The Great Tang's Greatest Enemy!
Yangzhou City.
In a shipyard by the Yangtze River, an extremely slender ship was lying on the berth.
Cheng Yaojin stood beside the boat.
"Duke, look over here..." An official in a light green official uniform respectfully brought Duke Lu of the Great Tang to inspect the shipyard.
"This is the centipede boat?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
"That's right, High Duke."
In the Tang Dynasty, officials of different ranks wore different colors.
The whole court is vermilion and purple.
The officials above the third rank wore purple official robes. The fourth rank wore dark red. Fifth grade, light red; Sixth grade, dark green; Seventh grade, light green; Eighth grade, dark blue; Ninth grade, light green.
The person who was introducing Cheng Yaojin to him was a seventh-grade official named Yang Wulian. He was a famous craftsman on the Huainan Road. When Cheng Yaojin wanted to build a warship, this person recommended himself and entered the eyes of State Duke Lu. He was guaranteed to become a seventh-grade official, a shipyard craftsman.
"Duke, please take a look. This ship is twelve zhang long and one and a half zhang wide. It can carry eight thousand stone (about four hundred tons). The strongest teak wood is used as the backbone, and the ribs and ribs are also made of the strongest wood. The front and back of the ship are rammed with ox horns, making it extremely strong. There are three layers on the ship, and each layer has fifty oarsmen. Each ship has a hundred and fifty oarsmen. With three masts and long sails, its speed is definitely not slower than that pirate! Even faster!"
Yang Wulian introduced.
"The pirates only relied on the ship's toughness and speed to throw out incendiary bombs. Now that we can build bigger boats with more oarsmen, we can suppress the pirates.”
Cheng Yaojin smiled." That's right. Now that we have a boat, the water bandits can throw the incendiary bombs a mile away. How do we solve this?"”
"High Duke, I don't know how the water bandits managed to throw the incendiary bomb so far. However, we can use the Eight-Bull Crossbow!”
Yang Wulian said.
"The Eight-Bull Crossbow can also shoot a bolt a mile, or even further. As long as the tip of the crossbow was burned red, the effect would be the same as an incendiary bomb.”
Cheng Yaojin thought about it and felt that it made sense.
"Not bad! If you can defeat Zhang Xun, I guarantee that you will become an official in Chang 'an!”Cheng Yaojin patted his chest and promised.
"Thank you for your nurturing, High Duke."
Yang Wulian was overjoyed.
As a craftsman, Yang Wulian was extremely excited to receive a Duke's guarantee.
At this moment, Cheng Chumo ran over in a hurry.
"Father, bad news…" Cheng Chumo said in a somewhat panicked voice,"That Zheng Da and the Arab alliance army, a total of more than a thousand ships, was destroyed by Zhang Xun!" Zhang Xun should be in Ryukyu by now.”
"What did you say?" Cheng Yaojin was shocked.
"How about Zhang Xun's losses?"
This was what Cheng Yaojin was most concerned about.
In reality, Cheng Yaojin did not have high hopes for Zheng Da and the others. He hoped that the pirates would at least be able to disperse the people that Zhang Xun had kidnapped. Even if Zhang Xun escaped, as long as the tens of thousands of people he had kidnapped were dispersed, Zhang Xun's strength would not increase.
At that time, defeating Zhang Xun would be as easy as flipping his hand.
"That Zhang Xun is completely unharmed…On the contrary…Arabia has suffered heavy losses on the seas…" Cheng Chumo shook his head.
Cheng Yaojin fell silent.
There were more than a thousand ships and a hundred thousand people.
That Zhang Xun actually broke through with a single blow, but he didn't suffer any losses.
It even allowed him to smoothly bring tens of thousands of people to Flowing Ball.
If that Zhang Xun grew up, how could he control him in the future?
Cheng Yaojin had originally believed that the Arabian merchant would at least be able to injure Zhang Xun and limit his growth. Once his centipede ship fleet was completed, Zhang Xun would die without a burial ground.
Unexpectedly…Zhang Xun had actually defeated 100,000 people without suffering any injuries!
"That Zhang Xun is only twenty years old. How terrifying."
Cheng Yao and Jin Nannan said.
He had a premonition.
Zhang Xun was a great enemy of the Great Tang!
Their threat level was no lower than that of the Turks or Goguryeons!
Cheng Yaojin was silent for a while, then he made a decision.
He had to write a memorial to the throne and explain the disaster of Zhang Xun to the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin.
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Chang 'an City.
Taiji Palace.
"Zhang Xun is wreaking havoc in the sea. If we don't get rid of him as soon as possible, he will become a huge threat!”
Cheng Yaojin's memorial was quickly sent to Chang 'an through the 800-mile emergency report. It was in the hands of Tang Emperor Li Shimin.
"If that Zhang Xun uses the flow ball as the foundation and controls the sea with his powerful fleet, he can attack everywhere, plunder wealth and people. How can our dynasty defend the vast sea? Therefore, I suggest that we should build more warships and mobilize 100,000 naval forces to kill Zhang Xun before he can gain a stable foothold! It's the best policy!"
It had to be said that there were countless famous generals under Li Shimin.
This Cheng Yaojin was famous for his recklessness and bravery in romance novels, but he was very sensitive to the importance of coastal defense.
Therefore, he immediately compiled a memorial based on what he had seen in Jiangnan and sent it to Li Shiming.
Li Shi Min's eyes were deep.
In the past dynasties of the Central Plains, the threat had always come from the north.
This was the first time he had encountered a threat from the southeast coast.
The Tang Emperor sat in his seat, tapping his finger lightly on the table.
In the end, he stood up abruptly as if he had made up his mind.
"Zhang Xun is a giant bandit! Disaster comparable to the Turks! I will send an army to kill them!”
Li Shi Min gripped the memorial tightly and made up his mind.
From this moment onwards.
Zhang Xun was already viewed by Li Shimin as a threat on par with the Turks and Goguryeo!
This was the greatest enemy of the Great Tang.
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