Yang Xingmi stared at the fleet he was commanding, with a lot of pride in his heart, and there was a feeling that no matter how many powerful and incomparable enemy troops and rough seas lay ahead, he would not be able to stop him from going to the sky.
Two years ago, the only three cruisers in the Lingnan Navy were still the navy's magical weapons. They were always hidden in battle and reluctant to take them out easily. Once they were used, it would be a critical period for decisive victory.
But now, the cruisers lined up in the bay, like giant sea monsters, seemed endless at first glance. There is no need to count, Yang Xingmi knows that there are eighteen cruisers in the Lingnan Navy Division!
Two years ago, this was an unimaginable number, but today, Yang Xingmi feels that it should be taken for granted.
In the past two years, he has watched cruisers launch from the dock of the Haihe Yamen with his own eyes. At first, every time a ship was launched, his hands trembled with excitement. But later, batch after batch of cruisers appeared in the navy's water village, and there was no disturbance in his heart.
What he thinks in his mind is how to make good use of them to arrange troops and maximize their combat power.
In addition to the eighteen cruisers, there are countless small cruisers in the naval division. The reason for adding the word "small" is that these battleships are also semi-magic warships, but there are no spirit stones invested by the cruisers. Much wood.
But even a small cruiser can now withstand wind and waves at sea, and there is no need to worry about being blown over by a hurricane. Of course, the premise is not to encounter that kind of hurricane that cannot be resisted by manpower.
But even if it is that devilish hurricane, the Lingnan Marine Division is not afraid. Now the Marine Division has a comprehensive wind and wave warning system—that is, there are so many big monks that they can be used as scouts.
In the current Lingnan Navy, small cruisers are the lowest battleships. The warships without the spirit stone and spirit wood circle have all withdrawn from the Lingnan Sea Division. Therefore, the scale of the expeditionary fleet of the Lingnan Sea Division has not expanded, and it is still 100,000 troops.
"General, the Haihe Yamen sent people here, saying that 'Chang'an' is ready to go into the water, and if there are no problems, they can follow us on the westward expedition this time!" Lieutenant General Zhou Ben rushed to report.
"What? 'Chang'an' can go into the water?!" Yang Xingmi's face changed, "Take me to see!"
"General, the fleet is going to sea soon, and I need you to preside over the ceremony later..." Zhou Ben hurriedly persuaded, "This will not be a replacement for the end, you still..."
Yang Xingmi pondered for a while, "Forget it, the ceremony cannot be abolished. This Western Expedition has a lot to do with it. You go to the Haihe Yamen to keep an eye on it now. If the 'Chang'an' is really usable, then let them catch up with the fleet later!"
"The last general takes orders!"
After Zhou Ben left, Yang Xingmi stroked the ship's side, trying his best to calm down, but he still couldn't stop his emotions from agitating, as if he had returned to the time when he first saw the cruiser.
The reason is naturally very simple. The "Chang'an" warship is the latest warship developed by the Haihe Yamen. It is all constructed of spirit stones and spirit wood. Its power is like a cruiser to an ordinary warship, and even surpasses it!
Since the establishment of the ocean-going route connecting the Americas, huge amounts of cultivation resources have been transported back to the Tang Dynasty, and the Haihe Yamen has been developing pure magical warships. But this is not only a question of sufficient resources, but also many technical difficulties.
Not long ago, when Yang Xingmi went to the Haihe Yamen, Liu Zhiyan told him that there were many problems that had not been resolved. Unexpectedly, in just three or four months, the other party would make "Chang'an" come into being successfully.
Thinking about the power of "Chang'an", it's hard for Yang Xingmi not to be passionate.
Two hours later, the Western Expedition Fleet had set off, and Yang Xingmi finally waited for Zhou Ben's return. The other party was trembling all over, and his face was full of ghosts, which showed that he was not only excited, but was really frightened by the Chang'an ship, and he was very frightened.
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General, it's done! The Chang'an ship is simply not like a thing in the world! "Zhou Ben said the answer Yang Xingmi expected.
"It's great, it's great! With these two Chang'an ships, there is no reason why the Western Expedition Fleet can make contributions! I'm going to have a look!" Yang Xingmi immediately left the cruiser.
After actually seeing the Chang'an ship with his own eyes, Yang Xingmi was so shocked that he couldn't speak even though he was mentally prepared.
Because the Chang'an ship can not only sail on the sea!
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In Guanzhong, on the official road of Fengxiang Mansion, smoke and dust billowed, and a large army was marching in a hurry. The flags are flying, the chariots and horses are clustered, and the team is like a dragon and a flood, winding on the road, with no end in sight.
"Lao Niu, is this the so-called land boating? It's amazing!" Er Gouzi, who was wearing the standard armor of the commander, rode on a majestic and majestic beast horse, and pointed to the strange things beside him.
It is said to be a strange object, but it is actually a baggage cart, except that this kind of cart that is as big as half a house does not use a horse, and there are not two wheels but six wheels. Two Qi training monks are on it, using spirit stones to drive it. Formation, "driving" it forward.
When driving, the whole body of the vehicle was emitting a faint aura, and the speed was not too fast, but it was comparable to an ordinary strong man running at full strength.
How far does it take to drive for a day at the speed of a strong man running at full strength
"You don't understand this. This one is not called a 'boat'. Although it is bigger, it is still called a car. I forgot the original name, but our Tiger Guards call it a 'white cow'." He said that he is now the commander of the capital, and Er Gouzi is his deputy general, that is, the deputy commander of the capital.
The leader of the Tiger Guards Army is Zhao Polu, who was previously the Protector of Anton. This time the Great Tang marches to the west, all the brave generals in the army return to their respective positions and rush to fight in the Western Regions with their elite troops.
The Tiger Guard Army is one of the two elite troops in the Chang'an Forbidden Army, apart from the Spike Army, all of them are monks who are Qi-training monks or above.
When the two were in Anton, they were fortunate enough to fall into the eyes of Zhao Polu. This time when the army marched west, Zhao Polu transferred the two of them to his command.
The Tiger Guards were not pure cavalry, so the speed of the soldiers was inevitably slow, and it was very inconvenient to transport luggage. In order to solve this problem, the craftsmen developed this kind of vehicle early on, which was called "white bull" by the soldiers.
It is called this title because the soldiers feel that this kind of vehicle is as hardworking as a cow, and when the formation is activated, it emits a faint white aura.
The white ox is not only used to transport various supplies such as grain, fodder, armaments, etc., but even the qi training monks who are "ordinary soldiers" also sit on it and drive on the road, without having to walk on the ground by themselves.
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This kind of white bull of the Tiger Guards, paired with a ferocious beast horse to march on the official road, is naturally "a ride that stands out from the dust". Marching three hundred miles a day is no problem, which is six or seven times faster than ordinary troops.
"Such a good thing is actually used as a mule cart. Our Tang Dynasty is really powerful now!" Er Gouzi expressed his sincere admiration, "It is beyond imagination!"
Niudan laughed and said: "If it was ten years ago, I wouldn't dare to think about it. At that time, if anyone told me that the army could march hundreds of miles a day, I would break his head! But now, three hundred miles It’s not a problem here, it’s really a vicissitudes.”
At this time, the two of them came up to ride, and the knight on top smiled and said: "This is our Tiger Guards. Ordinary Chang'an Guards don't have such good conditions. A good horse with a saddle usually means that we have arrived. On the battlefield, it is necessary to attack a strong city, fight a strong enemy, and play a key role, and every battle must be a fierce battle, so you can't get carried away with complacency."
Niu Dan and Er Gouzi turned their heads and saw Zhang Zai, the former laughed and said, "It's natural, it doesn't make sense to give us all the good things, but let others fight the bad battles."
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He slapped Er Gouzi on the head, "This is to remind you, do you know? What General Zhao said, since our appearance on the battlefield, it means that the face of war has completely changed. In the future, the army will fight. It is the world of blitzkrieg! We must be quick and steady!"
Er Gouzi glanced at Niudan aggrievedly, but dared not speak out. Zhang Zai was used to this kind of scene, so he didn't think it was strange.
He looked in the direction of the Western Regions, was silent for a while, and murmured with distant eyes: "With such a powerful army in the Tang Dynasty, is there any boundary in the world?"
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Whether there is a boundary in the world, Zhang Changan does not know, he is very clear that there is a boundary in life, and this boundary is death. He looked at the Crescent Sect Overwatch Academy cultivator in front of him, thinking about how long he could live.
When they "fleeed" from Balsikhan City to Suiye City, Zhang Chang'an, Sai Dianchi and others went straight to the largest Crescent Sect temple complex in the city, where the Overwatch Council had its stronghold.
As Sai Dianchi, he naturally met the priest in charge here very soon. He anxiously explained the assassination situation he had encountered, and begged the priest in charge to call up manpower so that he could go back to the city of Bars Khan and find The monks of the Tang Dynasty took revenge.
"The monks of the Tang Dynasty were so arrogant that they dared to come to the territory of the true god and assassinate me in the street, Sai Dianchi Zhan Sining, a descendant of the great prophet! This is a provocation to the true god and the caliph! We must fight back, and we must immediately give powerful punishment Fight back and drive the monks of the Tang Dynasty out of the city of Balsikhan!"
When Sai Dianchi said these words, both his tone and his expression were impeccable, fully expressing his state of being an aristocrat who became angry from embarrassment—his performance was of course perfect. On the way here, Zhang Changan had already trained hit him many times.
Without any accident, Balasagon's Overwatch Council chief priest did not agree to Sai Dianchi's request. He is not stupid, he naturally knew that the monks of the Tang Dynasty would not stay in the city of Barshan, and the Tang Dynasty did not come to attack the city, and when Sai Dianchi brought people back, the day lily would be cold.
The head priest named Husu Nadin could also imagine that Tang Dynasty dispatched dozens of big monks and hundreds of Qi training monks for action, not just to seek revenge from Sai Dianchi.
He patiently persuaded Sai Dianchi to calm down and think about Tang Dynasty's intentions with him.
The next day, the big monk sent by Nadine to the city of Bars Khan suddenly reported the details of the actions of the monks in the Tang Dynasty that day. When he learned that many monks, including several big monks, had been captured by the monks of the Tang Dynasty, Nadin's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"The priests who are big monks know a lot of things. If the Tang people arrest them, they will definitely interrogate them severely. I don't know how many secrets will be revealed!
"It is conceivable that part of our strength in the Black Khanate will be known to the Tang army. Judging from the current situation of our Overwatch Council's battle with the Tang army and the performance of the Tang people in the city of Bars Khan, they are very Greater action may be taken!"
Suddenly, Nadin summoned the main personnel of the Overwatch Council in Suiye City, and when they came to the temple to discuss matters, he threw out these remarks.
He is the Consul General of the Overwatch Council of the Black Khanate. If the power of the Overwatch Council of the Black Khanate is destroyed too much by the Tang army, or the situation of the small fight against the Tang army deteriorates, one can imagine his situation.
It was at this time that Zhang Chang'an, who was following Sai Dianchi and attending the meeting in the form of Surazar, met all the main figures of the Overwatch Council.
Although the Overwatch Council is in the Crescent Sect temple, they will not appear in front of people on weekdays. The monks of the Western Regions Trading Company can enter the temple pretending to be believers, but they have limited places to move around.
People in the Western Regions Commercial Firm had no way of knowing the specific classes and residences of the Overwatch Council, and it was even more impossible to know who were the monks of the Overwatch Council.