It was early June in a blink of an eye, outside the Pili Water Army Pier in Guazhou. ◎

It was a scene of prosperous summer. Various ships were shuttled back and forth on the river, and some merchant ships lined up in long queues at the entrance of the Grand Canal. Although the war with Mongolia continued, the two Huai River battlefields had almost ceased fire, and the transactions on both sides of the Huai River had resumed. When the battlefield on the Western Front was full of fire, the Eastern Front was booming. If the Mongolian Khan under Hezhou City saw this scene, I really don’t know what I should think?

The workshops in the Pili Navy camp were also busy, with wood sawn, large iron, and the sounds of labor horns mixed together. The newly built yard beside the dock was also in full swing. The hulls of several giant ships had been formed, and scaffoldings were also placed around the hull, and they were all busy working craftsmen.

Along the dock, a row of brand new warships that had already been launched were docked, including twenty of which were tall three-layer oars, and ten of them were 23-turned vehicles. Some soldiers with upper bodies, showing strong muscles were transporting supplies to the ships on the docking dock amid the shouts of officers.

All three-story paddle boats are in the same shape, with smooth lines and exaggerated paddles. There is a mast hanging in the middle of the hull. There is a tower in front of the mast, and there is a hanging staircase at the stern - a crow hanging. If it is put down, it is a suspension bridge that can hook the enemy ship and facilitate soldiers to fight with each other on board.

On the deck in front of the tower, there are two heavy torque generators installed, fixed on the rotating platform, forming a "double turret" arrangement of one front and one back. Between each, there is a blacksmith's stove - which is used to heat the iron balls, and it can also create the shell of the thunder arrow (the name given to Chen Dexing by Jia Sidao). In addition, there are four three-bow bed crossbows each, which are also installed on the rotating platform and can open fire to the left and right sides.

Two stone-striking, four bed crossbows, and the corner of the bow of the ship are the main attack weapons of a three-layer oar-mounted warship. Compared with the same size of vehicles, it is not very sharp. However, the emergence of bombs and hot bombs (that is, red-burned iron balls) still gives Chen Dexing's 20 three-layer oar-mounted ships super combat power, enough to sweep all opponents on the Yangtze River!

At the top of the mast of one of the three-layer oars boats, a bright red flag with white embroidered letters of Chen, was hung, and the hull number was painted with white paint at the bow of the boat - 001. Needless to say, this ship is Chen Dexing's flagship Tiger. All three-layer oars boats are named by animals, such as tiger, lion, bear, leopard, wolf, dog, mastiff, crocodile, shark, snake, dragon, turtle, eagle, fox, cow, horse, sheep, scorpion, camel, and deer.

Chen Dexing stood neatly on the stern of the boat and looked up at the tower, looking at the powerful naval army he had built, and looked proud. Although this naval army had no navigation ability, it should be no difficulty to use it to sweep the Sichuan River.

He turned his attention to the boat yard not far away, where larger pointed-bottomed warships were being built. When he returned from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, at least fifteen sailboats would be built. At that time, will there be places to go along the coast of the north? If you are careful and avoid the dense wind and waves, even Japan and the South China Sea will not be able to go.

As for the more powerful sail warship, it will not be too late to design and build the bronze cannon after the processing technology of the bronze cannon is mature. By then, its navy will not dominate East Asia, but the ocean!

"Million, Lao Ba, halfway, Lao Jian, I will entrust you with the full authority. The galleys must be built carefully. The wind and waves on the sea are high and rushing, not as strong as the river. The galleys must be strong. Thunderbolt arrows and thunders must be made in a step-by-step manner. After the construction is completed, we must be prepared well. We must also train in a step-by-step manner..." Chen Dexing turned around and looked at Huang Zhishen, Liu Yang and Qita, and whispered to tell him what he had to do after leaving.

This time, the Pili Navy was not dispatched. The Right Army, which had nearly 2,000 people, was basically unmoved. It stayed in Guazhou to build warship equipment, and was jointly responsible for Huang Zhishen and Qita. Taoist Liu Yang and Liu also had important responsibilities. On the one hand, they had to stay in Daming Temple and be responsible for the deployment of fire y, and on the other hand, they were also responsible for training spies.

At this time, a car sedan was coming from afar. The first one was to carry the eight-stage sedan and follow the entourage around them, holding up the official plaque and cool umbrella, and they were all ceremonial guards for the prime minister to travel. Needless to say, the visitor must be the Privy Councilor and the ambassador of the Prosperity of the Sichuan Province in Beijing, and they all promoted the military armor of the two Huai Rivers, the general was the chief financial officer of Huguang and the capital of Beijing, the general was the chief of the western army in Hubei, the general was the chief of the western army in Hubei, the general was the chief of the horses of the imperial army, the general was the chief of the army in the imperial army, and the general was the chief of the military farming department of Jiangling.

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"It's a big show, even Jia Sidao has come to see him off."

At this moment, on the river not far from the Guazhou Water Army Wharf, a pleasure boat worth more than ten meters long was slowly moving in. Several people dressed in literati were drinking and watching the scenery on the platform on the top of the pleasure boat. One of them was Liu Xiaoyuan, who was entrusted by Kublai Khan as a pleader in Jiangnan!

"I just want to stop the Khan's millions of soldiers. I see that Chen Dexing is just an overestimator. I don't have to treat him as a wise man."

Pu Shougeng was talking to Liu Xiaoyuan. He smiled lightly and his tone was also light. He picked up a glass of water and wine and leaned over. It seemed that he did not take Chen Dexing in his heart. He just waited for the millions of soldiers from the Mongolian Khan to go eastward to raise the banner of righteousness in Quanzhou and trampled those Han people who did not believe in the true gods and dared to collect taxes from the true gods, and would always become slaves of the Pu family.

Liu Xiaoyuan also smiled and raised his wine glass and drank it all. He put down the wine glass and looked at the sound of drums and music on the Guazhou Wharf. The tune was very exciting, and there was a vague sound of singing.

"...Thirty fame and fortune, dust and soil, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon. Don't wait for it, the young man's head is white, and the sadness is empty! The shame of Jingkang is still not achievable. When will the hatred of the ministers be destroyed? Drive a long cart and break through the Helan Mountains. Ambitions are hungry to eat the meat of the barbarians, laugh at the thirst and drink the blood of the Huns."

Hearing this lyrics, Liu Xiaoyuan also burst into laughter and shook his head and said, "These southerners are really ignorant of the great world. They are about to destroy their country and seeds. How can they sing ambition to eat the meat of the barbarians in hunger and laugh at the thirst and drink the blood of the Huns."

Pu Shougen nodded in agreement: "It's just a group of crazy people who are heartbroken! The fall of the Han Dynasty and the rise of Mongolia is already the general trend, and it cannot be reversed by a few Han people in the Southern Dynasty singing a song or writing some articles."

Hearing the word "article", Liu Xiaoyuan frowned slightly and said, "What kind of "Luofu" is abusive to slander our great Mongolians all day long! Pu Haiyun, what can you do to ban "Luofu"? If it really doesn't work, it will be possible to send someone to smash the "Luofu" newspaper."

"Okay, a small matter!" Pu Shougeng patted his chest, "Don't worry, this "Liberation" report will definitely not be able to enter Quanzhou!"

"It's not Quanzhou, but the entire Southern Dynasty is not allowed to have a tabloid like "Luanfu" report!" Liu Xiaoyuan gritted his teeth and looked disgusted. "This kind of tabloid is spreading rumors and causing trouble all day long and slandering the reputation of our great Mongolia. It's really abominable. Such tabloids must not be allowed to confuse the public anymore!"

"This..." Pu Shougeng frowned, "This is a bit troublesome. The main writer of the "Liberation" newspaper is Wen Tianxiang, and Chen Dexing is the one who pays the capital to run the newspaper. There is probably Jia Sidao behind it! This is probably very difficult to deal with!"

"What? Chen Dexing is also behind the "Luofu" newspaper?" Liu Xiaoyuan's face became a little more disgusted, "What a ungrateful warrior! Is there any way to get rid of this disaster for the world?"
Chapter completed!