Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 592 The new ship enters the water
In the seventh year of Jian'an, in the middle of October.

The first warship led by Lu Yanyi was finally built successfully.

The news of the successful construction of the battleship made Cao Cao overjoyed. After all, Lu Yan's warship was his hope to defeat Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

In order to witness the birth of the new battleship, Lao Cao deliberately brought his four sons Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi to Chenliu County.

It was still dark, but the shipyard was already bustling with activity.

Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and others stood together, chatting about recent anecdotes.

The important officials of the imperial court surrounded Liu Xie who was holding the little princess, and waited quietly for Lu Yan's arrival.

With less than half an hour before Chenshi, Lu Yan, accompanied by Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others, finally came to the shipyard.

Lu Yan and others went straight to Liu Xie and saluted, "See Your Majesty!"

"Ai Qing is free!" Liu Xie came to Lu Yan, his excitement was beyond words, "Hurry up and start, we are already waiting impatiently!"

Lu Yan glanced at the little princess who looked like a porcelain doll, and then said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, you can start now."

After receiving Lu Yan's order, Zhuge Liang saluted Liu Xie and other ministers and went straight into the shipyard.

As Zhuge Liang entered, an order sounded immediately in the shipyard.

"Crench!"

The gate that separated the dock from the outside of the shipyard slowly opened.

When everyone's eyes suddenly became clear, a huge and shocking warship suddenly appeared in front of everyone!

Seen from a distance, the appearance of this warship is completely different from that of any warship in the past.

The new warship is different from the traditional flat-bottomed boat. It is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and the bow is a clipper shape suitable for oceangoing sailing.This shape is more conducive to breaking waves, and the speed of warships is also better than that of flat-bottomed boats.

Under Zhuge Liang's introduction, everyone learned some basic information about the ship.

The length of the ship is about twenty feet, the width is about six to seven feet, and the height is several feet. There are two decks in total, and the carrying capacity can reach ten thousand stones, that is, more than 300 tons.

There are more than 60 cannons on each side of the ship, a total of more than [-] cannons, which can shoot four or five miles, and the fishing boat is smashed immediately when it is hit.

Although this ship is not the largest ship today, nor is it as heavy as the largest ships in Soochow, but its shape is more angular and looks more aggressive.

The new battleship is different from the old single-masted ship. It has a mast in the front, middle and rear on its deck. It is a three-masted ship.

Although after some modifications, it is slightly different from the three-masted sailing ships of the European period of great voyages, they also have a high degree of flexibility, allowing warships to provide more power for ships when the wind direction on the sea is uncertain.

The part of the hull above the waterline is covered with a thin layer of wrought iron, which can not only strengthen the firmness of the hull, but also prevent the attack of enemy fireships.

The bottom of the ship also adopts a new technology that has never been seen before, that is, the watertight cabin.

The function of the watertight cabin is to separate the cabins on the ship with wooden boards, so that they are not connected to each other.Even if one cabin is damaged and water enters, it will not affect other cabins, so that the ship will not sink soon.

What puzzled Liu Xie, Cao Cao and others was that there were many large holes blocked by wooden boards in the hull, both on the upper floor and in the middle of the boat.

Guo Jia counted, and there are 32 large holes on one side, and 64 holes on both sides.

Lao Cao pulled Lu Yan to Liu Xie's side and asked, "Mr. Lu, is the big hole in your boat used for archers to release arrows?"

"But is the hole too big?" Liu Xie then asked.

On the other hand, Yang Biao looked at the warship curiously, and said in amazement from time to time: "I heard that this ship was designed by Lu Changsheng himself, but it looks good. When did this guy become proficient in shipbuilding again?"

For Liu Xie and Cao Cao's question, Lu Yan just smiled mysteriously and didn't explain too much.

He turned to say: "There is no rush for the rest. Now, please Your Majesty, Cao Gong, and Yang Gong cut the ribbon for our new warship first!"

"Cut the ribbon?"

"What the hell?"

Cao Cao and Liu Xie looked at each other, and they both saw the black question marks on each other's heads.

"It's just a small ceremony, and it's just to ask for good luck for the new warship through the hands of His Majesty and all the important officials." Lu Yan replied.

"You're the only one with a lot of tricks." Yang Biao slammed Lu Yan on his lips, but his body was already a little eager to try.

Under the guidance of Lu Yan, Liu Xie, Cao Cao, Yang Biao and others came to the battleship.

Someone had already prepared a red ribbon and brought it to them.There are also some colored balls tied on the ribbon, just standing in the middle of two colored balls.

After the big guys who cut the ribbon took their positions, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi presented them with small scissors.

After Lu Yan said "The Ceremony Begins", the shipyard first burst into enthusiastic firecrackers, and then it was the ribbon-cutting.

After a series of procedures were completed, Liu Xie, Cao Cao and others finally cut off the red silk in their hands, which also announced the official completion of the three-masted warship.

After the ceremony, the warship began to enter the water.

With a "crash", the first three-masted battleship of the Han Dynasty finally took its first step in the Yellow River to dominate the river and sea!
Seeing the warship floating quietly and steadily on the water, those shipbuilders who worked hard day and night, were all excited at this moment, bursting into bursts of cheers.

This ship is condensed with the hard work of countless of them!
Under the leadership of Lu Yan and Zhuge Liang, Liu Xie, Cao Cao, Yang Biao and others boarded the warship and came to the deck.

Looking around, in addition to various conventional ship parts on the deck, there is also a huge racket on the hull, which can cause huge damage to those ships that are close.

And at the opening of the ship's side, there are many unknown objects covered by black cloth.

After Guo Jia looked around for a week, he was a little puzzled and asked, "Why didn't I see weapons such as trebuchets and ballistas? Isn't the lethality not enough with bows and arrows alone?"

Xi Zhicai pointed to the things covered by the black cloth, and said, "Feng Xiao, look at those covered things, maybe they are the weapons of this ship."

"But if it's a catapult, the height is not right. Could it be that there is only a ballista?" Guo Jia couldn't think of a reason, and finally he came to Lu Yan's side, took Lu Yan's arm and asked straightforwardly: "Longevity , What is the weapon of this ship?"

Seeing Lao Cao, Tian Zi and others looking at him curiously, Lu Yan slapped Guo Jia's hand off calmly, and said, "Naturally, new warships need new weapons. But the new weapons are a bit too powerful, so When there are many people, we will not give demonstrations for the time being.”

Lu Yan's words whetted everyone's appetite.

Too powerful?Too many people are not suitable for presentations?

Then let's go down, it's always okay for you to demonstrate by yourself!
Unable to withstand the instigation of Boss Cao and Liu Xie,

Lu Yan finally agreed to demonstrate it to everyone.
But only once.

(End of this chapter)