Kunpeng Fort.

That is, the dock located in the east of the Liao Army, and it is also the only shipyard fort under Gongsun Du at present. The reason why it is named after Kunpeng is because the Kunpeng is huge, meaning to build a huge warship; It is also a kun, swimming freely in the water, fearless, implying that the warship built is invincible and not troubled by the sea breeze and waves; Then there is Peng, soaring up to 90,000 miles, implying that the shipbuilding capacity is soaring and endless.

Originally, only more than ten warships could be built at the same time, after the name "Kunpeng Fort" fell, the Kunpeng Fort expanded rapidly, and now it can build 36 warships at the same time. However, 20 of them are only small warships, such as walkers and sea falcons, which are used for close combat in rivers and lakes, and have the characteristics of fast speed and flexible turning.

There are fifteen more, which are the various warships used by Cheng Pu to sail on the sea, which are extremely powerful.

The remaining one is the secret place in Kunpeng Castle, except for the superintendent Jiang Sheng, and the shipmasters Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang, there are only nearly a thousand shipwrights who eat and live inside. Even Gongsun Du only knew about it, and he hadn't been inside to see it.

It's not that he can't go, it's that Gongsun Du doesn't want to go. Jiang Sheng and the three of them invited many times, hoping that Gongsun Du could go to have a look, and then make suggestions, but they were all refused. Gongsun Du was worried that his appearance would affect the mentality of all the shipwrights and shipwrights, leading to the failure of the manufacture.

The most important thing is that Gongsun Du's own family knows his own affairs, and he knows a lot of shipbuilding theories, so it's no problem to move his mouth, and it's okay to take a look, but if he really wants to make suggestions, then he will be blind, and he will know six of the seven tricks - none of them. That is, I don't want to expose the real situation, and in the end, I can't do anything, but I will reduce my personal prestige.

With the increase in manufacturing capacity, the scope of Kunpeng Fort has also expanded a lot. Now the Liao River outside the east gate of the Liao Army, the range of more than ten miles up and down, is all the scope of Kunpeng Fort. For this reason, all the fields outside the east gate have been replaced with military tuns, and the east gate has been closed to ordinary people.

This ensured the safety of Kunpeng Fort, but it also added a lot of inconvenience, which was one of the main reasons why Kunpeng Fort was later moved to Fenjin.

Today, the usually busy Kunpeng Fort is deserted, because a big event is about to happen in Kunpeng Fort.

At the gate of Kunpeng Castle, Jiang Sheng was on crutches, Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang were on the left and right, and the three of them were waiting for someone neatly.

"Why hasn't the lord come yet?" Gao Qiang craned his neck and looked into the distance.

Jiang Sheng was not affected at all, there was no change in his face, and he was still waiting fixedly.

Jiang Yi didn't have this calmness, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Why are you in a hurry!" ”

"Didn't the lord's personal soldiers come to inform him just now, and the lord will arrive at most in one hour or three minutes."

Gao Qiang shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's not that I'm in a hurry, I'm just worried that I missed the time to go into the water!" ”

Jiang Sheng saw that the two of them were going to talk without a door, so he shook his crutches violently and said: "The lord has not arrived, no time is a good time, as long as the lord is there, it will be a good time at any time." ”

Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang suddenly didn't dare to say more, and pretended seriously, "I didn't say anything just now."

Jiang Sheng didn't say anything more when he saw this, and as soon as he turned his head, he heard-

"The lord has arrived!"

Jiang Sheng looked up and walked up with his old legs. Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang were also overjoyed, and hurriedly followed, supporting Jiang Sheng from left to right.

"Hahaha!"

The imperial envoy of Gongsun Du sat down and ran a few steps quickly, and ran over at a faster speed.

"Jiang Duzao, I've kept you waiting!"

Jiang Sheng was about to bow down immediately when he heard this, but Gongsun Du was quick to see and hold him up: "Today's good day, there is no need to talk about these false courtesies." ”

Jiang Sheng was old and frail, and he couldn't resist Gongsun Du, so he could only thank: "That'...... Thank you, Lord! ”

Gongsun Du nodded and asked, "Are you ready?" ”

"It's not foolproof, but it's all ready, and the rest is only to see if God appreciates his face." Jiang Sheng said humorously.

"Haha! Okay, I believe God won't be so disappointing, let's hurry over and have a look! ”

After Gongsun Du finished speaking, he took Jiang Sheng and Wei You, who came up, and walked inside.

"Is that the battleship that is going to be launched this time?" He hadn't gone far when Gongsun Du saw a wooden house in the distance and asked.

"The lord's eyes are like torches, that is the battleship that will be launched this time!" Jiang Sheng paused and said, "Or maybe it's already in the water, just wait for the river water intercepted before to let go, and you can go down the river." ”

Gongsun Du didn't turn his gaze, nodded, and said, "The person who broke the embankment arranged it, right?" Whether it can be released all at once is related to whether the water can be successfully launched! ”

"Don't worry, the arrangement has been made." Jiang Sheng replied.

Wei You suddenly interjected: "Is this ship so big?" It looks like there's still a long way to go, so you can see it now? ”

Gongsun Du smiled and said, "I'll know what kind of giant this is later." ”

"That's right!" Jiang Sheng nodded in agreement, but tacitly did not say anything specific. For them, it is also a matter of pride to be able to build a sufficiently amazing battleship, and too much boasting is suspected of being a showman.

Wei You also nodded and didn't say anything more.

It's just that the pace of the group is much faster.

As the distance approached, the figure of the battleship became larger and larger.

When the distance was less than 100 zhang, Wei You couldn't help but exclaim: "Is this really a battleship?" It looks more like a building the size of a hill, which is really surprising. ”

"Hahaha!"

Gongsun Du felt happier today than ever, and laughed more times.

"When you get on the boat, you know it's really big!"

Not to mention Wei You, people like Huang Qing and others were really shocked and opened their mouths wide, and they couldn't say anything at all.

When you get to the dock, you can really get a glimpse of the whole picture, even if Gongsun Du has seen tens of thousands of tons of cruise ships, he is still surprised. After all, it was made of steel, and it couldn't be compared to wood at all.

According to visual inspection, after a simple calculation, the bow of this ship is a battleship with high raised ramming angles, only about 600 tons, which is really powerful. Although it is not as good as the thousand-ton giant in the later Southern Dynasties, it is also very good, after all, although there is theoretical support, there is still a gap of more than two hundred, nearly three hundred years.

Jiang Sheng looked at Gongsun Du with a satisfied look on his face, and breathed a sigh of relief without a trace on his face. Although the battleship has been built, after all, there is no experience from the past, and it is really difficult to say whether it can be done.

"My lord, the battleship is about to be launched at the moment, but it has not yet been named, which is customarily unlucky." Jiang Sheng said, "I don't know what the lord wants to be called? ”

"Tian Wu!" Gongsun Du blurted out the name when he heard this.

"Tianwu?" Jiang Sheng pondered the meaning of the name.

Gongsun Du glanced at him, then turned to Wei You, and said, "Qingping, do you know why Tianwu is?" ”

Jiang Sheng, as well as Jiang Yi, Huang Qing and others all looked at Wei You when they heard this.

Wei You groaned for a moment and said, "Tianwu, one of the ancient water gods. There is a saying in the Classic of Mountains and Seas - 'In the Valley of the Rising Sun, there is a god called Tianwu, which is for Shuibo.' It is a beast, with eight heads and eight legs and eight tails on the human face, all of which are green and yellow. ’”

"I wonder if my subordinates are wrong?" After Wei You finished speaking, he looked at Gongsun Du.

Gongsun Du nodded and said, "That's right! Tianwu has the ability to call the wind and rain, and among the ancient water gods, it is famous for its mystery. ”

After a pause, he said: "I hope it can be like the legendary Tianwu, it can call the wind and rain, not afraid of the wind and waves, and it will not be affected in the face of the mysterious sea, so the name - Tianwu!" ”

"My lord!"

Everyone was convinced.

"Let's go, no matter how much you talk about, it's better to get on the boat and see it yourself."

Gongsun Du said to Jiang Sheng again: "It's waterproof, and when everyone gets on the boat, it is estimated that the river water released is almost there, and it is just time to launch the sea trial." ”。

"Yes, my lord." Jiang Sheng responded, and then glanced at Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang.

The two of them understood, and hurriedly passed the order.