Chapter 472: Jingzhou Rebellion

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"Emperor Yu", also known as "Wang Zhou", is a large command flagship that the prince rides. The three wings include large wings, middle wings, and small wings, and are the main warships. The large wing is 23 meters long and 3.5 meters wide, and can carry more than 90 officers and oarsmen.

There are 32 crossbows, 3,300 arrows, and 32 pairs of armor in the ship, which is a kind of fast-attacking warship, with a slender hull, down the water, fast as flying, and the power of battle is very great.

At that time, the water war in China had already developed from the river to the sea battle, the water station can also be called a naval battle, 4485 BC, the Wu navy relied on the advantage of powerful warships, entered the sea to the north, attacked the Qi State of the Shandong Peninsula, this battle should have been carried out on the surface of the Yellow Sea, and finally ended with the defeat of the Wu army

Armed ships manufactured or converted for combat purposes in ancient China. Generally, it can be divided into three types: large, medium and small.

The large ones are the main warships, called "ships" or "building ships", with two, three, four, or even more than four decks, and the medium-sized ones are warships used for offensive pursuits, such as "Mengchong", "Xiandeng and so on".

In order to meet the needs of being able to seize the upper hand and pursue enemy ships during combat, most of the warships are specially designed and manufactured for combat to ensure that they have good seaworthiness, maneuverability and high speed.

There are also some warships that have been modified from the type of fishing or merchant vessels, or have been temporarily modified with fishing boats or merchant vessels to meet the needs of warfare. The number of passengers on the warship is calculated according to the standard of "meter weight", and each person is subject to the weight of two stones.

The development of ancient Chinese warships reached its first peak when it reached the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty. China's naval power can be said to be the largest in the world, during the Han Dynasty. Not to mention the huge scale of the Han Dynasty's naval army, even the warships were more complete, at that time there were not only huge buildings with four cabins, but also boats with less than 200 hus.

As the American military historian Dupuy once said: "From the first century to the third century AD, with the decline of ancient Rome, the leading position of the world's shipbuilding industry fell into the hands of the Chinese." ”

The Han Dynasty was a peak period in the development of China's navy, inheriting the Great Wei of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although it is located in the north. But there is no big problem in wanting to build all kinds of warships, even huge building ships, and what really restricts Great Wei is completely the generals of the naval division and the soldiers who can fight on the water or even at sea!

As long as these two aspects are solved, with the huge financial resources of the Wei State, a huge naval division army that is not weaker than that of Eastern Wu can be quickly formed!

In this shipyard at this time, there are all kinds of ships from small to large, and there are two huge four-story huge buildings.

And all sorts of small and medium-sized warships under it. It is even more so, it can be said that Cao Cao has prepared the hardware aspect, and then as long as the software aspect follows. Then a huge fleet of sailors will immediately appear in the Wei State!

It is a pity that the software that seems very simple in the three southern countries is the most difficult for Wei to do. As a result, the Wei State at this time, even in the construction of warships, did not have the slightest difficulty. I can only sigh with admiration.

Cao Cao, who returned to the palace, looked at the various warships in the shipyard. In his heart, he summoned Chen Gong and asked him carefully about the recruitment of the sailor soldiers.

After hearing Cao Cao's question, Chen Gong, who rushed over, flashed a trace of helplessness on his face, not to mention that the order to recruit sailors and soldiers was not conveyed for long, just to say that the northerners themselves are not good at water stations, not to mention how much time is now, even if they are given twice as much time, it may be quite a lot to keep them from getting seasick, as for water combat, it is better to save it.

Although Chen Gong said tactfully and vaguely, Cao Cao was not a fool, how could he not hear it, and he also understood that it was Cao Cao, who was too anxious, sighed helplessly, and waved his hand to let Chen Gong retreat.

A year's time has passed in a flash, Hongwu three years have passed, at this time has come to Hongwu four years, nearly two years of peace, so that the national strength and financial resources of the Great Wei have risen to a level, the suppression of the three southern countries, is also more powerful, at the same time, Hongwu three years and a year, has been enough for Cao Cao to bring his 300,000 standing army weapons to a comprehensive overhaul.

At this time, the weapons of the Wei army were no longer the ring-headed knives and longbows in the early days, but became barrier knives, crossbows and divine arm bows respectively, so to speak, the strength of the 300,000 standing Wei troops at this time was much stronger than a year ago.

The news of the large-scale change of clothing of the Wei army was concealed for a while, and the three southern kingdoms all received the news before and after, and they already did not have many ** for the north, and at this time, under the fear, they no longer had the slightest careful thought.

Originally, if everything went well, then Wei would continue to develop rapidly, it may only take a few years, and Wei is very likely to calm the world without a fight, after all, when the strength gap between the two countries has reached a world of difference, even if the king of a country is unwilling, but the civil and military ministers under his command are absolutely likely to surrender on their own initiative.

It's just that a piece of news in the fourth year of Hongwu broke this peace, Liu Biao, the founding emperor of Jing Han, suddenly fell ill and died in this year, Liu Qi ascended the throne with the assistance of Zhuge Liang as his sister-in-law, and became the second emperor of Jing Han, and Zhuge Liang, who was a minister of the dragon, was named prime minister by Liu Qi!

Xiangyang, Jingzhou, the capital of Jinghan, was caught in the war at this time, Liu Biao suddenly died of a violent illness, and Liu Qi's sudden ascension to the throne made Cai Mao and others, who were originally invested in the second son Liu Cong, be said to be a basket!

Not long after Liu Qi ascended the throne, Cai Mao questioned Liu Qi's improper position on the basis of Liu Biao's death, and led his army to begin to storm Xiangyang, preparing for a Qingjun side!

On the Qingjun side of Cai Mao and others, who did they invite, Liu Qi understood that in such a situation, although he was completely forced by Zhuge Liang to take the position of emperor, but in order to save his life, Liu Qi could be regarded as letting go, and directly issued the first holy decree after ascending the throne, denouncing Cai Mao and others as rebels!

As the head of a veteran family in Jingzhou, Cai Mao's power in his hands is absolutely terrifying, and in a short period of time, he was able to raise his army of nearly 30,000 in the Xiangyang area to attack Xiangyang, which can be said to have shocked most people! (To be continued......)