The experiments of the shuttle were all carried out in secret, and after the formation, Han Shizhong and his wife came to see it once, but they did not show any special surprises, which made the happy prince a little disappointed. But you can't blame people for their indifferent attitude, judging from the appearance, it really can't be seen what he is for.

The prince didn't care so much, he asked Han Yanzhi to requisition nearly a thousand fishing boats for transformation within five days, and increased the manpower and material resources invested, and after ten days, more than 600 shuttles were neatly leaning on the riverside, waiting for the prince to take over.

The prince brought his camp men to the acceptance, and what surprised him even more was that the craftsmen not only added an extra set of "boosters" to the boat, but also separated the control direction from the front wheel, and added a wooden board that could be turned vertically by immersion in water near the tail.

So, the soldiers of the camp entered the shuttle in batches, each shuttle was equipped with four people, and all his men and horses had just entered. Liang Hongyu and Han Yanzhi gave a detailed explanation of the tactics and offensive and defensive skills of the naval army, but what can really be applied to it is some programmatic things, and the specific implementation rules are formulated by the prince Zhao Tianci himself.

Not only did Han Shizhong shake his head with a smile, but even Liang Hongyu couldn't figure out the prince's intentions at all, what was the use of making such a bunch of things flying around on the water.

In fact, the prince also took great pains, if it is about attack power, there is no way to compare with the galleon, and even a hair of others is not comparable, but he has a great advantage, that is, speed. And with a protective shell on the outside, the security has been greatly improved, after all, none of these people under him can afford to lose!

During the training, Zhao Tianci also discovered a phenomenon, if the speed of the boat is not fast enough. The stability of the hull will be affected by the wind and waves, and it will become bumpy and undulating, but if the speed reaches a certain level, no matter how strong the wind and waves are, the hull will not be able to shake at will. Another important element is that when the boat is traveling at high speed, the hull should be as perpendicular to the current direction of the waves, which can also improve the stability of the ship exponentially. Because of this, the first of his training guidelines was to practice the accuracy of the bow and arrow in rapid advance and retreat. There is a natural good hand in this regard, and that is Han Yangu. His flying spear skills, whether on the horse or on the boat, were basically a no-brainer, which made Zhao Tianci overjoyed, and directly let Han Yangu take on the position of the head of the naval army, responsible for guiding the tactical movements of the naval army.

The two brothers, Han Yanzhi and Han Yangu, had only been on the shuttle once, and they were immediately impressed by this strange thing. It turns out that the division of labor between the four people is very clear, one driving booster wheel in the front, one in the middle and one in the rear, and one person at the back is also in control of the direction. The fourth man is responsible for firing feathered arrows from the opening on the side of the ship, and the four can switch places at any time. The shuttle can last at high speed on the water to an incredible extent.

But the prince also has another layer of trouble, the speed of the shuttle is very fast, but he can't help but collide, the first day of training because of the unskilled operation and crashed more than a dozen, although the personnel were not injured, but also scared Zhao Tianci half to death. So he made up his mind to replace the outer protective layer with an iron sheet.

The training was still carried out as usual, and the matter of replacing the protective skin was carried out in batches in the order of priority, after all, iron tools were the most strictly controlled strategic materials by the imperial court. It must be purchased from outside.

More than 20 days have passed in a blink of an eye, the training on the prince's side is in full swing, and he has become familiar with the road, and the deployment of Han Shizhong's side is also in full swing, but after such a long time, the shadow of Jin Bing has not yet appeared.

However, Zhao Tianci didn't care too much about when Jin Bing would arrive, because his training plan was still in an intense and orderly manner. To test the practical effect of the shuttle, he made a bold decision: to move closer to the north shore.

Originally, the Jin soldiers stationed on the north bank had relaxed their vigilance, and every day they would see a group of large and small Song soldiers making all kinds of strange movements on the south bank of the river, and at first they would shoot arrows, but slowly they found that the people on the other side seemed to be "enjoying" flashing in their arrow rain, so after three days, they no longer cared about the people on the other side, but routine monitoring was still necessary.

However, one day, they found that the Song soldiers on the other side were gone, and in their place, a large number of strangely shaped boats appeared on the river, which were speeding on the river, back and forth, and extremely flexible. Just as they were curiously gathered around to watch, cold arrows shot out from the high-speed speeding ships, and people kept falling to the ground, only then did they realize that the target of these strange things was actually themselves!

After a brief moment of panic, the Jin soldiers began to return fire. Arrows rained down on the river, but it was of no use to the boats flying around the river, and even if some of the arrows hit the hull, they were quickly bounced away.

The commander of the Jin Soldiers and Sailors stationed on the north bank is called Ta La, and he may feel that his Jin name is not very good, so he specially asked someone to take a Han name: Liu Chengjin.

That's right, Tatar is greedy for money, and he doesn't think about turning into a golden lump all the time.

Just as he was dreaming of becoming gold, the sudden situation on the river completely woke him up from his dream. When he saw countless strange boats flying around on the river, he believed that he was definitely a hell of a god!

After shooting a few arrows indiscriminately, Liu Chengjin decided to retreat!

The Jin soldiers retreated for more than ten miles and left the attack range of the shuttle.

This made Zhao Tianci very unhappy!

The target is gone, and the soldiers are upset!

So, Lu Qinghou discussed with Zhao Yiyan and proposed a bold idea to Zhao Tianci: go to the north shore!

Zhao Tianci shook his head like a wave drum, "No, absolutely not!" "He can't take that risk without a foolproof consideration.

Lu Qinghou and Zhao Yiyan returned in a huff, and Lu Fangfei came to find Zhao Tianci.

"What's wrong? Didn't that trick have any effect on luring the enemy deeper? Zhao Tianci saw Lu Fangfei's face full of sadness, and asked.

The so-called "luring the enemy deeper" was a small idea he had in mind.

Fortunately on his side, Han Shizhong's navy has been deployed, and the whole army is waiting for the Jin soldiers to enter the net, but the Jin soldiers have not come for a long time, and if the bowstring that has been stretched for a long time is not popped, it will relax after a long time.

Zhao Tianci discussed with everyone and made a suggestion to Han Shizhong, during the Shangyuan Festival, celebrate in Xiuzhou City, and the scene can be as big as it can be, and it will be five days!

The purpose is very simple, it is impossible for Jin Bing to come without spies, let them know that the Song people do not know about their existence at all, and let them come "at ease".

"I didn't see any movement!" Lu Fangfei sighed and said, "Could it be that Jin Bing has changed his mind and doesn't plan to leave by water?" ”

"Impossible!" Zhao Tianci said categorically, "They won't change their minds." He pondered for a while and said, "Call Mrs. Anguo, and let's go out and have a look." ”

The prince's so-called "going out to see" is to get on the ship and leave the port.

Liang Hongyu was reluctant to accompany her, because she felt that this was too risky, although the Jin soldiers did not come, but no one knew where they were now, in case they were killed halfway, the safety of the prince was the most important.

But the prince had made up her mind, and she couldn't forcibly stop her, so she discussed with Han Shizhong and sent more than 20 warships to follow behind, and then accompanied the prince out on patrol.

Zhao Tianci wanted to take a look on the river to see what the actual situation was, he originally wanted to pull Liang Hongyu along the way to explain, but he didn't expect that she would call so many warships out to escort him, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

But after all, it was General Han's kindness, and he couldn't refuse. After walking west along the river for about two or three hours, the river narrowed in front of me, and a small island appeared, Liang Hongyu pointed to the island and said, "This is Jiaowang Island, named after the Jiaowang Temple on the island. ”

Zhao Tianci looked at this island, and sure enough, he saw a much taller temple near the north side, and couldn't help but be a little strange, "If such a temple is built on this isolated island, will there be incense?" ”

Liang Hongyu said, "The people in Jiaowang Temple are all worshipping jellyfish and thunder gods, and merchants and fishermen come here every time they go to sea to worship. ”

Zhao Tianci was thoughtful, looked at the sea level in the distance for a while, and suddenly asked, "Mrs. Anguo, can the warship dock on Jiaowang Island?" ”

Liang Hongyu nodded, "You can dock, but there is no dock, you can only enter and exit alone." ”

"Let's go to the island!" Zhao Tianci said.

Liang Hongyu was stunned for a moment, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also want to worship God?" ”

Zhao Tianci shook his head, "I'm not worshipping God, I'm here to save my life!" ”

"Survival?" Liang Hongyu was even more confused.

Zhao Tianci pointed into the distance, "It's coming!" ”

Liang Hongyu looked into the distance, and did not find anything abnormal, Zhao Tianci said, "Let's go to the island first, those people you brought are useful." In addition, he sent someone to report to General Han, saying that the Jin soldiers had arrived and asked him to move to Jiaowang Island. ”

Liang Hongyu didn't even see half a shadow of the enemy, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had an order, and he still had to act according to the order. So she ordered her men to divide one ship and return to the sea, while the other ships docked in turn.

Everyone went to the island, Zhao Tianci found a high point, and continued to look into the distance. Liang Hongyu also stood there with him, looking over from here at this time, rows of extremely tiny shadows faintly appeared in his sight, if he didn't look carefully, he thought it was part of the river, as those shadows got closer and closer, the image gradually became clear, and it was indeed the Jin Bing's brigade of ships! (To be continued.) )