Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

It will take more than three months to build the first three-masted warship.

But as long as the first battleship is successfully built, with experience, the construction speed of the following three-masted battleships will be much faster.

A three-masted warship can carry more than 1000 people, and Lu Yan plans to train at least one hundred thousand sailors, so with replacements, there should be at least a hundred three-masted warships.

Construction and maintenance still require a lot of manpower, so the manpower is still not enough, far from enough!

Now that the shipyard has been erected, and the southern princes must have gotten the news, the secrecy of shipbuilding is of little importance.

Zhuge Liang simply ordered the general to recruit shipwrights and carpenters from all over the country blatantly.

As long as they are innocent, they will all be hired; if they have a family, they can even join the core team and directly participate in the formation of the three-masted battleship.

......

In the seventh year of Jian'an, in mid-September.

The shipyard is on the right track, and the operation here only needs the help of Geng Liang and Liu Bei to keep an eye on it.

Lu Yan reckoned that the cannon should have had a result, so he pulled Zhuge Liang together and set off for Daijun.

Lu Yan, Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu hurried to Daijun.

The reason why Lu Yan called Huang Zhong was that he hoped that he could protect Zhuge Liang who had no force.

And bring Huang Xu because he happened to be weak this year, Huang Zhong hopes to bring his son out to broaden his horizons.

Naturally, Lu Yan would not reject Huang Zhong, so he temporarily formed this group of four.

Arriving in the old forest in the deep mountains of Daijun, entering the valley entrance where the steelmaking plant is located, it seems that a checkpoint has been built.

The city wall of the checkpoint is more than three feet high, and it is all made of bluestone. From a distance, it looks majestic and strong.

When they came to the bottom of the pass, there was a guard on the city wall and shouted loudly: "A place where military planes are important, idlers retreat!"

Huang Xu looked back at Lu Yan, and after receiving Lu Yan's instruction, he rode forward, took out and held up the seal in his arms: "I am Huang Xu, the personal guard of General Hussars, and this is the seal of entry!"

The guard put down the basket, Huang Xu put the seal into the basket, and then watched it being pulled up slowly.

After checking the seal and confirming that it was correct, the heavy gate opened slowly.

Lu Yan, Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu entered the pass.

Entering the gate, the guard came to Lu Yan, clasped his fists and saluted, "The last general, Guan Ping, see Lu Hussar!"

"Huh? Guan Ping?" The guard's name caught Lu Yan's attention, so he asked, "Are you Yun Chang's eldest son?"

Guan Ping didn't expect Lu Yan to know him, and a faint excitement suddenly appeared in his heart, "Exactly, Lu Hussar knows the last general?"

Lu Yan nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, the tiger father has no dogs, so work hard!"

How many people dream of getting a compliment from Lu Yan!

Guan Ping sent soldiers to lead Lu Yan and his party to the steelworks, while he himself sat under the city wall in a daze.

At this time, a soldier came to Guan Ping and complimented him: "Congratulations, General. If you can get Lu Hussar to say 'a tiger father has no dogs', your future is bright!" "Yes, yes! General Guan is well-developed." Don’t forget about the brothers!”

Guan Ping sat for a while, and finally regained his composure. He thought to himself: "I thought something made my father unhappy, but I didn't expect the deep meaning of my father... Alas, I will make a one-sided apology to my father when I go back. It is!"

Guan Ping suddenly felt full of strength physically and mentally. He stood up and said, "Guan Youxin works with you all. No matter what happens in the future, I will definitely not forget my brothers!"

"it is good!"

"The general is righteous!"

"I am willing to serve the general like a dog and a horse!"

Under the leadership of the soldiers, Lu Yan and his party went forward for several kilometers, and after reaching a hillside, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up!

Ahead, there is a very wide open land. It was still a dense forest before, and it seems that the craftsmen cleared it all out.

Going forward, a huge forge suddenly came into view.

Lu Yan and the others were still at least a mile away from the forge, but the sound of tinkling iron was clearly audible inside.

It has been almost five months since the establishment of the steelmaking plant.

During this period of time, not only the steelmaking plant has been fully built, but all ten steelmaking furnaces have been put into production; around the steelmaking plant, five forging plants have also been established.

From time to time, Wuhuan coolies carried the forged weapons and armor out of the forge.

After seeing this extremely terrifying steelmaking and forging base, the group of Wuhuan people had no intention of resisting.

It can produce [-] jin of steel a day,

A thousand iron armors and three thousand weapons can be made in one day...

This group of Wuhuan people who seem to be extravagant with worn-out ironware, why are they resisting...

Chapter 414 Witnessing the Birth of the Cannon

When Lu Yan and others arrived, Ma Jun had already been notified of the news.

When Lu Yan and the others reached the gate of the forge, Ma Jun had already run out with three sweaty assistants.

"See... I've seen Lu Hussar!"

"I've seen Lu Hussars!" Ma Jun and his three assistants saluted Lu Yan and the others respectfully.

Lu Yan looked at Ma Jun, who had turned black but also became stronger, and asked, "How is it? Has the cannon been made yet?"

"Back to Lu Huss... Hussars have been built! And we have improved... ten... cannons according to different... specifications... specifications and proportions!"

Hearing this, Lu Yan praised: "That's right! New things need to be constantly tested and improved, so that we can create better things!"

The original ten-shot crossbow was continuously researched and modified by Ma Jun. While its power was greatly increased, it became more and more convenient to use.

From the very beginning, the ten-shot crossbow required the cooperation of two people to use it. Later, the cavalry could shoot arrows with a single-handed crossbow... Every improvement in this is the painstaking efforts of Ma Jun and countless craftsmen.

In fact, the cannon has already been built, but the effect of the first test firing of the cannon was not satisfactory, so Ma Jun did not pass the news to Lu Yan, but chose to continue to study together with experienced blacksmiths. and various details of the improved cannon.

When the tenth cannon was improved, Lu Yan, Zhuge Liang and others happened to come.

Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong and Huang Xu kept silent all the way.

After walking several kilometers with Ma Jun, they finally saw the cannon that Lu Yan and Ma Jun were talking about when they came to another open space!

There is only one cannon in the open space, which is the latest version that has been improved but has not had time to experiment.

Not far away, there are three cannons lined up neatly, which should have been eliminated.

Lu Yan and the others circled the cannon a few times, while Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu were full of doubts.

"What... is this thing for?" Huang Xu quietly asked Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong actually didn't know, but he still replied affirmatively: "It's a weapon!"

Everyone knows it's a weapon...

"But how does it kill the enemy?" So Huang Xu asked again.

Huang Zhong glared at Huang Xu, and said, "Where are there so many questions? Don't you know after reading it later?"

"Oh..." Huang Xu shrank his head and let out a cry, Zhuge Liang next to him almost couldn't laugh out loud.

Ma Jun was worried that the bombing would hurt Lu Yan and the others, so he said to Lu Yan and the others: "Please Lu Hussars and... everyone... stay away a little... the big... the cannon may be hit hurt you... you guys."

Lu Yan knew that the cannon might explode, so he said to Zhuge Liang and the others, "Stay away, this thing might explode and accidentally hurt people around."

Zhuge Liang and Huang Xu were very curious, but also very scared.They retreated far away, half-closed their eyes, and stared at the cannon.

Huang Zhong stood in front of Lu Yan with half of his body. Even if there was danger, he was sure to use his body to block the crisis for Lu Yan.

The distance is almost 200 meters away, no matter how much the chamber is blown up, it will not be able to blow up here.However, Lu Yan didn't remind Huang Zhong, and even if he reminded, Huang Zhong might not get out of the way...

"Prepare the gunpowder!"

"Filled Iron Bullets!"

Following an order, the craftsman in charge of operating the cannon began to make various preparations.

After the ammunition was filled, someone began to prepare the fuse for the ignition point.

In front of the muzzle is an open space, and three hundred paces away from the open space is a dense forest.Looking into the woods from here, you can still see a few big trees that have broken down the middle, and at the end of the woods is a cliff. The distance from the cannon to the cliff is about three kilometers.

The angle of the cannon's muzzle has already been calibrated.

Ma Jun looked at Lu Yan from a distance, and when he saw Lu Yan nodding, he waved his hands fiercely and said, "Fire...fire the cannon!"

Following Ma Jun's order, the craftsman in charge of ignition immediately lit the fuse on the buttock of the barrel with a torch.

The fuze ignited, and Ma Jun and the craftsmen retreated quickly.

The first time, two people were injured because of the explosion of the chamber...so the craftsmen who operated the cannon became more careful.

As the fuse burns out,

Accompanied by a loud bang of "Boom!", an orange-red flame suddenly burst out from the mouth of the cannon!

The cannon roared, and the huge recoil shook the ground slightly. The dust under the cannon suddenly flew up, covering the cannon.

As the flames spurted out from the muzzle, a solid iron ball spewed out from the muzzle, flew to the woods three hundred steps away in the blink of an eye, and then slammed into the woods fiercely!

"Crack!"

"Boom!!"

The moment he entered the woods, there were countless sounds of tree trunks breaking and trees falling to the ground.

In just one breath, the place where the cannon was facing was directly blasted out of a passage!

"hiss!!!"

Zhuge Liang, Huang Xu, including Huang Zhong, couldn't help but gasp!

Although Huang Zhong is not young, his eyesight is still sharp.

He saw the situation inside from the passage in the woods from a distance, "It's almost like being trampled by a thousand-man cavalry... Countless tree trunks were torn apart, branches and leaves were scattered all over the ground, and it was extremely tragic."

Zhuge Liang and Huang Xu opened their mouths wide and stared at the woods ahead...

Looking at the scene in front of him, Huang Xu, who was a little contemptuous of the iron lump just now, couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously, "I...I read it right, right?"

Zhuge Liang next to him regained his sanity faster. He suppressed the shock in his heart and replied: "You read that right, there is at least a three-person-wide passage in the woods ahead!"

"This cannon is so terrifying!" Huang Xu sighed.

And that's just the power of a cannon...

Huang Zhong has experienced many battles, and he undoubtedly thinks more about cannons than Huang Xu and Zhuge Liang.

He frowned and asked Lu Yan beside him: "Sir, if there are a hundred such cannons on the battlefield, then..."

"No one can stop it, destroy the world!" Lu Yan only answered eight words, and Huang Zhong felt a chill in his heart.

Huang Zhong couldn't help but sighed, "In this case, what's the use of waiting for a warrior..."

Hearing this, Lu Yan said with a smile: "Cannons are dead, but talents are alive. And even if cannons appear on the battlefield, it may take a long time for them to completely replace the existence of fierce generals.

Although personal bravery will become more and more pale with the development of the battlefield after the emergence of cannons, but when commanding a large army on the battlefield, the importance of the commander is even more important. "

After hearing Lu Yan's words, although Huang Zhong was still disappointed, he felt better after all.

The emergence of cannons means that this era will transition from the era of cold weapons to the era of hot weapons, but it may take a lot of time to fully enter the era of hot weapons.

But no matter what, Lu Yan has now made history, and this is destined to be a moment that will be remembered by history!

Chapter 415 Journey to Jiangdong

Jiangdong, Wu County.

To the west of Wu County, there is a vast and misty Zhenze Taihu Lake. The Taihu Lake is so big that it occupies an area of ​​several hundred miles.

There are also three large islands in the lake, which are distributed in a triangle, and there are many delicate islands dotted around them, tightly clustering the big island in the middle.

Many flowers, plants and trees are planted on the big island, which looks elegant and delicate. When the willows are drooping, it is just right for boating in the lake.Among the beautiful scenery, enjoying the scenery, reciting poems or discussing the world is one of the favorite ways of travel and play for many children and girls of Jiangdong aristocratic families.

On this day, a big ship obviously came from the government slowly sailed out from the Wu County Wharf.

The big boat wobbled close to the largest island, and then slowly stopped in the middle of the lake.

Apart from the servants in charge of rowing, there were more than a dozen military guards in exquisite armor on board.

In the protective circle of the guards, on the second floor of the big boat, there were three people sitting: Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, Zhuge Jin, who was not driving Jingzhou, and a student from Lumen who had just arrived in Jiangdong and had not had time to meet Sun Quan. Phoenix chick Pang Tong.