Seeing this ship, Sima Cuo, Xu Guang, Luo Shiji and others all opened their mouths wide, the size of this ship was completely beyond their imagination, even Qian Hua, who grew up by the sea, showed an incredible expression, such a ship was something he had never seen before, and couldn't help but grab Gu Jiangzi and ask repeatedly, "Mr. Gu, how many soldiers can this ship carry?" How fast can you run in the sea? How long does a voyage last? ”

"This ship has five masts, and its full sail speed is thirty percent faster than that of the fastest warship under the command of King Yue, and its load is forty percent more, and each ship is equipped with two hundred and sixty-seven sailors and soldiers, which can be loaded with double the number of soldiers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Gu Jiangzi replied proudly, "As long as there are five such big ships, how can the sailors of the King of Yue be enough?" In addition, there are small boats in the dockyard next to it that can cooperate with such large warships. "It's not enough to have big ships in naval warfare, but also to have other types of ships to cooperate, but Zheng He's treasure ship atlas also has a record of how to make small boats, these ships are much easier to build than treasure ships, Gu Jiangzi has now made a lot, and the combat effectiveness of these ships is also above the Yue Wang Sailor.

"If this is the case, the recovery of Lingnan Dongdao is just around the corner!" Qian Hua said excitedly, the Qian family's base camp is close to the water's edge, if the king of Yue tries to start a war, Qiantang will definitely become the first target to be attacked, before Qian Hua had a headache for this matter, but these disappeared after he saw the treasure ship.

"That's not all, you haven't seen the greatest use of the treasure ship yet." Li You smiled and asked, "Brother Qian, do you know the essence of water warfare?" "He bought a pass first.

"It's just that a big ship beats a small boat, and a fast ship beats a slow ship." The Qian family has been fighting on the water for many years, and Qian Hua knows these things very well, and in his opinion, with a treasure ship that is far faster and larger than that of King Yue, then victory is within reach.

"And that's not all." Li You turned to look at the few traps left on the treasure ship and said, "What if there is something that can attack the enemy's warship hundreds of paces away?" ”

"Oh? Are you talking about the eight-bull crossbow that you built before? Qian Hua thought thoughtfully, "This thing is indeed powerful, if it is equipped with a rocket to hit the enemy's sails, then this ship will have to wait for death; However, there are many winds and waves on the sea, and if the bowstring is soaked, the eight-ox crossbow will not be of much use. "Such a good weapon can only be used in a specific environment, which makes Qian Hua deeply regretful.

"But it's not an eight-bull crossbow." The blueprint of the eight-bull crossbow that was previously regarded as a treasure now seems to be outdated, and a new weapon is about to appear on the stage of history, bringing endless fear to the enemy, Li You turned around and said to Gu Jiangzi, "Mr. Gu, take us to see this divine weapon now." ”

"Since I first arrived in Jiazhou, I have been thinking about how to build this weapon, and I have spent countless copper and iron money, and I have received many suggestions from Lord Taiwei, and I have created two samples in Xia." Speaking of this, Gu Jiangzi's eyes were slightly red, "The two beloved disciples below unfortunately died in the process of manufacturing. ”

"But for the sake of such a thing, these are worth it, and their sacrifice is not in vain, with this thing, my Great Wei can no longer worry about the attack of the enemy captives." After the grief was endless pride, Gu Jiangzi straightened his waist and strode them to the valley near the shipyard, where the security was even tighter, and after three checkpoints, they entered a flat land in the valley, where dozens of craftsmen and soldiers were busy around the two cannons.

"What is this?" Sima Cuo, Luo Shiji and others all showed curious expressions, is this the magic weapon that Li You said? It seems to have cost a lot of copper and iron, but I don't know how to use it.

"Just look at it slowly." Gu Jiangzi took them behind a short wall next to the artillery, although they were still dozens of steps away from the cannon, but it was also dangerous to blow up the bore, so they specially built this short wall as a precaution, which was also a valuable experience gained after many failures.

In addition, there were several trenches near the artillery, for the craftsmen and soldiers who tested the artillery to take refuge, and they were placed and carefully resisted, Gu Jiangzi came to the craftsman to ask a few words, and then nodded to Li You, indicating that they were ready, except for a few gunners, the craftsmen and soldiers also dispersed, and came to the nearby fortifications to prepare to start observing the record.

"Let's get started." Li You gave an order, and then told Sima Cuo and the others, "The voice will be a little loud later, remember to open your mouth wide and cover your ears." Everyone was a little puzzled, but they were still prepared according to Li You's instructions.

One gunner took out a gunpowder bag, opened it and poured the gunpowder into the gun, the other compacted the gunpowder, and then carefully stuffed a polished round shell into the muzzle, and then another gunner shoved the fuse into the small hole in the back of the cannon, ready to fire.

The gunner, who was busy with his work, hurriedly jumped into the trench in the rear, and the last gunner held a torch and looked at Gu Jiangzi and Li You and others behind the short wall, and immediately lit the fuse with the torch after receiving the order to allow the cannon to fire, and then hid in the trench.

"Isn't the target a little far ahead? I'm afraid only the Eight Ox Crossbow can get it? Qian Hua couldn't help but say, it seems that he still has a lot of thoughts about the Eight Bull Crossbow.

"Brother Qian, let's take a look first." Li You smiled and said, after you have seen the power of artillery, you will no longer miss the Eight Bull Crossbow.

"Boom!" Accompanied by a cloud of smoke, a huge fire erupted from the muzzle of the cannon, followed by a thunderous roar, and the iron cannonballs screamed and fired at the target made of thick wood in front of them.

Before they could react and turn their heads to look at the target, they heard another loud bang, and the cannonball hit the target, tearing the target several inches thick to pieces.

Looking at the shattered target in front of him, regardless of the buzzing in his ears, Luo Shiji asked loudly, "What kind of divine weapon is this, and it has such power?" ”

"The name of this thing is called a cannon, and it was made by the little old man according to the instructions of the captain." Gu Jiangzi replied proudly.

And Qian Hua's reaction was even more exaggerated, he went straight to the target in front from behind the short wall regardless of it, and scared Gu Jiangzi to gesture to the gunners again and again, asking them to suspend the test gun.

Running to the target, carefully looking at the gap torn by the cannon, Qian Hua gasped, "Mr. Gu, this is the board used by the Yue Wang warship, right?" Actually pierced by a shot? ”

"Exactly." Gu Jiangzi replied. (To be continued.) )