The water kept lapping at the shore, and the sound of the rushing water was even more intoxicating. Yuan Yao's eyes widened, and he stood on the shore, looking at the endless "river", and his heart arose with great pride.
, he had never seen such a scene before. The ship in the distance gradually approached the shore, and its body became larger and larger. Yuan Yao couldn't help but exclaimed.
Zhou Yu stood aside, looking calmly into the distance without saying a word.
"That's the car and boat. How big do you think it is?"
Suddenly, Zhou Yu pointed to the large ship approaching in the distance and asked.
Yuan Yao looked eagerly at the slow-moving ship in the distance, frowned, and made a rough estimate in his mind. The ship was about twenty or thirty feet long, and its width was about three or four feet.
There seemed to be many figures running back and forth above, so he replied: "Twenty-five feet long, four feet wide, and can carry a thousand people?"
Zhou Yu laughed when he heard this, nodded and said: "You are very good, you have some talent in this area." After a pause, he said: "This is a four-eight chariot and ship, which is the largest among the chariots and ships. The Changsan
Eighteen feet, four feet and one foot wide, one foot and five feet of draft, capable of carrying eight hundred people, six crossbows, and one stone thrower. Usually, there are two hundred strong crossbowmen and one hundred swordsmen."
Yuan Yao couldn't help but clapped his hands and asked: "How many such vehicles and ships do we have?"
"Well, there were forty-eight cars and ships, and now there are thirty-seven."
"Besides the forty-eight cars and boats, are there any other cars and boats?"
"Of course, there are two cars, four cars, five cars, two four cars, three three cars, and four six cars. Two cars are the smallest, and four eight cars are the largest. Two cars are usually used to allow weapons to board the opponent's ships." Zhou Yu said seriously
As he spoke, Yuan Yao kept these in his mind. The huge 48-car boat slowly passed by, followed by some accompanying ships, including two 33-car boats, which were wandering around the 48-car boat.
After Yuan Yao arrived in Yangzhou, Zhou Yu took him to his so-called mansion near the shore. After arriving, Yuan Yao realized what "on the shore" means. This is completely on the shore. You have to ask for permission to go out.
Yuan Yao was not used to traveling by boat at first, and it was difficult to fall asleep listening to the sound of the tide. However, after staying like this for a while, he has become accustomed to this kind of life.
Every day, Zhou Yu would take him to see various ships. There was no lack of pride in his words. Nowadays, overseas, the ships of the Han Dynasty can be regarded as invincible.
In the case of ships, sterns, boats, vehicles and other types of ships, any enemy encountered overseas can be crushed, and there has never been a single defeat.
Kushan has naturally felt the pressure from the Han navy. From the initial trial to the naked display of power, the Han's ships even docked at the port of Kushan and forced supplies there. The Kushan ships did not
It is large and there are not many types. It has no resistance when facing a fleet of many ships like the Han army.
In this way, Guishang's navy was not bad at the beginning. Even if it could not be said to be on par with the Han Dynasty's ships, it was still no problem to resist one or two. However, Zhou Gongjin came out of the Han Dynasty, and in the navy
When the whole country fell into the frenzy of pursuing larger ships with more passengers, Zhou Yu wrote a book "The Best Strategy for Jointly Conducting Multiple Ships" in a very clear mind.
Zhou Yu's idea was different from others. He did not blindly pursue big ships, but wanted to combine a variety of ships to form a multi-functional joint fleet. When his book was printed and released, it brought subversive effects to the Han navy.
After he took office as the Overseas Government, his ideas began to be implemented in Yangzhou. As expected, the fleet formed by the combination of multiple ships was more effective than a single type of giant ship.
Under this line of thinking, the Great Han Navy made innovations, but the next door still had the original thinking and never wanted to change. This resulted in the crushing advantage of the Great Han Navy over them today.
After just watching the ships on the shore for a few days, Yuan Yao couldn't help but feel a little proud. When he returned to Luoyang, he had a lot more to talk to his friends. Just telling them about these ships,
I'm afraid it will stun them, Yuan Yao thought in his heart, after staying here for four or five days, Zhou Yu had to deal with various matters in the Overseas Government and was busy outside all day long, so Yuan Yao was free.
There are not many servants in Zhou's mansion. Zhou Yu likes to be quiet. There are only Zhou Yu's first wife and his only son in the mansion. Zhou Yu's first wife is very good to Yuan Yao. Yuan Yao calls her sister-in-law. She is a beautiful, generous and very special woman.
A virtuous woman, she was also literate. Yuan Yao occasionally saw her sitting with Zhou Yu playing music, playing the piano and the piano in harmony, which made Yuan Yao particularly envious.
On this day, Zhou Yu hurriedly returned to the mansion and went directly to the backyard. He didn't know what he said, but he quickly walked out again. When he saw Yuan Yao practicing swordsmanship in the front yard, he took his hand directly.
He walked towards the outside of the house. Yuan Yao was pulled by him and almost fell. He quickly put away his sword and asked blankly: "Brother? What happened?"
"Something happened overseas, you come with me to sea today!" Zhou Yu said hurriedly, not giving Yuan Yao time to prepare clothes. Yuan Yao was surprised and happy in his heart. Looking at Zhou Yu's appearance, something terrible must have happened overseas.
Otherwise, Zhou Yu would not be so anxious. However, he could finally go to sea. He did not know how long he had been looking forward to this day.
Zhou Yu's pace became faster and faster, and Yuan Yao followed him. The two came to the largest port in Kuaiji County, which is called Qiantang Port. Many large ships of the Overseas Prefecture are docked here. At this moment, the sound of people here
The crowd was boiling, and countless soldiers, sailors, and even officials were running back and forth. Seeing Zhou Yu coming, many people came to salute and greet, and Zhou Yu asked anxiously: "Where are the others?!"
Yuan Yao stood behind them, a little confused, but did not ask. Soon, two officials supported a soldier in military uniform and came to Zhou Yu. The soldier seemed to be seriously injured, with several wounds.
After being bandaged, he was extremely weak. Now that he saw Zhou Yu, he started crying, wiped his tears and said: "Jianning Changdao, the general is still there!"
"how many people?"
"Thousands of people."
"Are your crew members safe and ready to board the ship?"
The man nodded, and Zhou Yu said: "Get ready to go to sea!!" The officials shouted, Zhou Yu walked directly towards the port, Yuan Yao hurriedly followed him, stepping on the wooden plank, Zhou Yu got on
Yuan Yao could clearly see a chariot and ship. This was one of the few four-eight chariots and ships of the Han Dynasty. After getting on the ship, Zhou Yu began to give orders. Several soldiers boarded one side each, waving flags in their hands and swinging them left and right.
The flag is issued.
As the planks were taken away, the car and ship set sail instantly. It was not as slow as Yuan Yao imagined. After raising the sail, the car and ship quickly left the port. Yuan Yao looked around. Around the forty-eight cars and ships, there were still
There were many small vehicles and boats following, and in front, there were battleships, and behind, there seemed to be a huge building ship, slowly following.
Yuan Yao was extremely excited. He walked to Zhou Yu and asked in a low voice: "Brother, is there going to be a war?"
Zhou Yu frowned and said with some emotion: "I hope to have a chance to fight." Without explaining to Yuan Yao, he roared loudly: "Speed up!!" Looking at Zhou Yu's irritable appearance, Yuan Yao
He couldn't help but wonder in his heart what happened to make his brother so angry. He looked around and finally found an acquaintance.
It was the little official he saw when he just came to Yangzhou. He was also on the ship at the moment. Yuan Yao sneaked up to him. When the man saw Yuan Yao coming, he hurriedly bowed his hands. Yuan Yao
In return, Yuan Yao asked in a low voice: "What happened?" The clerk looked at Zhou Yu in the distance, and then asked: "Didn't Pu She tell you?"
"Wei Wei, what on earth made Pu She so angry?"
"The natives of Jianning Changdao rebelled"
"Ah??", Yuan Yao exclaimed in surprise, and the officials around him looked at him one after another. He smiled awkwardly, but found that these people were extremely solemn, and none of them could laugh. He asked again
He said: "How many people are there who are rebellious? Why do they all look like this?"
"Sigh, things like this happen frequently recently, but this time is different. Yangzhou Navy Colonel You Tu, he is on Jianning Changdao."
"Then what are you worried about? It's impossible for the navy to suppress even the natives?"
"But General Youtu went to Jianning Chang Island to survey the terrain. The navy wanted to build several cities on Jianning Chang Island. He only brought some master craftsmen and less than a hundred soldiers."
Hearing these words, Yuan Yao felt a little excited. It seemed that he could really participate in the war this time. The swordsmanship he had practiced for so long could finally be put to use. However, soon,
, he was no longer so excited, because the ship had been sailing for six full days and had not yet reached its destination. Yuan Yao felt increasingly uncomfortable after sailing on the sea all day.
Only then did Yuan Yao understand what Zhou Yu meant when he said he hoped there would be another chance to fight. At this rate, by the time they pass, the Han navy would have been completely destroyed. However, he heard that it was not just Yangzhou who rushed to support.
Overseas Prefecture, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, and several surrounding strongholds have sent people to support. It seems that if this is the case, the war should be over by the time the Yangzhou navy arrives.
After sailing like this for twenty days, the fleet began to prepare for war. The crossbows were all pointed forward, and the soldiers were also ready for battle. Only then did Yuan Yao learn that they had arrived.
destination, but when he looked into the distance, he saw nothing but the endless ocean.