"Boom" The roar of artillery sounded again on the sea.

However, the protagonist has been replaced by six small warships of the Shanghai Navy, this round of artillery salvo, the momentum is far less than the Spanish fleet in front, but it is far away from a distance of about 1,000 yards for shelling, amazing is that although the distance is almost twice as far as the Spanish fleet, but most of the shells still accurately hit the target ship, the target ship was hit when the wooden blocks were flying, shaking, and the crowd of people watching immediately erupted into a burst of cheers.

A group of Western missionaries who were ordered by Kangxi to come to Tianjin to watch the military exercise saw this situation, all of them had an unbelievable look on their faces, no wonder the Qing Kingdom was able to force the Spanish fleet to surrender, it turned out that the artillery of the Qing Navy was so accurate, and it could accurately hit the target at a distance of 1,000 yards, what else did this naval battle fight? Whether it is the fleets of the Netherlands, Britain, France and other countries encountering the naval warships of the Qing Dynasty, there is no way out at all except to surrender, and they must send this news back to China as soon as possible, almost all Western missionaries think in their hearts.

Kangxi was very excited and relieved, it was really far away and accurate, although I had heard Yinzhen say it before, but seeing it with my own eyes, it gave people a very different feeling.

The crowd was still in amazement, the rumbling cannon sound sounded again, the second salvo came in a blink of an eye, and most of the shells still hit, and the broken target ship shook a few times before tilting into the water.

Western missionaries, Kangxi and others who knew about artillery obviously felt that the speed of artillery firing was much faster, and Kangxi looked at Yinzhen with some doubts.

Yinzhen explained with a smile: "The navy's artillery uses rear-loading ammunition, so the shelling speed is much faster. ”

Rear loading ammunition! For artillery, Kangxi can be said to know a lot, and after thinking about it slightly, he already understands the benefits and convenience of rear loading, and can't help but praise with a smile: "It's really good!" If the fire gun can also be the same, the northwest is worry-free. ”

"Back to Emperor Ama, the improvement of the fire gun will start soon." Yinzhen said with a smile: "Even so, the northwest is no longer enough to worry about, Huang Ama has seen the military exercises of the Marine Corps. You can rest assured. ”

"Good!" Kangxi smiled: "Where is the Marine Corps military exercise?" ”

"Please also ask Huang Ama to move to Tianjin." Yinzhen bowed and replied: "The prisoner sacrifice ceremony was held in Tianjin, and the Marine Corps military exercise was held outside the city. ”

"Yes." Kangxi bowed his head slightly, and then glanced at the princes and ministers of civil and military affairs, and said: "Watching the naval drill today, what do you think?" ”

This is military affairs. Therefore, Yin Tebu, the man of the Ministry of War, took the lead in standing up and said: "Your Majesty, the slave thinks it." The original coastal naval warships were no longer usable, and all the new-type naval warships had to be replaced. ”

Sun Zhenghao, the Han Shangshu of the Ministry of War, followed closely and said: "Your Majesty, the sails of this Western warship are very different from the sails of our Qing warships, and the requirements for artillery shooting are also very high, just replacing the warships will not help. It is necessary to dismantle the coastal naval divisions and use the navy to protect our great Qing sea frontiers. ”

Kangxi nodded secretly when he heard this, this Sun Zhenghao has a lot of eyesight, and his vision is broad enough, so he is a good candidate to assist Lao Fourteen in managing the Admiralty.

Ma Qi, the minister of the upper study, was in the thirty-fifth year of Kangxi. Once followed Kangxi to conquer Galdan, and after a little muttering, he said: "Your Majesty, the slave looks at it." Naval warfare is very different from land warfare, land warfare pays attention to the arrangement of troops, flexible and changeable, although weapons are important, but they are not the key to victory, but naval warfare is to focus on the strength of ships and artillery, otherwise it is impossible to win, this naval victory. It's all in the sharpness of the artillery. What Prince Sui said was very pertinent, and it was necessary to vigorously improve the artillery and warships. in order to be invincible. ”

Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi glanced at Ma Qi very dissatisfied, the old fourteenth is now out of the limelight. What do you mean by helping him talk? ..., Song Zhu, the minister of the upper study, is also an old military officer, successively served as a commander and general, and also followed Kangxi to conquer Galdan, and also stood up and said: "The slave watched the naval exercise, and felt that the small naval warship was fast and the artillery was fierce, and it seemed that it was more advantageous than the large battleship, and the slave thought it was appropriate to vigorously build small warships." ”

When Kangxi heard this, he also felt the same way, and the cost of small battleships was far cheaper, he couldn't help but glance at Yinzhen, Yinzhen scolded in his heart, it was really a mouse's eyes, and he had to come out and say: "Huang Ama, the Spanish Far East Fleet is just a temporary small fleet, and the small warships of the navy can still win the battle, but if it encounters a large-scale fleet composed of hundreds or hundreds of battleships, it is useless, and if it encounters a first-class battleship equipped with forty-pound to sixty-eight-pound guns, the small battleship cannot withstand a shot at all." ”

Everyone was taken aback, a fleet of hundreds or hundreds of battleships, what kind of scene was that? Kangxi was surprised by the forty-pound to sixty-eight-pound artillery, and such a large artillery?

In order to prevent these short-sighted ministers from misleading Kangxi again, after a little silence, Yinzhen continued: "Huang Ama, the reason why the ministers held this military exercise is to let the ministers witness the fact that the age of firearms has come, whether it is a naval battle or a land war, firearms have begun to dominate the war!"

What you see today is a naval battle, and the day after tomorrow, please see the power of firearms in land warfare! ”

*

Tianjin City, although the prince Yinren has not much hope for the trip to Tianjin, when there is still a little luck in his heart, therefore, as soon as he arrived in Tianjin, he deliberately ate a bad stomach, vomiting and diarrhea, and the whole body was weak.

Yaerjianga and Sunu arrived in Tianjin but couldn't watch the naval exercises, and they were bored, but they also knew that Kangxi wanted them to monitor and guard against the prince, and both of them were the vanguard of the downfall of the prince, so they naturally knew that the matter was very important, and they didn't dare to slack off.

Yinren suffered in Yanxue Building for two days, but he didn't wait for any news, he was already completely disappointed in his heart, if the naval warship exercise could not be successful, the land combat exercise, there would be no chance, Kangxi came to Tianjin this time with tens of thousands of troops, even out of the Mongolian tribes, there has never been such a large lineup, I think it is also to guard against the old fourteenth navy.

Yinren frowned and leaned on the recliner, but he was at a loss, as soon as he arrived in Tianjin, he wanted to inquire about any position in the navy that Seropen was in, but he didn't even see an acquaintance in the navy, and he didn't know where the children of the clan had gone? Although he stayed in Tianjin, he was watched by Yaerjianga and Sunu, and he didn't dare to act abnormally at all