If Liu Bei hadn't had many tricks to deal with insects in Sichuan and Shu before, I would have been "the middle way of death" on the road, so sometimes Liu Bei thought of Fei Qian's meaningful smile at that time, and he was suddenly a little chilling. Could it be that Fei Qian at that time was already planning to let them come to Jiaozhi?

Liu Bei didn't dare to think too much, and felt that he was so cold that he thought too much.

The South China Sea Protectorate is different from the desperate enclosures and houses in later generations. Liu Bei mainly tends to use fishery to supplement Jiaozhi's development...

After establishing a commercial relationship with Jiangdong, Jiaozhi's spices, fish glue, shells and other specialties naturally have a closer sales channel. You only need to go up the coastline and send it to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas in later generations. It is much more convenient than going north to Sichuan and Shu by land.

Although Sun Quan is now filial to himself, it is equivalent to self-confinement, but "trade" is innocent, and all ethnic groups in Jiangdong can also make profits. Naturally, there is no reason why Sun Quan was unable to make decisions and cut off the caravans.

After Liu Bei occupied Jiaozhi, he also reached a certain agreement with the surrounding indigenous fishermen, that is, Liu Bei would purchase some fishermen's capture, of course, not only for pearl corals, but also for ordinary fish, shrimps, crabs, etc.

Of course, because there is no refrigerator, Jiaozhi, whether it is the indigenous fishermen, Liu Bei and others, they fish for three days and dry the net for two days. Anyway, if you eat too much, it will be dried into dried fish. And if God doesn't give you face and rains halfway, it will be all ruined, and it will definitely be a rotten maggots.

Zhang Fei doesn't like eating fish. Zhang Fei thinks that those fish are troublemakers, and they all want to murder him. They always hide bones in such thin meat, and accidentally prick them in their throats. They can't compare with pork at all, let alone braised pork elbows.

Guan Yu was fine, but he was a little bit contaminated with his beard when eating fish, and the fishy smell was not easy to remove.

Zhang Fei didn't like to sway on the boat either. He was nervous as soon as he got on the boat, thinking that he might fall into the water in the next second.

Guan Yu can adapt, and he can squint his eyes and sit on the bow of the boat to read a book even if he has nothing to do.

Then myopia worsens...

"Second Brother!" Zhang Fei pulled the boat gang tightly, exerting his fingers, and his feet were also competing. "How long will it take to get to the place?"

Guan Yu moved his eyes away from the book, then looked at Zhang Fei, "Third brother, relax, if you pinch it, we will change the railing again... In two days, ah, it will be here in two days."

"That's what you said two days ago..." Zhang Fei muttered, but he also let go of his tight hand, then held the wooden wall, moved to Guan Yu, and sat down. "I feel like fishy now... I'm almost a fisherman..."

Guan Yu put down the book, untied the sack covering his beard, and then looked at some salt flowers, but there was no way. He could only wrap it up again with a little distress and hang the strap around his neck. "What do you think you should do?"

"I am a butcher! Pig killer! Otherwise, I will kill people like a pig! Pig kills like a pig! Pig kills thousands... Oh, hey! It's really..." Zhang Fei stood up with some resentment. He just said a few words of pride, then a wave came over, and the hull shook, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly grabbed it and sat down.

"What's wrong with the fisherman?" Guan Yu said slowly, "If you don't eat fish in this place, where can you get so much meat? If you can eat it with peace of mind, you can't eat it? Besides, don't you give more money to you every time you divide pork?"

"Hi!" Zhang Fei also knew that Liu Bei and Guan Yu had given him extra care, but because he was too greedy and the amount was not large, the meat would shrink again. Once he cooked it, it would be a small size. After taking it, it would disappear before he could taste it.

"It is said that the road to Sichuan and Shu has been widened a little, and it has been easier to walk a lot. The next time the caravan comes, it will bring more bacon..." Guan Yu comforted Zhang Fei and said, "I may bring some pigs and lambs. I just don't know if I can survive on the road. Well, I don't know if I can adapt to the weather here..."

"Well, it must be!" Zhang Fei said firmly without thinking, "We can adapt, so can pigs and sheep!"

Guan Yu frowned slightly and wanted to give Zhang Fei a while, but looking at Zhang Fei's grin and drooling, he felt a little reluctant, so he pretended not to hear Zhang Fei's last words.

In the distance, a large building boat, well, was actually a fishing boat, spreading its sail tent and heading west.

That is the "Zhuojun name".

Well. That's right, it's the name of Liu Bei's hometown.

"Zhuojun" is performing its third mission after its birth. Since his first trip to Jiangdong, the ship has almost never stopped for a day.

The one Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were naturally on the "Hedong".

The third brother Zhang Fei's ship is still under construction, but the name of the ship gave Zhang Fei a headache for a long time. Because Zhang Fei and Liu Bei's counties are the same, Zhang Fei said at the beginning that he wanted to "butcher", and then he was rejected by Liu Bei and Guan Yu...

It has not been decided until now.

Zhang Fei was also very hesitant. Although he didn't like being on the boat, he felt like he was a child of his own. It was good to always take a loud and impressive name.

Around the "Zhuojun" and "Hedong", there are four or five small boats, forming a small fleet, slowly moving forward about ten miles away from the coast.

"Note!" The soldiers on the chanting bucket of Wanglou shouted loudly, "Three large ships were found in front of them, and several small boats! There is no flag, no flag!"

As the soldiers in charge of looking at him shouted, Guan Yu's face suddenly became serious.

With the frequent trade activities and exchanges, this trade route naturally encountered some invasions from unknown forces.

In fact, China is not as most people feel. Only Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty voyages to the West. In fact, when Qin Shihuang was in the sea, Mr. Ying Zheng went out of the sea. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, he also sent the left general Xun Li, well, that's right, this Li, who sent troops from western Liaoning, Yang Pu, the general of the Hanbo Army, led 50,000 naval troops across the Bohai Sea, and attacked Liaodong with the water and land forces, and eventually destroyed Weiman of Korea and established four counties on the Korean Peninsula.

Of course, later generations of kangzi would not recognize this...

After the Guangwu revival, the main political forces were placed on land and they did not pay enough attention to the ocean, so there was no historical official's understanding or record of the forces on the ocean until Emperor Sun sent people to Ryukyu and Wanwan.

At that time, there was already a considerable population in Ryukyu and Wanwan. Of course, these populations would not stay on land, relying on mountains to eat the mountains and sea to eat the sea? Now, Liu Bei from Jiaozhi invaded these areas and controlled the original trade routes. How could these people willingly give up?

As the warning gong on the ship was ringing, the soldiers on the tower quickly took their place. Many soldiers began to pour wet sand on the deck.

In this era, arson was always an important means of offensive in naval warfare.

『Send a small boat to inquire about the situation!』 Guan Yu ordered in a deep voice, 『Archer prepares! In addition, crossbow machine is in the strings! Aim at the enemy ship!』

On the "Zhuojun" and "Hedong", there are large crossbow trucks equipped with not many, only one ship, but at present, it is the only ultra-long-range killing method.

A qualified crossbow cart can have a range of thousands of steps. Of course, it is hard to say that the distance is accurate, especially the wind on the sea. However, at about three hundred steps, the power of the crossbow gun is still very strong. At one or two hundred steps, it can even pierce the side boards of the ship directly. At the same time, the crossbow cart can also be used to fire some javelins, stone bullets, incendiary bombs, etc.

In ancient wars, the ancient Roman legion that used the most crossbow chariots, each legion equipped with more than 50 crossbow chariots.

Of course, some of this is a bit of a sage, and it is not in the Ganges...

The crossbow cart redesigned and manufactured by the Huang family workshop under Fei Qian was somewhat different from the ancient Roman crossbow carts. Due to the development of metallurgical technology, the new crossbow carts use more bronze and steel components. Compared with wooden crossbow carts, they are more powerful and less difficult to maintain.

"The enemy ship did not respond! They were accelerating!"

The ship in front shouted loudly, pointed and gestured, and used double red flags representing danger.

The other party came with the wind, and was covered with sails again, and the speed was very fast.

"The sword and shield hands come forward! Prepare to fight!"

Guan Yu gave the order, and then looked at Zhang Fei, "Third brother, you are not... Forget it, be careful when you are playing it, don't smash your own boat..."

Zhang Fei laughed loudly and shook his spear in high spirits, "Second brother, don't worry!"

Perhaps it was the first sea encounter since the Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, which began...
Chapter completed!