea was pouring in, and the mast was toppling to the side, and the whole ship was tilting with it. Seeing that it was about to sink into the sea, the cloth men on the ship jumped into the sea to escape, and that's it, the Princess still didn't let go of the ship, and the stone just flew back and forth twice, and the whole ship became a tattered piece of wood, floating and sinking on the sea.
The remaining five boats were carefully curled up together under the coercion of the Chengqian and the Qingque, and the sails on the ship had fallen according to the order, Yun Ye saw that the scene was under control, so he put down the boat and let the sailors salvage those who fell into the water, and from their cries for help, Yun Ye found that these people were actually from Chang'an.
After disarming these people, Yun Ye saw Lai Chuanfeng, who was pale-faced, quickly jumped onto the princess and whispered a word in Yun Ye's ear.
"The one who ordered the attack was Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yunguo, and he is now on the ship."
Liu Renyuan's legs were frightened and weakened, his knees bent, and he almost sat on the ground, Yun Ye's brain couldn't turn for a long time, he and Zhang Liang had a personal grudge, but on the battlefield, attacking his comrades-in-arms, whether it was national law, human feelings, or military discipline, none of them could make sense, if it was someone else, he could still defend himself, and when he met Zhang Liang, he couldn't tell clearly even if he had 10,000 mouths, and he and Zhang Liang had an unsolvable personal vendetta, which was enough to detain the crime of attacking friendly troops with personal grudges.
Yun Ye hesitated for a long time, saw the fierce light in Liu Renyuan's eyes, and made a decapitation action with his hand on his neck, signaling that he would simply not do it, and completely sent Zhang Liang and those people on his ship into the sea.
It doesn't work, if he doesn't have a hundred horsemen under his command, Yun Ye won't believe it, there is still room for things to turn around now, if Zhang Liang is killed, I believe that no one will be able to save him after the incident.
Paying attention, Yun Ye whispered to Liu Renyuan: "You go and change into sailor's clothes, from now on, I am the captain." â
Liu Renyuan smiled and said: "The handsome man is mistaken, you should change your clothes and go to the Qingque, the captain of the Princess is still me, this is how people lose the car and protect the handsome, where did you say that you lost the handsome and protected the car." â
"Get out, Lao Tzu finally got up with the idea of saving you, I don't know how much courage it takes, if you don't leave, wait for the Wuli Sima on Zhang Liang's boat to come, you won't be able to leave." Yun Ye said angrily to Liu Renyuan.
"Dashuai, it's very strange, they don't have Wuli Sima on the ship, their subordinates counted the number of people, even Zhang Liang counted them, but they didn't find Wuli Sima, not only did they not have Wuli Sima, but they also didn't have a military Sima, they joined the army, the deputy general, the main book, these subordinate officers didn't see one, Zhang Liang sat on the chair and didn't say a word."
Lai Chuanfeng cautiously informed Yun Ye of his doubts, Yun Ye and Liu Renyuan glanced at each other, they were all surprised, the army traveled, especially the actions of Zhang Liang's level officers, there must be such a special person as Wuli Sima by his side, without the seal of Wuli Sima, the army travel is regarded as a rebellion, as long as the number of people used at one time exceeds the number of personal guards, Wuli Sima has the right to stop it, Zhang Liang's identity is Guogong, with three hundred personal guards, and now he controls six warships, I don't know how many people were used, anyway, there were three hundred and seventy people on Yun Ye's princess.
Now, Yun Ye plans to ask Zhang Liang what is going on, as long as there is no Wuli Sima's storage zĂ i on his ship, this is fine, it is not a big deal to say that the two of them have a private fight with their own guards.
After stepping on Zhang Liang's boat, Yun Ye saw Zhang Liang sitting on a chair without saying a word, this guy is very old now, I haven't seen this guy's hair all white for a few years, and he is also wearing a cloth coat, seeing Yun Ye coming, he grabbed the armrest of the chair tightly with both hands and asked in a hoarse voice: "The emperor sent you to capture me?" â
After being an official for many years, Yun Ye still mastered the skill of Piri Yangqiu, sighed, did not speak, and although there were huge waves in his heart, he still pretended to be calm and found a chair to sit down.
Zhang Liang seemed to be reminiscing, and seemed to be talking to himself, looking at the sea and saying in a low voice: "I used to wonder, why I didn't see you when I went to the East, why didn't you go on the expedition, why were tigers and wolves like Lingnan Sailors not on the expedition, when I saw your banner appear on my way, I knew that the emperor put you behind, just to spy on me, too, when it comes to water warfare, I'm afraid only you can keep an eye on the old man, ridiculous, the dignified emperor still told me what you went to the open sea, and you won't be able to come back for a while, but as soon as you come back, Just blocked me, there are three terrifying warships like this, Yun Hou, Your Majesty treats you well. â
"These three battleships were successfully built in Lingnan, one is called Chengqian, one is called Qingque, and one is called Princess, these three giant ships represent the highest shipbuilding technology in Datang, and weapon means, Yun Gong, a warship like you is not the opponent of these new weapons."
Yun Ye didn't talk about his mission, but talked about the battleship, his tone was sincere, and he didn't treat himself as a prisoner, which couldn't help but make Zhang Liang's heart warm.
"Hahaha, it's not as good as a young man like you, the old man still had to rely on crossbow arrows and jumping gangs in water warfare, and the bow and arrow in water combat came first, and the jumping gang was the key to victory, but looking at your tactics just now, it seems that you can easily destroy a new ship with superior combat power without relying on jumping gangs, it seems that the old man has fallen behind, Yunhou, how about the old man wants to see your new ship?"
Zhang Liang must be in very big trouble, and His Majesty the Emperor is chasing him, this is what Yun Ye learned from Zhang Liang's words, and after Lai Chuanfeng knows the details from the mouth of the big man in cloth, the truth of the whole matter will surface, Yun Ye's heart seems to be filled with a hundred and ten kittens, scratching his heart and lungs with curiosity.
"Yun Gong is interested, the lower officials are naturally accompanied, it is an honor for the younger generations to show their exploits in front of the seniors, when they will boast about themselves, please Yun Gong Haihan, please!" Yun Ye was solemn, Zhang Liang pointed at Yun Ye and laughed, and walked on the Princess first, not like a prisoner at all, but more like a Shangguan who went on a ship to visit.
From the wood on the deck to the keel, to the watertight cabin, and finally to the improvement of various weapons, Zhang Liang personally tested the handling of the rudder, looked at the small house on the deck that covered the eight-ox crossbow, and looked at the crew's cabin, and did not let go of every place, and said a lot of very constructive opinions, Yun Ye specially called the secretary and recorded Zhang Liang's construction one by one, after all, he is a fierce general on the water, and he is to the point in building a ship. (To be continued......)
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