Jiang Hai was instantly alerted when he heard this. The pirate he had been thinking about had finally arrived.
"My lady, let's go, let me take you to the sea to fight."
I can't stand watching the martial arts.
"Master, it's going out to sea."
"Oh, yes, going out to sea."
Jiang Hai led the group straight to the shipyard. Along the way, he was still wondering if he could get some popcorn or French fries this time.
Yuchi Ziling couldn't understand why he was so excited.
"What's wrong with you?"
"The pirates sent us something, let's go get it and see if there's anything good."
Yuchi Ziling had no idea how the Xincheng navy fought. She had watched her father train his troops before, and they had always fought on land. When she heard they were going to fight at sea this time, she couldn't help but look forward to it.
Arriving at the shipyard, Lu Laotie and other technicians were already waiting. When he saw Jiang Hai coming, he hurried forward.
"Master, are you going to sail out on a new warship this time?"
"Yes, of course. Have you made all the arrangements for the war preparations for your new ship?"
"Everything is ready. The war supplies are all on board. This time it's a bit far from here, so we've stocked up on some extra fuel."
"Okay, where's the enemy intelligence?" Jiang Hai asked. It's important to know both yourself and the enemy.
"Young master, there are five ships on the opposite side, but it seems that one of the larger ones is a merchant ship." The Xincheng Navy scout who was gathering intelligence stepped forward and replied.
"Okay, it's a little short. Then just take a new ship and two old warships. Don't fill the old ships too full, or you'll have nowhere to fish out the goods later."
"Okay, young master." Lu Laotie was excited and ready to take people on board.
Jiang Hai handed over all the water activities in Xincheng to Lu Laotie's team to manage, including cargo exchanges, passenger ship exchanges, and even the battlefield at sea.
The research on the vessel is being conducted by the Xincheng Research Department, but Lu Laotie's team will also be involved. This new vessel was developed by Laotie's team, and perhaps because they have been at sea more often, they have a more thorough understanding of this aspect.
Jiang Hai also boarded the new ship with a few people.
"Can you two swim?" Jiang Hai asked, considering that they were from the capital.
Yuchi Ziling and Cai'er both shook their heads.
"Oh, it's okay, come with me. I'll get you two life jackets so you won't sink if you fall into the water."
So Jiang Hai took them into the cabin and found two life jackets. Mm, the dopamine color, great.
A moment later, the three boats left the new city and went all the way along the artificial canal.
Yuchi Ziling asked Jiang Hai curiously,
"Our boat is made of iron, how can it float? And what's that rumbling sound?"
"This is the charm of science. I can't explain it to you in a short time. I will explain it to you in detail when we return to our room tonight." Jiang Hai raised his eyebrows.
Yuchi Ziling saw that this guy had ulterior motives and stopped arguing with him.
As the fleet left the artificial canal and turned onto the riverside, Cai'er's vomiting could be heard from the cabin. She was seasick.
"Cai'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Miss, I feel dizzy, vomiting..." Cai'er lay down beside the wooden barrel and vomited again as soon as she opened her mouth.
"Why don't you get off the boat and go back to Xincheng along the river first. There is a sentry post where the artificial canal meets the river. You can go there to ask them for a horse to take you back." Jiang Hai stepped forward and said to her.
"No, I have to follow the lady. Ugh..."
"Oh, alright, then you better take it easy. Today's voyage is quite long. It will take a whole day to go back and forth."
"I'm fine, don't worry about me." Cai'er bravely resisted the urge to vomit.
Seeing that she was so determined, Jiang Hai stopped trying to persuade her. This girl was going to have a hard time today.
It was almost noon.
Standing at the bow, Jiang Hai was observing with a telescope.
Yuchi Ziling was very curious about Jiang Hai's telescope, so she asked him for it to take a look.
"Wow, how come it's so close?"
She quickly took the telescope away, then held it up to her eyes again and looked at it again, back and forth several times. She felt like she had discovered a new world. How could this thing be so magical?
"Jiang Hai, what kind of treasure is this? Why is it so powerful?"
"A telescope! It's essential for our march. This is the charm of science. I'll explain it to you tonight."
"You are a bad guy."
Yuchi Ziling gave him a look of disdain. But she was still reluctant to return the telescope to him and continued to play with it happily.
"Hey, look over there, there's a boat."
Yuchi Ziling pointed forward and saw ships in the distance through the telescope.
"Let me see." Jiang Hai asked her for the telescope and looked in the direction she pointed. "Yes, the target has appeared."
The other two ships also noticed what was happening in the distance and began to observe from a distance.
After a while, he got closer and saw more clearly. Wu Gong took down the telescope and said,
"This time it's a bit strange, the four ships are pirate ships, yes, but the one in the middle is a Daiei merchant ship.
"Master, did you see that? The people on the boat seemed to be very familiar with each other, and there was no sign of any captured or kidnapped merchants."
Jiang Hai also observed carefully for a while, and it was indeed as Wu Gong said.
"It's a bit strange, but never mind. Let's take down the pirate ship first. We'll see how the merchant ship goes later."
Wu Gong nodded in approval.
Yuchi Ziling watched the two talking and felt that they seemed to be having an easy time fighting a naval battle. She didn't understand so she asked,
"The enemy has more ships than us. Can we defeat them?"
"Just watch, that's not an opponent, that's fish." Jiang Hai lifted a few strands of hair blown down by the sea breeze on his forehead and posed in a chic manner.
"My friend, take out the four ships on the side and keep the merchant ship in the middle."
"Okay, Master."
When Lao Tie heard Jiang Hai’s words, he immediately went down to make arrangements.
The sound of mechanical friction and gears echoed. The gunners of the Xincheng Navy took their positions, turning their guns and aiming at the target ships according to their assigned tasks.
The new ship's artillery is made of new steel and is not as bulky as the old ship's. The shells have also been upgraded and are no longer round shells. The main function now is a dimensionality reduction attack.
"Fire!" Lu Laotie gave the order excitedly, his voice a little shrill.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The sound of artillery fire was deafening.
Yuchi Ziling was startled by the noise, thinking it was thunder. She had never seen the power of gunpowder. Back then, even firecrackers were made by burning real bamboo, and gunpowder hadn't yet appeared.
Jiang Hai went forward enthusiastically and wanted to hug him in his arms to comfort him.
"My dear, don't be afraid. Come into my arms and I will protect you."
"I didn't say I was scared. Isn't it fun? Go away, don't disturb me watching the battle."
"..." An invisible crow flew over Jiang Hai's head. Is this woman so fierce?
The battlefield results are obvious, and can be roughly summarized as follows:
At Lao Tie's command, the second row of gunners launched three rounds of attack, and four ships were defeated. Alas!
The mission was completed, the gunner stopped attacking, and Lu Laotie nodded with satisfaction.
"Approach the enemy ship, prepare the grappling hooks on the rear ship, and choose the right moment to board."
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