The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

While Chen Jingke was making plans for the future, a huge fleet took advantage of the darkness of the night and silently split the huge waves and sailed towards the front in the sea thousands of miles away in the east.

This is a very large fleet, led by two 90-meter giant ships, which are the new fifth-level main battleships of Datang.

In fact, this is also a brand-new attempt by the Datang Navy, and the whole army has devoted all its efforts to building these two large warships.

It is also the only two ships at the moment, and they are all here.

Speaking of which, it has something to do with Chen Jingke. He often 'intimidates' Li Shimin, making Li Shimin always full of a sense of crisis about the world beyond the sea.

It's just that Li Shimin's way to deal with the sense of crisis is not to ban the sea, but to build the most powerful navy to find and destroy the enemy.

Under his authorization, the Datang Navy can be said to have developed by leaps and bounds, and the speed of building warships has been directly increased.

Here we have to talk about the cultural heritage.

In ancient times, the construction of warships required a reserve of wood, or special wood, because ordinary wood cannot build large ships.

It is not enough to have wood, and it will take time.

It takes 20 years for the cut wood to dry in the shade.

Of course, it can also be processed into planks first and then dried in the shade, which can shorten the time, but the loss rate is high.

It is important to know that ships are made of precious wood, and even the imperial court cannot afford such a high rate of damage, and most of them still choose to dry the whole log in the shade.

There is also a temporary method, heating and drying. The texture of the wood produced by this method has problems, and a ship will be scrapped after less than ten years of use.

Except for the temporary need for warships, the drying method is generally not used.

Regarding wood, there was a very real cold joke in the previous life.

In the age of great voyages, a certain European country planted a batch of oak trees, preparing to build its own navy.

After 200 years, in the 21st century, this batch of wood has finally matured.

Many people on the Internet are teasing that the boat wood planted 200 years ago in a certain country has finally grown and can be used for boat building.

It's funny to say, but sad to actually think about it.

So the ancients said that the century-old navy is really not a joke.

The advantage of Chinese civilization is here, and there are all kinds of wood in a vast area.

The royal families of all dynasties hoarded a large amount of wood, some were used to build ships, some were used to build palaces... But no matter what the reason is, it is a fact that the Central Plains dynasty hoarded a large amount of valuable wood.

When the dynasty dies, these timbers will be inherited by the new dynasty.

Therefore, it is really not that difficult for the Central Plains Dynasty to build a navy.At least in terms of wood, there is no need to worry too much.

Especially Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, hoarded a large amount of wood in order to conquer Liaodong, build dragon boats, and build palaces for himself.

By the Zhenguan period, these woods could be used.

Li Shimin sent all the wood directly to the shipyard, and made every effort to build warships, and he also wanted to build new warships.

Do all kinds of shipbuilding experiments casually, don't be afraid of wasting wood, just be afraid that you won't be able to build the ship in time.

Under such circumstances, Datang's boatmen became more active than ever, and with the ideas provided by Chen Jingke, they quickly mastered the method of building seagoing ships.

30-meter battleships, 50-meter battleships, 60-meter battleships, until the two 90-meter full-sail gunboats in front of you.

Of course, it is impossible for a fleet to have only these two main battleships. Below it are eight 60-meter-long warships and hundreds of 20-50-meter warships.

The only small boats under 20 meters are fast boats that explore the channel to inquire about information, and there are also twenty or thirty ships.

The entire fleet saw no light, no sound, only the sound of the hull breaking through the huge waves.

If military fans see it, they will exclaim how this is possible.

You must know that night marches are inherently dangerous, and navy night marches are even more dangerous to the extreme.

In the era when there was no radar to distinguish the distance of friendly ships, islands and reefs, the navy's night travel was really fatal.

But the army in front of it did just that.

Although the distance between the ships can be lengthened for safety, resulting in a too loose formation, it is indeed a night march.

It can be seen that the commander of this fleet is not only outstanding in ability, but also in courage.

After sailing rapidly in the middle of the night, the lookout standing on the lookout pole suddenly found a cluster of fire lights on the dark water ahead, and the fire seemed to be covered by something, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

The lookout, who had been numb from the cold, silently counted the frequency of the looming fire, with a happy expression on his face, and quickly slid off the pole after talking to Tadadang.

"Lieutenant, our army's horse detection signal is found in the southeast, ten miles away."

The lieutenant immediately turned around and entered the cabin, stopped at the door of a cabin, knocked on the door and said: "General, our army is visiting horses ten miles to the southeast."

"Squeak." The door was opened, and Liu Rengui in leather armor came out and said, "Let's go and have a look."

A few people stood on the deck against the sea breeze blowing in front of them. Liu Rengui took out his binoculars and looked towards the southeast, and soon found that bright light.

"Order the whole army to slow down and send a fast boat to check the situation."

He gave an order, and the three wind lanterns of death were raised.

After seeing the lights, the surrounding ships also raised three qi-death wind lights, and more and more ships raised their signals, looking down from the sky like a sea of ​​stars.

This is a signal light, three means to slow down, and it is also a reference for other ships, so don't run into them.

The fleet that received the signal suddenly 'came alive', countless people ran out of the cabin, began to lower the sails, adjust the speed of the ship, and so on.

Such a big movement hardly made too many sounds, except for a few commanders, everyone else carried out the order silently.

Behind the seemingly simple operation, it was found out by the Datang Navy after countless trainings and the loss of nearly a hundred warships.

The big ship sails at high speed on the sea, and the inertia is very large, so it is not an easy task to slow down.

When the speed really slowed down, it was already half an hour later, and there was only less than a mile away from the fire.

Soon a fast boat approached them, and several people climbed up the flagship along the ladder, including a middle-aged and elderly civil servant in his 50s or [-]s.

Seeing him, Liu Rengui hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Gao Duhu, why are you here like this, if there is a mistake, how can I explain to the saint."

Gao Duhu, whose full name is Gao Biaoren, was the Governor of Xinzhou.There are not many people who know this person, and there are not many records about him in history, but the things recorded are worthy of everyone's admiration.

In the fifth year of Zhenguan, he went to Japan as an envoy and asked Emperor Shuming, who was in power at that time, to kneel down to welcome Li Shimin's imperial decree.

At that time, Japan already had the heart of disobedience, and it even appeared in the national letters to the Sui and Tang Dynasties that the emperor of the land of the rising sun had met the emperor of the land of the setting sun.

Emperor Shu Ming would naturally not kneel down to accept the order.

But Gao Biaoren is also a person who is not afraid of death, so he reprimanded him on the spot and refused to read the imperial edict.

Emperor Shu Ming was furious but helpless, he really didn't dare to hurt the Tang Angel.

One is unwilling to kneel down to accept the imperial decree, and the other will not read it if you don't kneel down, and the two are deadlocked.

This matter has been dragged on for two years, and Emperor Shu Ming had to send someone to send his gift back to Datang.

At that time, Gao Biaoren was isolated and helpless. One can imagine his situation, and he was only supported by the righteousness in his heart.

To be honest, with the combat power of Datang's navy at that time, the Japanese slaves really killed him, and Datang had no good way.

He forcibly relied on his own will to withstand all the pressure, and finally retreated without losing the face of the Tang Dynasty.

But this matter is always an unforgettable memory for him. Knowing that Datang wants to build a navy and manage the East China Sea, he volunteered to participate in this matter.

Li Shimin built the Donghai Protectorate Mansion, and he became the first protector of the East China Sea.

Liu Rengui has become the commander-in-chief of the East China Sea Fleet because of his military achievements, and he is directly under the jurisdiction of the navy general Li Xiaogong.

Almost all of Datang's actions in the East China Sea these years were done by the two of them.

For example, let the few local nobles on Chikushi Island who opposed the Tang Dynasty's feudal kingdom disappear and so on.

And today they are going to carry out an unprecedented move to completely eliminate Datang's hidden dangers in the East China Sea.

Datang occupied Chikushi Island and wanted to establish a feudal state here, so the Japanese Nu Kingdom was naturally unwilling.

Before that, the power minister Su Wo sent his son Su Wo to conquer Zhuzi Kingdom, but was defeated by Liu Rengui.

But Suga Ezo will definitely not give up on this, and is quietly building warships to recruit sailors, intending to regain control of Chikushi Island.

Liu Rengui knew very well that he was fighting as a guest army, and if the Japanese slaves were to prepare well, it would be difficult even if they had the advantage of gunboats.

After all, the number of gunboats at this time is small, and the method of use is still in the groping stage. Traditional naval warfare is still the main method of the navy.

After thinking about it, it is the best way to send troops in advance to destroy their navy before the opponent is ready.

He first told Gao Biaoren his thoughts.

Gao Biaoren, who had long been dissatisfied with the Japanese slave country, immediately agreed to his plan and helped to improve the strategic and tactical plan.

After everything was planned, Liu Rengui told Li Xiaogong about his plan, and it was approved without accident.

Still the same sentence, the first batch of five vassal states was a model built by the Tang Dynasty, and problems were absolutely not allowed.

Moreover, the Wonu Kingdom is ambitious and has no respect for Datang, so it should indeed be beaten.

Li Xiaogong was originally one of the few commander-level talents in the clan, so he naturally knew the principle of being the first to strike first.

Besides, because he was close to Li Jiancheng before, he was marginalized after the Xuanwumen Incident.

After more than ten years, because Datang wanted to develop a navy, he was finally reused again because of his experience in water warfare.

In this case, he naturally worked very hard to do this job well.

Not only approved the plan, but also handed over the matter to Liu Rengui.

In order to be sure, he was allocated the only two 90-meter new warships of the Navy to him.

Liu Rengui immediately led the main force of the East China Sea Navy, and rushed to the Wonu sea day and night.

What he didn't expect was that Gao Biaoren, as the Protector of the East China Sea, would take such a big risk and jump ship to come to him at night.

You must know that jumping off the ship is a very dangerous thing, even during the day, there may be risks, let alone at night.

With the current weather, if you fall into the sea and wait to be fished out, you will freeze to death without drowning.

Hearing his concern, Gao Biaoren said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, the Japanese slave country will never be destroyed, and no one can take away my old bone."

Speaking of a gust of cold wind, he couldn't help shivering.

Liu Rengui said helplessly: "You... let's go, go to the cabin to warm up first."

The two came to the cabin together. There was a small stove burning very hot inside, and the temperature in the cabin was relatively high.

After roasting for a while and drinking another bowl of ginger soup, Gao Biaoren returned to normal, and then said impatiently:
"The people I sent have found out detailed information about the Japanese slave army."

Before Liu Rengui went back to ask for a fight, he stayed behind to spy on information.

Liu Rengui asked, "What's the situation on the other side?"

Gao Biaoren took out a map and unfolded it, and said with the help of the dim light in the cabin: "It's almost the same as before, the Wonu people didn't notice our actions."

Soga Ezo hid the recruited navy in a sea area called Hyogo County. This place is a natural harbor and relatively hidden, so it is not easy to be detected.

Liu Rengui knew this, what he lacked was specific information, and this was what Gao Biaoren had been spying on recently.

"This naval force has more than a thousand ships of various sizes, including the confiscated fishing boats and sampans, there are more than [-] ships and [-] soldiers. Your old opponent, Su Wo, will be in command."

"Although Su Worulu has a brutal temperament, he does have some ability to command the army. After this, he has practiced day and night without slack...Give him a period of time, maybe he will really become a serious problem for us."

Liu Rengui said with a murderous air: "Then let him die, isn't that exactly the purpose of our trip?"

Gao Biaoren also said coldly: "This time we must break the backs of the Japanese slaves and let them know why the Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven."

Then he hesitated for a moment before saying: "After learning about the Wonu people's information in detail, I think the previous battle plan needs to be adjusted."

Liu Rengui was not surprised. Water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, and it is only natural to adjust tactics according to the enemy's timing.

They didn't know the specific situation of the Wonu people before, so it's normal for the plans they made to have problems.

So he said, "I don't know what advice Gao Duhu has?"

Gao Biaoren said: "I don't dare to take it as a high opinion. It's just a suggestion. Whether it is feasible or not depends entirely on Liu Dudu's will."

"Although the Port of Hyogo is large, there are more ships from the Japanese slaves. More than 3000 warships almost filled the port."

"Once we block the exit, their numerical advantage will not be able to unfold. If we attack them with fire, we can destroy the enemy warships without any effort."

Liu Rengui questioned, "This port has a very wide exit, so we probably won't be able to block them with our strength. If we divide our forces too widely, the opponent will take advantage of them and attack them one by one."

Gao Biaoren pointed to the marks on the map confidently and said: "This harbor seems to have many exits, but most of the places either have hidden reefs or the water level is too shallow for large ships. There are only two waterways that can enter and exit freely."

"As long as we block these two waterways, the Japanese slave sailors will be the turtles in the urn, and they will not be able to escape if the fire comes together."

"And at night, except for a few people guarding the ship, the rest of the people will go back to the camp on the shore to sleep. It will be too late for them to run from the camp to rescue the ship when they know they have been attacked."