(Chapter 1.)
Since the Spring God Lake had stopped burning after the Spring and Autumn War, could it be that the three merchant ships were going to give the Qingzhou Navy a taste of meat?
The leader of the group of playboys on the Yellow Dragon ship frowned. He didn't need to think about the outcome of a naval battle where there was a great disparity in strength. However, once the battle started, given his sensitive identity, the repercussions would be too great. Even his father wouldn't dare to bear the consequences.
The three Yellow Dragon ships had sailed to the vicinity of Mount Lao under the pretext of training on the water to show off. If the other party was an ordinary noble, not to mention the four giant battering poles, hooks, and plough darts placed around the ship, it would be enough to make them suffer. After smashing or overturning the other party's ship, they would be charged with the crime of salt and iron smuggling, which would become an untraceable case. Qingzhou was already dissatisfied with Wang Linquan of Mount Lao interfering in the salt and iron business. On one hand, they were helping Commander Zhao's son vent his anger. On the other hand, they could give Mount Lao a warning. Killing two birds with one stone, why not?
However, when he saw the hundreds of people on the three ships carrying standard military knives, they were even armed with crossbows. Although the dynasty didn't encourage wanderers to travel with knives, it wasn't strictly prohibited. However, crossbows were not privately issued by the military. He wasn't blind. Behind the playboy on the other side stood a burly general wearing heavy armor and wielding a halberd. The dynasty had millions of soldiers, but the number of brave men who could use a halberd could be counted on one hand. The identity of the person he wanted to teach a lesson to was naturally revealed. Who could be personally protected by Beiliang's Great Halberd Ning Emei? He had long heard that Beiliang's His Royal Highness had left for the second time to travel, but he didn't expect to coincidentally bump into it today.
His Royal Highness wasn't something that just anyone dared to impersonate. The descendants of vassals needed the imperial court's permission to leave the country, and there were even more rules and regulations when they left the country. Moreover, it was obvious that claiming to be the son of any vassal was safer than pretending to be the son of the Beiliang. If the son of a butcher stood casually in the Spring and Autumn Eight Kingdoms and shouted that he was Beiliang's His Royal Highness, he would be swarmed by assassins.
The young man who was also from one of the top families in the dynasty had a complicated expression. He muttered to himself, "This guy brought a hundred Beiliang light cavalry, almost the same as my father's. What a show of extravagance. As expected of the son of a vassal with a different surname."
The position under one's butt was different, and the thoughts in one's head were completely different. Different from the caution of the leader, the disciples of Qingzhou, including Zhao, were furious when they heard Hsu Fengnian's clamor. It had to be known that there were two things to rely on in a naval battle. One was to occupy the upper reaches and go with the flow, making it difficult for the enemy master to compete. The second was to use a large ship to crush a small one. The dynasty's navy had spent a lot of money to build three giant ships that were as tall as the city walls. The Emperor Yu of the old East Yue, the Divine Phoenix of the old West Chu, and the flagship of the Qingzhou Navy. Not to mention the Yellow Dragon Fortress Ship, even the Green Dragon Ship, which was already considered a big ship, would be smashed to pieces by the iron rod at the bow of the ship. The difference between the Yellow Dragon and the three giant ships was undoubtedly the difference between the merchant ship and the Yellow Dragon. Where did this guy get the courage to say, "Do you dare to fight?" How much courage did he have to eat to be able to do this?
Other than the leader, there were two people with the most radical and impetuous personalities. Other than the leader, Zhao, whose father was a lieutenant, and Wei Wei, whose father was the head of the Qingzhou Navy. Wei Wei had always been secretly cursed by the people of Qingzhou as an evil dragon. Relying on his father's power, he liked to forcefully kidnap girls and take them to the lake to do whatever he wanted. After the deed, he would either bury them as corpses or strip them naked and force them off the ship. Most of the latter could not bear the humiliation and wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the water. The most outrageous thing about Wei Wei was his ability to draw a three-stone bow. Once a girl fell into the water, she would be shot to death by his bow.
His father was known as the Dragon King of Qingzhou. Wei Wei, this birdman, was illiterate. Normally, he would act like a hawk or a dog on the street. Whenever he saw a scholar dressed like a scholar, he would beat them up. He had learned seventy to eighty percent of his ruthlessness from his father. In his life, he admired Li Hanlin, one of the Four Evils of Liangzhou, the one who set up the beast cage. He often said that if he had the chance, he would definitely become sworn brothers with Li Hanlin.
Wei Wei immediately flew into a rage. In his life, there were two things he hated the most. The refined scholar, and the more domineering young master. The guy standing at the bow of the ship was complete. No matter how he looked at him, he did not find him pleasing to the eye. Daring to spout nonsense in his territory, he was tired of living. Turning his head, he angrily shouted at a distant servant, "Go get the bow for me!"
The servant hurriedly ran to get the large bow that was stained with blood.
The two Yellow Dragon Cruise Ships had a total of four hundred people on board. In the five elements, earth prevailed water, which was yellow in color. Therefore, the soldiers on board the ship wore yellow clothes and yellow hats. They were called Huang Tou Lang. Each Yellow Dragon Cruise Ship was equipped with ten spears, hook axes, thirty-two crossbows, three thousand three hundred arrows, and forty armors, according to the military book 'Controlling the Enemy on Water'. Among the Huang Tou Lang, those who were good at fighting were given the title of 'Qiu Manshi'. The Yellow Dragon Cruise Ship had more than a dozen Qiu Manshi. Moreover, the two Yellow Dragon Cruise Ships were fighting with the wind. No matter how you looked at it, they were far superior to the enemy's hundred crossbows. Victory was in their grasp.
The several women on board the Yellow Dragon Cruise Ship were wearing the distinctive large-sleeved long skirt of aristocratic women. The 'large-sleeved skirt' was first invented by Empress Zhao Zhi in the Imperial Palace. Together with the phoenix coronet and other clothes, it was the common attire of the Empress and the imperial concubines. In recent years, the imperial court had been lax in its governance, so the subordinates followed suit. The women on the cruise ship were wearing red, purple, pink, green, duck yellow large-sleeved skirt, just like a group of colorful butterflies and swallows. They were wearing luxurious clothes, so their mentality was slightly different from the young master brothers on the same ship. They did not have any strong hostility toward the man with the twin sabers. In their eyes, they only thought that he was a distinguished and elegant man. One saber was long, the other was short. The long saber was beautiful, the short saber was simple and unadorned. The style was completely different. Standing at the bow of the ship facing the four hundred Qingzhou ship soldiers, he did not show the slightest bit of fear. Even more so, the man's graceful bearing was like a jade tree facing the wind. Let's not talk about whether he was an embroidered pillow or not, just based on his bold attitude, it made their hearts palpitate.
They did not care about the two armies confronting each other with swords drawn and bows bent. Two of the bolder daughters of Qingzhou's powerful families had already quietly cast flirtatious glances.
Hsu Fengnian did not actually care whether or not the Qingzhou navy could meet the enemy head-on. He was more concerned with observing the details of the Yellow Dragon ship. Whether or not the warships were mobilized in an orderly manner, whether or not the hooks and poles were cleaned and bright, whether or not the ship's boards and sails were wrapped in ox-leather armor, whether or not the ship's armor was complete. From this, one could tell that autumn was coming. The old Taoist priest Wei Shuyang stood by His Royal Highness's side to guard against a sneak attack. Hsu Fengnian turned his head and casually talked to Ning Emei about naval warfare, giving a concise and concise evaluation of the Qingzhou navy. This General Wu Dian, one of the Four Fangs of Beiliang, was not familiar with naval warfare, but when he heard what His Royal Highness said, his expression was grave and a little surprised. His Highness was clearly an expert in naval warfare. He explained the pros and cons and spoke tirelessly. This was not something that could be discussed on paper with just a few glances at the White Yin Scripture.
General Da Ji smiled slightly and bowed. "As long as the enemy dares to fight, I can break the ship's hooks with one strike of my halberd, preventing them from getting close. As for archery, the Yellow Dragon is a hundred and eight thousand li away from our Beiliang soldiers. I earnestly request Your Highness to allow me to lead the troops to gain the upper hand by a show of strength! I must let the Qingzhou navy experience what is called valiance in battle! "
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