Tian Fan stayed in Guangling for two days, and he had several things to deal with.

First of all, in Guangling City, he had a secret conversation with Chen Zhi, Tian Yu and Zhao Yu for a long time, and the content was naturally related to the alliance. Although the three of them were not very happy, once the covenant was reached, the three of them had to follow Liu Bei's orders.

Secondly, he rushed to the Jiangshui Temple in the afternoon of the same day to propose relatives for Wang Zi. Old man Zhu Zhen had already received Zhu Yuan's letter, and he also knew Wang Zi's personality, although he was a little unhappy about the family affairs between Zhu and Wang Zi, he still agreed.

The next day, Tian Fan and his entourage rushed to the Tanglin Pavilion.

Yin Mo, the head of the Yin family, Tian Fan's friend and now the head of the shipbuilding, Yin Chao, and Xu Sheng, the general of the navy, greeted him.

Accompanied by Yin Mo, Yin Chao, Xu Sheng and other generals, Tian Fan first visited the Yin family's shipyard.

In the shipyard, everyone focused on the medium-sized building ships that are now being manufactured. The building ship is as high as five zhang, up to 20 zhang, six zhang wide, can carry 1,200 soldiers, and is mighty and extraordinary.

Tian Fan looked at the boatwrights who were working in full swing, and then looked at the building ships that were gradually taking shape, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

He asked, "Uncle Yin, Merlin, how many of these medium-sized building ships have been built now?" ”

Yin Mo said with a smile: "Boguang, our navy is now mainly equipped with small building ships, and thirty small building ships have been delivered, in addition, there are twenty spare small building ships, which have also been delivered to the navy. These medium-sized ships have just started to be built, this one is still a test ship, and many problems were found during the construction, so we stopped the rest of the docks first, thinking that we would wait for it to be built and tested before starting to build in batches. ”

Tian Fan nodded and said, "It's good to do this!" Well, uncle, those docks that have stopped, you will continue to build small building ships, and when our army is equipped with a hundred small building ships, you will start building medium and large building ships. In addition, for the construction of large building ships, you need to ventilate with the naval dockyard side, and try to build large building ships used by the navy. Because...... Hehe, in the future, our navy will not need large building ships! ”

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and Xu Sheng said anxiously: "Sir, how can the navy army not use a large building ship?" The combat strength of our army itself is inferior to the Jiangdong naval army, if the ships are not as good as them, then how can we fight in the future? ”

Tian Fan glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Don't worry, when there is a suitable opportunity, I will explain it to you!" ”

Xu Sheng, Yin Mo, and Yin Chao glanced at each other and said no more.

After looking at the shipyard with great interest, Tian Fan took Yin Mo, Yin Chao and Xu Sheng to board the building ship of the navy and sail towards the river.

Above the river, close to the shipyard, is a large water village. The scale of the water village is large, and the camp is also unusually strong. With the shipyard in its back and the river in front, a simple wall was built with huge logs driven into the bottom of the river, and there was a female wall like a walkway on the city wall, and there were lookout holes and shooting holes. There is also a huge walled gate, which is connected to the river. Outside the wall, there are many big trees driving into the bottom of the river, only half a zhang from the water surface, fighting boats and boats or light boats can be close to the wall unaffected, but the draft of the building boat is deep, as long as you enter, you will definitely be pierced by the bottom of the big wood under the water. It is conceivable that if you storm this big village, it will not be very comfortable.

In the water village, all kinds of boats are interspersed back and forth, which is magnificent. The boats are docked in groups of two or three, surrounded by fighting ships and clippers.

Xu Sheng introduced: "Sir, our navy is now fully manned, with a total of 18,000 soldiers, 30 small building ships, 124 fighting ships, and countless boats and light boats. ”

Tian Fan bowed slightly, and said, "Didn't you say that the water war drill was arranged?" Let's go, let's take a look! ”

Xu Sheng hugged his fists and said, "No! ”

Then, he passed down a series of orders, and the building boat where everyone was located slowly sailed towards the gate of the village. …,

After a while, the boat sailed into the river. Looking at the vast river in front of him, Tian Fan only felt relaxed and happy!

Xu Sheng said: "Sir, opposite us, at the Jingkou along the river, is a naval army base in Jiangdong. Now the people in charge there are generals Cheng Pu and Tai Shici, of which Cheng Pu is the governor of the navy, in charge of 8,000 sailors, and Tai Shici is in charge of 10,000 armies. We have a tacit understanding with each other, and we will never reach Jiangxin, so as not to misunderstand each other. ”

Tian Fan nodded and said, "Well, okay, let's just go to Jiangxin!" ”

After a short time, everyone arrived at a location on the river, only to see two building boats, several fighting boats and more than a dozen walking boats divided into two groups, quietly facing each other on the river.

Xu Sheng said: "Herald, start!" ”

A small colonel on the watchtower shouted, "No! ”

Then, the command flag in his hand waved a few times, and the boats facing each other sounded drums at the same time, and the two teams of men and horses sailed in the opposite direction!

After a while, the two groups of ships approached, and then feathered arrows flew and arrows rained down.

Xu Sheng explained: "Sir, in the battle on the river, feather arrows come first. We were doing a drill, so we didn't use rockets, and even feathered arrows didn't have arrows, so we couldn't see the cruelty of the water war now. ”

Tian Fan bowed slightly, his eyes fixed on the two soldiers who were desperately fighting.

I saw that the soldiers on the two sides of the building ship struggled to fire arrows, and the soldiers on the boat or fighting ship were some of them returning fire, and some of them were holding their shields high and holding big knives in their hands, trying to climb the other party's building boats.

Xu Sheng said: "Sir, the building ship is tall, and when you fight against the fighting ship and the boat, you can choose to crash into it, directly knock it over or smash it." At the same time, a large number of archers on the ship can fire arrows from a high position, inflicting a large number of casualties on the opponent. Therefore, the building ship is the main ship type in the naval army. ”

Tian Fan smiled and said, "You still want a large building ship!" In a moment, after watching this exercise, I will give you a satisfactory explanation! ”

Xu Sheng couldn't help but smile awkwardly and said no more.

In order to distinguish between the two sides, one group is a red flag and the other is a blue flag. I saw a fighting ship protruding from the blue flag array, and it quickly came to the side of the red flag square building ship.

The ship tried to overturn it, but the fighting ship was fast and could always easily dodge. The feathered arrows fired by the soldiers on the building ship were also blocked by the soldiers on the fighting ship with shields. Immediately afterwards, countless claw hooks were thrown from the fighting ship and placed on the wall of the female ship.

The height of the small building ship was only about three zhang, which was not too high, and the soldiers on the fighting ship tried to pull the rope tightly, so that the two ships were close, and on the other hand, they fired arrows with all their might, shooting the soldiers on the building ship who tried to cut the rope. The two sides fought desperately, and for a while, people fell into the water or fell to the ground with arrows.

Tian Fan's heart trembled when he saw it, and his fists couldn't help clenching!

Just when the two boats, one large and one small, could not hold each other, a figure suddenly flew out from under the shield on the fighting ship, only to see him bite the horizontal knife, climb up the building boat along the rope three or two times, and then the wooden knife slashed horizontally, and several soldiers on the building ship were knocked to the ground by him.

This person is very powerful, a big knife dances like a tiger, and the soldiers on the building ship have no enemy of his triad. He took up a place on the ship alone, protecting the countless companions who followed him as they climbed along the ropes. After a while, dozens of people had climbed up the building boat, and they gathered into a group, holding swords and shields in their hands, rushing left and right on the building boat, killing the soldiers on the building boat to death.

Seeing that the Red Fang Mansion Ship had no power to resist, Xu Sheng said, "Let's end it!" ”

"Dangdangdang", the sound of gold sounded, the soldiers of the two sides immediately stopped fighting, the two ships sailed towards Xu Sheng's boat, and the fighting ships and boats went to different positions to rescue the soldiers who fell into the water.

After a while, the two building boats stopped one after another, lowered the rope from the building boat, and the master of the building boat took a boat to Xu Sheng's place. …,

There were three people here, three big men, all of whom were eight feet tall and had big shoulders and round waists!

Xu Sheng pointed at Tian Fan and said, "This is Mr. Tian, the White Tiger General!" ”

The three of them hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists and said, "The last general will see Mr. Tian!" ”

Tian Fan said: "Hurry up, hehe, let me take a good look at the warriors of my water army!" ”

The three of them stood up and looked at Tian Fan with blazing eyes.

Xu Sheng introduced: "Sir, this is the commander of the blue side just now, the captain of the Navy Cadet Zhang Xin, this is the commander of the Red Side, the captain of the Navy Captain Ma Shun, and this is the warrior of the army who just boarded the command ship of the Red Side, Dubo Liu Quan!" ”

Tian Fan smiled and said: "Okay, hehe, the three of them are all warriors of my water army!" I have you in the Xuzhou Water Army, why can't I defeat the Jiangdong Water Army? ”

The three of them couldn't help blushing, they really didn't have much confidence in defeating the Jiangdong Water Army!

Tian Fan obviously saw their unnaturalness, and said, "Wen Xiang, come, let's go to the bow of the boat!" And you, the three strong men, Uncle Yin, and Merlin, you are also here! ”

With that, he walked to the bow of the boat. Liu Quan looked at Xu Sheng and whispered, "Big brother, what is Mr. Tian going to do?" ”

Xu Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't know either!" You, be careful in the future, don't just charge into battle. ”

Liu Quan smiled, scratched his head, and stopped talking.

Xu Sheng arranged for all the soldiers on the ship to be in place, and there was no one within the bow of the boat, so he came to the bow with a few naval colonels.

Tian Fan smiled at Xu Sheng and said, "Wen Xiang, Liu Quan is your sworn brother?" ”

Xu Sheng was stunned, he didn't expect the whispered conversation between the two to reach Tian Fan's ears. He smiled and said, "Sir, Liu Quan and I are fellow villagers, we are both from the same village, and we have played together since childhood. It's just that then the world was in turmoil and we got separated. I came to Guangling, and he went to Juntun. Later, when I came to the navy, he happened to meet the Yuan Zhijun Division and General Zilong, and accompanied them from the military camp to Xiapi. Later, he signed up for the navy and happened to meet me. He is very good in water, and he is brave in battle, and his water courage is extraordinary, which is why I was exceptionally promoted! ”

Tian Fan bowed his head slightly and said, "Well, that's very good!" Just now, I saw Liu Quan flying alone on the Hongfang Mansion boat, which shows that his courage is extraordinary! In my navy, we need such talents! ”

Xu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Tian Fan would be dissatisfied with his promotion of his cronies based on his connections, but now it seems that he is too careful!

Tian Fan looked at Da Jiang and said, "Uncle Yin, I want to ask you, how big is the difference between the cost of small building ships and medium-sized building ships?" ”

Yin Mo smiled and said, "Boguang, the building ship we use is a warship, and in order to be more durable, it will naturally cost more." The cost of a small building ship is about one million dollars, while the cost of a medium-sized building ship is about six million. If it is a large building ship, the cost will be nearly 20 million, or even more! ”

Tian Fan bowed his head slightly and said, "It's very expensive!" In Xuzhou, one million dollars is enough to buy 20,000 stone of grain! So, it hurts to sink one! ”

He turned to face the crowd and said, "In the craftsman camp, a new type of weapon has just been developed, called a ballista, which can throw fire pots, stones, and crossbow arrows, with a range of about two hundred and fifty paces!" I know that small building ships are faster, and fighting ships are certainly faster. Hehe, if the ship is equipped with such weapons, then ...... The enemy's ships are our live targets. In that case, why do we still use large building ships? When we encounter a large building ship of the opponent, we use a fighting ship or a small building ship to surround it, throw a large number of fire jars, and their ship immediately catches fire, so do we still need to ram or melee combat? ”

After a slight pause, he said: "So, as long as we have a speed advantage, why do we need such a big ship?" The small building boat has a shallow draft, can sail in shallower waters, has strong applicability, plus a ballista, hehe, who are we afraid of? ”…,

Xu Sheng and the others were taken aback, and he asked urgently, "Sir, seriously?" ”

Tian Fan said: "Then there is still a fake? The small building ship is equipped with ten eight ballistas, even if it is surrounded by three or five large building ships of the other side, we don't have to be afraid! ”

Xu Sheng and the others couldn't help but yearn for it, and the scene of themselves driving a boat around the opponent's large building ship in a circle, constantly firing ballistas, the opponent's ship caught fire, and the soldiers abandoned the ship one after another! Cruel...... But, hehe, it's tempting!

Tian Fan looked at Liu Quan, Zhang Xin, and Ma Shun, and couldn't help asking, "Why aren't you wearing armor?" ”

Several people were stunned, and after glancing at each other, they looked at Tian Fan stupidly like ducks struck by lightning! This person, say he doesn't understand, he understands everything, say he understands, how can he seem to understand nothing?

Xu Sheng coughed dryly, blushing slightly, and said, "Sir, the navy army is often at the water's edge, the riverside is damp, and the armor is easy to decay." And the naval army is fighting on the water, if you wear armor, once you fall into the water, it will sink like a stone, and you will definitely die, so except for the part of the ship, the naval soldiers generally do not wear armor! ”

Tian Fan was embarrassed, "Uh......"

After a while, Tian Fan said: "Isn't leather armor okay?" ”

Xu Sheng said: "The leather armor is afraid of moisture, and after the dampness and decay, the nail leaves are detached and useless. ”

Tian Fan smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.

Everyone smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.

After a while, Tian Fan suddenly said: "I thought of a kind of armor that may be suitable for naval soldiers!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and Xu Sheng asked, "Which one?" ”

Tian Fan said: "Made of bamboo!" The bamboo is flexible, can effectively resist chopping and arrows, and the bamboo is hollow and has a lot of buoyancy, I think, this should be suitable for naval sergeants, right? ”

Several people's eyes lit up, and they suddenly felt that this was very feasible!

Tian Fan smiled and said, "When I go back, let the craftsman camp study it carefully, and I will definitely design it for you!" ”

Several officers of the navy clasped their fists and said, "Thank you, sir!" ”

Tian Fan smiled and said, "Don't thank me, the lives of the soldiers of the navy are the most important, I naturally have to think of more ways!" He turned around and patted the boat gang and said to Yin Mo: "Uncle Yin, I'll discuss with the lord when I go back, and ask him to transfer a steel plate for you, and you can install it to the bottom of the boat, so as to save the other party's water ghosts from haunting, scuttle the bottom of the boat, and kill a boatload of brothers!" ”

As soon as the words were finished, Tian Fan, who was expecting everyone to thank him again, didn't hear a word from everyone, and the audience was silent, except for the sound of the slightest wave and the shouting of the sailors, there was no sound.

Tian Fan couldn't help but turn around and look at everyone, only to see them looking at him with strange faces, and their faces were slightly red!

Tian Fan couldn't help but jump in his heart, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?" Am I wrong again? ”

Yin Mo's face was red, his eyes were evasive, and he snorted for a long time, and said, "Boguang, the small building ship is made of teak, which is abnormally hard, and the thickness of the planks at the bottom of the ship has reached a full foot...... If steel plates are installed, the speed of the ship will be suppressed, and the advantages of small building ships will not be brought into play......"

Tian Fan understood...... With such a thick and hard plank, what kind of water ghost has to hold his breath for a long time before he can chisel it out? Besides, when the steel plate is soaked in water, it corrodes very quickly. Yes, I said another stupid suggestion to my grandmother's house......