Zhuang Shaoyou listened, there are new weapons! Suddenly came to his senses, and asked curiously, "What weapon?" Let's be specific! ”

Mo Qiao glanced at Zhuang Shaoyou fiercely, and said to Mo Tie: "Third brother, don't tell him!" ”

Mo Tie smiled awkwardly and looked at Mo Shi, who smiled bitterly: "Okay, junior brother, don't make trouble!" Hurry up and get down to business! ”

Mo Tie received huge support, so he dared to speak: "General, in fact, it is an improved new ballista, the original ballista is eight consecutive shots, one shot at a time, eight times in a row, but it can't be loaded with rockets. The new ballista is loaded with 32 rounds at a time, divided into eight rows from top to bottom, fired in one row at a time, eight times in a row, with a range of 700 steps, the rocket is much smaller than the original giant crossbow, and the penetration is not as good as before. Moreover, the new ballista is huge, two and a half times the size of the original, it is inconvenient to carry, the speed is slower, a single one needs eight people to operate, and the difficulty of operation is not small, but it can be placed on a ship. The forge also rushed to produce a batch of rockets here, and there were not many of them, but it was enough to fight a battle. ”

Zhuang Shaoyou immediately became happy when he heard the news, this thing is indeed a good thing! Defending the city and fighting water battles are endless! Even if it is not equipped with rockets, the power should not be underestimated, and the range of 700 steps is enough to make Xiliang Tieqi embarrassed! Immediately ordered:

"Good! The new ballista is called a rocket launcher! Mo Tie, load the rocket launcher on the ship immediately! Hansheng, select a group of skilled ballista soldiers to control the new rocket artillery! ”

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the hall, and everyone frowned when they heard the sound, it seemed that something big had happened again!

"General Qiyu! There is an urgent report from the front, the Goguryeo Naval Division is heading towards southern Liaoning, and the Naval Division's vanguard is delaying time! It is expected that the main force of the Goguryeo naval division will arrive in the eastern coastal waters of southern Liaoning tonight! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou immediately decided: "Pass the order, the whole army will be reorganized, and set off in an hour!" ”

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

An hour later, the north wharf of southern Liaoning was crowded with people, but it was orderly. The wharf was full of Zhuang Shaoyou's soldiers, and the periphery was the people who came from the city after hearing the news, and everyone had a worried look on their faces. The Goguryeo invasion could not be concealed, and Zhuang Shaoyou did not intend to hide it, but generously released the situation.

Zhuang Shaoyou stood at the bow of the flagship and looked at the soldiers below, and said loudly: "Everyone! The invasion of the Goguryeo army must have been known to you! General Ben doesn't talk much nonsense, but I just want to ask you soldiers to look back and look at the eager fathers and villagers behind you, you are all the hope of the 250,000 people in southern Liaoning! ”

When all the soldiers heard this, they all subconsciously looked back, only to see a pair of expectant eyes, a pair of worried faces, and a hopeful face, all of which touched their hearts.

Zhuang Shaoyou said loudly: "Soldiers, brothers, Goguryeo wants to invade our homeland, trample on our fields, ruin the fathers and villagers of our homeland, and destroy our happy life, what should we do?!" ”

"Defend your homeland! Kill the invaders! Protect your fathers and fellow villagers! ”

"Good! The whole army is leaving! ”

After Zhuang Shaoyou's encouragement, the morale of the whole army suddenly skyrocketed, and the more than 100,000 people behind the dock all shouted loudly and shouted words of blessing, because this army carried all their hopes. The people who have just settled down recalled the miserable years when they fled the famine, countless relatives and friends died on the side of the road, stepping on the bones all the way to find hope for survival, and finally, the sky is endless, and the general Zhuang Shaoyou provides them with such hope, food to eat, farming, and clothing. Everything is beautiful now, but the shadow of foreign invasion is hanging over our heads.

Zhuang Shaoyou stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the sturdy soldiers below, as well as the people who were shouting in the distance, his chest was full of pride, but the pressure on his shoulders also increased sharply, this battle must be won, and it must be won beautifully!

At this moment, a shout came from under the boat: "Zhuang Shaoyou, take me with you!" Zhuang Shaoyou! You can't throw me here! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou followed the prestige, and saw Gao Yingying's smaller body writhing desperately there, and Gongsun Linglong and Ruhua were desperately pulling her.

Zhuang Shaoyou hesitated again and again and said, "Let her come up!" ”

The second daughter of Gongsun Linglong no longer insisted when she heard this, let go of her hand, and after Gao Yingying got out, she immediately ran towards the boat, and the surrounding soldiers jumped out of the way.

"Zhuang Shaoyou, are you going to fight with Uncle Wang?"

Zhuang Shaoyou nodded, without words.

Gao Yingying asked with a complicated expression, "Why don't you take me hostage?" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou smiled slightly: "If it were your father, I might do this, but now it's your uncle, do you think it will have an effect?" He might wish I had killed you! ”

Gao Yingyingdai frowned slightly: "Is it just because of this?" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou was silent again, not knowing how to answer.

Gao Yingying looked at Zhuang Shaoyou with a disappointed face, suddenly changed into a serious demeanor, and said: "Zhuang Shaoyou, help me kill Gao Nanxu and send me back to the throne, our child will be the future king of Goguryeo!" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou was very surprised, queen? Child?

"What? You don't want to? I know you don't like me, I'm not as beautiful as Sister Mo, I'm not as virtuous as her, and my figure is worse than hers, I have nothing to give you. And don't you only have your eyes on profit? Isn't it right for you to send me back? And your son became the king of Goguryeo, which is also good for you! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou was stunned at first, and then angry, dragged Gao Yingying, and hit her little ass with a fat beating, Gao Yingying struggled desperately, but she couldn't break free no matter what, her two smart big eyes were teary, with a little grievance, and a little joy and satisfaction.

A rough roar came from the side: "What are you looking at?" Haven't you ever seen someone beat their wives? Turn your heads away and don't look at it again! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou rolled his eyes, and listened to the voice of Zhou Tai, this little last time he encountered a storm at sea, he came to pull out the weeping willows upside down, and pulled out the main mast of a five-masted warship, which was widely praised in the sailors, and Ink also proposed to promote him to the deputy captain of the first brigade, with the rank of colonel, but he was still in charge of Zhuang Shaoyou's flagship, not responsible for command.

Gao Yingying also quickly jumped up from Zhuang Shaoyou's arms when she heard the voice, and her face was blushing.

An hour later, with the blessings and expectations of more than 200,000 people in southern Liaoning, the army set sail, Zhuang Shaoyou's army was divided into two routes, one was led by Huang Zhong and Hua Xin to 15,000 infantry troops rushed to Hongya Town by land to support; And Zhuang Shaoyou, Ink, Xun You and others led the fleet to meet the Goguryeo sailors from the sea.

Set sail from the north wharf of southern Liaoning, directly enter the Yellow Sea along the newly navigable canal, the canal is ten miles long, it took five months, and was completed at the end of February this year.

At night, the forward warships reported that the Goguryeo naval division had appeared one hundred and fifty miles to the northeast, and it was expected that after tonight, the two armies would encounter each other in the waters near the Changsheng Islands, and the Goguryeo naval division had 12 four-masted warships, more than 20 two-masted warships, and 100 small ships of various kinds!

The Changsheng Islands were discovered by chance when the fishermen of the town went out to sea to fish after the establishment of Shahe Town in the lower reaches of the Shahe River the year before last, and it is only fifty miles away from the coast. There are dozens of large and small islands in the Changsheng Islands, but only one Changsheng Island in the southwest of the island is inhabited, and a few small fishing villages are scattered on the Changsheng Island, because there is only a small mountain spring on this Changsheng Island in the entire archipelago, and the hundreds of residents on the island all rely on this mountain spring to live.

But there is a characteristic of Changsheng Island, the residents are very long-lived, and the villagers can generally live to ten years old, which is quite rare in this era! Obviously, it was the mountain spring that played a role, so the nearby fishermen took something that was not available on the island and exchanged it for some of the mountain spring when they were fishing.

Over time, the news of Changsheng Island spread, and Guoyuan ordered that Changsheng Island be included in the management of the newly established Shahe Town, but it was forbidden to harass the lives of the island's residents, and some necessities were provided to the island, so it did not cause the island's residents to be ostracized.

Zhuang Shaoyou looked at the information of Changsheng Island, and immediately smiled slightly, that spring water is obviously mineral water, and it is very good for the human body, so it will make people live longer, but this thing obviously has to be drunk every day and every year to have an effect.

"Ink, have the residents of Immortal Island been settled?"

Ink replied: "Back to General, there are many caves in the mountains of Changsheng Island, and the residents of the island have taken refuge in the caves when there was a war in previous years, and it is difficult for people who are not familiar with the local area to find out. ”

Zhuang Shaoyou bowed his head slightly and didn't say anything more.

Ink thought for a moment and said, "General, do you want to send a ship to test the enemy's combat strength?" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou nodded and said, "Look at the arrangement!" Safety first! ”

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

Two hours later, the night was dark, and the forward troops reported that according to estimates, the Goguryeo naval division was equipped with bed crossbows with the same range as the bed crossbows of our army's four-masted warships, which was also a hundred paces, but the rate of fire and number were obviously inferior to our army!

Zhuang Shaoyou frowned when he heard the news, when he was sold to Goguryeo, the drawings of the weapons with the ship were not given, in the past two years, Goguryeo invited the whole country to develop the sailors, and also organized craftsmen to imitate, the range of the bed crossbow has reached a distance of 100 steps, but the rate of fire and the number are much worse, obviously in many key places still have not been mastered, this is barely good news! However, with the range of 100 steps of the Goguryeo Naval Division's warships and the advantage in numbers, Zhuang Shaoyou's side is still at a disadvantage!

No matter how sharp the five-masted warship is, it is only equivalent to two four-masted warships, and the Goguryeo naval division is also assisted by small boats, which is more flexible in tactics, and the overall number gap is still very large.

Zhuang Shaoyou immediately summoned Xun You and Ink to discuss the battle plan.