When the emperor comes to modern times, history collapses!

At this time, Sun Ce was full of vigor and confidence.

Not long ago, he led his army to successfully cross the river from Liyang and defeated Liu Yao with a thunderous force.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Liu Yao had no choice but to abandon Dantu in a panic and flee westward.

After the initial victory, Sun Ce was not satisfied with the immediate victory, but immediately began to deploy the next round of strategic actions.

He ordered his capable general Zhu Zhi to make full preparations and launch an attack on Wujun from Qiantang.

After hearing the news, Xu Gong, the prefect of Wujun, hastily dispatched troops and deployed defenses in the Youquan area in an attempt to stop Zhu Zhi's offensive.

However, Zhu Zhi's troops were in high spirits and unstoppable. After a fierce battle, they finally defeated Xu Gong's army.

Seeing that defeat was inevitable, Xu Gong had no choice but to flee the battlefield with his remaining troops and go to seek refuge with the local bandit Yan Baihu.

At this point, the rich land of Wujun fell successfully into Sun Ce's hands.

Looking at the current situation, the once powerful Eastern Han Dynasty has shown obvious signs of disintegration.

Sun Ce keenly grasped this historical opportunity, and actively accumulated strength in secret to seek greater room for development.

Among the many military forces, Sun Ce paid particular attention to the construction and training of the navy.

Sun Ce brought a few people to the riverside to inspect it in person.

Standing quietly by the river, gazing intently at the ships of various sizes on the river and the crew members who are busy working.

Looking at the bustling scene in front of him, Sun Ce couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

"What do you think?"

"This is a brilliant plan! In this way, we can not only earn a certain amount of money and grain through daily freight business, but also let these people become familiar with the waterway conditions during the long-term sailing process. Once they encounter a war on the water, they can quickly transform into brave and skilled sailors and join the battle." Thinking of this, the attendant on the side could not help but praise: "Your Excellency's trick of 'hiding soldiers among the people' is really brilliant!"

Sun Ce smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "That being said, whether we can gradually train tens of thousands of elite sailors as we expected is still an unknown. After all, these people at present can only be regarded as ordinary crew members and dock workers at best. If they want to truly grow into qualified sailors, I am afraid there is still a long way to go."

The road ahead is long and full of countless unpredictable variables and challenges, but Sun Ce always maintains a firm belief.

Sun Ce firmly believed that as long as he persevered and worked hard to manage his business carefully, he would be able to successfully build a powerful navy that would be feared by all, thus laying a rock-solid foundation for his grand goal of competing for the world.

Zhu Zhi, who was standing by, couldn't help but laugh after hearing this and said, "My lord, even if only 30% of the crew can eventually grow into qualified naval officers, it would already be an extremely amazing thing!"

After hearing this, Sun Ce nodded slightly and smiled, but did not refute.

However, what they didn't know was that in an extremely hidden corner not far away, there was a pair of sharp eyes secretly watching their every move.

Zhu Ming lowered his voice and instructed the person beside him: "Tie Zhu, when the time comes, go to the riverside to find the most suitable geographical location. At this time tomorrow, we will teleport here through a special method."

The man called Iron Pillar nodded solemnly and promised: "Please rest assured, King Potato, I will definitely live up to your trust and find a perfect place by then."

"Okay then. I'll leave this to you. I'll send a few people to help you later."

"Thank you, Potato King."

"You are welcome."

Zhu Mingze, like a ghost, quietly sent a few people over to help Tiezhu.

Then he quickly returned to the imperial city and brought back the important information he had obtained accurately to Zhu Di of Wan Dynasty.

After Zhu Di finished listening to Zhu Ming's report, he was slightly stunned and murmured to himself with suspicion: "Hundreds of warships, tens of thousands of sailors... Does Sun Ce really have such a strong force now?"

Zhu Ming shook his head slightly and replied: "It's hard to come to a conclusion about this matter. Maybe it's true. But if we want to find out the truth, we have to investigate it in depth and detail.

In this case, it will take some more time.

However, it is still unknown whether there are really tens of thousands of sailors.

For us, it doesn’t really have a big impact.”

The huge battleships of later generations found it difficult to sail into rivers due to limitations such as their own size and river conditions, but some relatively small and flexible warships did not have such problems at all.

And if we place the ironclad ship in today's era, it can be said to be invincible!
Even though we have far fewer troops and warships than the enemy, we can still defeat them and make them lose their way.

Zhu Di thought for a moment and said, "Although this is indeed the case, I don't know why I always feel like 'using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito'. If we really have to fight the enemy, even if we succeed in capturing their ships, I'm afraid the cost of the shells will far exceed the value of these ships themselves. It's a pity, I don't know how many warships Lao Yang built before, how many more will be needed?"

Looking back, Old Yang made careful preparations and built many warships in order to attack Goguryeo.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, most of these warships were later converted into merchant ships.

If it weren't for this change, they could just be equipped with powerful cannons, which would at least have a frightening effect."

Zhu Di shook his head helplessly, sighed and continued: "Alas, if I had known earlier, I should have dismantled the warships over there later."

The Ming Dynasty once had a large number of warships equipped with advanced cannons, and they were the overlords of the sea at that time.

However, time flies, with the passage of time and the rapid development and changes of technology, these once majestic warships have gradually lost their former glory.

Some of them were ruthlessly eliminated due to technological obsolescence and became dust in the long river of history;
Others were forced to remove the powerful cannons on board and resell them to other small countries in exchange for certain benefits;

What's worse, it has directly degenerated from an awe-inspiring naval weapon to an ordinary fishing boat, which can only catch small fish and shrimp in the near sea to make a living.

Even if it is to be used, the weapon system must be rebuilt.

If that time was available, the Three Kingdoms could have been unified.

"Now we are using 19th century warships to fight the enemy?" Zhu Di frowned.

To be honest, as the commander-in-chief, Zhu Di was full of worries in his heart. He was very worried that doing so would seriously weaken the overall combat effectiveness of the entire Wan Dynasty Navy.

"As the saying goes, a man of insight is a wise man. I think if we can show off our strength a little, the other party will probably just admit defeat and surrender!"

Zhu Ming raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a relaxed and confident smile and said.

After saying that, he waved his hand, and a space-time passage shining with mysterious light slowly opened. Then, Zhu Ming stepped into it in a flash, and in the blink of an eye he came to the side of Hongwu Zhu Di.

At this time, Hongwu Zhu Di, who had already ascended the throne, was handling government affairs in the palace.

Suddenly seeing Zhu Ming appear in front of him without any warning, he could not help but feel very surprised and asked curiously: "Hey, Brother Zhu, aren't you playing the exciting and interesting Three Kingdoms game over there? Why are you here again now?"

"Actually, there is nothing big going on. I just came here to dispatch some warships." Zhu Ming directly explained the purpose of his visit.

Hearing this, Hongwu Zhu Di immediately became excited and asked impatiently: "You actually need warships! Could it be that a thrilling battle like the Battle of Red Cliff is about to take place? Brother Zhu, can you allow me to go with you to join in the fun and have some fun? Staying here all day to deal with all these complicated and trivial government affairs really tortures me to the point of being listless all day long, and I can't muster any interest in doing anything."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ming shook his head slightly and responded with a smile: "Haha, it's definitely not the Battle of Red Cliffs. Cao Cao, one of the protagonists in the Battle of Red Cliffs, is still being held in prison for investigation. The target of our operation this time is Sun Ce."

Hongwu Zhu Di couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Since he ascended the throne, he was forced to study various historical books.

I have some knowledge of the many things that happened in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

So he frowned and asked in confusion: "Are you going to fight Sun Ce? Did he offend you in some way that made you mobilize so many troops to fight him? With the ironclad warships we have today, to fight against those shabby little boats from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, I'm afraid the cost of the shells alone would far exceed the actual need."

Zhu Ming waved his hands and explained: "Hey, look at what you said. How could I be that narrow-minded? The reason why we want to bring more warships is simply to intimidate the enemy and show them our powerful military strength. Maybe we can win without any effort."

Hongwu was secretly mourning for Sun Ce in his heart.

I wonder if Sun Ce would have been intimidated if he had seen hundreds or even thousands of various ironclad warships.

"I'll give you a suggestion. If you want to abdicate, have a child as soon as possible. After ten or twenty years, you can be freed from government affairs. Otherwise, Zhu will kill you."

Hongwu Zhu Di had no face to be sad.

There is definitely no way to abdicate without a successor.

Hongwu Zhu Di was even hoping that someone would overthrow him.

Early the next morning, the sun shone on the sparkling river surface, and Sun Ce, with a few of his confidants, once again came to a familiar pavilion by the river.

With a smile on his face, he admired his future navy with joy.

Just when Sun Ce was in high spirits and wanted to recite a poem to express his feelings, an unexpected change occurred on the originally calm river.

I saw an extremely huge warship suddenly appear on the river like a ghost.

The warship is like a moving mountain, majestic and jaw-dropping.

Sun Ce and his companions were stunned, and for a moment they even wondered if they were seeing things.

"Did you... see such a big ship suddenly appear in the river?" Sun Ce asked with his eyes wide open and a look of astonishment on his face.

"Sir, I saw it too! This ship is much bigger than ours!" A subordinate replied quickly, unable to hide his surprise in his voice.

"I never thought you could see it. I thought I was just dazzled. Such a huge ship must be a warship from the sea."

Sun Ce frowned and thought secretly in his heart.

Then, he immediately issued an order: "Send someone to investigate immediately and find out where this ship came from. It would be great if we can get the method to build it."

Sun Ce and others have not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

After all, the river had a wide view and high visibility at this time, and only one giant warship suddenly appeared here.

Even if it was really an enemy ship, it would be difficult for it to cause much trouble all on its own.

Only a few minutes had passed. On the originally calm and peaceful river, not far from the huge warship, another equally eye-catching warship suddenly appeared without warning.

The size and scale of this newly appeared warship are even greater than the previous one, and it is like a mobile water fortress.

Upon seeing this, Sun Ce and the others could not help but stand up in surprise, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

One of them couldn't help but exclaimed: "What on earth is going on? There's actually another giant warship!"

Sun Ce frowned tightly, his expression instantly becoming extremely solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "This is really incredible! Today's weather is clear and the visibility is good. The entire river surface can be seen clearly. There is no possibility that such a huge warship can be hidden."

Everyone looked at each other, their hearts full of doubts and confusion, thinking to themselves: "What on earth is going on?"

When the first huge ship appeared silently just now, perhaps it could be explained that they had been careless and had not noticed it before.

However, at this moment, when the second giant ship appeared in front of everyone, Sun Ce and others saw the whole process clearly.

It seemed to appear directly from the void, without any sign at all.

Just as Sun Ce and others were still immersed in shock and had not yet figured out why the two giant ships appeared so suddenly, an even more shocking scene happened - under their gaze, the third giant warship suddenly appeared on the river like a ghost.

At this point, Sun Ce and the others could no longer remain calm and started shouting in panic.

"My Lord, be careful. Judging from the situation, the other party may have bad intentions!"

Another person echoed, "Yes, they are acting so stealthily, maybe they are coming for us!"

For a moment, a tense atmosphere spread, making it almost hard for everyone to breathe.

Sun Ce's face was gloomy.

I am now in the stage of secret development.

If we fight, we will definitely be exposed.

By then, the imperial court and Cao Cao will definitely not tolerate me.

"Send someone to inquire immediately and make sure to find out the other party's intentions." (End of this chapter)