Some people say that the history of mankind is a history of war; this statement may be a little biased, but it makes sense. Whenever there is a major change in society, the devil of war will come knocking.
Perhaps, it is "man brings it upon himself".
While the Kingdom of Shang was negotiating with representatives of the State of Zhao, including Crown Prince Zhao Ming, Zhongshu Ling Ji Buxian and others, and while Li Xian was arranging someone to be responsible for the arms supply of the Dragon Palace and the demon tribe, two large-scale wars were ongoing in the east of Yingzhou.
In the north, there was a war in which the State of Xiao attacked the State of Cai; although the Kingdom of Shang had issued a notice, the situation in the State of Xiao was already critical.
In fact, Xiao Guo and Xiao Liming were also helpless. Xiao Guo was born with poor conditions and lacked the soil for development. Now it seemed that Cai Guo was the only country that could be bullied.
Since there was no choice, even though the Shang Kingdom issued a notice and even though Xiao Liming understood that he was no longer in the right, the war still did not stop.
Going further south, it is the battlefield between Wu and Yue! The war between Wu and Yue was originally suspended due to the sudden appearance of the Shang Kingdom, but now it seems to have started again due to the indirect influence of the Shang Kingdom.
But the renewed war was even more brutal. While Xiao and Cai were still preparing for war, the battle between Wu and Yue had already reached a fever pitch.
As the fleet of Wu arrived first, and Yue knew that its fleet would soon return, Yue began to prepare for the general attack. Although both sides have not yet launched a general attack, the atmosphere of tension has been suppressed. From the emperors, civil and military officials to the common people of the two countries, everyone feels the heavy pressure and seems to have difficulty breathing.
The evil spirit hanging over the Wu and Yue countries became increasingly thicker. It was so strong that many people would become restless or even go astray when practicing.
And today, in order to boost the morale and public sentiment of the Wu Kingdom, the Emperor of Wu made public something - this thing, of course, was the return of the four warships led by Wu Daqian!
As mentioned earlier, because there were too few people, Wu Daqian was unable to fully utilize the combat capabilities of the warship and could not enter Wujiang, so he had to turn back to Jinjiang and return to Gusu City, the capital of the Wu Kingdom.
Therefore, the Emperor of Wu simply made the matter public, allowing everyone in Gusu City to watch freely. At noon, when the fleet arrived at the imperial capital along the not-so-wide river, everyone was stunned.
Not to mention ordinary people, even emperors were the same; although they had seen the so-called giant ships and cannons through jade slips and other means before, they were still extremely shocked after seeing them with their own eyes.
It was like four steel mountains floating on the water, the waves crashing against the bow, unable to shake the ship at all. Compared with the giant ship, Wu Daqian and others standing on the bow were like ants on a hot pot, and could really be ignored.
The long cannon was raised high, and the black muzzle made people feel chilled.
The huge ship approached the shore, and the unprepared river bank was washed away by the river water for 20 to 30 meters, and many people were even swept into the water. Fortunately, there were many masters of cultivation on the scene, and everyone just cheered as an alternative.
On the high platform, a little child cheered excitedly: "Father, the ship is so big. These four ships put together are bigger than the imperial palace!"