I do research in ancient times

Chapter 195

Ning Fei sometimes felt that the emperor of this industry was truly aggrieved.

When the country was founded, a virtuous and sage of great merit was produced, and the subsequent generations of emperors were constrained by the family. At the time of Emperor Longcheng in the last dynasty, he had to sell his body in exchange for the support of the family.

As for Nanjun, the richest place in the world, the Lu family has firmly controlled it for hundreds of years. In name, the Lu family does not become an official and does not fight for power.

With a knife in his heart, the emperor of Yechao has a high level of self-cultivation.

But Ning Sawzi couldn't bear it.Even if he wanted to calm things down, those two from the Lu family couldn't let him go.

It is still necessary to build ships, sea ships, and river ships to prevent Lu Tao from infiltrating Jiuling Lake with the advantage of the fleet after his identity is exposed. Sooner or later, there will be a battle with Nanjun.

It's just that the Lu family is not a behemoth that Mo Zong can fight against, and building ships is a waste of money and people. The family property of Jiuling City is not enough to consume, so we still need to support the Feng family and accumulate strength.

This is already the best choice. Feng Kai, who intends to fight for the world, and Ning Fei have common interests in the issue of the Lu family in Nanjun.

The Feng family is not an aristocratic family, and they hate the hierarchical system played by the aristocratic family. After they are in power, they will definitely not allow Lu Tao to be domineering over their heads.Based on his understanding of Feng's family, both the Chief Protector of Feng and Brother Mu Ye are not people who will compromise, and it is impossible for Brother Mu Ye to agree to let them be cowards like the Emperor Ye Chao.

well.

No matter whose hand is borrowed, as long as the goal can be achieved, everything is easy to talk about.

"That's why Brother Mu Ye asked me for a boat, not just for the saltworks, but because he wanted to be that beast hunter?"

Ning Fei smiled lightly, with a slightly scrutinizing gaze.

"Creating and training a navy is not an easy task. The investment in shipbuilding is huge, and it takes a very long time. It cannot be completed in one or two months."

"And even if you have a boat, you can't do without a sailor and a handle. Sea battles and land battles require more skills, and you don't have to have the strength to dare to go all out. If you don't move a boat, you are not good at water. Going to sea is a living target."

"It will take at least ten years to form a large-scale combat power. Brother Muye can wait?"

Hearing his question, Feng Kai's face remained unchanged, and he nodded slightly.

"Wait or never."

"If it can't be eradicated, the world will go back to the origin in a hundred years, which is no different from the fact that people in the world are being bullied by the family today."

"The aristocratic family is like a centipede, dead but not stiff, but still able to suck blood from the world for a hundred years, which shows the tenacity of vitality. It can recover with a little vitality, and the Lu family is the best among them."

"What's more."

Having said that, the man paused, his voice softened a lot.

"It's for you, I have to go to the end."

"Unless you are the only one left when the Lu family abolishes the land, if you become the master of the Lu family, I may have a discussion with Nanjun."

"But Brother Fei, do you think this may come true?"

come true?

It must be impossible.

Give up Lu Shiji and just him?Kui Mu Ye can figure it out!

Ning Fei secretly laughed.

Lu Shiji is still the heir carefully cultivated by the Lu family. His mind is filled with the survival of the aristocratic family. He can best protect the interests of the Lu family and lead the family to prosper. ?

Lu Tao wished that he could die so badly, why would he abandon his own son who was by his side and only him?With his rather tattered body?

"Impossible Brother Mu Ye."

Ning Fei laughed.

"You think too much, how can the Lu family let me take over? Impossible."

Seeing his denial, Feng Kai smiled slightly, his eyes were quite meaningful.

His non... still doesn't understand the nature of the aristocratic family.

Shameless and greedy, with no lower limit and no strength of character, these are a group of ghosts in human skin.

In order to be able to maintain a luxurious and rotten life, and to be in line in the family tree, she would do anything.

Because they are confident that no matter what kind of person they are, as long as they have enjoyed the prosperity of the superior man, they will never let go and perish together with them.

Lu Shiji, a young talent?

unimportant.

If someone can give greater benefits, Lu Shiji is nothing but a pawn that can be discarded at any time.

But there is no need to tell Ning Fei about these dirty things, he doesn't know the best, so as not to stain his eyes.

Feng Kai also stopped dwelling on this issue, and instead talked about shipbuilding.

Just as he was talking, the boat had already reached the vicinity of Bailukou.

Feng Kai raised his binoculars, and he could already see the mouth of Wuzhi River in his field of vision.On the shoal of the river mouth, rows of Hu Qi in leather armor lined up on horseback, with their longbows drawn, facing the direction of the sailing boat. Once the boat entered the river mouth, they would shoot and kill it immediately.

"They lined up."

Feng Kai handed the telescope to Ning Fei.

"The news of the Red Leaf Forest has reached Bailukou, and the other party has already made preparations."

Ning Fei looked at the situation on the river beach and shook her head slightly.

"The water level is too shallow during the ebb tide, and I'm afraid that if I go in now, I will slow down or run aground."

"Our sailors and handlebars don't have protective gear, so we can only watch while the tide is high."

After speaking, he turned around and repeated to Uncle Linka.Seeing that Linka didn't know why, he handed over the telescope and briefly explained the situation.

Linka was dubious, holding up the binoculars and looking in the direction pointed by Ning Juzi, his pupils trembled instantly.

"This...this is..."

He took off the telescope, held it carefully in his hand and looked at it again and again. He really didn't understand why this thing could see so far away!

But it is undeniable that the telescope is indeed a sharp weapon in navigation!With this device in hand, you can see the situation on the farther sea surface with your head, and you can also confirm the battle situation in advance and prepare for battle in advance.

If I can take this baby to sea in the future...

"Don't think about that for now, there will be everything that should be there."

Seemingly seeing what he was thinking, Ning Fei smiled and made a promise.

"The most important thing now is how we can break through the battle formation of the Xihu people."

"I mean to use the tide to see if the boat can sail with the power of the tide. Uncle Linka, what do you think?"

Hearing him ask this, the middle-aged man immediately restrained his thoughts.

He thought for a moment, then nodded.

"I think it's doable."

"However, Tide, wait until night, I'm afraid they will attack with fire."

Hearing what he said, Ning Juzi laughed.

"Fire attack is fire attack. If Xihu really wants to use it, it will be the same day and night. As long as we run fast, the rocket will not be able to catch up."

Besides using fire, he also has it.

He has prepared some gunpowder cans to press the bottom of the box, so that he can strike first.

As long as it can cause confusion to Xihu and delay the other party's reaction time, the boat may safely pass through Bailukou on the tide.

"Hold on, there's a boat coming!"

cried a sailor.

Linka quickly raised the binoculars again.

He is now very comfortable with this baby that can expand his field of vision, and he has learned to adjust the focus without a teacher.With the help of the telescope, Rinka clearly saw several small boats drifting in the sea and heading towards them.

"Turn the sails and go into the sea, their boat is too small to come close."

Linka operated the steering wheel with one hand, and held the telescope in the other hand to determine the opponent's movement, while shouting at the sailors.

"The main mast is turned to unitary position, the big pole is turned to Xu, and the small pole is turned to Hai!"

"Put the crossbow on, hurry up!"

Nanshi's cargo ships are equipped with ship crossbows, mainly to guard against water bandits.Although this medium-sized ship is a bit old, it still has everything it should have.

But probably knowing the power of the crossbow, the Xihu Clippers were not going to approach, but firmly blocked the entrance to the sea.The little boss on the boat brandished a scimitar in his hand, and a row of horsemen bent their bows and set arrows. A round of arrow rain drew a beautiful parabola and fell on the sea.

It is a warning and a demonstration.

As soon as the Nanshi sailboat approached, Xihu's archers would launch an attack, shooting iron-headed arrows with extremely strong penetrating power.

The sailboat does not move, and the formation of ships refuses to relax. The two keep a relative distance and confront each other in the air.

Although Xihu came aggressively, Ning Fei was not in a hurry.

The left and right tides are at night, as long as the opponent is not in a hurry to attack, it is profitable now.

Time passed by, the sun gradually disappeared into the sea, and the sky gradually darkened.

In the originally calm sea, the waves began to surge faster, pushing one after the other, faintly releasing power.

Ning Fei looked at the sky.

"It's almost time, and we are going to approach the mouth of the egret."

"Well—"

Linka nodded his head, and then ordered the sailors to adjust the angle of the crossbow.

The Xihu fleet is still at the mouth of the river, showing no sign of relaxing.If you want to force your way through, you not only have to crash all the way, but you also have to bear the opponent's feather arrow attack, so you can only use crossbow arrows to open the way.

"How far can this thing shoot?"

Ning Fei looked at the crossbow in front of him, and asked the sailor beside him.

"Our ship is not considered a big ship. It can only carry a medium-sized crossbow, which can shoot 150 feet."

150 feet, 500 meters, yes.

Ning saw the distance to the Xihu fleet with his eyes, and suddenly showed a malicious smile.

"Tie the crossbow to this, light the fire and shoot again."

As he spoke, he took out a round earthen jar out of nowhere, estimated the distance, and then cut a piece of matchlock.

"Remember to click again before launching, it is easy to hurt yourself if it is too early."

The young sailor was stunned, not understanding why he was asked to do this all of a sudden.

But Mr. Ning must listen to what Mr. Ning said, so even though he was full of doubts, the sailor tied the arrowhead to the crock according to Ning Fei's instructions.

"Head up, the crossbow is ready!"

"All masts turn to the Chen position!"

With Linka's shout, the big boat turned around and rushed towards Bailukou with the force of the tide.

"Shoot the crossbow!"

With a sound of broken strings, the flaming crossbow was shot out at a high speed, and shot straight at a Xihu Clipper in the middle.

This was the lead ship in the fleet. The Xihu leader at the bow knew how powerful Nanshi's crossbow was, but he didn't dare to resist it. He waved his machete and called his soldiers to avoid it.

"Get down! Get down! It takes time to rewind their crossbows, and they wait for the arrows to pass before shooting them back!"

Just as he was speaking, he saw the earthen pot that was originally tied to the iron crossbow suddenly burst in mid-air, and a huge explosion echoed on the sea.Under the action of the explosion shock wave, the crossbow arrow changed its flight trajectory, and went straight over the edge of the Clippers array, splashing a huge water column.

Ning Sawzi covered his face.

Wipe, it's too early.

But this time, it still shocked the Xihu fleet.

The leading little leader was lying on the side of the ship, looking in horror at the place where the crossbow bolt sank.Haifeng blew, and bursts of pungent smoke hit his face, witnessing that everything just now was not his hallucination.

"Heaven... sky fire thunder?"

"The Heavenly Fire Thunder of the Fire Thunder Sorcerer...how could the Nanshi people have it?!"

The little boss was from the Yesaha tribe, so he had heard about the methods of the Huolei Holy Witch, and he had even used that object himself.

"It can't be wrong, it's Tianhuo Lei."

The confidant next to him murmured.

"My lord, what's going on? Why did the Holy Witch of Huolei send the Skyfire Thunder to the people of Nanshi? It's louder than the one we used in Huhou Gorge..."

"Didn't the holy witch say that the gods are the gods of the Xihu people, and won't bless the blasphemous Donghu people?!"

This question, let alone him, the little boss himself can't figure it out.

But their entanglement gave Ning Fei a chance.

After the embarrassment, Ning Zazi stopped the boat with his head, first estimated the effect of the tide on the speed of the boat, and then ordered people to reload the crossbow and bind the gunpowder canister.

This time he was much more cautious than before, and specially reserved a little more matchlock.

Sure enough, the carefully adjusted data was realized perfectly, and the crossbow bolt roared all the way with the powder canister, hitting the little boss's hull directly.

With a loud bang, the Clippers were directly blown out of a big hole, the deck was broken, and the hull was flooded.

Several Xihu sailors were blown up, flipped several times in the air and fell straight into the sea.Those who were even more unlucky happened to stand at the broken part of the hull, and were swept into the sea by the waves stirred up by the explosion, or were hit by the falling ship plank, and their life and death were uncertain.

The little boss was lucky. He was at the bow of the ship when the incident happened. The shock wave pushed him directly off the ship.

But then, he witnessed the most terrifying scene in his life.

Just like targets floating on the sea, the small boats that were originally shaken by the high tide were sunk one after another by the fire and lightning.Three other ships followed him, each of which, like his result, broke into two pieces and sank into the sea.

Now the remaining six or seven West Lake Clippers were frightened and hesitated to come closer. The Nanshi ship rushed towards Bailukou, but they turned their bows and sailed aside, not daring to take advantage of it.

As a result, the route to Bailukou was given up, and the sailors adjusted their sails with their heads up, preparing to enter the river when the tide was at its highest.

"That's all that's left. When you get to the mouth of the river, you can throw it at the crowd on the river bank. You're welcome."

Ning Fei distributed the gunpowder cans to Feng Kai and Helan.

Feng Kai was no stranger to gunpowder crocks. He had seen Clay use them when he was trapped in Sanyazi Mountain, so he knew there was a gap in ignition.

Helan had long been dumbfounded by the previous gunpowder bomb. He was so dazed that it was not real. His hands were shaking and he almost threw the jar on the ground.

"Hi! Coward, let me do it!"

Nada on the side snatched the gunpowder can.

He knew how to use it, and had thought about it early in the morning.Seeing that Master Ning gave Helan the sought-after job, Nada felt itchy.

Fortunately, I was scared, so I can't blame Uncle Nada for robbing him!

Just as I said, the boat was already approaching Bailukou.

The estuary of the Wuzhi River is wide on the outside and narrow on the inside. When the tide is high, the momentum is astonishing. Even the large Nanshi ship, which is full of cargo, is pushed left and right.

The moment the tide hits the river bank, there will be waves several meters high. In this short few seconds, the barbarian shooter can't see the position of the boat at all, which is the best opportunity for the boat to make a move.

Once the waves die down, the ship will be fully exposed in the range of the archers, and they will be greeted with a rain of iron arrows!

"It's now, throw it where there are many people!"

Amidst the sound of the waves, Ning Fei gave an order at the top of his voice, and the two gunpowder cans were accurately thrown onto the banks on both sides, causing a huge bang.

The Xihu cavalry on the shore waited for a long time, but they saw that the Nanshi people somehow sank their own three fast boats.

what happened! ?

Why is there a thunderbolt? !

Why is the thunder so loud? !

But soon, Hu Qi on the shore had no time to think about it.

The Nanshi people's thunder was much more powerful than what they had seen before, even people and horses around the landing area were blown out.The thunder startled the horses, and many war horses began to rush around, throwing the knights off their backs and trampling on them, screaming endlessly.

Many soldiers turned around and wanted to escape, but the second gunpowder canister had already fallen on the head, blood splashed into rain, and scattered stumps and corpses were scattered everywhere. Into blood mud.

The scene where the Xihu people plotted against the Yangzi Army in the Huhou Gorge was perfectly reproduced on their own bodies.This kind of reincarnation-like scene made the Xihu people completely afraid, and they no longer cared about the glory of the warriors. At this moment, they just wanted to escape from the river bank and stay away from the boat to kill the god.

And Helan on the boat was also brought back to his senses by the sound of the explosion, his eyes stared brightly at the only earthen jar in Nada's hand, almost emitting green light.

"let me……"

Before he could finish the word "come", Nada had already thrown the last gunpowder can.

And almost at the same time, the big boat propelled by the raging tide had crossed the most dangerous river bank of Bailukou and entered the relatively gentle river valley.

Linka held the steering wheel firmly, and the sailors who were stimulated by the gunpowder pot seemed to be pumped out. Without Linka's reminder, they automatically turned the sails and turned the mast. Even in the headwind and the water, he sailed freely, leaving the West Lake Clippers who were chasing after him far behind.

After crossing two or three desired bays, the big boat carried a group of guests from afar, passing between the towering cliffs on both sides, and headed for the legendary "land" Jiuling City.