At that time, Zhu Cilang modified some crossbows on the imperial wall of the capital because he could not exchange it for a hot exchange.

Tie the grenade onto the crossbow and then fire it out to create a simple cannon.

Of course, now we have the conditions. The crossbow we used is much better than at that time. Based on the length of the grenade leads, we can know the distance of the explosion. After many tests, it can be said that it is very complete now.

"If you go back to His Highness, their naval warships have been modified and the army they brought have been reorganized into four regiments. It has been more than a month of training. However, there is still a while before the training of the recruits, the naval warships have also conducted many drills near Nanjing. We have also visited them. They are incomparable to regular artillery soldiers, but they have also improved a lot compared to their original combat power."

Shi Kefa's words were quite pertinent, and he didn't say much or say less.

Zhu Cilang is more at ease with Shi Kefa because this guy is very serious about his work.

If someone else is replaced, it may only report good news but not bad news.

If this is the case, you can spare you once or twice in a short period of time, but after you understand your temper for a long time, Zhu Cilang will put you on hold.

"Shigemen thinks that if Zheng Sen's navy was asked to go all the way to Wuchang, could he provide some help to General Ye Yun?"

Zhu Cixuan was busy making money during this period and did not inspect the transformation work of the navy. Shi Kefa was responsible for everything, so Shi Kefa was more aware of the combat effectiveness of the navy's warships.

"If you go back to the Prince's Highness, I believe that if you fight against the giant sailboats of Westerners, they may still be lacking, but if you fight with Zuo Liangyu's Huguang Navy, I'm afraid Zuo Liangyu's people should not be the opponent."

Shi Kefa thought about it for a while and said, after all, the navy officers and soldiers are now undergoing training.

Although it looks decent, Zheng Sen once said that there is still a certain gap compared to Westerners. However, our weapons and equipment are quite powerful. Even the modified crossbow cannons have a very strong explosion power.

Zheng Sen has said this more than once, and Zhu Cilang has no way to explain it to him.

Zhu Cixuan exchanged the German long-handled grenades from World War II, and the gunpowder used was much more advanced than in this era. If he didn't even have this advantage, then it would be a system that would change his fate.

"Since that's the case, I'll send an order to lead Zheng Sen to lead the Fujian Navy up the river to support General Ye Yun's series of actions."

Before, Ye Yun once submitted a memorial saying that Zuo Menggeng had used his trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain and was preparing to use the Huguang Navy to advance eastward. He took this opportunity to make Ye Yun retreat but the Yangtze River defense line. Now it is almost done, so Ye Yun is not fooled.

Zhu Cixuan also remembered this matter at that time, which shows that they were able to ride a boat down the river, so the surrounding defense arrangements were good, but they could not be taken lightly. Now that they have the Fujian Navy under Zheng Sen, Zuo Liangyu should also know that their method would not work.

After receiving Zhu Cilang's imperial edict, Zheng Sen came to the Golden Palace in a hurry.

"When you go to Wuchang, your navy is just an internship and observation. All operations must be listened to General Ye Yun. You are also very young. You may have fought with the enemy overseas, but the inland river is still very different from outside. This time you will only carry a small boat over..."

Listening to Zhu Cilang's careful teaching, Shi Kefa flipped his eyelids. Even his three elite generals under his command, I'm afraid His Highness the Crown Prince would not have used so much effort to see from this that His Highness the Crown Prince attaches great importance to General Zheng.

It is no wonder that Zhu Cilang valued him so much. Although the voyage of this era has begun, the Ming Dynasty has fallen behind.

However, Zhu Cilang has a system that defies the will of heaven and changes fate. We can now exchange for various sailboats. As long as we can train enough sailors, even if we start a little later, there will be no problem in the future.

"Don't take the order."

Zheng Sen said respectfully, and he didn't expect to go to the battlefield so soon. This time, the big ship will definitely not be used, but all 120 small boats have been rectified.

According to their previous discussion with the Ministry of Works, each boat was equipped with three crossbows, two on the bow, and one on the stern.

The cabin was loaded with more than a dozen boxes of grenades, which allowed them to fight a high-intensity battle. Moreover, all grenades were tied together, some were tied together, some were tied together with three grenades, and some had only one grenade.

The reason for this is that the weights are different, so that the landing locations are different. In order to take care of the three directions of the distance, middle and near, we can only think of ways to weigh the grenades.

"Have you ever fired a volley of one hundred and twenty small boats?"

Zhu Cilang suddenly remembered another thing. To know the maximum power of artillery depends on their coverage.

If there was a single artillery, no matter how powerful it was, it would not have formed a group lethality. One hundred and twenty small boats combined would be 360 ​​tons of crossbows. If it was a volley, it would definitely be another scene.

"If you go back to His Royal Highness, when the drill was conducted the afternoon before yesterday, don't order a hundred small boats to volley. According to what we measured, it could cover about two hectares of land."

When he heard the number Zheng Sen said, Shi Kefa and some court ministers were surprised. This was two hectares of land, which would count as dozens of acres of land.

In fact, this is also very normal. If you change to Armstrong field guns, your power may be more than ten times larger.

Such a picture appeared in Shi Kefa's mind...

Haoge led his Eight Banners Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty to rush to death, but the navy warships on our side came out and fired a salvo, and thousands of people were instantly bombarded. If there was really such a chance, a few such attacks would be able to determine the world.

This was really terrible. Shi Kefa's head was sweating, but Shi Kefa's heart was stable. With the support of these naval warships, the Battle of Wuchang will definitely be able to win...
Chapter completed!