Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 303: Shocking appearance, aiming at the world

"What is this thing that can walk by itself?"

Looking at the rumbling thing coming, the coachman's representative widened his eyes and asked in confusion.

"Uh, it should be a car."

Lao Te replied uncertainly.

He spent the longest time in Ming Dynasty and had some understanding of its situation.

As far as he knew, Daming started building many factories last year, including the Riyuetonghui Automobile Manufacturing Plant.

The concept of cars has already appeared in this era, but most of the real prototypes are very ugly, and many are even three-wheeled.

Moreover, the horsepower is very small, only two or three horsepower, and the speed is not as fast as the small electric scooters of later generations.

This new type of gadget was only entertainment for the nobility and was never promoted to the common people.

The common people don't understand. In fact, many high-ranking officials have no idea about this thing. They don't even consider it as an important development item. All their attention is focused on weapons manufacturing, various commodities, and warships.

"Your Majesty, distinguished guests, the one coming towards us is the Ming armored vehicle column."

"Chariots have been an important weapon of war in my country since ancient times. During the Shang, Zhou, and Spring and Autumn periods, countries used chariots to assess their strength."

"Ever since the steam engine appeared, researchers in our Ming Dynasty have been thinking about how to put the steam engine on the car to replace the power of horses."

"After countless years of research, the first generation of steel protective chariot Chiyou has officially been put into production and delivered to the military."

Listening to the tour guide's explanation, representatives from various countries' eyes widened, and two words kept coming to their minds: chariot!

Looking at the chariot slowly approaching, Zhu Zhanjun curled up the corners of his mouth and waved to the soldiers who saluted.

At a country's founding ceremony, it is natural to bring out some new things to impress the crowd, and the chariot is one of them.

The Easterners call it "chariot", while the Westerners call it "tank".

Zhu Zhanjun did not like the word "tank", always feeling that it was too Westernized. Moreover, in that era, tanks were first manufactured in the East, so naturally they had to adopt an oriental name.

In addition to its performance, the appearance of this tank is very similar to the Russian T34. The reason why the Russian car was chosen is very simple.

Tough, durable, easy to produce and easy to drive.

For the military, the more advanced the weapons are, the better. What the military needs most is simple, durable weapons that can adapt to harsh environments.

High-tech equipment like that, which often breaks down in harsh environments, is a burden to the military.

Of course, the main reason is that Daming’s current overall production performance has not yet reached that high-end level.

But according to the estimates of Xu Shou and Tesla, it will only take 10 years of construction time for the overall industrial capacity of the Second World Ming Dynasty to reach the overall level of the World War II period.

Zhu Zhanjun was not afraid of being seen learning from the past.

Some things cannot be learned just by watching. There are not so many geniuses like Tesla in the world.

If a weapon is put into the battlefield and one of its connecting structures has a wrong angle, the resulting drawing will be completely different.

Moreover, for a tank, the most sophisticated part is not its appearance or artillery, but the core engine inside.

Without a high-precision engine, a tank is just a moving iron coffin.

There are a total of 30 tanks participating in the parade.

They passed through the security gate in a 33 formation at a slow and even pace.

The cold steel reflecting under the sunlight makes people feel cold in their hearts, but also makes them feel safe.

Although its defense cannot reach the terrifying level of the real T34 in order to reduce its own weight, it is already a crushing existence in the current era.

"My God, this thing must be made of iron. A knife can't cut through it, a gun can't penetrate it, it's simply indestructible."

"Yes, you see, it's not slow at all. If a person is caught up by it, it will be crushed into pieces."

"And the muzzle of the gun, my God, it's so big. If I were the enemy, I would be crazy if I were running and firing at the same time."

The people watching the ceremony were cheering and discussing this kind of thing at the same time, their words were full of admiration and pride in the power of the imperial court.

"Can you build it, or can you understand what this is?"

Trump, who had been watching the ceremony calmly, became serious when he saw the tank appear, and turned to ask the U.S. weapons expert.

However, in response to his question, the weapons expert looked confused.

"what did you say?"

He was also shocked by the chariot. From the moment the chariot appeared, he had an idea in his mind.

This Ming Dynasty must be God’s own son. Why is it that he can always come up with something that shocks the whole world?

Old Te looked at the other party's confused eyes, sighed helplessly, and turned to look at the weapons experts from other countries.

The responses I got were all confusing and at a loss.

Looking at the tank that had passed by below, Lao Te now felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have believed those guys and signed the confidentiality agreement some time ago.

"Did you take pictures?"

The coachman representative next to him saw the chariot leaving and hurriedly asked Lao Te.

"What? Damn it, I actually forgot."

Hearing the other party's question, Lao Te finally realized that he was so busy asking the weapons expert that he forgot to take a photo. Now he wanted to reach out and take a photo, but the tank had gone far away, and the tail smoke blocked his view, so he could no longer see the tank clearly.

They hurriedly asked other people, but the answer they got was that they all had forgotten, which made Lao Te and others regretful.

The shock brought by the chariot deeply shocked the people present, and they marveled at this epoch-making weapon.

Just when everyone was still shocked by the chariot, a new rumbling sound came again.

"Hey, is there anything else?"

Lao Te's eyes lit up and he looked over quickly. After seeing it clearly, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

What emerged was no longer a steel-covered chariot, but something new.

This is similar to a tank, but it has wheels instead of tracks.

There was a big box in front and a bucket in the back, which was full of soldiers, and there was a cannon towed behind.

"Wait, artillery!"

Lao Te was stunned for a moment, looking at the thing that looked like a tank on its back and dragging the artillery forward, he took a deep breath.

What did he see? He actually saw artillery pieces of all sizes and of uniform caliber.

"Your Majesty, distinguished guests, the next one coming towards us is the Ming artillery formation."

"Cannons have been used on the battlefield since the Yuan and Ming dynasties in our country."

"After years of research and development, various types of artillery have flourished and have also gained a great reputation on the battlefield."

"With the advent of a new era, old artillery gradually withdrew from the battlefield, and a new generation joined in."

"After the hard work of our Ming Dynasty researchers, we now have a complete artillery system."

"From small 30-caliber guns to large 300-caliber guns, they are all equipped in our Ming army, strengthening our Ming national defense."

The tour guide introduced the new group of formations in an excited voice.

In this era, artillery is king.

Faced with the heavy artillery bombardment, few armies could survive it.

The Russian representative looked at the artillery fire passing by with an expression of indescribable discomfort.

They, the Russians, were the only ones who had seen the scene of the Ming Dynasty's artillery firing in unison.

During the Battle of Lake Baikal, their positions faced heavy bombardment from thousands of artillery pieces of the Ming army every day.

According to post-war statistics, only 1/5 of the Russians actually died in battle, 3/5 died under Ming artillery, and the remaining 1/5 died in bombings and other killings.

After that war, the Tsar urged researchers to study artillery when he returned.

In the words of the Tsar: I don't want to squat in a gun hole every day, listening to the enemy trampling madly on my head.

Hundreds of artillery pieces slowly passed by, making the people very excited.

Although the infantry is strong and the chariots look powerful, in their perception, what is truly powerful is the artillery.

The Ming army had so many artillery pieces, which gave them an indescribable sense of security.

As the artillery group passed, logistics transport vehicles, medical vehicles, and communications vehicles followed.

Although the people also warmly welcomed these things, the response was not as strong as the previous ones.

In the minds of ordinary people, only things that can kill the enemy can arouse their excitement. This kind of vehicle that can only transport weapons, ammunition, food, and logistics, in their words, looks good, and that's all.

The people's reaction was lukewarm, but the representatives of Western countries looked solemn.

As senior executives, they understand one thing deeply.

For a country, powerful weapons are only secondary. What really determines whether the army can fight for a long time and quickly intervene in combat is the inconspicuous logistics formation in this parade.

What the war is fought for.

Wars are fought with logistics.

Logistics determines the length of a war, how far an army can go and how long it can provide sustained firepower.

No matter how powerful and awesome your weapons are, if the logistics can't keep up, those artillery, tanks and other things will just be a pile of useless scrap metal.

Without logistics, soldiers cannot get enough food, and even the most basic medical care cannot be guaranteed. Even if the God of War comes, they will have to kneel down.

Seeing that the Ming army had such a complete logistics system, the representatives of various countries looked solemn.

They saw from this that the Ming Dynasty no longer only possessed local combat capabilities. Such a complete logistics system also gave the Ming army the confidence to launch long-distance expeditions.

"Damn it, we need to strengthen the defense of the Eurasian connection."

The Russian representative lowered his voice and said, "Although their warships are powerful, their delivery capabilities cannot meet the most powerful standards. However, it is different on land."

"Once the war breaks out, the Ming army will definitely have the ability to deploy a million troops from Eurasia to the West."

When the other representatives heard this, they all fell silent.

It’s not that they don’t want to say anything, but the words of the Russian representative speak for their inner thoughts.

The Ming Dynasty is no longer the young boy it once was. It has grown into a warrior wielding a sword and conquering all corners of the world.

(End of this chapter)