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Chapter 55 Victory

The small green mud puddles, the sudden intrusion of Westerners and giant ships broke the tranquility of this fishing village.

The villagers looked at the sailing battleship moored by the sea from a distance, as if they saw something unbelievable.

"My God, how can there be such a big fishing boat in the world! Compared with it, our fishing boat is as small as an ant!"

The fishermen from Qingniwa came out with their families to watch the huge monster they had never seen before, pointing and pointing.

"What do you guys know? This is not a fishing boat. Do you see the cannons on it? It's a warship! A Westerner's warship! It can easily destroy our fishing village!" Yu Cheng had some good eyesight.

It was the first time Chu Yun saw a warship of this size in this era, so he was taken aback.But only once.

The warship that appeared in Qingniwa has three floors, is about 60 meters long, and the main mast is about 60 meters. It is estimated that the displacement is thousands of tons.In the view of Chu Yun, who had the opportunity to see the [-]-ton giant ship in later generations, if one wants to compare the sail battleship with the [-]-ton oil tanker of later generations, of course there is no comparison.But, in this era, sailing battleships are sea fortresses, indestructible.

"My lord, if the Westerners come to attack us, they have dozens of cannons on the port side. I'm afraid they will fire in unison, and we will be buried in the sea of ​​fire together with this small fishing village." Yu Cheng saw the Westerners on the boat. Cannon sharp, can not help but panic.

Qingniwa is within the reach of the giant ship's artillery. If the Westerners rebel, they can just fly over with a round of artillery and it's over.

"Probably not..." Chu Yun still believed in the system, "Let's go up and see if it's the group of Westerners that I agreed with."

Chu Yun and his group walked towards the pier.

The Westerners near the wharf and shipyard also found Chu Yun, so their chiefs also took the initiative to approach Chu Yun.The lead appeared to be an officer in Royal Navy uniform, aged in his 40s.And behind this officer, there is a group of Royal Navy soldiers with hundreds of people.

"My lord, be careful." Yu Cheng reminded.There were many more Westerners on the opposite side than the soldiers they brought.

"It doesn't matter, if they are really bad for us, just shoot us and kill us," Chu Yun said.

It wasn't until the two sides approached that Chu Yun could clearly see the person on the opposite side. He had a typical appearance of a Westerner. Chu Yun believed that this must have been summoned by the industrial revolution system.

"Sir, Horatio Nelson, Commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet and Hereditary Baron, reports to you." The naval officer saluted Chu Yun.

This background is big enough.Chu Yun thought that the one summoned by the system was the young Nelson, but he did not expect that the one summoned by the system was Nelson who had become the commander of the Royal Fleet.

"You're welcome, how many of you are here?" Chu Yun asked.

"There are more than 800 crew members on the Victory, and more than 300 craftsmen from the Royal Dockyard." Nelson said without haste.

Victory?Chu Yun had a little understanding. This was a battleship of the 18th century, the pride of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, and had participated in several naval battles.

But what Chu Yun knows is only the above, and the specifics are not clear: "What kind of configuration is this Victory?"

"102 cast iron cannons, including 32-pound long guns and 12-pound short guns, with a displacement of 3500 tons and a speed of 8-9 knots. Although the speed is not fast, it is suitable for being a flagship, and the firepower is not bad." Nelson Said.

It's passable... Chu Yun's face twitched.Compared with the largest warships in France and France at the same time, the Victory is indeed one size smaller than them, but in this era, especially in the Liaodong area that lacks naval forces, it is impossible to have a battleship with more firepower than the Victory. Boat.Even the artillery battalion that Chu Yun is most proud of has only 12-pound cannons with the largest caliber.

Yu Cheng next to him was stunned, his mouth trembling: "102 cannons... or 32-pound cannons, my grandma, won't we be able to set up three artillery battalions if we dismantle all these cannons?"

Three artillery battalions?Chu Yun was quite moved.But Chu Yun then denied this idea: "These artillery are heavy artillery used by the navy, and they are usually fixed on the deck. Even if they are unloaded, they can only be used to defend the city. It is too inconvenient to transport. And the significance of the existence of warships It's just to get those guns moving."

"Sir, what you said is that without the battleship, these artillery pieces are worthless." Nelson became anxious when he heard that. Damn, if Chu Yun moved his mind and really unloaded the artillery on his Victory, he would cry. I don't know where to cry.

"It turned out to be like this, it's really a pity." Yu Cheng said.

"We will have three artillery battalions sooner or later. Don't worry. Even if we build three artillery battalions now, we won't be able to replenish that much ammunition. Without ammunition, artillery is not as good as a gun." Chu Yun turned to Nelson and said , "General Nelson, you must know the situation of our Liao army. We lack navy and ships. There may be a few small boats in Guanglu Island with only two or three artillery pieces, not even warships."

"I was fully aware before I came here. Establishing a navy is not a matter of one day, sir, please don't worry. The craftsmen of the Royal Dockyard who came with us have the ability to build one to three types of battleships, various frigates, The technology of gunboats and merchant ships only needs resources, money and time." Nelson said.

"I had planned to build a third-class battleship, and with a few 28-gun sloops, I could form an ocean fleet, but you directly brought the first-class battleship Victory, which It makes me feel that only a few 28-gun sailboats are not worthy of such a luxurious first-class battleship." Chu Yun said.

"A sailing ship with 28 guns on one deck is enough. The commander's power is not strong yet. A huge fleet will not only fail to help the commander's power expand, but will drag down the economic development. Guess the master's guess that this round of artillery on the Victory will consume How much ammo?" Nelson asked.

"How many?"

"More than half a ton."

Chu Yun was prepared, but was still surprised when he heard Nelson's answer.Half a ton of artillery is enough for an artillery battalion to fire for a while.What is "one shot of the cannon, ten thousand taels of gold", this is it!
"Then let's build four gunboats with 28 guns to serve as frigates for the Victory. I will allocate 5 taels of silver as the start-up fund for the project in a few days, and more funds will be invested later." There is not enough money at hand, Chu Yun still tries his best to build a navy in the true sense, "Your crew needs to drive the Victory, and the newly built 28-gun frigate needs new crew to drive, so you may need to send some skilled What does General Nelson think of the crew training local fishermen as new crew?"

(End of this chapter)