At this time, the horn sounded again in front of the Tiger Prison Pass, and a new day of siege battle began again.

It seems that the Kwantung Coalition Army is determined to fight with itself, and now Lu Bu can only hope that Xu Huang's northern war will win as soon as possible, and Guo Jia's naval army is not on Lu Bu's heart.

Although it was against the current, the wind direction was from the northeast, but it was a tailwind, and many of the sailors' warships were hybrid with oars and sails, and many people were rowing on each boat.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, shipbuilding had begun to popularize rocking oars and rudders, so even civilian ships could sail against the current, but only a little slower.

After all, the boat travels very fast, after all, the boat travels on the water, unlike the horses that need to graze and rest, they can move forward day and night, and they passed Mengjin in a few days and entered the river at the junction of Hedong County and Hongnong County.

Guo Jia, Cao Ren, Liyi and others are all northerners, good men on land, but when they first took the boat, they vomited a lot, and after these days, they got used to it.

Guo Jia and the others finally had the spirit to discuss the next itinerary with Zhao Fu and Cheng Lian.

Zhao Fu said: "Our plan is to send Mr. Guo Jia and the army to Fenglingdu, so that after you land, you can bypass Tongguan and go straight to Chang'an." ”

Guo Jia nodded, "That's great!" But I heard that Fenglingdu is garrisoned, I don't know how big it is? ”

Cheng Lian replied: "It shouldn't be big, on this Yellow River waterway, there is no water division except us, and maybe the entire north of the Yangtze River is our water army." ”

"Jingzhou and Yangzhou in the south should have a larger naval army, after all, the main force of the imperial court's naval army was stationed in the south of the Yangtze River and the eastern coast, and the large dockyard that can build buildings and ships is also in Lujiang County!"

"What kind of ship is the ship?" Cao Ren asked curiously.

Zhao Fu explained: "Back to General Cao Ren, the Lou ship is the largest warship that our Han can make, and we don't have one. ”

"This kind of building ship, as the name suggests, is to build a three- to five-story building on the deck of a warship, and each floor is equipped with a bow and crossbow, I heard that there are hundreds of sailors on a building ship!"

Many army generals were shocked when they heard that the building ship was so huge, and it was really like a mountain.

In the past few days, they have been wandering around Zhao Fu's ship, and they feel that the warship under their feet, with decks on both sides, can fit two or three hundred people, and they already feel that it is very large.

Now there is another kind of building boat, which can accommodate nearly 1,000 people, which is really unimaginable.

Next, they studied this part of the trip again, and the river channel was relatively straight, and the water surface was very open.

The fleet has approached Shaanxi County, and most of the trip has been traveled so far, and it will not take long to reach Fenglingdu.

Suddenly, the warship that opened the road in front blew the horn of the alarm, and then there was a burst of flags, and Zhao Fu and Cheng Jian were taken aback when they saw the flags.

"There are enemy ships, and an unknown sailor fleet has been discovered!"

Ignoring Guo Jia and the others, Zhao Fu and Cheng Jian came to the observation platform of the ship, and their ship was a big war ship with two decks on the surface deck.

The bilge was the space for the oarsmen to paddle, and there was also the cargo hold, which of course was now filled with cavalry and horses of the Kwantung Coalition.

The upper floor is where the sailors of the navy fight, and they are mainly armed with hard crossbows.

Guo Jia and the generals also came to the bottom of the lookout platform, Zhao Fu pointed ahead and said: "Mr. Guo Jia, an unknown sailor fleet was found in front, and the specific number and identity are still being reconnoitred. ”

When the sailors were advancing, they would also send fast boats that played the role of scouts in front of the fleet to go dozens of miles forward to explore the road and open the way.

Everyone looked at each other, just now Zhao Fu also said that his sailor is the only sailor on the Yellow River waterway, and an unknown sailor fleet was found here, this slap in the face is really fast!

Cheng Lian muttered: "On this waterway, especially this section of the river between Sili and Guanzhong, I haven't heard of a dock that can build warships!" ”

"But we cruise on weekdays, and the farthest is Mengjin, and we really haven't been to the river here!"

The sailor fights, how to operate, Guo Jia and others can't intervene, they can only watch from the sidelines.

The scout boat that finally came out of the boat rushed back to the fleet, and the scout climbed onto the flagship and reported to Zhao Fu and Cheng Lian: "Two governors, the unknown fleet found in front is flying the flag of the Han Army, and it is the naval army of the Central Army. ”

"There are at least fifty large fighting ships, fifty small Mengchong, and five giant ships have also been discovered, which should be three-story ships!"

"Huh? Three-story ship? Did you read that right? Zhao Fu asked in surprise.

"Returning to Lord Dudu, although we have not seen a real building ship, we have seen it in the atlas, and the giant ship on the opposite side is much larger than your ship, and there are three stories above the water, it must be a three-story building ship, it will not be wrong."

Zhao Fu waved them down, and then walked down the lookout and looked at Guo Jia and the others, "Lord Guo Jia, what do you think we should do?" ”

"General Zhao, General Cheng, the sailor fights, you are the experts, or everything is subject to your arrangement."

Zhao Fu nodded, "Okay, then listen to my command, we have fewer big ships and more small boats, or find a way to progress with the enemy, and the overboard is more suitable for us."

"Civilian ships should not participate in the war, civilian ships are berthed on the north bank of the Yellow River, once the war is unfavorable, they can abandon the ship and land as soon as possible."

Everyone had no objections, and the war horses carried on the warships were transferred to the civilian ships, but a small number of soldiers of the Kwantung Coalition Army were retained for the needs of the war.

With the addition of war horses, the draft of these civilian ships is even deeper, and there is no turmoil on the shore at all.

Guo Jia insisted on staying on the warship to watch the battle, but the battle of the navy was a rare experience, he didn't want to miss it, the boss refused to get off the ship, and Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and others had to stay on the ship.

The sailors of the Central Army came on the other side, and the official number was the Yellow River Fleet of the Central Navy.

They came from Fengling, where the Weishui flows into the mouth of the Yellow River, there is a boat Sikong County, which was established in the Han Dynasty, which is responsible for water transportation above the Yellow River and Weishui, and has a boathouse and a shipyard.

After Lu Bu took over, he deepened the waterway, widened the river, expanded the shipyard, and built a large dock.

Through the archives and relations of the imperial court, many craftsmen were recruited and excavated, and drawings of various types of warships were found from the archives of the imperial court.

Combined with some insights from Shang Lu Bu, a new version of the battleship was recreated.

First of all, the Mengchong was improved, the original Mengchong was only a long, narrow and fast one, the cabin and deck surfaces were covered with cowhide, and there were several oar holes in the side of the ship, which were powered by human paddles.

Holes in the walls of the cabin could be made with crossbows and spears to attack the enemy.

The shape of the new Mengchong built this time has not changed, but a paddle wheel thruster is installed in the stern.

Of course, this is a semi-enclosed structure, and the part above the waterline is wrapped in cowhide and iron plates.