The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 442 Keelung Military Port, Overseas Colonization

After more than two years of construction, Jilong Port has become one of the best military ports for the Han.Both the shipyard and the maintenance dock are in the port area, and Zheng Chenggong almost lives here.

Now with the increase of Dahan's overseas territories, Liu Bian has invested heavily in the navy.The shipyard had already begun to build warships for the Nanyang Navy before the port facilities were completed.When the construction of the port facilities is completed, the second and third shipyards are also launched, and they can be delivered by the end of the year to carry out the construction of the new "Flying Dragon" warship.

For this reason, the Naval Academy and Naval Academy were set up in Funing to train talents for the navy.In the Higher Military Academy of the Chicken Coop, nearly a thousand reserve naval officers from all over the world are studying. As long as the three shipyards are fully activated, the size of Dahan's navy can double in a short period of time.

Shipyards are now able to produce sail battleships and frigates, two commonly used warships, which are far from being comparable to ships such as eagle ships, serial ships, and wheel ships.Zheng Jing can send back a large amount of wood every month in the Americas, and the material reserve of the chicken coop is already very considerable, just waiting for the progress of the shipyard's project.

Although the shipyard has not yet been commissioned, Zheng Chenggong can't stay idle. He is not only responsible for training new boatmen, but also studying new tactics with his officers.

There is a frigate more than 30 meters long in Jilong Port, which is completely different from the previous ships. It is very difficult to build. If Zheng Chenggong had not carried out technological reforms, such a warship would not be able to launch in two or three years.

The larger sail battleships are still being built in Chikan for the time being, and the No. [-] Shipyard is mainly responsible for building frigates, so that workers can become familiar with the manufacturing process.

"My lord, the quality of our frigates is very good. General Zheng is very satisfied, and has asked the internal history to report to the court and give us credit." Xu Bin, the shipbuilding supervisor, said to Wang Chengbi, the director of the No. [-] Shipyard.

Hearing his words, Wang Chengbi said with a smile: "When the 'Feilong-class' battleship is launched into service, it will be the time for us to reward us for our meritorious service. It will not be difficult for His Majesty to meet us in person."

"Haha. The construction of the 'Flying Dragon Class' will start in three months. General Zheng has already led people to select the wood." Xu Bin said.

He joined the shipyard for a very long time. He was promoted from an ordinary boatman in Chikan to a shipbuilding supervisor all the way, relying on his duties.

"Master Wang, General Zheng urgently invites you to the pier to discuss matters." A small school ran over and shouted.

"I'm going right now," Wang Chengbi replied.

When he came to the pier, there were already many shipyard officials standing on the pier and gathering.They greeted each other, Zheng Chenggong stood on the frigate, surrounded by a group of senior officials.

"Master Wang, you are here." A voice came from behind.

When Wang Chengbi saw that it was Tian Jian, the director of the second shipyard, he cupped his hands and said, "Master Tian, ​​you are here too."

"Wang Chengbi and Tian Jian board the ship quickly." Before they continued to greet each other, Zheng Chenggong had already seen them and urged them to board the ship.

Everyone stepped on the wooden steps to board the ship. Except for a few admirals walking around, everyone else was already very familiar with the frigate, and they were waiting on the deck for Zheng Chenggong to speak.

Seeing that the people had almost arrived, Zheng Chenggong said: "My colleagues, Your Majesty ordered that the Yizhou navy be mobilized to Xuzhou to participate in the battle. Fang Jian'an, the commander of the navy, led ten battleships and 23 frigates, as well as various auxiliary ships, with 3000 officers and soldiers. [-] people will head north today."

"What? There's going to be a war?"

"Finally a battle is fought!"

"This is our chance to make a difference."

The naval officers are very excited, they can only fight against the pirates active in the South China Sea on weekdays.It is purely a crushing situation, not challenging at all, and now they can go to Xuzhou to fight a warship that is only a generation behind them, which makes them extremely excited.

Under the arrangement of Liu Bian, the Ministry of War has opened an additional naval office, which is in charge of veteran Cong Jin.Under Liu Bian's instruction, the Navy Yamen gradually began to separate the officers and soldiers of the Navy from the Ministry of War, laying the foundation for the future navy to become an independent army.

The officials of the shipyard were not so happy. First, they needed to increase their horsepower to produce all kinds of ordnance.Secondly, the battle will definitely damage the ships, and their already very urgent production tasks will be allocated time by the maintenance of the warships.

"Let's not talk about the extra stuff, it's up to you whether the Yizhou Navy can show its prestige." Zheng Chenggong paused and continued: "Director Wang Chengbi of the First Shipyard and a group of managers went to Funing to take over the shipyard over there. , responsible for the repair and maintenance of warships."

Hearing Zheng Chenggong's words, Wang Chengbi was also taken aback.He didn't expect that he would leave the No. [-] Shipyard. He thought that the scale and facilities of the No. [-] Shipyard were first-class. It was impossible for Funing to have a shipyard of this level, and he was degraded.

As if seeing that Wang Chengbi was worried, Zheng Chenggong said: "Funing Naval Academy is an institution directly under the Ministry of War. The boatmen are veterans from all over the world, and their skills are extremely superb. Even the veterans of our Chikan Shipyard will not force Too many. Now there are more than 3 boatmen, just waiting for you to take over."

Hearing Zheng Chenggong's words, Wang Chengbi was startled. What is the scale of a shipyard with more than 3 boatmen?There are more than 1 people in Jilong's three shipyards. Isn't Funing's shipyard twice as large as the three shipyards combined?
This is not being demoted, it's just being promoted.Hearing Zheng Chenggong's words, Wang Chengbi hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Thank you General for cultivation."

"It's not the general who gave you the chance, but His Majesty personally ordered you." Zheng Chenggong said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you, who have improved the design of the 'Flying Dragon' battleship, value you very much."

Wang Chengbi cupped his hands and said to the sky, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"Okay, let's disembark now. Let them set off." Zheng Chenggong called everyone to disembark and watched the fleet set sail.

There are only more than 20 frigates and more than 30 auxiliary ships here.The battleship and other frigates and auxiliary ships set sail from Chikan, and the two will meet at Funing, and then go north to Xuzhou from here.

Under Guangling City, Li Cunxiao led people to dig hundreds of trenches, besieging the entire Guangling City.The rebels who came to Hailing for reinforcements were attacked by Du Yu and Wei Liang, and returned in a complete defeat. They hid in Hailing City and never came out again.

Yandu's rebel army was besieged by the army of Heishui Dufu, and the situation on the Guangling battlefield had tilted towards Liu Hao.At this moment, the remnants of the rebel army who had gone northward from Yangzhou joined Tan Hong's son Tan Yan. There were more than [-] warships from both sides, and they defeated Liu Hao's small navy at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

After losing the estuary of the Yangtze River, Liu Hao's troops were beaten back by rebel warships.The three counties of Gusu, Huating, and Jinghai have been given up, so that the reinforcements can only go by land, and the situation in Guangling has begun to undergo subtle changes.

(End of this chapter)