Zhenhai Shipbuilding Bureau.

A brand new ironclad ship has been built and launched. The hull of this ironclad ship is a nine-masted treasure ship, which perfectly reproduces the ship structure of the Sanbao eunuch. The surface of the hull above the waterline is also covered with three-inch thick iron plates. From the appearance, it is simply a huge sea steel monster.

The power of this ironclad ship is hybrid, with two improved large steam engines, and the auxiliary power is sails. However, since the surface of the hull is covered with a large amount of iron plates, the newly built ironclad ship is much heavier than the Sanbao Eunuch's ship and has a deeper draft, so the sails are traveling very slowly.

Song Yingxing and Fang Yizhi stood side by side in the cab with a serious look. Both of them were very nervous. The hard work of more than three years will have a result today. They were unsure whether this result would be satisfactory. They had no idea. They had to worry. If this large iron-clad ship, which consumed a lot of manpower, financial resources and material resources, failed to test the waters, how could they explain to King Jingnan?

Facing the salty sea breeze, Song Yingxing took a deep breath, turned around and exchanged glances with Fang Yizhi, and then ordered in a heavy tone: "Rise the fire!"

"Rise the fire!"

"Rise the fire!"

Song Yingxing's order was passed down one after another, and it was soon passed to the boiler room at the bottom. The boiler workers who were waiting for the battle quickly opened the furnace door and shoveled the coal that had been prepared into the stove. Under the instigation of the blower, a raging fire quickly ignited in the stove, and the water in the furnace began to heat up...

Soon, rolling black smoke emerged from the two large chimneys erected in the middle of the ironclad ship!

In the cockpit, Song Yingxing took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and ordered again: "Open the air valve... set sail!"

"Open the air valve...set!"

"Open the air valve...set!"

"Open the air valve...set!"

Song Yingxing's order was quickly passed down. The valve worker waiting in the valve room quickly grabbed the huge valve. Several people hugged the valve's wheel at the same time. Because of excessive force, the knotted muscles on his arms were all gravely raised, and the earthworm-like blue veins on it were raised, as if they could burst at any time.

Finally, the heavy valve was opened, and the scorching steam rushed into the cylinder of the steam engine through the pipe. Two huge steam engines began to rotate at the same time, and then drove the connecting rod mechanism, which drove the large propeller fixed to the two keels...

Such a waiting is suffocating. A few seconds are as long as a few hours. It has been a while since the order has been continued, but the huge iron-clad ship has not moved. Beads of sweat the size of beans have appeared on Song Yingxing's forehead, and indescribable anxiety has risen in his eyes - has it failed?

In a flash, Fang Yizhi seemed to feel a slight swaying.

Fang Yizhi shivered with excitement and turned to Song Yingxing and said, "Old Song, do you feel it?"

Song Yingxing was confused and confused. Li Ang, who was standing behind the two of them, took the conversation excitedly: "I feel it seems to be moving!"

Song Yingxing's thin body suddenly staggered backwards. This time he also clearly felt that the ship had indeed moved!

"It's moving, it's moving!" Song Yingxing's face turned red with excitement. He hugged Fang Yizhi and shouted, "Mizhi, it really started moving, it succeeded, we succeeded, hahaha..."

"Yes, Mr. Song, we succeeded!"

Fang Yizhi also hugged Song Yingxing with all his strength and cheered with all his strength.

"hold head high……"

With the long screams of steam discharge, the movement of the iron-clad ship became more and more obvious and faster. In less than a moment, all the navy soldiers on the ship and the craftsmen watching on the shore saw this exciting scene, jumping, shouting, and embracing them together...

"I can finally give the prince an explanation. Mizhi, I am so happy, how happy I am..."

Song Yingxing was so happy that he cried. He hugged Fang Yizhi and cried in silence. Then, without any warning, Song Yingxing's face began to turn gray, his eyes quickly dimmed, and his originally high head also fell weakly. Fang Yizhi quickly discovered Song Yingxing's abnormality and said anxiously: "Old Song, what's wrong with you!"

"Old Song!"

"Director Song!?"

The navy general Zhang Yanlin, Li Ang, and Stephen of the Academy of Military Sciences and other academicians surrounded him. Unfortunately, Song Yingxing could no longer hear their call. The respectable old man of Keqin had closed his eyes forever. Fang Yizhi embraced Song Yingxing's gradually cold body, and he had already tears in his rain. Suddenly, Song Yingxing's loud voice sounded in Fang Yizhi's ears: I will die with my eyes if I don't develop the iron armored ship!
Chapter completed!