If you want to know what a bayonet is, you need to study the emergence and development of the secondary weapon system in the era of Iron Crafts.

The warships fought on the vast sea, without the village in front or the shop behind, and could not see the land at all. At this time, humans naturally hoped that the warship was a versatile, or that humans directly defined the warship as an island.

In the long-standing rules of the human navy, warships are not tools made of wood and steel. They are the protective shells for humans to defeat the sea and are floating lands where humans can survive on the ocean.

Whether emotionally or practically demanded, ocean-going warships are like an unsinkable island, providing all-round protection to mankind.

Therefore, the navy has had a tradition since ancient times, and warships are the floating territory of a country, which has been adhered to by human beings throughout modern society.

Think carefully, trains, cars, tanks, airplanes... why don’t you say that you are the floating territory of a country? No matter what kind of transportation it is, if you dock in that country, you have to abide by the laws of that country.

Only warships are the exception. Even if there are no diplomats living on them, the warships will naturally have diplomatic immunity when visiting other countries. Any country recognizes that the warship is the territory of its territory.

This is the habit left by history to mankind, and habits eventually become culture, and culture becomes a conventional international law.

If the Zhiyuan docked at the mouth of the Thames, it was originally British territory. However, on the deck of the Zhiyuan, the British had to follow the laws of the Chinese people. They must recognize that this deck is the territory of the Chinese people and that sovereignty is inviolable.

The warship has been transformed by the spirit of human beings. It is not only a warship, but also has been given many emotions of the people, even a spiritual totem.

Because humans have the habit of equating warships with islands with territory, and early warships had to bear many responsibilities for adventure, the design of warships was close to the all-rounder design.

Cannons can be fired from a distance, muskets and crossbows can be short-range, daggers, swords, hammers and axes can be close-knit combat, and even sailors on warships can conduct amphibious battles against the coast alone.

The idea of ​​the early human design of warships was to be able to cope with a variety of melee battles, so the weapon equipment was very rich.

At the beginning of its birth, the designer's ideas were deeply influenced by this idea. At that time, the armored warships of various countries had not yet formed a scale, which means that the idea of ​​combating on the front lines had not yet appeared.

In the pre- fearless era, the Navy required that armored warships must also be versatile, with long-range main guns and short-range secondary guns. The navy warehouse could carry a large number of marines and amphibious operations if necessary.

In the mind of the designer, if the steel giant beast created by spending so much money is simply a crime if it does not drain all his potential.

The same is true for Zhiyuan. The three 210-caliber main guns are the most commonly used weapons in naval battles. They have the highest accuracy and maximum power of the entire human navy within eight kilometers. Most battles are completed by the main guns. After all, the Zhiyuan will suffer the least casualties in this way.

But don't forget that Zhiyuan also has an extremely powerful secondary weapon system.

6-inch caliber Armstrong breech secondary gun has three seats on both sides of the stern. 57 mm caliber Harves rapid-fire gun has two seats on the bow and stern. 4 seats on the deck. 37 mm caliber Harves driver's official gun tray, cabin shed, and two seats on the bow and stern. 0.45-inch caliber 6-tube wheel rotating Gatling heavy machine gun tray 2 seats on the bow and stern. 2 seats on the bow and stern.

There are even four 18-inch torpedo tubes on the stern and sides of the Zhiyuan ship. However, due to the tight time in Prussia, the four torpedo tubes have been installed, but the ammunition provided has not been produced.

When the Zhiyuan returned to China, the torpedo was not sent with the ship, but had to wait for the Prussian arsenal to be processed before transporting it alone.

It doesn't matter if there are no torpedoes. Such a powerful secondary weapon system is enough for the Aleut to drink a pot. In the past, Xiang Ying was reluctant to let Zhiyuan suffer trauma, so he never ordered close shooting. These secondary weapon systems were useless.

Today, the naval battle has reached a point of fierce fighting, so don’t consider casualties at this time.

The strong wind pressurized the inlet next to the tall chimney suddenly ignited strong winds, and the cold sea breeze rich in oxygen was pumped in and poured into the burning boiler. The burning coal suddenly burst into an excited whimper.

The flames suddenly turned from fiery red to dark blue, and the temperature increased sharply, the boiler pressure gauge began to rise rapidly. The propeller under the potential sea water suddenly accelerated, and the entire body of the Zhiyuan shiver slightly and rushed towards the Arleut.

Zhiyuan drew a small arc on the sea and soon approached the Aleut 100-meter short range. Here, both the enemy and us took out rifles and could shoot each other, let alone those powerful sub-weapons.

"...The whole ship opened fire...the enemy ships were sunk..." Xiao Letian felt his throat hoarse. At that time, he felt the deck under his feet suddenly tremble, and a dazzling fire light in front of him flew away.

Boom boom boom... That is the 210 main gun fired high-explosive ammunition at close range.

Wow... Wow... A sound like a rainstorm is the sound of Gatling heavy machine guns and Hutchikas' rapid-fire guns fire collectively. At this moment, you can no longer hear a single explosion. All the explosions merge together and pour into people's ears like the biggest thunderstorm in summer.

The starboard side of the entire Zhiyuan was suddenly covered by a thick smoke of gunpowder. All the sailors were shooting blindly. They could not see what the enemy ship opposite the smoke had been beaten to the same.

"Let's fire... open fire... keep shooting!" The fire controllers on the deck kept roaring. They knew that the shooting players could not hear their roars in such a violent explosion, but they still wanted to roar, and they were venting their passion.

Various types of ammunition were poured down without any restrictions, and the Gatlin shooter's face, shoulders, chest, belly... were all shaking, as if all the bones were dispersed.

The arms and ten fingers of the loading hands were numb. I guess they couldn't hold the chopsticks when they were having dinner today. They watched the barrel turn dark red in an instant, and the heat waves came to their faces. Everyone couldn't suppress their emotions. They opened their mouths and didn't know what they were howling.

The counterattack of the Alexander was too weak. From the beginning of the fire exchange, only four shells were fired opposite the smoke. One shot was blown by two soldiers of the Zhiyuan next to the main gun and killed. The remaining three shells were concentrated on the side deck of the Zhiyuan.

The thick steel plate was simply not blown through. Except for a bad guy who was cut through his scalp by the explosion, there were no casualties left.

I don't know how much time has passed, and the shooters felt someone whip them behind them, and it was not until then that they heard the latest order.

"Stop shooting! Damn, are you deaf in your ears? Stop shooting..."

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