Lord of the Gaming World Chapter 735: Zheng He’s treasure ship (make up for last night)
"A large counterweight catapult, also known as the Xiangyang Cannon, is a siege weapon of the Mongol Empire civilization, requiring 200,000 points."
Chutian saw the blueprints of the large trebuchets often used by the Mongolian army.
This kind of trebuchet, in the battles of Yumenguan Pass and Luntai City, showed great power, causing huge damage to the Han army city, and the fierce general Wang Yanzhang was killed in battle.
Chutian has always coveted this powerful catapult. After all, this is a catapult used in the 12th century, and it is more advanced than the catapult used in the late Han Dynasty.
Chutian is considering how to attack Guanzhong.
In the early Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang, the first advisor, said to Liu Bang that Guanzhong had the left Weihan, the right Longshu, the fertile fields for thousands of miles, the south of the Bashu, the north of the Huyuan, and the three sides were defended, and the east was ruled by one side alone. princes. A thousand miles of golden city, a land of abundance.
It can be seen that Guanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
In order to attack Guanzhong, there are generally two routes to pass through Tongguan (Hanguguan) and Wuguan.
The majestic Tong Pass and Wu Pass may be insurmountable majestic passes, so Chutian is looking for a powerful enough siege weapon.
Xiangyang ** paper appeared, which is equivalent to the most classic siege equipment of the Mongolian Empire civilization, which can be exchanged.
Different civilizations have different characteristics, and the difficulty of acquiring some technologies is also different. For example, the cost of Temujin's acquisition of the Xiangyang Cannon was lower than that of Chutian.
Now, Chutian can use points to redeem directly.
"Things are good things, but unfortunately they require too many points. No, all the items here are good things..."
Chu Tian thought he had enough points, but he didn't expect the valuable items to be countless.
There are five hundred kinds of special items that can be exchanged by the lords of the Han Empire alone.
If you want to redeem all of them, you may need tens of millions of points, or even hundreds of millions of points.
Chutian has a total of about 1.9 million points.
The Xiangyang artillery can effectively improve the siege ability of the Chutian army, so Chutian ordered the Xiangyang ** paper in his heart.
Chutian has already seen the power of the Xiangyang Cannon.
"Next... The Fubo Legion expanded a while ago, and the sixth-level shipyard is not enough..."
Chutian thought about the problem that Fubo Corps mentioned to him. At present, Chutian's forces are mainly sixth-level shipyards, and they cannot build higher-level warships.
Therefore, Chutian specifically checked to see if there were blueprints of advanced shipyards and blueprints of large warships that could be exchanged.
Chu Tian's eyes fell on the "Longjiang Bao Shipyard Construction Drawing", a special blueprint.
When Chu Tian saw the name, he seemed a little familiar.
"Zheng He's voyages to the West..."
Chu Tian thought of a familiar story.
During the reign of Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, and once went as far as East Africa.
At that time, shipbuilding in the East was at the forefront compared to Europe and the Arab world.
That's why Zheng He had the capital, led a vast fleet, and made seven voyages to the Western Ocean to promote national prestige.
Zheng He's fleet can be traced back to the time of Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought a massive water battle in Dongting Lake and fought to the death. At that time, Chen Youliang, one of the leaders of the uprising army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, had a powerful navy, which left a deep impression on Zhu Yuanzhang.
Going back further, we can trace the shipbuilding techniques of the Yuan Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty.
Civilization is the same strain, and technology is no exception.
The Longjiang Treasure Shipyard was founded during the reign of Emperor Hongwu and Zhu Yuanzhang, and most of the treasure ships used by Zheng He on his voyages to the West were also built in the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard.
Longjiang Bao Shipyard is a class 9 shipyard and is already quite advanced, almost the most advanced shipyard in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Tier 9 shipyards should be sufficient.
Chu Tian thought about it for a while. Fubo Legion did not have ten-tier warships to build, so the ninth-tier shipyard could already meet the Fubo Legion's expenses for the next ten years.
As for the tenth-tier warships, Chu Tian could not imagine what kind of warships were tenth-tier warships.
"By the way, we also need production drawings for high-level warships."
A boatmaker must have a blueprint for a boat in order to build the corresponding boat.
A shipyard is simply a place where ships of war are produced.
Chu Tian glanced at the list of exchangeable items and found a blueprint for the construction of a warship that could be exchanged.
"The blueprint for the construction of the 1500 material Fu ship requires 200,000 points. The treasure ship of Zheng He (2000-5000 material) requires 500,000 points."
Chu Tian was shocked when he saw the blueprint of Zheng He's treasure ship.
I didn't expect that there was Zheng He's treasure ship in the exchange list this time.
However, Zheng He's treasure ship was originally one of the achievements of the Eastern Han civilization, so Zheng He's treasure ship is no exception.
"Would you like to exchange Zheng He's treasure ship?"
Chu Tian looked at the introduction of Zheng He's treasure ship.
This treasure ship has a large hull, but it is not a specialized gunboat.
The soldiers of Zheng He's treasure ship can also be equipped with firearms, and have a certain combat effectiveness. In naval battles, compared with later specialized warships, they are actually a little less interesting.
In the era of Zheng He's treasure ships, the ships were not yet equipped with large bronze artillery, because at that time, water warfare mainly relied on side-to-side warfare, collision, crossbow arrows and fire guns, and the firearm technology was not developed enough.
The purpose of building Zheng He's treasure ship is more to show off the prestige of the country.
There is a very interesting thing. When the Fengzhou (equivalent to Zheng He's treasure ship) in the middle of the Ming Dynasty was sent to Ryukyu as an envoy, because the ship was too large and inconvenient to operate, when the fleet arrived in Ryukyu, there was suddenly no sea breeze. The Ryukyu Kingdom can only use more than 50 paddle boats to drag the closed boat into the port. Later, on the return journey, the fleet encountered strong winds, which closed the boat and lost its mast and rudder. The boatmen suggested that the government use smaller ships with flexible maneuvering, but the government insisted on using large ships because of the loss of power.
People like Chutian who value pragmatism are not very concerned about showing national prestige, nor do they deliberately carry out tributary trade. He would rather colonize than do a loss-making business. In the era of the strong eating the weak, there is no need to be merciful.
Zheng He's treasure ship belongs to a kind of lucky ship and one of the pinnacle ships of the cold weapon era.
Later, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the lucky boat was gradually replaced by the bird boat, which was equivalent to the replacement of the Karak sailboat by the Galen boat in the west, because the firearms were improving.
Therefore, Zheng He's treasure ship in "Lord" is not the best warship. The best warship in the Eastern Han Dynasty is the big bird ship, that is, the large bird ship. It uses large-caliber bronze guns as its main attack method. The difference between the two is 200-300 years.
Chutian thought of this, specifically to see if there were any blueprints for the construction of the Big Bird Ship.
However, Chutian did not see the big bird boats that began to be active on the southeast coast at the turn of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Chutian checked again to see if there were Western Karak sailboats, or even Galen sailboats.
The Galen sailboat appeared in Spain in the mid-Ming Dynasty. Western shipbuilding began to advance by leaps and bounds. Like the big bird ship, it was a specialized gunboat.
However, Chutian did not see the Galen sailboat in the exchangeable list.
It stands to reason that the construction drawings of the Karak sailboat or the Galen sailboat may appear in this national war.
The lords of the Eastern Han region did not see this special item, so it is very likely that the Karak sailboat or the Galen sailboat appeared in the exchange list of the lords of the Western continent.
Bronze Cannons are required for the Big Bird and Galen in order to be effective.
Chutian did not see any bronze cannons that could be exchanged.
But he saw a special weapon blueprint - a big bowl gun.
"What kind of firearm is this?"
Chutian didn't know much about early firearms, so he took a look at the names and introductions.
[name]: big bowl mouth gun
[Rank]: Bronze Firearm
[Description]: A primitive small artillery, no sights, short barrel, slow firing rate, short range, low hit rate, used in the early Ming and early Qing dynasties, and can only be equipped on Fuchuan , on the bird boat.
[Specification]: The diameter is 3 inches and 4/7, the length is 1 foot and 1 inch, and the weight is 63 pounds.
[Effect]: With armor piercing and injury deterioration effects.
【Points required】: 100,000
[Exchange times]: Unlimited
The big bowl-mouth gun weighs 63 jins, which is not very powerful in water battles.
This kind of firearm that can be equipped on the lucky boat is equivalent to the enhanced version of the fire gun (fire door gun).
The power of the big bowl mouth gun cannot pierce the ship's board, because the real bronze artillery weighs several hundred to several thousand catties.
However, in the period of Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang, this weapon was used in combination with bows and arrows. It was one of the most advanced weapons at the end of the cold weapon era, and it shined brilliantly.
In order to strengthen the power of the Fuchuan, Chutian chose to exchange this special firearm. In the future, the water battle will not only use crossbow arrows to injure the sailors and soldiers of the other side, but also use large bowls to attack.
"Exchange for a lucky boat of 1500 materials."
After weighing it up, Chutian chose a 1500-liufu ship that was smaller than Zheng He's treasure ship~IndoMTL.com~ This kind of warship is already quite large, about 45 meters to 50 meters in length. Compared with the current 30-meter-long 400-meter-long fortune ship and 35-meter turtle ship, the 1500-material fortune ship is equivalent to a giant ship.
The blueprints of Zheng He's treasure ship are too expensive, and the large treasure ship lacks maneuverability during water battles, and will not be able to become a gunboat in the future. Ultimately, it is a question of cost performance.
Chutian only has 1.9 million points. If you want to exchange Zheng He's treasure ship, you need to pay 500,000 points. For Chutian, it is too extravagant.
So, it's better to save a point.
Chutian used a 1500 material fortune boat for the transition, and later managed to get the construction drawings of the big bird boat or the Galen sailboat.
The warships of the Fubo Legion will use the 1500-talent fortune ship as the flagship, the 400-material fortunate ship to escort, and the turtle ship to defend the port.
The 400-material fortune ship is also essential. Whether it is used for fire attack or considering maneuverability, a group of smaller ships is required.
The bigger the Fuchuan, the higher the cost.
Chutian exchanged a total of 4 blueprints: Xiangyang Cannon, consuming 200,000 points; Dawankou Gun, consuming 100,000 points; Longjiang Bao Shipyard (level 9 shipyard), consuming 300,000 points; 1,500 Lifu Ship , consumes 200,000 points.
The four drawings cost Chutian 800,000 points in total.
Chutian got three things, only 1.1 million points left.
"It's too expensive, everything is good, nothing can be missing. It's a pity that the points are consumed too much..."
Chu Tian felt a pain in the flesh. Chu Tian had to exchange these four blueprints. Otherwise, he didn't know if he would have the opportunity to exchange these valuable blueprints in the future.