The steam engine started, the ship's water wheel slowly turned, and the ship's hull began to move slowly.
The steam engine in the ship has been revised once.
The first version of the steam engine had to be manually powered initially.
Sometimes the preheating is not sufficient, and the water wheel has to be manually pushed for more than ten minutes.
Today's improved steam engines no longer require artificial initial force.
Progress is slow but visible.
The ship was escorted by two warships and sailed towards the center of the river.
Downstream, there were three warships slowly going upstream.
He made an appointment with the King of Suzhou to meet on the river, and each party brought three ships to meet him.
Song Yang stood next to the Crouching Tiger Cannon on the bow of the ship, with one foot on the Crouching Tiger Cannon and a monocular in his hand, looking at the three ships coming downstream.
The monocular telescope has also been improved, and the viewing effect has more than doubled.
"The King of Suzhou brings quite a few people. Haha." Song Yang smiled disdainfully.
He could clearly see that there were many people on the three ships of King Suzhou, and some of them had flying hooks and lassoes.
But Song Yang didn't mind. Not only did he have the Crouching Tiger Cannon, he also had a musket.
This time he came out with a hundred muskets, and now the musketeers are behind him.
When the two ships met, the accuracy and power of the muskets at such a close distance were extremely high.
If you want to board a ship with a lasso and a flying hook, you can be sieved by just swinging the lasso.
Soon, the boats on both sides were approaching.
King Suzhou stood at the bow of the ship, his eyes becoming more solemn.
He had already seen that Song Yang's car was a ship.
But the question is why he only has two water wheels?
The King of Suzhou has been in the south of the Yangtze River all year round. Of course he knows about the ships, and he has five of them.
But all he has in his hands are dozens of ships.
Theoretically, it takes at least ten wheels to drive the hull to move.
Now the facts are before our eyes, what the hell are two wheels!
"Your Majesty! Do you think their ships still have chimneys?"
Fang Yuanliang pointed to a chimney at the stern of Song Yang's boat and said.
That chimney was constantly emitting black smoke.
"Are they still cooking on the ship? But the chimney is a bit big!" Qian Guangzhi asked doubtfully.
"This guy is so weird. He has that kind of magic weapon and two wheels of a ship!"
The King of Suzhou had no time to think about why there was a chimney on the ship. Song Yang showed too many new things.
The King of Suzhou felt that he was short-sighted...
"The one on the other side has raised its flag."
Fang Yuanliang saw a blue flag waving on the boat on Song Yang's side.
"Hang the flag. Go up first, and I will go and talk to him. General Qian, your people will take action according to my orders."
"Yes. The last general takes the order."
The fleets on both sides slowly approached, and in the end the distance between the ship sides was only five or six meters.
This distance no longer delays conversation.
Song Yang and Suzhou Wang both stood on the bows of their respective boats.
Ten steps behind him were the personal guards of both sides.
"Uncle Wang, I didn't expect that our first meeting would be on the river." Song Yang spoke first.
He and the King of Suzhou have never met before.
When the vassal state was established, the King of Suzhou did not come either.
Suzhou is not close to Jiangzhou, and they are not related to each other.
Moreover, the king of Suzhou established the vassal state very early, and Song Yang did not exist at that time.
"Are you A Yang? Well, you do have the demeanor of a member of the Song family!"
Five or six meters away, Suzhou King looked at Song Yang.
Song Yang's skin is pretty good.
Two decades of glory, one show of talent.
But in terms of facial appearance, he is also one of the best in Lao Song's family.
"Uncle Wang, let's talk about business directly. I heard that yesterday's battle was a misunderstanding?" Song Yang asked bluntly.
"Huh? Haha. Yes! Misunderstanding!" King Suzhou nodded.
If he admitted it was a misunderstanding in front of everyone, it would be equivalent to being overpowered by Song Yang.
But Song Yang is too mysterious.
It is also a two-wheeled ship, and it is also a magical weapon.
The King of Suzhou doesn't dare to take action now.
Behind him, Fang Yuanliang and Qian Guangzhi were looking at Song Yang's squatting cannon.
Fang Yuanliang looked at the well of the Crouching Tiger Cannon. It was basically the same as the two shells they picked up, so he concluded that it was the iron ball fired by the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
Fang Yuanliang thought hard and couldn't figure out why such a small iron ball could hit such a big iron ball.
And it is so powerful that it can shatter the deck.
He had seen the muskets in the frontier army, and of course Heihuo Yang had seen them too.
But the power of black powder... To be honest, Fang Yuanliang didn't believe that black powder could hit such a big iron ball.
Looking at the dark muzzle of the Crouching Tiger Cannon, Fang Yuanliang could subconsciously feel the danger.
Another person who felt this way was the King of Suzhou.
He was standing on the bow of the ship, and the Crouching Tiger Cannon next to Song Yang was facing him.
The prince of Suzhou guessed that the Crouching Tiger Cannon was the magic weapon. How could he dare to show off to Song Yang now that he was facing this thing?
"My dear nephew, I called you here this time mainly because I want to resolve the conflict."
"The conflict between Song Qiran and I was also instigated by his gang of traitors. Originally, Uncle Wang wanted Jiang Ning to explain it clearly to him. But he didn't expect that Qiran misunderstood Uncle Wang and actually caused a fire!" King Suzhou said. As he spoke, he looked distressed.
"These treacherous ministers are really hateful! If I catch them, I will kill them!" the King of Suzhou said bitterly.
It seemed that he was really sad about the death of Song Qiran, the king of Runzhou.
Song Yang really wanted to give him a little golden man to hold him up.
"Uncle Wang. Since it was a misunderstanding, let's just forget about it!"
Song Yang really didn't want to watch him perform anymore and interrupted King Runzhou's story.
"Okay, okay! We are all one family. It would be nice if the misunderstanding can be explained clearly!" King Suzhou showed a happy smile on his face.
If Song Yang hadn't already learned from Uncle Qi that King Suzhou was a cruel guy, he would have been won over by his expression.
No wonder he was able to escape from the emperor's pressure and become a vassal.
This is obviously his acting skills that deceived the emperor!
"Uncle Wang, after you occupy Jiangning, do you have any plans to run Jiangning in the future?" Song Yang asked.
"My dear nephew, you are the real prince. The prince has passed away, so this Da Gan should be yours. I heard that Kyoto has been completely destroyed. If you are interested in Jiangning, Uncle Wang will give Jiang Ning to you. I will assist you in being a Da Gan. Emperor of Zhongxing!"
The king of Suzhou said generously.
"Okay!" Song Yang showed an innocent smile.
"Well?"
The King of Suzhou looked shocked, and he agreed now? I'm just being polite to you!
"What? Uncle Wang is unwilling?" Song Yang pretended to be confused, but put his hand on the squatting tiger cannon.
"Yes! Of course I am willing! I welcome my nephew at any time!" King Suzhou nodded hurriedly.
At such a close distance, he didn't want to be blasted into pieces.
"Haha! That's good. When my nephew takes over Jiangning in the future, I hope Uncle Wang will remember what I said today."
"Uncle Wang! My nephew still has something to do. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, let's say goodbye. If Uncle Wang wants to come to Jiangzhou for a visit, my nephew welcomes you."
Song Yang shouted loudly, and then said goodbye directly to King Suzhou.
"Good nephew! Good nephew!" King Suzhou saw Song Yang turning around and hurriedly wanted to stop him.
I haven’t even had time to ask about the Tiger Crouching Cannon.
Originally, the King of Suzhou planned to say a few polite words and then mention the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
In the end, Song Yang didn't give him a chance at all.
"Uncle Wang. If you want to know the secret of the Crouching Tiger Cannon, then come to Jiangzhou to learn it in person. Uncle Qi and Uncle Wang of Fangzhou have both come to learn it! See you later!"
Song Yang walked directly into the cabin without looking back.
"Woo~"
As soon as Song Yang entered the cabin, the whistle on the roof of the cabin sounded.
The king of Suzhou was so frightened that he staggered and almost fell down.
"Boom Kaka~Boom Kaka~"
Then the steam engine started to run with the sound, and the ship started to move slowly.