I do research in ancient times

It is said that it is going to sea to test the ship. In fact, everyone knows that the ship can only sail as far as the duck.

After Yazicao, the Wuzhi River meanders all the way to the northeast, and the sub-zero temperature has caused some sections of the river to freeze.

The shipping on the Wuzhi River stopped early in the morning, and it will not continue to sail until the next year when the river melts. Therefore, there is only one boat sailing on the Wuzhi River today. It is lonely and looks a little pitiful.

"Keep your dog eyes wide open, how dare you say that gentleman... You don't even look at your small body, is it enough for someone to blow you away?"

The shore gunner on duty, who was in charge of guarding the coast, knocked on the head of his soldier, and pointed to the sailing boat that was sailing steadily.

I saw eight iron cannons erected in four directions on the front, rear, left, and right sides of the ship's side deck. The black muzzles of the guns looked like sharp fangs, and they were about to choose their prey in the next moment.

Xiao Bing: ...

In an instant, I don't feel pitiful anymore!This is clearly a bully going out and good people staying away!

"Bully" Ning Sawzi prepared eight guns this time, four each with smoothbore and four rifled guns.

Feng Kai saw that he was a little crazy, so he was worried, so he also boarded the boat.During this period of time, Ning Fei worked too hard, seeing people getting thinner but his eyes shining brightly, often sleeping until midnight and suddenly getting up, rushing to the study to start drawing.

With his state, Feng Kai's worry was getting worse day by day.

, Since the fall of Tongzi, the Hu people have made frequent moves, and Feng Daduhu also took advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and took advantage of Hu Qihou's busy stalls to regain the front line of Xinzhou, which had been occupied for a year.

In terms of the current strength of the frontier army, there is no need to send the most elite black armor army to deal with the Hu Qi in Xinzhou and Tonghui. The ordinary frontier army is enough to deal with it.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Bosheng reorganized Yuan Tao and Tian Zhengde's soldiers and horses, picked out some remnants who had different intentions, and promoted some brave generals on the front line. It can be regarded as completely stabilizing the situation. The impact of Tian's treason was minimized.

These things were all done by the guardians alone, and they did not hand over their sons, and Feng Kai never asked a word.

He knew that his father had a relationship with the two of them. He hinted that Twelve Lang was intoxicated by drinking fake wine before, but he was actually holding the idea of ​​giving the other party one last chance. Da Duhu can still turn a blind eye to what happened before.

But unfortunately, people's hearts are not enough to swallow like a snake, how can one who has already tasted the sweetness give up easily?Da Duhu, who was betrayed by his brother, felt depressed and had nowhere to vent his anger. He used Hu Qi to vent his anger and sealed the eldest son, and he was happy to see it happen.

Therefore, during this period of time, Feng Kai's attention paid more attention to Ning Fei.

He had also asked Mr. Xie in private if Mo Zong had any secret method that could prolong life and strengthen the body, similar to magical powers like wearing blue light all over his body.In the end, Mr. Xie looked at him with a strange face, and explained to him euphemistically that Mo Zong is a place that pays attention to science. Now they don’t even burn paper for the patriarch, let alone pray to gods and worship Buddha. Mo Zong doesn’t believe that. set.

Feng Kai: ...?

Young Master Feng frowned.

He was sure that he was not mistaken at the beginning, there was indeed a blue light flashing on Adi's body, and Adi also admitted at the time that this was Mo Zong's secret method to strengthen his body.

Now he kept saying "it will be better sooner or later", Feng Kai thought he was talking about the effect of the secret method, but he didn't expect that even the elders of Mo Zong didn't know about it.

Buried his doubts in his heart, Feng Kai stepped onto the deck, took off his cloak and surrounded the young Juzi, and held his too cold fingers again.

"Go back to the warehouse and take shelter. The wind on the river is cool, and it will take a while to get to Yazicao."

Ning Fei shook his head, looking solemnly at the gradually widening water surface in the distance.

"Brother Mu Ye, the Wuzhi River is too narrow, not as wide as the Amur River. The ship's load is all on the cannon, and the sail needs to go on a zigzag line. This distance cannot be used."

"We must not allow Lu Bei's fleet to enter the Wuzhi River!"

"it is good."

Feng Kai nodded, and stretched out his hand to close the slightly open neckline for him.

"it is good."

"When the river is opened, we will build a dock at Bailukou, and the sea-building fleet and docks will protect the Wuzhi River."

These words reached Ning Fei's heart.

The Wuzhi River is an inland river, and the water level of the inland river is not enough to support the construction of large ships. Now the docks at the docks will have to move sooner or later.

Ning saw that he touched his chin.

"Since this is the case, I am afraid that the infrastructure around the dock must be paid close attention. At least dormitories and dining rooms must be prepared for the past shipbuilders, as well as the most basic living facilities... By the way, the medical center and clinics must also be prepared. However, it is safer to have a ship doctor accompany you on ocean voyages.”

He talked a lot, and Feng Kai listened quietly from the side, expressing his own opinions from time to time.

Not far away, Lu Yong nodded slightly.

No wonder the Eldest Prince fell in love with Mr. Ning alone. It turned out that Mr. Ning was the one who could see the same direction as him. Others could not participate in the world of these two people, and they couldn't even understand it. of? !

If he was the eldest son, he would definitely hold on to it and not let go.

Talking and talking, you can see the sharp mouth cliff, the symbol of the duck concave, from a distance.

The defenders who received the order set up the target ship early in the morning. Although it was not as huge as the real Tianyuan building ship, the ships were all connected by chains, and the ship was reinforced with several layers of wood for stability and impact resistance. The ability is better than ordinary.

Ning Fei looked at the bow of the ship for a while with a telescope. Although he felt that it was still not up to the ideal standard, it was already the best under the current conditions, so he nodded.

"Very good."

He instructed the sailor behind him.

"Get ready, the live ammunition will start shooting in a while. Linka pays attention to the stability of the ship. After each shot is designed, the ship will shift due to recoil. Be ready to deal with it at any time."

Linka and all the sailors agreed in unison.

Today, all the sailors on the ship are newly trained sailors from the frontier army. They have received systematic artillery training in the school before, and they are no strangers to the two types of artillery carried on the ship.

It's just that they can understand where the test is suitable for the design, but why do they have to come together?Wouldn't it be good to only use coastal defense guns?

"It's the difference between smoothbore and rifled."

Seemingly seeing the doubts of the crowd, Ning Zaozi explained to the sailors seriously.

"Naval guns are different from land guns. Even if land guns don't consider maneuverability, there are requirements for the terrain of the installation location. If the muzzle is too large, the recoil generated by the ground cannot bear it. The recoil of naval guns is transmitted throughout the ship. So in theory, as long as the power and strength of the ship are sufficient, the caliber of the gun can be increased appropriately, but the loading of ammunition is a problem.”

He pointed to the two cannons at hand.

"Smoothbore has a small caliber, is simple to make, can fire continuously, and consumes relatively low cost, but its range is limited. The production of rifled guns requires craftsmanship, but the range, rate of fire and shooting accuracy are better than smoothbore, and the caliber can also be appropriately increased. Which one is more suitable for our warship depends on the actual launch effect."

"So, let's get started."

After Mr. Ning gave an order, the whole crew immediately took action.The head Linka firmly grasped the rudder wheel, his eyes patrolled the surrounding water, and he was brought into a fighting state almost instantly, making Ning Fei nod secretly.

In comparison, the sailors seem a little green.

Fortunately, they were all trained young people. After the initial panic, everyone quickly found their rhythm, began to divide and cooperate, loaded shells, and adjusted the angle of the muzzle according to the direction of the ship.

What they practice is dynamic shooting. In naval battles, it is impossible for the enemy to stand still and wait for death. Both sides must find opportunities to attack during the movement.

Soon, the first cannon fired.

boom--

The huge recoil caused the boat to shake, and even in the dry season, there was a faint whirlpool on the Wuzhi River.

Linka adjusted his direction with a focused expression, the headwind boat narrowly avoided the vortex area, and deftly switched to relatively stable waters, preparing for the next attack.

The first shot was a solid cannonball. The cannonball drew an arc in the air and hit the water outside the target ship fiercely, splashing a huge splash.

Missed.

The gunner blushed with embarrassment, and stood on the deck stupidly, not knowing what was wrong.

He was full of confidence in the shot just now, thinking that he would definitely hit the target ship on the opposite side, but who knew that after the shell was fired, it deviated from his estimated position, and didn't even touch a side.

"Gambling is heavy, and he is very happy. If you want to use him, you have to polish your heart."

Feng Kai commented on the boatman.

Combat is a moment of life and death but full of opportunities. The good and the bad in the character will be amplified by the pressure and cannot be covered up.

What gunners want is the calmness of one-hit kills. Frontier soldiers don't have unlimited shells to consume, so that kid is not suitable.

Just as he was speaking, the second cannon was also fired.

This is a thin and small young man who picked up a torch and lit the fuse decisively.There was a loud "boom", and a dazzling fireball spewed out from the muzzle of the black smoothbore gun.

boom--!

The moment it hit the target ship, wood chips splashed and gunpowder smoke rose into the sky.

"It's a bitch!"

The two sailors in his group cheered and jumped up and down.

They were robbed of the first shot just now, and they were actually a little anxious.Mr. Ning and Mr. Feng are both on board today, who doesn't want to be more eye-catching and make a good impression in front of the big shots.

It's just that Gou Laizi is a slow person, and he was not in a hurry from the beginning to the end, which made the two partners who cooperated with him very anxious.

But they also knew that Gou Laizi was reliable, and he was the first in the class when he was in Xuefang. If he felt that he couldn't make a move, then he must have not adjusted well.

Sure enough, the kid who snapped the shot missed, and they made it.

"What do you say about this?"

Ning Fei turned to look at Feng Kai, and pointed at the skinny boy with his chin.

"good."

Feng Kai nodded, but didn't comment further.

He had just observed the movements of the groups of sailors below, and he already had a plan in mind.

"Lets see."

Feng Kai said softly.

"Isn't there still a cannon that hasn't moved? You have to try it all before you can judge."

Ning Fei nodded, and turned her attention back to the effect of the naval gun on the hull.

The use and deployment of gunners was not his responsibility. He believed that Brother Muye would find the most suitable crewman.

Sure enough, the next performance of the rifled gun was even more exciting.

When Linka turned his head around and turned the hull around again, the rifled guns, which had been silent for a while, fired.

The first is the rifled gun on the port side.After the big ship turned, they happened to face another target ship obliquely.Almost without hesitation, the main gunner ignited the fuze directly, only to hear a deafening bang, the shell rushed out with a strong rotation, and a long tongue of flame spewed out from the muzzle!

At the same time, the hull shook due to the huge recoil, and the unsuspecting gunners couldn't stand still, and almost sat on the deck with their buttocks shaking.

boom--!

One blow directly penetrated the thickened and reinforced super deck of the target ship, and the burst fragments were propelled by the shock wave of the gunpowder, scattered and splashed in all directions, like an extremely hard steel blade, directly blasting the wooden hull into pieces.

This time, Mr. Feng, who had been so calm all this time, couldn't hold his breath anymore.

He turned his head abruptly, looking at the young man beside him with burning eyes.

"Brother, are you new?"

He paused, trying to express his guess.

"But is it filled with gunpowder?"

Ning Fei gave him an approving look.

Except for the Liu Tie cast by himself, Brother Mu Ye is a person who discovered the true value of this gunpowder, and he understood the way with just one shot.

"Exactly, this is newly made gunpowder."

Ning Fei objectively introduced his new achievements to Brother Muye.

"Actually, for naval guns, the two rounds just fired are smoothbore guns. There is no rifling inside the barrel, so it is impossible to increase the caliber, and the accuracy and range are also limited. For ships, the shells used are also solid, and the tonnage requirements for ships are not high.”

"And this kind of gunpowder, because it contains gunpowder, the chamber pressure is destined not to be too high, otherwise it will explode. Therefore, a large-caliber gun is required to fire it. Because the rifled gun contains rifling, it will give the shell a rotational force at the beginning of firing, and the angle The trajectory and trajectory are also relatively stable, suitable for expensive shells such as gunpowder."

Having said that, he paused, with a helpless expression on his face.

"But Brother Mu Ye, you have also seen that the recoil of this cannon is too great, and the ship is already swaying in one shot. If there are multiple cannons fired in volley, our tonnage ship will definitely not be able to carry it."

The advantages of gunpowder in naval warfare are very obvious.When a shell hits an enemy ship, it can cause damage that is many times greater than that of a solid shell.When Russia and Turkey fought in the Sinop sea battle, the Russian battleships were equipped with 76 Paixhansguns with a diameter of 22 cm, which fired shells with black explosives inside, and directly blasted the Turkish wooden battleships into slag.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is the improved gunpowder that completely ended the wooden sail warship. This is the terminator of an era. Can't stop the gunpowder bombardment of the saw.

The power of the rifled cannon completely shocked the whole ship. The moment the cannon was ejected from the chamber, even the gunner who personally ignited the fire was frightened on the spot, unable to say a word for a long time.

Linka was well-informed. He looked at the target boat that had quickly sunk into the river in the distance, and couldn't believe his eyes.

This, this... this... what kind of gun is this? !

He thought the cannons before were very powerful, far more powerful than the powder cans they used when they returned to Jiuling City, almost as powerful as the coastal defense cannons.But what was that shot just now? !The ship sank before he could clearly see the other side, and it sank in pieces. He Linka had seen strong winds and waves at sea, but this was the first time he had seen such a completely broken ship!

This cannon... is terrible!

The able-bodied middle-aged man still couldn't help shivering, imagining what would happen if his own boat was hit by such a blow. !

No... I can't think about it!Can't think anymore!Fortunately, Donghu people and Ning Zazi are friends!

With such a powerful friend, will everyone be able to live in peace in the future? !

Only Ning Zazi remained calm.

His out-of-the-box safety quickly reassured all the sailors, and the young men were a little embarrassed, thinking that they were really bumpkins who had never seen the world, seeing how calm and calm they were.

As everyone knows, this calm and calm Juzi completely exploded after receiving the news from the Lu family Suojiang. The phobia of insufficient firepower that had been hidden in his heart for many years was completely stimulated, and he entered a state of rampage.

Ning Zazi, who was blowing his hair, didn't care what the Lu family's Tianyuan ship looked like, nor did he think about whether it was necessary to use such a powerful weapon as a cannon rifle to deal with the fleet.

No, no, no, he is irrational and not objective, he just wants to use his beauty to commit crimes, unscrupulously place skills, and krypton gold to brush equipment!

Anyway, it's done, the terminator of the age of sails, even Lu Bei with long wings can't escape the fate of being blasted into scum.He would rather see that he has mines, money, bows and arrows, and he does not hesitate to reduce the cost to make him feel safe.

"Come again."

Ning Saozi stood on the overtime on the second floor and shouted at the rifle team at the bow.

"Adjust the angle so that the bow and the starboard side fire at the same time, I want to see the effect of recoil!"

When he said he wanted to fight, the people below naturally had nothing to say.

So Linka turned his head to the steering wheel, and the muzzles of both guns were aimed at the river not far away.

The last target boat is a sampan, which is also reinforced and thickened, and it is wrapped with cowhide and iron armor on the outside, which looks very strong.

Two guns fired at once, and the side of the ship shook violently.

Feng Kai hugged Ning Zazi, who was standing unsteadily, and hugged him in his arms, covering his mouth and nose, for fear that he would be choked by the smoke.

Ning Zazi struggled to get his head out of his arms, his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, and he remembered the angle and vibration amplitude of the ship affected by the recoil one by one.

Of the two shells this time, one hit the target, and the other landed on the cliff a few feet away from the sampan.There was only a loud noise, and a column of water shot up from the solid sampan, and then quickly sank to the top.

However, no one cared about the target ship anymore, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the shell that missed the cliff.

After the violent explosion, rolling gravel fell into the river on the mountain wall, and a big hole was blasted out of the originally steep and upright cliff, like a huge and hideous wound, which was really scary.

This... this... this cannon...

The gunner who lit the fire swallowed, subconsciously looked at his trembling hands, eyes full of disbelief.

This gun is terrible.

The collapse of mountains and rocks shook the sky and the earth, far exceeding their cognition limit.In this world, who can withstand such a thunderous blow?

The gentleman from Mozong usually looks gentle and easy to talk, and he doesn't seem to have the temperament of an iron-blooded conquest!

Why did he suddenly...become a big killer?