Chapter 583: The sword tooth ship was launched and the Dabai fleet was formed!

Partridge Bay Military Port, Caidian Xuan.

On the sixth day of the 12th month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, on the morning.

Caidiexuan was very quiet in the past, with no noise except the sound of birds singing. Xue Zhidie likes tranquility and does not allow any interference from the outside world when she carefully ponders the problem. Therefore, Zhang Zhun specially ordered that no other buildings should be planted within a hundred feet of Caidiexuan, and all of them should be planted, completely isolated from the hustle and bustle of the Queqiao Bay Military Port. Everyone should not make loud noises after entering this area.

However, today, there were bursts of noises coming from Caidiexuan, and it was still the sound of men snoring. The man who could snore in Caidiexuan was naturally Zhang Zhun. He arrived at Caidiexuan at about the hour of Hai yesterday. Although Zhang Zhun had not yet got up, the women around her were already busy. In Caidiexuan's flower hall, except for Xue Zhidie, Ji Yuqing, Liu Rushi and others were all there. Their whispers made Caidiexuan feel a little more warm as family.

Not long after, Zhang Zhun's snoring sound finally stopped, and Yun Pei came in to serve. After Zhang Zhun woke up, he rubbed his eyes hard, and then stretched his waist hard. It seemed that he had a good sleep last night and his physical strength recovered well. Looking at Yun Pei beside the bed, Zhang Zhun smiled and said, "No, I'll do it myself!"

He slept alone last night, but he did not have licentiousness with the women around him. This is Xue Zhidie's territory, and it is too ridiculous for him to do it. Of course, the real reason is that he returned to Queqiaowan Military Port from Hejian Mansion and rode all the way, and was exhausted and had no strength to mess with women.

Of course, there was a reason why Zhang Zhun hurried back from Hejian Mansion. The first batch of sword-tooth ships were finally able to officially serve. The Hu Ben Navy finally had its first batch of professional ocean-going combat ships. The Cangshan ships in the past were unable to carry out ocean-going combat.

This batch of sword-tooth ships started construction in March. At that time, Xue Zhidie estimated that it would take eight months to complete the construction. Later, she improved the manufacturing process, increased manpower and material resources, and mobilized employees to start construction day and night. As a result, it took only about seven months to complete the construction and successfully launched the water. After a month of launching test, no major problems were found and she was finally able to officially enter service.

In fact, for the great and dignified Heavenly Kingdom, it is really not difficult to build sail warships with a displacement of only about 300 tons. Any shipyard with a certain scale can build such tonnage ships. Thinking back to the beginning, China's large ships had displacements of more than 1,000 tons. During the Southern Song Dynasty, large ships with displacements of more than 1,000 tons had already appeared. The speed of shipbuilding during the Southern Song Dynasty was also very fast. It was no problem to complete a ship in six months.

At the height of the Yuan Dynasty, more than 1,000 large ships were launched in the country a year (mainly merchant ships for canal transport, not just warships), which was amazing. The Yuan Dynasty's fleet of expeditions to Japan had thousands of large warships, which was built in just a few years. If it weren't for the so-called kamikaze, Japan would have been included in the territory of the Yuan Dynasty.

Later Ming Dynasty was not much inferior. The shipbuilding speed of Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard was also amazing. If it were to be produced at full capacity, at least hundreds of large ships could be built a year. Zheng He's fleet of voyages to the West had hundreds of large ships, which were also built in a few years. If it weren't for the influence of the maritime ban policy, the Ming Dynasty would have been large ships all over the world. Where was the turn of the Netherlands or something?

But for Zhang Zhun, he couldn't help but be excited! These sword-tooth ships are not someone else's, but his own, and are completely his own private property! All the manpower, material resources and financial resources he had finally accumulated. In order to build these warships, the white silver was spread out like flowing water. Now he must treasure it. There is no way, the family business is too small, and the twelve sword-tooth ships are already very good treasures.

In fact, the number of various warships of the Hu Ben Navy is not large. There are dozens of lucky ships stolen from the enemies (including Tianjin Navy, Dengzhou Navy, Dongjiang Town officers and soldiers, Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group, etc.), and there are dozens of ordinary Folang Machinery cannons, and there are also two or three hundred, and there are even more small warships. However, those are not professional warships, and they can only be called armed merchant ships. These warships are equipped with cargo compartments. In other words, they can be used to transport cargo.

What Zhang Zhun needs is the most professional warship, a warship that can fully exert its combat effectiveness. The warships he needs are completely unnecessary to set up cargo compartments. The only purpose of warships is to fight wars, not trade. Trade, and have special trade ships.

The sword-tooth ship with a displacement of 250 tons and carrying thirty-two flying dragon cannons was the first batch of pure warships that Zhang Zhun hoped to obtain. The original design of the sword-tooth ship was twenty-six cannons, and later, according to Zhang Zhun's firepower supremacy, six more were added. In this way, there were sixteen cannons on each side of the sword-tooth ship. One volley could shoot out sixteen cannons. The twelve sword-tooth ships could shoot out 192 cannons in one volley.

Compared with the large battleships of the Western powers, such firepower is still a bit weak. The strongest battleships of the Western powers have a displacement of more than 3,000 tons, and the number of artillery is more than 100. A powerful Western fleet may have a number of artillery of all sizes. However, that is already the top maritime force. Zhang Zhun believes that as long as he spends time, he can achieve it.

In fact, these sword-tooth ships were launched to test a month ago. A month ago, the Navy had sent people to familiarize themselves with the operation, check their performance, test various limit data, and find out and find out the shortcomings in order to actively correct them. After a month of testing, no major problems were found. So, Zhang Zhun decided that today, on the sixth day of the December 19th year of Chongzhen, the sword-tooth ship was officially put into service.

Zhang Zhun had fully sacrificed the swords of the Tiger Ben Army on land. Now, these sword-tooth ships are the swords he will sacrifice in the ocean. With these sword-tooth ships serving, the range of activities of the Tiger Ben Army Navy is much larger. At least, North Korea, Japan, Jeju Island, and Taiwan are all within the reach of the Stooth ships. The former Hu Ben Army Navy could only go around the coast of Shandong and Bohai Bay. Now, we can finally walk out with great strides.

"Dry!"

Zhang Zhun clenched his fists vigorously, excited in his heart, and immediately got up quickly. He hurriedly put on his clothes and finished his simple washing, Zhang Zhun appeared in Caidiexuan's flower hall. A group of women hurriedly got up to greet him.

At this moment, Zhang Zhun was not at all concerned with women. Therefore, he was eating breakfast very fast. After breakfast, Zhang Zhun and Xue Zhidie arrived at the port. The first batch of sword-toothed ships were twelve, and now they were neatly arranged on the edge of the trestle. The red tiger army flag was hung on the mast, and the ropes of sails were hung with various colorful silks to show today's specialness. The military flags and colorful silks were fluttering in the wind, giving people a feeling of excitement.

All the sword-toothed ships were painted pure white, which looked particularly eye-catching against the blue sea. The sea water kept rippling, gently slapped the white ship's side, stirring up broken silver waves. From time to time, there were also active sea fish jumping out of the water near the ship's side, and then quickly drilled into the water, and also stirring up waves on the water surface.

Originally, Zhang Zhun was planning to paint the sword-tooth ship in black, which looked a little more gloomy and terrifying, which could greatly shock the enemy. However, his suggestion was strongly opposed by Xue Zhidie and the senior navy leaders. They agreed that the appearance of the sword-tooth ship was either pure white, light gray, or blue, or not black. Black gave people the feeling that it was not open enough. The Hu Ben Navy had enough strength to defeat the opponent in a dignified manner.

Finally, Zhang Zhun compromised and ordered the sword-tooth ships to be painted white. For this reason, the twelve sword-tooth ships were formed together, also known as the "Bao White Fleet". It has to be admitted that when you stand in the port, the Dabai Fleet is indeed very majestic and gives people a great sense of shock. The white tone does give people a feeling of openness. This is the image that the dignified heavenly kingdom should have.

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!"

Seeing Zhang Zhun arrive, all the Navy officials came up to say hello.

For the Hu Ben Navy, today is definitely a major festival. Yang Guohua, Zhou Zhengyu, Zhang Haibin, Li Jicheng and others are all back. In addition to them, Huang Shijun, Wang Chenglin, Ling Si Shao, Mao Huihui, Zhang Xuehai, Zhang Shenggao, Cheng Lei, Wang He, Liu Sheng and others are all here. They are the first captains of the sword-tooth ship and the first commanders of the Hu Ben Navy to prepare for ocean-going operations.

In order to commend Xue Zhidie's contribution, the first batch of sword-toothed ships were named "Snow" class, namely: Feixue, Haoxue, Baixue, Chuxue, Yingxue, Ruixue, Paixue, Xiangxue, Qingxue, Yinxue, Hongxue, Lingxue. Obviously, Zhang Zhun could not think of such a literary name, and only the Xue sisters thought about it themselves. Anyway, it was just a code name, so it didn't matter.

Today's warship service ceremony did not invite others to participate. The third-level martial law was implemented at the Quail Bay Naval Base, and outsiders were not allowed to approach. The main purpose was not to stimulate the enemy and make a fortune in silence. Zhang Zhun actually did not want to make a fortune in the service of the Sword Tooth Ship, which spread all over the world. Now he no longer needs to bluff and shock the enemy. What he wants to do now is to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger and get greater benefits.

It is reported that in the Nanyang area, the Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group has defeated Liu Xiang and is accelerating the unification of various maritime forces in the Nanyang Ocean to form a stronger maritime force. It is conceivable that the Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group will most likely go north to find Zhang Zhun’s bad luck in the future. After all, in the hands of the Hu Ben Army, the Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group suffered a great loss. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, and Zheng Zhilong and Yang Tiansheng will definitely not be willing to fail.

Under such a background, it is very necessary to quietly develop. After the sword-tooth ship is officially put into service, it will take a certain amount of time to form the maximum combat power. Before this, it is best to experience some small-scale and low-intensity battles in order to accumulate combat experience. If the sword-tooth ship has just entered service and encounters a super opponent like Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group, the consequences will definitely be serious.

In fact, after the first batch of sword-tooth ships were launched, the Navy will have more sword-tooth ships launched and put into service in the near future. The second batch of sword-tooth ships built in total, with a total of eighteen, started construction at the end of June and should be able to be launched around March next year and put into service in April. From then on, more sword-tooth ships will be continuously launched.

In other words, as long as we survive until April next year, the main force of the Hu Ben Navy will have at least thirty sword-tooth ships, which is enough to fight against the northbound fleet of Zheng Zhilong's pirate group. Zhang Zhun estimated that Zheng Zhilong should not bet and lead all the warships to the north with all their might. As long as the enemy arrives in batches, the Hu Ben Navy can defeat the enemy one by one.

"Sir, please!"

Mao Huihui seriously sent an invitation to Zhang Zhun.

He was the first captain of the Feixue Sword Tooth Ship and was fortunate to become the flagship of Zhang Zhun and Li Jicheng. Now he is wearing neat naval captain uniforms, standing next to the springboard to welcome the arrival of the senior executives. Other sailors lined up on both sides of the warship to show their welcome.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

The sound of the cannons was heard, and the sound of the cannons was announced to be officially in service.

Zhang Zhun nodded and happily boarded the Feixue Sword Tooth Ship. Behind him, the senior navy leaders, those who specially invited them to watch the ceremony, Xue Zhidie and her foreman team all boarded the Feixue Sword Tooth Ship. For a moment, the deck of the Feixue Sword Tooth Ship was full of people.

Because it is a brand new warship, Feixue also has a strong fragrance of tung oil. Even if the sea breeze blows continuously, the fragrance of tung oil will last for a long time. The fragrance of tung oil smells so wonderful that everyone around Zhang Zhun can't help but sigh that these huge creatures on the sea are indeed too strong compared to the military power on land.

Zhang Zhun also entered the cabin specifically to check various cabins. The biggest design feature of the sword-tee cabin is that the cargo cabin has been cancelled and turned into a professional warship. All other cabins are set up according to the needs of the battle. Due to the cancellation of the cargo cabin, the space allocation of the cabin is more reasonable. In this way, the amount of ammunition that can be carried is even greater.

Xue Zhidie also increased the capacity of the storage compartment and freshwater compartment to sail longer distances. She also increased the rest area for sailors to keep sailors healthy and persisted for longer sailing time. She also increased the storage space for various spares, such as spare sails, spare rigging, spare wood repair, and spare medicines, which all increased to varying degrees.

“Go to the sea!”

Zhang Zhun happily issued an order.

Li Jicheng, who was temporarily appointed as the commander of the Dabai Fleet, waved the flag and the Dabai Fleet slowly started. Because it was the north wind, the warship started very quickly. After a cup of tea, the Dabai Fleet left Mawan and entered the Yellow Sea outside.

After the Sword Tooth Ship was launched, the two huge floating turrets at the entrance of Mawan have been removed. The flying dragon cannons on it have also been installed on the Sword Tooth Ship. With the Sword Tooth Ship, there is no need to continue to use these two floating turrets. The twelve Sword Tooth Ship, each with thirty-two cannons, have a total of 384 flying dragon cannons. Even if they face the Zheng Zhilong Pirate Group head-on, they will have some confidence.

After the Dabai Fleet left Mawan, it slowly drove westward. Along the way, the Dabai Fleet carried out various complex formations. In fact, the navy's formation method is similar to the army's formation, including the one-character snake formation, the mandarin duck formation, the moon formation, etc. The most important formation method is the T-shaped formation. In future battles, such formation method may be used a lot. Because the T-shaped formation can more effectively exert the power of the side cannons.

In fact, to be precise, a t-shaped formation cannot be called a formation, but a combat method or a maritime tactic. The biggest feature of this tactic is that when the enemy fleet sails vertically, its own fleet quickly occupy the position in front of the enemy, then block the enemy horizontally, and then use the cannon on the side to shoot quickly and violently. Through actual combat, this tactic can greatly increase the hit rate of the shells and cause heavy damage to the enemy fleet.

Such tactics emerged in the West, and there was no such tactic description in ancient China. Therefore, the Hu Ben Navy was the first to adopt this tactic. However, it is very demanding to use such tactics proficiently. First, the requirements for navigation are very high, and it is necessary to accurately lie in front of the enemy fleet, and there is no difference too far. Secondly, the requirements for gunners are very high, and the most shells must be fired in the shortest time. Third, the requirements for the commander are very high, and the commander must quickly determine when it is most suitable to grab the position.

In theory, everyone understands the truth, but if you really do it, the effect is not very good. The previous few practices were simply messy and terrible. Huang Shijun, Mao Huihui and others all had serious deviations. The Yingxue sword-tooth ship commanded by Ling Si Shao was even wrongly directed, and almost collided with the Chuxue sword-tooth ship commanded by Wang Chenglin.

If such formation efficiency and formation effect were long ago been beaten by the enemy fleet. Zhang Zhun could not blame others, but only blame the Hu Ben Army for growing too fast and many basic skills have not been trained. To avoid this, only training, training, and training.

"Our opponent is not the Dengzhou Navy! Not the Tianjin Navy! Not those wastes without combat effectiveness! Our first real opponent is the Zheng Zhilong Pirate Military Group! Our future opponent is the Western powers! Others bypassed most of the earth and came here to visit us, and of course we will go back to visit them in the future! Without any tough means, others will not welcome us!"

Zhang Zhun kept cheering his subordinates.

Afterwards, the Dabai Fleet continued to practice the T-shaped formation, and it was necessary to practice until no major mistakes occurred. In order to quickly form, various contact methods such as flag slogans, gongs, drums, whistles, and even suona were fully applied. For a moment, the Flying Sword Tooth Ship was extremely noisy.

When reaching the sea near Lingshan Island, Zhang Zhun ordered an artillery exercise. The key to naval battles is also the power of artillery. As the firepower of the gunship becomes stronger and stronger, the combat methods of rushing and jumping gangs will become less and less. Whoever can gain an advantage in artillery will be the final winner.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

The first round of cannon sounded quickly.

The dense shells hit Lingshan Island like raindrops. On the Lingshan Island, it seemed like a burst of hail was falling, and the beach was full of chaos. Twelve sword-toothed ships could shoot nearly 200 solid bullets in one volley. Even if only half of them landed on Lingshan Island, they were very considerable.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

The second round of shelling was even more violent.

After adjustment, all the shells fired from the second round fell on the top of Lingshan Island. From the Qianli Mile Mile, you can clearly see that the beachhead positions on Lingshan Island were shrouded in it. This is still the power of solid bullets, and it would be even more amazing if it were grape bullets.

"good!"

"very good!"

"very good!"

Zhang Zhun exclaimed with satisfaction.

The power of the sword-tooth ship is not far from what he expected. Xue Zhidie's design basically puts the combat power of this tonnage warship to the limit. The hardware has no room for improvement. What the Hu Ben Army Navy needs to do is to further familiarize itself with the performance of the warship and work hard on software.

There is no doubt that practical combat is the best way to improve combat effectiveness. Blind training cannot replace the effect of actual combat. The question is, where will Zhang Zhun find an opponent who is not very powerful and use actual combat to train the combat effectiveness of the Dabai Fleet? There are no decent maritime opponents in the Bohai Bay. The remaining warships of the Tianjin Navy can be handled by Cangshan Ship. Take the initiative to tease Zheng Zhilong? There is no such strength yet, so let's forget it.

After the Great White Fleet returned to the death victoriously, the naval base was filled with joy. In the evening, the naval base held a rich dinner party to celebrate the official service of the sword-tooth ship. Zhang Zhun naturally had a dinner party with the naval officers and soldiers. When he was in high spirits, he sent an emergency information.

The information was sent from North Korea.

Shen Lingfei's merchant fleet encountered a small trouble in North Korea: the Tartars stationed in North Korea learned about the relationship between Shen Lingfei and Zhang Zhun from somewhere, so they put pressure on trying to seize Shen Lingfei's fleet. The North Koreans were not willing to listen to the Tartars, and wanted to get help from the Ming army, so they quickly helped Shen Lingfei send a message for help.
Chapter completed!