Facing such a huge warship for the first time, Shen Shenzhou and others were very excited. When they learned that a huge amount of supplies would be delivered to Wuhu soon, everyone couldn't help shouting with excitement, and everyone was gearing up, wishing that Chaohu A naval force was immediately established.
Shen Chenzhou couldn't help but secretly rejoice at his previous decision. In just over half a month, the strength of the water village had increased several times.
At this rate, in less than a year, the 'Chaohu Water Village' will have greatly improved its strength. Not only will it be able to protect itself, but it will even be possible to participate in the general trend of competing in the world.
Thinking of this, Shen Chenzhou couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, and he spared no effort in carrying out Lin Sumo's instructions.
The four warships returned to Chaohu via the Yuxi River. After a short period of repair and reinforcement, they were incorporated into the naval battle line and belonged to two naval brigades.
With the addition of these four warships, Lin Sumo reorganized the "Chaohu Navy" war department. Through this arrangement, Lin Sumo eliminated all warships below the "Bridge Boat" level and converted them into He used only a dozen or so sturdier war boats for daily training.
The number of warships above the 'bridge level' was not large to begin with. After a large number of warships were eliminated, the remaining ones were only enough for two naval brigades.
After the reorganization of the naval brigade, each brigade has two 'Xiaoyi-class' warships as the core, equipped with three 'Louchuan-class' warships and fifteen 'Qiaowen-class' warships to form a warship. formation,
The entire warship formation can carry a total of 60 to 70 oarsmen and 140 to 150 warriors. After this rearrangement, although the number of warships in the Naval War Department has been reduced, after ten days of cooperative drills, the two naval brigades have formed extremely strong combat capabilities, and their combat capabilities have increased several times compared with before. More than twice that.
To the east of the water village, on a high platform facing the water, Lin Sumo couldn't help but nod with satisfaction as he watched the two naval brigades chasing back and forth across the water.
Lin Sumo raised his hand at Shen Chenzhou, and then he saw Shen Chenzhou walking up to a high place and waving the three-color flag to the lake in the distance.
A moment later, with the sound of the five-tone drum, the two naval brigades that were practicing fighting on the lake immediately turned around and sailed towards the water village. Although there were only forty warships, they gave people a majestic and majestic atmosphere. The feeling of vast soup.
"Very good, Shen Zhou is attentive!" Lin Sumo praised it without hesitation.
Shen Chenzhou was overjoyed, but his face showed no expression as he said, "It's all due to Lin Shuai's wise guidance. My subordinates don't dare to be greedy for credit!"
Lin Sumo smiled and said: "Lin is not a person who likes success, so there is no need to flatter Shen Zhou. The 'Chaohu Navy' will be handed over to you from now on!"
Shen Chenzhou heard the implication of Lin Sumo's words and asked in surprise: "Shuai Lin is leaving?"
Lin Sumo nodded and continued: "In addition, Lin has entrusted the 'Jukun Gang' to recruit a large number of craftsmen, who will arrive in Wuhu soon. Shenzhou will find a place to settle in Wuhu, and the shipyard will be built on the Yangtze River. On the other side, as for the ransom sent by Dugu Valve, I have asked Hou Luan to receive it, and 30% of it will be invested in the construction of the navy!"
Shen Chenzhou was overjoyed when he heard this. Dugu Ce was imprisoned in Shuizhai for more than ten days and was only transferred to Panlong Castle yesterday. The ransom from the Dugu Clan must have been delivered, although Shen Chenzhou didn't know how much the ransom was. But with the wealth of the Dugu clan, there must be many.
After Shen Chenzhou was overjoyed, he said calmly: "Shuai Lin has made the Dugu Clan suffer a hidden loss this time. The loss is not small. He will definitely retaliate secretly afterwards to regain his face. It is better for Shuai Lin to be careful!"
Lin Sumo smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, even if the Dugu clan wanted to take revenge, they would not take action now, and it would not be on this matter, otherwise it would only leave clues and give Lin an excuse to strike again. Besides, this loss is nothing to the Dugu Clan. To spend money to eliminate disasters is like buying an amulet for Dugu Ce!"
Speaking of this, Lin Sumo said thoughtfully: "But what Shen Zhou said is not unreasonable. After all, it is necessary to be on guard against others. I will handle this matter myself. Shen Zhou doesn't need to worry."
Shen Chenzhou nodded in agreement when he heard this and said no more. Thinking about Lin Sumo's martial arts skills, even You Chuhong, the top master of the Dugu Clan, may not be his opponent.
"Shuai Lin, everyone is here!"
After the ship returned to port, Lin Sumo summoned the main backbone of the water village and formally appointed Shen Chenzhou as the admiral of the Chaohu Navy, taking charge of military affairs and commanding operations.
Lu Qianfan, the leader of the second village, was appointed as the commander of the first navy team, and Yi Hui, the leader of the third village, was appointed as the commander of the second navy team.
Gao Mingda, the leader of the Fourth Village, was appointed as the Right Commander-in-Chief, responsible for supervising the construction of the Jiangbei Shipyard. Zhu Yuanzheng, the leader of the Fifth Village, was appointed as the Back Commander-in-Chief, responsible for the general's logistics support and supply.
There were only these five people available for the 'Chaohu Water Village' for the time being, and Lin Sumo had no plans to put people inside. He only asked the five people to perform their duties, and Lin Sumo left the 'Chaohu Water Village' alone.
In the small town of Xifeng, east of Chaohu Lake, Lin Sumo received news from Hou Luan that Du Fuwei's Jianghuai Army had reached the Lujiang River and would approach the Tongcheng and Shucheng lines next.
Du Fuwei's expansion was getting faster and faster, and the sphere of influence he occupied was getting larger and larger. Lin Sumo felt that it was time to meet Du Fuwei and Fugong Er. Only by surrendering these two people could he It can be regarded as a place in this competition for hegemony in the world.
With the target determined, Lin Sumo turned to the direction of Tongcheng. News came that Du Fuwei was supervising the battle on the front line of Tongcheng.
When Lin Sumo arrived at Tongcheng, the Jianghuai Army was launching an attack on Tongcheng. The battle was intense, and the sound of killing could be heard from the walls of Tongcheng several miles away.
Tongcheng is located at the strategic point of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. If Tongcheng is controlled, Du Fuwei's Jianghuai land will be impregnable. He can point to Jiangxia in the distance and Luzhou with his sword, threatening the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Long before Du Fuwei's Jianghuai Army arrived, the Tongcheng garrison had assembled troops from more than a dozen surrounding towns and counties, totaling more than 30,000 people. Together with the reinforcements from Luoyang, the entire Tongcheng garrison had reached Fifty thousand people.
Du Fuwei's "Jianghuai Army" invested nearly 30,000 troops in this siege, led by Du Fuwei's adopted son Wang Xiongdan.
Wang Xiongdan was a man of tall stature and extraordinary strength. His cultivation was as good as the true inheritance of Du Fuwei. He was also witty, brave and resourceful, and was highly valued by Du Fuwei.
At this moment, seven or eight arrow towers with a height of five or six feet have been erected outside the east gate of Tongcheng. Through the arrow towers, one can not only attack the city from a high position, but also observe the deployment of troops in the city.
Du Fuwei was on one of the arrow towers, facing the direction of the east gate of Tongcheng.
Du Fuwei frowned and looked at the anxious battlefield below the city, constantly thinking about ways to defeat the enemy. And just behind him, two young men were sitting, one of them was sitting quietly to breathe, as if everything on the battlefield was gone. It had nothing to do with him, while the other one was looking left and right, scratching his head and head, wanting to leave and rush into the battle formation below to kill everyone.
"Dad Du, this battle is too hard for you. With your martial arts skills, dad, you might as well rush up to the wall, cut off the head of the Sui army guard, and then open the city gate and let the army enter the city!" After lying on the arrow tower and watching for a while, I couldn't help but say.
Du Fuwei shouted: "Kou Zhong, you brat, what do you know? Conquering cities and territories is no better than fighting in the rivers and lakes. After all, personal power is too small to influence the situation of a battle. Besides, if I have to do everything myself, wouldn't I be tired?" die?"
These two young men were Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling. After escaping from Xingyang, they were about to take Su Su back to the mountains and forests outside Yangzhou City to escape the limelight, but they did not want to be bumped into by Du Fuwei on the way. Upright.
Although their cultivation levels had improved, they were still no match for Du Fuwei, so they had no choice but to follow Du Fuwei to Liyang.
Kou Zhong chuckled and said, "That's because, dad, your cultivation level is not enough. If you can reach the level of Brother Lin and Wang Tong, let alone a small Tongcheng, even if you can capture Luoyang, the eastern capital, easy."
Du Fuwei was about to argue when he heard the words, but suddenly felt speechless. The battle between Lin Sumo and Wang Tong had been spread throughout the world, but no one had actually seen it. The rumors were becoming more and more exaggerated. It was difficult for Du Fuwei to distinguish between true and false.
However, although Du Fuwei did not witness the battle between Lin Sumo and Wang Tong with his own eyes, he was fortunate enough to see Ning Daoqi, a 'Sanren' who was also at the Grand Master level, take action. If Lin Sumo had also reached that level, he could have captured Tongcheng. Not really a problem.
But Du Fuwei probably never imagined that the person he was thinking about at the moment was observing his every move on the hillside several miles away.
Du Fuwei sighed: "Kou Zhong, don't you want to join this game of world hegemony? I brought you here today to let you feel the atmosphere of this battlefield. If you, Kou Zhong, only knew how to be reckless and win with force, Husband, it’s better to give up your thoughts of fighting for world hegemony and go home to marry a wife and have children, so as to leave a man and a half for my old Du family!"
Kou Zhong chuckled and said: "Old Du, even if I want to have a child, the surname will be Kou. At your age, Old Du, you might as well marry ten or eight little wives now, and give birth to seventeen or eighteen, no problem!" "
Du Fuwei's face darkened when he heard this. Kou Zhong didn't know that the previous joke hit Du Fuwei's sore spot.
When Du Fuwei was practicing Kung Fu in the early years, his Qi was inconsistent. Although he recovered in the end, his vitality was damaged. So over the years, the women around Du Fuwei changed one after another, but they failed to leave any heirs. There is only one Du Dejun who was born in his early years.
Therefore, Du Fuwei selected more than 30 brave and brave men in the army as adopted sons, sharing the same clothes and food. On the one hand, he wanted to win people's hearts, and on the other hand, he wanted to strengthen the Du family.
Seeing Du Fuwei's unhappy expression, Kou Zhong said quickly: "Okay, okay, Old Du, let at most one person change his surname to Du, no more..."
Before Kou Zhong finished speaking, he suddenly saw Xu Ziling, who was sitting quietly beside him, suddenly opened his eyes and looked into the distance. Kou Zhong was startled and asked in a low voice: "Master Ling, are there any enemies?"
Xu Ziling shook his head and said: "I suddenly felt a warning sign, as if someone was spying from a distance, but when I looked again, I found nothing, as if it was just an illusion!"
Kou Zhong knew that Xu Ziling would not be wrong. Hearing this, he couldn't help but become alert and looked around. At this moment, the anxious battle situation on the city wall below also changed.
