Chapter 39: Whaling

Li Shucheng went home first and reported the situation at the port to the old man.

"Shucheng, you're back so soon, is there something going on at the port?" Li Yu saw that Li Shucheng came back so soon, and thought that something had happened at the port, so he hurriedly asked.

"Father, it's okay over there. Li Shucheng said with a smile, "Not only is it fine, but it is still developing very well! I came back to tell you, so that you don't have to worry." ”

"Mingyue didn't come back with you?" asked Li Chen.

"No, I'm going to rush over. Li Shucheng said, "We're going to stay there for a while." ”

After resting at home for a while, Li Shucheng asked an old man in the village to set up a boat to send him to Guiyunzhuang.

"Guanying, I'm here to get a few bed crossbows from you. The two have been friends for many years, and Li Shucheng did not hide it, and said straight to the point.

"Bed crossbow?" Lu Guanying said suspiciously, "What do you want this thing for?" The bed crossbow is controlled by the imperial court and is not allowed to be owned by the people, and the Li family does not need it, so I don't know what Li Shucheng will do with it.

"That's what happened. Li Shucheng said, "I plan to put the bed crossbow on the boat and go hunt whales." ”

"Kill whales, the kind of whales you are talking about?" asked Lu Guanying. Although Lu Chengfeng came out of Peach Blossom Island, the things at sea were very clear, but because he was expelled from the division, he never mentioned his past even in front of Lu Guanying before, Lu Guanying knew that there was a huge animal called a whale in the sea, and Li Shucheng told him.

"It's that kind of whale. "We opened a soap workshop over there, using the offal left by fishermen to boil fat. But there weren't many of them, so I was going to kill the whales. ”

"I haven't seen a whale yet. Not long ago, he went to Peach Blossom Island to deliver invitations, and although he ran on the sea, he didn't see whales. As soon as Li Shucheng said it, he was also moved.

"If you want to see it, you can go to the harbor or go out to sea with us. Li Shucheng said, "It's a pity that such a big guy doesn't know him." ”

"Okay, I'll tell my father. Lu Guanying said, "Yaojia hasn't been to the beach yet, so I'm just taking her to see the scenery on the sea." ”

"Shucheng, are you going to hunt whales?" Lu Chengfeng said in surprise, "That kind of big guy is very dangerous!" He had seen whales, such a big body, and the strength was even greater, and he could knock over a big ship at once.

"We don't get too close, we just shoot with a bed crossbow from a distance. Li Shucheng said, "If you really want to get closer, don't talk about us, the top masters can't please us." "If the whale writhes and rolls, the vortex master may not be able to break free, and if it is unlucky to be swept by the huge whale's tail, it will not die or be seriously injured.

Lu Chengfeng thought about it, it was indeed a good way to use the bed crossbow. Although there is still danger, he did not stop Lu Guanying, and he will not be able to grow up as soon as possible without experiencing some wind and rain. "Not everyone can be as slacking off as him. Lu Chengfeng thought.

What he was thinking about was Li Shucheng and Jiang Mingyue. Actually, Jiang Mingyue is okay, she has been practicing diligently, as for Li Shucheng, she has deserted several times over the years. And if you haven't encountered danger, you won't have rich combat experience, and your martial arts progress can only come step by step.

Ten bed crossbows, loading a carriage and walking by land is not easy to walk, there are many checkpoints along the way, and it is easy to expose the stuffing. So use the boat to take the waterway, although there are also checkpoints on the waterway, but the boat is easy to hide.

These bed crossbows were not seen in the light of day, and they were re-installed on ships at sea.

"Looks like we're going to have to find a small island to base on. Li Shucheng thought to himself. There is a small island as a base, which can not only store the weapons of whaling ships, but also the fleets of Japan that go to the South Seas and go north to Korea can carry weapons. Every time they go to sea, they send weapons onto the big ships in small boats, and when they come back, they unload them and store them on the island. In this way, the safety of the fleet is more guaranteed, and it will not attract the attention of the imperial court. The imperial court did not consider whether the trading fleet would encounter pirates at sea, and they only wanted the fleet to leave the port and return to the port without carrying the bed, crossbow, catapult, and other weapons with great lethality.

Liu Shan got three medium-sized boats, recruited a group of sailors, drove the boat to the sea, came to the place where the boat was parked according to Li Shucheng's instructions, and after hoisting the bed crossbow onto the boat, the specially invited carpenter began to fix the bed crossbow.

"These arrows are so thick and long, they can be shot at people!" Everyone stood on the deck, watching the carpenter install the bed crossbow, Liu Shan looked at the thick and long bed crossbow arrows piled on the side, and sighed.

"Of course!" Lu Guanying said, "If the enemy is dense, one arrow can shoot through a few." If there were many crossbows in the bed and ten thousand arrows fired at once, the scene would definitely be spectacular. There was also a siege of the city, the crossbow arrows of the bed crossbow could be nailed to the city wall, and the siege sergeant could grab it and climb the city wall. "The bed crossbow has a long range and is powerful, and it is a rare weapon of war, so the imperial court will strictly control it. After all, that dynasty didn't rebel, and if the rebels had such a sharp weapon, it would be even more difficult to extinguish.

After the bed crossbow was installed, Li Shucheng sat alone in a boat, Lu Guanying and Cheng Yaojia in a boat, and Liu Shan in a boat, and sailed towards the open sea under the guidance of the old fishermen.

The sailors were fishermen, but they used to go out to sea to make small boats, which were not very skilled in handling and not very fast. In the evening, before reaching its destination, the boat stopped for the night.

The three boats were some distance away, Li Shucheng jumped into the water, swam to the side of the boat where Lu Guanying was in the middle, jumped on the deck and shouted: "Guanying, are you doing something unseemly, I'm here." ”

"What's the wrong thing to see. We're getting ready to eat. Lu Guanying's voice rang out in the cabin.

"Liu Shan, come here. Li Shucheng shook his clothes and shook off the water, and shouted to Liu Shan, who was on the boat on the other side.

"It's coming!" Liu Shan replied, and soon there was a pop.

When Lu Guanying walked onto the deck, Liu Shan happened to jump on the boat and shook off the water.

"Come on in, it's going to be dinner right away. Lu Guanying said, "I thought you were eating on your own boat." ”

"It's at sea now, why don't you drink and chat to spend this long night!" Li Shucheng said.

I entered the room and sat down, and the food and drinks were ready. "Hey, this is good wine!" Li Shucheng was surprised when he saw the wine jar on the table, "When did you bring it on the boat? Why didn't I see it?"

"You know the wooden crates I brought on board, you know? The jars are porcelain, and of course they have to be padded with something soft in the boxes. Lu Guanying said.

"This wine is a good wine!" Li Shucheng hurriedly sat down and picked up the wine jar, "Ordinary people don't say they've seen it, they haven't heard of it." "What Lu Guanying brought should have been obtained from robbing corrupt officials' ships.

Pour it full of wine and have a dry glass. "Good wine!" Li Shucheng exclaimed. In the Song Dynasty, the alcohol content was not high, but the taste was very good, and Li Shucheng liked this light wine very much.

Then Liu Shanjing Lu Guanying. Although he had never been to Guiyunzhuang and had never seen Lu Guanying before, he had heard Li Shucheng say it.

"It just so happens that Guanying is also practicing the martial arts of the Murong family, Liu Shan, you can ask him for advice. Li Shucheng said on the side.

"If you don't dare to ask for advice, we can discuss it. Lu Guanying said. Since you meet someone who practices the same martial arts, the other party's martial arts are also good, and you will gain something from discussing it, and Lu Guanying doesn't mind.

"Then thank you Brother Lu!" Liu Shan thanked.

"No thanks, I can't ask for it. Lu Guanying said, turned his head to Li Shucheng and said, "Brother Shucheng, you are also practicing the martial arts of the Quanzhen Sect, can you give Yaojia some advice?"

"Yes. Li Shucheng said, "But in addition to internal strength, the only thing I can do with Quanzhen martial arts is the first sword of Quanzhen swordsmanship." ”

After eating, at the request of Li Shucheng, Lu Guanying took out three jars of wine from the box, three big men held one jar of wine, and several people went to the deck.

First, Lu Guanying and Liu Shan competed. Lu Guanying is higher than Liu Shan in terms of internal strength and swordsmanship, and most of them are experienced, so it is quite easy to deal with Liu Shan. However, Liu Shan occasionally has subtleties, comparing them and then starting to discuss.

Li Shucheng also began to explain his cultivation experience to Cheng Yaojia.

After a long time, Li Shucheng and Liu Shancai returned to their boat to rest.

The next day, the boat traveled for more than two hours, and finally reached its destination, and after searching for a while, it found a group of whales.

The three boats leaned up and came to the side of the whale, four hundred paces away, and Li Shucheng personally operated a bed crossbow. There was a "buzz" sound, and six huge crossbow arrows shot at the target like lightning.

Seeing that the crossbow arrow he shot didn't sink into the whale's head, Li Shucheng was overjoyed and said in his heart: "One shot to the head!"

However, there was not a single headshot. After being shot, the whale made a loud noise, just like the other two that were shot, and the whales immediately went into disarray, stirring up huge waves and swimming to the depths.

The waves on the sea gradually calmed down, and Lu Guanying exclaimed: "You can still escape after two arrows, this whale is really not so easy to hunt." ”

"If you receive two arrows, no matter how big it is, you can't be fine. Li Shucheng said, "Let's chase after it." ”

"The whales have dived into the depths, and they don't know where to swim to, how to chase them?" Lu Guanying said.

"We just went ahead. Li Shucheng said, "Whales also have to breathe, and they will surface after a while." ”

After chasing for a long time, he finally found a whale, Li Shucheng observed for a while, the whale swam very slowly, and the tail fin swung weakly. "This whale is no longer good. Li Shucheng said with a smile, "The other two are not better, they should also be around here." Get closer and try to kill it with an arrow. ”

The whale was injured and dying, and after the ship approached, Li Shucheng operated the bed crossbow to aim at the whale's head and shot another arrow, and the whale writhed violently for a while, floating motionless on the sea.