It is said that when Emperor Guangwu founded the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to establish a navy, he built a dock at Baishazhou, Jiangxia, Jingzhou, and carried out shipbuilding. It was inherited by his predecessors. In addition, Liu Biao had governed Jingzhou for a long time, so the navy was naturally strong.

But when it comes to the historical accumulation of the shipbuilding industry, the most profound one is actually Wu County, which is the place where Sun Ce was first sent by Yuan Shu.

Wujun was a major shipbuilding country in the Spring and Autumn Period. It once sent its navy to attack Qi State from the sea. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the shipbuilding industry never stopped in order to go to sea. Therefore, the shipbuilding technology, talents and raw materials here must be very rich. Sun Ce also

With the support of the local nobles, it is basically not difficult to build a powerful navy.

Zhang Mo continued to educate his son and husband, "The third strongest shipbuilder should be Jiaozhou. Although it is geographically remote, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once sent envoys from Nanri County in Jiaozhou to Hepu County to go to sea. They arrived at Cheng Buguo.

(Sri Lanka), it can be regarded as the opening of the Maritime Silk Road, and since then there have been many commercial exchanges with India."

"Jiaozhou has been building ships for a long time and has not been affected by wars. This is just because the area is sparsely populated, which limits economic development."

"The last of our Han Dynasty's shipbuilding industries is Liaodong and Beihai, that is, the Bohai area. Liaodong is in Gongsundu's hands, and General Xu has probably collected all the resources currently available in Beihai."

Therefore, among the available resources, our own shipbuilding speed is the fastest. If we want to complete the great cause of reunification faster, it seems that we can’t just build it ourselves. We must also find ways to get some ready-made warships from elsewhere.

come over.

After hearing this, Lu Gan suddenly understood and asked, "Then what role do these ships play in the war?"

Not only did Lu Gan not know about it, but Lu Bu didn't understand it at all. Zhang Mo only knew its name and shape, but she couldn't explain its specific function.

Xu Rong led a few people to the seaside along the river, pointing to the large and small ships and explaining, "In that kind of building, the ship owner has a three-foot-high low wall built around each floor to defend against the attack of enemy weapons. The low wall

There are arrow holes and spear holes on the top, through which soldiers can shoot and fight at the enemy. In addition, battle grids are made of hardwood as a place for soldiers to fight, and the four walls of each floor are covered with leather.

To enhance protection, the larger one can carry three thousand soldiers."

He then pointed to a medium-sized stern boat and said, "This kind of boat has a narrow and long shape, is fast, and has strong flexibility. It has crossbow windows and spear holes on both sides, which are mainly used for shooting and collision. It is covered with cowhide to prevent rockets."

"The first boarding is the one placed at the front of the entire fleet, used to attack the opponent's stern, and the "sill", a heavily armed ship with double-layer boards on top and bottom. The smallest in a fleet is the red horse boat and yacht

, used as a sentinel to patrol the enemy."

"I see!"

After learning about warships and water battles on the spot, Lu Bu and his wife became less and less confident about conquering Soochow and Jingzhou.

The only person in the Tang Dynasty who knows a lot about warships is Xu Rong, who was born in Liaodong, and many of the things he knows were learned in the Bohai Sea this year. In terms of actual water warfare, he seems to have only fought a few pirates who came to Qingzhou to plunder.

Compared with Soochow and Jingzhou, the Tang Dynasty's current navy is just a newborn baby, and they are already adults. How to fight?

Xu Rongdao, "These are just the most basic things in naval operations. I don't know much about the specific tactics in actual combat, and I think there may be differences between operations at sea and inland river operations."

He said, handing over his hand to plead guilty, "Your Majesty, Princess, I will not serve unless I am a junior general. To lead the naval forces, I am really too ambitious but not strong enough. I am afraid I cannot bear this heavy responsibility."

For the current Tang State, warships were particularly important. If they were destroyed in a battle in the future, he was afraid that he would not be able to bear the responsibility.

Zhang Mo knew Xu Rong's concerns. The navy was the key to Tang's march south to capture Soochow and Jingzhou, and the commander of the navy was the key. If a person with no experience in naval warfare made improper command during the battle, this person would be in trouble.

War can affect the structure of the world for decades to come, as was the case with Cao Cao's defeat in Chibi. After that battle, Cao Cao was no longer able to fight against Soochow. Until Cao Pi later conquered Wu three times, they all returned without success!

"When General Xu intercepted the pirate ship, did he surrender the pirates?" Zhang Mo asked.

Xu Rong said, "I know that the Tang Dynasty lacks water troops, so I try to recruit those who can surrender. However, the pirates are cunning. In three battles, they only intercepted a few ships and some small men. The main force fled and the pirates built buildings on the island."

There is a stronghold, but I am not familiar with the sea area here, so I dare not attack it rashly."

"Do you know who the pirate leader is?"

"I asked the prisoners. The first name of the bandit is Guan Cheng. He is from Changguang County, Donglai. He has been very good at water since he was a child. After Qingzhou was invaded by the Yellow Turban bandits, he organized the people into bandits, robbed government ships, and formed a gang.

An army of bandits on the water often plundered villages and villages upstream, and then fled to the islands. In the past, the Qingzhou government also sent a fleet to suppress them, but returned without success."

"How many ships do they have?"

"The prisoner said that there are two big boats, but because the river in Qingzhou is not very suitable for big boats, they are basically useless and have been staying on the island. There are more than fifty sterns and some small boats.

They not only plundered Qingzhou, but also went to Liaodong to work, and even robbed the tributes sent by Sanhan to Gongsun Du. One of the large ships was robbed from Sanhan."

The three Koreas Xu Rong mentioned are Mahan, Chenhan, and Bianhan on the Korean Peninsula today, which is basically the current South Korea, and North Korea at this time belonged to Gongsundu's territory.

Lu Bu felt really shocked after hearing this. He had invested so much manpower, material and financial resources, but only had about a hundred ships, while a pirate's possessions were almost the same as his own, and this guy was obviously experienced in water fighting, at least with navigation skills.

good.

Zhang Mo knows about Guan Cheng, but there are not many historical records about him. He is only said to be a pirate who was defeated by Cao Cao and defected to Cao Wei. There is no record about him after that, and I don’t know if this guy was there in the Battle of Chibi.

Go and participate.

"First think of a way to capture this thief. If we can get him to surrender, it will also be a great contribution to our navy."

"How to capture them? This guy is as agile as a loach. I didn't even see their shadow the first two times I came here. I was also lucky the third time. I chose two places along the Donglai coast where they might land to ambush in advance. It happened to be

Only after they collided could we intercept a few ships. Now this group of people should be more vigilant here, it is difficult to catch them, and the coastal areas are about to freeze now, so we have to wait until spring to catch them."

Zhang Mo said, "Whether it's the beginning of spring, after a winter's rest, those people will definitely come out to work next year. During this period, we will think about ways to solve this problem even if we can't catch anyone alive. As for the navy,
Chapter completed!