C1152 faraway cruising

The Zhiyuan Warship's cruise was held on the seventh day of the first month. On that day, the Ryukyu's weather was surprisingly good, the sky was blue, the ocean waves were fine and stable, and the warm Pacific breeze blowing from the southeast was so clean that it made one want to sing.

The Prime Minister's Manor's announcement had long filled the streets and alleys. Everyone knew that the main character of the story of the Atlantic Ghost Battleship that was spread on the market was this mystical Iron-armored battleship, Zhiyuan Warship.

No matter how much surprises Xiao Letian brought to the million Chinese, they were not as violent as this time. A lonely steel beast rampaged through the distant ocean. It was like a ghost wolf hiding in the night, and even more like a tiger walking alone in the forest. It brought an unstoppable explosive force and crushed all the enemies in front of it.

Just one giant warship was enough to cause chaos in the Atlantic Passage, and the later stages of the French phase had already lost more than 4,500 tons of tonnage from the light merchant ships. This was all a result of the Zhiyuan Warship alone.

The battle of Dakar created a miracle that the entire Europe could not believe. A battleship bombed the entire port, and in the end, the flames burned two-thirds of the city.

To tell the truth, when the unbelievable news spread to Europe, all the intelligence agencies and politicians did not believe this bizarre piece of information. Everyone suspected that this was a plot by the French.

Perhaps it was an excuse for the French to try to start a war, or perhaps it was just a pirate attack, and the French garrison had been unable to defend most of the city.

There were even those who reported in the newspapers that the so-called bloodbath in the Dakar was actually just a conspiracy concocted by the Governor himself to cover up his crime of embezzling taxes. The so-called mysterious warship might have been made up by the French Navy.

All kinds of rumors were spreading crazily in the continental Europe, of course there were Winged King Shida Kai, Fang Guan and the rest, but no matter what, the proud Europeans would never believe that Chinese people could have such powerful warships.

It was this arrogance that gave the Zhiyuan Warship the best chance to break out of their siege, until the appearance of the Pacific Ocean Ikek's Great Sea War Zhiyuan Warship. That brilliant victory was like a resounding slap on the face of the European Gentleman, stinging and scorching red.

So everything was real. The intelligence that Molière brought was not just a dream, there really was such a magical warship in this world.

But after the war at Ikek, it was impossible to surround the Zhiyuan Warship again. Compared to the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean in the 19th century was a completely barbaric and barren land.

The number of islands on the high seas had not been checked properly. If the sea wanted to block a small warship, it was the same as fishing for a needle in a haystack.

After the Zhiyuan Warship left the Dahuangdi, it swaggered all the way north, passing by Hawaii, Honolulu, Midway Island, and the Small Grassland Islands … After carefully investigating the situation in the Northern Pacific Ocean, he drew a beautiful arc on the map and returned to Bulbus Glazed Island.

This was also the reason why he appeared on the east coast of Bulbus Glazed Island. It was because he had just taken a new survey of the map of the Little bamboo island, and had even buried more than ten World Tablets.

The quality of the paint from that era was far from being as strong as the paint from the previous generation. On this long journey back to the country, the Zhiyuan Warship's body was covered in mottled rust, and they had disguised a fresh, small, and fresh meat battleship as a wretched uncle's killer battleship.

Seven days wasn't enough time at all. The engineers and sailors at the military port merely repainted the exterior of the ship, and the oysters in shellfish under the ship only scraped a little before the time of the cruise performance arrived.

All the sailors were wearing brand-new navy uniforms, their blue and white military uniforms trembling non-stop in the warm sea breeze. With their hands behind their back, they proudly accepted the cheers and baptisms of the citizens of Ryukyu.

Just as the Zhiyuan Warship drove out of the military harbor and went around the Nanshan beach into the bustling Western Seas, a tsunami like roar suddenly erupted from the beach and the mountain. is the Prime Minister's Zhiyuan Warship … "Long live!"

"Fire the cannons, fire the firecrackers …" The Nanshan was filled with figures from top to bottom. It was hard to tell when the sounds of firecrackers rang across the horizon. The sounds of all the firecrackers merged together, just like the sounds of tides in a storm.

"Stand at attention!" "Salute …" At the command of the first mate, the javelin-like soldiers saluted the people on the shore, and the crowd cheered.

"Did you see that!? That was a pure Iron-armored battleship, the first one in the world! "Let our Prime Minister create it …"

"This isn't a battleship with a wooden hull that's covered in armor. This battleship is made of steel from inside out, and it's useless with even a little bit of wood …"

"My God, made of pure iron? So we can float on the water? "Why didn't he sink …"

"Your grandmother is so stupid! On the sea, the floating force is mainly due to the structure and pattern of the ship's hull... "Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. Not to mention iron, even if you were a ship made of lead, as long as the shape is correct, you could float …"

Everyone in the crowd shouted, holding their necks. Those who were scolded and those who were scolded did not get angry. The feeling of joy lightened all the unhappiness in their hearts. At this moment, everyone was intoxicated as if they had drunk some fine wine.

The outsiders watched closely at the entrance. In some of the best viewing spots in the Nanshan, the distinguished guests from all over the world all took out their binoculars and carefully observed this mysterious giant warship, especially the military officials stationed in Asia from the Western countries. They were extremely nervous.

Behind them, someone was using a camera to record the figure of the Zhiyuan Warship and someone was using a drawing board to describe the details of the critical parts of the battleship. Everyone was silent and frowning. All of them were experts, and it didn't take them long to realize the strangeness of this warship.

"The central axis of the main cannon is lined up in rows. The canvas of the cannon seat below is not completely covered …" "It's definitely a rotating cannon emplacement. The rumors were right, this really is a unique battleship, the designer is too audacious …"

"Incredible!" A style that even we don't dare to try, he actually made something tangible and even put it into actual combat? "This kind of person is either a genius or a madman …"

"The front and back parts of the central axis, in order to make up for the lack of artillery, he actually created a dual unit cannon emplacement? My God, how strong is the keel of this ship? Once the dual cannons are fired, the recoil won't be enough to disperse the battleship, right? "

An expert was an expert, and a canvas-covered cannon allowed them to analyze where the weakness lay.

"Artillery caliber of at least 180 mm... No, no, no, look at the shape of the canvas, at least 200 mm or more... And why is it so big? It is impossible to build such a cannon without 100,000 pounds! "

"Too extravagant, this warship is too expensive!" It's no wonder that the French suffered, it's no wonder that the Ikek Sea War became a massacre, the design of this type of battleship is completely different from ours! "