1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 385: Crash

Chapter 378 Crash

"Compared to the yellow race, the black problem is now a more serious problem in the United States." George said with his hands behind his back, looking at the strange warship flying the California Bear Flag and the American Stars and Stripes not far away.

"You participated in the trade war between Britain and China thirteen years ago, and you know the Chinese better. That's why I recommend you to be the new governor of Columbia.

McLoughlin, that drunkard, can deal with the Native Americans, but he doesn't understand the Chinese and can't deal with these Chinese on the West Coast."

As soon as George finished speaking, the strange-looking warship opened fire on several dilapidated target ships.

The naval guns on the warship fired in turn, and after a round of shooting, a dilapidated target ship was riddled with holes and sank with water.

The naval guns involved in this round of shooting included four secondary guns and two main guns on the left. Except for one main gun and one secondary gun that landed a little far from the target, the remaining one main gun and three secondary guns either hit the target or the shells landed near the target.

The target ship was nearly 1 nautical mile away from the warship. Shooting such a small target at a distance of 1 nautical mile, even if it was a stationary target, was a very good result.

"Can America produce such a high-precision naval gun?"

This round of shooting surprised Elliot greatly.

Although after firing, the warship with a strange appearance fell into turbulence, resulting in the second round of shooting accuracy being unsatisfactory.

But this is a problem of ship shooting, and the naval guns carried by this warship are still very good.

"The gun is a good gun, but the tonnage of this ship is not worthy of such a good gun, which is a bit of a waste of resources." Elliot stared at the Bold and said.

"You are one of the few people in the British Empire who understands the Chinese. What do you think of Liang Yao, their leader in California?" George said to Elliot.

"According to the information I have collected, although Liang Yao was born in a traditional Chinese gentry official family, he is not a typical Chinese.

Chinese bureaucrats are timid and pedantic. They only spend their energy studying how to please their superiors who can decide their careers and even their lives and deaths, oppress and insult their subordinates, and drive their subordinates like cattle and horses.

The lower-level Chinese people are also full of awe for these bureaucrats, and they hope that they and their descendants can pass the exam to become bureaucrats. The upper and lower levels follow suit.

The whole country is indifferent to affairs outside the empire, thinking that it is the world's largest country and the center of the world.

Therefore, this huge empire is lifeless and has no vitality.

These stupid, arrogant and ignorant Chinese bureaucrats are extremely repulsive and full of fear about foreign forces and new affairs.

This is why we can defeat this behemoth in the trade war with China."

Elliot held his chin and thought for a while and said.

"But Liang Yao has nothing to do with these. He is not a typical Chinese. I cannot make a more rigorous assessment and judgment of this person based on my past experience.

He controlled California, became a hero of America twice, and now has become the youngest brigadier general in American history.

Even if the English achieved these achievements in America, it would be a legend.

But how good can he be? The Chinese are addicted to lipoprotein. As long as the Chinese in California are addicted to lipoprotein, Liang Yao will not be able to make much waves.

Liang Yao is really a good thing."

On the Bold.

After several rounds of test firing on the Bold, Liang Yao held the mast and said to Jeremiah: "The recoil of the artillery is too large. The ship is so bumpy after firing a few shots. This will reduce the efficiency and accuracy of continuous shooting. The Bold cannot carry such a large number of artillery."

"But if it is replaced with a smaller artillery, it may cause damage to the first and second class battleships." Jeremiah said with some embarrassment.

For naval guns, Jeremiah's view is that the larger the caliber, the better, and the larger the caliber, the better.

"Reducing the caliber and number of the guns after we go back, I want a warship with balanced performance." Liang Yao interrupted Jeremiah.

"Jeremiah, I know you want the warships we build to be equipped with larger guns, but I believe that sooner or later, our shipyard will be able to build warships of 5,000 tons or even tens of thousands of tons. On that day, we can carry as many guns as we want!"

"Okay, sir, I will modify the Bold after I go back and reconfigure the guns on the ship." Jeremiah nodded after a moment of silence.

"As soon as possible, I will take this ship to Borneo." Liang Yao explained.

"General! The British ship sent someone to pass on a message, saying that their new governor hopes to visit our ship. How should we reply?"

Lin Sen trotted to Liang Yao and asked for instructions.

"Tell them that our ship has a malfunction and is very dangerous. For the safety of their new governor, it is better not to visit." Liang Yao said.

This is his new ship, and he doesn't want the British to see through it before it enters service.

"British Columbia hasn't changed its governor for more than ten years. Changing the governor now is obviously targeting us."

Hearing that Britain has changed the governor of British Columbia, Fremont couldn't help but frown.

"What British Columbia? That's the Outer Oregon Territory! It and the Oregon Territory have been an inseparable part of our America since ancient times." Liang Yao corrected.

Fremont slapped his forehead and smiled knowingly, "Yes, yes, that's the Outer Oregon Territory!"

"British ship! British ship is approaching! Flagman! Flagman! Quickly signal them to slow down and stop! If they don't, they will collide!"

Jeremiah suddenly exclaimed while Liang Yao and Fremont were talking.

Liang Yao turned his head and saw that the third-class ship flying the British Columbia Crown Flag was rushing towards them, with no intention of slowing down.

"Since they rudely rejected us and don't want us to visit their warships, then we will scare them and give them a warning." Elliot said condescendingly, looking down at the Bold, which was only about half the tonnage of this third-class ship.

Elliot's third-class ship had a larger tonnage and had an advantage in the collision. Moreover, Elliot also believed that the skilled British crew on the ship could control the force of the collision and cause a slight bump with the opponent to scare the opponent.

Seeing the British ship approaching, Lin Sen hurriedly ordered to avoid the collision with the British ship at full speed. The sails and rigging hands also quickly lowered the sails and adjusted the angle to use the wind to provide acceleration for the ship.

Because the opponent's ship was too fast and was heading straight for the Bold, the stern was still rubbed by the British ship.

Although it was just a rub, the Bold was small after all, and it was rubbed by a large ship of about 2,000 tons, and the ship still tilted to a certain extent.

Fortunately, the wind was strong at this time. Lin Sen, who had been the sail and rigging captain, commanded the sails and rigging hands to adjust the sails, using the wind to offset the ship's roll, stabilize the ship's posture, and no capsizing occurred.

Just as the crew on the Bold breathed a sigh of relief, glad that they had escaped this catastrophe.

As the two ships passed by, they heard the playful laughter of the British crew.

Liang Yao looked at the third-class ship passing by at the stern, which was the culprit of the accident. He looked at the British crew members on the British ship who were cheering and making a fuss, and the two big men on the deck who looked quite important. He raised his middle finger and extended a friendly and cordial greeting.

Liang Yao then walked to the bow, and his angry eyes were fixed on an armed merchant ship in front of him flying the flag of the Hudson Bay Company.

The tonnage of this armed merchant ship was about 700 to 800 tons, which was smaller than the Bold.

Thinking of the Bold's design with a ram, Liang Yao pointed at the Hudson Bay Company's armed merchant ship and said to Lin Sen in an unquestionable tone: "Ram into it!"

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