3. Fleet

On the second day, the king of Han in Zhu Wudi left the capital and went to Huai'an.

At the same time, the Dadu and other naval formations also set off from the waters of the Yangtze River, took the sea route, and sailed to Shandong.

This is the first time that the Han army sailors took the sea route, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal passed through Shandong, but the canal froze in winter, and it was slow and difficult to take the canal.

Although the sea route is a bit dangerous, with strong winds and waves, it is faster and more convenient. The transport ships of the Han army's naval divisions were full of weapons, food, gunpowder and artillery sold to Zhu Chongba's Qilu army.

The destination is an ice-free port that the Qilu Army has explored a long time ago, and Zhu Wu has not restricted the comings and goings between maritime merchants and the Shandong Qilu Army, so in that port, a simple wharf has been built.

The wind at sea was ten times stronger than on land, and the sailors, even in thick lint clothes, could not stop the wind and cold at sea, and the waves kept crashing on the ship, and the wooden hull creaked.

Liao Yongan, the marshal of the Han Army, stood at the bow of the ship, as if he was wrapped in ice and snow, holding a long tube in his hand, looking at his wishes.

This thing is an eagle eye, before leaving, the king of Han handed over to Liao Yongan, with this thing can easily see the scenery thousands of miles away, the king of Han solemnly said, there are only two eagle eyes in the big Han.

In fact, it is the most primitive telescope, and after the appearance of glass products, Zhu Wu gave the old man a wake-up call. It's easier said than done, but these two of the createst telescopes are the finished product that dozens of the finest glassmakers have been polishing for months.

"Damn it, that's a good thing!"

Liao Yongan ignored the wind and waves on the sea, stood at the bow of the ship and watched motionlessly, and in the eagle's eyes with the thickness of a rolling pin, the scenery in the distance was clear.

"Damn it, isn't this the magic weapon of the immortal family!"

Liao Yong'an couldn't help himself, this eagle eye really broke his cognition.

And the sailors on the ground of the fleet were originally in the wind and cold of the sea, and some were depressed. But when he saw the coach standing on the bow of the boat, his morale was immediately high.

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"See the lord!"

"See King Han!"

At Huai'an Wharf, Zhu Wu got off the boat and tightened his body. The canal from the capital to Huai'an is not frozen, and this time you can take the waterway.

In addition to Zhu Wudi's fleet, several huge transport ships printed with Dahan Post were also preparing to dock on the canal.

Zhu Wu drove to Huai'an, Chang Yuchun, Zhang Dingbian, Liao Yongzhong and other generals, as well as Huai'an prefect, patrol battalion, public security Sima and others went out of the city to greet them.

"It's almost the New Year, I'll come to see you!" Zhu Wu smiled and helped Chang Yuchun up, pointed to the canal and said, "On the postal boat, I brought you New Year's goods, so that the brothers can have a good New Year!" ”

Chang Yuchun said with a smile, "I know that the lord is worried about us rough men!" ”

Zhu Wu smiled and looked at Zhang Dingbian beside him, who was dressed in a new Han army marshal armor, majestic.

"Lao Zhang, how is it, are you still used to staying in Huai'an?"

Zhang Dingbian hurriedly said, "Entrust the Lord Hongfu!" Saying that, he seemed to be a little ashamed, "Dingbian is a descendant, and every inch of merit is established, and the lord gives high-ranking officials generous benefits, which is really ashamed!" ”

"There is a time when you fight and die for your life!" Zhu Wu smiled, "Your wife and son brought you something, I didn't let you go on the postal ship, it was on my boat, and someone will send it to you later." In addition, Chen Youliang's youngest son has now gone to the school to study, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

The military system of the Han Dynasty, the generals led the troops abroad, and their families lived in the capital, which was an unwritten restriction.

Zhang Dingbian said, "Minister, thank you very much!" ”

When he became a member of the Han army, he knew why the Han army was so strong. Not to mention ordnance and grain and grass, let's just say that the postal ship once every half a month can allow soldiers to communicate with their families and receive items sent from home, who can do it among the princes of the world.

Zhu Wu, the king of the Han Dynasty, regarded his soldiers as brothers and sisters, and the soldiers must fight bravely. When you are a soldier in someone else, you may not have a place to bury yourself when you die, but here, there is a funeral for the dead, and a bereavement for the injured. Zhu Wu, the king of the Han Dynasty, isn't he the master that the warriors crave in the troubled times?

Then Zhu Wu was in front, and the other generals were clustered, and the group entered Huai'an.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, there is a battle!"

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In the camp of the Han army, in the room where Chang Yuchun was found, Zhu Wu summoned the senior generals of the Huai'an army of the Han army.

There was a brazier burning in the house, Zhu Wu was slowly roasting on the side, and after saying this with a smile, all the generals sitting in the room were full of joy.

For most of the year, the bones are crispy. Seeing Guo Xiaosan and Fu Youde's repeated exploits in Hubei and Jiangxi, they were red and jealous.

"Lord, where to fight? Hit whom? Chang Yuchun said with a smile, "It's finally our turn, don't you know, watching Guo Xiaosan and Fu Youde fight, my brothers have become red-eyed rabbits!" ”

"You want to fight yourself, right?" Zhu Wu moved his fingers on the brazier, the cold in the south made people have nowhere to escape, like a shadow, waiting for the cold wave on his body to fade away, he said, "You Huai'an army, get ready to fight Shandong!" ”

As he spoke, Zhu Wu's smile converged and turned positive, "Chang Yuchun, is the Huai'an army ready for a long-distance attack!" ”

"The sword mountain and the sea of fire only need a word from the lord!" Chang Yuchun stood up and replied, "My brothers, you can go in the wind and rain!" ”

"This time to fight Shandong is different from before." Zhu Wu pointed to the map hanging on the wall and said, "You start from Huai'an, go directly north to bypass Dongping Road, and threaten Jinan Mansion!" ”

Saying that, Zhu Wu smiled, "However, I didn't let you take Jinan." After the latest year, the king of Yuan Ting Zhenbei will send 150,000 troops from Jinan to attack Zhu Chongba on Banyang Road, and he will be empty behind him. Wait for my orders, and then you will send troops! ”

Chang Yuchun thought about it, "I understand, the meaning of the lord, we are running for a long time, so that the people of Jinan dare not go all out to fight Zhu Chongba!" ”

Zhu Wu nodded and said with a smile, "That's right!" ”

Alternatively, you can do without a soldier.

It's just that Zhu Wu didn't say this sentence, if Zhu Chongba could block the Yuan army's two-way attack, the Han army would not have to move. If it can't be stopped, the Han army must go north and disturb Shandong, the northern stronghold of the Yuan court.

Zhu Wu inspected Huai'an for two days, met with meritorious soldiers, and expressed condolences to the soldiers. These tricks of buying people's hearts, Zhu Wu is familiar with it.

After Huai'an, he turned to Sizhou and other places to inspect Huaixi. Chuzhou, Dingyuan, Haozhou, and even Luzhou, Zhu Wu has to take a walk.

Especially Haozhou, since Guo Zixing died, he has never been to the place where he started.

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fleet, also continuing to sail at sea.

Liao Yongan still stood on the bow of the boat with an eagle eye, looking at the coastline in the distance. Suddenly, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he grinned.

"Brothers, the front is about to dock!"

His words soon spread throughout the fleet, and the sailors in their shoes thundered with joy. Under the leadership of the old sailors, after several days of torture on the sea, they finally arrived in Shandong.

Gradually, the huge ships got closer and closer to the shore, and the people on the shore also saw the black pressure of the fleet.

"Damn, Zhu Xiaowu's boat is so big?"

On the shore, on the simple dock, everyone looked at the Han warships like hills on the sea, dumbfounded.

Tang He scolded angrily, turned his head to Zhu Chongba and said, "He Zhu Xiaowu is black-hearted, he is so rich, and he asked us to spend a lot of money to buy his artillery and food, I heard that the artillery he sold to us is thirty percent more expensive than Liu Futong!" ”

Zhu Chongba stood in the cold wind, let the wind and snow hit his face, and said with a smile, "But the cannon he sold to us is also farther and more powerful than Liu Futong's side!" ”

Speaking, he looked at Tang He and continued, "Now we are begging others, even if they raise the price by 30%, we can't do anything." Gold and silver are things outside the body, as long as they can win the battle, they will have as much as they want. But artillery is really hard to find! ”

When Tang He heard this, his face showed a bit of hideousness, "I heard that Zhu Xiaowu's artillery and gunpowder are all allocated by Xi Yingzhen." I knew this was the case, when I was in Haozhou, I should have slaughtered that old man! ”

"What nonsense!" Zhu Chongba frowned, and then said solemnly, "Big mouth, let's tell you, don't think about those crooked things." ”

Tang He saw that he said solemnly, and turned his face away. No wonder he had resentment in his heart, he thought it was good to toss in this place in Shandong, but as soon as the ship from the Han army came, it was immediately clear who was high and who was low.

These Huaixi fighting men, it seems that no matter where they are, they can't escape Zhu Xiaowu's control, and they have to look at his eyes everywhere.

"The ship is coming to shore!" Zhu Chongba turned around and ordered, "Let the brothers move and prepare to unload the ship!" ”

The man behind him took the order and went down to give the order.

Zhu Chongba continued to look at the fleet, thoughtfully, "Big mouth, this Shandong is also close to the sea, you said that when the battle is over, how about we also get a fleet?" ”

Tang He thought about it and smelled, "What are you doing with the boat?" Are we going to sea too? ”

Zhu Chongba nodded and pointed to the sea in the distance, "We have heard of the local old fishermen, and the port under our feet is very close to Goryeo Seoul and the Wa Kingdom!" ”

"Wa Kingdom?" Tang He couldn't help but think of the few white-faced Japanese women he had seen in the Yidu Palace, after he defeated Yidu, "The people in that place are all ghosts, what's so good?" ”

Zhu Chongba smiled and said, "If you want to learn more, you won't stop, let's listen to those maritime merchants who deal with us say that the Japanese country is full of silver!" ”

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It's signing a contract again, and it's paying money again.

It's all dazed and out of shape. I'll be rewarding you more in the next few days. The second master thanked him.