Zhao Yue analyzed: "My lord, let's not say that the Guangdong battalion can defeat the chaotic people, even if they can win the war, judging from this war, more than 3,000 officers and soldiers have been defeated so badly, even if the battalion is stronger, but there are no six or seven thousand or even tens of thousands of troops, I am afraid it will be difficult to completely exterminate this chaotic people." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info 10,000 soldiers come to Qiongzhou, the grain and grass must be borne by the Qiongzhou government, if the military discipline is not strict, it will also invade the place, but I am afraid that the army will cross the border, which is much more harmful than the chaotic people. ”

Qin Bingyan didn't know this, but he was stimulated by the fiasco of the official army and didn't think about it for a while.

He muttered, "According to your meaning, is there only one way to appease him?" In fact, he is more worried that even if he doesn't want to lose face and put down his body to appease the rebellious people, he is afraid that the people will not be willing, and in the end he will have to bear the responsibility for the ineffective suppression of chaos and the delay of the fighter plane.

"Not really. The reason why the subordinates say that they are prepared with both hands is that they can be appeased, and if they can't be appeased, they will be beaten, and the lesser of two evils will be weighed. ”

Qin Bingyan thought about it, there was indeed no better way, so he adopted Zhao Yue's opinion, and on the one hand, he asked for help from Guangdong, and on the other hand, he sent people to Lingao to appease him, and at the same time strengthened the vigilance of the capital city, so as to prevent the rebellious people from attacking when the official army was empty.

After the battle with the officers, Charles couldn't wait to return to the shipyard to complete the final assembly and launch the first Galen, built entirely by himself. Speaking of which, Charles has to thank Wei Lianheng for not burning down the ship and wasting half a year's hard work.

The main hull works have been completed, and only some piecemeal work remains. After the final inspection, it was officially launched on the first day of August. On this day, Xia Nan pulled almost everyone to the dock to witness this historic moment, even Maria, Fu Nanying and other female relatives were present.

This ship has made great improvements on the basis of the mainstream Galen ship type of the 17th century, and most of the opinions come from Lin Weiye: many flashy superstructures have been abandoned, the center of gravity has been lowered, and the hull has been thickened, and the number and area of sails have been greatly increased, which makes the battleship more flexible and maneuverable, more resistant to strikes, and more suitable for artillery battles at sea. The displacement is 500 tons, and there are 14 gun emplacements and gun windows on each deck and mezzanine, which can accommodate a total of 28 naval guns.

Charles proudly introduced that in terms of displacement, the firepower of 28 guns is also considered to be the most powerful among warships of the same class in the Royal Navy. Moreover, the improved hull and two-masted sloop design made it more agile and faster than its contemporaries in the Western Galen.

"Suffice it to say, this type of ship is arguably the fastest and most agile warship, except for small dhows, at least I haven't seen anything faster!" Charles said excitedly, "If the Royal Navy had built more of these medium and light warships, it might have been easier to defeat the Armada in the first place." ”

Perhaps realising that he was working for Xia Nan and not for Her Majesty the Queen, and that his words were a bit out of place, Charles tried to change the subject: "Of course, its speed and maneuverability still need to ......be tested by real sailing after launching."

Xia Nan didn't care about this, he circled the ship with great interest, was very interested in the reserved gun windows, and asked Charles and Lin Weiye: "How many guns does this tonnage ship usually contain?" ”

Charles replied first: "According to the practice of the Royal Navy, a battleship of this tonnage should be equipped with 32-pounder or 24-pounder naval guns as the main gun, plus some 12-pounder naval guns, and if necessary, several small 6-pounder guns on the deck as pursuit guns......"

"No, no, Mr. Charles, it's wasteful and too cumbersome to have a 32-pounder cannon on such a ship." Lin Weiye interrupted him, "The 32-pounder long-barreled gun weighs at least two and a half tons, and the payload of a battleship with a displacement of 500 tons is only what?" Loading a dozen or twenty of these guns will slow down the speed and lose flexibility. Even a 24-pounder gun weighs two tons, which is not much lighter. ”

Charles was a little excited: "But give up the 32-pounder and 24-pounder guns, do you want to load the 12-pounder gun?" I assure you: the power of the 12-pounder gun in naval battles can never be compared with the first two! ”

"Why not? Mr. Charles, you forgot one important thing, the Royal Navy is facing an opponent like the Invincible Armada, and we are only facing a bunch of pirates who don't even have decent naval guns, and they will only jump to the side of the battle. "Lin Weiye made a dogmatic mistake in the selection of land field guns, and he was very soberly aware of the same problem in the selection of naval guns.

Charles was dumbfounded, indeed, in the face of some pirates who didn't even have naval guns, 32-pound heavy artillery firepower was a serious excess, which was a great waste.

He thought for a while and refuted Lin Weiye from another angle: "Even if the opponent is weak and does not need to be suppressed by firepower, it is difficult for a 12-pounder gun to sink a large ship, can it achieve the desired result?" ”

Lin Weiye smiled mysteriously: "I have another option, to replace the 32-pounder and 24-pounder long-barreled cannons with more powerful and lighter cannons. ”

"Dear Lin, you have repeatedly emphasized the word long-barreled cannon, do you want to get howitzers on battleships? It is true that howitzers are shorter than cannons, but they are also less powerful and are not very useful in naval battles. Charles was a little puzzled.

Lin Weiye still just smiled and did not answer positively: "You will know when the time comes." ”

Charles reluctantly spread his hands and gave up the argument, after all, he was only working for a salary, and the decision was not in his hands.

Xia Nan was aroused, he didn't quite understand what the two were arguing about, but he agreed with Lin Weiye's shortcomings of excessive firepower and bulky cannon body, and Charles's said that the power of light artillery was limited is also reasonable, so how to solve this contradiction?

Lin Weiye took advantage of Charles's efforts to look at the other side, and whispered in Xia Nan's ear: "In fact, this problem was later solved by the British, but it was only in the 18th century, that is, the use of short-barreled heavy artillery, sacrificing range in exchange for the power of 32-pound, 48-pound or even 64-pound guns. ”

Xia Nan suddenly realized that this is the advantage of the traverser, in the final analysis, it is still plagiarizing the technology of Charles's motherland, so he is naturally embarrassed to say it in front of Charles.

Lin Weiye is talking about the Caron cannon that appeared in the 18th century, and throughout the smoothbore gun era, this naval naval gun was all the rage, carried forward in the hands of the British, and did not disappear from the stage of history until the advent of more advanced rifled guns.

The choice of naval guns is a matter for the future, and the highlight today is the launching of the ship. At the command of Charles, the dock was filled with water, and the hull slowly rose under the action of buoyancy, breaking away from the supporting stakes. As long as the dock door to the river is opened, the boat can follow the river into the sea. (To be continued.) )