Qingshe, who had been drifting at sea for nearly a month, finally arrived at the Bohai coast after going round and round, going through wind and rain and dangers.
The moment his feet stepped on the land, Qingshe's frightened heart finally relaxed, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling like he was alive.
He swore that he would never take a boat again from now on!
As a landlubber who couldn't swim, no one knew how he got here. Qingshe felt that he was gambling with black and white every day, and there was a risk of losing at any time.
There was no way, sailing on the sea was too scary. This broken ship was said to be a sea-going ship, but in fact it was just a half-baked ship. It sank not long after it went to sea.
Seeing the ship slowly sinking to the bottom of the sea, unable to even struggle, Qingshe wanted to order a return voyage and then return to Zhao from the land. As for the ship, just let the Yue people drive over.
However, after Chang Yang repeatedly promised that this time it was just an accident and it would not happen again, Qingshe reluctantly agreed.
There were indeed no accidents in the next few days. Qingshe gradually relaxed and even began to sit on the bow of the boat fishing with Chang Yang.
"Look, it's okay now. I'm just saying it's not the ship's problem, it's our people who are not skilled enough and caused operational errors." Chang Yang pointed to the calm sea and said.
"No matter how you hide it, our Yue Kingdom has been destroyed after all. Although there are still some big ships left, most of the soldiers have died in the battle. Now those who are left are just their descendants. Many of them have little experience in operation.
It is inevitable that they will be a little unfamiliar. But don’t worry, general. After these few days of familiarity, they have become the most qualified soldiers."
As soon as Chang Yang finished speaking, the sea water not far away suddenly quickly parted to both sides, and a huge creature slowly emerged from the water. Its huge body was like a small island, and the building and boat were as small as leaves in front of it.
I saw the behemoth shake its body, and a thick water column spurted out from the body hundreds of meters high.
"Kun...Kunpeng!" Qingshe said in disbelief.
I actually met the legendary Kunpeng!
Everyone, including Chang Yang, opened their mouths. This was their first time seeing Kunpeng!
"Quick, retreat." After a moment, Chang Yang finally reacted and immediately ordered a retreat. He had no intention of capturing the divine beast. Maybe everyone combined would not be Kunpeng's opponent.
Fortunately, this Kunpeng had a docile personality and did not chase him. He flicked his tail and swam away in the distance.
Qingshe breathed a sigh of relief, what he had experienced in the past few days was beyond his previous understanding.
"No wonder some people say that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles." Qingshe murmured to himself.
The happy time is always short-lived. Not long after, they encountered another group of big fish, which rushed toward them crazily. Qingshe quickly started a battle formation.
However, when the battle formation on land reached the sea, the effect was greatly reduced. Soon, a boat was smashed by a big fish. Everyone had no time to rescue the people who fell into the water and were swallowed alive by a group of big fish.
Chang Yang took the opportunity to order an escape, but the group of big fish were not satisfied and quickly chased after him.
They escaped for a day and a night before they got rid of the big fish. On the way to escape, they lost another big boat.
Then, Chang Yang told Qing She that he had gone astray...
Qingshe was so angry that he wanted to throw Chang Yang into the sea to feed the fish.
Fortunately, it was not too far off, and the fleet circled around for several days before finally reaching the waters near Jimo, Qi State.
Then sail along the coastline of Qi State into the Bohai Sea and find the mouth of the river.
Zhao Bao is leading people to build a port here.
After the handover with Yan State, he was sent here.
Zhao Kuo thought very clearly that no matter whether he could obtain Yue's shipbuilding technology or not, the ship must be built. The worst he could do was start late and take more detours.
Zhao Bao was shocked when he saw the large ship appearing on the sea. He subconsciously thought it was an invasion by the Qi army and immediately beat drums to summon the soldiers.
"Pingyang Jun, Pingyang Jun, it's me, it's me." Qingshe was so excited to see Zhao Bao, as if he were seeing a relative, he quickly jumped off the boat and ran to Zhao Bao, "Pingyang Jun, it's me.
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Zhao Bao was a little confused when he saw the other party running over alone, shouting his name, but seeing that the other party had no intention of attacking, he did not order an attack.
"You are..." Zhao Bao approached Qingshe and looked carefully, but he didn't recognize it!
"I am Qingshe." Qingshe pointed at himself and said, he and Zhao Bao knew each other.
"Qingshe?" Zhao Bao thought for a moment, Zhao Guo did have such a general, but he didn't look like this. Not to mention he was so thin that he was almost as thin as a stick.
"I am really Qingshe. Your Majesty sent me to go to Yue to find the survivors of Yue." Qingshe said quickly.
Zhao Bao had indeed heard about this incident. He looked at it carefully and found that the outline seemed to be somewhat similar. He said in disbelief, "How did you become like this?"
"Don't mention it, it's not a human life to live on a boat. There's not a day that goes by that I don't worry about it. I can't eat well, I can't sleep well, and I've lost a lot of weight..." Qingshe seemed to have finally found an opportunity, and pulled
Zhao Bao spat loudly.
Zhao Bao was not impatient. He had never been to the sea by boat, and what Qingshe said was new to him.
"These are the big ships you brought from Yue?" Zhao Bao pointed to the large ships on the shore and Chang Yang came over and said.
"Yes, including shipbuilding skills, shipwrights, and crew members." Qingshe said proudly.
"The general has made great achievements this time. After returning to Handan, he will definitely be commended by the king." Zhao Bao leaned over and saluted and said solemnly. He knew that Zhao Kuo attached great importance to this matter.
"It was our first time to leave, so we had a lot of accidents." Chang Yang came over and said apologetically.
Now there are only seven out of ten large ships, and nearly a hundred shipwrights and crew members have been lost. He really doesn't know how to explain it to King Zhao. He only hopes that King Zhao will be generous enough.
"Please Pingyangjun, please send a horse to convey the news to the king." Qingshe said with cupped hands.
"I'll make arrangements right away." Zhao Bao nodded.
Qingshe rested at the port for a night, and the next day he drove the building boat up the river towards Handan. Along the way, the people on both sides of the strait were amazed when they saw such a large building boat. They, like Qingshe, were the first
This is the first time I have seen such a huge thing.
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royal palace.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Mr. Pingyang has an urgent report. General Qingshe has returned with a large ship from the Yue Kingdom." Liu Ping walked in quickly, holding the urgent report.
"Okay, good thing. Our country Zhao finally has a ship. Where are they now?" Zhao Kuo said happily.
With ships, many plans of the Zhao State can be implemented, such as fishing, providing a continuous supply of fish and meat for the soldiers. If they can eat meat every day, the strength of the Zhao State soldiers will definitely make a qualitative leap.
Zhao State can also attack Yan State and Qi State from the sea. Yan State and Qi State have long coastlines and there are many places where they can land, so the two countries cannot carry out effective defense at all.
In addition, other places can be developed, such as inviting all the people on a certain island to mine!
"General Qingshe is leading the fleet upstream along the river," Liu Ping said.
"Send the order, and I will go to greet you personally." Zhao Kuo ordered.
"No." Liu Ping bowed and went down to make arrangements.
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"Can we go in? If we get stranded, we'll be in trouble." Chang Yang said worriedly at Zhangshui, where the rivers meet.
The Zhangshui is not as good as the river. The river is wide and the water volume is sufficient. There is no problem in sailing the big boats. However, the Zhangshui is much narrower. There are not many boats left now and they cannot withstand the risk.
"It's the flood season now, so it should be possible." Qingshe said uncertainly.
He also wanted to sail all the way to Handan to surprise Zhao Kuo, but now it seems that this may not be possible.
"The king has arrived." At this time, a loud voice came from the distance.