Chapter 369 Warship into service

The enemy who attacked the city was finally driven out of the city and fled out in confusion.

Due to too many casualties, Zhang Yang did not order to chase, but the sky in his hand was definitely not a vegetarian.

The sound of fire on the head of the city kept ringing, and the fleeing enemy fell in large areas.

In the end, less than half of them can escape.

However, Zhang Yang's men also suffered heavy casualties in this battle.

I still underestimated the enemy. I only noticed that Chen Youliang's army was a navy. I thought that he would definitely attack from the water. I didn't expect that the other party would sneak attack from this direction. If I left some cannons here, I would calmly block the opponent's attack, so that I would not be attacked at the top of the city and fall into a meat war.

The shortage of troops in Tianfu is also a reason.

Zhang Yang did not hesitate and immediately transferred the 50,000 new troops who were still training in the rear to Yingtianfu.

Chang Yuchun has been training the army in the rear for a long time. He was very annoyed. When he heard that Chen Youliang's navy came to make trouble, he couldn't wait to rush up and chop Chen Youliang with a knife. Now he has received an order to let his army go to Yingtianfu. He was very happy and immediately ordered the soldiers to set out.

At the beginning, the elite troops trained in Jiangbei were all deployed to Jiangbei. After half a year of training, this group of troops also had the appearance of the original army.

Not only long-range shooting, but also close-range fighting, this army will never fall behind.

If it was this army at the head of the city at that time, then the soldiers who rushed up would definitely be easily handled by them and would not fall into a bitter battle.

Zhang Yang strengthened the defense of Ying Tianfu, and then waited for the next attack of Chen Youliang's water army. This feeling was very uncomfortable.

Since the rise of the army, his army has been attacking, attacking, and fighting so many boundaries. How can it be like now, waiting for the other party to attack?

However, Zhang Yang has no other way, because he doesn't have enough water troops to attack.

The only way to deal with Chen Youliang's navy is to be more powerful than him! Therefore, Zhang Yang has been patient and waiting for his own opportunity.

Fortunately, Chen Youliang has his weakness, which has brought opportunities to Zhang Yang.

Chen Youliang is a very suspicious person. When he is not sure, he will not throw himself into the attack.

When Zhao Pushheng fled back in embarrassment, Chen Youliang was surprised. Fifty big ships and tens of thousands of sailors. As a result, only a few people escaped back? What about the rest of the people? Have they all been destroyed?

While scolding Zhao Pushheng, Chen Youliang also asked about the story of the battle in detail. When he learned that the other party's city was equipped with a lot of artillery, and the head was very high, Chen Youliang began to meditate.

He doesn't have many warships and cannons.

Chen Youliang doesn't know that the current Yingtianfu city is a little unable to deal with Zhao Pusheng's forwards. If he deals with all his fleets, he can't greet them. As long as he makes a resolute and courageous attack, Ying Tianfu is likely to be taken by him.

However, he doesn't fight an uncertain battle.

Chen Youliang ordered his craftsmen to step up the casting of cannons. At the same time, he had to build more warships. He had to save enough strength to fight with Zhang Shicheng.

He didn't know that he gave Zhang Shicheng what he needed most: time.

Chen Youliang is in Hezhou, stepping up preparations, accumulating his own strength and waiting for the next attack.

And Zhang Yang guards in Yingtianfu day by day. From the day to the day, the most worried thing has never happened.

Finally, a month later, good news came from the shipyard. The first batch of 15 warships have been completed, and the second batch of 15 warships has begun to lay keel. With the first experience, some of the steps have been improved, so it will definitely be completed ahead of schedule.

After it was built, Bian Yuanheng had already taken people to receive it. While training, he walked the waterway and came to Yingtianfu.

While people and ships are running in, Bian Yuanheng has been full of praise for these warships.

The first thing is speed. Due to the use of a new steam engine and a new water wheel, it is more than half the speed of the original warship! Even in the biggest wind and the largest current, sailing against the wind and against the water is faster than the fastest sailboat!

Thinking of the failure of the two warships last time, one of the main reasons is that they can't run as fast as the other party, and now, this problem has finally been solved!

If you run fast and make Bian Yuanheng feel proud, it is still a little disgraceful, as if to escape. However, the second feature is absolutely enough to make him full of confidence: strong firepower.

Forty doors on the lower level and 50 doors on the upper floor. Once the side of this kind of warship is opened, the firepower is enough to sweep dozens of ships of the other side!

The new warships are all equipped with God of War guns with a range of ten miles. In order to prevent the danger of the ship capping when shooting on one side, both sides need to fire at the same time to offset the strong recoil force. A volley can shoot 90 shells. Thinking about it, it is absolutely spectacular. As long as one of them falls on the other party's ship, it can smash the other party.

Bian Yuanheng has thought of the combat mode of using this kind of ship: drive in the same direction as the other party, and then, five miles apart, then any firepower of the other party will not cause harm to himself, and he can use the God of War cannon to calmly destroy them.

In the battle, try to avoid approaching a distance of 100 steps from the other party, so as to avoid the other party's bows and arrows causing damage to yourself. In the future, the water battle will be completely dominated by shelling.

However, if the other party dares to approach too much, this kind of warship is definitely not vegetarian. Unlike the original ship, this kind of ship is very strong and can completely resist the opponent's impact from the side. Moreover, in the bow of the ship, it is also wrapped with a layer of iron. If the enemy really dares to collide, it is better to do it first. , sink the other party!

Each ship is composed of 400 people and 300 gunners, of which two are responsible for fighting cannons, one is responsible for carrying shells, and 30 are responsible for standby and coordination. Fifty sailors are responsible for the launch of ships, and fifty power groups are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the steam engine. At critical times, they can also participate in the firing of shells.

Each ship has a captain, who is responsible for coordinating all the affairs of the ship, abandoning the previous centurion, the thousand-in-law with the same system as the army, all of which are experienced personnel on the original ship.

Ten ships are in one formation. When the second batch of ships is built, there will be three formations.

With this batch of ships, Lu Zetan, the first captain, overcame the impulse to find trouble with Chen Youliang's water army, and trained desperately around Yingtianfu every day, especially the aiming and shooting of artillery.

Half a month later, the second batch of fifteen ships were built again and added in time. In addition to construction, the most complicated and time-consuming thing is probably painting.

Zhang Yang watched his navy gradually become stronger again. With these 30 ships, the next time Chen Youliang's navy comes again, he finally has the capital to fight.

However, Zhang Yang also has a worry that the speed of the warship's departure is too fast. Such high-intensity labor, can the workers in the shipyard stand it? And Zu Qing, she is a girl, can she stand it?

Zhang Yang seems to have forgotten that he promised Mr. Zu that when the warship was put into the water, it was when they got married.

He forgets, which does not mean that others will forget.

For example, the old man in Pingjiang City, Zu Xingzhi, has begun to be a little worried.

Although he has made up his mind not to take care of the world again, when it comes to the big events of his precious granddaughter, Zu Xingzhi can't rest assured.

That day, he finally couldn't help coming to the shipyard.

When he finally arrived at the shipyard after an hour's drive in a bumpy carriage, he had a sense of trance.

At this time, the shipyard is busy.

There are shippers everywhere, and nearby, they are processing all kinds of wood into corresponding shapes, ranging from keel to a handle, which are all being produced in an orderly manner.

In the distance, on the huge platform, a new batch of warships have made a general outline.

In his lifetime, he was a little excited to see the ship he designed from drawings to reality.

As soon as he approached two steps, a guard with a fireman stopped him. Zu Xingzhi had no choice but to tell his name and let him go in and report.

Soon, Zu Qing ran over in a wind and fire.

I haven't seen you for more than half a year, and Zu Qing has become another person.

The original tender face has disappeared. Because it is often exposed to the sun, the skin is slightly black, and the face is more confident and capable, but there is still some blood in the eyes.

"Qingqing." Zu Xingzhi said, "Look at you, how did you become like this? It doesn't look like a little bit.

"Grandpa, you know you want to talk about me, but I really don't have time to pretend to be sven. I have to supervise the progress back and forth here." Zu Qing said.

"Then you can't exhaust yourself!"

"Grandpa, you don't know that the front-line war is tight now. Chen Youliang's navy is domineering on the Yangtze River. Lord Zhang's navy is not an opponent yet. We must build the warship as soon as possible to support the battle on the front line. Now, we really can't rest. Look at the workers here only sleep every day. For three hours, I have to light a torch to work at night, and I have been working for more than a month.

"Look at you, I'm talking to him now. I have to urge him. I promised to marry you when the warship goes into the water. I can't let him delay." Zu Xingzhi said.

"Grandpa, the war is so tense now, how can we tolerate these things?" Zu Qing said quickly.

"No, in Grandpa's heart, you are the biggest thing." Zu Xingzhi said, "I'm going to Yingtianfu now."

"Mr. Zu, don't worry, this daughter-in-law, I'll take it first." Suddenly, a voice came.

(to be continued)