According to the voyage from Kawajin Bay to Daiya Bay, it usually takes only two days to arrive. However, because we have to wait for the captured shipmakers and oar-handed families at the Hara Sashi family harbor to board the boat, and after leaving, we have to deliberately spare the sphere of influence of the Sashi family naval army, the Luo family naval army went on a four-day voyage on the sea and finally entered Daiya Bay on June 28, 2019.

In a hidden bay, the boatman, the oars, and their families were temporarily unloaded, leaving more than a dozen people to guard the merchant ships and the supplies on the boats, and a Luo family naval army composed of a ship and eleven Xiaozao rushed to the bay at the mouth of the Uraguchi River. At the same time, Masayoshi, who received a secret notice from Sun Goro in advance the night before, led more than fifty soldiers to attack the stronghold on the east bank of Nitanzhong on the east bank of Nagano Bay.

The hasty response to the battle, Xintianzhong had to separate a portion of the pirates to block the fierce Luo family forces on the land, resulting in only one ship that responded to the battle on the sea and five small boats.

"Prepare to fight on the sidelines!" Sun Wulang, standing on the closed ship, shouted. It was the first time that Sun Wulang commanded such a large warship and fleet to fight. In the past, when he was a pirate, he only brought a few Xiaozao to rob some business travelers. So he was probably full of red light on his face, but he could not see any excitement at this moment. Instead, he was solemn. This was the first time that the Luo family naval army fought in front of the lord. He had to perform well, otherwise his status would be worrying. Maybe he would even lose his job he had finally found, and his identity as a warrior who was hard to find would definitely be insured. After hearing the orders of the navy general, all the Luo family naval army were busy. The boatman's rowing speed also accelerated a lot. They had to quickly approach the other party before the other party had adjusted their hull to gain the advantage in the battle.

"Water Ghost!" When Sun Wulang was about to approach the two small boats in front of the other party, he shouted again. Several Luo family naval troops had already prepared long ago jumped into the sea. They were preparing to approach the other ships from underwater and cooperate with our ships on the water to attack the enemy. At the same time, several people on the other party jumped into the sea, obviously with the same idea.

"Touch", the leader of the Luo family Xiaozao met with the other party's Xiaozao, and the two sides on the ship immediately chopped off. The other five Luo family Xiaozao, as the front troops, took the plane to surround the two of Xintianzhong's Xiaozao. The number of people and the few ships of Xintianzhong was immediately at a disadvantage and was exhausted by the Luo family's naval army. The Xintianzhong, who had not arrived at the back, saw this, not only did not come to rescue in time, but turned around and left. This cannot be blamed. First of all, the Luo family's naval army had six Xiaozao and one of the naval vessels prepared to enter the battle. Moreover, the Luo family's naval vessels were nearly one-third larger than the Xintianzhong's. After being besieged by the two Xiaozao, it was obviously impossible to compete.

At this time, the pirates on the land were defeated by the troops led by Masayoro. These pirates were mainly composed of some land ladies, and it was okay to bully the fishermen. When they met the Luo family soldiers who had experienced several wars, they were doomed to be tragedy. So some of them had nowhere to escape and jumped into the sea, trying to escape from the sea. Those who were more lucky had jumped onto the several ships docked on the shore of the harbor and did not participate in the sea battle, and rowed hard to escape. The Luo family navy took the opportunity to defeat them one by one. Of course, the main purpose of this battle was to seize the fortress, and there was no need to lose both sides with the other side. So after a battle, the Shintan people finally left five Xiaozao and sixteen prisoners and fled to the stronghold on the west bank of Banwu Bay, where they had some ships and their old nests.

Since then, the east bank of Banya Bay has been completely occupied by the Luo family, which means that the Luo family naval army has the first naval base and sea outlet. With the emergence of the Luo family naval army, the water forces in Banya Bay were divided into three, with the Luo family naval army to the east, several pirates led by Shinta to the west, and the strongest Tachishi family naval army to the south. According to the information reported by Yinuo, they owned three passports, more than twenty Xiaozao and various ships.

Accompanied by Heiji Togo and Ichino, Masara greeted the Luo Family Navy, who had won the first battle at the harbor at the estuary of Urakawa.

"Your Highness, my subordinates live up to their expectations and have brought all the supplies and personnel to the territory." Sun Wulang knelt on the deck and bowed to Masaru.

"Very good, Sun Wulang, you are indeed worthy of being the general of our family's naval army," Zhengliang praised, and then he began to carefully look at the ship. Last time due to the tight time and at night, Zhengliang had no time to visit the Luo family ship he obtained.

"Your Highness, this is a ship that is the main warship of the navy at present. The main purpose of construction is to increase the speed of the ship on the basis of taking into account defense, and be able to quickly catch up with ships that refuse to pay tolls at sea. The two sides are between eighty slalom and forty slalom. The sailors can use bows and arrows to shoot on both sides." Seeing that Masayoshi seemed interested in this ship, Sun Wuro immediately introduced.

"Oh, are all the ships closed so big?" asked Zhengliang. The ship he is in now roughly estimated to be about four meters wide and has a head and tail length of fifteen meters. Compared with Xiao Zao next to it, it looks a bit large in size.

"No, my subordinates had the honor to see the navy of the Chuqian Sect family. They had larger ships, at least five meters wide and more than twenty meters long. Of course, there were smaller ones. The pirates who had just fought with the family were much smaller," Sun Wulang immediately said, "And in addition to the ships, there is also a larger warship."

"Oh? Let's hear it," Zhengliang said immediately.

"This kind of ship is not visible in Higashimaura. At present, my subordinates only know that the powerful Daming Da'ei family of the Western Kingdom has such a ship. We call this kind of ship Anzai ship, but my subordinates don't know how big it is," Sun Wuro said a little embarrassedly. In fact, he just heard it from other pirates, and he had never seen such a ship with his own eyes.

"Anzai Ship?" Masara was stunned. He used to use it often when playing games, but he didn't expect to meet it here. According to memories, the Warring States Period was the period when Anzai Ship developed to its peak. At that time, the smallest Anzai Ship was generally about 500 stones, while the usual displacement was between 1,000 stones and 2,000 stones. The number of oars varies from fifty to one hundred and sixty according to the size of the boat. The part inside the boat's hull accounts for about one-sixth of the large oars. The bow is equipped with box-shaped tortoise shelling armor, with large tubes placed underneath, which is convenient for shelling. Oda

Nobunaga built the Dai'an sabre ship on the shore of Lake Biwa in the fourth year of the Monochi (1573). According to the "Nobunaga Kyusakaku", the ship was thirty-fifty-two meters wide, seven inches wide (it was estimated to be 52 meters, which is relatively large), and one hundred oars. At that time, he was defeated by the Maori Navy because of his attack on the Honanji. In 1578, Nobunaga ordered Kyuki Katsuraga to build six of the most famous iron armored ships in the history of the An'an sabre ship. This was the largest heavy-equipped giant ship at that time, equipped with three cannons. In addition to wrapping the water surface with iron armor to prevent fire attacks, iron teeth were also designed to prevent climbing the ship.

With the development of the Anzhai ship, it became the ship that the commander rode. The bow and stern of the ship are armored by shield plates, and are equipped with narrow rooms (gun holes) for shooting bows and iron cannons, with no dead corners in front, back, left and right (this is a bit like a lookout tower, higher than the hull). After approaching the enemy ship, you can also use the outside of the shield plate to connect the enemy ships, lower the bridge to board the enemy ships, and carry out platoon battles. Many separate waterproof partitions are also set up at the bottom of the ship. After one of the hull is damaged and soaked in the water, it will not affect other parts, and the ship can continue to fight. At this time, the ship mainly uses man-powered paddles as the primary power, and the large Anzhai ship can have up to 100 paddleboards. Large tubes can also be equipped on the ship (large gunpowder weapons between iron cannons and cannons). This kind of ship with excellent attack and defense power is also called the "City of the Sea" in the United States.

"That kind of small boat should be called Xiaozao?" Masayoshi asked, pointing to the dozen Xiaozao who were surrounding the ship locked up.

"Yes, Your Highness. It has basically no defense, but it is very fast, much faster than the shutdown ship. It is under forty oars on both sides, and it is the most commonly used ship for pirates. During battles, several ships often attack at the same time," Sun Wulang said in a leisurely manner.

Is it true that Xiao Zao? This is mainly responsible for reconnaissance and reporting in regular naval forces in the future. However, because it is light and flexible, high efficiency and low technical content, it has become the mainstream ships of pirates and is often used in clusters. Moreover, with the increasing number of battles, this small ship can be divided into iron cannon ships, long-handled ships, strange ships, ships, ships, soldiers and grain ships, etc. The personnel equipment is taken as an example. Generally, with hundreds of oars, there are 100 sailors, five helmsmans on the bow, and about 100 muskets, and combatants account for half of the total number. If sails are powered by sails, the sailors can be greatly reduced, and an iron cannon team with a hundred people will be boarded.

"Sun Goro, how many pirates are there in Dongmatsuura now?" Masayora asked again. According to his plan, after obtaining the sea port, the Luo family wanted to vigorously develop trade, but the number of pirates as numerous as twelve has become a dangerous factor that cannot be ignored on the sea route.

"Your Highness, the number is huge, but most of it is composed of fishermen and farmers who cannot survive on the shore. At the same time, a small number of them are residents living on the island. They usually engage in fishing and trade life, but secretly engage in pirate attacks. The rest are some fierce pirates who really use robbery as a means of living."

"You mean that as long as they can provide them with a chance to survive, most of them have the potential to return to the shore to settle?"

"Yes, Your Highness," Sun Wulang, who had a deep understanding, said in a low voice.

"Yes," Zhengliang looked at the sea in the distance and nodded in response. The fishy and salty sea breeze blew on his face, but it did not cause any change in expression. At this moment, no one knew what his heart was facing.

"Tell me what we have gained this time?" Zhengliang asked again.

"Yes, Your Highness." Sun Wuro, who was feeling uneasy when he saw Masayoshi suddenly said nothing, immediately took the order, "The navy of our family has a total of one relevant ship; there are 7 merchant ships and a Dutch ships, with a total load of about 5,000 stones. Currently, it carries more than 500 stones of grain and 43 rattan cards. At the same time, with the five Xiaoyao just seized, there are 16 Xiaoyao boats; 33 navy soldiers; 21 boatmen who looted from the Sashi family and thirteen oarsmen who were responsible for the battle, but these oarsmen are a little older and are no longer suitable for battle at sea; in addition, their families have more than 100 people."

"The Guan Ship and Xiao Xiao have been handed over to you to command, and the rattan cards should also be equipped with the navy. Since those oars are old, they should be the teacher of the newly recruited navy brigade of the family in the future. In addition, I will arrange personnel to select seventeen navy brigades from the Luo family's territory and form the first navy brigade of the Luo family with the original thirty-three brigades." Zhengliang ordered in a deep voice, "You are the command of this navy, but the safety of the direction of the Banwu Bay of our family must be ensured. At the same time, I will arrange personnel to help you train the navy and improve the combat power of the navy as soon as possible. The power of the navy determines whether the military fortune of the Luo family can prosper."

"Yes, Your Highness. I will do my best." Feeling Masayoshi's earnest expectations, Sun Wulang's worries that were originally worried that the Lord would be dissatisfied with the navy were wiped out and kowtowed and promised.

Masara waved his hand and signaled Sun Goro not to be polite, then turned to Heiji Togo and continued to instruct, "Heiji, merchant ships, lord ships and other materials will be handed over to you; in addition, allocate a special place for these boatmen to use, and build our first small shipbuilding workshop as soon as possible. Even if it is impossible to build a ship in a short period of time, it is very important to ensure the maintenance of naval warships; as for those families, they will settle down in the Shima Town of Kurayama Castle, and give them some fields to settle down as soon as possible, but fishing is not allowed for the time being to avoid the leakage of the territory. Ichino, you send someone to the west coast of Banya Bay to learn about the situation there." Geographically, the west coast is closer to Banya Bay and enter the seaside of the Xuanjie Beach, so be sure to understand the distribution of pirates there.

"Yes, Your Highness", everyone bowed and accepted the order.

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Chapter completed!