Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Xu Jun's fleet sailed along the coast of Japan and crossed Ichi Island in the eastern part of Tsushima Island into the waters of Kitakyushu in early September. Han Tong, commander of the Dragon Army, became the commander of the fleet.

This is the first large-scale maritime expedition of the Central Plains Dynasty! The imperial court has made a lot of preparations for several months, but obviously lacks experience.

Some Han people, Koreans and Japanese businessmen who are familiar with the East China Sea all say that there may be typhoons here in summer and autumn! It's the end of autumn. Han Tong can only hope for luck. The typhoon season is over...Because the court can't wait for winter, the situation of Xu Jun in Shijianbao is unknown, and he can only sit and die without reinforcements!

The fleet is composed of more than 100 ships of various sizes, carrying about 6,000 new soldiers of the Jiaolong Army. Most of the soldiers come from the original Southern Tang State Navy. (The soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were first under Liu Renzhan’s subordinates. In the past two years, the generals have been recovered. Military power, the Southern Tang Army has been designated as the Guard).

The experience of these naval forces was limited to the Yangtze River and Huaishui Rivers, but compared with most soldiers from the Central Origin, they were water-permeable and adaptable to swaying ships. Therefore, the imperial court gave up using the Forbidden Forces to be incorporated into the Dragon Army and replaced the guards from the Southern Tang Dynasty. The army is incorporated into the Forbidden Army (the Jiaolong Army is organized for the Forbidden Army).

The composition of the ships is more complicated. Half of the ships are light boats (a combination of large food ships and central plains culet-bottomed ships), and nearly half are Korean ships and culet-bottomed merchant ships purchased as much as possible. Among them, there are only three big ships, Mulan!

Since last year, the court has built a large number of warships in Jiangning Shipyard, but due to the size of the dock and the scarcity of craftsmen, the construction speed is slow. Work day and night has recently built dozens of light boats and three Mulan ships... Mulan ships are mainly restricted by the lack of large docks.

Hantong’s ship is a large Mulan ship with more than three thousand materials (displacement of about three to four hundred tons), with a crew of nearly two hundred people, twenty-four heavy bronze cannons, and a layer of naval guns on both sides.

The three large ships are the main battleships of the fleet, and dozens of other light boats are also battleships; the Korean ships and the sharp bottom merchant ships are difficult to be the main battleships, mainly transporting supplies and soldiers, and can also carry out close combat.

The light boat has a crew of 30 to 50 people, and a team of 10 people. The highest military on the ship will be a military envoy (the number of naval forces has changed from that of the ordinary army). The hull is too thin to use the main copper cannon... But the total method Yes, Guo Shao and the official craftsmen of the Armor-Building Workshop have developed a small cannon that can be used in small boats: the sub-cannon.

The gun body is made of iron, and the "inner tank" is made of copper. After the shot is fired, you can immediately change the inner tank and fire again. Therefore, the rate of fire is far higher than that of copper cannons...but the technology is limited, and the sealing is not very good, so the shooting range is very close, and the power is far inferior to the copper cannon. The sub-guns are light weight, no more than a hundred kilograms per gun, so there is no problem in putting them on the light boat.

On the flagship, there is Lu Duoxun, the provincial envoy, who also serves as the supervising army of the Dragon Army. He is in the cabin of the Chinese army. There are winds and waves on the sea, and even large ships are swaying. Ludson is a little uncomfortable with the sea, especially when he reads and writes, his head is dizzy and he feels vomiting.

He stayed still and quickly wrote a line on the paper: On the sixth day of September, the Kuroshio will be north and southeast wind.

The Kuroshio is a kind of warm current. The flow of water in the ocean is called the Kuroshio because of its dark color.

Ludoxun felt that it was difficult to write. He immediately put the writing brush down and opened the bamboo curtain on the window. He immediately saw Han Jiao in Rong Jia standing on the bow deck with his legs spread out, his body very steady with the shaking of the ship. .

The sea breeze blew Han Tong's red cloak, rustling in the wind like a flag, and he had stood motionless for a long time.

Han stunned that this person was not good at making and talking with others, but Ludoson could feel it, his heart was like the bumps of the waves...This is an unknown pioneer, and sometimes Ludoson is crazy and radical thinking about it. Thousands of soldiers and leaders This is the first long journey with the huge fleet of materials that cost the Treasury, and the risks are hard to describe.

On the vast ocean here, all the rules are different from those of the familiar land.

Perhaps only Guo Shao could have the courage to make such a decision, and only the founding king could have such power and prestige.

The last time he met before leaving Beijing appeared in Lu Duoxun's mind. Guo Shao's hot and expectant eyes, he said it must be possible, the world always dare not take the first step on the road no one has walked!

There is also a compass on the table next to Ludoxen, which is similar to a feng shui tool. This thing can point the direction...but it is easy to make mistakes by this thing alone. There are two other ways to assist the Eastern Navy Army:

First, try to rely on the land and coast as a reference. The method is to bring a few Koreans and Japanese as guides so that they can communicate with each other and send people to the shore to inquire about the place to find out the approximate location.

Second, rely on a civil official who is a Tianjian.

When Lu Duoxun was thinking of this, a civil official with pale temples walked in, and Lu Duoxun greeted politely with his fists, "Can the senior supervisor still withstand the wind and waves on the sea?"

"It's good, it's good." Gao Shouzhen, who is an official supervisor, said calmly.

From the Tang dynasty to the Xu dynasty, the civil officials were basically streamlined officials, but one type of official was an exception, and that was the official of the Sitianjian. People like Gao Shouzhen, once entered the Sitian jail, can no longer take positions in other yamen, nor can they resign at will; the sources of officials are mostly hereditary...About this kind of civil servants who can observe the sky makes the royal family feel mysterious After all, everyone still believes in God a little bit, so they need to be more strictly controlled to prevent scholars from running into the wild.

Gao Shouzhen has the ability, in addition to revising the calendar and observing the sky at night, he is very familiar with the stars. Can observe the direction and height of various stars through the eyes to estimate the position.

Xu Jun used several methods to drive as far as possible near the sea where he landed to ensure his heading.

At this time, Han Tong from outside the cabin also walked in, and the three civil and military men met each other's courtesy and were assigned to the seats. Lu Duoxun took the lead: "The Kuroshio is heading north, blowing southerly. If the Japanese army intercepts the fleet in front, it will be very beneficial to us."

After hearing this, Han Tong nodded sullenly: "Lu Jianjun made sense."

Lu Duoxun’s title of supervising army was just dispatching. In fact, his most important official posts were cabinet ministers, Hakka ambassadors... and the supervising army was talking about it, as if he was a person who monitored and complained at any time, and he was immediately divided. Han Tong is annoying, that's the case, a random sentence is always inexplicably uncomfortable!

Han Tong said casually: "The marching formation is no more than this. Before the war, try to make the right time and place and benefit him, and then use the strong to attack the weak."

Gao Shouzhen said few words, but at this time he calmly touched his beard and said: "No wonder General Han is not as famous as the forward."

Han Tong disagreed, and said: "But this commander is worried that the Japanese army is unwilling to face me against the wind and the current. They have at least two ways. One is to hide the main force in the Shimonoseki Waterway (the strait between Kitakyushu and Honshu). ); When my main force goes north, and then exits the waterway, the upper wind will chase in the direction of Shangshui. The second is to detour around Kyushu Island and chase our fleet from the south, and we will be able to take advantage of the wind."

Although the sea is vast, the fleet does not sail at will. They generally have relatively fixed offshore routes, otherwise they may encounter more risks such as submerged reefs, lost directions, unknown weather changes, and so on. Therefore, there are traces to intercept and search for large fleets in the Japanese Sea.

Lu Duoxun said: "If the Japanese army allows the channel to be opened, they can only sit and watch our troops approach the reinforcements of Shijian Fort."

Han Tong shook his head and said: "No! At this time, naval battle is the place to decide the victory or defeat. It is not the length of time. If the Japanese army can defeat our fleet, the fall of Ishijian Fort will only be the length of time; otherwise, no one can Block a lot of punishments, say the country!"

After hearing this, Lu Duoxun groaned: "General Han meant that the Japanese army would not think it was too much trouble, and regardless of the urgency of the fighter?"

Han Tong frowned and said: "From this commander's point of view, this is indeed a wise move. How can you rush to defeat your opponent? You must do everything to your advantage!"

... However, Han Tong is only a military commander, and he is often inaccurate about other matters. Guessed wrong again this time.

A few days later, in the early morning, off the coast of Japan, someone suddenly entered the cabin to report: "An enemy ship was found just north!"

Han Tong had just gotten up, and upon hearing the news, he immediately asked, "How many ships are there?"

Come to Humanity: "Not so clear, there is fog on the sea!"

Han Tong immediately said: "Hurry up, prepare for war!"

"Telling!"

Not long afterwards, there was a rush of loud drums outside. Soon the rhythm of the drums seemed to be contagious. The drums were beaten on the four warships, and the drums rang into one, and the atmosphere suddenly intensified.

Han Tong took the helmet from the soldier, put it on, fastened the leather buckle, and walked onto the deck, followed by climbing the wooden ladder to the stern ship tower. The soldiers on the deck speeded up their movements, shouting all around.

Han Tong's palm rested on the carved wooden railing~www.readwn.com~ and looked at the scene ahead. The vast undulating sea was shrouded in a layer of mist surging in the wind, and the dark shadows of ships were looming in the distance.

"Order the ships to slow down, with the warships in front and the heavyweights behind, to rectify the formation!" Han Tong gave another order.

The triangular red flag on the flagship changed its quantitative characteristics, and the messenger blew the horn to remind other ships. It is the first time that Xu has formed a large force battle formation on the sea. It has absorbed some of the original Hu Ben Army’s military orders to pass the rules and military laws, and the semaphore is one of them; but for the time being, it can only issue simple things such as attack, retreat, and wait. Military order.

Normally there is no need for military orders, and the ships will keep a good distance from the flagships. Hantong’s flagships are very eye-catching. One of the hulls is very large, and the other is hung with the flag of the dragon army. The yellow dragon is in the shape of a dragon. "Xu".

While waiting for the military to prepare for war, Han Tong kept an eye on the movements of the enemy ship ahead. He was really puzzled: Is it really the main force of the Japanese navy? The opponent's main commander was too happy, and he simply searched for it desperately. Such an opponent really made Han Tong more worry-free. Anyway, he was harder than his fist! Mobile users please visit

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