In winter, there is little wind in the sea, so the waves are not big, and the ironclad battleship can sail at full speed almost twenty-four hours a day, which is simply a thousand miles a day.

Estuary, across the ocean, all the way to the wind, like a dragon in the sea. This should be the first time in human history that steel has gone to the sea, and it may be recorded in the famous annals of the entire Tang Dynasty.

On the fourth day, early in the morning.

The darkness between heaven and earth was gradually dispelled by the morning light, and a warm red was slightly revealed on the surface of the ocean in the distance. The day has just been brightened, and the cheers of the children have already sounded on the deck, and the comfortable sound of Li Shimin's laughter has also sounded, and the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty is playing with the children.

At this moment, the ironclad ship suddenly sounded a dark whistle.

Li Shimin was stunned at first, and then pulled several children with both hands.

A cold light flashed in his tiger eyes, but there was an extremely soft smile on his face, and he said softly: "Dolls, the imperial grandfather is a little hungry, you go to the cabin to inform the imperial grandmother and mothers, and let the female relatives prepare today's meal." ”

This time, the ironclad ship left Chang'an, and a total of fourteen princes followed, which of the princes of the Tang Dynasty was not a polywife and children, so there were more than a woman from Han Yue's family on this ship.

The eyes of several children flashed, among which Wang Lingxue's son was the smartest, and suddenly raised his face and whispered, "Grandpa Huang, are you going to fight?" You just want to break us off, and it's just an excuse to inform Grandma Huang to prepare a meal......"

In the past few days, the ironclad ship has gone to sea, and the children have more or less heard a hint of wind from their mothers, and the boys are very curious about the war, and they all surround Li Shimin.

"Listen to your imperial grandfather and go to the cabin to hide!"

Han Yue's soft shout suddenly came from the deck, although his tone was not very majestic, but there was a hint of undoubtedness.

Several children were a little reluctant, especially Wang Lingxue's son Li Jiyue, who pulled Li Shimin's arm and shook it constantly.

This little thing knows how to take advantage of the situation best, obviously he wants to stay and watch the war, but he keeps encouraging Li Shimin in his mouth: "Grandpa Huang hurry up and get rid of my father, don't let him get involved in the affairs between our ancestors and grandchildren, didn't you say, as the descendants of the Li family, you must accept the baptism of war, how can you know that the country is not easy to come by without war?" ”

Speaking of this, the little eyeballs rolled violently, patted the sycophants and said: "Grandson especially wants to see your great appearance, if we are driven back to the cabin by our father to hide, everyone will definitely not see your majestic posture, Grandpa Huang, the baptism of war, on-the-spot teaching, what a hard-won opportunity......"

Li Shimin was a little moved, and felt that this matter was not unavoidable.

Next to him, Li Tianying took out the golden knife of the steppe khan from his arms, and then waved it vigorously at the sky a few times, and said loudly: "I am the golden sword khan of the steppe, there is nothing to make me afraid, war, come on, alas, who is ......"

Before the kid finished speaking, he was suddenly kicked on his back, and the little guy bounced up from the deck, only to realize that it was his father standing there with his arms in his arms.

Han Yue looked disdainful and said mockingly: "Blow it again, why don't you continue to blow it?" Aren't you the Khan of the Golden Sword? When did the prairie have a Khan who was kicked over? ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward and grabbed his son's ear, and with his other hand, he slammed his ass hard, and scolded sharply: "Get away, go back to the cabin for Lao Tzu and hide obediently, if you want to become a hero who charges into battle, you can first learn the Nine Strikes of the Sky Eagle that your mother taught you." ”

Seeing that this kid was a little unconvinced, Han Yue snorted and smiled again, revealing Sensen's white teeth and said: "My father will personally assess your progress in a few days, if you don't practice martial arts well and don't meet the standards, hum, our nephew will play the lantern and ...... as usual."

Li Tianying suddenly shuddered, and ran away without turning his head back.

These days, he was supervised by Han Yue to practice martial arts, and he was often beaten all over his body, feeling that his father seemed to have a preference for abusing his son, and he would directly make a big move if he didn't agree with him.

He's a doll under the age of ten, but every time he's beaten up like an adult.

Li Tianying ran away, Li Jiyue was smarter, this kid sneaked away when he saw Han Yue angry, and a few children next to him also quietly retreated, and then ran away wildly.

Li Shimin snorted lightly, his face was a little dissatisfied, and said: "Actually, what the children said is right, it's okay to leave them to see the scene, didn't they hide from the bombardment of the mountains on the Weishui River earlier, we just shelled it far away from the water, there is no white-knives battle, why drive the children away......"

"At risk!"

Han Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a serious face: "This time is different from the last time in Weishui, this time it is a direct attack on other countries, although our side relies on the power of ships, after all, there is only one ironclad ship, and the children are not sure if they will encounter a boarding battle, so it is better to drive the children away." ”

Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he frowned and asked, "You actually think so highly of Dongying?" ”

Han Yue nodded, and said solemnly: "Although they are small countries and widows, after all, they are the country of the sea, maybe they are not the opponents of the Tang Dynasty army in land battles, but the strength of their sailors is very extraordinary." This is due to the nature of the country, and the people of Dongying have always been keen on shipbuilding. ”

"What about shipbuilding, can you beat an ironclad ship?" Li Shimin was very disdainful, or his confidence in the ironclad ship was too strong.

Han Yue was noncommittal, and explained lightly: "Li Tao once said that the commander of the battle, before worrying about victory, he is worried about defeat, the child thinks that this is right, even if the ironclad ship is invincible, I have to consider the danger of one in ten thousand." ”

He said and looked at the ocean with his hands down, and said in a deep voice: "Dongying is an island country, and eighty percent of the domestic military strength is a sailor, although they are all wooden warships, but they can't hold the many people on other ships......

Li Shimin's tiger eyes flashed, and he suddenly slammed his fist on the side of the ship, his tone was obviously full of great regret, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I have only focused on land routes for so many years, and I have almost no support for the Tang Dynasty Sailors, and now that I think about it, we really shouldn't, we should have a fleet capable of water warfare." ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, seemed to remember some sad past, and said gloomily: "When the Sui War was a disaster, ten thousand armies gathered in Jiangdu, and that attack was because of the lack of sailors, so many generals under my command could only swim across the river, but after going ashore, their physical strength was exhausted, and dozens of fierce generals were killed by small soldiers. ”

Han Yue was silent, knowing that it had caused his father's sadness.

However, after all, Li Shimin is a talented emperor, and a little sadness suppressed his heart in a blink of an eye, his tiger eyes flashed again, his eyes stared at the sea in the distance, and he said in a deep voice: "The whistle of the ironclad ship just now, does it mean that Dongying is about to arrive?" ”

Han Yue nodded solemnly, staring at the sea in the distance with the same burning eyes, and said solemnly: "I once told Ren Jing to sound the whistle fifty nautical miles in advance, and the iron-framed battleship is equipped with a coastal scanning radar, and Jing'er must have discovered the Dongying land from the radar." ”

Li Shimin didn't understand the radar or anything, but it didn't prevent him from understanding that the target was approaching, he suddenly turned to look at Han Yue, and asked again in a deep voice: "How are you going to fight?" Really don't log in? ”

Han Yue opened his mouth and was about to answer, when suddenly the ship's whistle burst again, and then he heard Ren Jing's voice ring out urgently, and said very anxiously: "Master, come to the captain's room." ”

"The tone is so anxious, could it be that there is an emergency?" Han Yue's eyes flashed, and he jumped directly onto the top of the ship.

On the deck, Li Shimin's eyes also flashed, and he ran to the ramp of the ship. As he ran, he suddenly stopped and shouted at the battery area and the distant deck: "Li Tao, bring someone over, captain's room, I am waiting......"

After saying that, he didn't look back, and climbed up the gangway with his feet.

When he entered the captain's room, he found that Han Yue was already standing in front of a shining wall, and Ren Jing next to him was pointing at the glowing wall and constantly explaining, and Han Yue was also nodding his head there.

Li Shimin knew that he had heard Han Yue say that the wall was called a radar display, but he didn't understand the display distance in between, so he ran over and asked in a deep voice: "Apprentice Sun, why did you blow the whistle?" ”

Ren Jing is a disciple of Han Yue, and Li Shimin called a disciple and grandson should be divided.

Now Ren Jing has grown into a calm and steady mature woman, but in the face of the former Tang Emperor, she is still a little restrained, she first hurriedly gave Li Shimin a curtsy, and then replied in a low voice: "Emperor Qi, there are some urgent matters......

"What?"

"This ......"

Next to him, Han Yue spoke directly, and the topic explained: "Ren Jing found a fleet on the radar, so he sounded the whistle urgently. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the red dots on the display screen and continued to explain to Li Shimin: "Father, if you look carefully, there are more than forty of these red dots, and they are still constantly moving and changing, obviously not reefs in the sea, but groups of ships gathered together. ”

At this time, Li Tao and the others hurriedly came, and when they heard the words, they all gasped, and said in amazement: "There are more than forty ships, and there is such a huge sailor in Dongying?" ”

Han Yue glanced at everyone, frowned and muttered: "It's not sure if it's a warship yet, it may be that fishermen gather to go out to sea to fish, but everything must be prepared for a rainy day, and it is necessary for Ren Jing to sound the whistle." ”

Everyone nodded, and Li Shimin even patted Ren Jing's shoulder, although he didn't speak, the praise on his face was very obvious.

Ren Jing was a little embarrassed, but then turned his face straight again, and whispered to Han Yue: "Master, I'm afraid this fleet is not an ordinary civilian ship. The apprentice is ninety percent sure, this is definitely a water master......"

Han Yue was slightly stunned, looked back at the radar screen, and said a little puzzled: "How can Jing'er be so confident?" ”

Ren Jing took a breath and replied solemnly: "It's the early winter festival now, and the marine fishery is not suitable for fishing, this is the record that I read in the library of the research institute at the beginning, so I firmly believe that the fleet is not a fisherman's boat." ”