The Rhapsody of Mounted Blade Players

While Zhou Jiale and Zhou Jiale were flying to the beach in this hot air balloon, Ye Tianlong discovered that because the space of the gondola under the hot air balloon was too small, it was difficult for them to perform various operations. Therefore, Ye Tianlong and Zhou Jiale complained that instead of building such a crude hot air balloon, they might as well just build an entire airship! That way the space is larger and it is much easier to control.

Zhou Jiale said that he would consider this suggestion, but it may not be that easy to get an airship. After all, the Xinghan Empire had already seen from the development of other countries' air forces that airships were far from being able to fly, so later they did not He didn't build any airships, but directly started researching various fighter planes. Therefore, if he wanted to find people who could build airships, he might have to go abroad to find them.

In this way, the two of them chatted while controlling the Funny No. [-] hot air balloon to slowly fly in the sky. It took more than half an hour to arrive at the beach where Zhou Jiale's armored ship was docked.

Ye Tianlong looked from the air and found that the armored ship was about a hundred meters long. This made him roll his eyes at Zhou Jiale beside him. After all, a warship of this size was definitely big enough. I am afraid that even if it is the length of his camp, Everyone in the world can fit on this battleship.

From above, you can clearly see that this huge ironclad ship has four triple-mounted turrets, two at the bow and two at the stern. The turrets adopt a piggyback layout. According to Zhou Jiale, the caliber of its main gun is [-] mm. Yes, and it is also a rear-mounted artillery, which is a bit more advanced than the front-mounted artillery currently equipped in the camp, but it is also advanced to a limited extent. After all, it is too advanced to be used in the world of riding and slashing. This is because Ye Tianlong's authority has increased after he became a full-time official. Otherwise, based on the previous situation, I am afraid that even these extremely old breech-loaded artillery cannot be used in the world of riding and slashing.

In addition to the twelve main guns, this ironclad ship also has twenty [-]mm caliber secondary guns. It can be said that this battleship is covered with artillery, and its firepower is frightening. Just control it. It is estimated that hundreds of people would be needed to man those naval guns, but how could there be so many qualified gunners in Ye Tianlong's camp now?

This is why Ye Tianlong only wanted to get a few small boats for use at first, but he was really short of manpower and the boats were too big to be used!

After controlling the Funny No. [-] hot air balloon to land on the ground, Ye Tianlong felt even more about its huge size while boarding the ironclad ship. The height of its hull alone was nearly ten meters high. So The high hull of the ship means that if you encounter some pirates later and want to get close to play gang warfare, it will probably be difficult for them to climb up. After all, the hull of this ironclad ship is made of steel. It is tall and smooth, making it difficult to climb. Extremely high.

Perhaps Zhou Jiale also knew that their enemies at sea at this stage would only be pirates, so he even thoughtfully installed a sharp ramming angle on the bow of the ship, so that the armored ship could actually use ramming tactics.

As for its power, it uses steam power, which is definitely advanced compared to the wooden-hulled warships in this world that still use sail power. However, if it were powered by sails, it would probably be difficult to drive such an incredibly heavy ironclad ship.

When Ye Tianlong boarded the ship, Luo Chenguang and others happened to emerge from the steam boiler room located in the middle of the battleship. A group of people had obviously visited the battleship carefully.

Considering that Luo Chenguang, a veteran, was the only professional among them, Ye Tianlong asked him about the situation of the armored ship. He wanted to know whether this thing could be used. If it couldn't be used, let Zhou Jiale do it as soon as possible. Go back and bring over some small boats.

Facing Ye Tianlong's inquiry, Luo Chenguang said that the armored ship was barely usable, but some improvements needed to be made in some areas, especially its hull armor. Luo Chenguang felt that the current armor was too heavy, like those of the main ship. The thickness of the front armor of the turret even reached more than a thousand millimeters.

If there are ironclad ships of the same level in the place, then thicker armor is naturally a good thing, as it can improve the battleship's defense and battlefield survivability.

But the problem is that the countries in the world of Cavalry and Blades only have some wooden-hulled sail warships. The weapons on the warships are just some large crossbows and slings. Most of the time, they even rely on the crossbowmen loaded on the ship. Shooting each other at extremely close distances.

With this level of firepower, our own warships don't need such heavy armor at all. For example, the thickest main turret armor can even be cut off by about [-]% in one go.

After removing these excess armors, the speed and flexibility of this armored ship can be greatly improved. However, its name may have to be changed, because the name given to this armored ship by Zhou Jiale is actually Steel Sea Dragon One.

Luo Chenguang felt that the word "steel" could be removed from the modified battleship, and it would be better to just call it "Hailong".

Zhou Jiale is not the kind of idiot who doesn't listen to advice. After listening to Luo Chenguang's evaluation of this battleship and the various areas that need improvement, he also fully accepted some of the improvement suggestions that sounded very reasonable. I am going to take this ironclad ship back for modification.

It was also at this time that Ye Tianlong and the others learned that in order to build this ironclad ship, this guy secretly used one of his own shipyards. Fortunately, this shipyard was located abroad. Otherwise, in a country that strictly controls firearms, In the Xinghan Empire, anyone who engages in such a huge destructive thing will be killed by the whole family in minutes.

Ye Tianlong and the others curiously asked Zhou Jiale how much it cost to build this armored ship, but the boy refused to tell. It seemed that the money spent was definitely a lot, and he didn't know whether it was his own pocket money or his. Parents' money, if it's the latter, when his parents find out about it, this kid will definitely not be able to escape a severe beating.

After visiting the ironclad ship, Ye Tianlong quickly returned to the camp, and then ate breakfast while waiting for the newcomers to come online yesterday.

However, these guys seemed to be looking forward to going to Naodasan Town to expand their horizons. Ye Tianlong had only eaten half of his breakfast when all four of them came online, and then began to urge Ye Tianlong to set off.

Ye Tianlong was so upset by the noise from these four guys that he could only eat a few hasty bites and then got ready to go on the road with a few people.

This time, because most of the others were busy with their own affairs, Ye Tianlong only brought along an old team member, Jiang You. The four newcomers had not yet mastered their riding skills, so they were all placed on the grain trucks by Ye Tianlong. The people responsible for driving the carriage were ten civilians with good skills in carriage posture.

As for the team responsible for escorting the grain transport convoy, they are still the personal guards under Ye Tianlong. The thirty-nine Kuset Khan guards are, after all, the only team in the camp that is truly well-trained and fully armed. of.

After the four newcomers saw the personal guards under Ye Tianlong, they were all very envious, because these thirty-nine Kuset Khan guards were really armed to the teeth! Not only are the riders covered in thick iron armor, but the war horses under them are also covered in armor. The eyes of the war horses are protected by exquisite meshes, and the four hoofs are also covered in iron armor. Ordinary When soldiers encounter this cold-weapon version of a tank, they will probably feel at a loss for words.

It is precisely because the personal guards under Ye Tianlong are so well-equipped that there were no lawless people who dared to look for trouble during the last trip to Odasan Town.

Under the envious gazes of the four newcomers, Ye Tianlong led his ten personal guards and set off first, responsible for clearing the way ahead. And the ten carriages loaded with food quickly began to move forward slowly, escorted by other guards.

Just as Ye Tianlong and four newcomers were preparing to go to the town of Odasan to open their eyes, the army of the Kingdom of Swadia had already surrounded Rudburg, and the first batch of siege troops used for testing were also Sent by King Haraus.

Because they were cannon fodder for testing, Haraus did not send any elites. Most of them were young and strong militiamen who had been forcibly recruited by him along the way. The equipment was extremely simple, and the number was probably more than [-] people.

Five Swadia sergeants wearing sleeveless plate armor and carrying two-handed heavy swords on their shoulders are the highest command of this unit. They have about fifty regular soldiers from the Kingdom of Swadia under their command.

Under the threats and urging of the regular Swadian soldiers, the young men, most of whom only had a thin layer of cloth on their bodies and only held pitchforks, kitchen knives and wooden sticks in their hands, could only bite the bullet and slowly move towards Rude City approaches.

And the siege equipment of these people only consisted of eight simple long wooden ladders. The real good things were all hidden behind them by Harus! Prepare to wait until you have tested the strength of the enemy's army and then hand it over to your real elite for use.

As if to boost the morale of the cannon fodder who had been brought in, as they advanced, a dozen heavy trebuchets from behind began to throw huge rocks at Fort Rud.

Swadia's artillerymen were obviously also professional. In the first round of firing, they successfully hit three rounds. Two of them hit the stone wall of Rudburg, making a loud roar, and one jumped over It hit the city wall and hit the houses behind the city wall. It was not known which house it hit, but after the boulder fell, a faint cry could be heard.

However, the defenders of Fort Ludde were not cowards who just took beatings without fighting back. Soon, huge rocks were thrown out by the trebuchets in the city, hitting the enemy's artillery positions outside the city.

One of the trebuchets was hit by a flying boulder and disintegrated on the spot. A large number of splintered wood fragments shot out in all directions like bullets, destroying the surrounding areas of the trebuchet. The Svadia artillerymen were beaten with bruises all over their bodies and howled in agony!

As the cannon fodder unit approached within [-] meters of Fort Ludde, the trebuchets in the city quickly switched their attack targets to these cannon fodders, and a dozen large crossbows also began to shoot at them.

The crossbow bolts fired by these large bed crossbows are almost as thick as the barrel of a gun, and their lethality is amazing. Once they hit, they can penetrate the bodies of at least three or four enemy soldiers.

Facing the powerful firepower of the defenders, the morale of these cannon fodders began to decline rapidly. However, because they all had family members controlled by the Swadia army, they did not dare to escape at all and could only continue to climb up. rush.