"Madam, please go back to the cabin and take good care of mother and the children." Shangguan Ziqi pushed Yu Yuanzheng back.
Yu Yuanzheng knew that she would only cause trouble for her husband, so she immediately ran into the cabin.
But the three children would never listen to her obediently. Such a thing would never happen without their participation.
Even the eldest prince wanted to leave, but was stopped by Yu Yuanzheng.
All three children took their little bows and ran out of the cabin, hiding under the side of the ship, ready to make use of their little light.
Shangguan Ziqi did not stop the three children.
He began to command in an orderly manner and prepared for battle.
Emperor Qiming and the old prince did not return to the cabin either. They wanted to witness this war on the sea.
The enemy had more than fifty ships. Although they were not large, they were numerous and very maneuverable.
There were estimated to be more than a thousand people on board.
If we were just an ordinary merchant ship, we would be captured by the enemy in one fell swoop.
"Avenge our bishop, light the fire and shoot the arrows." shouted a tall man.
䀴These words also reached Shangguan Ziqi's ears.
At that time, it was also confirmed that these people were here to seek revenge.
Then a row of rockets were fired at the Wei ships.
Shangguan Ziqi saw that the opponent actually used fire attack.
I want to leave some room for them. After all, this trip to Esteria can be considered as establishing a friendly country, and these people are also citizens of Esteria.
But they came here to seek death, so don't blame him for being rude.
The sailors on the ship were all soldiers.
The captains of each ship were already prepared and divided the people into two rows.
When they saw the rockets coming, the soldiers raised their shields to block some of them, and for those that were not blocked, they simply picked them up and threw them into the sea.
At this time, while the opponent was about to nock an arrow, the archer behind him also shot at the opponent.
The arrows shot by the soldiers were relatively lighter, without kerosene, and could be shot farther and with greater force.
Soon, screams were heard from the opposite ship.
Shangguan Ziqi was still commanding the ship to sail forward, and when it met the opposite ship, it collided directly with it.
Two of the enemy's ships were capsized.
Those who fell into the sea actually swam towards the big ship and tried to climb out.
But the soldiers would never give them this opportunity and killed them one by one.
Shangguan Ziqi saw that those people were determined to fight to the death and didn't want to drag the battle on for too long.
It would be bad if the hull was damaged, they were on their way back and the ship couldn't have any problems.
It only took a quick thought for him to make the decision.
Bombardment!
The distance is relatively close, and the cannon’s range exceeds this distance, so it cannot hit the target.
While firing at the enemy, the soldiers raised the sails, increasing the speed of the ship and directly dispersed several enemy ships in front of them.
The enemies thought they were trying to escape, and they turned around to chase them.
By the time they turned around, the ship was already two miles away from them.
"Get ready to fire." Shangguan Ziqi gave the order.
The gunners took up their positions and pushed their cannons to the stern.
Only two of the ships had cannons, but they were enough.
"Hongyi, do you know how to operate this cannon?" Emperor Qiming became interested.
"Of course. I am the first person to try it. I only taught it to the soldiers after I had practiced it almost enough." The old prince was very proud.
"Okay, how about we join in? Let's sink a few of his ships." Emperor Qiming was very excited. He had never had this experience before.
As an emperor, he rarely participated in various battles. How could he let go of such a good opportunity?
"Okay, I'll play with you." The old prince's interest was also piqued.
The two men found a gun carriage and drove away the two soldiers. The old prince was responsible for loading gunpowder and ammunition, while Emperor Qiming was responsible for ignition.
Shangguan Ziqi saw that the distance was about the same.
He waved the flag in his hand.
"Load the medicine!"
The artillerymen immediately took action.
The old prince also put his clothes around his waist, picked up a large piece of gunpowder, and loaded it into the barrel of the cannon.
I also pressed it hard with a pressure rod.
"Reload." Shangguan Ziqi gave another order.
Emperor Qiming agreed to light the cannon, and he actively picked up a large ball and put it into the barrel, and then took the torch from the soldier next to him.
“Aim at the target!”
The soldier adjusted his angle, keeping an eye on one ship, and kept changing his angle because the opponent's ship was moving.
"ignition!"
Emperor Qiming immediately lit the fuse and stepped back two steps.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths.
"boom!"
"Boom! Boom!..."
Rumbling sounds rang out one after another.
Fireballs with smoke flew over the Wei ships, continued to move forward, and then smashed heavily into the enemy ships.
Once hit, it will either disintegrate or sink.
The monks were so frightened that their bows and arrows dropped directly onto the deck or into the sea.
At this time, screams came one after another.
The monks who fell into the sea and were still alive were so frightened that they didn't know what to do next.
I could only kick my legs subconsciously to keep from sinking.
Shangguan Ziqi ordered his men to fire five rounds, and only stopped when he saw that the enemy ship had sunk more than halfway.
He didn't do anything too drastic. When he saw the ships that had not yet sunk, they tried their best to escape, but he didn't chase them.
䀴Those monks who were still struggling in the sea were crying and shouting.
But their companions abandoned them and ran away.
I don't care whether they live or die.
At this time, their God also abandoned them.
Yu Yuanzheng and the old princess walked out of the cabin together and saw the ships floating in the distance, each one fleeing faster than the other.
"Zheng'er, they just left like that. Don't they care about their companions in the sea?"
The old princess looked at the monk who was still swimming in the sea with some lust.
"Mother, this is human nature. When disaster strikes, everyone flees. They say they want revenge, but I guess they actually want to rob our ship and property. If we are not strong enough, they will succeed." Yu Yuanzheng said dimly.
"You're right. What should we do with these people? Just watch them drown?" The princess had never seen such tragedy and felt a little reluctant.
"It depends on the attitude of my husband and the emperor."
"Mother, grandmother, I just shot down two people." Shangguan Changyu ran over with an excited smile on his face.
"I also hit two." Shangguan Changrui was not willing to be left behind.
"You only shot two, I shot three, and one of them fell into the sea, and I don't know whether he is dead or alive." Shangguan Yajing jumped over.
Shangguan Mengyao looked at her three nephews and nieces with envy.
"Mother, I also want to learn archery from the eldest prince." Little Mengyao only knows some fancy moves so far, and she can't even beat the eldest prince.
"Oh? Yao'er also wants to learn archery?" The old prince came over and heard his daughter's request.
"Yes, King."
"You are afraid of getting tired when practicing martial arts, can you persist?" The old prince had no requirements for his daughter. If she liked it, she could learn it, and if she was afraid of getting tired, forget it.
So until now she hasn't learned anything and is far behind her three nephews and nieces.
"I have to try it to know if I can persist." Shangguan Mengyao stepped forward and hugged the old prince's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Okay, I'll teach you when I get back to King Xuan."
"Haha, this is so exciting. Cannons are not just for decoration, they must be used. The power is amazing." At this time, Emperor Qiming's loud laughter was heard.
He experienced the power of the cannon once again and was very happy.
The last time we fought pirates in Shenduo Country wasn’t as exciting as this time.
That time they bombarded the island directly, and only fired a few shots before stopping.
䀴This time he fired five rounds of artillery fire and was very excited.
"Your Majesty, we have military weapons as powerful as cannons. Have you ever thought about invading the territories of several countries?" Yu Yuanzheng asked with a smile.
Emperor Qiming was stunned when he heard this.
This question is very sharp.
Which emperor has no ambition?
"Lord of the Nation, if it were you, what would you do?" Emperor Qiming did not answer directly, but asked about Yu Yuanzheng's attitude.
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