I am not Song Qinzong

130 Four Whaling

China's Sidu, Dajiang, Dahe, Jishui, and Huaishui.

As a big brother with a bad temper, the Yellow River is inserted into the Jishui from time to time. Now the Jishui still exists, but it is quite silted up, relying on manual dredging to survive.

Although Huaishui was raped several times, it was only for a short period of time, and he was still safe and sound.

About seven or eighty years later, when the Jurchens occupied the Huanghuai area, they neglected the management of the Yellow River, causing a large-scale gap in it, and the rolling yellow water flowed all the way south, encroaching on the Huai River waterway.

With all the mud and sand, the outlet of the Huai River was seized, and one of the four rivers became an inland river, and had to be thrown into the arms of the eldest sister.

In the following hundreds of years, land of one or two hundred miles was abruptly accumulated at the original Huai River estuary.

As a result, Yuntiguan was abandoned, and after the war, only one stone tablet remains of the huge Yuntiguan.

Nowadays, the big brother is being controlled honestly, Huaishui is still the big boss, and Yuntiguan is naturally in its heyday.

Established in the Tang Dynasty, it was the first full-time sea pass in China. After development, it also has the important task of coastal defense and river defense. It is also a traffic artery and a business distribution center.

The comparison before and after only strengthened Zhao Huan's determination to overthrow the Jurchens.

Not for anything else, just for the safety of the Huai River, Yuntiguan will stand forever, and the people around will enjoy peace.

As for the mooring, there is nothing to say. The crown prince swept the four states, but the officials of the world were stunned. Who would dare to bump into it?

It is really anything and everything.

Put down all the seasickness and change to land, and mobilized four warships from the pass to replace the merchant ships, and continued to set off.

The prince who rested for two days is another hero.

"Well done, why did you change the warship?" Liang Hongyu asked dissatisfied.

In fact, warships are not much stronger than merchant ships, and their comfort is even worse.

Although the ships were temporarily cleaned up due to the expropriation of the Eastern Palace, the long-standing stink of feet would not be able to dissipate in a short while, which really made Liang Hongyu suffocate.

It's not that you can't suffer, it's just that it's unnecessary, so why ask for it?

"I told you to disembark and go overland, but you refused. The boat has already departed, so how can you complain?" Zhao Huan choked.

"You said you were going to visit Liaodong overseas, how could I not go?" Liang Hongyu said.

Zhao Huan said: "It's just to have a look, it's not to fight the enemy, it has nothing to do with you."

"Water warfare is not my specialty, but it's suitable for arrows. How can it have nothing to do with me?" Liang Hongyu said dissatisfied.

"There is no navy in Liao and Jin, so how can there be wars?" Zhao Huan said.

"It's not that the sailors are weak. I don't believe you can hold back when you get there." Liang Hongyu said.

"Since that's the case, why complain?" Zhao Huan asked back.

You are His Royal Highness, you are right, Liang Hongyu was silent.

In such a daily life, the fleet braved the wind and waves to head straight to the Yellow Sea.

When you get here, bypassing Dengzhou is Salmonella Island.

woohoo~

Suddenly, a low and melodious voice came.

"Your Highness!" Fei Bao entered the cabin and shouted, "A whale was found on the surface of the sea!"

"Whale, was it the cry of a whale just now?" Zhao Huan became excited and said, "Look quickly!"

China's maritime trade is developed, and many ships travel to and from the ocean. Naturally, whales are often encountered.

There are many times, many stories have been handed down, and people know a lot about this behemoth.

There is a saying in Ban Gu's "Dongdu Fu" in the Han Dynasty: "Therefore, a whale, a Kenghua bell, a jade scorpion, a dragon at a time, a phoenix cover and a beautiful, and a beautiful luan, the sky is official and the scene is from, and the bed is majestic."

This guy doesn't attack ships and is often regarded as a beast.

On the deck, many sailors were already standing on the side of the ship and watching.

On the surface of the water, a whale more than ten feet long was half-floating on the surface of the water, spraying water leisurely, and making melodious calls from time to time.

This is a blue whale, the largest whale.

Although he didn't know why he placed the order, it didn't affect Zhao Huan's salivation.

"Your Highness!" Ma Ping, the commander of the warship, said excitedly, "Because Your Highness is going out to sea with the ship, it is a godsend to meet this auspicious beast by chance!"

"How is the meat quality of this thing?" Zhao Huan asked.

"Ah?" Ma Ping was too late to react.

Fei Bao said: "Your Highness, this object is huge, the flesh must be tasteless, and it is auspicious, killing it is useless."

"I have no shortage of meat, so I naturally think it's not tasty. If the people in the interior can't eat meat, would they despise the quality of its meat?" Zhao Huan shouted, "Come on, prepare your bed crossbow, and hunt this whale!"

"Your Highness, think twice. Killing Xiangrui is a crime against the heavens. It really shouldn't be done." Ma Ping persuaded.

"That's right, and its size is huge. If it collides with it, the ship will be unable to resist it. It's really not suitable to take risks." Fei Bao also persuaded.

"This is a military order. Don't disobey it. Inform the other three ships and prepare together. Be sure to take down this whale." Zhao Huan shouted.

Of course whale is not tasty, but for people who don't eat meat, does taste matter?

A whale with more than [-] catties of meat can be eaten for half a month on Salmon Island, how could Zhao Huan give up.

And its leather is a good material for making armor, its tendons can be used to make bows and crossbows, bones... Zhao Huan doesn't know what the bones are useful for, but they are definitely useful.

When the military order was issued, Ma Ping did not dare to delay, and immediately ordered the standard bearer to summon the other three ships.

With the helmsman's order, the four boats parted and surrounded the whale faintly.

Probably after being at ease for a long time, this guy didn't respond, and was still floating leisurely on the water.

When the ship was in motion, the sailors and soldiers gathered in front of the bed crossbow and pulled the noose vigorously to prepare to open the bed crossbow.

What is installed on the ship is the eight-ox crossbow, which is a sharp weapon today.

Its arms consist of three crossbows, two at the front and one at the back, which are also installed opposite to each other at the front and back.

It takes 30 people to work together to get the crossbow on the bed.