The crossed scholar

The heavy crossbows on the warships are very powerful. Using the principle of the composite bow, the range has been increased by one-third. These improvements are enough to give these warships a great advantage in naval battles!

In fact, Zhu Xiaobao had no choice but to do this. He didn't have much saltpeter in his hand now, so he couldn't manufacture a large amount of powerful shells. The shells he produced now were only enough for the 'Three Lucky Treasures' and colorful boats!

Seeing that it was really Princess Nineteen's warship, King Ming's navy immediately prepared for battle. Today's navy general didn't see that strange ship, so he still had some confidence in his heart. The boat is obviously one size bigger!I don't know why Princess Nineteen built such a small warship.King Wen's warship next to him is also about to go into battle. If he wants to make a performance this time, he won't always be able to stay behind, right?Besides, his warships now surpassed King Ming's water army in number!

In fact, Zhu Xiaobao's colorful boat is following behind the nineteenth princess, but it's just a distance away, so I can't see it!But Zhu Xiaobao can clearly see the battle ahead, doesn't he have a telescope!He is now fighting for the nineteenth princess, if he can't beat him, he will rush out immediately!

Seeing the handsome flag of the nineteenth princess, the opponent's general hesitated for a moment, and then took a fast boat to the nineteenth princess

In front of the Lord's period, he cupped his fists and saluted: "See the nineteenth princess, I wonder why the princess led troops to attack our Xiyuan City?"

"Hmph! Your Xiyuan City, you go back and ask King Ming, is he willing to say this? Who is the lord of Xiyuan City?" The Nineteenth Princess looked at the general below and said coldly.This kind of pre-battle answer is very common, and it is generally not hands-on.

"This... I don't know about this general, but now I am stationed here, please return the nineteenth princess, so as not to cause casualties to each other!" The general hesitated for a moment, and then said, of course she is Knowing that Xiyuan City was originally owned by the nineteenth princess.

"Well! Go back, I'm here for revenge today!" Princess Nineteen waved her hand and said.

"Then, well, the sword had no eyes at that time, so please forgive me, princess!" The general saluted again, and then went back.Immediately after returning back, he sent someone to send a letter to King Ming to report the situation, no matter what, the other party was the nineteenth princess, who knew whether King Ming would still think about the brother-sister relationship, whether he should kill himself or not!

But the flagship of the nineteenth princess did not rush to the forefront, and the two sisters Wu Yue and Yushuang Yuxue were in the forefront.The two of them saw that Zhu Xiaobao was just holding back, so of course they didn't want to, and immediately changed to Wu Yue's boat. What they both wanted was to participate in the battle, and that was their favorite thing!

"Form up to meet the enemy!" The other party leader saw that the nineteenth princess hadn't rushed up, so he felt relieved and was ready to fight immediately.

And King Wen's warship has already outflanked it from the other side!Their chief general also had a face-to-face meeting with the Nineteenth Princess, and was also sent back by the Nineteenth Princess!

It was Wu Lijia who greeted King Wen's warship, and she rushed to the front with Jumei and others very excitedly.

When the distance between the two sides was very close, the catapult was already within the range of the catapult. Unexpectedly, King Ming's catapult started to launch first.

Wu Yue and the others were a little caught off guard, and they were hit by a flint bomb, which was actually a stone wrapped in an oilcloth bag and other inflammable objects.Immediately, a lot of gravel splashed on the front deck, and then it burned. Several soldiers were injured by the splashing gravel, and several people were also caught on fire.

"Hurry up and put out the fire!" Wu Yue was furious, she didn't expect to be hit just as she rushed up, it seemed that she still underestimated the other party a little bit!

And the opposite warship cheered. It was the first time they had experienced a naval battle, and they were able to hit the enemy ship in one fell swoop and catch fire.Of course it is quite exciting!

But what is a little surprising is that the warship on the opposite side seems to be very fast!In a blink of an eye, they are very close!And the leader is actually a female general!

Just when the general on the opposite side was still a little dazed, unexpectedly, the catapult of this warship also started to launch!And there were six of them all at once, but the things that were launched seemed a little small. What kind of lethality could such a small thing have?

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

Following a few muffled bangs, the same thing exploded on the deck, but immediately ignited a big fire, which was much more powerful than the fire caused by the oilcloth bag they just launched

Chapter 311 Practical Training

Seeing his warship burning, the general exclaimed: "What is this? How could it burn so big? Hurry up and put out the fire!"

In ancient times, mutual projection was the most important offensive method in war, and of course fire fighting was also the most basic operation.But this time it was a bit difficult, three places were on fire, and the fire was fierce.Looking at Wu Yue's warship, the fire has been extinguished.And as the warship approached, Wu Yue and the others' crossbows had already started firing...

"Hurry up! Fire the crossbow!" The general also shouted eagerly.

But the soldiers under him looked at their general very depressed and said: "General, the range of the crossbow is not enough!"

"Ah? Then how did they do it? Hurry up and launch the catapult..." The general was stunned, and then immediately gave an order.

After such a delay, Wu Yue and the others had already started to turn, and the warships behind followed Wu Yue one by one. After firing the incendiary bombs, they started to fire the crossbow, and outflanked the other warships.Wu Yue intends not to let a single enemy ship go.

Wu Lijia's side was similar, their battle was smoother than Wu Yue's, because the catapults on King Wen's warship were far worse than those on King Ming's, Wu Lijia had already started to attack before reaching the range!Jumei is even more lethal than the strong crossbow. Lianzhu arrows were shot out quickly, and the arrows were not in vain. She shot and killed more than [-] people on the leading warship in a blink of an eye. The opponent's main general was scared out of his wits, this tower-like female general is too scary, is this still human?

"Come here! Beat the drums to cheer!" The nineteenth princess looked up from the flagship, she didn't expect her navy to be so brave. Use tactics and defeat each one!Especially Wu Yue's warship, it is a evil star. Yu Shuang and Yu Xue are within the range, and the killing efficiency is definitely super high. The two of them have excellent shooting skills and extremely fast speed. beautiful!

And as the warships of the two sides got closer and closer, more and more warships of King Ming and King Wen were burned, because the fire caused by the burning was difficult to extinguish, and it was impossible to put out the fire with water.It is only possible to put out the fire by isolating the air with sand or quilts!

Seven or eight of the [-] warships of the Nineteenth Princess were on fire, but their fire fighting measures were in place, the fire was not too big, and they could quickly put out the fire without affecting their continued attack!The soldiers on these [-] warships were specially selected. They had certain experience in naval battles and could swim. It was just for convenience. Some warships were female soldiers, while others were male soldiers. , The combat effectiveness of male soldiers does not have much advantage!

It was King Wen's navy that was more active, and always ran away immediately when they saw that the situation was not going well.They threw down more than a dozen warships that were too blazing to save them, and the remaining less than ten fled without their lives.There is no way to fight this battle!The opponent's fighting power has also become stronger, not to mention the catapults, even those crossbowmen are much stronger than them!

The Nineteenth Princess waved the flag to tell Wu Lijia not to chase, but to outflank and focus on destroying King Ming's warship.In this way, the nineteenth princess's thirty warships were besieging King Ming's twenty warships.originally

Already very passive, coupled with Wu Lijia's outflanking, King Ming's twenty warships even had no possibility of escaping!And already six warships have begun to sink!

The unsinkable warship was still on fire, and the soldiers on board couldn't stand it anymore, and jumped into the sea to escape.Wu Yue and the others did not kill all those who jumped into the sea, but let them live.In this way, the soldiers on the other warships were also inspired, and jumped into the sea one after another to escape.

"Come back! Come back to me! Anyone who dares to escape will be killed immediately!..." The general was still shouting hoarsely, but no one listened to him, and finally even the general jumped into the sea , I can’t do without dancing, it’s already burned and there’s nowhere to stand!

Twenty warships were burned, although they didn't get any spoils, but Wu Yue and the others were very happy. This is the real naval battle, not won by Zhu Xiaobao's naval guns!This kind of victory is more fulfilling!

"Return to the soldiers!" The nineteenth princess saw that they were almost done fighting, and the remaining warships were slowly sinking, so she waved the flag and returned triumphantly!

And Zhu Xiaobao, Duanmu Qi, and Mu Chunyi are counting the various data just now, to see if there is any room for further improvement in this improved warship!

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King Ming was furious here, and King Wen also had a gloomy expression. Although his loss was small, his heart ached!

"What does she want to do? What does she want to do? I don't know why, and we didn't drive her out of Xiyuan City?" Ming Wang shouted angrily.

"Hey! I hope she is venting her personal anger. Back then we joined forces to attack Xiyuan City, but we gave her a chance. She must stand by Seventh Sister, so this is a last resort!" King Wen He also said with a guilty conscience.

"That's right! Winner and loser, accept the bet and admit defeat, what is this now?" Ming Wang also said very depressed.

"Second Brother! Then what shall we do now?" King Wen asked cautiously, King Ming's temper is not very good now, it's better not to provoke him!

"What else can I do? Hurry up to build warships. If she dares to harass us again, I will fight in person. I want to see who is stronger! Come on, call General Shi for me immediately, and let him lead the army." , General Shi was originally an expert in naval warfare in Chengdong County, and he rarely failed. This time, I want to let them know how good I am! Come, someone, and deliver my latest crossbow to install on these warships! "Ming Wang still had the spirit of Xiaoqiang who was a little bit unbeatable, and once again mobilized craftsmen to speed up the construction of warships.At the same time, he gritted his teeth and took out the newly developed crossbows. These crossbows were originally intended to be kept against King Wen, but now he had to take them out first!

"Okay! Brother Yu will do his best to wipe out the navy of the nineteenth sister! Come, someone, send over the oilcloth bag we just developed!" King Wen also gritted his teeth, and took out the things he had kept at the bottom of the box!

Both of them looked at each other and smiled knowingly. It seems that they are really brothers, and they have the same ideas!

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Back at Lingyue Mountain, the Nineteenth Princess also began to count the battle damage. This time, more than 40 people were killed and more than 200 people were injured.This is still a phase

It's not bad, but you must know that in such large-scale naval battles, the casualties are often more than half. Even if you have an absolute advantage, there will be many casualties. This is determined by the way the two sides fight!

"Hehe! Princess, how is it? Is this kind of actual combat training very effective? When will we go to train again next time?" Wu Yue said happily to the nineteenth princess. I've enjoyed the game, I can't get enough of it!Already thinking about the next fight!

"Well! Then they have to wait until they have finished building the warship! Hurry up and send all the wounded to the ancient immortal doctor, so that they can be taken care of!" The nineteenth princess also nodded with a smile, and then ordered , she has always cared and loved the soldiers under her hand!

"Yes! I'm going right away!" Wu Yue quickly saluted and left!

And Zhu Xiaobao, Duanmu Qi, and Mu Chunyi are stepping up to correct the shortcomings of this warship at this time: "Look, the biggest problem now is that the opponent's catapult can hit us, although this time the loss is not large. It is very serious, but we must try our best to avoid this kind of injury! I think we still need to increase the speed to effectively get hit!"

"Hmm! I agree. I think it's better to add two pairs of transmission rods and reduce the number of people by [-]. In this way, the speed can be improved a lot!" Duanmu Qi also nodded and said.

"I think it's okay. The two positions reserved by Master are for the purpose of increasing the transmission device! Now this kind of improvement is the most convenient and quickest!" Mu Chunyi also drew this change on the side, and then nodded and said. .

"Hehe, not bad, you two have already thought of it! It seems that geniuses are not absent, but people like me need to discover them!" Zhu Xiaobao was surprised that they also thought of this level, and Duanmu Qi also thought of it. Thirty soldiers were boldly reduced, but at the cost of less combat power!

"Actually, this kind of thinking is too simple!" Duanmu Qi said annoyedly, and then added: "But next time, you have to be careful. I heard that King Ming has recruited General Shi. This man is an expert in naval warfare." Expert! If the Seventh Princess hadn't been headstrong back then, this person would not have voted for King Ming! We must be careful! I will analyze their shortcomings in this naval battle for Wu Yue and the others later!"

In King Ming's fiefdom, King Ming specially invited General Shi to have a meal, which flattered General Shi!Ever since he came under King Ming's command, he really didn't accomplish much, because King Ming didn't participate in any naval battles, and the warships in those lakes were not in his eyes at all, so he was always a bit frustrated, and now he finally had a chance to show himself !

"Ming Wang, don't worry! From the mouths of those soldiers who escaped just now, I can tell that these warships have no combat experience and are full of loopholes. It is not difficult to defeat them, as long as the number of our warships keeps up. , I am absolutely sure that I can annihilate them!" General Shi said confidently.

"Hahahaha! This is the best, if possible, capture Nineteenth Sister alive! I want to let her know how powerful I am!" Ming Wang immediately said overjoyed.

At this moment, the guards under him rushed in to report: "Report to Chitose, the navy of Lingyue Mountain has started to dispatch again!"

Chapter 312 The First Taste of Defeat

King Wen also got the news. When he arrived at Xiyuan City, King Ming and General Shi had already arrived. This time, King Ming was full of vigor and confidence!The men and horses brought by General Shi have also boarded the newly built warships.

What surprised King Wen even more was that General Shi didn't need King Wen's navy to join forces, he just asked King Wen's warships to guard the west!Originally, this was definitely a good thing for King Wen, but King Wen still felt a little uneasy. His heart was very complicated. He hoped that King Ming would win this time, but he was also afraid that King Ming would win.

At this time, the people under his command had quietly introduced this General Shi to King Wen in detail. King Wen nodded. His military strength was still much worse than that of King Ming. As soon as the troops brought by Shi Tianqi boarded the warship , and immediately made the [-] warships neat and orderly. It turns out that Shi Tianqi's men and horses have cooperated tacitly for a long time, and they have very rich experience in naval warfare.

"Shi Tianqi? I didn't expect him to appear here!" King Wen sighed secretly. At the beginning, someone proposed to recruit Shi Tianqi, but King Wen didn't accept this suggestion. At that time, King Wen never thought that he would need a navy one day.At that time, King Wen was reciting poems and composing Fu all day long, and he was very happy!

"Brother Huang! What a great strategy! In order to deal with Nineteenth Sister, Shi Tianqi was even transferred here!" King Wen also said sourly.

"Hahahaha! Third, you can rest assured this time, you don't need your warship to charge into the battle. How about it, brother can take care of you?" Ming Wang laughed and said.

"Yes, yes, I will try my best to cooperate!" King Wen said with a very tangled heart, and he still had a very happy expression on his face!

Forty warships lined up and went to battle neatly, and the warship of the nineteenth princess could be vaguely seen in the distance!

At the end of Princess Nineteen's warship, Duanmu Qi and Tong Wuxin were standing beside Zhu Xiaobao. They were not from Princess Nineteen, so of course they would not participate in the battle.Only the two militants, Yu Shuang and Yu Xue, happily followed Wu Yue's warship!

The number of warships of the Nineteenth Princess has increased to 35, and all the warships damaged last time have been repaired, so Wu Yue and the others are full of confidence!Although I also heard that King Ming invited Shi Tianqi, a famous naval battle general, Wu Yue and the others didn't take it seriously. The drills these days made them feel that their technical and tactical level has been greatly improved. The most important thing is They are full of confidence in their warships!This time the speed of the warship is even faster!

The only thing that makes Wu Yue uncomfortable is that the weather on the sea today is not very good, the wind and waves are a bit stronger, but all the soldiers are still full of energy and high fighting spirit!

"Brother! How do you see today's situation? Why do I feel that something is wrong? The weather is also very bad! Shouldn't you play in this kind of weather?" Zhu Xiaobao came out in the "Auspicious Three Treasures" today. , I originally wanted to drive a colorful boat, but the wind was too strong, and the colorful boat swayed a lot, so I changed it to "Auspicious Three Treasures"!

"Well! The weather is a bit bad, but it's the same for both parties, but I'm worried that Wu Yue and the others are still inexperienced! I still know a little about Shi Tianqi. He has real talents and learning, and it's not just a vain name. !” Duanmu Qi also took a telescope to look at the opposite formation, nodded and said.

At this time, Shi Tianqi divided the warships into five groups, each group of eight warships, and Shi Tianqi was in charge at the end.Call the shots with the flag!

The warships of both sides are constantly approaching, and they can already clearly see each other's warships.Wu Yue's warships were divided into two rows, and she wanted to use incendiary bombs to quickly set fire to the enemy ships, and then immediately launched a siege!

But suddenly Shi Tianqi's warships changed their formation, and the five groups of warships were all arranged in a column, that is, Wu Yue could only hit the front warship, and the other warships were all behind and blocked!

"Damn it, how could it be like this? Quick, knock the front one off for me first!" Wu Yue stomped her foot and shouted angrily.

"Bang bang bang!"

The catapults fired simple incendiary bombs continuously, but because the enemy ships were facing them with their bows, the target area became much smaller, and only a few of them were hit!But it also set the opponent's warship on fire!Wu Yue was still very happy, at least she got the first chance when she came up!

But then the opponent's catapult also started to launch, and at this time, the warships hiding behind all moved out a little sideways, and launched with the catapult at the same time, and retracted immediately after launching a round!And the bow of the front warship is also actively putting out the fire, this time the fire is very efficient, because the sand is directly poured on it...

At this time, many of Princess Nineteen's warships were on fire, and this time the fire was still very strong. Not only did the opponent's catapults increase their range, but the oilcloth bags they threw were also more powerful. What's going on? ?

The nineteenth princess looked very anxious from behind, even a little flustered.Waving the command flag to command these warships also began to change formations, but at this time it showed that their warships were inexperienced. Many warships were already a little messed up, and did not act according to the nineteenth princess' command flag, but Their catapults were swaying in the wind and waves, and their hit rate dropped sharply.

At this time, King Ming's warship will have an advantage, and their warship has a larger hull.The weight is also heavier and relatively stable.Moreover, Shi Tianqi's subordinates knew better how to take advantage of the weather, advanced and retreated freely, and raised and lowered the sails from time to time, making reasonable use of the wind!

After fighting for less than half an hour, the nineteenth princess' warship was already very passive. At this time, Shi Tianqi's warship also re-formed and began to surround it!On the contrary, Wu Yue and the others gradually crowded together, and many boats could no longer tell their directions!

"Don't make a mess! Spread out!" Wu Yue shouted angrily on the boat, but the voice seemed too weak at sea!Can't hear at all!

And Shi Tianqi's warships also began to close the encirclement circle, the catapults continued to shoot, and the nineteenth princess's warships were also constantly on fire. Start jumping into the sea to escape!

"Quickly retreat! Quickly retreat!" The Nineteenth Princess waved the command flag again and again, but with little effect. Now even if some warships wanted to retreat, they were blocked by their own warships!The scene is already chaotic!At this time, the nineteenth princess said to herself in despair, "Xiaobao, come quickly, where are you?"

As if there was a tacit understanding, King Ming's warship, which was chasing after him, was suddenly interrupted by the mast for no reason, and a raging fire broke out on the ship!And not just one warship, but five warships were on fire at the same time!

"What's going on? There are enemy ships ambushing around?" Shi Tianqi suddenly exclaimed.

"Report...report...report! That's... that strange ship, it's reappeared!" The soldiers reported in a panic.

"Where is it? Where is it? Why didn't you see it just now?" Shi Tianqi asked angrily. He had also heard all kinds of legends about this strange ship, but he always thought that the defeated generals were exaggerating, even if it was something special. It's not so exaggerated!However, Shi Tianqi was still very careful. He always sent people to look around at the highest point of the mast. He didn't see any strange ships at all. He was about to wipe out the warship of the nineteenth princess!Why did it pop up all of a sudden?

"General! There! Look, if it wasn't for the fire on its hull, you wouldn't be able to see it at all!" The soldier under his command pointed to the northwest direction and said, the fire was the fire light from the 'Auspicious Three Treasures' when it fired!

"This...how is it possible, such a long distance? Can it still hit? Is this legend true? Isn't it exaggerated?" Shi Tianqi was a little dazed, this was completely beyond his imagination, and now this strange ship is still in the future. Flying towards here at an extremely fast speed!

Originally, King Wen's warships guarding the northwest wanted to come to support them, but they were hit by a volley of four warships from the "Auspicious Three Treasures". They were so scared that King Wen's warships turned around and ran away. They are very sophisticated in this regard. up!

Although they were orderly and experienced, the flanks of King Ming's forty warships also started to become chaotic at this time, and they were beaten to the brim. It's hitting them hard!The funniest thing is that it seems that a ship besieged them. What kind of existence is this?

In a blink of an eye, the advantage turned into a disadvantage, and the opponent continued to fire. This kind of attack is simply outrageous, not at the same level at all!And when the distance was about three hundred steps, the strange ship stopped, just beyond the reach of the catapult!And this strange ship is still very arrogant

Turn it over!

"Charge with all your strength! Charge me up as fast as you can! Sink it! All the catapults are ready!" Shi Tianqi ordered extremely angrily, as long as they are within a hundred steps away, all the warships will launch together. It will definitely sink this monster ship!

However, although the idea is very good, the reality is very cruel. The "Auspicious Three Treasures" fired a volley, and the three warships rushing to the front were beaten terribly. In an instant, they were all on fire. Several fire points!

But at this time, the strange ship turned around, and another salvo roared in. This time, the four warships behind were hit. The wind and waves were too strong, and Tong Wuxin and the others had a significantly higher hit rate. decline!Otherwise, the damage to the opponent's warship would be even more serious!

"Retreat quickly! Retreat quickly!" Shi Tianqi immediately changed his order. This battle is impossible to fight, and if he rushes forward, he will die!

A very strange scene immediately appeared on the battlefield. The warships of both sides were retreating towards their rear with raging fire. It seemed like a scene of mutual losses!But Shi Tianqi's side is even worse, because Zhu Xiaobao is still chasing them and firing continuously, because seeing the loss of the warship of the nineteenth princess, Zhu Xiaobao is also a little distressed, it's all his money Ah, so he's still firing!

"Oh my god! What kind of monster is this? You can still hit it after running so far? You have this strange ship, do you still need those warships to fight? Isn't this a scam!" Shi Tianqi was very angry cried out in pain.

"Hmph! It's cheap for you!" Zhu Xiaobao looked at the opponent's warship running farther and farther, and then snorted!

At this time, the two warships of the Nineteenth Princess circled back and fished up all the soldiers who fell into the water. There were quite a few of them. The two warships brought up hundreds of soldiers!

Then the nineteenth princess returned to Lingyue Mountain with her own warship. Of the 35 warships, only 31 remained, and the other four had been sunk or completely burned!This is also the first defeat of Princess Nineteen's navy!

King Ming and King Wen also stared at the fleeing warships with dumbfounded eyes. King Ming's forty warships were quite distinct, more than half of the warships were fine, and there were more than a dozen warships that came back with raging fire. of.All of a sudden, the port was in a mess and rushed to put out the fire. In the end, two warships were burned down because of the fire!

King Wen's warship was relatively lucky, the fire was quickly extinguished, and the loss was not too great!But King Wen was still very depressed, and four warships were set on fire just by supporting him!This is too scary!

"Brother Huang! Although we suffered a slight loss this time, we have already won a big victory! I estimate that it will take half a month for the nineteenth sister's warship to be repaired!" King Wen said with a forced smile. Please comfort King Ming!After all, the loss of others is much greater than that of oneself!

"General Shi! You said we won the battle?" Ming Wang asked a little suspiciously.

"Hey! I was going to wipe out the opponent's warship, but I didn't expect there to be such a terrifying strange ship! It's incredible!" Shi Tianqi still couldn't figure it out, so he had to bow and salute in reply.

"Well! Forget it, I can't blame you. According to me, this strange ship defeated hundreds of warships on Lingyue Island by itself!" King Wen hurriedly helped Shi Tianqi to excuse him, after all, It's still beautiful to hit once!