Becoming stronger from cutting Hu and Cao Cao

Chapter 216 Inspection of the Shipyard

Knowing that Zhang Ning was practicing with Yu Ji on Yunlong Mountain, Li Chen was not in a hurry to find Zhang Ning.Zhang Ning and Huang Yueying belonged to spare tires. I had just overworked with Lu Lingqi and Diao Chan these few days, and that kind of addiction is not very big now.Therefore, this spare tire can be used later.

Now that he has signed a covenant of non-aggression with Cao Cao, in a short period of time, Li Chen can completely focus on dealing with Sun Jian when he and Cao Cao are about to fight.

Because of Li Chen, the butterfly flapping its wings, the history of the Three Kingdoms has changed beyond recognition.Liu Bei has not yet risen, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to rise again.The battle of Chibi between Cao, Liu and Sun is estimated to be impossible, and if Li Chen wants to attack Sun Wu now, he doesn't know what kind of war will break out.

Weishan Lake, Shipyard.

The location of Weishan Lake is very good. First of all, it is a big lake. Not only can it be called perfect in terms of the location of the shipyard, but it can also fully support a large-scale naval training.

Since Weishan Lake is an inland lake, if the construction and training of the navy are arranged here, it can be well concealed.Moreover, Weishan Lake is not too far from the main road of the Yellow River.After the water army is built and trained, it is completely possible to dig an artificial canal from Weishan Lake, so that the water army can be driven out of Weishan Lake, then go to the Yellow River, turn to the Huai River, and finally turn to the Yangtze River Basin.

When it comes to the Yangtze River Basin, almost all the waters here are under the control of Soochow, and Soochow's navy can be said to be invincible in the world.Of course, this so-called invincibility does not mean how powerful Soochow's ships are.It is entirely because there are no tigers in the mountains that monkeys are called kings.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Central Plains area was the place where the warlords of the Henan generation fought, and it was also the Central Plains area.Therefore, everyone generally does not waste too much thought on the development of the navy, and because of this, there are not many warlords in the world with navy.It is precisely because of this that Soochow became the number one navy.

After inspecting the shipyard, Li Chen felt that Soochow, the number one naval force, might not last long, because Li Chen discovered that his shipyard had already started building Cangshan ships.

I have to say that this Huang Yueying is really talented. The shipyard has just been established for more than a month. Now the scout ships such as net shuttle boats have been put into production in batches, and the serial boats, fire dragon boats and Cangshan boats are such assault ships. It is also already in the process of groping and manufacturing.

Don't underestimate the chain boats, fire dragon boats, and Cangshan boats. The boats in the mountains are small assault warships for Li Chen, but they are actually medium-sized warships in Soochow.

In Li Chen's view, the chain boats, fire dragon boats and even Cangshan boats are too small. Not to mention these boats are very narrow, and they are all only a dozen meters long. The main power is the two sails at the front and back, and they don't have long-range firepower .

Of course, this is just Li Chen's opinion. In fact, such a ship was already a leading technology in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

First of all, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, most of the boats were flat-bottomed boats. Li Chen's sharp-bottomed boats with pointed ends, upturned ends, and keels were enough to amaze the craftsmen of this era.

When a flat-bottomed boat is sailing, the area in contact with the water surface is larger, so the resistance it receives is naturally greater.This kind of resistance is particularly obvious when encountering wind and waves or turning.

The sharp-bottomed boat has a small contact area with the water surface, so the resistance it receives is naturally small, so even if there are winds and waves, its speed will not be greatly affected.

After Li Chen visited the shipyard, he came to Huang Yueying's office, wanting to see what Huang Yueying was doing.

When Li Chen walked into the office, he deliberately lowered the sound of his footsteps, and walked in cautiously.

At this moment, Huang Yueying was lying on the desk, concentrating on studying the drawings on the desk.She crawled on the table, holding various tools in her hands as if she was modifying the drawings.At this moment, she was lying on the table with her back to Li Chen. This position seemed quite good.

Huang Yueying seemed to have sensed that there was someone behind her, she turned around suddenly, and was startled when she saw Li Chen appearing behind her.The two lumps on his chest also heaved up and down in fright.

"His Royal Highness, why are you here?" Huang Yueying said nervously.

"Let me take a look at the progress of this shipyard." Li Chen said to Huang Yueying.

"His Royal Highness Qin, don't worry, the progress is very fast now, and Yueying will be sure to launch the three-rail gunboat and the rushing boat in at least one year." Huang Yueying said confidently.

"Yueying, what are you doing?" Li Chen looked at the drawings on the table and asked.

Huang Yueying pointed to the blueprints on the table and said, "Reporting to Your Highness King Qin, I am improving the blueprints of the chain boat, the fire dragon boat, and the Cangshan boat."

"Although these three types of ships can only carry a hundred soldiers, they are actually not small ships according to the ships of the Soochow Navy. The disadvantage of these three types of ships is that they have no means of long-range attack and can only rely on Soldiers shot at each other with bows and arrows, or rushed in to fight."

"Yueying is thinking, if these three types of ships can be equipped with long-range firepower, then these three types of small ships can crush most of the ships in Soochow."

"Above the Yangtze River, besides the main road, there are many tributaries, some of which are difficult for large ships to enter. Among these tributaries, small boats are the main force. Therefore, I think it is only possible to equip these small boats with long-range firepower, which can be our water resources. The key to the army's victory in the Yangtze River."

After listening to Huang Yueying's words, Li Chen felt that what Huang Yueying said made sense.Li Chen's shipbuilding blueprints come from the Ming Dynasty, which is indeed a few eras ahead of the Three Kingdoms period.However, the national conditions of the same Three Kingdoms and the Ming Dynasty are different.

The Ming Dynasty had already opened the sea, and the purpose of shipbuilding was mostly sea transportation and sea warfare.For example, when Zheng He sailed to the West, all he traveled was the sea, the ocean.The Three Kingdoms period was different. The water battles during the Three Kingdoms period were all in rivers, so most of the boats were used.

In inland rivers, small boats are not necessarily less flexible than big boats, because in inland rivers, there are many tributaries that big boats cannot go to.Especially in the dry season, it is very likely to be stranded.

Taking into account the actual combat situation, Huang Yueying was not obsessed with big ships, but began to improve small boats, using small boats as the main combat force.Of course, big ships must also be available. The deterrent power of big ships is far beyond that of small ships.

When Li Chen saw that Huang Yueying was so thoughtful, he couldn't help feeling excited, and at this moment, he especially wanted to reward Huang Yueying with a po.

It doesn't matter if the reward is not rewarded, the main reason is to boo one.

(End of this chapter)