Chapter 1385

Since the establishment of the Jiaodong Navy, those pirates have become the best training opponents of the Jiaodong Navy. In the past two years, the pirates in the northern waters of the Song Dynasty have been almost wiped out.

Even the pirates who escaped by chance did not dare to continue to excel in the northern waters, but rushed to the south to survive.

However, after many confrontations with pirates, the Jiaodong Navy discovered a big problem. In addition to the long-range shooting of fire arrows at the beginning of the naval battle, it was followed by the counterattacks and fire arrows, which relied on more individual warriors and the number of soldiers.

It can be said that the Navy of the Song Dynasty, or the navy, lacked effective means to decide the outcome at a long range. Even if they put those heavy crossbows on the deck, what the heavy crossbows can do is to effectively kill a single target, and also to use the range to shoot fire arrows at the opponent's warship.

But the problem is that, many times, when both sides are engaged in battle, once it encounters a rainy day, haha, not only will the range and power of long-range weapons be reduced, but the fire arrows are almost impossible to use. All they can do is to go out with their shirtless and white knife tied with a white knife with a buckle.

Therefore, after considering and discussing with Zhao Ji, Wang Yang decided to try to produce artillery that can be set up on the warship, with the recoil not too large and the range does not need to be too far. However, it can be suitable for combat in the warship environment and will have strong damage capabilities to the ship.

Not long after walking, I came to a test gun site, but it seemed very strange, that is, there were two ships that looked a little broken in this open space.

After the emperor and his big boss boarded the ship with Wang Yang, they noticed that on the straight deck, there were actually several cannons, aiming at the other ship opposite with a straight line distance of no more than eighty feet.

Moreover, these guns appear to have a larger caliber and shorter barrel than the previous guns. They are loaded in a wooden box similar to a rectangular type with four wheels on both sides. Behind the guns are several heavy sacks, which seem to be filled with soil.

"It took a lot of effort to get these two ships of two thousand materials to get them here and reassemble them." Wang Yang explained as he patted the side of the broken ship.

"Are these too shells?" The sharp-eyed emperor first asked the artillery soldiers who were kneeling on the ground to get up, and soon noticed the strange things in the wooden box next to the cannon.

"Your Majesty, this is a shell specially used for use on the sea. I named this shell chain bullet. You see, both ends are iron balls, and they are tied with a six-foot-long iron chain in the middle. When it is launched, you need to put a wooden board between it and the gunpowder..."

"If this thing is used in land warfare, it may not be very useful, but if it is used in naval warfare, it will definitely be second to none of the damage ability of the warship."

"After listening to Lord Wang's words, I became curious. Why not try a few shots to see how the effect is?" A military boss couldn't help but suggest.

"Yes, I also want to see if it is really as sharp as Wang Wushan said." The emperor nodded with a smile.

Wang Yang nodded slightly to the person in charge of the exercise. "Zhao Dutou, try the cannon, so that His Majesty and all the adults can see the power of these naval warfare weapons."

After all, the man turned around and began to yell at the soldiers. Soon, the artillery soldiers responsible for operating the five rows of artillery began to get busy quickly.

Years of exercise have made every move standard and fast. Soon, the gunpowder packing was filled out and the lead was pulled out. The chain bullet was also stuffed into the muzzle, and after it was ordered.

The five artillery guns suddenly shook, and then sprayed thick smoke and blazing smoke into the front, and then hit the sandbags behind them.

The chain bullets that were sprayed out of the gun barrel clearly reflected everyone's sight. With the lingering blue smoke, the iron balls at both ends pulled the iron chain straight and flew towards the opposite ship.

I heard a continuous sound of deafening breaking sound. A chain blast directly squeaked the mast of the two thousand-foot ship opposite, and fell weakly on the deck with an unpleasant crunch. One of them failed to hit the target and flew away through the hull.

There was also a chain bullet that directly broke a big hole in the originally opened sail. There were two chain bullets that opened directly on the side of the ship, two broken and hideous long wounds were created.

After seeing this scene, the officials present couldn't help but take a breath.

Wang Yang couldn't help but raise his lips lightly and nodded slightly to Zhao Dutou. He did a good job and finally did not waste so much gunpowder test shots.

"If my Song Dynasty warship had such a powerful weapon, then not to mention those pirates, even the Northern Liao warships would not be able to stand a few times, right?"

However, compared to these artillery used at sea, these military tycoons only had one hand at most, expressing some appropriate surprise at their power.

In their eyes, the Yuanyou Shenwei cannons suitable for showing off their power on land are even more shaking their minds.

After walking around the Yuanyou Shenwei Cannon Test Site here, this is a newly established military camp surrounded by mountains, and not far away is the Gunpowder Manufacturing Bureau and the Artillery Manufacturing Workshop.

I don’t know how many imperial guards of the Song Dynasty were stationed around, surrounding them like iron barrels. And there are so many hidden stakes that are outrageous. It can be said that the defense here is no less than that of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

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After a whole day, the military bosses and the emperor were satisfied, so they left and headed towards Tokyo Bianliang. Wang Yang and Zhao Ji were both sitting on the emperor Zhao Xu's imperial guards at this moment.

After thinking about it, Emperor Zhao Xu still seemed a little hesitant to ask Wang Yang. "Would it be a waste to transport artillery to Liaodong to garrison?"

"Your Majesty, now, our borders in the Song Dynasty are now peaceful. There will definitely be conflicts and wars, that is, the Liaodong Peninsula."

"The important thing is that the Liaodong Peninsula is across the sea from our Song Dynasty Jiaodong Peninsula. Although it takes one day to arrive, there is a big problem. If it is on the day when the monsoon waves come, then the Liaodong Peninsula will become a lonely army and can only rely on themselves."

"Now, since the Liaodong Peninsula has been in the hands of our Song Dynasty, it is impossible to lose it again. Therefore, I think that the court should allow the Song Hu Ben, who is guarding the Liaodong Peninsula to obtain more and more effective defensive weapons to resist the large-scale conflicts that are likely to follow."

"Yes, the official family, I also feel that the Yuanyou divine power cannons cast by my Song Dynasty now have nearly 500 types. It is time for them to go to the battlefield and test their power, so that all countries in the world are afraid of the great power of our Song Dynasty."
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