After walking to the drawings and looking at them for a while, he turned around and walked to the edge of the ship's side, slapped the sturdy planks on the side of the ship, and said loudly to everyone: "Your concerns are not unreasonable, our ship is generally high, if the enemy must use rockets in battle, how can we save it in the vast sea?" The king intended to return the ship to the outside of the ship wrapped in a layer of iron sheets, and fixed the iron sheets to the hull with iron nails, so that the enemy's rockets could not penetrate the iron sheets and fell into the sea water to extinguish, and other places on the hull that were very easy to be attacked were also covered with iron sheets, so as to prevent the enemy from attacking our ship with rockets in the near future. Yang Er felt that this method was feasible, couldn't you build an iron ship, and couldn't you wrap a layer of iron sheet around the wooden hull? It doesn't seem to be difficult at all!

"Little Wangye, the method is good, and the construction is not difficult, but this will use a lot of fine iron? And the weight of the ship should also increase a lot. An old shipwright spoke.

"Huh! A lot of money has already been spent, and it doesn't matter if you spend a few more, it is much better than destroying the ship and killing people when going to sea to fight, as long as the ship is not destroyed, and the people do not die, it will save the king a lot of money. Master Meng, do you say it? Yang Er said with a smile, thinking that as long as it was something that money could solve, it wouldn't be a problem.

"As for the weight of the hull mentioned by Master Meng, it is better to only install iron sheet protection on the front of the hull and in places that are vulnerable to attack, or reduce other weights, such as streamlining the hull structure to reduce weight, in short, it is advisable to cover the important parts of the hull with iron sheets to prevent fire." Yang Er then added.

Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this, and even the old shipwright surnamed Meng who spoke out looked at Wang Bo in agreement.

"Brother, since you have spoken, then don't blame your brother for using your fine iron more. Brothers, stop gathering around, and move according to the king's will. Wang Bo shouted loudly to everyone. And they all laughed and went away.

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Wang Bo came to Yang Er's side and said, "Brother, it is estimated that these ten naval battle frigates will be built in another month. It's just that the various firearms, crossbows, and arrows equipped on the ship have not yet been recruited, and the sailors on the ship have not yet been recruited! This will be followed by sea trials, drills, etc., and it is estimated that the formation of combat strength will not be until October this year."

"Big brother, don't worry, if you can build 50 equal warships within the year, it will be good, next year is when you and my brother dominate the sea, and the younger brother guarantees that you will worry about too much gold and property." Yang Er looked condescendingly at the busy people in the audience, especially the place where a pile of fires was being lit and various marine iron accessories were being built.

"All kinds of artillery, crossbow arrows, etc. equipped on the ship, when you recruit sailors here, you will naturally have them." When Yang Er said this, he even had a picture in his mind of commanding a group of frigates that suddenly appeared in Jiankang City, the capital of Southern Chen, and it was a sudden decapitation operation!

Just as Yang Er was standing on the bow of the boat and imagining the future, a person suddenly ran up from under the boat and reported closely: "Lord, you are here to let the lower officials find it." Please follow the lower officials back to the house quickly, and the lower officials will report if they have it. ”

"Oh! It's Lord Li! That being the case, this article will be left at your home. Big brother, the younger brother retired first, if there is anything else, you can go back to the house. With that, he got off the boat with Li Taizhi and hurriedly walked back.

When he walked out of the shipyard, Yang Er saw that there was no one else around, so he asked urgently, "Why do you have to chase here?" Let's talk as we go! ”

"Lord! Fang Xiaguan's subordinates sent back the news of Tang Bi from Jinan Mansion, and Tang Bi raised troops. Li Taizhi hurriedly said.

"Oh? Could it be that guy really dares to use troops against me in Liyang City? Yang Eryi heard that Tangbi, the king of Jinan, had sent troops, and subconsciously thought that he had occupied his Liyang City.

"My lord, instead of using troops against my Liyang, he led 20,000 troops south to Langya County, saying that he wanted to exterminate the rebel Xu Yuanlang in one fell swoop."

"Huh? How could this be? Let's talk about it later. Yang Er obviously didn't think of the direction of Tang Bi's troops, and couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly gave the mount a whip, urging the war horse to hurry back to the palace.

In the battle of Hedong Lulin bandits attacking Wagang Mountain, there was only one winner Yang Guang, the king of Jin in Hedong, who not only expanded his territory, but more importantly, he directly extended his hand to Shandong and Luoyang, and then all of them were based on Jizhou, and for a time the power of the king of Jin swelled up, and Wang Shichong and Tang Bi, the two old feudal towns, had to cheer up and always prevent the power of the king of Jin from expanding in these two directions again.

Compared with Wang Shichong, Tang Bi's loss in this Jin King's expansion battle was the largest, no less than Li Yuan's direct loss of a dispensable poor county. The loss of Liyang and Weicheng almost made Tang Bi directly lose control of a large area of land north of the Yellow River, and he could no longer covet the land of Jizhou, which he had always coveted. Under the control of the Sui Court, he has always been able to look at the fat of Jizhou and dare not send troops to fight, just wait for the world to change, and he can directly send troops to occupy the entire territory of Jizhou as the foundation, but now this illusion is shattered. He also had to garrison the city south of the Yellow River to prevent the Jin king's forces from moving south to Jeju again, and Tang Bi felt quite aggrieved.

"What does the King of Luoyang say?" At this time, Tang Bi was listening to the report of his retainers in his palace. This shrewd and capable retainer was ordered to contact Wang Shichong on behalf of Tang Bi to discuss the cooperation between the two kings against the King of Jin.

"Lord Wang, the King of Luoyang said that he is willing to cooperate sincerely with the prince and fight against foreign enemies. also asked the villain to bring back a letter to the prince, please see it. With that, the retainer took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Tang Bi. After Tang Bi wrote the letter, he nodded to this retainer, and the retainer understood, and hurriedly turned around and left.

After Tang Bi unfolded the letter and read it, he couldn't help but look hideous, and after a little thought, he shouted to the porter: "Beat the drum and gather the generals." ”

With the beating of drums, it didn't take long for the camp hall to gather all the generals and officials belonging to Jinan Daxingtai.

After finishing the matter and there was nothing missing, Tang Bi said in the main hall: "This handsome has the order of the prince and the general of the Yue, and wants to work with Lord Shichong, the king of Luoyang, to join Yang Guang, the king of the Eastern Jin Dynasty of the Imperial River, so that he must not continue to encroach on my territory. But Wang Shichong asked Ben Shuai to always pay attention to Wang Bo of Donglai County, saying that although Donglai County was forcibly occupied by Wang Bo, it was now owned by Yang Guang, the king of Jin, and even more so, Yang Guang, the king of Jin, was now in Laizhou Mansion and mingled with Wang Bo. Now the marshal is bordered by the Yellow River in the north and the Jin army in the north of the river, and the east is touched by the king of Jin. Do the generals have a way to teach me? Tang Bizheng sat on the platform and looked at his generals and said loudly.

The generals under the stairs listened to Tang Bi's words, and immediately discussed a lot. Seeing that the general discussion was inconclusive for a while, Tang Bi felt quite irritable and was about to scold, when a middle-aged man who looked like a literati on the left said: "Dashuai, now the forces of the King of Jin have formed a semi-encirclement of my Jinan Mansion, if there is a change in the world, the King of Jin will definitely send troops to attack my Jinan in two ways, and I have to defend it." In the words of the younger brother, if I secretly make friends with Nan Chen, I can use Nan Chen's forces to defend Jinan at that time, at least Nan Chen will not take the opportunity to attack my back. ”

"Tang Jingong's words are wrong! Although my land is threatened by the power of the King of Jin, the last general thinks that he will not dare to send troops to my Jinan easily, even if the world changes, as a royal prince, he will inevitably be friendly with me, how can he be my enemy, the marshal does not have to worry. However, we must not collude with the southern Chen State from Tang Jin's words, if the matter is defeated, the marshal will become a sinner of the Great Sui, at that time, not only the Jin army will attack from the north and the east, but Wang Shichong will also send troops to attack the west of me. The general thought that he should expand his sphere of influence and recover Langya County as soon as possible, and eradicate the bandit Xu Yuanlang as soon as possible. Then, follow the law of Donglai to govern the people, and build Langya County into a stable rear of my Jinan Mansion. If Xu Yuanlang surrenders to Yang Guang, the king of Jin, then my Jinan Mansion will be threatened by enemies on three sides, please make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Tang Bi was taken aback when he heard this person's words. Busy looking carefully, it turned out to be a new member of his own camp, the flag officer of the Chinese army, this person's surname is Qin Mingqiong, who was recommended to his camp as a general by Luo Yi, the king of Yanshan. Listening to Luo Yi's letter, this person is highly skilled in martial arts and deep in strategy, and he is a general's talent, and listening to his words today is quite insightful. After Tang Bi carefully considered Qin Qiong's advice, he couldn't help but nod frequently.

is worthy of being the nephew of the old Luo Yi, who sees the general trend of the world clearly, and he is now a member of the feudal town of the Sui Emperor, and his grade is extremely high. If he didn't rebel, how could King Jin Xiao'er dare to attack. Qin Qiong's words are true. The secret communication with Nan Chen is obviously unwise, and the consequences are serious.

"Tang Jin, although you are the younger brother of the handsome clan, you are not as knowledgeable as my flag, don't say anything!" Tang Bi glared at Tang Jin fiercely with his triangular eyes, and Tang Jin had to hurriedly bow his head and retreat, not daring to speak again.

"General Shubao stepped forward to speak, and Ben Shuai asked you." The flag officer is considered a lower-level officer in the army, and he can just enter the account for deliberations, but standing at the end of the general queue, when the senior officials are usually there, ordinary flag officers do not dare to speak in the big tent. But after listening to Qin Qiong's advice and his background of Luo Yi, Tang Bi also had to look at him more.

"Dashuai, the last general has long heard that Langya Xu Yuanlang has now been connected with the Jianghuai bandits, and its power is getting bigger and bigger, if it is not cut off as soon as possible, it will definitely be a thorn in the back of my Jinan Mansion, and it will be threatened at any time. The last general is willing to be the vanguard and exterminate the bandits for the commander. Qin Qiong walked to the front steps of the handsome seat in a few steps and said loudly.

"Hmmm! What Shubao said was reasonable, Langya County was originally under the territory of Ben Shuai, and Ben Shuai was negligent for a while, which made the bandits a big trouble. Based on Ben Shuai's understanding of the King of Jin, if I don't exterminate the Langya bandits, he will use this as an excuse to send troops to Langya, and at that time, Ben Shuai will not be able to use troops against him, and the situation will be even more passive. After speaking, Tang Bi stood up in the handsome seat and ordered: "Tang Jin listens to the order, this commander orders you to be the main general, Qin Qiong is the vanguard, lead 20,000 troops to sacrifice the flag at the right time, sweep away Xu Yuanlang, and return my Langya County to a quiet place, so as not to rekindle the bandits." After Tang Bi finished speaking, he took out one from the quiver and handed it to Tang Jin.

"The rest of the congregation will stick to their posts and not slacken."

And when the generals had answered, they dispersed their tents and returned to the camp. Tang Jin and Qin Qiong went to the barracks with arrows in their hands to order troops, preparing to go to Langya.

Tang Bi, who was originally reluctant to send troops to suppress bandits, had to send troops to settle his rear due to the oppression of the Jin king's forces on both sides, so as to cope with the future change of form.

It's just that Tang Bi's intention to send troops was soon learned by the spies including the Hedong Military Intelligence Department, and the information was transmitted to Li Taizhi, a thousand households who were accompanying Yang Er in Laizhou Mansion in the fastest way. This caused Li Taizhi to lose his temper a little, and hurriedly went to Yang Er to discuss the matter in person.

Wang Shichong also quickly got the news from the same information, but Tang Bi did not follow his advice, in fact, it was also a secret order from Yang Su, the king of Yue, to ask Tang Bi to take advantage of the fact that Yang Guang, the king of Jin, was not gaining a firm foothold in Donglai, and sent troops to recover the land occupied by Wang Bo and drive the forces of the king of Jin out of the Shandong Peninsula.

"This Tang Bi actually went to attack Langya County, or it was good that he did himself a favor by eliminating Xu Yuanlang, so as not to harass the people on the border of Henan. It's just that he is going to dislike Prince Yue again. Wang Shichong thought in his heart.

The news that Tang Bi was about to send troops to attack Langya County had already reached Xu Yuanlang and Du Fuwei.

"Then Tang Bi Lao'er actually underestimated me so much, and only 20,000 soldiers and horses wanted to fight with me, Du Laodi, how do you think you should deal with it?" Xu Yuanlang asked Du Fuwei with a disdainful face, and Du Fuwei was extremely cautious about the sudden change. He pondered the impact of this change on his own power. Do you want to use Tang Bi's hand to kill Xu Yuanlang and take over his sphere of influence yourself? It seems that this must be reported to the lord for a decision first.

"Big brother, look at what you said, when he comes, he will play the gong and drum in front of him! When the eldest brother arrives, just watch the younger brother play, and don't work for the eldest brother to appear. "Du Fuwei should inherit Xu Yuanlang on the surface.

"That's good, I can gather 30,000 or 40,000 horses here, plus my brother's men and horses, I can make up 50,000 people, and it is more than enough to deal with the 20,000 officers and troops of Tangbi Lao'er, haha!"

After coming out of Xu Yuanlang's tent, Du Fuwei instructed a henchman colonel, who was also a small flag officer of the Military Intelligence Department, to quickly bring a message to a hundred household officials in the city, and asked him to quickly go to Laizhou Mansion to find the main gazette letter, so as to confirm his next move.

In the palace of Laizhou, Yang Erzheng and Li Taizhi were discussing.

"Master Li, originally this king wanted to choose an opportunity to try his Donghai County again after a while, but now this Tang Bi himself has sent the opportunity to this king, hehe!" Yang Er said with a relaxed smile.

Li Taizhi, who was confused, really didn't understand what his lord was thinking, so he had to listen quietly without saying a word, with his eyes wide open.

"Let someone bring a letter to Du Fuwei and ask him to join Xu Yuanlang to fight against Tang Bi with all his might, but he can't fight head-on, the vanguard general Qin Qiong is not easy to mess with. It is necessary to use guerrilla tactics to deal with the troops of Tang Bi. ”

"My lord, what are guerrilla tactics?" Li Taizhi asked with a puzzled expression.

"Wait a minute, this king will write you sixteen words, you can hand it over to Du Fuwei, and let him use the army according to these sixteen words." After that, Yang Er turned around and went to the front of the case, took a pen and wrote four rows of big characters in cursive on the letterhead: I retreat when the enemy advances, I advance when the enemy retreats, I fight when the enemy is tired, and I disturb when the enemy is stationed.

Write a boycott to Li Taizhi. After Li Taizhi read it silently, he seemed to have some understanding, and couldn't help nodding secretly.

"Lord, the lower official will pass these sixteen characters to Lao Du, hehe! What a guerrilla war! ”