Great Song Pirate

Chapter 388
After instructing the subordinates on the Pioneer, and watching those subordinates lift anchor and sail towards the shipyard, Xu Yi inspected the pier again. Because of the typhoon, the ships belonging to Danshuizhai are all docked at the pier to avoid the wind. , did not go to sea, so it was convenient for Xu Yi to choose the ship for the expedition.

Xu Yi checked the conditions of these various ships one by one, and selected a few warships, clippers, and some square-footed cargo ships that he was satisfied with, and selected them as ships that could be taken on this expedition, and called the leaders of these ships The captain told them to immediately move the ship into the shipyard to start undergoing transformation. Although the captains and the sailors did not know the purpose of the transformation of the ship, they also faintly felt that there might be a big move, so one and two were excited. He ran back to the ship, lifted the anchor immediately, and followed the Pioneer into the shipyard.

Since then, the biggest war preparation since the Fubo Army became an army has come to an end. The reason for everything is that the small officials of An Nanguo privately seized the Fubo Army's ships, arrested Qian Gui, Cao Cao, etc. Xian and others stood up, and the sharp teeth of the Fubo Army began to open, finally showing its fierce side to the world!

The preparations were in full swing everywhere, and they started their preparations for this operation. After receiving the news, Yingchun in Jilongzhai was also shocked. Knowing that Xu Yi was really angry this time, he said nothing. Without saying anything, he immediately called Jia Qian, Qin Huzi, Yang Wenzhong, Ren Bin and others, and told them the news. Everyone was shocked when they heard it, and they didn't dare to delay any time. All warehouses in all places were opened. All the weapons produced during this period were loaded onto the ship, and all the craftsmen were mobilized at the same time to start production, trying to continue to make some weapons in the past few days, and send them to Xu Yi before Xu Yi led his troops to set off. Going to Danshui Village, Jilong Village has basically turned into a state of combat readiness and production, and everyone is busy.

Wang Feng was the first to receive the news. After hearing the news from his subordinates, he immediately called together his important troops, selected several of the best ships and captains from them, and allocated some for them. The elite sailors and melee soldiers loaded them with some food, tea, armor and other things in reserve, and ordered them to immediately anchor and rush to Danshui Village to wait for Xu Yi's dispatch. It can be said that they spared no effort to support Xu Yi's attack this time. action, but he also felt somewhat regretful that this time Xu Yi did not let him personally accompany him on the expedition to enjoy the battle, but he also knew his current task and could only look at the troops he had sent away. Those ships sighed, followed Xu Yi's instructions and continued to stay here to do what he should do.

As soon as Diao Bin received the news from Danshui Village, he immediately took the case. He also had a good relationship with Qian Gui, and when he heard that Qian Gui was in danger, he immediately became furious. They went to Annan together, so without further ado, they immediately summoned the people, selected the elite ships and manpower among them, prepared some armor and other things, and handed over the affairs here to his deputy to take care of them. He picked out several of the best ships from his cargo fleet and took them with him, loaded with a lot of supplies, and drove out of his old lair in a mighty manner, heading towards Liuqiu Island all the way.

Qian Laoben on Dulong Island also quickly received the pigeons from Xu Yi. After hearing the news from his subordinates, he sat down on the chair a little dejectedly. He had high hopes for Qian Gui, his son, and hoped that he would Being able to become Xu Yi's most capable officer, he never thought that he would be lost in the small country of Annan when he went to the big food country this time. Qian Laoben couldn't help being very worried about his comfort, and didn't know how to tell his mother It wasn't until his subordinates called him softly that he immediately understood this matter. He got up and shouted: "Call our brothers to discuss the matter immediately!"

When his subordinates went down to notify the brothers from all over the place to discuss the matter, Qian Laoben finally figured it out. There is nothing to blame Xu Yi for this matter, and it seems that Xu Yi has obviously decided to make a big move. Firearms, he was definitely going to send troops to Annan to rescue his precious son. Qian Laoben couldn't help being extremely grateful to Xu Yi. It seemed that Xu Yi valued his son no less than himself. It seemed that he was loyal to assist him, and finally he was got his reward.

When the leaders of Dulong Island rushed to the conference hall, Qian Laoben had calmed down, but he seemed to be a few years older. He ordered everyone to sit down, and then took the message from Xu Yi and said to everyone: "My lord There is an order, there will be a big operation this time, the lord may send troops to attack Annan, and ordered us to mobilize firearms and leather armor for him as soon as possible, you are all our old people, you know the lord's temper If you are angry, let it go, you can do anything when you are angry! Yang Laoxi obeys orders!"

Yang Laoxi got up immediately and replied: "The humble job is here!"

Qian Laoben ordered: "Immediately count all gunpowder in stock, thunderbolt thunder, palm thunder, swarm rockets and other firearms, allocate [-]% for shipment, and immediately transport them to Danshui village for the use of the lord! I will give you a day, and there must be no mistakes!"

Yang Laoxi hurriedly received the order and said: "I will obey the order! Don't worry about the Qian family, it will be loaded on the ship within a day!"

"Liu Laoliu listens to the order!" Qian Laoben then clicked on Liu Laoliu's name.

"This time, my lord is going on a long journey. You are the person who is most familiar with the changes in the sea. This time, you will also go to Danshui Village with the fleet to wait for the lord's dispatch. You must accompany the lord on the expedition. You must ensure that the fleet avoids the storm in advance! Can you do it?" Qian Laoben said to Liu Laoliu.

Liu Laoliu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately bowed and said, "Don't worry about Qian Dang! Liu Laoliu is not very good at anything else, but he is a little good at predicting the weather. With Liu Laoliu here, the safety of the fleet will be guaranteed! I Now get ready!"

"Second sister-in-law, our clothing workshop here has made a lot of leather armors recently! This time, I would like to trouble you to ship all the leather armors that have been made, and send them to Danshui village together, and give them to the lord to distribute to the brothers. , Let the brothers have an extra guarantee!"

Xue Tu's second wife, who took over the clothing workshop, stood up to receive the order, and promised to ship the leather armor they made immediately without delay.

"Mr. Du, I would like to trouble you to transfer a batch of grain stored in the warehouse to Danshui village with the ship, so as to ensure that the Lord's fleet has no worries about food and clothing! This matter must be completed within one day! There are also kerosene bombs stored in the warehouse. Most of them should be loaded onto the ship and transported to Danshui Village together, there must be no mistakes!"

"Humble job obeys, Qian Dangjia is at ease, humble job will do it immediately!"

"Wang Zhi, quickly prepare the boat and manpower, and go to the pier to load firearms, leather armor, food, etc., and make sure to arrive at Danshui Village within [-] days, and there should be no delay for half a day, otherwise be careful, the lord and I will take you. head!" Qian Laoben turned his head and gave an order to Wang Zhi, who was in charge of the Dulong Island garrison fleet.

"The general has orders! Don't worry, Master Qian, the general promises to arrive at Liuqiu Island within [-] days! In the middle of the night, the king of heaven will raise his head and come to see you!"

Kong Qingxi, who was far outside Guangzhou, also quickly received the pigeons. When he heard the news, he immediately called Zheng Guang and others to discuss this matter. So far, their biggest operation is very important. After discussing with everyone, they sent two of Zheng Guang's men who had been to Nanyang before, and took two fast boats to load a small amount of looted goods and set off first. According to Xu Yi's request, go to the coast of An Nanguo to set up a front station, and the rest of the people immediately gather together, find a group of shipwrights to repair the ship's armor, and start large-scale drills to prepare for the arrival of Xu Yi's main fleet. The preparations beforehand, and screening of the manpower of the ships that followed Xu Yi this time, to store various accompanying materials, and at the same time, sent people to the Shaozhou Copper Mine on land again, and used some of the property they looted recently to purchase a batch of copper and tin , and transport them back to Jilongzhai as soon as possible to provide sufficient raw materials for the cannon foundry in Jilongzhai. Be prepared.

Even Xue Tu, who was far away in Hangzhou, heard the news, informed Lin Xiong, and after discussing with Lin Xiong, he transferred the part of the bodyguard bureau that was originally the subordinates of the Fubo Army, and sent four of their best fast boats to catch up as soon as possible. Go to Danshui village and wait for Xu Yi's dispatch.

And Xu Yi himself, after arranging these things, also plunged into the shipyard and began to assist Gong Zhen in the shipyard to oversee the ship's renovation.

After having the experience of rebuilding and strengthening the deck of the ship last time, Gong Zhen basically has a well-thought-out plan for strengthening the deck and installing artillery on the Pioneer. After boarding the ship, a large amount of high-quality timber was also transported to the Pioneer, and the renovation began immediately.

According to Xu Yi's opinion, Gong Zhen directed the shipwrights to first expand and strengthen the small portholes on the second deck that were used as arrow holes, and installed windows and doors that can move up and down. When not in use, the windows and doors are pulled down to form a complete ship's side, which can shelter from wind and rain. At the same time, they also installed several artillery positions on the deck, all of which are equipped with rails. After the vehicle fires, under the push of the recoil force, the artillery vehicle can only slide in the track and will not run around, so as not to hurt the gunner in the cabin and affect the reset of the next firing. This simplifies the artillery reset procedure and also The rate of fire was increased, and iron chains were added to the gun carriage, which was firmly fixed on the deck, so that the recoil of the artillery was limited to a certain range, the distance of the rear seat was reduced, and the labor intensity of some gunners was reduced. The layout of the cabin also freed up a lot of space.

Then they positioned the artillery already on the ship and installed them in the positions reserved for them. When doing these things, they did not dismantle the original ballistas, and even continued to install several light ballistas. The guns have been strengthened again. This only reduces the number of small bed crossbows on the ship's side, and basically does not affect the firing density of short-range crossbow arrows. However, the original crossbowmen were assigned to the forecastle and poop. The firing density of the crossbow arrows, on the contrary, made them, the crossbowmen, even more condescending to use their long-range shooting accuracy!After this transformation, we can see that the Pioneer is equipped with a total of [-] cannons, ten cannons on each side of the second deck, and five cannons on each side of the upper deck. They paid some price for this , the center of gravity of the ship has been raised, but after installing the counterweight in the bilge, this problem has been solved, but the speed of the ship has been slightly affected, but for the enhanced firepower, this price is really insignificant , the current Kai Kai has basically become a gunboat, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is armed to the teeth.

When the Pioneer was rushing to work, the fleet of Jilongzhai began to usher in the Danshuizhai Wharf. These ships unloaded a large number of weapons, food, armor, flags, etc. on the wharf, and Gao Xu sent people to take them over. Stacked in the warehouse at the pier, the soldiers distributed the armor, swords, crossbows, spears, etc. to Yang Zaixing, Gao Jun and others, let them take it, and distributed it to the infantry who had not yet received the armor, let them Also get used to this brand new equipment for them as soon as possible.

And several Jiangbei ships that came with the fleet were immediately transferred to the shipyard for modification. Because of their fast speed, Xu Yi ordered Gong Zhen to transform them into light gunboats, each equipped with ten cannons, to catch up with The configuration of the flagships of each sub-fleet, with Pioneer and these ships as the core, will build the combined fleet they will form in the future. After the transformation, Sun Hai rushed to the shipyard with the instructors of the naval rotation training team he had selected, and began to compete to choose their boats. These people had long been envious of the Jiangbei ship, and they were satisfied now. Satisfy their desires and let them have a good time.

After getting off the captain and main officers, these ships immediately began to sail out of the Danshui River, and began their pre-war drills outside under the leadership of these naval instructors, so that the crew and officers could speed up the running-in, so that In the future wars, the combat power should be formed as soon as possible, and Xu Yi asked Li Bo to take the Pioneer to the sea and start testing the guns. He asked all the ships equipped with artillery to test the artillery, trying to let them quickly familiarize themselves with the loading and firing of the artillery.

The guards on the Pioneer have long been veterans of firing cannons. After a simple adjustment of the cannons, they immediately boarded other ships and began to teach the new gunners of those ships how to operate the cannons. The gunners quickly mastered the loading and firing of artillery, and were ready for the big battle.

(I wanted to explode at the end of the month, but the unlucky things always revolved around me, my son suddenly got acute viral encephalitis today, and was hospitalized! Pimple has to take care of his son and update the code! Be a father and a mother It’s not easy! Sorry everyone, I can only update so much!)

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