Chapter 232: The Fleet's Expedition
According to the decision of the military meeting, Xia Guangyi and Sun Dongxu got up early this morning, cleaned up briefly, said goodbye to their families and went to the port of Nanhe, today, they will lead the fleet out of Yizhou, sail through the river of GuΓ² Luzhou to the Yangtze River, and then arrive at Ryukyu.
"How? Mrs. Sister-in-law didn't pull you away, did she? On the road, Xia Guangyi and Sun Dongxu met.
Sun Dongxu understood that Xia Guangyi was deliberately teasing him, glared at him and said, "Don't talk about me, I'm afraid you won't be much better, I'm afraid it will take a few months for us to come back, you are newly married, not like me." β
Xia Guangyi had a bitter face and said, "Then what can I do, who let His Highness give an order at this time?" But this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so many naval cadets have shown their faces, where to find this opportunity. β
"This is the truth, the eyes of those people in the academy are red with envy, when have they seen such a steam ship, we have to fight for the Ryukyu this time, and we must take down the deep-water port." Sun Dongxu clenched his fists.
Nodding, Xia Guangyi suddenly sighed: "I really never dreamed that I could lead such a huge fleet today, and I thought that I could only be a crew member for the rest of my life like my father, but Dongxu, I also want to thank you, if you hadn't pulled me to join Yizhou Military University, I wouldn't be where I am today." β
Xia Guangyi and Sun Dongxu are both from Yizhou, their fathers are shipwrights on merchant ships between Yizhou and Yangzhou, they met on merchant ships, Xia Guangyi's father was just a boatman rocking a row, and Sun Dongxu's father was already in charge of the whole ship, but this did not affect them to become friends.
Later, Yizhou Military Academy enrolled, Sun Dongxu's father brought back the news because he came to Yizhou to do business, and Sun Dongxu couldn't hold back the turmoil in his heart after learning about it, because he was unwilling to be just a shipwright as a merchant like his father, and the Admiralty of the Military Academy made him see hope. So he found the like-minded Xia Guangyi, and the two hit it off, and went to Yizhou without telling his father, and entered the Yizhou Military Academy at that time after the guΓ² test.
"Thanks what! We are brothers. Sun Dongxu punched Xia Guangyi in the chest, how could he have thought that their identities could change so dramatically today.
Talking and laughing all the way, the two arrived at the port of Nanhe, and by this time the fleet was ready, and the gunners and seamen were all in place. At the same time, there was a group of 6 armies carrying muskets.
"They're Navy 6?" Xia Guangyi looked at the musket team lined up in several squares on the river beach and said.
Sun Dongxu looked at the soldiers who boarded the ship with interest, and his eyes focused on the muskets they were carrying, "That's right, this is the 6th Naval Squadron, and they all use muskets. β
"It is said that this musket team only appeared during the Battle of Songzhou, and it is rumored that zero casualties wiped out four or five thousand people in Tuyuhun, I don't know if it was blown or not." When Xia Guangyi became a navy, he was naturally proud of the navy, and he looked down on the 6th Army. "I don't know if I can hold up to a salvo of artillery."
Saying that, the two had already arrived on the river beach, and his words happened to be heard by Zeng Zhida, who was training the troops, and Zeng Zhida smiled. stood up and blocked the way of the two with his burly body, he was Qin Huaiyu's proud protΓ©gΓ©, and they all said that things gather like people in groups, and he was also a hot temper. "Guangyi, I don't like to hear this, our musket team has at least won a battle in Songzhou. Although your navy has these big guys, you can't look down on our navy 6 squadrons, and His Royal Highness also said at the military meeting that the navy 6 squadrons are an extension of the navy on the 6 grounds, and you must do a good job of unity. β
Xia Guangyi really wanted to give himself a mouth at this time, he really didn't notice Zeng Zhida lying on the beach basking in the sun, so he said: "Oh, Zhida, you either don't know my stinky problem, or you don't have a door on your mouth, I apologize to you." β
Sun Dongxu smiled: "You deserve it, see if you dare to talk nonsense next time." β
The three of them were all old acquaintances, Zeng Zhida kicked Xia Guangyi's buttocks, "I'm good for you, these soldiers who participated in the Battle of Songzhou are not happy to hear it." β
"Yes, yes, yes, don't dare anymore." Xia Guangyi rubbed his buttocks, hugged Zeng Zhida and said, "Why haven't these soldiers boarded the ship yet, according to the plan, there will be half an hour left." β
Zeng Zhida said: "There are still 1,000 cavalry who have not arrived, and they are waiting when they get on the boat, so it is better to wait below." β
Hearing this, Sun Dongxu said: "And cavalry? It seems that this time he is very prepared, and he is really going to take down the Ryukyus. β
"This is also just in case, to prevent the fleet from being attacked, I listened to General Qin and General Zhu when they talked as if they talked about pirates or something."
Xia Guangyi's father had also sailed before, and had been a seaman on the route between Guangzhou and Dengzhou for several years, and he had heard some pirates from his father, and he said: "Ryukyu is indeed a place where pirates gather, and many of the Kunlun slaves sold in this Chang'an city were plundered by pirates. β
"There's no need to be afraid, with such a powerful fleet, foolish pirates would come and attack." Sun Dongxu said with a smile.
Zeng Zhida had never heard of such a thing as pirates, but he was listening to the two people discuss, when a neat sound of horses' hooves came from afar, Zeng Zhida looked at it, it was the cavalry who arrived, so he shouted: "All board." β
Hearing this, the soldiers all stood up, sorted out their equipment and trotted to board the ship, Xia Guangyi and Sun Dongxu no longer discussed, but each got on a battleship, Sun Dongxu walked to the first steam treasure ship with the flag of the King of Shu, he was the commander-in-chief of this operation and the captain of the flagship.
Boarding the treasure ship, Sun Dongxu began to methodically direct the seafarers to make preparations before leaving, and after the Navy 6 team boarded the ship, they all went down the stairs on the deck and entered the cabin, there are many small rooms in the interior of the treasure ship, these rooms can only accommodate one person, and they are specially prepared for the soldiers who are sailing.
Waiting for everyone to board the ship, Sun Dongxu glanced at the watch he was wearing, this was issued by the Military Academy, specially for the purpose of approving the time, and now it has become an ordinary thing in the Military Academy, but in the people, these things are still very precious goods, because the Shengtang Chamber of Commerce is now only in limited supply, and it is not sold in the people.
After calibrating the time, Sun Dongxu asked the adjutant to check whether the compass, telescope and other items were complete, and after confirming that they were correct, he said loudly: "Out!" β
The huge whistle came out of the treasure ship, Sun Dongxu's flagship was the first to leave the Nanhe port, and then, the remaining treasure ships followed closely, forming a long dragon that stretched for several miles on the Nanhe River, on the riverbank, many people in Yizhou watched this beautiful scene, their eyes showed shock, and those merchant ships in the river all looked up to these giants on the sea, and at this moment they really felt their insignificance.
"I really didn't expect Yizhou to build such a big ship, if only I could buy one." A merchant said as he stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the fleet on the front line of Liancheng.
"Don't dream, don't say if you can afford it, these treasure ships are produced by the government, and it's still a question of whether they can be sold or not."
"Hey, now Yizhou is really changing with each passing day, and there are new tricks every day."
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Li Su in the palace also heard this whistle, he smiled slightly, and understood that it was the fleet that came out, and this idea disappeared after a moment in his head, because he still had something to do.
After talking to Jin Daqian about eggs and milk that day, Jin Daqian sent eggs and milk to the palace, and the reason why Li Su wanted these two things was to make cream and bread.
Since you want to bake bread, this is inseparable from electricity, but when the palace was built, Li Su personally came to supervise the laying of wires and pipes, which is too easy for a person engaged in construction, and after moving to the new palace, Li Su began to prepare to live a life with electricity, ready to say goodbye to the era of candle lighting.
Therefore, the plugs and threads of various electrical appliances in the palace are reserved, but the rest of the work has to be done by Li Su himself, no way, only he can do these things with electrical appliances, so Li Su was busy installing energy-saving lamps in the palace all day long, and Cui Yingying was teasing the puppy butterfly with interest, while admiring Li Su tossing these strange things.
Of course, Li Su is not doing these jobs by himself, Rongda still made a helper for Li Su, one morning, all the wires reserved in the palace were connected to switches and sockets, Li Su was really grateful to him for learning a lot of skills with the plumber during his internship.
"Haven't you arrived yet?" After connecting the last switch, Li Su wiped the sweat on his forehead and asked Rongda who came in from outside.
What Li Su said is a large diesel motor unit, this kind of unit in addition to electricity, can also store electricity in a large battery, even if the motor is out of oil, it can also provide power for a period of time, this time Li Su is specially engaged in a special one for his own use, this day without electricity, the fun is much less.
"Back to Your Highness, no, that thing is too heavy, it takes a lot of effort to pull eight horses, and now I just entered Yizhou City, and it is estimated that it will be there in another hour."
Li Su nodded, at this time you can rest and rest, at this time Cui Yingying came over and fanned Li Su, now it is June, the weather is also very hot, Li Su's clothes are almost soaked, Cui Yingying said: "Your Highness rest for a while, this day is too hot, there are still some ice cubes stored last year in the old palace, otherwise I will send someone to bring it to you to cool off." β
"No, we won't need ice when that thing arrives." Li Su glanced at the household appliances resting on the side and said, in addition to the appearance of the building in today's palace is still the model of the Tang Dynasty, the interior of the palace has been transformed by him and is similar to the current residence, the floor tiles and tiles are paved, and it will be more perfect if the electrical appliances are installed. (To be continued......)
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