The most important thing for Captain Akan and Baka at present is to sit in the hiding place and overcome the technical difficulties of building propeller ships. Although there is support from Shu Yao's technical materials, it is difficult to build wooden ships that exceed the technology of this era in this era when technology is backward. The most important thing is that technical workers are relatively short of.

However, Akan once again learned the strength of ancient skilled craftsmen. Captain Baka actually learned in less than a month and learned the technology of sealing bearings thoroughly. This was also the fact that he had accumulated a lot of experience when building the first armored ship. However, the final finalization of the new propeller ship was based on the "Saint-Shadows" and added two mast sails. Because there is no steam power yet, the propeller has to be operated entirely by manual operation. If it is carried out for long-distance sailing, it is better to save effort.

Musket technology was also taught to Captain Baka along with propeller technology. In this era, flintlock muskets were the main thermal weapon. The firing distance and accuracy of this kind of musket were not satisfactory, but the firing speed was much faster than the mezzanine.

It was not until 1807 that the British pastor A.J. Forsses invented the firing ignition device using thunder mercury firing medicine, and later someone invented the fire hat. Put the fire hat on the anvil with a fire door, and hit the fire hat to ignite the gunpowder in the chamber, and then the firing gun was found. From then on, the musket entered the era of real mainstream battlefield weapons.

The Prussians, who are now Germans, invented the needle-type firing gun in 1840. The technical characteristics are: ammunition is loaded from the back end of the barrel, fixed-loading bullets, and firing with needles. From this time, the musket changed from front-loading guns to rear-loading guns, and firing with needles, and fixed-loading bullets, which have truly possessed the basic characteristics of modern guns. Until modern times, no matter how much the guns have increased from the rate of fire to the firing distance, they cannot escape these three basic characteristics.

History is always full of accidentality. In fact, in this era, there was already a technical basis for manufacturing post-needle firing guns. Because before the flintlock musket, there was a reel musket invented by Mahan, a Frenchman born in the mid-16th century in the family of gun artisans, locksmiths and watchmakers. This reel musket structure through watch straps and steel wheels is very complex, and the technical difficulty is much higher than that of flintlock muskets and firing guns. Moreover, the barrel rifling technology is also very mature, so there is no problem in manufacturing components of firing guns. It was only 150 years later that someone accidentally invented the firing musket technology and opened a new weapon era.

Think about it, in the era when even clocks and clockwork and such precise mechanical structures can be manufactured in large quantities, modern gun parts are naturally no problem. Of course, this does not mean that assault guns like AK47 can be manufactured in this era. Modern guns have a faster firing rate and have higher requirements for barrel alloy materials. Metallurgical technology in this era cannot be achieved.

Therefore, Akan and Shu Yao were able to copy this weapon by drawing the drawings of the firing gun and handing it over to Captain Baka. However, there are still technical barriers to the fixed-loading bullet technology. For example, the production process and requirements of large-scale manufacturing of copper bullets, smokeless gunpowder and primer fire are relatively high. Especially for the small factory where Captain Baka hides in a simple technology, this dangerous gunpowder bullet production is still a bit difficult.

After manually developing two firing guns and dozens of bullets, the book demon Akan and Captain Baka found that it was a bit difficult to get pirates to install such super-era weapons in large numbers. Therefore, it was still under the plan to buy a flintlock fire gun.

On this day, while Aken was fiddling with a flintlock gun, he found several pirates excitedly coming back from the back of the hiding place. They were carrying a few wild game in their hands and a few hunting rifles on their shoulders. Aken suddenly moved his heart and immediately called the pirates, snatched their shotguns and looked carefully for a long time.

This is a front-mounted fuse hunting rifle made by pirates. It has a simple structure and does not even have rifle. China calls it a 'bird gun'. It fires iron sand or lead bullets, and the range is not long, but it is more than enough to shoot birds and hares. Aken looked at it and suddenly laughed, "Hahaha! It's really interesting. Why do I have to work so hard to get a rifle for such a simple thing?!" Aken broke the pirates and immediately ran back to the temporary arsenal.

In the office, the book demon was drinking tea and reading books. Seeing Akan running back happily, he knew that he might have any good news, so he took a sip of tea and said to Akan: "You are here just right, I have something to tell you..."

"Listen to me first..." Akan hurriedly drank all the tea brewed from the Book Demon teapot, "Puff! What kind of tea is this? It's so light and has a mint smell. It's not as good as rum!"

"This was given by the Governor of Port-au-Prince..." Shu Yao smiled and made tea again.

Aken waved his hand, "We have fallen into a misunderstanding. What kind of firing rifle is studying? There are cannons in naval battles, but long-range firing guns are not available at all. After the battle, the firing guns can be shot farther and the power of the flintlock guns is similar. Although the loading speed is a little faster than the flintlock gun, it is also difficult to make a firearm. Especially for fixed ammunition, it is easy to damage the chamber with a paper shell..."

"What do you mean?..." The Shu Yao's eyes flashed, as if he understood what Akan meant.

Aken continued: "The decisive factor in determining the victory of the close combat of the firearms is not the distance, but the firing speed, and whether it can be continuously fired. The continuous firing rifle has a complex structure and it is not easy to manufacture and process Captain Baka's small arsenal. I saw this hunting rifle today..." Aken handed the shotgun that pirate hunted to the Book Demon.

"I understand..." Shu Yao nodded.

Akan laughed and said, "Hahaha! Shotguns are all made of smoothbore guns without rifling, and the barrel is easier to make than firing guns. And the bullets of the shotgun are also easier to make. I remember that one shot from the Remington m870 is fired at a close distance equals 8 shots from the pistol! In addition to the base of the bottom fire base of the bullet shell, the bullet shell is made of plastic and cardboard shells, and can be reused after recycling. Moreover, the lead shotgun is easy to process, which greatly reduces the difficulty of the bullet processing."

"This shotgun has a strong stopping power to the enemy at close range, with large firepower and wide killing surface. It is an efficient weapon for melee combat. Moreover, the effective range of the shotgun is 100 meters, which is especially suitable for terrain combat such as cabins, jungles, and towns. It is much more suitable for terrain combat! As long as it can be fired more than three times in a row after a single load, it is much denser than other combatants of this era who have been loading a single shot. After firing one, it will be much more dense in the firepower. You have a drawing of the Remington Shotgun m870, a classic weapon with a simple structure, easy to manufacture, and strong and durable operation!"

The book demon listened quietly, and the hardcover books on the table kept flipping, showing a picture of a classic Remington shotgun. It also has a broken-out part drawing, and the structure is indeed relatively simple. With the productivity level of this era, there is absolutely no problem to create this shotgun. You must know that even in the real world, this shotgun can be produced in a simple handicraft workshop.

When Aken saw that the book demon didn't say anything, he asked, "By the way, what did you want to say to me just now?"

The book demon looked at Aken quietly and said slowly: "I don't know if this shotgun is easy to do, but I know that if we don't arrive at the Western port of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico in time, we will miss the historical event of the annihilation of Hawkins and Drake's fleets by the Spanish fleet..."

"What?" Aken was shocked, his mind had not yet fully reacted.

At this moment, Captain Bacca walked in, "You asked me to follow the Spanish fleet, and now there is news. I heard that Enrikis led his fleet to the Gulf of Mexico. I heard that they were robbed of hardware merchant ships and gold treasure ships, and they were trying to find trouble for the British..."

"Oh! No! We just care about building a hiding place here. If we forget the historical incident, it will happen!" Akan was shocked and jumped up in a hurry. "What day is it today? Is it still too late to rush over?"

The book demon still looked calm, "Today is September 13, 1568, three days before the Hawkins fleet encountered a hurricane and hid in the Gulf of Mexico. We still had time to fly over, if we drove the ship..."

"Why didn't you remind me earlier?" Akan pulled the book demon without saying a word and rushed out, contacting Zhang Fan's green wing Xuanyuan Star, asking them to meet immediately.

"I, the book demon and Green Wings have aircraft to rush over first, Zhang Fan went to Havana to call Caterina's fleet and then came." Aken hurriedly arranged, "Youda doesn't have to go... No, let's go with me..."

Xuanyuan Xing and An Ying were following the fleet of Katerina and Captain Hook, hunting near Havana. In fact, Katerina and Captain Hook's pirate ship also met Hawkins's merchant fleet, but they received Akan's explanation, let the big fat sheep goat go, and sent news to the rear base.

Wooden kite, bone dragon, and Bai Ze rose into the air and rushed to the Gulf of Mexico in a hurry. Five hours later, everyone flew to the waters near Havana, contacted Xuanyuan Xing halfway, and put Zhang Fan down, and asked him to follow Caterina's fleet on the sea route. Fortunately, Caterina's fleet was following a merchant fleet that was also heading to the Gulf of Mexico. Therefore, it was not far from the Hawkins fleet.

Because most ships are still repairing in Captain Baccar's hiding place, Caterina and Captain Hook only brought four relatively intact Garen warships, together with Caterina's flagship schooner, a total of five, including the "Pelican" stolen by Zhang Fan's team. This amount of troops is naturally more than enough to deal with ordinary small and medium-sized merchant fleets.
Chapter completed!