Prince Xiong has experienced frequent changes in his identities such as slave, killer, martial arts master, and court rebellion, and has also experienced too much contempt, framing, and murder, so he has gradually formed a character that is suspicious of everything.

Xiong Chu believes that there is nothing immutable in the world, and there can be no absolutely perfect thing.

Just because things are advanced doesn't mean they're perfect.

The advanced is always relative, and the defects are eternal.

Some things of Westerners are not only not advanced, but have many fatal flaws.

Xiong Jiajun built two warships "for arguments" in different places at the same time, and there was naturally no need for the Portuguese and Dutch to participate in the follow-up progress, because it involved one of our top-secret technologies.

Split watertight chamber anti-sinking.

Central Plains Huaxia shipbuilding, the Tang Dynasty began to divide the watertight cabin, and now it is a very skilled skill.

However, the fact that the various ship types of Westerners did not adopt this technology shows that they have not yet realized the importance of watertight cabins, so it is no wonder that they sink at every turn.

The replica of the Dutch Admiral warship has a total of 48 watertight compartments in the triangular area of the bottom of the ship.

In the future, even if twelve watertight compartments were penetrated, the warship would not be said to sink. As long as a part of the upper artillery is discarded, there is still enough buoyancy to return to port, or wait for rescue.

Xiong Chu emphatically pointed out that the rebuilt warship this time cannot completely copy the things of the Westerners, let alone inherit the fatal flaws of others. The density of firepower and the stability of wind and wave resistance must be found to find an optimal fit.

Xiong Chu emphasized this point, mainly because he found that the length of the Westerners' warships was generally four or five times the width, and although they were flexible enough, they were not stable in the face of strong winds and waves.

Our own warships, the ratio is less than three times, generally only two and a half times, and it is too large and bulky, and it is difficult to operate when rapid maneuvering is required in frontal combat.

Because Xiong Chu emphasizes stability and safety, the second-generation new warship of Xiong Jiajun adopts a length-to-width ratio of three and a half to four times.

Referring to the new warship of the Dutch Admiral, the whole is the streamlined type of a Western warship, with a length of 36 zhang and a maximum width of 10 zhang and 2 feet.

The new warship, built with reference to the Portuguese five-masted warship, was also 36 zhang in length, and the maximum width of the ship's side was 9 zhang and 5 feet.

The two new ships were large warships of 1,900 materials, all of which were made of five masts, and this was also the latest attempt of the 12 shipbuilding families, with an estimated draft of 1 zhang 2 feet to 1 zhang 5 feet, and it was necessary to sail out of the town of Mogase during the wet season.

The cross-section of the hull is not a zigzag, but an inverted trapezoid, and although the gun deck on the first floor below is smaller, and the number of side guns is one less than that of Western warships of the same size, the difference is no longer obvious.

Although the speed of the ship could not reach the maximum under this consideration, it was more than twice as fast as the original warship, and it did not suffer even in the face of Western warships.

Another point is that there are many unnecessary decorations on the Westerners' warships, which occupy a lot of deck space and at the same time improve the center of gravity of the hull.

Xiong Chu was born as a killer, and he didn't like those bells and whistles the most, so he issued an order: "Warships are for combat missions, not for showing off." Anything unrelated to warfare and navigation was not allowed to appear on the warship. Those who violate the order will be severely punished. ”

After such a trade-off, the second-generation new warships of the Xiong Jiajun have greatly reduced the height and weight of the bow and stern, and the safety and maneuverability have been slightly better than those of Western warships, at least they will not be at a disadvantage.

Another advantage of such an order is that it saves a lot of spare space and carrying capacity, and can greatly improve the living conditions of sailors.

As a slave, Prince Xiong never thought that the soldiers under his command were lowly, but on the contrary, they belonged to a noble group. Therefore, for improving the living conditions and living conditions of the soldiers, Xiong Chu is strongly supportive.

Xiong Chu believes that when the soldiers go to the battlefield, they are giving their lives. They deserve the respect of all, no matter how high they are treated.

Through this "bilateral tripartite technical exchange", Meng Fan has a new understanding of mold turning, grinding and polishing, artillery technology, gunpowder, and warships, and is no longer a thing that one person is thinking about, but has a greater pertinence.

Now that there was enough space on the lower artillery decks of the two new warships, the evil sect Daoist Meng Fan was finally busy, because he needed to lead the craftsman battalion to forge more powerful artillery.

In the past, it was controlled below 1,500 catties, but this time there was no limit, so Meng Fan decided to give the first layer of artillery deck to cast a huge cannon of 4,500 catties, and the two warships needed a total of sixty-four guns, and the firing range was increased to six miles.

Therefore, he designed a new cannon that not only needed to increase its range, but also to be able to fire a variety of shells: solid shot put shells to attack the hull of ships, flowering shells to kill enemy sailors (cylinder double kick mode, with small lead balls inside), and chain shells to destroy enemy ship sails (two small lead balls, connected by a chain in between).

Everyone had to digest the plagiarized new technology, and Admiral Zhong Guozhu and his officers and soldiers were even more nervous. Because after watching others operate guns, I know what it means to be a skilled gunner.

The Portuguese and Dutch countries are the territory of the little finger, and they can show off their power all over the world, which shows that people still have two brushes, and they must be modest and cautious in this regard, and study hard.

The speed at which the Dutch operated the cannon was at least three times faster than Zhong Guozhu's. Although the Portuguese were still a little worse, they were also twice as fast as Zhong Guozhu.

In other words, after Zhong Guozhu and their guns were shot, the Portuguese could fire three shells, and the Dutch could fire four shells.

If they really want to fight face-to-face, no matter how advanced the warships are, Zhong Guozhu and his sailors will face such an opponent and end up with the annihilation of the whole army, and there is no second way.

There is a comparison to distinguish, and the master is the core of learning and learning.

If you want to save your own life, you must fight the enemy so that you don't have time to fight back.

Zhong Guozhu and the officers and men of his naval division personally watched others operate the artillery, and the action was like flowing water, and finally realized the true meaning of "speed is life" and "hard training is life".

This "bilateral tripartite technical exchange" has a new gain: how to prevent the destruction of the hull by deep-sea wood-eating insects and parasites.

Westerners used a layer of lead wrapped around the hull, but Xiong Chu suddenly thought that the most he had was Yunnan tin mine, which could produce a large amount of tin skin.

Moreover, tin has better ductility than lead and can be hammered into any shape at will, so there are a variety of fine tin products for sale.

At this point, after the tung oil on the warship of the Xiong Jiajun was embalmed, the outer bread tin became a specific symbol, and later the "silver light battleship" on the South China Sea became a legend.

The fleets of the Portuguese and the Dutch were successively sunk in the Irrawaddy River and the Chindun River, and the Britons did not take advantage of it in the end. They struggled for more than a month, and finally suffered an unknown fiasco.

The Eagle's Beak Fort is located in Asdoglam, a salient on the north bank of the Sullman River.

The name Eagle's Beak Cliff is just a place name casually said by Huo Lianshan, because this salient has no name at all.

Asdoglam is the triangle where the Surman River joins the Meghna River. The biggest problem with this place is that there are no locals to lead the way, and the riverbed and swamp are almost indistinguishable.

In order to transport the eight cannons into the swamp, Huo Lianshan and they spent fourteen days, and in the end they were basically carried in by people.

Because Huo Lianshan personally inspected this place and thought it was a good ambush battlefield, he did not allow his brothers to raise objections.

After the eight cannons were in place, it was impossible to see from the outside, because the thatch in this place was at least two people deep.

The battleship Prince did not come up, probably the Britons asked the locals, knowing that the upper reaches of the Mekna River had a complex water system, and large ships really did not dare to enter it casually.

Huo Lianshan also knew that the Sulman River could not be navigated by large boats, because the water was less than a foot deep, and only the locals dared to hold boats in it, and it was only a flat-bottomed boat.

Therefore, the eight cannons were mainly aimed at the direction of the main stream of the Mekna River, and as long as the Britons dared to come, let them taste the taste of iron watermelon.

This wait is more than ten days, Huo Lianshan and they finally waited for the target: three small warships more than twelve zhang long, and they are not full sails, presumably the Britons are very careful.

Although it was a small warship, it was also the first time that Huo Lianshan and the others saw the enemy's warship, especially when they saw that there was a cannon on the bow of the enemy's ship, and they were still a little nervous.

The enemy's three warships slowly came up in columns, so Huo Lianshan decided to knock out the first one and see how the enemy reacted.

"Four cannons are aimed at the first ship and ready to fire, and the other four cannons are aimed at the second ship behind the enemy, ready to deal with the contingencies. ”

Huo Lianshan lay on his stomach next to the fort, observing the enemy's warships through the gaps in the weeds, and felt his palms sweat.

Even so, he was still very calm: "Don't worry, put them within three miles, and strive to win the first battle." ”

When it was really time to make a move, Huo Lianshan's eyes stared at the enemy for a moment, and his breath began to come and go, as if the whole person had completely entered an ethereal state, which was caused by the baptism of many bloody battles and the effect of the Shangqing Heart Method.

The main general was by his side, and he seemed extremely calm, which reassured the soldiers participating in the battle, and at the same time stabilized everyone's feelings.

"Ignite!" almost two words came out of his throat, Huo Lianshan still stared at the enemy warship, his body not moving.

When the gunner heard the sound, he felt the fire fold and shook it, then lit the fire rope, and put the fire fold away, and then used the fire rope to light the fuse of the cannon: the first, second, third, and fourth!

Yiqiē was orderly, and he didn't see any fluctuations in the gunner's emotions at all, and he completed the usual drills meticulously.

Huo Lianshan reflexively stretched out a thumbs up to the gunner and shook it, which was a silent praise and the most morale-boosting action.

Tom tom tom - click - poof!

Four cannons rang out three times in succession, Huo Lianshan covered his ears tightly with his hands, and just saw the first lead ball hit the cannon on the bow of the enemy's warship, and it flew into the river at that time.

Another lead ball hit the ribs of the enemy warship, smashing a large hole, and at the same time, the huge impact force caused the enemy's warship to suddenly go sideways, but it still swayed violently.

As a result, the other two shot put just missed, and ended up landing in the river behind the enemy boat.

Huo Lianshan was unmoved, and still gave an order according to the established plan in his heart: "Hurry up and reload, and the other four cannons will be fired!"

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