Chapter 531 Chen Yan
The lower part of the battleship is close to the waterline. Thirty-six paddles extend out from both sides. They rise neatly out of the water, and then are inserted into the water. With a powerful stroke from them, the warship, which was more than ten feet long, jumped forward a large distance.
This is the three-tiered main warship of the Chu State.
Hundreds of such warships and tens of thousands of elite river naval forces have been their capital to compete with the Qin State over the years.
You use your cavalry to march across the north,
I sailed south as a boat master.
On the shore, I am not as good as you.
When in the water, you are not as good as me.
Chen Yan stood on the third deck, staring at the red sun with only a small part of the mountaintop in front of him. The river turned an almost ninety-degree bend here. Standing in front of him From this angle, the mountain in front seems to directly cut off the river.
The golden sun dyed the battleship golden, and also dyed Chen Yan golden.
Chen Yan, who was forty years old, was in his prime and was the deputy commander of the Da Chu Neihe Navy. But now, he has his eyebrows furrowed and looks a little worried.
Suddenly singing came to his ears. Chen Yan turned his head and saw a man standing on the huge rock in Yanziji that jutted far into the river. The singing was coming from there. came.
Chen Yan snorted coldly, wondering if one of the crazy students in Danyang City was going crazy again.
Unlike the ships on the other side that were pulled by trackers and were struggling to move forward, the battleship under Chen Yan's feet easily cut through the waves. In the bottom cabin, there were seventy-two strong men. , is the most powerful motivation.
The last ray of sunshine was finally blocked by the mountains,
The sky seemed to darken immediately.
Chen Yan turned around and walked back into the cabin, and the battleship seemed to feel the admiral's emotions and began to speed towards the military port.
It’s getting dark, go home early!
Chen Yan sat at the desk and once again picked up the stack of drawings on the table.
This is what Zhu Chi got back from outside the customs.
There are actually naval forces outside the customs?
When Zhu Chi sent back the information, most people were shocked and some couldn't believe it.
Everyone's impression is that the cavalry outside the pass are powerful. I really didn't know that they also had naval forces.
But Chen Yan saw the crisis from the intelligence Zhu Chi got back.
The thick stack of battleship drawings in his hand is the crux of Chen Yan's worries.
Not only are there naval forces outside the customs, but their warships are also quite powerful.
Layers won't have much impression when they see this stack of drawings. In fact, even if they put two warships in front of them, they can't understand the difference between these warships.
But it’s different for insiders.
Similarly, they are all three-tiered main battleships with similar sizes. However, the structure of these battleships of the Guanwai Navy is very different from the battleships of the Dachu Navy. Whenever he sees these drawings, Chen Yan My heart was trembling.
Because these battleships outside the pass, at least in terms of design, are much more powerful than Da Chu's current main battleships.
Faster speed, smaller turning radius, more reasonable design, more long-range attack weapons and the ability to carry more soldiers.
In current naval operations, the damage of long-range weapons is actually quite limited. More of it is hand-to-hand combat after docking. The warships on both sides are about the same size, and the command levels of the naval generals on both sides are also close. , provided that no principled mistakes are made, the party with more people will still have an advantage.
The warships of the Beiting Protectorate are ahead of the Great Chu Navy in every aspect.
It doesn’t seem like much, but it’s a little bit ahead in every aspect. When added up, it’s a scary thing. Therefore, Chen Yan strongly demanded that Da Chu should transform its navy in the shortest possible time, and even say, rebuild this new type of warship. Based on the Chu State's shipbuilding background, since there are such detailed drawings, there is no big problem in building a batch of such warships in a short period of time.
However, this suggestion was rejected by the navy commander Wang Pu without any hesitation.
And it was not just Wang Pu who denied this matter, but also almost all officials in the Ministry of Revenue.
Wang Pu’s reason is also very simple.
The ship is in trouble and turned around!
Is it possible that there are hundreds of such warships in Dachu that have to be demolished and started all over again just because of such a stack of drawings?
Impossible.
New warships mean a new way of fighting. Tens of thousands of Chu's navy, from generals to captains, and down to the sailors, have to adapt again. In such a time of great conflict, is it too late?
And, is it necessary?
What if there are new warships outside the customs? Carry it to Jiangnan?
The reason for opposition from the Ministry of Revenue is even simpler.
No money!
Are you kidding? The cost of building a main battleship is even three thousand taels of silver. You have to rebuild it all. Who will pay for this astronomical amount of money?
In fact, Chen Yan also knew that it was impossible to replace them all, but he hoped that they could be replaced in batches step by step. However, the court did not care about this matter and did not believe that outside the customs The naval power will threaten Jiangnan.
And now, the trouble has finally come.
The navy of Shu County went down the river and captured Badong and Zigui overnight. In the two water battles, although the enemy who was attacked by surprise was defeated with a small number, many of them escaped. From the descriptions of the soldiers, Chen Yan confirmed that this new type of warship outside the Pass had been built in Shu County and put into actual combat.
The wolf is coming!
This was Chen Yan’s first thought.
The execution ability of the Beiting Protectorate is amazing.
In less than a year after they captured Shu County, they had already built this latest type of warship. -
As time goes by, God knows how many such warships the Shu Navy will build. At that time, on the river, can the world of Chu still be dominated?
If the water cannot have an absolute advantage, it will definitely be catastrophic for Da Chu.
With a sigh, Chen Yan put down the drawings in his hands. He asked the shipyard under his control to make a prototype of such a ship. It will be launched in the next few days. When the time comes, he will let his subordinates The soldiers drove this ship to have a real confrontation with the old warships, so that the big shots in the court could see the difference between the two with their own eyes and change their views.
A melodious horn sounded outside, which was a signal that the warship was preparing to enter the harbor.
Chen Yan walked out of the cabin again and stood on the deck.
The gate of the water village is open, and a ship is slowly sailing out. The waterway is only so wide, so Chen Yan's warship can only make way to the side to let the ship out of the village go first. .
A cargo ship that was obviously for civilian use came out of the military port in a swaggering manner. On the bow of the cargo ship stood a man with a big belly. He also saw Chen Yan on the deck and smiled and cupped his hands at Chen Yan.
Chen Yan's face became even more ugly.
Civilian ships coming out of the military port naturally have to be smuggled and evaded taxes, and those who can do this have a status that Chen Yan cannot afford to offend.
A group of resident insects!
If these guys can be confiscated, the cost of building a new fleet will be more than enough.
(End of this chapter)