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Mongolia Chapter 56 Naval Battle Tactics

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    On the tall mast, the white sails are filled with sea breeze, and the huge power is transmitted to the streamlined hull through the mast; the ship's side is very low, and there are fewer buildings on the ship, making the ship extremely stable and with a low center of gravity.  , which facilitates the length of the mast, making the entire sail area particularly large.

    Along the forward bow, a support mast is stretched out in the direction directly forward of the ship. Four sail ropes are pulled between the support mast and the foremast, and a triangle sail is hung; the foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast  Full sail is hung. The width of the sail surface greatly exceeds the width of the hull. The horizontal mast extends beyond the hull. In addition to the main sail, topmast and other large and small square sails, each mast also has stay sails, wing sails, etc.  jib.  The complete sail rigging can accept wind blowing from all directions. Unlike the complicated canopy ceiling rope systems of large European sailboats, the rope ropes of these sails have been optimized and use pulleys. Up to twenty sailors can operate them well.  Control the ship.

    Compared with Guangzhou and Fuchuan of this era, this ship adopts a large aspect ratio of 1:6. The hull looks particularly slender and graceful, and has enough space to arrange three ultra-high masts; the bow is sharp,  It extends forward like a shark's head, and the waterline surface is slightly concave, which can be lifted up when sailing to split the waves; the rear part gradually becomes thinner, forming a sloping waterline, which transitions to a narrow channel in a streamlined manner.  At the stern, the entire ship from the bow, the middle of the hull to the stern together form a body with minimum resistance that can swim freely on the sea.

    And this ship incorporates some of Akito¡¯s shipbuilding wisdom.

    China is six centuries ahead of Europe in watertight compartment technology.  The ship is divided into seven compartments. If one of them is flooded, the ship can still continue sailing; if two compartments are flooded, the ship can be drained to save itself; even if you are very unlucky, more compartments will be flooded.  , can also slow down the sinking of the ship and give the crew enough time to escape.

    ¡°If the Titanic could have adopted Chinese technology, that maritime tragedy would not have happened.

    The technology of the retractable balanced rudder, which had been invented during the Northern Song Dynasty and would not be used in Britain until around 1800, was also applied to this ship.  When the wind direction is stable and the rudder is sailing long distances, the rudder board is raised and no underwater resistance is produced; when rapid steering is required, the rudder board is lowered. The distance between the center of rudder pressure of the balanced rudder and the axis of the rudder stock is small, so the steering moment is small and the steering is very easy.  control heading.  Such a rudder can not only adapt to ocean navigation, but also make fast and flexible movements in some straits with strong winds and high waves.

    Li Dong stood on the bow of the ship with a wide view, the strong sea breeze blowing his hair, and he slowly turned the steering wheel to control the rudder plate at the stern.

    Behind him stood Li Xiang and Wang Ping with incredible expressions on their faces.  The Marshal can actually drive a boat?  Is there something he doesn't know how to do?

    Speaking of which, this is also Li Dong's first time driving a boat, but the principle of driving a boat is similar to that of driving a car. As long as the steering is cool, nothing will usually happen.

    This warship, a combination of Chinese and Western styles, has already been built at the Tianjin Shipyard, and is just waiting for Li Dong's arrival to begin its maiden voyage.

    Since Chen Xin got on the boat, he looked here and there, but his eyes never stopped in one place. He caressed along the side of the ship, his eyes as gentle as if he were caressing the girl's skin.

    Suddenly Chen Xin tucked the hem of his gown around his waist, kicked off his shoes at the same time, spat into the palm of his hand and rubbed it, then ran quickly towards the mainmast in the middle of the ship.  He put his feet on the deck, hugged the main mast with both hands, then kicked off his legs, and alternately moved his hands up. He quickly climbed to the high mast top, then he opened his arms and stood there steadily against the sea breeze.  .

    Li Dong and others below looked up at him with strange expressions. They didn't expect that such an elegant Chen Xin could jump up and down the mast like a rough sailor. Looking at the agility of his body, he was actually more dexterous than a monkey.  Three points.

    Chen Xin on the mast looked at the sea obsessively, looking more affectionate than a lover in love.

    But he was standing a little too high, and even those looking down would feel that his legs and feet were weak and his palms were sweaty.

    "Chen Xin! Come down quickly, the wind is too strong above, be careful not to fall." Li Dong shouted from below.

    Chen Xin lowered his head and smiled slightly, and fell backwards. Li Dong and the others burst out with exclamations. If they fell from such a high place, they would definitely be shattered into pieces.

    Chen Xin grabbed the sail rope next to him, swung his body as he came down, and wandered far away from the ship. Then he wandered back, reached the deck, loosened the sail rope, and rolled a few times on the ground to resolve the impact.  The whole movement is done in one go, which is really beautiful.

    But Li Dong and the others didn¡¯t find it funny at all. They were so scared that their hearts almost jumped out of their chests just now.  Seeing Chen Xin landing safely, Li Dong and the others let out a long breath.

    "You are already the leader of an army, why are you still so dishonest?" Li Dong said angrily.

      Chen Xin was in an extremely good mood now, he smiled and bowed to answer.

    "Your Majesty has taught me a lesson. I really like this boat so much that I got carried away and disturbed Your Majesty. Please forgive me!"

    "If you are messing around like this, I will punish you by brushing the deck!"

    Chen Xin didn't take it seriously, and the smile on his face became even brighter: "As long as the emperor hands this ship over to me, I am willing to let you clean the deck every day!"

    "You" Li Dong smiled and shook his head, "What is this boat? This boat is just for practicing. In the future, I will build a faster and better boat than this one!"

    "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, is there really anything faster and better than this ship?" Chen Xin's eyes widened.

    "Why are you lying to me? I'm afraid those foreigners have learned the lesson, so I didn't give them the drawings. After they have familiarized our craftsmen and solved some supporting technologies, we will start building new ships!"

    "Your Majesty, when I saw this ship, I already felt that it was ingenious and miraculous! I really can't believe that there is a better ship than this ship."

    "Haha, you will be surprised when the time comes. You seem to know a lot about boats. Can you tell me what's good about this boat?"

    Chen Xin did not answer immediately. He lowered his head and thought deeply before saying, "Your Majesty, I would like to share my personal opinion. Last time you and the foreign captain mentioned some of the shortcomings of the Clark ship, this ship has been improved.  , the ship building has been removed, and the hull has also been modified. It seems that the gun rooms on the lower floors have more guns than the Ban people, and bow guns and stern guns have been installed on the bow and stern respectively, so that the firepower  There will be no dead ends.¡±

    Li Dong nodded, extended his thumb and said in approval, "Yes, as expected, Prince Long really knows a lot about ships!"

    "Your Majesty, I think the greatest advantage of this ship is the sail!"

    "Oh? Did you see this too?" Li Dong's eyes lit up, and he thought that Chen Xin was indeed a promising general who was bold and careful.

    "Your Majesty, whether we Ming people or Fan people use sails, they are mostly made of wood chips or bamboo strips as bones, cloth as surface, and then brushed with tung oil. They are hard. But this ship uses soft sails. If the size  The same, of course, the hard sails in the past were more resistant to wind; but now the soft sails are larger and more numerous than the hard sails. The area is four to five times that of the hard sails, and the wind force they can withstand is at least three times that of the hard sails.  Above. So I feel that if the sails are hung up, the ship will probably fly like a dragon on the sea."

    Li Dong smiled, stretched out his hand, and felt the sea breeze, "It happens to be a tailwind, raise the mainsail! Let you see how fast this boat can run!"

    "Yes!" The navy soldiers bowed to accept the order. After a while, a white and huge main sail was hoisted, and the whole ship suddenly accelerated.  Cutting through the wind and waves, he drew a long waterline in the sea.

    "Quick, this ship is so fast, almost like flying!" Chen Xin praised loudly. Chen Xin was barefoot and with his toes spread apart, standing firmly on the deck like an octopus. Li Dong and the others did not.  With such good stability, they all grabbed the guardrail, fearing that they would be bumped out of the ship by the waves accidentally.

    "Chen Xin, I'll hand this ship over to you. You can explore it carefully. After all, you are an expert in this area, so I won't give you random orders."

    Through the question and answer just now, Li Dong saw that Chen Xin had an excellent understanding of ships.  After all, Li Dong had only made a model. He didn't know exactly what wind was blowing and how to adjust the angle. Chen Xin needed to figure it out on his own.

    "Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

    "Now that we have ships and a navy, what remains is the question of naval battles. Chen Xin, let me ask you, what do you think is the most important thing about naval battles?"

    Chen Xin thought for a while, and he looked at the cannon on the bow of the ship very smartly, "Does the emperor mean the number of cannons?"

    "What about the same number of artillery pieces?" Li Dong looked at Wang Ping and Li Xiang. He hoped that his men could know more knowledge in other fields.

    "Commander, are you human? I heard that naval battles also require side-to-side battles!" Wang Ping was the first to speak.

    Li Dong shook his head, "Li Xiang, what do you think?"

    Li Xiang had not spoken since he got on the boat. His face was pale, and he tightly grasped the guardrail with both hands. He held it in for a long time before speaking out word by word, "Big Handsome, can you drive the boat slowly?"  point?"

    Before Li Dong could answer, he saw Li Xiang vomiting profusely. Li Xiang was actually seasick.

    Li Dong laughed playfully, patted Li Xiang's back hard, and teased Li Xiang, "Hey, you just ate the bird's nest in the morning in vain, haha Someone help Mr. Li down to rest." Immediately, someone put a hand on Li Xiang's soft foot.  Li Xiang, who was like a shrimp, helped him into the cabin and at the same timeDong Dong ordered the sails to be lowered, and the ship's speed slowly slowed down.

    Li Dong turned to look at Chen Xin and continued the topic just now, "Artillery counts for one thing, and people count for another. But the most important thing in a naval battle is the sea breeze. As a good naval general, don't indulge in artillery battles with the enemy's fleet or  It is a boarding battle, you have to pay attention to the wind direction at sea at all times, and if necessary, you can even break away from the engagement, let the fleet return to the windward position, and firmly grasp the initiative in the naval battle."

    Chen Xin nodded, carefully savoring Li Dong's words based on the naval battles he had participated in before.

    "Chen Xin, you must remember the tactics I am going to talk about below, and they must not be passed on to others!"

    "It's the Emperor!" Seeing Li Dong's solemn look, Chen Xin also accepted the order solemnly.

    "There is a country in the West called England. Their country's language consists of twenty-six letters, and one of the letters is written like this." Li Dongdu came down, dipped some sea water and wrote the letter "t" on the deck.

    "Your Majesty, this is a bit like the word D in Chinese." Wang Ping interjected from the side.

    "That's right, there's just one missing hook. What I'm going to talk about next is the T-shaped tactic in naval battles! You have to learn to master it flexibly." Li Dong paused for a moment, then dipped in some seawater and drew on the deck.  While looking at the schematic diagram, he told Chen Xin the classic T-shaped theory of later generations.

    "The so-called T-shaped tactic is to make your fleet horizontal and the enemy's fleet vertical, and use your broadside guns to continuously attack the enemy. It is simple to say, but difficult to do"

    "There are three situations when facing your enemy at sea: tailwind, crosswind and headwind."

    "It's best to go downwind. You are in the windward position and have the advantage. First, arrange the fleet in a single column and head towards it. At this time, in order to get rid of the influence of the headwind, the enemy will rotate their fleet sequence and use the crosswind to move forward. This  At that time, you have to take advantage of the tailwind and rush to the front of the enemy to form a T-shaped position, forcing the enemy's lead ship to turn around and drive past our fleet sequence. At this time, it will definitely be subject to fierce artillery fire"

    "It is conceivable that in a crosswind situation, both the enemy and us will try to turn 90 degrees to meet the tailwind; but in this case, the battle will inevitably evolve into a same-ship battle, and a head-on same-ship battle will cause many casualties.  damage, so you have to make a surprise attack, send a fast ship, quickly rush to the front of the enemy ship column to block its path, and use artillery to interfere with the steering. The enemy column will fall into chaos because of the lead ship. At this time, you can take the opportunity to complete the tailwind.  Turn around and take the initiative in the battle"

    "The most unfavorable situation is when you find your fleet is facing a headwind. Even if you arrange the fleet in a vertical column and try to get the enemy into the front, the enemy ship can still rush faster than our ship by taking advantage of the favorable wind.  , so be careful. Under headwind conditions, set up a single vertical formation diagonally opposite to the enemy fleet, and then start a huge outer circle L-shaped tacking movement to lead your fleet to the windward position. The enemy fleet is in order  Pulling you into range, its single column will turn 180 degrees in order to pursue your fleet. Without our technology, the turning movement is not easy to do, and most of the propulsion will be lost due to being caught in the headwind. At this time, it is clear  After this big L-shaped tack movement, our fleet came to the windward position. Facing the enemy's turn and getting into trouble, we formed a head start"

    "These are what I said. You need to slowly master how to operate them in actual combat. If you can master T-shaped tactics, so can the enemy. The key lies in who can take advantage of the wind"

    After listening to Li Dong's words, Chen Xin was confused, with a confused look on his face. He said "t" and "l" again, what else could he do to steal the show? What are these?

    Looking at Chen Xin's appearance, Li Dong smiled slightly, "I can't blame you if you don't understand. These are just talks on paper, why not" Li Dong pondered for a while, "Prince Long, are there any pirates near Tianjin?  Come practice, firstly, let your men see blood, and secondly, let¡¯s practice the T-type tactic in real life, so that you can appreciate its power!¡±

    Chen Xin tilted his head and thought for a moment, and then laughed, "When I return to the emperor, I remember that this area happens to have such a"
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