On this day, the sun is warm and the breeze is refreshing.
Qin Huaidao was in a good mood when he saw the built troop transport ship. The base of Hei Qiuqiu exuded a metallic luster in the sun. There were a hundred people standing on the ship, packed to the rafters. Each of them stood upright and proud, with excitement on their faces.
Emotions, waiting to witness a historic moment.
"Young Master, everything is ready. Please let me know if you want to test the ship." A deep voice sounded.
"ignition!"
With a loud shout, he swallowed the mountains and rivers with anger.
The excitement on Qin Huaidao's face did not diminish at all. If successful, it would lead the Tang Dynasty into the age of steam engines and the age of navigation, and rewrite history. What an honor this is?
"Light the fire!" the team was shouting the order.
The onlookers couldn't help but come forward and stared at the huge thing in front of them. It looked like a ship but had never been seen before. They still couldn't believe that this thing could sail. Shouldn't the ship be made of wood?
Iron is so heavy, can it be done?
Everyone was in a responsible mood and kept their eyes unblinking for fear of missing something.
The people at the bottom of the cabin received orders to put charcoal into the steam engine boiler and ignited it according to Qin Huai's Taoism. They were equally doubtful and somewhat expectant.
Soon, the water in the steam engine is grilled to produce steam, which is converted into kinetic energy.
"puff--"
The huge troop transport shook and made waves in the water.
"Moved?"
Everyone looked at this scene in disbelief and their eyes widened.
Qin Huaidao was equally nervous. It took him more than half a year of time and effort. If it didn't work, it would be in vain. He hurried forward and stared at the two huge propellers behind the troop ship with his sharp eyes.
Under Qin Huaidao's expectant eyes, the propeller suddenly gained momentum. It slowly rotated and gradually sped up. It rolled up countless water splashes and generated huge power, pushing the troop transport forward.
"It's moving, it's really moving."
"Incredible, incredible."
"Is it really possible?!"
Countless people cried out in amazement, as if they had seen a miracle.
"call--"
Qin Huaidao breathed a long sigh of relief and felt completely relieved.
"Uncle, the ship has sailed." Luo Ying shouted excitedly on the deck.
"Baolin, go up and try." Qin Huaidao shouted, rushed up quickly, suddenly rose into the air, and landed firmly on the troop ship in the trench.
Yuchi Baolin also jumped up excitedly.
Qin Huaidao came to the deck, grabbed the thick cable with one hand, and shouted vigorously: "Let's go for a few laps on the sea and try the effect."
Everyone was a little worried at first. After all, it was an iron ship. We had never seen it before. It was our first time to ride on it, and we were unsure. It would not be a joke if it capsized. But when we saw Qin Huaidao and Yuchi Baolin coming up, we were immediately reassured.
The troop transport began to accelerate, sailed out of the trench and rushed into the sea. The onlookers followed and shouted excitedly. They were all those who participated in the construction and were honored.
Soon, the troop transport ship cut through the waves and rushed towards the depths of the sea, getting faster and faster.
Luo Ying shouted excitedly: "Uncle, this thing is faster than the Shachuan, Fuchuan, Guangzhou and even the Clippers, and it's more stable. It's great. It can actually travel without people rowing. It's a magic trick, unheard of."
,Uncle, you are not a god descending to earth, are you?"
"Guess?" Qin Huaidao smiled and was in a good mood.
"It must be that everything my uncle does is unbelievable and unparalleled. It must be a god descending to earth. With this iron ship, the pirates are nothing. Just destroy them, hahaha!" Luo Ying was excited.
"Look, what is that?" someone suddenly shouted.
Everyone followed the sound and saw that a ship was coming from the east. The ships coming from the north and south directions might be fishing boats or merchant ships, but the east side was the direction of the Japanese pirates. Qin Huaidao's eyes narrowed.
Someone couldn't help shouting: "If it's not slow, could it be a pirate's reconnaissance speedboat?"
"It's possible that the pirates suffered huge losses in the last battle and not a single person escaped. Are they here to investigate the situation and prepare to fight again?"
"It must be, let's catch up and have a look?"
Everyone became excited and looked at Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao also wanted to test the performance limit of this troop ship and shouted: "Sail!"
"Sail is up!"
Everyone shouted excitedly.
When the sail was lowered, it was blown by the sea breeze and immediately filled up, forming a driving force. Coupled with the driving force of the steam engine, the speed increased again, and the huge troop carrier rushed forward, splashing a lot of water.
"So fast!" Everyone exclaimed, unsteady and swaying.
Fortunately, there were people all around, supporting each other, and quickly stood up, adapted to the speed, faced the sea breeze, felt the speed, everyone laughed excitedly, and their morale increased greatly.
Qin Huaidao felt the speed carefully, and found that the speed was about fifty miles per hour. This speed was nothing on land, but it was very rare in sea water. The steam engine alone could not reach it, and it should be the addition of the sail.
The ship in front noticed something unusual and turned around and ran away. Its behavior became more and more suspicious. It was obviously a speedboat, but it was ridiculously slow in everyone's eyes. Yuchi Baolin shouted excitedly: "It's too slow. How about rushing up and knocking them over?"
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"Are you sure they are pirates?" Qin Huaidao asked.
Yuchi Baolin observed for a moment and said with a firm tone: "Look at the skull on their sails, they are definitely pirates. The pirates on Danluo Island have a name, the Death Army, and the icon they use is the skull, which is the same as the one they attacked last time.
Same as that wave."
"Run it over!" Qin Huaidao stopped talking nonsense.
There is a direction rod on the ship. The gear connected to the steam engine can be turned to adjust the gear correction direction. The person responsible for controlling the direction is a captain of the village guard team. He has learned the control a long time ago. When he heard the order, he decisively pulled the direction rod and the propeller began to tilt.
, to promote the troop transport ship to change direction.
The troop transport ship rushed past quickly, with momentum like a rainbow.
Everyone on the boat was very interested and excited.
Soon, the distance between the two sides narrowed, and you could see many people on the speedboat paddling hard with their shirts on, their faces frightened, and shouting something, but how can human power compare to machines?
As the distance got closer and closer, you could clearly see the ferocious expressions of everyone on the speedboat. You could hear the unwilling roars, and some people were holding knives and yelling strangely, as if they were ready to take action. Some people were aiming with bows and arrows.
Qin Huaidao picked up a trumpet made of iron and shouted: "Put down your weapons, kneel down and surrender."
Not only did the people on the clipper not follow the instructions, but they became even more crazy. Even the oarsmen drew their swords and prepared to fight. Qin Huaidao was amused and put down the loudspeaker and said: "If you don't understand what I said, it must be a Japanese pirate. If you hit me, it's a Japanese pirate."
past."
"Hahaha!"
Everyone on the boat laughed excitedly, giving the impression that adults were beating up children.
"Dong dong dong!"
On the clipper ship, several arrows flew over and landed on the troop carrier. The base of the troop carrier was made of molten iron and was extremely strong. The arrows were bounced away unscathed. This scene made everyone even more excited.
“Bump, bump, bump—”
Everyone stood up and shouted, shouting and cheering.
Once upon a time, the sea was dominated by pirates, and everyone could only look back and sigh, but now they feel relieved and the rich are happy. It turns out that naval battles can still be fought like this?
"Boom!"
The huge troop carrier crashed into it, knocking over and crushing the clipper. A series of screams were heard, accompanied by the sound of the clipper's planks breaking as it continued to move forward.
"It's broken, the ship is broken."
"Hahaha, pirates are just that."
"It's great that these beasts are here today."
Everyone had a blood feud, and when they saw this scene they shouted excitedly and happily.
"Reef the sails and stop moving forward." Qin Huaidao shouted loudly, feeling excited. The successful collision meant that the troop transport ship had withstood the test and could continue to be built after going back to check if there was no problem.
As long as we have ten troop transport ships in hand, we can confidently sweep through the sea and sweep away all enemies.
The sails were furled, the steam power was cut off, and it turned around under the action of inertia, slowly arriving at the sinking position of the clipper. The pirates were still rowing desperately, but in the vast sea, if no one was rescued, they would surely die. Qin Huaidao shouted: "Who can understand me?
If so, just say something and spare his life."
The only response was a strange scream, and I didn’t know what to say.
There was a language barrier, and the translator was not brought with him, but the Japanese pirates could still understand the curses, and his identity was completely certain. Qin Huaidao became murderous and told the team members around him: "Kill them all, and find the translator to teach them when they go back."
You don’t speak Japanese, so it’s very inconvenient for you not to be able to communicate.”
"Ah?" Several team members looked bitter.
"Ah what? Others want to learn but haven't had the chance. This is a good thing. Only by learning can you achieve greater military exploits. I will learn with you. Whoever can't learn will go back to Chang'an. Baolin, let's learn together. The time will be in the evening.
Anyway, there is nothing to do at night." Qin Huaidao said and looked at Yuchi Baolin.
"You still want to learn the Japanese language? Okay..." Yuchi Baolin also looked bitter. He didn't like learning since he was a child. It doesn't matter how he dances with guns and sticks. Learning the language is scary just thinking about it.