Qiang Qin

The new crossbow weapon is launched for the first time!

Just give the Romans a blow!

Lei Bei, who was in a good mood, was happy, but also somewhat regretful. If the crossbow just now could shoot through a Roman warship, it would be very satisfying.

The distance was widened again, and the Lei was led by the fleet to continue to induce the Romans to rush to the preset battlefield step by step. In the use of the crossbow, Lei was cautious. The power of the new weapon can only be maximized under unexpected circumstances. The effect, that time just now, if the Romans hadn't followed too closely, Lei Bei didn't want to expose the crossbow so early.

Withdraw and chase!

The two fleets danced on the sea like butterflies chasing courtship, and the Roman oarsmen puffed up their gills one by one, venting their anger through their oars.And the Qin army fleet leading the way ahead, like a female butterfly tempting a male, hastily or slowly, leading the opponent into a death trap step by step.

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Northeast of Kititi.

In the vicinity of Cape Saint-André, weird ocean currents, scattered reefs, and changing wind directions all lead this sharp corner of the strait to a mysterious and unpredictable realm.

The Qin State Fleet was stationed here.What Gan Yong likes is the unpredictability of Cape Andre. The Qin fleet has more than [-] warships. In terms of overall strength, it is one-third less than the Roman fleet. In terms of formation, the lonely Qin Ship may encounter disadvantageous situations of one-to-two or three-to-one.

Cape Andre is not the case. The ocean currents here are weird. Although the Qin fleet will also encounter the same situation, it at least avoids the result of being besieged by the enemy.

A corner of the bay.

Fifteen main forces of the Qin fleet were quietly waiting for the order to go out. Gan Yong held the side of the ship, his eyes scanned the open sea in the distance, his face was calm and no abnormalities could be seen, but his fingers were lightly moving. Lightly knocked on the wooden side.Revealed a trace of inner tension.

"General, the Thunder Fleet is still five nautical miles away from our fleet. The Romans are chasing after them. They can't wait?" There were footsteps on the deck, and the young Sima Chao, who was in charge of sending messages between the fleets, ran over by mistake. Excited to report.

Chao Cuo was from Yingchuan, seventeen years old.

Like the young people of this era, Chao Cuo, who once stopped Li Yuan's car with Shangshan Sihao, studied Confucianism less and learned Fa later.He first studied Confucianism in private, then joined Yingchuan Public School, and after he became an adult, he abandoned literature and went to martial arts, entered the ranks of the Qin Army, and became one of many young staff officers.

After the establishment of Qin's Mediterranean Fleet, Chao Cuo and his friend Yuan An became the commander of the navy in Troy City, but nothing happened.Yuan Ang chose to assist Luan Bu in logistics and internal affairs, while Chao Cuo, who had a strong temperament, decided to go to sea to fight and blaze a trail of his own.

Gan Yong nodded and ordered: "Chao Sima. Send a message to the right fleet. After the main fleet engages the enemy, wait for an opportunity to cut off the enemy's retreat from the flank."

"No!" Chao Cuo replied loudly, and hurriedly ran down.The liaison between the Qin Army's three fleets.Mainly rely on fixed-point beacon signals, fixed-point beacon technology originated in ancient China, at intervals.Set up a site, and then rely on lighting a fire to send a warning signal. Different fires have different meanings. This primitive military information technology is best known to the world, and it originated from a love story between a man and a woman.

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, King Zhou You played with the feudal lords, just to please the beauties Bao Si smiled once, this man who loved beauties more than the country, was finally captured by the Di people and became a laughing stock through the ages.

The Qin army already has relatively complete experience in the use of fixed-point beacon technology on land, but it is much more difficult to use it on the sea. Don’t see a wave when the sea is calm, you can see it even a few miles away. It is clear, but if the wind and waves come up, the small boat with only one or two boats will not be able to gain a foothold on the sea. Fortunately, there are rare three or four days in the sea around Kititi Island in mid-August. Hurricane hiatus.

What made Chao Cuo confident was of course not just the old method of beacon fire. As a learned young man, after arriving in the Mediterranean, Chao Cuo quickly absorbed the advanced knowledge from Western civilization. Their show off made Chao Cuo open his eyes and discovered another ocean of knowledge different from the East.

In the records of the Greeks, there are descriptions about carrier pigeons. The use of carrier pigeons in the Mediterranean Sea originated from the Carthaginians. Their merchant ships carried pigeons. After the goods were loaded, the merchants released the pigeons to the destination. The local consignee sends out accurate signals to ensure that the goods can be transshipped and sold in time after they arrive at the port.

The merchants' discovery is more out of curiosity and for profit. As for the use of carrier pigeons in the military level, it has never been done before. Even Carthage and Rome, two powerful countries with advanced navigation technology, have not conducted related experiments. Well, it's not that the Romans or Carthaginians lacked foresight, it's that birds like pigeons are no different from parrots, starlings and other playthings in the common concept of the people.

After all, training pigeons takes more than patience, it takes time.Only those slave owners who own large manors will use pigeon breeding as a tool of entertainment.In addition, the ancient Greeks and Romans also used domestic pigeons to send letters to their distant hometowns in order to tell their families the good news in a timely manner after winning sports competitions.

Before the appearance of the Qin fleet, the Roman navy fleet had occupied the position of the first fleet in the Mediterranean Sea for more than a hundred years. Any innovations and inventions were useless for such a superior boss.

Compared with Westerners, the time when the Chinese used pigeons in the military field occurred during the period of the Chu-Han struggle. The records of Chinese history say that Liu Bang was once chased by Xiang Yu and fled into an abandoned well, and then used a pigeon It was only after sending the letter that he escaped from birth.No matter how unreliable this legend sounds, although Liu Bang is a bit useless, he will not be chased and escaped into the well.

More importantly, the birth of the new Qin Dynasty and the end of the hegemony battle between Li Yuan, Liu Bang, and Xiang Yu made this legend only a legend. luck.

Chao Cuo's home.

There are pigeons, and using pigeons to convey information is what he often does at Yingchuan Public School.After the formation of the Qin fleet, especially after Chao Cuo came to Troy, the use of carrier pigeons was used as an important means to enhance the naval combat power and strengthen the connection between the various fleets.

As the main person in charge, this time the pigeons are practiced on the battlefield. For Chao Cuo, it is not only whether the pigeons can be used by the fleet, but also an opportunity to prove his ability.

Great Qin is strong and prosperous.

Shenwu Emperor Li Yuan is also a soldier. When looking at and selecting talents, those who can contribute to the Great Qin's Western Expedition will naturally be reused first. For this reason, the new generation of young people in Qin who grew up after the Unification War , One after another put the possibility of getting out of the field to join the Western Expeditionary Army. Chao Cuo understood that if he missed this opportunity, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

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Eye-catching.

On the blue sea, a little bit of black appeared, and then a few mottled black dots. After that, the ships of the Leibei fleet could be seen speeding towards Cape Andre.

"Gan Shuai, General Lei's fleet is coming, followed by the Romans, it's not good, the tail ship is on fire, and the Romans fired arrows—!"

On the watchtower, the watchman of the flagship let out an exclamation. The game of luring the enemy on the sea is easy to say, but difficult to do. Although the crossbow has the advantage of new weapons, the Romans are not incompetent people who just get beaten. Crassus' soldiers finally came up with a way to deal with it after being highly nervous by the couch crossbow.

Fire attack!

For ships at sea, fire is the most terrible thing.The vast sea is open and unobstructed. Once the ship under the feet catches fire and cannot be extinguished, the crew can only abandon the ship and escape.

Lei Bei's fleet is the left side of the entire Daqin fleet. The generals under his command, like their leader, many come from the east. Although they have seen the waves of rivers, the sea and rivers are different after all. The stern ship was inadvertently maneuvered, and was shot by the Romans' fire arrows at the mast.

Under the scorching sun, the fire was raging.

The wood smeared with olive oil exacerbated the spread of the fire. Although the soldiers of the Qin army on the ship fought hard to save the fire, they were still unable to control the fire.

The Qin ship that gradually fell behind was like a lonely and injured whale at sea. It was exhausted and could no longer catch up with its companions who were driving forward. Around it, the Roman fleet was like a group of blood-eating soldiers. Like a real shark, it opened its bloody mouth.

"Brothers, the enemy ship is coming up, and it is about to smash the crossbow. Let's fight for one and earn one. If we kill two, we will earn one. If we fight for three, boy, you are a hero!"

On the fire boat, the dull cries of the captain who had just passed his thirties seemed a little hoarse. The soldiers of the Qin ship, who were in a desperate situation and had already realized that there was no way out, smiled step by step to the final fight in a tragic atmosphere.

"Da Qin, Da Qin!"

"Jijiu old Qin, restore my rivers and mountains, don't shed blood, don't stop fighting-!" On the sea in the distance, all the soldiers on the remaining ships of the Thunder Fleet sang a majestic and desolate battle song. Speaking of them, this song not only boosted their morale, but also made them go to war bravely, not afraid of life and death.

Lei was slashed in the open space of the ship's bow with a sword, and he could only watch helplessly when he saw the soldiers under his command were trapped. He is about to succeed, and he cannot make the effort to wipe out the Roman fleet come to naught for his own selfishness. (To be continued..)

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