"In this way, I, Xiong, can help Mr." Xiong Zhi smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to the stable in the back garden and have a look." ”

Rong Yi didn't know why, and followed Xiong Zhi to the stable in the back garden, only to hear a long horse roar, and a sturdy old man was already waiting for the horse. Xiong Zhi pointed to the iron-gray horse in the stable, turned his face to Rong Yi and said, "Sir, how is this horse?" Can it be the name of Tianbao? ”

"When you hear the neighing, it's a good horse!" Rong Yi glanced at it after speaking, and his eyes suddenly lit up. This steed is black and shiny, with snow-white hooves, more than six feet high at the shoulders, a rabbit's head and a fox's tail, and an eagle-eyed fish spine.

Rongyi is very proficient in miscellaneous learning, and he knows a little bit about Soma, and when he heard Xiong Zhi say the word "Tianbao", he knew that he must be a good horse. The world's Soma division divides good horses into three categories: good horses, national horses, and world horses; The national horse is also called "national security" or "national treasure", and the world horse is also called "world protection" or "world treasure", and people at the time usually call it "heavenly protection".

When I took a closer look, I realized that this horse was definitely the best among the horses, and I couldn't help but exclaim: "Guarantee to heaven, it is a divine product!" Then he suddenly woke up: "The strange Taoist boy just played the piano and sang "Tianbao", which turned out to be a reference! ”

Xiong Zhi bowed deeply: "This time, Mr. Meng will not give up, save the people of my city, Mr. Zhi is a noble and famous person, and he is a minister relied on by King Zhou, and ordinary things are afraid of polluting Mr. Law's eyes." The only one who keeps the horse on this day can help Mr. run around, and please don't excuse me. ”

"Where did Childe come from? Chu Jun knew that his mistakes could be corrected, and he had returned Tonglu Mountain, and he wanted to keep the contract. Why do you deserve this great gift? What's more, Rong Yi came late, failed to save the princess's life, and has always been guilty, how can he win this BMW? Childe, let's take it back! "That poor woman, who lost her child first, then her husband, and finally went herself, is indeed touching when I think about it.

"Where's the word?" Xiong Zhi stuffed the reins of the horse into Rong Yi's hand: "My sister is terminally ill, and Shennong can't be saved while she is alive, what does it have to do with Mr.?" Besides, Mr. is from the Miluo River to invite into Danyang, has known friends for a long time, deep deed, this horse is a friend of each other, Mr. must not shirk, cold the heart of the best friend also. ”

What he said was sincere, and Rong Yi couldn't refuse, so he arched his hand and said: "In this way, Yi is disrespectful." Just as he was about to get on the horse, he suddenly put down his legs again, turned around and whispered: "Please tell Chu Jun that this king will not go, and after the destruction of Hubei, the state of Chu will not be at peace." I hope Chu Jun is kind to think about it! After speaking, he jumped on the horse's back and said, "There will be a period later!" Tianbao Xiao Xiao roared and walked steadily towards the gate.

"There will be a period later-" Xiong Zhi beckoned from afar, his face worried: Go to the king? For his grandfather Xiong Qu, this was more painful for him than parting with the Copper Green Mountain, how could it be?

Out of the east gate of Danyang, Yi Gong and Wu Kui were already waiting in the suburban pavilion. Rong Yi patted the horse's head: "Tianbao, let's go." ”

With a short neigh, the tenpo horse spread its hooves, and a black lightning flew up. Rong Yi is also an excellent rider, bent on the horse's back and head to the horse's ears, his legs are always not lightly or heavy, the ears are flickering and the wind is blowing on both sides of the mountains and forests and trees on both sides of the row to fall backwards, straight like clouds driving the fog, I can't help shouting: "Tianbao, good ability!" ”

In fact, after occupying Wancheng, Wei He began to create a naval army. As a descendant of the surname Ji, the drowning of King Zhao of Zhou in Hanshui has always been a lingering shame for the Zhou royal family for decades.

Because the Weihe army has not yet advanced to the Dajiang Valley, the construction of warships and naval exercises are still carried out on the south bank of the Dahe River. Among all the generals, most of them were born in the northern Central Plains, only Chongli, who was born in Chu, was a suitable candidate to command the navy.

Chongli's movements are very fast, and he arrived in Taolindu in autumn and October, and a month later, he recruited more than 10,000 strong children who are familiar with water in the Hehan area to intensify training in water warfare, and wait for the completion of the warship.

After everything was settled, Wei He and Chongli went to the riverside boat yard to check the warships. The water surface of Taolindu is deep and wide, and the rocks form the shore, which is a good natural boat yard. The two of them boarded the cloud car in the south bank boat yard and looked at it, the river mast was like a forest, and the large and small boats were continuous and endless, which was very spectacular.

"How many ships are there?" Wei He swiped his big hand into the river, as if he wanted to take all the warships.

"There are 100 large warships and 200 small warships, which is more than 100 more than the warships of Hubei."

"How much can a grain and grass baggage ship levy?"

"There are more than 400 government cargo ships, more than 600 merchant ships, and 1,000 cargo ships can be used to transport grain and grass." Chongli was also very excited to take charge of the navy for the first time.

Wei He waved his hand: "Okay!" Go down and look at the big guys. Water warfare depends on boats, and you can't be careless. ”

"No!" Chongli responded: "The prince knows the army, and even the navy is also connected, so he is invincible in the world." ”

Wei He smiled: "How can I not pass the water war?" As long as it's related to fighting, I'm going to get through it. As he spoke, the two of them got off the cloud car and entered the shipyard, and began to board the large warship one by one to inspect.

The first thing to look at is the building ship. The building ship is the largest warship, with two floors on the ship, and each floor is arranged with a female wall, constructing a battle grid, setting up a large flag, and installing a large war wall and a slap pole; On the top floor is the commander of the golden drum and the strong bow and crossbowmen, the side deck of the ship can be loaded with chariots and horses, dozens of oarsmen are hundreds of people, and hundreds of soldiers can be carried.

Not only can the building ship attack the enemy ship with a battle pole from a long distance, but also can "plow" the enemy ship with its own gravity, which is extremely powerful. Because Lou Chuan is a handsome ship and the head of the warship, the later naval generals are called "Lou Chuan General". Read the book

And then there's the rush. "The outside is narrow and long, and it is said that the ship rushes to conflict with the enemy ships." This is what the ancients said about the Chong. After all, it was a long, narrow and fast warship that was used for conflicts.

In addition to these two large warships, there are attack warships that can accommodate dozens of sergeants, mainly fighting ships, Xiandeng and Red Horses. The ship is derived from the "threshold" or "jian", and the explanation of this kind of "threshold" ship in the "Interpretation of the Name" is: "The upper and lower heavy plates are called the threshold." The square plate is used to resist the arrow stone, and its inner is like a prison threshold. ”

It is precisely because this kind of ship has a wooden village made of two layers of thick plates, which can resist the flying arrows and driftstones of enemy ships, so it has become the main warship of the water battle charge.

Xiandeng and Chima are both lighter warships. "The army marches in front of the enemy, and climbs to the enemy's position." In other words, a pre-landing is a kind of attack ship that rushes to board an enemy ship or a beachhead. Akama is a light fast boat. "Those who are mildly ill are called red horse boats, and their bodies are red, and they are as fast as war horses." That is, this kind of clipper has a light and fast hull, and the hull is painted bright red, which is specialized in the rapid attack force of the fleet.

The rest are special-purpose vessels.

One is a scout ship that reconnoiters the enemy. "There are more than 500 huts and there are huts called scouts, so as to see the enemy's advance and retreat." Hu is a measuring tool of that era, and the weight is measured by Hu, which is about displacement. One Hu is counted as 300 catties, and 500 catties is 150,000 catties, which is roughly equivalent to five or six tons of ships later. As an enemy intelligence observation ship, it is often used by the commander, and it must be relatively tall, so it will naturally not be a small boat.

In actual combat, large scout ships are actually command ships of the scout battalion. The actual reconnaissance ship is called a "boat". A boat is a light boat with a displacement of less than 200 hu, and can carry one or two people except for sailors. In addition to actual combat exploration, this kind of small boat is also a quick tool for temporarily getting on and off the big warship.

After inspecting the shipyard, Wei He was moved. Prior to this, he set the role of this naval army mainly in the transportation of troops and the transportation of baggage, because of the water network in the Jianghan River Basin, so that the infantry army can avoid endless climbing over mountains and mountains, and the transportation of grain and grass can be endless, and the Wang Division has a chance of victory. These two points are precisely the key links for long-distance mountain warfare. It is naturally the rarest to have a fleet that can cross the mountains and mountains and reach the battlefield with a great amount of force. To be able to do this, Wei He is already satisfied.

But now looking at these hundreds of extremely well-built warships of all kinds, Wei He suddenly came up with a bold plan.

Suddenly, it was a big year. At the end of the year, Wei He and Chongli brought 10 wagons of sake and 300 pigs and sheep to the shipyard to ceremoniously reward the craftsmen who built the warships and the 3,000 sailors stationed in the barracks by the river.

The craftsmen and sailors never dreamed that the mighty Megatron would come to reward them as pawns at the end of the year, and for a time the cheers resounded on both sides of the river, and many old craftsmen and sailors were in tears. The sturdy sailors were in high spirits, and all of them were flushed with drunkenness, and shouted for an immediate battle.

"Fathers and brothers!" Wei He stood on the high slipway and shouted in his voice: "Take a three-day break to celebrate the New Year." After the New Year's Festival, go out of the river and into the river, for the national merit-"

"No stops!" Thousands of people roared in unison: "Go into the water!" Get on the boat—out of the river—"

With tears in his eyes, Wei He bowed deeply to the bottom on the slipway.

As a result, the riverside boat yard at the end of the year has become a large construction site with noisy lights, and it has also become a lively place for the people on the south bank of the river to pour out their enthusiasm for serving the country. The New Year's season is supposed to be a slack. As soon as the news spread that the craftsmen and sailors of the shipyard did not stop working, thousands of people flocked to the banks of the two rivers, and brought countless fish, bacon, rice balls, and various mountain fruit wines in boats, and a team of musicians stood guard on both sides of the river day and night.

The craftsmen and sailors of the shipyard were even more steaming, and everyone threw off their arms and sweated profusely. Within three or five days, before the New Year's Festival was over, all the warships were successfully launched. The 3,000 sailors immediately boarded the ship for the drill, and the people on both sides of the strait shouted and cheered, and the whole thing was in full swing.

At this time, Rong Yi took two proud disciples and drove the Tianbao Divine Horse to the Taolin Ferry.