Great Tang Southern Emperor

And looking at the water above the fuze, it was obvious that it had just been destroyed. If this problem can be found out, at least the culprit can be caught.

"It's the subordinate's deputy, Lin Dadong. When the subordinate was carrying the shells, I saw him enter the ammunition room with something like a water bag. I didn't pay attention at the time, thinking he was oiling the shells with oil. Well, who knew that he actually..." The quartermaster said without thinking, and at the end his voice was filled with resentment: "I have already arrested him and locked him up next door, this bastard, thanks to me treating him as a brother, he How could you hurt me so much?"

"Very good, bring him out to me." Cheng Chuliang was overjoyed, finally there was some good news, although it was useless for now.

"Yes."

Soon, a middle-aged man with a square head and big ears was pressed out. Judging by his simple and honest appearance, no one would associate him with a spy.

"Lin Dadong, who are you from?" Without any opening remarks, Cheng Chuliang directly interrogated and asked: "If you answer well, I promise you will die happily, otherwise I will be tortured..."

"Hey hey..." Lin Dadong did not answer Cheng Chuliang's question, but sneered twice: "Cheng Dadu, don't threaten me. Since I dare to do such a thing, I naturally understand what I will face next. This is the preparation... But I advise you to be more polite to me, you have no cannons now, if you let me go, I may be able to intercede for you in a while... Many of our brothers were in the three I have been lurking in your fleet years ago, originally intending to pass on a little news, but who knows that I caught a big fish... This is really a surprise..."

"Bastard..." Cheng Chuliang slapped him furiously, and Lin Dadong's face suddenly swelled up, and he soon became half a pig's head.

"Bah!" After spitting out a mouthful of blood and adding a tooth, Lin Dadong's expression did not change at all: "To tell you the truth, Governor Cheng, our backhands are not limited to this, this time Li Zhen must be dead, I see you You are also a talented person, and the family seems to have some influence, if you can turn to the dark in time and lead the fleet to surrender to us, I will personally intercede with the leader and promise to let you live... How about it?"

"Bastard, aren't you afraid that we will destroy your nine clans?" Cheng Chuliang was even more angry. He really didn't expect this person to be so determined, but it's right to think about it. If you don't have a firm mind, you can't be a spy.

"Hahaha... Destroy our Nine Clans? Hahaha..." Lin Dadong laughed as if he had heard some joke: "You are all going to die here, and you can't even spread the news. Who knows who killed Li Zhen?" Yes? Not only will your court not be able to destroy my nine clans, but you may even confer on me as a martyr, and my wife, children and family members may still be taken care of by your court... Hahaha..."

"Hit me, as long as you don't kill me." Cheng Chuliang was really pissed off by Lin Dadong's shamelessness. He turned around and went out of the ammunition depot. He looked up and his face darkened instantly. If he couldn't respond in time, what Lin Dadong said It is very likely that it will be true.

"Captain, it's not good. There are spies on all our ships, and there are problems with all the shells." Li Daoyun emerged from the heavy rain and said anxiously: "I went down just now and asked about the fuzes of all the ships. Something is wrong, some are damp, some are totally out of order, some are missing parts... We are running out of shells and we have to figure something out."

"Damn it, it's really a good way to draw the bottom line." Cheng Chuliang murmured: "It seems that I went back and cleaned up the fleet."

"That's all for the future, the premise is that we have to live." Li Daoyun smiled wryly: "My Lord, I have been in the navy for so many years, and I don't know how many cannons have been fired. Today, I was countered by cannons. "

"What's the use of saying this now?" Cheng Chuliang was so angry that he slammed his fist on the railing hard, but he didn't notice the blood flowing out.

Chapter 1116 Expedient measures

Chapter 63 Expedients

"Let me think about it, let me think about it... You said just now that some fuzes have a problem with the parts?" Cheng Chuliang closed his eyes and thought hard about a solution to the situation. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he instantly grasped Li Daoyun's words just now. highlights.

"Yes." Li Daoyun's face was very ugly: "The firing pins of the shell fuzes on several ships were pulled out, some were missing springs, and one was simply installed with a fuze of the same specification..."

The fuze is a very precise project. The lack of one part cannot guarantee the accurate explosion of the shell, and the fuze specifications of different shells are also different. It is impossible for a 120mm fuze to be installed on a [-]mm shell. This is absolutely impossible. , if it is installed forcibly, it will be fine if it cannot be detonated, and there may be dangers-the fuze is not a fuse, and the fuse is only a part of the fuze. In addition to the fuse, the fuze also includes springs, safety pins, firing pins, etc. Cheng Chuliang was fooled The part of the fuse is the fuse, and the fuse cannot be detonated naturally, but because of the different identities of the spies on other ships, the damaged places are also different.

"That's easy." Cheng Chuliang thumped his palms and said with a smile: "It's a road that never ends. You first arrange for people to distribute the unified fuzes to other ships, and in addition, the broken fuses will also be sent to other ships." Gather together and see if you can make a qualified fuze."

"Pindao has already arranged to do this." Li Daoyun's face is still not good-looking: "Just doing this can only be an expedient measure, and there will not be many qualified fuzes. We have to think of a way to completely solve the problem. .”

"Since you've already made arrangements, let's do this first. In addition, notify the fleet and prepare for the front arrow formation. I'll go to see the prince." Cheng Chuliang turned around and left. Of course he knew that this was an expedient measure, but he had to do so. Do—at least use this expedient measure to buy Li Zhen some time to escape...

"Wuliang Tianzun, the poor Taoist understands." Li Daoyun took a deep breath, and made the same decision in his heart - he can die, but Li Zhen, as the holy son, must live, he is the most important thing for the rise of Taoism in the future Even if the Taoist sect is dead, Li Zhen can't be hurt a little bit.

"Your Highness." The boat array has been untied, and it will be very difficult for Cheng Chuliang to come to the Holy Prince this time, but the matter is urgent, and he can only come to see Li Zhen by a transportation boat.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Li Zhen was still on the bridge at this time, seeing Cheng Chuliang, she couldn't help but frowned and said, "Now is the time when the battle is at its most intense, and you are not commanding the battle at the front line, why did you come here?"

"Don't talk so much, Your Highness, hurry up and start the steam engine." Cheng Chuliang said anxiously: "We have been tricked, all the fuzes of the shells have been manipulated, and the enemy has already surrounded them. There are more than 200 ships. Since our shells can only last for less than an hour at most, the subordinates took advantage of this time to escort the Holy Prince out."

"what?"

Everyone was shocked. The main and most powerful means of fighting the enemy in the Tang Dynasty was artillery. Although every warship was equipped with bed crossbows, there were not too many of them, and the enemies in front of them were also equipped with cannons. Bed crossbow vs. cannon - This scene has happened before, but it was the enemy's bed crossbow fighting Datang's artillery. Now the situation is reversed. It really is the reincarnation of heaven and retribution.

Of course, this is not the most important thing now. Everyone is more worried about Li Zhen's safety. Since the enemy has already tampered with the fuze, it means that the artillery of one's own side may cease firing at any time. Once the artillery ceases firing, the enemy's If there is no obstacle, the boat will definitely surround it at the fastest speed, so Li Zhen's safety will not be guaranteed.

"Your Highness, this subordinate is going to start the steam engine." Li Ergou left the bridge after speaking.

There is a steam engine on the Holy Prince, and its performance is very good. As long as it is started, it is enough to drive the Holy Prince to fly at a speed of [-] kilometers-this is currently the fastest speed in the whole world, even if it is Destroyers known for their speed cannot reach this speed, and even in later generations, warships have almost reached this speed (the normal speed of a warship is about [-] knots, one knot is one nautical mile per hour, and one nautical mile is equal to [-] kilometer).

In other words, as long as it breaks through the encirclement, the Holy Prince is not afraid of the enemy's pursuit at all. As long as it escapes the enemy's pursuit range, even if there is an interception on the road, the Holy Prince is not afraid-the people on the Holy Prince are all Everyone knows the basics, everyone has been with Li Zhen for at least ten years, and they cannot be spies. Without spies, naturally there will be no problems with the shells.

Different from everyone's panic, Li Zhen seemed very calm: "Don't worry, you can explain clearly what's going on. How could a good shell fuze fail?"

"It's like this..." Because there was still a little time, Cheng Chuliang was not so eager, and hurriedly explained what happened.

"So that's the case. It seems that your anti-espionage work is not very good."

"The subordinates didn't expect that the other party would spend such a large amount of capital." Cheng Chuliang was a little ashamed, and he was horrified by the enemy's means, and even more amazed by the enemy's generosity. In addition, the rest of the warships were randomly selected, but even so, there are enemy spies on each ship... What does this mean?

Of course, this is not to say that Cheng Chuliang's luck is not good enough. In fact, it would be a fool to attribute it to luck at this level.

This shows that it is very likely that all the ships of the Quanzhou Fleet have spies planted by the enemy, and the identity of this spy is not too low.

And want to ensure that there are people on every fleet, so how many spies do they sacrifice?

It's really a big deal...

"Your Highness, that's great. There is nothing wrong with our ammunition." Li Ergou quickly came up again and said excitedly: "Your Highness, I have already started the steam engine, and we can leave in two quarters of an hour at most. .”

It is not that simple to start a steam engine, especially in this era where there is no supercharging equipment, and the only way to start it is by the power of the steam itself, and this takes a long time, and it can be started within two quarters of an hour. It is efficient enough.

"Great." This is the best news for Cheng Chuliang. There is something wrong with the shells on the Holy Prince, which means that the Holy Prince has the power to protect itself. At such a high speed, if the Holy Prince wanted to escape, no ship would be able to catch up.

Chapter 1117 Sad...

Chapter 64 Sad...

Cheng Chuliang's complexion changed, and the atmosphere suddenly became sad: "Your Highness, since there is no problem with His Highness, this subordinate will leave first. Don't worry, Your Highness. When your subordinate returns to the boat, I will immediately cover and guard His Highness and rush out of the encirclement—— The subordinates just saw that although the enemy's encirclement is large, it is not very thick, and we only need one charge, and we are enough to push the enemy away..."

"Cheng Dudu, what about you?" Li Ergou asked hastily: "Leave the task of commanding the fleet to your subordinates. You are the soul of the Quanzhou fleet. You must not have any accidents. You should go with us." Bar."

"This is absolutely not allowed." Cheng Chuliang flatly vetoed it: "I am the commander of the Quanzhou Fleet and their general. I brought them out, so naturally I have to bring them back. If I can't bring them back, then what can I do?" The only option is to live and die with them. If I leave them today and run away like this, I will never have peace of mind for the rest of my life... You don't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind... Your Highness, this is the last time I call you Your Highness Yes, in the future, Your Highness, please take care of the Quanzhou Fleet for the sake of my subordinates—the bastards in the Yuezhou Fleet have always disliked us, and my subordinates are worried that if I leave, they will be bullied by the Yuezhou Fleet ..."

"..." Everyone fell silent, they had heard the will to die from Cheng Chuliang's tone, facing such a person who disregarded life and death, even they had to be in awe - although they all said it was happy It is easier to die in humiliation than to live in humiliation, but when a person really faces death calmly, you will understand how great he is.

"I said, what are you guys doing? Do you want to be so sad?" Li Zhen was speechless. What are you doing?I haven't spoken yet.

"Your Highness needless to say, this subordinate has already made up his mind, please stop persuading Your Highness." Perhaps he had already made up his mind to die, so Cheng Chuliang calmed down: "After a while, this subordinate will send a signal to Your Highness, after receiving the signal Your Highness, you don’t need to worry about anything, you just need to follow our fleet to rush... By the way, when the subordinates were catching the spies, they learned from the spies that the enemy’s destruction of the cannon was only their first plan. They have set up many traps in the back, but this subordinate can only help His Highness to get here, and the next step is to see your Highness - but we just left Luzon not long ago, His Highness can go back to Luzon directly after breaking through the encirclement , there are still two fleets in Luzon, enough to guarantee your safety, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, I won't be able to serve by your side anymore, but I don't regret it. The happiest thing in my life is to follow Your Highness. If it weren't for Your Highness, I might still be working in Chang'an City now." Domineering, become a dandy, or be appointed as a small official, and then disappear from everyone... This subordinate feels that his life is complete, and there is nothing to regret. The only thing is that he can't go back and see you again For the old man, please tell the old man after His Royal Highness returns that I have not shamed him. He told me since he was a child that death in battle and a shrouded body in horse leather are the highest honor for a soldier, and I hope he will not feel sad for me..."

At this point, Cheng Chuliang couldn't go on anymore, with tears streaming down his face, saying that men don't flick their tears lightly, because they haven't reached the place where they are sad, Cheng Chuliang doesn't cry because he is about to die, but just thinks of the news of his death in battle and sends it back to Chang'an I don't know how sad the old father is to send a black-haired man to a white-haired man, and I don't know if he can bear the pain of losing a son like this...

"..." Li Zhen was also silent, he couldn't help being silent, Cheng Chuliang had already shown his true feelings to this extent, even though all of this seemed unnecessary to him, he was also moved by his true feelings, it's just... …

"You should tell your father about these things yourself." Li Zhen said after a long time.

"This subordinate really wants to go back, but I'm afraid I won't be able to go back this time. Maybe I can entrust my father with a dream..." Cheng Chuliang said halfway, then suddenly remembered something, and the sadness on his face disappeared: "By the way, my subordinate Your Majesty just remembered something, Your Highness, it is best not to go to Luzon. Since we can think of problems, the enemy must also be able to think of them, so there must be many dangers on the way to Luzon. After rushing out, His Highness, go west to south It's all right, don't go east and northwest, they must have set enough traps on these two roads..."

"Did I say you don't understand people's language? I told you to tell your father in person, so you don't understand what I mean?" Li Zhen became impatient, although Cheng Chuliang said in every sentence Thinking about him is also very touching, but his so-called thinking is nothing but groundless things. Li Zhen is so moved?He had already reminded him once or twice, who knew that Cheng Chuliang didn't realize that this IQ could actually become the captain of an elite fleet?Li Zhen deeply doubts whether she chose the wrong person back then.

"Huh?" Cheng Chuliang was stunned for a moment, he was completely immersed in his own world just now, and felt that he would sink in the sea with the fleet this time, so what he said was equivalent to last words, and even he himself was moved Who knew that Li Zhen would say such a word...