Goryeo was originally three countries, and later annexed each other to form the current Goryeo, the population of Goryeo is not large, I don't know how many Wang Sanpan don't know, about seventy or eighty, equivalent to a state capital of the Great Song Dynasty, or a medium state capital. Wang Sanpang inherited his father's business and recently ascended the throne, slaughtering several old ministers one after another, and only then did he grasp the real power, and actually controlled an army of almost 6,000. Goryeo general Wang Shoucheng is Wang Sanpang's father's cronies, Wang Shoucheng doesn't like Wang Sanpang, a little fat man, so the two of them don't look at each other, originally Wang Sanpang's abacus played very well, and he planned to arrest Wang Shoucheng as soon as he returned to Goryeo, and a casual charge was enough for this Wang Shoucheng to dig iron ore for a lifetime. Who knew that Wang Shoucheng had already known about such a thing, secretly lurked home, gathered the strong men of the family, and had weapons bought from Hucheng, armed more than 3,000 people, plus his own 300 elite soldiers plus 3,000 strong men, this power is not weak.

Chao Gai said: "This Wang Sanpan didn't sit firmly in his position, he actually thought of our new Jeju Island, and he still wanted to use swords, let's teach him a good lesson." ”

Hu Cheng said: "I don't know anything about military affairs, but I'm afraid we can't beat Goryeo with this little soldier." ”

"The army dispatches grain and grass transportation, and the cost of baggage is a very heavy thing, and our current accumulation will be consumed at the bottom of the battle, but the lesson Wang Sanpang doesn't need to use troops, just need you, a businessman." Chao Gai said.

Hu Chengdao: "Let's use trade to deal with Goryeo?" Lowering prices, lowering the price of Goryeo products, but Goryeo does not trade much of its products. ”

Chao Gai wrote two words on the coffee table, weapons.

Hu Cheng suddenly realized and said with a smile: "There are many people in the Goryeo Kingdom who are not convinced by the King of Goryeo, and they can only sell tens of thousands of weapons, and I believe that it will not be long before the territory of Goryeo will be full of smoke." ”

"Yes, exactly. We have just started, all kinds of strength is still very weak, although Goryeo is small, but after all, it is a country, and it is not wise to resist the loss too much, only in this way. Chao Gai said.

After all, Hu Cheng is a veteran of the shopping mall, Chao Gai understood the stakes at a moment's notice, the small country of Goryeo produces very little, and there are not many craftsmen who know how to make well-made weapons, so weapons are luxury goods for them, not to mention the strict management of weapons in Goryeo.

Shuibo Liangshan, Yuncheng regiment training water army camp.

Today's weather is exceptionally clear, with a blue sky cloudless and only a breeze blowing the lush reeds around the lake.

In the naval camp, Ruan Xiaoqi, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Chao Xiong were all very happy, and Chao Gai came to the navy.

Ruan Xiaoqi said: "As soon as my brother comes, there will be good news, is it possible that there will be a war?" ”

Chao Gai smiled: "It's good news, just now Ye Chun sent me a message that five new Flying Eagle warships have been launched, let me go over to accept it." ”

Ruan Xiaoer next to him said: "Ye Chun, this person was bullish when he first came, we really can't get used to it, I originally thought it was an ordinary shipbuilder, who knew that this person was really capable, so the big ship said that it was built, and the level was really good." ”

"This is technology, the division of labor in various industries is just different, on technology, Ye Chun's ability is really not small, everyone will respect him more in the future." Chao Gai said. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the status of craftsmen was not high, because the argument at that time was that everything was inferior, only reading was high.

Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Where can we be, the boats built by Ye Chun are all driven by our sailors, and we can't wait to treat Ye Chun as our ancestor." ”

The group happily went straight to the shipyard under the leadership of Chao Gai. In the harbor, five tall ironclad ships were quietly parked there. They were all three-masted and six-sailed, and the bow was as sharp as an eagle's beak.

Chao Xiong said: "Sure enough, it's big, bigger than the commercial bird ship, and it's still ironclad." ”

Ye Chun came over and said, "It's just a thin layer of iron armor, and if it's thick, the draft is too deep and the flexibility is too poor." ”

Chao Gai said: "You go to the Flying Eagle Ship and have a good look." ”

The three brothers of the Ruan family and the four Chao Xiong took the people of the navy to check on the Flying Eagle ship, they are all experts, and they dare not say whether the ship is good or not, they can see it at a glance, but at least they can see a rough idea.

Chao Gai talked to Ye Chun, and Chao Gai asked, "What do you think of the Flying Eagle Battleship?" ”

Ye Chun said: "The Flying Eagle Ship is basically a large warship, several grades higher than the Centipede Warship, with zero speed, easy steering, shallow draft, and a warship that can be used in the Haihe River." ”

"Tell me about his shortcomings and shortcomings?" Chao Gai said.

Ye Chun said: "There are also many shortcomings, the size is larger than a small warship, but it is not big enough than a large warship. The iron armor is thin, and the ability to resist blows is not too strong. If you encounter a large wind and wave on the sea, the ability to resist wind and waves is not good enough. ”

Chao Gai thought so, but the large sailing ship was not what Chao Gai wanted, the sailing speed was slow, and sailing by the wind would be subject to the weather, and for many reasons the sailboat was not as good as the steam-powered ship, so Chao Gai did not plan to build a huge sail warship before the application of the steam engine.

Not long after, the four of them returned, shouting that they wanted to fly the Eagle Warship.

Chao Xiong and Ruan Xiaowu were blushing, and Ruan Xiaoer next to him said: "Look at the two of you, you are usually better than your own brothers, but when you see the warship, you quarrel, what kind of system." ”

Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Let's listen to how my brother arranges it." ”

Chao Gai said: "The development of our regimental training has encountered a bottleneck, and the 600 people of the navy army are already the limit, and no matter how much the prefect should be anxious with me, so if you want to recruit troops again, you have to go to other places." Kong Yang went to the Huanghua Salt Field, where he needed to be stationed for a long time to deter the Bohai pirates. The newly occupied new Jeju Island is still unstable, and the Goryeo Kingdom has recently wanted to move troops, and I will go over with a large group of men and horses in the next few days, and the navy will also have to go over to a general, you can discuss it, who wants to go, and may have to fight a naval battle. ”

Chao Gai said this, no one is noisy, it takes experience to fight a naval battle, don't look at the usual sailors playing in the lake, once they get to the sea, they can't tell the east and west, north and south.

Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Brother, then I'll go." ”

"Okay, those who can work harder, let them exercise in the future, otherwise this naval battle is really not easy to fight." Chao Gai said.

The construction of the warship is only the first step, and it also needs to be equipped with weapons. Because there are no large-caliber artillery, there are currently only two guns, the Lying Niu Cannon and the Tiger Squat Cannon. The Lying Niu Cannon is a cannon used to fight infantry, with a range of only 300 meters, and it shoots scattered bullets, and a dozen large pieces. Only when the two ships are close can it play a huge role, known as infantry killers. The Tiger Squat Cannon is also an infantry artillery, but the length is long, the weight is heavy, and it can hit a thousand meters from a distance, of course, it can hit 1,500 meters with more medicine, but it doesn't know where to hit the shells at such a distance, the accuracy is too poor, and the standard range is only one thousand meters.

The Flying Eagle Ship is tentatively equipped with four Tiger Squat Cannons, five Lying Niu Cannons, and ten Giant Crossbows with five consecutive fires, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.

Chao Xiong proposed: "Brother, why don't you all assemble tiger squat cannons and sink the enemy's ships from afar, why wait until the enemy arrives before fighting." ”

"The current production of tiger squat guns is very low, it is good to be able to equip four guns on one ship, there is no more, not to mention that other people's warships are still dominated by giant crossbows, and we already have a great advantage in firing distance. So don't think about all the Tiger Squat Guns. Chao Gai said.

In this way, there will be about 100 people on one ship, which can catch up with the original five centipede ships. As a result, the manpower of the navy army will not be enough.

It also took five or six days to assemble the weapons, and it was not until the beginning of May that everything was ready, only the east wind was owed.

Chao Gai went back and called Wu Yong, and after discussion, it was decided to let Ruan Xiaoqi lead two hundred sailors to assemble these five flying eagle warships. At the same time, Chao Gai led the pro-military camp and Yuan Lang, Mi Sheng, Jin Ding, Huang Yue, Luo Yun and the newly recruited 3,000 strong men to rush to New Jeju Island together.

This time, the fleet was very large, with a total of twenty flying bird merchant ships, six flying eagle warships, and three centipede warships.

Yuncheng Port, the flag is displayed, and the cannon is in the sky. The naval battlefield, the merchant ships of the caravan, the soldiers, the men, the strong men, and the families who came to see them off, the whole port was boiling. Of course, the most are the 3,000 young people recruited from the Yishui area, who are only seventeen or eighteen years old, and one by one they are full of hope, with fear, confusion and hope for the future.

On the dock, Chao Gai was ready, Hu Sanniang also came to see Chao Gai and his brother, and Pan Jinlian next to him also came. Hu Sanniang saw the radiant Pan Jinlian, and pinched Chao Gai's waist while no one was prepared.

"What are you pinching me?" Chao Gai asked.

Hu Sanniang said: "I haven't even passed the door yet, so I'll eat the big girl first." ”

Chao Gai smiled, this is not easy to explain.

"Okay, it's not early, it's time for you to go, Hujiazhuang has me, and I can't make any waves in my family." Hu Sanniang said.

Yuan Lang. Mi Sheng is a Jiangnan person, and he is no stranger to boats, and he is not even afraid to go to sea. However, the three of Jin Ding, Huang Yue, and Luo Yun were a little nervous, but they were not afraid of seeing so many young descendants, and they were embarrassed to say that they were afraid.

Chao Gai arranged all the generals to the warships of his own soldiers, and the fleet went south along the canal, and then went to sea, which was more than ten days, the journey was boring, and everyone chatted and joked to pass the time. This Luo Yun sighed a little, and said: "My marksmanship has not improved for seven or eight years since I practiced it, I didn't expect that Luan Jiaotou would point me out, and it actually improved very quickly." Now I can walk with the Yuan Lang brothers for more than a dozen rounds. ”

Yuan Lang said: "I have a lot of strength, I don't rely on strength, I am not your opponent at all, and those who use guns are masters." Even Shi Jin's subtle marksmanship is something I can't understand. ”

As the so-called moon stick knife is a lifelong gun, the spear on the battlefield is a very useful weapon whether it is foot combat or horse combat, so it is not easy to practice the gun well, and the requirements for skills are very high.

Luo Yun said: "When I come back, I have to practice a lot with Sect Leader Luan." ”

A few days later, the fleet arrived on New Jeju Island, just in time for the Goryeo fleet to fight with the fleet led by Xu Guanzhong.

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