Zhao Yu said that he moved Liu Zhu, but he did not fight the old fox. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Ying Jieyan looked at the battle plan re-reported by Liu Zhu and knew that it was the handiwork of His Royal Highness, and only he was so bold and meticulous that he dared to use the rising tide to sneak directly into the enemy's water village to launch an attack. After discussing with Zhao Mengjin, he thought that the revised battle plan would use fewer troops, be highly concealed, and mainly use rockets to carry out intensive long-range attacks, and the combat difficulty and damage would be greatly reduced, so he thought it was feasible.

And Ying Jieyan also calculated that His Highness's little ghost would definitely be able to move Liu Zhu to agree to him to go to sea together, although he repeatedly promised that he would never take His Highness with him. Therefore, he personally went to Lingao early the next morning to give the order, and sure enough, he found that His Royal Highness was ready to board the ship. Zhao Hao could only sigh and watch Liu Zhu set sail for the warship, and followed Ying Jieyan back to Qiongzhou in a gloomy manner, but the boat got off the boat first when it arrived at the Nandu River Shipyard. Ying Jieyan just told Ni Liang to follow His Highness closely and did not stop him, and let him go......

"This ship is not small!" The purpose of Zhao Yu's trip was to see the handsome ship that captured Liu Shen, and now it has been rowed under his seat and has become his new ship.

"Your Highness, of course. When the traitor took this ship to Xiangfan, he ran aground unexpectedly, and as a result, he used a thousand soldiers to drag it out, so he had to change another ship. As a result, he was captured by Liu Shen, but he didn't expect it to be in the hands of His Highness now. When Zhou Xiang heard that His Royal Highness had come to the shipyard, he immediately rushed from the capital to accompany him.

"Yes! How's it going? Zhao Yu looked carefully along the wharf, this ship is more than 40 zhang long, carries 10,000 stones, according to modern calculations, it is about 120 meters, and the displacement reaches 1,200 tons. In modern times, it is just an ordinary ship, but in this era it is a giant.

"Your Highness, the ship's side has been repaired as ordered, and the useless parts of the upper deck have been dismantled and are being resurfaced. It's also a good thing that His Highness didn't order the bottom of the ship to be broken, otherwise we wouldn't have such a big dock to repair this big guy. Zhou Xiang said with a smile.

"Are the ballistas and stone throwers I asked you to build ready?" Zhao Hao asked softly again.

"Your Highness's orders, how dare your subordinates slacken. I ordered the craftsmen of the workshop to hurry up for days, and we have already made ten large ballistas, thirty medium ballistas, and sixty light ballistas, and they are ready to be assembled on board. Zhou Xiang said.

"Well, very good, give five hundred yuan to the craftsmen." Zhao Yu nodded with satisfaction. Although Zhou Xiang is a bit cunning and likes to pat on the back, he is still reliable in doing things, as long as he tells him, he will definitely try to complete it, especially his diligence makes him enjoy it very much.

"Your Highness, do you have to load so many ballistas on this big ship?" Ni Liang, who was following behind, asked suspiciously.

"Of course!" Zhao Hao turned his head and said.

"Wouldn't it be that more than just gunners need a thousand!" Ni Liang calculated silently for a moment, staring at the big eyes and saying in surprise.

"Well, the large ballista requires six people to operate, the medium ballista and the repeating light crossbow also need four people to operate, plus the auxiliary personnel to five hundred." Zhao Yu said.

"Oh, I understand, His Highness ordered Zheng Yong to recruit two hundred people from his clan, and let the pro-army train and select gunners to board this big ship." Just after the Spring Festival, His Royal Highness ordered the expansion of the pro-guard camp, Ni Liang didn't know what he meant at the time, but now he suddenly said.

"Hehe, you're going to have jurisdiction over 2,000 people in the future, don't always be confused!" Zhao Hao smiled.

"Oh, but I can't manage these thousand people, and I have to add so many people, how can I get it?" Ni Liang said with a sad face.

"Commander Ni, others think that they have few soldiers, but it's the first time I've seen you with too much, don't let down Your Highness's trust in you." Zhou Xiang said with a smile.

"I know that, but ...... Alas! Ni nodded and sighed.

"Okay, you have to learn hard from Mr., if you don't understand, you can ask, and it will get better slowly." Zhao Hao knew that Ni Liang regarded his trust as a burden, and he was indeed a little embarrassed for this young child who was less than twenty, but what could he do, who made him the most reassuring person for himself!

In fact, Zhao Yu always thinks that if there is a saint in this world, this Ni Liang can be counted as one. Needless to say, his loyalty is extremely simple, the meat can be eaten, the chaff can be eaten, he does not drink alcohol, he does not love tea, and his clothes are not torn; Zhao Yu is generous, he is never stingy when he is rich, but sometimes he can't avoid pain. But this master regards money as dung, and it can even be said that he has no concept of money, and he throws it in the box under the bed when he is paid and rewarded, he doesn't know how much money he has.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will do my best." Ni Liang smiled honestly and agreed.

"Let's get on the boat and have a look!" Zhao Yu nodded. Ni Liang, this kid still has this benefit, he is simple-minded, and he forgets about the things he is unhappy about in a blink of an eye, but as long as he promises to do his best, he will definitely try his best to do it well. And in the palace, he is the only one who dares to say 'I' in front of him, instead of being a subordinate, a subordinate official, a lowly position, a small and other humble titles, for which Wang De taught him a lot, but he forgot it in a blink of an eye, and finally he was also deflated, His Royal Highness didn't care, so he didn't care anymore.

"Well, it's a lot more spacious than a dragon ship!" Zhao Yu is on this ship for the first time, according to his usual visiting habits, he is the first to the cabin, here is the foundation of a ship, whether it can withstand the wind and waves mainly depends on the bottom of the ship.

The ship's bilge is naturally spacious, the whole is a shuttle shape, the widest part of the ship is ten zhang, more than twice as wide as the dragon ship, and the depth is three zhang and five feet. There are six cabins in the front and rear, each cabin is divided into three layers, and the lower layer is filled with boulders as ballast, and it can also settle infrequently used sundries. The middle floor is mainly used for storage, and the front cabin is mainly used to store spare sail cables and other things on board; The middle compartment can be used to store weapons and arrows; The rear compartment is a place to store food and drinking water, and six large water tanks can store more than 1,000 stones. The granary was full of grain, enough for the whole ship to feed for three or four months.

The uppermost floor of the bilge has been divided into three parts: left, middle and right according to Zhao Yu's plan. Thirty cannon doors were opened on each side of the port side on the left and right sides to house light repeating ballistas; The middle part was divided into more than sixty compartments for the rest of the gunners and sailors, enough to accommodate thousands of people; The stern part of the ship has been transformed into a large galley, which can serve thousands of people; Three-foot square patios are opened at intervals on the roof to facilitate ventilation and lighting, and can be closed when it rains.

There were originally four floors above deck, and Zhao Yu removed the four floors to increase the stability of the ship. The women's wall on the first floor was retained, but the bottom was transformed into a trapdoor, and the ballista was hidden in it on weekdays to avoid the increase of wear and tear in the wind and sun. two heavy ballistas on the bow and stern decks; Fifteen medium-sized ballistae are arranged on each side of the board, and three heavy ballistas are arranged at intervals, which can also be adjusted as needed in wartime. The interior of the first floor is divided into rooms of various sizes, which serve as resting places for soldiers and warehouses for weapons and ammunition.

The ship's original poles and trebuchets were removed and replaced with ballistas. Heavy ballistas can attack long-range targets, medium ballistas are within 300 paces, and repeating ballistas are close-range targets at 200 paces or less. This arrangement gives this ship the ability to strike at three levels, and this kind of 10,000-stone ship itself is a weapon, which is enough to crush all enemy ships, even a large ship of 3,000 Hu cannot withstand its impact.

The upper floor of the ship is in the shape of a tower, and the area of the second floor is decreasing, but it is still not small. This is the living and working area for Zhao Yu and his entourage, which is roughly divided into three parts. The first half is the work area, with a meeting room, a large study room, and an office and lounge for the officials accompanying the marshal's office; In the middle section, there are living quarters for the guards and handymen, and there is a separate kitchen and storehouse.

The rear is Zhao Hao's exclusive area, which is equipped with a small study, a workshop, a living room and a kitchenette, as well as a 'nanny room' and utility room for the rotating small yellow door. There are separate ramps leading to the third and lower levels, each of which is guarded 24 hours a day, and no one is allowed to enter. Of course, these were all left over from his first two users, and Zhou Xiang only slightly modified some of them as needed. Now the second layer has basically been modified, just waiting for the paint to be painted.

"It's spacious enough, but it's too extravagant!" Zhao Yu entered his exclusive area, touched the gold decal on the door and frowned.

"Eh, is this the only way to be worthy of the identity of His Highness!" Zhou Xiang said with a smile.

"That's not good, you let the craftsmen take down these gold ornaments and melt them down as the cost of repairing the ship, this king doesn't have to be so extravagant." Zhao Yu shook his head and said, he saw that the gold ornaments in the house were everywhere, and it was estimated that there were hundreds of taels everywhere he looked, and it seemed that his two predecessors liked this yellow and white thing very much.

"Your Highness, come and see here again!" Zhou Xiang smiled mysteriously, fiddled with one of the walls of the study for a moment, and opened a secret doorway.

"What's all here?" Zhao Hao only felt a golden light in front of him, and his eyes were bright, and he asked urgently.

"Your Highness, this is all Liu Shen's personal belongings." Zhou Xiang pointed and said.

"Oh, haven't you already asked people to hand over all the belongings on the ship to the Marshal's Mansion for public use? How are there many more here. Zhao Yu walked in, only to see that the room of more than thirty or forty square meters was full of all kinds of gold and silver utensils, only the gold plate, silver bowl, and golden candlestick were enough to make up a big meal, and he looked through it and found Liu Shen's legendary golden night pot. And there are more than a dozen large boxes stacked on the wall, and it seems that the contents are also valuable. He was frightened and asked in a trembling voice.

"Your Highness, the property on the ship has been registered and handed over by the General Bureau, this is only Liu Shen's private place, and the items in it are all furnishings and applications on the ship, and they cannot be counted as enemy funds, so they were left." Zhou Xiang whispered.

"Was it your idea?" Zhao Hao asked sharply.

"Your Highness, no...... Also, it was the idea of his subordinates and the head of the village, and he said that His Royal Highness had recently spent a lot of money in the inner house, and leaving these things was not considered a private possession, so his subordinates also agreed. If His Highness thinks it's inappropriate, then ......" Zhou Xiang was taken aback and stammered to admit it.

"You're telling the truth?" Zhao Yu continued to ask with a tense face.

"Yes...... If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can ask the owner of the village! Zhou Xiang was stunned by the question, and he didn't know whether His Royal Highness asked himself if he was telling the truth, or if Zhuang Shilin was telling the truth, and he gritted his teeth and was confused.

"Your Highness, this is really a treasure sword!"

"Oh, I'll see!" Zhao Yu turned his head and saw Ni Liang holding a knife in his hand, he leaned over to take a look, and saw that the blade was shiny without a trace of rust, but it exuded a compelling cold, and the blade was extremely thin with a hint of dark patterns. The handle of the knife is carved from a whole piece of white jade, inlaid with gold and silver, and decorated with precious stones, which looks extraordinary.

"Ni control this is knowledgeable, most of the knives are from the inner supervision of the Jin people, the blade is made of good iron, and after thousands of tempering, not only can blow hair and break hair, but also can cut copper and iron. In the past, this knife was specially ordered by the Jurchen Emperor to be made by famous craftsmen, and it was only awarded to meritorious generals in addition to personal use, which was very rare, but I don't know where Liu Thief got it! "Zhou Xiang will be a prisoner, of course, he is very good at weapons, and he can see the history at a glance.

"Do you like it?" Zhao Hao raised his head and asked Ni Liang.

"Hmm!" Ni Liang nodded vigorously and hummed.

"Okay, that's for you. Liu Shen was born in the army, and he must have collected a lot of good guys, you can find it again, and if you still like it, take it away! Zhao Yu said generously. He knew that what was hidden in this hut must have been something that Liu Shen had accumulated for many years, and this time they pursued the imperial court, and there were hundreds of warships captured, and there was no shortage of ships loaded with things in the palace.

"Your Highness, do you have something you like?" Zhou Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as this 'stupid guy' likes it, His Royal Highness will not say anything.

"Where do you have time to look through it now, let's talk about it later when you have time!" Zhao Hao licked his lips and said, his principle is that if you don't get rich, you are a bastard, now they are so filial, how can they not accept it, but they still put on an angry look. But Zhou Xiang was completely relieved, His Royal Highness meant to laugh at it and would not pursue himself.

Ni Liang picked out another bow and a dagger, and didn't ask for anything like gold or silver. And Zhou Xiang closed the door again after everyone came out, and nailed the door with his own hands, to show that he had no desire to covet the property inside, and only waited for His Highness to open it by himself. The three of them went up three more floors, where the command hub of the entire ship was located, from which all orders were given, and on which there were not only command posts, but also soldiers stationed on them, who could condescendingly shoot enemy soldiers who approached the ship...... (To be continued.) )