Xianyu Technology Overlord

Chapter 499 A Naval Battle

Some people say that the history of mankind is a history of wars; this sentence may be biased, but it makes sense. Whenever there is a major change in society, the devil of war will come to the door.

Perhaps, it is "only people recruit themselves".

When the Kingdom of Shang was negotiating with Zhao Ming, Prince Zhao Ming, Zhongshuling Ji Buxian and others, and when Li Xian arranged for a special person to be responsible for the supply of arms to the Dragon Palace and the Yaozu, there were two large-scale wars going on in the east of Yingzhou.

In the north, Xiao State attacked Cai State; although the Shang Kingdom issued a notice, the situation of Xiao State was already imminent and had to be launched.

In fact, Xiao Guo and Xiao Liming are also very helpless. Xiao Guo is born with a bad nature and lacks the soil for development; now it seems that only Cai Guo can bully him.

Since there was no choice, even if Shang Kingdom issued a notice and even Xiao Liming understood that he had no reason, the war still did not stop.

And further south, it is the battlefield between Wu and Yue! The war between Wu and Yue was originally suspended due to the sudden appearance of the Shang Kingdom, but now it seems to be restarted due to the indirect influence of the Shang Kingdom.

But the war that started again was even more tragic. When Xiao Guo and Cai Guo were still preparing for war, the Wuyue and Yue countries had already reached a fever pitch.

As Wu's fleet arrived first, and Yue knew that its own fleet was about to return, Yue began to prepare for the general offensive. Today, although the two sides have not launched a general offensive, the tension has been suppressed. From the emperors, civil and military officials, to the common people of the two countries, they all felt heavy pressure and seemed to have difficulty breathing.

The evil spirit that enveloped the Wuyue and Yue countries became more and more intense. The evil spirit was so strong that many people even became restless and even lost their minds when they practiced.

But today, in order to boost the morale of the people of Wu, the emperor of Wu made a public announcement-this incident, of course, was the return of the four warships led by Wu Daqian!

As mentioned earlier, because there were too few people, Wu Daqian was unable to fully utilize the combat capabilities of his warships, and was unable to enter Wujiang.

Therefore, the Emperor Wu simply made the matter public and let everyone in Gusu City watch it freely. At noon, when the fleet barely reached the imperial capital along the not-so-wide river, everyone was dumbfounded.

Not to mention ordinary people, even emperors; although they have seen the so-called giant ship cannons through jade slips and other means before; but after seeing it with their own eyes, they are still extremely shocked.

Like four mountains made of steel, floating from the water, the waves smashed against the bow of the ship, unable to shake the ship at all. Wu Daqian and others standing on the bow of the ship are like ants on a hot pot compared with the giant ship, which is really negligible.

The long artillery sticks up high, and the dark muzzle makes people feel chills.

The huge ship approached the shore, and the unprepared river bank was washed away by the rolled up river for 20 to 30 meters, and many people were even sucked into the water. Fortunately, there are many masters of practice on site, and everyone has the right to cheer for others.

On the high platform, a small child cheered excitedly: "Father, the ship is so big. Putting these four big ships together, they are bigger than the imperial palace!"

The Emperor Wu didn't cheer, but felt fear when he looked at the huge ship in front of him. What kind of existence is the Shang Kingdom that can manufacture such huge ships and sell them everywhere?

Although the prince had returned and brought back the jade slips, at this moment, the emperor of Wu had an idea—go to the Shang Kingdom to see for himself! Take a look at this miraculous country.

The four warships finally docked on the shore, and the four warships connected together, like the Great Wall of Steel, guarded the imperial capital; countless people cheered, they seemed to see a powerful and invincible Wu Kingdom!

At this moment, Ouyang Jin, Grand Master of the Wu State, said from the side, "Your Majesty, this is a rare opportunity. Maybe let the warships shoot a volley once, and the effect will be better."

The little prince just now immediately cheered, "Father, Father, I want to see, I want to see."

The Emperor Wu looked at the cheering little prince and smiled kindly, "Okay, let's have a look. Order Wu Daqian to shoot a volley. Er...send someone to inquire about the situation first."

Soon, the envoy returned and reported: "Your Majesty, Marshal Wu said that the three salvos of the artillery are the best; moreover, the range of the artillery is as high as 50 to 70 miles, and the attack range is about 4 to 6 miles. The explosive power can be Hurt the Nascent Soul stage master."

"So powerful? The widest part of Wujiang, the border between us and Yue, is only 20 miles! Is this... a bit too exaggerated?" The emperor of Wu's eyes widened a lot.

Well, no one answered, everyone believed that Wu Daqian would not talk nonsense; and His Majesty the Emperor was just expressing his emotions.

The news of the salvo spread quickly, and the royal guards and Wu Daqian delineated the range of shelling together.

After the crowd waited anxiously for half an hour, the four warships fired three earth-shattering salvos. One after another, three shots were fired in less than ten breaths. The shell flew out at nearly five times the speed of sound, traversed more than 50 miles with majestic momentum, and hit a temporary mound built with magic.

A shocking explosion sounded, yellowish smoke and dust shot up into the sky, and clusters of small orange and orange mushroom clouds rose, bringing an aura of destruction.

Less than ten miles away, the emperor of the state of Wu witnessed this volley with his own eyes. The ground was overturned, and the area attacked by the shells was about a hundred feet away, a scene of doomsday natural disasters.

The little prince who was excited to see the cannon just now was so frightened that he burst into tears.

Emperor Wu hugged his youngest son, staring at the scene in front of him in a daze for a while. Finally made up his mind: "Fully support Wu Daqian's construction of the navy, so that the navy can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible! In addition, research on arms will be strengthened.

Also, let's see if we can send envoys to Shang Kingdom again to discuss further cooperation! No matter how much the price is, as long as it is reasonable and within the acceptable range, I want to get a full set of manufacturing technology for this kind of warship! "

However, sweet dreams are always fragile. When the Emperor Wu learned of the prices of these four warships, he finally sighed deeply. This time, four warships could be bought, because Shang Wangguo gave Wu Daqian a lot of discounts for his sake.

Wu Daqian presented the "big bluestone island with a radius of fifty miles" to the Shang Kingdom, which made the Shang Kingdom save some face for Wu Daqian. However, during the war between the Kingdom of Shang and the Kingdom of Qi, the Kingdom of Wu walked away, completely destroying this little tacit understanding between the two countries.

After hearing the news, Emperor Wu sighed for a long time. At the same time, he was somewhat disappointed with the prime minister, Jiang Huang, and the prince. Such a big issue of right and wrong, even if I didn't grasp it well, I really... have no power to say anything!

Perhaps the only good news is that Dong Yuan, Wu Daqian's military adviser, has conquered part of the oil refining technology. Through distillation and cooling, a small amount of fuel oil can be produced for the time being; the fuel oil may not be much, but it is enough to meet Wu's military needs for the time being.

Although it is not possible to deal with the remnant souls, evil spirits, demon spirits, etc. mixed in the oil for the time being, and distilling such oil is dangerous, it can finally provide fuel for the country.

However, within 24 hours of the good news, news came from the seaside. The soldiers sent to the seaside to investigate found the fleet returning from the north in the northern waters. The fleet is huge! Warships and merchant ships, like a moving wave of steel, rolled towards the south.

Most importantly, the speed turned out to be very fast! It is expected to cross the mouth of the Jinjiang River in a day.

At the first moment, this incident alarmed the government and the people of Wu State. Wu Daqian directly asked the frontline personnel: "What kind of flags are there? How fast? How long? How many long and narrow warships? How many bloated commercial ships?"

One question after another was asked, and the generals on the front line were considered excellent, and they responded fluently. Gradually, Wu Daqian got a clear understanding of the situation at the seaside.

"Your Majesty, the situation should be like this. The fleet coming from the north this time should be a joint fleet of the Yue Kingdom and the Shang Kingdom. Most of them are merchant ships, from the Shang Kingdom.

But there are also warships from the Yue State, which may include three warships of the 10,000-ton class and ten warships of the 5,000-ton class. And the speed of these warships is likely to be twice as fast as our warships!

I don't know exactly what price the Yue State paid to get these thirteen warships, but these warships from the Yue State must not be allowed to return.

We should intercept halfway! "

The Emperor Wu's eyes sparkled, "How to intercept it?"

(I'm asking for a ticket, if I don't ask, I won't have a ticket~_~)

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