Although it is a new ship, for the shipbuilding technicians of the Ming Dynasty, such a ship is really a piece of cake. Unlike the large warships that were built, there was a trial sailing process. Therefore, when the ship came out of the dock, it was a ship that could be used directly.

Both Suqian and Guan Zhen came to the shipyard to see the first inland boat launching and sailing. It was nothing more, but because the ship was on the ship, the mobile fort was just created by the Ming Weapon Research Institute.

The artillery installed on warships before the Ming Dynasty could only slide forward and backward, and adjust the angle up and down, but this new turret was a movable turret that could rotate 270 degrees. In order to develop this kind of turret that can be moved freely, the Ming Weapon Research Institute also put in great effort. The most important energy was to use it to offset the huge recoil during the launch of the artillery. When this problem was solved, all the problems were solved.

The latest artillery adopts the Ming Dynasty Type 1 firing mode. It no longer recharges gunpowder first, compacts it and then loads shells. Instead, it combines explosives and shells into one and uses breeze filling. In Qin Feng's view, this kind of artillery already has the shadow of cannons like later generations.

This is a huge improvement in the history of artillery development, because the firing speed of this artillery has been qualitatively improved. In fact, over the past few years, the Ming Dynasty has been accumulating technology in this area, from the application of the Ming Dynasty Type 1 to the touch-pressure bombs thrown by airships, all of which are making technical reserves for this breech artillery.

As the highest-level general here, Suqian of course presided over the launch ceremony of the ship. A glass bottle was slapped on the bow of the ship. Accompanied by a crisp sound and Suqian's loud roar of peace, the ship slowly slid towards the ship, and the stern of the ship was heavily hit in the water, causing waves to soar into the sky. As the hull entered the water as the entire water flowed into the water, the splash subsided. This ship carrying the Ming Dynasty's latest artillery technology had already floated on the water.

Thunderous cheers rang around.

"General Su, please!" Guan Zhen invited Suqian to board the boat in his master's manner. After launching the water, all of this new inland warship will be handed over to the Navy and Marine Corps for use, that is, it will be directly dispatched by Guan Zhen.

The two walked onto the warship named Red 001.

The shipbuilding technicians of the Ming Dynasty absorbed the design ideas of the armored ships in the Western Continent and paved steel plates on the outer periphery of the entire ship, even the bottom of the ship was no exception. Of course, the Ming Dynasty's iron smelting and steelmaking technology is not comparable to that of the Western Continent. Although the paved steel plates are thin, their protective ability is much stronger than that of the Tiger Dynasty. More importantly, after a certain amount of chemical treatment, the corrosion resistance underwater increased significantly, which directly increased the service life of this warship.

Of course, because of this reinforcement, the enemy's response methods have been directly abolished. At least, the role of the water ghost is not too great. Just imagine, when a water ghost with excellent water properties dives under the water with a chisel hammer and wiels the small hammer and smashes it on the chisel, the sound of chiseling on the steel plate is heard. How desperate he should be.

The weight of the ship after the steel plate is paved has naturally increased a lot, but for a ship equipped with two steam engines, this weight is not a problem at all.

Since the invention of the Ming Dynasty, its technological improvement has been underway. Among them, miniaturization is its main attack direction. How to make the machine smaller and the power bigger? The group specializing in steam engines in the Ming Academy of Sciences has been working tirelessly and has achieved great results. The application of steam engines into airships is a clear proof.

The steam engine installed on this ship is the consequence of this technological improvement. In the Ming Dynasty, there are as many as dozens of steam engines, which are used to deal with different applications.

"Good ship!" Guan Zhen stroked the smooth side of the ship, and his eyes showed a fascination. Guan Zhen was the first to board the ship. For more than ten years, he had grown from a big-headed soldier who knew water and had grown into an expert in a ship. He had a very deep relationship with the ship. But for Suqian, as soon as he boarded the ship, his eyes were frozen on the fort at the bow.

Such a turret, one on the bow and stern of the ship, was also painted gray turret, completely made of metal, with a long gun barrel divided into two parts, the front half being slightly thinner, and the black muzzle pointed to the distance. There were two seats on both sides of the turret, and the seat shirt was two handles. At this moment, several soldiers were standing around the turret.

"Are you jealous?" Looking at Suqian's gaze, Guan Zhen smiled and said, "Why don't you let them perform for you?"

"Okay, okay!" Suqian nodded repeatedly.

Guan Zhen made a gesture, and the soldiers immediately started to act. Two soldiers jumped onto the seat and grabbed the shaking handle with both hands. One person on the left suddenly turned the handle, and the entire turret began to move quickly towards the hall. As soon as the soldier stopped his hand, the turret stopped. At this time, the soldier on the right shook the handle in front of him. As soon as he turned to the turret on the left, he turned back to the right.

"Flash without dead corners!" Guan Zhen watched the soldiers demonstrating the left and right rotation, and then demonstrated the adjustment of the elevation angle of the cannon, and said proudly: "Come on, show General Su our latest artillery shells, and then perform the shooting process."

A closed box on one side of the fort was opened, a wooden rack was dragged out, and ten yellow shells immediately appeared in front of Suqian's eyes.

"Made of copper!" Suqian said in surprise.

"Yes, this kind of shell can only be made of copper so far, but the Weapons Research Institute is working hard to study how to use steel to replace copper. After all, using copper is too extravagant. If it succeeds, there will be only the warhead and copper in the future."

Looking at the yellow cone shell, Suqian sighed: "This is indeed a bit more luxurious, it's all about making money!"

Guan Zhen laughed loudly, waved his hand, and the soldiers became busy again.

One soldier picked up a shell, another soldier stepped forward and opened the cannon door. The soldier holding the shell was bent and stuffed the shell into the cannon chamber. With a bang, the soldier who opened the cannon door immediately closed the cannon door, picked up a rope hanging from the ground with one hand, and looked forward solemnly. At this time, the two soldiers sitting there turned the cannon again, and the cannon barrels moved left and right, up and down.

"Okay!" Guan Zhen waved his hand, and the soldiers stopped performing, opened the gun door, pulled the shell out of the barrel, and reinstalled it. "Although it was advanced enough, if you really wanted to shoot accurately, an experienced gunman still needed to command it."

"Why are you the navy's master using any good things first?" Suqian touched the cold cannon body in pain. "When I looked at this cannon, I wanted to smash all the cannons in my army!"

Guan Zhen smiled and said, "You think, such a big guy is really for you, how can you let him follow the army? It's not a problem for us to pull the horses. After all, the transportation is very convenient, and the paving roads are everywhere, but Qi State may not do it."

"If you really give me something like this, it's worth it even if you sacrifice speed because of it. Anyway, if you encounter an enemy, just push it over!" Suqian shrugged.

"Take it seriously?" Guan Zhen smiled and said, "You looked at the terrain of the north bank of Laizhou. Do you think you can carry this gun? It's better to use mortars. Although they are less powerful, there is no problem dealing with the people of Qi."

Suqian suddenly laughed, "That's right, even without such weapons, our Ming army is still invincible. Guan Zhen, although you have equipped the best weapons, when you fight against Qi, your navy can only beat the side drums. Just transport the logistics to me honestly, hahaha!"

Suqian, who was quite energetic, knew it was unavailable. After he had some help, he raised his head and walked down the boat with his hands behind his back and laughed. Guan Zhen, who was behind him, smiled, "I really think that my thousands of navy soldiers, Lu Zhan, are for a good meal. If you steal your credit, don't cry."

The equipment of the Navy and Marine Corps is really not comparable to that of the Suqian army.

In the Ming Dynasty, the entire army is equipped with thermal weapons, with three grenades, and each ten people, each sentry is equipped with five mortars. One lieutenant and three whistle, and one whistle is five hundred people, which means one lieutenant is fifteen mortars. This is not to mention that the Navy and Marine Corps has a team that provides long-range fire support.

It can be said that the Navy and Marine Corps were raised by their own mothers, and the team adapted from the former Western Army in Suqian could only be born by a concubine, and could only be born by a concubine with a low ranking.

There is a difference between closeness and alienation. Suqian has a clear understanding of this. This is impossible. You can never demand equality on this. Unless you use your outstanding military achievements to prove that you are stronger than your own mother, when you reach this point, you will naturally get what you want. Before that, you can only recognize it.

Of course, in Crab Bay, in addition to this newly launched warship, more cement ships have been moored. However, compared with carefully built warships, such cement ships can be considered crudely built, as long as they can float on the water. When they need to be used, they will hang them on the warships. The Ming army built such cement ships in the inland rivers, first to prevent the enemy from using a large amount of logs on the water and hitting the warships down the water. Secondly, when needed, they can directly use this cement ship to build a floating bridge on the river to facilitate the army to cross the river.

Anyway, this kind of cement ship is very cheap, and it is extremely simple to manufacture, and it is very durable. Even if it is damaged, it is not a pity. At worst, it is better to build some more.

Before resolving the crisis of the Lai River embankment, before Chen Zhihua's large group of troops arrived, Suqian and Guan Zhen would not have large-scale military operations. Of course, harassing attacks are indispensable. After the warships were launched and given one or two more ships, they planned to go up the river to Laizhou County to let the people of Qi see the world. Large-scale battles would not happen again before the New Year, but the pressure and threats given to the people of Qi cannot be less.
Chapter completed!