It stands to reason that the current fleet of the Tang Dynasty belongs to the naval rank of the Forbidden Army, which is also part of Li Sheng's proposal to change the military system.
As for the navy in the Forbidden Forces, it stands to reason that it should be the strongest maritime force in the world at present.
Li Sheng also made this clear when he was chatting with him just now.
But now...
Chai Shao clearly saw a series of at least dozens of black spots on the sea waves.
The waves are undulating, but these dozens of black spots are very stable.
It seems to be looming visually, but for people who often walk on the sea, they can see that it is just an illusion caused by the waves. These dozen black spots are very stable, like a small island, as stable as a mountain. At the same time...
Chai Shao also clearly saw that among the many black spots, there was one that was relatively clear, clearly showing a vertical, sharp triangle similar to a tree.
This is undoubtedly a sail and a ship, and it must be a big ship!
Chai Shao was immediately shocked.
Changsun Wuji saw the change in Chai Shao's expression and immediately frowned.
What's going on?
Why does this guy suddenly look like this? Is there a dragon king turning over in the sea?
"Brother Chai, what's wrong?"
"There are... ships on the sea!"
Chai Shao shouted loudly.
…
It is normal for someone to see a boat in the sea.
The fish at the bottom of the sea are invisible to the human eye.
Apart from waves and boats, what else can be seen on the sea surface?
Boats never travel on land.
But when these words appeared on this occasion, Changsun Wuji suddenly broke into a cold sweat and felt a sudden chill on his back.
Are there ships in the sea?
Zuosuo Island is said to be very close to the mainland of China recently, but...
The island itself is not small.
In other words, the location where Chai Shao and Changsun Wuji are standing is still quite far away from the coast of China. What is this if not a big ship?
As officials of the imperial court, they had not heard of any large fleets sailing along the coast.
In other words, these black spots in front of us...that is, ships, should come from relatively far away.
If it can travel far, it can only be a big ship.
From this point of view, things are very subtle.
So many big ships appeared out of thin air on the sea, and my own fleet...
Turning around, I saw more than a dozen boats were moored and anchored——
So where did these ships come from?
Changsun Wuji suddenly remembered what Li Sheng said during the chat just now, and his expression immediately changed.
Chai Shao slowly put down the "telescope" in his hand, his face extremely solemn.
"What do you mean, Brother Chai, can you tell the origin of these ships?"
"...I can't be sure whether it's a ship or it's still too far away. Even with this telescope, I can't see clearly, but it should be pretty close..."
Chai Shao's brain was working at full speed, but...
Still unable to answer Changsun Wuji's question, the telescope can indeed see the scenery several miles away, but it is a wave of thousands of miles, so it is still not clear.
However... I still saw one point, a crucial point.
Chai Shao took a deep breath and said, "It must be the fleet. The origin is unknown and they approached the military town for no reason, haha..."
With a sneer, Changsun Wuji immediately understood what this meant.
An enemy is invading!
And what to do in this situation...
Changsun Wuji looked at Chai Shao nervously, he was the only professional now.
"Should we report it to the Holy Marquis immediately?"
I don't know when it started, but unconsciously... Changsun Wuji, and many ministers like him, quietly regarded Li Sheng as the person who made the decision.
It's not because anyone has second thoughts, but because of the crisis we have faced for more than a year, only Li Sheng has come up with a solution.
And it’s all a perfect solution!
The crisis was solved at the minimum cost, and even the crisis was turned into an opportunity. While suppressing internal and external enemies, it in turn improved the well-being of the people all over the world...
However, when Changsun Wuji proposed, Chai Shao did not immediately agree, but frowned and shook his head.
"Now that I am in charge of the army, I have to shoulder my responsibilities. The Holy Marquis... has been in seclusion for a long time, and then came out for a while and resumed his work. There must be something extremely important."
"Although I don't know what it is, but... I can imagine that it must be a big deal. Since the bandit army has not come to the door, we should not disturb the Holy Marquis easily."
Chai Shao spoke very seriously at this time, and even subconsciously used the tone of a warrior when he was leading troops in the army.
Changsun Wuji looked pale, "Then what should we do? The origin of this bandit army is unknown, and the good or bad luck is unknown..."
"It's not that mysterious."
Chai Shao took a deep breath and exhaled a breath of turbid air.
"I have seen a lot of thieves whose origins are unknown. Since they retreat quietly, we don't have to mess up our position."
"The camp is on heightened alert. I just need to be more careful."
Chai Shao said this, but Changsun Wuji didn't feel at ease at all.
But after all, what Chai Shao said was right. When the army was raised in the late Sui Dynasty, no one knew whether the nearby camps were friends or foes. This had been the case for so many years.
Moreover... just going to Li Sheng like this would make him look very incompetent, which is obviously not good either.
Anyway, the other party didn't come close, so the plan was really ready to come out - stay vigilant, be on strict guard and that's it!
but.
This time something happened, Chai Shao also realized a problem.
When an army on land encounters this kind of situation, I will be very familiar with what to do.
But this is the sea, are there any other tricks or something...
But this thing has already happened, and when it comes to sight, I can't help but think about it. I immediately give an order to mobilize an army to be on guard around the island at any time. I also order to keep the secret strictly and not to leak any information about any changes observed.
, can only be reported first.
Of course, this was not done for anything else, but because Chai Shao knew that panic would destroy the morale of the army and cause more changes.
As the difficulty of mobilization increases, it may give the opponent a chance, and you have to be careful of the story of the boy who cried wolf.
After all, Chai Shao is also a veteran. Although he has never heard of the story of Crying Wolf, he also knows that repeatedly sending out suspicious soldiers is a strategy. He goes out several times to make the opponent overly nervous, and then the opponent will inevitably relax.
A sudden attack at this time will be very effective.
To avoid this situation, of course the message must be closed.
but……
The ocean was still too big, and Chai Shao soon discovered another problem.
This telescope...
It is said to be a good thing, but it is indeed a good thing.
Just on land——
The reason Li Jing overturned was because there was a mole, and the mole leaked something too important.
And just talking about the telescope itself, this thing appeared on the battlefield...
I don’t know how many famous generals will be created.
After all, you are nearly ten miles away. You can set up an ambush and play tricks, but whatever the other party does will be easily discovered by you.
