A blue sky, a blue sea!

The wind is strong, blowing the battle flags, the hunting sounds, the waves are high, and the waves are stacked one after another, showing the grandeur of the sea.

On the Jinfan in the center of the sailing fleet, under a dragon flag, Sun Quan stood on the top of the deck of the Jinfan with his hands behind his back, looking thin but straight.

His cloak sounded in the wind, his black hair flew wildly, and his turquoise eyes reflected the magnificent waves of the sea.

After the launching ceremony of the ironclad ship, he explained in detail the details and goals of the future shipbuilding of the Toji Shipbuilding Workshop, and then hurriedly went north.

He is the king, and it is already a last resort to leave Beijing and go north.

The country can't be without a king for a day, he can't leave Jinling City for too long, otherwise Wu Guo will make some trouble if he has nothing to do, so his schedule is very tense.

Gan Ning, the commander of the Jinfan fleet, walked out of the cabin, walked behind Sun Quan, and persuaded in a low voice: "King, it's windy here, you are the body of gold, let's go back to the cabin!" ”

This time, Sun Quan went north to escort the Jinfan Fleet, one of the four major fleets of the Navy.

The Jinfan fleet is the elite of the navy, since the battle of Chibi, the vitality was greatly damaged, after returning to the East China Sea, just encountered the battle of the northern frontier, can not help, and finally Sun Quan in the South China Sea, let He Qi lead the new force to the north.

After more than half a year, the Jinfan fleet has finally recovered its vitality.

"Xingba, come!"

When Sun Quan heard this, he stretched out his hand and beckoned to Gan Ning, let Gan Ning take a step, patted him on the shoulder, and looked at the endless good with his eyes: "You tell sù lonely, how did you feel when you saw the sea for the first time?" ”

Every time he saw the magnificent Taihai, Sun Quan always felt something in his heart.

This side is an endless sea. It seems to remind him all the time: take a long-term view, see the other side of the sea, and don't just stare at the one-third of an acre in the house.

"Great!"

When Gan Ning heard this, he couldn't help but disturb his head, and he thought for a long time before he spit out a word.

"Big?" Sun Quan heard this. I was stunned for a moment, it was too intuitive.

"Yes!"

Gan Ning nodded, a somewhat foolish face showed a smile, his eyes were a little melancholy, and said: "At the beginning, I felt that this sea was a little boundless, as if it had been beyond the vision of a certain family, and I looked at it hard." I wondered when I would be able to touch the end of it! ”

"Good ambition, if you want to touch the end of the sea, we have a chance!"

When Sun Quan heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, patted him on the shoulder, and said encouragingly: "Everything has an end, and the sea also has it." You can't see it now, just because you don't have enough power. One day, when your warship can sweep across the sea, you will understand that the world we live in is the size of a palm! ”

Nowadays, people see the sea. It's as if modern people are looking at the boundless universe.

But in later generations, when I looked at the world map, I didn't actually feel how big this side of the world was, and I could see it at a glance.

"What you say, my lord, is very good. The last general agreed...... By the way, isn't that ironclad ship Century supposed to be allocated to our Jinfan fleet? ”

Gan Ning glanced at Sun Quan, was in a good mood, and hurriedly took the opportunity to ask.

"Gan Xingba, you have also learned badly, Lone said that you are so kind, and you personally came to escort Lone to the north, it turned out that you were eyeing the ironclad ship!"

Sun Quan was a little stunned, and after coming back to his senses, he laughed a few times, and said: "It's just an ironclad ship, have you used such a fierce chase, since you got on the boat, you have asked Gu this question for the sixth time, don't give it!" ”

The ironclad ship, a brand-new battleship, several admirals of the navy want it, He Qi is close to the water, and he will report when he looks for it, and Zhou Tai and Xue Zhou also peep at the three points.

"Since the king is here, he must invite him to work!"

Gan Ning said as a matter of course: "Ironclad ship, that is a warship that we have all been looking forward to for a long time, if we want it, He Qi also wants it, Zhou Tai naturally wants it, and even Xue Zhou, who guards Chibi, doesn't he want it!" ”

The Wu Navy is the largest branch of the Wu Navy, He Qi, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, and Xue Zhou are the four giant generals of the Wu Navy, each leading 100,000 soldiers and horses.

There is also competition between them, fighting for the source of troops and warships, who doesn't want their fleet to be a little stronger.

"King, our Jinfan Fleet will definitely make good use of this warship!" Gan Ning's eyes burned and said.

"This is left to Zhou Tai alone, and you don't need to worry!"

Sun Quan waved his hand and said with a firm expression: "If we can make one ironclad ship, we can make a hundred ironclad battleships, at most teenagers, Lone will give your fleet a big redress!" ”

"King, an ironclad ship, all the weapons and equipment are the most advanced, whether it is a small trebuchet, or the latest god arm crossbow from Longquan, it is a hot weapon in the military today, this cost is not cheap, the navy wants to change its outfit, there is so fast there!"

Gan Ning said with a wry smile: "Who is it not for, why leave it to Zhou Tai!" ”

He is not a pure general, leading the troops to fight to the point where he is handsome! He commanded an army of 100,000 troops, and every move he made had to consider the affairs of the Dao court.

If you want to change clothes in batches, how can it be so easy!

"This matter should be considered by Lone, when will you think about it, Lone said that he will give you a big change of clothes within three years, and he will not break his promise, Zhou Tai's warship, you don't have to think about it!"

Sun Quan straightened his hair, which had been tossed by the sea breeze, and left the deck and walked into a spacious cabin.

This cabin is the command center of the Jinfan fleet, and in the middle is a sand table of the latest topographic sand in the South China Sea, surrounded by hanging charts that look spectacular.

"How's the South China Sea being explored now?"

Sun Quan squinted his eyes and asked as he stared at the gradually clear topographic map of the island on the sand table.

"King, we haven't been in charge of the South China Sea for a long time, and now we are still familiar with the South China Sea, and the process is not big!"

Gan Ning pointed to the terrain of the sand table and replied: "In the South China Sea, there are many scattered islands, we have made markers, Australia is relatively large, the main island of the South China Sea, recently we are still exploring the territory of Australia, maybe bigger than we imagined, bigger than Jiangdong, we are wondering, is it a careful exploration!" ”

"Except for Australia?" Sun Quan continued to ask.

The South China Sea is the South China Sea of later generations, in fact, the South China Sea is very large, scattered islands, which can be compared to the Central Plains, and now it is definitely a big project to develop in advance.

"The more we go south, the colder it gets, we send a lot of fleets to sail along the south, but the danger is too great, not many can come back, it is not feasible to continue to go south, east and west, it will be one of our future navigation targets!"

Gan Ning replied.

"Westbound!"

When Sun Quan heard this, he thought about it and set a goal for them.

"Gan Ning, have you seen this, this is the territory of Rinan Jiuzhen in Jiaozhou, there is this very large piece of land behind Rinan Jiuzhen, it is very barren, this is our next goal to conquer!"

"King, if you go back here, should it be the Western Regions of the Silk Road in the past?"

Gan Ning overlapped the maps one by one, looked at the topographic map of the Western Regions carefully, interlaced them with the map of Liangzhou, pieced together a rough figure, and asked with some doubts: "Someone once said that there is the Dayue clan in the Western Regions, and the founding of the Great Moon Nation, where is there a place comparable to the Central Plains!" ”

"So to speak!"

Sun Quan nodded, and then said, "Come on, give Lone a pen and a blank piece of paper!" ”

"No!"

Inside the cabin, a staff officer handed Sun Quan a pen and a blank piece of paper.

"Gan Ning, you are optimistic, this is Xiliang, and this is Shuchuan, this should be the Qiang tribe, and this is Jiaozhou, in the west of them, there is a big world that we can't see, this piece of heaven and earth, there is an empire, very vast, if we want to connect from the land, hit in, high mountains block the road, deep mountains and wild forests block, we can only take the former Silk Road, but this road is very barren, the army is difficult to walk, and it is also necessary to seize Liangzhou as the foundation, which is impossible for Wu State, what you need to do is, find a way to open up the passage of this uncharted sea from the sea, and land this area from the sea! ”

Relying on his memory, Sun Quan quickly drew a rough map of the Indian Sea on a blank piece of paper.

Indian civilization is also an ancient civilization.

At this time, it should be the period of the Kushan Empire, the Kushan Empire and the Sabbath Empire, the Roman Empire, and the Han Dynasty, which are the four major overlords on the earth in this era.

Sun Quan has extraordinary ambitions and wants to unify the earth, but now if the Wu navy hits Rome in one go, it will be unrealistic.

The East China Sea and the South China Sea have been taken by Wu State, and what is about to be faced is to go out of the inland sea and cross the territory and open sea, there are two ways for Wu to choose from the navy, one is the Pacific Ocean and the other is the Indian Ocean.

Taking the route of the Pacific Ocean is to land in the Americas, and at this time, in the Americas, in addition to savages, they are still savages, and there is not much challenge for Wu Guo.

The only way to go is to go through the Indian Ocean, land in India, and then fight all the way from India.

From Kushan to rest, and then from the Mediterranean to Rome, this is a journey planned by Sun Quan for the future Wu navy.

"Gan Ning, do you know why Gu transferred you and Zhou Tai to the South China Sea?" Sun Quan asked.

Guarding the South China Sea, there is no need for two such fierce tiger generals, Sun Quan is already preparing for the opening up of the Indian Ocean.

"The king is preparing for the navy's westward journey!" Gan Ning understood.

"Clever!"

Sun Quan nodded, pointed to the Indian Ocean, and said: "After the establishment of the South China Sea base, Zhou Tai will be the main general, and you will be the deputy general, guarding the South China Sea, and there is no need to send nearly 200,000 troops alone, the goal of you and others is to cross this sea area!" ”

"We obey!"

Gan Ning looked a little excited, opening up the territory is the honor of a military general. (To be continued......)