Chapter 53 Weird Things

The origin of Leling is very interesting. In Shandong Tongzhi, it is said: "Dafu is called Mausoleum: Le, take the four people to be full, and the country is the righteousness of peace and happiness." During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the war was continuous and the four people were tired. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the measures of "resting with the people" were taken, so "the four people are full, and the country is happy." So the name of this place was changed to Leling County.

In the small city in the east of Leling, there are many rivers and a desolate area. In the past, it was said that the First Emperor of Qin came to this place in the east, which was said to be the end of the earth, the beginning of the sea and the end of the Yellow River. From then on, the rushing river entered the Bohai Sea. From here to the sea, it can attack Goguryeo as a springboard in the east and invade the evil horse platform; in the north, it can go to Changli and send troops to Liaodong. In He Chen's mind, geographical location is quite important.

It's just that although Jieshi is called a city, it has no more than a thousand households, and it is scattered on the edge of various shallow bay waterways, which is extremely backward and depressed.

If Jieshi is used as a sea port, it is obviously not very suitable, but if it is just a transit and supply station, its geographical advantages will be shown. As early as after pacify Yuan Shao, He Chen had asked Wei Yan and Xin Pi to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to enter Qingzhou and take over the counties. At the same time, he asked the young Jia Kui to come here and start building the port.

If it is a person with ideas, he is really not willing to come to Jieshi, a sparse ghost place, but Jia Kui is different. He is young, and there are not so many Xiao Jiujiu. In addition, He Chen's agitation makes him full of blood, and he can't wait to build Jieshi into the most brilliant pearl in the Yellow River.

At this time, Jieshi poured into a large number of strong laborers, some of which were soldiers from Montenegro, some of which were defeated Qiangdi tribes, and some of whom were prisoners and criminals. At least more than 10,000 people were assigned here and began to build a port and wharf.

When He Chen led the guards to come here, the tranquility of Jieshi had already been broken, and the voices of "dangdang" on various construction sites were endless. The hard-working slaves sweated like rain and did not hesitate to rush to work. He Chen once said that as long as this place is built, they can not only get rid of the cheap territory, but also be divided into the fields and live and work in peace and contentment like the people of Bingzhou. This is the last hope that they have been sent to the end of the world, and there is still no extinction.

Before dawn on the second day after he came here, He Chen led Gan Ning, Dian Wei, Wen Chou, Yan Liang and other fierce people, plus three special barracks of "scale armor sailors", "divine machine battalion" and "divine gun guards", plus 2,000 soldiers who were good at water, and sent out a total of one large building ship, two Mengchong warships, ten carriages, ten Go ships, and thirty The boat is a red horse boat, vast and out of the Bohai Sea from the stone.

He Chen really couldn't control it. He went to sea to look for the so-called ghost shipwreck. Although they almost lost their lives in the last battle with the Zhang Jiao brothers, the greedy surname is enough to make them sacrifice their lives and forget everything.

Speaking of these warships, they were collected by He Chen after he captured Hebei. Don't really think that the north is as said in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. They are all dry ducks who are not used to water warfare. Let's not talk about how powerful the water army of Liaodong Gongsun Du is. When they were Zhao Fu and Cheng Wei, they were familiar with the tactics of the water army. They were famous for the water army in Hebei. They once led tens of thousands of sailors and stabbed Chaoge Qingshuikou. Later, they were defeated by Bingzhou, Handan and Yecheng. The two received the recruitment documents, and then surrendered to He Chen.

He Chen stood on the ship of the main ship, looking at the sea level in the distance, and his heart was extremely broad-minded.

This is my fucking first time to go to sea since I returned to this era.

This building ship was originally the royal building ship after Yuan Shao settled Jizhou, but before he could sit on it several times, he was accepted by He Chen and gave him an extremely cool name "Waryag".

The Varyag building is on the third floor, with a height of more than ten feet. There are six rackets in the left and right front and back, and they are 20 feet high. It is divided into three floors, the first floor is the Lu; the second floor is the Feilu; and the top floor is the Jue Room. Each floor is equipped with a protective female wall to defend against the enemy's bows, arrows and arrows. There are arrow eyes on the female wall to launch a crossbow. In order to defend against the enemy's fire attack, the ship was covered with leather to insulate the heat. Flags, knives and guns are planted everywhere on the building ship to strengthen the momentum, and use a variety of equipment such as fiber ropes, sails, sails and stalks to improve their functions. It is not only majestic in appearance, but also powerful in attack and defense. It is really a water fortress and aircraft carrier of the Han Dynasty.

But the ship has an obvious disadvantage, that is, the ocean-going ability is poor and the anti-storm ability is insufficient. It is okay in the inland river. If it comes out of the sea, once it is windy and waves, because its center of gravity is high, it may be destroyed and killed. Originally, Gan Ning and other people who were proficient in water warfare tried their best to oppose the building ship going to sea, but they thought that the ghost ship was at the end of the Yellow River, more than 30 nautical miles east of the stone, and did not really sail into the sea, so they did not speak out against it.

The cool sea breeze with a little fishy smell came to the nose, and countless groups of seagulls floated on the surface of the water. A huge red wave slowly rose from the distant horizontal, burning the sky red, and the surrounding waves of the river covered with a layer of golden light. The scenery is really beautiful, but He Chen is a little dizzy now. The first voyage made him a little uncomfortable for a while.

Compared with other generals, He Chen performed very well. Chang Diao, Yan Ming, and even Ji Ling, not to mention Huang Wudie, in the swing of the boat body, his eyes were full of stars, his feet were weak, and he held the mast and vomited, and almost poured out all the breakfast. In Gan Ning's gloating eyes, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were carried back to the bedroom by the sailors.

After the initial discomfort, He Chen finally recovered. Although she was still a little dizzy, she was not so unreliable. She casually asked the guide and asked, "Old man, how long do you think it will take to sail in that sea area?"

Although the old man was white-haired, his face was black and red, and his movements were very vigorous. His mouth was clear. He was humble and said respectfully, "If you go back to the general, the waters of the ghost ship are about ten nautical miles away. If you go at this speed, you can reach it in about half an hour. It's just that this ghost ship is haunted, and there is no fixed time, so the general should not have too much hope.

He Chen nodded. The old man spoke very simply and pertinently.

Gan Ning, who had endured for a long time, finally said in a rough voice on the side, "Master, in the eyes of my subordinates, this ghost ship is nothing. If there is a wind on the sea, the boat can float even if there are no sailors. As for the no one on the ship, it may encounter a storm or the cause of the disease, which is absolutely not as mysterious as it is rumored outside.

He Chen smiled in his heart. How do you know the beauty of the sunken ship? How can you know that things in today's world can no longer be inferred by common sense. Originally, I wanted to say a few words casually, but I didn't know that the old man was also extremely talkative. He took Gan Ning's words and said with a smile, "This soldier, you don't know anything about it. If it's just like this, it's nothing, but the problem is that every time this ghost ship appears, it is accompanied by a strange burning fire, like a baby crying song. It seems that the hull has broken several big holes, but it can't sink. There are a lot of strange things in it.

"There is such a thing, you old guy, won't you make it up?" Gan Ning was shocked and seemed to be a little unbelieving.

The old man seemed to be a little anxious, and his voice shouted, "When I see this ship, the little old man has half a lie that the military master can take this head at any time."

Seeing that the old man vowed that it was not like a fake, Gan Ning couldn't help but believe it.

"Look, look, there it is." At this time, the little old man suddenly shouted, pointing his fingers into the distance, and his voice was very excited.

Shit, are you so lucky? He Chen was excited and hurriedly looked at the distance. On the sea level in the distance, there was a small black spot in the waves, but because it was too far away, it was not very clear.

He Chen was refreshed and shouted, "The banner, go up and have a look."

The flag bearer on the top floor of the "Waryag" danced one after another with He Chen's order. In less than half a minute, seven or eight red horse boats left the fleet and sailed along the water, like arrows from the string, flying in the direction of the small black dot.

"Sure enough, there is nothing wrong with the little old man. This ghost ship can only appear in the morning glow of the wind and beautiful." The old man sighed with emotion on his face.

He Chen was not free. He stared at the distance and ordered Gan Ning to say, "The whole army should speed up."

"No." Gan Ning has been crossing the Yangtze River for several years. He has never seen anything, but he has never encountered a ghost ship. He has been impatient for a long time. Hearing He Chen's words, he ran to command the sailor in person and shouted, "Do your best."

Hundreds of strong and burly sailors, sailing, using like flying, large building ships to accelerate with all their strength. The Mongolian warship, one left and one right, guarded the "Waryag" building ship. The Go ships, vehicles and ships were arranged in an array and scattered around. The remaining red horse boats were on the outermost side, and a small attack fleet had been formed.

Due to the wind, the speed of the ship was very fast. Soon, the small black spots in front of it were clearly visible, and it could be faintly seen that it was a black ship.

"Close, close." He Chen was obviously very excited, and even his voice was much higher.

"Master, this ghost ship is very tricky, and there seems to be a flame on it." At this time, a sailor translated the flag of the rebuking Hou in front of him.

"Woo-woo" At this time, He Chen and all the sailors on the ship, almost everyone heard intermittent voices from afar. The sound is like a baby crying and a roaring wind. In short, it is extremely strange, and people can't help but feel creepy.

Sure enough, what the old man said was not wrong, and He Chen was not surprised but happy.

"Lord, the ship is missing." At this time, an extremely strange thing happened. The ghost ship, which had enlarged a lot, suddenly disappeared. There was no wind, no waves, and no sinking on the sea. In this way, it suddenly disappeared for no reason. Coupled with the sound of ghost crying just now, this extremely strange thing instantly made the soldiers on the ship a little panic.

(to be continued)