Although Lu Yan agreed to demonstrate the new weapons, the demonstration had to wait until the navy could skillfully operate the new warships.
For this reason, Lu Yan specifically recommended Gan Ning and Su Fei to Liu Xie and Cao Cao. With their rich experience in water warfare and the navy under their command, it would not be difficult to pilot this new ship.
Gan Ning and Su Fei were not of sufficient rank to squeeze in to the emperor's side, so they could only admire the freshly made warship from the stern.
But they didn't feel disappointed at all, and looked at the new warship carefully and tenderly as if they were lovers.
"I have never seen such a warship. It is so gorgeous and strong..." Gan Ning stroked the side of the ship and murmured intoxicated eyes.
Next to him, Su Fei wasn't doing much better. He was using his sleeves to wipe away some stains on the deck.
After hearing Gan Ning's murmur beside him, Su Fei raised his head and showed a bright smile, "Yes, Brother Xingba, I feel like I have fallen in love with it! I will sleep on the boat from now on!"
Just as the two of them were discussing the advantages of this ship, a messenger suddenly came to them and said, "General Gan, Su Zhonglang, and Lu Qiaoqi have summoned you."
The two of them did not dare to neglect, and quickly got up and tidied up their instruments, then followed the messenger and ran to the bow of the ship.
When Lu Yan saw Gan Ning and Su Fei arriving, he called out: "Xing Ba, Su Fei, come and see your Majesty and the Prime Minister."
Gan Ning and Su Fei came to Liu Xie and Cao Cao and bowed respectfully, "General Gan Ning (Su Fei), please see your majesty and the prime minister!"
"I love you, no courtesy." After Liu Xiexu helped Gan Ning and Su Fei up, he asked: "I heard from Lu Changsheng that you two are very good at water fighting?"
Gan Ning cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the general and Su Zhonglang were once members of Jiangxia Navy. When it comes to water warfare, we are still somewhat confident."
"That's great!" Liu Xie smiled immediately after hearing this: "How long will it take for you to become proficient in driving this warship?"
After Gan Ning and Su Fei looked at each other again, they said in unison: "In half a day at most, we will be able to skillfully pilot this warship!"
"Okay! I'll give you two hours. After two hours, I want to see how this ship attacks the enemy!"
After Liu Xie's order was issued, Gan Ning and Su Fei glanced at Cao Cao subconsciously. After all, Cao Cao was their real boss.
When Lao Cao saw Gan Ning and Su Fei looking at him, he said, "Follow your Majesty's instructions. I believe you will not let everyone down."
"General, take your orders!" Gan Ning and Su Fei responded with clasped fists.
Liu Xie didn't care about the reactions of Gan Ning and Su Fei. He took Lu Yanlai to the captain's room, intending to take a look at the layout and facilities inside, and even wanted to experience the addiction of being a captain again.
...
The navy was about to become familiar with battleships, so all the rest were "driven out" by Lu Yan, including Liu Xie and Lao Cao.
The time given by Liu Xie was two hours, but Gan Ning and Su Fei, with the cooperation of about two hundred carefully selected navy soldiers, only took one hour to basically master the characteristics of this warship.
The navy soldiers could already operate the sails of the three-masted warship freely. The wind on the Yellow River was not strong, but the three-masted warship ran at staggering speeds in the limited wind force.
Such an extraordinary performance made Gan Ning, Su Fei and others immediately think of the unique shape of the ship's hull, and they immediately understood that the warship "designed" by Lu Yan was not only for good looks, but also comprehensively considered the movement and movement of the ship.
Balance and other conditions. In fact, the drawings provided by the system are mainly good...
Su Fei stood on the bow of the ship, feeling the speed and passion, and said to Gan Ning beside him: "Such a warship is incredible!"
Gan Ning grinned and said, "How about it? This ship might be sailing in the sea?"
"At first I thought you were just bragging to get us to come to the Central Plains. Now, I do believe that it can sail in the sea."
"Hehe..." Gan Ning looked at the craftsmen and common people on the shore who kept waving in the direction of the warship, and said: "Now that we are familiar with it, we should be able to start offensive and defensive drills."
Su Fei straightened up and replied: "I have been waiting for your words for half an hour!"
Gan Ning commanded the warship to approach the dock.
Lu Yanze came to the ship with one hundred and twenty-eight craftsmen sent by Ma Jun who were skilled in operating cannons.
Liu Xie, Cao Cao and everyone on the battlefield saw that Lu Yan's battle seemed to be a big one, and they couldn't help but become more and more excited.
The warship slowly sailed to the middle of the Yellow River. Five hundred steps upstream, there was an ordinary sailboat several feet long parked there.
It is not impossible to use larger ships for military exercises, but they will all be sunk in the end, so there is no need to be too extravagant and wasteful.
The craftsmen were commanded by the deputy who always followed Ma Jun, a powerful middle-aged man.
According to Ma Jun, he is a very talented blacksmith who previously provided many valuable opinions and suggestions for the forging of cannon bodies.
"What's your name and where do you come from?" Lu Yan asked the middle-aged blacksmith.
"Hui Lu Xiuqi, my surname is Pu Mingyuan, from Yizhou." The blacksmith replied with an honest smile.
Lu Yan felt a little familiar when he heard the name. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally recalled the name Pu Yuan. "Could it be the magic sword Pu Yuan that was made for Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei? If true, he has found a treasure.
..."
Although there were some ups and downs in his heart, Lu Yan had already developed a calm composure.
Lu Yan, whose expression remained unchanged, suddenly asked again: "What is your opinion on the quenching of iron tools?"
Pu Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself: "You actually asked me about my strengths directly! Is it a coincidence?"
Although there were some doubts in his heart, Pu Yuan still answered without hesitation: "Back to Lu Husqi, I do have some personal understanding of Quenching..."
What Pu Yuan said about the effects of various types of water quenching on steel is very clear.
Although Lu Yan didn't quite understand, he was already certain that this old man was the magic sword Pu Yuan.
The most famous and legendary deeds of Pu Yuan's life are the three thousand "Pu Yuan Magic Swords" he forged for Zhuge Liang. This incident comes from Jiang Wei's "Pu Yuan Biography" and "Pu Yuan Biography"
", and in the process of casting the "Pu Yuan Divine Sword", the story of Pu Yuan's knowledge of water forging the sword was left behind.
Unexpectedly, the attraction of his general and supervisor was so great that it actually attracted Pu Yuan from Yizhou to the Central Plains.
While Lu Yan and Pu Yuan were talking, the craftsmen on the ship had taken off all the black cloth, revealing dark and ferocious cannons.
The craftsmen carried out large solid iron balls from the cabin, and then neatly stacked them next to the cannon.
Finally, after more than half an hour of preparations, the cannon, gunpowder, shells, etc. were all prepared.
At Lu Yan's order, the battleship finally began to move again.
Liu Xie, who had been staring at the battleship Liu Xie in the Yellow River, immediately noticed the movement of the battleship.
"It's moving, it's moving! Look, Old Cao, it's moving!"