Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 421 The New Ship Enters the Water

In the seventh year of Jian'an, in the middle of October.

The first warship led by Lu Yanyi was finally built successfully.

The news of the successful construction of the battleship made Cao Cao overjoyed. After all, Lu Yan's warship was his hope to defeat Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

In order to witness the birth of the new battleship, Lao Cao deliberately brought his four sons Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi to Chenliu County.

It was still dark, but the shipyard was already bustling with activity.

Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and others stood together, chatting about recent anecdotes.

The important officials of the imperial court surrounded Liu Xie who was holding the little princess, and waited quietly for Lu Yan's arrival.

With less than half an hour before Chenshi, Lu Yan, accompanied by Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others, finally came to the shipyard.

Lu Yan and others went straight to Liu Xie and saluted, "See Your Majesty!"

"Ai Qing is free!" Liu Xie came to Lu Yan, his excitement was beyond words, "Hurry up and start, we are already waiting impatiently!"

Lu Yan glanced at the little princess who looked like a porcelain doll, and then said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, you can start now."

After receiving Lu Yan's order, Zhuge Liang saluted Liu Xie and other ministers and went straight into the shipyard.

As Zhuge Liang entered, an order sounded immediately in the shipyard.

"Crench!"

The gate that separated the dock from the outside of the shipyard slowly opened.

When everyone's eyes suddenly became clear, a huge and shocking warship suddenly appeared in front of everyone!

Seen from a distance, the appearance of this warship is completely different from that of any warship in the past.

The new warship is different from the traditional flat-bottomed boat. It is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and the bow is a clipper shape suitable for oceangoing sailing.This shape is more conducive to breaking waves, and the speed of warships is also better than that of flat-bottomed boats.

Under Zhuge Liang's introduction, everyone learned some basic information about the ship.

The length of the ship is about twenty feet, the width is about six to seven feet, and the height is several feet. There are two decks in total, and the carrying capacity can reach ten thousand stones, that is, more than 300 tons.

There are more than 60 cannons on each side of the ship, a total of more than [-] cannons, which can shoot four or five miles, and the fishing boat is smashed immediately when it is hit.

Although this ship is not the largest ship today, nor is it as heavy as the largest ships in Soochow, but its shape is more angular and looks more aggressive.

The new battleship is different from the old single-masted ship. It has a mast in the front, middle and rear on its deck. It is a three-masted ship.

Although after some modifications, it is slightly different from the three-masted sailing ships of the European period of great voyages, they also have a high degree of flexibility, allowing warships to provide more power for ships when the wind direction on the sea is uncertain.

The part of the hull above the waterline is covered with a thin layer of wrought iron, which can not only strengthen the firmness of the hull, but also prevent the attack of enemy fireships.

The bottom of the ship also adopts a new technology that has never been seen before, that is, the watertight cabin.

The function of the watertight cabin is to separate the cabins on the ship with wooden boards, so that they are not connected to each other.Even if one cabin is damaged and water enters, it will not affect other cabins, so that the ship will not sink soon.

What puzzled Liu Xie, Cao Cao and others was that there were many large holes blocked by wooden boards in the hull, both on the upper floor and in the middle of the boat.

Guo Jia counted, and there are 32 large holes on one side, and 64 holes on both sides.

Lao Cao pulled Lu Yan to Liu Xie's side and asked, "Mr. Lu, is the big hole in your boat used for archers to release arrows?"

"But is the hole too big?" Liu Xie then asked.

Yang Biao looked at the warship curiously, and said in amazement from time to time: "I heard that this ship was designed by Lu Changsheng himself, but it looks pretty good... When did this guy become proficient in shipbuilding again?"

For Liu Xie and Cao Cao's question, Lu Yan just smiled mysteriously and didn't explain too much.

He turned to say: "There is no rush for the rest... Now, please Your Majesty, Cao Gong, and Yang Gong cut the ribbon for our new warship first!"

"Cut the ribbon?"

"What the hell?"

Cao Cao and Liu Xie looked at each other, and they both saw the black question marks on each other's heads.

"It's just a small ceremony, and it's just to ask for good luck for the new warship through the hands of His Majesty and all the important officials." Lu Yan replied.

"You're the only one with a lot of tricks." Yang Biao slammed Lu Yan on his lips, but his body was already a little eager to try.

Under the guidance of Lu Yan, Liu Xie, Cao Cao, Yang Biao and others came to the battleship.

Someone had already prepared a red ribbon and brought it to them.There are also some colored balls tied on the ribbon, just standing in the middle of two colored balls.

After the big guys who cut the ribbon took their positions, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi presented them with small scissors.

After Lu Yan said "The Ceremony Begins", the shipyard first burst into enthusiastic firecrackers, and then it was the ribbon-cutting.

After a series of procedures were completed, Liu Xie, Cao Cao and others finally cut off the red silk in their hands, which also announced the official completion of the three-masted warship.

After the ceremony, the warship began to enter the water.

With a "crash", the first three-masted battleship of the Han Dynasty finally took its first step in the Yellow River to dominate the river and sea!

Seeing the warship floating quietly and steadily on the water, those shipbuilders who worked hard day and night, were all excited at this moment, bursting into bursts of cheers.

This ship is condensed with the hard work of countless of them!

Under the leadership of Lu Yan and Zhuge Liang, Liu Xie, Cao Cao, Yang Biao and others boarded the warship and came to the deck.

Looking around, in addition to various conventional ship parts on the deck, there is also a huge racket on the hull, which can cause huge damage to those ships that are close.

And at the opening of the ship's side, there are many unknown objects covered by black cloth.

After Guo Jia looked around for a week, he was a little puzzled and asked, "Why didn't I see weapons such as trebuchets and ballistas? Isn't the lethality not enough with bows and arrows alone?"

Xi Zhicai pointed to the things covered by the black cloth, and said, "Feng Xiao, look at those covered things, maybe they are the weapons of this ship."

"But if it's a catapult, the height is wrong... Could it be that there is only a ballista?" Guo Jia couldn't think of a reason, and finally he came to Lu Yan's side, grabbed Lu Yan's arm and asked straightforwardly : "Changsheng, what is the weapon of this ship?"

Seeing Lao Cao, Tianzi and others looking at him curiously, Lu Yan slapped Guo Jia's hand off calmly, and said, "Naturally, new warships need to be equipped with new weapons...but the new weapons are a bit too powerful. , so when there are a lot of people, we will not give a demonstration for the time being.”

Lu Yan's words whetted everyone's appetite.

Too powerful?Too many people are not suitable for presentations?

Then let's go down, you can demonstrate by yourself!

Unable to withstand the instigation of Boss Cao and Liu Xie,

Lu Yan finally agreed to demonstrate it to everyone.

But only once.

Chapter 422 It's moving, it's moving!

Although Lu Yan agreed to demonstrate the new weapon, the demonstration of the weapon had to wait until the navy was able to operate the new warship proficiently.

For this reason, Lu Yan specially recommended Gan Ning and Su Fei to Liu Xie and Cao Cao. With their rich experience in water warfare and the navy under their command, it is not difficult to control this new ship.

Gan Ning and Su Fei were not high enough to squeeze into the emperor's side, so they could only admire this freshly baked warship from the stern.

But they didn't feel lost in the slightest, and observed the new warship carefully and gently as if they were lovers.

"I've never seen such a warship, it's so gorgeous and sturdy..." Gan Ning stroked the side of the ship, his eyes revealed fascination, and whispered.

Su Fei next to him was not much better, he was wiping a little stain on the deck vigorously with his sleeve.

After hearing Gan Ning's murmur beside him, Su Fei raised his head and showed a bright smile, "Yes, brother Xingba, I feel like I've fallen in love with it! I will sleep on the boat from now on!"

While the two were discussing the merits of the ship, a messenger suddenly came to them and said, "General Gan, Su Zhonglang, Lu Hussars summoned you."

The two of them didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly got up and adjusted their appearance, then followed the orderly and ran to the bow of the ship.

Lu Yan saw Gan Ning and Su Fei coming, so he greeted: "Xingba, Su Fei, come and see your majesty and the prime minister."

Gan Ning and Su Fei came to Liu Xie and Cao Cao, and bowed respectfully, "Last general Gan Ning (Su Fei), see Your Majesty and Prime Minister!"

"Aiqing is free." Liu Xiexu helped Gan Ning and Su Fei and asked, "I heard from Lu Changsheng that you two are very good at water warfare?"

Gan Ning clasped his fists and said, "Return to Your Majesty, the last general and Su Zhonglang used to be members of the Jiangxia Navy. When it comes to water warfare, we are somewhat confident."

"That's great!" Liu Xie laughed and said, "How much time will it take for you to master this warship?"

After Gan Ning and Su Fei glanced at each other again, they said in unison: "At most half a day, we will definitely be able to pilot this warship proficiently!"

"Okay! I'll give you two hours. After two hours, I want to see how this ship attacks the enemy!"

After Liu Xie's order was issued, Gan Ning and Su Fei subconsciously looked at Cao Cao, after all Cao Cao was their real boss.

Old Cao saw Gan Ning and Su Fei looking at him, so he said: "Do as Your Majesty tells you, I believe you will not let everyone down."

"The last general takes orders!" Gan Ning and Su Fei clasped their fists in response.

Liu Xie didn't care about Gan Ning and Su Fei's reaction, he dragged Lu Yan to the captain's cabin, ready to have a look at the layout and facilities inside, and even wanted to enjoy being a captain again.

......

The navy was about to get familiar with warships, so Lu Yan "drove" the idlers away, even Liu Xie and Lao Cao were no exception.

The time given by Liu Xie was two hours, but Gan Ning and Su Fei, with the cooperation of more than two hundred carefully selected sailors, basically mastered the characteristics of this warship in only one hour.

The sailors and soldiers could already manipulate the sails of the three-masted warship freely. The wind on the Yellow River was not too strong, but the three-masted warship ran at an astonishing speed in the limited wind.

With such an extraordinary performance, Gan Ning, Su Fei and others immediately thought of the unique shape of the hull, and immediately understood that the warship "designed" by Lu Yan was not only for good looks, but also for the comprehensive consideration of the ship's travel and balance and other conditions.In fact, the main thing is that the drawings given by the system are good...

Su Fei stood on the bow of the ship, feeling the speed and passion, and said to Gan Ning beside him: "Such a warship is simply unbelievable!"

Gan Ning grinned and said, "What, this ship may sail in the sea?"

"At first I thought you were just bragging to make us come to the Central Plains, but now, I do believe that it can sail in the sea."

"Hey..." Gan Ning looked at the craftsmen and commoners on the shore who kept waving in the direction of the warship, and said, "Now that we are familiar with it, we should be able to start the offensive and defensive drill."

Su Fei straightened up and replied, "I've been waiting for your words for half an hour!"

Gan Ning commanded the warship to approach the dock.

Lu Yan brought 120 eight craftsmen who were skilled in operating cannons sent by Ma Jun to the ship.

Liu Xie, Cao Cao, and everyone on the battlefield saw that Lu Yan's battle seemed to be a bit big, and they couldn't help but feel more and more excited.

The warship sailed slowly to the middle of the Yellow River, and five hundred steps upstream of it, there was an ordinary sailboat several feet long parked there.

It is not impossible to use larger ships for military exercises, but they will all be sunk in the end, so there is no need to be too extravagant and wasteful.

The craftsman was commanded by Ma Jun's deputy, a powerful middle-aged man who often followed Ma Jun.

According to Ma Jun, he is a very talented forging talent, and he has put forward many valuable opinions and suggestions for the forging of the cannon body.

"What's your name, where are you from?" Lu Yan asked the middle-aged blacksmith.

"Back to Lu Huqi, the younger one's surname is Pu Mingyuan, from Yizhou." The blacksmith replied with a simple and honest smile.

Lu Yan felt a little familiar when he heard the name. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally recalled the name Pu Yuan, "Could it be Pu Yuan, the magical knife that made swords for Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei? If it is true, I will find a treasure ..."

Although there were some ups and downs in his heart, Lu Yan had already developed a calm city mansion.

Lu Yan, whose expression remained unchanged, suddenly asked again: "What's your opinion on iron quenching?"

Pu Yuan was taken aback when he heard the words, and thought to himself: "You actually asked about my strengths directly! Is it a coincidence?"

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Pu Yuan replied without hesitation: "Back to Lu Huqi, I do have some personal understanding of Quenhuo..."

What kind of effects of various water quenching on steel, etc., Pu Yuan said clearly and logically.

Although Lu Yan didn't quite understand, he was sure that this old man was Pu Yuan, the magic knife.

The most famous deed in Pu Yuan's life, and also the most legendary deed, is the [-]-mouth "Pu Yuan Magic Knife" he forged for Zhuge Liang.This incident comes from Jiang Wei's "Pu Yuan Biography" and "Pu Yuan Biography", and in the process of casting the "Pu Yuan Magic Knife", the story of Pu Yuan's knowledge of water forging knives was also left.

Unexpectedly, his general as a supervisor was so attractive that he even attracted Pu Yuan from Yizhou to the Central Plains.

While Lu Yan was talking to Pu Yuan, the craftsmen on board had already removed all the black cloth, revealing dark and ferocious cannons.

The craftsmen carried out solid large iron balls from the cabin, and then neatly stacked them next to the cannon.

Finally, after more than half an hour of preparations, the cannon, gunpowder, shells, etc. have all been prepared.

Under Lu Yan's order, the battleship finally started to move again.

I kept staring at the battleship Liu Xie in the Yellow River, and immediately discovered the movement of the battleship.

"It's moving! Look, Lao Cao, it's moving!"