Chapter 385: Merlot Sailor (3) (Ask for Collection, Recommendation, Subscription)
Seeing that Su Jun and the others noticed these crossbow arrows on the warship, Zhao Daxun hurriedly stepped forward and explained:
"General Su, these crossbow arrows have an effective range of about five hundred paces, a ship is arranged with about ten, about fifty soldiers are needed to operate, mainly used to attack the enemy from a distance, these improved crossbow bows can also fire rockets, but in water warfare, the more powerful is the stone cannon, which is arranged on a three-story platform, and the general can see it with his own eyes after a while."
Su Jun nodded, followed Zhao Daxun to climb upstairs, and on the third floor, a high mast was erected, and there was a very small platform on it, which was obviously the lookout of the ship, and there was a wall on the side of the ship to resist the bows and arrows fired by the enemy, and at the same time, there were other stacks on the wall to facilitate the soldiers to attack the enemy. The stone cannon that Zhao Daxun mentioned is located on this third layer, and it looks more like some simple version of the trebuchet.
"Commander Zhao, shouldn't the warship be covered with leather or something to prevent the enemy from attacking? Why didn't I see it? Su Jun asked with some confusion.
Zhao Daxun glanced at You Ning beside him, and stopped talking, but You Ning hurriedly said:
"The head of You County is raising money, and I believe that it will soon equip the water division."
Su Jun smiled slightly, and didn't bother to expose the other party's lies, Zhao Daxun walked to the wall, looked at the port and said: "General Su, the naval warships are divided into building ships, Ge ships, these are all large warships, our current one is the building ship, general, please see, that one is called the first battleship, it is the first to attack the enemy during the battle, and the narrow and long warship is called the Ban Mo battleship, which is used to impact the enemy, and some small boats over there are those red ones, we call them the Red Horse Battleship, and the advantage of the Red Horse Battleship is that it is extremely fast." β
As soon as he mentioned the naval battleship, Zhao Daxun gushed endlessly, not caring at all about Su Zhongqing's identity as the son of An Ning, but there was a smug look on his face.
You Ning was a little unhappy, but seeing that Su Jun listened to it with relish, it was not good to interrupt directly, so he finally waited until Zhao Daxun stopped, and immediately said:
"Commander Zhao, it's rare for General Su to come here, why don't you let General Su meet your elite sailors?"
Zhao Daxun suddenly realized, only then did he remember what You Ning had said when he got on the boat, walked to the wall, pursed his lips as a whistle, and suddenly blew a long sharp whistle, in the incomprehensible gaze of Su Jun and others, everyone suddenly felt that the ship was slightly shaken, and then the rumbling footsteps came, and in the blink of an eye, on the deck of the first floor, it was neatly lined up with ten drainage divisions and soldiers with bare feet, about five hundred people.
Even a few soldiers who were in charge of cleaning the attachments outside the ship climbed up in twos and threes, untied the ropes around their waists, and ran to the end of the line to stand.
Su Jun couldn't help but applaud, how effective a team is, you can see it from the speed of their assembly, the neatness of the queue, it seems that there is no shortage of brave and healthy people under the command of Zhao Daxun, and he is also very capable of governing the army, but the clothes of these soldiers are too bad, most of the military uniforms on their bodies are very old, and basically no one is wearing armor.
"Commander Zhao, when you usually fight with pirates, are these soldiers also dressed like this?" Su Jun asked loudly.
Zhao Daxun nodded and said, "The sailor has never encountered a large number of enemies, just some pirates who are not in the climate. β
Su Jun frowned slightly, in the current naval battle, the blows caused by long-range weapons are limited, and the main thing is to fight close to the side to solve the problem, these soldiers are not wearing armor, the probability of injury and death will be very high, it is much more difficult to train a qualified sailor than to train a land soldier, such unnecessary consumption makes Su Jun feel too sorry, but thinking that they are not peaceful soldiers after all, his mood has eased a little.
Seeing that the team on Zhao Daxun's flagship was so brave, Su Jun was not worth it for You Junmin, for the sake of a little profit, he actually set up such a capable commander of the sailors, and easily folded his most powerful arm, once something happened in the future, he really didn't know how he died.
Su Jun and the others returned to Ningjin from Merlot County overnight. Falling into Xue Kaiyi's manor, Su Jun had always seemed a little preoccupied, as if something was bothering him.
The Peony Fairy and the team she was going to bring had already entered Zhao Daxun's sailor station, and when they were ready to go to sea, they set sail and went straight to the area controlled by the Daiguo.
Seeing Su Jun, who was still frowning half-lying on the bed, Chu Xuan couldn't help but comfort:
"Master Su, are you worried about the safety of the white peony along the way? In my opinion, I don't think so. Zhao Daxun's sailors are all brave men with rich experience, and there will definitely be no problem in dealing with ordinary pirates, not to mention that this time he will personally lead the team to the sea, and the peony fairy will not be in any danger. β
Su Jun shook his head and explained:
"I'm not worried about the safety of the Peony Fairy and the others, there is Zhao Daxun on the sea, and we don't need to worry about it, even if we arrive in the area controlled by the Daiguo, with the white peony is no less than your intelligence, there must be no danger to your life, at most, it is just a matter of not quitting."
Su Jun thought about his own thoughts, but he didn't care about the feelings of the beautiful woman next to him, any woman, even if she was virtuous, would always be a little jealous when a man praised other women in front of her own life.
Especially Chu Xuan, who was quite conceited about his intelligence, heard that Su Jun gave such a high evaluation of the Peony Fairy, he was extremely unhappy in his heart, muttered, and turned around and left the room.
Su Jun came to his senses at this time, hurriedly chased after a few steps, took Chu Xuan's hand and said:
"Look at you, you're going to be upset about this, aren't you?"
Chu Xuan's body shrank, and she struggled hard as if she had pulled out her slender jade hand, but after a few fruitless times, she couldn't help but say shyly:
"You are thinking about other women at this time, and you dare to hold my hand?"
Su Jun pretended to exaggerate and beat his chest and said:
"How can I think of any other woman? Chu Xuan, don't you know me, I'm dead-eyed. β
Chu Xuan pursed her lips: "That's not necessarily, whether you think about it or not, only you know, not to mention that you already have two fiancΓ©es"
While listening, Su Jun quietly moved his body inward, and when Chu Xuan realized that something was wrong, he had already pasted it, hugged Chu Xuan in his arms, held Chu Xuan in his arms with one hand, and covered his waist with one hand, and the other covered his full chest directly.
While kneading, he lowered his head and sniffed around Chu Xuan's neck, and said with a smile: "Don't think about it, how can the white peony compare with you, your beauty and intelligence, she can't catch up with her." β
Kneaded by Su Jun for a while, Chu Xuan's body was itchy and numb, and she was so confused that she had fallen softly into Su Jun's arms, her starry eyes were half-closed, and she muttered: "Don't, don't, Master Su, what were you thinking just now?" How do you feel about Cho Dae-hoon from Merlot County? β
Su Jun's dark and old face suddenly floated in his mind, and his enthusiasm was suddenly poured with a glass of cold water, and he had no passion at all, and he couldn't help but say angrily:
"Well, why are you suddenly saying this?"
Sensing Su Jun's changes, Chu Xuan couldn't help but laugh: "Su Ye is really thinking about him??"
Su Jun couldn't help but sigh and said:
"Chu Xuan, can you pick a time to talk about business in the future! Yes, I was indeed thinking about Zhao Daxun and the sailor of Merlot. β