Captain Akon and Bakka's main task at the moment is to sit in the hideout and solve the jishu problem of building a propeller ship. Although there is the support of the book demon Jishu materials, in this era when Jishu is backward, it is also a little difficult to build a wooden ship that exceeds Jishu in this era. The main thing is that there is a shortage of Jishu workers.

However, Akon once again learned the strength of the ancient skilled craftsmen, and Captain Baka only studied for less than a month, and he drew inferences from the jishu of the sealed bearing. This is also the time when he gained a lot of experience in the construction of the first ironclad ship. However, the new propeller ship was finally finalized, and it was still modeled after the 'Holy Fox', with the addition of two masts and sails. Because there is no steam power yet, the propeller is completely manual, and if you are going on a long voyage, it is not as labor-saving as a sail.

Along with the propeller Jishu, Captain Baka was also taught the musket Jishu. This era was dominated by flintlock muskets. This musket did not fire as far as it could be, but it was much faster than the arquebus.

It wasn't until 1807 that the English priest A.J. Forsyth invented the ignition device using thundermercury firing charges, and later the fire cap. Put the fire cap on the anvil with the fire door, and hit the fire cap to ignite the gunpowder in the chamber, and then the firing pistol is available. From this point on, the musket entered the era of real mainstream battlefield weapons.

The Prussians, now the German Dreisser, invented the needle pistol in 1840, which is characterized by the fact that the ammunition is loaded from the rear end of the barrel, a fixed bullet is used, and the fire is fired with a needle. From this time, the musket was changed from a front-loading gun to a rear-loading gun, and was fired by a needle, using a fixed bullet, and it really had the basic characteristics of modern firearms. Until modern times, no matter how much firearms have increased from the rate of fire to the firing range, they cannot be separated from these three basic characteristics.

History is always full of chances, but in fact, in this era, there is already a jishu foundation for the manufacture of rear-loading needle firing guns. Because before the flintlock musket, there was the revolver musket invented by the Frenchman Mahan, who was born in the middle of the 16th century into a family of gunsmiths, locksmiths and watchmakers. The structure of this revolver, which passes through a clock-strap winding steel wheel, is very complex, and the difficulty of jishu is much higher than that of flintlock muskets and firing guns. And the barrel rifling jishu is also mature, so there have long been no problems with the manufacture of firing gun parts. It was only 150 years later that someone accidentally invented the firing musket jishu, ushering in a new era of weapons.

Think about it, even clockwork, such a sophisticated mechanical structure can be mass-produced in an era when modern firearm parts are not a problem. Of course, this does not mean that assault guns like AK47 can be made in this era, modern firearms have a faster rate of fire, and the requirements for barrel alloy materials are higher. The metallurgical jishu of this era was not yet able to do it.

Therefore, Akon and the bookdemon were able to reproduce the weapon by simply drawing a drawing of the firing pistol and giving it to Captain Baka. However, there are some jishu barriers to the fixed bullet jishu. For example, the production process and requirements for the mass production of copper bullets, smokeless gunpowder and primer are still relatively high. Especially for the humble small factory of Jishu, where Captain Baka was hiding, it was still a little difficult to produce such dangerous gunpowder bullets.

After handcrafting two shotguns and dozens of bullets, Bookdemon Akon and Captain Baka found it a bit difficult to get pirates to load up this out-of-age weapon in large numbers. Therefore, the purchase of flintlock muskets is still among the jihua.

On this day, while fiddling with a flintlock musket, Akon spotted several pirates coming back from the back of their hideout, carrying a few game in their hands and a few shotguns on their shoulders. Akon's heart suddenly moved, and he immediately called out to the pirates, snatched their shotguns, and looked at them carefully for a long time.

This is a front-loading arquebus made by pirates, with a simple structure and no rifling in the barrel, which is called 'bird gun' in China. The firing is iron sand or buckshot, and the range is not very long, but it is more than enough to shoot birds and hares. Akon looked at the sudden hahadaxiao and suddenly got up, "Hahaha! It's really funny, why do I have to go to such a great lengths to get a rifle for such a simple thing?! Akon broke away from the stunned pirates and immediately ran back to the makeshift arsenal.

In the office, the book demon was drinking tea and reading a book, and when he saw Akon running back happily, he knew that he might have some good news, so he took a sip of tea and said to Akon: "You came just in time, I have something to tell you......"

"Listen to my ...... first," Akon roared as he drank all the tea in the bookdemon teapot, "poof! What kind of broken tea is this, light and not a few, with a mint smell. Not as good as rum at all! ”

"This is a ...... from the Governor of Port-au-Prince," the book demon smiled as he re-brewed his tea.

Akon waved his hand, "We've gone into a misunderstanding, what kind of firing rifle are we studying?" There are artillery in naval battles, and long-range firing guns are not used at all. After the broadside battle, the firing pistol was about as powerful as the flintlock musket, no matter how far it went. Although the reload speed is a bit faster than the flintlock musket, it is also more difficult to craft firearms. Especially with fixed ammunition, it is easy to damage the chamber with a paper shell charge......"

"What do you mean? ......" The book demon's eyes flickered, as if he understood what Akon meant.

Akon continued: "The decisive factor in the victory of firearms melee combat is not the key to distance. It's about the speed of launch, whether it can be fired continuously. And the continuous-firing rifle has a complex structure, and it is not easy to manufacture and process it in Captain Baka's small arsenal. I saw this shotgun today...... "Akon handed the pirate hunting shotgun to the bookgoy.

"I see......" the bookdemon nodded.

Akon Daxiao said: "Haha! Shotguns use unrifled smoothbore guns, and the barrel is better than a firing gun. And shotgun bullets are also relatively easy to make. I remember the No. 12 deer bullet of the Remington M870, and one shot at close range is equivalent to 8 shots from the pistol! Moreover, the bullet shells are made of plastic and cardboard shells except for the base of the primer, which can be reused repeatedly after recycling. And lead shotgun is also very easy to process, which greatly reduces the difficulty of bullet processing. ”

"This shotgun has a strong stopping power against the enemy at close range, has a large firepower, and has a wide killing area, making it a highly effective weapon in close combat. Moreover, the effective range of the shotgun is 100 meters, which is especially suitable for terrain battles such as cabins, jungles, and towns. Much more suitable than a firing gun! As long as it can be fired more than three times in a row after a single reload, it is much more intensive than other combatants in this era who are busy for half a day after a single reload. You have the blueprint of the Remington shotgun M870, a pump-action magazine, a classic weapon with a simple structure, easy to manufacture, and sturdy and durable! ”

The bookraisin listened silently, and the hardcover book on the table kept flipping, revealing a drawing of a classic Remington shotgun. And it is equipped with a disassembled part diagram, and the structure is really simple. With the level of productivity of this era, there were absolutely no problems in creating such a shotgun. You must know that this shotgun, even if it is a real shijie, can be produced in a humble handicraft workshop.

Seeing that the book demon didn't speak, Akon asked, "By the way, what did you just want to tell me?" ”

The book demon looked at Akon quietly, and said unhurriedly: "I don't know if this shotgun is easy to do, but I know that if we don't get to Veracruz in time to the Spanish port of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico, we will miss the historical event of Hawkins and Drake's fleet being annihilated by the Spanish fleet......"

"What?" Akon was taken aback, his mind hadn't fully reacted,

Just then, Captain Baca walked in, "You asked me to follow the Spanish fleet, and now there's news. I heard that Enrikis was leading his fleet to the Gulf of Mexico. I've heard that they are angry with the British about the robbery of the merchant ships and the treasure ships of gold, and they are trying to trouble the British......"

"Oops! Not good! We only care about building a hiding place here, and forget that historical events are about to happen! Akon was startled and jumped up in a hurry, "What time is it today?" Can't get over it yet? ”

The book demon still looked calm, "Today is September 13, 1568 AD, three days before the Hawkins fleet encountered a hurricane and hid in the Gulf of Mexico. It's still time for us to fly over, and if we sail the boat, ......."

"Why didn't you warn me earlier?!" Akon couldn't help but pull the book demon and rushed out, while contacting Zhang Fan Greenwing Xuanyuan Xing, asking them to meet immediately.

"I, the book demon and the green wings with flying machines rushed over first, and Zhang Fan went to Havana to call Caterina's fleet and then arrived." Akon hurriedly arranged, "Yoda doesn't have to go...... No, come with me......"

Regulus and Sakura are following Caterina and Captain Hook's fleet on a hunting trip near Havana. In fact, Caterina and Captain Hook's pirate ship also encountered Hawkins' merchant fleet, but they were told by Akon to spare the big fat sheep and bring the news to the rear base.

Wooden kites, bone dragons, and Bai Ze rose into the air and rushed to the Gulf of Mexico in a hurry. Five hours later, the group flew to the waters near Havana, contacted Xuanyuan Star on the way, and released Zhang Fan and asked him to follow Caterina's fleet by sea. Fortunately, at this time, Katerina's fleet. A convoy of merchant ships is being tracked, also bound for the Gulf of Mexico. So it was not far from the Hawkins fleet.

Because most of the ships were still being repaired at Captain Barka's hideout, Captain Caterina and Hook only brought out four relatively complete Galen-type warships, including Caterina's flagship schooner, a total of five, including the 'Pelican' stolen by Zhang Fan's team. This amount of troops is naturally more than enough to deal with ordinary small and medium-sized merchant fleets.