The crossbow gun installed on the sampan is not the eight-oxen crossbow used for siege, but a weapon used for side-to-side battles during water battles.
Use a barbed crossbow gun to be nailed to the side of the enemy's ship, and pull the rope tied to the end of the crossbow gun to pull the two ships together, and the soldiers can join forces to fight.
With a bang, Yun Chao used a hammer to smash open the crossbow gun's telescope.
With a bang, the crossbow gun passed through a distance of dozens of meters and was fiercely inserted into the body of the big whale.
At the same time, soldiers on the other two sampans also fired crossbows.
One crossbow missed, the other hit the target.
Whales are the largest animals in the ocean and have almost no natural enemies. As long as they are not approached by particularly large ships, they generally will not avoid them.
The big sampan that Yun Chao and the others were riding on was not taken seriously by the whale at all. Even if it was closer than a few dozen meters, the big whale would not be afraid.
Not only will it not be afraid, but it will also overturn the sampan if it angers the big whale.
However, these little guys, who were not taken seriously by the whale, gave it a severe blow.
The crossbows used to shoot whales were all modified by Yunchao. Not only did they have a barb at the front, but there were also deep blood grooves on the gun body. The rope at the tail end was also untied from the ship and tied to closed hollow wooden barrels.
The big whale roared in pain and flicked its tail desperately, trying to sink under the water to escape.
In an instant, the rope at the end of the crossbow was pulled straight.
Thump thump thump thump…
The large wooden barrels tied to the rope were pulled into the sea one by one, causing large waves.
Seeing this scene, both the soldiers on the sampan and the naval officers on the ships in the distance were all stunned.
What a big whale, what a strength!
So many large, closed, hollow wooden barrels were all dragged below the sea surface by it.
Even the large sampan Yun Chao was riding on almost capsized.
The other sampan was even more unlucky. The rope at the end of the crossbow caught the mast, and the sampan was suddenly overturned!
The navy officers all took a breath of cold air. If they used the crossbow on the warship to shoot a whale, would the entire warship be overturned by it?
Why did Yun Chao change to a sampan instead of shooting the whale directly with the crossbow gun on the warship?
The reason was to prevent the warship from being overturned by whales.
A large whale can range from a few tons to dozens or hundreds of tons. If such a heavy thing is tossed around, the warships of the Yun family army will not be able to bear it.
Using a sampan is different. Even if it is overturned by a whale, the loss will not be too great.
Compared with a big whale, the cost of a sampan is really nothing.
Fortunately, after the big whale was injured, he immediately chose to escape according to instinct instead of attacking Yun Chao and the others in anger.
In fact, ordinary whales will not attack ships, even if they are injured by ships.
Baleen whales, in particular, have a very small chance of attacking a whaling ship.
Seeing the big whale dragging the barrel and sinking into the sea, the naval officers sighed in disappointment.
It seems that Brother Chao sometimes makes miscalculations. If he had known that whales are so powerful, would he have chosen a small whale to shoot?
"Brother Chao, come up here. It's too dangerous down there. What if the whale comes back... uh, it comes back!"
San Huzi's face turned pale with fright before he could finish his sentence.
The waves rolled on the sea, and the large wooden barrels dragged underwater by the big whale floated up again.
A bright red color appeared in the water, and the big whale also floated up!
"Quick, quick, get ready to rescue Brother Chao!"
The navy officers thought that the big whale was coming to retaliate against Yun Chao, so they quickly turned the ship around and prepared to rescue him.
Unexpectedly, Yun Chao not only did not panic, but also waved his hand towards them, indicating that everyone should be calm.
Don't worry, you big one. If that beast hurts you, we won't be torn apart!
However, the next moment, the naval officer was dumbfounded.
The big whale did not rush over to attack Yun Chao, but sank into the water again dragging a string of wooden barrels.
Soon, some smart people reacted.
No wonder Brother Chao tied so many closed hollow wooden barrels to the rope. It turned out that he was using the buoyancy of the sea water to pull the big whale and prevent it from escaping to the bottom!
The ocean is so deep that once a whale sinks into the water, it will still be a hairy whale.
It's different now that there are so many hollow wooden barrels pulling at them. When the whale loses too much blood and loses strength, it will naturally float up.
Yun Chao was observing the movements of the whales while explaining to the naval officers around him.
"In the future, when you hunt whales, you can sum up your experience, build more sampans, and use more crossbows to bleed the whales. In addition, try to catch the male whales as much as possible, and keep the female whales with their calves..."
In fact, there was a crossbow on the sampan Yun Chao was riding on, but there was no closed hollow wooden barrel.
Because it was a test, Yun Chao did not prepare so many wooden barrels.
Unexpectedly, what I heard about in my previous life was really useful. It seems that this method of whaling will be used for a while before my own navy has large warships.
The big whale dragged the barrel into the sea again and again, and was pulled up by the barrel again and again.
Seeing that the big whale was injured, other whales rushed over.
Unfortunately, there is nothing they can do except roar.
Later, perhaps because he ran out of energy, the big whale dragged the barrel farther away on the sea.
Yun Chao gave an order, and several fast boats chased after him.
Yun Chao also boarded a speedboat, preparing to follow and see with his own eyes what would happen in the end.
The vitality of the big whale is quite tenacious. Yun Chao chased it for two hours, that is, four hours, before it gradually stopped moving.
The other whales circled around the big whale for a while and found that it had lost its vital signs, so they had no choice but to leave.
Yun Chao ordered the two speedboats to approach, and when they were within a hundred meters, he fired two more crossbows and nailed them to the big whale.
After being attacked, the big whale remained motionless and seemed to be completely dead.
Yun Chao bowed his hands to the big whale, just like those guys who say it's cruel when they see the slaughter of cows, but taste the beef more delicious than anyone else. He also pretended to recite a Buddha's name, and then said to the naval officers beside him:
"Remember, you can catch them and eat them, but you cannot despise them, let alone abuse them. You must always have a grateful heart and thank them for feeding us with their flesh and blood and benefiting the people, you know?"
All the navy officers admired Yun Chao very much.
Look at how kind-hearted this guy is, how noble his thoughts are, how grateful he is for food, and how kind he should be to his own people!
However, the next second, Yun Chao's words caused the emotions of all the navy officers to become incoherent.
"Suck, what, have any of you ever eaten whale meat? Is it delicious? By the way, I heard that whale oil is also a good thing. Who of you knows how to cook the oil? By the way, there is also whale skin..."
A group of naval officers: "..."
