Daming: From the Son of Heaven to the Leader of Comprehensive Martial Arts

The sun never sets on the Royal Battleship, under the urging of Duke Charles himself, the sailors used all their strength and paddled frantically. They wanted to escape here, because they realized at this moment that they had completely underestimated the Ming Empire. Strength.

Woo--

Woo--

Woo--

The horn sounded, resounding through the sky, deafening.

Standing on the deck of the Shenlong battleship, Zheng Chenggong looked at the fleeing British warship with a look of contempt on his face.

"Just these broken ships, dare to invade the Daming waters?"

"It's just self-destruction!"

"Come here! Cannon calibration! Your Majesty has a decree to declare war on the Empire on which the sun never sets. Since these broken ships dare to invade our Daming sea area, they must never come back, and none of them are allowed to escape!"

Chapter 46 Take the strengths of barbarians and make up for my weaknesses

On the Shenlong battleship, Zheng Chenggong held the battle flag, commanded the Ming Navy, and began to encircle and suppress the royal battleship on which the sun never sets.

Duke Charles and the others fled frantically after seeing the huge warship of the Ming Navy.

Where have they seen such a giant?

In their cognition, their royal battleship on which the sun never sets is currently the most advanced warship in the world.

However, at this moment, their three views were completely subverted!

But they met the ancestors of shipbuilding!

On the bow of the Shenlong battleship, Zheng Chenggong shouted: "Your Majesty has a decree that the day of declaring war will never fall on the empire! Anyone who dares to violate our Daming border will be punished no matter how far away!"

"The generals obey the order, the whole army strikes, fire!"

Zheng Chenggong drew out his waist knife and ordered the navy and the whole army to attack. [-] warships, with the momentum of thunder, rushed towards the British fleet!

Boom boom boom!

On the sea, gunpowder smoke was everywhere, and the sound of gunfire was deafening.

After a round of shelling, more than half of the British warships were sunk instantly.

One hundred and eight warships marched forward like a tiger preying on them. The Royal Fleet, which consisted of twelve warships, was powerless to resist.

"Back at full speed, run away!"

The few remaining warships commanded by the Duke of Charles frenziedly broke through the siege of the Ming Navy. When breaking through like crazy, the British Royal Warship burst out with powerful firepower.

Zheng Chenggong frowned slightly.

The power of the artillery of the Empire on which the sun never sets exceeded his expectations and aroused his interest.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong put away his contempt.

Today, if a battleship on which the sun never sets escapes, he will have no face to meet the Holy Majesty, face the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and face the people of Ming Dynasty.

This is a fleet built with 3000 million taels of silver!

Moreover, with [-] warships against twelve warships, if the enemy breaks through the encirclement and escapes, he will have no face to see Jiangdong's elders, so he can only commit suicide and apologize.

It has to be said that the artillery fire of the empire on which the sun never sets is indeed extremely powerful.

However, the Ming Navy's warship fleet has as many as [-] ships. Such a large number of warships encircled and suppressed several British warships.

Let them put wings on the battleship, and it will be difficult to escape!

Under the artillery fire of the Ming Navy, the British warships sank one after another.

"Don't fire any more guns, catch those alive!"

Seeing that there were less than three enemy ships left, Zheng Chenggong hastily ordered to capture the enemy alive.

Until the end, the Ming Navy captured all the remaining Britons, and they did not escape the encirclement of the Ming Navy.

Zheng Chenggong held up the brass tube telescope and watched the naval battle.

This was the first actual combat training of the Ming Navy under his rule, and the object of the first training was the Empire on which the sun never sets, the most powerful navy in the world.

These warships that never set in the sun are small and powerful, and should not be underestimated!

The war ended quickly. It only lasted an hour from the discovery of the enemy to the elimination of the enemy. Of the twelve British warships, nine were sunk and three were captured.

This is a one-sided naval battle.

The Ming Navy has 8000 warships and a total of [-] naval personnel.

The British Fleet, twelve warships, has a total of 600 naval personnel.

Before the war began, the Britons had already fled without a fight, because they were terrified when they saw the giant of the sea.

Of course, Zheng Chenggong chose to capture some Britons.

It was because when the two sides were fighting, he saw some clues.

The cannons of the British are very sharp. Although the range of those cannons is not as good as that of the Great Ming Cannon, the power of the British Cannon exceeds that of the Great Ming Cannon.

Zheng Chenggong was very curious about the artillery used by the British.

Zheng Chenggong boarded the captured British battleship. The surrendered British were tied up, pushed onto the deck, kneeling on the ground, ready to cut off their heads with knives and axes.

After Zheng Chenggong boarded these British warships, he ignored the captives, but went straight to the fort and began to check the artillery on the British warships.

These British guns are composed of a mother gun and a child gun. The mother gun has a slender body and a small caliber.

There are gun lugs on both sides of the gun body, the gun body can be placed on the bracket, and the shooting angle can be adjusted by pitching.

The back of the gun is thicker, with a long slot for loading sub-guns.

The child guns are similar to small fire guns. Each female gun has at least one child gun, which can be pre-loaded with ammunition for backup. During battle, the female guns are loaded into the female gun in turn to fire, thus increasing the firing speed.

Staring at these cannons, Zheng Chenggong was thoughtful.

Daming's artillery is to load the artillery, and then load the shells into it. The loading speed is slow, one shot is fired, and one shell is loaded.

This British cannon turned out to be loaded with nine shells at a time, and they were rotated into the main gun.

"These cannons are interesting!"

Zheng Chenggong boarded the deck of the British ship, looked at these British ships, found the advantages and made up for his own shortcomings.

His Majesty has ordered him to train a warship to conquer the world within a year, otherwise, he will be sentenced to death.

The 3000 million taels of silver given by His Majesty the Emperor is not so easy to get!

Zheng Chenggong returned in triumph, behind him were three British warships and more than [-] British prisoners.

Zheng Chenggong returned to the Governor's Mansion of the Navy and began to write a memorial.

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A few days later, dry up the palace.

Zhu Qizhen opened the memorial submitted by Zheng Chenggong.

The memorial submitted by Zheng Chenggong described the exchange of fire between the Ming Navy and the British Fleet.

Although the Ming Navy won a complete victory against the British Fleet this time, in the naval battle, Zheng Chenggong still discovered some defects of the Ming Navy.

In this sea battle, as long as a piece of artillery hits the hull of the Daming ship, it will cause a devastating blow to the hull.

This is the biggest drawback of all warships.

In the face of artillery raids, the defense of wooden ships is too fragile.

In this naval battle, the British fleet desperately broke through, and under the counterattack of artillery fire, a Ming warship was hit by the British fleet's artillery fire, causing heavy damage to the hull and requiring maintenance.

"Faced with this kind of victory, the minister begs to be punished!"

"I have checked the severely damaged battleships on board. These warships have damaged hulls, and the shells directly penetrated the wooden hulls. Even though these hulls are relatively strong, these wooden hulls still appear fragile in the face of bombardment. Paper."

"If there is another naval battle, you need artillery coverage with a longer range to prevent the opponent's artillery from hitting your own battleship. Even the most advanced wooden battleship cannot withstand a round of shelling."

Zhu Qizhen put down Zheng Chenggong's memorial and began to meditate.

Judging from the results of this naval battle, the construction of steel warships must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are slow in research and development, and the Ministry of Industry should be accelerated.

Wooden sailboats would definitely not be able to withstand artillery fire. Don't use wooden sailboats. Even ironclad warships are at risk of being sunk if they are attacked by artillery.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Life and Industry enters the palace to face the saint!"

The naval battle ended with the complete victory of the Ming Navy, and the entire empire was shocked by the sun never sets.

Moreover, the dependent countries around the Ming Empire saw how powerful the Ming Navy was, destroying the British fleet was like chopping vegetables, and they were so frightened that they cut off diplomatic trade with the British Kingdom!

They are very close to the Ming Empire. If the Ming Empire blames them for trading with Britain, they will not be able to bear the anger of the Ming Empire!

And Zhu Qizhen also knew.

The reason why Zheng Chenggong didn't wipe out all the enemy troops, but wanted to capture some of them was because the sun never sets and there must be a new technology that surpasses Ming Dynasty.

It is necessary to take the strengths of barbarians and make up for one's own mistakes.

There is no doubt that Zhu Qizhen appreciates Zheng Chenggong's character of not being blindly arrogant

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Chapter 47 Proposition for the World's Talented Scholars

In the Qianqing Palace.

Before the Minister of Industry came, Zhu Qizhen thought about how the Ming Empire should develop.

Judging by the British ships of war and artillery fire.

At present, maritime powers have risen one after another.

Among the Ming Empire, perhaps only Zhu Qizhen knew that the empire on which the sun never sets was just one of many ocean powers.

The scientific and technological development of the Ming Empire must be advanced and fast, otherwise, it will be easily surpassed by these ocean powers.

Perhaps, it has been surpassed!

"Qizou Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry has arrived and is waiting for an order outside the palace."

Wei Zhongxian entered Qianqing Palace and bowed to report.

"Show him in."

Zhu Qizhen spoke lightly.

After the Minister of the Ministry of Industry entered the Qianqing Palace, he knelt down and worshiped.

"Weichen see Your Majesty."

"Wei Zhongxian, give a seat to Lord Shangshu."

Under Zhu Qizhen's order, Wei Zhongxian moved a Taishi chair, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry leaned forward and sat on it.

"Navy Governor Zheng Chenggong has sent a good news. In this naval battle, the Ming Navy has won a small trial and has won a complete victory. Annihilated nine royal warships, captured three, and captured more than [-] British people alive. They are now being held in prison. In the naval prison. Here's the good news, take a look."

Zhu Qizhen spoke lightly, and handed Zheng Chenggong's memorial to the Minister of Industry.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry stood up, carefully received the good news, and respectfully said: "Your Majesty allocated 3000 million taels of silver for the construction of the Ming Navy, and this time it is just a sledgehammer."

Hearing that the Ming Navy won the victory, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry showed a joyful smile on his old face.

However, after a while, after reading the memorial, Minister of the Ministry of Industry frowned.

"Your Majesty, this...how is this possible?"

"It's shocking. I can't believe it. Could it be that the artillery of the barbarians is more powerful than the artillery of my Ming Empire? Is it fierce?"

When Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry spoke, his voice trembled a little.

"Why? This incident seems to be unexpected for Mr. Shangshu?"

Zhu Qizhen looked calm and smiled lightly.

"That's right, I never imagined that barbarian things could surpass my majestic Ming Empire."