Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

"Gudong!"

Zheng Chenggong and Qi Jiguang glanced at each other, and their breathing became rapid.

He swallowed hard, feeling his throat sting for a moment.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"

Zheng Chenggong took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and his voice was trembling and hoarse: "Your Majesty, the steel in Liaodong City is enough, but, ahem..."

"With just steel, if this ship is thrown away, it will probably sink. This ship uses 1/4 of the steel. We have spent a lot of effort to research the best ratio."

"If you put it in water, it won't sink!"

Zheng Chenggong said with difficulty in a low voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I know this too."

Qi Jiguang echoed: "All ships in the world are made of wood. Even the ships of the Tang Dynasty, and even the recorded dragon boats of Yang Guang in the previous dynasty, were all made of wood. There are no ships made of steel, Your Majesty. "

"This warship is entirely covered with steel. Although it only accounts for 1/4, its combat power has far exceeded that of other warships."

"Your Majesty, the navy has put a lot of effort into this ship, and I know it. As long as a steam engine is put on this ship, everything will be fine!"

Qi Jiguang's voice was a little hoarse.

Li Kuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw the two people's cautious appearance.

"You guys, I... I really don't know what to say about you. It's... It's my fault. It's my fault that I just handed over these technologies to you. I forgot to mention that on top of the drawings I gave you, , all materials are steel.”

"Wood cannot be used as a battleship."

"In other words, what's the use of a warship made of wood? A group of rockets will burn through it, not to mention that the steam engine needs to emit a very high temperature. You guys, really... I don't know why I asked you. What?"

Li Kuan couldn't laugh or cry.

He looked at the two men with their heads lowered, like primary school students who had made a mistake, and he couldn't bear to reprimand them.

That drawing,
Every step is very clear.

Li Kuan drew it himself, with notes on every step.

Before coming, Li Kuan had thought that the progress of the shipyard couldn't be so slow. Even if it was a little difficult, it could always be solved by looking at the drawings, right?
After all, he had already told them the answer.

But this….
That's it!
but,
Thinking about it carefully, I don't blame them. Li Kuan knew that he had preconceived ideas and thought that there was no need to talk about the material issue, and there was no need to talk about it specifically, because those warships at the back were made of wood?
Li Kuan took it for granted that they all knew it. It is to be cast from steel.

But also,
Now. Only I know that these ships are very different from the previous ships. They are made of steel, but... they don't know.

After all, throughout the dynasties and for thousands of years, ships have been made of wood!
Where can I use steel?

and,

They didn't ask themselves, and there were no special markings on the drawing.

During this period of time, they worked hard and hard. To be honest, it was not easy to get to this point.

"Huh? This..."

At this moment, after hearing Li Kuan's words.

Qi Jiguang, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Yisao behind them were all dumbfounded.

You look at me, I look at you.

at a loss.

doubt.

Overwhelmed.

incredible.

Unbelievable.

All are question marks!
This, that….
hiss….
Gudong!

In the end, everyone was like stupid roe deer, staring at Li Kuan in a daze, breathing extremely fast.

They were dumbfounded.

Also completely confused.

In an instant, they understood why they had not been able to build a warship like the one in the drawing given by His Majesty for so long.

This is like making a weapon out of mud!

From the very beginning, I made the most basic step wrong!

You can make it yourself. That's what's considered evil.

There was silence.

After a long time, Qi Jiguang opened his mouth and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, if it is made of steel, won't it sink?"

"Steel is so heavy..."

Zheng Chenggong stared with big eyes: "Yes, Your Majesty, the whole body is made of steel. Isn't this incredible?"

"This... don't worry about whether it sinks or not. I won't punish you if it sinks. What are you afraid of?" Li Kuan shook his head and continued: "Now, I can't explain too much to you. Just do as I say. Once you make it and put it in the water, you should understand."

"When we get back to Yanyun City, I will send a few more engineers to help you."

"Okay, now, change the direction, prepare, change the previous mistakes and the previous mindset."

Li Kuan said directly.

Hearing this,

Although Qi Jiguang and Zheng Chenggong were still deeply confused in their hearts.

but,
I also know that I thought I was doing something wrong before!
What His Majesty said must be right!

Your Majesty is right, there is no point in explaining it!

They have those drawings in their hands, and His Majesty has clearly marked every step. Build it first, build it first, and then talk about it!
Zheng Yisao and Zheng He went down immediately.

"Your Majesty..." Qi Jiguang scratched his head and grinned: "I didn't expect that the biggest reason turned out to be this."

"So, during this period of time, we have been heading in the wrong direction. The more we go, the farther we go, and the deeper we go. Fortunately, Your Majesty, you came here. Otherwise, we would not be able to build this ship in eight lifetimes."

Qi Jiguang sighed with a bitter smile.

"Who says it's not the case? Your Majesty, this time we were stupid."

"Oh, look at what happened in the end."

Zheng Chenggong also looked bitter.

"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter. The future is bright, but the road is always tortuous. Nothing is accomplished overnight."

"During this period, I guess your shipbuilder's skills have also increased a lot. For being able to get to this point, to be honest, I don't know if I want to reward you."

"This is also a good thing. When it is replaced by steel, it is estimated that the skills accumulated by these masters during this period will be fully utilized."

Li Kuan comforted.

At this time, all the busy craftsmen behind stopped.

"What the hell? General Zheng, are you right? Oh my god, use steel? We were wrong from the beginning?"

"I...this, is this true?"

"Steel? Fully steel? Hahaha, I told you, my calculation is right, yes, yes, if you change it to steel, it will definitely work!"

"Abandon all wood and use all steel for the hull. Not to mention, it seems that if we do this, our current problem will be solved at once. If the whole body is made of steel, the steam engine can be put in no matter how big it is. There is no need to worry about the ship. The body is roasted and deformed."

"Our previous direction was wrong from the beginning? Is this what His Majesty said? Hahaha, brothers, smash the boat!"

"......."

The workers were boiling.

Today's shipyard is really more lively than during the Chinese New Year.

"His Majesty."

Zheng Chenggong looked at all this and took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, in two months, in two months, the general will definitely build the first warship equipped with a crossbow bed!"

Zheng Chenggong shouted.

Li Kuan smiled and nodded slightly.

"His Majesty."

At this time, a tiger and leopard soldier came over quickly.

"Your Majesty, Goguryeo has begun to move."

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldier handed the information in his hand to Li Kuan.

Li Kuan took it.

Qi Jiguang, Zheng Chenggong and others trembled.

coming? !
The two looked at Li Kuan nervously.

Li Kuan read the information in his hand and handed it to Qi Jiguang and the others.

"Let's go, go back."

Li Kuan walked outside. The two of them browsed quickly and hurried to follow.

"This Goguryeo... actually has an army of 400,000. Now it's fun."

"Four hundred thousand is four hundred thousand, but there is no way they can charge into the army. Aren't these just a group of refugees? Even the rations are prepared by myself. There is no armor or weapons. The weapons are also brought from my own home, haha..."

"The King of Goguryeo and his companions really use Liaodong City as a tool for their use. Do you really think we are just going to be used by them?"

"We will arrive in Liaodong City in four or five days. Ha, the speed is not slow."

"I want to know, do these armies know who their superiors are? I'm afraid they only know how to attack Liaodong City, and they don't know anything else."

"The Goguryeo court is really good at it. Its ability to divert fire targets is top-notch! The common people actually dare to believe it!"

"......."

Qi Jiguang and Zheng Chenggong looked at the intelligence records and really couldn't believe it.

This King of Goguryeo is really playing with fire.

Do those nobles of Goguryeo really think that attacking Dayan is a simple matter? Have you really turned Dayan into a hook, planning to come and leave whenever you want?
Don’t you think that with the Datong River between you and Dayan, you are invincible? You don’t have any worries anymore, right?

now.

In the city lord's mansion.

Li Kuan took a sip of tea.

Qi Jiguang and Zheng Chenggong sat on both sides.

Soon, Xin Qiji hurried over with red eyes.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, those grandsons of Goguryeo have moved."

"So, is it time for our air force to take action? Your Majesty, tell me, what is our mission?"

Xin Qiji said angrily.

No one has come in yet.

This voice came first.

"Mr. Xin, please sit down first and listen to His Majesty's arrangements."

Qi Jiguang smiled.

Xin Qiji sat down.

Li Kuan looked at the three of them and tapped his fingers on the table.

"This time, Goguryeo treats us as fools, haha... But we, Dayan, including me, are not the kind who like to be taken advantage of."

"He wants to take advantage of us. If so, we should give them a gift."

"The development of Liaodong City will ultimately require people, not to mention the vast uninhabited land in the north, which also needs development."

"We need people for this, and I thought, why not send them to Siberia to dig and produce oil, so that they can keep fit. That would be great."

Li Kuan narrowed his eyes and said slowly.

The bodies of Qi Jiguang, Zheng Chenggong and Xin Qiji all straightened up involuntarily.

They knew that Goguryeo was over!
"That's what your Majesty said! These guys don't know what's good or bad, and they actually put their little thoughts on us. Haha... They are simply looking for death!"

"You can still do evil if God does it, but you can't live if you do evil on your own!"

Qi Jiguang shouted coldly.

"Your Majesty, our Air Force is applying to fight!" Xin Qiji said solemnly.

He knew that this time his air force could finally be put to use.

Zheng Chenggong was not to be outdone. Although he did not have modern warships, he still had a large navy, totaling ten thousand.

"Your Majesty, our navy is always ready. If your Majesty has any orders, let the general carry them out!"

Zheng Chenggong growled.

Li Kuan glanced at the three of them, smiled and nodded casually.

"Okay, okay, how many war resources does Liaodong City have now?"

Li Kuan asked with a smile.

Coordination of war resources, weapons, arrows, rolling stones, etc.

"Your Majesty, Liaodong City lacks everything, but sitting on the border, it doesn't lack these!"

"The general knows that we will have to fight Goguryeo and Tang Dynasty sooner or later, so we have been preparing for it."

Qi Jiguang shouted in a low voice.

There is almost only one Liaodong City on Liaodong Road. Naturally, most of the troops and weapons are guarded inside Liaodong City. It can be said that Qi Jiguang has been waiting for this battle.

did not expect,
Goguryeo was so cooperative that Dayan didn't even need to take the initiative to attack, and he would die on his own.

Li Kuan nodded.

"Okay, then there's nothing to say here."

"Start the battle and transport all the war resources there. As long as we meet the people of Goguryeo, we can start a war."

Li Kuan said, his eyes falling on Zheng Chenggong and Xin Qiji.

"This time, it's mainly you."

"Although the navy does not have modern warships, I think there are quite a few wooden warships, which are enough."

"Get ready, ten thousand people will move directly to the domestic city along the coastline."

"There are 400,000 troops. Goguryeo's 400,000 troops have been dispatched. It is estimated that there are only the old, weak, sick and disabled, women and children left in the domestic city."

"With an army of ten thousand and the cooperation of the air force, it shouldn't be difficult to occupy the inner city, right?"

Li Kuan looked at the two people and said calmly.

"hiss…."

Hearing this, the three of them took a deep breath.

Take the fire out of the cauldron!

did not expect,
Your Majesty is so bold and marching like this.

but,

After a brief moment of silence, Zheng Chenggong and Xin Qiji looked ecstatic.

"No problem, it's not difficult!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, just wait."

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, I will obey your orders!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will never disappoint Your Majesty's expectations!"

The two stood up suddenly, their expressions exploded, their breathing became rapid, and they roared.

Too excited to add anything.

What they were waiting for was this order.

The first time the navy and air force fought together, the two of them knew very well that the stage His Majesty provided them this time was too big, and they had to grasp it!

This instruction,
But it is much more comfortable than defending the city, and much more comfortable.

Li Kuan smiled softly, looking at the excited expressions of the two people, and nodded slightly.

"Then get ready. Five days is enough for you to reach the vicinity of the domestic city."

"After occupying the inner city, depending on the situation, if you can hold it, hold it. If you can't, then destroy it. But remember, you have to bring me all the royal family of Goguryeo."

Li Kuan instructed.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

Xin Qiji and Zheng Chenggong couldn't wait to prepare.

Li Kuan rubbed his belly and glanced at Qi Jiguang next to him: "Let's go and eat."

Qi Jiguang quickly followed.

Yes, there is really nothing going on right now.

The Liaodong City guarded by the First Group Army didn't even need to be said.

Everything is ready.

right now,

Just waiting for Goguryeo, the so-called 400,000 troops to rush over.

(End of this chapter)