Time passed day by day, the excavation of the canal was very smooth, at this time, it was not the rainy season of the navy, the weather also took care of it, there was no large-scale rainfall, so the whole excavation will not be affected by the weather, compared to the planned speed, much faster.

Dense flow of people, a large number of tools, reasonable layout, this even in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, can be regarded as a huge project, from the project to the beginning of construction, the time is not long, these advantages, in the construction of the canal, played a very important role, the river is extending forward, divided into several targets, rapid spread.

After the entire river was demarcated, a large number of people were gathered at the edge of the river, and even if the river was not excavated, the preliminary work of these shipyards and docks was underway.

These shipyards have not yet brought in water, but as long as the docks are dug, they can be shipped.

Only at the end of the dock can the ship float through the water, so that the ship can enter the water through the channel, otherwise, even if the Dinghai Navy has enough powerful lifting equipment, it will not be able to lift the ship with more than 2,000 materials directly from the dock to the water.

However, these docks are not built according to the maximum tonnage, according to the current standard, the size of each dock is about 30,000 to 50,000 materials, of which almost 20% is about 100,000 materials.

Material is a volume unit, about one cubic foot, 100,000 materials, is not a standard equipment, he is on the original basis, expanded enough magnification.

At present, there is no way to build a ship of 100,000 materials, and even in a certain sense, even 30,000 materials are only planned.

The huge dock is to lay the foundation for the future, not now, take the average 30,000 materials of the dock as an example, if you build a ship of about 10,000 materials, at least, you can also build two.

Time, for the Dinghai Navy, is the most important thing, there are at most 4 months, there will be a change of monsoon, which is a great thing for maritime merchants, that means that these maritime merchants who stayed in the Northern Song Dynasty will leave the Northern Song Dynasty and return to their hometowns.

Because of the large-scale gathering of maritime merchants, the huge transportation capacity formed will be reduced by ninety percent at once, which is a huge blow to the Dinghai Navy, and at that time, maybe even the necessities of life will be insufficient, which is the biggest crisis for the Dinghai Navy.

In densely populated places, food is always the biggest crisis, and this is the case in Bianliang, and even more so in the Dinghai Navy, and even in a sense, the Dinghai Navy is even more severe, because the population is larger and the area is smaller.

After the completion of the previous 22 experimental ships, the expansion of the 22 shipyards will also complete the expansion work within half a month, and then, it may take half a month to complete the 220,000 ships.

After four months of continuous production, it will be able to meet the needs of the Navy and make up for the difference in the departure of the merchant fleet, which is a major matter related to the entire Navy.

This is just a compensation, the development of the Dinghai Navy, almost every day, the requirements for the volume of transportation, will increase a lot, population and daily necessities, for the Dinghai Navy, just a necessity, but not the most important, now to the Dinghai Navy of many ships, and more, or raw materials and commodities.

A city dominated by commerce and industry, under such a requirement, can build more ships, it must be built.

At the time of the experimental ship, all the docks were built on the seaside, and it was not that there were no rivers in the navy, but there were three or four rivers in the navy, and they were all cut off, and to build a shipyard, they had to be near the sea.

Not every place near the sea is suitable for the existence of a shipyard, even if the latitude and longitude of the navy are determined, the possibility of suffering from natural disasters is very small, and it is impossible to have no protection at all, and the problem of the bay must be taken into account before the shipyard can be built.

There are only 22 ports with a circumference of less than 300 miles, and you can't say all of them, they are already most of them, maybe if you look carefully, you can find a few, but this is already the limit.

The demand for ships in the Navy is huge, and under the premise that there is no way to open the newer technology, the current large-scale construction of shipyards has become the only choice.

The reason why Zhao Xin promoted the construction of the canal is because of this, only the huge canal can accommodate enough shipyards, and there is no shortage of people in the navy, nor is there a shortage of various materials, and only suitable sites for construction.

The canal has become the best choice, as long as the construction is carried out in the predetermined location, at most more than half a month, a shipyard that can be built, can be completed, even if there is no water, it can be put in the dock first, without delaying the next construction, unless the dock is already full.

Zhao Xin focused on digging this canal, the purpose is this, 15 kilometers of canal, if calculated according to a shipyard of about 250 meters, can accommodate as many as 120 shipyards, if the length is reduced, to the depth, it can even reach between 180, for the future, the terrible ship demand of the Dinghai Navy, only the large-scale construction of such a shipyard can allow the Dinghai Navy to obtain enough ships.

Everything is going in an orderly manner, and under the premise that the construction of the canal and the shipyard is going well and smoothly, maybe by the time the monsoon comes, a huge fleet has been formed, and at that time, the fleet belonging to the Dinghai Navy will be given the huge support of the navy, and the raw materials from the Northern Song Dynasty will be transported over, and then all kinds of commodities will be sent away.

Zhao Xin basically put all his thoughts on the canal and the dock, and most of the work of the entire Dinghai Navy was also in the canal and the shipyard, when another news came, which disrupted the layout of the entire Dinghai Navy.

This source, not elsewhere, but the Ryukyus.

Under the current circumstances, the Ryukyus represent the future of the entire Dinghai Navy in a sense, and within a year or two, the transportation power that accompanies the Dinghai Navy will definitely be developed if it reaches a certain level.

In order to select the officials of the Ryukyus, Zhao Xin also called Zhou Zhong and others together, although it was not specified, but Zhou Zhong and Wang Xue have investigated the things in the Ryukyus, and they know the situation in the Ryukyus, and they thought that the choice would be opened after a few months, or even half a year, was broken by such a sudden news.

This is a sudden encounter, which takes place on a mountain near the edge of the Taipei Basin, almost 70 kilometers away from their camp, which is the limit of their exploration, the exploration team, itself should be secretly moving forward, but for various reasons there was a mistake, a team of 20 elite soldiers, and an aboriginal hunting party unexpectedly encountered.

At the time of discovery, the two sides were already at combat distance, and at a distance of only 300 paces from each other, both sides spotted each other.

The language barrier, and in the stage of relative temptation, a battle, where it should not have happened, who did it first, it is no longer clear, in short, the beginning is fast, and the end is not slow.

20 against 30, one side has undergone strict training, fully armed, and there is no way to wear heavy armor in the dense forest, but with the cooperation of chain armor and soft armor, their protection ability is only one line weaker than that of the starting person. Not to mention that these people are professional soldiers selected by the Dinghai Navy, and their quality is top-notch in all aspects.

If it is from the perspective of the transfer of soldiers, the number of soldiers that the Navy can draw is huge, but under the huge industrial system, these people, the best place to work is always in the factory.

The number of the navy and the army will always be a minority, otherwise, there will be no way to develop rapidly, and there will be no way to produce huge products and generate massive cash flow to promote the development of the navy.

The number of people is small, it doesn't matter, Zhao Xin has always believed that whether the weapons are elite or not will definitely have a great impact on the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and these elite soldiers are the best among them, armed to the teeth.

All kinds of weapons, all made of steel, and even a large number of portable crossbows, this problem that the Northern Song Dynasty could not solve, in front of the Dinghai Navy, is not a problem at all, the use of unique bows and crossbows, you can obtain very large strength, even a small crossbow, can also reach a range of more than 100 steps, and after a variety of calibration, there are also sights, the accuracy at close range is quite high.

One side is armed to the teeth, and the other side is just natives, even if the number of personnel occupies a certain upper hand, but once encountered, it will definitely be devastated.

In the first time, at least 12 crossbow arrows killed 10 people first, and in an instant, the comparison of the personnel of the two sides was pulled to the extent of one to one, and the next various long-range and short-range defeated the natives.

Whether it is equipment or personnel quality, the soldiers of the Dinghai Navy have an advantage, and although the second round is not as strong as the first round, they also killed 8 people.

After two rounds of long-range firing, basically, the foundation of both sides has been laid, and the navy is bound to win.

However, at this juncture, there was a little problem in the middle, the natives were very familiar with the surrounding environment, they faced the first round, after the second round of attacks, they found that they were invincible, and immediately began to flee, and the soldier squad went through as much resistance as possible, and finally killed 25 of them, and 5 people ran away.

This is something that this team did not expect, they also tried to pursue, but all around is dense forest, looking for these people, it is inconvenient, and the other party is familiar with everything in the dense forest, so there is not much trace left at all.

After trying and pursuing for half an hour, there was no trace of the enemy except for a few traces, and finally, the team, which did not achieve its wish, stopped the pursuit and quickly retreated.

This is the first contact with the aborigines after landing on the island, and the final result is not good, even if they are not injured, even if they have achieved a large-scale advantage, but what will happen to the natives who have escaped.

Before, Dingjun put all his thoughts on building a camp, and for 4 months, he didn't have contact with the natives, which made them a little careless.

In the previous exploration, they deliberately avoided some key places, just to avoid conflict, but such things could not be avoided, as long as they were active on the island, contact with the natives was inevitable, but not so fast.

This squad should not be in this area according to the order, the scope of their exploration should be 10 miles to the north, and now, things have happened, there is no way to change it, the vanguard, in addition to maintaining vigilance, also sent a letter to the navy, a letter of urgency.

At the same time, in the letter, they also detailed the differences between the two sides, and their previous investigations had adhered to some requirements, and they did not have full contact with the Aborigines, but they were not ignorant of the Aborigines.

In the indirect data, the number of indigenous people in this mountainous area is at least more than 10,000, and may even be 20,000 or 30,000.

The rich mountains gave them enough food, and except for some feuding tribes, the relations between other tribes were relatively harmonious, and there were no large-scale fights and massacres, and of course the population was large.

It is conservatively estimated that the number of natives in the entire Ryukyu Mountains is between 300,000 and 500,000.

No matter how many there are, whether this is a huge tribe or not, if it is really around, there are dense 300,000 to 500,000 people, and they can be thrown into the battle at the landing site, no matter what kind of weapons the other party holds, without the premise of the fortress, this camp is very difficult to stop. ，

Now the crisis has begun to show, even if this tribe has only a few thousand people and one or two thousand combatants, it is a threat to the camp of the Dinghai Navy, after all, there is no fortress, once the natives carry out a saturated attack, the result will be self-evident.

The vanguard was ready, and before the battle, it was never possible to think about whether it would win or not, it was still on an island 2,000 miles away, and support became the only idea.

How can we support it? All the high-level officials of the entire Dinghai Navy were notified, and of course, Zhao Xin also said the importance of the Ryukyus, that is, the most important island in the entire Dinghai Navy in the future.

Such an island, it is definitely impossible to take the initiative to give up, the rescue is certain, because thousands of miles away, the news now received, at least a week ago, what is the settlement of the Dinghai Navy, even if there are confident people, do not dare to guarantee, then, the question of support is complicated, how to support, whether it is to support without the premise at all, or the personnel of the emergency chance settlement,

This is not something that Zhao Xin can decide alone, after careful consideration, Zhao Xin decided to spread the news and opened the first military meeting of the Dinghai Navy.