"That's it! In previous years, our Fujian was full of bandits and bandits in the mountains, but since General Yu came, these bandits and bandits have all been cleaned up and obedient, and whoever shows their heads will be shot to death.

And those pirates, how many times a year did they not come to harass them? Even now, who would dare to come here to find trouble! If it weren't for General Yu's presence, would we be able to live this peaceful life now? This time, General Yu went on the expedition, I hope he can open the flag and succeed! Come back quickly! Otherwise, those bandits and pirates will probably be restless again! ”

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At this time, the military parade on the school field has come to an end, and the ceremony of killing animals and sacrificing flags has ended, only a few horns and cannons sounded, and then the soldiers and generals in the school field immediately began to be led away by the officers in groups and walked towards the dozen trestle bridges on the wharf.

Nowadays, there are several wharves in Weitou Bay, and the trestle bridge is built a lot, which can be used for a large number of merchant ships or warships to dock directly on the edge of the trestle, but today, these trestle bridges are all requisitioned by Yu Xiaotian, and the transport ships that go out are all docked next to the trestle, which is only equal to the soldiers of the family army to board the ship.

This was a relatively large-scale operation, and no one dared to express their opinions, on the contrary, many businessmen and sailors on merchant ships also got together, watching this scene, and praised it again and again.

Although Yu Xiaotian now charges all merchant ships to go to sea, and the fee is really not low, but the merchants are still willing to pay, because Yu Xiaotian's storage zài, so that they can do business in Fujian, it has become a lot safer, and the port terminal facilities are a lot better, and they do business on the land of Xiaotiankongzhì, the price is also fair, and they are very obedient, so on the surface, they have paid the price, but in fact, they have gained more, at least on the Fujian side, they are not so worried, and they will be robbed by pirates again.

With these trestle bridges, the soldiers and horses can board the ship much simpler, the soldiers can board the ship directly from the trestle, and this time they also used several special livestock boats to carry mules and horses, these ships are specially built, the space inside is large, the cabin is also high, there is a special passage for mules to get off the ship immediately, enter the cabin, the ventilation conditions are good, there is a fence inside, place mules and horses, there is also a special cabin, store the forage and concentrate for mules and horses, the conditions are far better than the previous mixed loading of people and horses, much better.

This is also since the sea wolf discovered that Jeju Island is a huge pasture, the ship began to be built, specially used to transport live war horses and other large livestock, such a transport efficiency, and the survival of livestock, is much stronger than when it was transported by other ships before, plus there are special personnel on the ship, to serve these livestock, so that it can be well cared for during the voyage, so this time several boats were also used, specifically for the use of mules and horses transported by the Yu family army.

The whole loading operation went very smoothly, and there were people who were in charge of arranging the order of the soldiers and horses to board the ship long in advance, as well as the ships they were on, and each officer knew the position of their boarding and the ships they were going to board, so with the order, the eight thousand soldiers completed the boarding in less than two hours.

If this is changed to the past, let the army of the Ming Dynasty do this, it is estimated that it will not be busy for two days, which also highlights the strict organization of the sea wolf, every qiē thing has a special person responsible for management, and directly responsible for the person, no matter how big or small there is a special person to worry about, so it will be done so beautifully.

Yu Xiaotian also boarded his brand-new ship under the send-off of everyone, this ship is no longer the war ship of the Spaniards captured before, but a new ship built for Yu Xiaotian by Tamsui Ship, just one of Yu Xiaotian's ships, not only such a ship.

This ship has a beautiful linear shape, the hull has a lot of Western-style style, the interior adopts a through-cabin structure, the length-width ratio is relatively large, the hull appears slender, the side is not too high, the lines are very elegant and beautiful, but the main sail is a Chinese-style sail, because this ship is mainly active in the coastal area, the Western-style sailing ship is a complex sail, and the number of hands who need to operate the sail is too large, and it is quite inconvenient to sail near the shore or when sailing against the wind.

Therefore, when Yu Xiaotian designed this boat, he took this into account and finally chose a Chinese-style mainsail, and added a bow spinnaker at the bow position, making this boat a mixed-race child, with both the structure of a Western-style sailing ship and the advantages of a Chinese-style sailing ship.

And this ship is also very strong, a total of two layers of artillery deck, the lower gun deck is loaded with 24-pounder guns and 16, the upper gun deck is loaded with 12-pounder guns and 16, and 12 cannons or 6-pounder light guns can also be placed on the deck, and on both sides of the bow, two 48-pounder Caron guns are also loaded, so that it has a very strong melee ability, of course, the long-range combat ability is definitely one of the strongest on the Asian side.

After the ship was built, it underwent many sea trials, and returned to the shipyard for several modifications, which solved a lot of problems of storage, and was recently delivered to Yu Xiaotian to serve as his flagship.

Yu Xiaotian boarded his brand new ship, his heart was full of emotion, after walking around the boat, he was quite proud, this ship is the ship he wants at present, but it is definitely not the ship he wants to use in the future, this kind of ship is a transitional product, only suitable for offshore activities along the coast of China, but it is not suitable for long-distance voyages in the ocean, it is a kind of near-shore gunboat, the speed is not high, this is a disadvantage, but as long as it is used in the right place, this kind of ship can still exert considerable combat power.

But he asked not to build more of this kind of ship, it is enough to build a few to accumulate experience, because in Asia, for a long time, he will not be able to meet enough opponents to challenge his sea power, and this kind of ship is destined to become a dinosaur in the future, and it will be obsolete by time.

When he was done in the Central Plains, he would send sailors to the world to explore, colonize, and compete for sea power with other maritime powers, so he needed ships that were larger, loaded with more guns, and loaded with more cargo to sail all over the world, rather than such inshore gunboats.

But now, what he wants to do is to use this new ship, once this kind of ship arrives in the north, it can look at the Bohai Sea, there is no opponent, and it is also a guarantee for him to make contributions to the north this time, so it will be used by him as his handsome ship.

In addition to the personal guards, this ship did not carry other soldiers, in the stern, set up his bedroom, and also set up a considerable conference room, for him to hold temporary meetings on the ship, and in the cabin porthole, also installed thick glass, this is a super luxury thing, so that during the day, the cabin, can also be kept bright, unlike before, in the cabin to light up in the daytime, so that the ship has more safety hazards.

In short, although this ship is not suitable for ocean voyages, it is very suitable for activities along the coast of China, and it is definitely a first-class warship, and there is no one.

Stepping on this warship, Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little high-spirited again, holding the handle of the knife at his waist with a very stinky hand, putting on a posture of looking down on the world, standing on the stern of the ship, waving his big hand and shouting: "Go ......."

In the middle of Waitou Bay, a series of salutes immediately sounded, and the rumbling cannons were heard far away, and the crowd of people who saw them off almost unanimously also let out a cheer, like rolling thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth......

Because the wind direction on the sea has not yet turned into a southerly wind that is conducive to navigation, so the fleet must continue to draw a zigzag on the sea surface, and constantly turn the rudder to adjust the direction of the sail to the wind, so that the road from Fujian to Jiaozhou Bay is more than 4,000 miles away, and the fleet has taken a month and a half to finally arrive at Jiaozhou Bay.

Along the way, the fleet did not encounter any major hurricanes, and the ships did not stop at night, and only when necessary, docked for replenishment, the fleet was allowed to sail into the harbor for temporary berthing to replenish fresh water and vegetables, and the rest of the time was basically spent during the crossing.

And every day, the distance traveled by the fleet, but about 100 miles, at most is more than 100 miles, if according to the straight line speed, the speed per hour is only more than two kilometers, even slower than walking, but this is only the distance in the ideal state, in fact, the whole fleet, during the crossing, has been taking a zigzag route, the actual sailing distance of the ship is even more than three times the actual distance.

This is a bitter thing for the army generals on the ship, most of these guys are landlubbers, although after being recruited as soldiers of sea wolves, these people have learned to swim, but they only know how to swim, in fact, there are not many boats, most of them are in the intensive training of these months, boarding the ship for several sea adaptation training.

But the training time, often only one or two days, although also seasick, but also vomit, but after all, the time is short, but this time they stayed on the ship for more than a month, even if it is a temporary berthing along the way, in order not to cause trouble, delay things, there are only a very small number of people on each ship, because there is something, they will be allowed to go ashore, and no one else is allowed to leave the ship without permission.

This time many of the generals were tossed and suffered, especially in the first few days, after the departure, the sea encountered a slightly strong wind and waves, which made many people vomit in a mess on the boat, dizzy was dark, almost ate what to vomit, and after a few days, they almost collapsed.

(Continue to ask for a monthly pass, brothers, check what you have on hand, is there anything left?) ）