It can only be said that the gap between people's strength is too huge. In terms of making guns and cannons, Zhao Shizhen and Zhang Jian can be called the strongest in the world.

Of course, the kind-hearted Mr. Zhao can still point out the direction for his beloved disciples and nephews so that they can avoid detours.

In this era, the bronze cannons in Europe were dazzling, with all their lengths and thicknesses. However, in the next three hundred years, there was no essential innovation in the design and casting of bronze cannons. It is possible to transcend these strangely-named cannons and see what cannons the British installed on their sailing battleships.

Mr. Zhao activated his talented skill - human brain search and found that in the two or three hundred years of the British fleet, the naval guns on the main battleship have not changed much. They have changed back and forth between five calibers, including 6 pounds, 9 pounds, 12 pounds, 24 pounds, and 36 pounds, and no matter which caliber, the length is basically between 3 meters and 3.1 meter.

In addition to these five long-barrel cannons, the British ships will also be equipped with a Caron cannon derived from mortars for melee use.

Therefore, the task of the eldest nephew is simple and heavy - to create these five caliber long-tube cannons, as well as thick and short Caron cannons, and then shape them according to the test situation.

When he was about to come, Mr. Zhao thought of the famous Napoleon cannon, so he added two more to Zhao Shizhen's cannon list, allowing him to slowly make fun of it.

Half a year later, Zhao Shizhen wrote a letter to report that all the guns were tested and passed a long test fire. The conclusion concluded surprised Zhao Hao. Regardless of the Karon gun, the Napoleon gun with a gun body of only half the length of a long cannon, was no less than the British naval gun, regardless of the range, effective range and accuracy.

This somewhat subverts Zhao Hao's perception. Isn't it that the longer the barrel, the more accurate it is to hit?

It seems that the Napoleon cannon is worthy of being the pinnacle of the bronze cannon, and its ability is strong and powerful!

Moreover, the Napoleon gun has a much faster firing rate than the British naval gun. After switching to a fixed-load shell, it can shoot four shots in one minute, which is excellent!

This is not difficult to understand. The length of the barrel of the front-loading gun is proportional to the difficulty of loading. The relatively short body of the Napoleon cannon is of course very friendly to the loading hands.

Of course, such rapid fire cannot last long, because the bronze cannon is not heat-resistant and will soften if it shoots too fast, but it is much faster than the long-barrel cannon.

Another more important point is that the same 12-pound Napoleon cannon save nearly half of the copper than the British naval cannon!

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In the naval battle of the Age of Discovery, it makes no sense to have a caliber too large. A large circle of solid shells cannot cause more obvious damage than a smaller solid shell. This is also proved in Zhao Shizhen's report that the power of 24-pound Cannon and 12-pound Cannon is almost the same.

Even the shooting accuracy is not important. Anyway, everyone shoots with their faces, so they can hit the target. It does not cause any damage to the warships outside 400 meters. If the Garen ships fire each other, it will not be too late to fire within 200 meters... The British fired within 100 meters. They made the gun longer to attack targets on the shore more accurately.

So in naval battles, the most important thing is actually the rate of fire and number of cannons. If I shoot fast and large numbers of cannons, the damage I will cause to you will definitely be greater. This is the true meaning of naval battles throughout the sailing era.

Therefore, no matter from which perspective, the 12-pound caliber, which is 117 mm, and the Great Napoleon gun with a length of 14.3 times the caliber, which is 1.67 meters, is the best choice for boarding the ship.

After some uncompromising trade-offs, Mr. Zhao ordered the first batch of 300 cannons to be mass-produced with the Great Napoleon cannon as the main ship cannon, and named it Yongle cannon.

It was just that when the Marines landed on the battlefield, the 12-pound cannon weighing 557 kilograms alone, plus the cannon truck weighing hundreds of kilograms, it easily exceeded 1 ton, and it was too heavy to act as a field cannon. Zhao Hao asked Zhao Shizhen to build 100 small Napoleon cannons with a 6-pound, 93 mm caliber, and named it the Xuande cannon as the secondary cannon and field cannon of the warship.

In addition, 100 1 meter-long and 145 mm caliber guns were cast, and they were equipped to be launched as a weapon for near-defense and destruction of people in the fleet.

Zhao Hao named this thick and short cannon Hongxi cannon... It's so appropriate.

If nothing unexpected happens, Da Hei, Fatty and Xiao Hei are the three main gun types of the Ritian Fleet.

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In the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Zhao kept inspecting the construction project of the Danluo base.

Compared with the complex functions of Xingang City, the construction of naval bases is much simpler, such as docks, windshield walls, and military camps... they are currently concentrated near the military port.

In order to accommodate a huge smuggling fleet, the harbor here is too large. The windshield wall is much easier to build than the breakwater, so the construction progress here is much faster than that in Xingang City.

Zhao Hao saw the workers busy building a platform in front of the high windshield wall to prepare for tomorrow's security zone establishment and oath-taking ceremony.

"Are you ready?" he asked something quite unnutritional.

"Everything is ready. Today's preview goes well and you can start at any time!" Wang Rulong, who served as the commander-in-chief of the expedition, responded in a deep voice.

"Are Folang Jiren here?" Mr. Zhao suddenly asked in a daze.

"Here, the reconnaissance ship reported yesterday that they were still moored in Futianpu, fifty miles south of Pinghu Port. There was high wind and waves, and the conditions in the harbor were very average. I don't know why I chose to trade there." Wang Rulong nodded. Only he and the few people knew that the young master had set the war on Japan to punish Japan in autumn, and another important reason was that these red-haired ghosts came to the door.

"The Peaceto family has had a quarrel." Mr. Zhao said without hesitation: "The conditions in the Fukudaura port of Omura are really not good, so they are operating through the local church, wanting to obtain another port of Omura's family, Shinkoura, Nagasaki."

"No wonder the young master wanted to let the general sweep the coast of Kitakyushu." Wang Rulong said suddenly: "I also want to promote the arrival of the main fleet. At that time, the 'Sanguang Kitakyushu' was to scare the Omura family and ask them to ask the Folang Ji people for help."

As for Mr. Zhao’s understanding of Japan, why is he clearer than his frontline commander? Wang Rulong is too lazy to think about it at all - because he is a young master, is there anything he doesn’t know in this world?

"How many boats have they come?" Zhao Hao asked again.

"Three." Wang Rulong immediately presented the sketch of the scout painting and said: "One is a blessing ship, and the other two are Western ships. Please give me a clear understanding."

Zhao Hao took it and carefully identified the two boats, one big and one small, with complex Western sails. The largest one had three-story cannons, the forecastle and the stern tower were towering. It should be a Carac sailboat.

The small one has only two layers of artillery, the forecastle cannot be seen, and the stern of the ship is also very short, obviously not as grand as the larger one.

Mr. Zhao stared at it without a blink of an eye, and his throat trembled a few times, just like a hungry ghost in the sex scene seeing a beautiful woman wearing inches of hair.

"I'm waiting for it! I'm lucky!" Zhao Hao shouted excitedly and said, "You must never let it run away!"

"Young Master, it's better to let the fleet sail tomorrow." Jin Ke reminded in a deep voice: "The Folang Ji people came from Macau and were alone and went deep into the army. I'm afraid they are very interested in seeking profit and avoiding harm. If they knew the strength of our fleet, they might be able to return south."

"Well, it's very likely." Zhao Hao nodded deeply and said in a deep voice: "As long as the wind direction is right, I will go to war tomorrow!"

"Yes!" The two of them responded in a deep voice.

"I will go together, too." Mr. Zhao added.

"Young Master thinks three times..." King Rulong of Jinke said in unison: "You must not take risks if the son of a thousand gold is not in the hall."

"No, this siege is just an excuse, but it is actually to achieve our multiple goals. I can't feel at ease if I don't go to the front line in person." Zhao Hao said flatly: "Don't persuade me anymore, this is an order."

"Yes!" The two had to go with the heels of their boots and responded with a solemn expression.

"Brother Wang, don't worry," Zhao Hao smiled at Wang Rulong, who had been promoted to junior police chief, and he said: "You are the commander-in-chief. I promise not to interfere with your battle. I just bargain with the little Japanese."

"Young Master, this is not what Mo Jiang means." Wang Rulong waved his hand quickly. In fact, he was really worried about this. Of course, this sentence must not be said. "It is purely worrying about your safety."

"Don't worry, I will completely obey your arrangement." Zhao Hao gave him a reassurance. What a joke, is there anyone in this world who cherishes their lives more than Mr. Zhao? "In front of Brother Jin, I authorize you that if I don't obey your command during war, you have the right to let me return. Is this a whole?"

Wang Rulong said he didn't dare, but his heart finally felt good. Thinking about it, with the wisdom of the young master, why don't he pretend to know how to command blindly?

"It's because I am too concerned."

~~

The next morning, a low trumpet sounded from the barracks beneath the city.

Amid the sound of the trumpet, a team of police officers were wearing the same outfit as yesterday, carrying a uniform blue thick cotton backpack, carrying a long spear on his right shoulder and a bamboo kettle in the blue cloth cover on his left shoulder. Under the leadership of the direct police officer, they lined up to the dock in a neat manner.

There are also police officers who are not wearing luggage and lined up empty-handedly, and they are responsible for staying at the base.

A quarter of an hour later, 4,000 police officers in the entire security area lined up in front of the dock.

There was a silence on the pier, and four thousand people didn't even cough.

This is very difficult, because among the 4,000 police officers, only 1,500 coast guards were transferred from the security team and had undergone long-term rigorous training.

The remaining 2,500 people were still sailors from Jiangnan shipping for several months. They only transferred to the security area in July and began to receive military training from Director Tong.

Director Tong had endless magic power. After two months, he injected a lot of energy into them. At least when he stood at the right time, he looked exactly like the old policeman.

Seeing this scene, Director Tong, who was holding a painted black spirit injection stick, nodded with satisfaction.

He was not wearing the cloak outside, revealing the slim dark blue lapel inside, short hem, and arrow sleeves.

There are three silver bands on the sleeve of the arrow that Shisa, like the three silver stars on his hat and helmet, representing his identity as a senior police officer.

This time Director Tong will also go out with the army to urge the new police officers to step up training while performing their missions, and will inject their spirit into them at any time!

With him staring at him, who dares to speak out?
Chapter completed!