In the deepest part of the dock, the warship that had been taken from the hands of the Japanese was quietly docked. Although Ye Shaolong couldn't start this warship for the time being, he didn't pay attention to it.

Instead, the warship was hidden in the safest place on the dock, and fifty soldiers were stationed there for a long time.

The size of the warship is actually about the same size as the largest Qing warship, but the hull is all made of steel, and in terms of sturdiness, it is naturally incomparable to those wooden ships.

However, the warship in front of me is obviously not new, and the exterior has already lost paint and rust in many places, but the all-steel hull still gives people a shocking appearance.

Especially Lin Biao, when he saw such a guy quietly docked in front of him, his expression suddenly became even more excited. This kind of guy is something he had dreamed of before, but he knew he couldn't get it anyway.

Today, this kind of warship that can only be owned in a dream is placed in front of his eyes, and he can't get excited: "It's really a warship, it's really a warship!" ”

In addition to Lin Biao, his subordinates also had their eyes wide open, and they still couldn't believe that this warship would be owned by them in the future.

The people present were Su Can, Tie Tower, Li Chengke and Ye Shaolong, who were very calm. After all, they already have a lot of resistance to this guy, and after learning that they can't control such a warship, they have lost interest.

Among them, Ye Shaolong is the most calm, he has seen a lot of ships in his previous life, and an ordinary warship like this can no longer make him feel anything at all.

Lin Biao was excited, and he couldn't take into account the details, so he took the members of the Lin family gang and boarded the ship directly without asking Ye Shaolong.

As soon as they ran to the deck, they were immediately stopped by the Yejiabao army left behind, and later Su Can ordered them to retreat after they went up.

Lin Biao only stayed on the deck for a moment, and then walked directly to the bottom of the cabin. There was nothing to see on the deck, except for the iron plates, the sails and the poles.

The first level of the cabin is the warehouse where the supplies are stored, and where all the cannons are installed, and the second floor is where the crew lives. The third layer is the heart of the ship, where the turbines and the rockers live.

Lin Biao first checked the turbine, and seeing that he seemed to be very familiar with the turbine, Ye Shaolong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had already affirmed from Lin Biao's movements that he did understand these foreign things.

Not long after, Lin Biao left the turbine and nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, although this ship looks very dilapidated on the outside, this turbine is very new, and it must have been replaced later." ”

Ye Shaolong asked curiously: "Then can you make this boat move?" ”

Lin Biao said with a smile: "There is no problem at all, if Ye Shuai is convenient, why don't we come and see it now?" ”

Ye Shaolong was waiting for this sentence, and immediately agreed.

I saw that Lin Biao began to skillfully arrange manpower. More than 2,000 shipwrights were arranged to the end, and there were still a lot of people left, so Lin Biao simply arranged all the remaining people on the deck.

After arranging everything in the cabin, he invited Ye Shaolong and the others to follow him to the captain's room on the deck, and he was ready to take the helm himself.

A huge steam engine, after the boatman ignited the fire, the water inside the vortex furnace began to boil to produce steam. The boatman sounds the horn to indicate that the boat is ready to sail.

After Lin Biao received the news, he immediately ordered to shake his hands and began to shake. A neat trumpet sounded, and twenty huge swingers began to swing neatly.

In an instant, the warship, which looked like a small mountain, gradually moved backwards slowly, and as the swinger increased the amplitude of the shaker, the warship began to speed up and leave the shore.

The boat was rowed by the rocker to the outside of the dock, and Lin Biao ordered to stop rocking and start to let the steam engine work. A ship is powered by two steam engines, and two huge waterwheels powered by steam engines are placed on the left and right sides of the ship.

Driven by the steam engine, the warship began to move slowly, and as Lin Biao continued to open the air valve, the power of the steam engine became more and more powerful.

At the same time, the huge waterwheel also rotated faster and faster, and as the waterwheel rotated faster, the warship naturally moved faster.

After the warship entered the deep sea area, the speed of advance finally began to stabilize, according to Ye Shaolong's estimate, the current speed of the warship is about the same as the speed of the horse running.

And this is obviously much better than a sailboat that relies purely on wind power, Ye Shaolong's face showed joy. Lin Biao did not disappoint him, professional talents are reliable, and he was sincerely happy.

At least the present is enough to prove that his trip to Xia City was not in vain, and the harvest is still quite rich!

"This ship is the fastest now, isn't it?" When Ye Shaolong felt that the hull of the ship was moving, it was obviously much more stable than those wooden boats.

Lin Biao laughed proudly, shook his head and said: "Now it's just using the turbine as the power, if you add the sail, the speed can be doubled." Of course, this has to be in a tailwind! ”

"Oh, that means that with the maximum speed of this warship, if you go from Tianjin City to Xia City, won't it take about five days to arrive!" Ye Shaolong made a rough estimate and said in surprise.

Lin Biao said with certainty: "Five days is enough, and there is no need to travel day and night." If you travel day and night, it should be three days away. ”

Such a speed is not much different from the ordinary steamships of later generations, of course, Lin Biao added later: "This is when the ship is empty." ”

Under the command of Lin Biao, the warship went to sea for a short time and then began to return. After a short voyage, Lin Biao was already sure that the ship was completely free of malfunctions.

Ye Shaolong watched him skillfully maneuvering the warship, and was suddenly very curious. Because as far as he knows, it seems that the Qing Dynasty has never had such a warship, but Lin Biao knows how to steer it, why is this?

When the ship turned around and returned steadily, Ye Shaolong couldn't help but ask: "Lin Biao, can you tell me how you know how to drive a warship?" ”

Lin Biao didn't hide it, and said very bluntly: "Ye Shuai doesn't know, I was the first to go to sea to learn how to drive this thing in a country called the Netherlands." ”

"Holland Nation!" Ye Shaolong muttered, and there was a bit of abruptness in his eyes.

"Yes, in the Netherlands! At that time, there were a total of 12 of us, and it was Master Lin who entrusted a pastor friend who came to Daqing to take us to the Netherlands to study in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, I was the only one who came back in the end! ”

When Lin Biao said this, his expression suddenly became very negative, as if there was still a bitter past in it.