"This cannon...... It's quirky. ”

In the gun cabin under the deck of the Golden Carp, looking at the eight guns on the left and right, Xiao Sheng was as curious as Grandma Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden.

He had had the opportunity to see the gun compartment of a foreign ship, and he felt that his eyes had been opened at that time, but now he was even more dazzled. The guns of the foreign ships rested on the wooden gun carriages, and behind each gun there was a net woven by thick ropes, and the gun carriages were also held by ropes, so that the gun carriages could be pulled back to their original positions after the guns were fired.

But the cannon of the Golden Carp is very different, or the gun carriage is different. The gray-black iron frame supports the thick and long cannon body, and there are crank handles on the left and right. Jia Hao personally demonstrated, one is to adjust the pitch of the gun body, and the other is to deflect the gun port, so there is no need to rely on manpower to move like a foreign ship. Listening to the snapping sound of the gears of the crank when the crank was turning, Xiao Shengxin said that this was indeed a fairy technique.

Not only that, the iron wheels of the gun carriage are erected on two gray and black rails with low front and high back, and the second half of the rail has a bulge behind the front arc, after Jia Hao pushed the gun carriage to press through, this bulge bounced up again, and without stepping on a pedal next to the rail, the bulge was stepped on, and the gun carriage was fixed at the back of the rail.

"There is a charging torsion bar under the gun carriage, after the cannon is fired, the gun carriage retreats to this position, and the recoil will accumulate in the torsion bar, and when the ammunition is loaded, press the pedal, and with a little force, the gun carriage can be reset."

Lu Hanshan gave a more specific explanation.

"This ...... Is it necessary to be so cumbersome? ”

Xiao Sheng was a little puzzled, resetting or something, it was very easy to use the method of foreigners.

"The general director said that if manpower can save one, it is one, and the three people of this cannon can hold it freely."

Lu Hanshan's words surprised Xiao Sheng, fewer people means that the ship can stay at sea longer, and it is easier to manage.

But he didn't know that Li Shi had to spend a lot of effort on the artillery truck and deliberately reduce the number of gunners, so that he could form an army more quickly in the future. If you can do it with machinery, try not to let people do it. Although his reliability of gearing machinery is not high, it is worth it if you calculate carefully.

"I hope this cannon ...... Enough force. ”

Although he was not prepared to really fight with the honest man, caressing the frosted, delicate texture of the cannon body, Xiao Sheng was full of expectations. Look at the caliber of this cannon is not large, it is more than two inches, and the cannon weighs seven or eight pounds, which is enough to reach the level of a general's cannon, but it is just ...... Is this cannon wall a little thinner? Not counting the gun truck, the whole gun is estimated to weigh less than 500 catties.

"This cannon is made of high-quality pig iron, and every cannon has been test-fired, and it will never explode! And there is also what the general department said about the frosted surface heat dissipation technology, the rate of fire can quickly catch up with the musket! ”

Lu Hanshan patted his chest, this cannon was made by Guan Fengsheng and others after completing the research and development of steel bearings. There were already reserves of various technologies, and there were no problems, and only some extra effort was made in determining the caliber and testing the thickness of the gun wall.

In addition to artillery, the subject of naval artillery carriages was also sent to those Guangzhou craftsmen of the Machinery Institute by Li Xi early, and there was no progress before, until the completion of the steel bearing, and the rough diameter steel wire technology that was climbed out also brought out the steel spring technology, so that the key problems were successfully tackled.

It's a pity that Si Wei can't use this kind of cannon now, so he can only install it on the Golden and Silver Carp, which is cheaper for Xiao Sheng.

"So this ship...... You can't officially stay under my name. ”

Xiao Sheng was very sorry, he was very aware of the taboo of this ship, especially this cannon. It doesn't matter if the sailor is on the top, if you want to let the civil official know that he has such a ship, it is estimated that the ship and the cannon will be pulled to the north. The ship will be docked in the wind and rain, and most of the cannons will be installed on the walls of the Forbidden City. He himself will be inexplicably accused of losing his position, and he will track down the origin of the ship and the cannon all the way, which will affect Li Shi.

"The general director said that in the future, this ship will be under the name of a certain company in Guangdong, but it is actually up to you to deploy it."

Hearing this arrangement, Xiao Sheng was relieved. He used this ship to warn foreign ships, which could be completely in the name of "temporary requisition". The foreign ship came to Fujian for smuggling, and if it was rectified by the official sailor ship, maybe it would have beaten him up and sued him. But if it was also a merchant ship, the foreigners would not be able to grasp any handle, let alone involve Li Shi.

"As for the inside story, I'm afraid that your subordinates will ......"

Jia Hao looked behind Xiao Sheng, and those soldiers were all laughing, laughing at Jia Hao's heart.

"My soldiers are the soldiers of the fourth brother."

Xiao Sheng said in a deep voice, Jia Hao nodded, the general director of the heart said that Boss Xiao has a few brushes to lead the troops, and he can always make his subordinates considerate, and let himself learn from him, it seems that the general director really sees through Boss Xiao.

"Can't you really sink that foreign ship? It's a shame......"

After introducing Xiao Sheng to the steering wheel and sail again, Jia Hao sighed again.

"yes, that's a shame."

Xiao Sheng was also full of regrets, but there was no way, the honest man and the governor were old friends. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the ship was still waiting for goods off the coast of Quanzhou, it was already the limit to go to them to ask for someone, and the matter was too big, but it would not be easy to finish, but it would cause trouble.

The Golden Carp sailed southward, and off the coast south of Hong Kong Island, the second round of shelling of the Silver Carp had just been completed, and when the bow of another bird boat was smashed by a cannonball, the ship stopped and was spinning in place, and Hu Hanshan patted the side of the ship with a regretful face.

"It's a pity ......"

There was no chance of a third round of shelling, and the remaining three bird boats all turned towards the bow and stern of the Silver Carp, which had no bow and tail guns, and now stopped again, so they could only stare dryly.

"I said Han Xiang, you four guns only took two rounds of shelling to knock out two ships, this hit rate is really outrageously low!"

Waiting for Zhao Hanxiang to come up with the gunners, Hu Hanshan complained to him.

"What's the solution!? Our ship is stopped, but they are still moving, and the hull is still shaking, so it's good to hit two. ”

Zhao Hanxiang was also very helpless, if Li Shi was here, he would agree with his statement, and he would be very satisfied with the result, but Hu and Zhao were still in contact with this naval artillery battle for the first time, so naturally they didn't know much.

"Okay, write down all these details."

Hu Hanshan perked up his spirits, and Si Wei's "Command Manual" was full of land warfare, and he made up his mind that he must write the "Hong Kong Naval Battle" as a classic combat example. With Fan Jin's teaching for more than half a year, their writing level has improved greatly, and they are no longer unable to write with something in their stomachs, but now they are worried that they have nothing to write.

"One detail is that there should be a few magic guns on the deck."

Looking at the empty deck, Zhao Hanxiang said.

Li Xian originally knew these details, but after all, he was just one person, and he couldn't take care of them so thoroughly, and the reason why he asked the guards to summarize every action was to let them find out the problem by themselves.

"Ready, old gold, hurry down ......"

Hu Hanshan reminded Zhao Hanxiang, who was still looking around, that now was not the time to think about writing battle examples, and at the same time greeted Lao Jin, the old shipwright's face was pale, and he was still looking back and forth on the helm platform, naturally the three pirate ships were getting closer and closer.

It didn't take long for a muffled bang, and the first two, the other, and the three bird boats approached the Silver Carp.

The freeboard of the Silver Carp is only half a person taller than the pirate's fishing boat, and the pirates who lean on the bow of the ship do not need to use any hooks, they can climb up directly to the side of the ship, and they can do it with a single effort.

The first pirate who got on board with a single gesture did not even have to raise his hand to get off the ship. Hu Hanshan's moon thunderbolt opened fire from a zhang away, and in the roar, the companions who were still on the bird boat saw the brave "Xiandeng" splattering brains on the back of his head, and flew away with a pinch of skulls with a pinch of money rat tails uncovered.

Before the exclamation could be released, the second pirate leaned his arm on the deck, his head poked up, and then there was a bang, this time the human head was smashed by an invisible sledgehammer, and the pirates behind subconsciously closed their eyes, and they didn't dare to eat any watermelon and melon in this life.

Although Zheng Yong was cold, he still had a fighting spirit, and with a shout, the pirates came to their senses and hurriedly shot them with shotguns and short bows. Seeing that there was no longer a figure at the bow of the ship, the boarding team that had shrunk below began to move again.

One went up, two or three, and people kept going up, but the pirates who went up did not move, as if they had seen a terrible sight, and they all stayed where they were.

"Rush! What the hell! ”

Zheng Yong shouted behind the ship, from his position, he couldn't see the scene of the back half of the deck of the strange ship, but looking at the previous situation, it was impossible to launch a cannon.

More than a dozen people had already gotten on the bow of the strange ship, but still no one moved forward, Zheng Yong ran over angrily, climbed the side of the other party's boat, his arms were about to exert force, through the gap of the people in front of him, a scene that made him feel like falling into an ice cellar was impressive.

Thirty or forty soldiers in gray and blue short suits, all holding shotguns, aimed at the group of people at the bow of the boat, and did not see the green smoke with arquebuses floating, this is a foreign gun!

"Escape...... Run! ”

"Jump!"

The pirates on the bow of the ship finally came to their senses, and there was an uproar.

With such a good target, Hu Hanshan was unwilling to let it go, and waved his arms and shouted: "Fire!" ”

Tom tom tom ...... Zheng Yong, who instantly pressed his head down, heard such a dense and muffled sound, and then blood, minced meat, and debris poured down like rain, and the whole person immediately became a bloody person.

"No...... It's not a foreigner......"

Zheng Yong's mind was blurred.

The human body fell from his head one by one, some into the water, some fell into the boat, and the chaotic noise woke him up, and then he felt a cone of pain.

"Brother Liu, Brother Wang, Second Brother-!"

The people who are in the boat with him are all brothers and villagers, and after decades of getting along, it is a blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye, the attack on the bow of the ship was disintegrated, and the attack on the stern had just begun, but it was only a blink of an eye to end.

Zhao Hanxiang, who was in charge of blocking the attack on the helm, had already deeply thought about artillery in his mind, and asked a sentry guard to mount a bayonet to guard the stern, while he took his gunner and bombarded the fishing boat near the stern with muskets. The stern of the Silver Carp is a bit higher and can only be climbed. Most of the pirates were still gathered on the ship, and more than a dozen people were put down in a row of guns, and the rest quickly shrank into the cabin, and a few jumped directly into the sea.

"Fire! Fire! ”

At the bow of the ship, Zheng Yong, whose eyes were already red, was like a wounded wolf, screaming and shouting, and the pirates were agitated, remembering that they also had cannons.

"Grass ......"

Chasing to the side of the ship, Hu Hanshan only had time to shout such a sentence, and was pressed down by his subordinates, and with a bang, the projectile was sprinkled, and a little dust was splashed on the hull of the Silver Carp, and the muffled sound of someone being shot could be vaguely heard.

The smoke of gunpowder was steaming, and after the cannon fired, there was the sound of shotgun explosions, and occasionally the cold swishing sound of arrows breaking through the air, and the guards on the deck were suppressed for a while, and there was no chance to reload.

"Rush forward!"

Zheng Yong's almost crying voice sounded again, this was not just a matter of robbing the ship, but revenge.

Pushed by a breath of blood bravery, the remaining thirty or forty pirates, under the leadership of Zheng Yong, rushed to the deck of the Silver Carp in a matter of moments.

Through the thin smoke, seeing the other party's figure retreating backwards, Zheng Yong thought to himself, don't have a living mouth then! But before you can kill them, everyone has to pull off their clothes! Look at their outfits, they are very neat and energetic.

A calm shout also pierced through the mist and clearly reached Zheng Yong's ears, "Bayonet-up!" ”

There was a clatter of metal, followed by a cold light. The smoke was crushed by the cold light, and the pirates' waist knives and harpoons and axes were also knocked off, and the popping sound was incessant. Zheng Yong's axe was about to slash down on a narrow-brimmed round hat, tearing the face of the young man who was only sixteen or seventeen years old and still childish under the hat, but he felt a chill suddenly penetrate his chest, and even soaked into his back, and his body suddenly seemed like a punctuated fish bubble, and his strength spurted out.

The weak axe slipped from his side, Meng Song raised the bayonet, and the viscous blood sprayed onto his face, he touched it casually, ignoring the middle-aged pirate who was rolling his eyes and softening, and continued to walk forward with his companion.

There was a clanging sound, this was the pirates who had abandoned their weapons and surrendered, their blood and courage were only enough to support such an impact, and after being shattered by Rulin's bayonets, there was no trace of fighting will.

"I killed more than 80 people, captured more than 70 people, and I only injured eight of them, a big victory!"

Hu Hanshan hung his arm, smiled with satisfaction, and when fighting with a bayonet, he rushed to the front, and was stabbed in the arm by a harpoon, and he also occupied a place for the wounded.

"Although I won, I always feel that this battle is not a taste."

Zhao Hanxiang frowned.

"yes, that's wrong......"

Meng Songhai scratched his head, although he took the lead in this battle, the pirate leader named Zheng Yong was captured alive after he was injured, but he still felt that this battle was a little awkward.

What's wrong?

The next day, when they returned to the bay named "Diverting West Bay" by Li Xian, and reported to Li Xian, Li Xi came to his senses for a long time, and really encountered pirates? Not only did I meet, but I already finished a battle!?

Looking at these dozens of captives, including Zheng Yong, the leading figure of Hong Kong Bazheng, Li Xianxin said, yes, it's really good. The first time I set sail, I was able to win such a record, which is really worthy of my cultivation for so long.

But...... These boys are like this boat, but they are far from being on the road, and this kind of play is not the original intention of putting them on the boat.

"Big win!? What a big win!? ”

Li Shi asked rhetorically, Hu Hanshan, Zhao Hanxiang and Meng Songhai chuckled in their hearts, and at the same time they all secretly screamed that it was not good, it was really wrong!

(To be continued)