Liu Rengui and Du Shuang were shocked when they boarded the giant dhow of the Great Food Country.
When you look at it from a distance, you don’t think much of it, but when you look at it from the deck, the feeling is completely different.
The wide deck, the giant crossbow launcher, and the large cabin all made them feel novel and yearning.
"This ship is ours!" Du Shuang said excitedly.
"What a pity, so many ships have just been sunk!" Liu Rengui said regretfully.
"Hahaha, with this one, are you afraid that you won't be able to build more?" Du Shuang said with a smile.
"That's right, we can't speculate on your master's ability!" Liu Rengui nodded in agreement.
At this time, Abdullah was escorted over. Seeing Abdullah who was dressed very differently from them, Liu Rengui and Du Shuang felt a sense of novelty again. They looked around Abdullah and marveled at him!
"This big beard is really special!" Du Shuang said.
"What is a grown man doing wearing a headscarf? It's so weird!" Liu Rengui followed.
"It looks so dark!"
"How can such a skinny person be their leader?"
Due to the language barrier, both parties could not understand no matter what the other party said!
This made Abdullah extremely anxious. Fortunately, there was someone on board who was proficient in the Tang Dynasty language. With this person's translation, both parties were finally able to understand what the other party was saying!
"Hello, I am Abdullah, commander of the Dashi Kingdom's expeditionary navy. I request..." Abdullah said about his treatment as a prisoner.
Liu Rengui and Du Shuang laughed loudly after hearing this!
"You want to drink milk every day? Do you also need eggs and beef?" Liu Rengui said speechlessly.
"Who do you think you are! You are just our prisoner. You have good food, but you are still picky?" Du Shuang said in surprise.
"I want to meet your Majesty, you can't do this to me!" Abdullah yelled angrily.
"Meet His Majesty? You have so much on your mind. Why can't we do this to you?"
"Why didn't you say this when you looted and massacred our people in the Tang Dynasty? How did you treat them?"
"Why didn't you say that when you attacked our ship? I captured you and you told us this. Who do you think you are?"
As Liu Rengui and Du Shuang scolded each other, Abdullah's face turned blue and white, and he didn't know how to refute.
Seeing that Abdullah stopped talking, Liu Rengui waved his hand and said to his men: "Take him down and take care of him first, and wait until we return to Chang'an and hand him over to the adults!"
This ended the war. The Royal Navy lost ten offshore ships in this battle. Including the previous losses, a total of fourteen ships were sunk and more than 1,500 soldiers were killed.
More than half of the soldiers were still good at swimming. Although the boat was sunk, they did not die. Instead, they persisted until Liu Rengui and the others sent a boat to rescue them. This also reflects the importance of daily training. If it were not for daily training, I am afraid they would have to More than a thousand people died.
But even so, there were too many casualties. It was the biggest loss since the establishment of the Royal Navy!
When the battle report was sent to Luo Zhang, Luo Zhang's heart was bleeding. He immediately rushed to the shipyard to see how the offshore ships were being built!
Without high-sea ships, if he wanted to defeat the giant dhow of the Great Food Country, he would have to use his life to fill it. This was something he could not accept.
The training of seafarers is much more valuable than a ship. If the ship sinks, it can be rebuilt, but if the people are gone, it is really gone. To train another seafarer is not only a matter of money, but also time, which takes at least about half a year. , in order to cultivate a qualified seaman, he didn't want this to happen!
Fortunately, the construction of the high-sea ship is nearing completion. The first high-sea ship is about to be built. As long as it is tested, the warship can be put into use. This makes Luo Zhang feel a little relieved.
The destruction of the fleet of the Great Food Nation does not mean that it is over. Soon, Luo Zhang believes that more ships from the Great Food Nation will sail to the Tang Dynasty.
If there is no powerful fleet to stop the fleet of the Food Kingdom, their coastal or southern territories will suffer a devastating blow, and the people will also suffer.
Therefore, we must build more high-sea ships before the fleet of the Food Kingdom comes again!
The Imperial Palace and the Imperial Study Room were called over by His Majesty just after Luo Zhang returned to Chang'an from the shipyard.
Looking at His Majesty who was looking at the memorial without saying a word, Luo Zhang wondered in his mind what His Majesty called him to do!
Li Shimin put down the memorial for a long time, then raised his head and looked at Luo Zhang and said: "This time your Royal Navy has made great achievements again!"
Luo Zhang hurriedly bowed and said: "It is thanks to your Majesty's support that the Royal Navy is so glorious. Without Your Majesty, there would be no great victory for the Royal Navy!"
"Stop hating me! The Royal Navy fought beautifully this time, but the price was too high!" Li Shimin said seriously!
Indeed, not only Luo Zhang felt that the price was too high, but also Li Shimin felt that the price of this battle was too high!
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the high-sea ships will be built soon. Next time, if he dares to attack the country again, our Royal Navy will let him know how powerful our Tang Dynasty is!" Luo Zhang promised.
"Huh? The long-sea ship is about to be built?" Li Shimin said with a focused look.
Luo Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but think of His Majesty going to find Penglai Immortal Island. Could it be that Your Majesty hasn't forgotten this matter? Shouldn't he ask himself to get the elixir?
"Yes, Your Majesty, the high-sea ships are about to be built. From now on, we won't be afraid of the fleet from the Great Food Kingdom!" Luo Zhang replied bravely.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, the long-sea ship is finally ready! Luo Zhang, you are good!" Li Shimin's praise made Luo Zhang even more uneasy.
However, Li Shimin only praised Luo Zhang and did not mention Penglai Immortal Island, which greatly relieved Luo Zhang.
"Please report the list of those who participated in the war this time. I will not hesitate to reward the meritorious ministers, and I will not chill the hearts of the soldiers!" Li Shimin said happily.
"I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of the officers of the Royal Navy!" Luo Zhang bowed and bowed again.
When Luo Zhang left the palace, he couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
He was really afraid that His Majesty would ask him about Penglai Island. If he was really asked to go to Penglai Island to find the elixir, he would have to imitate Xu Fu in the Qin Dynasty and run away with his family.
The sea is so vast and boundless, who can find him on a small island when the time comes.
As for asking for the elixir, it was simply impossible. If there was such a good thing, he would have gone there long ago and waited until now.
After Luo Zhang left, the elder of the side hall of the imperial study walked out.
"Do you think Penglai Immortal Island really exists?" Li Shimin asked as he looked at the great worshiper.
"Your Majesty, I don't know about this! Maybe it exists, maybe it doesn't exist!" the great worshipper replied.
