Chapter 908 Stalemate (2)

"Boss, how long do we have to go?"

Inside the country lane.

The black-maned horse shrugged and pulled its ears, looking listless.

It hated that its injury healed too quickly, it was only eight days old, and it was as good as before, so it had to return to its original job and carry its master.

"It will take half a month at the earliest."

When starting from Seoul to Namwon, even though the army marched extremely fast, it still took nearly a month to reach the destination.

Now, although there is no army around him, he still can't rush on the road without any scruples. The monsters are not so fast, and the five hundred Liaodong cavalry who followed him out of the encirclement can't reach that extreme speed.

And Lu Li didn't want to rush back to Seoul and become a polished commander with nothing to show for himself.

"During this period of time, I have been rushing day and night, and I haven't seen a single enemy..."

"Can't see Japanese pirates, is it a bad thing?"

"That's not what I mean, but running around every day is too boring."

hurry - hurry - hurry -

Take your life and go on your way!

Even monsters who have lived for hundreds of thousands of years can't help but hate this feeling.

Lu Li also had a deep understanding of this. He took the map and studied it for a while, quickly confirmed his position, and said in a deep voice, "Stop!"

"We have completely left the border of Nanyuan, and we will be able to see the sea in more than two thousand miles."

More than two thousand miles?

For ordinary people in this world, this is still a long distance, but the current team has spent seven or eight days running nearly 100,000 miles!

This distance is there in an instant.

"I plan to go back to Seoul by boat."

Right now, there is no one person or demon who can negotiate with Lu Li, they trust him unconditionally!

Even if Lu Li suddenly proposed to return to Nanyuan, he would get everyone's followers.

That's the prestige that comes from victory after victory, and unbelievable but unbelievably real results.

"By boat? Where is the boat?" the black-maned horse asked.

The boring life of fleeing made Lu Li realize that the benefits brought by chatty mounts would at least not suffocate him, and he could chat to relieve boredom.

In the cognition of the black-maned horse, the navy of the Ming Dynasty was guarding its narrow and wide coastline, and had no time to go on an expedition to the peninsula.

And Master Li Chaoshui...

forget it.

There are only twelve wooden houseboats left in total, and they don't know where they are, so it is impossible to pick them up and return to Seoul.

And these things, Lu Li also knows a lot.

However, going back to Seoul by water is indeed an excellent choice, because following the river into the sea and going upstream all the way can avoid encountering Japanese people, and the speed will be correspondingly faster.

Safe and fast.

Based on these two points alone, it was worth delaying a day or two for him to prepare.

The first way: to enlist civilian ships, which is the most convenient way at present, but the problem is that civilian ships are generally small in size and cannot go to far seas, let alone transport too many people.

Among the monsters, there are very few small creatures, even if they try their best to control themselves, they can't shrink down to the size of ordinary people.

The most important thing is that when President Qian Qin Chuan withdrew from the south gate, he deliberately took the big general's cannon with him.

Exaggerated power means that the recoil is terrifying. If it is mounted on a civilian ship, the hull will gradually be dismembered with one shot.

Therefore, we can only rule out this most convenient option.

The second way: Appease the remnants of the Li Chao Navy who were dispersed in the Qichuanliang naval battle.

Although the entire North Korean army was wiped out in that battle, apart from the few houseboats that Yi Sun-sin currently possessed, there were actually still fish that slipped through the net.

According to historical records, in a series of long-distance raids before the Qichuanliang sea battle, at least six ships of the actually huge Li Chao navy were left behind. Due to factors such as ocean currents and wind direction, they drifted overseas and missed the final naval battle.

After the war, these ships were scattered all over the deserted islands, and they could be recruited one by one.

You must know that there are still large creatures such as sea beasts in this world, so there will be more warships leaving the team than in the original history.

"Ghost Xiushan, please enter the sea along the river and check the nearby islands and reefs for Li Dynasty warships."

"yes."

Among the monsters, a tortoise with a strange shape and about the size of a millstone answered in a low voice.

Previously, Ghost Xiushan was driven from the ocean to land by the Japanese navy, and fled all the way to the Liao River, where he was taken in by the goddess, determined to fight the Japanese to the death.

But plans can't keep up with changes.

The actions of Lu Li, the defender of Nanyuan, made Gui Xiushan see the hope of victory, so he chose to deposit his life and continue to fight together.

"It's a pity that this guy has been reborn once, and his size has shrunk significantly."

The bull demon who was in charge of guarding the west gate before opened his mouth. It broke one of its horns, making it look even tougher. At this moment, his tone was full of regret: "Otherwise, we can take everyone away."

The first generation of Guixiu Mountain floated on the sea, like an island, able to carry thousands of people without being crowded, but the second generation of Guixiu Mountain was only the size of a millstone——

The back of Guixiu Mountain is covered with dead branches-like tentacles. When encountering a life-or-death crisis, the tentacles will fall off and fall into the water to complete rebirth.

Theoretically speaking, as long as this kind of monster stays in the water, it will not be killed.

Gui Xiushan played an important role in resisting the Japanese attack in Nanyuan before, but he was seriously injured because of this, and had to use the moat to complete a rebirth.

"Finding the warships scattered on various islands depends on luck. We can't block everything and do nothing during the period."

After dispatching the ghost to repair the mountain, Lu Li continued:

"There is no shortage of trees nearby. You can try to build a warship by yourself, and work together. Shipbuilding is not a big problem."

Trees are an important resource for building warships.

The surrounding area is covered with towering ancient trees, each of which is more than 100 meters high and made of extraordinary materials, which can not only provide stronger buoyancy, but also make the warship stronger.

As for how to process trees into suitable materials, it is actually very easy.

The wild gods, monsters, and the strong Liaodong iron cavalry used various means to build a warship. It is not difficult.

Even without the need for others to find and provide blueprints, the beautiful Liaochuan Goddess gave the construction method of the turtle ship.

In the past, he often saw Li Chao's navy enter the Chanjin River along Liaochuan, and then headed for the sea. Over time, he also knew the reason.

This also made Lu Li give up the idea of ​​providing Ming Dynasty warship manufacturing methods. After all, there is not much difference between the two.

"Compared to ordinary turtle ships, our ship has to be adjusted in size, at least three times larger, otherwise, it won't be able to accommodate so many monsters."

"The dragon head at the bow of the turtle boat needs to be reinforced with special wood, and the recoil of the general's cannon is beyond what ordinary wood can bear."

Soon, Lu Li's questions were resolved one by one.

I saw that the bull demon alone carried hundreds of square meters of raw wood, and then Liaodong soldiers did the initial processing, and then the Wild God would roast it with flames to remove excess moisture inside and ensure that the internal structure of the wood would not be damaged.

In addition, there are monsters who go to find materials suitable for the construction of the dragon head of the ship and return with a full load.

Since each piece of material is checked by a demon, there is no need to measure the size, and it is absolutely accurate.

This is a miracle that the fishermen and the government cannot achieve. Whether it is the construction speed, precision, durability, or magnificence, it can be called a masterpiece.

Besides Lu Li, who else has such a luxurious lineup?

There are not only Liaodong iron cavalry, but also a large number of monsters who have lived for hundreds of thousands of years.

They live for a long time, strong fighting power, and vigorous vitality are just the basic benefits brought about by this, and their knowledge will also become far beyond the ordinary.

It is rare for a craftsman to live for seventy years, but from the eyes of the monsters, this is just a long nap.

Because of this, demons will more or less come into contact with techniques created by humans in their long lives, and this "less" spans years.

on the hill.

Looking at the giant turtle ship whose skeleton has been constructed below, Lu Li heaved a long sigh of relief, and murmured, "It's really comfortable to live without worrying about anything."

"Um."

The black-maned horse nodded in agreement.

This guy turned into a humanoid form, lying on the grass side by side with his master, with a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, shaking his two hind hooves that turned into legs, and said in a leisurely tone:

"The bull devil is really brainless. It's been so hard to defend the city, and one of its horns has been cut off. The credit and hard work are all done. Take a break, who will gossip?"

As he said that, he cast his eyes secretly on Lu Li, obviously there was something in his words.

And Lu Li understood the hint quite well, and said helplessly:

"After the return, the rewards that should be given to you will not be less at all."

Lu Li saw the merits of the black-maned horse and bull demon, so naturally he would not ignore them.

In fact, the relationship between them is not master and servant, but more like brothers, father and son.

It's kind of weird, but it's true.

In daily life, Lu Li has always played the role of parent, while Bull Demon is the taciturn but reassuring eldest son, and Black Maned Horse is the "rebellious son" who has an eccentric personality and is a little out of tune.

"Well, children can be taught."

After hearing the master's words, the black-maned horse raised a front hoof and patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Next, I will try to single-handedly kill a Japanese daimyo to give you a long face. Let's see."

"……"Land from.

The black-maned horse's words are not bragging. There is a big gap between daimyo and daimyo, for example:

Qiuyue grows.

It was the daimyo who assisted Tang Chuan in the killing before. This time he went to the peninsula, and this guy only had three hundred warriors to follow him.

Theoretically speaking, he is at the same level as Konishi Governor, Kato Kiyomasa and others, and they are all daimyos of the same country.

But the actual difference is not even one star.

Therefore, if the black-maned horse is lucky and can bump into a small country's famous name on the battlefield in the future, then solo killing is really not a problem.

"Okay, I'll wait and see."

Lu Li replied seriously.

This made the black-maned horse feel very uncomfortable. According to the normal process, the owner would either express his helplessness for his appearance, keep silent, or laugh and scold...

It was not used to being so serious, and wanted to ask Lu Li why he didn't scold himself.

But after thinking about it, this seemed too cheap, contrary to the majestic personality of Uncle Ma, and said instead:

"Tomorrow morning at the latest, the warship that can accommodate everyone will be built. Boss, what are your plans?"

"Carry it to the seaside, go north along the Yellow Sea, until it reaches the mouth of the Han River, head east against the river, and enter Seoul."

Lu Li felt that he had nothing to say, the answer was clear at a glance, and the purpose was very clear——

Waterway safety, saving time and effort.

"No, I want to ask if this warship has a name?" The black-maned horse obviously wasn't on the same channel as its owner, and jumped up and said, "I have an excellent name, Black Prince."

Saying that, he shook his head again.

"It's not domineering enough, it's too western, and it lacks taste. How about the Black Emperor?"

"Both the Bull Demon and I have black hair."

"Boss, most of your armor is also black, and this name fits so well."

The Black Maned Horse's argument is very untenable, but it is still trying its best to sell, and really wants to add this name to the warship, but Lu Li has never thought of naming the ship from the beginning to the end.

It's just a tool for crossing the sea and going north.

Moreover, the title of emperor cannot be used casually. Even the monarch of the Li Dynasty can only be called Wang. If he can rebel, Lu Li doesn't mind doing so. After all, it is enough to make the black-maned horse happy.

However, his identity has been crucified this time, and it is clearly stipulated that he cannot rebel, and can only perform as a courtier of the Ming Dynasty and a famous anti-Japanese general.

After listening to the owner's explanation, the black-maned horse lost his mind for a moment. In fact, it only liked the title of Black Emperor, and everything else was a bit meaningless.

"It's better to be in the last world. There are no taboos in doing things, and everything goes smoothly."

"Unknowingly, it's been so long, I really envy Duke..."

Lu Li stood up from the grass and walked towards the construction site.

"I'm envious of what that guy is doing." The black-maned horse muttered in a low voice, and followed: "Do you want a box lunch?"

"Killing a few more Japanese pirates is the right thing to do."

Before the goal was achieved, the black-maned horse was always full of energy, but Lu Li's state of mind at this moment could only be understood after it killed two Japanese daimyos and overfulfilled the plan.

It's not that Lu Li has never experienced life-and-death battles, on the contrary, he is very experienced.

It's just that, as it is now, one battle after another, the feeling of needing to calculate all the time makes him tired.

"It's easy to survive the hurdle in Seoul."

He thought silently in his heart, trying to get himself excited again, just like when he first entered this world.

the other side.

Oni Xiushan, who explored the surrounding islands at extreme speed, thought that he might return in vain.

Because it is a family whose affinity with the ocean is no less than that of dragons. As soon as he entered the sea along the river, he immediately sensed the islands and reefs within a radius of ten thousand miles.

No warships!

As he went deeper and cruised around, Gui Xiushan became more and more sure of this guess.

"They seem to have been collected one step ahead of time."

The sound of urn and urn echoed on the bottom of the sea.

This is indeed the case. Yi sun-shin, who tried every means to reorganize his navy, has already found the surviving warships.

In addition, this man, who can always perform miracles, also gained a few generals by accident, making up for the loss in manpower a little bit.

There is no doubt that these generals are all actors.

After all, Yi Sun-shin's charisma is very strong and his ability is convincing. In addition, the competition on land is too fierce, so a considerable number of actors chose the navy camp, hoping to be able to shine.

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