Chapter Thirteen: The Rumble of Cannons
After the first Dafu ship passed, the second warship with the hull number ‘202’ slowly sailed to the reviewing ship.
At the bow of the ship, the captain with two silver stars inlaid on his cap and helmet suddenly pulled out his command knife and shouted: "Salute!"
The coast guards wearing uniform standing collar cloaks quickly raised their rifles on the deck, and pointed the bayonet straight into the sky to salute. The queue seemed to have been half a meter in an instant, and the guns were stabbed like a forest, which was breathtaking!
On the stern of the Wuwei ship, the guests of the Li Dynasty were already shocked and could not speak. Those thousand-stuff warships could only make them sigh that the foundation of the shipbuilding technology of the Celestial Empire was still there. However, such a strict military lineup and mighty military appearance made them truly feel the terrifying strength of the Danluo Police Area.
Their king's ceremonial guards were not so neat and mighty.
Zhao Hao seemed to be surprised at them at one time today. After ten thousand-fire-rich ships passed, a five-mass warship that was obviously larger was slowly sailing in front of everyone.
This giant ship with a hull number ‘101’ is so tall that everyone on the inspection ship stood on the high stern stairs and could only barely see the pairs of black military boots on the deck.
Park Sung-sung widened his eyes. He saw that the warship was obviously more than a thousand materials, and its shape was quite different from the Dafu ship, which was exactly the same as the black-tailed ship they were riding on, but it was much bigger.
He read that right, this is also a black-tailed boat, and it is a thousand-hu black-tailed boat!
The so-called "10,000-hu black-tailed ship" is the large-scale "black-tailed ship that Mr. Zhao is a unit used to measure the size of the ship in Guangdong, which is about 1,500 materials, which means the displacement is about 500 tons.
Not only are these large black-tailed ships huge consumables, but also have a long construction period... mainly because the hardness of the ironwood is too high, and drilling and decomposing are extremely labor-intensive.
But every 10,000-hu of black-tailed ship is an invincible killing weapon that can roam the Chinese waters. It has always been monopolized by the sea masters, and even the official army cannot be reaped. No matter how rich Mr. Zhao is, he cannot buy it. It is pure luck to get this one. It really means the saying, "If you look for it without any effort, you can get it."
At this time, Wang Rulong, chief of staff of the Danluo Guard District and captain of the Coast Guard Corps, stood solemnly on the bow of the ship with the hull number 101, and a golden star on the cap and helmet shone brightly under the rising sun. He pulled out the gilded command knife and led the coast guards on the station slope to salute solemnly to the reviewing ship!
After the giant black-tailed ship passed by, ten thousand-profit Dafu ships sailed out from behind. Behind the Dafu ship, there were countless medium-sized black-tailed ships, armed sand ships, as well as various fast ships, ships and other small boats.
Park Sung-sung calculated that Mr. Zhao's fleet had about 100 warships of all sizes and sizes, and in terms of quantity and quality, it was enough to crush the Li Chao navy, let alone the Japanese local armed naval forces.
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After receiving the inspection, the warship drove the sails and turned the rudder and lined up clockwise to the other side of Niu Island.
The huge warships were indeed slow to move, and Niudao was really bigger. It was not until almost noon that the parade fleet was arranged neatly in the sea east of Niudao. The large ships were connected to the head and tail, facing Niudao with the right side of the ship, and the medium-sized black-tailed ships and small boats below were facing Niudao with the bow.
The Uwei ship, who served as the reviewing ship, also sailed to the southeast of Niudao and re-anched towards Niudao and the fleet.
Chengshan Port is indeed the most suitable place for military port on Danluo Island. The sea surface of Tuoniu Island is much calmer than elsewhere. At least it is incomparable to Xingang.
Mr. Zhao turned around and smiled at the Li Chao official and businessmen, "Are you all tired? Be patient and endure the finale after watching the finale."
After saying that, without waiting for everyone to answer, he ordered Jin Ke in a deep voice: "Please carry out the next item!"
Jin Ke stepped forward again and drew his sword to order. "The artillery drill begins!"
Amid the majestic horns, the drums rumbling again, and the guards distributed telescopes to the guests.
Li Chaoren had never seen this thing before. They fiddled with it curiously, imitating Mr. Zhao, and put the lens barrel in front of them.
"Ah, why did Niujima hit my face!"
"The magical skills of the Celestial Dynasty actually made Niudao live!"
"Why did I run away?" Of course, there were many people who took the wrong ones.
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Not to mention the crowd of Li Chao who was full of misfortunes here, just talking about the parade fleet in the distance, the naval guns on their respective ships have been prepared.
It’s not the cast iron cannon that was uneven before, but Qing Yishui has replaced it with Huang Chengcheng’s bronze cannon!
Especially those thousand-stock sea ships and ten thousand-hu black-tailed ships, because the hull is large enough to withstand the recoil of the side fired guns, ten bronze cannons were installed on the starboard side, and the bow cannons of those small and medium-sized ships had 300 different types of cannons, aiming at the Niudao coastal stone wall two miles away.
The stone wall stands abruptly on the seashore like a city wall, as high as twenty or thirty meters high. It is the famous landscape of Niu Island in later generations, "Houhai Stone Wall".
At this time, on the side of the stone wall facing the sea, people drew large circles with white ash, which obviously became the target of this shooting.
In a moment, the gunners loaded and raised the red flags one by one. After all the warships were ready, Wang Rulong ordered Chu Liuxiang in a deep voice: "Fire the cannon!"
Chu Liuxiang, a first-level police officer who has been specially promoted again, lit the cannon fuse!
The moment the roar sounded, the other naval guns on the flagship also fired at the same time. The black-tailed ship shook significantly, but it quickly stabilized.
The other warships also fired fire, and three hundred cannons roared at the same time, and the sound of cannons rumbled, shaking the sky and the earth!
Although the officials and businessmen who visited and fought artillery were several miles away, they were still scared by this earth-shaking power and urinated. Many people sat on the ground with ass.
Although Mr. Zhao was prepared for a long time, his eardrums were so shocked that he felt hurt. He quickly opened his mouth to protect himself, but he felt that this was too harmful to his image. With a sudden inspiration, he burst into laughter:
"Hahahahaha!"
That crazy and evil look is always engraved in the hearts of every Li Dynasty person. It is really terrible...
The cannons are terrible, and Mr. Zhao is even more terrible. Oh no, it seems that the cannons are even more terrifying, because they were terrified that the stone wall of Houhai, which is like a strong city, was hit by countless whistling shells! They did not blast the cannonballs according to their common sense.
The reality is that every gun will shoot a big hole, and the stone wall will be covered with holes in a blink of an eye.
Moreover, the firing rate of those cannons is extremely fast, and they can fire a shot in almost a few breaths, allowing them to truly appreciate what it means to pour down like raindrops!
The shelling lasted for three minutes. In just three minutes, the fleet fired nearly 3,000 shells, half of which hit the stone wall. Finally, when the shelling stopped and the smoke settled, everyone in Li Chao was stunned to see that the Houhai stone wall collapsed a section of more than ten meters long and several meters wide...
From the envoy Li Mu to the envoy Park You, to the Li Chaohai merchants, they all fell into a long dead silence. They could not imagine what these shells would look like if they poured into Jeju City.
No one is too stupid to think that the walls of Jeju City are stronger than those of Houhai stone walls, right?
Seeing them all stunned, Mr. Zhao's mouth curled up with a charming smile. I believe that these Li Chao people will never forget this scene in this life. No matter what decisions they make about Jiangnan Group in the future, today's scene will appear in front of them.
However, Jin Ke's mouth twitched twice, feeling that Tong Zigong was a little overdoing.
Even if the newly cast bronze cannon is powerful, relying on more than a thousand solid iron bullets, it is purely a blind eye to destroy a stone wall that is more than ten meters wide.
It was because he followed the instructions of the young master... Oh no, General Jin himself thought that the educational effect should be more obvious, so he let Tong Zigong drive the labor camp to tamper on the stone wall in advance - it was nothing more than just drilling holes, ignite fire, and watering.
After a while, the stone wall went away and saw that there was no change. In fact, it was as riddled with holes as frozen tofu. How could it be baptized by shells?
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Mr. Zhao spent such great effort, of course, not only to shock these Li Dynasty officials and businessmen, but to perform for more important goals.
Of course, it can also boost morale of one's own side, enhance the soldiers' confidence in the bronze cannon, and enter the next battle at the best state. These elders named bronze cannons were born with yellow and orange, golden under the sunlight, like the weapons of a god.
In fact, countries have always called bronze cannons a bronze cannon, and it was changed to the correct name in the 1840s, but ironically, bronze cannons were about to be eliminated at that time.
However, in the 16th century AD, bronze cannons were the best cannons, especially in the navy. Because although copper is softer than iron, bronze with tin is stronger than iron, which can better withstand the vibration during launch and is more durable at sea.
It is even easier to beautify and decorate... Don't laugh, the last point is quite important. There is also the saying that appearance is justice in the cannon circle. A bronze cannon like exquisite crafts can boost morale and shock the enemy's courage than a stupid, big, black and thick iron cannon. It has always been a symbol of maritime power among European powers!
All the bronze cannons on the ship this time were cannons cast by Jiangnan Group themselves!
Our country has a long history of copper smelting, and the bronze casting technology accumulated over thousands of years has reached its peak. Whether it is mold casting or lost wax, it is no problem. When it comes to copper casting, Europeans are now just a group of younger brothers.
The cannons are not easy to do, and the melting point of bronze is much lower than that of iron, so casting is very difficult and can be recasted. It is much simpler than making guns. Any master who casts a bronze bell can cast it.
As for why you use bell-casting masters instead of casting mirrors or copper utensils, it is just because the latter lacks experience in casting large pieces.
The reason why the official army has always used iron cannons instead of copper cannons, and the underground arsenals spread across Fujian and Guangdong never manufacture copper cannons is nothing more than the word "too expensive".
Chapter completed!