1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 378 Crash

"Compared to the yellow race, the black problem is now a more serious problem in the United States." George said with his hands behind his back, looking at the strange battleship flying the California Bear Flag and the American Stars and Stripes not far away.

"You participated in Britain's trade war with China thirteen years ago, and you know the Chinese better, so I recommended you to be the new governor of Colombia.

That drunkard McLoughlin can deal with the native Indians, but he doesn't understand the Chinese and can't deal with these Chinese on the West Coast."

As soon as George finished speaking, the strange-looking battleship opened fire on several dilapidated target ships.

The cannons on the battleship fired one after another, and after one round of shooting, a dilapidated target ship was riddled with holes, filled with water, and sank.

The naval guns participating in this round of shooting included four secondary guns and two main guns on the left side. Except for one main gun and one secondary gun, which landed slightly farther from the target, the remaining one main gun and three

Either all the secondary guns hit the target, or the shells landed near the target.

The distance between the target ship and the battleship was nearly 1 nautical mile. Shooting such a small target at a distance of 1 nautical mile was an excellent result even if the target was a stationary target.

"Can the United States produce a naval gun with such high accuracy?"

This round of shooting surprised Yi Lügan.

Although after firing, the strange-looking battleship fell into turbulence, resulting in a second round of unsatisfactory shooting accuracy.

But this is a matter of ship shooting. The naval guns mounted on this battleship are still very good.

"The cannon is a good cannon, but the tonnage of this ship is not worthy of such a good cannon. It is a waste of resources." Yilu said, staring at the Bold.

"You are one of the few people in the British Empire who understands the Chinese. What do you think of their leader Liang Yao in California?" George said to Elliot.

"According to the information I collected, although Liang Yao was born into a traditional Chinese gentry and official family, he was not a typical Chinese.

Chinese bureaucrats are cowardly and pedantic. They will only work hard on how to please their superiors who can determine their career or even their life and death, squeeze and insult their subordinates, and drive their subordinates like cattle and horses.

The Chinese people at the bottom are also full of awe of these bureaucrats, and are eager for themselves and their descendants to pass the exam and become bureaucrats. This is the case.

The whole country was indifferent to affairs outside the empire and believed that it was the world's largest country and that it was the center of the world.

Therefore, this huge empire was lifeless and lifeless.

These stupid, arrogant and ignorant Chinese bureaucrats are extremely repulsive and full of fear towards foreign forces and new affairs.

This is why we can defeat this behemoth in the trade war with China."

Yilu held his chin, thought for a while and said.

"But Liang Yao has nothing to do with these. He is not a typical Chinese. I cannot make a more rigorous assessment and judgment of this person based on my past experience.

Controlled California, twice became a hero of the United States, and now became the youngest brigadier general in the history of the United States.

Even if the English achieved these achievements in America, it is a legend.

But what can he do no matter how good he is? The Chinese are addicted to Fu Shou pills, and as long as the Chinese in California are addicted to Fu Shou pills, Liang Yao will not be able to make much of a splash.

Fushou ointment is really a good thing."

Aboard the Bold.

After several rounds of test firings of the Bold, Liang Yao held the mast and said to Jeremiah: "The recoil of the artillery is too great. The ship will be so bumpy after firing a few guns. This will reduce the efficiency and accuracy of continuous shooting. The Bold cannot carry it."

So big, so many artillery pieces."

"But if it were replaced with a smaller artillery, it would probably only be able to cause damage to the first and second level battleships," Jeremiah said with some embarrassment.

Regarding naval guns, Jeremiah's view is that the larger the caliber, the better, and the larger the magnification, the better.

"When we go back, we will reduce the caliber and number of naval guns. What I want is a warship with balanced performance." Liang Yao interrupted Jeremiah.

"Jeremiah, I know you hope that the warships we build can be equipped with larger artillery, but I believe that sooner or later, our shipyard will be able to build warships of five thousand tons, or even tens of thousands of tons.

One day, we can carry as many naval guns as we want!"

"Okay, Your Excellency, I will modify the Bold and reconfigure the ship's guns after I return." Jeremiah nodded after a moment of silence.

"As soon as possible, I will take this ship to Borneo." Liang Yao explained.

"General! The British ship sent someone to send a message. He said that their new governor hopes to come to our ship to have a look. How should we reply?"

Lin Sen jogged all the way to Liang Yao and asked for instructions.

"Tell them that our ship has malfunctioned and is very dangerous. For the safety of their new governor, it is better not to visit," Liang Yao said.

This is his new ship, and he doesn't want the British to lose their pants even before it enters service.

"British Columbia hasn't had a governor-general in more than ten years. The change of governor now is obviously aimed at us."

Hearing that the British had changed the governor of British Columbia, Fremont couldn't help but frown.

"What's British Columbia? That's the outer Oregon region! The Oregon region has been an inseparable part of our United States since ancient times." Liang Yao corrected.

Fremont slapped his forehead and said with a knowing smile: "Yes, yes, that's the outer Oregon area!"

"The British ship! The British ship is approaching! Flagman! Flagman! Send a signal to them to slow down and stop! If you don't let them, they will hit you!"

While Liang Yao and Fremont were talking, Jeremiah suddenly exclaimed.

Liang Yao turned around and looked, and saw that the third-class ship flying the British Columbia Crown flag was heading towards them without any intention of slowing down.

"Since they have rudely rejected us and are unwilling to let us visit their warships, then we will scare them and treat them as a warning." Yilu looked down at the third-class ship, which was only about half the tonnage.

The bold number said.

Yilu's third-class ship is larger in tonnage and has an advantage in the collision. Moreover, Yilu also believes that the skilled British crew on the ship can control the intensity of the impact and cause a slight collision with the opponent to scare the opponent.

Seeing the British ship approaching, Lin Sen hurriedly ordered to avoid the collision of the British ship at full speed. The rigging crew also quickly lowered the sails and adjusted the angle to use the wind to accelerate the ship.

Because the opponent's ship was too fast and was heading directly towards the Bold, the stern of the ship was still nudged by the British ship.

Although it was just a small bump, the Bold was small in size after all. When it was bumped by a large ship of about 2,000 tons, the ship still tilted to a certain extent.

Fortunately, the wind was strong at this time. Lin Sen, who had passed the length of the sail rope, directed the sail operator to adjust the sail, using the wind to offset the roll of the ship and stabilize the ship's attitude, without capsizing.

Just as the crew of the Bold breathed a sigh of relief, they were thankful that they had escaped this catastrophe.

As the two ships passed each other, they heard the joking laughter of the British crew.

Liang Yao looked at the third-class ship passing by at the stern, which was the culprit of this accident, at the British crew members on the British ship who were shouting and cheering, and at the two big men on the deck who looked like they had high status and raised their eyebrows.

Give the middle finger and extend a friendly and cordial greeting.

Liang Yao then walked to the bow of the ship, and his angry gaze was fixed on an armed merchant ship flying the flag of the Hudson's Bay Company ahead.

The tonnage of this armed merchant ship is about seven to eight hundred tons, which is smaller than the Bold.

Thinking that the Bold was designed with a ramming angle, Liang Yao pointed at the armed merchant ship of the Hudson's Bay Company and said to Lin Sen in an unquestionable tone: "Crash into it!"

(End of chapter)