Countless steel crossbows rushed up the iron boat like a rain shower, because the distance was very close, so the force of the steel crossbow was very large, shooting on the iron boat, immediately emitting a tinkling sound like steel rain falling to the ground. The sound of metal clashing, and the sparks that burst out from time to time because of the force of the steel crossbow, kept coming from the tin boat.

After a long while, Xia Hongsheng ordered to stop shooting. The members of the Datang Blade team withdrew their steel crossbows and stopped.

As soon as he stopped shooting, Li Shimin immediately ran to the edge of the pond, and the old boatman had already prepared a small iron boat and carried Li Shimin to the side of the boat.

I saw that the hull of the ship was covered with dense small marks, like a pockmarked face, but I reached out and touched it, although it left traces, but it was not damaged.

"The power of the steel crossbow is so great that the shore is only three feet away from here, and it can't even shoot it!" Li Shimin was taken aback.

"Your Majesty! Rest assured! This bag of iron clothes was made by us and the blacksmiths in the front yard, but it is strong! The old shipwright finally didn't get nervous at this time, and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the little old man dares to guarantee that even if you use a bed crossbow, it won't rot it!" We've tried it a few times! ”

"Hahaha! Good! Li Shimin laughed: "Master, quickly take me back to the shore, I want to see it myself!" ”

"Okay!" The old boatman pressed his arms, and in the blink of an eye he stepped the boat firmly to the shore.

When Li Shimin went ashore and went back, Xia Hongsheng looked at him, and Li Shimin nodded.

So Xia Hongsheng waved his hand, and several members of the Datang Blade team pushed a bed crossbow.

Bed crossbow, but at present, in terms of bow and crossbow, Datang has the greatest strength. The crossbow arrows used on the bed crossbow are thicker than an arm, and when one is shot out, even people and horses can be strung through a long string, which is an absolute killer.

Several members of the Datang Blade roared, their legs and waists forced, and the bed crossbow was opened, and then they let go suddenly, only to hear a few sounds of breaking the air, and rushed out.

Three heavy crossbow arrows rushed towards the tin boat like three black lightning bolts, only to hear three loud bangs, and the hull of the tin boat jerked to the other side, and then turned around and shook.

The crossbow arrows of the three bed crossbows left three large pits on the iron boat, and everyone could see the three conspicuous pits on the shore.

However, the hull of the ship did not penetrate, and the three bolts fell into the pool.

"Your Majesty, the power of the bed crossbow, at such a close distance, would split a crack in the city gate." Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "Although the iron coat of the ship is dented, it has not been penetrated. The wood inside must have been broken, but Your Majesty can rest assured that the main backbone of the ship is still steel, and there are beams made of steel at intervals inside, and the wood inside is broken, and this degree does not affect the function of the ship, and the repairers inside can immediately replace the folded place, re-nail it, and repair it from the inside. ”

After saying that, Xia Hongsheng waved his hand at the old boatman, and the old boatwright's mouth trembled, and shouted: "Sons, go quickly!" ”

When he boarded, he heard a few plopping sounds, and several boatmen jumped into the water, and in the blink of an eye swam to the side of the boat, got into the tin boat, and got in. After a while, they heard a clanging sound from inside, and the people outside watched the three big pits bulge again little by little and recover. In a short time, the shipwrights came out of it, holding in their hands a few broken wooden planks, apparently replaced with new ones.

This is just to show that it is convenient to repair, in fact, when the battle is fought, who can bother to pick this up, it must wait until the end of the operation. However, the three large pits that came out of the bed crossbow did not have much impact on the performance of the ship. Besides, it seems, where would the real battle be so close to the enemy's ship, with a bed crossbow to shoot?

"Good!" Li Shimin clapped his hands and praised.

"Throwing stones!" Xia Hongsheng ordered again.

The stone was thrown out of the trebuchet and smashed into the ship, clanging and shaking, and the hull was dented, but still undamaged.

Xia Hongsheng looked at the surprised expressions of Li Shimin and the others, smiled, and ordered: "Change the gasoline, burn!" ”

The jar of gasoline was placed on a stone-throwing machine, and the fire breaker ignited the long lead outside, and then threw it out.

The gasoline jar burst open in mid-air, and a large ball of flames burst out, like a rain of fire in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the entire ship was enveloped in a sea of fire.

"Huh! Can this fire burn in water?! The old shipwright did not know about gasoline and was astonished.

The fire was so monstrous that even everyone standing on the shore felt a wave of heat rushing towards their faces, and their faces ached.

"This fire!" Although it was not the first time that Du Ruhui had seen gasoline burning, he still couldn't help but exclaim: "If it is a real water war, I am afraid that with gasoline alone, no one can defeat our Datang warship!" ”

"Huh? The sails are burning, why does the fire on the deck seem smaller? Wei Chigong asked.

"There are sandbags on the deck, and when the fire burns, the sandbags burn and the sand inside comes out, and some of the fires on the deck are extinguished, so that you can buy some time." Xia Hongsheng explained: "If it weren't for gasoline, ordinary flames wouldn't have ignited the ship. ”

"Not bad." The look on Li Shimin's face was very proud: "But now only I, Datang, can make gasoline!" ”

"Finally." Xia Hongsheng said to everyone, then looked at the members of the Datang Blade team and said, "Blow it up!" ”

The Datang Blade team nodded, took out a bundle of bombs, put the trebuchet on it, ignited the fuse, and threw it out.

Li Shimin and the others all consciously blocked their ears with their fingers.

There was a bang, the sound shook like thunder, and the huge waves soared into the sky.

In the midst of the destruction, the iron boat, which had been holding on until now, was finally blown up, poured into the water, and slowly sank into the big pond.

Just one shot.

"Good! That's great! Li Shimin's eyes seemed to glow, and he kept rubbing his hands.

Throughout the day, Li Shimin spent a whole day in the military aircraft workshop, visited everywhere, and saw many novel things. He was very interested in the equipment of the land and in the armaments, and stayed the longest.

Eating in the military machine workshop at noon, this buffet-style working meal is also highly respected, and I think it should be promoted, and the system of working meals is also implemented in the imperial court, which not only saves the waste caused by the officials going to eat in the restaurant, and many problems that damage the image of the imperial court officials, but also can discuss the technical problems encountered by these craftsmen while eating together, and the officials of the imperial court can also discuss government affairs with each other while eating, and increase exchanges.

Then, naturally, it was inevitable to make a very demagogic speech, which can be summed up in one sentence, that is: You follow me well, as long as you work hard and are loyal, then the old Li family will ensure that you can all eat and drink spicy food, add officials to the knighthood, and everyone will develop together.

The craftsmen of the military aircraft workshop were so excited that they wiped tears from their eyes.

Probably, they never dreamed that they would be able to meet the emperor, talk to the emperor face to face, and be thanked by the emperor.

Xia Hongsheng and Yan Lide could feel that everyone in the military aircraft workshop was much more energetic than usual, and they had to force them to rest after work all day long.

In the feudal era, people's superstition and worship of imperial power, as well as the centralization of power as a whole, brought great executive power to the imperial court, and at the same time, it could also bring an extreme personality cult to a wise emperor. Li Shimin's personal visit to them brought encouragement and motivation to these craftsmen can be described as terrifying. (To be continued.) )