After hearing what Li Xiang said, Zhao Hongyu immediately decided to transfer thirty warships to Li Xiang. Let him lead the way back to Amami Island and bring the brothers and families on the island to Nagasaki at once.

At the same time, it also allowed Li Xiang to take this opportunity to see some of the abilities of the imperial warships.

Although the various data of the imperial warship, Zhao Hongyu probably said it to Li Xiang. But after all, if Li Xiang doesn't experience it himself, then he can't really understand this.

Therefore, when I went to Amami Island to pick up people, it was not bad to let Li Xiang understand and understand it.

That night, Zhao Hongyu and Li Xiang ate very happily and talked about a lot of topics.

After that, they left the barbecue restaurant with a full meal and drank and returned to Zhao Hongyu's mansion in Nagasaki.

As for Li Xiang, from yesterday's arrival in Nagasaki to today's visit to the military camp, he can be regarded as having a general glimpse of some things in the Song Empire.

Although there are a lot of things, he still doesn't quite understand them.

However, he is not in a hurry now, anyway, there will be a lot of opportunities and time in the future, just take your time.

In this way, Li Xiang took a hot bath and rubbed off a thick layer of dirt on their bodies. They had a good night's sleep. After eating breakfast early the next morning, they left Zhao Hongyu's mansion and came to the dock.

Because of Zhao Hongyu's order, in the morning, thirty Dutch-style warships improved by the Imperial Cottage were ready to go.

Therefore, without much effort, Li Xiang and the others boarded the boat and left the Nagasaki pier.

Because they wanted to understand the performance of the empire's warships, Li Xiang and his men divided half of their men and boarded the empire's warships separately.

During the period of leaving the post, Li Xiang walked around the boat.

The interior of the imperial warship made Li Xiang completely shocked.

Clean and tidy and relatively spacious sailor's room. It's all small rooms, and each room can sleep four people. This is something Li Xiang can't imagine at all, because it's too comfortable.

When he used to take his brothers at sea, he basically slept on the floor in the cabin, where there was a bed or quilt.

Look at the Song Empire, there are still small rooms for sailors, even if it is too luxurious to sleep four people in one room.

At the same time, Li Xiang looked at the cannons placed in the cabin again, and he was kind of eye-opening after a close observation.

After seeing all this, he went to the deck. Suddenly he felt that something was wrong.

Although he couldn't say what was wrong, he kept thinking about it.

Finally, he finally figured out what was wrong with this, and he dared to love because the speed of the Imperial warship was too fast.

Yes, as an old pirate for many years, Li Xiang still has a strong understanding of ships.

Just by looking at the vibrations of the water ripples, he could basically determine that the speed of the Imperial battleship was more than twice that of the Ming-style battleship he was riding.

In fact, he didn't know what he was talking about. The speed of the Imperial ships is not yet at full power, and if it were to sail at full strength, it would at least double the speed.

But even so, Li Xiang was shocked.

Although Zhao Hongyu told Li Xiang earlier about the data of the imperial warship. But in the end, it was all Zhao Hongyu himself.

In Li Xiang's view, there must be some exaggeration and boasting.

Therefore, without experiencing it myself, I really can't make a judgment so quickly.

It's good now. Li Xiang already knew the way.

The crown prince really didn't say big things about himself.

Imperial ships are really fast, and their defenses are high.

For example, if the imperial warship fought with the Daming Sailor at sea, Li Xiang felt that the Daming Sailor would definitely be a complete defeat.

You must know that there are basically not a few cannons on the ship of the Daming Naval Division. There were a lot of crossbows and trebuchets, but they didn't do much to smash on an Imperial ship.

Because the wood used in the Imperial warships is so good.

After all, in the Americas, forests are abundant, and there is no shortage of wood.

There are even more good timbers that can be used to build ships.

In addition to the excellent materials of the Imperial warships, they were also paved with iron sheets to prevent such a blow, which greatly improved the defense of the Imperial warships.

And the warships of the Daming Navy Division are simply impossible to damage the imperial warships.

At the same time, the warships of the Daming Naval Division were relatively short, and the usual way of fighting was to engage in broadside battles. But such tactics are useless for Imperial warships.

Because the Imperial warship is very tall, and the Mingshui warship is very short, it is very troublesome to board the Imperial warship to fight hand-to-hand during the broadside battle.

Besides, every sailor on the Imperial side is equipped with a sophisticated firearm that can inflict heavy damage on the enemy when they are approaching in a broadside battle.

"How far can you shoot with a firecracker?"

The muskets of the Song Empire were different from those of the Ming Dynasty and the Europeans.

Because there is no need for a gun carriage and at the same time there is no arquebus.

A flintlock pistol with flint, which is a novelty for Li Xiang.

"Probably two hundred steps."

The captain of the Chinese genetic man replied.

As the captain of the Chinese descent, he is the chubby white-haired old man who knows that in the future, he will be their commander. So for Li Xiang's question, he will give an answer very happily, and there is nothing to hide.

Li Xiang can also feel it, so this makes Li Xiang can't help but feel that it seems that taking refuge in this crown prince from the Americas is really a right choice.

Because here, he didn't feel any rejection, and there was no resistance from these soldiers of the Song Empire.

This is completely different from the Ming Dynasty.

It's really comfortable to be in this environment.

Two hundred steps, that's a good distance.

The Ming Dynasty's firecracker, effective firing range, and capable of damaging the enemy is fifty paces. Of course, you can shoot farther, but at a longer distance, there is no way to deal damage to the enemy.

In fact, there is no way to do this, after all, this is the seventeenth century, and the level of science and technology in this era is like this.

"Is 200 paces the distance you can injure an enemy?"

Li Xiang asked again.

The captain of the Chinese descent beside him said: "Two hundred steps is the end of the head." But it can also hurt. However, if you want to get the most out of your musket, you have to do it at a distance of 100 paces. ”

Not!

This is also very good, at least much stronger than Daming's firecracker.

Moreover, the number of firecrackers on the side of the Ming Dynasty is actually not very large.

Often, among the 1,500 soldiers in a battalion, there are only twenty or thirty musketeers.

But look at the Song Empire's side, each person on a warship has one firearm, that is, hundreds.

You must know that the warship sailors here in the Song Empire are configured with 326 people per ship.

And the Ming Dynasty's warship force allocation. There are only one hundred and thirty-four.

"Lord Admiral, do you need someone from your subordinates to show you this?"

The captain asked.

Hearing the other party shout out his official title and call himself Lord Admiral, Li Xiang was still a little unaccustomed for a while.

This...... Are you just an official?

However, this feeling is really good.

According to the crown prince's mantra, it's a 'cool'.

Li Xiang also wanted to know the power of these firearms, so he nodded.

After seeing Li Xiang nodding, the captain turned around and shouted twice.

Subsequently. Forty-five sailors gathered themselves with muskets, and they formed three formations, a group of fifteen standing on the edge of the deck.

After Li Xiang saw the sailors lined up in three queues, a puzzled look appeared on her face.

After the captain saw it. Explained to Li Xiang: "Let the Admiral know that the muskets on our Song side are fired in three teams, so that the power of the muskets can be fully exerted and inflict heavy damage on the enemy." The same is true of battles at sea. It's just that it's rarely used, and it's a means to prevent the enemy from getting close enough to engage in hand-to-hand combat......"

With the captain's explanation, what is called a three-stage shot. What is called the wave cycle in the three-stage shot, all made Li Xiang slowly clear.

And the sailors who lined up in line also began their performances with the captain's order.

The gunshots rang out continuously, and the cyan gunpowder smoke was blown away by Haifei, and the pungent smell made Li Xiang's body shock.

What a powerful array of guns, a queue that seems to be a wave, and the soldiers can shoot in a constant cycle. He really couldn't imagine that if he wanted to engage in a broadside battle, the enemy would have to pay a lot of money to get close to his own warship.

Li Xiang was not stunned, after watching for a while and listening to the captain's explanation, he had already seen the power of this battle formation.

My mom is amazing.

These sailors were very quick to load their ammunition, and they didn't delay anything at all.

Like such an elite sailor, Li Xiangke has never seen it.

At this time, he even thought that if the sailors on the warships of the Song Empire were so elite and were driving this kind of warship. On the vast sea, who else could they be an opponent?

"Lord Admiral, have you seen any eyes?"

When the captain saw that Li Xiang was already frozen, he couldn't help but say something.

Not!

"Not bad! Not bad! ”

Li Xiang came back to her senses and could only say 'good'.

The Empire's sailors are more powerful than he imagined.

At this point, what else can he say.

It seems that he is really picking up a bargain.

"Lord Admiral, drink double the nutritious water. At sea, we all drink this to supplement nutrition and physical strength. ”

The captain didn't know when he got a small wooden mug filled with a glass of water. It's just that the color of this water is not quite right, it is pink.

"What is this?"

"Effervescent tablets of vitamin C, with this we don't have to bring so many fruits."

Vitamin C?

Effervescent tablets?

Li Xiang had already seen a lot of things in Nagasaki that he didn't understand, and he couldn't imagine that he had come to the Imperial Warship and there were so many things he didn't understand......

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There are too many mysterious things in the Song Empire. (To be continued......)