vstars Chapter 1091 Is what you said true?
Chapter 1091 Is what you said true?
"Cangyun, get over here." Yue Junyuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he stared at Cangyun, who had just spoken to them, standing not far away, and shouted.
"Master!" Cangyun's heart tightened, and he scrambled to his side, bowing his head and not daring to breathe.
"Speak! What exactly happened?" Yue Junyuan asked, his body radiating a chilling aura.
Cang Yun stole a glance at Yue Junyuan's ashen face, then quickly scanned Wen Yunguan, who stood calmly to the side, his small eyes darting around rapidly.
Finally, he figured something out and cautiously reported, "My lord, young master, I think that the sound of their explosion... was very likely a signal from the people on that ship to their prince's ship."
Upon hearing this, Yue Junyuan paused slightly, his expression momentarily taken aback. Then, his brows relaxed, realizing that Cang Yun's words made sense. The two large ships had been anchored at sea for over two hours, and the sudden explosion must have been a message being sent to a distant location.
A sinister smile gradually appeared on his previously ashen face: "You're right... It seems that prince's ship is almost here." He changed his tone, "Go, tell the shipwrights to speed up the ship."
"Yes, sir! I'll go right away." Cang Yun hurriedly replied and turned to find the boatmen.
Wen Yunguan, standing to the side, kept a slight frown on his brow throughout, pondering the possibility of Cang Yun's words, and remained silent.
After Cang Yun left, he looked up at Yue Junyuan and asked with doubt, "Cousin, the explosion just now was too loud, unlike the usual signaling. Besides, the seawater was thrown up extremely high. Was that a signal?"
"You mean that explosion sound?" Yue Junyuan scoffed. "Can't you guess? Cang came to report early this morning that their ship was equipped with cannons, so they must have used the cannons to make the explosion as a signal."
Upon hearing this, Wen Yunguan's eyes flickered, and he immediately recalled the cannons that Cang Yi had mentioned earlier, which intensified his unease.
“Cousin, it seems that they not only have muskets, but also these cannons, and the prince also said that they have small fire mines.”
He paused, then continued, "We've witnessed the power of those muskets; they shouldn't be underestimated. We don't yet know the power of those fire bombs, so we must be careful and absolutely cannot be careless!"
Yue Junyuan waved his hand dismissively, a haughty sneer playing on his lips: "Cousin, you can rest assured, we have made thorough preparations."
A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he continued in a ruthless tone, "Our ship is sailing normally. They have no idea who we are. When their ship passes by us, our men will leap onto their ship and unleash a barrage of hidden weapons. Our archers will be ready at any moment to catch them off guard. I do not believe we cannot take them down!"
The two men stood at the bow of the ship plotting something, but they had no idea that such a ship was impossible to exist.
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On the other side, on the deck of the Condor, Prince Joliv and General William led Chu Chenjing and his entourage to the cannons.
Upon seeing this, the blond soldiers quickly stepped aside to make way.
General William stood beside the cannon, patted the dark barrel, and said proudly, "Your Highness Prince Jing, how powerful are our cannons? Would you like to test them?"
Ouyang Yunyao, who had already come to Chu Chenjing's side, was translating for him.
Before Chu Chenjing could respond, General William grinned again and said in a provocative tone, "Your Highness Prince Jing, do you have any weapons more powerful than our artillery?"
Ouyang Yunyao translated these words to Chu Chenjing, and then the two looked at each other, a smile flashing in their eyes.
Then, he looked at William, the smile in his eyes vanishing instantly, replaced by a cold glint. He said in a cold voice, "General William, we don't need to test your cannons, but—we also have a weapon that can broaden your horizons."
Ouyang Yunyao's lips curled into a faint, cold smile as she loudly relayed Chu Chenjing's words in Lopa.
As soon as she finished speaking, a deathly silence fell on the deck. All the blond soldiers stared wide-eyed.
They stared at Chu Chenjing and Ouyang Yunyao in disbelief, as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.
A moment later, bursts of snickering erupted from the crowd, and the soldiers began whispering among themselves.
"What? They actually look down on our artillery?"
"I think they don't dare to try! They probably don't even know how to fire a cannon, and they're afraid of embarrassing themselves in public!"
"Did you hear that? What did that prince say? They have weapons and they can show us what they're made of? Hahaha, that's hilarious!"
"You're just bragging. Have you even seen their weapons?"
"Exactly! I bet they'll say they'll come back and demonstrate for us again next time!"
"Yes, yes, they're going to run away soon!"
Chu Chenjing and his group from the Western Chu Kingdom couldn't understand what the blond soldiers were saying, but they could sense the contempt in their mocking expressions. However, their faces remained expressionless.
Only Ouyang Yunyao heard every single word of the mockery clearly, but she merely raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, remaining calm and silent.
General William listened to his soldiers' discussions, his smugness growing even stronger. He was certain that the people of Western Chu didn't possess any formidable weapons at the moment.
After listening for a moment, he deliberately feigned surprise and looked at Chu Chenjing, "Your Highness, what... what did you just say? You actually have weapons more powerful than our cannons?"
After Ouyang Yunyao translated for him, Chu Chenjing glanced sharply at William's smug and arrogant expression, smiled, and said calmly:
"I wouldn't dare say it's better than your artillery, but in terms of range, it's twice as far as yours."
When Ouyang Yunyao finished translating these words, the deck erupted in another uproar, with gasps and whispers filling the air.
“Wh...what? Its range is twice as far as ours? How is that possible!” A blond soldier shook his head.
Another person spoke up, "How can you aim from that far away? You can't even see it!"
Prince Joliv, standing nearby, did not share the same thoughts as his soldiers.
He thought to himself, "They're here! They're here! The people of Western Chu are really going to slap us in the face!" He was really looking forward to the people of Western Chu giving General William a good beating.
General William has always been arrogant and unreasonable. Now he's so arrogant that he's even disrespectful to himself, and he's dragging his soldiers down with him.
He felt he had been very wise to cultivate a good relationship with Prince Jing of Western Chu. His expression remained calm as he quietly observed everything before him.
At this moment, General William's smugness froze instantly, and the arrogance in his eyes was replaced by shock. He secretly gasped and composed himself.
Looking at Chu Chenjing with some disbelief, she asked, "Your Highness, are you... are you telling the truth?"