"This person is first of all capable, this person is the commander of the Ping Navy, and he is very good at naval warfare, which is a rare talent for my Liangshan Water Army; Moreover, he is also fluent in several foreign languages, and it is said that he can not only speak the Khitan dialect of Liao, but also Jurchen, Goryeo, and Waguo, which is too rare.

The most important thing is that if you really want to fight, it's hard to say whether you can beat it! And even if we can get through, we're likely to lose a lot. ”

Ruan Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "How come?" Our ships are so powerful! How can it not be beaten? ”

Speaking of which, Ruan Xiaoqi was born as a fisherman in Shijie Lake, even if he occasionally does some private business, he is still a little troublesome, and he has never seen anything in the world.

This time, the warship of the Liangshan Naval Army changed from a small warship that could only carry a dozen people to a 2,000-material warship that could accommodate more than 230 people at the same time, and was equipped with so many bed crossbows and catapults, which immediately made him burst with self-confidence, and he felt that it was difficult to have an opponent in the world.

Lin Chong smiled, but turned to his brother-in-law Hu Cheng and said, "Second brother, tell them about it." ”

Hu Cheng immediately smiled and said: "Little Seventh Brother doesn't know, because this Dengzhou Sailor is at sea, their warship is bigger than ours!" The largest first ship of the Chenghai Sea Army has 5,000 materials, and the Pinghai Sea Army also has 3,000 materials.

That's not all, their warships also have bed crossbows and trebuchets, and the two bed crossbows on the lead ship of the Chenghai Sea Army of 5,000 are larger than those on our ship, but they are not as many as ours, and they are not as fast as our crossbows.

But when it comes to fighting, our Liangshan Shui Army is all novices at sea, even if you add the veteran sailors who have been roaming the sea all year round, such as the program leader, deputy program leader, boat master, direct warehouse, miscellaneous affairs, subordinate leader, head worker, helmsman, fire chief, anchor hand, cable worker, etc., when it comes to sailing and turning the rudder, it is still far inferior to these old sailors who have been wandering the sea all the year round.

Therefore, if we do have to fight our ships as fast as they do, and we are not as agile as they turn, and if we are to be shot by their bed crossbows on our masts, or through our cabins, even if we can beat their ships to shreds, we will not be able to please ourselves! ”

Ruan Xiaoqi said in amazement: "I don't want this Dengzhou Navy to be so powerful, so what should I do if I encounter it?" ”

Lin Chong smiled, in fact, it was not that the Dengzhou Naval Division was too powerful, but that the Liangshan Water Army was still too young, and before today, the warships of the Liangshan Water Army were just that kind of small fishing boats, not only did they have no keel and no watertight cabin, but they didn't even have sails or rudders.

Rao is Ruan brothers and Li Jun, Zhang Shun no matter how good their water nature is, it is only in the big rivers and lakes, and they have never seen the wind and waves on the sea; No matter how strong the firepower of the warships he built for them is, after all, they are all novices in controlling sea ships, how can they compare with the Dengzhou sailors who have been fighting against the wind and waves at sea all year round?

It's okay to win like this, but if you lose, you won't be able to cry.

There is no better way for the time being, so let's admit it first.

Lin Chong told everyone what he wanted, and was going to send the military advisor Xu Guanzhong to bring 10,000 taels of gold and some jewels to Dengzhou City to bribe and give gifts to the Taishou Wangshi.

Hu Cheng also explained the situation on the side: because the Song Dynasty forbade private merchant ships to go to sea to Liaoguo and other northern places, but the profits of private merchants were too great, and they were repeatedly banned.

So for decades, these smugglers have reached a tacit agreement with the sailors in charge of border defense in Dengzhou, that is, "spend money to buy roads", as long as there is money and goods in advance to pay respect, they will turn a blind eye and let them go.

Later, Wang Shizhong was transferred to Dengzhou Zhizhou, and this kind of thing became an unwritten rule, and all smuggling ships had to go to them first to take a cut of the goods, so that they could be unimpeded; And those who dare not pay the money for the road, as long as they are bumped into, they will seize the ship and grab the goods, and kill people and destroy their mouths.

However, most of these private traders at sea only have three or four small boats of three or four hundred materials, and twelve large ships like Liang Shanjun add up to 18,000 materials, and it is estimated that the Dengzhou Navy Master does not dare to make his own decisions on such a large scale, so he can only send money to Wang Shizhong, as long as he collects it, the Dengzhou Navy will naturally let it go.

Everyone was a little blown up when they heard it, the establishment of the Liangshan Army was invincible, and every time they went to war, they had a great harvest, and gradually everyone developed a very high sense of honor, and the thought of giving gifts to the corrupt officials of the Zhao and Song Dynasty courts, they couldn't accept it.

"Straight sissy thief! This Dengzhou Sailor is so dark......"

"I, Liang Shanjun, do the right thing for heaven, why do I still have to send money to corrupt officials......"

Lin Chong sighed, looked at Li Jun, Er Tong, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi and other naval generals and said: "This is also a helpless thing, the Liangshan Water Army goes to sea for the first time, and the ability to manipulate sea ships is bound to be inferior to the sailors of Dengzhou Navy."

It's easy to rush up and fight in a moment's anger, but if you lose the battle or kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, it will outweigh the losses. Are you willing to give money to corrupt officials? Isn't it that my Liangshan Water Army is still too weak now?

When you are all veterans, then we will ask them to settle the ledger and make them spit out even the profits! Otherwise, this Dengzhou sailor has been blocked here, and sooner or later it will be a big disaster! ”

Hearing Lin Chong say this, the generals of the water army suddenly felt as if their faces were about to burn, yes, if the Liangshan Water Army had the certainty of victory and could beat the Dengzhou Water Division, why did the army master's brother do this?

For a while, several people said that they must work hard to improve their skills, strive to defeat the Dengzhou Navy Division as soon as possible, and win glory for the Liangshan Army.

Lin Chong, General Lu, and Xu Guanzhong exchanged glances, and a smile came out.

After trying out the new warships, the time was almost noon, because to celebrate the launch of the twelve new warships of the Liangshan Army, Lin Chong also announced early in the morning that there would be a big feast at noon, and everyone could drink a little wine to cheer up.

Seeing that the Liangshan army was becoming more and more prosperous, everyone was full of energy, and the banquet was naturally lively and joyful, but Lin Chong was still keenly aware of a few accidents, one of which was Tang Bin and Wang Feiyu.

The news that the two soldiers and horses of the imperial court were coming to conquer Liangshan Lin Chong had already informed the whole army, and the two of them knew, and at the same time knew that the commander of one of the soldiers and horses was their eldest brother of righteousness, Dadao Guan Sheng.

Both of them were a little preoccupied because of this.

Lin Chong sat down with a smile, patted the shoulders of the two, and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, don't have any pressure in your heart!" ”

Among the two, Wang Feiyu has only been down the mountain for half a year, although he has married Guan Sheng, but in fact, he has not spent much time together, so he doesn't know much about Guan Sheng, so he doesn't have too many ideas.

Only Tang Bin, who has known Guan Sheng for six or seven years, knows Guan Sheng's character very well, so he is depressed.

Seeing Dao Lin Chong's persuasion, Tang Bin's face was a little heavy and said: "Brother of the military lord, I don't know, after going up the mountain, I have already sent someone to send a letter to the two brothers, inviting them to come to Liangshan to gather righteousness, but I didn't expect that such a thing would happen before I arrived......"