The origin of Leling is very interesting, in the "Shandong Tongzhi" contains: "Dafu Ling: music, take the four people to foot, the country is the righteousness of peace and happiness." During the Qin and Han dynasties, the wars continued and the people were exhausted. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the measure of "resting with the people" was adopted, so "the four people have feet, and the country is happy". So the place was renamed Leling County.

In the east of Leling, the small city of Jieshi, there are many rivers, a desolation, in the past, Qin Shi Huang came to this place in the east, said that it is the end of the earth, the beginning of the sea, the end of the Yellow River. Since then, the galloping river has entered the Bohai Sea, and from here it goes out to sea, and the east can hit Goguryeo as a springboard and invade Yamadae; The north can go to Changli, and the troops can be sent to Liaodong. In He Chen's heart, geographical location is quite important.

It's just that although Jieshi is called a city, there are no more than a thousand households, and they are scattered along the waterways of various shallow bays, showing that they are extremely backward and depressed.

If Jieshi is used as a port to go to sea, it is obviously not very suitable, but if it is only a transit and supply station, then its geographical advantages will be presented. As early as after pacifying Yuan Shao, He Chen had already asked Wei Yan and Xin Bi to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to enter Qingzhou and receive the counties.

If it is a person with ordinary ideas, he is really not willing to come to Jieshi, a sparsely populated ghost place, but Jia Kui is different, he is young, there are not so many little Jiujiu, coupled with He Chen's encouragement, he is full of enthusiasm, and he just can't wait to build Jieshi into the most brilliant pearl in the Yellow River.

At this time, a large number of strong laborers poured in, some of them were Black Mountain soldiers, some were defeated Qiang tribes, and some were prisoners and criminals, at least more than 10,000 people, who were sent here to start the construction of the port wharf.

When He Chen led the guards here, the tranquility of the stone had already been broken, and the sound of "dangdang" on various construction sites was endless, and the slaves who were working hard sweated like rain, and did not hesitate to rush to work. He Chen once said that as long as this place is built, they can not only get rid of the lowly status, but also get the land, and live and work in peace and contentment like the people of Bingzhou. This is the last hope that they have been sent to the end of the world, and there is still no extinction.

Before dawn on the second day of coming here, He Chen led Gan Ning, Dian Wei, Wen Chou, Yan Liang and other fierce people, plus three special military camps of "Scale Armor Sailors", "Shenji Battalion" and "Divine Spear Guard", plus 2,000 soldiers from Shanshui, a total of one large building ship, two Mengchong warships, ten vehicles and ships, ten Ge boats, and thirty red horse boats, and the mighty Jieshi out of the Bohai Sea.

He Chen really couldn't control the temptation, and went out to sea to find the so-called ghost shipwreck. Although they almost lost their lives in the last battle with the Zhang Jiao brothers, the greedy surname of people is enough to make them forget their lives and death, desperate.

Speaking of these warships, they were collected by He Chen after he captured Hebei, don't really think that the north is just like what the Romance of the Three Kingdoms says, all landlubbers are not used to water warfare. Let's not talk about how powerful the Liaodong Gongsun Du Navy is, when it is Zhao Fu and Cheng Lian's generation, he is familiar with the tactics of the Navy Army, and he is the famous commander of the Navy in Hebei. Later, Handan and Yecheng were merged into the state, and these two people received the Zhao'an documents, so they surrendered to He Chen.

He Chen stood on the main ship, looking at the sea in the distance, his heart was extremely broad.

This is the first fucking time since Lao Tzu returned to this era, and he has gone to sea.

This building ship was originally the royal building ship after Yuan Shao pacified Jizhou, but before he could get on it a few times, he was laughed at by He Chen, and gave it a very popular name "Varyag".

The Varyag building is three floors up to more than ten feet. There are six poles on the left and right, and they are twenty feet high. It is divided into three layers, the first floor is a house; the second floor is the flying house; The top floor is the knight's room. Each floor is equipped with a protective female wall to defend against bows, arrows, and arrows fired by the enemy. There are arrow holes in the female wall that are used to fire bows and crossbows. In order to defend against enemy fire, the ship was covered with leather to insulate the heat. Flags and knives and guns were planted all over the building to enhance their performance, and a variety of equipment such as ropes, oars, sails and poles were used to enhance their functions. Not only is the appearance majestic and mighty, but also the attack and defense are effective, it is really a water fortress and aircraft carrier in the Han Dynasty.

But this building ship has an obvious disadvantage, that is, the ability to go to the ocean is poor, the ability to resist storms is insufficient, in the inland river is fine, if out of the sea, once the wind and waves, because of its high center of gravity, it is possible that the ship will be destroyed and people will die. Originally, Gan Ning and other people who were proficient in water warfare tried their best to oppose the ship going to sea, but when they thought that the ghost ship was at the end of the Yellow River, more than 30 nautical miles east of the rock, and did not really sail into the sea, they did not oppose it.

The cool sea breeze with a little fishy smell came to the nostrils, countless flocks of seagulls floated on the water surface, and a huge red light slowly rose from the distant water level, burning the sky red, and the surrounding waves of the river were covered with a layer of golden light. This scenery is really beautiful, but He Chen is a little dizzy now, and the first voyage made him a little uncomfortable for a while.

Compared with other generals, He Chen's performance is very good, Chang Diao, Yan Ming, even Ji Ling, not to mention Huang Wudie, in the swaying of the hull, his eyes are full of stars, his feet are weak, and he is holding the mast of the ship and vomiting, only to almost pour out all the breakfast. And in Gan Ning's somewhat gloating eyes, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were carried back to the bedroom by the sailors.

After the initial discomfort, He Chen finally relieved himself, although he was still a little dizzy, but not so unreliable, he casually beckoned the guide and asked, "Old man, how long will it take to sail in that sea area?" ”

Although this old man was gray-haired, his face was black and red, and his movements were very vigorous, his mouth was clear, he humbled his body, and said with a respectful expression: "If you go back to the general, the water area where the ghost ship appeared is about ten nautical miles away, and if you follow this speed, you can reach it in about half an hour." It's just that this ghost ship is haunted and has no fixed hour, so the general should not get too hopeful. ”

He Chen nodded, this old man spoke very plainly and to the point.

Gan Ning, who had endured it for a long time, finally said in a rough voice on the side: "Lord, from the perspective of his subordinates, this ghost ship is nothing. If there is a wind on the sea, the boat can float even without sailors. As for the fact that there was no one on the ship, it was possible that there might be a storm, or that it was due to illness, but it was definitely not as mysterious as it was outside. ”

He Chen smiled dumbly in his heart, where do you know the beauty of the shipwreck, and where do you know that the things in this world can no longer be inferred by common sense. I wanted to say a few words casually, but I didn't know that this old man was also extremely talkative, so he opened his mouth to take Gan Ning's words, and said with a smile: "You don't know anything about this military master, if it's just like this, then it's nothing, but the problem is that every time this ghost ship appears, it is accompanied by a strange burning fire, like a baby's crying song, it looks like the hull has several big holes, but it can't sink it." There are a lot of weird things about it. ”

"There's such a thing, you old guy won't make it up, right?" Gan Ning was surprised, and asked in disbelief.

The old man seemed to be a little anxious, and said in a loud voice: "When the time comes, when I see this ship, the little old man has half a lie, and the military master can take this head down at any time." ”

Seeing that the old man swore an oath, it didn't seem to be a fake, Gan Ning couldn't help but believe it.

"Look, look, there." At this moment, the little old man suddenly shouted, pointing his finger into the distance, and his voice was very excited.

Damn, so lucky? He Chen was excited, and hurriedly looked into the distance, and on the sea level in the distance, there was a small black spot in the waves, but because it was too far away, he couldn't see it very clearly.

He Chen's spirits were lifted and he shouted, "Banner, scouts go up and take a look." ”

The flag-bearer on the top floor of the "Varyag" danced the red and yellow flags in his hands one after another with He Chen's order. In less than half a minute, seven or eight red horse boats broke away from the fleet and sailed down the water, like arrows from the string, and quickly headed towards the direction of the little black dot.

"Sure enough, the little old man's guess is not wrong, this ghost ship can only appear in the wind and the beautiful morning glow." The old man said with emotion.

He Chen was not idle, his eyes were fixed on the distance, and he ordered Gan Ning to say, "The whole army is speeding up." ”

"No." Gan Ning has been crisscrossing the Yangtze River for several years, and he has never seen much knowledge, but he has never encountered such a thing as a ghost ship, and his heart has long been unbearable, and when he heard He Chen's words, he personally ran to command the sailors, and shouted: "Go all out." ”

Hundreds of sturdy and burly sailors, sailing and flying, the large building ships accelerated with all their might. The Mengchong battleships escorted the "Varyag" building ship on the left and on the right, and the ships and vehicles were arranged in an array and scattered around, while the remaining red horse boats were swimming in the outermost area, and a small attack fleet had been formed.

Due to the tailwind, the speed of the boat was very fast, and it didn't take long for the small black dot in front of it to be clearly visible, and it was vaguely obvious that it was a black ship.

"Close, close." He Chen was obviously very excited, and even his voice rose a lot.

"My lord, this ghost ship is very tricky, and it seems to be burning with flames." At this time, the scout in front passed the flag, and a sailor translated.

"Woo woo" At this moment, He Chen and all the sailors on the boat, almost everyone heard an intermittent sound in the distance. The sound was like a baby crying, and it was like a roar of the wind, in short, it was extremely weird, and people couldn't help but feel creepy when they heard it.

Sure enough, what the old man said was not wrong, He Chen was not surprised.

"My lord, the ship is gone." At this moment, an extremely strange thing happened, the ghost ship, which had been enlarged a lot, suddenly disappeared, there was no wind on the sea, no waves, and no sinking, so it suddenly disappeared for no reason. Coupled with the sound of a ghost crying just now, this extremely strange thing instantly made the soldiers on the ship panic.

(To be continued)