In fact, Watanabe Ichiro felt incredible at what the messenger just said.
No matter what, Zhao Chen is the King of Han in their Tang Dynasty.
Let yourself, an outsider, help them deal with their own people.
Ichiro Watanabe had never even heard of such a thing.
The most that the Japanese country could do was fight among themselves, but the Tang Dynasty actually wanted to use the help of outsiders to deal with its own people.
However, being difficult to understand did not affect Ichiro Watanabe's attitude towards the King of Han of the Tang Dynasty.
If Watanabe Ichiro wanted to live comfortably here, he would have to make it impossible for the people sent by the Tang Dynasty to stay here.
Otherwise, one day he, Ichiro Watanabe, will die.
When the messenger heard Ichiro Watanabe ask this question, he just smiled slightly: "Master Watanabe may not know that Zhao Chen was just a country boy, but he got where he is today because of some bad luck."
"Many officials in the Tang Dynasty are intolerable to him, but his power in the court is too great, and His Majesty, the Tang Dynasty, is deceived by him, so it is difficult to attack him."
"That's why we can only entrust Mr. Watanabe to do something about it."
The emissary's explanation had no credibility at all in Ichiro Watanabe's opinion.
Although it was only the first time he heard Zhao Chen's name, the King of Han in the Tang Dynasty was still the emperor's son no matter what.
He's just a country boy. Can this guy in front of me say this?
Ichiro Watanabe just smiled and did not expose the words of the messenger in front of him.
He doesn't care about this.
But if anyone dares to come to Quanzhou Port to destroy his own interests, he will never let that person go.
"Go back and tell your adults that I already know."
"As long as that Zhao Chen dares to go to sea, I will not let him go back alive again."
"But please don't forget what your lord promised me before." Ichiro Watanabe said, waving his hand to signal the envoy to leave.
The envoy also didn't know exactly what Ichiro Watanabe said his family promised.
But today his mission has been completed. Now as long as Zhao Chen dares to take people to sea, death will be waiting for him.
…
A few days later.
Quanzhou Port.
Zhao Chen gathered two thousand soldiers of the Qianzhou Army led by Han Chong, as well as one hundred Xuanjia troops he had brought from Chang'an, onto a warship and prepared to set sail to sea.
The warship was converted from a merchant ship.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the sea had been calm and calm, so there were no warships in the true sense.
Thirty-three warships have assembled at Quanzhou Port and are ready to follow the main warship out to sea at any time.
Considering the problem of commanding so many warships, Zhao Chen asked Han Chong to find many old captains in the city to help pilot the warships last night.
Although the old captain does not know how to fight, he is better than the soldiers of the Qianzhou Army who have never been on a ship.
Among those warships, there was also a second-tier warship.
This warship is also very large, but it is still smaller than the one commanded by Zhao Chen.
"General Han, my warship is fast. I will set off first to attract the attention of the Japanese rogues. Your warship is not fast enough. How about following up from behind?" Zhao Chen looked at Han Chong and asked.
Han Chong did not go to the main ship, but stayed on the secondary warship to command. He also knew very well that Zhao Chen actually just wanted to bear the brunt of the Japanese rogues' attack.
Those Japanese pirates were scattered and gathered on various islands. If they didn't attract them all, they didn't know how long it would take to wipe out the pirates.
It's just that Zhao Chen's warship went to attract the enemy, which made Han Chong very worried.
Once he didn't respond in time enough, if something went wrong with Zhao Chen, how would he explain it to the emperor?
A main warship is enough to deal with Japanese pirates scattered everywhere.
But once the Japanese rogues gather everywhere, and there are too many of them, the pressure on Zhao Chen's main warship may be greater, and the assistance of other warships will be needed.
"Don't worry, it's just to attract them, not to fight them directly." Seeing Han Chong's worried expression, Zhao Chen also knew what he was thinking, so he explained with a smile.
Although Han Chong is not good at naval battles, he has the same principles for leading troops in battles.
If no one attracts the attention of the Japanese rogues, those people will not come out in droves.
If they really had to search for them one by one, they would never even think about annihilating the Japanese rogues in their lifetime.
Although Han Chong was unwilling, he had no other good solution at the moment, so he could only say: "Your Highness, you can go, the general will follow you, but if you encounter danger, please make your own safety the first priority.
, Never underestimate the enemy, avoid it as much as possible, and never take risks."
Zhao Chen nodded and said: "I understand, by the way, General Han, this is for you."
Han Chong took what Zhao Chen handed over with some doubts.
It looks a little strange.
The two mirrors are one behind the other, with a round bamboo tube in the middle. It is polished very smooth, but also very simple.
It looks like it was made not long ago.
"What is this?" Han Chong looked at Zhao Chen with confusion on his face. He had never seen such a strange thing before.
"Use your eyes to look into the distance through the lenses." Zhao Chen pointed to the sea in the distance.
Han Chong was confused, but he followed Zhao Chen's instructions and looked into the distance through the mirror in front of him.
"This..." Han Chong's exclamation made everyone around him look over curiously.
"What's wrong with General Han?" A soldier looked at Han Chong strangely.
But Han Chong's face was full of disbelief.
He even looked like he had seen a ghost.
Can Han Chong not be surprised?
What did he see through the lens?
The seagulls on the sea, at least five hundred meters away, appeared clearly before his eyes.
Even the feathers on his neck were clearly visible to him.
And after he moved his eyes away, he saw nothing at all, and could only vaguely see a black shadow passing by in the distance.
"Your Highness, what is this?" Han Chong looked at Zhao Chen in surprise.
In his hand, he tightly held the telescope that Zhao Chen gave him.
He was afraid that someone would rob him like him.
This is the telescope that Zhao Chen made temporarily.
The lens was made when glass was fired very early, but I never had the chance to use it.
Nowadays, there may be a naval battle, and telescopes are helpful in discovering the enemy's situation in advance.
There were two telescopes in total, Zhao Chen had one for himself, and the second one was given to Han Chong. Seeing Han Chong looking like he had seen a ghost, Zhao Chen smiled lightly and said: "This is called a telescope. It can see very far away.
It's very useful at sea, let's go first."
"Yes." Han Chong stood there blankly, and finally said just one word.
The main warship soon set sail, leaving Quanzhou Port and entering the sea.
The remaining warships, led by Han Chong's main ship, also left together.
On board were the Qianzhou Army of the Tang Dynasty.
They are a serious army, but fortunately, Qianzhou also has a big river, and they know the nature of water.
If he had been a northern soldier, he would have fainted upon boarding the ship.
It's just that I know the water well enough not to panic. After all, I haven't done any water training.
Going into battle this time is a bit of a rush, so everyone on the ship will inevitably be a little nervous.