In his past life and this life, Fang Jun was an energetic person.
Under normal circumstances, energetic people have many interests and hobbies. In his previous life, Fang Jun was a BB Party member and a believer in the Multi-turret Cult. He was somewhat famous in some military forums.
What is the "BB Party"?
They are the followers of giant ships and cannons.
Among the "BB Party" group, there is such a "mantra" circulated by twenty-five-year-olds - bigger hull, thicker armor, stronger main gun, more secondary guns, higher speed!
Someone once said that "BB people" are all obsessive-compulsive disorder and have perverted demands on the life around them. For example, they are used to stringing all kinds of underwear in a string when drying clothes, and using static pulleys to slowly pull them out of the window. Sometimes they salute at the end; for example, they are disdainful. All cars smaller than one's own bow to the thirty-ton container truck, throw rocks at the opposite car at top speed when meeting, and try to form a straddle, and even dream of setting up an angle in front of their own car...
Therefore, as a lover of giant ships and cannons, how can I not know about the world's earliest sailing battleship "Sea Sovereignty"?
So, how to tell whether you are a "BB Party"?
Someone once joked that you can clearly tell which kind of battleship fan you are from your reaction to watching "Titanic":
bb party: The armor is not strong, it should sink.
CV party: Without a whole fleet, it would be silly if something happened.
SS Party: There is a conspiracy! Must have been ambushed by a submarine!
DD Party: The boat is small and easy to turn around...
Now Fang Jun has cloned all the data of the "Sea Sovereignty" and plans to copy such an invincible sailing battleship in a thousand years. Although the ship was launched half a century ago, it did not fight many battles. In the end, it was destroyed by a chef's wrong operation, which caused the entire ship to be burned...
Although the "Sea Sovereignty" was born in Europe in the mid-seventeenth century, Europe had not yet undergone the Industrial Revolution at that time. The huge hull of the "Sea Sovereignty" was entirely made of wood. According to the current level of shipbuilding in the Tang Dynasty, there must be a lot of suffering, but It's entirely possible to create it.
As long as he imagines a dozen sailing battleships lined up in a row, the sound of cannons and the smoke filling the air, Fang Jun, as a "BB Party", will get a little excited...
However, in Su Dingfang's view, let alone whether such a huge warship could be built, even if it could be built, how many sails would be needed to drive it across the sea? Moreover, such a huge hull greatly increases the wind-receiving area, and I am afraid that a strong wind will end the fun...
Seeing Su Dingfang's constipated expression, Fang Jun smiled and said, "Why, do you think this drawing is just some idle nonsense?"
Su Dingfang's silence was tantamount to acquiescence.
Fang Jun was helpless. This ship was indeed too ahead of its time. In this era when a battleship of twenty or thirty meters was considered a "monster", it really crushed people's perception.
If I told Su Dingfang that we would build armored ships in the future... I wonder if Su Dingfang would be regarded as a madman?
Do you still want to float on the water?
hehe……
Fang Jun could only say: "You are not a shipwright. You are not qualified to say whether it will work or not. Bring the drawings back and let Zheng Kunchang and his son lead the shipwrights to think about it. It will definitely be feasible."
Su Dingfang could only say: "I will obey your orders."
When he closed the drawing in his hand, he saw a few words written on the back page from the corner of his eye, "Royal Princess"... Su Dingfang's eyelids twitched, and he felt that he had an insight into Fang Jun's persistence in building such a completely unreliable super ship. The motive of the battleship, is it to show the emperor's love as husband and wife to win the emperor's favor?
I have to say, it is indeed a good method.
As a father, seeing his son-in-law love his daughter so much that he even built an unparalleled super battleship to please him... This guy may look like a stick, but in fact his plans are unfathomable!
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The navy matter came to an end and the two chatted.
"How is the mobilization of troops and horses in Jiangnan?"
Fang Jun asked Su Dingfang to drink tea.
Su Dingfang picked up the tea cup and said: "At present, the mobilization of troops and horses is not too frequent. After all, the main force of the Eastern Expedition is the Sixteenth Guards Army. Your Majesty will definitely drive the expedition in person. The land route is the main force of the Eastern Expedition. I believe that the army will surely Gathered in the two states of Youying. The waterway is an auxiliary. On the one hand, it transports grain and grass baggage from the sea to bypass Dengzhou to supply the main army. On the other hand, it mainly harasses and defeats the navy of Goguryeo. These two tasks are based on the current situation of our navy. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is a piece of cake, so the current mobilization of Jiangnan soldiers and horses is mainly responsible for transporting various baggage to various ports so that it can be transported to sea in time after the war starts."
Fang Jun nodded.
This has been the war method of the Central Plains dynasties for more than a thousand years. To conquer cities and seize territory, every inch of land must be fought for. Even if the waterway could reach Pyongyang, the royal capital of Goguryeo, and destroy the Goguryeo royal family with a thunderous force, it would not be adopted. This is The “generation gap” in perceptions of war.
Another important reason is that everyone in the world believes that the Eastern Conquest of Goguryeo will be successful immediately. If such a huge feat is only slightly distributed, it will be enough for future generations to rest on their laurels. How could those arrogant generals who followed His Majesty Li Er in the north and south allow the navy to easily take away this huge contribution?
Therefore, even if the strength of the Royal Navy is ten times stronger, the main force of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo will definitely be launched by land, and the Navy can only follow soy sauce...
Fang Jun sighed and said helplessly: "I never thought of calling you to the Navy at the beginning, but it actually made you unable to leap on your horse and attack the city with your sword. You can only see your great achievements floating on the sea. Transport baggage..."
Such a grand war represents supreme merit. Who would be willing to take advantage of it?
Su Dingfang pondered for a moment, raised his eyes and asked, "It seems that the Marquis also feels that... Goguryeo is vulnerable?"
"Um?"
Fang Jun was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?"
Historically, His Majesty Li Er's expedition to Goguryeo was indeed a failure. However, the current Tang Dynasty is definitely not different from the Tang Dynasty in history!
Countless Linyi rice was transported across the ocean to the Tang Dynasty, which was more than enough to supply the army. The weapons and armor were more abundant and more sophisticated. There were also siege weapons such as thunder and artillery. How could it be possible to repeat the defeat in history? a scene?
Su Dingfang leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice: "Please forgive me for being reckless... From the general's point of view, Goguryeo may not be as weak as imagined. Otherwise, how could Emperor Sui Yang's three eastern expeditions have been defeated every time?" , completely draining the foundation of the empire? It is true that compared with the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo is like a dwarf with weak body and strength, but it is by no means without the strength to fight. It would be okay if the army can march straight in, but once it is blocked somewhere , it is very easy to cause accidents..."
Speaking of this, Su Dingfang's eyes burned brightly and he said word by word: "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated!"
Fang Jun was stunned.
Arrogant soldiers will be defeated? !
If you think about it carefully, Su Dingfang's words really make sense...
In history, was the reason why His Majesty Li Er's Eastern Expedition failed because of his strength?
Absolutely not.
Compared with Goguryeo, which was located in a corner of the northeast, the Tang Dynasty had gone through the recuperation and recuperation during the Zhenguan period and worked hard to govern. His Majesty Li Er set his sights on Goguryeo from the day he ascended the throne. He planned strategies for more than ten years and mobilized hundreds of thousands of elite troops to sweep across the Western Regions. The boat was like clouds and the baggage was as heavy as mountains, but it was severely defeated by Goguryeo. The teacher had to return to the court in a state of embarrassment, and the grand hegemony he had dreamed of in his life was in vain...
Such a result is definitely not the result of strength.
Only military morale can explain...
Everyone in the Tang Dynasty was confident that Goguryeo was within their grasp. The Tang Dynasty's soldiers would be invincible. It was only a matter of time before Goguryeo, a land that had never been conquered since ancient times, was included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Merit is regarded as benefit, and everyone fights for it.
However, as Su Dingfang said, "A arrogant soldier will be defeated", from His Majesty Li Er to the army generals, no one has ever thought about what will happen if they fail. When encountering a sniper attack at the foot of the city, the morale of the army was immediately depleted, the morale of the army was unstable, and unfavorable factors such as the long distance and inconvenient transportation of baggage finally led to a defeat.
Therefore, even if the Tang Dynasty in this life is more powerful than in history, it is not without the possibility of failure...
Fang Jun's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously said, "So, our Navy has no chance of turning the tide?"
Su Dingfang had a solemn look on his face and said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, it is indeed possible, but I would rather not have such a feat of turning the tide of collapse."
Because once the victory of the Eastern Expedition depends on the navy's long drive into Pyongyang City, it means that the land army has been defeated and can no longer advance, which means that it will inevitably suffer consecutive defeats. I don't know how many Han family members are buried in Liaodong and their souls will never return. Township……
