I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 63 Song Yingxing is crazy

On the Daming steamer, two layers of artillery are installed on the port side and starboard side respectively, divided into two groups, A and B, with a total of 72 new artillery pieces.

One face to face, destroying four warships of the Dutch fleet.

Under Zheng Zhilong's precise command, after the ship turned around and fired four salvos, four more ships were destroyed.

Then, amidst the furious roars and curses of the Dutch foreign boys, they walked away without giving the other party any chance.

The sailing speed of the big Ming steamer is [-] knots per hour, which is about [-] kilometers per hour.

However, the sailing speed of the Dutch foreign fleet is only [-] kilometers per hour when the sails are full and fully loaded, and they cannot catch up at all.

At the same time, the gang of foreigners were beaten into a daze.

In this ocean-going fleet, there are only 22 warships equipped with artillery, and the other [-] to [-] are merchant ships. Once the "monster ship" of the Orientals makes two more rounds, the warships will be completely destroyed...

Once the warships are wiped out, the remaining merchant ships are simply pieces of fat.

Where dare to pursue?

"These oriental dogs are devils, they deserve to die!"

"What kind of monster ship is this? It sails so fast without sails? It's unbelievable, unbelievable!"

……

Not to mention the dejected return of the foreigners, to another 'base' they seized, Manila, the island of spices.

There was joy on board the Daming steamer sailing eastward.

Needless to say, those students of the Daming Academy had never participated in a naval battle. They were naturally rejoiced when they witnessed the Daming steamship fighting against the Dutch foreign men's warships and destroying eight of the opponent's warships casually.

Even the 'little pirates' who followed Zheng Zhilong to battle the sea had expressions of ecstasy.

They are all subordinates of the sea king Li Dan, and they have experienced countless sea battles, but which one was not a hand-to-hand combat and a desperate fight?
Don't say that a single warship is facing the opponent's entire fleet. Even if it is a one-on-one or one-on-two battle, it is often a matter of luck and combat awareness. If you are not careful, you may be fired by the opponent. shelling...

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In the cabin, Zheng Zhilong, Xu Guangqi, and Song Yingxing had serious expressions on their faces, as if they were preoccupied.

"The turbine drive needs to be improved. During full-speed sailing, the load on the steam engine is too large, and it is easy to blow up the cylinder." Song Yingxing said with a frown, "In addition, the hull structure is not reasonable and needs to be improved urgently.

Otherwise, in a distance naval battle, if it encounters severe and extreme weather, the hull will crack. "

The great scientist Song Yingxing was lost in thought, his lips moved slightly, as if he was calculating something quickly.

"King Zhenhai, what's your opinion?" Xu Guangqi raised his head and asked Zheng Zhilong with piercing eyes.

"I don't know much about ship construction," Zheng Zhilong sighed, shook his head and smiled wryly, "If it wasn't for the problem with the artillery, the foreign fleet would definitely be wiped out this time."

Eight of the opponent's 22 warships were destroyed in one round trip.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong gave the order to leave the battle directly and 'flee' towards Songjiang Mansion at full speed was because of a problem with the artillery designed and manufactured by Daming Academy, which made it impossible to continue fighting.

Fortunately, the speed of the ship was fast, and those Dutch foreign boys were defeated in the first battle. They were so frightened that they dared not catch up...

"Yang Maozi's artillery has a short shooting distance, but its performance is stable and it is not easy to explode."

Zheng Zhilong took out several artillery design drawings, solemnly handed them to Xu Guangqi, and said with a wry smile: "I bought these drawings from the Portuguese at a high price. It is said that they were designed by a German lunatic. I originally wanted to make them myself... "

Originally, Zheng Zhilong was still wary of the Ming court, for fear that after the idiot emperor had used him up, he would follow the example of their old Zhu family's great-grandfather and destroy him in one shot.

Now it seems that Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian seems to be doing okay.

Therefore, he has no idea of ​​​​hiding his secrets.

"The German artillery design?" Xu Guangqi's eyes lit up, and he slowly unfolded the design drawings, and began to study them in detail.

Xu Guangqi, an old man, was not simple. He could be regarded as the one who had the most in-depth contact with foreigners in the Ming Dynasty. He had many missionary friends, among them, there were many Spaniards, Portuguese, Germans and people from the British Empire.

Among the scientific classics brought by these missionaries, Xu Guangqi paid the most attention to his physics, chemistry, astronomy, etc., and he did a lot of research on firearm manufacturing technology.

"This is an improved version of the Hongyi Cannon... No, the design method is completely different!"

Looking at the blueprints of the artillery design, Xu Guangqi lost his composure. He grabbed Song Yingxing and said anxiously, "Chang Geng, come and take a look at these blueprints!"

Song Yingxing was still immersed in the improvement of the ship's hull and steam turbine, but he was picked up by the old man Xu Guangqi, with a dazed face, and said in a low voice: "Isn't it just thin at the front and thick at the back, with the ear and the rear plate of the base, it's nothing. Big deal...

Hey, the design of this artillery is a bit interesting. "

Song Yingxing grabbed a blueprint and began to refer to it in detail and deduce it, whispering endlessly.

"The barrel, the ear, the base, the turntable, the front sight...these are all similar to the design principle of the Hongyi cannon, but these artillery are too huge, right?"

"The casting technology of the gun barrel is nothing more than an iron core copper body."

"It's just that there are... more lines in the barrel?"

"360-degree rotation...Automatic loading and unloading of shells...Even if a hundred or ten sailors do it together, it cannot be completed."

Song Yingxing was muttering something, and he looked crazy and dazed, which shocked Zheng Zhilong a lot.

"That's right, that's right!"

"Long Live Lord, Long Live Lord is simply not human!"

Song Yingxing suddenly yelled, crying and laughing, with an unusual blush on his face: "Long Live Lord, you are not human!"

Zheng Zhilong: "..."

Xu Guangqi: "..."

The two looked at each other in blank dismay, terrified.

Song Yingxing, is this guy crazy?How dare you insult the emperor for not being human?

"Our Daming is saved, our Long Live Lord is not human, Master Xu!"

Song Yingxing grabbed old man Xu's arm, his face covered with snot and tears, and he laughed loudly, "Our Great Ming's Long Live Lord is not a mortal, but a god!"

"Master Song, are you okay?" Xu Guangqi shook his head and smiled wryly, sighing secretly.

This Ming scientist is crazy...

"I'm fine, I'm happy, happy for our Ming Dynasty, happy for our Ming Emperor Chongzhen!" Song Yingxing wiped the snot and tears from his face with the sleeve of his robe, laughed, and walked out of the hatch.

"In three months, I, Song Yingxing, will build a real ship for you!"

Then, he got into his own cabin and went to retreat...

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"Master Xu..." Zheng Zhilong hesitated to speak, "Master Song is all right?"

"Should...maybe...probably fine."

Xu Guangqi shook his head and smiled wryly, looking through the design drawings of artillery that Song Yingxing had casually discarded on the table, and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)