Warring States Eagle

According to the voyage from Karatsu Bay to Banya Bay, it usually only takes two days to arrive.However, due to the need to wait for the family members of the captured boatman and oarsmen from the original Sashiya harbor to board the ship, and to deliberately spare the sphere of influence of the Sashiya navy after sailing, the Luo family navy passed four days at sea. The long voyage finally entered Banwu Bay on June 28, Tianwen Nine Years.

In a hidden bay, the boatman, oarsman, and their family members were temporarily unloaded, and a dozen people were left to guard the merchant ship and the supplies on the Dutch ship. The ship consisted of one closed ship and eleven small boats. The Luo family's navy rushed to the bay at the mouth of Shangpu River.At the same time, Zheng Liang, who had been notified secretly by Sun Wulang in advance the night before, led more than 50 troops to attack Xintianzhong's stronghold on the east bank of Banwu Bay by land.

The Xintian people who were in a hurry to fight had to separate some pirates to block the menacing Luo family's troops on land, resulting in only one Guan Ship and five Xiaozao ships fighting on the sea.

"Prepare to fight on board!" Sun Wulang, who was standing on the Guan ship, shouted loudly. It was the first time that Sun Wulang commanded such a large warship and fleet. When he was a pirate in the past, he only brought a few small early He robbed some merchants, so his face was supposed to be full of red, but at this moment, he couldn't see any excitement, but solemnity. This is the first time that the Luo family's navy has fought in front of the lord, so we must be careful. Be good, otherwise your status will be worrying, you may even lose your hard-earned job, and your hard-to-find samurai status will definitely be lost.After hearing the order from the general of the navy, all the sailors of the Luo family got busy.The rowing speed of the boatmen has also increased a lot. They must quickly approach each other before the opponent has adjusted the hull in order to gain the upper hand in the battle.

"Water ghost!" Sun Wulang shouted again when he was about to approach the two frontmost Xiaozao ships.Several Luo family sailors who had prepared earlier jumped into the sea in response. They were preparing to approach the opponent's ship from underwater and cooperate with our ships on the water to attack the enemy.At the same time, several people on the other side also jumped into the sea, obviously holding the same idea.

"Bump", the leading Luo's Xiaozao collided with the opponent's Xiaozao, and the two parties on the boat immediately fought.And the other five Luo's Xiaozao, which were the front troops, took the opportunity to surround the two Xiaozao of Xin Tianzhong.The Xintian people, with fewer numbers and ships, were immediately at a disadvantage, and were exhausted by the Luo family's navy.Seeing this, Xin Tianzhong, who had not yet arrived, and three Xiaozao ships not only failed to come to the rescue in time, but turned around and left.This cannot be blamed on them. First of all, the Luo family's navy still has six Xiaozao ships and one Guan ship ready to go into battle, and the volume of Luo's family's Guan ship is nearly one-third larger than that of Xin Tianzhong. After taking two small ships, it is obviously invincible.

At this time, the pirates on the land were also defeated by the army led by Zheng Liang. These pirates were mainly composed of some locals. It was okay to bully the fishermen. The situation of the family was destined to be a tragedy, so some of them had nowhere to escape and jumped into the sea directly, trying to escape from the sea. Those who were lucky had already jumped on a few ships docked on the shore of the harbor and did not participate in the sea battle. Xiao Zao, struggling to escape by rowing.The Luo family's navy took the opportunity to destroy them one by one. Of course, the main purpose of this battle was to seize the position, and there was no need to lose both sides. So after some battles, the Xin Tianzhong finally left behind five Xiaozao and sixteen prisoners. , fled in a panic to the stronghold on the west bank of Banwu Bay, where they still have some ships, and it is also their old den.

Since then, the east bank of Banwu Bay has been completely occupied by the Luo family, which means that the Luo family's navy has the first naval base and an outlet to the sea.With the emergence of the Luo family's navy, the water forces in Banwuwan were divided into three, with the Luo family's navy in the east, the pirates headed by the Xintian people in the west, and the most powerful pirates in the south. According to the information reported by Yinuo, they own three closed ships, more than 20 Xiaozao and various ships.

Accompanied by Dongxiang Heiji and Yinuo, Zheng Liang greeted the Luo family's navy who had won the first battle at the harbor with Urakawa's estuary.

"Your Highness, I have lived up to expectations and have brought all the supplies and personnel to the territory." Sun Wulang knelt on the deck and bowed to Zheng Liang.

"Very good, Sun Wulang, you really deserve to be the general of our family's navy," Zheng Liang praised, and then he began to look at the Guan ship carefully.Last time, due to time constraints, and it was at night, Zheng Liang didn't have time to take a good tour of the seized Luo family ship.

"Your Highness, this is Guan Ship. It is the main warship of various naval forces at present. The main purpose of construction is to increase the speed of the ship on the basis of taking into account the defense. It can quickly catch up with ships that refuse to pay tolls on the sea. Between eighty sculls and forty sculls, sailors can use bows and arrows to shoot on both sides." Seeing that Zhengliang seemed interested in this ship, Sun Wulang immediately introduced it.

"Oh, are all Guan boats this big?" Zhengliang asked.According to a rough visual inspection, the boat he was in was about four meters wide and 15 meters long from end to end. Compared with Xiaozao next to him, it seemed a bit large.

"No, I had the honor to see the navy of Chikuzen Munakata's family. They have larger closed ships, at least five meters wide and more than 20 meters long. Of course, there are also smaller ones. The pirates who fought against the family just now, Their Guan ship is much smaller," Sun Wulang said immediately, "In addition to the Guan ship, there is also a larger warship."

"Oh? Let's hear it," Zheng Liang said immediately.

"This kind of ship has not been seen in Higashimatsuura. At present, I only know that the powerful daimyo Ouchi family of the Western Kingdom has such a ship. We call this kind of ship an house ship, but I don't know how big it is." Sun Goro said with a little embarrassment, in fact, he heard it from other pirates, and he had never seen such a ship with his own eyes.

"A house boat?" Zhengliang was taken aback. He used it often when playing games before, but he didn't expect to meet him here.According to memories, the Warring States Period was the period when the development of Ataka boats reached its peak.The displacement of the smallest ataka boat at that time was generally about 160 shi, and the usual displacement was between 1573 shi and 52 shi.The number of oars varies from fifty to 1578 depending on the size of the boat.The part in the hull of the ship accounts for about one-sixth of the large paddle.The bow is equipped with box-shaped tortoise shell armor, and the large tube is placed on the bottom to facilitate shelling.Oda Nobunaga built a large house boat on the shore of Lake Biwa in the fourth year of Motoki ([-]).According to "Nobunaga Koji", the captain is thirty rooms long, seven rooms wide (it is estimated to be [-] meters, which is relatively large), and one hundred oars.At that time, because of the attack on Honganji Temple, they were defeated by the Maori navy. In [-], Nobunaga ordered Kuki Yoshitaka to build six of the most famous iron-clad ships in the history of the Ataka ship. In addition to covering the water surface with iron armor to prevent fire attack, it is also designed with iron teeth to prevent ship climbing.

As the atake boat developed, it became the ship on which the commander rode.Both the bow and the stern are armored with shields, and there are narrow gaps (bullet holes) for shooting bows and iron cannons.After approaching the enemy ship, you can also use the outer side of the shield to connect to the ship, lower the bridge to board the enemy ship, and start a ship-on-board battle.Many separate waterproof compartments are also set up at the bottom of the ship. After one part of the hull is damaged and flooded, other parts will not be affected, and the ship can still continue to fight.At this time, the boats were mainly driven by human oars, and a large ataka boat could have up to a hundred oarsmen.Large barrels (large gunpowder weapons between iron cannons and cannons) can also be configured on the ship.This kind of ship with excellent attack and defense capabilities is also known as the "City on the Sea".

"Should that kind of small boat be called Xiaozao?" Zheng Liang asked, pointing to the dozens of Xiaozao surrounded by the Guan boat.

"Yes, Your Highness. It basically has no defensive power, but it is very fast, much faster than a closed ship. It has forty oars on both sides, and it is the most commonly used ship for pirates. During battles, several ships often attack at the same time. ", Sun Wulang said eloquently.

Is it really Xiaozao?This is the day when he will be mainly responsible for reconnaissance and reporting in the regular navy.However, because of its lightness and flexibility, high cost-effectiveness ratio, and low technical content, it has become the mainstream ship of pirates and is often used in groups.And with the increasing number of battles, such small ships can be divided into iron gun boats, long-handled boats, odd boats, monoken boats, fan boats, and military grain boats.Take the [-] stone boats as an example for manning, generally equipped with [-] sculls, [-] sailors, [-] bow helmsmen, about [-] musketeers, and combatants accounted for half of the total number.If sails are used as power, the required sailors can be greatly reduced, and a hundred-man iron cannon team can be used.

"Son Goro, how many pirates are there in Higashimatsuura now?" Zhengliang asked again.According to his plan, after getting access to the sea, the Luo family will vigorously develop business and trade, but pirates as numerous as hairs on the sea have become a dangerous factor that cannot be ignored on the sea.

"Your Highness, the number is huge, but most of them are made up of fishermen and farmers who cannot survive on the shore. At the same time, there are also a small number of residents living on islands. They are usually engaged in fishing and trading, but they are secretly carrying out pirates. The behavior of attacking. The rest are some fierce pirates who really make a living by robbery."

"You mean that as long as they are given a chance to survive, most of them are likely to return to the shore to settle?"

"Yes, Your Highness," Sun Wulang whispered with deep understanding.

"En", Zheng Liang looked at the sea in the distance, and nodded in response.The salty sea breeze blew on his face, but it didn't cause any change in his expression.At this moment, no one knows what his heart is heading for.

"Tell me about our harvest this time?" Zheng Liang asked again.

"Yes, Your Highness." Sun Wulang, who was feeling uneasy when he saw Zheng Liang's sudden silence, immediately took orders, "There is currently one relevant ship in our navy; there are seven merchant ships and Dutch ships in total, with a total load of about 7 shi. At present, it is carrying more than 5000 stones of grain and 500 rattan tokens; at the same time, including the five Xiaozao just seized, there are a total of 43 Xiaozao; there are 33 sailors; There are 21 people, and 13 oarsmen are in charge of fighting, but these oarsmen are a bit old and no longer suitable for fighting at sea; in addition, their family members have more than 100 people."

"Off the ship and Xiaozao were handed over to you to command, and the rattan badges were also equipped in the navy. Since those oarsmen are getting old, they will serve as teachers for the newly recruited navy ashigaru in the future. In addition, I will arrange personnel Seventeen more ashigaru sailors were selected from the territory of the Luo family, and together with the original 33 ashigaru, they formed the first navy brigade of the Luo family." Zheng Liang said in a deep voice, "This navy is all up to you. I'm here to lead, but we must ensure the safety of our family in the direction of Banwu Bay. At the same time, I will arrange personnel to come to assist you in training the water army, so as to improve the combat power of the water army as soon as possible. The strength of the water army determines the strength of the Luo family. Whether his martial arts can flourish."

"Yes, Your Highness. I will do my best." Sensing Zheng Liang's ardent expectations, Sun Wulang's original worries about the lord's dissatisfaction with the navy were swept away, and he kowtowed to promise.

Zhengliang waved his hand to signal that Sun Goro didn't need to be polite, then turned his head to Dongxiang Heiji and continued to order, "Heiji, the merchant ships, Dutch ships and other supplies will be handed over to you; in addition, allocate a special place for these shipbuilders to use. Establish the first small shipbuilding workshop of the family as soon as possible. Even if the ship cannot be built in a short period of time, it is very important to ensure the maintenance of the navy warship; They settled down as soon as possible, but they are not allowed to go fishing for the time being, so as not to leak the situation of the territory. Yinuo, you send someone to the west bank of Banwu Bay to find out the situation there."Geographically speaking, the west bank is closer to the outlet of Banwu Bay into Xuanjie Beach, so it is necessary to understand the distribution of pirates there.

"Yes, Your Highness," everyone bowed to accept the order.

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