Chapter 727: Yi Sun-sin and the Turtle Ship(1/2)
The special warship of the Goryeo Kingdom was presented in front of Chu Tian, the construction drawings of the turtle ship unveiled in the Korean War in Wanli.
This is an offshore warship with good defense.
【Name】: Turtle Boat
【Level】: Seventh-level 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). It has amazing defense. The dragon head on the bow can spray out poisonous fog produced by sulfur and nitrate to kill the enemy.
[Evaluation]: It looks like a turtle, so it is called a turtle boat.
The turtle boat is good for defense along the coast.
If you have an understanding of the ancient shipbuilding industry, you will know that building a large ship is not easy.
The displacement of warships with a length of 30 meters and warships with a length of 50 meters may be a huge difference. The former may be only a few hundred tons smaller, while the latter may be thousands of tons, or even two or three thousand tons.
Tonnage is combat effectiveness.
"Build ten turtle ships."
Chu Tian had the spoils plundered from the Hungarian Kingdom. He was rich and powerful, so he had to build ten turtle ships in one go.
Lee Sun-sen hesitated: "But... the turtle ship needs a seventh-level shipyard."
"It's really a problem, and within a few months I'll manage to get the drawings of the senior shipyard."
Chu Tian realized that he had neglected the construction of the navy and had lacked ways to obtain drawings from advanced shipyards before.
Chu Tian checked Li Shunchen's panel properties again.
【Name】: Lee Sun-chen
【Talent】: King-level commander (Nail Division)
【Level】: 77
【Identity】: During the Japanese turmoil in Ionchen, the Li family's commander of the three naval armies in Korea was the second half.
【Age】: 40
【Loyalty】: 90
[Commander]: 92 (only applicable to water war)
【Military power】: 81
【Intellect】: 73
【Politics】: 38
【Character】: 93
【Personality】: Brave
【Loveness】: 57
【Feature 1】: Anti-Japanese War (S-level characteristics, when commanding naval soldiers from Goryeo, the entire legion attributes +15%, and damage to Japanese civilized soldiers +23%)
【Feature 2】: Turtle ship (S-class characteristics, when the fleet is equipped with a turtle ship, the overall performance of the turtle ship is +5%, the impact force is +10%, and the defense force is +20%)
【Feature 3】: Countercurrent (Class A characteristics, negative impact of water potential on fleet -25%)
【Feature 4】: Land combat weakened (negative characteristics, during land combat, the commander's attribute is reduced by 10 points)
[Special Army]: Three Navy Division (fifth-level navy soldiers, with a maximum of 17,000 people)
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Like Zheng Zhilong, Li Shunchen's ability will decrease when fighting on land, but when fighting against Japanese people in water, his ability is quite strong. The 23% increase in damage is probably a headache for Japanese people.
The Three Dao Navy refers to the navy soldiers of the Three Dao of Jeolla, Zhongqing and Qingshang in Goryeo. The Dao is equivalent to the counties and counties of the Han Empire.
In order to exert Lee Sun-sin's ability, a turtle boat is indispensable.
"If a turtle ship is built, then all the turtle ships are under your command and form a Jeju fleet."
Chu Tian divided the Fubo Legion into three fleets, the Donglai Fleet (Zheng Zhilong), the Langya Fleet (Yu Yunwen, Xu Sheng), and the Jeju Fleet (Li Shunchen). Yu Yunwen, who was both literary and martial, was the chief commander of the Navy, and balanced Zheng Zhilong, Li Shunchen and Xu Sheng.
The current loyalty of Zheng Zhilong, Li Shunchen and Xu Sheng is not a problem, but their loyalty is not a problem, which does not mean that the people who take over their fleet will not rebel in the future.
Only by establishing a complete system can a high degree of loyalty be maintained.
"The General of the Mo will not disappoint His Highness King Xia. Will His Highness expand the Fubo Legion? Will he attack Goryeo? The Ming King killed the former lord of the Mo General. If His Highness attacked Goryeo, the General of the Mo General is willing to command the Jeju fleet and attack the southern part of the Goryeo."
Li Shunchen knew that Chu Tian had the ability to compete with the Liaodong Army. If he wanted to avenge Cui Zaishan, he could only rely on Chu Tian's power.
Li Shunchen was familiar with the water situation in the Goryeo Kingdom, so it was better to invade the Goryeo Kingdom, 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 Legion wants to be fully equipped, it has 1,200 various ships, and it also takes time to build..."
Chu Tian was not in a hurry, the situation was in his favor.
The establishment of a new order on the grassland provided him with more cavalry than the Liaodong Army.
Once a war broke out within the Han Empire, Chu Tian estimated that he would fight on two fronts, so he had more time to prepare.
The alliance between Lao Qin and Mingguan began a few years ago. Lao Qin predicted the crisis to the present day, so he did not spare any effort to help Mingguan, and even transferred Wang Jian to Liaodong to suppress the Liao Kingdom in order to wait until this day to repay the favors of Mingguan.
Chu Tian also had a way to deal with the alliance between the Liaodong Army and the Guanzhong Army - using the Fubo Legion to open up the battlefield of the Goryeo Kingdom and restrain Mingguan from the rear.
With demand, there were spoils brought back from the Hungarian Kingdom, which was why Chu Tian began to expand the Fubo Legion.
"You can go down."
Chu Tian asked about the specific training status of the Navy of Fubo Legion, so he asked Li Shunchen to leave.
He called Lee Sun-sen over, mainly to see Lee Sun-sen's abilities.
The advantage of "Lord" is that one can simply judge a person's abilities, especially the abilities of military generals, through the panel.
When Li Shunchen left, Chu Tian’s case table showed information about Mingguan, Lao Qin, and even information about the new military generals they recruited.
Chu Tian has been secretly observing the preparations for the two opponents.
"Wanyan Aguda, Nurhaci and the other two were suppressed by Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and they probably wouldn't be able to cause any storm. Besides, there are Li Chengliang under Mingguan. Nurhaci, who is most afraid of is not Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, but Li Chengliang..."
Chu Tian had learned that Mingguan had recruited Xu Da, the largest general under Zhu Yuanzhang. This person should be the commander of the imperial level and had not reached the level of holy level.
Xu Da's command ability is better than Chang Yuchun, and his force is not as good as Chang Yuchun, so Chang Yuchun is even more inclined toward fierce generals.
Chu Tian obtained the holy-level recruitment order in the last national war, and the cooling period was longer than that of Mingguan, and Lao Qin obtained the emperor-level recruitment order.
"Your Highness, Miss Huo Qing asks for a meeting."
Li Xiuning, the butler of the Xia Palace, reported.
"Let her come in."
After a while, Huo Qing, with a hint of resentment, came in.
She came earlier than Xiao Chuo, but Xiao Chuo became the guest of the curtain instead.
"My brother, please tell you that the new Sultan of the Seyrjuk Empire, Ogedei, has a ceasefire with the Western Regions Protectorate, seems to have planned some premeditation."
"Just just tell me, why bother you..."
Halfway through Chu Tian's words, he suddenly understood what Huo An meant, so he stopped talking and looked at Huo Qing again, Huo Qing was already a little worried about crying.
She is the eldest lady of the Western Regions Protectorate. Chu Tian really doesn't treat her too harshly, otherwise it will destroy Chu Tian's plan to annex the Western Regions Protectorate.
"I think the purpose of Ogedei should be to launch an offensive in other places, such as attacking the Dayuan Kingdom and the Kushan Empire... During this period, you can participate in some affairs of the Xia Palace with Miss Xia, and it is best to get her recognition... You are mainly engaged in trade between Xia City and the Western Regions Protectorate."
Chu Tian considered that Huo Qing was from the Western Regions Protectorate, so he could participate in the Silk Road.
"As long as you get the recognition of Sister Xia, will that be fine?"
"She is in charge of the private treasury of Prince Xia's mansion, so she naturally needs to get 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 through the information of the Western Regions Protectorate. The Western Regions Protectorate has a population of about 10 million, with a mobile force of 200,000, and there are 200,000 border troops in various cities. It is equivalent to more than 20 people in the Western Regions Protectorate, and it is not easy to support a warrior with the productivity of the Western Regions.
If Huoan 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 Ogedei attacks Dayuan, should Huoan fight or not?"
Chu Tian hesitated because of the decision of the Western Regions Protectorate.
It seems that it is Huo'an's business to decide whether to enter Dayuan, but in fact, it depends on Chu Tian's attitude in the end.
The specialty of Dayuan Kingdom is Dayuan Horse, so the surrounding civilizations want to compete for Dayuan Kingdom and put Dayuan Kingdom under their own control.
Giving up Dayuan Kingdom is equivalent to giving Ogedei the opportunity to control Dayuan Kingdom and obtaining a batch of Dayuan horses every year.
To be continued...