The World of Yellow Sky

And as the sun rose, the slight discomfort of the first day quickly disappeared.

On the contrary, most of the soldiers accompanying the army were from the north, and many of them suffered from seasickness.

Fortunately, Xu An was well prepared and arranged in advance for Fu Zhu, who was knowledgeable in medicine, to accompany the team on board the ship, and the soldiers who were seasick all received better treatment.

It is not an easy task to adapt to a sea-going ship, especially those small boats that will shake a lot when a wave hits, which is even more dizzying.

They have to rest on the island for a period of time before they can land and fight.

But it doesn't matter, the islands in the middle of the Bohai Sea are now under the control of the Ming army, they were sent to rest on the islands, they were not the first batch of soldiers to land.

The first batch of soldiers who landed were Liaozhou veterans who had sea transportation experience and once crossed the river from Liaodong to capture Donglai County.

They are good at water, and they are quite familiar with the terrain of Donglai County. After all, they have stayed in Donglai County for several years.

Xu An looked around at the surrounding warships. The two fleets of Liaozhou and Haidong had a total of 210 warships.

This time, there were [-] transport ships carrying more than [-] people. This was the first army to land in Donglai County.

Their task is to seize the beachhead, rely on transport ships to establish a beachhead position, and establish a solid stronghold for the follow-up troops of the Ming army.

The transport ships participating in the mission this time have undergone a special design. They are all flat-bottomed and can be used in shallow water to cover infantry.

It is actually very close from the southernmost island of the Changshan Islands to Dongnae County. As long as the wind and waves are not strong, a flat-bottomed transport ship is fully capable of this task.

There are detachable planks on the transport ships, and besides carrying troops, each transport ship also carries two bed crossbows, in order to enhance the long-range strike and defense capabilities of the landing troops.

For this landing, the escorting fleet consisted of 61 warships, all of which were serial warships of the Liaozhou Fleet, with Liaozhou as the flagship.

The entire Liaozhou fleet has a total of 120 warships, including five warships of [-] materials, ten warships of [-] materials, and the rest are about [-] materials.

Each small boat has about [-] soldiers, [-] warships have about [-] soldiers, and [-] warships have about [-] soldiers.

Liaozhou is a big ship with [-] materials, and there are more than [-] people in the crew.

The entire Liaozhou fleet has a total of about [-] people.

In this way, if it is converted with the inland river boats, it seems that the inland river boats can carry more people.

But in fact, this is entirely due to the large number of floors of building ships, which can be added with two, or even four, or five floors.

Sea ships cannot be built as high as building ships. The wind and waves on the sea are not comparable to those on the river, and they also need to carry cargo, weapons and equipment. Considering various factors, the space for manning is less than that of building ships. many.

However, the current Liaozhou Fleet is still quite similar to the Inland River Navy, and it does not have ocean-going capabilities, so it cannot be called an ocean-going navy.

In essence, the current Liaozhou Fleet is actually an offshore fleet, and only the Liaozhou under Xu An's feet and a few large ships have the ability to sail safely in the ocean.

The Haidong Fleet is now moving fast, developing towards the ocean-going fleet, and the shape of the Galen ship is constantly being improved.

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Sometimes I really have to admire the skills and wisdom of ancient Chinese craftsmen, and now the shipbuilding technology in Liaozhou and Haidong is advancing rapidly.

Xu An's eyes turned to the left meaningfully. The fleet was sailing from north to south, and the destination was Donglai County in Qingzhou.

Shoot people first, shoot horses, and capture thieves first.

Xu An's goal is very clear. Go directly to Huang County, the county seat of Donglai County. As long as Huang County is defeated, it will be equivalent to cutting off the main road from Beihai and other places to aid Donglai County, and this will also pose a great threat The central area of ​​Qingzhou.

The Qingzhou Han army wanted to support Donglai County and could only march from the south, which was a long way.

And once the Ming army occupies Huang County, they can march all the way along the coast and capture the entire Donglai County without worrying about enemies appearing on the flanks.

This is why Gongsun Du was able to capture Donglai County quickly, but Yuan Tan, who occupied most of Qingzhou at that time, had no choice but to still have Qingzhou occupied by Gongsun Du.

Xu An's gaze turned to the left, where the east was, and it was also the direction where the sun rose.

But now it is past dawn, and in the morning, the sun will naturally not rise in the east.

Xu An didn't want to watch the sunrise either.

"How long will it take to arrive in Donglai County?"

Xu An looked at it for a while and then left the bow. The time had not come, and there was no use in being impatient.

"There is about a quarter of an hour before we can see the beach in Dongnai County. All ships are on alert and all personnel are ready."

Gongsun Kang stood aside respectfully, answering Xu An's question.

Gongsun Kang looked at Xu An standing at the bow of the ship, feeling uneasy.

He didn't know why Xu An had to board the warship himself to direct the water battle.

It seems that the army has been handed over to Yan Zhong by Xu Anquan to command, so Xu An came to command the navy.

After all, on the navy side, the Ming army is the overlord of the sea. In the offshore area, a giant ship such as the Liaozhou is only in danger of being stranded, and there is basically no risk of sinking.

Even if it hit a rock, with the watertight compartment, Xu An could safely evacuate to other ships before the ship sank.

Gongsun Kang couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead with the silk cloth on his forehead. It was Xu An who had been on the ship for a long time, but he was still afraid of something unexpected.

If Xu An was injured in any way here, he would surely die.

"Don't panic."

Xu An patted Gongsun Kang on the shoulder, feeling a little helpless.

"Everything is going according to plan and there will be no problems."

Xu An understood Gongsun Kang's thoughts.

At the beginning, when he proposed that he wanted to board the Liaozhou and command the navy to fight, he was also opposed by everyone.

The situation at sea is unpredictable, there are too many dangers, and there are too many possible situations.

The son of a daughter can't sit down.

Once he made a mistake, the entire Ming country would be shaken, and the power of the Ming country to sweep the world would be wiped out.

However, Xu An finally decided to command the navy to fight.

With a large ship like the Liaozhou and an escort fleet, as long as it is in the offshore, the problem of shipwreck will never occur. Safety is actually the same as commanding a large army on land.

Xu An also has no idea of ​​traveling across the ocean. The reason why he wants to board the Liaozhou is because this time his boarding the Liaozhou can bring huge benefits to the Ming country, and he only needs to take a little risk... …

He had already met Gan Ning, Gan Ning was like a fish in water in the Liaozhou fleet, and now he is comfortable commanding a squadron.

He was even a little impatient, and asked if he could wait until the Han court was pacified before forming a new fleet in the south.

The ocean is undoubtedly the most longed-for existence for people who like water, especially Gan Ning, through the map, also learned that there are a large number of islands in the Southeast Asia and the West Ocean, and there is even a huge landmass at the southernmost tip of the South Ocean.

And Zhao Yun and Tai Shici are now in the same fleet with him.

Both Tai Shici and Zhao Yun have followed Gongsundu for a long time. The Liaozhou Fleet has been established for a long time. Although they are from the north, because of the Liaozhou Fleet, both of them have certain experience in water warfare and are familiar with it. Warships, no more seasickness.

Zhao Yun even held a position in the navy, so Tai Shici is currently guarding Xu An's side, while Zhao Yun is the captain of a large ship with two thousand materials.

The beach in the distance slowly appeared in everyone's eyes, and Xu An saw it clearly with the help of binoculars.

But soon, under the camera, several smokes appeared.

Wolf smoke rose one after another along the coast.

"The response of the Han army is quite fast."

Xu An put down the binoculars. Although he said so, he was not surprised.

The Eagle Wolf Guard had already reported all these things, and there were too many places suitable for landing in Donglai County, Qingzhou.

The main force of the Han army in Qingzhou is on guard against the main force of the Ming army led by Yan Zhong to the north of the Yellow River, so there are guards in Qingzhou in Donglai County, but there will never be too many.

"The escort fleet can slow down the speed, order the transport ship to speed up, rush to land on the beach, and quickly establish a beachhead stronghold."

Xu An issued an order in a deep voice. The entire sea surface was unobstructed. There was no enemy fleet, and the transport ship could reach the beach safely without the escort of warships, so he directly ordered the escort fleet to slow down.

On the watchtower, the flag bearers kept waving the flag.

With the sound of the ship's bell, the transport ship suddenly accelerated, and the escorting fleet also moved out of position, slowed down, and raised the sails by half.

"Wait for two quarters of an hour. After two quarters of an hour, no problem was found, and we sailed back."

Xu An narrowed his eyes as he watched the burning smoke one after another.

After giving the order, he turned his head to look east again.

He was wondering when the Han army would arrive after the smoke ignited.

After all, he used himself as a bait, and only brought more than 40 warship escorts.

Can the navy of the Han army hiding in the Weihaiwei military port really hold their breath?

Chapter 841 Han Army Navy Division

When Xu An was in Pingyuan City discussing logistics and the southern expedition with Yan Zhong, Jia Xu, and Xu You.

Yan Zhong pointed out an extremely strange point.

Just a year ago, that is, in the third year of the Ming Dynasty.

It seems that a Han army entered a seaside area in Donglai County, Qingzhou, and dispersed the local residents.

Because of the change of the Han army and the sudden influx of many people into Donglai County, the hidden personnel of the Eagle Wolf Guard also became concerned, so they sent this information to Qingzhou to find a way.

This information was submerged in the pile of information at the beginning. Eagle Guard received a lot of information, so he didn't pay much attention to it at first.

With the deepening of the investigation, the level of this information gradually began to increase.

After Yan Zhong arrived in Qingzhou, he began to sort out the information, and he also found out this information.

Comparing the map, Yan Zhong also discovered the clues and weirdness in it, and then brought it up during the meeting and told Xu An.

And when Xu An saw the place Yan Zhong was pointing at, the first word he thought of was "Weihaiwei".

As for Weihaiwei, as long as you pay a little attention to the history class, you should know something about it.

In the 31st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent Japanese pirates from invading, Weihaiwei was established, which means "megatronic sea area", and the name of Weihai comes from this.

But let Xu An remember that the name Weihaiwei was not because of the Ming Dynasty, but because of a war in the last years of the Qing Dynasty.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, the Japanese army won the Battle of the Yellow Sea and seized the command of the Yellow Sea. In late November [-], they occupied Lushun.

The Beiyang navy suffered heavy losses in the battle of the Yellow Sea, so Li Hongzhang ordered the Beiyang fleet to rely on land and water, with the army sticking to the forts, and the ships relying on the forts on the shore for defense.

In January 1895, 1 Japanese troops landed in Rongcheng Bay, Shandong, attacked Weihaiwei Fort, and blocked the east and west ports with warships.Land defenses were not strengthened, and Weihaiwei finally fell.

In the final ending, Ding Ruchang, the admiral of the navy, committed suicide and the entire army of the Beiyang Navy was wiped out.

The failure of the Battle of Weihaiwei marked the complete defeat of the Qing Dynasty on both sea and land fronts.

Weihai Weijun Port has a unique geographical location, bordering on the Yellow Sea, connecting Yantai to the west, and separated from the Bohai Strait to the north.

Weihaiwei is a good ice-free port, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with the entrance to the east, and Liugong Island in front of it, forming two waterways and entrances to the east and north.

Ridao, Huangdao, Yashi and other islands are arranged on both sides of Liugong Island, forming a natural barrier in the port area, and the situation is dangerous.

So Xu An also has some understanding of the location of Weihaiwei Military Port.

When Yan Zhong pointed to the recessed place in Donglai County, Xu An immediately thought of Weihaiwei.

Speaking of Weihaiwei, then, the only thing that can be associated with it is the military port.

Weihaiwei is undoubtedly a good place to build a military port, although it is not called Weihaiwei now.

Considering the information provided by the Eagle Wolf Guard, I am afraid that Hanting has secretly built a military port here.

If it is not a military port, there is no need to hide it like this, and even relocate all the surrounding residents, and limit the scope of its activities.

And why go to such great lengths to hide a military port?This is a little bit of patience.

Thinking about it this way, there is actually only one answer.

That is, the Han court secretly hides a navy.

The Han Ting wanted to repeat the old trick, just like when the Eagle Wolf Guard was paralyzed and careless, the embroidered messengers suddenly attacked the Eagle Wolf Guard lurking in the Han area, destroying the Eagle Wolf Guard's intelligence network in the Han area in one fell swoop.

It's just that this time the target was changed from Eagle Wolf Guard to Ming Dynasty's navy.

The Han court should have expected that the Ming army would most likely attack from the sea first, in order to contain the strength of the Han army in Qingzhou, so that they could not take care of both ends, fighting on two fronts, exhausted.

The Han and Wei courts did not pay attention to the development of the navy at all.

The Han court's power at sea is very weak, with almost no navy.

The same is true for Wei Ting, which also has no navy, which is why Gongsun Du can do whatever he wants.

No one except Xu An paid much attention to the development of the navy.