After Li Linfu's death, he was framed by Chen Xilie and Yang Guozhong for rebellion, and took away all the mourning glory after his death, Li Xiu is Li Linfu's son, as long as Li Linfu does not overturn the case for a day, the news that Li Xiu is still alive cannot be made public for a day.

Now that the center of gravity of the Anxi Army has completely moved to the west of Green Mountain, as the most important figure in the Anxi Army, it is time for the master craftsman Li Xiu to come over. When he arrives here, he no longer has to be incognito, and he can live an upright life.

The Majia workshop also has to be moved, the amount of water in Wuhu is not smaller than that of the Sihun River, and a workshop for large-scale use of water power can be built by the river.

Of course, another reason is that he wants Gao Qianqian a little.

This is the woman he decided to accompany him for the rest of his life, she is alone in Qiuzi to support the Ma family's huge industry, for this, Ma Lu feels a little ashamed when he thinks about it. The Ma family's workshop moved to the west of Green Mountain, and it was easier to meet each other in the future. She is the wife of the Son of Heaven, and she will be the wife of the prince in the future, and there are some things that should be done.

Among the new army of Anxi, 5,000 people were divided and led by Tian Mingyuan, Niu Xu led half of the scouts to follow, and followed the more than 10,000 troops of Hotzman back to Fars. Holzman pledged allegiance to the Tang Dynasty, and Ma Lan appointed him as the agent of the Tang Dynasty in the province of Fars, which naturally could not be just a blank check, but must be implemented.

Many people in Fars Province began to oppose Holzman, which was the main reason why Holzman finally decided to fall to the Tang Dynasty, and this time Tian Mingyuan and Niu Xu were sent west to Fars, to establish Holzman's authority in Fars, and those big forces who opposed Holzman were obedient, and if they did not obey, Tian Mingyuan and Niu Xu would be eradicated.

In other words, Tian Mingyuan and Niu Xu are going to be thugs. Holzman sent a province and a fleet to the Tang Dynasty, which was the price that Ma Lan gave back to him.

The Persians here have only heard of the murderous reputation of the Anxi army in the past year, and have not seen it with their own eyes. And this time, it will presumably let the people here know what kind of army the Anxi Army is and what the eight big characters on the Ji Gong Monument mean.

On the side of Wannian City, the construction of the city is still continuing. Ma Lan got seventeen huge sea ships, and immediately picked the largest one as his flagship and named it Fufeng. Under the personal command of Ma Lan, the craftsmen accompanying the army began to transform Ma Lan's flagship.

There are no cannons yet, but there are eight-ox crossbows in the army, which are mounted on sea ships and do not require much effort. Naturally, the power is not as powerful as the cannon, but compared to the equipment of the pirates in this era, it is still an extremely powerful existence.

A few days later, the renovation was completed. On the top deck of the Fufeng, there were more than two dozen liftable cabins, and inside each cabin, there was a wooden platform on which a new type of eight-bull crossbow was placed.

On both sides of the ship, in the bow and stern, in various positions there were eight-bull crossbows. The hut can accommodate two warriors, and there is also a place to place fire mines and gunpowder wraps.

The effective range of the new eight-bull crossbow is as high as 1,200 steps, and it is definitely the most terrifying long-range weapon of this era. Ma Lan stood on the Fufeng, looking at his own boat, extremely proud.

There is another sea vessel that has also completed the transformation, which is slightly smaller than the Fufeng, and was named Anxi by Ma Lan. The sailors left behind by Holtzmann were not used on these two ships, but their own men from the Anthy army.

The men of the Western Regions have never seen the wind and waves, and the men of Anxi got on the warship, and they were immediately top-heavy. Including Ma Luan, the same is true, the Fufeng is still floating in the port, and after a long time, he is dizzy and vomits.

However, it is Ma Lu's dream to catch black slaves in Africa, he is a stoic person, and what he wants to do must be done, so he also persists hard.

Anxi men have seasickness, there are also not seasick, this is different from person to person, batches of Anxi athletes walked on the sea boat, followed by Ma Lan drifting in the harbor, Ma Lan also selected a group from it, a total of more than 300 people, as the first batch of sailors in the Anxi army.

The harbor was calm and calm, Ma Lan and the athletes were slowly adapting, and after half a month, the athletes were able to gain a firm foothold on the swaying boat. Ma Lu then selected some older sailors from the sailors left by Holzmann to follow Holzmann to Guangzhou, and came to the ship to teach the Anxi athletes how to operate this kind of dhow.

These people are all old men of the Holzman family, loyal to the Holzman family, Holzman's iron heart fell to the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible for these people to play any tricks at sea. These guys have been to Guangzhou, and they can speak a little Central Plains official dialect, which is also convenient for communicating with the athletes.

Ma Lan understands his importance to this army, so he can't take risks, if the people selected are not suitable, and if he sends his fate to outsiders, he will naturally not do such a thing.

The two ships left the harbor and went to the sea, where Ma Ling and his men began real boat training.

The Tang Sea – formerly known as the Persian Gulf – is an inland sea, bordered by the Arabian Peninsula to the west and later Iran to the east, with evaporation but little fresh water flowing into the ocean, especially the Arabian Peninsula on the west, which is mostly desert and has almost no rivers flowing into the Tang Sea. Therefore, the salinity of the Tang Sea is extremely high, much higher than that of the Arabian Sea outside the strait.

Due to the different salinity of the seawater, the sea water outside the strait flows from the surface to the strait, and at the bottom of the sea, the sea water from the strait flows to the Arabian Sea outside the strait.

Unlike the calm waves in the port, although the Tang Sea is an inland sea, it also has a lot of wind and waves. There are many small islands and reefs near Penglai Island, and they are full of dangers.

A real sailor is definitely not something that can be trained overnight, Ma Lu is very clear about this. However, everything always has to have a beginning, and when these sea ships are equipped with cannons in the future, they will not be driven by outsiders, but only by the Tang people themselves.

After adapting to the wind and waves in the strait, the Fufeng and Anzai began to gradually leave the vicinity of Penglai Island and sail to the safe channel in the middle of the strait. Although the Strait of Hormuz is wide, it has a large number of islands, reefs and shoals, and the passage for large sea vessels is only a few kilometers or so. Blocking this channel is controlling the entire strait, which is why Ma Lu set up a port here.

With the help of the Holzman sailors, the Fufeng and Anzai safely entered the safe passage of the water, which was at least 30 meters deep, so that the ship did not have to worry about running aground.

When he arrived here safely, Ma Lan was also extremely happy. For the landlubbers of the Anxi Army, this is an important step towards the future blockade of the strait.

Blockading the strait is not for anything else, it is for wealth, and whoever wants to pass through this strait in the future will have to pay a sum of money to Wannian City, and if you don't give money, you will definitely not be able to pass.

Of course, this is only training now, and there are no plans to intercept passing ships.

On this wide water, the Anxi athletes and Ma Lu learned to stand firm on the boat, raise and lower the sails, and steer the sailboat with the help of the wind direction and currents. From time to time, sailing ships laden with goods passed by, and watching these two big ships with strange flags swaying along the channel, they were both strange but no one approached.

By noon, a flotilla of ships had sailed from beyond the channel, the sails on which were almost black, and looked extremely shabby. More than a dozen large ships lined up in a line, extremely nimble in the strait, sailing along the current towards the strait.

The ships all had a deep draft and apparently had a lot of cargo in them. Beside Ma Lan, an old sailor squinted at it, and his face immediately changed: "Ma Xiang, raise the sails, run!" ”

"What's the matter, old Smir? Are they pirates? Ma Lan looked at the fleet and smiled.

"It's not a pirate, this is the fleet of the Nekonan family, it should be the one that went to Guangzhou two years ago. Their family has always been at odds with ours, and they want to be the governor of Fars. They also recognize these two ships, and now that they have more ships and we have fewer ships, they will definitely not let go of this opportunity to attack us. Don't hide it, if our family's fleet encounters such a lone ship of the Nekonan family, we will not let it go. Smir repeatedly.

Ma Lan nodded and said with a smile: "Since they are going to Guangzhou to do business, they should recognize my banner of Datang." Seeing the banner of Datang, do you dare to attack us? ”

Smir said in a loud voice: "Ma Xiang, this is the sea, the land is the world of your Tang people, and the sea is the world of the big cannibals and our Persians." The Nekonan family will definitely attack, so let's hoist our sails and duck into the middle of the reef. ”

"My men are all novices, and they can't escape as fast as they do. Besides, when our Anxi army encounters the enemy, there is no reason to flee without a fight. Ma Lan looked at Old Smir and said with a proud smile, "You said that the sea is the world of Persians and cannibals, and today I will tell you that from now on, the sea is also the world of our Tang people." ”

After speaking, Ma Lan no longer paid attention to this old guy, and shouted in a deep voice with a wave of his big hand: "Everyone prepare!" Raise the sails and catch up! ”

One by one, the cabins below deck were raised, all the sails were hoisted, and under the manipulation of the Anzai athletes, the Fufeng made a clumsy turn and headed towards the flotilla in the distance.

The signal was transmitted to the Anzai through the flag, and huts appeared on the deck of the Anzai, which also turned around with great difficulty, and at the same time rushed forward at a distance of more than 30 zhang from the Fufeng.

"Ma Xiang, they have too many boats! We only have two boats, and once we get them close......" Old Smir shook his head repeatedly.

Ma Lan squinted at the fleet in front of him, looked back at old Smir and smiled faintly: "As long as my sailors can stand firm on the ship, victory will be ours." Old Smir, take a good look, you will be an eye-opener! ”

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In the new week, cheekily ask for some recommendation votes. Jumping is a humble person who knows that the level is limited, so he never dares to ask for monthly passes and rewards, and the recommended tickets are free, so dare to ask for it. Recently, the recommended tickets are really a bit small, and I can't get over the face. (To be continued.) )