Boom, boom~

Da Da Da ~ The rumbling sound of water came from the upper reaches of Liaoshui, accompanied by the sound of rapid horses' hooves.

In the blink of an eye, the river was invisible, and a group of cavalry was vaguely seen galloping.

Gongsun Du didn't think much about it, and he understood that this was Liu Yi, who was in charge of breaking the embankment, and he came at this time, perhaps just to see him, and he was both moved and funny in his heart. But after Liu Yi got closer, he still shouted: "Hongyuan, thank you for your hard work!" ”

"Thank you for your concern!" Liu Yi and the cavalry who rushed to him replied loudly.

Gongsun Du smiled and waved his hand, and then set his eyes on Jiang Sheng on the shore.

When he got on the ship just now, Jiang Sheng refused on the grounds that he was too old and tired from the journey. Gongsun Du can only agree to this, this sea trial, the journey from the Liao team to the sea is not short, not to mention the impact of the next burst of the embankment, not Jiang Sheng's old arms and legs can withstand it.

Nodding at Jiang Sheng, Gongsun Du turned his head to look at the water flow that was already very close, and did not forget to remind him: "Hurry up and stand firm, be careful!" ”

Boom, boom, boom~

The sound of rushing water became louder and closer, and everyone's breathing couldn't help but become rapid and heavy.

Rumble~

The hull of the ship shook violently, Gongsun Du only felt that his feet were unstable, and his body was about to fall when he was crooked, and his waist was steady, however, he felt that he was slammed into it, and he couldn't stabilize it anymore, and he fell on the deck with a "poof".

"Underestimating the impact of the current!" There was only one thought left in Gongsun Du's mind.

The others were even more unbearable and had already fallen to the ground.

When the water flow stabilized slightly, Gongsun Du had time to see who knocked him down.

"Sure enough, it's her!"

Gongsun Du actually expected it in his heart, but when he really saw that it was Huang Qing, he was still stunned.

"How are you?"

Gongsun Du asked, and he felt inappropriate, mainly because his posture was a little indecent, and he didn't have time to see if the other people around him noticed this, so he quickly let go of Huang Qing and stood up.

"Now that the current has stabilized, start the boat immediately!"

It was timely to change the topic, and Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang responded loudly: "Yes, lord." ”

Gongsun Du still felt that it was inappropriate, and said, "Let's see if anyone is injured?" ”

When Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang heard this, they also felt it, and felt that they were not injured, so they transferred to the cabin to give orders. The rest of the soldiers and others also touched the painful place to check whether they were injured, and they had no time to pay attention to Gongsun Du's embarrassment. By the time they finished checking, Huang Qing had already stood up, and there was no possibility of finding it.

Only Wei You found out about this, but he was not a person who talked much, he just glanced at it, and then shifted his gaze before Gongsun Du got up. Yes. Gongsun Du didn't notice that he had found out.

Not much.

The battleship "Tianwu" moved, and along the rushing river, it quickly headed for the South Pole.

After the initial shock, "Tianwu" drove very smoothly, standing on the deck, Gongsun Du felt that there was no bump at all.

"Qingping, how do you feel?"

Wei You's face was full of excitement, and it was obvious that the shock had not subsided. At this time, when he heard Gongsun Du's question, he suddenly came back to his senses and said, "Lord, if there are dozens or hundreds of such warships, who else in this world can resist them?" ”

"No one can stop you! Absolutely unstoppable! ”

Looking at Wei You, who had fallen into a frenzy, Gongsun Du had to pour a basin of cold water and said: "Just this 'Tianwu', it took a year and two months to build, and there are more than 300 shipwrights, not counting the labor of logging and changing materials, and the time to find a giant tree that is enough to be used as the main body, even if you are skilled now, you can shorten the construction time, it will take at least ten months, and what can be done is only Jiang Duzao, Jiang Chuanshi and Gao Chuanshi, three ships are built at the same time, and only three ships can be obtained in a year, and dozens of ships are needed, at least more than ten years." ”

Suddenly, Gongsun Du turned his head, looked at Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang, and said, "Jiang Chuanshi and Gao Chuanshi think what they said is right?" ”

Wei You's eyes turned and he also put it on the two of them.

Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang were silent.

Gongsun Du didn't know what was going on, it was clear that what he said was wrong, he waved his hand and said, "If it's not right, it's not right, you just say what the specific situation is." ”

Finally. Gongsun Du was worried that the two of them were still worried about being condemned, so they didn't dare to speak, so they ordered Gao Qiang.

"Gao Qiang, you come."

Gao Qiang glanced at Jiang Yi and said in his heart: Why is it not you!

"Back to the lord!" Gao Qiang didn't dare to slack off, his eyes closed, and he hurriedly replied, "The wood for the main body has been selected, but it will have to be sent to Kunpeng Fort in June." ”

Gongsun Du nodded, he also knew that it was one thing to find this thing, and it was another thing to send it back, it was a giant tree that had to be hugged by several people, and its weight was extraordinary.

Gao Qiang saw that Gongsun Du really didn't mean to blame, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "But the time for the three of us to be separated has not been shortened, but it has been longer, and it is estimated that the construction will be completed by the end of next year." ”

"Furthermore, the Liaoshui River is not wide, and if you want to go into the water, you have to wait until the whole time now, that is to say, at least wait until this time of the year after next to conduct a sea trial, and then hand it over to the navy."

Hiss~

Wei You gasped and was dumbfounded, "It's taking so long? Doesn't that mean that even if you just build 30 warships like 'Tianwu', it will take about 20 years? ”

Although they were very helpless, Gongsun Du, Jiang Yi, and Gao Qiang could only nod.

Jiang Yi also said: "Even if we can find a shipmaster who has the ability to build alone in the future, the speed will not increase too much, because there are really too few such people." Not to mention, the Ninth Taigong, uh, is Jiang Duzao, who will build a larger warship next. ”

"Bigger?" Wei You was shocked, he felt that he had not been shocked more than he had in his life.

Gongsun Du ignored their discussion, and instead remembered that two people, a man and a woman, were both famous inventors in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty......

"Then I'll send it!" Gongsun Du fell into his own fantasies.

"When the time comes, with his or her ability to invent, and my creativity, I will definitely be able to create more and stronger weapons to fight all the invincible opponents......"

No wonder Gongsun Du is so fantasizing, it is really Jiang Sheng's old age, and he doesn't know how many years he can live, and how many years he can contribute to building warships.

As for Jiang Yi, Gongsun Du admits that he is a shipbuilder of historical significance in his memory, but he is only a shipbuilder, at least as far as he knows, he has not made achievements in other aspects. Now Liaodong's weapons and armor, not to mention it, but the manufacturing capacity has improved, and the hardness and sharpness have been improved, and there is no breakthrough in others. For example, bed crossbows, rushing cars, repeating crossbows, etc., are all technologies that have been in place for a long time, and the range has not been increased, and even the number of crossbows fired at one time has not increased.

If you are trapped in one place, it is fine, but if you want to do more, you must have such an excellent craftsman.

After a long time, Gongsun Du came back to his senses, saw that Wei You and the others had quieted down, quietly looked at the rushing river, and couldn't help but ask casually: "Oh? Are you done talking? ”

"Yes, my lord, we ......"

Then a new round of discussions began, mostly about the construction of warships, although Wei You didn't understand this, but now his curiosity is not small, and he listens to it with relish, and interjects a sentence from time to time, but he can always get to the point.

It seems that smart people always have good thinking skills!

After traveling more than ten miles, Wei You got off the boat, accompanied by fifty personal soldiers, and returned to Xiangping together. During the time when Gongsun Du accompanied the "Tianwu" on the sea trial, if Wei You was not there, then Liaodong might be in chaos.

Afterwards.

Gongsun Du no longer stayed on deck, but wandered around the ship to see if there was anything wrong and then to fix it.

It was only at this time that Gongsun Du discovered that this battleship had indeed surpassed all previous warships, with a huge hull, staggered cabins, and a steady movement speed......

In this way, once you enter the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, you will inevitably be invincible.

After looking everywhere, Gongsun Du was very satisfied, but now it is a sea trial, and there is no potential to follow, so it is necessary to pay attention to what should be paid attention to.

"Don't forget to check around from time to time to find out where there is a problem and fix it in time."

"Yes, my lord." Jiang Yi and Gao Qiang understood this and responded in unison.

In the evening of the same day, "Tianwu" went down the river and into the sea.

For nearly ten days in the following years, Gongsun Du has been drifting at sea, although there have been some problems during the period, but they are all minor problems, which are normal situations, and it is good to adjust them.

This made Gongsun Du firm in the idea of setting off for the other side of the sea this year, if he waited for the new "Tianwu" type battleship to be completed and got the year after tomorrow, it would be too long, and he couldn't wait. With this "Tianwu" battleship as the mainstay, supplemented by several wheeled Knowles battleships, as long as you can bring back enough sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn to make seeds.

With a decision, Gongsun Du no longer followed the battleship for sea trials, got off the ship nearby, and returned to Xiangping. The rest is to wait for Cheng Pu to return, and then set off for the east.

It's just that this time it goes, maybe it's a year or two, or even three or four years later.

"Fortunately, now that we are in the Northland, there is no need for water warfare."

This is one of the reasons why Gongsun Du made this decision.