The sky is bright, the lake is sprinkled with sunrise, and countless sheng flags are sounding in the wind.
After waiting for half an hour, Liu Qi looked at it, the blue sky was like washing, the Pengshui was vast, the shore was divided into two villages, the warship was the outer Guo, and the small boat in Tibet was coming and going, and there were alleys and alleys, undulating and orderly.
On the deck of the warship, countless burly Wu Zhongerlang raised their heads one after another, staring at Liu Qi on the platform, waiting for his order.
"Drumming" With Liu Qi's order, more than a dozen big drums standing near the Dianjiangtai were beaten together.
The drums were loud, and the sound echoed throughout Poyang Lake, and countless children only felt a hot current surging up, and their scalps were numb, and at this moment, they looked at Liu Qi with a flushed face, waiting for the next step.
Liu Qi, accompanied by Dong Xi, boarded the flagship of the three-story ship, he looked at the word "Feiyun" engraved under the seat, smiled slightly, and pulled out the long sword at his waist in front of countless warships in front of him, "The car and ship open the way, and the sailor goes up along the Pengshui River and enters the river." ” "Knock knock knock" accompanied by the earth-shaking vast drums, the four warships in front of the head, the bow and hull, all have iron planks as armor, riding the wind and waves, rolling up countless splashes, in the cabin at the bottom of the boat, suddenly poked out one oar, the oars quickly rowed, not long after, sailed out of a mile away.
"My lord, this is the vanguard of our army."
The little colonel who followed him pointed to the warships in front of him and said.
Afterwards, Liu Qi saw eighty vehicles and boats moving in unison, and the waterwheel blades and oars placed on both sides of the hull were like more than ten small waterwheels escorting the warship forward.
The number of waterwheels is mostly eight, at the beginning of the original design, with two large waterwheels, occupying 30% of the hull, but manpower in the bottom cabin to step on the paddles, there is also a limit, large waterwheels, it takes dozens of hundreds of people to urge, and if damaged, the warship is difficult to move.
The eight-wheeled ship is the name of this new warship.
The waterwheels moved in unison, like eight wooden wheels, and the boat was on the water, like a horse-drawn carriage, walking like flying, and the speed of the boat was better than before, not to mention several times.
Originally, the ship carried a bed crossbow and a catapult, but later incendiary bombs were added to the stone bullets.
Most of the incendiary bombs are made of pine branch meat fat and alcohol, if they are thrown on the opponent's warship on the water battle, after the explosion is spilled a large area of fire, which cannot be extinguished with water, and cannot be extinguished in a short time.
Most of the ships are armed with soldiers holding hooks to protect both sides of the ship, standing behind them, is a large number of archers, they are always prepared with tung oil and fire folds, sailing with the wind, when facing the enemy, the use of rockets, can kill and injure the enemy.
The ship went straight north, Liu Qi stood beside the flagbearer who gave orders at the top of the three-story ship, surrounded by armor soldiers with shields, he glanced around, his flagship was located between dozens of ships of different sizes, on the gentle waves of Poyang Lake, the warships were dotted, and their sails were blowing under the strong wind, drumming.
Liu Qi glanced intently at the distance, Zhou Tai led a car and ship in front, and Jiang Qin was in the rear army with more than a dozen two-story ships and stayed behind Liu Qi's flagship.
The vehicle and ship are in front, like dozens of swimming dragons, driving back and forth on the water, fast as a swimming fish, charging straight, turning the rudder to raid, and firing a salvo from the side of the ship, all in place one by one.
Liu Qi pointed to the mouth of Pengshui, "Send the order down, the car and boat will enter the river, and the rest of the building boats, grasshoppers, and sampans will return immediately." ” The lower reaches of the Yangtze River are the four counties of Wuzhong, he took the warship, looked at Jiang Qin who was far away, and under the protection of dozens of vehicles and ships commanded by Zhou Tai, he took one of the vehicles and ships, stood on the deck, and watched the warship slowly sail into the center of the river.
The bow of the "boom" was hit by a huge wave from time to time, and there was a huge tremor on the wooden hull, Liu Qi pulled the side of the ship with one hand, and the south side of the armor on his body would be stained with water droplets, but it was Dong Xi who led the guards, with a shield and canvas, to cover Liu Qi.
"My lord, the wind and waves here are too strong, please go back to the cabin quickly to take shelter."
"In the Yuan Dynasty, I was not so expensive."
"My lord, before leaving, my wife has repeatedly explained, let me be careful of the guards, if there is any typhoid fever and cold after today's sailing, how should I explain to my wife."
Liu Qi's face was full of black lines, "These words are all explained to you by Mrs." ” Dong Xi's face was panicked, and he immediately lowered his head, "It's not Madame, but it's the words of the last general." ” "That's fine."
Liu Qi patted him on the shoulder, "I'll go to the cabin to take refuge." ” "Whoa."
Dong Xi breathed a sigh of relief, followed Liu Qi's footsteps, and came to the cabin.
After a short time, the hull of the ship returned to calm, after all, only the place at the mouth of the river that was most likely to capsize, and the undercurrent reef in the river, the boatman who was at the helm of the boat, was also familiar with it, how could he not know.
Walking to noon, along the way, standing on the side of the boat, a few hundred steps across the river, you can already see the garrison on the riverside, Yuan Shu mostly placed the military camp around the county, and there are also garrisons at the ferry, but there are some low-lying places along the river, there is no garrison.
"Lord, the benefits of our army's sailors, within a stick of incense, tens of thousands of soldiers can be transported ashore, and the river defense such as Yuan Highway is simply vulnerable to us."
Liu Qi touched his chin with one hand, and was about to answer, when he saw a fast boat suddenly coming from the opposite bank.
After a short time, the boat was already surrounded by cars and boats in the river, and one person on board was taken to the car and boat where Liu Qi was.
Side-by-side vehicles do not need to stop, they only need to slow down and use the gangplank as a bridge.
"Jiangbei Wu Wei Tu San, meet General Zhengnan."
The person who came sent a report, Liu Qi held it in his hand, and as soon as his eyes fell on it, he heard him whisper: "After lurking in Yuan Shu's mansion to make a detailed report, Yuan Shu has prepared to be crowned emperor at the altar the day after tomorrow." ” "What" Liu Qi's face changed greatly, and he glanced back at Dong Xian, "Where is the nearest ferry in front?"
Dong Xi bowed, "I just asked, it's Spring Valley." ” "Immediately dock and order Zhou Tai to inspect along the river, and then" Liu Qi said this, his eyes suddenly fell to the last line of the newspaper, "Lu Bu has promised Yuan Shu to propose, and Yuan Shu has sent Han Yin, with more than 200 horse infantry troops, to pick up Lu Bu's daughter from Xuzhou to the south" "Ru Nai Shouchun Wu Wei, I know that Han Yin has been gone for a few days" Liu Qi took a step forward and asked Tu Sanyu in front of him.
"We have counted the time and foot strength, and now we have reached the boundary of Jiujiang."
Liu Qi's eyebrows were tightly locked, and the sailors marched eastward, close to the north bank, and ambushed at the junction of the Lujiang River and Guangling.
"In addition, the information of Cao Mengde in Xu County will be submitted as soon as possible."
"Whoa."
Liu Qi issued orders one after another, and soon, Wu Wei, who was lurking in Jiangbei, took action one after another, and secretly sent the secret reports they had collected to Jiangnan under the cover of a caravan
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