Chapter 402: The Warship of the Han Dynasty

(rudder, oar, hard longitudinal sail, etc.), large loading capacity (such as 2 to 5 floors of building ships, large carrying 1,000 people), many types of ships (there are capital ships "Lou Chuan", attack ships "Mengchong", assault ships "Xiandeng", speedboats "Chima" and reconnaissance ships "Scouts", etc.), to meet the needs of water warfare.

During the Three Kingdoms period (220-280 AD), the warships of the Wu Kingdom were huge, with thousands of small boats alone, and the largest warship was built on five floors. In the early days of the Western Jin Dynasty (70s of the 3rd century AD), Wang Jun built a Lianfang warship in preparation for the defeat of Wu, 120 steps long, there are towers on it, open four doors, can gallop horses and vehicles, carry more than 2,000 people, it is a water castle. The chariot and ship (also known as the wheel boat and paddle boat) invented during the Northern and Southern Dynasties were convenient to travel and were the pioneers of the later mechanical paddle steamers. From 588 to 589 A.D., when the Sui destroyed Chen, the largest warship led by Yang Susuo, the "Wuya" ship, with five floors, can accommodate 800 soldiers, and there are 6 "shooting rods" on the front and back. "Shooting rod" is a kind of powerful cold weapon that uses the principle of lever to hang boulders and is used to shoot enemy ships in broadside battles. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), shipbuilding continued to advance, with the construction of "Haiguan" warships capable of navigating and fighting in rough conditions. During the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279 AD), watertight bulkhead technology was widely used in warships, which improved unsinkability. In 1000 AD, Tang Fu, the captain of the Shenwei Water Army, presented rockets, fireballs, firetops and other incendiary firearms to the imperial court. In the 11th century, the warship has adopted the compass navigation, and the vehicle and ship have further developed, in 1130 AD, among the large number of vehicles and ships used by the Yang Mo rebel army, the largest is 36 zhang (about 110 meters) long, equipped with 24 runners and 6 "beating rods", carrying more than 1,000 soldiers. In 1203 A.D., Qin Shifu built a 1000 Hu (about 60 tons) of the "Iron Wall Ploughshare Beak Plane Sea Falcon" warship, the bulkhead is equipped with iron plates, which is the first armor, and the bow is equipped with a sharp iron tip shaped like a ploughshare, which is used to impact and plow and sink the enemy ship in water warfare, which is more destructive than the angle of attack. In the 14th century, the world's earliest metal tubular firearm appeared in China, the fire gun (also known as the fire pipe). By the tenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1377 AD) at the latest, Chinese warships were equipped with firearms, thus beginning the transition of warship weapons from cold weapons, incendiary and explosive firearms to artillery.

The building ship is a kind of large warship with multi-storey buildings and offensive and defensive facilities, and the appearance looks like a building, so it is called a building ship. The large warship "Lou Ship" of the Han Dynasty is more than ten zhang high. During the Three Kingdoms, Soochow built a five-story warship that could carry 3,000 soldiers. The building ship not only has a majestic appearance, but also a spear on the ship, a tree flag, a strict guard, and a strong attack and defense, just like a water fortress. China's navigation technology and shipbuilding technology have developed greatly in the Han Dynasty. Among them, in terms of shipbuilding, the most famous ship in the Han Dynasty was the Lou ship.

The name of Lou Chuan first began in the Yue Kingdom in the south during the Warring States Period, and there was a Lou Chuan Army, and the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty had military commanders with the official title of "Lou Chuan General". The Han Dynasty was able to build such large ships because China's shipbuilding technology had gradually matured by the Han Dynasty. First of all, it is manifested in the use of sails. Whether there was a sail before the Han Dynasty is not clearly recorded in the history books, but there is an explanation of the sail in the "Release of the Boat" part of the book "Interpretation of the Name" by Liu Xi of the Han Dynasty: "The sail is said to be open with the wind, so that the boat is wide and widespread." Obviously, by the beginning of the Han Dynasty, China's ship sail technology had already appeared. Along with the sail came one of the most significant inventions in the history of shipbuilding, the invention of the stern rudder. It is located at the stern of the boat, and has the function of making the rudder pull out the correct course without yaw. In 1955, a Han Dynasty pottery ship model unearthed in Guangzhou has a stern rudder on it. Documentary records corroborate with unearthed cultural relics, proving that the aft rudder of the Han Dynasty did exist. And it was not until 1242 that rudders appeared in the history of Western shipbuilding. The invention and use of sails and rudders made China's shipbuilding technology reach a very high level during the Qin and Han dynasties. The emergence and construction of building ships can be said to be the culmination of shipbuilding and navigation technology in the Han Dynasty.

Another: a large warship that was equipped with the ancient Chinese Navy. The ship was built with a heavy building, hence the name. Some serve as command ships. During the Spring and Autumn Period, with the development of warship construction technology and operational needs, warships with heavy floor-type superstructures appeared, collectively referred to as building ships. In 525 BC, in the Battle of Wu and Chu Chang'an, the Wu army used the large building ship Yu Huang as the command ship. In 522 B.C., after Wu Zixu, a doctor of Chu, went from Chu to Wu, in a question with Wu Wang Lu, Wu said: "Those who build ships should be the building chariots of the army." This shows that the Wu and Chu Zhou divisions have been equipped with building boats. In the Han Dynasty, the building ship entered a stage of great development. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty prepared to conquer South Vietnam, so he built a large building ship, with a superstructure of 3 to 4 weights, 10 zhang (27.6 meters) high, and could carry 1,000 people. Each heavy superstructure is equipped with cabins, women's walls, and battle grids, which serve as the support and protective facilities for soldiers and soldiers. There are many flags on the ship to make a strong reputation. The building ship became the main warship of the boat division, and thus also became the synonym of the boat division, so the Han Dynasty boat division became the building ship army, referred to as the building ship, or the ship army; The soldiers are called Lou Chuan Shi, and the leading officer is called Lou Chuan General. The person who supervises the construction of the building ship is called the building ship officer. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Wu Navy was equipped with 5-story building ships, such as "Feiyun" and "Gaihai" and other large building ships, which could carry 3,000 soldiers. Since then, successive naval armies have used building ships as the main warships. During the Western Jin Dynasty, the building boat was equipped with a shooting rod. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Sun En and Lu Xun's maritime rebel army also had a boat division with large building ships as the main force. The boatmen of the early Sui Dynasty were equipped with large building ships and five-tooth ships. In the Song Dynasty, the technology of building vehicles and ships was applied to the construction of building ships, and the building ships equipped with as many as 24 cars were developed, and some of the ships were equipped with 6 shooting rods. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He's treasure ships in the West could cross the ocean for intercontinental voyages, which was the highest achievement of ancient Chinese building ship construction technology.

Our novel is a historical journey, and it is neither a historical fiction nor an archaeological novel, so we can't write it so cumbersomely, so after that, we will talk about warships as complicated as the ones introduced above.

The reason why it takes a lot of time to introduce the ships is because there will be a plot of a water battle soon. We will briefly introduce some knowledge about the ships of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Getting back to the point, Fu Lin and the others, under the guidance of Huang Yueying, soon came, and the dock that Huang Yueying said was over, only to see Huang Yueying hurriedly said: "Brother Lin, look at us here." Tell everyone to hurry up and get on board. Even the horses were brought aboard. ”

"Shanjun, immediately send an order to let everyone get on the ship, and in addition, send two clever personal guards, let them change into the clothes of the people, go to find Wang Shisan, and let him retreat to Jingshan to wait for me." Fu Lin said.

"No!" Dian Wei responded, and then he personally conveyed the order and organized the troops to ship on horseback.

At this time, Fu Lin also got off the war horse, Fu Lin easily hugged Huang Yueying off the horse, although Huang Yueying was shy at this time, but she also knew the priorities, Huang Yueying knew that Fu Lin Most of them were landlubbers, so she also personally commanded everyone to get on the boat, and by the way, told everyone what to pay attention to.

After Huang Yueying got busy, Fu Lin found that Xiao Qiao was looking at him, and Fu Lin saw that their sisters were still on the horse, and he didn't know what they were thinking.

Fu Lin didn't have time to figure out their thoughts, so Fu Lin came over and hugged the two daughters off the horse, women are like this, especially good women, especially good women in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

As soon as Xiao Qiao saw that Fu Lin had them in his heart, they threw everything out of the clouds, and Xiao Qiao was no longer jealous.

"Quick, Big Joe, Little Joe, hurry up and get on the boat, the horses will stay here first, and I'll get them up in a moment." Fu Lin said.

"No, I'm here with you."