Chapter 1852 General, look what that is
Five days later.
At Baekje Port, tens of thousands of Tang troops have boarded warships.
Two hundred warships were neatly arranged in the port, and countless weapons and supplies were moved onto the warships.
Flags were flying on the warship, Zhao Chen stood on the bow, and Wei Zheng stood on the dock with three hundred Xuanjia troops looking in Zhao Chen's direction.
From the bottom of his heart, Wei Zheng completely disagreed with Zhao Chen's expedition to Japan.
But he also knew that he couldn't stop Zhao Chen, or that no one could stop Zhao Chen.
Now he can only stand here and hope that Zhao Chen can return safely.
As for the rest, it's not important.
On the bow of the ship, Zhao Chen waved to Wei Zheng, then turned to Pei Xingjian behind him and shouted: "Weigh anchor!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered all warships to weigh anchor!"
"Woo——"
The sound of the huge horn spread far away, and the soldiers quickly lifted the anchor. With the help of the wind, the warship slowly moved away to the east.
The warship that originally looked like a tall building, only a few scattered shadows remained after an hour.
"I hope that Mr. Zhao and the others can return safely!" Wei Zheng stood there, looking at the disappeared warship, and said slowly.
…
The warship sailed out to sea, but soon ran into trouble.
Due to the loss of ports and other landmarks, the soldiers looked the same in any direction on the vast sea.
Everywhere is a vast sea.
I don’t know anything about east, west, north, and south.
"Your Highness, all the warships have lost their direction. What should we do now?" Pei Xingjian ran to Zhao Chen's side, his eyes full of worry.
If they go on like this without any direction, they won't know where they are going.
Maybe we'll never get to shore.
In that case, don't say that they are going to clean up the Japanese country, I'm afraid I will first
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Starved to death on this sea.
Not only Pei Xingjian, but also other soldiers on the warship were looking worriedly at the vast sea.
Many people even remember scratching their heads.
They are not afraid of fighting the enemy to the death, but they are afraid that they will die in vain at sea without even being able to touch the enemy's shadow.
"Are we going to die? It's only been so long and we can't tell the direction!"
"The sea is indeed different from the river. Although there are dangers in the river, you will not encounter such a situation."
"This is terrible. I didn't expect that instead of dying at the hands of the enemy, we would starve to death here."
"It's too late to go back now. We don't even know where we came from."
"Then what should we do? Does His Highness the Crown Prince have any idea?"
"I'm afraid not either!"
Everyone fell into despair, and many people's eyes fell on Zhao Chen.
Complaints are complaints, but no one put the blame on Zhao Chen.
Qin Huaiyu looked at Zhao Chen and whispered: "Zhao Da, do you have any idea?"
Qin Huaiyu didn't have high hopes. After all, this was only Zhao Chen's second time going to sea.
I have never encountered such a situation before, what can Zhao Chen do?
"Be prepared!" Zhao Chen nodded and took out a palm-sized disk from his arms with a tiny needle on it.
"Alright... ready?" Qin Huaiyu was stunned when he saw the things in Zhao Chen's hands.
He thought that Zhao Chen's preparation should be something high-end, but he didn't expect that it would be a small plate.
What can you do with just a small plate?
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Your Highness, what is this and what can it do? "The straight-tempered general asked impatiently.
He felt that Zhao Chen was useless.
There is nothing to be seen in this vast sea. What can such a small plate do?
"Do you know about the compass?" Zhao Chen asked the general in front of him.
"Guide car?" The general was confused.
He had never read any books, so naturally he didn't know what a compass was.
"The compass is a chariot used by the Yellow Emperor in ancient times. It can indicate the direction in foggy weather. The thing in my hand is made based on the compass. It is called a compass..."
"Compass?" Everyone looked at each other with doubts on their faces.
"Yes, it's the compass."
"Send the order to the other warships to follow the main warship." Zhao Chen nodded, and then asked Pei Xingjian to immediately send the message to the other warships.
Although Pei Xingjian found it strange, he still followed Zhao Chen's orders.
Soon, all warships received the news.
Zhao Chen pointed in one direction: "The warship is heading this way, keep moving forward."
"The warship turns to the left and keeps moving forward!" Pei Xingjian shouted loudly.
The warship continued to move forward with everyone trembling in fear.
No one knows where the front is, and they always feel uneasy.
…
The northwest coast of Japan.
Abe is inspecting the defense lines on the coast.
All Japanese spies at Baekje Port were silenced, so that they now have no idea whether Datang will send troops.
Even if troops are sent, when will they set off?
This made Abe a little worried.
Just the other way around
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Think about it, Baekje and Japan are separated by a vast sea. Even if the Tang army sends troops to Japan, they may die on the sea at any time.
Even if the Tang army did not die in the wind and waves, the colder the weather, the easier it would be for fog to form on the sea.
How could the Tang army find the right direction without any navigation experience.
So Abe was not so worried, but it was just a routine arrangement to come to the coast for daily inspection.
"General, you are here for inspection again today." The general in charge of coastal defense saw Abe and hurried over to greet him.
"Didn't find anything unusual today?" Abe nodded, as a greeting, and asked about the situation today.
"Nothing unusual, General, please rest assured. There is a lot of fog on the sea these days. Not to mention the Tang army that has never been to sea, even our Japanese warriors dare not go to sea in such weather."
"The Tang army may have been lost at sea." The general said confidently.
Such weather is no more difficult for sea voyages than in a storm.
Hearing this news, Abe also smiled.
If the Tang army did not come, it would be the best result, so that he only needs to defend here quietly.
There will be no accidents.
And he also felt that things would happen as the general in front of him said.
The Tang army was probably lost at sea and could not possibly reach their country.
So, he did not have to worry at all.
"Yoshi, you must guard it strictly. I will speak well of you in front of His Majesty the Emperor. Then..."
"General... General, look at what that is!" Before Abe finished speaking, the general beside him suddenly pointed to the direction of the sea ahead, his face full of horror.
