In eight years, the water division has grown from the original 3,000 to the current 70,000, which can be said to be the hard work of the generals of the navy, although it is not much in terms of quantity, and compared with the army of more than 500,000, the navy is indeed very small, but the money they consume is not necessarily less.

Although the water division consumes a huge amount, the water master transports seven or eight million taels of silver every year, and also transports more than one million taels of gold and millions of catties of iron, copper and other metals.

It can be said that the sea transportation line is the wealth transportation line of the Han Dynasty, and the reason why the scale is not expanded is mainly because the Han Dynasty does not have a port, and staying in the port of the Great Song Dynasty is always not the case.

Among the hundreds of warships on this expedition, the most conspicuous was the 20,000-stone giant gunboat built with a heavy cost of 300,000 yuan, which was also the commander's warship. On the left and right sides of the gunboat, there are three rows of gun holes on each side, and each row has fifteen Shenwei cannons, which means that there are forty-five cannons on each side, and the entire gunboat has ninety guns, and there are two Shenwei giant cannons weighing thousands of pounds on the gunboat deck, with a firing range of more than five miles, which was already a miracle in the history of war at that time.

The lowest level of the cabin was filled with gunpowder, which was enough to destroy a city, at least at that time, it was a giant gunboat built according to the configuration of destroying a city, and there was only such a ship in the whole Han Dynasty, and even in the whole world. The second, third, and fourth ships are under construction at the same time, and they will be ready for the army for at least a year.

The 20,000-stone giant gunboat was named the Shenlong, which was personally nominated by the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and promised that after the Governorate of the Han Dynasty gained a firm foothold in Goryeo, the Son of Heaven would personally take the Shenlong to tour Goryeo in the east. Only the second Sea Dragon, the third Battle Dragon, and the fourth Weilong did not achieve such an honor. You must know that the later it is manufactured, the more advanced the artillery, but the reason why the Son of Heaven decided to take the Shenlong is mainly because this is the first giant gunboat in the world.

The bow and stern of the Shenlong each have a watchtower as high as ten zhang, and it is also an arrow tower, on which there is the latest development of the Shenwei Artillery Bureau, which is specially used for naval warfare, with a range of more than 500 steps and great lethality.

The deck of the Shenlong is four floors, and the overtime is six floors above, and there is a command platform on the top of the sixth floor in the center, which is very large and can accommodate thirty or forty people.

General Liang Lie hosted a banquet on the command platform. At this time, riding the wind and waves on the sea and drinking and talking about it is definitely a magnificent thing.

Talk about wine and sing about wine.

General Liang Lie raised his glass and said: "This expedition to Goryeo is the first expedition of the Han Navy, there may be a bloody battle, maybe it will be calm, but one thing is certain, that is, we are far away from the Han in Goryeo, no matter how difficult the encounter is, we will not have reinforcements, we can only rely on ourselves." If we don't encounter the Jin Army, it is better to say that once we encounter the powerful Jin Army, we will be in big trouble. This time, we must use our wisdom to deal with the enemy as much as possible, and we must not rush ashore to fight. ”

"It's not appropriate not to go ashore to fight, isn't it just to help the king of Goryeo control the power this time, how can we do it if we don't go ashore to fight?"

Obviously, Li Jun did not agree with General Liang's point of view, and he said unconvinced: "Although the cavalry of the Jin State is very strong, our naval army is the only army that has always been equipped with the latest firearms, and our 70,000 army is hard-hitting, and we may not lose to the Jin army, how can we not go ashore to fight?" ”

Obviously, Li Jun represents everyone's point of view, after all, young people go out to make meritorious contributions, how can they be timid? The upcoming Hanjin War is destined to be a moment of glory for the army, and for the navy, the most important battle in the past three or five years is the trip to Goryeo.

Now, Liang Lie can understand why he went to Goryeo this time, why did the Son of Heaven let himself lead the team, young people's enthusiasm and belligerence are not applicable in Goryeo, and they still need to be pressed by the old man.

Liang Lie patiently explained: "You are mistaken, in the absence of naval warfare, the navy goes out to deter the enemy and harass the coast, rather than landing on the shore to fight. The situation in Goryeo is complex and changeable, and when our sailors do not go ashore, it is difficult for the Goryeo people to see our hole cards clearly, and they will not take the risk of provoking us. But once we landed, the cards were revealed, and the Koreans had more than enough means to trap our army of 70,000 in Goryeo. ”

Speaking of this, Liang Lie sighed and said: "The Han Naval Division built by the Han Dynasty at great expense is not to conquer the small Goryeo, but to conquer the world. Besides, if we don't land on the shore, we will not pose a threat to the Jin State, and the Jin Military Bureau will not target us. After all, behind Goryeo is the old nest of the Jin Kingdom, and you must know that the side of the couch does not allow people to sleep soundly. When we landed in Goryeo, we were destined to be the enemy of the Jin Kingdom, and it was only a matter of time before we fought head-on, and once we were defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable. We only need a port, and then use a strong military deterrent to ensure that the Governor's Office can be successfully established to prepare for the future counterattack on the Jin State. Now let Li Zixuan and Tuo Junjing go dog-eat-dog, our task is to see that Goryeo is invincible in the world. At the same time, it will also force the Jin State and the Song State to start an arms race, as long as they start to build giant gunboats, they will fall into the full set carefully arranged by His Majesty, and eventually drag them down. ”

The people present were all battle-hardened generals, and of course they could read what it meant. This time the Eastern Crusade, in fact, the Son of Heaven dug a big sinkhole for the Song State, the Jin State dug a big sinkhole, for the Song State The coastline is very long, to put it bluntly, the Han army naval division can land at many points, and you can carry out sneak attacks anytime and anywhere, it can be said that it is impossible to prevent it, and the only thing that can be done is to build giant gunboats to fight. However, this kind of warship is not to mention the cost of people and money, the key is that the technology is complex and consumes time, once it enters the construction stage, it will be understood that it is a bottomless pit, not that it can be built if you want to.

The most depressed may be the Jin State, the cavalry is invincible in the world, there is no naval army at all, the Han army sailors can attack from behind, they can only be beaten passively and defend passively. But if you want to build a warship and take the initiative to resist the enemy, it is more troublesome than the Song Kingdom, there is no technology, money is hard, and the most important thing is that there is no naval army, so it can be said that you are in a dilemma, and you can catch the ducks on the shelves.

At this time, Liang Lie reacted, and he said with a smile: "With our powerful sailors pressing the formation, we can attack and retreat, and we can advance and retreat freely, whether it is Goryeo, Jin or Han, we have no way to take us." Now I understand why Jiangnan Shipyard is moving from Qiongzhou, just to prevent the Han Kingdom from shamelessly robbing. Now we can attack them at will, and these guys can only be beaten passively. ”

"Yes! The biggest role of the Han Navy Division is the sea transportation line of the Han Dynasty, transporting overseas wealth for the Han Dynasty, so no matter how much we invest, we will still make money in the end, but the Song Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom started too late, and building the Navy Division is throwing money, and if we don't build it, we will be bullied internally. "It's Zhang Shun who speaks, this guy usually doesn't like to talk, this time he led the vanguard army to take the lead, of course he has to look very excited.

The generals chatted with each other, and at this time, they finally understood the true intentions of General Liang Lie, obviously this was also the idea of the Son of Heaven, and there was no dispute between everyone.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, General Liang Lie said: "In the Goryeo Civil War, as long as the Jin army does not intervene, we will not participate in the war, but the port, we must fight for, and it will be occupied for a long time." ”

The powerful Han sailor must have a port of his own, and the shipyard was rebuilt, and the loss of the Qiongzhou shipyard was indeed a heavy loss, but this is the shortcoming of the Han Dynasty, and there is no way to do it.

Liang Lie opened the map and said: "Our army can occupy Tamna Island, there are only 5,000 soldiers on the island who are loyal to the national abbot Li Zixian, we will use a giant cannon to blast them away this time, there are these guys to spread the power of the Han Navy Division to the territory of Goryeo, to shock the hearts of those people, it can be regarded as cheering for Tuo Junjing, as for whether he can defeat Li Zixian, it is not up to us to decide." According to the agreement with Goryeo, they must contribute 20,000 laborers to help us build the Tamna military port, of course, we must be prepared, if they don't give it, we will rob it. ”

"It would be best if the strength of the Great Han Naval Division could reach the Jin Army, and they were ready to move." Tong Wei was very optimistic about this expedition, he said with a smile: "Compared with fighting in Goryeo, I am more inclined to conquer the Wa Kingdom, where there is too much silver, every time it is mined, our Han can only occupy 30%, and the rest are occupied by the Wa, and it is time to grab it." ”

The two brothers, Tong Wei and Tong Meng, were particularly interested in seizing the silver mines, and in their opinion, the occupation of the Wa Kingdom was much more meaningful than the occupation of Goryeo.

"No, the Great Han Sailor is a righteous man, how can he easily destroy the country." The deputy commander Li Jun showed a wicked smile on his face, and this guy said with a sneer: "Miaoqing will lead the Goryeo army to invade the Wa Kingdom, and when the time comes, our Great Han Naval Division will be invited by the Emperor of the Japanese State and the ruling Guan Bai to help participate in the war, then the Great Han Naval Division can enter the Japanese Kingdom in a grand manner and protect our silver mines, as for the battle between Goryeo and the Japanese Kingdom, it doesn't matter who wins or loses." ”

The Goryeo soldiers on Tamna Island saw through the lookout that there were still dense large ships, but at first they were too far away to see clearly, and they didn't care. But when I saw hundreds of warships, I was dumbfounded, especially when I took a huge gunboat about 60 zhang long, about 20 zhang wide, and about 10 zhang high.

The Goryeo soldiers had never seen such a huge warship, and to put it bluntly, they had never even seen such a large ship, so the soldiers were immediately dumbfounded and hurriedly reported to the commander.

Prepare for war, prepare for war, it is obvious that the warships on the sea are invaders, Li Donglin, the commander of Tamna Island, is the nephew of the national abbot Li Zixun, this guy is capable, not a gentleman who does not learn and has no skills, this guy hurriedly ordered the whole army to be under martial law, but unfortunately, there is no artillery on the island at all, only trebuchets, and the face of the Han sailors on the vast sea can only sigh.

The trebuchet is still useful when attacking or defending a city in the Cold Weapon Age, but in fact, due to the limited attack distance, it is actually of little significance. This time, in the face of the uncertain warship on the sea, the trebuchet was useless.

The Shenwei cannon on the main battleship Shenryu was ready for battle when it was still far from the coastline, and this time it was to crush the fragile hearts of the Goryeo soldiers.

Liang Hong, the commander of the main battleship this time, was not in a hurry to start the war, he saw that the trebuchet attack distance on Tamna Island was not even 500 steps, and in this case it was not taken seriously at all, so that the Shenlong slowly approached Tamna Island, the purpose was to let the Goryeo soldiers see the Shenlong this giant clearly, and to plant a shadow in the hearts of this group of ignorant guys.

The duel between the giant and the baby seemed so pale and powerless, and the Goryeo soldiers on Tamna Island had long been frightened and sifted chaff, where could they still have the courage to fight.

Li Donglin knew that this battle would undoubtedly be lost, so he sent people to the shore to rescue while preventing the counterattack. He knew that trebuchets could not attack the other side, so he was not stupid enough to carry out a long-range attack on the warship, but only ordered his soldiers to defend on the shore to give a strong blow to the invading enemy.

There is no doubt that Li Donglin's choice is correct, but that is only in his own opinion. In fact, the Han Navy Division had no intention of landing at all, and when the Shenlong was still three or four miles away from the coastline, the Shenwei cannon was launched, and the huge cannonballs rumbled out.

When the first shell landed on Tamna Island, killing dozens of soldiers on the spot, the psychological defense line of the Goryeo soldiers was broken, and what they saw was not the enemy, not the battle flag of the Han Navy, but the smirk of the gods descending to earth, the grim reaper.

No matter how Li Donglin commanded, he couldn't stop the Goryeo soldiers on Tamna Island from scattering and fleeing, and they all hated their parents for giving birth to two legs.

In the face of the attack of one shell after another, Li Donglin knew that Tamna Island could not stand it, and the Han army had no intention of landing on the shore at all, but only attacked from a distance, so what was the point of defending the city in this case. If it continues to defend, it is doomed to be annihilated, and there is no power to prevent the Han army from landing on the island, and in a desperate situation, Li Donglin ordered the withdrawal of the army.

In less than half an hour, the Dahan naval division dropped ten shells and did not lose a single soldier to occupy Tamna Island, an island of great strategic importance to Goryeo.

After the Han naval division occupied Tamna Island, the first thing they did was to build fortifications and build this island into a permanent military port for the Han Dynasty.

When he set foot on Tamna Island, Liang Lie felt a sense of glory as a conqueror, and he said to Li Jun: "I wonder if the Dadu Governor's Mansion was built on Tamna Road or Kaijing?" ”。

"It's right here, I don't want to be entangled with that group of Koreans all day long, the purpose of our coming to Goryeo is to monitor Miaoqing's implementation of the agreement, not to occupy Goryeo, in this case, there is no point in opening Beijing."

"Okay, you are such a metropolitan governor, you decide for yourself, anyway, before the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, the Han will not occupy Goryeo, and it is good to leave Goryeo with civil strife at this time."