On November 23 of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Zhang Zhun came to the Partridge Bay Shipyard early in the morning.

Today, it is the day when three Cangshan ships have been launched, and as the commander-in-chief of the navy, he will of course attend in person. It's been a year since he came to this world, and he finally has a battleship that is completely his own. This joy, even in a previous life, is impossible to obtain!

Except for Zhang Zhun, all the officers and men of the navy are naturally all here. At the same time, many backbones of Sheng Xia Sect, such as Yang Kaide, Chen Guoxi, Mao Shunjiang and other old people, were also invited. The Tiger Ben Army also came with a few representatives. All the people were crowded together, almost a thousand people, and the scene was lively and grand. The shipyard, which was already crowded and busy, is now even more lively.

Xue Zhidie also looked particularly energetic today. Her dress looks very capable and neat, and she is completely the style of a strong woman in later generations. She, the chief designer, is very satisfied with the design and construction of the three Cangshan ships, despite the small experiment. Because, in the process, she was completely undisturbed by the outside world. Zhang Zhun only put forward some suggestions, and the people in the navy put forward some requirements. Such a free design is really enjoyable.

Surrounded by everyone, Zhang Zhun came to the dock and inspected the three Cangshan boats one by one.

The brand-new warship is really different! Let's put it this way, how to look at it and how pleasing to the eye. Everything on the ship, whether it is the deck, the steering wheel, the mast, the sail, the rigging, the anchor, and even, including the small winch, Zhang Zhun is pleasing to the eye. Standing on the longitudinal platform, holding the steering wheel, a feeling of sailing the sea, spontaneously arises.

Although the Cangshan ship is a small boat with a displacement of seventy tons, the total length is less than thirteen meters, and the width is less than four meters. However, it is, after all, a newly designed ship designed specifically for combat. Everything about it was born for the sake of fighting. All the equipment on the Cangshan ship has been specially strengthened. All weapons are also carefully selected. Even the axes, which were most commonly used by sailors, were made of the finest steel.

The most rare thing is that all the dragon cannons have been installed. In order to install these flying dragon cannons, Xue Zhidie and Sun Qinkai spent a lot of effort. The space of the Cangshan ship is not large, and it is not easy to arrange so many guns without interfering with each other, and to avoid affecting the navigation of the warship. They also designed a special gun mount for the Dragon Cannon to reduce the recoil when fired.

On one side of each Cangshan ship, there are three Wyvern cannons, and there are a total of six cannons on both sides. Three Cangshan ships, a total of eighteen flying dragon cannons. That's pretty good firepower too. If you fire a salvo, you can shoot nine shells at once. If you open the bow left and right, the power is even greater. With the flexible operation of the Cangshan boat, the teeth of these mosquito boats are not small.

On the contrary, it is Yang Guohua's flagship, the original pirate ship, which has not been equipped with cannons for the time being, and has become a pure command ship. The only combat strength of this flagship is the Tiger Ben of the sailor detachment. However, this is also what Zhang Zhun meant. The previous flagships were all the most powerful battleships. Facts have proved that this kind of part-time work has both advantages and disadvantages.

The battleship with the most powerful firepower often plays the role of a surprise striker in battle, tearing through the defenses of enemy ships with fierce firepower and solid defensive capabilities. The area it plunges into, often the area where the fighting is most intense. In such a fierce battle, with the smoke of gunpowder and the rumbling of guns, the role that commanders can play is really limited. On the other hand, the battle was too intense, the projectiles flew sideways, and the chances of the commander being killed were quite high. That's how Nelson was killed.

Although a professional command ship does not have strong firepower and cannot play the role of an assault striker, it can stay away from the battlefield, control the situation of the entire battlefield, and make adjustments according to the actual situation at any time. A professional command ship is like a senior army commander, and its position should be to strategize in the back, not to charge into battle. These Cangshan boats are the characters who charge into battle.

Generally speaking, when a warship is launched, it is to be named, but the Cangshan ship is too small, and there will be too many in the future, so it will not be named, and it will be replaced by numbers. These three Cangshan ships are named No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 respectively.

According to the establishment, each Cangshan ship had eighteen sailors, twelve gunners, and twenty fighters of the sailor combat detachment, a total of about fifty people. In addition to the Flying Dragon Cannon, the most common weapon is the Tiger Ben. In addition, there are quite a few eagle-eyed guns. Basically, the weapons of the near, medium and long range are all fully equipped.

After the simple and solemn launching ceremony, a rehearsal will take place. Under the command of Yang Guohua, the three Cangshan ships were all ready. Zhang Zhun also went to the flagship of the navy to watch the drill of the Cangshan ship from the sea and inspect the combat effectiveness of the Cangshan ship on the spot.

After being launched, the Cangshan ship had to undergo various tests, including the sailing and combat capabilities of the battleship. Among them, the most important one, of course, is the battle surname test. In fact, before Zhang Zhun and their arrival, all the Cangshan ships had been tested many times and had rich data. Today's test is a bit of a formality, mainly for the people who came to watch the ceremony.

On the shores of Partridge Bay, the corresponding test site has been prepared. In this venue, there are a lot of hypothetical targets. It is mainly the iron plate spread on the ground, as well as the scarecrows, and there are many bottles and cans that were fired in Maojiatun before and the quality is not up to par. At the same time, there are some other sporadic debris such as wood, tiles, gravel, etc. In the middle of this debris, there are also several simple clay figurines made of clay.

"Fire!"

Brigadier General Zhang waved the flag downward.

"Tom tom!"

The No. 1 Cangshan ship was the first to open fire.

A series of loud noises shook the entire Partridge Bay, and three solid bullets whizzed away.

Due to the huge recoil, the sea water around the Cangshan boat was shaken by layers of waves, constantly rushing towards the shore. At the same time, the sails of the Cangshan ship were also shaken constantly, and the sailmen needed to pull it hard.

"Bang bang bang!"

In the target area on the shore, there was a stirring sound.

The solid bullet smashed on the iron plate, and the sound was very crisp.

"Bang!"

One of the clay pots was smashed, and the sound was equally agitated.

Judging from the accuracy of the shooting, it is okay. At a distance of 300 meters, the three solid bullets accurately hit the target area. However, the effect is not great. Only one clay pot was smashed, as if it was still indirectly smashed when the solid bullet was rolling, rather than directly hitting. As for the scarecrow, none of them fell. And those humble clay figurines, nothing at all. Even, there are no fragments on the body. It can be seen that the other two solid bullets did not cause corresponding losses at all.

Naval warfare is not the same as land warfare. In land combat, solid shells must hit the target directly in order to inflict damage on the target. This requires that the hit rate of solid bullets must be very high. Fortunately, in naval battles, there is another way for solid bullets to cause damage, and that is to splash. Solid shells hit the top of the ship, and if they hit areas that are prone to chipping, they can produce a large amount of wood chips. These sawdust are flying everywhere and have a high potential to cause injury to the crew.

"Tom tom!"

A moment later, there was another series of loud bangs, and three grape bombs whizzed away.

The sea around the Cangshan boat was so shaken that it began to roll continuously, as if there were monsters surging under the boat. Due to the violent vibrations, the mast even creaked and the sails continued to shake. It can be seen how difficult it is to install the Wyvern Cannon on such a small warship.

"Puff puff!"

After a series of muffled sounds, several scarecrows in the target area were knocked down.

There were clay figures that were also broken, there was no sound, and the dust kept flying.

"Bang bang bang!"

A series of clay pots were constantly shattered, making a crisp sound.

In the end, two clay figurines were broken, two scarecrows were knocked down, and six clay pots were broken. One shot comes and knocks down ten targets, ten times more effective than solid bullets.

Grape bombs hit the surface of the sea, splashing a lot of water, forming a gorgeous water curtain, which is often the most beautiful scene in naval battles. However, grapeshots are not so beautiful when they hit a crowd. What consequences can be thought of with a heel. If it was a real human body that was placed in the target area at this moment, I am afraid that it would have been crushed a long time ago.

In fact, judging from previous naval battles, if grapeshotfire hits the deck directly, the consequences will be extremely serious. The human body is actually not much stronger than these scarecrows, bottles and cans. As long as you are hit by grape bullets, even if you don't die, you are seriously injured. Before smokeless gunpowder came out, flowering bombs and the like were completely out of the mainstream. In the era of sailing, the main thing to kill and injure the opponent's personnel was to rely on grapeshot.

Looking at the messy target area, the people watching the ceremony couldn't help but sigh, the grape bomb is really a big killer! Those old people who have been to Liaodong are even more emotional, if such a powerful weapon is used to deal with the Tartars, it will be good. One shot has passed, and at least one piece of Tartar will fall!

"Tom tom!"

After the target area was re-arranged, the No. 1 Cangshan ship continued to launch.

This time, it was a chain bullet that was fired.

"Whew!"

Faintly, it seemed that the sound of the chain bullet breaking through the air could be heard.

If you have good eyesight, you can also see the trajectory of the chain bullet flying in the sky.

Compared with solid bullets and grapeshot bullets, the flight trajectory of chain bullets is relatively clear, and the flight speed is relatively slow. This gave the crowd a rare opportunity to chase the cannonballs down.

(To be continued)