The Yun family's army is flourishing, but the rebel army in Jiangnan is living like a year.
Tong Guan is worthy of being called one of the most capable eunuchs in history. He led a group of wolf-like imperial troops, which not only curbed the rapid development of the Jiangnan Rebel Army, but also gradually reversed the situation of the war. With the three-guang policy, Tong Guan began to Encroaching on the territory of the rebels bit by bit.
The chaos in Jiangnan has caused people to be displaced, commercial transportation has been cut off, prices have soared, and everyone is in danger...
As a result, Wu Deli, who led a team to Jiangnan to buy ships, reaped the dividends of the Jiangnan War.
It is difficult for the warships manufactured by those shipyards to be sold as smoothly as before.
Due to poor land transportation, commercial goods could not be transported to the seaside in time. Many maritime merchants significantly reduced the number of ships and the number of sea voyages, and gave up their own custom-made ships.
Some shipyards that are relatively close to the war zone are even more worried about being affected by the war and are eager to sell the built ships.
Therefore, not only do many shipyards have stocks in stock, but many ships are also being sold at reduced prices.
Once a boat is built, it must be sold as soon as possible.
First, ships cannot be immersed in sea water for a long time and require regular maintenance.
Second, the cost of ships is high, and the financial pressure is severe.
It is the same in any business. Once the pressure on goods is too high and there is insufficient liquidity, the capital chain may break, leading to the bankruptcy of the business.
Therefore, Wu Deli's trip to Jiangnan went very smoothly.
Not only did I get a boat at a low price, but I also bought a lot of it!
Just the large Fuzhou ships, I bought four of them at once.
A fuchuan is a large, pointed-bottomed ship generally used for ocean transportation.
The whole ship is generally divided into four floors. The lower floor is filled with earth, rocks or cargo ballast, the second floor houses soldiers, the third floor is the main operating place, and the upper floor is used for combat. Being condescending can often defeat the enemy.
The prow of the Fuchuan is high and equipped with a strong impact device. It can ride the wind and press down, and can plow and sink enemy ships. It uses the power of the ship to win.
The four big fortune ships that Wu Deli bought were all of the type that could carry nearly a thousand people.
Usually it runs routes to Southeast Asia or Persia.
If used as a warship, it usually has four hundred sailors and six hundred soldiers.
As a merchant ship, you can not only transport a large amount of goods and run ocean routes, but you can also raise pigs, make wine, and even grow some vegetables on the ship.
To buy this kind of big fortune ship, you usually need to place a deposit one or two years in advance, or even two or three years.
The shipyard only started construction after receiving the order.
Shipyards cannot afford such huge cost pressure.
If it hadn't been for the Jiangnan War this time, Wu Deli wouldn't have been able to buy even one, let alone four ships.
In addition to the four lucky boats, Wu Deli also bought a dozen large flat-bottomed sand boats and dozens of bird boats.
With these ships, plus the original ships of the Dengzhou Navy, the navy of a division is basically fully equipped.
As soon as the four Dafu ships arrived, Yun Chao's far-sightedness in making Er Lengzi, the artillery regiment commander, became the deputy navy commander.
Dozens of steel cannons were transported from Qingyang County to Dengzhou Port and installed on four Fu ships and various warships.
Yun Chao rushed to Dengzhou in person, and together with Er Lengzi and some artillery talents he had trained, they studied how to install the cannon.
That's right, the Yun Family Army's cannon has been developed.
In fact, when they attacked Ohnozawa, the Yun Family Army already had artillery.
However, the war was going smoothly, and the Yun Family Army's artillery had no use at all.
Originally, Yun Chao wanted to make bronze cannons first and then iron cannons.
Unexpectedly, the breakthrough in steel-making technology made Yun Chao immediately think of steel cannons.
With relatively high-quality steel, what else is needed for copper-iron cannons? Steel cannons have unparalleled advantages in terms of toughness and weight.
Now that we have our own navy, the role of steel cannons is even more obvious.
Even if the technology is still not up to the standard of cannons of later generations, in today's era, the Yun Family's steel cannons are definitely the most powerful weapon to dominate the world!
It is a pity that when the Fuchuan was invented, artillery had not yet been born, and the gun positions for the artillery were not designed.
Yun Chao and a group of so-called artillery talents thought about it for a long time. In the end, they could only install a powerful cannon on the relatively strong bow and stern of the ship.
As for the sides on both sides, only some less powerful artillery can be installed, otherwise the deck will not be able to withstand the huge recoil when the artillery is fired.
After Yun Chao carefully studied the Fu Ship, he felt that it was still necessary to build the Galen Ship in the Age of Discovery.
Compared with Fu ships, Galen ships are undoubtedly more suitable for use as warships.
Not to mention anything else, the gun position design of the Galen ship is better than that of the Fu ship.
The guns of the Galen ship were placed below the deck, in the cabins on both sides.
Therefore, there are quite a lot of gun positions. If the ship is large enough, more than a dozen, or even dozens or hundreds of guns can be placed on one side.
Dozens of artillery fire were fired at the same time. With the shipbuilding technology of this era, many warships would have to stop eating when they arrived!
Yun Chao developed his navy not to show off in China's offshore waters, but to dominate the entire world.
The Americas are rich in resources, Australia is rich in minerals, and Europe is living in dire straits. The working people are clamoring for Yunchao's liberation. They are all looking forward to Yunchao's sail battleship. Can Yunchao not be anxious?
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
Everything is wrong!
Of course, these are all long-term plans. What Yun Chao has to do now is to seize the time to train the navy, and then go to the other side of the sea to get all the silver from that small island country for my use!
In addition to commending Wu Deli, Yun Chao also gave him an order to continue buying boats, the more the merrier!
After the artillery was installed, Yun Chao personally boarded the ship and prepared to conduct a live-fire drill at sea with the navy.
The blue sky, the vast sea, the warships in neat formation, the white waves, the seabirds chasing the warships...
Yun Chao felt relaxed and happy.
This is the dark blue navy of my future!
This is the beginning of Chinese domination of the world!
I want all people on earth in the future to speak Chinese!
Let all Chinese people no longer have to learn the language of birds!
Let all...
"Uh, fire!"
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
Yun Chao gave the order.
Hundreds of warships lined up in a battle line and opened fire at a row of floating objects on the sea ahead!
In an instant, most of the navy was frightened.
This was the first time they had seen such a shocking scene.
What is the concept of hundreds of cannons firing together? People who have never seen it can never imagine it.
Shocking!
So shocking!
Almost all the Yun family soldiers had the idea that such a powerful force could not be achieved by human power.
No need to ask, it must be Brother Chao’s magical method again!
Looking at the huge water columns rising hundreds of meters away from the sea, the navy was briefly stunned and immediately began to cheer in unison:
. "The Yun family's army is victorious!"
. "The Yun family's army is victorious!"
. "The Yun family's army is victorious!"
"Long live Brother Super!"
