After walking south along Qinshui, Yuanmai's fleet arrived at the Mengjin Ferry on the bank of the Yellow River.

Xu Shengde, who had been guarding the portal in Mengjin and formed a navy, personally led more than a dozen ships to go up the river to greet him.

The warships of this era are roughly divided into four types, from small to large, namely four types: boats, boats, bucket ships, and tower ships. The boats are the smallest wooden ships, light and flexible, suitable for driving on rivers with smaller water flow in the north. Each boat can carry about forty officers and soldiers.

The warships that are larger than the boat are turrets, which are medium-sized ships, each of which can carry more than 200 officers and soldiers. Unlike the boat, which is made of pure wood, the turrets are wrapped in iron sheets on the front and flanges of the turrets, which greatly increases the firmness of the ship.

But everything in the world has advantages and disadvantages. While increasing its strength, the hull can only walk on rivers with large water flow, such as the Yellow River. If you want to raft north and want to enter Jinyang, it is estimated that the Fen River flow is not enough to carry the weight of the hull.

The fighting ship is an upgraded version of the hull, with a larger hull and more metal wrapped. There are guardrails on both sides of the ship. The soldiers on the ship can hide under the guardrail and shoot arrows. The defense is greatly enhanced. Each ship can accommodate 500 soldiers. It is considered a large warship. It can only walk on a large river like the Yangtze River with deep water and wide rivers. The rivers in the north are not enough to carry the driving of the fighting ship.

As for the tower ship, it is a giant among the warships, comparable to the aircraft carriers of later generations. It is absolutely impossible to build one without three or two years of effort. Compared with the fighting ship, the hull of the tower ship is not only wider, but also has iron sheets around the hull and even on the deck, making its defense stronger.

A tower ship can carry about 1,500 soldiers and has an amazing transportation capacity. What is more advanced than a fighting ship is that the tower ship is composed of two floors and a platform is built on the deck, which can be used to live on it and also be launched on long-range shooting, which makes the archers on the ship have a longer range, a wider coverage area, and a stronger defense.

Due to the wide mast sail, the speed of the tower ship on the water is far higher than that of other warships, but the requirements for water level are stricter. On land, only the Yangtze River can carry its walking. The vast sea is where the tower ship is used.

"Young Master. Look, the fleet coming from the opposite side was under the banner of 'Xu'. It was probably Xu Wenxiang who led the team to welcome him!" Zhou Cang stood sharp-eyed and stood at the bow of the ship. He saw the oncoming ship from afar and reported to Yuan Mai loudly.

Yuan Mai heard the sound and came to the bow of the boat to look out, and saw more than a dozen ships opposite him from far to near, with flags waving. As expected, under the banner of "Xu", it seemed that this was the newly built warship of Xu Sheng. It looked much more powerful than the one he was riding on.

After a moment, the two fleets approached.

Xu Sheng ordered the Shishi and Yuan Mai to approach the boat, jumped onto the small boat that Yuan Mai was riding, knelt down on one knee, and said with a tribute: "I finally paid homage to the young master. I heard that the young master was promoted to governor, which is really gratifying!"

"Haha... Wen Xiang asked you quickly. After half a year of separation, your navy looks quite large!" Yuan Mai helped Xu Sheng up and praised him with a smile.

"Please follow me to the stele to experience it. When driving on the water, the stele is much more stable than the stele to walk!" Xu Sheng stood up and invited Yuan to buy the stele to experience it.

Yuan Mai happily agreed, took a big step, and jumped onto the trolley. Xu Sheng and Zhou Cang then went up, and then ordered all the trolleys to turn east and head towards Mengjin Water Village.

Although the water of the Yellow River is turbid and mixed, the river surface is more than forty meters wide and more than three meters deep, which can be used for trafficking. Because the hull is wide, it is much smoother than the boats, and the feeling of bumps and shaking is greatly reduced.

"This ship is really well built!" Yuan Mai stood at the bow of the ship, staring at the reeds retreating on both sides of the Yellow River, and sincerely praised.

After a meal, fifty or sixty ships arrived at Mengjin Water Village. From a distance, I saw warships connected on the water surface and flags floating. The navy built by Xu Sheng had already begun to take shape.

After more than half a year of development, this navy has expanded from the initial 3,000 to 4,200, with 18 ships, more than 50 boats and more than 30 civil transport ships. Compared with the Cao army naval stationed in the upper reaches of 50 miles, the scale of the Cao army ferry crossing across the Yellow River has been much larger and has become a force that cannot be underestimated.

After the reception, Xu Sheng invited Yuan Mai to board the warship and watch the navy train. Yuan Mai happily agreed and inspected the team surrounded by the generals and schools. However, he saw the boats coming and going on the river, and it was like flying. As the flags were waving, various formations changed, and the orders were enforced, which was quite inconsistent, which made people moved them after watching and admired Xu Sheng's ability to fight water.

"No, much better than I thought. General Wen Xiang really has a lot of experience in water battles!" After Mingjin withdrew his troops, Yuan Mai applauded and praised.

Xu Sheng smiled embarrassedly: "Return to the governor, the position of the villain is not a general, but a navy captain!"

"Oh... It turns out that Wenxiang has always been a lieutenant? But I was negligent!" Yuan Mai patted his forehead with apologized, "I have been busy with military and political affairs for this period and neglected the navy. It turns out that Wenxiang's position has not changed. Since you are the supreme commander of the navy, you can naturally not be a lieutenant anymore. From today on, you will be promoted to General of the Navy and command all the navy in Bingzhou!"

The General of the Central Army is a military general who is between a general and a lieutenant. The rank is equivalent to that of a general, slightly lower than a general. Generally, two words are added to the official position to modify it, such as the General of the Five-Secret General, the General of the Tiger and the General of the Yulin General. Now that the princes have joined together, the general of the Central Army is more common. Some have great power and some have very little power. This all changes according to the preferences of the princes, and they vary.

As for whether the official position of "Navy Army General" exists, Yuan Mai is not sure, but he just created it with a clever inspiration. In this era, there were many generals with various titles. Xu Sheng commanded the navy and gave the word "Navy Army" in front, which was also a thing of the past!

"Thank you for your support from the Governor. Xu Sheng dared not to repay you with his death!" Xu Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this and fell to the ground to thank him.

Yuan Mai patted Xu Sheng on the shoulder and encouraged: "Wen Xiang doesn't have to be too polite. Practice the navy well. If you need financial resources and materials, you will definitely support me with all your strength. In the future, our navy will be expanded to tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands. Not only will it cross the Yangtze River and sweep the east of the Yangtze River, but it may also cross the sea and expedition in the future!"

Xu Sheng bowed and promised: "Don't worry, Lord Governor, Xu Sheng will do his best to build a majestic army on the water for you!"

Staying in Mengjin Water Village for a night, the next day, Yuan Mai left the fleet on the shore and took more than 100 followers. The light cavalry rushed to Wen County. The two places were only sixty miles apart. After more than two hours, the group entered Wen County County. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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