Country and Beauty

The heavy anchor of the Han Wu Emperor could not stabilize the ship. Nearly three thousand tons of gunboats could capsize in the waves at any time.

"General, the storm is too heavy and the visibility is too low. Our signal cannot be received by other ships!"

There was a saying that even though it was raining cats and dogs, Zhang Jia's wish to have the other ships join up with the "Great Emperor Han Wu" to form a fortress on the sea failed! Before Zhang Cai could think of a countermeasure, the messenger said, "General." This flag did not understand, the horn. The sound of the drum could not be transmitted either! What should we do now? "

Zhang Cai helplessly said with a heavy tone, "There's no other way. Pass the message, we'll release the command boat!"

"In this case, using the ship to transmit information is no different from suicide!" The messenger thought for a moment, but when he thought of the emperor on the "Great Emperor Han Wu," he firmly replied, "This humble servant obeys!"

Tens of soldiers took off their armor and threw away their weapons, jumping onto the boat with orders in their hands as usual.

While the "Great Emperor of Han Wu" had been fighting against the harsh weather with all his might, the situation of the Mystic 081 was also in a critical state. The three masts had been broken by a fierce wind, and the command warehouse building on the deck had been smashed to pieces by huge waves several meters away. The ocean waves continued to throw No. 081 high up into the air like an angry child. The wooden cannon ship had finally been severely damaged by the storm and could not hold on any longer. With a loud crash, the cannon ship 081, one of the main cannons of the Great Qin, was dismembered in the storm! Broken pieces of wood and ravaged bodies of soldiers fell into the sea!

"Hong!" From the distance, there was a loud noise. The waves lifted up an old height, and the ship tilted to the side. Even the creaking sounds of the ship's planks could be heard. Soon after, a transport ship that was filled with battle achievements flipped in the storm, and with the influx of seawater into the ship's cabin, it became a member of the numerous sunken ships!

At this point, the experienced sailors finally understood the situation when the Qin Army's fleet had entered a state of complete despair.

Xie Fei ignored the guards and insisted on going to the deck. "Even a fool would know that at this time, the inside of the ship's cabin is no safer than the deck!" Which one of us will not die in the end? Xie Fei said generously: "We will not abandon our loyal soldiers.

Xie Fei's words caused these simple Qin soldiers to be moved to tears. Such an Emperor would most likely not lose out to an emperor. What kind of status does the Emperor have to be willing to lower himself to the likes of them, who were just like ants, to advance and retreat together with them!

With the Great God Xie Fei on the lookout deck, the Navy soldiers who were originally prepared to give up raised their morale. Even if they were to die, they would not let Xie Fei die!

The firemen and helmsmen on the powerless "Han Wu Emperor" fought together against the storm!

Zhang Cai was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "Let go through the clouds!"

At that moment, three red Primordial Second Class rockets rose into the air, and the huge rockets flew into the air with their red tails. These signal arrows that used gunpowder as propellant could rise up two thousand meters into the air. The rocket exploded in the air, forming three huge fireballs!

In the Infantry Training Manual, shooting red Cloud-Piercing Arrows only had one meaning, and that was, "Fire at me!" When the front line was unable to maintain its position and the enemy had an absolute advantage, and was about to break through the front line, this was a signal to the artillery behind them to carry out artillery fire without any differences. In the navy, it was more or less the same. It meant that they were in a crisis, and they were trying to get close to the central army at all costs!

This was a very dangerous time to inform the other battleships to close in on the "Hanwu Emperor" at all costs. Originally, it was impossible for them to maintain their formation under the storm, but under the effect of the storm, if the two battleships got too close to each other, it would result in a collision. Now, the other gunboats that received the order used all possible means to move towards the "Hanwu Emperor" at full speed!

Roughly ten minutes later, a transport ship arrived at the position of the "Hanwu Emperor" which was about four or five hundred meters away. At this distance, although visibility was poor, the gas lamps could still be used to replace the flag signals. This mysterious transport ship took great pains to finally get close to the "Great Emperor Han Wu" and used the rope cast by the bed crossbow to connect the two ships.

The sailors on both sides shook the wheel with all their might, pulling the rope tighter, and slowly put the "Hanwu Emperor" together with the transport ship, and the two ships together. As a result, due to its weight and size, its ability to resist the storm had increased a little. Gradually, more and more battleships gathered together, forming a moving fortress on the sea!

The sky had finally calmed down. The sun was setting in the distance, setting over the sea's surface. Although he disappeared into the clouds the moment he stepped off the surface of the sea. However, compared to yesterday's violent storm, it was like heaven and earth.

Xie Fei's returning fleet was losing sixteen transport ship s, eleven cannons, and more than two thousand elite soldiers had finally made it through! The steam engine of the Han Wu Emperor had also been repaired. Of course, the set of boilers that had exploded was beyond the power of the marine mechanics. At this moment, the "Hanwu Emperor" was slowly sailing at eight knots per hour!

After Xie Fei passed through the storm, he fell sick. His body was originally quite strong, but unfortunately, he had been raised in a noble place for a long time, causing Xie Fei's body to rapidly decline. Right now he was no longer the Xie Fei who had just reincarnated, a gust of wind had drained his energy, Xie Fei laid down quietly in the cabin, he stared blankly at the ceiling and sighed in his heart, "Regarding this matter, this daddy will not play anymore, if you don't, then go on a rampage!"

After 48 days of hard sailing, the "Great Emperor Han Wu" had finally approached the Lianyungang's pier! The door of the bridge opened, and under the support of Xie Yong and Xie Gai, the pale Xie Fei walked over to the battleship shakily.

At this time, the port of Kuang County in Lianyungang had already become a port for the distant seas of the Qin State. The goods and materials transported from America, the four islands of the Pirate State, and even the Indian Ocean all landed in this place and spread to the counties of the Great Qin. The small Volkswagen slave porters were like ants, carrying the goods that had been unloaded from the transport ship. Of course, there were also a large number of restaurants and inns around the port area, and people of all colors wearing different outfits appeared on the dock!

There were also many civil and military officials of the Great Qin.

Xie Fei immediately walked out of the port, sat on the horse carriage and headed towards the county city!

At this moment, Lianyungang was exuding the vigor of youth. Surrounding it were countless factories with chimneys rising from the ground. In just a few short years, the number of people living in Qing Province, which was less than 3000 households, had increased to over 300,000 people. Including the migrant population, the population of this county was even more than the population of Qingzhou before the establishment of the Qin State.

The extensive use of steam machinery, after entering the first industrial revolution, required a large amount of coal. However, Xie Fei intentionally allowed the Merchant of the Qin Nation to import coal from overseas. Since then, due to the natural position of the county, the place became the focal point for textile processing, wood processing and steel smelting.

Xie Fei looked at the thick fog above Qing County. The environmental degradation was much faster and fiercer than he had thought, and before long, this place would become a new city of fog. The fog that did not exist in the history was actually pushed along by Xie Fei, intentionally or unintentionally, and rose to the top prematurely.

Third prince Xie Gai sat in the carriage and smiled at Xie Yong, "Second brother, this place has changed a lot. There are more people here, and it's more prosperous, almost catching up to Chang An. I remember this place was still desolate when we left!"

However, Xie Yong frowned and said, "Although the development here is fast, there is no pattern and the production workshop is in chaos. Look here, even though the surroundings are mostly steel smelting workshops, they built a printing and dyeing workshop. The dust that was scattered and the rumbling noise makes people feel very uncomfortable here!"

Xie Yong's words caused Xie Fei to ponder. The economic development should be improved from the coarse development mode to the intensive development mode. The coarse development mode was not only inefficient, but would also cause a lot of waste. In addition to improving the environment, it also had to focus on the intensive organization!

After entering Qing Province, the changes were even greater. There were spacious streets, orderly buildings, and a large crowd. From the plain smiles of the commoners, Xie Fei felt that he had accomplished something! If he hadn't changed this time and space, perhaps Jiangbei would still be a desolate scene! Millions of Han Chinese were enslaved by the Hu people, living a life worse than death. But now, they finally revealed a happy smile!

Xie Fei was now determined to return. He did not stay in Qing Province for long, and only rested for a night. The next day, he would sit in the carriage and head to Chang An!

Xie Fei's carriage had been modified by the Institute of Martial Studies, so apart from increasing the number of bearings that were not available at the start of the era, the additional shock-absorbing equipment did not feel particularly uncomfortable! After the toil of millions of slaves, the construction of the main road of Qin State was also rather successful. The main road of the Qin State was made from a mixture of lime, clay and glutinous rice milk, which was not only smooth but also spacious. Along the way, there were plenty of carriages to rotate between them.

Entering the Han Gu Guan, Xie Fei suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the carriage. Xie Fei stuck his head out and saw the black smoke from afar.

Xie Fei's heart almost jumped out, "So the steam train has actually come out!"

Xie Fei realized that he had really underestimated the ancient people. As he entered the Han Gu Guan, he laid down the middle of the road and a train flew over, behind the tall locomotive, Xie Fei saw a cannon mouth that was over two hundred and eight meters wide, and a five to six meter long cannon pipe that was pointing upwards! Xie Fei could not help but blurt out, "I'll test, is there a mistake?! And this thing was actually made? "

Ever since Institute of Martial Studies started her train project, especially after her engine experiment was successful, she had sent a large number of people to build a circular railway line around Chang'an. The first train she created was not to transport goods, but to form a strong armed force, this train had 28 carriages that were 20 metres long, and other than a huge cannon in the second row, the other 26 carriages were equipped with 130 small Buddhist cannons.

A train travelling at over 100 kilometers per hour would be able to mobilize this force at a dangerous location in Changan in the shortest amount of time.

Xie Fei's mouth was wide open, "This idea was not taught to me?"