Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 1014
After the power of science and technology exploded, it was really amazing.

Although Daming's technology is not very developed at this moment, it is quite terrifying when applied to bridge construction and road construction.

It is quite difficult to walk [-] miles a day in the tropical rainforest, but it seems quite simple to build [-] miles a day in the tropical rainforest with hundreds of logging machines.

Taichang held up the binoculars, looked at the rows of fallen trees in the distance, and couldn't help but secretly sighed. If people were to cut it down, they might not be able to cut through the tropical rainforest with a width of two to three thousand miles even if they cut it down for a few years.

It's different now, chopping with a machine is really like chopping melons and vegetables.

South America seems to have a lot of uniqueness in the application of technology to felling trees.

They even installed a large mace-like roller under the large machine. That guy, the roller flew over, and the wooden stake left after the big tree was cut down was gnawed to the same level as the ground in a short while.

No wonder he didn't see anyone digging up tree roots this time. With this thing, the roots don't need to be dug out, and the road can be leveled.

Taichang looked at it for a while, and then couldn't help asking: "Bo Gong, if you cut down the big tree and planted the saplings, is there any way for you to quickly dig out the roots of the big tree?"

Du Linzheng nodded without hesitation and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, if we want to plant saplings, we will match the rollers with corresponding width according to the size of the stump.

That kind of roller is driven by a steam piston, and it can be gnawed directly to the ground. No matter how big the tree root is, if the roller goes down and gnaws hard, it will be eaten up quickly. "

Well, people really thought of it.

Taichang nodded slightly, then put down the binoculars and looked at the soldiers of the Amazon Tribal Alliance who were preparing to water the road nearby.

At this moment, the ground has been surrounded by a foot-thick wooden square to form a rectangular frame that cannot be seen at a glance. In the middle of the frame, a foot-high wooden plank is fixed every one foot. Come out with little squares.

With such a structure, chariots and carriages will definitely not be damaged if they are pressed on it.

However, he was a little curious about what would happen if a tree-cutting machine was placed on top of it.

You must know that the machines for cutting trees are not light, and the docks must be covered with thick steel plates, or they will be crushed.

He couldn't help asking: "Can this road withstand the crushing of large machines?"

Du Linzheng shook his head repeatedly and said, "I'm afraid this won't work. To withstand the crushing of large machines, the road surface must be poured with reinforced concrete at least two feet thick."

Taichang couldn't help being surprised: "Then how are these machines transported back after they have been driven?"

Du Linzheng said without hesitation: "There are many ways to do this. We can build another pier by the sea and drive the boat directly there, or we can cut down a piece of trees on both sides of the road and drive back directly.

Or, we can also find a larger tributary and open a path directly to it.

In short, there are many ways to transport these machines back, Your Majesty, don't worry. "

Well, people are amazing, he really doesn't have to worry about these.

Taichang nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go back and see how the bridge is being repaired."

Originally, the bridge was well built. If it was just for passing people and vehicles, it could be repaired in about a month or so.

However, Taichang still thought about armed merchant ships and flying dragon warships passing under the bridge, so it was a bit difficult to repair the bridge.

In order for armed merchant ships and flying dragon warships to pass, the bridge deck must be at least three feet above the water.

Moreover, Du Linzheng plans to use the structure of the suspension bridge to cross the river with a width of about [-] feet on both sides, and the bridge piers will have to be built higher.

At this moment, the foundation of the three-foot-high bridge piers in the middle has already been dug, the steel bars have been installed, and the concrete is ready to be poured in, but the foundations are still being dug on both sides.

Taichang looked at the big pit with a depth of more than three feet, and said in embarrassment: "Is my request too high? If the bridge only needs to be built to be one foot high, will the piers be poured now?" ?”

It is really troublesome to dig a hole in this river, because if you dig it less than a foot deep, water will seep. If you don’t use the water truck to pump it up vigorously, it will become a big puddle, and it is impossible to dig at all.

Du Linzheng quickly shook his head and said, "It's actually nothing. Building Xu Gao's bridge is no longer a challenge for the soldiers of the Amazon Tribal Alliance. This time it's just for them to exercise and build a higher one."

Ugh, you guys can really talk.

All right, no problem.

Taichang couldn't help running under the flagship every day, watching the progress of road repairs, bridge repairs, soldiers' meals, and herbal tea brewed by others.

Running back and forth this day, the days passed quickly.

The construction speed of the China-Africa corridor is also surprisingly fast.

After 20 days, the passages on both sides have been repaired for more than [-] miles, and the first relay station of the hot air balloon has also been repaired.

Unexpectedly, only one day after the hot air balloon flew, there was good news.

This afternoon, when Taichang and Du Linzheng were inspecting the construction progress of the bridge, Aluka suddenly galloped over and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, we have seen the camp of the Black God Army."

Ah!
what's the situation?
Could it be that they just chose a place closest to the Black God Army's camp by mistake and repaired the road?

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help being surprised and said: "How far is the camp of the Black God Army from here? Have you built the road out of the jungle?"

Aluka quickly explained: "No, Your Majesty, we haven't built the road out of the jungle yet, the Black God Army camp was discovered by a hot air balloon.

According to the estimation of the voyage of the hot air balloon, the camp of the Black God Army should be less than a thousand miles away from here, and our road is about [-] miles away from the edge of the jungle. "

It was discovered by a hot air balloon.

This is rare good news. After all, as long as this place is connected to the camp of the Black God Army, he will be able to know the specific situation of the Black God Army.

After they got into the tropical jungle, it would be more troublesome to contact the outside world, especially since the camp of the Black God Army was not on the coast, and he hadn't heard from the Black God Army for a long time.

Now it's all right, they almost repaired the road to the camp of the Black God Army by mistake.

Taichang thought for a while, and then ordered decisively: "Hurry up and let your soldiers speed up the progress as much as possible, and try to build the road out of the jungle in half a month.

When the time comes, you send someone to look for them. After you find Zhang Hengchuan and Lin Chaojie, you quickly bring them over to report the specific situation of the Black God Army. "

Aluka hastily cupped his hands and bowed, "The general will understand."

After saying that, he got on his horse and galloped back.

Du Linzheng looked at his back but frowned slightly and said, "It's less than a thousand miles to the north, but at least 1000 miles to the south, maybe even two thousand miles.

At that time, it will be more troublesome to transfer steel bars, cement, sand, gravel, and wood. After all, a horse-drawn carriage can travel a hundred miles a day, and it takes half a month to travel [-] miles, and a round trip takes a month!
Your Majesty, why don't we build more carriages?

Otherwise, I am afraid that the supply of materials will not be urgent. "

Taichang shook his head slightly and said: "That's not necessary, the Black God Army has at least more than [-] wooden chariots, that kind of chariots are easier to use than flatbed carts, not only can they hold more things, but they are not afraid of rain.

At that time, let them help with the transfer.

The key now is to repair the bridge as soon as possible. As long as the chariots of the Black God Army can pass, the transfer of materials will definitely not be a problem. "

Half a month later, Aluka really built the avenue out of the jungle.

However, when he ran out of the jungle with his personal guards, he was instantly stunned.

Because all the dark people appeared in front of him, he didn't know how to communicate with them.

He was stunned for a while, and then he asked tentatively, "Do any of you speak the official language of Ming Dynasty?"

Aren't you talking nonsense?

Zhang Hengchuan immediately rode forward and said, "Are you soldiers of the Amazon Tribal Alliance?"

Hey, this person seems to be from Daming.

Aluka dealt with Ming officials every day, so he could recognize them even if they smeared their faces.

Just now he was completely dazed by the crowd of people, and he just didn't look carefully.

Now he could see it.

He nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, I am Aluka, the chief of the Amazon Tribal Alliance.

Do you know where General Zhang Hengchuan Zhang and General Lin Chaojielin are? "

Zhang Hengchuan said without hesitation: "I am Zhang Hengchuan, and the one behind is Lin Chaojie, what's the matter?"

Oops, this is great.

Aluka quickly explained: "It's like this. The emperor ordered me to find you half a month ago. After I find you, I will take you to the face saint."

You didn't say it sooner!

Zhang Hengchuan quickly asked: "How far is it from where Shengjia is?"

Aluka said without thinking, "It's about a thousand miles away."

Hearing this, Zhang Hengchuan immediately turned his head and said, "Chaojie, hurry up, order the guards to prepare three replacement horses."

At the moment, they have hundreds of thousands of war horses here, and it is naturally very simple to prepare hundreds of war horses.

After a while, hundreds of guards came with four or five hundred horses.

Zhang Hengchuan didn't hesitate, and set off directly with Lin Chaojie and a group of personal guards to follow Aluka.

They didn't have time to marvel at the spaciousness of the forest avenue along the way. They just kept running forward with their heads covered. The next afternoon, they arrived at the bridgehead of the Congo River Bridge.

Taichang didn't expect that these two people rushed over so quickly.

After the monarch and ministers greeted each other for a while, he couldn't help asking: "Heng Chuan, how is it? Are Atlante's men gathered?"

Zhang Hengchuan hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the 200 million recruits from the East African Kingdom have already gathered on the northern grassland, and they are stepping up their drills right now."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked, "How about their weapons and equipment?"

Zhang Hengchuan said without hesitation: "The cold weapons and black iron armor have been equipped, and the number of artillery is still a bit insufficient. The field artillery and city defense artillery are only equipped with [-] pieces. The firearms are even worse. It is estimated that it will take three months to equip them." together.

We are rushing to manufacture the chariots, and there are already about [-] at the moment, and it should reach about [-] in three months. "

It's not bad, after all, this battle is mainly based on siege and siege.

Moreover, there is only a city of [-] people in the north of Angola, and it can be easily captured with a few thousand city defense guns.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked: "Chaojie, are Zuma's cavalry all here?"

Lin Chaojie nodded without hesitation and said, "Your Majesty, Zuma's 30 cavalry have already been in place, and they are now helping the cavalry of the East African Kingdom to drill."

well.

Taichang thought for a while, and then said decisively: "Go back and prepare. After Aluka has paved the concrete road, Chao Jie will lead a million chariots from the West African Kingdom to help transport supplies.

Heng Chuan, you stay on the grassland and continue to train the soldiers of the East African Kingdom. "

Zhang Hengchuan and Lin Chaojie hurriedly cupped their hands and said, "I will understand at the end."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked again: "Where is Boying, where is he now?"

Zhang Hengchuan quickly replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Nan is still sitting in Cairo at the moment."

Taichang waved his hand slightly and said, "Well, after you go back, send someone to notify Bo Ying to come over here."

Zhang Hengchuan and Lin Chaojie hurriedly bowed their hands and bid farewell.

Taichang looked at their backs and thought for a while, then turned his head and said: "Cheng En, quickly send a fast boat to the Canary Islands, and let Prince Kong Dai come over."

(End of this chapter)