The carrying capacity of a zeppelin is 50 people, and 10 ships are 500 people, and after deducting some relevant personnel, there are 400 actual combatants who took 10 airships to Funan this time, including Liu Xie.

Although there are now automobiles, they are few in number and there is no full-fledged road network, so long-distance troop transportation by car is not feasible at present.

In the same way, trains and the corresponding transport network have not yet been built, so it is impossible to count on rail transport.

At present, the fastest way to transport by land is horses and carriages, but the 5,000-mile road is overstretched for horse transportation, and it is completely unable to keep up with the requirements.

Maritime shipping has been developed for many years, with a relatively mature experience system, and Dahan has built four large shipping ports: Youzhou Liaodong Port, Xuzhou Beihai Port, Yangzhou Jianye East Port and Yangzhou Ningbo Port.

In addition, the place of Funan Jungle was originally at the southernmost tip of the Nanban Peninsula, so Liu Xie chose to transport the army by water, which could greatly reduce the fatigue of the soldiers.

Half a month ago, the Han Dynasty had begun to assemble troops in Ningbo Port, and this time Liu Xie planned to send at least 100,000 troops, including 10,000 cavalry, and all the others were infantry and logistics troops.

Due to the rapid development of industry, including the gun industry, the current Han army has been fully equipped with firearms, whether it is cavalry or infantry, the standard weapons are basically cloth 14 semi-automatic rifles, officers are equipped with pistols, and individual units are equipped with squad light machine guns.

In this way, a modern army was developed by Liu Xie in the ancient Eastern Han Dynasty.

In addition to rifles, pistols, machine guns, which can only be found in modern military affairs, soldiers are also equipped with grenades and smoke grenades. As well as individual special units, they are also equipped with special weapons, such as: mortars, flamethrowers and other individual heavy weapons.

The original bows and arrows, crossbow arrows, sunset crossbows, and individual sunset crossbows have all been completely eliminated.

To transport 100,000 Han troops and the corresponding weapons, equipment and food baggage to the southern tip of Funan, at least 200 large warships were needed.

However, it was said that the female guard Wu Dong got on the Galaxy No. 1 Zeppelin, and only then did she know that the Xia Gongzi she had always known was actually the current Emperor's Majesty, which made her surprised and delighted, and it was a surprise.

In addition to the emperor Liu Xie, there is also the concubine Yan'er on the airship. Seeing Wu Dong, Yan Er said with a smile: "Your Majesty, is this the very good female guard you are talking about?" ”

Liu Xie said: "Yes, what do you think of her? ”

Wu Dong hurriedly knelt down and said, "The courtiers see Niangniang." ”

Yan'er hurriedly pulled her up and said, "Well, it's pretty good, I heard you say that your grades are the best." ”

Wu Dong said: "It's not worth mentioning. ”

Liu Xie said: "Okay, we are going to Ningbo Port now, and then take a boat to Funan." ”

Wu Dong joined the royal guard, and Liu Xie ignored her. Ten airships began to rise into the air one after another, rising higher and higher, the cabin was closed, there were portholes, Liu Xie and Yan Er stood on the portholes to look down.

I saw that the airship flew higher and higher, the ground became farther and farther away, and the people and scenery on the ground became smaller and smaller. Yan Er exclaimed, "Oh my God, Your Majesty, so high!" ”

"How's it going, are you scared?" Liu Xie asked.

Yan'er nodded and said, "Yes, a little." ”

"To be honest, I'm a little bit too," Liu Xie said, this is also the first time he has made an airship, he has never done it in his previous life, and he has never sat in this life.

Yan Er said: "It's a pity that our Xiaoxue is not around, she likes similar adventures the most." ”

Liu Xie said: "Yes, I also want her to be around, but she is now in South America, and I guess she is also having a lot of fun." ”

"Your Majesty, I really want to go to South America, to see my daughter, to live with her."

"That's not going to work, we all have our unemployment."

"How long is this airship going to fly? Why is it still rising, I can't see the ground anymore. ”

Liu Xie said: "I don't know. ”

After that, he called the captain and asked to fly to the height. The captain said: "Back to Your Majesty and Niangniang, this airship can fly 15,000 meters." ”

Yan'er was stunned: "What? Fifteen thousand kilometers? That's more than 4,000 zhang! Oh my God, it's so high, it's almost heaven! ”

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing, "Isn't it exciting?" ”

The captain added, "In order to fly faster, you need to fly so high." ”

The airship was getting higher and higher, and seeing that the clouds had already reached below, Yan Er exclaimed again: "Oh my God, Your Majesty, look, the clouds!" It's all under our feet. It's amazing. ”

Except for Yan'er, everyone came to the porthole to look down, and they were all very curious, and the other nine airships also flew to such a high level, keeping a distance from each other.

When Liu Xie hugged Yan'er and dared to look at the scenery outside, he looked back, only to see Wu Dong and others also looking at the outside scenery in surprise, and Wu Dong also inadvertently looked back at Liu Xie at this moment, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

According to the comprehensive data obtained from the route planning and weather forecast, it is estimated that the port of Ningbo will not arrive until midnight, that is, at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night.

The Eastern Han Dynasty has begun to implement the 24-hour system, and mechanical clocks have also been produced, and they have begun to gradually enter the homes of ordinary people.

Liu Xie said: "The aircraft industry has just started, and the air giants we fly in will eventually be replaced by airplanes, and we will take airplanes to fight when the time comes." By that time......"

Yan'er asked, "What will happen?" ”

Liu Xie said proudly: "The world will be at my disposal!" Now the entire industrial system is not very perfect, so it will take at least five years for an aircraft with military division and commercial value to come into being. Let's wait and see, the future of the Han will be better and stronger. ”

Yan Er said: "At that time, we will really be invincible in the world, without opponents, will it be boring?" ”

Liu Xie said: "It's not boring, I like this feeling of having no opponent." ”

The airship formation flew all the way to the southeast, and ate on the airship at noon and night. People enjoy the scenery all the way.

In the evening, it is still necessary to continue flying to Ningbo Port.

At this moment, the Eastern Han Dynasty has not yet developed radar, so in order to navigate, the people of the Royal Academy of Sciences have set up more than 100 ground stations on the land between Luoyang and Ningbo Port, and navigation of airships through radio waves, lights, and landmark buildings.

From time to time, the captain and the crew of the airship should draw a route map according to the ground conditions, adjust the flight direction, and navigate in order to finally reach the destination.

At half past ten in the evening, the airship formation finally arrived at the port of Ningbo.

(End of chapter)