Yipin Tang

Chapter 407 Heading to Fuso
Wang Xiang didn't hide the matter from Wang Xingbang and Li Rujuan about sending troops to Fusang. Lei Fu and Liu Qingqing also knew about it. The four of them obviously disagreed with his actions, and Lei Fu even said bluntly that he was fine. The scars forgot to hurt, he was seriously injured in the last war with Tubo, and now he took the initiative to send troops to Fusang.

Wang Xiang thought that the last time was just an accident. This time he brought a dozen black guards with strength talents, and Li Yuanba also agreed to go to Fusang with him. Such a luxurious lineup is more than enough to deal with mere Fusang rebels.

In ancient times, the most feared thing when traveling overseas was storms. At that time, wooden boats could not resist the attack of storms and the speed of sailing was not fast. It often took several months of sailing to reach the destination, so the risk along the way was very high. One of the important reasons for his willingness to send troops to support Fusang. If it is a land country around Datang, he only needs to send a team of cavalry to support him smoothly.

Zhang Yicheng was one of the few officials in the Tang Dynasty who had experience in going to sea. He had gone to Fusang three times by boat, so Wang Xiang asked Li Er to ask him to come over.Zhang Yicheng also heard the news of the civil strife in Fusang, and was very puzzled by Wang Xiang's way of going to Fusang at this time.

However, Wang Xiang’s preparations for going to sea are not enough for him who has many times of going to sea. It takes a long sea voyage from Datang to Fusang. In danger of being destroyed, Zhang Yicheng has seen terrible storms at sea, and even almost failed to return once, so he attaches great importance to the requirements of the ship.

Zhang Yicheng was very familiar with ships because he was in charge of Datang's navigation and other things. He recommended several strong and sturdy ships to Wang Xiang, but Wang Xiang didn't accept them, saying that he had already prepared a stronger steel giant ship.

Zhang Yicheng immediately felt that following this Marquis of Jiayuan to go out to sea was a very unreliable thing. He had never heard of a ship made of steel. A three-year-old child knows that wood can float on the water. Although steel is strong, it cannot enter the water. That is to say, why would anyone use steel to build a ship?

Regarding the ship, Zhang Yicheng felt that when Wang Xiang found out that the so-called giant steel ship could not be launched, he would naturally follow his own advice, so he didn't say much.

In addition to the selection of ships, the selection of crew members is also very important. Sailing a ship at sea is no different than using a horse-drawn carriage on land. Horse-drawn carts can be used for horse-drawn carts, but there is no way to use fish to pull a boat. Therefore, many strong boatmen are needed to paddle. In addition, there must be crew members who can identify and release at sea, and crew members who can observe weather changes...

In short, according to Zhang Yicheng's plan, at least dozens of crew members need to be recruited to form the most basic sailing configuration.

Fortunately for Wang Xiang, not to mention the other crew members, he didn't even recruit the boatman who was rowing. Zhang Yicheng really didn't know how he planned to sail the boat to Fusang.

Following Wang Xiang all the way from Chang'an to Xunzhou with complicated thoughts, Zhang Yicheng didn't have any hope for this trip to the sea, he just thought it was to accompany Jiayuanhou to make a fool of himself.

However, when he came to Xunzhou Village and saw the two behemoths docked by the sea, Zhang Yicheng found that his brain was not enough. Although Wang Xiang brought only small yachts and small warships from the end of the world, they were definitely better than the ships of the Tang Dynasty. It can be regarded as a behemoth.

What surprised Zhang Yicheng the most was that these two huge ships with strange shapes were actually made of steel, but they could float on the sea very smoothly. This completely broke his common sense of thinking all the time. Not sinking?

Naturally, Wang Xiang had neither the time nor the interest to explain the principle of buoyancy to him. As soon as he returned to Xunzhou, he was busy making sea preparations.It only takes a few days to drive from Xunzhou to Fusang at the normal speed of the warship, but this is the first time he has operated a warship to go to sea, and Datang has no satellites. Heading, others depend on human judgment, so the actual time required may be longer, so he needs to prepare sufficient food and fresh water resources,
After the preparations were made, Wang Xiang decided on the final candidate to go to Fusang together. Tie Dan, Niu Da, Zhang Sanfeng and the twelve capable black guards would undoubtedly set off together. Li Yuanba was also persuaded by Wang Xiang to go to Fusang in exchange. Wang Xiang not only agreed to build Li Yuanba's fief like Xunzhou, but also promised to give him a yacht after returning from Fusang. Li Yuanba was very fond of Wang Xiang's comfortable and luxurious yacht when he boarded it for the first time. up.

In addition to these fighters, there are Zhang Yicheng who acts as a guide and advisor, an official who knows how to observe the weather, and cooks and handymen who are responsible for cooking and serving meals during the voyage.Add up to dozens of people.

The two Kawamura sisters also wanted to go together. Wang Xiang didn't want them to go together. After all, Fusang is currently in civil strife. Two weak girls used to be more dangerous, but they were very worried about the safety of their younger brother. Wang Xiang really needed someone who could understand Chinese and The translator in Fusang finally reluctantly agreed to their request to go with them.When he was in Chang'an, Wang Xiang didn't think about translation. Although Zhang Yicheng had been to Fusang several times, he was not very proficient in Fusang language. .

On a sunny day, the warship Jiayuan left Xunzhou waters and headed north to Fusang under the control of Wang Xiang. The small warship is very maneuverable and much faster than the yacht. The speed of the yacht made people living by the sea all year round. The villagers of Xunzhou were amazed, and now Zhang Yicheng was very surprised to see the warship sailing through the water at high speed without anyone paddling, and he was even more curious about Wang Xiang.

As long as you master the operation of various equipment on the warship, it is not difficult to operate it. After setting the sailing route, the warship will automatically drive according to the set route and speed, which is extremely convenient.

Fortunately, the marine life in Datang did not mutate, otherwise it would be impossible to cross the sea.

Sailing at sea is a very boring thing. There is no entertainment equipment on a warship, and Wang Xiang cannot shuttle back to the end of the world during the voyage. Otherwise, when he returns, he will not appear on the warship but in the vast sea , wanting to return to the last days unless he temporarily stops sailing warships.

It has been a few months since the news of the Suwo Ezo rebellion reached Datang, and now it has been a few months since the news came. I don’t know what the current situation in Fusang is, so Wang Xiang didn’t stop sailing. .

After several days of sailing like this, the warship Jiayuan finally entered the Fusang waters.

(End of this chapter)