Li Qinzai felt that he was not too thick-skinned.
There is a prerequisite for being thick-skinned, it must have a face.
Li Qinzai's face had been completely wiped away by the company's junior leaders in his previous life. Whenever he was criticized, no matter whether it was his fault or not, his first reaction was to bow his head and admit his mistake, saying that the leader was right and he would definitely change it next time, etc.
The youthful vigor of a good man has been wasted away by years of bowing down, leaving only a self-righteous ambition. If he is not born at the right time, his misfortune will be in vain.
The discussion with Sun Renshi came to no result, mainly because Li Qinzai knew nothing about the naval battles in the Tang Dynasty and had no way of talking about it.
In an era when gunpowder was not supposed to appear, naval battles mostly involved long-distance attacks with bows and arrows or giant crossbows, as well as trebuchets and javelins. The enemy's and our ships would try to get closer, and it would be a brutal hand-to-hand battle.
After saying goodbye to Master Sun Ren, Li Qinzai returned to his cabin. He first called Li Sujie over and told him with a serious expression that he might fight the Japanese pirates tomorrow, and told him to stay on the flagship.
The flagship of the Tang Navy usually stayed in the rear and was surrounded and protected by its own battleships, somewhat similar to a modern aircraft carrier.
Relatively speaking, it is safest to stay on the flagship. Unless the enemy attacks the flagship in one go, then the entire Tang Dynasty Navy will be wiped out, and everyone including Sun Renshi and Li Qinzai will have to jump into the sea to feed the fish. As for Li Sujie, there is really no chance.
No one cares whether he is a prince or not.
When he learned that there might be a battle tomorrow, Li Sujie didn't look like he was afraid, but rather excited.
His heartless appearance made Li Qinzai lament that society had not had time to give him a loud slap in the face to teach him how to behave, but the teacher could hardly bear to give him a loud slap in the face.
Is war fun? As for being so excited?
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That night, Li Qinzai slept peacefully. He slept in the cabin. There was no noise from the motor, only the lapping of the waves and the rhythmic swaying of the battleship, like a baby's cradle.
Just like the song in the previous life sang, "The waves rocked the battleship gently."
Li Qinzai hasn't slept so comfortably for a long time.
Early the next morning, Li Qinzai was suddenly awakened by a long and whimpering horn. As soon as he opened his eyes, there was a rapid sound of gongs on the deck of the flagship.
"The Japanese warship has arrived, and the entire army is ready for war——!"
Li Qinzai was startled and subconsciously shouted: "Qiao'er!"
His mind returned to normal from confusion, and he was surprised to realize that Qiao'er was not around. Li Qinzai suddenly felt relaxed. When a person is in crisis, the first person he thinks of without thinking must be the person he loves the most.
In this world, Li Qinzai's closest relative is probably Qiao'er.
The most fortunate thing is that I was born at the right time, in this peaceful world, where I can control the inevitable war outside the national borders, so that the elderly, women and children can not be poisoned by the flames of war.
After putting on his clothes and leaving the room, Liu Asi and Li Sujie were fully dressed and standing outside the door waiting for him.
Liu Asi and Li Sujie both wore armor, and the troops also put on armor for Li Qinzai. After putting it on, Li Qinzai walked quickly towards the deck.
At the same time, he did not forget to turn around and say to Li Sujie's followers: "You take good care of the fourth prince and don't allow him to make any moves. If something happens to him, you won't be able to survive."
All the followers clasped their fists.
Li Qinzai then said to Li Sujie: "This is a rare opportunity. Take a good look at how our Tang Dynasty navy fought with the enemy. After this battle, write a review and suggestions of more than 5,000 words. I will hand it in tomorrow.
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Li Sujie was stunned. He didn't expect that in a real battle with real swords and guns, his husband would not forget to give him homework. He was really not used to this operation.
Li Qinzai ignored him and walked directly to the side of the ship, squinting at the dark shadow of sails in the distance.
About twenty nautical miles away, a small black spot gradually appeared. The black spot gradually grew larger, and then there was a fleet of warships that covered the sky.
After a rough look at the number, just as the scout said, there were really more than a thousand ships.
Li Qinzai's face was a little ugly. He couldn't figure out how the small Japanese country could have the national strength to build more than a thousand warships. There were not enough trees on the island country for them to chop down, right?
Today's Japanese country is still in the period of alternation between primitive society and feudal society. There is not much arable land, no writing and no culture. Every year, Tang envoys are sent to the Tang Dynasty to study culture, copy their homework and go back to imitate the cats and tigers.
If such a small barbarian country said that they had the ability to build more than a thousand warships, Li Qinzai really couldn't believe it. Even though more than a thousand warships had appeared in his sight, he still couldn't believe it.
The Japanese warships were moving slowly on the sea, but they were still getting closer and closer.
Outside the Baekje Port, more than a hundred warships from the Tang Dynasty were approaching. The whimpers of various horns and the rapid beating of gongs could be heard one after another.
The soldiers ran barefoot on the huge deck. Under the scolding of the generals, they each walked to their posts.
The winch rotated, and the giant crossbow was cocked. Giant arrows as thick as arms were placed on the giant crossbow. Teams of archers stood side by side holding bows, staring closely at the Japanese warship in the distance.
Li Qinzai's heartbeat is getting faster and faster.
It was his first time to personally participate in a war, and the war was so close to him. If he was hit by a stray arrow or something and died without killing an enemy, would this kind of death be considered heroic or humiliating?
Everything was ready before the war. The navy officers and soldiers held their bows and crossbows and quietly waited for the Japanese warships to approach.
Time passed slowly, and the Japanese warship was getting closer and closer, so close that Li Qinzai could clearly see the totem on the black main sail of the opposite warship.
Then, Li Qinzai's expression became more and more astonished.
As he got closer, he realized that the size of each of the Japanese's so-called more than a thousand warships was incomparable to that of the Tang navy.
To be precise, most of the more than a thousand warships were small fishing boats and sampans, with dozens of medium-sized large ships mixed in between.
Any warship of the Tang Dynasty was a behemoth compared to the Japanese warships, and was not on the same level at all.
It is equivalent to the difference between aircraft carriers and coast guard patrol ships in previous generations.
Staring at the Japanese warship getting closer and closer, Li Qinzai couldn't help the shock and disparity in his heart, and blurted out: "What the hell is this called a 'warship'?"
Things finally made sense.
With the national strength of Japan, building a thousand small sampans is not a big problem and is not out of touch with reality.
After all, the navy also wants to catch fish in their spare time, such as Australian dragon seafood and so on. The multi-purpose sampan is in line with their national conditions.
Li Qinzai's expression gradually relaxed, and he suddenly felt that it was not that difficult for the more than one hundred warships of the Tang Dynasty to defeat the Japanese navy. The big ship raised its sails and rushed over. The waves on both sides of the ship could knock them over.
Looking around, Li Qinzai found that the Tang soldiers on the deck did not look relaxed. Everyone's face was still solemn and solemn.
There was the sound of footsteps behind him, and Master Sun Ren walked barefoot, staring solemnly at the slowly approaching Japanese warship.
"General Manager, the so-called Japanese warship is only so small. Our warship can definitely win if it rushes over..." Li Qinzai said with a relaxed smile.
Master Sun Ren shook his head and said in a deep voice: "It's not that simple. Small boats have their own uses. A big ship is not necessarily an advantage over a small ship."
Li Qinzai blinked blankly and asked if he didn't understand. He humbly saluted and said, "Please give me some advice from the chief manager."
Master Sun Ren sighed and said, "Don't you know the technique of 'a pack of wolves eating a tiger'?"