"Is there another situation?" Zhang He, who was arranging people to rescue supplies, suddenly tensed up. He pulled the cable and quickly climbed up to the observation platform on the mast while cursing: "What's the situation, you bitch" You just know how to talk about the situation, what exactly is it, why don’t you know how to explain it clearly once and for all? "
"Yes, yes, there is a giant Kun coming towards us in the northeast direction ahead!" said the soldier on the observation deck.
"Ju Kun?" Upon hearing this name, whether it was Tie Xuan, Mao Xiang, or the soldiers on other ships, their expressions became solemn. The image of a terrifying giant beast appeared in their minds: its huge body was wider than the most magnificent palace, and its roaring sound could often be heard thousands of miles away. Just turning over slightly can trigger a tsunami, and when it opens its mouth, it seems that it can swallow up the boundless sea water.
There is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty. Its name is Kun. The Kun is so big that it is unknown how many thousands of miles it is!
Tie Xuan and others knew that this Kun was actually a giant whale, and it did not stretch for thousands of miles and could turn into a roc as Zhuangzi said. But Kun's terror was something that everyone in the fleet had witnessed, and many of them swallowed with dry lips. They all recalled the lucky ship that killed Kunkou.
This terrifying creature is, without a doubt, a nightmare for long voyages.
"Damn it, there really is a Kun." Zhang He had already seen the water column spurted by the giant Kun on the mast. He cursed and slid down the rope vigorously. "It seems to be bigger than the one last time. It's right in front of our sailing direction. What should we do? Should we avoid it first? Or should we let the brothers load all the cannons?"
"Be prepared with both hands." Mao Xiang suggested. "If we can't avoid it, we can't sit back and wait for death like last time."
"If we lose another ship of supplies, how can we find our way to America to meet His Majesty?"
"No matter how huge the giant Kun is, it is still made of flesh and blood." Tie Xuan also said. "As long as it is made of flesh and blood, I don't believe it can withstand artillery fire."
After sailing on the sea with these rough guys for several months, Tie Xuan also learned a bit of ruthlessness.
The flagship flew a semaphore to maintain sail in the original direction and sailed at full sail, and the other ships in the fleet followed behind. Tie Xuan stood on the deck and could already see the Kun's back spraying water with his naked eyes. More than a dozen ships lined up in a giant dragon on the vast sea, intending to bypass the giant sea carp in front of them. The gunners on the deck nervously adjusted the muzzles under the command of the captain. This was the first time since they went to sea. Use cannon.
"Marquis Haihang, it seems there is no way to avoid it. That Kun seems to be heading towards the fleet we are waiting for."
"I saw it. Brothers, aim your guys at me!"
"If this big guy comes any closer, I'm going to give him a fucking blow!"
Zhang He's order was quickly implemented.
This fleet of treasure ships may be the first fleet in the world with artillery capabilities. The ship's cannon on the deck has a very large caliber, weighing more than ten pounds. Although these guns look impressive, most of them are trial products of the Baoyuan Bureau. In order to pursue power, the barrel and body of the gun were enlarged and thickened, resulting in these guns being too large and heavy, and the recoil force was extremely high. , there is no way to use it in land combat.
However, it is just right to place it on the ship. The ship's hull is as wide as a city wall and the rippling blue sea is enough to withstand the force brought by these giant cannons.
Zhang He continued to direct the direction of the fleet, while Tie Xuan squinted one eye and put his thumb up in front of his eyes to measure the distance. He saw that the giant kun was getting closer and closer, and he could already feel the giant kun swimming on the deck under his feet. Tie Xuan shouted loudly and told Zhang He: "We have entered the range of the ship's cannon!"
"Fuck you." Zhang He cursed, and then shouted and ordered: "Set off the fire!"
"Boom!" There were several loud noises, and several solid shells hit Ju Kun's body. The reaction force caused by the cannon salvo even caused the treasure ship to tilt slightly to the right. Tie Xuan quickly grabbed the long rope on the mast. I saw that in addition to the flagship, three other ships that were also approaching the giant Kun also fired cannonballs. Five of the cannonballs successfully hit the giant Kun, while the others fell into the sea, stirring up white water columns.
Well, the first salvo was effective! Tie Xuan felt happy and watched the movements of the giant Kun carefully. The giant Kun's body stagnated for a moment, then he raised his huge mouth hidden on the bottom of the sea and let out a low cry of pain.
"Beast, go away quickly!" Even Mao Xiang was praying.
However, it seems that God does not always grant people's wishes easily. The giant Kun in pain did not reluctantly leave because of fright. Instead, this sea overlord who had never encountered an opponent at sea for thousands of years was angered by the pain. Xuan only saw a huge kun's tail slapping the sea surface hard, and rows of huge waves suddenly surged on the sea surface. Then the giant kun was like an angry black cloud, coming toward them menacingly.
There were exclamations on the deck.
"Why are you panicking!" The treasure ship began to shake, but Zhang He was nailed to the deck as if there were nails on the soles of his feet. "If he doesn't run away, I'll blast him to death! Hurry, don't stop!"
"You will all die when he comes here!"
Boom boom boom, there was another round of artillery salvo. This time, because the giant Kun was much closer, almost all the artillery hit. The giant Kun screamed in pain again, and Tie Xuan could even see the densely packed baleen like living creatures from its abyss-like mouth.
But the giant kun was already very close at this time. The huge body has filled Tie Xuan's entire field of vision.
"Keep bombarding! Don't stop!" Zhang He stepped forward in three steps and pushed away an artilleryman who collapsed in fear. He kept shouting: "Helmsman! Hurry up and fill the helm! Where is the flagman? Let the other ships spread out and blast around this beast! Do you understand the wild goose formation? Don't be afraid of hitting your own people..."
With a bang, the treasure ship trembled as if it was about to be overturned. The giant kun had already used his body to give the treasure ship a close contact. Fortunately, the helmsman reacted very quickly and tilted the ship to absorb a lot of the impact force, so he did not hit the giant kun head-on.
The treasure ship was pushed away by the waves caused by the impact.
Other ships took this opportunity to bombard the side and rear of the giant Kun. One of the deflected shells pierced a piece of the flagship's sail. Fortunately, this was not a serious injury, but the giant Kun was hit by other shells and roared in pain again. Hearing the roar of the giant Kun so close, Tie Xuan felt it was deafening.
"Fuck him! Get into this beast's mouth!" Zhang He shouted loudly.
No one could hear his voice, but seeing Kun Zui so close, the soldiers who had already been aroused instinctively knew what to do. Cannonballs blasted directly into Jukun's bloody mouth. Jukun's cry of pain ended abruptly, as if someone had suddenly slapped him in the face.
"Still alive!"
The artillerymen quickly loaded the next round of artillery shells, while the others took up bows, arrows and firecrackers and attacked the giant Kun together. Even Tie Xuan fired the thunderbolt at his waist for protection, gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger.
At the moment of life and death, he had no other thoughts but just wanted to continue living.
You must not die before you have accomplished your merits!
(End of chapter)
