Chapter 265: The Dragon Dives into the Sea

There will be times when the wind and waves will be long, and the clouds will sail into the sea. ----------Tang Dynasty. Li Bai's "Difficult to Walk. Part 1》

In the middle of winter at the beginning of 195 A.D., Chen Long and his entourage came to Jiaozhou, in addition to the carriage and horses that transported personnel and materials, the last carriage stored a lot of products. In addition to the relatively large * bags, there are also thousands of extremely small bags, which can be tied to rockets, as long as they are densely fired, they are guaranteed to ignite a sea ship in an instant.

Although the road is becoming more and more wild and difficult to travel, the weather is getting better and better, and ten days later, I met the Jiaozhou Thorn Shixie who rushed to greet him in the Jiaozhi area. The senior officials of Jiaozhou were still full of weather, with a team of senior generals, respectfully greeting the lord.

The road from Jiaozhou to Jingzhou is not difficult because the Jiaozhou iron ore is constantly transported to the Lingling Arsenal. Jiaozhou and Qiongya are both fertile land, rich in products, and small populations. Especially on Qiongya Island, there are many coconut trees and tropical wild plants, as well as wild cashew nuts, coffee beans, peppers, mangoes, lychees, longans, jackfruits, etc., which hang on the branches in various seasons; There are countless wild seafood such as sea cucumbers, turtles, abalones, and lobsters; Iron ore, stone ore and other mineral reserves are also very abundant. The most exciting thing is the pleasant climate and beautiful scenery all year round. Standing tall in the middle of the island, the mountains are lush with tropical forests and evergreen. There are rivers formed by mountain streams, which water the farmland on both banks.

Chen Long knew that this was the scene, but he didn't think it was like it, Zhen Mi and Li Shishi, who were dressed in military uniforms and were extremely beautiful, and together with Zhou Budo and the special combat team, they were all fascinated by this wonderful tropical scenery, which was very different from the miasma of imagination. Chen Long's troops turned into ancient tour groups, stopping and stopping along the way, but unfortunately there were no cameras to take pictures. The team came to the southernmost corner of the world, only to see the blue sparkling, at a glance can not see the limit, the sea and the sky are the same color, incomparably beautiful and magnificent. The endless stretch of beach is as white as silver, and shards of shells of various colors glisten in the sun; The wind and waves seem to be frolicking and chasing on the sea, and the scenery is very charming with fishing sails in the distance.

All the soldiers couldn't help but take off their shoes and socks to tread water, and even Zhen Mi and Li Shuangshuang found a secluded place, revealing their fair and beautiful bare feet, playing in the waves. Li Shuangshuang even climbed a tall and straight coconut tree, the coconut fruits on it were abundant, Master Li playfully knocked down several of them, and asked Chen Longdao: "This shell is so hard, can you eat it?"

Chen Longzheng looked at Zhen Mi frolicking, and when he heard the words, he took it and said, "This is called coconut, and there is delicious coconut water in it." As he spoke, he pulled out the dagger, cut off the corner of the coconut with a knife, made a small straw out of the leaves, handed it to Master Li, and said with a smile: "Drink!" ”

Master Li greeted Zhen Mi, the two sat on the beach under the coconut tree, the sea breeze was blowing, the green leaves were swaying, and the two were drinking coconut water in the shade of the tree, which was very relaxed and freehand, which made Chen Long stunned. Who would have thought that in ancient times more than a thousand years ago, such coastal sunshine and beauties could still be seen?

In this way, he lingered until the evening, Chen Longling camped on the spot, and sat on the reef of the beach with Zhen Mi, facing the sea, listening to the sound of the waves lapping, looking at the wonders of the sunset on the sea, his heart was full of tenderness, Chen Long couldn't help humming: "The end of the sky, the corner of the sea, the acquaintance is half scattered."

A scoop of turbidity sprinkled with all the joy, don't dream cold tonight.

Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green.

Ask you when you will come, and don't linger when you come.

The end of the sky, the corner of the sea, half of the acquaintances.

Life is rare to get together, only parting more. ”

The beautiful melody sounded, but I didn't expect Zhen Mi to follow suit, and after singing, she asked in surprise: "Husband, why do you also have this song?" Grandma sang this song almost every few days before she met you. ”

Chen Long couldn't help but feel relieved, it turned out that Liu Qian missed herself, Zhen Mi heard it from her mouth, and couldn't help hugging Zhen Mi, just like a young version of Liu Qian, through the days when she and Liu Qian were close to each other, as if the past events of her previous life appeared in front of her, and she must try her best to chase it back.

Early the next morning, Chen Long followed Shixie's brigade to the sea ship base located on the edge of a harbor. A few miles away from the base, I saw a ship's bow rising in the distance. At this time, Liu Biao had passed away on the way to Qiongya, and Liu Qi was waiting at the gate of the shipyard with his younger brother Liu Cong and a group of shipwrights. Suddenly, he heard a shout from the soldiers on Liao Wangta, and knew that he had seen Chen Long's team, so he hurriedly rode his horse all the way down to meet him.

Chen Long saw that Liu Qi had grown two mustaches and had grown quite majestic, and said with a smile: "Young Master Liu, have you two brothers reconciled?" Liu Cong had a smile on his face, and said busily: "Thanks to the blessing of the lord, my brother is able to be harmonious and beautiful, and the Liu family has also been continued." Liu Qi also smiled: "My brothers are willing to build a ship for the lord for the rest of their lives." ”

After some greetings, Liu Qi personally led Chen Long into the shipyard. A huge boat pit has been dug in the beach inside, and a huge sea ship has been built, Liu Qi looked up at the hard hull proudly, patted the keel hard, and said: "Lord, this is the largest boat that our Liu family has built since they arrived in Qiongya, and I have been looking for this big keel in the mountains for a year." ”

Chen Long looked up at the big ship and saw that the ship was several stories high, and although the hull was made of a lot of large wood, the length of the wood was limited, and many smaller and shorter pieces of wood were still used to connect it. At the same time, the connections between the skeleton and the planks, and between the hull and the superstructure, are very strong, and it is clear that this structure is strong enough to withstand the wind and waves in the sea.

Everyone boarded the big boat, and Liu Qi said: "With such a large sea boat, the connection of all parts is extremely important. Fortunately, the main iron factory has made strong iron nails, and we use tenon joints combined with iron nails, which are much stronger and more reliable than using wooden nails and bamboo nails. ”

Chen Long smiled when he heard this: "Advanced, very good." As he spoke, he patted Liu Qi on the shoulder. Liu Qi couldn't imagine getting such glory, so he couldn't help but be grateful, and he introduced even harder.

Chen Long carefully observed the sea ship and saw that it adopted the style of a galleon suitable for long-distance voyages in ancient China, which was not only as tall as a building, but also had a wide bottom point, a high head and tail, a sharp tail and a guard plate on both sides, and two main masts in the middle were erected high. The cabin is a watertight compartment structure, the bottom tip is conducive to breaking the waves, the draft is deep, the stability is good, safe and comfortable, and it is indeed the most advanced sea ship at that time.

Chen Long asked, "How many boatmen do you need to move this boat?"

Liu Qi said: "At least three hundred people are needed, and I have experienced shipwrights here." Chen Long instructed: "You find me two hundred of the most experienced shipwrights, together with the three hundred men I brought, and another thousand soldiers from Shixie to board the ship together." The supply of weapons used, Shi Xie prepared 1,500 people for half a year. In addition, pontoons and lifeboats are set up throughout the bow and stern of the ship for rescue and landing. Shi Xie said excitedly: "No problem! ”

It was more than a month again, and this period of waiting for the sea ship to prepare became the best honeymoon for Chen Long and Zhen Mi. Although Zhen Mi is no longer a beautiful bride, she is still in this blue sky and blue sea, giving Chen Long the highest enjoyment.

At last the scheduled departure date came, the boatmen dug the dike, the sea roared into the deep pit in the ground, and the ship finally began to float. After all, Master Li has a child's heart, and shouted at the blue sea full of eyes: "The sea, the sea!" I'm coming! ”

Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.