"Build the components first, and then transport them to the north to assemble the ship?" Guan Cheng looked at his men suspiciously, expressing his disbelief at this unheard-of shipbuilding method.
Seeing the misgivings of the eldest master, Xu Guangtou hurriedly explained: "I don't dare to deceive the eldest master. I saw this with my own eyes, and my brothers also saw it! The Taishan Army was tightly protected in the bay area, but after leaving the bay, a large group of troops
Going north along the Gushui River, I couldn’t hide it anymore. I saw with my own eyes that there were sails on the boat! It’s so big..."
He opened his arms and gestured, but felt that it was not enough, so he simply jumped a few steps sideways, looking like a big crab, which made everyone present laugh.
"This killer can only do mischief." Guan Chengfei kicked Xu Guang's head away and shouted loudly: "Find Lao Guo and the others."
"Yes, the boss." Someone quickly ran away, and Baldy Xu stopped pretending to be weird and told in detail what he had seen during his trip.
"Everything is first built in Jieting, and then transported north along the Wen River. It is unloaded at the foot of Yangqiu Mountain, and then transported to the seaside by horse-drawn carriage... Other things are covered under tarpaulin, and the number cannot be seen clearly.
But the sails are so big that even if they are stacked up, they can still be counted. Before I came back, hundreds of sails had already been transported to Yangqiu..."
The truth seemed to be in front of his eyes, but Guan Cheng still couldn't figure it out. He grabbed his beard on his chin and said to himself: "Strange, since he has such incredible abilities, why would he go around in this circle? Such a big movement,
Since we can’t hide it from others, wouldn’t it be easier to just find a place to build a dock on the north bank?”
"That……"
Xu Guangtou rolled his eyes and flattered him, "The North Bank is under your command, Master. No matter how brave that kid is, how can he dare to make a mistake in front of you? He dares to build a dock.
Let’s smash it and burn it! On land, he’s great, but on the sea, isn’t it our world?”
"It makes sense." Guan Cheng knew in his heart that the other party was flattering, but he still couldn't help but feel slightly tipsy. Besides, this reason was barely justified.
The million-strong army is doomed. If it weren't for the advantage of the navy, how dare he dare to go against Wang Pengju? There are also those people in Liaodong. I heard that not only did they not sell the face of the Taishan Army, but they also refused to pay back whoever they had deducted.
, and also made very excessive demands, trying to force the other party to bow!
All this is based on the fact that the Taishan Army does not have a navy. Neither Guan Cheng himself nor Liu Yi from Liaodong will just watch the Taishan Army build a navy.
If the dock chosen by Wang Yu was not far enough away and the terrain was special, a naval battle around the dock might have broken out long ago.
The question now is, is this so-called method of building parts first and then assembling them really true? If so, what does the built ship look like, and what is unique about it?
Only by truly understanding the accurate information can Guan Cheng formulate targeted countermeasures.
"This approach..."
After Xu Baldou finished his story, Lao Guo and the others that Guan Chengkou mentioned also arrived. These people were quite old, with weathered faces, thick calluses on their hands, and their brows were even more tightly knitted. They were discussing with each other.
, and no result was obtained for a long time.
They are all shipwrights and have the best say in Guan Cheng's questions. They have never let Guan Cheng down. Therefore, they have been unable to come to a conclusion. Guan Cheng does not rush him, but just waits patiently.
"...Perhaps we can indeed build a boat." After a long while, several shipwrights finally reached a consensus, but the conclusion they gave was quite disappointing, and could even be said to be nonsense.
A green light flashed on Guan Cheng's face. The leader, Shipbuilder Guo, saw that the situation was not good and quickly explained: "Master, we are all countrymen. This kind of shipbuilding method has never been heard of, let alone seen.
.If we didn’t know what Leader Xu is like, we wouldn’t have even bothered to think about it.”
The truth behind what he said was very simple. Despite the anxiety in his heart under the pressure, he nodded and said, "You continue."
"There are a lot of new ideas over there in Taishan. Last time, they built a big kite that could fly. Now it shouldn't be difficult to build a ship that first makes parts and then assembles it. We can't explain it until we see the real thing.
, However, the principle of building ships and objects is always clear. If it was not a bluff, then the Taishan Army should have built small boats and fast boats."
"Oh?" Guan Cheng's eyes lit up.
"First, there's the sail."
Old Guo Tou breathed a sigh of relief and continued to explain: "Sailboats on the sea are not as good as on rivers. They rely on wind and currents. Offshore, you can use paddle boats, but even with paddle boats, it is impossible for a big boat to hang a small one."
Sail. According to what Leader Xu said, those sails are no more than ten feet long and horizontal, and a ship with these sails cannot be much bigger, no matter how big it is."
"As expected." Guan Cheng had been floating on the sea for so long, so of course he knew this common sense, but the name Wang Pengju brought too much pressure on people, and he had no choice but to be careless. He was relieved when he heard the experts said the same thing.
Take a breath.
"In addition, no matter how it is assembled, the ship must have a keel, even if it is a large ship in the south of the Yangtze River. The bigger the ship, the stronger the keel. The large ships used by the Qin Dynasty to go to sea to search for fairy mountains were hundreds of years old.
Big tree..."
The keel is a longitudinal member in the center of the base of the hull that connects the bow pillar and the stern pillar. Its main function is to enhance the structural strength of the ship and at the same time enhance stability. Ships sailing in rivers may not have this, but if a sea-going ship
Without a keel, it would fall apart if it encounters a slightly stronger wind and wave.
"According to Leader Xu, there is no single object that is too long or too large in the baggage transported by the Taishan Army, so..."
Lao Guo and other shipwrights couldn't figure out what Wang Yu was thinking, so they could only speculate based on the most basic principles. After careful study, they found that the new things Wang Yu had come up with were not as incredible as they imagined. The Battle of Mount Tai
The kite was enlarged, but this time it was probably shrunk.
"Moreover, the bigger the ship, the slower it will be to build. The shipwrights in Qingzhou are concentrated in the Donglai area, and it is impossible that the Taishan army has too many manpower. It has only been more than half a month since the shipyard was set up. Can we
What big ship can be built?”
"Well, well." Guan Cheng and others nodded repeatedly, their fears not diminishing, but their emotions were not as nervous as before.
"The reason why the shipyard is located in Jieting is because the ship needs to be tested after it is built. If one ship comes out under your nose, the master, I am afraid that the master will take care of it. It will not be able to scale at all, so why bother?
What battle?"
In a naval battle, small boats are of little use at all, and they can only be used as bluffs. Unless there is a sneak attack, if there is a real fight, hundreds of small boats will not be able to defeat a large ship.
Although there are no real large ships in Guan Chengjun's army, there are more than ten large ships that can carry fifty people. Together with the escort of nearly a hundred small boats, it is easy to deal with hundreds of small boats.
Guangtou Xu grinned and agreed: "Small boats can be used for sneak attacks, so he can't let us find out their stronghold, so he spent so many weeks. Boss, we might as well withdraw all the brothers from outside.
Well, if Wang Pengju wants to make a sneak attack, he will probably go to sea in the Huang County area, so we just have to keep a close eye on this area."
"No!"
Guan Cheng shook his head and sneered: "The imaginary is real, and the real is imaginary. Then Wang Pengju had better take risks. Maybe he is just making a fool of himself, using these junk to attract our attention, and then take the opportunity to go around Chengshanjiao.
, caught us off guard. Humph, be careful as you sail the ten thousand year ship, you can’t relax, you have to keep an eye on both sides!”
The master is so considerate, what else can the minions say? All they can do is cheer and applaud, and everyone is shouting in unison.
"The boss is wise!"
"Wang Pengju has been arrogant for so long, that is, he has not met the boss, otherwise, huh!"
"Even a liger is just a kitten when it comes to the sea! If he doesn't come, forget about it. If he comes, we will capture him and let everyone in the world know who is the number one hero in Qingzhou, no, in the world!
"
"When Wang Pengju is destroyed, everyone in Qingzhou will definitely be terrified. When the time comes, the leader will ascend high and shout, and the people in the territory will look like the wind and descend. The leader will be the new governor of Qingzhou and the Han hussar general. We can also get an official position!"
There was a flood of flattery, and Guan Cheng was also very satisfied. The dream seemed to be right in front of him, and he could hold it in his hand if he stretched out his hand. Thinking of the beautiful vision of defeating Wang Yu, becoming a prince, dominating the world, and competing for supremacy in the world, he thought
His saliva was almost dripping.
Guan Cheng worked hard, and the morale of the minions was also high. The entire army was operating at high speed. With the cruising and the return of detailed operations on the shore, intelligence about the Taishan Army was flowing to Heishan Island.
"I have reported to you that the Taishan Army has built a dock in the north of Huang County. Do you want us to..." The messenger made a downward gesture.
"Idiot! Taishan's army has a powerful crossbow. Let's go to the dock to attack the dock. Isn't it a meal delivered to your door? This is a tactic to mislead the enemy. Do you understand it's a bluff? Let Zhang San and the others keep an eye on them and light up the smoke if there is any movement!" Guan Cheng
He curled his lips with disdain and kicked the guy who had the bad idea out the door.
"Master, those sails and other things have all been transported to the new pier. They are piled up like a hill!" With the lessons learned from the past, the next time the minions stopped coming up with ideas, they just reported the information they saw.
"It's really a waste of money..." Guan Cheng sneered while picking his teeth with a toothpick.
Who doesn't know that Wang Pengju is a deceitful person? When you are against this person, the more information you put on the surface, the less likely you are to believe it. Anyone who believes it is a fool! It is true to guard against his secret methods.
Taking a step back, even if we really have to fight head-on, there is nothing to be afraid of. There are only hundreds of small sampans. How can we defeat our own navy?
After thinking about it, he added another layer of insurance: "Go to Zhifu Island and let us know. If anything happens, Liu Yi won't sit idly by."
The tense atmosphere continues.
A few days later, the news that Guan Cheng had been waiting for finally arrived unexpectedly.
"Big, big boss! Something bad has happened. The Taishan Army came from the port north of Huang County and came straight towards us!"
"How is that possible? Where is Chengshan? Is there any news from Chengshan?" Guan Cheng's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. He just attacked head-on without making a surprise attack? Are the Taishan people crazy?
"Calm and calm."
"How many people and ships are coming?"
"Hundreds of ships, hundreds of men, and under the banner of General Hussar, Wang Pengju personally led the troops." The look on the face of the man who reported the news was extremely strange, and his words were even more disorganized.
"Asshole!" Guan Cheng slapped him in the face without thinking, and cursed: "What do you mean hundreds of people and hundreds of boats? Is it possible that one of them rows a boat?"
"But, the boss..." The man covered his face and his eyes were red with grievance, "otherwise, why don't you go and see for yourself?"
"Humph!" Guan Cheng stood up angrily, grabbed the sword, and shouted sternly: "Young men, prepare the ship and go to war! Go and see what the world-famous Wang Pengju looks like!" His face was filled with emotion.
Smiling ferociously: "Catch him, I will take his heart out!"
"Oh!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)