Chapter 363: Before the War, Next

[Modern large ships do not seem to need keels, but in fact, the keels have been transformed into longitudinal reinforcement members of the bottom of the ship. There are as few as six or seven, and as many as a dozen or more, which are reinforced by ribs and combined with the watertight cabin. But that's not to say there's no keel. 】

Under the darkness of night, the port of Dayang Group was busy. To be exact, it's always been this busy.

There are only seven days left until the protection of Xuanzhen Sect ends. When Dayang Group held a shareholder meeting, Xuanzhen Sect announced the result: seven days later in the early morning, Hong Yunzi of Xuanzhen Sect would leave Qixia Country, and Xuanzhen Sect's protection of Qixia Country officially ended.

When the news spread, there was an uproar.

But the Dayang Group has responded - start preparing for war now!

The battleship was equipped overnight. In the early hours of the morning, Ding Kui led 180 Nascent Soul Corps to arrive and boarded the ship overnight.

At noon the next day, under the eyes of everyone, the battleship set off. According to the plan, the battleship will sail south first, completely out of sight of the ground, and then turn to sail north, drifting on the sea for six days.

In the early morning of six days later, when Xuanzhen Sect Hong Yunzi leaves, the battleship will rush to the shore of Yanyun Kingdom, and the masters will start to land and fight.

This time, it was a surprise attack.

No one would have imagined that the country of Qixia would have such a crazy strategy even if they killed the country of Yanyun. It was floating in the sea six days in advance.

At noon, watching the battleship leave the port, everyone subconsciously believed that the battleship continued to go south, and continued to go to Taotu Island to do business.

In fact, no one thought that the Dayang Group was actually acting under the watchful eyes of everyone!

Putting everything in the sun, instead formed the effect of being dark under the lamp.

Not even Lu Xuanyu, who was in charge of the Xuanzhen Sect's battleship next to the port, had thought of it. He also greeted Dugu Junjie and Shu Bennan, the head of the Qixia Kingdom's Royal Fleet. Still asking: Where are you going this time?

"I'm going to go to the place of Tianmo Sect again." Dugu Junjie responded without blinking an eye.

On the battleship, there are also Liu Dingshan, Chen Yansong, and Fu Yun. As for the pair of swordsmen and swordsmen, they stayed in the country of Qixia, just in case.

At the same time, the Kingdom of Qixia also began to deploy troops at the border, waiting for that moment to come before preparing to take the initiative to attack—only if the Kingdom of Qixia made an active attack, they would not think too much about it.

That evening, in the barracks, Wu Fanghai received a batch of brand new artillery. This is a batch of 160 mm caliber artillery. The rapid development of the Zhang family and the Dayang Group in the past also led to a lack of types of artillery calibers, which seriously affected the flexibility of the army.

At that time there were only three calibers, 100mm, 300mm and 460mm. Among them, 100 mm and 300 mm can be used on land. And 300 mm is already very bulky.

Today, the 160mm caliber is finally being produced. The power is very impressive.

Most importantly, the range of the new artillery reaches: 40 kilometers!

Wu Fanghai read the technical information, and looked at the engineer of Dayang Group in surprise, "The range is 40 kilometers? Can't you write it wrong?"

The engineer smiled, "General, don't worry, the maximum range we actually tested can reach 46 kilometers. 40 kilometers is the recommended range. After 40 kilometers, the shells will drift."

Wu Fanghai looked at the information and said for a while, "The first artillery range was 10 kilometers, and the second time it was 20 kilometers. This third time is almost an improvement of 40 kilometers. So the next artillery range will be 80 kilometers?"

"This...I'm afraid it won't work. We plan to have a range of 60 kilometers for the next generation of artillery. The range of 40 kilometers is already approaching the temporary technical limit, and it is difficult to double it.

However, the theoretical limit is said to be up to 120 kilometers. (Note ①)"

"There is such a big difference between the actual distance and the theoretical limit?"

"General, the actual range of the shell depends on many factors. Such as weather conditions, wind direction and speed, such as air density, and the design of the artillery itself.

Also, the new artillery technology has increased the ability of formation and aura. How far the cannonball can fly is also related to the formation and aura.

Currently, the aura and formation attached to the shells can only run for about a minute. In one minute, the shell can fly about 40 kilometers.

More than 40 kilometers, the array will fail, and the shells will start to float.

So new to artillery, I need to explain something.

The medium-grade spirit stone inlaid on the barrel is used to stimulate the formation of the shells. Due to technical limitations, the formation needs to be activated manually before the shells are launched. At least the sixth level of the Qi refining period is required.

A medium-grade spirit stone is expected to fire 100 shells. It can be replaced with top-grade spirit stones, the effect is better, but the improvement is not great. It is not recommended to replace low-grade spirit stones.

The new shells also needed to be protected from moisture and water. "

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When the Qixia Kingdom was preparing for war, the Emperor of the Canglan Kingdom saw the steel battleship slowly approaching with the support of everyone at the withered Qianlonggang port of the Canglan Kingdom.

This was the first time the Emperor saw a steel battleship with his own eyes, but he was fascinated at first sight.

"Okay!" The emperor was very excited.

Due to technological upgrades, the artillery of the battleship uses simple turrets and single turrets, not the mature dual turrets of Dayang Group. But a single turret is enough.

And there are two 460mm and two 300mm naval guns on the bow. Powerful and tyrannical. Depth charge launch towers and ballista devices have been added to the ship's side. But no guns.

When the agreement was first signed, it was the "technical level of the Iron Duke". Dayang Group upgraded the lower fort and added a depth charge launch tower, which is enough loyalty.

Not to mention, he also helped train the navy. A steel warship with a total of 1,200 people. The captain, the future commander of the navy, is Ning Hu, who is of royal blood.

From afar, I saw the three characters of "Revenge" on the bow armor of the battleship, which were milled with machine tools.

The emperor boarded the battleship, inspected it for a long time, and finally asked Ning Hu, "How is the combat effectiveness now?"

"Your Majesty, Dugu Junjie of Dayang Group said that our current combat power is comparable to that of Dayang Group when it went to sea for the second time."

The emperor thought for a while and asked, "Then what about attacking the kingdom of Langya now? We're close to the kingdom of Langya, so we'll run away after the fight. On the sea, our god transformation stage will go over and intercept their masters.

Wait a few more days, Daoist Hong Yunzi of Xuanzhen Sect will leave Qixia Country and come to us to help us compete with Langya Country.

You guys rest for a few days first. Ready to fight! "

"Yes!" Ning Hu's eyes brightened. Now that we have bought this powerful steel battleship, we must use it!

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At this time, the five Western countries (the country of Yanyun, the country of Zhoushan, the country of Zhongshan, the country of Jinyang, and the country of Danyang), plus the country of Qingyun, began to be restless.

Ordinarily, the Qingyun Kingdom does not belong to the Western Six Nations series. This country is located in the northeast of the Zhongshan Kingdom, east of the Yanyun Kingdom, and north of the Taihua Kingdom. The wars between the Western Six Kingdoms have nothing to do with the Qingyun Kingdom.

But there are also smart people in Qingyun Kingdom, and they are ambitious and greedy:

The prosperity of the Qixia Kingdom has aroused their vigilance - they are worried that if the Qixia Kingdom accidentally kills the rest of the country, the Qingyun Kingdom will be angry;

In addition, they are also greedy for the Qixia Kingdom's technology and the Qixia Kingdom's wealth.

So Qingyun Kingdom quietly joined the other five countries. Invisibly, the country of Qixia needs to face the pressure of the six countries. And the power of the country of Qingyun is comparable to that of the country of Canglan!

As night fell, in the Great Hall of the Kingdom of Qingyun, the monarchs and ministers were discussing the situation of the war.

Everyone is full of confidence, and they all feel that the Qixia Kingdom is powerful, but under the alliance of the six countries, it is just an egg in front of a stone, and it is nothing more than a goose egg!

In the main hall, there are also representatives from the other five countries. Before the war started, everyone was discussing the division of interests. As for tactics... Do we still need to discuss it? Several countries send troops across the board, and there is no need for tactics at all.

"Technology can be copied. Talents are divided according to the contributions of countries in the war."

"The queen of the country of Qixia is not bad, I want it for the country of Yanyun."

"I heard that Zhang Hao's fiancée, Zhou Xueyao, is very beautiful, and there is Xinglintang behind her. If this woman can be taken down, it is equivalent to taking down half of Xinglintang. I have made a reservation in Qingyun Kingdom! Maybe I can give her a princess in the future do it!"

"The alchemists in Xinglin Hall must be divided equally!"

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The Great Emperor of Qingyun Kingdom sat on top, watching everyone quarreling with a smile.

Among the six kingdoms today, Qingyun Kingdom is the strongest, followed by Yanyun Kingdom, Jinyang Kingdom is third, and Zhongshan Kingdom is next. As for the country of Zhoushan and the country of Danyang, both were crippled by the previous war, and the two countries together can equal the country of Jinyang.

Now the legion of Qingyun Kingdom has already started preparations, and they may send troops to enter the battlefield of Qixia Kingdom at any time.

The Great Emperor smiled, as if he had seen a bright future.

During the discussion, a guard came quickly, holding the urgent information of the black skin in both hands. Black, extremely dangerous!

The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and after taking the information, his expression changed instantly.

The hall suddenly fell silent.

(Note ①: The setting in this book is that the world has a dense atmosphere and high air resistance. The range of artillery, etc. will be affected.)