On the first voyage of the Long March, the experimental nature was very strong, and it not only brought artillery, but also deliberately brought some more trainees.

After being taught by Li Haigou, most of these students have mastered the sailing technique of adjusting against the wind, and they have also developed a certain judgment ability for the control of the wind direction.

It's just that I've been practicing offshore all the time, and I've never really faced the big winds and waves at sea.

Therefore, this maiden voyage is not only the maiden voyage of the Long March, but also the maiden voyage of many students.

One by one, they wore summer cloth coats, and they were very excited to steer the Long March away from the coast.

Zhang Sanfeng was also on this boat, and before he could run out for long, he and those artillerymen were dizzy and couldn't stand steadily.

But there was no way, they could only lie on the deck, adapting to the wind and waves at sea.

The artillerymen also had to look at the cannon and prevent it from leaving its position.

After about half a day of sailing, Zhang Sanfeng realized that the boat seemed to have stopped, and he came to the upper deck tremblingly, and found that Li Haigou and the students were waving to the shore.

He endured the discomfort and found that the ship had docked into a port, looking at the batteries and soldiers in the port, he finally reacted, this is the bamboo trench port!

One of the tasks of the maiden voyage was to dock at Zhuqian Harbor to test the water depth of Zhuqian Harbor and conduct so-called artillery drills.

Zhang Sanfeng looked towards the shore and was pleasantly surprised to find Ansan's figure.

He hurriedly stepped off the boat, and after stepping off the trestle, he ran towards Ansan with a greeting.

Ansan also saw him and waved his hand and shouted.

The two hugged each other for a moment, and then laughed and greeted.

"You've had a good time in Zhuqian Harbor, you look a lot fatter than before!"

"Don't mention it, I eat meat every day here, and if I want to eat vegetables and vegetables, I have to transport them from Meaux."

"Oh, that's hard for you!" Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile: "I heard in Mocheng that the conditions on your side are difficult, how is it, have you eased up now?"

"In another half a year, we should be able to recover from it!" An San smiled bitterly and said: "When I first started to develop, it was indeed very difficult, but fortunately, Mocheng spared no effort to support it!"

According to the orders of the chief, we have destroyed many tribes here, captured about 800 laborers, and you see, over there are the fields and houses built by the prisoners of war! ”

Zhang Sanfeng glanced at it and found that the surroundings of Zhuqian Port were indeed very different from the surrounding environment.

"I heard that the chief is planning to send all your relatives over so that you can take root here?"

"That's right!" An San sighed and said, "It's said that the location here is important, and we must occupy it!" And most of these soldiers are recruited by other tribes, and if they use this as an excuse, they can bring in a group of laborers! ”

"Haha, it's reasonable that the chief likes to do things so much!" Zhang Sanfeng laughed.

An San smiled helplessly, since he took over the military and political power here, he almost alone has the final say on what to do in Zhuqian Port.

During these days, he can be said to be exhausted, a hundred times more tired than when he was in the barracks.

"Are you going to go on board this time with the ship in the future?" Ansan asked.

Zhang Sanfeng nodded: "No way!" What kind of navy we want to build in the future, we no longer pay attention to the enemy on land, and we will also have to compete with the enemy at sea! ”

An San looked at the sea: "The enemy at sea should be taken seriously, and the port has encountered four foreign ships at sea, and these ships are all peeking at the bamboo trench and want to occupy this place."

"Oh, so you won every time?"

An San smiled and said: "Don't underestimate these forts, as long as you enter the harbor in front, these ships are live targets!"

"Oh, then we're going to practice attack and defense this time, how do you think we should attack land with a ship?"

An San thought for a while, pointed to the docked ships and said: "You must ensure that you can move, and you can't enter the harbor at the beginning, otherwise if you can't move, the artillery on the battery will shoot at will!"

Zhang Sanfeng pondered for a while, and he suddenly understood why he wanted to carry out this kind of offensive and defensive drill, presumably in the future, there would be more such drills.

Because in order to attack a place from the sea, it is necessary to find a port where large ships can dock, and to take the port, it is necessary to rely on the army and the cannons on board.

"Looking at it this way, the attack power of the ship is actually not weak, and the cannon on one ship is worth a lot of batteries! As long as it is guaranteed to move, the battery is dead, the ship is alive, and it will be beaten alive! The turret can't take advantage! Zhang Sanfeng pondered for a moment and said.

An San was stunned for a moment, and agreed: "You're right, the ships I met before didn't have any artillery, and most of their firearms can only be heard!"

"There must be more ships!" Zhang Sanfeng looked at the Long March and said, "One ship can carry so many cannons, if there are a few, we can shoot down all the places near the sea!"

An San nodded and said, "Well, I think so too, the more ships there are, the more places you can control!" Especially the place near the sea is actually more suitable for development. Just like the bamboo trench port, materials and harvested furs and other things can be solved by sea, which is much more convenient than on land! ”

"It seems that the navy is also very important!"

While the two were chatting, the supplies on the three ships had been unloaded, but they were not in a hurry to load the fur on.

As the Lehi Dog beat the drum on the ship, all the crew members of the Long March began to run back to the ship.

The drill was conducted only by the Long March, and the subject of the exercise was very simple, that is, attacking targets on land with naval guns.

Ansan also hurriedly ordered the people of each fort to be removed, and placed a lot of wooden signs on the forts.

In this exercise, it is the artillery batteries on land that are required to be attacked!

While testing the naval guns, we also test the battery's ability to resist hits!

As the Long March took position, the artillerymen, who had endured the discomfort, began to operate the cannons as the ship turned.

Lehi Dog's idea was to use the bow of the ship to change direction to get a suitable firing position for the naval guns, and the left and right sides could take turns firing the guns.

He carefully operated the rudder, and little by little he approached the bamboo trench harbor.

An San watched from a distance, and also estimated whether the fort could be reached at this time.

With the flexible movement of the ship, it immediately took advantage of the wind to aim one side at the bamboo trench port.

Peng - The first cannon fired, followed by one cannon firing in turn.

Unfortunately, none of them hit, but smashed several houses of the army brothers.

This made the artillery on land laugh and curse at the same time, saying that the artillery on the ship was not good.

When the bow was turned again, the breech gun was also powerful, but the angle was too high, and the shaking of the waves made the shell hit a mystery!

Zhang Sanfeng also watched from afar, and he also had doubts about the naval artillery in his heart.

However, seeing that the ships were still moving flexibly, he felt that the cannons on the turrets might not be able to hit the ships easily.

The second round of firing also ended quickly, with only one shell, grazing the battery.

When the opportunity for the third round of shelling came, the artillery on the ship endured the discomfort and adjusted the angle according to the landing point of the first gun.

This time, the breech gun was powerful, and finally a shell hit the fort, but unfortunately in addition to the ricochet, it did not cause much damage to the turret built by earth and rock.

However, this made Ansan and Zhang Sanfeng both dazzled, they understood that this is the effective naval artillery!

Compared with the artillery on land, it is difficult to move, but the cannon on the ship can follow the ship and adjust the firing position at any time.

As long as it can be hit accurately, this means that when attacking targets on the coast, ships can also provide support from afar.

After waiting for half a day, the shelling drill was finally over.

Two batteries were pulled out, but this was all thanks to the breech guns.

When Zhang Sanfeng wrote the report again, he believed that in the course of the exercise, the advantages and disadvantages of the naval guns were obvious, but if it was necessary to attack land targets, the naval guns might as well be larger.

He, a lover of breech guns, also discovered for the first time the huge flaws in breech guns.

If you want to attack the defenses, the breech 75 gun is too powerful, the range is too close, and the distance that needs to be reached is too long!

The summary of the trainees on board focused on the hull, and they felt that the recoil of the two cannons on the ship could not make the ship roll over at all.

And the thickness of the deck is enough for these guns, the only drawback is that when fighting, it is difficult to communicate.

They suggested opening the lower deck, and that there must be a herald to inform the artillerymen of the intention to take the helm and march.

A drill exposes a lot of problems!

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