1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 378

"Compared to the yellow race, the black problem is now a more serious problem in the United States." George said with his hands behind his back, looking at the strange battleship with the California Bear flag and the American Stars and Stripes flying not far away.

"You participated in Britain's trade war against China thirteen years ago, and you know the Chinese better, so I recommended you as the new governor of Colombia.

The drunkard McLaughlin can deal with the native Indians, but he doesn't understand the Chinese, so he can't deal with these Chinese on the west coast. "

As soon as George finished speaking, the strange-looking battleship opened fire on several dilapidated target ships.

The naval guns on the battleship fired one after another, and after one round of shooting, a dilapidated target ship was riddled with holes and sunk in the water.

The naval guns involved in this round of firing include four secondary guns on the left and two main guns.Except for one main gun and one auxiliary gun whose landing point was a little far from the target, the rest of the main gun and three auxiliary guns either hit the target, or the shells fell near the target.

The distance between the target ship and the battleship is nearly 1 nautical mile, and shooting such a small target at a distance of 1 nautical mile, even if it is a stationary target surface, is still a very good result.

"Can the United States manufacture naval guns with such high precision?"

This round of shooting surprised Elliott.

Although after the firing, the strange-looking warship fell into a turbulence, which caused the second round of shooting accuracy to be unsatisfactory.

But this is a matter of ship shooting. The naval guns carried by this battleship are still very good.

"The gun is a good gun, but the tonnage of this ship is not worthy of such a good gun, so it's a bit reckless." Elliot said, staring at the Bold.

"You are one of the few people in the British Empire who understands the Chinese. What do you think of their leader Liang Yao in California?" George said to Elliot.

"According to the information I have collected, although Liang Yao was born in a traditional Chinese family of gentry and officials, he is not a typical Chinese.

Chinese bureaucrats are cowardly and pedantic. They only try their best to study how to cater to their superiors who can determine their careers and even life and death, oppress and insult their subordinates, and drive their subordinates like cattle and horses.

The Chinese people at the bottom are also full of awe of these bureaucrats, and hope that they and their children and grandchildren can pass the exam and become bureaucrats.

The whole country is indifferent to affairs outside the empire, thinking that it is the largest country in the world and that it is the center of the world.

Therefore, this huge empire is lifeless and lifeless.

For foreign forces and new affairs, these stupid, arrogant and ignorant Chinese bureaucrats are extremely repulsive and full of fear.

This is why we were able to defeat this behemoth in the trade war with China. "

Elliot held his chin, thought for a while and said.

"But Liang Yao has nothing to do with these things, he is not a typical Chinese, and I cannot make a more rigorous evaluation and judgment on this person based on my past experience.

Control of California, twice a hero of the United States, and now America's youngest brigadier general ever.

Even the achievements of the English in America are legendary.

But how good is he alone?The Chinese are addicted to drugs, and as long as the Chinese in California are addicted to drugs, Liang Yao can't make much trouble.

Fushou cream is really a good thing. "

Enter Bold.

After several rounds of test firing on the Bold, Liang Yao supported the mast and said to Jeremiah: "The recoil of the artillery is too great, and the ship will be bumpy after a few shots, which will reduce the efficiency and accuracy of continuous shooting. The Bold can't carry it." So big, so many guns."

"But if it is replaced by a smaller artillery, it may cause damage to the first and second battleships," Jeremiah said with some embarrassment.

For naval guns, Jeremiah's point of view is that the larger the caliber, the better, and the larger the multiple diameter, the better.

"After going back, reduce the caliber and quantity of naval guns. What I want is a warship with balanced performance." Liang Yao interrupted Jeremiah.

"Jeremiah, I know you hope that the warships we build can be equipped with larger artillery, but I believe that sooner or later, our shipyard will be able to build warships of [-] tons, or even tens of thousands of tons. One day, we can carry as many naval guns as we want!"

"Good sir, after I go back, I will refit the Bold and reconfigure the ship's guns." Jeremiah nodded after a moment of silence.

"As soon as possible, I will take this ship to Borneo." Liang Yao confessed.

"General! The British ship sent a message. He said that their new governor would like to visit our ship. How should we reply?"

Lin Sen trotted all the way to Liang Yao and asked for instructions.

"Tell them that our ship has malfunctioned and is very dangerous. For the safety of their new governor, it is better not to visit." Liang Yao said.

This is his new ship, and he doesn't want the British to see that there are no underwear left before this ship enters service.

"British Columbia hasn't changed its governor in more than ten years, and changing the governor now is obviously aimed at us."

Hearing that Britain had replaced the Governor of British Columbia, Fremont couldn't help but frown.

"What is British Columbia? That's the Outer Oregon Territory! And the Oregon Territory has been an inseparable part of our United States since ancient times." Liang Yao corrected.

Fremont patted his forehead and smiled knowingly: "Yes, yes, that's the Outer Oregon area!"

"The British ship! The British ship is approaching! Flag-bearer! Flag-bearer! Hurry up and signal them to slow down and stop! If you don't let them, they will collide!"

While Liang Yao and Fremont were talking, Jeremiah suddenly exclaimed.

Liang Yao turned his head to look, and he saw that the third-class ship flying the flag of the British Columbia crown was rushing towards them, without any intention of slowing down.

"Since they rudely rejected us. They don't want us to visit their warships, so let's scare them and take it as a warning." Elliot looked condescendingly at the tonnage of this third-class ship, which was only about half of the tonnage. said the bold number.

Elliot's third-class ship has a larger tonnage and has an advantage in the collision. Moreover, Elliot also believes that the skilled British crew on the ship can control the force of the collision, and make a light bump with the opponent to scare the opponent.

Seeing the British ship approaching, Lin Sen hastily ordered to avoid the impact of the British ship at full speed, and the riggers also quickly lowered the sails, adjusting the angle to use the wind to accelerate the ship.

Because the opponent's ship was too fast and was heading directly towards the Bold, the stern of the ship was still rubbed by the British ship.

Although it was just rubbing against each other for a while, the Boldness was small after all, and when it was rubbed against by a large ship of about [-] tons, the ship still tilted to a certain extent.

Fortunately, the wind was strong at this time. Lin Sen, who had been the length of the sail, commanded the sail man to adjust the sail, using the wind to offset the roll of the ship, stabilize the ship's posture, and no capsizing incident occurred.

Just as the crew on the Boldly breathed a sigh of relief, they were glad that they had escaped the catastrophe.

The two ships passed each other, and the joking laughter of the British crew came from their ears.

Liang Yao looked at the passing third-class ship at the stern, which was the culprit of the accident, at the British crew members on the British ship who were cheering and booing, and at the two big men on the deck who looked like they were not young. With the middle finger, I would like to extend my friendly and cordial greetings.

Immediately, Liang Yao walked to the bow, his angry eyes locked on an armed merchant ship flying the flag of the Hudson's Bay Company ahead.

The tonnage of this armed merchant ship is about seven or eight hundred tons, which is smaller than that of the Bold.

Thinking of the ramming angle in the design of Boldness, Liang Yao pointed to this Hudson's Bay Company armed merchant ship and said to Lin Sen in an unquestionable tone, "Crash into it!"

(End of this chapter)