Chapter 13: The Rumble of Cannons
After the first Daifuku ship passed, the second warship with the number '202' slowly sailed in front of the review ship.
At the bow of the ship, the captain with two silver stars on his hat and helmet, Huo Ran drew his command knife and roared, "Salute!" ”
The coast guards, dressed in uniform-collared cloaks, quickly raised their rifles on the deck, and saluted with their bayonets pointing straight at the sky. The queue is like half a meter high in an instant, and the spears are like a forest, which is breathtaking!
On the stern of the Wuwei ship, a group of Li Dynasty guests were already speechless in shock. Those thousand-material warships can only make them sigh that the shipbuilding technology of the Celestial Empire is still there. But such a strict military column and a mighty military appearance made them truly feel the terrifying strength of the Tamna garrison area.
Their king's guard of honor is not so neat and mighty.
Zhao Hao seemed to surprise them at one time today, and after the ten Thousand Fortune ships sailed, a five-masted battleship that was obviously larger slowly sailed in front of everyone.
The giant ship with the number '101' was so tall that everyone on the review ship could barely see a pair of black military boots on the deck standing on the high stern.
Park Sung-sung's eyes widened, he saw that this battleship was obviously more than a thousand materials, and the shape was quite different from the Daifuku ship, but it was the same as the blacktail ship they were on, but it was much larger.
He read it right, this is also an Arow-tailed ship, and it is a Wanhu Arow-tailed ship!
The so-called Wan Hu blacktail boat is the large-sized blacktail boat that Zhao Gongzi has in mind and can't ask for. Hu is a unit used to measure the size of a ship in Guangdong, which is about 1,500 materials, that is, about 500 tons of displacement.
These large blacktail ships are not only consumables, but also have a long construction period...... The main reason is that the hardness of iron wood is too high, and it is extremely labor-intensive to drill and decompose.
But every Wanhu Wuwei ship is an invincible killing weapon that can run rampant in China's waters, and it has always been monopolized by the sea lords, and even the officials and soldiers can't catch it. No matter how rich Zhao Gongzi is, he can't buy it, and it's a fluke to get this one. It really responds to the sentence 'There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it'.
At this time, Wang Rulong, chief of staff of the Tamna Garrison Area and chief of the Coast Guard Corps, stood solemnly in the bow of the 101 ship, and a gold star on his hat and helmet shone in the morning sun. He pulled out his gilded command knife and led the coast guards standing on the slope to salute the parade ship solemnly!
When this behemoth-like black-tailed ship sailed by, ten more ships of great fortune sailed out from behind. Behind the Daifuku ship, there are also a number of medium-sized black-tailed boats and armed sand boats, as well as various small boats such as clippers and ships, and countless others.
Pu Chengxing calculated that Zhao Gongzi's fleet probably has more than 100 large and small warships, both in quantity and quality, which is enough to crush Li Chao's sailors, not to mention the armed sailors in those places in Japan.
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After the inspection, the ships turned their sails and steered clockwise around the other side of Ushijima.
The huge warship is indeed slow, and Ushijima is really bigger. It was not until nearly noon that the fleet under review was lined up in a horizontal line on the sea east of Ushishima. The large boats are connected from head to tail, with the right side facing Ushijima, while the small boats of medium and below are facing Ushijima with the bow.
The Ugeo ship, which served as a review ship, also sailed to the southeast of Ushijima and re-anchored with the fleet facing Ushijima.
Chengshan Port is indeed the most suitable place to be a military port on Tamna Island, and the sea is much calmer than other places. At least there's no comparison on the Newport side.
Zhao Gongzi turned around and smiled at the Li Dynasty officials and businessmen: "Everyone is tired, right?" Bear with me a little longer, and it will be over after watching the finale. ”
After speaking, without waiting for everyone to answer, he ordered Jinke in a deep voice: "Let's carry out the next item!" ”
Jinke stepped forward again, drew his knife and ordered. "Artillery drills begin!"
Amid the sound of the trumpet, the drums rumbled again, and the guards distributed binoculars to the guests.
Li Chaoren had never seen this thing again, so he fiddled with it curiously one by one, followed the example of Zhao Gongzi, and put the mirror tube in front of him.
"Ahh
"The Celestial Empire's divine skill, it actually brought Ushijima to life!"
"Why did my cow run away?" Of course, there are many people who take it backwards.
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Not to mention the Li Dynasty people who are full of foreign appearances here, just say that the fleet under review in the distance has already prepared the naval guns on their respective ships.
It's no longer the uneven cast iron cannon before, Qingyishui has been replaced by a bronze cannon with yellow and clear water!
In particular, those Qianliu sea ships and Wan Hu blacktail ships, because the hull was large enough to withstand the recoil of the side guns, ten bronze cannons were installed on the starboard side, plus the bow guns of those small and medium-sized ships, there were enough three hundred cannons of different types, aimed at the coastal stone wall of Niudao two miles away.
The stone wall stands abruptly on the seashore like a city wall, with a height of twenty or thirty meters, which is the famous landscape of Ushido Island in later generations, 'Houhai Stone Wall'.
At this time, on the side of the stone wall facing the sea, large circles were drawn with white ash, and it was obvious that they had become the target of this shooting.
In a moment, the gunners finished loading, and one by one raised the red flags. After all the warships were prepared, on the Wanhu Wuwei ship, which served as the flagship, Wang Rulong gave an order to Chu Liuxiang in a deep voice: "Open the cannon!" ”
Chu Liu, a first-class police officer who has been specially promoted again, lit the fuse of the cannon!
The moment the roar sounded, the rest of the ship's guns on the flagship also opened fire at the same time, and the blacktail ship shook visibly, but quickly stabilized.
The rest of the warships also opened fire one after another, and three hundred cannons roared at the same time, and the sound of cannons rumbled, shaking the heavens and the earth!
Those officials and businessmen of the Li Dynasty who visited the cannon fighting, although they were miles away, were still frightened by this earth-shattering divine might, and many people sat on the ground in a hurry.
Although Zhao Gongzi had been prepared, his eardrums were also painful, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to protect himself, but he felt that this was too damaging to his image. As soon as he had an idea, he burst out laughing:
"Hahaha!"
That crazy and evil appearance is forever engraved in the hearts of every Li Dynasty person, it is really terrifying......
The cannon is terrible, and Zhao Gongzi is even more terrifying. Oh no, it seems that the cannon is more terrifying, because they were terrified to find that the stone wall of Houhai, which is like a fortified city, has been beaten by countless cannonballs whistling away! And did not follow their common sense, and bounced off the shell.
The reality is that each shot will make a big crater, and in the blink of an eye, the stone wall will be full of holes.
Moreover, the rate of fire of those cannons is so fast that they can fire a cannon in almost a few breaths, which makes them really appreciate what it means to rain down cannonballs!
The shelling lasted exactly three minutes. In just three minutes, the fleet fired nearly 3,000 shells, half of which hit the stone wall, and finally when the shelling stopped and the smoke and dust settled, Li Chao was stunned to see that the Houhai stone wall had collapsed a section more than ten zhang long and several zhang wide......
From Li Mu Envoy and Pu Right Envoy to those Li Chao maritime merchants, all fell into a long dead silence. They couldn't imagine what it would be like if these shells were to rain down on Jeju City.
No one would be stupid enough to think that the walls of Jeju Fortress are stronger than the stone walls of Houhae, right?
Seeing them all stunned, the corners of Zhao Gongzi's mouth hooked up a charming smile, I believe that these Li Dynasty people will never forget this scene in this life. No matter what decisions they make about Jiangnan Group in the future, today's picture will appear in front of their eyes.
The corners of Jin Ke's mouth twitched twice, feeling that Tong Zigong was a little too much.
Even if the newly cast bronze cannon is full of power, it is purely blind to want to destroy a stone wall more than ten meters wide with only more than a thousand solid iron bullets.
It was because he followed Childe's instructions...... Oh no, it was General Jin himself who felt that the educational effect should be made more obvious, so he asked Tong Zigong to drive the labor camp to move on the stone wall in advance - nothing more than digging holes, lighting fires, and watering.
After some tossing, the stone wall looked like it had not changed much from afar, but in fact, it was already as full of holes as frozen tofu, how could it withstand the baptism of cannonballs?
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Zhao Gongzi spent so much effort, of course, not only to deter these Li Dynasty officials and businessmen, but to show more important targets.
Of course, it can also boost the morale of your own side, enhance the confidence of the soldiers in the bronze cannon, and enter the next battle in the best condition. These long guys, called bronze cannons, were born yellow, orange and orange, and shone golden in the sun, like the weapons of the gods.
In fact, it is true that the bronze cannon was called a brass cannon until the 40s of the 19th century, but ironically, the bronze cannon was on the verge of being phased out by then.
However, in the 16th century, bronze cannons were the best cannons, especially in the navy. Because copper is softer than iron, bronze with tin is stronger than iron, can better withstand the vibration when launched, and is more durable at sea.
It's even easier to beautify and decorate...... Don't laugh, the last point is important. There is also a saying that appearance is justice in the artillery circle, and the bronze cannon like exquisite handicrafts can boost morale and shock the enemy's courage more than the stupid black and thick iron cannon, and has always been a symbol of sea power of the European powers!
This time, all the bronze cannons on the ship are cannons cast by Jiangnan Group itself!
China has a long history of copper smelting, and the bronze casting technology accumulated over thousands of years has reached its peak. Whether it is the mold casting method or the lost wax method, it is not a problem at all, and when it comes to casting copper, the current Europeans are just a group of younger brothers.
At present, the cannon has no doorway, and the melting point of bronze is much lower than that of iron, so the difficulty of casting is very small, and it can be recast again, which is much simpler than making a gun, and any master who casts a bronze bell can cast it.
As for why a bell maker was used, rather than a master of mirrors or bronze vessels, it was simply because the latter lacked experience in casting large pieces.
The reason why the official army has always used iron cannons instead of copper cannons, and the underground arsenals that are widely distributed in Fujian and Guangdong have never made copper cannons, is that there is no other reason, just one word: 'Tegui'.
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