Chapter 577 Artillery Roar (1)
Anyway, it's okay. I haven't figured out many questions about the navy yesterday. The chief manager had already had a wish. He walked over and chatted with my artillery flag bearer in a very friendly manner. I walked up the side and walked around Liu Rengui: "Sir Liu, what do you think of these students from the academy?"
Liu Rengui nodded subconsciously: "No, quite good. Every trainee's movement is slight and never distracted. The lower officials have seen many soldiers, but they have never seen such elite soldiers before. Just say that those soldiers standing behind watching the exercises stand like pine, which really makes the lower officials envious."
Immediately afterwards, he might have remembered what had happened just now, pulled the corners of his mouth with a little embarrassed expression, bowed to me and said, "I didn't expect that the flag words used by the general were far beyond what Liu thought. If my navy was helped by this thing, he would be able to command it as an arm. Here, Liu would like to express his gratitude to the general for his help on behalf of the soldiers of our navy."
I smiled and waved my hand, and then said, "Where is it, but Fang is confused. I hope Lord Liu can give me some advice."
"Even if the general asks, the officials will speak out."
"Fang wants to ask Lord Liu, if you go out to sea to fight, the ships are so far apart, what can you use to contact and command?" I was very curious.
Liu Rengui heard my question and smiled and said, "My Tang naval army also used the trumpet flags as their trumpet flags. However, the colors of the flags vary, and the functions they play are different. In addition, during naval battles, drums and gongs must be provided. For example, when hearing the sound of drums, white flags and crimson flags, ships of all sizes should be made. If you see the trumpet, those who do not attack should be beheaded immediately. When you hear the gong, white flags are knocked down and green flags are raised, the ships should stop. If someone keeps stopping, they should also beheaded. When you hear the sound of drums, raise the yellow flags and form a three-sided round formation... In short, just one sentence, listen carefully to the drums and look at the commanding flags carefully. If you don't listen to the orders, you will beheaded."
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"Oh, thank you, Lord Liu. Fang has finally gained some knowledge. However, there is another thing I want to ask Lord Liu." I am a teacher, but I am a good teacher. I am not ashamed to ask. Those who understand the three walkers must have the truth that I am a teacher.
My modest attitude made Liu Rengui very helpful. Although he didn't even dare to say it, it could be seen from his expression that a hint of complacent joy climbed up to his cheeks.
"When people set sail this morning, General Zhang threw a lot of noise into the sea, and then he also said something big."
Liu Rengui smiled and stroked his short beard: "This is the custom of the navy. Whenever the navy set sail or cross the river, the commander in charge usually sinks a quick white jade into the water first. It says: A commander sent an envoy to someone. I sincerely tell the river god that the thief minister was causing trouble. The emperor sent someone to lead his troops across the river to fight against the thieves, so he presented the white jade, hoping that the river god could punish the thief..." It seems that my knowledge is still shallow. As the saying goes, traveling thousands of miles and reading thousands of books is true.
The waves continued to collide with the ship happily, and I was also very happy. At least so far, many strong soldiers had already squatted and vomited. Only Xue Rengui and Duan Yunsong could stand beside me. Su Dingfang vomited very rhythmically, perhaps to maintain the face of his famous general. After vomiting, he always asked his personal soldiers to make him water to rinse his mouth and then sort out the following. However, he has repeated the above behavior no less than ten times so far. I was so happy that I winked at Duan Yunsong, and Xue Rengui said seriously: "It seems that General Su is not stable enough."
I almost laughed out loud. Seasickness has something to do with concentration. However, Xue Rengui's words were both self-proclaimed and flattered.
The house there seemed to be much better, and he was used to it. Although the house's face was still pale at this moment, it could at least pick up the bread and put it on the crazy mouth. Bornarjin, who was beside him, leaned back on the deck with a humming moan. It was obvious that he had not recovered yet. Poor, there was no seasickness medicine for him to take.
I just asked the medical soldiers in the army to bring some salt and sugar water to him. Bonakin finally got better. He grinned at me to express his gratitude to me. I signaled that he didn't have to say anything, patted his shoulder and said warmly: "Let's lean on him, don't think about anything, just like just treating it as a cradle sleeping. Fang Cheng, look forward to him. If you have anything, remember to report it to me quickly."
After dealing with the two loyal servants, it was already lunch time, so I picked up a piece of meat pie and chewed it. Well, while looking at the sea view, letting the sea breeze blow on my face with a little fishy smell.
Isn’t it a pleasure to eat the noodles with fragrant pancakes? Su Dingfang sat on the deck and was gasping for breath.
At this moment, the sergeant holding a telescope in the watchtower on the mast in the ship suddenly pointed his finger at the front of the left and shouted loudly: "There is an enemy ship in the front of the left!"
"What?" After hearing this, I quickly bit the whole cake and muttered it in my mouth, pulling out the telescope by my waist, but because my position here is not as high as that of him, my vision is not as wide as that of him. After waiting for a long time, I saw a faint appearance of masts at the farthest sea level...
"Damn it, let's not let someone have a quiet meal. Let's mark it. If the enemy ship approaches, prepare to fight." Holding a meat pie that was chewing out of the gap, Zhang Liang, the extremely angry general manager, rushed out of the cabin door and shouted angrily. At this time, Liu Rengui, who was on the side suddenly narrowed his eyes and leaned against General Manager Zhang's ear and muttered. General Manager Zhang's eyes immediately fell on me, and the meat pie in his hand was directly stuffed to the personal soldiers beside him and walked towards me. "Hahaha, nephew, this is a good saying, it's better to come early than to come by. Last night, I said that I'm going to test the cannon today. Isn't it? There are so many groups here now, but it's enough for you to try it hard." 976b30
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After hearing this, all the academy soldiers who were still performing the boring cannon range measurement performance immediately turned their heads in unison as if they had taken guns and medicine, and looked at me with eager eyes.
"Then order the artillery will gather immediately." I stood in front of the team and shouted. More than 20 people stood straight in front of me. As for those seasick disabled people, they naturally could not count them. "Have you heard the military order from the Chief Executive?!"
"I heard it!" More than 20 people answered neatly like the roar of one person. After watching the telescope for a long time, General Manager Zhang's expression became relaxed, indicating that all ships would slow down. The opponent's warships were only a hundred, and they were just seeking death when they came. General Manager Zhang could just take a look at the power of the Tang Dynasty artillery fighting on the sea ships.
When the artillerymen excitedly unbuttoned the ropes of the fixed artillery and prepared to charge the distance measurement and medicine, I discovered a problem, a big problem. I stomped the deck gently with my feet, and felt a little nervous. God knows whether this thing is strong or not. What if the deck is too thin and cannot withstand the downward recoil of the tail of the artillery, and I push the boat through? 976b30
The artillery soldiers were confused by my movements, and they all stopped their movements and looked at me. I looked at Liu Rengui, who was stunned by me, and then looked at my stomping feet, then smiled and said, "Are you worried that the ship will not be strong?"
"Haha, Lord Liu's words are not about being strong or not. The power of the artillery is extraordinary. However, the power of the clumsy is also not small. If the cannon fired a broken ship in Goguryeo, it would hurt the deck of my Datang Tower. If you don't lose anything, you will probably not be able to explain it to Lord Liu and General Zhang."
Zhang Liang was also a little stunned when he heard what I said. He had never considered this issue. Liu Rengui spoke first: "It turns out that the general is worried about this. In fact, the general can rest assured that the deck of the Tang Dynasty's tower ship is not comparable to ordinary small boats. The wood used on the deck is a hundred-year-old solid wood. The two methods of overlapping and peaceful connection of wooden boards are used in a mixed manner. There are three layers in total, with horizontal wood support underneath. The thickness of the deck alone is probably close to half a foot, which is to prevent the enemy from throwing huge rocks to destroy the ship."
"So that's it. Fang was a little worried, haha..." I replied with a smile, but I was still a little uneasy. If you use a mortar on such a thick deck, you don't need to worry at all, but the power is much inferior to this bronze cannon, and it cannot show the huge power of the cannon.
"Master of the Reporting Institute, Chen Liang, a second-class soldier, has an idea." It was when I was hesitant that a gunner next to me raised his hand, plucked up the courage to blush and suddenly spoke.
Chapter completed!