"Young Master." The first maidservant was beautiful in appearance, but her words and deeds were extremely well behaved. She did not overstep or seduce in the slightest. She was restless. When she came to the young man, she bowed solemnly and naturally.
"Mother asked you to bring them here? Put them there!" The young man was not surprised by their arrival. His expression was just indifferent and did not change at all. He casually pointed at the table next to him and said.
"The master asked the slaves to deliver it." After receiving the order, the maid gracefully placed several plates of exquisite snacks on the table beside them, then stood in a row, waiting obediently for the young master's instructions.
The young man's expression changed, "If you have nothing else to do, please step aside." He said calmly in a blink of an eye.
"No." The maids bowed respectfully and politely to the young man, and then left quietly together without even gaining the young man's attention!
"Phoenix feathers, cloud cakes, calla lilies..."
Ever since he refused the imperial edict, his father had not been kind to him at all. Today he ordered someone to give him snacks, and it was still the same snack...
A gleam flashed in the young man's eyes. He was afraid that things had changed and something big had happened!
Two quarters of an hour later, a commoner boy came to the young man's side and spoke in a low voice.
"Donghai City is broken?"
The young man froze completely and could no longer maintain his previous calm demeanor. He couldn't help but stand up and walk back and forth under the shade of the tree.
How could Donghai City, which was extremely strong and much stronger than Qidu and Zibo, be broken down so quickly? A figure runs through the whole thing - Zhu Biao!
The young man quickly calmed down and thought about the impact of the situation on Dongyu after Haizhou was defeated.
The two states of Canghai are right under the buttocks of Qi and Lu. Now that they have unified the Tang king's camp, it means that both Qi and Lu have no worries. The situation of Qi is different from that of Lu, which is on the verge of destruction. The reason why King Qi was reluctant to express his position in the first place
, also because there are two states of Canghai watching covetously. If the two states raise their flags and the imperial court sends troops to attack, Qi will be destroyed in an instant.
Cangzhou sided with the King of Tang, which made the whole Qi State relieved. Now that Donghai City was destroyed, Haizhou was completely included in the Tang King's camp. Qi State no longer had to worry about being attacked by enemies on both sides. Moreover, there was a place to seek help!
only……
Will the King of Tang, who is under pressure from Yizhou and even the south, let the Cangzhou army go north? Compared with the precarious Lu State, even if the Cangzhou army goes north, will it enter the Qi State?
The young man, who was deeply resentful towards the current King of Qi, saw a bright way out.
When the army marching north entered Qilu, they surrendered. Historically, this was a road that many people had walked!
It is best to go north to Qi State...
In troubled times, there are conflicts. Who doesn’t have great ambitions in his heart? Those who bury themselves in the dust and ignore worldly affairs are more likely to be losers and cowards in life.
In the fifth year of Yuanwu, September.
Off the coast of Haizhou.
Zhu Biao stood on the high platform on the five-tooth ship, with his soldiers separated behind him.
In the distance, a large number of Zhou's navy fleets are already in sight. One after another, the giant warships are connected together and spread out for ten miles, forming a mighty procession on the sea, filling everyone's eyes.
Zhu Biao had already seen the might of the Lu navy, but it pales in comparison to the endless Zhou army warships that appeared on the sea level in front of him.
Zhu Biao's expression did not change, but his heart was awe-inspiring, "Looking like a mountain." The momentum of the Zhou army's naval forces was as powerful and vigorous as the tall five-toothed ship.
Strong ships and elite soldiers, in this era, are just as impressive as the strong ships and powerful cannons of the 18th and 19th centuries in previous generations.
Three large five-tooth warships and at least ten sterns, fighting ships, and flat ships were the main force, followed by a large number of loach boats. As for the vehicles, ships, and falcon boats that were commonly equipped by inland water divisions, there was not a trace of them.
The sea is not like a river, with strong winds and strong waves, and is not suitable for cars and boats, nor can it be shuttled by falcons, grasshoppers and walking boats.
There are not 100,000 people, but there are 70,000 or 80,000 people. Even with Zhu Biao's coalition force, with the navy of Lu as the main force, and a battle of more than 100,000 navy navy, this is simply unimaginable in the history of war on earth!
Even though Zhu Biao has long known the vastness of this world, he can't help but feel heartbroken by the spirit of the war. This is a pure naval force of hundreds of thousands. As a military unit that burns money, the total investment of financial and material resources from both sides,
The cost is enough to outweigh a million troops in battle.
The waves hit the hull of the ship, and a string of flags was raised in the Lu naval formation on the left side. After Zhu Biao took a look, he waved his hand, and the formation he built with the help of the 20,000 surrendered Haizhou Waihai Marine Division
The fleet immediately became busy.
The King of Tang did not hand over Haizhou to Chen Kui. This is impossible. Although Chen Kui has now become Cangzhou Mu and an important minister under the King of Tang, the King of Tang has always respected his loyalty and strength.
Controllable returns are given.
Zhou Mu, Earl, Chen Kui's current status can definitely be ranked among the top ten in the Tang Wang Group, and he is also loyal to Tang Wang at this moment.
But Daizhou and Yizhou cannot end. There is always a layer between Youzhou and Canghai, and his control is not reassuring. If Chen Kui also takes over the military and political affairs of Haizhou, his army can be as high as a hundred.
Of all the people, as time goes by, you can guarantee that he will not have any alien thoughts?
To tie a bridle to a subordinate no matter how loyal he is is to really let the other party have no restraints. That is not "sincerity", but it is harmful to others and oneself.
As a result, the governor of Haizhou fell on Zhu Biao, and the governor of Haizhou was Wang Zichang.
Two months after taking office as governor, Zhu Biao gradually restored Haizhou's navy and army.
The army was okay. Many captured former Haizhou Army plus Chen Kui's "anyway" Haizhou Army. Based on this, a team of 400,000 people was soon raised.
But the navy is in trouble.
At this time, a high-tech military unit cannot be built immediately by someone with money. It also needs shipbuilding and time.
Haizhou originally had 50,000 offshore naval forces, but Tang Sheng lost 7,000 when he defended the East China Sea. When Zhu Biao led his troops to approach the naval base, the remaining 40,000 people were led by General Haizhou Navy and went straight down to the south.
Fortunately, a considerable number of Haizhou sailors were unwilling to leave their homes, thus giving Zhu Biao some of the navy's confidence. However, the large quantities of wood, tung oil, ropes, and canvas accumulated by the Haizhou Navy over the years were swept away, and the shipbuilding yards were burned to the ground.
The craftsman was forcibly taken aboard.
It can be said that the official shipbuilding industry in Haizhou has suffered a devastating blow. It is simply impossible for Zhu Biao to restore the original scale of the Haizhou Navy in a short period of time. The private shipbuilding industry in Haizhou is very developed.
But there is an essential difference between civilian ships and warships...
So two months have passed, and the navy under Zhu Biao has only grown to 20,000 men. There is a large five-tooth ship [a gift from the Navy of the State of Lu], two stern ships, and fifteen fighting ships, with the main force being built-up ships.
Zhu Biao now united with the Lu Navy to fight and brought out about 11,000 men. The remaining nearly half of the navy soldiers were still patrolling in various ports and inland rivers on boats such as dinghys and sea falcons.
Haizhou, which had not had a river navy for more than three hundred years, now has one again.
Thirteen water inspection departments, large and small, allow Zhu Biao to control all water transportation arteries in Haizhou. For Haizhou, where water transportation and maritime trade are prosperous, as long as Zhu Biao controls these water transportation arteries, it will be a chokehold.
It is the main blood supply artery for more than 50% of the aristocratic families in Haizhou.
In the future, it will be easier to talk about taxes.
China's Ming Dynasty on earth, the Ming Navy has enjoyed a reputation of being undefeated for 300 years, but it has not grasped the lifeblood of water transportation and commerce at all. It is really a pity.
Zhu Di also knew about his "Seven Voyages to the West" and raised enough military expenses for his Five Expeditions on the Grasslands. However, under the pressure of the Ming Dynasty civil servant group, his descendants gave up this huge wealth in vain. Those emperors surnamed Zhu really thought that their ancestors
Is it a waste of people and money to make "Zheng He's Seven Voyages to the West"?
Looking at the scale of Zhu Di's Five Expeditions on the Grassland, the three major expeditions of Wanli were not much inferior. However, the Ming Dynasty is still running as before, and there is no sudden decline in the country's power. You can know how great the wealth was during this period.
Wang Zhi, Zheng Zhilong and others all know that matters of great benefit to the country, not to mention that they were entirely corrupted in the hands of the Ming Civil Service Group, especially the Jiangnan Civil Service Group, and are closely related to it. The property was transferred from the hands of the state to the hands of the scholar-bureaucrat group.
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[Family opinion. If you don’t agree, haha, it doesn’t matter, it has nothing to do with this book.]
The fleet was reorganized and drew a curved arc on the sea, rushing towards the flanks of the Zhou army's warships. The sails and masts were heavy, and there were many figures on the deck, and they were in a state of war at any time.
The sound of war drums from both sides was heard in the distance through the waves, continuously. The war was about to break out!
Lu Suhai attacked, and warships sailed out one after another.
The Zhou army's warships were also approaching. But obviously in terms of speed, the Haizhou Navy had the upper hand.
"Stick down the sail!"
This is the normal situation when marine divisions are fighting outside rivers. The left and right arrow shielding iron plates are erected on both sides of the bulkhead. Although the area is small, it will greatly enhance the protection against arrows and rockets. It is like the battlements on a city wall.
When the sail was lowered, the huge hull exposed the grating hole and protruded the long oar. During the battle, the wind and waves caused the ship to rise and fall erratically. If the sail was not lowered, the accuracy of long-range strike methods would be greatly compromised, and the oars were more difficult to maneuver than the sails.
Easy to control speed and angle.
"Bed crossbow ready!"
"Thunderbolt car ready!"
"Fire bombs ready!"
Star-pointed torches were lit on the ship, and there was one beside each crossbow and thunderbolt cart. Because the crossbow had fire arrows, the thunderbolt cart had fire bombs, and even closer there was a fire cabinet. For wooden warships, fire
, is always the most effective means of attack.
"boom……"
The Zhou army, which had an absolute numerical advantage, detached a fleet to attack, the number of which was at least twice that of Zhu Biao's army.
Fire bombs pierced the sky, and fire arrows passed through the wind and waves. Before the black smoke could disperse, the fire bombs and fire arrows were already in front of each other.
"Bang--"
Zhu Biao felt a burst of warships under his feet, and the five-toothed ship was hit by two fire arrows almost at the same time. One shattered an iron plate that blocked the arrows, and the other pierced the side of the ship.
However, none of the fire bombs that threatened the battleships missed. Of course, Zhu Biaojun's counterattack also missed. The accuracy of throwing stone bombs in the turbulence of the sea is far worse than on land.
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The flaming feather arrows also hit enemy ships. With the additional attributes, the lethality was significantly higher than that of Zhou Jun. However, compared to the huge body of the battleship, this damage was obviously insufficient.
Zhu Biao failed. He had thunder bullets in hand, so he was not in a hurry. He just waited patiently for the warships from both sides to approach——
Warships are tall and far above the water surface. With the development of water warfare for thousands of years, the sea also belongs to the era of giant ships.
If one party shoots from a high position, it is the same as shooting downwards from above the city. It is safe and effective.
Therefore, real naval forces build giant ships, which has long become the mainstream of the times.
The distance was getting closer and closer, and the thunderbolt cart had no time to load the second round, and the crossbow had no time to string up and fire the second arrow. The distance was less than a hundred feet, and under the hard work of the sailors on both sides, they were within the range of the bow and arrow.
"Shoot!" the enemy ship gave the order first. Suddenly, there was only a "swish" sound, and a large number of rockets made a bright light on the sea and shot down.
The sound of "crackling" was endless, and most of the arrows were intercepted by the arrow-blocking iron plates. A few arrows fell on people, and the damage was not serious.
After all, the heights of the warships on both sides are almost the same.
Zhu Biao's warship rushed to the front. He glanced at the ship's plank and found that the casualties were actually not heavy. The key was the iron plate that blocked arrows. Secondly, the sailors wore paper armor.
This is a simple body armor, made of hard cloth mounted on bones and then paper tendons. This thing also existed in ancient China in Zhu Biao's previous life.
It is mainly used for infantry in the south, and because it is light, it is widely used by warships and sailors. In this world, the financial resources of the imperial court are far greater than those of China in the previous life. Army infantry armor is made of gold and iron, and paper armor is entirely used by sailors.
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The folded paper is armor, and the powerful arrow cannot penetrate it!
This kind of paper armor has very good flexibility and safety. Because the environment where sailors live is very humid, once the paper armor is soaked by water vapor, it is really very protective.
It's just that the rocket has flames on it, so it has to be pulled out and thrown into the sea.
The two ships crossed each other, and Zhu Biao calmly ordered: "Let go!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Behind him were ten sharpshooters holding big yellow crossbows. They pulled the trigger. Each of the crossbow arrows came out with two thunderbolts. Zhu Biao's strike was worth 100 gold.
The five-toothed warship rushed directly between the two opposing five-toothed warships. There were ten sharpshooters, five on each side, and the crossbow bolts all landed under the waterline of the five-toothed warship.
There were continuous loud noises, smoke filled the air, and flames filled the sky.
The product produced by the system must be a high-quality product. The sparks triggered by the thunderbolt spread out in all directions at a violent moment, easily rising up to the waterline and touching the hull of the five-toothed ship. The flames burned continuously.
There is no way to put out the sea water that crowds the boat gang from time to time.
The two menacing five-toothed warships of the Zhou army were shaken violently, and then confusion and panic arose from the top and bottom of the warships.
The sides of the two giant ships were lowered, and several huge gaps three feet square were pouring water into the warships. The results of Zhu Biao's previous experiments on the hulks were now confirmed on Zhou Jun's new warships.
The Five-Tooth Ship has eight sealed water tanks, but in this explosion, at least two of the sealed water tanks on one side were filled with water. Of course, the Five-Toothed Ship will not sink just yet, but look at the slowly expanding
It is obviously impossible to repair the gap and the burning side of the ship quickly.
Two watertight tanks filled with water are enough to tilt the Five-Tooth Ship at more than 30 degrees. These two giant ships have lost their follow-up combat effectiveness.
The Zhou army's warships swarmed in and turned pale with fright. Some of the battleships and tower ship commanding officers who were near the Wuya ship turned pale, fearing that the same misfortune would happen to them.
But it was already too late. They wanted to distance themselves from Zhu Biao Navy, but it was already too late. The roaring explosions sounded one after another, and closing your eyes made people suspect that it was a Western naval battle in the 17th and 18th centuries of the earth.
Not in this time and space, this completely eliminates the possibility of firearms exchanges.
It was in this confrontation that the Zhou navy's navy, which was twice as powerful as Zhu Biao's army, had a total of twenty-one main warships.
Leaving aside the loach ships that are completely soy sauce at this stage, and only talking about the main warships, the one with the upper hand is Zhu Biao Navy.
Qu Ning, the naval commander of Lu State, was shocked.
Chen Lin, deputy commander of the Donghai Navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was dumbfounded.
What is going on?
Twenty-one main warships were destroyed in the blink of an eye, including two large five-toothed ships?
The Zhou navy that came to crusade only had five five-tooth warships in total, and the Lu navy only had four five-tooth warships in total. Only after one was allocated to Zhu Biao as a gift did their army have such weapons of war.
There are three ships left...
A sense of panic surged into the hearts of the two generals and soldiers of Zhou and Lu at the same time. The rumbling sound of the explosion hit their hearts like a heavy hammer.
On the decks of the Zhou army's warships, there was no row of rows of soldiers, blood spattered, no desolation and dilapidation everywhere, but they were facing the most dangerous threat at the moment.
After going back and forth, all the Zhou army's warships wanted to stay as far away from Zhu Biao's navy as possible. But they couldn't leave. The twenty-one warships were 'on strike' and they had to help take care of them. Otherwise, they would have to go back.
There is no good fruit to eat either.
Zhu Biao's navy was very powerful, and the knife in Chen Lin's hand was not just a decoration. They had to bite the bullet and resist Zhu Biao's navy.
"put--"
Fireballs and arrows streaked across the sky.
Zhu Biao, who had a weak base, never thought of a formal battle with the Zhou Navy. After the Thunderbolt Bomb and Thunderbolt Fire took the lead, the parked Zhou Navy warships became the best target, and also the most vulnerable to other Zhou Navy warships.
Good drag.
All he had to do was to stay far away, go around behind the twenty-one warships, and keep setting off fire bombs and fire arrows...
"The entire army stopped advancing——"
The main force of the Zhou army, a large five-toothed ship in the center right in front, raised a new flag.
Chen Lin's face was livid as he looked at the warships on the side. Fireballs and arrows were coming and going. It was so intense. If it weren't for the twenty-one warships that were unable to fight back -
"Whether to fight or to leave, Commander, please make a decision quickly -" the general beside him said to Chen Lin.
Countless eyes were focused on Chen Lin. The sailor officers on the big ship he was on were all looking forward to hearing the orders they wanted from Chen Lin.
"Turn around! Prepare the chains, retreat -" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read
