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Chapter 1060 The roar of cannons

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    After the first Dafu ship passed by, the second warship with hull number '202' slowly sailed in front of the review ship.

    At the bow of the ship, the captain with two silver stars on his helmet suddenly pulled out his command knife and shouted: "Salute!"

    The coast guards, wearing uniforms and capes with standing collars, quickly raised their rifles on the deck and pointed their bayonets straight into the sky in salute.  The queue seemed to be half a meter taller in an instant, and the spears were stabbing like a forest, which was breathtaking!

    On the stern of the Wuwei boat, all the guests from the Li Dynasty were so shocked that they were speechless.  Those thousand-material warships can only make them sigh that the Chinese shipbuilding technology is still there.  But such a strict military formation and mighty military appearance made them truly feel the terrifying strength of the Tamna Garrison Area.

    Their king¡¯s ceremonial guard is not so neat and majestic.

    Zhao Hao seemed to want to surprise them all at once today. After ten Qianli Dafu ships passed by, a five-masted warship that was obviously a circle larger slowly sailed in front of everyone.

    This giant ship with hull number '101' is so tall that everyone on the reviewing ship standing on the high poop can barely see a pair of black military boots on the deck.

    Pu Chengxing's eyes widened. He saw that this battleship was obviously more than a thousand materials, and its shape was quite different from the Dafu ship. It was exactly the same as the black-tailed ship they were riding on, but it was much bigger.

    He was not mistaken, this was also a black-tail boat, and it was a Wanhu black-tail boat!

    The so-called Wanhuo Wuwei boat is exactly the large Wuwei boat that Mr. Zhao has longed for and dreamed of.  Hu is a unit used to measure the size of ships in Guangdong. It is approximately equal to 1,500 tons, which means the displacement is about 500 tons.

    "These large black-tailed boats not only consume a lot of materials, but also take a long time to build The main reason is that the hardness of the iron wood is too high, and drilling and disassembling them are very time-consuming.

    "But every boat with ten thousand hu of black tail is an invincible weapon that can roam the Chinese waters. It has always been monopolized by the sea masters, and even the government and the army cannot catch it.  No matter how rich Mr. Zhao is, he can't buy one. It's a pure luck to get this one.  It really complies with the saying, "You can't find anything even if you step on iron shoes, but it doesn't take any effort to get it."

    At this time, Wang Rulong, chief of staff of the Tamna Garrison District and captain of the Coast Guard Corps, stood at the bow of the ship with the hull number 101, a gold star on his helmet shining brightly in the rising sun.  He pulled out his gilded command knife and led the coast guards on the slope to salute solemnly to the inspecting ship!

    When this huge black-tailed boat passed by, ten more thousand-material fortune boats came out from behind.  After the Dafu ship, there were also several medium-sized black-tailed ships and armed sand ships, as well as various speedboats, ships and other small boats, and there were countless more.

    Pu Chengxing did some calculations and found that Mr. Zhao¡¯s fleet probably has more than a hundred large and small warships. In terms of quantity and quality, it is enough to crush the Li Dynasty navy, let alone the armed navy in Japan.

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    After receiving the review, the warships turned their sails and rudders, and lined up clockwise around the other side of Niu Island.

    The huge warship is indeed slow in movement, and Ushijima is indeed a bit bigger.  It was not until nearly noon that the fleet under review was arranged in a straight line on the sea east of Niu Dao.  Large ships are connected bow to stern, with the right side of the ship facing Niudao Island, while small boats of medium-sized black tail boats and smaller have the bow of the ship facing Niudao Island.

    The Wuwei ship serving as the review ship also sailed to the southeast of Udo Island and re-anchored towards Udo Island and the fleet.

    Seongsan Port is indeed the most suitable place for a military port on Tamna Island. Thanks to Udo Island, the sea surface is much calmer than elsewhere.  At least the Xingang side is incomparable.

    Mr. Zhao turned around and smiled at the officials and merchants of the Li Dynasty: "Are you tired? Just wait a little longer and it will be over after watching the finale."

    After finishing speaking, without waiting for anyone to answer, he ordered Jin Ke in a deep voice: "Let's move on to the next item!"

    Jin Ke stepped forward again, drew his knife and gave the order.  "The bombardment drill begins!"

    Amid the powerful horn sounds, the drums rumbled again, and the guards distributed binoculars to the guests.

    Li Chaoren had never seen this thing before, so they played with it curiously, imitating Mr. Zhao, and put the lens barrel in front of their eyes.

    "Hey, why did Ushijima get in my face!"

    "What a magical skill from the Celestial Empire, it actually made Ushijima alive!"

    "Why did my cow run so far away?" Of course, there are many people who hold it backwards.

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    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Not to mention the people in the Li Dynasty who are making fools of themselves here, just talk about the fleet being reviewed in the distance, have already prepared the naval guns on their respective ships.

    Instead of the uneven cast iron cannons before, the pure and clear water has been replaced by yellow bronze cannons!

    Especially those Qianliu sea-going ships and Wanhuwu-wei ships, because the hull is large enough to withstand the recoil of side-side cannon fire, they are all on the starboard side.cannon!

    Our country has a long history of copper smelting, and the bronze casting technology accumulated over thousands of years has reached its peak.  Whether it is the mold casting method or the lost wax method, it is completely out of the question. When it comes to casting copper, the Europeans at the moment are just a group of younger brothers.

    The current cannons are not very useful, and the melting point of bronze is much lower than that of iron, so it is very difficult to cast. It can also be recast in the furnace. It is much simpler than making guns. Any master who casts bronze bells can cast it.

    As for why a clock caster is used instead of a mirror caster or a bronze vessel caster, it is simply because the latter lacks experience in casting large pieces.

    The reason why the officers and soldiers have always used iron cannons instead of copper cannons, and the underground arsenals spread throughout Fujian and Guangdong have never produced copper cannons, is for no other reason than "too expensive".

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