"Brother Ping, just let us have a good time!"

"Yes, you see that the brothers are finally back for the New Year, so you can let us all have a good time!"

Tang Ping listened to a black line on his face, what kind of tiger and wolf words is this?

But looking at the eagerness on these guys' faces, Tang Ping could only say: "Okay, when Agui practiced the gun, you were responsible for placing the target, one bullet per target, how about it?" ”

"Just one shot? Brother Ping, can't you let us have a few more shots? ”

Tang Ping continued with a black line on his face, can he still have a good chat?

It is said that snipers are fed with bullets, Tang Ping doesn't know the truth of this statement, but there is nothing wrong with practicing more.

So after the sniper rifle was sent from Da Mei's side through the courier locker, the pangolin kept sending bullets.

He just planned to see if he could feed Xue Rengui out before leaving.

But although there are a lot of bullets, they are not for these melons to play.

"If you don't think one shot is enough, forget it!"

"Enough, enough, whoever thinks it's not enough, who can go home first!" Fang Yiai picked up the three arrow targets and ran: "Brother Ping, write it down, I put three more arrow targets." ”

That's how this kind of thing comes about.

So every day when Xue Rengui practiced his gun, all of these melons were waiting aside.

After Xue Rengui finished firing the two magazines, it was their turn to play a few times.

And Xue Rengui's marksmanship is also rising in a straight line.

After the Spring Festival holiday, all walks of life began to return to work.

Some of Cheng Chumo and these people arranged to join the government in Chang'an, and some set off again, patrolling the official offices in various places, and new students also came to the new school hall, and everything started again.

"Your Majesty, please give me a name!"

"Please give your majesty a name!"

In the secret shipyard, the craftsmen in it did not go out even during the New Year, in addition to being afraid of leaks, they were also catching up with the progress of the work.

Because after the beginning of spring, the Yellow River gradually thawed, and the time had come to attack East Vietnam.

When the apricot blossoms bloomed in Chang'an City in February, good news finally came from the shipyard.

The first Datang ironclad ship has been completed!

Li Shimin looked at the ironclad ship in front of him, which was more than 20 meters long, and his heart was also full of pride.

To say big, this ship is really not that big.

The "five-toothed" ship built by Yang Su in the previous dynasty was more than 100 feet high, 30 meters high, and the length reached 55 meters.

However, Li Shimin dared to guarantee that when his ship reached the sea, it would be 20, and 30 "five-tooth" ships would not be his opponent.

"Since it's going east, let's call it Taihao!" Li Shimin picked up a pen and wrote the two big characters of Taihao on the paper and handed them to the craftsmen around him.

When this word is printed on the hull, this ironclad battleship will be officially launched.

This can also see Li Shimin's ambition, Taihao is the name of the Oriental Green Emperor, ruling the East.

Several craftsmen took it carefully, then climbed on the scaffolding, and carefully traced the word Taihao on the hull with the waterproof paint brought by Tang Ping.

"Your Majesty, please open the gates!" Tang Ping pointed to a handle in front of him, and all the craftsmen also looked at Li Shimin nervously at this time.

Almost a year of work to build this first ironclad ship, they have simulated this scene countless times in their minds.

Li Shimin was also very excited, he shook hands first, he could feel the sweat in his palms, and then put it on the handle of the sluice, took a deep breath, and pulled hard!

The other laborers also began to turn the winch in front of them at the same time, and with a click, the door of the sluice slowly rose, and the water began to pour into the dock.

By the time the water was level with the river outside, the Taihao had floated steadily above the water.

"Your Majesty, board the ship!"

"Good!" Li Shimin didn't care about his demeanor anymore, lifted the hem of the dragon robe, and climbed up the gangway leaning against the boat.

The sailors, who had been arranged a long time ago, also followed the boat.

"The engine room is in place!"

"The cab is in place!"

"The lookout is in place!"

"The artillery is in place!"

"Let's go!" Li Shimin pulled out the knife at his waist and pointed ahead.

The boilermakers in the engine room had already filled the boiler with fine carbon, and the steam engine began to pump wildly.

The whistle sounded, and Taehao began to slowly move forward.

In the Weishui, a steel giant beast is moving forward calmly.

"How fast is Taihao now?"

Because for the sake of secrecy, it is still the middle of the night, and the scenery on both sides of Weishui is not clear, and Li Shimin can't figure out how fast Taihao is now.

"That's about 10 knots, which is more than the fastest galleys today! At sea, if you are at full speed, Taihao can have a speed of almost 15 knots! And if we go down the water, Taihao can have a speed close to 20 knots! ”

The speed of the new warship built by Dongyue according to Tang Ping's drawings in the sea is only about 7-8 knots, and the speed of Taihao is twice as high.

The main long-range weapon on those warships is the large winch crossbow, with a range of 600 steps, about 1.5 meters in one step, and the range is close to one thousand meters.

But not to mention its accuracy, it is really a crossbow arrow shot from a thousand meters away, and it can't cause much damage when it hits this Taihao's steel plate.

What's more, the rate of fire of this winch crossbow is extremely slow, and after one shot, the winch needs to be moved up to reposition the crossbow arrows.

On the other hand, in addition to the Franji guns on the left and right, there are also two bow guns and stern guns at the bow and stern, and the firing range also reaches 1,000 meters.

Not to mention that the accuracy is much higher than that of a winch crossbow, and if such a cannonball smashes on a wooden ship in East Vietnam, it is a big hole.

The range and power of the weapon, as well as the maneuverability and defense of the ship, if you want to draw a combat power map, the Taihao ship is a proper hexagonal warrior compared with the current East Vietnamese naval warship.

This is also where Tang Ping's confidence lies, and this is not the only ironclad ship to go to Dongyue, Datang has also built several ships in other shipyards to cooperate with this ironclad ship.

At that time, with Tai Hao as the flagship, a fleet will be formed to attack East Vietnam from the sea.

"Hey, I want to go with you!" Li Shimin grabbed the railing on the side of the ship and said with some regret.

Now it is not as difficult as it was then, and it is too difficult for him to drive the expedition in person.

So even if he is greedy, he can only enjoy himself in this Wei River.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, after we sweep East Vietnam, if Your Majesty wants to go around the sea twice, I don't think there is any problem."

"Haha, then I'll wait for this day!"

After running around the Wei River, Taihao took advantage of the cover of night and returned to the dock.

Only the residents on both sides of the river began to spread the legend that one night there seemed to be a beast passing by on the Wei River, making a rumbling sound.

Like this "test drive", Tang Ping's expedition also seemed quiet. did not take the stage to pay respects to the general, and one night not long after, Tang Ping took people on the Taihao and went down the river.

The fleet consisted of twelve large and small ships, which flowed from the Wei River into the Yellow River and then all the way to the east.

In addition to Taihao, the other eleven warships were also driven by steam engines, and their speed was extremely fast, and they could travel more than 300 kilometers in one day.

In just four days, the fleet entered the Bohai Sea from the mouth of the Yellow River.

"Vomit...... Brother Ping...... ...... vomit" Lao Du lay on the railing of the side of the ship: "You are not...... Vomit...... Say...... Spoke out of the sea ...... Vomit...... Don't you get seasick? ”

Tang Ping didn't expect that although other people also had a little seasickness, they slowly got used to it after two days.

Only Lao Du was seasick from beginning to end, but he was still stubborn and had to stay above deck.

"General Du, would you like to try my new invention?" At this time, Geng Shuai, one of the ship's craftsmen, walked over with something.

"Vomit...... Yes, what is it? But after using it, you won't get dizzy...... Don't get seasick anymore? Lao Du looked at Geng Shuai with anticipation, although he knew that what this guy invented was basically unreliable, but seasickness was too uncomfortable, and now he could only pin his only hope on Geng Shuai.

"Uh...... That can't! Geng Shuai shook his head and said: "But my device, I call it a vomiting worry-free device, after you wear it, you look here, in your mouth, you can vomit at any time, after spitting up, press here, you can come out of light salt water to rinse your mouth." ”

Geng Shuai took his new invention and gestured to Lao Du, and Lao Du leaned on the railing and gave him a blank look: "Geng Shuai, right?" When you get ashore, your mother won't even recognize you! ”

"Lao Du, bear with it again!" Tang Ping couldn't stand it anymore, pointed to the front and said: "I did rush a little in the past few days, but now it's much better to go to sea, go to the island in front of me to rest and set off tomorrow." ”

Anyway, when I went to sea, there are not many fishermen around here, and I am not afraid of being discovered, and the desert island in front of me can just settle down and trim it.

In the next few days, they will follow the coastline out of the Bohai Strait, and then go south to launch a surprise attack on the navy of East Vietnam.

I took a small boat and went to the desert island, rocked on the boat for a few days, and after stepping on the field, I felt a little uncomfortable.

"Why do I think this shore is moving?" Lao Cui's body shook for a while, and he said with some uncertainty.

And Lao Cui lay directly on the shore: "Ah, it's so comfortable, no one pays attention to me, let me lie down." ”

In addition to a few of them and the craftsmen on the ship, they are all elites transferred from various sailors, so naturally they will not be like them, and they will be busy setting up camp after they go ashore.

"How? Still used to it? Tang Ping asked Wang Qingluan, who came with him.

Wang Qingluan nodded: "The East Vietnam Navy is strong, and I used to be on the boat when I was in East Vietnam, so it's nothing." ”

After speaking, she looked at the west: "It's the first time I left Tang Tang, and I miss her a little." ”

Tang Ping went over and held her shoulder: "Yes, I don't know if our little Tang Tang is well-behaved at home." ”

Both of them looked at the direction of Chang'an in the west, you must know that not long before departure, Tang Tang had just learned to call his father, but he couldn't make Tang Ping excited.

It's only been a few days now, and I'm already missing it.

After a long time, Tang Ping looked south: "It's okay, let's fight quickly this time, take Dongyue, and then we can go home quickly!" ”