The warships in Youzhou use closed artillery cabins, and slide-rail-type artillery installed on both sides to reduce impact.

Usually, you can't see artillery at all. It looks like an ordinary merchant ship, except that the wooden boards on both sides are thicker, and the bows are equipped with angles.

As for the main artillery on the deck, they are all slide-rail-type racks. In order to prevent the barrel from splashing into water, they are sealed, and they are all hidden in the protective deck of the hull.

From the appearance of the large ship in Youzhou, there is nothing special about it except being larger. If you enter it and see the internal structure, it will be surprising.

Especially steam-assisted power, chimneys are built behind the ship and can provide power in emergencies. Whether it is chasing or dodging, they can quickly accelerate.

After several months of testing, the battleships have met the standards in terms of performance and performance, and they have never encountered anyone who dares to make a decision when traveling alone.

Li De was determined to return to Youzhou quickly and neglected the risks of sea. It is theoretically very dangerous to travel alone with such a large ship.

Large size does not mean invincibility.

Just as the warship was sailing normally, the observer on the watchtower found dozens of small and medium-sized boats approaching.

The observation hand uses a special observation glass for navigation produced in Youzhou, which is a single-bar mode where there is a place where the telescope is specially placed on the observation pole.

Observer can observe this for a long time and discover their goals in advance is their advantage.

The captain of the warship immediately made preparations for the battle and reported the matter to Li De. The governor must take protective measures on the ship.

The captain's name was Feng Dezhong. He served as the deputy general of the sailor when he attacked Goryeo and later joined the vanguard soldier in Chang'an and followed Li De to Youzhou.

Later, the sailor was established and the director was able to play his strengths.

It is not new to encounter pirates on the sea. When you encounter them, it doesn’t necessarily depend entirely on luck. Usually, you are lucky and you won’t be able to meet pirates.

It is rare to encounter medium-sized cargo ships transported by sea. The Zheng family's fleet travels together with multiple ships, and the defensive power on the ship makes the pirates afraid.

Pirates who have no interest in plundering fishing boats. It is better to drive a boat to catch fish if you have that time.

At present, according to the sea area, Feng Dezhong speculated that this association of pirates is likely to come from the Goryeo area. Since the Sui Kingdom attacked Goryeo, many sea refugees have formed under objective conditions.

They gathered together to form a scale gradually.

By building new ships to develop power, it is normal to have dozens of warships in five or six years of development.

But Feng Dezhong was a little worried when facing such an enemy. If it were them, they would not be afraid. At worst, they would be defeated by the death.

But there was a great commander on their ship, so they could not use aggressive fighting style, which made them passive.

Li De had never seen what a real naval battle would look like, and he could feel that the morale of the soldiers on the ship was very high.

He also became a little interested.

He was not worried about how powerful his opponent was. This warship gathered the most advanced weapons from Youzhou. If even pirates could not deal with it, there would be any face to sail on the sea.

"Feng Dezhong, as the captain, you must fight this battle well. Don't have too many concerns. Only victory can lead to danger."

Li De came over to explain his attitude. What he feared most during wartime was blind command. It was okay to let Li De command the vanguard troops to fight, but he really didn't understand the naval battle.

So he decided to be a spectator, and Zhang Chuchen beside him wanted to see what the naval battle was like.

Feng Dezhong was relieved when he heard Li De's words. What he feared the most was that he had too many concerns. Since the governor said that, he should follow the actual combat during training.

The observer kept waving the flag and conveying information to the soldiers on the deck. In a short while, soldiers would come to report the distance of the pirates.

At this time, Feng Dezhong calmed down, as if there was no crisis in front of him, and he gave orders calmly.

What large warships fear the most is that they are besieged by small boats, so they cannot sit and wait for death and must raise all the sails.

Keep at a certain speed, and even if you don’t fight, you have to hang the opponent. Unless their ship can intercept faster, they will have no choice but to wait until the port of Youzhou.

The situation will be pursued in reverse.

The speed of the warship in Youzhou is still OK, but the goods installed affect the overall speed and have some impact on evading attacks.

"The main gun is raised, and the secondary gun is ready."

Feng Dezhong decided to focus on long-distance attacks first. Although Li De said not to have any worries, he would not really put Li De in danger after hearing this. He did not want to become a sinner in Youzhou.

So the first strategy is to strike a long range. If you can scare the enemy away, it is naturally good. If you can't scare away, then prepare to eliminate the medium-range distance.

In the end, when you are close, you can only meet with weapons, but the biggest advantage of the warship is not the main gun and the secondary gun, but the more powerful thing is the close-range strangulation.

Feng Dezhong was confident in the warships, so he was very calm when facing pirates.

The tension at the beginning is human nature, just get used to it.

"Report to the captain, the main gun has been prepared and the target has entered range."

"Turn to the offense."

It is very difficult to turn a large ship. In order to turn, it requires a large arc. After the warship turns, the target can reach at least a hundred meters of distance.

The pirates' fleet had twenty medium-sized warships, and the thirty born were all small ships, and they all escorted the warships very quickly.

It is also used to perform assaults during close combat.

What big ships fear the most is that they get closer and use their ropes to hang their boats to slow down the boats.

What is the situation of crushing a small boat? It is not that big boats need to meet a small boat head-on, and it is really difficult to turn the direction flexibly to achieve crushing.

The boats were circling around and avoided when there was that corner.

Therefore, during close combat, soldiers need to use bows and crossbows to fight the enemy to prevent them from climbing onto the ship. However, the sailors in Youzhou use not bows and arrows but large muskets.

The lethality to a small boat is like a cannon. A few people can sink the small boat by using a large musket, and they don’t have to pay attention to the people on the boat.

The equipment and equipment of advanced warships are the most advanced in Youzhou. The value of a warship exceeds one million, so how can it fail just because of a few small boats?

Feng Dezhong calmly waited for the big ship to turn around. The gunners watched the distance of sight, and when they adjusted the main gun, the flag swung to send a signal.

"Open the fire."

Feng Dezhong issued an attack order, conveying the words of waving his hand. After a few breaths, the main gun ignited. The huge bullet cabin was instantly cleared, the projectile was out of the cavity, and the huge warship shook.

To prevent the crew from falling down, there are seat belts on their seats and where the hull stands.

Just now, Li De and Zhang Chuchen were fixed in their positions, and then they were shaken for a while and were not injured.
Chapter completed!