"Well, that's great." Zhao Xu looked at the steamboat keel in the dry dock.

It takes ten months for the main body, and it takes one month to install the steam engine and debug it.

It is May of the 25th year of Taihe.

In this way, the Yanzhou Navy will be able to own the first batch of steamships in November this year.

"By the way, the sailing warship cannot be delayed." Zhao Xu said to Chen Shou again when he thought of something.

While he asked Chen Shou to build the steamship, he did not reduce the construction of the sailing warship.

These steamboats were built in the Shinkans docks, which were previously used to build sailing warships.

After all, Wang Chong installed a steam engine for the Ship Department, as well as a wooden saw driven by the steam engine and a lifting cable similar to that in the steel workshop, which greatly improved the efficiency of building ships.

Although, he knew that with the development of Yanzhou's industry, the Shipbuilding Department would have the ability to build ironclad ships at the same time.

But the situation he faced was very serious at the moment, and she could not tolerate her waiting for the arrival of the ironclad ship.

Moreover, even Britain currently uses a new tactic of steam engines towing sail warships.

Therefore, the sailing warship is enough for a short period of time.

Like last year, the Shipbuilding Department also built twenty-four sailing warships this year.

By the end of the year, the Navy will have sixty sail warships and twenty-four steam tugs.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chen Shou said.

After inspecting the Shipbuilding Department, Zhao Xu went to the naval station in Jinghai County again.

After walking around, he returned to Yancheng the next day.

He did not see Zhou Yi because the day before he arrived in Jinghai, Zhou Yi led the fleet and the Marine Corps to set off.

Qizhou sea area.

After a day of sailing, a fleet of six warships and twelve troop transports arrived here.

At this moment, the bright noon sun shines from the sky, making the sea surface sparkle.

On the deck, Zhou Yi, Gong Ying and Shang Bin sat around a table and were drinking tea.

Looking at a group of flying fish rising from the sea and the giant whales chasing flying fish, Zhou Yi felt confused.

When he was in the Naval Academy, King Yan not only taught them the skills of navigation, but also taught them to distinguish various fish in the sea.

So, he recognized the flying fish and the killer whale chasing behind the flying fish.

During his first voyage, he was obsessed with these creatures on the sea.

But as the number of trips to sea increased, he became accustomed to these things and became calm.

But sometimes when he sees a rare scene, he will occasionally feel excited.

Pan Changze leaned against the railing and fished with a fishing rod.

The wooden barrels beside him were almost filled with sea fish.

The sailing on the sea is boring, but it is better to be able to taste all kinds of delicacies in the sea.

"Your Highness, after so many years, can the people of Ryukyu still be loyal to you?" Putting down the teacup, Zhou Yi looked at Shang Bin.

This is a serious question, and Ryukyu has fallen into the hands of Japan for thirty years.

Over the past thirty years, Japan must have supported the new Ryukyu king.

They could easily defeat the Japanese army, but were unwilling to be involved in the conflict with the people of Ryukyu.

Upon hearing this, Shang Bin looked confident, "The people of Ryukyu have never forgotten us, and my exchanges with Ryukyu have not been cut off over the years."

"After the Japanese occupied the Ryukyu Kingdom, the people of Ryukyu resisted the Japanese several times, but were massacred by them. After that, they charged heavy taxes against the Ryukyu people. The Ryukyu king they supported were not popular at all." Shang Bin said, looking at the Ryukyu ministers sitting next door. They all fled with them.

"Well, this is the best." Zhou Yi nodded. Of course, he was not a woman's kindness.

After annihilation of the Japanese soldiers of the Ryukyu Kingdom, if the Ryukyu Kingdom resists them, they will also take cold responses.

After all, the Ryukyu Kingdom is related to the interests of Da Song. They cannot allow the Ryukyu Kingdom to turn to Japan, nor can they make it a country that hates Da Song.

Then, he looked at Pan Chang and cursed: "Eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat, and you don't think about how to seize Ryukyu."

Pan Chang turned around and looked like a hippie smile. He said, "If you can't take the Ryukyu Kingdom, just chop off my head. If you come out, you will have to feed the greedy people in your stomach."

Zhou Yi glared at him, "Don't forget to leave the fattest one for me."

He is naturally playing with Pan Chang, and now he is in his spare time.

After sailing on the sea for another seven days, the Yanzhou fleet appeared in the waters of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The Ryukyu Kingdom is located in the northeast of Yizhou, with small islands distributed in arcs, extending all the way to the Japanese mainland.

Among these islands, three of them have the largest area, which is where the Ryukyu Kingdom is located.

It is three thousand miles away from the sea of ​​Yanzhou.

"Ryukyu, I'm finally back." On the deck, Shang Bin looked at the horizon in the distance, and tears filled his eyes.

Thirty years, a full thirty years, he finally returned to his hometown with the help of the King of Yan.

Shang Bin is excited and sentimental.

Zhou Yi and Pan Chang were discussing how to land in Ryukyu.

The Japanese navy was destroyed by them, and the shadow of the Japanese warships could no longer be seen on the sea.

However, along the way, they still saw many Japanese merchant ships.

Moreover, the closer you get to Ryukyu and Yizhou, the more merchant ships there are in Japan.

After the fleet appeared in the Ryukyu waters, some Japanese merchant ships fled in scattered. Obviously, they were very afraid of Dasong's fleet.

However, some merchant ships escaped in Ryukyu.

The news of their arrival was probably spreading in Ryukyu.

"The Japanese will definitely build turrets at the docks. There is no need to take risks in the fleet. It is better to send some soldiers to land on the beach thirty miles away from the docks, detour from the side, and capture the docks. Then the fleet can dock at the docks." Pan Chang pointed to the map with a serious look.

The map contains detailed mountain and river geography of Ryukyu Kingdom.

It was given to them by Shang Bin.

Overall, Ryukyu Kingdom is divided into North Island, Nakajima and South Island.

Nakajima is the Ryukyu King City.

It was Nakajima they were going to attack.

"Well, that's it!" Zhou Yi agreed to Chang Pan's plan, "I will lead the fleet to the sea outside the dock to attract their attention, and you can take the opportunity to land."

The matter was agreed.

Four troop transport ships escaped from the fleet under the escort of three warships and headed towards the beach thirty miles north of the dock.

A circle of Nakajima is almost everywhere with beaches that can be landed.

Therefore, without warship defense, the islands of Ryukyu Kingdom are fish that can be cut by people.

Now, Japan has no warships to guard Ryukyu.

They were able to land anywhere, leaving the Japanese army on the island exhausted and could only be passively beaten.

After driving for a while, the fleet where Zhou Yi was located approached Zhongdao Pier.

At this time, through the telescope, he could see everything on the shore clearly.
Chapter completed!