Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 54 The First Naval Construction
After Gan Ning left, Gongsun Xu still stayed in Lelang. As Gongsun Xu said to Gan Ning, the navy has gathered all of Gongsun Xu's efforts. Now that he finally has time, Gongsun Xu will naturally devote himself to this cause .

So far, no one understands why Gongsun Xu invested so much manpower and material resources in the navy. You must know that Gongsun Xu's navy is not a simple navy, and too much manpower and material resources are needed to build a well-organized navy.

If these manpower and material resources are invested in the army, at least one hundred thousand elite cavalry can be raised.Gongsun Xu's generals, Zhao Yunyanliang and others, suggested more than once that Gongsun Xu should give up or suspend the construction of the navy. Gongsun Xu, who has always been good at listening to his subordinates, made a rare dictatorship. In the construction of the navy, Gongsun Xu will never give in. His father-in-law often got angry with him, and in the end Gongsun Xu apologized to Zhen Yi with a smile on his face, coaxing him to spend money to invest in the construction of the navy.

Gongsun Xu's navy is now beginning to take shape. There are 3 large warships, and three more are about to be launched in the shipyard. The navy currently has 3000 people, and the navy that has actually driven the battleship Youzhan is only [-] people. Still in training, the navy is mostly selected from the Yellow Turban captives and refugees from the south.Youzhou boys are not good at water, and geographical conditions are limited, let alone forming a navy in Youzhou.

Recently, a batch of giant crossbows were released from the Liaodong base camp. This is a giant crossbow that the craftsmen under Gongsun Xu and the craftsmen left behind by Gongsun Xu after moving from Luoyang spent four months researching the giant crossbows.

They referred to the information provided by Gongsun Xu and the blueprints they drew, and after continuous improvement, the giant crossbow appeared.In fact, the drawings provided by Gongsun Xu are also drawn after the eight-ox crossbow of the Song Dynasty seen in the previous life. The reason for improvement is because Gongsun Xu emphasized that this kind of giant crossbow is not easy to operate, and it is inconvenient to transport. Gongsun Xu asked to use a pulley block to wind it , which saves capacity.

At the same time, it is also necessary to install the crosshair, which can improve the accuracy.The emperor paid off, and Gongsun Xu finally achieved results after investing nearly [-] gold.The giant crossbow with a range of up to [-] paces was named Poyun crossbow, which means that this kind of upward shooting can reach the height of the clouds.

The Poyun Crossbow not only has a long range, but also can shoot three arrows in one crossbow. It only needs three people to operate at the same time, one to shoot the arrow, one to aim, and one to assist.The first batch of cloud-breaking crossbows was only [-] pieces. Gongsun Xu installed these [-] cloud-breaking crossbows on the three Youzhan warships. This decision made Yan Liang and others jealous. For the army, I really don't understand what Gongsun Xu thinks. It's a waste to put it on those big ships and not be able to go to the battlefield.

After the three Youzhan warships installed the Cloud Breaker Crossbow and went to sea for several trials, the three captains indicated that the Youzhan battleship was ready for actual combat, so Gongsun Xu decided to go to sea once.This time, Gongsun Xu led a total of 500 marines, which were carried on five warships You Zhan, and each warship was equipped with another [-] sailors.

After everything was ready, Gongsun Xu took Zhen Dao to sea.When the captains of the five warships asked what they were doing this time, Gongsun Xu replied simply and clearly: "Playing, fishing."

The five captains all wondered if they heard it wrong. You Wan could understand that you used such a large warship for fishing. Only a sick person would do such a stupid thing.But just think about this kind of thing in your heart, no one really dares to say it. Although Gongsun Xu is not very strict, he rarely jokes.

Gongsun Xu naturally knew what his subordinates were thinking, but Gongsun Xu didn't care: "These idiots know what a fish is. Usually, when they catch a fish weighing several tens of catties in the river, they will be very excited. If they catch a puffer fish or something The big guys are even regarded as fetishes, hehe, a group of short-sighted guys, general, I will show you what a big fish is, if you don’t catch a few whales and go back, you won’t understand me.”

When Gongsun Xu was standing on the bow deck and lusting after, Zhen Dao beside him looked at his husband curiously from time to time: "This man must be mentally ill."

After sailing on the sea for three days, Gongsun Xu's fleet was hundreds of miles away from the coastline of Lelang.At first, Zhen Dao could not sleep because of the excitement of seeing the sea for the first time, but after sailing for a day, Zhen Dao couldn’t get excited anymore. The sea is not as docile as it seems on the surface. Shake the battleship Youzhan.

Fortunately, the battleship Youzhan was built to be able to sail on the sea, so although Zhen Dao is not used to life in the sea, he has not yet reached the point of seasickness.However, Gongsun Xu finally showed a smile after three days of observation on the screen.He has spotted the whale.Finally, after continuing to track for half a day, Gongsun Xu's fleet caught up with his target.

Seven days later, Gongsun Xu's fleet returned to the port of Le Lang. There were already many people waiting near the port.

Wen Chou, who was supposed to be far away in the grassland, was also waiting at the port. The reason why he came was because Yan Liang wanted to ask Gongsun Xu for a hundred Poyun crossbows. Yan Liang also knew that Gongsun Xu might not agree, so he asked Wen Chou to ask for it. .

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun also came to Le Lang. There was some news from the dark side of the capital. Some things needed to be decided by Gongsun Xu. Jia Xu wrote a letter specifically to ask them to come.Therefore, they put down what they were doing and went to Le Lang to wait for Gongsun Xu to come back.

There was a sound of horns on the sea, which was the sound of the horn for the You Zhan to return to port.Finally, the shadow of the You Zhan appeared in the distance, and the five warships lined up in a straight line and sailed side by side at a certain distance.There is a fishing net between every two boats, which is Gongsun Xu using the battleship and fishing net to drive away the fish.

Half a quarter of an hour later, five warships arrived at the port, and the fishing nets were filled with all kinds of fish. The women and children waiting on the shore immediately went to the beach to pick up fish with their baskets in their hands.

The harvest from this voyage was at least enough for the residents of Le Lang to eat for ten days, and more importantly, Gongsun Xu brought back six behemoths.

The six whales tethered behind the battleship were blocked by the Youzhan battleship, so everyone in the port did not see them. Gongsun Xu stood on the bow and waved his hand, and the two hundred small boats prepared by the shore immediately sailed to the battleship Behind, the sergeants on the small boat were all surprised from ear to ear when they saw the six whales.

In their cognition, such a behemoth cannot exist, but Gongsun Xu brought back six heads at once.Many soldiers waved the oars in their hands and shouted: "Long live the lord, long live the lord!"

Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Wen Chou and the three on the shore didn't understand why the first giant whale appeared behind the battleship when the sergeants shouted. Even though these three were generals in the army, they had to be stunned by the sight in front of them.Gongsun Xu walked down from the boat with a smile, and asked, "Why are you here? This time, we will taste the sea fish together. You will be pleasantly surprised."

The three of Zhao Yun recovered from their astonishment, and now they understand why Gongsun Xu is committed to the construction of the navy. For now, at least the navy can provide a large amount of sea fish for the people and the army.In an age where eating enough is a luxury, that would be a huge step forward.

Hearing Gongsun Xu's question, Zhao Yun stepped forward and said a few words to Gongsun Xu.Gongsun Xu's expression became serious.Then, a smile appeared on the corner of Gongsun Xu's mouth.No one knows why Gongsun Xu could still laugh when he heard the news from Zhao Yun. As long as Gongsun Xu understands, what should come will still come.

The news from Zhao Yun was only a few short sentences: "The emperor is seriously ill, He Jin is taking over the power, and the Yuan family is secretly gathering troops in the local area."

Gongsun Xu naturally knew what the direction of history was, but he couldn't tell when Emperor Han Ling would die. Gongsun Xu also remembered many historical events clearly. When will this happen, but Gongsun Xu knows it won't be too long.

After returning to the barracks, Gongsun Xu thought for a long time. He felt that he could not get involved in the court battles yet, otherwise, he might be counted against.When it comes to fighting, Gongsun Xu dares to say that he is not afraid of anyone, but when it comes to playing politics, Gongsun Xu feels that this kind of matter should be handled by his military divisions.

Now it is still the Han family, and Gongsun Xu also knows that he must restrain himself.After much thought, Gongsun Xu decided to use the name of hunting to summon Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Xu Shu's four major military advisers, Yan Liang and Guan Yu to Le Lang to discuss his next step.

It’s not that Gongsun Xu didn’t want to call Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Ju Pei. First, because there are too many local affairs, it’s impossible to transfer everyone here at once. Second, these three people still have a bit of a family behind them , I still prefer the Liu family in my heart, and now getting them to participate in this kind of military affairs will affect the relationship between master and servant.Maybe they will be forced to leave, which is not what Gongsun Xu wants to see.

After thinking about everything, Gongsun Xu immediately wrote a letter to Le Lang, the great general from all over the country. Fortunately, the tyranny of the Youzhou Army in the last grassland war frightened all the grassland forces. In addition, the last war caused a lot of damage to Xianbei and the Huns. It is difficult to recover from the loss in two or three years, so the current border is very stable, which is why Gongsun Xu dared to mobilize generals from all over the country.

It will take at least seven days for the letter to reach everyone, and it will take at least seven days for all of them to rush over. Therefore, after finishing these things, Gongsun Xu immediately led Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Wen Chou to visit the naval base, and discussed with all the boatmen at the same time. Shipbuilding and repairing ships.

This voyage can be said to be the first time for the navy to officially go to sea. Although there is no battle, it is a victory in itself to be able to catch six giant whales and all kinds of fish from the sea.With this as a start, the Youzhou Navy will be able to go to sea frequently and even sail to other places in the future.

Nanyang, Japan, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and other places that are not known to the world all contain huge treasures, which are waiting for the Youzhou Army to find and develop.This is also Gongsun Xu's inner thoughts.If you only focus on Youzhou and Liaodong, Gongsun Xu knows that it will be difficult for his forces to gain an advantage in future conquests. Only by relying on the navy to plunder resources from overseas, or even occupy overseas territories, and then emigrate to develop, the Youzhou army can Going from strength to strength.

Gongsun Xu's inner thoughts are probably only understood by Gan Ning so far.Gan Ning also faintly felt that Gongsun Xu seemed to be promoting the navy to the same status as the army. Although this seemed very unlikely, after all, throughout the ages, all dynasties and countries can rely on a strong army, just like the strong Qin , just like the old Tadun, just like that Liu Xiu.

On the night of his return, Gongsun Xu held a bonfire party, and all the soldiers and civilians of Le Lang celebrated.There are very few local residents in Lelang, and most of them were migrated by the Yellow Turbans. Many of them felt that they were deceived by Gongsun Xu when they first arrived, or that Gongsun Xu wanted to leave them in this barren place. The land fends for itself.

But Gongsun Xu did not abandon them. When he first came, Gongsun Xu not only strongly supported the development of Le Lang, but also established the only naval base here, and at the same time, he kept bringing food and other materials from other places to help these people. .

Fortunately, Gongsun Xu was only worried about food at the beginning. Youzhou was quite rich in other supplies, such as blankets and clothes in Liaodong.Gongsun Xu directed the craftsmen to invent the textile machine, which can weave worthless wool into blankets and other cold-proof items, and sell them to the Central Plains or grasslands in exchange for food.

Then, Gongsun Xu can use the food to help the victims or take some of it to make wine.Youzhou's spirits gradually appeared on the wine tables of aristocratic families and inns. Although the spirits produced in Youzhou were expensive, and some even cost a thousand dollars, they were indeed rare.

The patriarchs of many aristocratic families could not resist the temptation and would rather spend a lot of money.There are even many foreign businessmen who come to Youzhou to sell alcohol. However, Youzhou's spirits can only be represented by Youzhou businessmen. The Zhen family can be said to have made a lot of profits from this business.

The party was held in full swing, and everyone sang and danced to celebrate the harvest brought back by the navy. Even Gongsun Xu took Zhen Dao's hand and joined the dancing crowd, "Having such an easy-going hussars general is indeed one of the people from Youzhou." Good luck."

Many people lamented in their hearts that they had gone the right way and followed everyone to Youzhou. Otherwise, they might have starved to death in a ravine or got into the belly of wild wolves and dogs.

The three of Zhao Yun also joined the crowd with wine glasses in their hands. They usually don't have such a chance to relax when they have to command an army, let alone get close to the low-level people like this.

Today, they can be said to have felt the real happiness that Gongsun Xu and the Youzhou Army brought to the people of Youzhou.Food and clothing are the pursuit of the people at the bottom. As long as this requirement can be met, who wants to rebel?
Now, in the hearts of these generals, they have abandoned their loyalty to the Liu family. What Gongsun continued to say is right, the army should exist to protect the people.The soldiers of the people should fight for the people.

The night gradually deepened, and the crowd gradually dispersed, but the laughter in everyone's hearts remained for a long time.Thinking of the smiles on everyone's faces, Gongsun Xu knew that he had done nothing wrong, and his hard work finally paid off.

(End of this chapter)