The waves were rolling on the sea, and under the setting sun, the battleship Zhiyuan once again passed over Blackscale Island. The flag on Blackscale Island had fallen, and the island had once again become a world of sea monsters.
However, this time the battleship did not stop, but directly crossed the island and headed towards the inland sea, the Emerald Sea.
After the previous two battles, this time the journey was smooth and nothing happened.
Not far after crossing Black Scale Island, we saw a huge fleet. They were the fleets of various trading houses in the East; they had been waiting here for a long time.
But most of the trading houses were disappointed. Because this time, all the products on the Zhiyuan battleship had been reserved, and they could only stare blankly.
The 32 merchants heading to the Kingdom of Qixia have already reserved all the goods. Therefore, the transaction was much faster this time. The surrounding merchant ships came over and everyone completed the transaction quickly.
This time, the Zhiyuan battleship traded more than 400 tons of elixirs. This time, there were a lot more high-end elixirs, filling up the free positions and storage space of the Zhiyuan battleship.
But this time Dugu Junjie did not leave immediately, but invited everyone to start visiting the battleship. However, the number of people was strictly limited each time.
On the battleship, there are still some samples of products: a ton of 99.7% black iron, a ton of 99.7% steel, and three sword bars. Of course, there are also the steel battleship itself and the artillery.
A 100 mm cannon on the side is temporarily opened, and you can spend 50 high-grade spiritual stones to try out a cannon shell. Because the bombardment of Qianlong Port will be ready in a few days, Dugu Junjie limits the use of cannon shells every day.
1,800 tons of artillery shells sounds like a lot, but a 100 mm artillery shell costs 18 kilograms; a 300 mm artillery shell costs 380 kilograms. 1,800 tons of artillery shells, if converted into 300 mm artillery shells, are only 4,737 artillery shells.
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If five 300mm artillery were fired at full speed, five cannons per minute would not last more than three and a half hours. In fact, considering the 'work efficiency' of the cultivators, it is hard to say whether they can last for three hours. These gunners
When encountering a war, they would fight tooth and nail to stuff artillery shells.
The giant ship floated on the sea for more than four days, firing a total of 400 100mm artillery shells, which attracted a lot of attention. Dugu Junjie promised that Dayang Group will bring 100mm artillery sales next time.
Oriental trading houses all said that we can afford to wait!
Yes, it only takes about ten days for the giant ship Zhiyuan to make a round trip; and as the route becomes familiar, the time should be shortened to seven days. However, it will take a year or even longer for everyone to come here from the east; wait
It’s just a matter of a month or two. Some people even expressed their desire to go to the Country of Qixia for observation. But this time Dugu Junjie refused and we still have missions!
However, in this lively atmosphere, some discordant voices also appeared.
It was spread by Lengfeng and other rangers.
But he said that when he first visited the shipbuilding base, Zhang Hao rudely refused Leng Feng and other rangers to visit. Moreover, because Zhang Hao needed to show off his authority, and Leng Feng and others had a bad tone, Zhang Hao's tone at the beginning was also very bad.
However, in the Kingdom of Qixia, on the steel battleship, Leng Feng and others did not dare to come forward; now when they returned to their own territory, bad noises came out.
It's hard to hear the outburst that has been suppressed for so long.
Four days later, these words finally reached Dugu Junjie’s ears.
"Arrogant? Bullying? Looking down on the rangers? Stingy? Going back on your word?" Dugu Junjie shook his head with a sneer, "I really have to thank them. They are just clowns and should not be taken seriously!"
"It doesn't matter? Why should we thank them so much?" Chen Yansong was a little confused.
Dugu Junjie said with a smile, "Master Zhang Hao once said that a trading firm that everyone praises needs to be wary. On the contrary, a trading firm with a bad reputation is trustworthy. I don't know why this is the reason. But in fact it is
so.
In fact, many people in Qixia are secretly insulting Dayang Group, but the harder they scold, the better Dayang Group will develop!
I think that in the ears of smart people, this kind of insult is the real appreciation. A kind of jealous and crazy appreciation.
As the saying goes, the sound of great music is invisible; this kind of insult is a different kind of praise."
Chen Yansong nodded thoughtfully, which sounded reasonable.
Dugu Junjie looked up at the sky and said, "It's time for us to set off. When we left, we made an agreement with the Country of Canglan that on the morning of the eighth day after departure, when the sun rises, we would bombard the Qianlong Port.
It's just right to rush over now."
After bidding farewell to many merchant ships, the giant ship began to sail westward with Qianlong Port in the northeast.
The giant ship used its own speed to get rid of the merchant ships; then it made a large circle, from three hundred miles away from the north, to the direction of Qianlong Port, and finally waited for the sunrise in the east of Qianlong Port.
At sunrise, we will use the cover of sunlight to bombard the port from the east. The most important thing is that after sunrise in the morning, we can clearly see the situation of the garrison in the port and carry out targeted attacks.
At this time, in the north of Qianlong Port, the Canglan Kingdom had mobilized heavy troops and had been fighting with the Langya Kingdom's defenders all night.
Left Prime Minister Huang Shaoxian personally supervised the battle. It was not yet dawn, but Huang Shaoxian had frequently raised his head to look at the southeast sea. Today is the day agreed upon. I wonder if the Kingdom of Qixia will abide by the agreement?
This negotiation was jointly negotiated by Huang Shaoxian, Wang Ruiyang, and Fu Yun. But Fu Yun did not participate in the negotiation. He was only responsible for the safety of Huang Shaoxian and Wang Ruiyang. Wang Ruiyang was just a shopkeeper. In the end, something went wrong. Obviously, he still had to be the left
Huang Shao, the prime minister, took responsibility first.
Up to now, they have been fighting crazily all night for the still uncertain outcome of the negotiations, and thousands of troops have been lost.
After the Langya Kingdom occupied Qianlong Port, they operated it for several months and almost turned it into a war fortress.
The meaning of Langya Kingdom is very clear: to destroy this port! Let this westernmost pearl of the fertile land in the past become a stone.
The country of Langya has its own port. In addition to the three major ports, there are also many small and medium-sized ports; so the country of Langya does not need the Qianlong Port. Therefore, after they occupied Qianlong Port, they did not operate the port at all, but
This place has been turned into a war fortress!
But for the country of Canglan, this Qianlong Port is very precious. It is the only outlet to the sea for the country of Canglan. In the three or four months since it was blocked here, various kinds of things have begun to appear in the country of Canglan.
Problem.
Although the Kingdom of Canglan has begun to take the initiative on the battlefield, it is still an arduous task to completely defeat the Kingdom of Canglan, recapture the port, and protect it. Especially since the Kingdom of Langya recently took refuge.
The Xiaoyao sect is even more crazy.
Therefore, it is not easy for the Canglan Kingdom to repel the Langya Kingdom in a short period of time. And it is basically a dream to completely restore the port. As long as the Langya Kingdom keeps attacking, the port cannot develop!
But the domestic pressure is already great. Unlike the six Western countries, which are used to being poor, the country of Canglan cannot live in poverty! Less than four months after the port was blocked, various crises began to appear in the country.
If you ask a person who has lived a poor life to save one pill from two, it will be easy. But if you ask a person who has lived a rich life to save 50 pills out of 100, it will be impossible!
This is the situation in the country of Canglan today. Over the past many years, the country of Canglan has made huge profits by relying on its ports and exploiting Western countries, and this has also led to the emergence of many practitioners in the country. Therefore, everyone is interested in elixirs.
The demand is also massive.
Four months, almost reached the limit.
Some people may say that there are so many practitioners in the country, why can’t the national power repel the Langya Kingdom? This goes back to the old problem of the Qixia Kingdom. There are too many aristocratic families, nobles, sects, etc. in the country.
These entities rush to be the first to divide their interests; but when you ask them to contribute people, efforts and money, they all shrink back.
Western countries such as the Kingdom of Qixia and the Kingdom of Jinyang are okay. Because of the lack of resources, because the Eastern trade routes are blocked, and because of the Eastern Expedition every few decades, the aristocratic families of the Western countries have almost nothing to do.
Development soil. And because of years of war, the central power is still relatively strong.
But the country of Canglan is different. This country is already very bloated.
In the past, when the country of Canglan blocked the west, everyone was very active. Because, there are benefits! But now that they want to fight against the outside world, everyone has curled up and cannot see the benefits. Moreover, the families in the interior want the families at the border to bleed.
You can say this is corruption, this is depravity. But the reality is like this. In fact, every family is smart, so why should we contribute! It's just that this kind of over-calculation is a typical "great wisdom is like a fool" and it is really too smart!
Perhaps it is precisely because the country of Canglan is so powerful that no one believes that the country will perish, etc., which aggravates the situation. In fact, the royal family of the country of Canglan cannot watch the country perish.
However, these families remained hunkered down and consumed more resources. They were very smart and knew that they should strengthen their strength at this time instead of preserving the elixirs. This also caused huge pressure on the country of Canglan.
The country had to take back the port as soon as possible.
Now Huang Shaoxian can be said to have carried the multiple hopes of the domestic family and the royal family. If this succeeds, the Huang family will definitely take off; but if it fails... there will be consequences at your own risk!
Dawn has arrived, Huang Shaoxian's breathing became more and more rapid, and he put his hands together. The war has become more and more intense, and the artillery of the Canglan Kingdom keeps roaring.
In addition to the artillery made of more than fifty steel barrels purchased from the Zhang family, the country of Canglan also used its own technology and craftsmen to build thousands of artillery. These artillery were forged with low-purity dark iron, but
It is also capable of general warfare, and the range of the artillery can reach five or six kilometers.
There are so many artillery pieces that almost completely light up the night sky at dawn. Although there are no artillery pieces here in Langya Kingdom, they have many traditional and powerful weapons.
For example, the current Langya Kingdom has obtained a "stone cannon" from the Xiaoyao Sect. This stone cannon can smash out boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms, and the boulders also have magical effects. These boulders are like meteor belts. It falls with flames, creating a death radius of seven to eight meters every time. This power is no less powerful than a 100mm artillery.
Time slipped away minute by minute. Huang Shaoxian watched the stone cannon attack from Langya Kingdom and his own artillery attack, and counted the time.
As the dawn gradually passed, a clear white fish belly appeared in the east, and gradually a faint red light appeared.
Morning is coming!
I wonder if the promised attack from the Kingdom of Qixia will come back?
Huang Shaoxian was a little excited when he thought of the 300 mm caliber cannon on the Zhiyuan battleship. An artillery piece of this caliber would definitely bring surprises to the Langya Kingdom!
The morning glow appeared, and the war became more intense. And Huang Shaoxian's mood became more and more nervous.
Next to him, Zhennan General Cui Yan looked at Huang Shaoxian from time to time, his eyes full of 'concern'.
Suddenly at a certain moment, the morning sun jumped out, and suddenly thousands of golden lights enveloped the battlefield. However, under this bright light, human beings were engaged in a cruel fight against each other.
The artillery from the Qixia Kingdom and the stone cannon from the Xiaoyao Sect are engaged in a confrontation between the old and the new.
At this time, time seemed to pass very slowly. Huang Shaoxian was almost counting his heartbeats to pass the time.
The rising sun gradually rose in the east and gradually jumped out of the mountains. However, the attack from the Kingdom of Qixia... still did not appear.
Cui Yan finally couldn't help but speak: "Prime Minister Huang, are you..."
Before he finished speaking, flames suddenly exploded behind the Langya Defense Line in the distance, and a thick cloud of gunpowder smoke rose. And this was just the beginning.
"Here we come!" Huang Shaoxian finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Cui Yan sideways, "General Cui, our original agreement was that the sun would rise in the east. There's nothing wrong with it!"
Cui Yan:……
"Why are you still standing there? Attack quickly! The Kingdom of Qixia only has one warship and can only conduct one wave of attacks. The general must seize the opportunity!"
Cui Yan snorted, turned and left. However, he did not immediately order an attack. Instead, he let the artillery corps blast at full strength for half an hour, and then finally launched the general attack.
At the same time, the attack from the sea also completely panicked the defenders of Langya Kingdom. Especially the 300mm artillery, it was so powerful, wasn't it?
The 100mm artillery shell only weighs 18 kilograms, with a charge of only six or seven kilograms; while the 300mm artillery shell has a charge of up to 200 kilograms, which Zhang's engineers have been debugging.
Every explosion of a 300mm artillery shell shook the earth. After Sishui Port felt this power, the defenders of the Langya Kingdom in Qianlong Port also enjoyed it.
One cannonball dropped and half a thousand-man regiment was gone.
The saddest thing is that in the face of such an attack, there is no way to fight back! The Langya Kingdom Legion is not even prepared.
Only a few people know about the deal between the Kingdom of Qixia and the Kingdom of Canglan. Dugu Junjie has to circle around before attacking.
Compared with the last attack on Surabaya Port, this time we were fully prepared. The bombardment lasted for more than an hour, and the 1,800-ton shells fired a full 700 tons.
Then Dugu Junjie ordered the bombardment to stop, and the warships began to retreat and prepare to return.
And the war in Qianlong Port has begun to enter street fighting!
(Kavin’s arm cramped again today and his fingers hurt. The outbreak in the past half month has reached its limit.)