Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 411 Ship Fusion
How are the Spike warships connected together?

Taichang originally thought that it would be a little difficult to connect the Spike warship firmly together.

After all, their requirements are not simple, and this firmness is not ordinary firmness, it must be completely motionless.

It would not work to tie the Spike warships together with iron chains in a way similar to tying cables, because then the Spike warships would still shake, and once they encountered sea storms, they would continue to collide.

You must know that there are paddle wheels exposed on both sides of the Spike Warship, and it will be over after a few hits.

And like Cao Cao, nailing the Spike together with wooden boards is not enough, and it will be troublesome to take it apart.

The Spike can't be connected to the Aegis or the Dragon's Tooth all the time, it has to be separated during the actual sea battle, otherwise, there is a real possibility of being set ablaze.

That is to say, the connection of the Spike can neither be tied nor nailed, and it must be easily disassembled, which is really a bit difficult.

At least he thought so.

Unexpectedly, when Wang Zheng heard the request made by him and Sun Chuanting, he said without hesitation: "This is simple, Your Majesty, why don't you invite a few Spike warships over here, and let's go to the factory where Xuanwu Armor is made to try?"

This is easy?
Taichang couldn't believe it: "Liangfu, do you really think this is very simple?"

Wang Zheng nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, let's try it and we'll know, it should be fine."

Well, Taichang also knows that some things may not be explained clearly for a long time, but they are very simple to do, and they can be understood at a glance.

He didn't ask much, and directly ordered Qi Panzong to recruit ten chariots, and then a group of people got on the chariots and went straight to the factory for making Xuanwu armor.

At the moment, the factory that makes the Xuanwu Armor has a lot of machine tools, and the scene is not as spectacular as usual.

The rows of huge factory buildings are full of all kinds of machine tools, which makes people feel proud when they look at them.

Looking at the rows of huge machine tools in the workshop of Taichang Station, I felt so proud.

He managed this all by himself, and under his leadership, Daming has already become strong!
Naturally, Wang Zheng brought a group of people here not to look at the machine tool, he directly recruited a supervisor, and explained while gesturing.

After the steward nodded repeatedly, he called a few craftsmen to get busy.

Their movements were quite nimble, and the selection of materials and cutting boards and openings were done in one go. In less than a cup of tea, the steward brought four craftsmen to carry two large iron plates that had been processed.

Wang Zheng immediately cupped his hands to Taichang and said, "Your Majesty, well, why don't we try it now?"

Is this all right?

Taichang couldn't help but followed Wang Zheng and the others to the pier with surprise on his face.

Wang Zheng didn't hesitate, and directly waved and directed the sailors on the two Spike warships to take out the ropes and tools, and dismantle the two Thor cannons on their respective sides!

One was dismantled on the left side, and the other was dismantled on the right side, and the two sides happened to be next to each other.

At this moment, Taichang immediately understood.

Because after the cannon was lifted down, the hole in the cannon mount was exposed.

There were originally two cannons on each side of the Spike warship, and there were also two cannon seats. The cannons were originally riveted to the seats by large rivets, but after the screws were installed at the back, they were changed to screw connections.

In other words, as long as the connecting hole between the cannon and the gun mount is used, the Spike warship can be connected.

Moreover, the mount of the artillery is quite solid, even the recoil of the [-]-jin Thor cannon can withstand it, so it is no problem to connect the Spike warship firmly together.

Wang Zheng ordered people to make holes in the two large iron plates to match the holes in the cannon mounts. A few craftsmen placed the iron plates between the two Spike warships, and quickly screwed them together. On the way, the two Spike warships were firmly connected together.

At this time, Wang Zheng clapped his hands, and said with a little pride: "Your Majesty, Mr. Sun, how about it, is this connection strong enough?"

This connection is indeed strong enough, the two Spike warships are like one piece, and it is estimated that no matter how big the storm is, they will not be able to blow apart.

Seeing this, Sun Chuanting couldn't help nodding and said: "It's reliable enough, it's reliable enough, Mr. Wang is really amazing."

That's not.

I designed this Spike warship, isn't it easy to connect it?

Wang Zheng pretended to be humble, but the smile on his face was still slightly smug.

It's not that he's proud and complacent, he's really done it quickly and beautifully.

However, Taichang looked at the dismantled cannon and thought: "Liangfu, it is really troublesome to dismantle this cannon, if only the warship can be connected without dismantling the cannon. "

Uh, dismantling this cannon is indeed a bit troublesome, because the cannon barrel weighs several hundred kilograms and it takes several strong men to lift it.

However, it didn't take much time to disassemble the cannon, just loosen a few screws and lift it down.

Isn't that okay?

When Wang Zheng heard this, the smile on his face couldn't help but stagnate.

Seeing this, Taichang patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "I'm not picking on you, I thought of a better way, don't you believe it?"

Is there a better way?

Wang Zheng couldn't help but asked curiously: "Your Majesty, what can you do?"

Taichang pointed to the two gun mounts on a Spike warship and said: "Actually, you can connect an iron plate between the two gun mounts, so that you don't have to dismantle the cannon? "

When Wang Zheng heard this, he understood it after thinking about it for a while.

He immediately raised his hand to call the manager of the factory over, and made a few more gestures.

The steward nodded, and then hurried away with a few craftsmen.

Not long after, he came over with a bag and more than a dozen craftsmen carrying two long iron plates.

The iron plate can just be placed horizontally on the two forts, and the holes at both ends can be aligned with the holes on the cannon seat. There are two sets of holes in the middle of the iron plate.

That is to say, as long as the iron plate is put on and the cannon is put back on, the two sets of holes in the middle of the long iron plate can replace the holes on the cannon seat to connect the Spike warship.

In this way, the iron plate connecting the two ships can be installed in the two sets of holes in the middle of the long iron plate, and there is no need to dismantle the cannon.

However, after a thick iron plate was sandwiched between the cannon and the gun mount, the original screws were not long enough, so Wang Zheng also ordered the steward to bring a bag of long screws.

Wang Zheng commanded the craftsman and the sailors on the ship to assemble it, and soon, the two Spike warships were connected again.

This time, Taichang nodded in satisfaction and said: "Well, that's enough, we can process more iron plates like this, and match them with every Spike warship."

Sun Chuanting looked at the structure, but couldn't help being surprised and said: "Your Majesty, the iron frame between the two forts is very good. When the real battle starts, the soldiers who control the artillery only need to squat down, and then connect the two forts. Outside the iron frame of a warship, you are not afraid of shells hitting you."

This was indeed a pleasant surprise.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then said to Wang Zheng: "Liangfu, fold the two ends of the iron plate connecting the two ships, and then open two holes respectively, and then match the iron plate fixed on the gun mount. Open four holes. In this way, the iron plate connecting the two ships can be directly installed on the iron plate between the gun mounts as a shield when not in use.”

This is also simple, and Wang Zheng understood it as soon as he heard it.

Everyone discussed for a while, and soon they figured out how to connect the Spike to the Aegis and Dragon Fang.

Immediately afterwards, all the Spike, Aegis, and Dragonfang warships of the navy began to be refitted.

This modification is actually very simple, that is, adding a few iron plates to each ship.

With Daming's current processing capacity, thousands of iron plates can be processed in a day or two, and the modification is also very fast.

In just a few days, all the Navy's Spike, Aegis, and Dragon Fang battleships were refitted.

The modified effect looks a bit magical.

Because the aegis ship and the Dragon Fang battleship both carried two rows of Spike battleships side by side, it was as if the monster had grown four legs!
(End of this chapter)