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On November 15th, off the coast of Hu Douzhou (now Nantong area, Jiangsu Province, at this time, it was an alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangtze River and not yet completely connected to the land).
At this time, the sea surface was rough and the wind was high and the waves were strong.
But even so, it still can't stop everyone's joy, because today is the day when the Huang family's ocean caravan was established. Huang Mingyuan and his group landed on the island yesterday, and early this morning, they conducted a military exercise at sea.
Huang Mingyuan, Chen Yuan, Lu Zhen, Huang Mingjun, the cousin of Huang Mingyuan, the chief steward of the caravan, and others boarded the watchtower on the east side of the island to watch the maritime battle off Hu Douzhou through telescopes.
The signal flag on the watchtower was raised, and a warship set off from the port in the south of the island and headed straight to the open sea. Arriving about twelve miles east of the watchtower, the warship began to slow down. About one mile south of it is a target ship. After the flagman on the bow of the warship waved the flag to signal to the watchtower, the warship was facing the side of the target ship. Four rockets were shot out one after another, hitting the target ship directly. The gap was less than half a minute, and then four more rockets were fired. The rocket was fired and continued to hit the target ship.
On top of the target ship, a raging fire began to ignite, and soon ravaged the entire target ship.
The warship continued to attack with rockets. After five rounds of rocket strikes, the target ship finally could not withstand the continuous crossbow bombardment and disintegrated directly on the spot.
The whole battle was no more than a cup of tea. A warship was directly destroyed by another warship at this distance, which made everyone couldn't help but marvel. This most primitive sea attack actually has a violent beauty.
The ship-mounted bed crossbow is the proud work of Huang Mingyuan's design. Huang Mingyuan built a large bed crossbow directly on the ship to replace the artillery. A main warship can carry twelve ship-mounted crossbows, four on each side and two at the front and rear. When engaging in battle, they can directly bombard the opponent with long spears as thick as a bowl. Moreover, the head of the gun is tied with special kerosene, which is indestructible when splashed with water. As long as it hits the opponent's warship, it can cause a fire.
Huang Mingyuan¡¯s expectation is that it will be difficult for artillery to be realized in the short term. But if in the future the long pole of the ship-borne bed crossbow is tied with gunpowder and made into a sacred fire flying crow, its combat power will be doubled.
Of course, no one among the people can make such sharp weapons as bed crossbows. These craftsmen are generally in the hands of the imperial court, and Huang Mingyuan does not dare to deduct ordnance without authorization to replenish the navy. But Huang Mingyuan knew how to streamline production, so he produced the various parts of the bed crossbow separately, brought them to the island and assembled them, and it was a new bed crossbow.
Most of the five rounds of attacks by this warship hit the target ship. Although the target ship did not move, the shooter's ability is worthy of praise.
The fleet commander Huang Mingjun on the side was even more excited and his face was red. He was originally Huang Mingyuan's cousin, but his parents died young, so he always followed Huang Mingyuan to do things. Later, he was responsible for ship transportation in the Sihai Merchant Group, and was promoted to the general manager of the fleet only six months ago.
From Huang Mingjun¡¯s point of view, although this fleet is not big, Da Langjun and himself have invested a huge amount of money and energy. Today¡¯s exercise was successful and Da Langjun was not disappointed.
At this time, Huang Mingjun pointed to another approaching warship in the distance and said: "Da Langjun, the next step is a sea battle. This time the attacking ship will be the target."
Huang Mingyuan nodded.
The two sides were very close and were about to collide. At this time, the attacking warship actually used the sharp iron-clad ramming angle in front to ram into the opponent's abdomen, and then used a hook to connect the two sides. At this time, the "crow" on the front of the warship can ride on the opponent's warship, and the two sides fight hand-to-hand. The "Crow" is a kind of ladder built on a ship. It is a design of the ancient Romans that Huang Mingyuan imitated. The angle collision has long existed in the east and west, and it is very powerful. If you use a "battery ram" style angle collision, you can even knock the opponent over directly.
After that, Huang Mingjun also practiced a platoon attack, using the potential energy of the platoon to directly smash a warship. This thing is no less powerful than an artillery piece. When Yang Su attacked Chen, he directly used the platoon poles on the Wuya ship to blow down the city wall of Ezhou.
Huang Mingyuan watched the battle at sea through the telescope. The attacking party had a high level of combat literacy and was very skilled in operations. They usually put in a lot of effort.
The exercise lasted all morning. Huang Mingyuan nodded with satisfaction at the results of the exercise. Although this army did not have many ships, it at least had strong combat effectiveness. If there are enough ships to support it and pull it to the sea, it can be said to be the overlord of the Far East ocean.
But this immature army also has many shortcomings. In fact, except for the ship-borne ballista invented by Huang Mingyuan, whether it is the "Crow" or the platoon pole, they are more used in offshore and inland river and lake battles. Its huge body greatly affects the speed and endurance of the ship.
Huang Mingyuan said to Huang Mingjun: "A battle at sea is not as good as fighting at home."In combat, the focus is still on the ship-borne crossbow to ensure the speed of the ship and the strength of long-range strikes. "
Huang Mingjun nodded.
In fact, this fleet has surpassed the entire era. Huang Mingyuan drew a lot of maps of China's coast and maps of East and Southeast Asia based on his own memory. He also made a compass and taught the fleet to reserve oranges to supplement vitamin C ¡¤¡¤¡¤Use as much as possible to improve the capabilities of this fleet with things that transcend the times. This is a new hope for this country to get out of the cycle of internal strife.
This is a fleet heading to the ocean.
Huang Mingyuan was not worried about their strength. Until the 16th century, China's shipbuilding technology still led the world, and its naval combat effectiveness also led the world. The biggest enemies of ocean trade in this era were weather and dangers from the ocean itself.
Huang Mingyuan put down the telescope and said to Chen Yuan on one side: "Zhong Zhang, how is this fleet?"
Chen Yuan sighed in admiration: "Before, I didn't know why my lord wanted to vigorously develop shipbuilding. Now it seems that when the two armies are fighting, if there is such a navy that can attack the opponent's hinterland, the battle can be overturned in an instant."
Huang Mingyuan couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Zhong Chang's pattern is still too small. I built this fleet not just for fighting, but it is too overqualified. In the future, this fleet will monopolize the trade and business routes of the entire ocean. In the future, the entire ocean will be For us, this will be a new beginning, a new world."
Lu Zhen on one side looked at Huang Mingyuan who was full of confidence, full of charm and fascinating.
"Zhongchang, Zhenniang, it is possible that the decision I made today will be remembered by future generations better than a dynastic hegemony. There are countless dynasties in China, but a maritime empire has never appeared in this country. .¡±
After the exercise, Huang Mingjun led all fleet personnel, a total of 1,700 people, to land ashore and formed a square formation. Huang Mingyuan presented them with flags here, announcing the formation of this unit that was both business and military.
The waves are surging and the sea breeze is roaring!
This new fleet began to head towards the ocean. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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