wild trail

Chapter 372 The Second Prince's Ambition
After the expedition team was assembled, they were divided into several teams and began to search this small port.

At this time, more than a dozen dinosaur soldiers who were hiding in a tent in the port looked in fear at the humans who were slowly searching this way.

This island is not big, and their current situation is that there is no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.

Moreover, the bodies afflicted by the disease are already weak, and even if humans don't kill them, they won't be able to last long due to their physical condition.

The remaining supplies in the port had been eaten up three days ago, and it was impossible to rely on a little bravery and human desperate efforts.

The expedition team carried out a carpet search of the port.

He Tie's team of more than a dozen people vigilantly lifted up the tents.

At this time, an expedition member suddenly shouted: "Come on, there are enemies here."

With this shout, the rest of the expedition team quickly gathered towards this side and surrounded the camp.

After the captain signaled several expedition team members to open the curtain, they saw a dozen or so dinosaurs lying in disorder in the camp. They were skinny, and if it wasn't for the heaving chest, they looked no different from dead.

Seeing the enemy's situation like this, the captain breathed a sigh of relief, asked people to put down their weapons, and ordered several expedition members to carry the dozen or so dinosaurs out.

"Captain, what's the matter with these dinosaurs." He Tie asked suspiciously.

The captain sneered and said: "These guys are probably infected with that mysterious disease, just like the captives in the country. In the past, a few people guarded them, and the rest continued to search the island. If the enemy resists, they will be shot. "

A group of expedition members stepped forward to tie up these defenseless dinosaurs, and the rest of the team quickly spread out to search the laughing tunnel comprehensively.

However, after searching for a while, everyone found that there was no enemy on this small island except for a few dinosaurs who were only breathing.

Occupying the enemy's territory so easily is naturally a good thing. As the captain of the navy, this can be regarded as expanding the territory for the Xia Kingdom. After returning to the Xia Kingdom, promotion and fortune are just around the corner.

He had no intention of executing the dozens of dinosaur captives. Although no one in the fleet could understand the language of the dinosaurs, he could learn from their mouths that this port Why did it look like this.

The doctor who went out with the expedition team diagnosed and treated the dinosaurs. They also knew something about the unknown disease. Although there were no purple wild vegetables on board, these dinosaurs seemed to be weak and sick due to long-term hunger. Although their bodies were devastated, there was no sign of death.

After checking, the respondents just ordered the rest of the people to prepare food for them, and ignored the dinosaurs.

Although the port built by the dinosaurs was extremely crude, the things left behind can just provide a place for the expedition team to rest.

Moreover, this port also built a simple wall with stones and wood. As long as it is simply reinforced, it will be a very good stronghold.

The preliminary mission of the expedition team was completed. After staying here for more than ten days, the two expedition ships returned to the west.

In the age of sailing, ships rely heavily on ocean currents and trade winds, and the return route is completely different from the way they came. This is an unfamiliar channel, and unexpected situations will inevitably be encountered on the way home.

While the expedition team initially completed the task.

In Yancheng, ten-year-old Wang Hai did not know why he became interested in dragoons. He would spend most of his day in the dragoon camp, watching those dragoons flying high on pterosaurs.

Looking at the newly hatched pterosaurs in the animal pen, Wang Hai squatted beside them and stared at them intently.

Although these pterosaurs have just hatched, they eat a lot and need a lot of meat every day to fill their hungry stomachs.

Seeing these pterosaurs stretched their necks and yelled at him, Wang Hai knew that these little guys must be hungry.

He took out a small piece of meat from the wooden barrel on the side and threw it into the animal pen, which immediately attracted these little pterosaurs to snatch it up.

"Second prince, what do you think of these cubs." An officer in military uniform smiled.

Wang Hai looked back at the man and said, "So it's General Liu Can. I like these pterosaurs very much. When will they be able to fly into the sky?"

General Liu Shen replied: "It will take more than a year, but if you want to fly with people, you have to wait until they are at least two years old."

Wang Hai nodded and said, "When can I ride them into the sky?"

General Liu Shen was taken aback, and said hesitantly: "Second prince, don't look at these dragoons flying around in the sky on weekdays. This type of troop is very dangerous. If you don't go through strict training, you will definitely die if you fly into the sky and fall. Undoubtedly, in the past few years, there will be accidents during the training of the dragoons, you are a noble person, your majesty's child, you should not participate in such dangerous things."

Wang Hai was silent for a while and said: "General Liu Shen, if I convince my father to let me be a dragoon, can I keep this little pterosaur?"

As he spoke, he pointed to a pterosaur with a yellow stripe on its mouth.

"This... As long as His Majesty agrees, I will personally teach the second prince, but second prince, you have to think clearly, the training of the dragoons is harder than the rest of the troops." General Liu Shen said slowly .

Wang Hai nodded solemnly and said: "Think clearly, Liu Shen has made an agreement with us, and I will go to my father right now."

Looking at Wang Hai who ran away like a gust of wind, Liu Shenjiang frowned and sighed, wondering whether it would be a blessing or a curse for him to let the second prince follow him to learn flying skills.

Musketeers training camp, after several months of rigorous training, these more than 100 musketeers walked in a uniform formation, and their momentum seemed to be almost the same as the former Chinese military parade.

This group of big characters didn't know a rough guy, and Wang Lang was very pleased to be able to make it to this point.

The brand-new muskets were carried on their shoulders, and the soldiers' waists were straight. As long as there were 10 soldiers in this army, Wang Lang felt that he could sweep away any enemy in this era. Of course, he also knew that this was impossible. With such strict training, training these 100 The financial resources consumed by people is an extremely huge number. He does not expect that after the expansion of the musketeers, they can meet the standards of these people. If they have half the strength, then Xia Guo's military level will have a qualitative leap.

The soldiers shouted the slogan one two one in order, and the sound of rumbling footsteps seemed to make the ground tremble.

Wang Haizhe squatted outside the wooden fence of the camp, watching the training of the Musketeers. , his expression was full of hesitation.

"Since you're here, come in!"

At this moment, Wang Lang's voice suddenly came, which startled him immediately.

He swallowed, lowered his head and walked slowly towards Wang Lang.

"My son has seen his father!"

Wang Lang glanced at Wang Hai, and said, "What do you want me to do here?"

"My son...my son..."

Wang Hai grabbed the corner of his clothes nervously, not knowing how to talk to Wang Lang.

"Speak straight up if you have something to say, don't be a bitch."

Wang Hai blushed, gritted his teeth, and said, "Father, [-]% want to become a dragoon."

Wang Lang raised his eyebrows, glanced at Wang Hai and asked, "Why?"

"My son is very envious of seeing those dragoons flying in the sky, and I want to be like them too." Wang Hai said in a deep voice.

"Don't mess around, each of those pterosaurs is the precious wealth of the Xia Kingdom, how can you be treated as a toy." Wang Lang reprimanded.

Hearing this, Wang Hai said angrily, "Father, my son is not just for fun, I really want to be a dragoon!"

"Do you know how hard the dragoon training is?"

"My son knows."

"Do you have the perseverance?"

"Have!"

"Heh, have you seen these musketeers? In addition to practicing formation shooting, they also have to run for more than ten miles every day. The requirements of the dragoons are much higher than theirs. The dragoons are elite soldiers from the army. Carefully selected brave men, they are all people with extremely proud personalities. If you can't bear the hardships of training, even if you are my son, they will look down on you. You are different from your elder brother. You have never experienced it since you were a child. What a miserable life, I don't think you can persevere." Wang Lang shook his head and said.

When Wang Hai saw that Wang Lang had assumed Wang He and himself, he clenched his fists tightly, and solemnly clasped his fists together and said, "Father, my son will definitely be no worse than elder brother, what elder brother can do, I can also do. "

Wang Lang stared at Wang Hai for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll give you a month to show me your determination, if you can persist for a month, I will agree with you to join the Dragoons. "

Wang Hai was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly said, "Father, what you said is true."

"I am the emperor of a country, and I must do what I say."

"My son will definitely prove it to my father, my son will definitely be a dragoon."

Wang Lang nodded and said: "I see, you go and talk to your mother and auntie!"

Wang Hai said with some embarrassment: "Father, can you not tell mother and aunt about this matter for the time being."

"Why?"

"If my mother and aunt find out about this, there will definitely be many troubles. I don't want them to worry."

"Okay, I'll ask General Liu to make arrangements for you to join the Dragoons, but while training, don't forget to read more books, knowledge and body are equally important."

"'My son knows."

"Okay, let's go down!"

"My son retire."

After Wang Hai left, Wang Lang shook his head and smiled. His two sons were very easygoing, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Xia Guo directly skipped the slave society, the feudal society from the primitive society, and stepped into the monarch bureaucratic society.

Moreover, Wang Lang did not intend to grant land to his heirs. Those who did not inherit the throne would be officials in the Xia Kingdom if they were capable, and ordinary people if they were not.

The children of the royal family in the past dynasties of China were raised by the state. It is okay for one or two generations, but with the continuous reproduction, the number will increase and become a great burden for the state. In order to prevent this situation, Wang Lang decided to start from the source. To prevent this from happening.

Xia Guo didn't have the concept of king, since he didn't show up, he thought it was better never to show up.

Due to his own appearance, the development of human civilization in this world is deformed and does not conform to scientific principles. He has already completed the road that he had to go through for thousands of years. Don't regret doing it.

But people are not ruthless, so he naturally hopes that his descendants can live well, but as a modern person, he has an inexplicable sense of historical mission. He is creating history and participating in a brand new history.

In this, what he plays is not a father or an emperor, but a guide of human civilization, which makes him have to abandon many emotions and look at problems from the perspective of all mankind.

Any situation that is unfavorable to human society will be abandoned by him, even if abandoning these seriously damages his own interests.

But compared with the fate of mankind, one's own interests become nothing.

For the people of Emperor Xia Kingdom, it is supreme and sacred, but for him, the throne is nothing to mention. If possible, he would rather be an ordinary person and travel around this beautiful scenery with his family. A wild world drawn.

When Wang Lang was distracted, the musketeers had already completed the training subjects of the marching army, came to the school field, and quickly divided into three rows.

The operation of the matchlock gun is extremely complicated. Although it has been more than a month of design practice, a matchlock gunner can only maintain about one shot per minute.

Three-stage shooting can only fire three rounds per minute. This rate of fire is obviously not suitable for the battlefield, not to mention that the performance of today's muskets has not surpassed that of bows and arrows.

Wanting musketeers to be truly useful, Wang Lang believes that a skilled musketeer can only be of practical value if he can fire at least two rounds per minute.

The training of these musketeers still has a long way to go.

"Bang bang bang!"

The muskets roared, and the barrage formed by dozens of projectiles pierced through the wooden board in front of them in a blink of an eye.

Since the operation of the arquebus is more dangerous, there is a certain distance between each musketeer.

After the musketeers in the first row finished shooting, they quickly retreated to the last row. The musketeers in the second row stepped forward and pulled the trigger to continue a new round of shooting.

But after all three rounds of shooting were finished, the musketeers for the first round of shooting were not ready yet, Wang Lang couldn't help shaking his head seeing this.

At present, the effective range of the matchlock gun is about 70 to 100 meters. Even if it is improved to reach a range of more than [-] meters, such a distance, at the running speed of the dinosaurs, such a rate of fire, cannot effectively suppress the dinosaurs at all. What's more, this has not taken into account the fact that the enemy has cavalry.

If it can't achieve two shots per minute, then the arquebus soldiers can only close their eyes and wait for death after three rounds of shooting.

(End of this chapter)