By the autumn of 194, the expansion of the Qin army in the north was completed. With a total strength of nearly 500,000, the world shook.

Qin Feng knew that it would take time for the new army to form combat effectiveness, so he would not think that he could sweep the world.

In addition, although there has been abundant money and grain for bumper harvests year after year, the lack of military equipment has become the primary problem in such a large-scale military expansion.

Fortunately, Qin Feng has already prepared for the ancient "industrial city" Guangzong, and today's Guangzong County is a gathering place for craftsmen, because it is located in the middle of the north, so the traffic extends in all directions. However, the equipment produced is of different sizes, and the length is uneven, which becomes a headache.

Therefore, Qin Feng ordered the unification of all foundry industries and handicraft molds in the north, and proposed standardized assembly line production for the first time, so that this concept that appeared in the West in the nineteenth century was implemented in the Eastern Han Dynasty more than 1,000 years in advance.

Standardized production, the most beneficial is the ancient ingenuity of machinery, embodied in the folk is locks, carriages and horses.

Reflected in the military, naturally bow and crossbow and siege equipment first. Because there are a lot of parts of these equipment, they are not like swords and swords, and it is extremely difficult to repair them after damage due to the uneven size and length of the parts. Another example is the card slot of crossbow arrows, only arrows of the corresponding size can be put in, large ones can't be put down, and small ones loosen and lose their lethality.

Standardized production solves many problems.

The equipment is being produced in large quantities, and the new army is gradually forming combat effectiveness, Qin Feng's good mood is self-evident. So even if he reads Wen Jiàn every day and sees vomiting, he is willing. However, Qin Feng was from the later generations, and he didn't want to let himself die of exhaustion like the hard-working emperors of the later generations.

For example, Yongzheng, the emperor is a rare diligent government in the world. It is known as the first world to be diligent, and the day and night are tiring. In the thirteen years of his reign, he couldn't use up the number of times he left the palace. When he was dying, he didn't see the prosperity of the world under his rule a few times.

So work and rest are combined, so Qin Feng is in the name of patrolling. I went out for a walk.

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The autumn weather is crisp, the fields are full of fruits, and the fields and empty fields everywhere seem to be dyed golden yellow by the dried grain.

"Golden Autumn October!" Qin Feng walked in a field north of the Gaotang Ferry, and the rumbling sound of water in the distance came from the Yellow River to the east. This time Qin Feng went out on patrol, he originally wanted to relax, but his status determined that he would work wherever he went.

So when he came to the banks of the Yellow River, Qin Feng planned to go to the Gaotang Navy to have a look.

Because the Yellow River separates Qin Feng's territory from the princes to the south from west to east. The crossings on both sides of the Yellow River became important fortresses against the enemy. On the border line south of Qinfeng, there are also three important ferries from west to east: Xie County, Baima and Gaotang. These three sites are flat and slow and are the best places to cross the river. In the rest of the place, either the turbulent currents are not conducive to the crossing of boats, or the terrain on the shore is dangerous and not conducive to landing.

Of these three ferries, Gaotang Ferry is the top priority. Near Cao Cao's Gunzhou and Liu Bei's Qingzhou, Qin Feng built the largest water village here, with hundreds of ships of all kinds.

Of course, Qin Feng also knew. The Yellow River is a little worse than the Yangtze River in terms of flow and length. However, this did not prevent him from building the most powerful naval army in the Northland.

At this point, Cao Cao and Liu Bei lagged behind a lot. It's not that the two are incompetent. Rather, it is the idea of land warfare in the Northland, which is deeply ingrained. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, even the most famous battle of Guandu did not talk about the water battle in detail. It can be seen.

Qin Feng's navy can be said to be the only formed navy in the north.

Only the people in the north will have land that is completely their own. Therefore, the people are grateful to Qin Feng. Wherever he went, a large number of people would come to greet him. This was very gratifying to him. However, now that it was the autumn harvest, he didn't want to delay the local people to get grain because of his appearance. So, he soon came to the water village of Gaotang Ferry.

The water village, to put it simply, is a camp on the water. There are chariots, horses and soldiers in the camp on the road, and the camp on the water is naturally the boat and the sailor soldiers.

Basically, a large and long wooden wall was driven into the bottom of the water as a foundation, and houses were built on it, and these houses were used as a base to resist the attack of the enemy's naval forces. At the same time, a large amount of open space on the surface of the water is enclosed inside, and its own ships are docked.

The construction of the water house has nine bends and eighteen bends, and people who do not know the inside will lose the direction of the boat if they rashly enter the water village, and the soldiers in the left and right houses will shoot them with bows and crossbows.

Qin Feng came to the water village and boarded the three-story building ship for the first time, this ship is 48 meters long and 13 meters wide, and can carry more than 800 soldiers, which is the flagship of Qin Feng's naval army.

In ancient times, the building ship served as the main ship of the water war. However, due to the high height of the ships and the unstable center of gravity, they mostly served as the main force in inland water warfare.

However, Qin Feng had read the script of the Three Kingdoms and knew that during the Three Kingdoms, Eastern Wu had a five-story warship that could carry 3,000 soldiers. However, the waterway of the Yellow River cannot be compared with the Yangtze River, which is the third largest in the world, and under the restrictions of water depth, buoyancy, etc., this big ship is now as big as possible.

"Lord, there are 813 ships of all sizes in the navy, mostly distributed in the three main crossings of the Yellow River, patrolling day and night, practicing diligently, and now there are 40,000 sailors and soldiers, just waiting for the lord to give an order, our navy can sweep the enemy ships on the south bank and safely escort the army across the river!" A big, dark-skinned man said in a humming voice. This person's name is Zhou Wu, who was previously a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty Naval Army, and is now the current commander of Qin Feng's naval army.

"Very good...... Qin Feng got up, and after the soldiers retreated to both sides, he came to the bow of the boat. "The navy is crucial, and the status is not below the trap army. Thou hast ridden as steadily as a rock all year round, but in this ship, there is no root under your feet for the time being. ”

Needless to say, the two generals who came with Qin Feng this time, Xu Chu and Dian Wei, as well as Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Xu Huang. Qin Feng's purpose was very simple, to come to this border line to have a look on the spot, and prepare for the future battle of crossing the river.

When Zhou Wu heard this, his face was happy, and the sailors around him were also a lot arrogant.

Dian Wei was honest and said: "Lord, my old man is stable on the horse, and on this boat, he is also stable!" ”

Zhao Yun and others naturally expressed the same opinion.

Qin Feng smiled at this: "That is the case, General Zhou Wu, sail out of the river." Sail for a lap! ”

"Whoa!" Zhou Wu agreed and immediately went to make arrangements. The heart says that the Lord is wise. Know the bumps of sailing on this river. This hasn't sailed yet, so you're walking on the ground.

"Pull the anchor and start the boat. The ship is in front, the building ship is in the center, and the fighting ship guards the two wings! In Zhou Wu's call, more than 30 ships of various types suddenly anchored.

The three building ships were Qin Feng's flagship first, with fifteen ships in front and fifteen fighting ships on both sides. Under the exclamation of the sailors, the oars comparable to the fan blades of the windmill rowed, and more than 30 warships immediately drove out of the water village.

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"Is it normal!" The wind and the sun are beautiful. The boat sailed smoothly, and Dian Wei walked around the bow with an iron halberd on his back, showing that he was walking on the ground.

Zhou Wu was not happy in his heart, and said in his heart that if I turn a corner, see how you still walk on the ground. However, the lord was also on the ship, and he didn't dare to make a mistake.

At this time, an undercurrent surged, and even a huge building ship could not help but shake a few times.

With the swaying, the tiger guard couldn't help but sway back and forth. Staggered the lunges to stand firm, and then looked at the sailors on the boat, standing still. Zhao Yun and other generals changed their faces slightly. Transporting the power of the jack pendant, this is the only way to stabilize the body, if they let them fight the enemy now. The strength suddenly went to five points first.

Zhao Yun and the others were standing quietly, so they had time to prepare. Dian Wei walking around. With a loud shout, he suddenly staggered with the inertia of the hull. grabbed a naval soldier and stabilized his body.

Qin Feng smiled slightly, and couldn't help but think of the scene when he took the bus in the later life, if he didn't scratch his head in his hand at that time, he really couldn't stand steadily.

"General Dian, be careful." The sailor soldier kindly reminded.

Dian Wei's old face turned red, but fortunately it was very dark and he couldn't see it.

Only then did the generals truly understand what the lord had just said, and the water battle on the ship was not as simple as facing the enemy, but also resisting the constantly shaking deck under his feet at the same time. This is still on a large ship like a building ship, and if it is a small ship like a ship, it is shaking under the current all the time, and it will be even more unstable to stand.

"You must not underestimate the battle on the ship, the combat methods of the navy and the army are different, and if the two sides adapt to each other, they will not be able to communicate in three or five years." Qin Feng said, he couldn't help but think of the Marines in later generations, why are the Marines so powerful? It can be understood literally, water and land battles are all good hands, and naturally they are better than soldiers who only know one thing.

"The Lord is taught." Zhao Yun and the others said in unison.

Qin Feng's red robe, fluttering with the river breeze, he stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the opposite riverbank, which was Cao Cao's territory. He became interested and said: "Zhou Wu, start at full speed, turn a few corners, do a few evasive moves, take out your spirit, and let the generals see!" ”

"Whoa!" Zhou Wu looked excited, and said to the herald: "Blow the trumpet, the ship is in front, the fighting ship is behind, the building ship is in the center, first go to the long snake formation, full speed!" ”

Woowoowoo...... Whining...... Woo woo, the rhythmic horn horn, indicating specific orders, similar to the flags of later generations.

Under the order, the flagship slowed down instantly, and under the inertia, the army officers and men suddenly staggered, but the officers and men of the navy barely moved. A long snake formation, moving forward at full speed, the river wind blowing in the face and unable to open his eyes. "Happy, hard!" It was the first time for Qin Feng to take this kind of ancient super-large all-wooden structure building boat, and he stroked his beard and said secretly: "If you can form shì in the sea, I don't know what it will be like." ”

However, Qin Feng also knew that this building ship was not a keel structure, which was not conducive to traveling in the sea. However, the Northland Academy of Sciences, presided over by Ma Jun, Huang Chengyan and others, is studying the construction of a keel giant ship in Tanggu Port.

At this moment, a small dot suddenly appeared on the opposite side.

Zhou Wu was taken aback when he saw it, and he didn't have time to ask for instructions, so he shouted: "Order all ships to prepare for battle, Buliuding Liujia formation!" ”

"Lord, it's Cao Cao's army! Whether to retreat or not! Zhou Wu said worriedly.

The generals were taken aback, and said that the water war was not a joke. Qin Feng's face was calm and he looked at the other side from afar, and he could see how many ships there were densely, he just said: "Zhou Wu, you can be sure of a battle!" ”

Zhou Wu has been on the river all the year round, and the army knows how many soldiers are coming at a glance, he took a closer look, and said: "There are more than 30 ships coming, and there are no big ships, but they can win." ”

Qin Feng had never experienced a water battle, and since he was able to win, he said, "Then let's prepare for war!" (To be continued......)

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