Daqin Fusu: It is difficult to start the battle

Chapter 104 Big Fish Shot

"Xianyang City, it should be snowing now..."

Li Shang rode on the horse, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and put a bamboo hat on his head to avoid the scorching sun in the south.

Behind him, followed by a long line of thin, dark-skinned slaves.

That day he led the Yueqi Battalion to break through the camp of the Ouyue people. The captives he captured were originally intended to solve the problem of shortage of manpower in the plantation.

But after Ren Xiao heard about it, he resolutely opposed it.

He believed that the Ouyue people surrendered and rebelled, and they were not trustworthy. If they were all placed in a place very close to Panyu, there would be no guarantee that there would be no trouble.

So those Ouyue women were sent to Longchuan and exchanged many female slaves with the Yue tribe there.

After that, the batch of female slaves were transported to Panyu for auction.

Most of them were bought by the rewarded Yue people to be their daughters-in-law, and a small part were bought by the Qin people around Panyu.

And those strong Ouyue men were sent to the Luoyue tribe, and then a little salt and cloth were added, and nearly [-] slaves were exchanged.

However, when the big ship returned with a full load, it was hit by wind and waves, and several ships sank.

Most of the crew of the Qin people were rescued, but the slaves of the Luoyue people who were imprisoned in the cabin were not spared.

So when the ship docked, there were only less than 7000 slaves left among the nearly [-] slaves.

What surprised Li Shang was that some of the slaves had extremely dark skin and looked very different from the Yue people.

According to the official in charge of buying slaves in Dianshu State, it was also the first time he had seen such a dark Yue people.

After relay translation by several translators, the local Luoyue people told them that it was captured from an island far away.

Li Shang rode on the horse and lowered the brim of his hat, thinking, it turns out that there are not only islands called Hainan Island by His Majesty, but also other islands on the sea, which is really amazing!
I don't know if there is Queen Mother of the West in this world, and if Xu Junfang (Xu Fu) sailed eastward and found Xiandao...

In his imagination, he arrived at the plantation and handed over the slaves to the foreman Luo Yue who greeted him with a flattering smile.

After so many days of messing around, Li Shang could somewhat understand the Luoyue people's language.

The head of the Luoyue man swung his leather whip vigorously and shouted loudly: "Anyone who defecates and urinates will be whipped 20 times; anyone who sneaks up to the river will be whipped 20 times; anyone who escaped will be caught and thrown into the river to feed the predators... ..."

While listening, Li Shang greeted several Qin people who came up.

"Meet Lieutenant Li!"

"Second and third sons, what are you doing?"

Li Shang looked at the razors in their hands and asked in confusion.

One of the Qin people who followed Ziying from Xianyang poured bitter water:
"The captain doesn't know something. Animals can be trained, but these slaves are all fucking white-eyed wolves! Let's feed him, clothe him, build a house for him, and see a doctor for him!"

"But what about these bastards, they are fucking thinking about running every day!"

"That's why the county lieutenant ordered that all slaves in the plantation shave their heads! This way, no matter where these bastards go, they can be recognized from afar!"

Li Shang nodded in agreement. If he followed his ideas, these slaves would not only have to shave their heads, but also brand their obvious parts, just like cattle and horses in a garden...

But he knew that Ziying would never let him do this.

They are also descendants of the surname Ying, and they are also known for their benevolence, but the benevolence of a son and the benevolence of your majesty are completely different... Li Shang shook his head slightly and bid farewell to those Qin people who were forcibly shaving their slaves.

Not far into the plantation, Li Shang looked over from his horse and found that the place had completely changed from when he left that day.

Tens of thousands of acres of barren land have been reclaimed into flat farmland, and winter rapeseed is being sown by manpower-pulled carts;
A courtyard wall is built near the road, and beside the courtyard wall are rows of horizontal and vertical bamboo houses;
Facing the direction of the bamboo house, it is said that it is a square public toilet built according to the method presented by a certain Anlu official.

"Huh? What is that?"

To the wooden archery tower by the river, under the shed at the top of the archery tower, a strangely shaped crossbow is fixed, which is particularly eye-catching.

So Li Shang got off his horse and led them, and walked quickly to the arrow tower.

"Captain!" The soldier guarding the arrow tower bowed his head and saluted.

"What is this?" Li Shang nodded and got straight to the point.

A corporal said with a smile: "This thing is called 'Da Yu She', and it came from Xianyang. It is said that His Majesty the First Emperor once used this crossbow to kill a big fish in the sea, so the giant crossbow was renamed Big Yu She!"

Li Shang fiddled with it, and found that the 'big fish shot' in front of him had completely changed from the one he saw in Xianyang.

"What is this for?" He fiddled with a disc-shaped object behind the crossbow.

"This is a winch, and it is said that it was made by His Majesty." Wu Chang said with bright eyes: "With the winch, the 'big fish shooting' that used to require five or six strong men to pull it off, now only needs two people to do it." Already!"

"So amazing?" Li Shang's curiosity arose in an instant: "Can I have a test shot?"

The corporal hesitated for a moment, but after looking at the shore, he nodded and agreed to Li Shang's request.

So he yelled loudly and asked someone to take the bowstring out of the arsenal.

Li Shang understood that the operation of separating the strong crossbow, crossbow string, and arrows is to prevent people with ulterior motives, and to cherish the power of the bow. Neither the crossbow nor the bow is stringed when it is not in combat. .

After a while, the bowstring was good. An iron crossbow more than two feet long was placed on the giant crossbow. Behind the crossbow was a long hemp rope.

In order to enjoy the experience to himself, Li Shang refused the cooperation of another soldier and wound up the string with both hands.

"As expected of Li Xiaowei, who fights predators in the water, he has extraordinary skills, extraordinary skills!"

Wu Zhang praised Li Shang in his native dialect.

After Li Shang finished winding, he let out a breath and asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm from Taiyuan County, Li Xiaowei asked why?"

"Nothing, just curious..."

Li Shang laughed, then manipulated the giant crossbow, aiming at a predator basking in the sun under the earthen wall.

boom!
The mallet swung down, and the iron crossbow shot out with the sound of howling wind.

In the blink of an eye, the crocodile basking in the sun under the earthen wall was nailed to the ground, and its limbs struggled to escape.

"Hey, I hit it!"

Li Shang cheered. To be honest, he was gambling, but it was obvious that he was right...

The surrounding soldiers cheered together with Li Shang.

They knew that they would eat the crocodile meat today, as long as they were pierced by an iron arrow with barbs, a crocodile twice as big as this would not be able to escape!

After cheering for a while, Li Shang directed the soldiers to clean up the dead crocodiles below.

Suddenly, a entourage beside Ziying came on horseback.

"Lieutenant Li, sir, please!"

"Did you say what happened?"

"Young master said, let you vote for today's recommendation..."

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