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Cao Ang also admired Zhuge Liang's research very much. After all, he was just proposing a direction, and all the research and development in it were done by Zhuge Liang and his wife.
It is precisely because of this situation that Cao Ang admired the artillery developed by Zhuge Liang very much.
Of course, such admiration is only in the current situation, if you have to compare it with later generations, it will be a bit too backward.
"This artillery is very good, but the weight of the artillery somewhat limits its flexibility, but after being combined with the ship, it will be much better!"
"Since it is to be combined with a ship, it must take into account the capacity of the ship, and even more so, whether the ship will affect its speed if it is equipped with artillery!"
Cao Ang did not worship the cannon like everyone else, but considered the carrying capacity of the ship and the speed of the ship.
Just like what Cao Ang said, the artillery is really a bit too bulky. After all, if you don't want the artillery to explode, you need better materials, and you need to increase the thickness of the barrel.
Otherwise, the chance of exploding the chamber would be very high.
Under the condition of ensuring safety, the flexibility of the artillery has been greatly reduced, and such a reduction is fatal.
It is precisely because of this that the artillery will be assembled on the ship.
The flexibility of the ship on the sea instantly made up for the shortcomings of the artillery, making the artillery more perfect.
From this point of view, the artillery and the ship are a perfect combination.
Since the two are to be combined, it does not mean that it is only necessary to put the artillery on the ship. There are still some problems that need to be solved urgently.
For example, the carrying capacity of the ship mentioned by Cao Ang just now, and whether the speed of the ship will be reduced after the artillery is equipped.
If just assembling the cannon on the ship will affect the speed of the ship, or make the ship sink, such a situation is not a perfect situation for the combination.
Just now Cao Ang also carefully looked at the cannons placed in front of him, looking at those heavy barrels, Cao Ang also had some worries in his heart.
It is not easy to make the most primitive artillery like this, and even in terms of power, it shocked Cao Ang's heart.
The only thing that worries Cao Ang is the weight of the artillery.
Now the artillery developed by Zhuge Liang has reached the level of the Mongolian artillery in the Yuan Dynasty.
Now is the Han Dynasty, and at this time directly possessed the level of artillery that far surpassed that of Mongolia in that period. Such a leading position is enough to prove the power of this artillery!
However, the only thing that is not flattering is the weight of this artillery.
Just from the appearance, it gives people a heavy feeling, and it even makes people feel suffocated.
If you want to use something like this to create a battle situation, the first thing you need to overcome is to overcome the problem of the weight of the artillery.
Now these ten cannons are only the first-generation products, so it is normal to have such a situation. After all, all scientific research starts from scratch, and continuous exploration is needed between the scratch.
It is impossible for all things to be perfect after they are created. They need to be tested with time and feelings.
Only in this case will the product be developed better.
What needs to be done now is to pull this artillery out and use it to test it in a real war to see where there are still deficiencies.
From the current point of view, apart from being a bit bulky, no other problems have been found with this artillery.
After Zhuge Liang heard Cao Ang's words, his expression was also very serious, and then he quickly responded: "General, this artillery is indeed very heavy, but don't worry, because our steam ships are rushing to make now!"
"The shipyard in Huainan has already begun to rush to manufacture steamships, and this time the steamships have new changes!"
After Cao Ang heard Zhuge Liang's words, he felt very comfortable. Now both the artillery and the steam ship have been greatly improved. This situation makes Cao Ang feel very good.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner, and this beautiful situation simply makes Cao Ang not have to worry about it at all.
"Very good, but I don't know what kind of changes the new generation of steam ships has?"
Cao Ang was very relieved of Zhuge Liang, that's why he would hand over this situation to Zhuge Liang.
This is not only the trust in Zhuge Liang, but also the affirmation of Zhuge Liang's talent.
If you are not sure about Zhuge Liang's talent, then it is impossible for Cao Ang to hand over this matter to Zhuge Liang anyway.
Of course, if it weren't for Cao Ang's deep trust in Zhuge Liang, it would be impossible to entrust him with the heavy responsibility of the steam ship.
If Zhuge Liang was an unreliable person, how could the mighty Soochow Navy be defeated?
After losing the fortress of Hefei, what will their Cao family do to defeat the mighty Soochow?
Among them is Zhuge Liang's very important contribution.
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It is precisely because of this that after Cao Ang heard Zhuge Liang's words, he was very happy about such a thing. In his heart, Zhuge Liang would definitely do this well.
After Zhuge Liang heard the words of the great general Cao Ang, the expression on his face also became a little excited.
Because the change of the steam ship made him, the creator, very excited, and it was too successful.
"General, during the battle of this steamship with the Soochow Navy, I found a lot of problems. Those insignificant problems have not been improved. The more serious problem is that the propeller problem has also been fixed. improve!"
"Of course, the steam ship this time is brand new and unprecedented, because this time the steam ship has completely removed the manpower and the air duct structure, and replaced it with the reinforced concrete structure, pure steam engine power, body The shape is even bigger than the previous warship, and it is estimated that six cannons can be equipped on the steam ship!"
Zhuge Liang uttered all his ideas about steam ships. This situation made him very excited, and he had a deep respect for the steam engine that had not yet been created.
In Zhuge Liang's vision, the upgraded steam ship would be a very significant change, and such a change would shock everyone.
Sure enough, after Zhuge Liang finished speaking, everyone present was shocked by Zhuge Liang's words again, and a shocking picture appeared in everyone's minds.
A heavy ship is quietly parked on the sea surface, giving people an unprecedented shock, and on the left and right sides of the ship are placed icy cannons that make people look cold!
Such a picture made those who heard it feel shocked and looking forward to it.
Even Cao Ang who was standing aside was stunned when he heard Zhuge Liang's words.
As long as the new generation of steamships are bigger than the previous ones, and more importantly, the steamships can be equipped with six cannons, Cao Ang never thought of such a situation.
As a person of later generations, Cao Ang is a little unbelievable about such a situation, but the reason why Cao Ang feels a little unbelievable is because he feels that it is not normal for such a situation to happen at this time.
According to Cao Ang's thinking, it is a very good improvement for the steam ship to be equipped with a cannon. After all, the power of the cannon lies here.
However, when Zhuge Liang said that he expected to be able to load six cannons, even Cao Ang's heart couldn't help but thump.
For Cao Cao, this situation shocked him even more!
He had already seen the power of the steam ship before. Although he didn't watch the battle directly, he couldn't believe that the Cao Wei Navy was able to defeat the Soochow Navy who had been in the rivers and lakes for many years.
And now this is the case.It was even more shocking for him, Cao Cao.
Xun Yu, who was standing beside Cao Cao, was even more shocked when he heard the words, and asked, "I wonder if what Kong Ming said is true?"