The initial voyage was a great success, and in the following days, Wei Ba tested other functions of the armored ship non-stop, and made some improvements. As he had predicted, as the sailors became familiar with this new way of sailing, their speed increased a lot, and they could roughly reach eighty percent of Mengchong's speed, and even ninety percent of Mengchong's in a short sprint.

To be able to make a big ship with stronger offensive and defensive capabilities than the Lou ship reach such a speed, not only Wei Ba is satisfied, but Wu Yi is also very satisfied, not to mention Feng Jin, he can't wait to sleep on the ship every day, and as soon as his eyes are opened, he starts to practice, and is fully prepared for the attack.

After watching Feng Jin's drills, Wei Ba also felt that the time was basically ripe. Cao Wei built a warship, Sun Quan has known for a while, according to the news sent back by Fei Yi, Sun Quan is willing to see him again, which proves from the side that Wei Wu's trust has been damaged to a certain extent, and they are now in the stage of mutual suspicion, and it is necessary to add a fire.

Wu Yi agreed with Wei Ba's opinion, but he still had doubts about how to attack. Although the improved armored ship is fast, after all, there is only one, and once it is besieged by enemy ships, this warship containing a large number of advanced jishu is likely to become a trophy of the enemy.

Wei Ba also agreed with him, two fists are hard to beat four hands, and a good man can't stand up to many people. Although this armored ship is advanced, it is not advanced enough to sweep the world. However, he didn't plan to use this ship to attack the Wei army head-on, he wanted to play yin.

Wei Ba called Feng Jin over: "Among the troops around you, are there any people who are familiar with the water and terrain in the Xiangyang area?" ”

Feng Jin thought about it for a while, and found an old pawn, his beard was white, and his body was still strong, and when he saw Wei Ba and Wu Yi, he knelt down and kowtowed again and again. made Wei Ba and Wu Yi a little at a loss.

"Thank you, two adults, for giving my young master a chance to go into battle and give him such a haode boat." The old pawn snorted and said with tears: "If only the old master had such a ship back then." He won't die in Yiling. ”

Wei Ba saw that the old man was excited, so he had to wait patiently for him to calm down before asking, "Old man, do you know if there is a waterway to bypass Xiangyang City." Go downstream to the Han River? ”

The old man thought for a long time: "There is no direct way." However, if you can tow the boat ashore, you can travel miles by land. You can go to Weishui. Descending from Weishui, you can enter Hanshui in the west of Yexian County. ”

"Lu Xing?" Wei Ba and Wu Yi glanced at each other, they were dumbfounded, this ship went ashore, how could they go? This is a large warship, not an ordinary Meng Chong, three or five people can lift it.

The old man was disappointed when he saw them. He smiled a little proudly: "Two adults, this is nothing." It's not that difficult to sail on land. When we followed the old master before, we used to try. ”

"Really?" Wei Ba came to the spirit, and he very much wanted to know how the ancients traveled on land.

The old pawn said as he gestured. Wei Ba quickly understood their approach. Originally, it was to find a flat land as much as possible, and if it was summer, then find a place with a lot of grass, and then manually pull the boat ashore, and slide through the grass, and lay a wooden plank on the place where it is really difficult to walk, and you can make a temporary passage. If the distance is long, then cut down a lot of trees, remove all the branches, and roll under the boat, which will also reduce drag.

Of course, it is people who are indispensable, and in order to accomplish this feat, according to the size of the ship, hundreds of strong men are indispensable. As long as there are enough manpower, even if the road is difficult to walk, with the most primitive shoulders and hands, the warship can be moved on the shore.

Wei Ba had to admire the tenacity of the ancients, this method seemed a little stupid, but it could accomplish a seemingly impossible task. I have to say that sometimes people still need to be a little brute. In the case that Jishu conditions are not available, as long as you are willing to contribute and work hard, you can still do some things that seem ridiculous.

For example, land boating.

Wei Ba had seen a documentary in his previous life, which said that a Chinese worker who built a railroad in the western United States once used his shoulders and the simplest wooden poles and hemp ropes to lift heavy railroad tracks over a mountain, completing a task that all American engineers thought was impossible. Compared with their feats, the land boat that the old man of the Feng family said was just pediatrics.

After listening to the old pawn's story, Wei Ba's mind was opened, and he immediately proposed an improvement plan, replacing the rolling logs with large baggage trucks, erecting the warship on dozens of baggage vehicles, and then acting together to transfer the warship to Weishui. The benefits of using a baggage truck are obvious, and Wu Yi and others were amazed when they heard it.

The plan was thus settled, and then the tactical details began to be worked out. In order to ensure the complete success of this tactic, Wei Ba worked tirelessly, and Feng Jin and his personal guards, including the old pawn, rushed to check the terrain together, and made full preparations before starting to act.

Five days later, everything was ready, fifty miles west of Xiangyang City, not far from Longzhong, where Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion, more than 500 strong soldiers, pushing 30 heavy wagons, forced the heavy war boat on land for five miles, and transferred it to Weishui.

Watching the armored boat glide smoothly into the water, Wei Ba breathed a sigh of relief.

Feng Jin held his helmet, strode in front of Wei Ba, and took a deep look: "Join the army, I'll go." ”

Wei Ba nodded: "Wenju, remember the purpose of this battle?" ”

Feng Jin smiled: "Join the army, you can rest assured, I engraved it in my mind." One is to test the boat, and the other is to fish in troubled waters, so that Cao Wei is difficult to argue and will never love war. In the event of danger, I will burn the ship and retreat, never letting a single plank fall into the hands of the enemy. ”

Wei Ba put his arm around Feng Jin's shoulders and admonished: "Wenju, the boat is second, and the person is first." Ships can be rebuilt, and people die and cannot be resurrected. Do you understand? ”

"Thank you for joining the army, I remember." Feng Jin said gratefully: "Take care of yourself when you join the army." ”

"I'm fine. Waiting for your meritorious return. ”

Feng Jin nodded vigorously, saluted again, and the Feng family behind him also saluted Wei Ba together, and said in unison: "I will definitely live up to the trust of joining the army." ”

Wei Ba smiled, he knew that no matter how many of these Feng family tribes could come back, Feng Jin would definitely remember today forever in his mind.

Bidding farewell to Feng Jin, Wei Ba watched the armored boat go down the water and disappear silently into the night, before turning back. When I returned to Zhuyang, it was already noon on the third day. After reporting the situation to Wu Yi, he dragged back to his tent with heavy steps.

Feng went in to carry out his task of fishing in troubled waters, and the transformation of the armored ship Jihua came to an end, and he had other tasks to complete.

Wei Ba has been stationed in the workshop these days in order to transform the armor plate, and he has not returned to his tent for a long time. When he entered the tent, he almost felt that he had gone to the wrong door, and the big tent was neatly packed and exuded a faint fragrance. People in this era like to use aromatherapy, but the Wei family is a martial artist, and they don't have this petty bourgeois habit, when Peng Xiaoyu took care of Wei Ba in the past, he also proposed to use incense, but Wei Ba refused. So he had never had a scent on his body, and he was really a little uncomfortable when he suddenly walked into this fragrant tent.

Seeing Wei Ba standing at the door in a daze, Xiahou Hui hurriedly got up to greet him, untied the dirty big box for Wei Ba, and handed it to the bell. The bell pinched his nose with one hand, stretched the big far away with the other, and walked out quickly.

"Joining the army, tired, right?" I haven't seen him for many days, Xiahou Hui is a little timid, a little more of a woman's weakness, more like a concubine. "Do you eat first, or do you want to sleep for a while?"

"It's not hungry, it's sleepy." Wei Ba covered his mouth and yawned: "Wash first, and then sleep." Alas, I haven't taken a shower for so many days, and my body is about to stink. ”

"Okay, I'll let people boil water." Xiahou Hui said, turning around and leaving the account. When she came out of the tent, she heard the sound of squirting behind her, and when she opened the tent door, she peeked and saw Wei Ba take out an official document from his sleeve and stuff it under the pillow. Her heart trembled, and she suddenly became a little nervous.

After a while, Xiahou Hui walked in with a few cloth towels and bells carrying a bucket of hot water, and two military guards behind him carried a large bath bucket. Wei Ba looked at them in surprise: "When did you make the bath bucket?" ”

Xiahou Hui pursed his lips and smiled: "In the past few days when you have been busy in the baggage camp, I have nothing to do when I am idle, so I asked people to make a bath bucket and a foot bath bucket, next time you wash your feet, you can soak more and massage it, which will help you sleep." ”

Wei Ba looked at Xiahou Hui and laughed: "You can massage?" ”

Xiahou Hui blushed: "I saw some when I was in Chang'an, and my skills may not be as good as Miss Peng, so I will join the army." According to Miss Peng, her massage techniques were also taught by joining the army. If you don't think I'm stupid when you join the army, you might as well teach me too. ”

"Haha, I don't dare." Wei Ba Daxiao said.

"Why did you say that when you joined the army?" Xiahou Hui asked puzzled.

"To be honest, your father's name is too famous, I can take you with me, I don't know how many people are red-eyed. If I still let the dignified Xiahou pinch my feet, I'm afraid that God won't be able to stand it. ”

Xiahou Hui laughed: "It's funny to join the army, I am now a prisoner of the army, and a concubine of the army." Since she is a concubine, she has to learn a little about these things that serve people. Xiahou Hui said, seeing that the bell had adjusted the water, he turned around and knelt behind Wei Ba: "Join the army, I'll dress you wide and help you bathe, right?" ”

Wei Ba was stunned for a moment, suddenly turned his head, almost didn't break his neck, and his eyes were as wide as copper bells: "You help me bathe?" ”

Xiahou Hui's face was as red as a piece of cloth, and even her neck was a little red, and she stammered, her voice as low as a mosquito. "This ...... Isn't that what I'm supposed to do? ”

Wei Ba only hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and said continuously: "It should be, it really should be." You should have done it a long time ago. hahaha......"

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When I woke up one night, the tiger was in front, the hypocrite was behind, and the dust was gone, and the old village was scattered into mud. Fortunately, the gap is still small, when you catch up, drag its tail, and explode its chrysanthemum!

I'm going to add more today, and work hard to get a monthly pass! (To be continued.) )