Horse on the World

Chapter 860
On the first day, the Kaitai arrived at the scheduled exercise waters. About three miles away from them, a small island about five kilometers away from the square garden appeared in everyone's field of vision. With some ships.
"General Deng, our first exercise is to bombard a fixed target." A master craftsman with five stars embroidered on his robe pointed to a small island in the distance, where many imitation fortresses had been built. Walls and beachheads.

"After the first round, we will bombard the moving targets, that is, the ships moored on the sea. At that time, these ships will anchor and then move forward with the wind and waves of the sea. Our purpose is to test the combat capabilities of the ships while they are moving." ．This item will be the focus."

"What is the effective range of the Shenwei Cannon?" Deng Peng asked.
"About two miles, above this distance, you can effectively bombard a fixed target. If you are shooting a moving target, the distance may be closer, so that you will be more sure when aiming." The master craftsman said.
"Aiming at a moving target will be very difficult!" Deng Peng frowned.

"We have tested a whole set of aiming methods, and they are effective. As long as the sailors study hard, they can master them proficiently."
"Your method was tested on land. In sea battles, the wind and waves are quite strong. Whether this method works or not, you have to read it to know. If there is a problem, I hope that after this test, you can solve it." Find a suitable method for aiming at sea." Deng Peng said.
"The general is right." The master craftsman bowed, "We will work hard."

Pointing to the island, Deng Peng said: "The distance is almost there, let's start!"
Two miles away from the small island, the huge hull of the Kaitai began to turn, and the port side was aimed at the small island.

"Get ready!" A craftsman shouted loudly while standing on the high platform, waving a red flag in his hand.

On the sideboard, 25 windows were pushed open at the same time, and the black muzzle of the gun protruded from the window with a hideous face.

"Aim!" Several craftsmen at each muzzle began to get busy, and the angle of the cannon began to be adjusted.
"Shoot!" The red flag fell heavily, 25 torches stretched out to the fuse, and a fiery red streak spread rapidly until it disappeared into the tailstock of the Shenwei cannon.
There was a loud bang like the collapse of heaven and earth, and the huge hull of the Kaitai slammed backwards, and this giant ship was bombarded by 25 cannons at the same time. The recoil pushes back about ten meters.There was so much smoke that the first deck could not be seen clearly at all.

Even standing on the fifth deck, the loud sound still made Deng Peng's ears ringing. He couldn't hear anything for a while, and his face changed drastically. The nerves have been tempered to be extremely tough, and this time he will almost fall down on the deck.

When the smoke cleared, Deng Peng looked at the first deck. The sailors of the Kaitai on the deck looked dull. Most of them sat down on the deck, and some even covered their ears with their hands and squatted on the ground. His face was pale.There are also some people who didn't expect the power to be so great, they couldn't get a foothold on the boat, and fell heavily to the ground, knocking their heads and bleeding.
Deng Peng looked at the small island two places away. It was beyond recognition. The former fortress and city wall had been battered and riddled with holes, and a raging fire was ignited in the forest above.
It's just a round of shooting.Deng Peng shouted in his heart.

"General!" The master craftsman next to him said: "This is a solid bullet specially used for attacking fortifications. It is most practical to attack solid city walls. Fortresses are most practical. In naval battles, it is also very effective to hit the opponent's hull. If there are too many, it will inevitably sink. If his keel is broken, it may be broken into two pieces. There are also explosive bombs designed for killing people. It will be the death talisman for soldiers. When we experimented in Dingfang Prefecture, even the plate armor produced in Dingzhou could not completely block the bombardment of this kind of shrapnel."

"Good thing, good thing!" Deng Peng has already reacted at this time, no wonder the lord is excited when talking about the Shenwei cannon. Who can stop it?

"General, next we will bombard the moving target." The master craftsman said.
"Okay, let me take a good look at your results."
The ships preparing to serve as targets in the distance lifted anchor and began to move along the water, followed by several small boats leaving the targets, that was when the soldiers on the target ships began to evacuate, and the Kaitai began to chase these drifting ships.
The wind and waves on the sea are not small. Because the huge hull of the Kaitai is strong enough to withstand this level of wind and waves, the ship is still very stable. The stool fluctuates up and down.
"Prepare!"

"aim!"

"shooting!"

The previous procedure began to be repeated, but once the sailors on board were prepared, they covered their ears tightly and kept their steps steady.
After the loud rumbling sound, the shooting technicians on the ship had no time to watch the shooting effect, and quickly started the second round of procedures, clearing the chamber, cooling down, adding medicine, resisting solids, and loading ammunition, all proceeded in an orderly manner.

The sea breeze quickly blew away the smoke. The Kaitai sailed out of the smoke and looked at the sea. Deng Peng frowned. One mile away, the three target ships were still floating on the water. ,Only one ship had flames on it. It seemed that only this one ship was hit by a shell during the 25 cannon bombardment just now. If there were sailors on board, the fire of this level could be easily put out.
"The effect of hitting a moving target is not very good!" Deng Peng shook his head and said.

"Yes, it is very difficult to strike a moving target." The master craftsman said: "My lord has also said before that if all five decks of the Kaitai are equipped with Shenwei cannons, a ship can hold nearly three hundred guns." There are 150 doors on each side, under such coverage shooting, it will make up for the lack of hit rate."
"Three hundred shots?" Deng Peng couldn't help being speechless, "There are so many, do you know how much each shot costs?"
"The cost of each shell is about five taels of silver," said the master craftsman.
"Five taels of silver!" Deng Peng was taken aback, "so much, each shot of a crossbow is only half a tael of silver, and each shot of a trebuchet is even lower. Isn't this a waste of money? It's been a while ago After firing fifty shells, 150 taels of silver are gone?"

The craftsman smiled and said: "General, this is just the cost of the shells. If you include other additional costs, Dingzhou needs to spend nearly ten taels of silver for each shell fired."
"It's too expensive!" Deng Peng shook his head again and again.
"But its effect is not comparable to that of the eight-ox crossbow and the catapult." The master craftsman said. "Current water battles are more about hand-to-hand combat on the side of the ship, and the appearance of the Shenwei Cannon has minimized the possibility of this kind of hand-to-hand combat on the side of the ship. Perhaps in future naval battles, the possibility of hand-to-hand combat will become even greater." It is getting lower and lower, which will ensure the safety of our soldiers' lives to the greatest extent."
"That's true!" Deng Peng nodded, "but the hit rate is too low."
The master craftsman nodded, "The arsenal has also fully considered this point, and the lord has also pointed out that in order to reduce the opponent's athletic ability, the arsenal has developed a chain bullet, which is designed to attack the opponent's sail. If the opponent's sail is broken, the opponent's warship will almost become our target, general, next, let's see the results of the chain bomb attack!"
The Kaitai turned a corner and pointed the other side of the ship at the target in the distance.
"Attack!" With an order, Kaitai's hull slid back again.
During this shooting, Deng Peng clearly saw the cannonballs flying in the air. A metal chain was tied between the two black spheres. The high temperature above caused the sails to catch fire and burn quickly, wrapped around the mast, and the huge pulling force broke the mast. This round of attack greatly reduced the speed of several standard ships in the distance, and almost stopped.

"Hit!" Deng Peng was overjoyed.

The craftsmen on the first deck quickly reloaded the live ammunition. Amidst another roar, the standard ship in the distance could no longer escape the bad luck. They were all hit, and a raging fire ignited on the ship. Black smoke was billowing, one of the ships was broken from its keel, and it sank quickly. In a moment, only the bow of the ship remained high. After another breath, except for a huge whirlpool on the sea In addition, the ship has disappeared without a trace.
"This is only the effect of the bombardment of 25 Shenwei cannons. If it is true as the Lord said, if there are 150 Shenwei cannons on each side, then a salvo will be like the Nanjun Ningzhou. It will be sunk on the spot." Shocked by the power of the Shenwei cannon, Deng Peng murmured.

The master craftsman smiled and said: "The general is right. A huge ship like the Kaitai has thousands of sailors and soldiers on board. If they fight on board, the battle will be extremely cruel, but like This kind of long-range attack can kill the enemy completely, but we will not hurt anyone. This is the power of the Shenwei cannon. Like the previous trebuchet and eight-ox crossbow, it is difficult to kill all materials in a short time. The giant ship was sunk."
"With this sharp weapon, Pang Jun's navy will undoubtedly be wiped out." Deng Peng was full of joy, "Even if there are only fifty Shenwei cannons now, it is enough to catch me by surprise. It would have occurred to us that we already had such a powerful weapon." Deng Peng was a little excited, but also a little regretful, "It's just a pity that I can't learn Pang Jun's skillful command skills. In the face of absolute power, any skill is useless."
"The general is right."

"You must work hard these days so that our sailors can master shooting skills proficiently." Deng Peng said: "It seems that our sailors' combat methods and combat concepts will undergo another major change."
(End of this chapter)