In July, gold and fire are flowing, and the heat waves are rising. In the rolling heat waves, a group of officials stand respectfully on the port dock, as if they are waiting for some big shot to come.

This time it was even larger than that in April. Not only were there more flags in the port, but there were more officials on the dock.

Even the Minister of Works and Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet Bi Maokang stood there respectfully with an expression of anticipation.

The entire Ming Dynasty, the only thing that can make Bi Maokang wait like this is the current emperor and Prime Minister of the Cabinet, King Xin, Zhu Youjian.

King Xin Zhu Youjian seemed to be busy all day long, and it was obviously unlikely that he would come to the East Festival. The only thing left was the current emperor.

It was indeed Zhu Cijiu. He heard that the Nanda Shipbuilding Shipyard had been renovated and the first armored battleship had been debugged and was about to go into the sea, so he couldn't help but run over.

The armored warship was the foundation for the Ming Empire to dominate the sea, so he naturally couldn't wait to see the heroic warship's mighty sway at the sea.

Around the time before that day, the huge Ming Dynasty finally arrived at the Taijiang Inland Sea, accompanied by the same huge treasure ship, the Beihai and fifty super battleships.

Unlike in the past, Zhu Cijiu did not disembark this time, and only the Ming Dynasty approached the dock in the entire fleet, while other warships were lined up neatly outside the port, as if they were about to leave soon.

Bi Maokang had also received a notice that after the Daming River was docked, he immediately took a group of officials to the deck on the hanging ladder.

After the monarch and ministers greeted each other, the Ming Dynasty changed to put away the ladder, slowly turned around, turned out of the port, and slowly headed towards the shipyard.

At this time, the waters near the shipyard had been blocked by forty super battleships of the North Sea Fleet that arrived earlier, and the coast was covered with soldiers of the First Corps of the Imperial Guards. The sea surface in front of the shipyard had been surrounded by a huge circle. In the middle of the circle, a dark warship stood proudly, looking so hideous and terrifying.

It is obvious that Zhu Cijing was afraid that an enemy spy would discover the secret of the armored warship, so he specially ordered people to surround the place.

The other warships of the North Sea Fleet, who were escorting the Ming Dynasty, which Zhu Cijing was riding, soon arrived at the periphery of the circle. The battleships that formed a semicircle on the sea surface immediately spread out to both sides, leaving the Ming Dynasty and the Beihai into the circle.

A wave of order flags, the ninety super battleships of the North Sea Fleet began to form again, and soon formed a larger arc, with the center protecting the Ming, Beihai and the newly built super battleship in the middle.

At this time, Zhu Cijiu was standing at the bow of the Ming Dynasty and carefully looked at the steel monster in front of him with a telescope.

It has to be said that the military level of the Ming Dynasty has reached the extreme of this era. The entire armored warship is integrated with clear edges and corners, like a steel giant lying on the sea without any flaws.

The appearance looks like there is no problem. I don’t know what the function is. Zhu Cijiu looked at it for a while and then put down the telescope and said to Yang Geng, who was standing beside him: "Start."

Yang Geng gave a standard military salute and said loudly: "The last one will follow the order."

Then, he ordered the flag manager beside him: "Order, and start testing the armor strength of the armored warship."

Hearing this, the flag bearer immediately began to wave the flag in his hand. The flag bearer on the mast in the middle of the deck of the Ming Dynasty also followed him to play the same flag words.

Soon, two super battleships emerged from the periphery and headed towards the iron-armored battleship in the middle.

Zhu Cijiu raised his telescope again and looked at the armored warship in the middle. At this time, the soldiers on the deck of the warship had already begun to run towards the iron-plated ship warehouse embedded in the middle. Soon, the deck was empty.

After two super battleships arrived two or three miles away on both sides of the armored warship, they opened the cannon doors on the side of the armored warship, and one cannon quickly exposed the muzzle. Then there was a roar, and hundreds of shells flew directly to the armored warship in the middle.

The artillery angles on both sides of the super battleship were very small, and the shells fired basically had no arc, and they just hit both sides of the armored warship.

Due to the distance, Zhu Cijing did not hear the sound of shells hitting the armor on both sides of the armored warship. However, from the telescope, he could clearly see that all shells hitting the armored warship were bounced aside after hitting the armored warship, and then fell into the sea. There were no cracks or holes on the surface of the armored warship, but only small nests were left, just like smashing the iron plate with a hammer.

The roar continued to sound, and the shells emitted by the super battleships on both sides continued to hit the armored warships in the middle. After the five rounds of shells, the armored warships were already standing there, with no obvious scars on both sides, as if they had not been attacked.

With such strong defense, it seems that ordinary shells can no longer hurt the armored warship.

Zhu Cijiu thought the armor strength test was over, but unexpectedly, the two super battleships did not retreat, but exchanged positions with each other, and then the gun doors on the other side were also opened.

Haven’t this been attacking for five rounds? Why do you still need to attack?

Zhu Cijiu couldn't help but raise his telescope and looked at the armored warship in the middle again.

At this time, all the gun doors on both sides of the armored warship were opened, and the gun muzzles were also exposed from the hole in the middle of the gun door. It was obvious that the armored warship had entered an attack state.

However, the armored battleship did not fire, and the super battleships on both sides were still on fire.

Another roar sounded, and hundreds of shells flew towards the armored warship in the middle again. Another wave splashed, and countless shells fell into the water. The armored warship seemed to be damaged without any damage.

Zhu Cijing observed a hit position. The running position of the iron armored warship is completely different from that of the wooden warship. There is also armor inside the gun door, but a round hole slightly larger than the naval gun barrel was opened in the middle, and a straight seam of about an inch was exposed above.

In other words, even if the shell hits the cannon position, it will be bounced away and will not be smashed into the ship's warehouse at all.

Judging from the effect, the defense ability inside the gun door is also good, but a few cannons were hit and obviously shrank inward. This is injustice. I just don’t know if the gunner inside was injured.

After five rounds of shells, the super battleships on both sides did not retreat, but turned the direction and pointed the bow at the armored battleship.

Immediately afterwards, there were a few more roars, and it was obvious that the Divine Power Cannon on the bow of the ship opened fire.

The shells were not shot directly, but hit the deck of the armored warship in a curve.

The deck of the armored warship is not iron or wooden.

This is because the deck is in harsh environments such as sun exposure, sea water slamming, and salt corrosion all year round. It also must meet many requirements such as anti-slip, anti-deformation, and heat insulation. In this era, steel plates that fully meet these requirements cannot be made, so only wooden boards can be used.
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