Everyone looked at it together.
Liu Zheng followed up and said excitedly: "Surround but not attack, wait for me!"
Then, he dove into his room.
"Second brother, what are you..."
Xie Zhen was startled. Why did Liu Zheng suddenly become so mad?
Jiang Xuan and others laughed loudly: "Your Highness, King of Shu, there is no need to worry, this is completely normal. The young master must have some strange ideas..."
"Fantastic idea?"
Xie Zhen scratched his head, is there such an operation? He blinked, could it be that his second brother came up with the hang glider?
Isn't this too scary?
really.
The next day, the mighty Yinzhou ship arrived at Yong'an Port, a safe distance of fifty miles away. Then it stopped.
This made the Jingzhou navy in Yong'an immediately stunned.
What's the meaning?
Don't you want to come and fight?
Fifty miles is indeed a safe distance in a water battle. Because in this water battle, the distance between ships is quite particular. These fifty miles are enough to gradually pull away the more than thirty large ships on the Jingzhou Army's side. As a result, the logistics supply strength of the last ship will be a little unable to keep up.
so.
The location of the Liangzhou Army's garrison made it difficult for the Jingzhou Navy in Yong'an Port to move out easily.
"what's the situation?"
Xie Chen couldn't help but ran to Yong'an Port, climbed up and looked at the unexpected Yinzhou ship fifty miles away.
"Haha, Your Highness, this Liangzhou Army must be scared!"
"Yes, who dares to fight with our Jingzhou army on the water?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, no matter what they are up to, they will kill each other, or they will kill both!"
These Jingzhou naval generals all laughed arrogantly.
Xie Chen also smiled reassuringly: "If this is the case, it seems that Liu Zhizhou will be defeated in Yong'an Port!"
At this time, the Jingzhou navy was very happy, and even started to curse from across the bank, and sent ships out to harass and provoke the Liangzhou navy in various ways.
However……
No matter how provocative they were, the Yinzhou Army on the Liangzhou Army's side just didn't make any move.
Silence fell.
And at this time.
Liu Zheng, however, rushed into his room.
He brought a lot of wine bottles - yes, the ancient army was basically impossible without wine. Liu Zheng did not have excessive demands for this. The only military order was that drinking should never be allowed during war. However, because those who march on the water are worried that these landlubbers will get seasick and other acclimatized situations, Liu Zheng is still very humane.
It was allowed to bring a lot of wine, so many wine bottles were made.
So……
What does Liu Zheng want to do now?
Very simple!
A simple compressed air engine! Then, what does he want to do? Yes, he wants to make the world's first torpedo!
This idea…
It's a little crazy indeed.
However, Liu Zheng believes that this can be achieved. Because in later generations, the first torpedo, invented by Lupius, was driven by a compressed air engine. In other words, in simple terms, it was driven by a steam engine and then driven by a propeller.
Although……
This kind of torpedo had low speed, short range, and poor control. Later, because of these shortcomings, the torpedo was not put into use. However, in the later nineteenth century, Whitehead successfully developed the first torpedo.
This torpedo borrowed from Lupius's invention, using a compressed air engine to drive a single propeller for propulsion, and controlling the horizontal rudder plate at the tail of the torpedo through a hydraulic valve to control the depth of the torpedo. At that time, the speed of the torpedo was only 11 kilometers per hour, the range was 180-640 meters, and there was no device to control the direction of the torpedo.
It was called a "torpedo" because of its fish-like appearance, and was named "white-headed torpedo" after Whitehead (which translated as "white"). Almost at the same time as Lupius and Whitehead, Russia Inventor Alexandrovsky also developed a similar torpedo device.
…
having said so much.
It doesn't really matter.
The most important thing is that Liu Zheng now wants to tinker with this simple compressed air engine. A wine bottle, but at this time, a glass syringe is needed, which is difficult to replace with other things. Fortunately... there are various types of wine bottles on this ship, one of which is relatively symmetrical...
At this time, you only need to make a wooden piston.
OK, glass bottles and piston bottles, that’s it.
This piston bottle is used to make a cylinder, and the wine bottle is used as a gas storage tank, which is equivalent to a train boiler. Then, Liu Zheng will use a pipe to pump air into the bottle, and the stored compressed air will provide power to the cylinder, which is equivalent to a boiler. The water vapor produced.
The ventilation mechanism uses a patch to squeeze a tube. When the tube deforms, it will open or close the air path. The black iron wire is a connecting rod that pulls the iron piece, and is then connected to the single propeller...
At this time, it is the most critical part.
It would be best to have a rubber band at this time. Obviously, Liu Zheng is gone. But you can use elastic steel wire and make it into a spring... Because the piston is pushed outward by the gas, and the spring is stretched at the same time, and it pulls back when the piston is inward.
Yes.
It's really complicated.
And many materials are collected on site. Liu Zheng had to admit that this was the development that caused him the most headaches and troubled him the most after he traveled to this world.
It took three full days. This compressed air engine is really just a prototype.
Next…
It's the explosive part of this torpedo. Needless to say, this time with the Yinzhou ship and the hang glider, there were naturally barrels of Quelehodo coming to Yong'an.
This thing is now Liu Zheng's unique magic weapon.
Who is who knows!
To detonate a torpedo, you can only use the most primitive method of delayed detonation...
Five days in a row.
Five days and five nights.
Xie Zhen was stunned. He grabbed the person and asked, "Young Master, are you like this every time?"
"Ah? He doesn't even sleep?"
"How can my body handle this?"
"Oh, hurry up and make a pot of soup for your young master!"
"Oh, my brother..."
This made Liu Zheng dumbfounded, but he had to admit that it was really a wonderful thing to have such a caring brother.
Others are already used to it.
It's rare that Mr. Liu doesn't lock himself in his room for seven days and nights when he develops new gadgets.
"alright!"
really.
On the seventh day, Liu Zheng cheered.
Xie Zhen had been waiting at the door for a long time. He quickly brought the chicken soup and said distressedly: "Brother Zheng, drink first."
Liu Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These days, he also understood Xie Zhen's character. He would not be happy if you didn't drink it, so he picked up the bowl of chicken soup and drank it.
"Sir, what else came out?"
"Is it fun?"
"Can you really destroy the Jingzhou navy?"
Others looked curious.
Liu Zheng laughed and said: "Just follow me, Jiang Xuan!"
"The general is here!"
"Go chop down a tree, let it float on the water, and paddle it as far away as possible! Remember, the same goes for trees, the thicker the better!"
"good!"
Jiang Xuan was used to cooperating with Liu Zheng in research. At this time, he didn't ask any questions and ran away with a few people.
then.
A big tree was cut down by them. Although Liu Zheng had not slept for seven days, he was still very excited, but he did not forget to ask the Liangzhou Army to block the scene. Just kidding, this is the first torpedo in the world. If this thing is discovered by the scouts of the Jingzhou Army, it will not have the effect of winning by surprise.
Liu Zheng actually didn't want the principle of the steam engine to appear in this world too early...
However, sometimes, these things are beyond your control.
The current Longyan Dynasty is actually equivalent to the Ming Dynasty in later generations. During this period, the world stage was still very lively. Some things would not have happened unless Liu Zheng deliberately suppressed them. The European Renaissance has already begun, and even the first industrial revolution is expected to arrive soon.
It is better to block than to open up.
This is the historical process, so what?
So Liu Zheng didn't plan to hide it this time. Just do it!
This simple compressed air engine is actually the prototype of a steam engine.
"Is it enough for one mile?"
Liu Zheng looked at the tree, getting further and further away, and asked.
This simple torpedo can reach a range of more than 100 to 500 meters. He directly chose a land of five hundred meters, which is one mile!
Xiao Qi took a look and nodded: "It's almost the same. Master, what on earth is this..."
Liu Zheng laughed and said: "It just looks like it."
The simple torpedo in his hand is a simplified version of everything. There is nothing that can be done about it. They are all taken from the scene... Therefore, it looks a bit nondescript, but he himself knows the power of this thing.
He carefully placed the simple torpedo in the water.
Because it is a torpedo, of course it is impossible to use ignition.
What he used was piston ignition.
He took a deep breath.
Aiming in the direction of the big tree, he shouted: "Let's go!"
Pull the thread suddenly.
then.
A group of people watched helplessly as the thing, like a big fish, moved forward very fast in the water. In their eyes, this speed was already extremely fast.
Whoosh whoosh!
Liu Zheng was also quite nervous at this time.
One mile.
A mile away...
In fact, he was not sure whether this torpedo could hit the distance of one mile.
fine.
It only took two minutes!
That’s right, two minutes!
boom!
That torpedo hit a tree.
Then……
Then……
A group of people were confused.
what happened?
That's right.
Nothing happened.
Liu Zheng had a dark look on his face.
WTF?
Did you calculate the time wrong?
It's quiet over there...
