(It caused automatic publishing. I made mistakes in the previous chapters! But it does not affect reading!)
Today's warships, whether from the Central Plains or Persia, actually have much more defense than attack. In the past, ship-borne weapons mainly used weapons such as ballistae. After so many years of development, ballistae has actually been developed to the extreme. How can
Even with development, the attack power could not be increased much. Zeng Yi had always dreamed of a real warship equipped with cannons.
It was just a dream at first, but Zeng Yi later discovered that this was actually not impossible. They had found some gunpowder in the rivers and lakes, and even the thunderbolt fire bombs they used for the longest time actually used a kind of gunpowder. As long as there was gunpowder
, it will be possible to develop real cannons. If cannons are truly developed, that will be the beginning of a real naval battle.
Just when Zeng Yi and others were discussing convening the country's shipbuilding masters to concentrate on developing more advanced ship-based weapons, the Persian fleet had also arrived at the island country. For safety, the Persian fleet made a big circle and kept sending those ordered by the island country.
The warship was delivered to the island port in the northern waters of the island country.
After the warships arrived, the people in the island country were very excited, but then they discovered that the warships were all second-level or lower warships, and there was not a single first-level warship at all. When they heard the explanation from the Persians, the people in the island country felt
Something was wrong, they didn't have any so-called secret route at all, but they didn't think about the Central Plains people causing trouble. They all thought that the mission might have really discovered something, so they decided to take a detour.
At this time, the Persians happened to receive news that the Central Plains Navy had held large-scale military exercises in the southwest sea, the most important waterway from Persia to the island country, and had the intention of taking action in the Persian waters. The Persians were shocked, and they were afraid that the Central Plains would take advantage of it.
As their main fleet left and launched a sneak attack on their port, they no longer cared about the Persian navy waiting for the first-class battleship. Without any hesitation, they immediately mobilized the fleet to return to the island country to deal with the threat from the Central Plains navy.
After the Persian navy fleet left, the islanders felt more and more something was wrong. After waiting for two days, no news of any first-class warships was found. At this time, they finally realized that something was wrong. At first, the islanders could not guess that the first-class warships
The warship was already in Zeng Yi's possession after leaving Persia. They thought it was something else that happened. They even thought that they encountered the Central Plains Navy and was sunk halfway, but they never thought of the real situation.
It wasn't until news of the accident came from Persia that they realized the seriousness of the problem. After the Persian fleet left the island country and returned to Persia, the show of the Central Plains navy came to an abrupt end. The Persians looked confused and had no idea about the Central Plains navy.
What is the significance of this wave of military operations?
But after a few days, they finally realized the problem. That morning, the shipbuilding craftsmen were already on duty. Persia was in urgent need of more advanced warships. These shipbuilding craftsmen were working overtime these days to build warships, but it was very difficult for them to do so.
Soon they discovered that none of the dozen or so master craftsmen showed up at the shipyard. The Persian navy left and sent people to look for the master craftsmen, only to find that all of them had collapsed in their rooms.
The Persians were so frightened that they quickly sealed off the scene. Immediately, the Persian navy doctor discovered that these master craftsmen had been poisoned and died. Upon hearing the poisoning, the Persian navy commander was furious and immediately ordered the seal to be sealed off.
A military port.
The Persians conducted a strict inventory of the entire port, but found nothing unusual and did not find any suspects. This made the Persians very puzzled. After conducting a strict inventory again, the Persians discovered that in recent times, except for the islanders,
No outsiders boarded the port at all. The Persians did not believe that this was done by the islanders, but various signs showed that no one else could do it except the islanders.
The Persian navy left and reported these situations to the Persian emperor. The Persian emperor heard that the master craftsman had been assassinated, which might affect the manufacturing plan of advanced warships. He was furious, regardless of whether he was an ally or not, and directly ordered the arrest of the Persian imperial city.
Island people.
The islanders in the Persian Imperial City were also confused. Obviously yesterday, Persia was very polite to them. Suddenly, they thought the Persians wanted to blackmail them. When they knew the reason why the Persians arrested them, they were even more confused.
Everyone was stunned and shouted that they were wronged.
The Persian emperor and others were furious, but after calming down, they felt that this matter was full of weirdness. The people of the island country had no reason to do this unless they surrendered to the Central Plains. However, various signs showed that the island country was still resisting the Central Plains.
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As the investigation deepened, the Persians and the islanders discovered anomalies. They found that the islanders mentioned by the Persian Navy and the islanders from the Persian Imperial City were not compatible at all, not to mention their appearance.
Even the number of people doesn't match up.
At this time, they finally understood why such a situation occurred. When they knew part of the truth, the faces of the islanders became very ugly. Fortunately, they were very fortunate that although the money was paid, the warships they needed had also been obtained. Those
What the people pretending to do had no impact on the island country. Instead, the people of the island country looked at the Persians with a feeling of gloating about their misfortune.
However, the people of the island nation were not happy for long. When they learned that the first-class battleship they needed most might have had problems, their faces became even uglier than those of the Persians.
The Persians and islanders realized that they had been tricked, and the only people in the Central Plains who had the strength to do such a thing, and the willingness to do such a thing, thought that the Central Plains people knew everything, and even
After learning about their Persian shipbuilding industry, they were very angry.
The angry Persian emperor even had the intention to declare war on the Central Plains immediately. However, the Persians also knew that they were still ready. The Western Region had not yet been resolved. It was not the most suitable time for me to launch an attack at this time. The Persians could only
Bear with it.
The Persians endured it, and of course the islanders didn't dare to let go. However, the islanders didn't want to lose a first-class battleship like this. The first-class battleship was too important to them. The islanders actually thought that the Persians didn't have any.
On the grounds of sending the warship back to the island country, I want the Persians to get another first-class warship and send it back to the island country.
The Persians lost more than a dozen master craftsmen, which may even affect the construction of their new first-class warships. They were also fooled by the Central Plains people once. It was a huge loss, but now the islanders want them to lose another ship.
How could the Persians agree to a first-class battleship?