In the largest dock waterway in Longhe Shipyard, hundreds of craftsmen are constantly busy on a huge warship.

The width of this warship has exceeded three zhang, the height of three zhang, and the length has reached about twelve zhang. The units in later generations are more than ten meters wide, more than ten meters high, and about forty meters long!

Ships of this size are naturally nothing in later generations, but they are already quite terrifying in this year. You should know that the largest tower ships and gunboats of the European powers at this time were less than 30 meters long.

Zhu Qizhe stood at the bow of this giant ship. Looking at the constantly forming five-story cabin, he couldn't help but feel extremely proud.

Such a huge warship was driven onto the battlefield, and the Dutch would probably be shocked!

The reason why he ordered people to do his best to build this two thousand-item flagship was to prepare for the next naval battle with the Dutch.

Because news came from the Nanyang area that a fleet of more than 20 tower ships and gunboats had already crossed the Malacca Strait and headed towards Batavia.

Needless to ask, the Dutch must be ready to take action. In the Far East, except for the Ming Dynasty, no country can allow the Dutch to dispatch so many gunboats.

Alas, there are so many lunatics these days. A small country in the Netherlands is only a little larger than Nanyang. The population is estimated to be only one million. The total number of men, women, young and old is not as large as the Ming Dynasty. They actually tried to defeat the Ming Dynasty!

It's really overestimating one's own abilities!

He was feeling secretly when a secret guard suddenly ran over and bowed: "Prince, Lord Bi asks you to come over, he said he is ready to test the cannon."

The artillery adjustment device is finally ready!

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qizhuo greeted Song Yingxing excitedly, not far away, and then strode down the boat.

At this moment, there were already many houses near the Longhe Shipyard, with workshops densely packed with various workshops. However, in order to prevent fire, the workshops for casting cannons and guns were still relatively far away from the shipyard.

It took Zhu Qizhu and Song Yingxing to take nearly a quarter of an hour to arrive at the test site next to the cannon casting workshop. At this time, Bi Maokang and a bunch of white-rod soldiers were waiting there for a long time.

This time we tried a cannon of about 200 kilograms. Of course, the purpose of the cannon was not to test the power or range of the cannon. These have been tried long ago, and the cannon has also begun mass production.

What Bi Maokang wants to try is the latest artillery adjustment device.

This thing has ruined him because the recoil of the cannon is too strong, and it cannot be withstand the original copper parts in many places, so it must be made of iron.

But the iron originals are not easy to process now. It would be fine if you just make one or two pieces, but the problem is that this thing is mass production.

He racked his brains and didn't know how many ways he thought about it, but finally put together this set of adjustment devices.

As soon as Zhu Qizhu and his team came over, he couldn't wait to say, "Prince, let's start now, right?"

There is no hurry to do this, anyway, everything has been made.

Zhu Qizhe reached out to take a special telescope from a secret guard and asked slowly: "Have the distance been marked?"

Bi Maokang pointed to the hillside in the distance: "The early marks have been prepared, they are all there."

Zhu Qizhe nodded slightly, then raised his telescope and scanned it.

The telescope in his hand was also newly developed and specially used for distance measurement. The lens is quite large, and two rows of thin scales are marked with light black fuel on both sides of the mirror.

The trees on the opposite hillside have long been cut off, and even the flowers and plants have been cleaned up. Only wooden stakes about six feet stand there, and the wooden stakes are marked with bright red fuel, such as Zhongwuli, Dong3li, West2li, etc., which are densely packed and covered the entire hillside.

Zhu Qizhe took the telescope and glanced around carefully before asking: "What is the shooting angle now?"

A white-rod soldier general said with a little disgrace: "Report, Prince, thirty degrees of elevation, deflection zero degrees."

This angle was also proposed by him recently. It is normal for General Bai Gan Bing to read it a little unfamiliar.

He nodded slightly, then ordered: "Okay, load the armor-piercing bomb and test it."

The most suitable thing in naval battles is armor-piercing bombs. If they can hit the sidewalk, they will basically be a big hole. If the hole is closer to the water surface or below the waterline, the enemy ship will basically sink, and the entire ship will lose its combat effectiveness.

The white-rod general loaded the shells very quickly. After a few clicks, an armor-piercing bomb was loaded. With a "boom", the shells flew out.

This is a very fast speed!

Although Zhuqiu was already prepared, he still couldn't see the specific landing point of the shell.

Fortunately, the telescope in his hand was very accurate and could see the scenery within ten miles. He held the telescope for a while and finally found a black hole the size of a fist.

The inner wall of the black hole is quite smooth. It must not be dug out by a mouse, but it should be the place where the shells land.

The range of cannons is indeed not covered. The cannons of about 200 kilograms can reach a range of five or six miles, and their power is quite high. At such a long distance, the shells have penetrated into the soil and disappeared. I believe that the side of ordinary tower ships can't stand it, and they will pass through one shot!

He scanned the nearby wooden stakes with his telescope and then ordered: "Reduce the elevation angle by one degree, load the armor-piercing bombs and test it."

The range and power of the cannon have been tested many times, and there is nothing to test. Now it depends on the distance between the landing points of the shell after adjusting the angle.

This adjustment angle is also fresh, and Baigang Bing Zheng was not very familiar with him. Bi Maokang simply stepped forward in person, grabbed a wheel with a handle and slowly turned it. While turning, he pointed to the scale with a pointer next to him and explained in detail.

It didn't take much time to adjust it at one point, but it took some time to explain the adjustment method. After a long time, a group of white-rod soldiers and generals nodded frequently, indicating that they understood.

Seeing this, Bi Maokang stopped talking nonsense and waved his hand to ask them to continue loading shells.

Soon, there was another loud "boom" and a shell shot out again.

Zhu Qizhe raised his telescope and glanced at it, then continued to order, lowered the elevation angle by a certain degree, and then tried to fire an armor-piercing bomb.

The cannon shells are basically direct shot rather than ejection, so the elevation angle cannot be too large. If the elevation angle is too large, the shells will probably be directly shot across the opposite hillside and the landing point will not be found.

After he commanded the Baigang soldiers to test the number of armor-piercing bombs from top to bottom left and right, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

It seems that this adjustment device has been successfully trial-produced and can be mass-produced next.

However, this operation proficiency is a problem. Even if ordinary people can skillfully control other artillery, they will probably be confused when they see this adjustment device at first sight.

He put down the telescope and thought about it carefully before he said to Bi Maokang on the side: "Meng Hou, this adjustment device can be mass-produced, but most people probably won't be able to control it when they see it for the first time. You have to write a detailed control method, and it's best to have a picture."

This is simply simple for Bi Maokang. He is not only a weapon expert but also a painter, but he can draw things as complex as a flintlock rifle to life, and an adjustment device is naturally no problem.

He nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, I'll write later."
Chapter completed!