The marshal went out to control the troops like a tower, and the fire flag was bright outside Luoxing Mountain.
Thousands of sails in the sun support the momentum of Jiangling, and the sound of the wind galloping thousands of miles below is heard.
The murderous owl rides on the rock waves at dawn, and the triumphant song scares the whales on the seashore.
To promote the publicity, he wrote a song about joining the army, and then he hired Confucian clothes to feel unjust.
——"He Marshal Secretary Xiao Langzhong observes the naval training" Xu Xuan [Song Dynasty]
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Several people came to a pavilion on the pier. The pavilion was built on the breakwater and was deserted. The attendants prepared drinks and refreshments and then left.
Abandoning others, the eldest son, Yanxing, then summed up the plan discussed by Bai Fu and himself: "The Silla and Fusang navy divided their forces into two groups to invade the Tang Dynasty. Correspondingly, our navy also has strategies to deal with the enemy.
General Honghu led the Tang navy to go north from Yangzhou and stationed himself in the Dengzhou area.
Once the Silla Navy retreats from Dengzhou, when it boards a ship, the Tang Navy can intercept it in the sea midway, engage in a pincer attack with the land Tang army on the waterway, and completely annihilate the incoming Silla Navy.
General Alberts led the large fleet of ships from Hangzhou Bay and ambush at the southern end of Danluo (today's Jeju Island).
If the Fuso Navy wants to cross the East China Sea and land at Hangzhou Bay, it must take this waterway. At that time, the Japanese warships can outflank the Fuso Navy from behind, making it impossible for the Fuso Navy to return.
In this battle, the Fusang Navy must be completely wiped out to ensure the stability of the Tang Dynasty coastline for fifty years!
After these two naval battles, Fu'er would imitate Qin's strategy of breaking the alliance of the six kingdoms, and find ways to provoke conflicts between Silla and Fusang, so that these two foreign countries would form a century-old feud and never join forces to attack the Tang Dynasty again. possible!
If everything goes well, these two naval battles will usher in a century of prosperity for the Tang Dynasty!"
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After everyone heard this, their blood was surging and they wished they could get out of their arms and have a big fight right now!
Amid the admiration of everyone, the eldest grandson Yanxing sighed: "The above strategies are all based on Fu'er's plan. Xu Taifu never taught the art of war to Fu'er, and I don't know where Fu'er learned his military strategy?
I'm not wrong. Fu'er was born with the bones of a god of war. The more epic the battle, the more calm and composed he will be, and he will be far-sighted and meticulous.
My only worry is that once Fu'er becomes bloodthirsty and murderous, unable to hold back, he will inevitably make the same mistake as the murderer Bai Qi.
The Taifu left him to study in the Hongwen Hall in all weathers, and the abbot Kong Jian used Buddhist teachings to explain it carefully, all in the hope of dispelling the hostility in him.
If he is just obsessed with martial arts, even if he is unruly, he will at most be just another sword demon Dugu Su.
But fate has its way with people. I don’t know who taught him his unique military skills, and made him catch up with the An-Shi Rebellion in this troubled world...
Having said all this, I hope that you will do your best to dissuade Bai Fu from killing him, and prevent his murderous intention from getting out of control."
Changsun Yanxing's words made everyone uneasy. Only Chen Honghu disagreed. He smiled and said: "I have known Brother Fu since I was a child. He is naturally simple and kind. He loves traveling, playing chess, calligraphy and painting. I can't stand it the most." He is a man who bullies others by taking advantage of his power and acts as a helper for tigers. As long as you don't provoke him, he will definitely be a wandering cloud and wild crane in the future, a man who loves the mountains and rivers."
The eldest grandson, Yan Xing, stroked his beard and smiled, and said to Chen Honghu: "General Chen's words are reasonable. I hope I am worrying too much." He said no more.
After everyone finished planning, Chen Honghu said: "My lords, please come with me. I will take you seniors to visit our navy in the Tang Dynasty."
The Navy of the Tang Dynasty is known as the Great Wall on the Sea, which governs the seven seas. It has been famous for a long time and everyone is happy to go there.
In the navy of the Tang Dynasty, there were countless large and small warships moored in the dock, thousands of ships floating on the sea, flags fluttering, sails covering the river, the sails like a pile of snow, and the cannons like a bunch of reeds.
The costumes of the navy of the Tang Dynasty are different from those of the land soldiers. Since among the five elements, earth can overcome water, as an auspicious sign of overcoming the waves, the navy of the Tang Dynasty wore yellow crowns belonging to earth, so they were also called "yellow heads".
Among the tens of thousands of naval warships, the most eye-catching is the tower ship with painted fangs and tiger heads. The largest tower ship can accommodate 800 soldiers (sailors). The ship has three floors of buildings and a female wall.
The battle grid was built with banners and flags, crossbow windows and spear holes, and stone and iron linings for throwing carts and fortresses, shaped like a fortress. Rope nets soaked in mud were often hung on the side of the ship to resist the enemy.
Tower ships have large tonnage, deep drafts, stable sailing, and a large number of spearmen. During water battles, tall buildings can not only look out, but also shoot arrows from a high position.
The middle cabin of the hull is airtight and is the cockpit for rowers (oarsmen) to row together; the bottom cabin is ballasted earth and stone bags to reduce the turbulence of wind and waves.
The combat power of the building ship is astonishing. It is a powerful firepower platform. It is equipped with various powerful water warfare weapons of the Tang Dynasty. It has thick armor, lethal force, and can transport troops. It has established the building ship's main position in the navy.
Threatening the world.
As a large and mighty naval fleet, there was more than one type of main ship in the Tang Dynasty navy. The one slightly inferior to the tower ship was the "fighting ship".
Fighting ships are widely loved by the navy and are the main type of ships in battle, hence the name "fighting".
The fighting ship adopts a stepped compound hull structure, and the sailors are distributed in steps, which can give full play to the advantages of personnel during combat and provide good protection for the sailors operating the ship.
Fighting ships do not have the high-rise buildings of large-scale ships. They are smaller in size and have lower combat power. However, they are light and flexible and can maintain a certain speed in adverse weather conditions. Unlike large-scale ships, they are unable to do anything against the wind.
In order to improve their defense capabilities, many fighting ships will be strengthened by covering their hulls with rawhide. This type of ship is also known as "艨艉" or "Mengchong".
The so-called "Meng" refers to covering oneself with cowhide.
As for "rushing"?
Because this type of ship has a certain combat power and is more flexible than a large ship, it is often responsible for charging and breaking up the enemy and breaking up the enemy's formation, hence its name.
In order to enhance the "rushing" effect, the Jianghuai Navy where Chen Honghu was working changed the hull structure of some ships. The hull was changed to be as slender as a shuttle to increase speed, and an iron charging angle was extended at the bow, shaped like a large ship.
Steel cone.
If an experienced sailor controls the boat, the boat will go down the current (downwind) and take advantage of its speed to wait for an opportunity to hit the side of the enemy ship and knock a big hole out of the enemy ship, just like a siege ram or a battering ram.
.It can be said to be a "warship killer", even large-scale ships must be wary of three points.
It can be said that fighting ships are a good complement to tower ships. These two kinds of warships constitute the main warships of the Tang Dynasty Navy.
An excellent navy must be composed of a variety of ships of different sizes and functions, each of which can work together and perform their own duties.
Large ships are like castle towers, with large carrying capacity and strong combat power, but not flexible enough; small ships are like chariots and horses, light and fast, but have limited offensive and defensive capabilities and are afraid of wind and waves.
Therefore, in addition to tower ships and stern battleships, there were several other distinctive ship types in the Tang Navy.
The first type is "Zou Ge", also known as "Sea Loach".
For the sake of speed, the defense function was sacrificed, and all defense systems such as archery towers were eliminated. Only a parapet was built on the side of the ship to barely provide cover for soldiers to block arrows.
The hull is smaller, the weight is lighter, the structure is streamlined, and the speed is extremely fast, similar to the light cavalry in horse battles.
Relying on its fast and flying speed, under the cover of the main battleship, the walking boat can unexpectedly and elusively approach the enemy's main battleship in a tense naval battle, and deliver a fatal blow to the enemy through lightning surprise attacks.
The second type is "red horse".
Chima is a small boat with a long and narrow hull. Each boat can only carry about five people. It is named after its red hull and extremely fast speed.
The role of Chima is equivalent to that of a messenger, a messenger in the fleet who is responsible for transmitting information to and from the fleet. It is mainly used for command and dispatch, conveying military orders, and coordinating the advance and retreat of naval ships. It is a rare professional ship in the navy that does not have the ability to engage in combat.
However, having said that, because the Red Horse is small and has no fighting power, some generals did the opposite and used it for special battles: specially selected dead soldiers who were good at swimming were carried on several Red Horses, and took advantage of the situation.
When the weather is bad, the sky is dark, etc., and the enemy is difficult to detect, sneak into the enemy's position secretly and carry out attacks behind enemy lines.
At this time, Chima suddenly transformed into an elusive and unpredictable assassin. He would either target the enemy general, assassinate and behead him, or directly drill through the enemy ship, causing all the enemy generals to be buried under the water.
Even the experienced naval forces found it difficult to use Chima's plan. Many warships would even install blades on the bottom of the ship, called "Ge Ships", to prevent the enemy from using Chima to sneak attack from the bottom of the water.
There is also a type of warship called the Sea Falcon. This is a special warship with a low head and a high tail. The front is large and the back is small, which is convenient for balance and steering. What’s more special is that there are floating boards on both sides of the hull, which looks like a seabird flying with its wings spread.
Got its name.
The Sea Falcon with floating plates has better buoyancy and stability than other warships, which improves the wind and wave resistance of the entire warship. It can show huge advantages in maritime operations under harsh weather conditions.
In addition, the Tang Dynasty Navy also has many types of ships such as Qiaohong, Tumao, Stern and Gate ships. The various large, medium and small warships are reasonably matched and equipped with various professional commanders, making the Datang Navy not to be underestimated.
However, the advantages of the Datang Navy did not stop there. The Navy's ship-based weapons were also far ahead of those of the coastal countries.
The large warships of the Tang Navy had a magical weapon called a racket.
The so-called racquet stick is a weapon set up on a battleship. It can be regarded as a type of sling. The boulder is tied to the throwing rod, just like a rope dart. It is a reusable weapon. When using it, use
The reverse push force of the lever principle, between strong pull and release, the long pole with a huge boulder attached to it will smash towards the enemy ship. The power is extraordinary. If it hits the enemy ship, it can smash the enemy ship into pieces in an instant.
The huge hole allowed seawater to pour in and destroy enemy ships.
When Yang Su defeated Chen in the Sui Dynasty, there was a record of four Wuya warships sinking more than ten Houchen warships.
Chen Honghu's flagship was a large battleship called "Five Tooth". This type of five-toothed ship was built with five floors, more than a hundred feet high, and had six rackets at the front, rear, left and right, and the ship could accommodate more than 800 people.
The strength of human beings in combat can be seen clearly.
Everyone took the "Five Tooth" battleship out to sea, enjoying the sea breeze and feeling high-spirited.
At this time, it was dusk, between the water and the sky, and the setting sun was like blood. The afterglow of the setting sun burned the sea surface into a golden color, and the waves were sparkling, like countless scurrying golden snakes.
The navy of the Tang Dynasty had such a magnificent military appearance that it felt as if the River God had come to the world.
Changsun Yan tied his long beard with his hands and admired sincerely: "I never thought that at such an old age, I could see the Tang Dynasty Navy rebuilt and regained its vitality.
In this regard, General Honghu can be said to have made the greatest contribution.
Destroy Silla and destroy Fusang. After this battle, I, the Tang Dynasty Navy, will become the King of the Seven Seas!"
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references
1. "Illustrated Dictionary of Chinese Cold Weapons", Jiang Fengwei, Sichuan People's Publishing House, published in November 2020.
2. "History of Chinese Weapons", Zhou Wei, China Friendship Publishing House, published in September 2015.