Tang He was right.
The navy has been a sport for rich and handsome people since ancient times. How can a poor man afford it? It is indeed expensive to build a navy, but once it is built, the benefits can be huge. The sea is a super cornucopia. As long as there is a navy, the wealth in this cornucopia can be taken whatever the Ming Dynasty wants.
After thinking for a while, Han Du explained: "It is not necessary to use copper cannons. In fact, steel cannons are also possible. Moreover, steel cannons are not only cheap to make, but can even be lighter than copper cannons."
Stainless steel cannon?
Tang He lowered his head and frowned. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that it seemed feasible. The reason why no one used fine steel to cast cannons in the past is that in the past, hundreds of refined steels were hammered out by blacksmiths. Who can piece together these bits and pieces of fine steel and cast them into cannons?
But it's different now. Han Du has built a blast furnace that can directly smelt iron stone into refined steel. Couldn't it be used directly to cast cannons? Moreover, Handu has successfully cast rails, and now it is just a matter of changing the mold to cast cannons.
The more Tang He thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He clapped his hands and sighed and said, "Good boy, why do you think I forgot to use steel to cast the cannon? Well, I'll let you try it when we get back." Tell me, you still have it. Whatever you think, please tell me."
"It's actually easy to prevent gunpowder from moisture. Just pack it in boxes just like cement, and use oil paper to isolate the moisture. It's just a bit expensive."
Tang He nodded and agreed with Han Du's statement. In fact, the most important problem here is that the weight of the cannon is too heavy and the warship cannot carry it. As long as this is solved, the problem of gunpowder getting wet is nothing more than a matter of cost. As long as you are willing to spend money, it can be easily solved.
Now Han Du has proposed the idea of building larger warships while reducing the weight of cannons, which seems feasible to Tang He. Tang He was very excited when he thought that he was about to see a sea battle that was completely different from the past. He really wanted to see how powerful the warships equipped with cannons were on the sea!
Looking back at Han Du, Tang He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Okay, you've passed this level. If cannons can really be installed on warships, future naval battles may really turn out as you described. , becomes extremely simple. All you need to do is set up cannons and bombard the opponent's ship. As soon as the opponent's ship is destroyed, they will have no choice but to die without a burial place, and it will be impossible to survive."
Han Du nodded slightly with a reserved smile.
The other navy generals were stunned. They did not expect that Tang Shuai would agree with Han Du's idea so much. And since future naval battles will all turn into cannon fire, what should these generals do in the future? Could it be that he just waved his hand on the boat and shouted: "Boom me?"
One naval battle and that's it?
Anyone can do such a thing, right? Feeling that their role in future naval battles was extremely diminished, all the generals began to feel nervous.
Especially Fengwu, he is the best at fighting in gangs. Because he is very martial, when he jumps into a gang to fight, he is always the first to jump to the opposite ship, which can always inspire the morale of the soldiers. Therefore, his gang-hopping combat is the most courageous and powerful, and he is also the one who admires gang-hopping combat the most.
But now, according to Han Du, the gang fighting he was proud of is gone.
That’s it?
In future naval battles, warships and cannons will bombard each other. There will no longer be two ships approaching each other. Everyone even wishes that their cannons can blast farther, so that they can hit others and others can't. Own.
Since the warships won't even get close, where should he jump to in his gang-hopping battle? Wouldn't he be saved by jumping into the sea?
Thinking of this, Fengwu swallowed his saliva, as if he saw the tragic experience of being disarmed and returned to the field. He is only in his twenties, and he doesn't want to wait to die. He still has light and heat but is releasing them.
Holding Han Du's arm, Fengwu squeezed out some flattery on his face and said, "Brother Han, no, Mr. Han, you don't remember the faults of villains. Since there is a new naval battle, it must be Is there a new way to fight? Your boss will be merciful and tell us."
"You pinched me." Han Du curled his lips and glanced at the arm held by Feng Wu.
Fengwu suddenly let go, and immediately said with a smile: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I'm a rough man, I don't know how to handle it. Come here, let me knead it for you, I am a master of kneading, and everyone who has been kneaded by me will agreed."
Fengwu grabbed Han Du's arm again and rubbed it.
Just rubbing it like this, Han Du felt a sharp pain. He quickly waved his hand to stop Feng Wu, "Okay, okay, my arm is fine, no need to rub it."
Your uncle, you are as strong as an ox, and everyone who has rubbed you before said that you are good at kneading. You're not rubbing your soldiers, are you? Do they dare not say that you knead well?
"Really not necessary?"
"It's really not necessary. My hand is fine." Han Du replied firmly. My hands are fine. If you rub them once, they will cause trouble for me.
Fengwu had a look of pity on his face, he was so good at his craftsmanship, but it was a pity that he was too high up to be in the cold, and there was no place for heroes to use themselves.
After getting rid of Fengwu's entanglement, Han Ducai continued: "It's not about any tactics, just some ideas."
When everyone heard that Han Du really had something in his stomach, they listened carefully, including Tang He.
"I said before that naval warfare is nothing more than strong ships and fast guns." When Han Du said this just now, everyone still looked at him with contempt, and Tang He even retorted. But now that Han Du said this again, no one dared to look down upon him. Instead, he solemnly nodded in agreement.
"If the ship is strong, that means we need to build a bigger warship, a sturdier warship. If the warship is bigger, then we can install more cannons on it; it will be stronger, even strong enough to fight the enemy head-on. If it’s shelling, then you can think about what kind of scene it would be like?”
Is the warship strong enough to withstand a frontal bombardment? This, in this way, wouldn't it be invincible? If someone hits my warship with a cannon, it will do nothing. If I hit someone else's ship with a cannon, the bones and tendons of the other people's ship would be broken, and the ship would be destroyed and everyone would be killed. This is not invincible, so what is it?
"This shouldn't be possible, right?" After what he had just experienced, Tang He did not directly refute Han Du, but said hesitantly.
