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Chapter 1795 The Ironclad Ship Is Burning Money
Black smoke billowed in the waters near Liugong Island, and the sound of artillery was heard from time to time, and hollow bullets filled with black powder fell near the fort and exploded!
A dozen paddled boats headed towards the shoal of Liugong Island amidst the sound of artillery. On the boats were naval soldiers rowing hard, with muskets on their backs.

Even the Admiralty has its own marines, who need to be proficient in both maneuvering ships and having the ability to land operations, they are the forerunners of the marines.

The "battle" to attack Liugong Island was very fierce. Real gunpowder and shells were used, and the hollow bullets that would explode actually fell on the temporary fortress built on Liugong Island, blowing away a lot of mud and stone bricks. up in the sky.

A large amount of coal, gunpowder, and shells were consumed this time.Entering the age of firearms, golden ten thousand taels is not just a joke. Building a steam fleet and maintaining its combat effectiveness requires strong financial support.

Not far from Liugong Island, there are also ironclad ships using naval guns to bombard the "enemy ships" that abandoned ships acted as.

The 203-caliber front-loading rifled main gun equipped on the steam ironclad ship "Fog" fired solid bullets at the abandoned ship, and the solid bullets fell on the sea surface, stirring up a water column.

"Oops, I failed to hit the target!" The artillery crew member in charge of operating this artillery shouted badly.

"Don't worry, there is still time. It is very difficult to accurately hit the target at such a long distance." Zheng Chenggong did not blame this gun crew.

There are two 2-caliber main guns on the ironclad ship, and several 203-pound secondary guns. From time to time, shells whizzed towards the abandoned ship.

Some shells hit the abandoned ships one after another, and the solid bullets penetrated the hull of the abandoned ships, leaving horrible holes.

Some shells fell on the sea surface, splashing water again.

The ironclad ship was moving at full speed, and the sea surface was fluctuating. The distance between the ironclad ship and the abandoned ship was about one kilometer. If you want to hit a hit at such a distance, even a rifled gun is a luxury.

Zheng Chenggong looked at his pocket watch and recorded the hit.

Fighting side by side with the steam ironclad ship Fog are two steam cruisers "Snow" and "Rain". They also fired at the target one after another, and the sound of guns continued.

The "enemy" to attack is not just such an abandoned wooden boat, but also an abandoned iron boat, or a moving target covered with scrap iron on the wooden boat.

"Load the hollow blaster!"

As time passed, the captain of the ironclad ship Fog ordered to replace the shells and began to test the role of explosive shells in simulated actual combat.

More than a dozen steam ironclad warships are criss-crossing the nearby sea area, shells are flying horizontally, and water jets are everywhere!

Boom! !

An abandoned wooden boat that was targeted was hit by blasting bombs one after another. The black powder ignited the wooden boat, and the abandoned wooden boat became a blazing fireball, and the flames shot into the air!

"It completed its last mission." Zheng Chenggong could see the abandoned wooden boat with flames through the telescope.

These abandoned wooden boats are of little value, and many of the boards have been corroded by sea water. It is already possible to use them as objects to be attacked during exercises.

Weihaiwei's guns fired again and again, and the observation group of the passenger ship Dongfang watched the exercise of the steam fleet from a distance outside the battlefield.

Strong ships, huge cannons, violent explosions, and wooden boats on fire all stimulated the nerves of the envoys from all nations!

Many of them have never seen a naval battle with their own eyes, but this exercise, which is just a simulation of actual combat, has already made their blood boil.

"It's such a terrible destructive power, it's desperate!"

"If such a fleet appeared in our Europe, absolutely no sailing fleet of any kingdom would be able to defeat them. No, it should be said that the entire European sailing fleet would not be able to fight against it!"

Many countries that wanted to compete for sea power, such as the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal, and the United Provinces of the Netherlands, saw the simulated naval battle on Liugong Island at this time, and suddenly paled in comparison.

A sense of desperation enveloped them, they never imagined that such a large-scale steam fleet joint battle scene would be so spectacular.

More than 20 steam ironclad ships were dispatched, even if they used hundreds of armed galleons, it was useless.

Moreover, there is a huge gap in the artillery used by the two sides. The steam ironclad ship uses large-caliber artillery with greater destructive power, while the artillery used by the wooden sailboat cannot even penetrate the iron hull of the steam ironclad ship.

Chu Yun saw that the faces of the two thorny envoys from Spain and the Netherlands were ashen, and he knew that the other party had been shocked by the iron-clad ship.However, even if they know the power of the ironclad ship, it is difficult to imitate it. The ironclad ship is not just a matter of installing iron plates on the wooden sailboat, but also needs enough power and powerful artillery.

Having achieved his goal of intimidating the envoys again, Chu Yun said to them: "Our steam fleet is invincible, but we have not used all our power to negotiate with you calmly."

Many envoys did not quite believe what Chu Yun said. Although the Kyushu Army claimed to be a neutral party in Europe, the Kyushu Army launched two Mediterranean wars, intervened in the English Civil War, went on an expedition to Paris, and intervened in the Danish-Swedish War in Northern Europe. It is said that the West was mainly conquered by force, otherwise the countries would not sell Chu Yun's face and send people to participate in the World Expo.

Whether these people believe it or not, Chu Yun knows that he only needs to say that he can get along peacefully on the surface.He didn't send all the steamships to Europe. After all, it's still a question of whether it's worth it. So many steam ironclad expeditions?That's not as much money as a fleet of merchant ships went to trade.

Weihaiwei's exercise lasted for nearly a day, with the sound of gunfire one after another. The marines who attacked Liugong Island successfully boarded a messy temporary fort, and planted the Qinglong flag on the fort.

Even at night, it didn't mean that it was over. Some steam ironclad ships installed searchlights, and even wanted to simulate a chase at night, and the artillery was still ringing.

For the use of searchlights, many Western princes and nobles have never seen or heard of them. They never thought that there would be something that could hide enemy ships at night.

Chu Yun saw that the Admiralty's long-term exercise continued into the night, and many officers and soldiers estimated that it would last for 24 hours, and their nerves were tense in a highly tense atmosphere.

The effect of the exercise is of course very good. Chu Yun could notice that the princes and nobles were already inattentive during the meal, and each had their own concerns, and most of them were restless.The strength shown by Dongfang surpassed their imagination time and time again, making them realize that they were actually dealing with a monster.

However, Chu Yun's heart was bleeding again, and the practice that lasted for a whole day was equivalent to burning a day's money!

(End of this chapter)