Chapter 96 Expedition

"That's it! In previous years, in Fujian, the mountains are full of mountain thieves and bandits, but since General Yu came, these mountain thieves and bandits have been cleaned up obed and patted to death. Now when it comes to Yu Jiajun, I heard that many thieves in the capital are scared.

And those pirates, how many times did they come to harass in the past year? Now, who dares to come here to look for trouble! If it hadn't been for General Yu's presence, could we have lived a stable life now? General Yu's expedition this time, I hope he can win the horse and succeed! Come back quickly! Otherwise, I'm afraid those mountain thieves and pirates will be restless again!"

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Many people whispered from afar. At this time, the military parade on the school has come to an end, and the ceremony of killing animals and sacrificing flags has also ended. Only a few cannons sounded. Then the generals in the campus immediately began to be led away by officers and walk towards more than a dozen trestles on the dock.

Now, there are several docks in Weitou Bay, and many trestles have been built, which can be used for a large number of merchant ships or warships to dock directly on the side of the trestle. However, today, these trestles have all been requisitioned by Yu Xiaotian, and all the transport ships on the expedition have been docked next to the trestle, which is equivalent to the soldiers of the family army boarding the ship.

This is a relatively large-scale operation. No one dares to say that they have any opinions. On the contrary, many businessmen and sailors on the merchant ship also gathered together. Looking at this scene, they even praised it.

Although Yu Xiaotian now charges sea fees for all merchant ships, and the collection is not low, the merchants are still willing to pay. Because of Yu Xiaotian's existence, they have made it much safer for them to do business in Fujian. In addition, the port and dock facilities have been improved a lot, which lies in the land controlled by Xiaotian. The price is also fair and well-behaved, so on the surface, they have paid the price, but in fact they have gained more. At least in Fujian, they are not very worried and are hijacked by pirates again.

With these trestles, it is much easier for soldiers and horses to board the ship. The soldiers can board the ship directly from the trestle, and this time they also used several animal boats specially used to carry mules and horses. These ships are specially built, with large space inside, high cabins, and special channels for mules to get off immediately. Ships, entering the cabin, have good ventilation conditions. There are also fences, mules and horses, and special cabins to store forage and fine materials eaten by mules and horses. The conditions are far better than before.

This is also the ship that began to be built since the sea wolf discovered that Jeju Island is a huge pasture, which is specially used to transport live horses and other large animals. The carrying efficiency and the survival of livestock are much stronger than when it was transported by other ships before. In addition, there are special personnel on the ship. To serve these animals so that they can be well taken care of during the shipping, so this time several ships were also used to transport mules and horses for the army.

The whole loading operation went very smoothly. In advance, someone was specially responsible for arranging the order of soldiers and horses to board the ship and the ships they took. Each officer had a clear understanding of the location of the ship they boarded and the ship to board, so with an order, it took eight thousand soldiers and soldiers in less than two hours. It became a boarding ship.

If it had been used to let the Ming army do this, it would have been busy for two days, which also highlights the strictness of the organization of the sea wolf. Everything is managed by someone, and it is directly responsible for people. Everyone cares about everything, so That's why it's so beautiful.

Yu Xiaotian also boarded his brand-new boat under the send of everyone. This ship is no longer the Spanish warship that was captured before, but a new ship built for Yu Xiaotian. It is just one of Yu Xiaotian's boats, not just such a boat.

The line shape of this ship is beautiful, and the hull has many Western-style styles. The interior adopts a cabin structure, with a large aspect ratio. The hull looks slender, and the hull is not too high. The lines are very elegant and beautiful, but the main sail adopts Chinese sails, because this ship mainly moves along the coastal area, and the Western-style sailboat is equipped with complex sails. There are too many hands that need to operate the sail, which is quite inconvenient when sailing near the shore or sailing against the wind.

Therefore, when Xiaotian designed this ship, he took this into account and finally chose the Chinese main sail. At the position of the bow, with the bow triangle sail, the ship became a hybrid, which has not only the structure of a Western-style sailboat, but also has the advantages of a Chinese sailboat.

And the ship also has strong firepower, with a total of two layers of artillery decks. The lower artillery deck is loaded with 16 24 pounds of long guns, and the upper artillery deck is loaded with 16 12 pounds of long guns. 12 pounds of short guns or 12 6 pounds of light guns can also be placed on the deck. Two 48 pounds of artillery on both sides of the bow are also loaded. The two Kalon cannons give it a very strong melee ability. Of course, the long-range ability is definitely one of the strongest on the Asian side.

After the ship was built, it has carried out many sea trials and returned to the ship for several renovations, solving many existing problems. Recently, it has just been delivered to Yu Xiaotian as his flagship.

Yu Xiaotian boarded his brand-new ship and sighed. After walking around the boat, he was quite proud. This boat is exactly the ship he wants at present, but it is definitely not the ship he will use in the future. This kind of ship is a transitional product and is only suitable for activities off the coast of China, but it is not suitable for Long voyage in the ocean is a kind of coastal gunboat with low speed, which is a disadvantage, but as long as it is used in the right place, this kind of ship can still exert considerable combat effectiveness.

But he asked not to build more of this kind of ship. It is enough to build a few ships to accumulate experience, because in Asia, it will be impossible for him to encounter opponents who will challenge his sea power for a long time. This kind of ship is destined to become a dinosaur in the future and be eliminated by time.

After he stays at the end of the battle in the Central Plains, he will send sailors around the world to explore, colonize, and go to other places to compete for sea rights with other maritime powers. Therefore, what he needs is bigger, more artillery, and more cargo ships that can sail around the world, rather than This kind of coastal gunship.

But at present, what he wants to do is to use this new ship. Once he arrives in the north, he can look at the Bohai Sea and has no rivals. It is also a guarantee for his achievements in the north this time, so he will use it as his handsome ship.

The ship is not loaded with other soldiers except for the guards. In the stern, his bedroom is set up, and a considerable conference room is also set up for him to hold temporary meetings on the ship. In addition, thick glass is installed in the porthole of the cabin. However, the super luxurious thing can keep the cabin bright during the day, and unlike before, the lights in the cabin have to be lit in the daytime, making the ship more safety hazards.

In a word, although this ship is not suitable for ocean navigation, it is very suitable for activities along the coast of China. It is definitely a first-class warship, and it is one of them.

Stepping on this warship, Yu Xiaotian couldn't help feeling a little vigorous again. His very stinky hand held the knife handle at his waist and put on a posture of staring at the world. He stood on the stern of the ship and shouted loudly with a big wave of his hand, "Let's go..."

In the Weitou Bay, there was immediately a series of salutions, and the rumble of cannons spread far away. Almost coincidentally, the people who saw them off also made a sound of cheers, like thunder, shaking the sky and the earth...

Because the wind direction on the sea has not yet turned into a south wind that is favorable for navigation, the fleet must continue to draw a zigzag on the sea and constantly turn the rudder to adjust the direction of the sail to receive the wind, so that it can slowly move north. Therefore, the journey from Fujian to Jiaozhou Bay is more than 4,000 miles, and the fleet is also enough. It took a month and a half to finally arrive at Jiaozhou Bay.

On the way, when the fleet basically did not encounter a major hurricane, the ship did not stop at night. Only when necessary, it landed for resupply, so that the fleet could sail into the harbor for temporary berthing to replenish fresh water and vegetables. The rest of the time was basically spent during the ferry.

And calculated every day, the fleet's driving distance is only about 100 miles, up to more than 100 miles. If you follow the straight speed, the speed is only two kilometers per hour, or even slower than walking, but this is only the ideal distance. In fact, the whole fleet, during the voyage, Go straight to the zigzag route, and the actual sailing distance of the ship is even more than three times the actual distance.

This is a pain for the army generals on the ship. Most of them are dry ducks. Although they have learned to swim after being recruited as sea wolves, they can only swim. In fact, there are not many boats. Most of them have boarded the ship several times during intensive training in the past few months. Adaptive training at sea.

But the training time is often only a day or two. Although they also get seasick and vomit, after all, the time is short, but this time they stay on the ship for more than a month. Even if they are temporarily berthing along the way, in order not to cause trouble and delay things, there are only a very small number of people on the ship because of something Only then will it be allowed to go ashore, and no one else is allowed to leave the ship without authorization.

This tossed many of the soldiers, especially in the first few days. After the departure, the sea encountered a slightly big storm, which made many people vomit in the ship. It was dark and almost nothing to eat. After a few days, they almost collapsed.

(Continue to ask for monthly tickets, brothers, check your hands, is there anything left?)