Chapter 34 The Dragon of Jiangdong

Thank you for the reward of Bai Ji's Binlu sauce. I was moved to have a deacon so early, hehe.

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Hundreds of hearts seemed to jump at the same time in an instant, and a pair of excited eyes swept to the edge of the river.

The thin river fog has not yet been dispersed by the morning light. In the light and thin clouds, the white light and shadow appear looming from time to time. Against the river water with wavy scales, it is like an illusion, and there is an illusion of being unreal in a trance.

The white light and shadow gradually became clear with the rise of Xu. The fog and water light seem to form a huge mirror across the river, and the white light and shadow are coming from the depths of the mirror. Every step closer, its image increases one point.

Suddenly, an east wind suddenly rose, and the clouds and fog of the river were swept up in a moment.

A white dragon that covered the whole river suddenly crashed into everyone's sight, and everyone couldn't help taking a breath.

Looking closely, I just saw that it was not a white dragon in sight, but a huge fleet that occupied the whole river. The white light and shadow they saw before were just towering sails.

Thousands of sails are spreading together and coming. Such a huge fleet and such a vast array are not only Liu Bei's troops who have never seen Wu's popularity, but also those Liu Biao's old troops who have been fighting with Dongwu for years. At this moment, they can't help but be deeply shocked to see such an unprecedented fleet.

Thousands of large and small warships, advancing in an orderly manner on the rolling Yangtze River, with the same pace as a dragon in light armor. Every inch of movement cooperates seamlessly with each other.

"Is this the Eastern Wu Water Army?" Liu Feng, who was deeply shocked, sighed from the bottom of his heart.

In this era, there are no advanced communication tools such as radio. The exchange of information between naval warships and the orders issued by the commander are basically through the flag language. More than a thousand warships rely only on this simple means of information to organize and dispatch. The difficulty can be imagined, and it must be a great challenge to the commander's ability.

Liu Feng has also seen Guan Yu's ability to command the navy. From the bottom of his heart, it is really good, but looking at the Dongwu fleet led by Zhou Yu in front of him, Liu Feng realized the gap between the two.

When the fog dissipated and the sun rose in mid-air, Dongwu's fleet successfully entered the waters of Xiakou. According to the prior agreement, although the two sides are allied, the Wu army could not enter Xiakou. They could only camp along the Yangtze River south of Xiakou to deal with Cao Qian's West Road Army in the east of the Shunjiang River, while Er Liu's army dealt with Cao's army on the North Road from the Han River.

Before the Eastern Wu water army stopped, Xu Shu ordered the laborers to be brought into several prepared ships, and drove straight out of the water village to the river to meet the Wu people. He planned to deliver the laborers' goods before the opponent docked and set up the camp to show the hospitality as an ally.

After the cross-examination of the Wu army's patrol ship, several ships full of cargo were allowed to enter the Wu army's fleet, and Xu Shu and Liu Feng heard that Liu Bei also came with Zhou Yu, so they took a walking boat to meet Zhou Yu's flagship.

Dive deep into the Wu army fleet, Liu Feng had the honor to see the elegant demeanor of the Wu ship

During the period of rest in Xiakou, Liu Feng also had an interesting understanding of Guan Yu's naval army, and gradually learned that there were several kinds of naval warships in this era, such as rushes, battleships, building ships and walking boats.

This ship is also known as a collision ship. The hull is narrow and long, and the speed is fast. The back of the ship is covered with raw cowhide, and the two compartments are chiseled with holes. There are crossbow windows and spear holes on the front, back, left and right, so that the enemy cannot approach, and the arrow stones cannot be destroyed. This kind of ship is generally used in close combat, taking advantage of the enemy's failure to avoid, rushing into the enemy ship, and then boarding the ship.

As for the battleship, it is a warship with a larger tonnage than the thrust. It is the main warship of the whole fleet. The ship is equipped with a female wall, three feet high, and there are holes under the wall. At the same time, a boathouse was built, which was as high as the female wall, five feet high, including the nun wall. The ship is said to be mainly used for the suppression of long-range firepower to cover the landing operations of the ship.

As for the walker, it is a fast small warship, which is like flying back and forth. It is generally used for the transportation of personnel between the main warships, and can also participate in the battle when necessary.

All warships, the most horrible thing is even building ships. This kind of tonnage warship is not only not owned by Guan Yu's navy, but also not even one in Jingzhou.

Today, Liu Feng finally saw this legendary water giant, because Zhou Yu's flagship is a building ship known as the first giant ship in Jiangdong.

When he looked at it from a distance, he didn't realize what was special about the ship. When he approached, Liu Feng felt the horror of the giant ship. Ordinary buildings and ships have three towers, and Zhou Yu's flagship actually built five buildings. The huge shadow extending out of the hull made Liu Feng walk dozens of steps away, and the whole ship was swallowed up by the shadow of the other party.

Looking closely, I saw that there were women's walls everywhere on the building ship, with trees on all sides, and countless crossbow windows and spear holes. At first glance, I would think that it was not a ship, but a mobile castle floating on the river.

"This ship... is too big." Liu Feng looked up at the giant ship like a hill and couldn't help sighing again.

Xu Shu beside him also sighed: "I didn't expect that the shipbuilding technology of the Wu people has reached such a point. No wonder Liu Jingsheng has fought with the Sun family for more than ten years and has always been at a disadvantage. It is also a very important reason that the shipbuilding level can't catch up with others."

When the two of them sighed, they walked and leaned against the building boat.

Climbing on the wide deck, I saw two people coming towards them with laughter under the presence of the generals of Eastern Wu, one of whom was Liu Bei.

Beside Liu Bei, a young man in his early thirties was side by side with him. He wore a jinned tiger-pattern helmet, and the slender red gecko fell on his broad shoulders. Although his shoulders were wide, his waist and abdomen were very thin, covered with a large bright red cloak and a long sword with a black gold scabbard around his waist.

The man talked and laughed as if no one was around, seemingly casual and relaxed, but his feet were steady and powerful. Every step was like a towering tree rooted in the ground, and every muscle of his body was ready to fight at any time.

A few steps away, Liu Feng has already felt the different momentum of ordinary people emanating from that person. The momentum is different from Xu Chu's addiction to killing, Guan Yu's arrogance, and even more different from Liu Bei's deep hiding, but a kind of natural, open and dignified atmosphere.

After a moment, Liu Feng finally saw the man's appearance and couldn't help but be shocked.

How can there be such a beautiful man in this world!