EBE Chapter 1090 Schemes
Chapter 1090 Schemes
Andrew raised his arm and gestured to the artillerymen standing in front of him: "On your marks!"
"Yes, sir!" the gunners responded in unison, turned and ran quickly to the artillery positions on the deck, and swiftly entered a state of combat readiness.
Two soldiers secured the earthen cannon on the stone block, while two others quickly adjusted the muzzle, awaiting orders from Deputy Commander Andrew.
Just then, Ouyang Yunyao and Chu Feng, who had just gotten off the plane, arrived first at the cannon where Andrew and the others were.
As soon as Andrew saw Princess Jing, he quickly asked, "Princess Jing, is the tag in place?"
Ouyang Yunyao nodded her little head, pointed to the buoys at sea, and said in fluent Loba, "Vice General, those buoys at sea are the targets. One is 180 meters away from the artillery, and the other is 200 meters away."
"Understood." Andrew nodded in agreement. At this moment, he had some questions about the two targets further away. What was the point of them being so far away? But since the exercise was about to begin, he had no choice but to keep quiet about it.
He turned to the artillerymen, pointed his longsword at the triangular flag that Princess Jing had just mentioned, and said, "Your target is that small flag marked 180, which is 180 meters away from our artillery position!"
"Yes, sir!" the artillerymen replied loudly. Each one was eager to show off their proud artillery to the people of Western Chu.
The two gunners who were adjusting the cannons recalibrated the direction of the cannons, aiming them at the triangular flag marked with the number 180 on the sea surface.
The other two bent down, picked up the fireballs, and skillfully pushed them into the cannon barrel. The whole process was smooth and orderly.
"General, all ready!" a soldier reported, saluting.
"Fire!" Andrew shouted.
A soldier quickly stepped forward and lit the fuse.
In an instant, the fireball roared out of the barrel under the thrust of the gunpowder, whistling through the air and drawing a thick arc. Then, with a loud "bang," a column of water several meters high suddenly exploded on the sea surface, and the buoy marked '180' was lifted directly into the air!
Ouyang Yunyao looked at the damage caused by the artillery fire. Her eyes narrowed as she focused on the buoy that had fallen back to the surface. The buoy didn't appear to be damaged; it was simply bobbing up and down with the waves.
She knew perfectly well that the shot had gone completely astray; the buoy hadn't been hit, but had been blown away by the shockwave from the water jet.
A slight smile played on her lips as she thought to herself: The range of this cannon is passable, but its accuracy is truly appalling. However, in this era, it's still quite effective against warships.
The blond soldiers erupted in cheers as they saw the triangular buoy being tossed aside, shouting, "Hit! Hit! We hit it!"
Ouyang Yunyao's eyes crinkled with a smile. She raised both hands and genuinely applauded them, praising, "Great! Great!"
Standing on the second floor, Chu Chenjing and Battalion Commander Lei nodded and applauded.
Seeing the people of Western Chu applauding for them, the blond soldiers became even more smug, puffing out their chests and looking proud.
General William, especially, was very pleased with himself. He had finally shown the people of Western Chu the power of their cannons!
He glanced at all the excited soldiers on the deck, then turned to Chu Chenjing, who was standing on the other side of Joliv, and said, "Your Highness Prince Jing, you have all witnessed the power of our cannons. What do you think?"
At this moment, his tone of voice was tinged with undisguised arrogance.
Before Chu Chenjing could speak after Henry finished translating, Battalion Commander Lei, standing beside him, sincerely praised, "Your cannons are indeed excellent. If they were mounted on the city walls for defense, their power would certainly be formidable."
Chu Chenjing also spoke calmly, "The range and power of your cannons are quite good, and they will certainly be of great use in sieges."
William grew even more smug after hearing their praise. This time, he had finally intimidated the people of Western Chu and made them feel the power of the cannons.
He was so smug that he actually started plotting against Chu Chenjing and his group! He was going to negotiate a deal with these people from Western Chu later, and he didn't believe they would be unwilling.
Standing among them, Joliv had no idea what William was up to. But he dared not underestimate the people of Western Chu, nor dared he be arrogant in their presence. He couldn't possibly look down on them, because they could always pull off a surprise and slap him in the face!
Seeing that the demonstration was over, while pondering, Joliv turned to the side and made an inviting gesture, respectfully saying to Chu Chenjing, Battalion Commander Lei, and Ouyang Yunxiang, "Your Highness Prince Jing, Battalion Commander Lei, Boss Ouyang, why don't you come downstairs with us and take a closer look at our cannons?"
"Okay." Chu Chenjing nodded lightly.
"Please." Joliff gestured for them to proceed.
Seeing Jolief's reaction, William assumed they shared the same idea, and he was overjoyed. The prince's suggestion suited him perfectly, and he quickly chimed in, "Your Highness, everyone... please!"
The group then started walking downstairs.
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A ship sailing far out at sea heard the loud explosion. Everyone in the cabin rushed to the deck and looked towards the spot where the explosion had occurred.
"Young master, you'd better hurry inside the cabin. There's some kind of explosion over there that's incredibly powerful; the seawater is surging really high," a crew member said to them as he came out.
“It’s alright, just go and sail properly,” a man in black said, glaring at the crew member.
Seeing the menacing appearance of the man in black, the crew member quickly said, "Okay! Okay! Then be careful!" and went to help the other crew members with the boat.
Behind the two young masters, several other men in black were already guarding them, and no one could get close. At this moment, the man in black who had spoken earlier stood beside the two young masters and pointed to the two ships they had been discussing earlier in the distance, saying:
"Your Highness, Young Master, look! The explosion is coming from the two large ships that the Roba people have anchored there."
These two, referred to as the Prince and the Eldest Young Master, were the fifth prince of the Yue Rong Kingdom, Yue Junyuan, and his cousin Wen Yunguan, who had acquired a ship and were heading to the bend in the sea at the foot of the mountain.
They were waiting there for the ships of the Luoba people coming from the direction of the Western Chu Kingdom; their ships were now approaching Knife-Cut Mountain.
Yue Junyuan looked at the two large ships stopped in the direction of the explosion, and his face instantly darkened. He said to Wen Yunguan beside him, "This is bad. It seems that their prince has already boarded those two large ships."
Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Wen Yunguan's eyes. "How could this be? Could our information be wrong? Or are you from the Heavenly Demon Sect...?"