It was early in the morning, and dawn would not come for a while, but it could still be considered morning.
Seeing this scene so early in the morning was extremely refreshing.
Chai Shao was dumbfounded. I rely on so many ships...
They also arranged themselves into a military formation. This is not obviously...
Yes, this is a warship.
There is no such a large merchant fleet in this area, or in the whole world.
In this area, only Goguryeo's troops could assemble so many warships.
Chai Shao took a breath and already understood the situation at this moment——
The war has arrived!
He immediately turned his head and looked at the whole ship. From the corner of his eye he looked at the messenger and Ma Zhou beside him and said loudly,
"The whole army is in full gear! Ready for battle!"
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Chai Shao gave a sharp shout, which quickly spread throughout the entire warship.
Not just the two ships on our side, it seemed that because of the tranquility of the early morning, the sound was spread far away along with the sea water with excellent sound transmission efficiency... Goguryeo's warship array also started to move at the same time.
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Come closer to yourself.
Chai Shao stood upright on the bow of the boat, his blood quietly accelerating.
People who have been fighting all year round will instinctively enter the state at the beginning of the battle. However...
When Chai Shao turned around to confirm the status of the entire ship, he suddenly remembered something.
Wait, it seems...
At this time, Ma Zhou also ran over in a hurry,
"General, there are not many troops available on this ship. I'm afraid we won't be able to resist for long!"
"They...there are too many ships!"
Chai Shao was startled and suddenly realized that he didn't have many soldiers on the ship -
Most of the Imperial Guards on Zhongzuoso Island are willing to settle there. The harvest of fish and shrimps during this period is indeed attractive, but there are also some who want to go back with a strong sense of local sentiment, so this time in addition to picking up the families of the Imperial Guards
, and another task is to send these forbidden troops who want to return to their hometown to be transferred to their posts...
In other words, there are almost no Forbidden Forces available on the entire ship now, maybe only twenty or thirty in total, including the sailors who must be brought on board and are responsible for sailing and rowing - Li Shengzai
The group of people trained in Hangzhou.
Of course, Li Sheng's training of sailors will definitely include military training. Even if archery is a bit unfamiliar, it will definitely be considered combat effectiveness.
Just this fighting power... that's all.
It depends on these twenty or thirty people...
Fight against Goguryeo's large fleet?
The shocking and cold reality hit him, and Chai Shao was stunned...
How to fight this?
But now that I think about it carefully, it seems that there is really no solution...
If we follow the current trend, I'm afraid...
When the fight started, it was just four words... more danger than good!
Under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible to muddle through. In other words, today's battle...
It must be a deadly battle that I have never encountered in my life!
Chai Shao's breathing went from rapid to freezing, and his blood went from heating up to freezing. At this moment, he finally calmed down.
Sure enough... I don't know when, but I seemed to have heard it somewhere in Li Sheng.
The sea is naturally not a kind place, death can happen at any time, bandits are everywhere, and everyone who looks at the sea will destroy the enemy.
At this moment, I accidentally ended up in this situation...
But now that the matter has come to an end, and the enemy is approaching, there is no point in sighing. Talking about the nihility of metaphysics is something that can only be done in Chang'an.
"Your Majesty's Nephew, are you ready... eh?"
Chai Shao was about to turn around and tell Ma Zhou to be mentally prepared, but when he turned around, he was a little confused because Ma Zhou... was missing.
It stands to reason that this guy is now a personal soldier of Chai Shao, so how could he suddenly disappear? This is really a bit rude. The law in the army is very strict, and you have to "excuse" if you want to go to the toilet, let alone what time of year is this?
This special girl is so angry that her eyebrows are burning!
But after a while, Ma Zhou came back, this time carrying a big box. Chai Shao was stunned, "What have you done? What is this? We are about to fight..."
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However, Ma Zhou ignored him and stumbled forward with a big box in his arms, saying anxiously, "General, please don't talk about so many things. Please step back. This box is heavy and may hurt the general!"
"This...what exactly is..."
Chai Shao was even more confused now. After Ma Zhou said this, he also stepped forward to help the handle, held the other side of the box, and slowly put it down.
However, after holding it, Chai Shao felt that the box was indeed extremely heavy, and he almost broke it before he started.
And there is a sound of gold and iron clashing in it, which is very pleasant to the ear. It is a good thing with a good steel mouth. I don’t know what it is...
But after putting down the box and opening the lid, he understood.
The box was covered with dry straw, and among the straw were a handful of shiny silver weapons.
This is exactly the weapon I picked up in Hangzhou some time ago!
Chai Shao couldn't help but be startled and looked at Ma Zhou blankly, "Why did you take this thing out? Although these are magic weapons, the soldiers have not been trained and cannot use them smoothly..."
"But General, there are too many ships this time."
Ma Zhou's face was covered with sweat, and his voice was a little anxious, "We don't need this thing, what else can we do? Besides, the Holy Marquis said that this thing can be used by women and children, isn't this just..."
"well?……"
Chai Shao was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately came to his senses.
Yes, I had not communicated with Ma Zhou before about this new large-scale crossbow machine.
At that time, we were discussing what to do if a large group of enemy troops came to attack us.
There is this thing... If women and children can use it, it can be as smooth as when Ma Zhou was trying it out, then maybe it will really come in handy this time!
Chai Shao thought deeply and picked up a handful himself.
This item was really heavy, and Chai Shao couldn't help but feel his heart sinking. Whether ordinary people could handle this weight was a question.
But... I have to try something else.
The key is to wind it up. If the winding up is not easy to use, it will be really troublesome.
However, after this test, Chai Shao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The mechanism on the roulette wheel...
Learn from Ma Zhou's posture and turn around.
Only after turning it did I realize that it was really silky smooth.
There was no awkwardness, and he didn't even feel much resistance. Even for a moment... Chai Shao had the illusion of "Is this thing broken?"
But then I continued to shake the mechanism, and then I discovered that as the crossbow string tightened, the movement of the mechanism was indeed gradual, gradually, and became more and more laborious.
But just when Chai Shao was doubting whether women and children could shake this thing, he suddenly heard a "click" and the winding was completed.
This... also means that this thing...
Can everyone really use it?
Thinking of this, Chai Shao suddenly realized again how powerful the weapon Li Sheng had made.
This thing can make all the people of the Tang Dynasty become soldiers!