Chapter 727 Yi Sun-Shin and the Turtle Ship

The construction blueprint of the special warship of Goryeo, the turtle ship that appeared in the Wanli Korean War, was presented to Chu Tian.

This is a coastal combat ship with decent defense.

【Name】: Turtle Ship

[Rank]: Tier 7 warship

【Length】: 35 meters

【Width】: 11.8 meters

[Cost]: 1200 taels of silver

[Configuration]: Powered by oars, two masts and a pair of sails, it can be equipped with crossbows, firearms, thick wooden cowhide decks or iron armor guards (with iron cones), the defense is amazing, and the dragon head on the bow can spray out The poisonous mist produced by sulfur and nitrate kills the enemy.

[Comment]: It looks like a turtle, so it is called a turtle boat.

Turtle boats are fine for coastal defense.

If you have an understanding of the ancient shipbuilding industry, you will know that it is not easy to build a large ship.

The displacement of a warship with a length of 30 meters and a warship with a length of 50 meters may be very different. The former may be only a few hundred tons, while the latter may have thousands of tons, or even two or three thousand tons.

Tonnage is combat power.

"Build ten turtle ships."

Chutian has the booty he plundered from the Kingdom of Hungary, and now he is rich and powerful, and wants to build ten turtle ships in one go.

Li Sunshin hesitated and said, "But... the turtle ship needs a seventh-level shipyard."

"This is indeed a problem. In a few months, I will try to get the drawings of the advanced shipyard."

Chu Tian realized that he had neglected the construction of the navy, and he had no way to obtain the blueprints of advanced shipyards before.

Chutian checked Li Sunshin's panel attributes again.

[Name]: Lee Sun-shin

[Talent]: King-level Commander (Navy Department)

【Level】: 77

[Identity]: During the Imjin Japanese Invasion, the commander of the three naval forces of the Lee family

【Age】: 40

【Loyalty】: 90

[Commander]: 92 (only applicable to water battles)

[force]: 81

[Intelligence]: 73

[Politics]: 38

【Charm】: 93

[phase]: brave

[favorability]: 57

[Characteristic 1]: Anti-Japanese (S-level characteristic, when commanding a navy soldier from Koryo, all attributes of the army +15%, damage to soldiers of Japanese civilization +23%)

[Characteristic 2]: Turtle Ship (S-level feature, when the fleet is equipped with a turtle ship, the overall performance of the turtle ship +5%, impact force +10%, defense +20%)

[Characteristic 3]: Countercurrent (A-level characteristic, the negative impact of water potential on the fleet -25%)

[Characteristic 4]: Land battle weakening (negative feature, during land battle, the commander's attribute is reduced by 10 points)

[Special Arms]: Three Navy Divisions (Fifth-Tier Navy Division Soldiers, Maximum 17,000 Soldiers)

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Like Zheng Zhilong, Li Sun-shin's ability will decrease when fighting on land, but his ability is quite strong when fighting against the Japanese in water battles. The 23% increase in damage is probably a headache for the Japanese.

The three navy divisions refer to the sailors of the Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang provinces of Goryeo, which are equivalent to the counties of the Han Empire.

In order to display Yi sun-shin's ability, the turtle ship is indispensable.

"If the turtle ships are built, then all the turtle ships will be under your command to form the Jeju fleet."

Chutian divided the Fubo Army into three fleets, the Donglai Fleet (Zheng Zhilong), the Langya Fleet (Yu Yunwen, Xu Sheng), and the Jeju Fleet (Li Sunchen). , to check and balance Zheng Zhilong, Li Sunchen, and Xu Sheng.

The current loyalty of Zheng Zhilong, Li Sunchen, and Xu Sheng is not a problem. However, their loyalty is not a problem, which does not mean that the people who will take over their fleet in the future will not rebel.

Establish a sound system in order to maintain a high degree of loyalty.

"The final general will not disappoint His Highness King Xia, His Highness will expand the Fubo Legion,

Are you going to attack Goryeo? King Ming killed the old master of the last general, and if His Royal Highness attacked Goryeo, the last general was willing to command the Jeju fleet to attack the southern part of Goryeo. "

Li Sunchen knew that Chutian had the ability to compete with the Liaodong Army, if he wanted to avenge Cui Zaishan, he could only rely on Chutian's power.

Li sun-shin was familiar with the water situation in Koryo, so it was a good idea to invade Koryo, which was the back garden of the Liaodong Army.

"The war with the Liaodong Army will not break out immediately. The war within the Han Empire will take time to prepare. If the Fubo Army wants to be full, it will have 1,200 ships of various types, and it will take time to build..."

Chu Tian was not in a hurry, the situation was in his favour.

The new order established in the prairie provided him with more cavalry than the Liaodong army.

Once the war broke out within the Han Empire, Chu Tian estimated that he would have to fight on two fronts, so he had more time to prepare.

The alliance between Lao Qin and Mingguan started a few years ago. Lao Qin predicted the current crisis a few years ago, so he spared no effort to help Mingguan, and even transferred Wang Jian to Liaodong to suppress Liao. On this day, Mingguan repaid the favor.

For the alliance of the Liaodong Army and the Guanzhong Army, Chutian also has a way to deal with it-use the Fubo Army to open up the Korean battlefield and contain Mingguan from the rear.

With the demand, there are also spoils brought back from the Kingdom of Hungary, which is why Chutian began to expand the Fubo Legion.

"You can go down now."

Chu Tian asked about the specific training situation of the Fubo Corps Navy, so he let Li Sunchen leave.

He recruited Li Sunshin here mainly because he wanted to see Li Sunshin's ability.

The advantage of "Lord" is that you can easily judge a person's ability through the panel, especially the ability of generals.

After Li Shunchen left, there were materials about Mingguan, Lao Qin, and even the new generals they recruited on Chutian's desk.

Chu Tian has been secretly observing the preparations of the two opponents.

"Wanyan Aguda and Nurhachi are under the pressure of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and they probably won't be able to make any trouble. Besides, Mingguan still has Li Chengliang under his command. Nurhachi is not afraid of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun the most. , but Li Chengliang..."

Chu Tian had already learned that Mingguan had recruited Xu Da, the number one general under Zhu Yuanzhang's command. This person should be an emperor-level commander, and he had not yet reached the level of a saint.

Xu Da's commanding ability is higher than that of Chang Yuchun, but his military strength is not as good as Chang Yuchun's. Chang Yuchun is more inclined to be a fierce general.

Chutian obtained a holy-level recruitment order in the last national war, and the cooling-off period was longer than the imperial-level recruitment orders obtained by Mingguan and Lao Qin.

"Your Highness, miss Huo Qing, please see me."

Li Xiuning, the housekeeper of Xia Palace, reported.

"Let her in."

After a while, Huo Qing came in with a hint of resentment.

She obviously came earlier than Xiao Chuo, but Xiao Chuo became the guest of honor instead.

"My brother asked me to tell you that the new Sultan of the Seljuk Empire, Ogedei, seems to have planned a truce with the Protectorate of the Western Regions."

"Huo An can just tell me directly, why let you transfer..."

In the middle of Chu Tian's speech, he suddenly understood what Huo An meant, so he stopped talking, and when he looked at Huo Qing again, Huo Qing already wanted to cry.

She is the eldest lady of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, so it is really not good for Chu Tian to be too harsh on her, otherwise it will destroy Chutian's plan to annex the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

"I think Wo Kuotai's purpose should be to launch an offensive in other places, such as attacking the Dawan Kingdom and the Guishuang Empire... During this period of time, you can participate in some affairs of the Xia Palace with Miss Xia, preferably With her approval...you are mainly engaged in the trade between Xiacheng and the Protectorate of the Western Regions."

Chu Tian considered that Huo Qing was from the Protectorate of the Western Regions, so he could just participate in the Silk Road.

"As long as I get sister Xia's approval, then it's all right?"

"She is in charge of the private treasury of Prince Xia's Mansion, so naturally she needs her permission."

"oh."

Huo Qing was eager to try.

Chu Tian frowned slightly, Huo Qing seemed to have misunderstood what he meant.

After Huo Qing left excitedly, Chu Tian looked at the information of the Protectorate of the Western Regions. The Protectorate of the Western Regions has a population of about 10 million, a mobile force of 200,000, and 200,000 frontier troops in various cities, which is equivalent to the capital of the Western Regions. For every 20-odd people in the guard house, there is one soldier to feed. With the productivity of the Western Regions, it is not easy.

Huo An wants to take the initiative to launch an attack. In addition to mobilizing 200,000 mobile troops, he also needs to recruit strong men to transport food and grass.

"If Wo Kuotai attacks Dawan Kingdom, should Huo An fight or not?"

Chu Tian hesitated because of the decision of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

It seems that it is Huo An's business to decide whether to enter Dawan Kingdom, but in fact, it depends on Chu Tian's attitude in the end.

The specialty of the Dawan Kingdom is the Dawan Horse, so the surrounding civilizations all want to compete for the Dawan Kingdom and put it under their own control.

Abandoning the Dawan Kingdom is equivalent to giving Wo Kuotai the opportunity to control the Dawan Kingdom and obtain a batch of Dawan horses every year.

Competing for the Dawan Kingdom may lead to a new round of war in Central Asia between the capital of the Western Regions and Wokuotai.

"Wo Kuotai has a population of 20 million, and there is the Western Region Protectorate that is dragging thunder. Huo An attacks Dawan Kingdom and has to cross Congling. The supply line is long. I am afraid that he is not Wo Kuotai's opponent."

Chu Tian weighed the pros and cons, and he could only say that the terrain of the Defense Mansion in the Western Regions was unfavorable.

The Han and Tang Dynasties tried to control Central Asia, but they were unable to do so, mainly due to the influence of the terrain - the Pamirs, the Tianshan Mountains, and the Altai Mountains formed a world-wide city wall.

The Pamir Plateau, thousands of meters above sea level, is known as the roof of the world and is extremely majestic.

It is difficult for the enemy outside the city wall to enter, and it is also difficult for the Han army inside the city wall to fight out.

If the enemies outside the city wall are weak, it is not difficult to kill them. If the enemies outside the city wall are strong, it will be extremely difficult to cross the Pamirs.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, General Li Guangli led the expeditionary force of the Han Empire to conquer the Dawan Kingdom twice across the Congling Mountains. For the first time, Li Guangli's expedition of tens of thousands of people failed, and it took two years. As a result, none of the surviving soldiers survived.

However, crossing the Pamirs is not impossible.

During the period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Tang general Gao Xianzhi crossed the Congling Mountains many times, attacked the small Bolu and Shi Kingdoms in Central Asia, and even fought against the Arab Empire (the Great Food Kingdom) in the era of the Great Conquest.

In the last war in the Western Regions, the expeditionary army led by Chu Tian and other princes of the Han Empire crossed the Tianshan Mountains in the cold winter and attacked the Ili River Valley, which also created miracles.

"Let Huo An contain Wo Kuotai, and when necessary, send troops to interfere with Wo Kuotai, but it cannot trigger a war between Central Asian civilizations."

In the end, Chu Tian told Huo An to be on guard and just interfere with Wo Kuotai's actions. He could no longer get away and went on another expedition to the Western Regions.

After making the decision, Chu Tian thought of arranging Huo Qing to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Xia Palace, so on a whim, he looked through the account books of the Department of Internal Affairs.

The Department of Internal Affairs is in charge of the internal treasury of Prince Xia's Mansion, and this money is controlled by Chu Tian himself, which is different from the treasury of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War.

The gold and silver that Chutian used to reward his subordinates mainly came from the silver in the inner treasury of King Xia's Mansion.

Chu Tian set up the Department of Internal Affairs, and then became the shopkeeper, but it was Xia Liang who was actually running the Department of Internal Affairs.

He has not checked the income and expenditure of the Department of Internal Affairs for quite some time, he only knows that the Xia Palace is never short of money.

"270,000 taels of gold, 3.62 million silver..."

When Chu Tian saw the account books of the Department of Internal Affairs, his mind went blank.

A few years ago, he was poor and poor, and the gold and silver at his disposal were only a few hundred taels, but now, all these gold and silver are worth several million taels of silver!

These are not the treasury silver of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War, but the silver taels that Chutian can dispose of at will.

"One hundred tea houses, two hundred silk shops, thirty farms, private banks, inns, water transport fleets... and even pig farms?"

Chu Tian flipped through the account books, his eyes became more and more surprised.

Xia Liang has been silently investing and acquiring various assets and fleets for the past few years. Unknowingly, the Xia Palace is as rich as an enemy.

Just Chutian's gold and silver is enough to pay the salaries and supplies of one hundred thousand troops for one year.

In addition to gold and silver, Chutian also has countless assets...