The mighty river wind blows the white sails on the masts, and large ships go upstream against the river and the east wind. Not only are the white sails swaying, but also the rows of oars extending from both sides of the ship.
The heavy blows on the water surface stirred up countless waves, smashing the rolling waves into flying foam.
The huge fleet moved forward on the river with great momentum.
In just twenty years ago, when the Northern and Southern Dynasties were still confronting each other along the Dajiang River, such a scene would naturally be impossible. But now with Huainan and Jiangling falling into the hands of Nanchen, moving to the mouth of the Dajiang River and west to
On the entire river channel in Xiling outside the Three Gorges, ships flying the Nanchen flag can sail unimpeded!
In accordance with the decree promulgated by Chen Xu, the prince Chen Shubao went to Jiangling as a minister of condolences and was accompanied by General Mao Xi, the right guard general, Zhou Que, the prince's concubine, Gu Yewang, the minister of Guanglu, and Luo Ya, the regular servant of the Sanqi.
, plus other officials, big and small, there are hundreds of officials alone. As for the prince's guards, the palace guards and the navy personally mobilized by His Majesty to protect them, there are even thousands of people.
If Nanchen hadn't built many large warships in recent years in order to block the enemy from the river, I'm afraid there really wouldn't be a way to carry so many people.
The huge Huanglong warship splits the waves and moves forward. This Huanglong warship is three stories high, with heavy armor on each floor. The ship is equipped with heavy crossbows and trebuchets. Whether it is a long-range strike or a close-range collision,
These are the only choices.
In later generations, this kind of boat had a unified name - Lou Chuan, but in this era, people prefer to call it "艨艉" in awe.
And the mighty river gave space for such giant ships to roam wildly. This is why for so many years, only Nanchen crossed the river to attack north. Although the Northern Zhou Dynasty had already drank the Yangtze River, they could only watch and sigh.
In history, this kind of giant ship given the name "Dragon" was indeed Nan Chen's last trump card in the face of the Sui Dynasty's soldiers. The Sui Dynasty, with its strong national power and millions of armors, faced Nan Chen who was located in the southeast.
Chen had indeed prepared carefully for many years, but in the end he had to adopt a three-pronged approach of advancing troops at the same time, giving full play to his strength advantage, and successfully crossed the river.
At that time, Yang Su, who was ordered to guard Bashu, faced the threat of the Huanglong giant ship, and even racked his brains to build a larger five-tooth ship. He only restrained the Huanglong giant ship by forcefully approaching and hitting the enemy with sticks.
However, compared to the Wuya warship, which had to greatly reduce its freeboard in order to fully utilize the function of the racket, and was specially built for fighting on inland rivers and lakes, the Huanglong warship obviously has more merits. As for the victory of both sides,
Negative, it is reasonable for the Huanglong giant ship to lose when it encounters a warship specially built to restrain itself.
At least in this era when the five-toothed warship has not yet been born, the Huanglong warship is the undisputed master of the entire river. This time, Chen Xu even did not hesitate to allocate the Huanglong warship to the mission, firstly to ensure that Chen Shubao's
Security, and secondly, to strengthen Nanchen's strength in Jingzhou.
After all, Jiangling was captured with great effort and huge sacrifices, so naturally it cannot be handed over to others so easily.
With the Huanglong ship guarding Jiangling, even if the Northern Zhou people wanted to launch an attack, they would probably have to think carefully.
The rest of the escort warships around the Huanglong ship, although the overall performance is not as good as the Huanglong ship, the hull is more slender, and "although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs". The ship has trebuchets, heavy crossbows, repeating crossbows and other equipment.
With everything you need, you can easily follow the river up to Sichuan and Sichuan, not to mention the larger tributaries of the river such as Mianshui.
Therefore, having these warships stationed in Jingzhou can make up for the shortcomings of Jingzhou's navy that is not very strong, giving Xiao Maha the strength to frighten Sichuan and Shu to the west and outflank Xiangyang to the north.
The wind was blowing the flag, and looking at the mighty fleet, Li Lian'er couldn't help but sigh: "These big ships are just like the hills on the riverside. I never dared to think that there could be such a big ship in this world."
Guy."
"Yes, no wonder our Da Chen can win every battle." Another girl who was dressed quite similar to Li Lian'er said with a smile. She was younger, in her early teens, and even had a baby on her face.
Fat has not disappeared yet, it is Xiao Qing, the daughter of Xiao Mohe.
This time Xiao Mohe entered the Jingzhou governorship, and his family members could no longer stay in Jiankang Mansion. However, according to the rules of the imperial court for many years, it was naturally impossible for the entire family to go with him - otherwise there would really be no restraint by then.
, even the general’s main relatives cannot all leave, thus creating some constraints.
For example, when the famous official Wang Dao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was young, his elder brother Wang Dun was in charge of Jingzhou. His main relatives, including his younger brother Wang Dao, stayed in Jiankang Mansion as hostages. Finally, Wang Dun rebelled, and Wang Dao led his family to kneel outside the palace gate.
By severing relations with Wang Dun, we had just escaped the disaster. Otherwise, the Langya Wang family would probably have been wiped out, and there would no longer be the title of "Wang Xie".
Therefore, Mrs. Xiao took Xiao Mohe's youngest son to stay in Jiankang Mansion, while several side chambers took their second son Xiao Shilue and daughter Xiao Qing to the west with the huge delegation from the East Palace, so that they would have someone to take care of them on the way.
Of course, Li Xingchen was just a general with no title, so he didn't have so many restrictions, so Li Lian'er naturally followed him all the way.
Xiao Mohe is the leader of the military generals in the East Palace. Of course, his family members receive the best treatment. Chen Shubao is not ambiguous about this. He directly frees up a good room on the Huanglong ship he is riding on for Xiao Mohe's family.
Living with family members - you must know that even many of the accompanying officials are not qualified to live on the Huanglong ship.
On the huge Huanglong ship, the only person Li Lian'er knew well was Xiao Qing, and Xiao Qing was no different. Therefore, the two little girls naturally chatted together, and today they stood on the observation deck together to watch.
A mighty fleet.
"Sister Lian'er, your brother has really made a huge contribution this time. Not to mention me, even the second brother and the others are very impressed when they mention it!" Xiao Qing said immediately.
Naturally, the girl's family wasn't very interested in this warship or anything else, they just wanted it to be fresh, so they naturally turned to the reason and purpose of their trip.
Li Lian'er sighed and said: "It's true that the credit is great, but didn't the letter from your brother also say that my brother suffered several injuries, but he just kept it hidden from me in the letter. If it is really
I choose, I don’t want my brother to work so hard..."
After a pause, Li Lian'er clenched her sleeves: "On the battlefield, there are no swords and guns. Who knows when something unexpected will happen. I would rather my brother sit in the hall and make tea and talk with Mr. Shen and others; or find a deserted area."
We farm the land together, sweat together, and watch the sunrise and sunset together, and we don’t want him to work so hard..."