The first launch of the new weapon of the couch crossbow!

Just give the Romans a dismount!

In the mood of the thunderbolt, he was not only happy, but also a little regretful, if the crossbow just now could shoot through a Roman warship, it would be very happy.

The distance was opened again, and the Thunder fleet continued to induce the Romans to rush to the preset battlefield step by step, in the use of the couch crossbow, Ray was cautious, the power of the new weapon, only in the case of surprise can play the greatest role, just now, if it wasn't for the Romans to follow too closely, Lei was not willing to let the couch crossbow be exposed so early.

Retreat and chase!

The two fleets danced on the surface of the sea like butterflies chasing courtship, and the Roman oarsmen puffed up their gills one by one to vent their anger through the oars. And the Qin fleet leading the way in front was like a female butterfly tempting a male, rushing or slow, leading the opponent into the trap of death step by step.

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Northeast of Kitty.

The area around Cape Saint Andrew, with its strange currents, reefs, and unpredictable winds, all lead the sharp corners of the strait to mysterious and unpredictable territory.

The Great Fleet of the Qin State was ambushed here. Gan Yong fancy is the vagaries of Cape Andrea, the Qin fleet of more than 30 ships, from the overall liliang, than the Roman fleet of one-third, if in the open sea to open the formation, the lonely Qin ships may encounter a one-to-two, three-to-three disadvantage.

This is not the case with Cape Andrea, where the currents are strange, and although the Qin fleet will also encounter a reef situation, at least it will avoid the result of being besieged by the enemy.

A corner of the bay.

The main force of the fifteen Qin fleets was quietly waiting for the order to go out, Gan Yong held the side of the ship with his hand, his eyes scanned the empty sea in the distance, and there was nothing unusual on his face, but his fingers were gently tapping on the wooden side. reveals a hint of nervousness in his heart.

"General, the Ray fleet is still five nautical miles away from our fleet, and the Romans are chasing after it, they can't wait?" There was the sound of footsteps on the deck, and the young Sima Chao, who was in charge of transmitting information between fleets, ran over and reported excitedly.

Chao Cuo is a native of Yingchuan, seventeen years old.

Like the young people of this era, he once followed Shangshan Sihao to stop Li Yuan's car driving Chao Mistake, learned less Confucianism, and later learned the law. He first studied Confucianism privately, and then joined Yingchuan Public School, and after becoming an adult, he abandoned literature and martial arts, entered the Qin army sequence, and became one of the many young staff officers.

After the formation of the Qin Mediterranean Fleet, Chao Cuo, together with his friend Yuan An, became the naval commander in Troy City, but. Yuan Ang chose to assist Luan Bu in handling logistics and housekeeping, while Chao Cuo, who had a strong temperament, decided to go to the sea to fight and find his own path.

Gan Yong nodded and ordered, "Chao Sima." Send a message to the right fleet, and wait for the opportunity to cut off the enemy's retreat from the flank after the main fleet engages the enemy. ”

"No!" Chao Cuo answered loudly, and hurriedly ran down. Liaison between the three fleets of the Qin army. Mainly relying on fixed-point beacon signals, fixed-point beacon jishu originated in ancient China, at intervals. Setting up a station, and then relying on lighting a fire, transmitting a warning signal, different fires mean different things, this primitive military message jishu is best known to the world, originating from the aiqing story between a man and a woman.

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes of Zhou Youwang Fenghuo played, just to please the beauty of the smile once, this man who loves beauty more than the country, was finally broken by the Di people and became a laughing stock for the ages.

The fixed-point beacon jishu is used on land, and the Qin army already has a relatively complete experience, but it is much more difficult to use it at sea, and it is much more difficult to see a wave when the sea is calm, even if it is a few nautical miles away, it can be seen clearly, but if the wind and waves rise, the small boat with only one or two ships can not gain a foothold on the sea at all, fortunately, on the sea around Kitti Island in mid-August, there is a rare three-or four-day hurricane air break.

As a knowledgeable young man, after coming to the Mediterranean, Chao Cuo quickly absorbed advanced knowledge from Western civilization, and the teasing of the disciples of Aristotle from the Lycion Academy made Chao Cuo open his eyes and discover another ocean of knowledge different from the East.

In the records of the Greeks, there is a description of the carrier pigeon, the history of the use of carrier pigeons in the Mediterranean, the earliest from the Carthaginians, their merchant ships carry pigeons, after the shipment of goods, the merchants will release the pigeons, to the destination of the receiver to send an accurate signal, to ensure that the goods can be transferred and sold in time after arrival.

The discovery of the merchants is more of curiosity and for the sake of profit, as for the use of carrier pigeons at the military level, it has never been, even if it is the two powerful countries of Carthage and Rome, which are developed in navigation, they have not carried out relevant shiyan, this is not that the Romans or Carthaginians have no foresight, but it is really a bird like a pigeon, in the general concept of everyone, and parrots, starlings and other playthings.

After all, training pigeons requires more than just patience, it takes time. Only the slave owners who owned large estates would keep pigeons as a means of entertainment. In addition, the ancient Greeks and Romans would also use their pigeons to send messages to their distant hometowns in order to tell their families the good news in a timely and quick manner after their victories in sports competitions.

Before the appearance of the Qin fleet, the Roman naval fleet had occupied the position of the first fleet in the Mediterranean for more than a hundred years, and any innovation and invention was useless for such a high-ranking boss.

Compared with Westerners, the time when the Chinese used carrier pigeons in the military field occurred during the Chu-Han conflict, and the record of Chinese history says that Liu Bang was once chased by Xiang Yu and fled to a waste well, and then used a pigeon to transmit a message before escaping. This legend is unreliable no matter how it sounds, although Liu Bang is a little wasted, but he will not be chased and fled to the well.

More importantly, the birth of Xinqin and the end of the battle for hegemony between Li Yuan, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu made this legend only a legend, whether it was Liu Bang or Xiang Yu, they no longer had the luck to win the world.

Chao wrong home.

Keeping pigeons, using pigeons to convey information is what he often does at Yingchuan Public School. After the formation of the Qin fleet, especially after Chao Cuo came to Troy, the use of carrier pigeons was used as an important means to improve the combat power of the navy and strengthen the connection between the fleets.

As the main person in charge, this time the pigeon practiced on the battlefield, for Chao Cuo, it is not only whether the pigeon can be used by the fleet, but also an opportunity to prove his ability.

Great Qin is strong.

Shenwu Emperor Li Yuan is also a soldier, in the treatment and selection of talents, people who can contribute to the Great Qin's Western Expedition are naturally the first to be reused, for this reason, the new generation of Qin young people who grew up after the War of Unification have put the possibility of surrendering to join the Western Expeditionary Army, Chao mistakenly understands that if he misses this opportunity, he will regret it for life.

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Polar Eye.

On the blue sea, a little black appeared, then a few small mottled black dots, and further on, the ships of the Thunder Fleet could be seen speeding in the direction of Cape Andrew.

"Gan Shuai, General Lei's fleet is here, followed by the Romans, no, the tail ship is on fire, and the Romans have fired fire arrows-!"

On the lookout, the flagship's lookout let out an exclamation, the game of luring enemies on the sea is easier said than done, although the couch crossbow has the advantage of new weapons, but the Romans are not incompetent people who are just beaten, and the soldiers of Crassus finally came up with a way to deal with it after being made mentally stressed by the couch crossbow.

Fire Attack!

Fire is the most terrible thing for ships at sea. The sea is vast and unobstructed, and once the fire of the ship under their feet cannot be extinguished, then the crew can only abandon the ship and escape.

Lei was the left side of the entire Great Qin fleet, and many of the generals under his command, like their main generals, came from the east, although they had seen the waves of the rivers, but the sea and the rivers were different after all, and the tail ship that caught fire was shot by the Romans with a fire bolt on the mast if it was not handled carelessly.

Under the scorching sun, the fire was raging.

The olive oil-coated wood exacerbated the spread of the fire, and despite the efforts of the Qin soldiers on board, they were unable to contain it.

The Qin ship, which gradually fell behind, was like a lonely and wounded whale at sea, it was exhausted and could no longer catch up with its companions who were rushing forward, and around it, the Roman fleet opened its bloody mouth like a group of blood-devouring sharks.

"Brothers, the enemy ship is coming, it's about to smash the couch crossbow, let's fight one is enough, kill two and earn one, if you fight three, boy, you are a hero-!"

On the fireboat, the dull shouts of the captain who had just passed the year were a little hoarse, and the soldiers of the Qin ship, who had realized that there was no way out, laughed step by step at the fight against Zuihou in a tragic atmosphere.

"Great Qin, Great Qin!"

"Old Qin, restore my rivers and mountains, the blood will not be drained, and there will be no truce to die-!" On the sea in the distance, on the remaining ships of the Lei Quilt fleet, all the officers and soldiers sang a majestic and desolate war song, for the officers and soldiers of the Qin army, this song not only boosted morale, but also made them go to war with anger, not afraid of life and death.

Lei was slashed into the open space at the bow of the ship with a fierce sword, and he could only watch the soldiers under his command trapped, but this feeling was really uncomfortable, but what else could he do, the entire lure of the Great Qin fleet was about to succeed, and he could not make the efforts to annihilate the Roman fleet for his own selfishness. (To be continued......)

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