"Explanation of Names" by Liu Xi of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "It is narrow and long on the outside and is called Mengchong, so as to conflict with enemy ships."
But unlike small and narrow ships such as Zuo Ge Mao Tu, Pi Chong balances size and speed and is the fastest medium-to-large warship.
The so-called fighting ships were the main force of the ancient navy.
Fighting ships are small-scale ships, while warships are large-scale warships.
When a boat rushes on the extremely wide river and wants to escape, no ship can stop it.
Despite this, Yuan Yao still gritted his teeth and ordered: "Immediately recruit all soldiers who can row and dispatch the ships that can be dispatched to respond to this ship!"
Lu Dai still wanted to dissuade him, but Huang Zhong on the side signaled him with his eyes not to make useless efforts.
In desperation, Lu Dai had no choice but to accept the order: "No!"
"Assemble all the crossbows and crossbows to go upstairs to the ship and prepare to engage the enemy!"
Yuan Yao made up his mind to protect Gan Ning to the death and said fiercely.
A super warship like a building ship cannot be driven by just being able to row an oar. It would take at least hundreds of sailors and boatmen to work together to get out of the harbor.
Compared to a turret ship, a destroyer is to an aircraft carrier.
Naturally, Yuan Yao would not lose his mind and ask someone to row a boat out of the harbor.
Although this boat is large, it is still a flat-bottomed boat and can easily capsize in strong winds and waves.
This thing depends on the weather!
There are many celebrities who died in the capsizing accident of the building. For example, Du Ji, the famous guard of the Wei state, was the grandfather of Du Yu, the commander in chief who destroyed Wu; and Dong Xi, the famous general of Soochow, both died in the capsizing accident of the building ship.
Before Yuan Jun could board the boat and leave the shore, the boat had already passed the center of the river and was not far from the south bank.
Seeing that there was no hope of interception, some ships started to make sudden moves and gave up the pursuit. Then more and more ships began to slow down and turn around.
Yuan Yao breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at Fang Chong who was getting closer.
"Follow me to meet General Gan!"
Yuan Yao ran excitedly towards the bottom of the building.
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When Yuan Yao stood on the shore, the ship also docked.
The hull of the boat was covered with arrows, almost like a hedgehog.
Yuan Yao was also secretly frightened, he didn't expect this operation to be so dangerous!
Just when Yuan Yao was thinking about how to award Gan Ning a reward, a man jumped directly from the bow of the boat and knelt down towards Yuan Yaona who was surrounded by a group of soldiers.
"The last general has come to join General Yangwei!"
Yuan Yao's expression changed instantly. When he took a closer look, he saw that the person in front of him was not Gan Ning, but a round-faced man he had never seen before.
"This is how the same thing?"
Yuan Yao blurted out.
Seeing Yuan Yao asking questions, Zhang Shuo seemed to have finally found someone to vent his grievances to, and burst into tears.
"I'm miserable!"
"..."
Yuan Yao: "Hey, hey, hey, don't cry first, tell me first, who are you and how did you come to my place?"
"I don't even know who I am!"
"I said I am Zhang Shuo, do you believe it?"
Zhang Shuo has already fallen into deep self-doubt, and he is not sure even when he says his name.
Really, I took too much blame last night! Too much!
Yuan Yao felt a little dizzy. Gan Ning didn't wait, but a big fool showed up.
Behind Yuan Yao, Huang Zhong reminded in a low voice: "Young master, be careful, this person may be faking surrender!"
"I believe it! I believe it! Please elaborate!"
Yuan Yao scratched his head and put his hand on the handle of the knife.
Zhang Shuo blinked: "Do you really believe me?"
"I was originally the Hou Junhou under the command of Captain Chen, and I was in charge of one crossing and ten crossings."
"At the beginning last night, everything was fine. I was patrolling the river honestly..."
"When I turned around from Xiakou and fled back to Shiyang City, everything changed!"
Zhang Shuo's eyes were full of tears, and he wiped his nose and said, "As soon as I entered the city, I found that there was water everywhere in the city. I originally led some kind-hearted people to rescue people everywhere, so they were busy."
"But after putting out the fire, people thanked me and asked me my name. As soon as I said it, their expressions changed."
"After I put out the fire in the prefect's mansion and three other houses, I heard someone calling my name again, saying that I was surrounded and asked to surrender."
"My colleagues who usually eat and drink together don't seem to recognize me all of a sudden. They all gritted their teeth when they looked at me, as if they owed them gambling debts that they haven't repaid yet!"
"Then everyone scolded me, saying that I cheated on others, colluded with outsiders, burned the food in the city, and killed Captain Deng Long and Deng!"
"How can I have that ability? It's not like I haven't seen Captain Deng's martial arts before. One of them can hit two of me. Don't say I kill him. Even if he gives me one hand, I can't beat him!"
"The most irritating thing is that some people even insisted that I was holding Huang Taishou hostage and asked me to hand over Huang Taishou!"
"I have never spoken to Governor Huang, and I don't dare to recognize him when I meet him. They insist that I have captured Governor Huang, and they will kill me if I don't hand him over!"
"I'll explain, but no matter what I say, even if the saliva is dry and my lips are broken, none of them believe me."
"Then some bad guy shouted in the crowd, saying that I killed Governor Huang and asked everyone to kill me to avenge Governor Huang and Colonel Deng."
"As soon as I saw that they were using real swords and guns, I ran away quickly. Several of my brothers died and I finally escaped from the city gate."
"I originally wanted to find Jiang Sima in Jinkou and ask his men to prove to me that I just landed ashore, and then guess what?"
Yuan Yao was confused and asked subconsciously: "What's going on?"
"Jiang Sima is also dead!"
Zhang Shuo burst into tears and seemed to have reached the saddest point.
Yuan Yao: "You can also kill Jiang Sima?"
Zhang Shuo cried even louder: "Why do you even say that I killed Jiang Sima!"
"I haven't! I haven't even seen him!"
"But his fake Sima insisted that it was a military prince named Zhang Shuo who shot Jiang Sima."
Yuan Yao: "Aren't you Zhang Shuo?"
"I am Zhang Shuo!" Zhang Shuo said unconfidently: "But I am not the Zhang Shuo who killed Jiang Sima!"
"Maybe someone named Zhang Shuo killed Jiang Sima, but I haven't heard of anyone with the same name as me!"
Yuan Yao seemed to have cleared his mind and thought for a moment before saying, "There is another possibility, that is, someone is pretending to be you!"
Zhang Shuo was stunned for a moment, hey, why didn’t I think of this?
"I am Zhang Shuo. I did not set a fire, nor did I kill Captain Deng, nor did I rape him, nor did I arrest Prefect Huang. I did not kill Jiang Sima!"
"I am Zhang Shuo, and these were all done by someone pretending to be me!"
"Right, that is it!"
Seeing that Zhang Shuo finally figured it out, Yuan Yao originally thought he would stop crying, but the next moment, Zhang Shuo sat down on the ground and cried even harder: "But who should I explain to now? !”
"I can't go back!"
Yuan Yao had no choice but to coax Zhang Shuo like a child: "If you don't cry, don't cry. If a good boy doesn't cry, he won't behave well if he cries!"
"Zhang Shuo is the most well-behaved. I'll help you beat those people when you see them in the future, so they don't bully you again!"
These two sentences turned out to be quite useful, and Zhang Shuo's crying finally became quieter.
Yuan Yao: "What happened later? You just ran over?"
Zhang Shuo shook his head and nodded again: "It's not that easy!"
"Seeing that everyone was chasing me, I hurriedly hid on the boat. Then when they saw me getting on the boat and leaving the shore, they also got on the boat and chased me."
Yuan Yao nodded: "That's right, there are so many ramming battleships over there, how did you escape?"
Zhang Shuo shook his head: "I don't know!"
"I only heard them cursing, saying that the rudders and sails of all the ships had been damaged, and the oars, poles and everything else had been stolen!"
"Then he blamed all this on me, saying it must be me!"
Yuan Yao was puzzled: "Why did you do it again?"
"Just tell me!" Zhang Shuo was about to burst into tears: "Why do all the bad things happen to me alone?"
"I provoked someone!"
"Maybe it's because my boat is new and has some weak points. I left people on the boat to prevent accidents. The person who stole the oars didn't dare to get on my boat and steal it."
"When they saw my boat hoisted its sails and paddled away from the shore, they went completely crazy!"
Yuan Yao nodded again: "If you leave this matter to me, I will trust you!"
Zhang Shuo: "Then they went crazy. Those who could find spare oars on the shore used their oars to row small boats to chase me. Those who didn't have oars dismantled the towers on the spot, using the removed wooden boards as oars and the wood as poles. Chase me hard!"
"In the end I just have to come here!"
After Zhang Shuo finished telling the whole story, he looked at Yuan Yao eagerly: "This little general, I have nowhere to go. You heard what I said, if you want to believe me, just accept me!"
