Daming One Piece

Chapter 200 Military training (first update, please subscribe)
The Spaniards are coming!

When this news reached the Yamen of the Xuanwei Envoy, Shi Yiwen was stunned for a long time before he remembered an old event in history.

Spain also established a colony in China. They once occupied Keelung, but they were driven away by the Dutch within a few years.

"The Spaniards are coming!"

Originally, Yang Tiansheng, who was in line with the old brothers who wanted to oppose the consolation envoy's action against the Dutch, was also stunned when he heard the news.

"How did the Spaniards get here?"

Then he said instinctively.

"Consolation envoy, we must not offend the Spaniards, after all, a lot of their business is in Manila."

As soon as his words fell, Wang Zheng, who was standing aside, reprimanded.

"Business? Heh heh, is the business or the territory important! Master Yang, don't forget your current status!"

Wang Zheng's words made the faces of Yang Tiansheng, Chen De and others feel hot. Maybe they are all officials in the yamen of the Propaganda Envoy, but they instinctively look at everything from the perspective of businessmen, let alone They, even Zheng Yiguan, is also like this in history. He always considers things with the eyes of a businessman first.And this is the biggest difference between him and his son.

"grown ups!"

Wang Zheng turned his gaze to Shi Yiwen, and then said.

"My lord, now that the Spaniards are occupying my territory and killing my people, my lord, as the consolation envoy of Beigang, should lead my troops to drive away the barbarians, to protect my territory and the safety of my people!"

Wang Zheng's words made Shi Yiwen nodded in agreement.

"This job is where it is!"

Staring at Yang Tiansheng and the others, Shi Yiwen said in a deep voice.

"Now that we are here under the emperor's order, it is our duty to guard the territory and protect the people, how can we abandon our duties because of the so-called business!"

Shi Yiwen's words made Yang Tiansheng, Chen De and the others feel a little uneasy. Wearing official robes, they were thinking about how to glorify their ancestors, and then they remembered that they were officials, not businessmen. Besides, those business... ...and what to do with them.

So it took only a moment for them to reach an agreement-send troops to expel the barbarians!
"My lord, the Spaniards have six warships, and the barbarian warships are faster and fiercer than me. Although your lord has 36 gunboats, there are only eight ships in Beigang. In terms of the firepower of warships, Our side is far behind the Spaniards..."

Although Shi Yiwen didn't have a real navy or admiral under his command, Guo Huaiyi, to some extent, was his naval admiral who had been in charge of crew training.He is naturally very clear about his own firepower.

"It doesn't matter. Although our ship only has a dozen or so guns, its firepower is not much worse than that of the Spaniards' warships with forty or fifty guns. We have fewer guns, but the shells are heavier! The firepower is natural. Also more violent!"

Although he said so, Shi Yiwen knew better than anyone in his heart that Beigang currently does not have a warship!
All merchant ships are two-masted or three-masted schooners. Although the three-masted schooners are equipped with as many as 26 eighteen-pound naval guns, they are at best armed merchant ships, not special warships at all. Man, what they came here were all real warships!

Merchant ships have no advantage in numbers against warships. The only consolation is that the artillery is mainly 24-pound or [-]-pound guns. Although the Spanish warships have many guns, many of them are light artillery. There are nine-pounders.

"As long as our cannon fires harder and fires faster, even if they have more cannons than us, they may not be able to defeat us! Don't forget, our cannons are better than theirs!"

This is not bragging. In fact, Beigang cannon casting technology is definitely ahead of other countries in the world in this era. After all, the cannon casting technology of this year, to put it bluntly, is the casting technology. As long as the casting technology is developed enough, There must be better artillery.And Shi Yiwen himself is an engineering student, pig iron casting... This is a compulsory course!
Moreover, he also introduced some famous inventions in the history of naval warfare, such as flintlocks and other seemingly inconspicuous gadgets that can greatly increase the rate of fire.

The principle of naval warfare!

Big blunderbuss wins small blunderbuss, more blunderbusses win less blunderbusses, not enough blunderbusses... the speed of fire makes up for it!

Historically, for hundreds of years, the British Royal Navy has always been the protagonist on the world's oceans. The Royal Navy has won one battle after another that determines the fate of the country, and has made countless ambitious opponents drink the ocean. What's the secret to winning?
Just shoot fast!
Since the British Navy can fly across the world with its rapid artillery fire, Shi Yiwen believes that this will also become his fleet and rely on it in the future!

What is the secret of the British Navy's fast gunning?
Practice to death!

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, if you don't want to die, hit faster..."

Accompanied by the yelling of the gang leader, the sound of guns echoed on the sea, and eight armed merchant ships lined up in a single column, aiming at the targets at sea and firing continuously.

Amidst the rumbling gunfire, the sea was covered with thick gunpowder.

"Order the fleet to maintain the battle line and shorten the distance between the ships!"

Put down the binoculars, Shi Yiwen ordered.

send troops!

Expel the barbarians!
Wars always break out inadvertently!

Even Shi Yiwen himself did not expect that his first battle would come so suddenly, and the target of the first battle would be the "great powers".

Great powers!

Spain in this year is definitely a proper power!
Lord of the seas.

The British fought several naval battles with the Spaniards before they seized the supremacy of the sea.

And in the East!

This battle came really early.

In order to be able to defeat the Spaniards, high-intensity training has become an indispensable item. Since receiving the information three days ago, the merchant fleet in Beigang has transformed into a navy. Shi Yiwen even designed uniforms for his own fleet ——Actually, it is the kind of sailor uniform that is familiar to later generations.Compared with the traditional Hanfu, it is easier for sailors to move, even if they fall into the sea, they can be easily taken off for swimming to survive.

Looking at the sailors on the deck wearing beanies and sea soul shirts, if it weren't for the different cannons on the deck, he could even see the navy 200 years later in a daze. This outfit is indeed very advanced!
Seeing them desperately loading gunpowder and shells on the deck, Shi Yiwen said to himself.

"As long as the cannon fires fast enough!"

While speaking, he said again.

"Continue to strengthen training and strive for a faster speed!"

(End of this chapter)