Chapter 5088: The opposite direction
Di Renjie was not willing to buy it, so he hurriedly said, "At the time of departure, the Grand Marshal told us not to be afraid of hardships, nor to be able to take a quick look at the flowers. We should take the mountains, seas and land into our eyes, and we should also embrace the customs and lands in our hearts, thereby extending our worldview. This opportunity to observe the war is rare and is of great benefit to our travels."
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Sure enough, when talking about Fang Jun, Xi Junmai looked hesitant and looked at Di Renjie helplessly: "You guy is really slippery and know where the general's weakness is... Okay, I'll send a warship to take you to observe the war, but we have something to say first, so we can only look from a distance and cannot express any opinions on this. We will come back after watching it, and we are not allowed to land on the island!"
The two of them were overjoyed and promised: "We will look from a distance and will never leave the warship!"
When the two of them said goodbye and returned, the other students were extremely excited when they heard this. As a result, when they came to the teacher to buy it the next day, there were more than ten people traveling with them...
Xi Jun bought one, two big ones.
These are all the pride of the academy. If something goes wrong, how can he explain to the commander?
But looking at the eagerly anticipated gazes of the students, I finally couldn't refuse, but just drove the captain who was originally dispatched off the ship. He put his clothes in order and took the students to observe the war...
The weather is fine on this day. When the boat was walking on the sea, I saw white clouds and the sky was like washing. Several ships sailed in a row. The bows of the ship were rowing the sea surface like jaspers, and the sterns of the ship were white wakes. Dolphins jumped out of the water and chased and played from time to time on both sides of the ship. You can also see the gray and black ridges of sharks under the transparent seawater.
Islands covered with vegetation are scattered on the sea, like hills and chains of beads.
The shape and structure of the warship are completely different from those of the merchant ship. The former pursues speed and flexibility to facilitate naval combat, while the latter pays more attention to load and weight, so the warship is faster. After a few days, he has caught up with Zhang Liang who set out first.
However, Xi Junmai had no intention of boarding the ship to meet. When the two ships met, they sent someone to jump over the side of the ship to inform Zhang Liang of the purpose of the trip, so they slowed down the ship and fell far behind.
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When the messenger left, Gongsun Jie said angrily: "This Mr. Xi cannot buy it as a son. We will fight to the death. He actually brought the academy students to observe. Do you think we are a monkey show? It's too much!"
Zhang Liang was dissatisfied and said calmly: "Don't bother him. Send the order, make fire and make rice, and be prepared. The attack will begin when you arrive at the port in the afternoon. Before sunset, complete the landing!"
"Here!"
Gongsun Jie received the order and went to the mast to raise the flag and whisper the flag.
Cheng Gongying was a little worried: "Why not take a rest for a night and attack calmly tomorrow dawn? The so-called 'witch clan' is just some natives. Savages who eat raw meat and drink blood will never be able to stop our well-equipped soldiers."
It was almost noon at this time. According to the guide, it took two more hours to reach the island, which means that the attack time was only more than an hour. After dark, the eyesight is hard to reach, and it is extremely unfavorable to combat in unfamiliar areas. It will not only lead to accidental casualties, but may even suffer from the attack, which will not be worth the loss.
Zhang Liang said decisively: "Soldiers are very important. Our ships are faster than those of the 'Witch Clan's informed ships. Therefore, the island knows nothing about us coming, and is surprised and unprepared to attack them. Only in this way can we strive for the greatest results and minimize casualties. But once the stop is delayed, the island is prepared, and reinforcements from all over the country are coming in a steady stream, which may turn into a tough battle, and a sudden change will occur."
The savages on the island naturally could not stop the five hundred soldiers under their command who were armed to the teeth. However, no war would go on exactly as the pre-war pre-war pre-war pre-schedule, and all kinds of accidents would always occur.
As the commander, even in a situation where you are determined to win, you must be cautious and do your best to kill one blow.
Never have the intention to be careless, as a arrogant soldier will be defeated.
Cheng Gongying dared not say much. Although he was Zhang Liang's counselor, he often dealt with some trivial matters as an aide. When it comes to leading troops to fight, he is not so confident that he can manipulate Zhang Liang.
Although he has poor reputations over the years and has been excluded everywhere in the court, it is undeniable that Zhang Liang is still the most military literate among the generals of the Tang Dynasty...
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The lookout soldiers on the hanging bucket saw the flags from the fleet ahead and passed the message to Xi Jun Buy.
Xi Junmai also ordered a fire to make rice, and explained to Di Renjie and Xue Yuanchao beside him: "The Duke of Yun should have a quick battle and a quick decision, not giving the 'Witch Clan' time to mobilize reinforcements, or wanting to complete the landing first, and then take root in the port and surround the site to fight for help... In any case, the battle will begin in the afternoon, so we should also hurry up and have a meal."
Both of them followed suit.
When the boat was sailing on the sea, he was cooking locally. Several warships lowered sails near an unmanned island. Several soldiers quickly took off their clothes and jumped into the sea with a "thump" sound from the side of the ship. A fierce man plunged into the sea and disappeared. Some people took a net bag and took a few strokes in the sea water on the side of the boat. Then a big red fish with sparse blue-green spots on the side of the body was caught. The fish was very beautiful, more than one foot long.
After a while, a few more sea fish entered the net.
By the time the team of soldiers cleaned up a few sea fish, steamed or stewed, several soldiers had already emerged from the sea water and were pulled onto the boat by robes. Everyone received goods, either colorful, fang-flapped lobsters, or soft tentacles and wriggling octopus...
After a delicious seafood meal, the warships accelerated again. By about the end of noon and early hours, the sun was already west, making the water on the sea shimmering and golden light. From the waterway seen on several islands, a piece of land suddenly jumped out of the sea level that could be seen.
Di Renjie looked at the endless and endless land on both sides of the east and west, and was dumbfounded: "Is this an island? This is too big!"
Xi Junmai had never been here. He looked at the compass and looked around and said, "Have you seen the chart before? This island is narrow and long, heading northeast and southwest, with a length of thousands of miles, and a width of less than a hundred miles. We are now on the south side of the island, just right in front of it, and it looks naturally long and magnificent."
Xue Yuanchao shook his head repeatedly: "Even so, it's very big!"
It can be called an island that can be thousands of miles long? !
Xi Junmai laughed and said, "Luzon is more than ten times larger than this island? Then isn't it still an island!"
As we all know, as long as it is separated from the mainland and floats on the sea, it can be called an island.
Di Renjie sighed, "The world is so great that everything is strange."
After staring at the island for a while, he turned around and looked at the endless sea in the south: "I don't know if I could reach the end of the sea if I go straight south and keep going?"
Speaking of this, Xi Junmai smiled and said, "Have you read the story of 'going in the opposite direction'?"
Di Renjie said: "I have read that the shaft faces south and the ruts face north, which means that the goal cannot be achieved if you go against the rules. Does General Xi have any other explanation?"
"The Grand Marshal once told us that story. At the end, he said, 'There is no absolute in the world', and no truth can be applied to all the worlds. The truth confirmed in a certain situation may not work if it is changed to another situation, such as 'going out of the north'. Is it really impossible to reach the destination when the chariot heads south and tracing north? Not necessarily."
"Not necessarily?"
Xue Yuanchao widened his eyes: "When you go against the other side, how can you reach your destination? Wouldn't you go further and further?"
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Xi Jun bought it and looked around, took out a coconut from the box beside him, and used a dagger to pierce two small holes in the same place, and asked, "If you get from one of them to another, how can you go?"
Xue Yuanchao took the dagger and drew a straight line between the two small holes: "I'm going like this."
Xi Jun smiled and said, "So, do you think if you go backwards, you can't reach another point?"
Xue Yuanchao felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong, so he was a little confused.
Di Renjie, who was standing beside him, exclaimed: "But this coconut is a ball, how can it be the same as the ground under your feet?"
Xi Junmai first used a dagger to draw a line in the opposite direction between the two points, proving that you can reach your destination by walking backwards. Then he raised his eyebrows and asked, "I just said 'There is no absolute in the world', but you have never seen the whole picture of the earth, how can you know it is a flat or a ball?"
As for the question of whether the earth is flat or round, there has been some debate in the academy, but neither of them has been confirmed.
Di Renjie shook his head and said, "Since 'there is no absolute in the world', how can we say that the earth must be round?"
Xi Junmai pointed to an island stretching across the sea level in the distance: "At first we were far away, did you ever see that island?"
The two of them shook their heads.
Xi Jun Maixun said, "And then at some point, the island suddenly appeared in sight. Is that true?"
Both of them thought about it and nodded.
Xi Jun bought a coconut and raised it: "Doesn't this just prove that the earth is round? When the distance is far, because of the angle, the sight is blocked, so I can't see the island. But when the distance is closer and the angle becomes smaller, I will naturally see it."
“…”
The two emperors were confused. The truth was correct, but is it really the case?
We are actually standing on a "ball"? !
Xue Yuanchao exclaimed: "If the earth is really a ball, and we are standing on the front right now, wouldn't the person below fall into the sky?"
Di Renjie: "..."
He looked down at the deck under his feet, then looked up at the sky.
Perhaps the people standing on the other side of the ball at this moment also think that they are the front, and I am on the opposite side now, so will I fall into the sky? !
"Boom!"
A dull explosion in the distance woke the two of them from their contemplation and confusion. Looking up, Zhang Liang's fleet had arrived at a sheltered port and was launching a landing war, and a smoke of gunpowder rose from the land of the port. Xi Junmai's face was gloomy: "Duke Yun actually hid the thunder in the sky?"