Chapter 048: Battleship
Cao Jun's movements were unfortunately told by Young Master Zhuge . In late October of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao's 150,000 army marched together by waterway, and attacked Jiangxia with Zhang Liao and Cai Mao, the army of Cao's East Road. Liu Qi and Guan Yu lost the battle with Cao's army, were outnumbered, and were forced to withdraw the main force into the city of Wuchang, the county of Jiangxia County. Relying on Jiancheng and Cao Jun. At the same time, a messenger was sent to Gangneung for help. In order to be able to see Liu Bei complete the mission of jointly resisting Cao as soon as possible, Lu Su recommended himself to Liu Qi and Mao Sui, saying that he was a subordinate of Jiangdong, and Cao Cao's army would not attack Jiangdong's warships at present, so he could send a message to Jiangling to ask Liu Bei for help. Liu Qi was very grateful for this, handed over the distress letter to Lu Su, and provided Lu Su with a large amount of food and fresh water for the trip. As Lu Su expected, Lu Su's fleet passed through Cao's defense area safely and arrived at Jiangling.
Lu Su explained his intention to Liu Bei, and handed Liu Bei a distress letter written by Liu Qi himself, and Liu Bei immediately ordered Zhang Fei to command 20,000 cavalry to rush to Jiangxia to rescue Liu Qi and Guan Yu. However, Liu Bei also knew that this was just a drop in the bucket, and it was difficult to fundamentally solve the problem.
Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su exchanged views on the current situation and agreed that only the alliance of Sun and Liu could resolve the immediate crisis. At the invitation of Lu Su, Liu Bei decided to send Zhuge Liang as an envoy to Jiangdong in order to facilitate the great cause of Sun and Liu to unite against Cao. Zhuge Liang readily agreed. However, to Zhuge Liang's great surprise, Liu Bei actually appointed Young Master Zhuge as his deputy envoy to Jiangdong with Zhuge Liang. Regarding Liu Bei's intentions, Father Zhuge was puzzled. However, Young Master Zhuge was very happy that he could finally go outside to have a look. It has been 6 years since I came to this world for some special reasons, and I haven't had a chance to take a good look at this world. For the sake of safety, Young Master Zhuge brought the Zhan Lu sword that Liu Bei gave him.
In October of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, in order to relieve the crisis in Jingzhou, in order to realize the great cause of uniting Wu to resist Cao. At the invitation of Jiangdong Sun Quan's special envoy Shi Lusu Lu Zijing, Zhuge Liang took his 6-year-old son Zhuge Zhan, the deputy envoy of Jingzhou, accompanied by Lu Su, to Chaisang, where Jiangdong's political center is located.
Young Master Zhuge stood on this ancient version of the luxury giant ship and was amazed. Although this battleship cannot be compared with the ironclad giant ships of later generations. But at this level of production, it's amazing to be able to build a giant ship of this scale.
Zhuge Zhan knew that the Eastern Wu regime, based in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which was covered with a dense water network, had focused its main efforts on building a powerful naval army since Sun Quan's elder brother Sun Ce. After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan took over the Jiangdong regime and adopted Lu Su's development strategy of "basing himself in Jiangdong, sweeping Jingxiang, and peeping into the Central Plains", and even more established a strong Wu army dominated by a naval army as the development goal of the entire Eastern Wu regime. In the past 8 years, Sun Quan has concentrated financial resources on the one hand to vigorously support the construction of the ships of the Soochow Naval Division. On the other hand, he adopted Zhou Yu's policy of "substituting training with war", constantly conquest of the surrounding areas and unwillingness to obey various separatist forces, and finally gradually established a Jiangdong naval division with excellent ships, strict discipline, and brave and good at fighting in the southern and northern wars. This is also where Zhou Yu and Sun Quan dare to fight with Cao Jun are emboldened.
Lu Su looked at Young Master Zhuge with a stunned expression, and didn't feel funny, so he stepped forward, touched Young Master Zhuge 's head and said, "Little boy, how is this boat?" ”
Young Master Zhuge looked up, but it was Lu Su, who quickly restrained his embarrassed expression, and looked disdainful: "It's average!" It's not as good as our big ship in Jingzhou! ”
"Poof!" Lu Su looked at Young Master Zhuge and felt cute, so he had the heart to tease him, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong?" ”
Zhuge Zhan tilted his head and thought for a long time, and said in his heart, the warship of the Jingzhou Navy Division is simply a piece of compared to this ship! Where the fuck is this excused to say it's not as good as that?
Lu Su saw that Young Master Zhuge was silent for a long time, so he knew that he couldn't think of a place where the Jingzhou warship was stronger than the Jiangdong warship, but he didn't say so, and asked with a surprised look: "Isn't there so many places that the little boy doesn't know where to start?" ”
Zhuge Zhan is not a real child after all, he has a 20-year-old heart, of course he can hear Lu Su teasing him, and he looks unhappy, "There are too many places that are not as good, so that I can't even remember it!" I'll tell you when I remember! ”
"Haha Lu Su Ha Lu Ha smiled, patted Zhuge Daddy who was standing next to him and said with a smile: "Ling Gongzi is very interesting!" Interesting! ”
Young Master Zhuge saw that this guy had a weak face. "Snorted" with his nose and turned his face away, indicating that he was not in general knowledge. Seeing the cuteness of Young Master Zhuge , Zhuge Dad couldn't cry or laugh, and apologized to Lu Su again and again: "The child is stubborn, let Changshi see and laugh!" Let Changshi see a smile! "Lu Su's official position in the Eastern Han Dynasty at this time was Jiangdong Changshi. As for the other official positions that Sun Quan himself gave to Lu Sufeng, in fact, they can only be used within Jiangdong. Most of the princes in other places at this time were still subject to the division of the Eastern Han court. For example, although Sun Quan occupies the huge territory of six counties and eighty-one prefectures in Jiangdong, it stands to reason that even if he is not the king, he can still be a Yangzhou pastor. However, because in the official archives of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Quan's official position was only that of Wu Jun's Taishou and the general of the court, so even when Lu Su sent Jiangling and Liu Bei to recommend Sun Quan, he only called Sun Quan Sun Quan.
In fact, speaking of which, these five warships of Lusu are indeed very good. The size of the warship, the high cost of construction, and the cumbersome construction process made it estimated that in the Han Dynasty at that time, except for Sun Quan and the former Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, there were really few people who could build it.
The warship is an offensive speedboat with good protective performance in ancient China. According to Liu Xi of the Eastern Han Dynasty in "Interpretation of Names. It is recorded in the "Release of the Ship": "The outer narrow and long is called Mengchong, and the enemy ships are also in conflict with each other." "It can be seen that the ship is narrow and long, and the speed is fast, and it is specially used to surprise enemy ships.
The excellent performance of the warship depends on the ingenuity of its design and structure. The entire cabin and deck of the ship are covered with cowhide for fire protection. There are several oars on each side of the board for the oars to insert the boat and for rowers to row. There are three cabins above deck, which are also wrapped in raw cowhide to prevent enemy fire. Each deck has crossbow windows on all sides, and spear holes can be used to attack enemies in all directions. Du You's "General Dictionary? In the Art of War, it is recorded that "the boat is covered with raw cow skin, and the two compartments are opened, and there are spear holes in the front and back of the left and right, so that the enemy cannot enter, and the arrow and stone cannot be defeated." This shows that the ship is majestic, maneuverable, and convenient for water warfare.
When Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong, he did in-depth research on the various weapons used by armies in various places at that time. This is mainly a reserve of knowledge for the realization of one's grand political ideals. Soochow, as Zhuge Liang's plan in Longzhong, has one of the three parts of the world and a powerful foreign aid regime. In the heart of Zhuge Daddy, he is not only a powerful foreign aid, but also a dangerous enemy. Therefore, for the army of Eastern Wu, especially the naval army, Father Zhuge has spent a long time doing in-depth research. So for this kind of warship in Dongwu, Zhuge Daddy is no stranger. But what you look at in books is completely different from what you experience in person. At this time, Father Zhuge was actually deeply shocked by the strength of the Dongwu Water Master.
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