Chapter 56: Three Dragons Looking at the Moon (2)
"What is this boat?" Zhang Shaoyun asked, "Why are there so many?" ”
Yin Dong said: "This ship is called a net shuttle boat, shaped like a shuttle, with bamboo masts and wooden sails, with a draft of seven or eight inches, and there are two to four people in it, equipped with ordinary bows and crossbows and melee weapons. During the war, two or three hundred ships were attached to the swarms and ants. It plays the role of assisting large main ships. ”
"I know that, Eagle Boat. We also have it in the Changling Water Army. ”
The eagle ship is a light ship, with two sharp ends, no distinction between head and tail, advance and retreat like flying, and strong maneuverability. The surrounding area is covered by thatched bamboo, and there are bow and crossbow eyes between the bamboos. Often rush into the enemy's formation, cooperate with other ships, win with speed, and attack them by surprise.
"This is a chain ship, and like the eagle ship, it is a light ship, about four zhang long, and it looks like a ship, but it is actually a second ship. The front boat occupies one-third, the rear boat occupies two-thirds, and the middle is connected by two iron rings. The front ship has a number of large inverted whiskers, carrying fireballs, divine smoke, divine sand, poisonous fire, and long-range throwing equipment, and the rear boat is carrying soldiers with oars. In wartime, the front ship was nailed to the enemy ship, and all kinds of firearms were ignited, and the iron ring was released at the same time, and the rear ship returned, and the rear ship returned, and the flames of the front ship swirled, and the enemy ship was burned. ”
"A sharp weapon, a sharp weapon."
"This is an ordinary ship." Yin Liping said: "The latter are the real weapons. ”
The mother and son boat, the mother ship is three zhang five long, the front two zhang, the rear one and a half zhang, only two sides of the gangway, hollow, there is a small boat, there is a cover plate, there are four oars to row, with a rope and the mother ship tied. The mother ship has firewood, oil, gunpowder and fire. During the war, the mother ship quickly approached the enemy ship, nailed it together, and set the mother ship on fire and the descendants returned in the sub-ship.
The dragon ship is divided into three levels. Protected by raw cowhide, with arrow holes, a knife board in the middle, a nail plate, and a soldier in ambush. There were flywheels on both sides, 4 sailors. Defeat the enemy first, lure the enemy to board the ship, activate the mechanism, and make the enemy fall from the upper layer into the middle knife board nail board.
The red dragon boat, with a dragon-like hull, is divided into 3 layers, and contains firearms, knives and guns. The bow of the ship is like a dragon's head and its mouth open, and there is a soldier hidden in it to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. The dragon's back is nailed with bamboo chips, a small iron door is opened on the chest, and there is one mouth on each side for a soldier to paddle. There are 2 solid wooden frames, and the keel of the ship is lowered with iron to make the ship stable. The interior is not equipped with anything other than weapons, and two soldiers fire firearms in it, and one soldier is at the helm and sails. They often attack the enemy with a salvo of hundreds of ships.
Cangshan boat, small, with a draft of 5 feet, equipped with 2 Franc machines, 3 bowls, 4 shotguns, 40 spray cans, 60 chimneys, 30 fire bricks, 100 rockets, 4 medicine crossbows, and 100 crossbow arrows. There were 37 people on board, 4 sailors, 33 soldiers, and a third class. The first armor is a franc machine and a shotgun, the third armor is a firearm, and the second armor is a cold weapon.
"The first ones are just small, light warships, and the back is the main thing."
The wheels are 4 zhang 2 long, 1 zhang 3 wide, each with an outer void frame of 1 foot, 4 wheels inside, the head of the wheel enters the water about 1 foot, and the speed of the ship is much faster than that of rowing. The bow is 8 feet long, the middle cabin is 2 feet 7 feet long, and the stern is 7 feet long. There are slabs and nails, which are laid down on both sides, and each board is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. During the battle, the sand and sand cylinders are first released, and then the planks are lifted, and the soldiers stand on both sides, throwing fireballs, rockets, and javelins at the enemy ship, which can also be used for self-defense. Wheels can carry a lot of materials and equipment, but the steering is inconvenient, and they are generally used to haul materials.
Haicang boat, medium-sized, with a draft of seven or eight feet deep, maneuverable in the wind, and cooperating with large ships. Equipped with firearms, 50 spray cans, 80 smoke cans, 10 artillery, 50 fire bricks, 200 rockets, 6 crossbows, 100 crossbow arrows. The crew consisted of 53 people, 9 sailors, and 44 fighters, divided into four armors, equipped with different offensive weapons.
Fu ship, large, tall, the bottom of the spire up, the head and tail up, the tree 2 masts, the cabin 3 floors, the ship surface is as high as the city, there is a guard plate next to it. Soldiers take cover behind them and shoot arrows at enemy ships, throwing fireballs, fire bricks, and fire barrels. And with the wind and the river crashed and sank the boat. The ship has one head gun, 6 large franc machines, 3 bowl-mouth guns, 60 spray canisters, 10 shotguns, 100 chimneys, 500 crossbow arrows, 10 gunpowder crossbows, 300 rockets, 100 fire bricks, 20 artillery pieces, and thousands of cold weapons. The crew was 64 people, 9 sailors, 55 fighters, and 5 armor. Fu ships are the most commonly used warships, the main force of the naval army.
"It's also very interesting, like a centipede." Zhang Zhenyun said.
Yin Liping told him: "This is called a centipede boat." ”
The centipede boat is a multi-oared boat, modeled after the Oriental country, and is large. The bottom is sharp and wide, the sailing is fast, and it is feasible against the wind, not afraid of wind and waves. Yes, it weighs a thousand pounds, and there are fireballs, rockets and other heavy weapons, which can be used for attack, and there is also a very fast escape speed, but it is extremely difficult to mass-produce, and there are only a few ships.
"I probably already understand your battle plan."
"Oh, General Zhang might as well tell me about it."
"Such a powerful ship and equipment, as well as black powder, this is a sailor, obviously a dragon!" Zhang Shaoyun said: "Originally, I was quite worried about the problem of waterways, but when I saw it today, I was really relieved. ”
"Then I'll be in the land where the three dragons look at the moon, and come to him to go to sea with a dragon!"
"Good! I'm going to contact you and wait for my news. ”
"Success or failure is here!"
"Well, it's a big deal!"
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Tieji Mountain,
Yin Shenglin said to Wang Fugui: "This is where everyone was defeated back then. ”
"Dart, General Yang, their souls are in the sky, they are all looking at us, we must avenge them!"
"Do what they didn't accomplish." Yin Shenglin nodded.
The two of them only brought 5,000 people, in order to cooperate with the forbidden army of Liu Jiaotou in the city, and rescuing the emperor was the most important thing.
"To be honest, I've missed Kishisu a little bit for so long." Yin Shenglin asked: "By the way, are you also ...... with that Miss Xu?"
"Nothing."
"You can't hide it from me, tell me, what are your plans?"
"It's such a mess now, I don't want her to suffer with me in vain, let's talk about it when everything is settled." Wang Fugui said.
"Then when the time comes, I will let the thief king himself act as a matchmaker for you."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The two were walking, and a team of people suddenly appeared in front of them, just thinking that they were going to fight, but they didn't expect the leader to kneel down when they saw Yin Shenglin: "Meng Huan, the leader of the rebel army in Xiaweicheng, is willing to follow His Royal Highness King Qi and General Wang." ”
"Hurry up, please."
"Our rebel army has long wanted to crusade against Changling."
Wang Fugui said: "Pay attention to the words, it is a crusade against Tongwen, not Changling." ”
"Oh, it's Tong Wen. In fact, there were uprisings everywhere, but when we heard that Han Xian, who was in the Maocheng uprising, was killed, we didn't dare to move. Now that I heard the news of King Qi, the first thing I did was to follow. ”
"That's Tong Wen's strategy to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, since the heroes are here, then go to Changling with me to save Your Majesty!"
"Yes!"