Wang Ba almost had to use force to get the ship certificate from the extremely reluctant shipyard manager.
"This ship is the largest wooden warship. Thirty-six heavy cannons can blow up a city in one go. As long as the captain is not an idiot, even if there are a hundred 500-ton warships, not a single hair will be damaged.
Because the gun range on this ship is four times that of a 500-ton battleship. The speed of this ship is two and a half times that of a 500-ton battleship."
Wang Ba was stunned when he heard what the shipyard manager said.
I originally heard that a good ship was lent to him. The story of Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou was known to everyone in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, if such a ship is said to be borrowed, it is actually allocated to his navy.
"Among the wooden ships, the only one that can compete with this ship is the next one of the same level." The shipyard manager was very serious.
Wang Ba only heard that the ship was very powerful, but did not notice the special emphasis on the word wooden ship.
This is a good boat!
Wang Ba and his selected 360 people simultaneously looked up at the giant ship parked in the dock.
With a carrying capacity of three thousand tons, it was a giant ship that could not be imagined even by Europe in the later Age of Discovery. There was not a single gun port visible on the streamlined hull. The entire ship was painted black, giving it a chilling look.
gas.
"Ship name: Xiang Yu!" The shipyard supervisor left these words, then looked up at the masterpieces of hundreds of shipwrights who had worked hard for several months, and shouted at Wang Ba: "General Wang, if you bury this ship, a certain and
You work hard."
Wang Ba suddenly ran towards the black boat and was right in front of it. He whipped out his dagger and stabbed himself in the shoulder. He stretched out his hand to soak his own blood and pressed a handprint on the boat.
"The ship is here and the people are here!" The 360 selected crew members are all Wang Ba's best.
Three hundred and sixty bloody handprints were slapped on the hull of the ship.
"Wodao, let this ship see blood!" Wang Ba shouted, seemingly not caring that his shoulder was still bleeding.
As the ship gradually moved away, a second-class shipwright took a meat bun and handed it to the shipyard supervisor: "You've had a good time this time!"
"The hard-built boats are not for them to play with. If you don't have a sense of respect for the boat, don't drive the boat away from here. Every boat here is our hard work."
The shipwright nodded: "Eat quickly, it's going to be riveted over there."
Deep in the shipyard, in a dry dock, a thirty-foot-long stainless steel keel is lying quietly here. Several cranes are hoisting a steel beam that is as curved as a whale rib in the air. Several people have already
The young craftsmen are gesturing on the keel, how to connect it, how to make greater use of Datang's current industrial advantages, and make this ship better.
This is the first steel warship in the true sense of the Tang Dynasty. It is planned to be launched in one year and three months.
A battlecruiser. This was not designed in the history of World War I or World War II. Instead, some enthusiasts in later generations made a lot of modifications based on the battleships of that period. Then there were professional graduate students in ship design and a lot of work with artillery experts.
modifications.
Displacement is 6,500 tons.
According to the standards of the Tang Dynasty, it is a giant steel ship with a displacement of 9,000 tons. This is the true invincible warship on the sea in the future.
It takes three months of the year to launch the ship, another year to complete the layout on the deck, and another half a year to debug.
In other words, it will take three years to complete this ship.
Some small steel ships with a displacement of one to two thousand tons are also being manufactured, mostly to accumulate experience in this field.
Wang Ba didn't know this. It can be said that few people in the Tang Dynasty knew about this ship.
Even the Hou Junji of the Ministry of War didn't know about it.
Wang Ba's ship joined the grain transport fleet at Liuqiu and sailed towards the Japanese island at full speed.
Wajima Island, Saga Seaport.
Several patrolling Japanese sailboats only saw a huge black shadow suddenly appear in front of them. Before they could react at all, the black shadow smashed one of the sailboats into pieces of wood.
The Saga Seaport is wide, but it is more than ten kilometers wide. Even if there are trebuchets on the shore, there is nothing that can be done against Wang Ba's fleet.
The fleet moved all the way inward, and its first destination port was Kunisaki Port in Kyushu, Wajima.
Before approaching the port, about three or four miles away, Wang Ba ordered the ship to stop.
There were a dozen trebuchets in the harbor loaded with turpentine, and two of them had their fires lit.
"Facing the enemy from the side, open the muzzle."
The gun window on the left side of the ship was opened, and sixteen cannons were pushed out. Looking at these cannons, Wang Ba just muttered: "How stingy, such a big ship can mount more than a hundred cannons without any problem, but in the end
There are only thirty-six doors in total. Isn’t this a waste of space? These shipwrights are so stingy.”
The gunner has already learned the artillery regulations before running up.
Install the gun on the track, then push it out of the gun door. Then hang a soft rope, and then install two steel springs behind the track. Then load the gun and prepare to shoot.
"This cannon doesn't have a medicine pack, isn't it a mistake?" Wang Ba personally went down to the boat to check.
I only saw a small cart pushing a pro-pointed cannonball, but I didn't see a medicine bag or a ignition rope.
"This is a new type of artillery shell. According to the regulations, it is forbidden to fire salvoes unless necessary."
"Necessary, what is necessary? Let the Japanese see how powerful they are. Tell me, can this cannon reach the shore?" Wang Ba asked with a smile.
An artilleryman has studied it all the way: "It says that it can hit a target ten thousand steps away. The muzzle size is four inches and the killing radius is ten steps."
"Ten thousand steps, is there such a thing? I'm afraid it's a tailwind that can fly over ten thousand steps." Wang Ba didn't believe it. Because the longest range of the original artillery in the Tang Dynasty was five or six hundred steps away. In terms of technology, this primitive cannon was indeed
It's already very powerful.
But with chemically synthesized gunpowder, the one used for heart medicine, real cannons have been produced. But the cannonballs can only be made very small, and the cannon boring line is still just a learning process for the industry of the Tang Dynasty.
stage.
When Wang Ba heard about Four Cun, he didn't take it seriously anymore.
It was only a little over four inches. You must know that the cannon on the 1,800-ton battleship was of the caliber of Laowan, which was almost eight inches. At this time, it was only four inches. Wang Ba loudly ordered: "Face those things,
Let's fire a volley. 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 cannon before setting sail?"
"People in the Tang Dynasty still don't know the power of science. These cannons look small, but their power is not what they imagined. All the things that can cause injuries to gunners have been clearly stated in the regulations. There are only fourteen cannons installed on the side, so it won't have any impact.
To the hull of the ship. If more than a hundred of these guns were mounted on hard mounts like primitive artillery, the ship would fall apart after a single salvo."
"Then let Wang Ba suffer some hardships and get a good ship in vain. Let him teach this lesson to all the navy. What is written in the regulations is an iron law. Anyone who doubts will always have to suffer some hardships.
."
The cabinet master added: "Actually, there is another reason. In my eyes, Wang Ba doesn't smell much of blood. Unlike what you once said, he was a bandit who killed many people. At least in my eyes, he doesn't have the same taste as him.
Another country’s determination to fight bloody battles has not learned what suppression means!”
"That's too cruel!" Li Yuanxing asked with doubts.
"There is no mercy in war!" the cabinet master replied coldly.
That's right, there is no mercy in war.
Just when Li Yuanxing was sighing, Wang Ba's eyes were already rounded.
What happened just now? At that moment Wang Ba felt as if the ship was about to fall apart.
It was a row of unison, and the sound was quite loud. But the ship seemed to be moving, and it was moving horizontally.
"Report, the escort captain asked why the Xiang Yu suddenly moved dozens of steps sideways." Someone rushed down the bottom cabin. Then someone rushed down: "Report, the artillery hit. The enemy port is completely destroyed!"
"What do you mean total annihilation of the port?" Wang Ba yelled.
"The opponent's trebuchet, along with several ships in their port, as well as the docks, the barracks, and the few houses that can be seen over there, are all gone."
Wang Ba couldn't believe it, so he picked up his telescope and looked at the shooting hole, only to see the light of fire.
After a few shots, I aimed at the deck. I still couldn't see clearly. I took another look at the watchtower. I saw that the pier had turned into a sea of fire. It was originally a wooden pier. After this round of fourteen shots,
, not even a bit complete. The observing soldier nearby said: "General, I can see clearly, a cannon shot directly through the wooden boat, and then exploded in the house over there. Once it exploded, the surrounding area of the house
At least twenty steps were destroyed."
"That's awesome!" Wang Ba was really shocked.
After Wang Ba disembarked, the captain came over and said: "I finally understand why it was not mounted on the deck. If this salvo had been on the deck, the ship would have definitely capsized. If there were more cannons, I'm afraid the ship would fall apart."
It’s a really powerful cannon, and its target at 10,000 steps will definitely not be a problem.”
It is already a very modern, shell-complete artillery shell.
Even if Datang can only produce four-inch artillery shells at the moment, the output is extremely low and the cost is extremely high. This is also a scientific progress.
When can we mass-produce rifle bullets, will we truly enter the age of firearms.
The Japanese raised their white flag and surrendered.
They can no longer withstand the next round of shooting. If the cannon is fired farther, Kunidou City will be flattened.
Wang Ba picked up the loudspeaker and cursed in Japanese: "You Japanese are all fucking bitches. I'm here to distribute food. Anyone who dares to block it will be blown up by me."
Give out food!
The Japanese soldiers are all covered. Are they not here to fight, but just to distribute food?
Wang Ba kept the big ship at the periphery and did not retract the artillery. It was put out for the Japanese to see. The 500-ton boat entered the barely usable port and began to unload the cargo. There were cranes and pulleys on the ship. One board was calculated here in Datang.
Ten shi of grain is also forty shi of grain for the Japanese.
After hearing the news, the Japanese people came to collect food. (To be continued...)