Chapter 20 The military port is completed
Three days passed quickly, and the bay, which had appeared to be barren, had been renewed.
On the beach, two straight and wide piers jut out into the sea, one for people to get on and off the boat, and the other for loading and unloading cargo.
There is also a sizable shipyard next to the dock, which has three docks, which means that the shipyard can have three ships built at the same time.
All three docks have waterways that lead directly into the sea, and the boats can be launched directly after they are built.
The docks and shipyards are the main buildings of this military port.
In addition to these, there are many supporting buildings.
On the south side of the coast, not far from the pier, a large piece of land has been leveled out on which rows of houses have been built. These houses contain both sailors' quarters and temporary storage of transshipment cargo.
Of course, there are also many houses that are reserved for some shops. After the completion and use of this wharf, there will definitely be some corresponding merchants to settle in to provide necessary supplies for the sailors, coolies, and even garrisons working on the wharf.
To the northeast of these houses was a permanent barracks of no small size, intended for the future garrison of the docks.
At the same time, a towering lighthouse was erected on the pier, which was used to orient ships at night.
In addition, there are several towering watchtowers and watchtowers scattered around the pier.
The overall shape of this harbor is a horseshoe-shaped.
To defend the docks, a fortified battery was built in the middle of each of the two sides of the horses' hooves and at the very bottom of the horses' hooves.
These forts were also permanent defensive structures, and were circular structures made of stone mixed with earth.
There is a redcoat cannon on the top layer of the turret, and the redcoat cannon is equipped with a pedestal that can rotate back and forth and move up and down, and you only need to pull down a wrench next to the base to adjust the direction and angle of the shot.
The top floor of the fort is a semi-enclosed structure, which is not completely closed on all sides, but is protected by a ring of battlement walls, on which a roof is added to protect it from the wind and rain.
On the second floor of the battery was a place where shells and gunpowder were stored.
On the first floor, personnel can be stationed to provide a place to shelter from local artillery fire and rest.
With these buildings, the basic structure of this military port can be considered complete. There are only a few additional buildings left in the later stage that may need to be replenished.
Moreover, in order to protect the military port more closely, a checkpoint was set up from ten miles away from the wharf, and then to the wharf, there was a checkpoint every three miles.
Moreover, each checkpoint is not a simple checkpoint, but also built into a strong wall, with a large iron gate on the wall, and each checkpoint is guarded by a team of 100 people.
These measures were mainly intended to prepare for an enemy attacking the military port from land.
The forts and watchtowers were mainly used to defend against enemies attacking from the sea.
The captain of the engineering battalion, Mo Ban, accompanied Jiang Chuan to inspect the newly completed military port, and introduced Jiang Chuan as he walked.
After reading it, Jiang Chuan was satisfied with the whole in his heart. Although some additional buildings will need to be added in the future, for now this military port can be used.
Although he still thinks that the shipyard is a bit small, and he can't build countless docks and docks like in the game, this is the real world after all.
Moreover, if the construction speed of the engineering battalion were known to outsiders, it would definitely be jaw-dropping.
It took only three days to build a well-equipped military port, which is a miracle on earth.
After all, this is not a modern society, the army is already highly modernized, and it is completely possible to build a simple military port with assembled modules in the shortest possible time.
Therefore, in order not to cause unnecessary trouble, everyone here is a descendant soldier of the base, except for Jiang Chuan himself.
Jiang Liu'er, Pang De and others were all sent to Shanhaiguan.
And Bai Jinxiu also took some elite personnel from the Black Ice Platform to sneak into Qingzhou first to do the early intelligence gathering work.
Egawa led the men to the towering fort at the bottom of the horseshoe shape, and let the wind blowing from the sea blow his fiery red cloak into a hunting sound.
He ** with the barrel of the stout and cold red-coated cannon, looking at the sea with his eyes in the distance, the smoke in the distance is vast, and the shadow of the island faintly appears, and a group of seabirds soar on the sea, from time to time to swoop into the water and pick up a fish and shrimp for a delicious meal.
Jiang Chuan looked around, and the location of this fort was right in the middle of the bay, and the view was excellent. As long as the ship came from the sea, the defenders of the battery could be the first to find out.
If you add a clairvoyant mirror, you can detect the enemy farther and earlier.
Even if the enemy is not detected in time on this central battery, there are two other batteries and watchtowers, and their vision can complement each other, ensuring that ships coming from any direction can be spotted in the first place.
"Very good, this king is basically satisfied. Later, if you take someone to the main roads in the general port, they will be leveled and hardened. Once the roads are repaired, the speed of cargo transfer will be increased. In addition, with the addition of some defensive buildings, it is necessary to build the entire military port in the direction of fortressing, so as to ensure the safety of the military port to the greatest extent. ”
Jiang Chuan looked at the sea and explained to the engineer battalion captain Mo Ban beside him.
"The last general understands that he will not disappoint the lord." Moban nodded and received the order in a deep voice.
After the group inspected the places again, and after saying some details, Jiang Chuan returned to the king's tent.
When he was on the turret just now, he had already received a prompt from the system: the shipyard and dock had been built, and it was time to start building warships.
Egawa looked at the types of ships that could be built now, and found that only two types of ships could be built.
The first type is fishing boats, which cannot carry people, but can only carry fish, and some of the fish caught can be eaten and some can be sold for income.
The price of a fishing boat is 10 gold per boat, and each fishing boat is equipped with a fisherman.
The second type of vessel is called an armed transport ship. Such a ship is actually a transport ship with artillery attached. Each ship carried twenty small guns, all on the side of the ship, ten on each side.
Jiang Chuan took a look at the information of this small artillery, and in fact, it was just a field gun that had no wheels and was reduced to No. 1.
Each of these ships had a captain, 50 sailors, 20 gunners, and 100 other officers.
In addition to the personnel on the ship itself, four hundred people could be transported. That is, the standard number of people on board the entire ship is five hundred.
But this is also an ideal state, and there will definitely be no more people in the game. But in reality, you can squeeze in and pack more people.
Looking at the price, the price of this kind of armed transport ship is actually not too outrageous, and it costs a total of 1,000 gold for each ship with people.
This price is still acceptable in Jiang Chuan's opinion.
As for the heavy warships, frigates, and mortar warships and even fireships in the shipbuilding menu, the menu is gray, and after clicking it, it indicates that the base level is not enough.
Although Egawa coveted those heavy warships, he also knew that it was not yet time to urgently need them.
What he has to do now is to transport his 40,000 Chinese troops to Qingzhou by sea, find a place to secretly land, and raid Jinan.
In fact, armed transport ships can fully meet this task.