At least from Gan Ning's point of view, the three five-element ships in front of them are three giant steel beasts. The only fly in the ointment is that although these three giant ships can move without wind like Tai Chi vehicles, they will consume carbon. If the carbon is burned out, Just stay there and wait for rescue.

Therefore, if these three giant ships want to travel far, they must bring a lot of carbon, and someone specially burns the Tai Chi stove. It seems that they are not fully automatic sailing, and they are not even as good as sailboats.

But feeling the speed of the ship in the sea, and the Vulcan cannons, these problems were left behind by Gan Ning, ordinary sailboats, even building ships, cannot install Vulcan cannons, the recoil of the Vulcan cannons, If you are not careful, you can shatter the board of the ship. When you encounter a wave, you may shoot down. If the enemy has something to do, your own ship will be overturned first.

In the five-element ship, the guns are hidden in the lower cabin, and the guns are fired outward through the muzzle. There are twelve catapults on the deck. With this kind of cooperation, even if there are a hundred building ships on the opposite side, Gan Ning feels that he can Dry it up, you can shoot at a distance, make a crossbow, and hit it directly at a close distance.

Gan Ning now has a strategy for fighting these five elements in his mind, and he can't wait to try it out.

"There are still twelve ships under construction. There are two more large ships like this, and the remaining ten are smaller **** and carrier ships. We have no supply and corresponding ports in the south. We build here. After the ship is ready, I have built another port in Qingzhou, and the carbon will be transported from the big river, and if it is loaded with carbon stones, it will be able to travel between Guangling and Qingzhou."

Putting it on, Guo Jia unfolded a map for Gan Ning to look at and said: "If you want to sail to Jiangdong, you need to take down Ruxukou, Hefei and other places, the track from Kaifeng to Shouchun is already being laid, if this If it can be laid down, the five-element ship can enter the Hefei area through Ruxukou for replenishment, and the rails can also cross Shouchun and go directly to Hefei. A ship, including the crew, can only carry up to thirty people."

Each of the five large ships can carry 200 people, and the total number of sailors that can be carried is only 1,300, so it is impossible to use all the five thousand sailors trained by Lu Bu, and the rest can only be used as reserves.

"I train the navy, mainly training ships, fighting on the sea, and manipulating the guns in the turbulent waves." Lu Bu pointed to the navy road.

"Enough!" Gan Ning was even more excited. He originally thought that Lu Bu would not be able to train the navy, but now it seems that the navy trained by Lu Bu is not bad. If you adjust it yourself, you can go directly to the battlefield.

This time it didn't come in vain. Surprises came one after another. Gan Ning looked at Lu Bu and said, "My lord, when will you go out?"

"The ship will be built in the early spring of next year. Besides, the seaport in Qingzhou is not there. If you are free, familiarize yourself with the location. Remember that the most important thing is this carbon stone and water, sea water can't be used!" Lu Bu urged two sentence.

"Don't worry, lord, you will understand!" Gan Ning said excitedly.

In the following days, Gan Ning lived on the new boat almost every day.

"I haven't seen the world." Dian Wei expressed disdain for Gan Ning's humiliating performance. They built this boat.

"Now that the lord of the Central Plains uses food for work, the speed of railroad track laying is much faster, but it will take at least a year." Guo Jia looked at Lu Bu and said.

If you want to hit Jiangdong, you can’t do without the five-element boat, but the five-element boat eats carbon, and you can’t find it in the south. You can only transport it from the north to the south. It can also be transported through the river, but to hit the Jiangdong, you must not never go there , So if the Five Elements Ship wants to sail into the Yangtze River, there must be a place for supply, so Lu Bu's next goal is to take these places in Hefei, and connect Hefei by rail, so that the carbon can be transported at the fastest speed.

Lu Bu nodded. Although the ship was not finished, he didn't need to stay here. Gan Ning just watched it. He was going to go to Jiujiang. The whole territory of Xuzhou.

After the three said goodbye to Gan Ning, they rode to Jizhou, then took a Tai Chi cart to Hanoi, and then went to Kaifeng.

Under the rule of Lü Bu, the construction of Taiji carts and railroad tracks no longer required Lü Bu or Ma Jun to preside over them personally, and their own officials from the Ministry of Industry could do the job.

The time from Kaifeng to Shouchun is too long, and this time, the imperial court has summoned refugees with attitudes on behalf of workers. It is obvious that these refugees cannot be used effectively according to the previous laying method. Thirteen sections of this railway track were made, and each section had a master craftsman in charge of the construction. Finally, the thirteen sections of the railway track were spliced ​​together.

It took a lot of time just to choose the route, but Lv Bu appreciated this method. In this way, the time required for this railway across the two states of Yanzhou and Henan would be greatly shortened, but the number of rails was compared. Trouble, for the sake of convenience, the Ministry of Industry also made a design drawing to lead out the railway tracks in Luoyang, but it has to pass through Hulao Pass. This requires Lu Bu to nod.

"Now that the Central Plains has been decided, although Hulao is a dangerous pass, there is no war in the Central Plains, and Luoyang does not need guards at Hulao Pass. Let's dismantle it." After reading the design drawings, Lu Bu made a decision without hesitating for too long.

After the world is settled, the future mode of war may change. The role of Xiongguan is not absent, but it may be much smaller than before. Besides, with the current situation, it is almost impossible to be beaten to Hulaoguan, and its strategic position has naturally been It can't be shown, but this rail is the main route between the north and the south. Even if it is possible, Lu Bu would like to connect another rail between Bingzhou and Henan to transport coal directly. Unfortunately, the river is fast and there is no suitable place to build a bridge.

It is also an extremely laborious thing to transport coal from Bingzhou.

I didn't realize it before, but since the appearance of Tai Chi carts, this transportation has become the biggest problem. Makes people uncomfortable.

After arranging the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, Lv Bu went all the way to Daze Township, where Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled in those days, and now Gao Shun is stationed here.

"Master." After seeing Lu Bu, Gao Shun bowed to Lu Bu.

"No need to be polite, how are you going?" Lu Bu asked after reaching out to lift him up.

"The supplies are not yet fully prepared, and now there is only enough food and grass." Gao Shun bowed.

Now, it is the easiest to transport food and grass. After Runan is laid, it can be delivered directly by water, but the transportation cost of gunpowder is very high, and it requires extreme care. In addition, the distance is very long, and transportation is self-inflicted. .

"No hurry, this last battle, come slowly!" Lu Bu laughed.

The Battle of Xuzhou was the last battle in the Central Plains, and the next main battlefield was the navy.

"My lord, this is the genealogy, the consignment book, and the land deed sent by the Chen Clan in Xuzhou!" Gao Shun asked people to carry a lot of things up, looked at Lu Bu and said, "The last general does not dare to be special, and he has already sent people to rush it. Go to Quanzhou to report to the lord, I don’t want the lord to come first.”

"Chen Clan in Xuzhou?" Lu Bu took the genealogy handed over by Gao Shun.

This Chen family is also the family of the three princes. His father, Chen Qiu, served as Sikong and Taiwei. Although he was executed shortly after, he has a high reputation among scholars, and he is a big family in Xuzhou.

Lu Bu didn't care much about the glorious past of the Chen family, but judging from what the Chen family has done over the years, it is not surprising to make this move.

At that time, Chen Deng was the most trusted advisor under Liu Bei, and San Chen's ability was no worse than that of Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shao's advisors.

But at the time of the decisive battle between Cao Liu and Liu Bei, it was the defection of the Chen family that made Liu Bei utterly defeated.

Judging from the current results, the defection of the Chen family at that time allowed Xuzhou to avoid a war between princes, which is a good ending, but from Liu Bei's standpoint, Liu Bei at that time probably felt uncomfortable.

After all, if Guo Jia betrayed him when he needed it most, it would be very difficult for Lu Bu to be in his current state of mind~lightnovelpub.net~ And with Lu Bu's understanding of Liu Bei, it is impossible for Liu Bei to betray the Chen family.

This is a great family. In the face of family interests, the friendship between monarchs and ministers is worthless. It was not uncommon to betray Liu Bei and switch to Cao Cao for the sake of the family.

Don't say that Lu Bu is mean to the family. Weighing the pros and cons is the best thing for scholars. Obviously, there have been trade-offs within the Chen family. The process of their trade-off is unknown to Lu Bu, but the fraud may not be too big.

"What do you think of Fengxiao?" Lu Bu asked Guo Jia as he handed the genealogy to Guo Jia.

"It's not difficult to find a reason for the Chen family's attachment." Guo Jia flipped through the genealogy, but Tian Qi didn't read it. He would measure this later, and thought about it: "But it's not impossible to say that the surrender is not impossible. Usable but not credible!"

After all, there has been a record of betrayal of Liu Bei. Under the current situation, it is understandable to betray Cao Cao, but it is not impossible to commit fraud. In short, this family feels that there is no integrity.

Lu Bu nodded and said: "The words of filial piety are very agreeable to me. I will send someone to contact the Chen family secretly to see how they are going to help me. Every strategy needs to be carefully considered, so as not to be tricked here!"

"Don't worry, lord, the matter of connecting with the Chen family is up to you!" Guo Jia said with a smile, he was very interested in Chen Deng.

Lu Bu nodded, looked at Gao Shun and said, "Gong is preparing for the battle. It will almost be the spring when the supplies are replenished. By then, no matter what the result is, the army will be ready to attack the city."

No matter what Chen Deng's strategy was, Xuzhou had to fight, and even if Chen Deng really surrendered, the rhythm couldn't be controlled by Chen Deng, otherwise it would be very easy to get into trouble.

"The last general takes orders!" Gao Shun clasped his fists in a salute.

At the end of this year, Lu Bu spent time with the soldiers in the army. Compared with his home, it was a different experience...