Chapter 1039: Arrival
Just after the first lunar month, the fleet arrived in Dengzhou.
Li Shimin refused Dengzhou's request to assassinate Zhang Deyu and insisted on living in the shipyard.
Because the people were afraid that the ship would go too fast, the fleet would have to arrive a few days earlier. However, before this, Li Shimin had already photographed a clipper to send his order to Dengzhou. That's why everyone arrived, and they saw the half-dismantled ships in the dock.
This batch of ships is already the third generation of ironclad ships, and the emergence of waterproof and anti-corrosion materials has suddenly increased the service life of warships to more than 30 years.
Leng Feng pushed Li Shimin and approached with him to check on this behemoth.
Only when you get close can you appreciate the charm of an invincible ship. After all these years of experience, the East China Sea Fleet has transformed its own warships, and now at a glance, you can see how many killer intentions are hidden under the appearance of this guy's unsightly appearance.
Zhang Judao is Zhang Liang's son, and he can be regarded as a son inheriting his father's business, but with the guidance of his old son, Zhang Judao is the most outstanding one in the navy.
Patting the steel hull, Zhang Judao said with emotion: "Compared with the South China Sea Fleet, the East China Sea Fleet has really been raising fat, and after waiting for so long, there is finally a battle belonging to the East China Sea Fleet!" ”
Li Shimin said with reminiscence: "I still remember your father's loyalty, so as long as you work hard, the Zhang family will definitely be able to reproduce, if it's okay, don't get involved in the struggle of the court." ”
Zhang Judao bowed down and thanked for the advice, he knew that this was the Emperor Taishang who only mentioned him for his father's sake.
After going around the ship, Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with the appearance of his boat, so he called craftsmen and personally instructed them on how to transform it.
The craftsmen couldn't understand why the ironclad ship, which was already strong and invincible, should be equipped with ramming angles and the shape of a dragon head, but since the emperor had ordered it, no matter how puzzled it was, it had to be done!
Li Shimin, who got the battleship, is like a child who has got a toy, and always modifies this ironclad ship according to his own ideas.
The only ones who can transform ships should be these sailors who fight at sea, Li Shimin is a land marshal, and he can only transform ships.
However, Zhang Judao never thought of letting the emperor's boat go into battle in person, so he let the emperor come to him.
Attacking the Wa Kingdom, naturally you need marines, this time, Li Shimin seemed to be in a test mood, and the elite of Guanzhong brought the Dragon Tooth Guard, and more of them called the garrison in the northeast.
The transformation of the boat continued until the South China Sea Fleet arrived on the south wind, and this time Lingnan Road also provided a large number of people, and it was Feng Zhidai who led the team.
Li Shimin was very excited to get back the identity of the commander, although the commanders were all fresh faces, but he still couldn't dispel the fun of personally dispatching troops.
After the reorganization was completed, more than 400 ships of the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet sailed towards the east side of the ocean like a demon god who had been incarnated.
The boat is more bumpy at sea than on the river, but Li Shimin seems to have gotten used to this feeling and has never vomited again.
The other boats were full of soldiers, and only Li Shimin's boat was full of famous ministers and brave generals.
The days of drifting on the sea are very boring, and what is even more boring is listening to Li Shimin and Cheng Yanjin brag. Li Shimin is better, he talks in a decent manner, but Cheng Biting Jin is too much, and when he talks about his past, he often breaks through thousands of enemies. Although the generals were embarrassed, for the sake of this one's face, they still listened to all the desire to complain.
I heard a lot of exaggerated words, and I could hold back at first, but then I wanted to scold my mother. Leng Feng escaped under the pretext of seasickness, got into his cabin and decided not to leave.
In the cabin, Liu Shuwen and Xiaocai were worried about the blood-stained embroidery.
Leng Feng has always wondered why Liu Shuwen and Xiaocai are so keen on embroidery, and all the embroidery at home has been given to the subordinates, otherwise, it will definitely be piled up. Even now, embroidery on a swaying ship is strange if you don't tie your hands!
"If you think it's boring, go to the stern to find the queen, whether the three of you are chatting together or playing cards, the rules of the army don't apply to you women."
Xiaocai walked over and hugged Leng Feng's arm and said with a smile: "The concubine and the others followed the army and broke the rules, how can they play cards." We're out to sea again, do you want to go to that island this time? ”
Knowing that Xiaocai missed the past, Leng Feng smiled and agreed: "If you want to go, I'll take you there, anyway, we can't avoid resting halfway." That small island was also on our route. ”
It's pre-war now, so Leng Feng can discuss with Li Shimin where to stop, but once he gets close to the waters of the Wa Kingdom, Li Shimin will change from his current lazy temperament to a commander again, and no one can influence his decision at that time.
As Leng Feng expected, Li Shimin happily agreed to the suggestion of repairing on that island.
After three days of repairing on the island, the army was completely in a state of combat readiness.
Half of the current islands of Wakoku have been encroached upon by Silla Baekje, and they can only barely hold on to half of Honshu and Shikoku Kyushu below. And after Silla Baekje got the land, it was surprisingly peaceful, and it was divided into two halves on a narrow map. As outsiders, they can only gain a foothold here if they work together.
However, their spring has come in the end, and the war of the Tang Dynasty to attack the Japanese Kingdom can be said to be for pleasure, but the harvest is basically nothing. Although the country is rich in silver, it is only suitable for the existence of a mining site, and if a large amount of silver suddenly flows into the market, it will only cause turmoil in the market.
As for the land, it is useless for Datang to ask for this projectile land, and it is better to reclaim more land than to send troops to garrison this broken island.
The compression of the country was naturally uncomfortable for the Japanese people, so they had to step on the islands in the South China Sea. When the fleet approached the small islands on the outskirts of the Japanese state, many Japanese people saw the fleet of the Tang army, and they all cried and rowed their boats in the direction of land.
But ah, manpower is not comparable to mechanical power, and even if they rowed, the fleet still caught up with them.
Zhang Judao didn't even look at the Japanese people who were rowing on the sea, and he didn't even give the order to start. As soon as a ship passes by them, it can lift them under the waves like an elephant trampling an ant. Because he had seen the ferocity of some Japanese pirates, Zhang Judao did not have any good feelings for this race.
In the distance, you can see some larger ships appearing on the sea, marching in a chaotic array towards the mainland.
These are the navies of the Japanese state, and they are very self-aware, knowing that facing difficulties can only be turned into food for fish and shrimp, and only by escaping to land can they have the possibility of survival.