The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

"Oh. If this is the case, the impact on the general is not enough. You come." Shang Wen said and took Wang Jian's hand and left the room.

Shang Wen took Wang Jian to each workshop of the arsenal.

Wang Jian was still eye-opening.The first thing you see is the hydraulic press.A huge hydraulic press can press a red-hot iron block into a thin sheet of iron.This is the first time Wang Jian has seen such a large force.Shang Wen explained to Wang Jian that this is using Pascal's law.Then simply gesture to.

Then came the machine tools, where barrels were produced in large quantities.The speed of the barrel has been greatly accelerated.Then there is a four-wheeled carriage, which is comparable to a truck, and its load capacity is more than double that of an ox cart.And fast.Especially on the highway, you can drive fast.And bicycles.If there was no use in making bicycles in the first place, now the usefulness of bicycles is beginning to appear.Mainly a huge change in combat weapons.It turns out that combat weapons require close combat, relying on the soldiers' fighting skills, but now.It has been very different.Bicycle, as a brand-new mobility mode, has begun to have a new market.military.

193 tank concept

Shang Wen showed Wang Jian a bicycle and a four-wheeled carriage, and then took Wang Jian to the steam engine workshop, which mainly produced a large number of steam engines.These steam engines will be used in different places, such as trains, ships, machine tools, and textiles.

Shangwen introduced the application of the steam engine in detail.

"For example, we can use this steam engine in a four-wheeled carriage, and we can drive the carriage to walk on its own. But one carriage is more than enough. Therefore, we can drive more carriages, the first as a traction, and the following will be Follow the first one to run, this way, more cargo will be pulled, as long as people are willing, we can load a company of soldiers onto the train at a time." Shang Wen gestured.

"Of course, we have to build some tracks for these. By the way, there is this. As Shangwen said, he picked up a section of crawler. This was originally used as a tractor, which is to install the steam engine on the carriage. For example, but the carriage It's impossible to climb those ravines in the fields, but with this, we put shoes on him. He can do it. And the off-road performance is excellent," Shang Wen said.

"Mr. Qin, can I see the specific drawings?" Wang Jian interrupted Shang Wen and said.

"Of course, I'll look for it for you." Shang Wen said, looking for a picture of the overall model from the table in the workshop. This is a drawing of a tractor.Shangwen found it and handed it to Wang Jian.Shang Wen believes that when making some locomotives or other things, it is also good to make some models.This is very intuitive.

Wang Jian looked at the drawing carefully.Something seemed to be going on in his mind.These Shangwen can not control.Wang Jian's idea is very simple, he needs a new assault weapon.Because he saw from the large-scale battles of the Musketeers that if the cavalry rushed forward, the cost of casualties would definitely not be paid.Moreover, the probability of death is very high.Especially now.After Naofumi introduced to her the number of orders in each country.Especially after the number of artillery.Wang Jian felt that the impact effect of the cavalry was very inconspicuous.Wang Jian's feeling is correct, because in the Napoleon era, due to the rapid development of artillery technology, the impact effect on cavalry has been greatly affected.Especially after rifled guns.This longer-range musket has had a major impact on cavalry.If it continues to develop.The emergence of machine guns is more likely to kick the cavalry directly out of the battlefield.Wang Jian thought of this because of his rich experience in northern cavalry combat.

After visiting from the Fusiliers.Wang Jian wanted to get a new answer from Shang Wen, especially technology.Wang Jian has begun to transition from the traditional Chinese war-seeking faction to a path that combines strategy, tactics and technology.Because only continuous new technologies can update new tactics and be in an invincible position in war.Continuous learning is the way to win an army.

"Mr. Qin, do you think this tractor can cross the ravine?" Wang Jian asked.

"Yeah." Shang Wen replied with some confusion.He didn't know why Wang Jian asked such a question.

"Then how about the speed?" Wang Jian asked.

"Speed, you have to know, using a real steam engine, the power is so powerful, it is impossible to be so fast, and this is used in agriculture, so fast. How to harvest. How to plow the land." Shangwen was a little puzzled answer.

"You mean. There is still room for improvement?" Wang Jian asked further.

"Yes." Shang Wen suddenly wondered whether Wang Jian had any signs of making tanks.

"If this tractor is mounted with some iron plates, the speed will be faster. Will the artillery damage us a lot less." Wang Jian put forward his opinion.

God.The prototype of this tank.And Wang Jian has already begun to think so.OMG.The tractor hadn't been built yet.The concept of the tank has already been proposed.

"What's the matter. Mr. Qin, I still have a few questions to ask." Wang Jian looked at Shang Wen in a daze.

Shangwen really didn't know why Wang Jian had such an idea.This kind of thinking is almost pre-conscious thinking.Because at this time, muskets have not replaced ice coolers.

But what's more, the cavalry still has a certain role to play, why Wang Jian can think of it.

In fact, Wang Jian's idea is very simple. Wang Jian deeply understands the characteristics of mobile warfare.Especially the style of cavalry combat.When Wang Jian was in the north, he had already begun to explore new styles of cavalry warfare, especially when fighting against the Six Kingdoms in the future.The mobility of the cavalry will be brought into full play, but the appearance of muskets has interrupted the innovation of the cavalry's combat style.Especially mobile warfare.As long as there is a company, keep the formation in danger.Then the impact on the cavalry is very obvious.If the target of the battle is the Huns and Hu people.Wang Jian would not care, because they would never be able to get a large number of muskets.But the target is the armies of the Six Nations, who are equipped with this powerful weapon.Wang Jian's initial idea was to put heavy armor on the cavalry, as did the soldiers, but in doing so, the combat power of the cavalry dropped sharply.

Wang Jian gradually concluded that a vehicle with heavy armor was needed.At first he saw a carriage.But the driving force is the horse.Horses cannot defend themselves against musket blows.Especially artillery.One shot can smash the carriage to pieces.

When Wang Jian saw the tractor, this vague feeling gradually began to surface.The tractor has an extremely strong load capacity and the ability to cross ravines. Although the speed is very slow, there is still room for development. The most important thing is that it can wear heavier armor. These armors have been able to defend against artillery attacks. until.

Think here.Wang Jian immediately expressed his thoughts to Shang Wen.

What did Wang Jian say.Shangwen didn't hear a word clearly.But he knows.This is a tank of advanced awareness.Naofumi originally made plans after the popularity of tractors.However, due to Wang Jian's need to reduce the number of cavalry casualties, he was born early.Although there are no drawings yet, there is no model to support it.But this concept is already done.

"Mr. Qin, what do you think?" Wang Jian talked about his thoughts eloquently.

"En. Oh. Very good. Very good." Shangwen said quickly.

"If you add a cannon, or a shooting hole, then you will be invincible." Shang Wen said.

"Yes, yes. It should be so, it should be so." Wang Jian said.

However, Shangwen was thinking about another thing, that is how about the technical reserves for manufacturing tanks, especially the walking suspension system.There is also the improvement of the hydraulic system.How to adjust some machine tools.

194 Airborne Operations

Shang Wen and Wang Jian talked about the concept of tanks while walking.Moreover, Shang Wen saw some tank concepts of later generations, and gave Wang Jian a detailed explanation of the space for artillery improvement.

Wang Jian sighed in surprise after hearing this, mainly because he heard that the artillery and muskets could be loaded from behind, and the speed was very fast.In particular, a musket capable of continuous firing appeared between the two.It made Wang Jian feel lucky about the wonderful idea he just put forward.

"If Mr. Qin continues to develop like this, the role of cavalry will become smaller and smaller. Especially the emergence of continuous firing muskets will greatly eliminate the threat of cavalry." Wang Jian said with some fear.With a little imagination, you can see.If the cavalry still charged as before, it would almost be courting death.Moreover, under the attack of that kind of weapon, the cavalry may not even have the chance to fight in close combat.

Thinking of this, Wang Jian remembered one thing.

"By the way, Mr. Qin. Can the cavalry also be equipped with muskets or artillery?" Wang Jian asked.

"That's fine." Shang Wen replied as a matter of course.

"Besides, the cavalry is equipped with the next-largest cannon. The five-inch cannon is not suitable for the cavalry's fast maneuvering operations. How about this? I'll go back and experiment to see how the four-inch and [-]-inch cannons fare. The most important thing is that it is light and easy to operate. It can effectively and quickly provide fire support to the cavalry. We have studied a lot of this type of weapon." Shangwen said relaxedly.It's easy to say, but it's not easy at all, because it requires a lot of experiments to make a comparison.This is ballistics.A large amount of mathematics is required for precise calculations, and only with these data can effective artillery parameters be provided.Most of Qin's current artillery comes from crossbowmen, especially large crossbowmen.They have rich shooting experience.These experiences greatly filled the artillery shooting data.But these are not enough.Because, this is just experience and has not yet become a discipline.Especially after the development of artillery.The distance of the artillery and the larger the attack surface required the artillerymen to actively learn mathematics knowledge. At that time, it was no longer what shooting experience could fill.

"Huh. What's that?" Wang Jian looked at the front strangely and said.

"What." Naofumi was thinking about artillery.Hearing Wang Jian's strange question, he raised his head and looked in the direction Wang Jian was paying attention to.

"Oh, my God." The officers looked like they were wearing nondescript military uniforms.

They apparently confused the uniforms they were issued with.Dress and trousers are worn regardless of dress and training uniform.Tops and trousers are completely out of tune, and some are worn entirely.Especially coats.They dressed as they had worn their clothes, and in particular, had brass buttons that were not used, and leather belts instead of their girdles.

"You idiots. Who told you to dress like this." Shang Wen immediately stepped forward and reprimanded loudly.

"Gowns, uniforms, training uniforms, they are all in such a mess. This is a shame for the Heavenly Army." Shang Wen took off those military caps with his hands.

"Now, put away all the military uniforms, and then start skydiving training. Immediately. Hurry up." Shangwen said loudly.

"It's sir." Everyone stood at attention,

"Assemble." Li Xin immediately assembled the team.

Naofumi watched as all the students began to assemble the whole team.Then he returned to Wang Jian.

"These clothes are really strange in style," Wang Jian said.

"Indeed, this is specially designed to be different from the army." Shang Wen replied.

"Army?" Wang Jian asked with some doubts.

"Yes, isn't the army under your command, General, that has been fighting on land called the Army?" Shangwen replied.

"Oh. That's right." Wang Jian suddenly realized.You must know that there was no concept of army in the Warring States Period.There are only sailors.

"These styles include special dresses, uniforms, training uniforms, etc. They are worn with epaulettes, collar patches, armbands, etc." Shang Wen introduced.

"So many." Wang Jian obviously wasn't very interested in clothes.After all, the sky army is not wearing it, and it is not compared with the army, so it is impossible to tell whether it is good or bad.If there is a gap between the two military branches, Wang Jian probably wouldn't say that.

"Well, let's go see how their training is going?" Shang Wen asked.