Outside the Xiakou Ferry.

More than a dozen warships were moored in the river, and a steamer in front of it was sailing rapidly.

Its speed is almost one or two times that of an ordinary warship.

On the deck of one of the warships, Liu Feng, Gan Ning, Shi Chang, and Zhang Gu were all there.

"Good ship, good ship." Looking at the steamer walking like a flying ship in the distance, Gan Ning said hello twice in a row, and his eyes lit up.

"Huh." Liu Feng smiled slightly, the first benefit of this paddle steamer is the four outer ships. The second advantage is that it can make 50 people work together. You must know that there are only a few dozen people shaking the pulp in an ordinary warship.

They use their hands, and this ship is with their feet. The gap comes out.

"It's a pity." When Gan Ning was happy, he suddenly said a pity.

"It's a pity?" Liu Feng looked at Gan Ning strangely. This ship is so fast, and it took a lot of advantage during the water war, Gan Ning actually called it a pity.

"It's a good boat, but it may not work very well when it's stormy. Therefore, in the summer when there is plenty of rain, I am afraid that it cannot be used. Gan Ning shook his head.

"Xingba is really good eyesight." Liu Feng was surprised by Gan Ning's eyesight.

The disadvantage of this ship is indeed this, in the summer, the wind and waves are very strong, and when a wave comes, it may knock the paddle wheel backwards.

"However, although there are some flaws, it is still a good ship, especially when attacking, the power it exerts is simply amazing." Liu Feng hadn't comforted him yet, so Gan Ning smiled to himself.

Water warfare is the same as foot combat, speed is a big advantage. Now that the ship can be twice as fast, the speed of the attack will be greatly increased. The range of the attack has also increased. That's enough.

"It's good that Xingba is satisfied." Liu Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile. Immediately, he said: "I have ordered all efforts to build this kind of ship, and I believe that in a few months, a hundred ships will be built." When the time comes, the whole army can be equipped for conquest. ”

"If there are 100 ships, the subordinates can fight Xiangyang for the lord." Gan Ning said with a happy face.

"Huh."

Liu Feng smiled, and then set his eyes on the paddle steamer that was flying like a fly, and if he hit Xiangyang, he could hit Jiangdong. The gap between the forces on the water has finally been bridged.

It is Liu Feng's business to get a warship, and it is Gan Ning's business to train a warship and a navy. Therefore, Liu Feng did not stay in Xiakou for long, but only stayed for a few hours, inspected Xiakou with Gan Ning, and went back to Xiling City.

It's just that when Liu Feng returned to General Yang Wu's mansion, he was immediately called to the backyard by the maid sent by Cai Yu to wait at the door.

Backyard, in Cai Da's room. Liu Feng was stunned and looked at a pair of Cai Yu and Cai Da who were sitting very close to each other, with somewhat similar faces, like sisters.

Both of them were very happy on their faces, and an intoxicating flush appeared. They all did the same action, that is, they reached out and stroked their lower abdomen.

Cai Da is pregnant.

It's like spring has arrived, and the birds are up to eat insects.

The women of his family seem to have reached that kind of season. However, after Cai Yu became pregnant, Liu Feng proved that there was no problem with his body.

Cai Da's pregnancy was still expected by Liu Feng.

After all, Cai Da is the main wife, and during this period, Liu Feng conquered almost every day. When there is almost no space, it would be strange if you were not pregnant.

Therefore, after Liu Feng was dumbfounded, he immediately ordered Cai Da to hand over the key to the treasury of the mansion to Huan'er for the time being.

For the time being, hand over the rights of the eldest woman. Wait for delivery with peace of mind.

…………….

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and basically spring has passed and is moving towards summer.

The Shanyue Rebellion in Koto has gradually subsided. After Sun Quan surrendered four or five hundred thousand Shanyue, he also began to stand still and recuperate.

Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and some other naval troops in Jiangling also returned to the garrison one after another.

With the return of these naval forces, the river defense along the Yangtze River has become much stricter.

Among them, the Hukou ferry is the most heavily guarded, because it is close to Liu Feng's Jiujiang County. If Liu Feng's army attacked, this would be the first line of defense.

The position is important, and the guard is also the general Jiang Qin.

The structure of the lake mouth is similar to that of Xiakou, and it is also the structure of half city and half water village.

This said, Jiang Qin was neatly armored, leading thousands of sailors and more than ten warships to inspect the Yangtze River.

On a warship with the word "Jiang" in the middle, Jiang Qin stood at the bow of the ship, meticulously inspecting the Yangtze River. Next to him stood an adjutant general.

"The water is getting shallower." Suddenly, the lieutenant let out an exclamation.

Jiang Qin's heart moved, and he raised his eyes to look in the direction of the water village.

The feeling is most obvious there, the water level on the water village was originally quite high, but during this time, it has been declining. In some places, you can even see through the river and see the bottom of the river.

However, Jiang Qin didn't pay much attention to it, and smiled: "It's been a long time since it's rained, and the water in this river is naturally less." ”

After Jiang Qin finished speaking, he raised his eyes to look at the deputy general, but found that the deputy general's face was very worried.

After hesitating for a moment, the adjutant general also looked up at Jiang Qin and said, "General, will this be a drought?" ”

"Impossible, we haven't had a drought in Jiangdong for hundreds of years, at most it's floods. However, according to the situation this year, floods will not happen. Jiang Qin flatly vetoed.

The mood is not bad, this less rain is equivalent to reducing the chance of flooding.

"Well, too. Something that hasn't happened in hundreds of years can't be bumpered with by us. The lieutenant pondered for a while, and then felt that he was a little worried, and said with a smile.

Both were born and raised in this era, and they had not experienced any drought. Of course, the drought situation cannot be detected from these small anomalies.

There is no foresight of the great changes in the future.

However, the eyesight of the two is good.

"Hey, there's a boat coming. What a huge fleet. When the lieutenant looked up, he saw ten large ships approaching in the distance. I couldn't help but be surprised.

Such a large fleet is rare even on the Yangtze River.

A caravan of ten large ships is already a super caravan.

"These boats seem to be a little different from river boats, as if they are the big ships of the Gongsun clan across the sea." Jiang Qin looked at it for a moment, but he saw that some doorways were coming.

Jiang Qin was a naval general and had a good understanding of warships.

The warships in the river are the strongest in the east of the river. Jiang Qin already knew that for a while, Jiang Qin was interested in the warships of the Gongsun clan in Liaodong who could cross the sea and directly attack Qingzhou.

Specially sent people to the Central Plains to inquire about the news and know some of the situation of such warships.

And the structure of these ships seems to have a great resemblance to the warships of the Gongsun clan in Liaodong. This discovery made Jiang Qin's originally relaxed mood immediately tense.

"Liaodong people? In this direction, is it going to Jiangxia? Jiang Qin and the deputy general glanced at each other, and they both saw a little surprise in the other party's eyes.

The Gongsun clan of Liaodong has been in the limelight recently.

He united with Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi, and Wuhuan to fight with Cao Ying, relying on each other and trusting each other. Leng is to put Cao Ying's 100,000 army, and the granary is at the bottom.

In the end, Zhang Liao was left with hatred, divided 30,000 troops, guarded Youzhou, and hurriedly returned to Xudu.

Although those people occupy the position, and only defend and do not attack. is like a shrunken turtle, it took a few months to let Cao Ying retreat with hatred.

Somewhat dishonorable.

But it can make Cao Ying deflated, which really attracts the attention of people all over the world.

So, the message is also worn very quickly. The high-level of Jiangdong has long been spread all over the world. Of course, Jiang Qin also knew. And the warships of Liaodong appeared here, and they went to Jiangxia again.

Liaodong and Jiangxia. Gongsun Du and Liu Feng?

Jiang Qin was shocked in his heart, and immediately responded: "Lean over the warship and intercept it." ”

"No."

The adjutant general answered the order and immediately turned around and gave the order.

A moment later, a melodious horn sounded in the middle of the river.

Those ten ships are indeed the sea ships of Liaodong.

The people who drove these ships were not sailors, but some ordinary sailors recruited by Jiang Wan, supplemented by some officials in charge.

Originally, there were sixty such ships. However, Jiang Wan considered that the target was too big, so when he sailed in the river, he was usually divided into six teams. Departure on a first-come, first-served basis.

This approach requires a fixed base at sea. Island. The sailors surnamed Suo, who went to sea, did find a few islands, which are relatively close to Taiwan.

Ten ships in a team, first set off for Jiangxia. The rest of this is stationed in the base of the island, waiting for news before departing.

The advantage of this is that the goal is small. And it's not easy to catch in one catch.

Jin Shu, thirty years old, is a small official. It was personally selected by Jiang Wan, and the children are all in Xiling County. A loyal little official. He is one of the seven officials in Liu Feng's huge fleet who commands the ships.

He is also the supreme leader of this team.

This is the second voyage of the Golden Book. Last time, he and his colleagues crossed the Yangtze River safely and brought back 2,000 war horses for Liu Feng. This time, he also brought back 2,000 war horses.

But it seems, their luck ended there.

On the deck, Jin Shu listened to the melodious horn sound in the air, and looked at the Dongwu warship in front of him that was murderously approaching them, and his face was extremely ugly.

"My lord, what should I do?" The deputy looked at Jin Shudao in a panic.

He knew what was on the ship, who they were fighting for, and if Jiang Dong, who had a grudge against Jiang Xia, was caught, there would definitely be no good fruit to eat.

"What's the panic, in this case, Lord Jiang has already taken countermeasures." Knowing how arduous his mission was, Jin Shu had already come back to his senses at this time.

"Zhao Dao, Wang Sheng." Jin Shu suddenly turned his head and said loudly.

"Your Excellency." Two dark-skinned, very lean water responses.

"You jump into the river, find a way to go to Jiangxia, and inform the lord. The Lord Guild is trying to save us. Jin Shu ordered.

"No." These two are sailors, and they are also Jinshu's henchmen. Wen Yan hesitated, but still promised, jumped into the Yangtze River very simply, and disappeared into the river in a blink of an eye.

The two of them have good water surnames, and Jin Shu is not worried that they will not be able to get to the shore. After seeing the two leave, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Immediately, Jin Shu raised his head and looked at the Jiangdong warship that was approaching quickly, and sneered.

Just like he said to the two sailors, Liu Feng would find a way to save them. This is what Jiang Wan personally promised when he was leaving.

Koto people? Hum.

Jiangxia and Jiangdong are feuds, and Jin Shu has always looked down on Jiangdong people.

(To be continued)