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Wang Ba almost used force to obtain the ship certificate from the extremely reluctant shipyard steward. .

"This ship is the largest wooden warship. With 36 heavy guns, it can blow up a city in one go. As long as the captain is not an idiot, even a hundred warships of [-] tons will not hurt a single hair. Because of this The range of the guns on the ship is four times that of a [-]-ton warship. The speed of this ship is two and a half times that of a [-]-ton warship."

Hearing what the shipyard manager said, Wang Ba was stunned.

Originally, I heard that a good ship was lent to him. Datang knows the story of Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou.

Therefore, such a ship is said to be borrowed, but it is actually the navy allocated to him.

"Among the wooden boats, there is no one that can compete with this boat. I'm afraid there is only the next boat of the same level." The management of the shipyard is very serious.

Wang Ba only heard that the boat was very strong, but he didn't notice the special emphasis on the word wooden boat.

This is a good boat!

Wang Ba and the 360 ​​people he selected looked up at the huge ship parked in the dock at the same time.

With a load capacity of [-] tons, it is a huge ship that even Europe in the age of great voyages could not imagine. There is not a single muzzle on the streamlined hull. The whole ship is painted black, with a chilling look. gas.

"The name of the ship: Xiang Yu!" The director of the shipyard left these words, then looked up at the masterpieces of hundreds of shipbuilders' hard work for several months, and shouted at Wang Ba: "General Wang, bury this ship. You work hard."

Suddenly Wang Ba strode towards the black boat, right in front of it.He pulled out his dagger violently and stabbed it on his shoulder, stretched out his hand to stick to his blood, and pressed a handprint on the boat.

"The boat is here and the people are here!" The 360 ​​selected crew members are all the best of Wangba.

360 bloody handprints were taken on the hull.

"Washima, let this boat see blood!" Wang Ba shouted, as if he didn't care that his shoulder was still bleeding.

As the ship drifted away, a second-class shipbuilder handed a Rougamo to the supervisor of the shipyard: "You've played it well this time!"

"The boats built with hard work are not for them to play. If you don't have a sense of awe for the boats, don't drive the boats away from here. Every boat here is our hard work."

The boatman nodded: "Hurry up and eat, the riveting is going to be done over there."

Deep in the shipyard, in a dry dock.A steel keel with a thickness of thirty feet is lying here quietly.Several jibs were hanging a steel beam bent like a whale's rib in mid-air.A few craftsmen who are no longer young are gesturing on the keel, how to connect, how to give full play to Datang's current industrial advantages, and make this boat better.

This is Datang's first steel battleship in the true sense.It is planned to launch three months a year.

A battlecruiser.This is not designed in the history of World War I and World War II.Instead, some enthusiasts in later generations made a lot of modifications in combination with the warships of that period.Then there are professional graduate students in ship design, with artillery specialists doing a lot of modifications.

The displacement is [-] tons.

According to Datang's standards.A giant steel ship with a displacement of [-] tons, this is the real invincible warship at sea in the future.

It takes three months a year to launch, another year to complete the layout on the deck, and another half a year to debug.

In other words, this ship will take three years to complete.

Some small steel ships with a displacement of one or two thousand tons are also being manufactured, more to accumulate experience for this item.

Wang Ba didn't know this, it can be said that few people in Datang knew about this boat.

Even Hou Junji of the Ministry of War doesn't know.

Wang Ba's ship joined the grain convoy at Liuqiu, and headed for Wa Island at full speed.

Wajima, Saga Haikou.

Several patrolling Japanese sailboats saw a huge black shadow suddenly appearing in front of them, and before they had time to react, the black shadow smashed one of the sailboats into splinters.

Saga Haikou has a width of more than ten kilometers, even if there are any trebuchets on the shore, there is no way to take Wang Ba's fleet.

The fleet went all the way inward, and the first port of destination was Kunisaki Port in Kyushu, Japan.

Before approaching the port, about three or four miles away, Wang Ba ordered the boat to stop.

A dozen trebuchets in the harbor had been filled with pitch, and two were lit.

"Facing the enemy sideways, open the muzzle."

The gun port on the left side of the ship opened, and sixteen guns were pushed out.Looking at these cannons, Wang Ba just muttered: "You're really stingy. It's no problem to install more than 100 cannons on such a big ship, but there are only 36 in total. Isn't this a waste of space? These shipwrights are really stingy."

The gunner has already learned the artillery regulations while running.

Install the cannon on the rail and push out the cannon port.Then hang a soft rope, and then two steel springs are installed behind the track, and then the powder is charged and ready to shoot.

"This cannon doesn't have a medicine bag, it's not a mistake!" Wang Ba went down to the ship to check it himself.

I only saw a small cart pushing a sharp cannonball, but I didn't see any ammunition package, nor did I see the ignition rope.

"This is a new type of artillery shell. According to the regulations, side cannons are not allowed to fire salvos unless necessary."

"Necessary, what is necessary. Let the Japanese see how powerful it is. Tell me, can this cannon hit the shore?" Wang Ba asked with a smile.

An artilleryman has already studied all the way: "It says on it that it can hit targets [-] paces away. The size of the muzzle is four inches, and the killing radius is ten paces."

"Ten thousand steps, is there such a thing as blowing? I'm afraid it's going to fly ten thousand steps with the wind." Wang Ba didn't believe it.Because Datang's original cannons were as far as five or six hundred steps away, the technology of this primitive cannon is indeed very powerful.

But with chemically synthesized gunpowder, which is used for heart disease, a real cannon has been made.It's just that the shells can only be made very small, even the boring of the guns is still just a learning stage for Datang's industry.

Hearing about four inches, Wang Ba didn't take it seriously.

Four inches is just a little more. You must know that the cannon on the [-]-ton battleship has the caliber of the old bowl, which is almost eight inches.It was only four inches away, and Wang Ba gave an order loudly: "Shoot a volley at those guys. Don't hit anyone first, let's just scare them."

At this time, Suzhou City.

Li Yuanxing asked the cabinet master: "Grandpa, why don't you let them test the gun before setting sail?"

"People in Datang still don't know the power of science. These guns look small, but their power is not what they imagined. All the injuries that caused the gunners have been written in the regulations. Only fourteen guns are installed on the side, and it doesn't affect the gunners. To the hull. If such guns were made of hard mounts, and if more than 100 guns were installed like the original guns, the ship would fall apart in one salvo.”

"Then let Wang Ba suffer some hardships, and get a good ship for nothing. Let him teach this lesson to all the navies. It is written in the regulations, that is the iron law. Anyone who doubts will always suffer some hardships." .”

The master of the cabinet said: "Actually, there is another reason. In my eyes, Wang Ba doesn't smell much like blood. Unlike what you said, he was born as a bandit and killed people like hemp. At least in my eyes, he hasn't the same blood. The determination of another country to fight a bloody battle has not learned what suppression is!"

"It's too cruel!" Li Yuanxing asked with doubts.

"There is no kindness in war!" The cabinet master replied coldly.

Make no mistake, there is no mercy in war.

Just when Li Yuanxing sighed, Wang Ba's eyes widened.

What just happened?At that moment, Wang Ba felt that the ship seemed to be falling apart.

It was a row of unison, and the sound was considered loud.But the boat seems to be moving, and it is translational.

"Report, the escort captain asked why Xiang Yu suddenly moved dozens of steps sideways." Someone rushed down the hold.Immediately afterwards, another person rushed down: "Report, the artillery hit. The enemy's port is completely destroyed!"

"What does it mean to destroy all ports?" Wang Ba roared.

"It's the opponent's trebuchet, together with the ships in their port, the pier, the barracks, and the few houses that can be seen over there, all of them are gone."

Wang Ba couldn't believe it. He picked up the binoculars and looked at the shooting hole, only seeing the flames.

After a few hits on the deck, I couldn't see clearly, and then I took a look at the watchtower, and the pier had turned into a sea of ​​flames. It was originally a wooden pier. , is not at all complete.The soldier in charge of observation said: "General, I can see clearly that a cannon shot directly through the wooden boat, and then it exploded in the house over there, and when it exploded, the house was destroyed at least twenty paces around. "

"It's amazing!" Wang Ba was really startled.

After Wang Ba disembarked, the captain came over and said, "I finally understand why it is not installed on the deck. If the salvo is on the deck this time, the ship will definitely capsize. If there are more guns, the ship may fall apart. Really powerful cannon, aiming at [-] paces is definitely not a problem."

Already a very modern, shell with shells.

Even if Datang can only manufacture four-inch shells at the moment, and the output is extremely low and the cost is extremely high.This is also a scientific advance.

When the mass production of rifle bullets can be achieved, this is the real entry into the age of firearms.

The Japanese's white flag was hoisted and they surrendered.

They couldn't stand the next round of shooting anymore. You must know that if the cannon fired further, Guodong City would be directly flattened.

Wang Ba picked up the loudspeaker and cursed in Japanese: "You Japanese are fucking scumbags. I'm here to distribute food. I will blow up anyone who dares to block it."

Food!

The Japanese soldiers are all confused, aren't they here to fight, are they just here to distribute food?

Wang Ba kept the big ship on the periphery, but he didn't retract the cannon, and put it out for the Japanese to see.The [-]-ton boat entered the barely usable port and began to unload the goods. There were cranes and pulleys on board. One board was the ten shi grain calculated by Datang here, and it was also the forty shi grain of the Japanese.

The Japanese people heard the news and came to get the food. . )