Ang Lee had not commanded a battle at close range for a long time. With the explosive growth of the Tang Army's strength, the generals under him were able to complete the mission very well. Therefore, he did not need to do it personally.
However, it had been a long time since he experienced the thrill of close combat. It was quite nostalgic. Now that there was such an opportunity, Ang Lee decided to go crazy again. He would accompany King Shilifoshi to exterminate a group of pirates. He would complete the mission by commanding the battle at close range.
Of course, this close range was relative. He did not need to personally hold a sword and run in front of the enemy to kill them. He needed to stay one or two hundred steps away from the enemy to ensure his own safety. The range of the pirate's bow and arrow was at most one hundred steps away. As long as he stayed one hundred steps away, he should not be in danger.
King Shilifoshi was very happy. He quickly said, "Assistant Minister Li, there is a group of pirates 30 miles away from King City. There are not many of them, only one or two hundred. However, that place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Xiao Wang once sent a thousand soldiers to encircle them. In the end, they could only retreat. I wonder if the Tang Army can take them down."
Ang Lee smiled and said, "One or two hundred pirates are not enough to fill the gaps between our teeth. We can take them down in half an hour. "
King Shilifoshi smiled and said, "Assistant Minister Li, although the number of pirates is very small, they are all ferocious. They are all people who do not care about their lives. There is no need to capture them. Just kill them all."
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Alright. Since Your Highness has said so, then let's kill them all. Don't leave a single one alive. Hahaha!"
Ang Lee would not show mercy to the foreign pirates near Shilifoshi. He would just kill them directly. As for the soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion, as long as he told them that these pirates had done too much evil and could not be forgiven, then the soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion would not feel uneasy. They had already atoned for their sins by performing meritorious deeds. They had already selectively forgotten the fact that they were pirates.
"That's great. Tomorrow morning, Xiao Wang will send someone to lead the way. We'll go together to witness the destruction of the pirates."
King Shilifoshi was overjoyed. Nothing could make him happier than witnessing the destruction of the pirates. After all, the pirates were his biggest threat. Every single one of them was one less threat to him.
Ang Lee smiled and picked up his glass. "Come, let's continue drinking. Tomorrow morning, we'll go destroy the pirates."
There were so many good things to eat and drink at the banquet. How could Ang Lee miss it? In particular, there were some special delicacies that Ang Lee had never eaten before. If he didn't take the opportunity to eat more, he would feel sorry for himself.
King Shilifoshi was also very cooperative. As long as it was something that Ang Lee needed and he could do it, he would do his best to please Ang Lee and benefit himself.
Although he was the king of a small country, his small country did not have much power. It was extremely difficult for him to even exterminate one to two hundred pirates. Therefore, it was not embarrassing for him to please Ang Lee. Since ancient times, the ministers of large countries did not greet the kings of small countries. It was the same even in the future. When the adjutant of a large country went to a small country, he would be personally welcomed by the president. However, when the president of a small country went to a large country, he would only be welcomed by the adjutant.
After eating and drinking, Ang Lee accompanied King Shilifoshi for a stroll around the camp. There were soldiers five to six meters in front of them to clear the path. There were also a few behind them to prevent any sudden danger. In fact, with Ang Lee's skills, he could handle most of the dangers on his own. He did not need anyone to protect him. However, due to his high status, these security guards were obliged to follow his orders.
Ang Lee's tent was very big. It was the same size as King Shilifoshi's tent. In other words, in order to please Ang Lee, King Shilifoshi welcomed Ang Lee as a king. That was to say, King Shilifoshi was of the same rank as King Shilifoshi. This was more reasonable.
Of course, before going to bed, he would need to be comforted by the women. After returning to the tent, Ang Lee hugged the four young beauties and pushed them onto the bed. Then, he started having fun with them. Ang Lee rarely showed any mercy to exotic beauties. He could do whatever he wanted with them.
While Ang Lee and King Shilifoshi were resting, part of the Tang Army had already started preparing for the second day of the pirate extermination operation. As the number of pirates was too small, only one to two hundred, there was no need to send out a large team. A small number of soldiers was enough to deal with them.
According to Ang Lee's request, there were only six warships ready for battle. Among them, five were steam gunships and one was a steam landing ship. It was definitely enough to deal with small-scale pirates.
Early in the morning, Ang Lee stretched his body and felt refreshed. There were four naked Shilifoshi girls lying beside him.
Ang Lee rubbed himself against each of them and got up contentedly. He let the four of them help him get dressed.
Breakfast was soy milk, poached eggs, and a plate of vegetarian bean sprouts. After eating too much meat yesterday, Ang Lee's stomach was a little sick. So, he wanted to eat something vegetarian to make his stomach feel better.
King Shilifoshi also woke up very early, even earlier than Ang Lee. He was too tired from hunting yesterday and went to bed early. When he saw Ang Lee get up, he walked over.
"Assistant Minister Li, Xiao Wang's vanguard is ready to fight the pirates."
King Shilifoshi said.
Ang Lee nodded. "Alright, let's go straight to the port. We won't go back to King City."
Soon, the hunting team set off. Their target was the port near King City. Ang Lee and King Shilifoshi rode in Ang Lee's sports car. The rest of the team could not ride horses. It took them half an hour to reach the port.
At this time, the troops at the port were ready. The Tang dynasty sent out six warships while Shilifoshi only sent out two guide ships. Each guide ship had more than a hundred soldiers.
Ang Lee did not have many soldiers on his side. The five steam gunships each had more than a hundred soldiers. The steam landing ship had a convoy of steel cannons and an infantry brigade. There were only a hundred soldiers for landing at the port.
Although there were very few soldiers, it was more than enough to deal with a pirate group of one to two hundred people. The elite soldiers of the Tang Army could easily crush these pirates.
"Your Highness, please!"
Ang Lee chose the largest steamship as his command ship and boarded it with King Srifoshi.
"Assistant Minister Li, please."
King Srifoshi looked at the Tang dynasty's steam gunships with envy. He could feel the power of a big country.
It was impossible for Shilifoshi to build such a large steam cannon ship.
The two ships of Shilifoshi were the first to set off. The six warships of the Tang Empire followed closely behind.
"Filthy filthy filthy …"
When the steam ship started, the ship's power system made a loud noise, which shocked King Sriviroshi.
"What a good ship! Big and strong. What is this big chimney for? "
King Srivijaya asked curiously.
Ang Lee smiled and explained, "Your Highness, this is the ship's power system. There are piles of burning coal under the ship. As long as the coal is burning, the ship can keep moving forward."
"This ship doesn't need to be rowed. It's like a car doesn't need a horse. It's amazing! The Tang Empire is amazing. How fast can it go? "
King Sriviroshi asked with a curious face.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "The steam gunship is much faster than ordinary rowed ships. It's three times faster when the wind is with us and more than ten times faster when the wind is against us! Haha! "
"Wow, that's fast. It's amazing. Such a huge warship can go so fast. If we encounter pirates, no matter how strong they are, they can't escape."
King Sriviroshi said with a shocked face.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "That's for sure. As long as we find a pirate ship, they can't escape. Moreover, this ship has a lookout system. It can detect pirates earlier and faster. Sometimes, when we find a pirate ship, the pirates don't know anything."
"A lookout system? What's that?"
King Sriviroshi asked curiously. This was a new term, so he naturally didn't know what it meant.
Ang Lee led King Sriviroshi up the ship's control tower step by step. He pointed at a telescope and said softly, "Your Majesty, this is called a telescope. It's the lookout system of the warship. As long as you put your eyes here, you can see very far away. It can shorten the distance by more than a hundred times. A ship that is more than ten miles away will look like it's right in front of your eyes."
"Oh, it can actually be done like this? This is too miraculous. Little Wang must try it."
King Sriviroshi was very interested. He quickly used the telescope and looked at the ship that was leading the way.
However, when he first started using it, King Sriviroshi didn't know how to use the telescope. Under Ang Lee's patient guidance, he finally learned this extremely simple skill.
At this time, the ship was already five miles away. However, with a 50x telescope, it was only about 50 meters away. It was as if it was right in front of his eyes. He could even see the expressions of the soldiers clearly.
"This, this, this … This is amazing. It can bring the scenery closer to my eyes. This …"
King Sriviroshi was so excited that he couldn't help but want to take the telescope back home.
"Your Majesty, you really like telescopes! Come, here's a 10x range of hand-held binoculars for Your Highness as a gift. "
Ang Lee said generously as he handed a 10x telescope to King Sriviroshi.
"This, this is for me? Then Xiao Wang will accept it. Haha! "
King Sriviroshi was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He quickly took the telescope and looked forward.
This didn't look as good as the previous one, but the range was much wider. Not bad, not bad!
King Sriviroshi couldn't stop smiling. He was very satisfied with the gift that Ang Lee gave him. He looked around and was having fun.
Ang Lee was already tired of playing with the telescope. Naturally, he wasn't in the mood to play with King Sriviroshi. He took a few steps back and lay on the rocking chair on the command deck.
As there were no external enemies that could threaten the steam gunships of the Tang Empire, as long as they stayed on the steam gunships, they would be safe. Drying clothes on the deck and placing rocking chairs on the command deck were not a problem.
Of course, this kind of indulgence would definitely affect the combat power of the soldiers. However, because the combat power of the Tang Empire army was too strong, it didn't matter if it affected them a little. They could easily defeat the pirates.
"Assistant Minister Li, there are such luxuries on the warships of the Tang Empire?"
King Sriviroshi was tired of playing with the telescope. He walked to Ang Lee's side and asked with a smile.
Ang Lee smiled and said softly, "Your Majesty, you should also lie down. These are specially ordered by me yesterday. Ordinary soldiers will never receive such treatment. Only the King and I can enjoy such treatment. When I return to the ship, these rocking chairs will also be removed. "
"Oh, I see. Then Xiao Wang won't be polite. He should also lie down and rest."
King Sriviroshi lay down gently.
There were very few rules in a small country, unlike a big country like the Tang Empire, where even the posture of walking was very particular. Sometimes, a small country would be so reserved to cater to a big country. Now, Ang Lee had been very casual and didn't care much about etiquette at all. King Sriviroshi naturally wouldn't be so reserved in front of Ang Lee. The two of them were like friends who didn't care about those annoying etiquette at all.
"Whale, it's a whale. What a big whale."
After crossing a small island, they saw a very big whale. At the same time, more than a dozen small boats quickly arrived at the place where the whale appeared.
Yes, this was a man-made whale hunt. As long as the whale was caught, these people who participated in the hunt would be able to get a lot of whale meat, enough for them to eat and drink for a while.
Ang Lee and King Sriviroshi naturally heard the shouts on the deck. They quickly got up and looked into the distance.
The whale had already fallen into the water, but it hadn't finished breathing. A person only needed a short time to breathe, but a whale was different. A whale would come up to the surface to breathe once every few minutes. A whale could inhale 15 cubic meters of air in one breath, and at the same time, exhale 15 cubic meters of waste gas.
Such a large throughput would definitely take a certain amount of time. It was absolutely impossible to complete it in a few seconds. This provided enough opportunity for the fishermen to catch the whale.
Ang Lee was very lucky to be able to see the fishermen of Sriviroshi's whale hunt with his own eyes. He was naturally very excited. He picked up the binoculars and carefully observed the fishermen's whale hunt.
"These small boats are like ants in front of the whale. They are so bold that they dare to hunt such a huge whale with such simple boats and harpoons. That's amazing, haha!"
Li An laughed heartily when he saw what he was getting excited about.
"Assistant Minister Li, this is the whale hunting skill that has been passed down for hundreds of years in Sriviroshi. Xiao Wang has only seen it a few times in his life, especially the whale in front of us. It's really too big. I'm really worried about these people."
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