The sound of alarm was heard over Huludao, the most important base of the Ming Navy, and the entire island woke up from the quiet night in an instant. All the officials and officers rushed to their jobs. Originally, only the lighthouses along the coast were lit with lights to guide the direction of the night-distance ships, but now in a very short time, the entire island became brightly lit.

He Ying, the highest commander stationed in Huludao, kept issuing a series of orders, and the officials and officers who were ordered left hurriedly.

When it was dawn, nearly ten steam warships had already assembled on the dock of Huludao, and some transport ships carrying fuel supplies were ready on the dock.

All this happened because the hawk released by Ning Zeyuan who had returned from afar reached Huludao. The letter brought by the hawk simply told the movements of Ning Zefeng's fleet and the things that Huludao was about to be prepared for Ning Zeyuan's fleet, not only fuel supply, but also a large number of technicians who repaired ships.

The continuous high-speed navigation and uninterrupted uninterrupted waterways caused Ning Zeyuan's fleet to suffer. One warship hit the reef and was trapped at the sea and could not move. The steam engines of the other two warships malfunctioned and lay on the sea. Even the three steam systems on the Taiping were left, only one was still operating. When they set off, only half of the six warships, including Taiping, were able to return to Huludao smoothly.

When the first ray of sunlight flashed out from the sea level, He Ying finally saw thick smoke coming from the sea level and reaching the sky. The scarred fleet finally came back.

The Taiping did not enter the dock, but directly anchored and docked in the outer sea. Just after the docking, several transport ships had already rushed up. Bags of high-fired coal had been hung into the Taiping cabin. A large number of technicians carried their tools and climbed the three Taiping warships, which now looked a bit terrible, and began emergency repairs.

He Ying also boarded the Taiping and met Ning Zeyuan.

At this time, Ning Zeyuan was wearing two big dark circles and looked extremely tired.

"Have the message been sent out?" he asked immediately as soon as he met.

"All the communication harrier eagles on Huludao have been released. Even if only one can fly to Baoquan, it can still pass the message back. At least tonight, you will get the news across the capital city." He Ying said.

"That's good. No matter whether we can intercept Ning Zefeng or not, at least we must let Jiangnan get the news in advance and make corresponding arrangements. On land, the Harrier Eagle can continue to send messages, and it won't take long for the entire Jiangnan to know." Ning Zeyuan breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the chair, and his whole body looked soft and silly.

"All the steam artillery warships on Huludao have been assembled and can set off at any time. In addition, I have sent the sail warships of the Second Fleet to rescue the broken warships in order to drag them back to Huludao for renovation."

"Okay, after the coal-fired replenishment is completed, Taiping will lead the team to set off immediately."

“Don’t wait for the repair of the damaged steam engine?”

"While walking and repairing, all the technicians set off with the ship. At this moment, I don't want to delay any time." Ning Zeyuan shook his head and said. "It would be better to block Ning Zefeng on the sea. If he was allowed to shore and put those damn biological daughters into Jiangnan, God knows what would happen. If such a thing happens, even if we can wipe Ning Zefeng's fleet out of the sea, it would be useless."

He Ying also knew that the situation was serious and did not say much, but just nodded.

An hour later, after replenishing the vitality, the Ning Zeyuan fleet set sail again. However, this time, around the Taiping ship, there were more than ten steam artillery warships. Except for the three that broke down at sea, the main warships of the First Fleet were considered to have returned to the team.

After the fleet had been driving for half a day, Taiping's second steam engine finally recovered its power again. With the roar, the entire fleet began to accelerate and penetrate straight towards Jiangnan.

While Ning Zeyuan was leading his fleet to work hard on the sea, Qin Feng, who was crossing the capital, was inspecting the latest gun made by the Firearms Bureau in the city of power directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Academy of Sciences.

Because of Qin Feng, a cheating existence, the Daming Firearms Bureau directly abandoned the front-mounted muskets and coercines during its research. After these things were studied, they only existed in the research room of the City of Power, and only one teaching team stationed in the City of Power was exposed to them. The existence of this team was mainly to enable them to adapt to and master the use of muskets.

After being able to skillfully manufacture pre-installed muskets, the Firearms Bureau began further researching breech guns.

In Qin Feng's view, it is unnecessary to install the front-mounted mesh guns in the Ming army, because the weapons and equipment of the Ming army are already ahead of Qi. Even without firearms, the Ming army is far stronger than the opponent's equipment. Instead of doing so, it is better to be in place.

Besides, the front-mounted mesh gun has many restrictions on its use, with a slow firing rate and a certain distance, it has no advantage compared to a hard bow.

The research on muskets has begun after artillery technology has gradually matured. After nearly two years of exploration, the first mature pump-loaded breech gun has finally come out, and it is matched with paper-shell bullets.

Standing on the shooting range, Qin Feng raised his gun and aimed at the human-shaped target dozens of meters away. Behind him, Jin Jingnan, Xiaomao and others were silent. With a crisp sound, a hole appeared on the head of the human-shaped target in the distance. Qin Feng skillfully pulled the bolt and loaded the bullet again. Another bang, this time, one of the arm of the human-shaped target was gone.

Qin Feng put down the rifle in his hand.

There was immediately warm applause behind him.

"Your Majesty is good at shooting skills." The kitten's eyes shone. The appearance of each new weapon will make the kitten feel itchy. Looking at the terrible appearance of the human-shaped target with armor, you can see the power of this musket. This is much more powerful than the power of the bow and arrow. More importantly, this thing is much more labor-saving and convenient to operate than the bow and arrow. It is great that a best archer can shoot three or five arrows continuously, but this musket, as long as there are enough bullets, can be shot without restrictions. Even if the shooting effect of the crossbow machine is not bad, the shooting distance of the crossbow machine is not as good as his. Besides, the crossbow machine is not small in size, unlike a musket, you can run around with a single person on his back.

Qin Feng laughed: "What kind of shooting skills is good? I aimed at the chest in the first shot, hitting the head, and the second shot aimed at the head, but the arm was blown away with one shot."

Everyone was stunned at first, and then they all laughed. Only the Firearms Research Bureau was responsible for this project and their faces were red.

"No matter what, just hit the target." Jin Jingnan said with a smile.

"This is not possible." Qin Feng shook his head, "It is necessary to strive for excellence. I hope he can hit him wherever he points, instead of creating luck. This error is a bit big!"

"Yes, your majesty, we will definitely solve the problem of shooting sights right away."

"Although there are flaws, the flaws do not hide their merits. I am nitpicking and picking the bones in the eggs. Technical problems are solved step by step. We cannot be too ambitious and want to eat a fat man in one bite." After weighing the gun that weighs about ten pounds in my hand, Qin Feng also felt that he was anxious. If he could do this, what else should he complain about?

"Your Majesty, even if this gun is finalized, please give it a name." The kitten said with a smile.

"It's called Daming Style 1. In the future, if you use a new gun in this style, you can call it Type 2 and Type 3. How simple!" Qin Feng said with a smile.

Everyone was stunned. They thought Qin Feng wanted to give this new weapon a majestic name, but they didn't expect to do such a Ming style 1. However, what the emperor said was naturally just following the words. Since they had already said it, they could only do so.

"If this kind of gun is mass-produced, how much can it be done in a month?" Qin Feng asked.

"Your Majesty, if you mass production now, it will cost at most 1,000 yuan per month. If you want to mass production on a large scale, you must set up a formal gun factory." Xu Lai said.

"Setting up factories and training workers is not something that can be done overnight. It seems that the Ming Dynasty's first-style installation of troops will be delayed. Let's do this, one thousand units will only have one thousand units. In a year, there will be at least tens of thousands. First, equip the Fire Death Camp and our Ming cavalry camp."

"Your Majesty, if the cavalry is equipped with the Ming Dynasty Style 1, their combat system will be greatly changed." said the kitten.

Qin Feng nodded: "Indeed, using this kind of gun, there is no need for weapons like horse lances. A Ming Style 1 and an extremely sharp sabre are enough to solve the problem. First, equip Li Xiaoya's cavalry battalion in the Wuling War Zone with a thousand people, and let him explore new tactics. This kid is old and has a dynamic mind. Let him do it first and see what can make people shine."

"Yes." said the kitten.

"Xu Lai, I am quite satisfied with the entire work of the Firearms Bureau. Next, don't spread the stall too much. First, focus your main energy on our current level and further dig deeper, such as the accurate head problem of artillery guns, firing distance problem, etc. Moreover, the research on infantry guns should be fast. I think it is a bit misunderstanding that you have just been blindly pursuing the burning and killing power of infantry guns in the early stage. For infantry, the first thing to do is to be easy to carry. It is unrealistic for the infantry to run around with thousands of kilograms of cannons."

"Yes, Your Majesty, we are organizing forces to study the miniaturization of infantry artillery. Of course, we don't think we can relax the lethality, otherwise it would be useless like setting up a firecracker!" Xu Lai nodded while insisting on his opinion.

"You guys do it!" Qin Feng laughed, "The Army now sees the navy's majesty and has a lot of opinions. Maybe when the Army general will come to cause trouble for you, and you will say that you are favored by one or the other."

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