China's maritime trade rose in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and large seaports appeared in the southeast region. The government set up Maritime Traffic and Maritime Traffic Envoys, which specialize in managing navigation trade. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the southeast coast continued to develop. These were all from the Song and Yuan dynasties.

The fullness of navigation laid a good foundation.

After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the conflicts with the Khitan and then with Dangxiang led to the obstruction and severance of the Silk Road on the land. However, there was no way to go by land and it was impossible to go by the Song Dynasty, which promoted the opening of a maritime trade route.

By the middle of the Song Dynasty, the "Maritime Silk Road" flourished in full swing, and China was able to fly directly to the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, and reached the Red Sea and East African waters for the first time.

During the Song Dynasty, navigation technology had been greatly improved, and the most prominent one was the widespread application of "Sinan". Previous navigation guidelines were generally based on celestial phenomena and celestial bodies to identify directions, with stars at night, and sun leaning against the sun to identify directions.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, navigation technology began to make major breakthroughs, and the fleet was able to navigate with a compass.

There have also been great progress in marine geographical identification and detection. The fleet can determine the orientation and judge the environment based on weather changes. It has learned to use long rope ties to measure the sea depth and judge the navigation position from the seabed sediment attached to the bottom of the weight and

Situation. There are also certain safeguards in terms of maritime navigation safety. They use carrier pigeons as maritime transportation and can already carry out underwater repair of ships to prevent ships from leaking and sinking.

Zhao Qiong's caravan used the disc-shaped compass he brought early, which greatly improved the accuracy and was easier and more widely used. Maritime navigation has generally relied on the compass to indicate directions. In addition to the astrology accumulated by his predecessors,

Navigation knowledge such as terrestrial, trends, monsoons, and the development of shipbuilding technology. In particular, watertight compartment technology allows their sea ships to travel far away on the sea for many years.

After more than ten years of hard work and development, with the foundation of his predecessors and the full support of Zhao Qiong, Shengzhongtang not only opened the traditional Southeast Asia, Fusang and Goryeo routes, but also established trade exchanges with the West Asian region, and even sailed far to the Indian Ocean.

After continuous accumulation, the Song Dynasty navy after the transfer has mastered the relatively accurate sea route map of the surrounding areas, which has provided the Song Dynasty with more technical tools and technical knowledge to further conquer the ocean and develop maritime transportation. At the same time, it also provides the

The development of trade has laid a solid foundation, allowing them to quickly form a large scale after opening a port, voyages from Eurasia, and earn a lot of real money for the country.

After Zhao Jie ascended the throne, he needed a lot of money to rebuild the army. He rectified the administration of officials and resettled refugees and leftover personnel, but he was unwilling to use the method of increasing taxes to raise funds. The only way to further expand overseas trade to increase income, so the government adopted a series of

The incentive measures have improved the Maritime Bureau. Driven by the advancement of navigation technology and the prosperity of foreign trade, the shipbuilding industry has made great progress and development. Many places have shipbuilding, shipyards and shipbuilding workshops, especially Guangzhou and Quanzhou.

As well as Hangzhou, Mingzhou and other places, it is the main base for building sea ships.

Mingzhou has developed greatly during the Taizong period with its excellent maritime and mainland transportation conditions. It was alongside Guangzhou and Quanzhou and became one of the three major trading ports in ancient China. Zhao Qie not only set this place as Liangzhe Maritime Warehouse,

The Navy Command was also arranged here, and at the same time, he used his power and resources to build Mingzhou into a warship production base...

Raising troops for a thousand days is a time to use troops. Now Zhao Qiong is present in front of him are hundreds of warships, of which there are twenty "Shenzhou-class" warships with a load of only tens of thousands of hu. Each ship is equipped with twenty artillery pieces, which can carry one

The infantry battalion with a wide crew; the medium-sized 'Chezhou-class' was also equipped with ten artillery pieces. It can carry soldiers of both cities. Because the Jin navy is not the same as the Song Dynasty, and its main mission is

It is to transport landing troops and combat materials, so some transport ships are accompanying you.

The car left for Zhao Qiong is a super giant ship, more than twice as big as the Shenzhou-class one. Of course, it refers to this era. Compared with modern steel monsters, it is just a little brother, but it has a load of 1,000 tons.

The sea ship has become an amazing masterpiece in this era. The entire ship is divided into four layers, forty feet long, twenty-nine feet high, seven feet wide, and five feet wide. It has six masts, which require more than one hundred and fifty sailors to operate. The lower layer of the ship

It is equipped with earth and stone chambers, fresh water and supplies. The second floor is the main operating place and artillery position. The upper floor is the commanding combat place and residence. The facilities are complete and quite comfortable.

God finally opened his eyes. After Zhao Qi boarded the flagship and named it "Shenwu", the wind suddenly increased and turned to the southeast. The trade wind finally arrived. The whole army cheered in unison, all of which were amazing. They all said that the emperor was spiritual and attracted the news.

This battle will definitely be won. Zhao Qi also agreed with the sound of long live long live. Although this matter is strange, he thinks it is just a coincidence, but it cannot be said that people who often walk on the sea believe in gods, and now it is just a matter of inspiration.

Morale.

The opportunity should not be missed, Zhao Qi immediately arranged to inform the world that the Jin soldiers attacked the border, killed our border people, invaded our borders, and attacked the army. The Song Dynasty will send troops to the north and will never allow the Jin thieves to be rampant. The four true words in this edict

, six points are false, it is impossible to say that the Song Dynasty, a ritual country, was arguing about the war! Although Kou Bian's "truth" is suspected of deceiving the people, how many people know the truth of history?

As soon as the edict was issued, it was indeed anger and supported the imperial court to use troops. However, some smart people also tasted something from it. Why did the Jin army prepare for its own army as soon as it moved and gave a firm counterattack? However, their doubts were too weak.

I was soon drowned in the sound of killing. Now I am thinking about avenging my shame and revenge. Who cares who fired the first shot?

Five days later, the emperor issued a letter to the prefectures of the country, informing the whole world to personally fight against the Jurchens. At the same time, the saint drove to the north under the escort of a large group of people, but the people did not know that the throne above the dragon boat was empty. At this moment, he

I had already boarded the ship and sailed out of the south of the Yangtze River for several days. Even if the spies from the Jin Kingdom learned the truth, they did not have enough time to send the news back...

"Tong Cheng, where are we now?" Zhao Qiong climbed onto the deck early in the morning and looked north, but now the water and sky are all in one color, and there are waves everywhere, and it is impossible to tell where they are. He pointed to the chart and asked the waiter standing beside him.

Cheng Xishou.

"Report to Your Majesty, we have passed Chuzhou last night and entered Haizhou Bay!" Cheng Xishou looked at the water and said, and marked the emperor's position on the chart.

"Well, Haizhou is a big port, and there should be merchant ships entering and leaving. Why are there no traces on the sea surface?" Zhao Qiong nodded, held up his telescope and looked around. Wherever he saw the navy formations leaving the voyage, there was no merchant ship entering and leaving the bay.

"Your Majesty, in order to ensure our confidentiality of operations, I have ordered the closure of the port under the name of warship transfer. All ships except warships are not allowed to enter and exit the bay. Now is the time when the trade winds change, and few merchant ships travel, so your Majesty sees

There is no merchant ship coming in and out!" Cheng Xishou said.

"Well, how are you preparing in Dengzhou?" Zhao Qi asked again. In order to ensure safety, the formations that went to sea from Mingzhou have been sailing near the sea, and the road is smooth. Although it is not fast, one advantage of taking a boat is that

As long as there is a sailboat, you can drive non-stop. Unlike on land, people must stop and rest and supplement their diet every once in a while on land. In total, it is not much slower than riding a horse. After passing Haizhou, you can enter the Bohai Sea by bypassing the Shandong Peninsula.

Arrived in Dengzhou.

"Your Majesty, the first land war brigade in Dengzhou is the earliest land war battalion established, with the highest quality. After the arrival of the wolf general and the leopard general, they have been assisting them in boarding and reprinting training. Now they have completed pre-war training and preparations. Yesterday, the humble vocational position is not enough.

They have already ordered them to board the ship as planned and go out to sea tomorrow afternoon to meet us on the sea off Changdao." Cheng Xishou replied.

"This time, 50,000 troops were mobilized to penetrate deep into the enemy's backbone. The transportation of food, grass and materials must be supported by your navy before the end of the battle. Never be careless!" Zhao Qi nodded and said that this time landing in the enemy's backbone was a self-submission.

The net, and it is about to be deep winter, and the transportation of materials will be cut off after the coast is frozen. If you can replenish it, you can only wait for the beginning of spring or return with the other two troops. He must be cautious.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, sea ships are different from canal ships. Each ship can transport 2,000 stones of grain. I calculated it and ensure that the 50,000 army of 50 days of grain only requires more than 70 passenger boats, even if you count the horse.

There are 200 ships left in grass, ammunition and other materials!" Cheng Xishou has done business for so many years, and the accounts are clear. "After logging in, the Beishi plan set up a material transfer point, and the baggage brigades of each general are

Responsible for further transportation, unloaded ships can return to Dengzhou to transport them again before freezing, which can ensure the army's needs for a hundred-day battle!"

"Very good, I hope we can successfully win the Jiuzhou behind Youyan Mountain in this battle, making the Song Dynasty permanent!" Zhao Qiong breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the rising Chaoyang, he said, he had done everything he could think of, could he have done it.

The success of war depends on God's will.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. This battle will definitely succeed. We will bless our great Song Dynasty to revive!" Cheng Xishou bowed and said.

"Haha, I don't know how those two wars went on these days. If that kid Wushu was not fooled, we would have to have a fierce battle after landing!" Because of the sea contacts, the fleet is based on the Clippers and the Pigeons, but the fleet is

The mobile information is often sent out unilaterally and difficult to receive. Now the fleet is about to enter the battlefield, but the situation is unclear. Zhao Qi is a little anxious. He is worried that Wu Shu will see through his plan and refuse to get into the trap.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Even if Wu Shu refuses to be fooled, as long as our army cuts off his retreat and cuts off his reinforcements, he can be trapped to death in Yanjing City even if he is trapped!" Cheng Xishou said with a ferocious expression. He was not in the battle.
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