Qin Feng held his hands and looked at the blue sea in the distance and the Baoqing Port Wharf at his feet not far away, which was empty. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In a few years, this port will be filled with huge warships, and the now vacant sailor barracks near the port will also be filled with high-spirited Ming sailors.

"Yu Cong, you are only in your early fifties, take good care of your body, raise yourself strong, I hope you can see the battleship you built again in your lifetime, invincible." Qin Feng Dao.

"Yes, I will." Yu Cong was also very excited, "Under the leadership of His Majesty, Daming will inevitably regain the glory of the Tang Dynasty." "For every shipwright, in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the grand scene when sailors ruled the world and forced those overseas barbarians to come to the dynasty were all what they dreamed of. Because every warship is made by them.

"That's certain, first determine the mainland, and then seek the sea." Qin Feng looked at the endless sea in the distance and said arrogantly: "Da Ming, it will be stronger than Da Tang." ”

"Your Majesty, look, is that our warship?" Father-in-law Le on the side suddenly pointed to the sea, and on the sea level in the distance, two black dots appeared in their field of vision.

"It should be!" Yu Cong didn't have the good eyes of the two people around him, but he said affirmatively: "Zhou Li has been at sea for three days, during this time, every time he goes to sea for training, he has never been more than three days, counting the time, he should be back." ”

The black dots in the distance gradually revealed their true faces, and the two warships became clear in the eyes of everyone, one after the other, and on the high mast, the bright sun and moon flag was waving in the wind.

The two warships are not moving slowly, but one after the other, as if they are staging a game of chase, changing the course from time to time, sometimes forward, sometimes large arc of the turn to seize the advantageous position, two ships, one main and two auxiliary three sails keep changing direction, so that the ship can only better borrow strength.

Every time they go around at a large angle, the two boats will change their positions in front and behind, and the two huge warships are as dexterous as small fishing boats.

"Your Majesty, this is how they will gain the upper hand when they are practicing the battle." Yu Cong on the side explained to Qin Feng, who was a little dumbfounded, "In naval battles, it is very important to seize the upper hand. ”

Qin Feng nodded and pointed to the battleship on the sea: "This Zhou Li, I have only been in Daming for a few days, and he can train the sailor to this extent?" ”

Yu Cong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Zhou Li didn't come alone, he also had a group of old subordinates who followed, these two warships, one was commanded by him, and the other was commanded by his son, and dozens of his old subordinates were arranged on both ships, they were all dragons on the water, with them, of course, the local sailors made rapid progress." ”

"Such a talent, among the Great Chu Water Division, actually has no place?" Qin Feng said in surprise: "Could it be that the generals of the Great Chu Sailors, how much stronger than this Zhou Liqiang?" ”

"Not at all!" Yu Cong said: "People like Zhou Li, the Great Chu Sailor is not nothing, but it is definitely rare. ”

"Min Ruoying is not a faint monarch, why don't you put such a good general?" Qin Feng said in surprise.

Yu Cong smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, that is, you still attach so much importance to the sailor, Qi and Chu countries, for the sailor, there has long been no enthusiasm for the sailor, the boat is getting more and more broken, smaller and smaller, and the sailor has long been the hardest hit area of corruption, a lonely person like Zhou Li has no foothold in the sailor of the Chu State at all, and he has not been killed, so he is fated." ”

Qin Feng nodded and said, "That's fine, if the Chu State attaches great importance to the water master, how can such a talent come to me?" Haha, Yu Cong, you recommended Zhou Li and got him here, I remember you a great achievement, by the way, how did you say that he was moved, in my feeling, people like him are just afraid that it is not easy to be moved, right? ”

"Actually, it's nothing, the minister just made another model of the ship that was given to Your Majesty last time, and then sent someone to give it to him, this old man saw this, how could he not be tempted?" Yu Cong said with a smile: "Of course, he also encountered a hurdle in Chu at that time, if he didn't leave, he would die, not only would he be finished, but also his family would be affected, at that time, what was the way out except to come to us?" ”

"That's really God bless me with a big mind, such a talent, wasted and unused, is the misfortune of the Chu State, but it is our great luck!" Qin Feng laughed and looked at the sea, the two battleships had already approached the port at this time, the speed of the ship slowed down, one after the other slowly sailed towards the port, standing in Qin Feng's position, he could clearly see the situation on the battleship, there were not many sailors on the deck, but they were all waving their arms towards the port, and on the port dock, there were also many people gathered at this time, who were busy on the dock, obviously preparing to welcome the two battleships to the dock.

"There aren't many people, huh?"

"Your Majesty, now Zhou Li's training is all sailors who operate ships, they are the souls of the battleship, and now there is no need for soldiers to get on the ship, as long as these people are trained, the soldiers fighting on the ship only need to be able to pass the water. It's also a lot easier to practice. Yu Cong said: "Moreover, now the Daming Water Division has no name in the military department, and there is no establishment, and Zhou Li does not dare to increase manpower indiscriminately!" ”

"Well, it seems that Zhou Li is still very well-behaved this time!" Qin Feng smiled and said, "Let's go, let's go down and take a look at this Sailor General." ”

"Your Majesty, the slave will arrange it!" Father-in-law Le hurriedly said.

Qin Feng waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no, let's go down like this, Le Gong, you tell the horse monkey, don't make any security arrangements, I want to observe this guy up close." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Le Gonggong bowed down to receive the order.

His Majesty was stationed in Baoqing Port, and the Agni Death Battalion had already taken over the entire port and the shipyard's defense, and the Eagle's Nest stationed here was also connected with the Eagle's Nest personnel accompanying His Majesty. What's more, Your Majesty doesn't actually need someone to protect you, and now unless it's a master of Cao Chong's level like Weizhuang, who can threaten Your Majesty's safety?

When a few people walked near the dock, the two warships also happened to approach the dock, the sailors on the ship cheered loudly, threw the huge cables off the ship, the people on the dock pulled the cables, tied them to the huge winch, several big men shouted and turned the winch, and pulled the ship closer little by little, until finally approached the dock.

With the huge sound of porphyry, a huge iron anchor fell into the sea from the head, stirring up waves and splashing the people on the pier all over their faces, the people on the pier raised their heads and laughed loudly, but the people on the boat laughed happily, and before the gangplank was set up, the sailors could not wait to pull the cable, and slid down from the boat with a smoke.

"Your Majesty, it takes one hundred and twenty sailors to drive this battleship, plus the manpower on the deck, now each ship is one hundred and fifty people, and if it is full, plus the soldiers who are fighting, more than four hundred people must be added to each battleship."

"I remember you said before that the full strength of such a battleship is five hundred!" Qin Feng Dao.

"Your Majesty, if it is training in peacetime, it is indeed a full strength of five hundred, but if you fight, some key positions must be equipped with several more sets of manpower, such as helmsmen and sailors who control the sails, these people are very critical, but they are not easy to cultivate, once the war is killed and wounded, if there is no spare manpower, it will be troublesome." Yu Cong explained.

"I see, I'm a complete amateur in water warfare. It's a joke! Qin Feng said with a smile, but his eyes looked at the person on the battleship, "That person is Zhou Li, right?" ”

An old man with silver hair stood on the bow of the boat, his white hair fluttering in the wind, and the most surprising thing was that this guy was actually a one-eyed dragon with a black blindfold on one eye. It's the middle of October, Baoqing is near the sea, although it is not as cold as other places, but you have to put on a few clothes to keep out the cold, but this old man is actually wearing only a gown, and there is half of it open, revealing the bulging muscles inside, the two bare arms are even thicker, the skin is dark, and he stands at the bow of the boat, without saying a word, but there is a fierce aura revealed.

With the rumbling sound, the gangplank was lowered from the boat, and Zhou Li strode down the pedal, which made Qin Feng strange that the sailor general was actually barefoot.

"You don't even have a pair of shoes, do you?" Qin Feng said authentically, "Even if the Ministry of War hasn't allocated the corresponding military funds, your shipyard won't even have this money, right?" ”

Yu Cong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the sailors on the ship are used to playing barefoot, which saves trouble and makes it a little more neat, it's not that the ministers are stingy, Your Majesty, haven't you noticed that the sailors who came down before didn't wear shoes?" ”

Hearing this, Qin Feng noticed that the sailors who came down first were indeed barefoot. "And this?"

"Naval division operations are completely different from land operations." Yu Cong said with a smile: "Actually, I can't say the specifics, Your Majesty can ask Zhou Li, he is a big expert in this area." ”

The three of them stood on the pier, although there were people around, but no one could get close to them, and when they were more than ten steps away, someone intentionally or unintentionally blocked their way, which made several of them stand out on the lively dock.

The one-eyed dragon Zhou Li saw a few of them at a glance, and strode towards them, Qin Feng looked at Zhou Li, who was getting closer and closer, his face was full of wind and frost, and before he approached, a unique smell of water from the sea was already coming to his nose, and it seemed that he was older than his actual age.

Walking to him, Zhou Li glanced at Qin Feng with a somewhat suspicious look, glanced at Yu Cong, who was standing half a step behind Qin Feng, and then glanced at Grandpa Le, his pupils dilated in an instant, hesitated, and suddenly knelt down on one knee, "Zhou Li, I've seen Your Majesty." ”

Zhou Li's hand immediately stunned Yu Cong, Father-in-law Le and the people who were secretly guarding around him, Qin Feng was dressed in civilian clothes, standing here, there was nothing special, how could Zhou Li see Qin Feng's identity at a glance?