Chapter 289: Late Night "Visit"
The warship broke the waves, and the sound of the water roared. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info From a distance, this is not too fast. But this is already the result of all the minions on the warship, taking turns to trample on the bottom of the ship. Even if you charge for a short distance with a warship, it's nothing more than that.
No, no, now the entire Liangshan Shui Bo is almost the territory of the Flying Fish Gang. Zhu Quanyuan's warship must be the target of their search. Since Zhu Quanyuan has decided to surrender to Dashun and seek protection from the imperial court, he must find the location of the forbidden army as quickly as possible.
Zhu Quanyuan didn't want to submit to the imperial court, but he had no choice. From the perspective of Hutouwu Shan Cai, he can't see through the tricks of the Flying Fish Gang, and as for the stupid pig Wantong in the Snow Mountain Society, how can he see through it?
Zhu Quanyuan, who was desperate, in order to save Bai Tongyu and save himself, still took his minion and drove over according to the position of the Dashun Water Master in his memory.
Zhu Quanyuan had already waved away the minions beside him, and in a depressed mood, he finally couldn't sit still and walked out of the cabin. He didn't expect that he was already over the age of confusion, but he suffered the worst defeat in his life.
It would have been nice if I had listened to Bai Tongyu's persuasion at the beginning, but unfortunately there was no if!
With a heavy sigh in his heart, he stared at the flagship he had put too much effort into. This flagship has three powertrains. The first is the sail that moves with the help of the wind on weekdays. The second type is the oar, which is generally equipped with vehicles and ships. And the third is the reason why this kind of vehicle and ship is different from other warships.
This kind of car and ship was improved by a person named Li Gao in the middle of the previous dynasty. As for when it was invented, it is not in the history books. However, this did not prevent this "fast" vehicle and ship from flourishing. Of course, this speed is only relative to this era, and the ships that use manpower are not comparable to the ships of later generations that are powered by machines.
The biggest advantage of this kind of vehicle and ship is that it can run smoothly in the big rivers and lakes, and advance and retreat like flying. And the disadvantages are also obvious. There are two main aspects, one is that you cannot sail in shallow water, and the other is that you cannot enter the sea.
The main power of the fast car and ship comes from the power room under the cabin, relying on manpower to trample on the wing wheels on both sides of the ship, using the principle of transmission to drive the paddles, which can fly as fast as flying on the water.
Zhu Quanyuan's car and ship, with a total length of 16 zhang, a width of 1 zhang and 5 feet, and a height of 3 zhang and 2 feet 5 inches, such a behemoth, it is hard to imagine that it is all made of wood. This chariot and ship was twelve carts, with twenty-four wheels and one hundred and ninety-two wing oars on the side of the ship.
The twelve-car ship shows that if you want to drive this first car and ship by manpower, you must have at least twenty-four sailors, and you can pedal hard to move forward at full speed. And the entire flagship, if it is full of soldiers, can fit more than 60 soldiers.
Such a flagship, at this time, can indeed be ranked in Liangshan Shuibo. But compared with the largest warship built in the Song Dynasty in the official history, it is nothing but a small thing. The Southern Song Dynasty attached great importance to the construction of warships due to the urgency of river defense. It is recorded in the history books that the largest car and ship built in the Southern Song Dynasty actually had 40 cars and 80 wing wheels! According to Zhu Quanyuan's warship, forty cars, at least fifty-three zhang! What is the concept of fifty-three zhang long? The Song ruler is fifty-three zhang, which is equivalent to one hundred and sixty-four meters in later generations.
This kind of ship is actually on par with the treasure ships of the Ming Dynasty, which is really shocking. It's a pity that this kind of vehicle and ship can't go to sea before it is transformed.
Of course, Zhu Quanyuan didn't know that there were people outside the world, there was a sky outside the sky, and there was a big boat in one boat. Previously, he was already satisfied with his flagship, but unexpectedly, when he fought with the Flying Fish Gang, the warship that overturned the river dragon Youjun was actually five or six zhang longer than him, and more than one zhang wide.
As soon as such a flagship came out, the morale of the Blue Dragon Gang was suddenly extremely badly hit, and the result was naturally self-evident.
"Alas, after tonight, this ship will no longer be for my use......" Zhu Quanyuan sighed in his heart, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the shore of the water.
"So soon?" Zhu Quanyuan was a little surprised, he didn't know that under the threat of death, people often burst out to their greatest potential. The sailors in the power room illustrate this very well.
Zhu Quanyuan took advantage of the moonlight to see the small water village of Dashun Water Master. The brightly lit water village, the sailors and soldiers inside, seem to have also discovered their traces.
Also, such a huge flagship, as long as you are not blind, you will be able to see it.
The sentry, who was half-drooping on the watchtower, seemed to be sleeping, suddenly saw this huge chariot and ship coming in the wind, and frightened a spirit, and stammered and shouted: "Water...... The water thieves are coming, the water thieves are coming, the water thieves are coming......"
As soon as he exclaimed, the Da Shunshui Master who had already fallen asleep immediately woke up from his dream. They all used the blades beside them, and they didn't need to take a few breaths at all, so they rushed out of the camp tent and prepared to defend themselves against the enemy.
The commander of the water division, Shi Chengxing, was half drunk and half asleep, and after being told the news by his own soldiers, he was so frightened that he woke up, and immediately asked: "How many water thieves are coming?" Hurry up and inform the Forbidden Army and let them come for reinforcements! ”
The soldier had never seen Shi Chengxing so panicked, and he was stunned for a while. It wasn't until Shi Chengxing put on his armor and kicked him that he reacted: "Commander, there is only one big ship, and it is estimated that there will be no more than two hundred water thieves at most......"
Shi Chengxing was also stunned: "A boat, less than two hundred people? How could it be ......"
Before he could taste what the intentions of the water thieves were, the pro-soldier was already about to leave the tent of the Chinese army, and Shi Chengxing drank the pro-soldier: "Forget it, if there are really 200 water thieves, don't be afraid." Let the brethren light all the torches, lest they fall prey to the wiles of the water thieves. The rest, guard the water village, and are not allowed to go out without my order, understand? ”
After Shi Chengxing issued the order, he picked up the Pu knife, put on the tasseled helmet, and walked out of the Chinese military tent fully armed.
Bypassing the trap in front of the Chinese military tent, Shi Chengxing came to a female wall, and used the cover to look at the huge car and ship that was slowly approaching.
Shi Chengxing's eyesight was good, and he faintly saw a white flag hanging on the car and boat, and his head couldn't turn for a while: "What tricks are these water thieves going to play?" ”
The vigilance in my heart is even deeper, and there is a saying that "those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come"! Shi Chengxing, a person who spared his life, was naturally cautious and did not dare to be negligent about these water thieves.
The car and boat drove slowly, until there were still more than 20 zhang away from the water village, and then stopped there, because a few zhang forward, it was the shallow water area that the car and boat could not reach. The water thieves in Liangshan Shuibo all knew that there was a warship trap outside the water village of the Dashun Water Division. Don't look at the warships of the sailor division are all parked next to the water village, but these warships come in according to a certain path. If others don't know why they force themselves into the water village, then the bottom of these cars and ships will definitely be punctured by the sharpened dark piles in the water until they sink. (To be continued.) )