But after all, this ship was the first experimental sloop, and the design of the steering wheel was not a simple matter, and theoretical knowledge alone was not enough, and someone had to explore and make a sample for testing before it could be used on the ship.

And this set of steering wheel operating mechanism, so far is only a prototype, just made a set of prototype, is still in the test and improvement, has not been able to catch up with the installation on this ship, so as a last resort, this ship still uses the old rudder operating mechanism, which can speed up the construction progress of the ship, to avoid because the steering wheel mechanism is not completed, and delay the time of launching the sea trial.

However, when the ship was designed, Yu Xiaotian still asked these shipwrights to leave a place for installing the steering wheel mechanism on the ship, and once the steering wheel mechanism was successfully tested, the ship could also be modified.

At this time, the sailors on the ship who had been selected as members of the trial were already in position on the ship, and at this time, while they were not yet undocked, a group of people ran to try to operate the sails on the ship.

The biggest advantage of a sloop is that there is only one mast, and the sail is only two-sided, although it is a soft sail, but because of the exquisite design, it is not much more difficult to operate than a Chinese hard sail, and even after proficiency, it is more convenient to operate such a sail than a Chinese hard sail.

Several of the sail guards were busy at the mast, constantly testing and releasing the sails, in fact, Yu Xiaotian had already trained them in this work before the boat was launched.

For this reason, he also specially erected a mast on the shore and hung this kind of sail, so that these trial sailors could conduct operation training on the shore in advance.

Therefore, after these sails were on board, they were no strangers to the operation of these sails, and soon straightened out the sails and sail ropes, and were ready to set sail.

After seeing that all the preparations had been completed, Yu Xiaotian took a deep breath and finally ordered the cable to be undocked.

Originally, his subordinates didn't want Yu Xiaotian to take the risk of personally getting on the ship to participate in the first water test operation of this ship, for fear that something would go wrong with the ship and run into trouble after going to sea, threatening Yu Xiaotian's life.

But how could Yu Xiaotian let someone else do such an important thing? He had created the boat, and no one knew better than him about the performance of the ship and how it was operated.

So he insisted on taking these men with him to test the waters of the ship for the first time, and to test for himself whether the ship could live up to his original expectations.

At his command, the sailors on board immediately got to work, untied the cables that controlled the hull tied to the side of the ship, and threw them into the water.

A large sampan rowed by a dozen men also immediately appeared outside the dock door of the dock at this time, and the sailors on the sampan caught a towing cable and tied it to the tail of their sampan.

Only a dozen paddlers began to paddle their oars vigorously at the sound of a leader's horn, and the loose cable tied to the bow of the dhow was soon taut, and the hull began to move under the tug of the sampan, and was dragged out of the dock door and into the open water of the bay.

The people on the shore cheered loudly when they saw the ship undocked smoothly, and the gongs and drums on the shore once again rang out to pray for the ship's undocking.

The weather on this day was very good, the wind on the sea was not strong, and the waves were not high, which was very suitable for such a sea trial, and for the sake of insurance, after the ship was towed out of the dock, it did not go to sea immediately, but now it was inspected again in the bay, and the anchor test was done.

After making sure that there was no problem with the ship's center of gravity, Yu Xiaotian ordered the sailors on the ship to untie the cable, get rid of the sampan that was used to pull them, raise the sails, and sail towards the outside of the bay with the power provided by his own sails.

After all, this is the first time these sailors have operated such sails, although they have been training on the shore for a long time, but once they start to operate the actual ship, they are still a little uncomfortable with the operation of this kind of sail, after the sail is raised, it takes a long time to be able to eat the wind and provide power to the ship under the operation of the guards.

At this time, the ship really relied on its own sails for the first time and began to sail.

The helmsman carefully operated the rudder under the stern, and in the sound of Xiaotian's command, he kept making adjustments to stabilize the ship and slowly sailed out of the bay.

At the same time, there are several bird boats and boats of similar size that have sailed out of the bay before the dhow goes out to sea, waiting outside for the boat to go to sea, as accompanying vessels, to provide safety protection for the test personnel on this ship, and to provide rescue to the ship if anything goes wrong.

After sailing out of the bay, the sloop sailed into the wide sea, surrounded by these ships, and then turned around and sailed into the wider waters of the eastern part of Nanri Island.

At this time, there were no other ships on the sea, because Yu Xiaotian wanted to conduct sea trials on this ship, and ordered the surrounding waters to be closed in advance, firstly, to avoid outsiders from seeing their new ships on trial, and to ensure the cleanliness of the water.

Therefore, at this time, the sea east of Nanri Island was very calm, and except for a few preset sentinel ships moving on the sea in the distance, no other ships were to be seen.

Through this period of operation and testing, Yu Xiaotian and the test personnel on the ship felt that the control of the ship was still quite good, the response of the hull to the rudder was better than expected, and the operation of the ship was sensitive, which was basically in line with Yu Xiaotian's original vision.

And after a while of manipulating the sails, the handyman gradually began to touch a little bit of the doorway, which made it easier to operate the sails, although it still seemed a little difficult to keep up, but at least he could control the sails to withstand the wind.

This also allowed the boat to gain more wind power, providing more power, and the speed of the boat began to increase at this time.

Yu Xiaotian always stood on the stern, paying attention to the various operations of the ship, constantly ordering various adjustments, the ship gradually moved away from the coast of Nanri Island, into the deeper waters, and the ship began to make some simple maneuvers under his command.

This sloop, under the command of Yu Xiaotian, entered the sea east of Nanri Island, and as the operation proficiency of the ship's personnel gradually improved, the speed of the ship gradually increased, and the elegant hull cut the blue water on the sea, leaving a white wave trail on the stern.

Some seabirds, regardless of what kind of boat it is, gather when they see the track of the boat, and begin to swoop down continuously, to the waves at the stern of the boat to prey on small fish, shrimp or some sea creatures that have turned out of the sea.

"Big boss, our ship has already surpassed the boats that followed, are we still accelerating?" One of the leaders of the ship asked Hyoten.

Yu Xiaotian turned his head to look at the track left at the stern of the ship and the ships that followed him to his side, and he could see that the speed of the boat under his feet had begun to catch up with them and began to exceed their speed.

So far, the sail of this ship is relatively stable, and the sails have not eaten enough wind, indicating that this boat still has a lot of potential to increase speed, so he nodded with satisfaction: "Regardless of them, just let them follow!" Adjust your course and continue to accelerate southward! I'd like to see how fast the boat can go! ”

The sailors on the ship also felt the lightness of the ship at this time, and they were very excited, so they quickly agreed, and then adjusted the sails and rudders, and began to sail southward, and the wind on the sea had begun to turn in September, and it was just tailwind to the south.

The bow sail was now fully opened, and adjusted to the angle of the wind, and the soft sail began to eat the wind, and the boat suddenly began to accelerate again, rushing forward.

At this time, the diagonal truss sail on the mast was also adjusted to the angle of the wind by the riders, and both sails were caught by the wind at this time, so that the ship was provided with sufficient power, so that the ship began to speed up again, and accelerated forward.

At this time, the mouths of the sea wolf tribesmen on the escort boat who were following the boat suddenly opened, and they saw that this strange new ship, after eating the wind, was like being beaten with chicken blood, and suddenly burst out of the way.

Although they had raised all the sails and increased their speed in order to keep up with the ship, they could not catch up with the ship at all, and could only watch as the ship went away, plowing a narrow wave on the surface of the sea, and running towards the distance.

"Good boy! This guy is running too fast! Like a shark! ......," someone exclaimed, as they began to lie on the side of the ship, looking at the sloop.

Today, it is not only some small leaders who accompany Yu Xiaotian to sea, but also big names in the Seawolf Group such as Wang Hong, Ma Xiao, and Fang An, who are also invited to watch the trial voyage of this ship.

So these people also came out of the boat with them, and when they saw Yu Xiaotian with the new boat, they all screamed in surprise when they rushed out of the sea like a fly.

"I said the fifth! I'm not on Nanri Island these days, why did the big boss drum up such a powerful guy again! What kind of ship is this ship, and how can it run so fast?

If we all change to this kind of ship, who the hell will be able to escape our pursuit in the future! No way! I'm going to have to find a big boss to change ships! I've got my eye on this boat! Don't rob anyone from me, otherwise I'll be in a hurry with him! Wang Hong drooled and looked at the new boat that Yu Xiaotian sat on, rushed over in front of them, and immediately shouted at Fang An and the one-eyed dragon who were standing next to him.

"The big boss, in fact, I can guess it? What does he want to do, I don't know Lu Dao, I only know that the big boss of Lu Dao seems to have never been idle!

The third brother wanted this boat, so he discussed it with the big boss, but didn't the third brother think that this boat was a little smaller? Would you trade your current boat for this boat? Fang An smiled and looked at the new ship, and said to Wang Hong slowly and with a sense of joke.

(Tomorrow is the beginning of the month, and it is said that the monthly pass for the Mid-Autumn Festival can be doubled, brothers, please remember to leave me a monthly pass!) Please, please! Hehe! ）