The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 436 Zhu Yuanzhang took the knife himself, Mr. Ye sincerely fed the dog, and Wang Baobao gave his last command!

On the signaling booth at the highest point of the commander's ship, two semaphore soldiers held red and blue flags and waved the same semaphore to both sides.

Soon, Wang Baobao's order to attack was conveyed to all shuttle ships.

"Attack!"

These two simple words were shouted out of the mouth of the first soldier at the head of the shuttle boat almost at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, beside the eighty large warships, eighty small shuttle boats began to move forward quickly under the oars of the soldiers.

A moment later, they appeared in front of eighty large warships, and lined up in a row on the wide shoal, moving forward quickly.

The design of the shuttle boat is exactly the same as the 'flying shuttle' on the loom, with both ends being aerodynamically sharp.

This design is mainly to reduce the influence of wind and waves on the direction and increase the speed as much as possible.

As for its power source, it is exactly the same as the dragon boats in the rivers during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Yamamoto Kazuki glared with scarlet blood eyes and issued this series of combat orders through gritted teeth.

"Shipbuilding skills and navigation skills cannot be taught!"

And the only way they can avoid being shot by the enemy while traveling is to reach land as soon as possible!
Therefore, these naval officers have been holding dragon boat races in Ningxiang Bay for a long time since their establishment.

At the same time, Wang Baobao, who was standing on the command booth of the handsome ship and overlooking everything from a high position, also immediately issued his military order.

He must make the surrounding barbarians, and even the barbarians in the world, a vassal land that recognizes Chinese culture.

But at this moment, he wanted to scold the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty who accepted Japanese students.

"Trebuchet, hit me hard!"

"Everyone, please work harder!"

"Promoting Chinese culture is not a promotion method!"

"We only need to sell large quantities of finished tea, finished porcelain and glass products, and finished silk brocade, and use commerce to promote our culture!"

Therefore, the first soldier to climb the city wall can win the title of 'first to climb'!
In the same way, the first batch of naval officers to rush onto the land and engage in battle with the enemy can also win the honor of being the first to land!
But the challenges they face are also huge.

Thinking of this, he came to Ye Qing's side and said with emotion: "If your Majesty saw that the students of the Tang Dynasty actually used the shipbuilding and ordnance technology they learned from the Tang Dynasty to kill our children, He will definitely make some considerations on promoting our Chinese culture.”

Beach landing battles are the same as land siege battles. Only when the first batch of soldiers climb the city wall can the soldiers behind them be overwhelming.

On the bow deck of the handsome ship,
In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, the Japanese soldiers on the coast were adjusting their trebuchets and crossbow beds.

"They learned the shipbuilding technology and military technology of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and they just used it to attack us."

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but start thinking again.

"All naval guns, aim at their long-range weapons."

They don't have the mighty and domineering appearance of the dragon boat, but at this moment, they have the air of a Chinese war dragon!
"Pull quickly,"

"idiot!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned when he looked at these two long-range weapons that were commonly found in military history books and were originated from the land of China.

"And the foreign students our Imperial College accepts can only learn the way of respecting the emperor and Confucianism!"

In his view, it is necessary to promote Chinese culture, because armed conquest is only a means, and cultural identity is the strategy of rule.

"Tea making, salt making, agricultural food, and medical technology cannot be taught!"

After hearing these words, Ye Qing looked at Mr. Guo with a flash of relief from the corner of his eye.

"Destroy their trebuchets and crossbow beds first!"

"Archer, shoot for me!"

The shuttle ships sacrificed all protective designs for speed, and they had to face the challenge of the enemy's long-range weapons.

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He is thinking about how he should promote Chinese culture!

Common people race dragon boats for festivals, but these navy officers race dragon boats for a long time to fight for their country!

Each shuttle boat is equipped with ten crew members. When they charge to seize the beach, they are oarsmen, but when they reach the shore, they are warriors seizing control of the beach.

But what should be taught and what should not be taught must be clearly defined.

And his eyes, as sharp as falcons, were also full of hatred!
Logically speaking, as the ninth emperor of the Ming Dynasty and a man sitting on the throne, he should not blame his ancestors.

Dragon boats used for festivals are shaped like a dragon, but their non-aerodynamic design increases air resistance, and the forces work reciprocally, so that the faster you paddle, the greater the resistance!

"Weaponry technology cannot be taught!"

Originally!
Dragon boats used in festivals are not meant for combat. In addition to being festive and ornamental, they are used for physical exercise. After all, they are also a traditional sport.

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The net shuttle boats that were running side by side just now have now become a living picture of "a hundred teams competing for the flow".

And Ye Qing's purpose of letting them race dragon boats for a long time is also very simple!
That is how difficult it is to play with a non-aerodynamic dragon boat in normal times, which is basically equivalent to playing with an aerodynamically designed net shuttle boat in a wartime environment!

"Crossbow bed, shoot for me!"

At this moment, he felt a little pleased with Mr. Guo, who was a huge fan of Zhu Yuanzhang.

I have to say, he really has enlightenment!

Therefore, the ancients really did not deceive me. The saying "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books" is really very reasonable.

Ye Qing nodded and said: "Yes!"

“I don’t think it’s what the book says. Only when you see it in person can you know what’s going on.”

As he said that, Ye Qing looked towards the current Xi'an Mansion and the Chang'an City back then, with a flash of reminiscence in his eyes.

His only regret is that he did not live long enough in that life.

If he lived long enough, those great scholars who sang about "technology without borders" would not dare to accept this foreign student from Japan.

Now he just wants to say to those great scholars, 'If you have spirits in heaven, if you see this scene, will you regret your decision? '

But now, he just wants to say a word to Mr. Guo.

Ye Qing looked at Mr. Guo, who had realized the truth, and said in a respectful tone: "General Guo, if your Majesty stands here in person and sees them using the techniques they learned from us to smash huge rocks on these men, Use a giant arrow as tall as a man to shoot through the chests of these men, and they may have this idea."

"It's a pity that he doesn't have this chance!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing, who respected 'Mr. Guo' so much, and just rolled his eyes at him secretly. At the same time, he said to himself: "You brat, I'm just watching from here."

"Who are you looking down on?"

"They haven't even used these weapons to hurt me, Ming'er Lang, and I've already figured it out!"

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang just patted Ye Qing on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Ye, I will give advice to Your Majesty even if I fight for my life."

"Even if we, a lowly businessman, say so little, we still have Xu Shuai and Wang Shuai following us."

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da and said, "Shuai Xu, do you think so?"

Xu Da immediately nodded and said: "Yes, I will definitely advise His Majesty." Zhu Di, who was watching this scene, just thought to himself: "I'm thinking, if my master knows, you guys are in front of him. Acting, how will he react?"

And Mao Xiang, who was watching the show at the end, watched this scene and thought to himself: "If Master Ye knew that his sincerity had fed a group of dogs, how would he treat these high-ranking dogs?"

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang and others were having their own secrets and thinking, they heard the first sound of cannon and the sound of arrows streaking across the sky.

"Boom!"

"call out!"

In their eyes, all the bow guns were bombarding their trebuchets and crossbow beds.

At the same time, Japanese navy soldiers in the southern dynasty also fired huge rocks and giant arrows shaped like javelins.

The boulder thrown by the trebuchet is not a complete boulder, but countless brick-sized stones, tied into balls with fishing nets.

After the trebuchet throws them into the sky with great force, the force generated by them while making a parabolic motion will cause the fishing net to tear in the air.

As a result, within a certain airspace, there will be a 'rain of stones'!
This was the method used by trebuchets designed to bombard city walls before the advent of cannon, and to attack targets within the city, or against nomadic legions.

But now, the Japanese slaves are using this method to attack these descendants of China!

"Dodge!"

"Turn sharply left, sharply turn backwards!"

The soldiers at the head of the shuttle boat looked at the sudden rocks and the flying giant arrows, and tried their best to get everyone to cooperate and avoid them.

Countless rocks scraped against their sides and hit the water heavily, creating the splash effect of small bomb explosions.

There were also many fish and shrimps that were unlucky. Their bellies turned upside down, and the sea was immediately stained with blood.

"what!"

"my eyes."

Individual stones hit the hull of the shuttle boat and broke apart instantly. Some of them scratched the soldiers' cheeks, and even a flying stone directly hit a soldier's eye.

However, this soldier was very strong. One of his eyes was bleeding, and the other eye was crying in pain, but he still bit his back molars and endured it while rowing with all his strength.

At the same time, the Ming Dynasty's naval guns also destroyed all their trebuchets and nearly half of their crossbow beds under this round of bombardment.

Yamamoto Kazuki looked at the broken trebuchet and crossbow bed, as well as the wailing Japanese soldiers lying on the ground, and the torn corpses, and he frowned.

Because he knew that they had and only had one effective long-range opportunity.

Yamamoto Kazuki said loudly: "All the crossbows, aim at their rowers, give me a hard hit!"

Dozens of giant arrows shaped like javelins, with a harsh sound of piercing the air, headed straight towards the first oarsman of each shuttle boat.

At the same time, dozens of artillery shells, dragging black clouds, bombarded their only remaining crossbow bed.

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, the remaining long-range weapons of the Japanese soldiers were all blown to pieces.

The flying sawdust also injured many Japanese soldiers!

But such a victory did not make them happy, because a dozen of the last giant arrows fired from these crossbow beds hit their targets.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, more than a dozen net shuttle ships suddenly slowed down.

On the shuttle bed closest to them, the first oarsman with a stubble was pierced through the chest by a giant arrow that resembled a javelin.

The piercing power of the giant arrow is so great that even the Northern Army's cavalry armor, which can be called heavy armor, let alone the Southern Army's armor, cannot stop this giant crossbow arrow that can penetrate the city wall.

In order to prevent the soldiers behind him from being injured, he immediately abandoned the oar and held on to the body of the giant arrow, lest the arrow that penetrated his chest also penetrate the bodies of the soldiers behind him.

Blood kept flowing from the corners of his mouth and from the penetrating wound.

"Brother Liu!"

"Brother Liu, how are you, Brother Liu?"

The soldiers behind him shouted anxiously.

This stubbled, slightly older soldier, who was called Brother Liu, smiled lightly and said, "What else can I do? I got hit by a sword!"

"Brothers, do me a favor and turn me over. I don't want to watch these Japanese soldiers die. I want to watch our hometown die."

All the soldiers had tears in their eyes. They all knew Brother Liu's true intention.

Obviously, the opponent has no long-range weapons. If they move forward, they will be greeted by the most ordinary and dense rain of bows and arrows.

He wanted to use his back as a shield for these brothers.

Of course, I really want the sky in my hometown to be the last scene in my eyes.

"it is good,"

"Let me help you, my good brother!"

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Soon, the soldiers pulled out the giant arrow from his body and turned his direction.

He was sitting like this with a golden sword, and his sitting posture was exactly the same as Guan Erye in the temple. It was a standard majestic sitting posture for a warrior.

Immediately afterwards, the second soldier also discarded the oar in his hand and hugged his good brother directly.

The feeling of hugging a good big brother is real!

It’s true to ask Brother Liu to put his head on his shoulders and look at the sky in the direction of his hometown as much as possible!
It is absolutely true to help stabilize the body and let Brother Liu's back and his own chest become a solid shield for the eight brothers behind him!

"Draw!"

“Pull quickly!!!”

The second soldier hugging Brother Liu shouted loudly.

"Yes, General!"

The eight soldiers behind him rowed as hard as they could with tears in their eyes.

At this moment, they, with only eight oarsmen, were faster than the boat with ten oarsmen, and soon caught up with them.

This scene was not limited to Brother Liu's shuttle ship, this scene was staged on more than a dozen shuttle ships at the same time.

Soon, the eighty shuttle boats were less than five hundred steps away from the shore.

Yamamoto Kazuki looked at this scene and ordered again: "All archers, shoot me hard!"

At the same time, Wang Baobao, whose eyes were already scarlet, also issued his last command:
"Every ship, if the bow cannons are not enough, push the side cannons over to me and blast them hard."

"As long as there is a Japanese soldier, just bomb it at will until my shuttle ship lands to engage in battle!"

"Stop the musketeers, archers, and melee soldiers, and follow me to land on the beach!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up his nine-ring sword and quickly went to the bottom cabin.

at the same time,

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had already had murderous intent in his eyes, winked at Xu Da, Mao Xiang and Zhu Di, then he also picked up his saber and went straight to the bottom cabin.

Soon, only Ye Qing was left on the bow deck.

Zhu Di suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Qing and said, "Master, why don't you follow us to kill two Japanese soldiers for fun?"
(End of this chapter)