The Ming Dynasty has just been exiled and the Luzon system has awakened.

Early the next morning, Zhu Heyi rushed to Nanwan Naval Base.

"Your Majesty, these are the newly built warships of our factory!"

Zhang Hongfang pointed to the ten warships docked side by side on the berth and said with a proud look on his face.

Zhu Heyi looked at these 10 newly built warships and nodded.

The first five of these 10 battleships are standard fourth-level cruisers. Both their shape and layout are the same as the fourth-level cruisers currently equipped by the navy.

These were the first warships built from timber captured by the Spanish.

From the sixth to the ninth ship, the appearance of the warships changed significantly. Not only did the hull become significantly longer, but the bow also became a flying shear bow.

"Your Majesty, because these new cruisers use the steel keels and ribs you provided, they not only reduce the weight, but the materials are no longer restricted.

Therefore, we have increased her aspect ratio, and the bow shape has also been designed to be the flying shear bow you created. We have tested her speed, and under full wind conditions, she can run up to 15 knots. Speed! "(Rivet technology is provided by professional technicians in the military camp.)

Don't think that the speed of 15 knots is very low. The current speed of battleships is generally around 10 knots, and the speed of faster cruisers is no faster than 13 knots.

Therefore, the speed of 15 knots of this new type of cruiser of the Ming Army can already crush all sailing warships of the current era.

"In addition, because she has a longer hull than other Tier 4 cruisers, her armament has also been strengthened to a certain extent. She is equipped with 20 24-pound new steel naval guns and 36 12-pound new steel naval guns. ." Zhang Hongfang continued.

Zhu Heyi was quite satisfied with this battleship, but at this time his eyes were attracted by the last battleship.

Because in addition to the three standard masts, the last battleship also had a chimney in the middle of the hull!

"Zhang Aiqing, tell me about this last battleship!" Zhu Heyi pointed to the last battleship.

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor pointing at the last battleship, Zhang Hongfang couldn't stop the pride on his face.

"Your Majesty, this battleship is our attempt. In addition to using a steel-ribbed wooden hull, her power system is also different from traditional pure sail-powered battleships."

“In addition to three composite masts, we also installed an auxiliary power system consisting of a new fire tube boiler and a reciprocating steam turbine!”

"In full wind conditions, this battleship can reach a speed of 16 knots! Even in calm conditions, she can reach a speed of 8 knots using only steam power."

"However, due to the steam power system and coal-fired cabins occupying the internal space of the hull, her armament is slightly weaker than other cruisers. She is only equipped with 20 12-pound new naval guns and 20 24-pound new naval guns."

Listening to Zhang Hongfang's introduction, Zhu Heyi's eyes became brighter and brighter.

He did not expect that the development of his own navy would progress so quickly!It was only the end of the 17th century, and it had already fast forwarded to the use of steam turbines as power.

Although the steam power system is still immature so far, with this steam-assisted sail cruiser as the foundation, can a fully steam-powered battleship be far behind?Can all-steel battleships be far behind?

In fact, the reason why Emperor Zhu Da's internal combustion engine system developed so fast was because of the number of relevant technical talents he recruited from the military camp in order to develop the steam heavy forging press.

While they were producing qualified steel, the steam engine also developed to a whole new level.

"Zhang Aiqing! Well done! The future of the Imperial Navy still depends on professionals like you!" Zhu Heyi patted Zhang Hongfang's shoulder with a happy face and said.

Zhang Hongfang's face turned red with excitement after receiving praise from Emperor Zhu Da.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I will continue to work hard to build an even better warship for Your Majesty!"

"Are these new battleships named?" Zhu Heyi turned around and asked after admiring this unique new cruiser for a moment.

"It hasn't been named yet."

"In that case, let's call this steam-assisted sail cruiser the Ranger!

The remaining four steel-framed wooden-hulled cruisers were named Chunfeng-class cruisers, with the ship names being Chunfeng, Xiayu, Qiu Shuang, and Dongxue respectively.

The other five old cruisers follow the original cruiser naming rules, namely Xunwu, Xunji, Xungeng, Xunxin and Xunren. "

The degree of preference can be seen from the names Emperor Zhu Da gave these warships.

The new steel-framed wooden-hulled cruisers all have official ship names, while the names of the old-fashioned cruisers are more like numbers than ship names.

Of course, not just cruisers, but also battleships.

In addition to the fleet flagship Luzon, which has an official ship name, the other two second-level battleships are also referred to as War Armor and War B.

As for the fifteen warships captured by the Spanish, he was too lazy to change their names.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the name!"

Zhu Heyi did not answer. He looked at the more than 30 warships in the entire Nanwan Naval Base and narrowed his eyes.

Now that there are ships and people, it’s time to wield the sword against the Manqing!

……

It was November 63, the 29rd year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, and the 21th year of Kangxi, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

South Bay Naval Base.

On the temporary high platform, Zhu Heyi looked at the tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty elites lined up neatly below, with a stern look on his face.

"Soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Do you still remember the Liaodong massacre! Do you still remember the 81th day of Yangzhou! Do you still remember the three Jiading massacres! Do you still remember the [-]st day of Jiangyin!"

"The barbarian Qing Tatars destroyed humanity, humiliated countless Han women, and killed tens of millions of Ming people! This is a blood debt!"

"Blood debt needs blood to pay!"

"Today, this is the starting point of our revenge!"

"I will join you in the crusade against the Manqing! And I have only one request for you!"

"That means, kill all the Tatars! Leave no one alive!" Zhu Heyi said in a sinister tone.

This time he did not choose to stay in Luzon. Unlike the suppression of the Spaniards and natives, this time the enemy was the Manqing, who had a blood feud with the Ming Dynasty. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he must face it together with his soldiers.

"Kill all the Tatars! Leave no one alive!" the soldiers shouted in unison with excitement.

"Order!"

"Wow"

"All units are boarding the ship in an orderly manner. The target is Taiwan!"

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