Xun You was also very happy to see that Jiang Sheng was satisfied, so he suggested that Jiang Sheng take a look at several other ships, and Jiang Sheng readily agreed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although it was winter, the sea temperature was okay, except for some ice floes on the shore, the sea was not frozen, and Jiang Sheng took the assault boat back and forth between the big ships.

These big ships have rope ladders and hanging baskets, Xun You arranged for Jiang Sheng to use the hanging basket to get on the boat, Jiang Sheng did not agree, he climbed the rope ladder and got on the boat, it seems that he has not moved much in recent years, and his physical fitness has not weakened.

These ships are generally four styles, the first is the flagship type, large in size, fierce firepower, the other four building ships also belong to this kind, covered with steel plates, and the largest one, the volume is a little smaller, the rudder is only two floors, accommodating eighty crew members and two hundred soldiers, but the crossbow and trebuchet installed on it are obviously more than the largest one, the firepower ship is undoubted, Jiang Sheng defines it as a destroyer;

the second is a streamlined ship, smaller in size than a destroyer, there are no trebuchets on the deck, it is all crossbows, it accommodates fewer soldiers, but it is very maneuverable and can be used as a frigate;

the third is from the bottom compartment to the top of the deck covered with steel plates, in which iron spears and spikes are installed in the gaps of the steel plates, which are used to ram enemy ships in the sea;

The fourth is the cargo ship type, the back of the cabin can be opened, similar to the ro-ro ship of later generations, there is a crossbow machine on the top, and the middle cabin can accommodate 5,000 infantry or 2,000 cavalry, and can also be used as a grain and grass material transport ship, with strong wind resistance, but slow speed, not resistant to fighting.

There are also small assault boats, which can be carried with large boats and used in shallow waters.

Jiang Sheng just thought of the power and general style, but he didn't expect the fishermen to use their ingenuity and ingenuity to come up with these different types of ships, it seems that there is no problem in forming a fleet, but I don't know how the performance of this ship is.

After returning to the shore, Xun You said: "My subordinates have taken these ships to the sea, the lord can rest assured, and now we can go to sea for sea trials." ”

Jiang Sheng nodded, Chen Ji hurriedly organized people to gather sailors, most of these workers involved in shipbuilding were familiar with the situation at sea, and they were directly recruited, and the soldiers led by Tai Shici were also arranged to board the ship.

Chen Ji organized the personnel to erect a simple pontoon bridge with wooden planks and connect it to the transport ship, and the war horses were led out by the knights and waded out of the water, and boarded the ship from the back of the transport ship.

After making preparations, Jiang Sheng boarded the flagship and sailed out to sea with four destroyers, twenty frigates, ten ramming ships, and four transport ships.

There were light waves of more than one meter on the sea, but Jiang Sheng's flagship had no effect, the sailors stepped on the pedals hard in the bottom compartment, and the gear transmission drove the propellers to rotate rapidly, stirring up waves after rounds.

An old fisherman took the helm and controlled the direction of the flagship, a sailor on the foredeck opened the sails and sailed southeast with the northwest wind, much faster, and the rest of the ships changed direction and sail angle according to the flagship's flag.

After sailing for an hour, the land gradually blurred, and then only saw a white sea, Jiang Sheng looked at the speed, there were seven knots (about thirteen kilometers per hour, 1 knot = 1 nautical mile / hour = 1852 m / h), which is also with the help of the power of the sail, relying on manpower alone, at most the speed of five knots.

The sky began to change, and the flag on the top of the boat was blown by the wind, and the old fisherman said, "My lord, the weather seems to be windy, so let's go back." ”

"Okay, you're the captain, you can go back as you say."

The old fisherman didn't say more, and asked the assistant next to him to go to the top of the boat to issue flags, these flags Jiang Sheng probably understood, but compared with the later generations, it was still not standardized, but the captains of each ship understood, and the whole fleet began to turn.

Jiang Sheng stood on the deck, holding on to the railing, and saw the turning of the ships clearly, the sails had come down, the flagship was turning to the right, the oars on the left were rowing backwards hard, and the oars on the right were rowing forward, and the whole flagship turned around on the spot.

Destroyers, frigates, and other ships that followed behind turned around on the left flank, and turned around on the right flank, leaving the middle channel open for the flagship to pass.

Jiang Sheng estimated the time, and it took less than half an hour for the entire fleet to turn around, and it had already been reorganized into a formation and returned.

At this time, the ship was not as high-end as in later generations, what radar, navigation and the like, and the navigation of the entire ship depended on the compass in the captain's hand.

Jiang Sheng looked at the compass instrument engraved with Chinese characters indicating the direction such as A, B, C, D, etc., and asked, "Is this a compass?" ”

The old fisherman said: "This is called Luo Jingyi, and those Taoists who divinate feng shui have this thing, but in our hands, it is not used to see the direction of good luck and evil, but to determine the course." ”

Jiang Sheng couldn't help but admire, the wisdom of the Chinese people is really against the sky, the first thing in the Great Voyage is the compass, now with the big ship, it seems that the Great Han can also carry out the Great Voyage, more than a thousand years earlier than Europe.

"This compass can be made into a large one and fixed in the rudder, so that navigation will be more convenient and accurate."

Everyone nodded yes, and except for Tai Shici, the accompanying officials didn't understand at all, and they only agreed.

Tai Shici suddenly reminded: "Our fleet has shifted to the south, and we should adjust our course appropriately, otherwise we won't be able to return to the Huangxian Shipyard." ”

Jiang Sheng's eyes lit up and said with a smile: "It seems that Ziyi also knows how to sail." ”

Tai Shi Ci said: "My subordinates grew up in Huang County since childhood, and they know a little bit about it. ”

"Good! You say you understand a little! Then the commander of the navy will let you do it! ”

"Commander of the Navy?" Everyone didn't understand it, but the word navy still understood.

"Haha - the commander of the navy is the supreme commander of the sea fleet, so let's give you a relatively understandable position, General Henghai, in the future, these ships will form the Qingzhou Navy, you are the general leader, you are allowed to recruit and select sailors within Qingzhou, arrange positions on the basis of merit, and report to the General Staff for the record."

"General Staff?" It's a new term.

"It is an organization that plans and organizes operational affairs for me, and all large-scale operations in the future must be approved by the General Staff Headquarters."

Tai Shi Ci in the name of the great Sima Jiang Sheng in the counties and counties of Qingzhou to recruit young and strong laborers who understand the nature of water, the people have asked Jiang Sheng what he is going to do, some people will send Jiang Sheng earlier to develop fishing notices to circulate, the people then understand, so enthusiastic response to the recruitment, have defected to Huang County, Chen Ji mobilized a large number of supplies, temporarily to ensure the food of these people.

Jiang Sheng stayed in Huangxian for more than half a month, and with the memory of later generations, he made suggestions on the structure, type and research and development of auxiliary weapons of the warship.

Because Jiang Sheng was born in the army and did not know much about the situation in the navy, it was inconvenient for him to say much about some technical problems, so he only put forward a general direction and let the wisdom of the working people study and try.

At the beginning of February, Tai Shici had recruited more than 20,000 people, and another 20,000 Qingzhou soldiers were assigned to the navy, and the world's first navy was established.