Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 199 Rumors spread
Chen Jian had previously asked Fuxi how long it took to produce a howitzer.

Its answer at the time was 60 days.

Now, it only takes 5 days to build a small converter steel plant from scratch.

But Chen Jian was not surprised by this.

Because compared to a cannon, the manufacturing difficulty of converter steelmaking equipment is really too low.

For a gun barrel, with all the equipment in place, the process from initial rolling, to electroslag remelting, to forging in a 10,000-ton forging machine, to center drilling, and then to precision forging and stretching, these few steps alone would have taken three or four days, even in the full industry chain environment of that year.

The subsequent heat treatment and straightening take even longer.

Then, the surface and internal finishing, self-tightening, inner wall cutting and rifling are done.
How long will this take?
And this is just the barrel!
Therefore, with limited equipment and no specialized or specialized equipment, it takes 60 days to manufacture a cannon. It's not that the construction is too poor, but it is almost like cheating.

In fact, even by 2025, there will be no more than ten countries in the world with the ability to manufacture full-caliber gun barrels.

Moreover, as of that time, as far as Chen Jian knew, no country that had not learned how to manufacture gun barrels in 1800 had learned how to do so in 2025, more than two hundred years later.

The ability to manufacture also relies on the introduction of technology and production lines.

Even 20 years later, when the trend of technological monopoly is becoming increasingly obvious, Chen Jian is very sure that they will not be able to learn it.

Therefore, the time prediction given by Fuxi is quite reasonable.
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But of course, what Chen Jian cares more about is the 5 days.

If a primary small-scale converter steel plant can be built in five days, it means that even if the Chinese Army does not rely on iron ore and only relies on recycling scrap steel, it can have a steady supply of high-quality steel.

Combined with the secondary smelting and casting equipment in the smart workshop, they have the foundation to produce special steels and special metal materials.

By that time, it would be much easier to continue the industrialization process or skip the basic part and build a "specialized" weapons production line.
Standing outside the 011 fortification, Chen Jian couldn't help but feel emotional as he watched sets of equipment being transported out of the fortification and piled on the ground that had long been cleared and leveled.

The first step towards industrialization has finally been taken.

But unlike him, Lei Jie on the side was more concerned about the technical details.

"Converter steelmaking alone is not enough, we also need supporting industries."

"According to Fuxi's plan, this primary steel plant still relies mainly on coal and charcoal as fuel, but the calorific value of coal is not enough and charcoal is also quite difficult to obtain."

"We still need to get the coal coking process started as soon as possible. Aren't there a dozen refugees here? It's just right to let them do it, and we can also find some work for them."

After Lei Jie finished speaking, Chen Jian nodded thoughtfully:
"Makes sense."

"As far as I can remember, there are many ways to coke coal. It seems that the traditional coking method is not difficult?"

“It’s not difficult.”

Reggie replied:
"If you use the open-air method, you pile up the coal and use something like straw on top to start the fire. It will become charcoal in four or five days."

"But the problem is that when this method is used to make coke, the chemical raw materials contained in the tar are almost completely wasted."

"Tar is a good thing. It is the basis for us to build a chemical system in the future."

"So, a more economical approach is to build an Otto-style coke oven with a relatively simple structure but relatively complete functions."

"This type of furnace was widely used before liberation. It's not very advanced, but it's definitely sufficient."

"After we get through the most difficult phase, we can then transform and expand the coke oven into a more modern one."

"clear."

Chen Jian nodded again, and then asked:
"So what do those refugees need to do? Make bricks?"

"Yes, burning refractory bricks is not difficult. Let Fuxi guide us and provide some key equipment. A dozen people are enough to operate a medium-sized brick kiln."

".Are we some kind of black brick factory owner? Forget it, let's just do it."

Chen Jian made a decisive decision and then changed the topic:
"You will be in charge of the subsequent technical aspects and climbing the technology tree, but you have to take some time out in the next few days to help me solve the problems in Jinling City first."

"Got an idea?"

Lei Jie asked curiously.

"Yes."

Chen Jian nodded and replied:
"I plan to use the drone in 095."

“That drone is really fitting.”

Lei Jie nodded and said:
"It has a sci-fi shape, is large enough, and is fast enough. Even if it just flies over, it would be enough to shock the followers of the Mechanicus."

"But what exactly do you plan to do? Build a hanging frame to hang Zhang Tao up, and then throw him down from the sky?"

"He's not a Holy Blood. He'll fall to death if he does that, right?"

".Don't tell me, I really thought so at the beginning."

Chen Jian smiled and replied:
"But then I thought about it carefully and I felt that this method was a bit too exaggerated."

"Even if he survives the fall, it won't solve our fundamental problem."

"Look, we first need to destroy Jincheng's prestige, and then we have to establish Zhang Tao's prestige."

"Then it would be best if we could use one drone to solve both problems at the same time."

“So, I plan to use the drone to kill Jin Cheng first, and then use this drone to endorse Zhang Tao.”

"Blow up Jincheng with missiles?"

Lei Jie was surprised and said:
“Isn’t this too crude?”

"Yes!"

Chen Jian nodded again.

"It is because it is too simple and crude that it lacks 'divinity'."

"I need you to do something for me."

"Convert a cruise missile into a non-explosive fragmentation bomb."

"Or to put it more bluntly, I want you to use a spear to accurately pierce the golden city from a high altitude where no one can see."

"I want everyone to clearly see Jin Cheng being punished by God, and I want him to stay there intact as a criminal, for everyone to see."

". Damn, you are a bit. cruel."

Lei Jie took a breath, thought for a moment, and replied:
“But it can be done.”

"Falling from a high altitude, using lightweight aluminum-titanium alloy as the main body, it shouldn't be too difficult to transform a cruise missile. I'll give it a try."

"But the problem is, killing alone is not enough."

"Inexplicable deaths can easily be regarded by religious fanatics as malicious assassinations."

“This is very detrimental to our subsequent plans.”

"This is what He Shuo is going to do."

Chen Jian smiled mysteriously, and then said:

"I guess he has already started working on it."

At the same time, inside Jinling City.

Just as Chen Jian expected, after confirming that he was going to carry out the "subversion mission", He Shuo immediately started his plan without wasting even a second.

However, he did not find Zhang Tao directly to discuss the details of the cooperation with him, but chose to use a softer approach, allowing the rumors to spread silently.

The first thing he did was to use drone reconnaissance to determine Zhang Tao's whereabouts in the city.

Then, under the cover of night, he sent out unmanned combat robots to quietly move the positions of all the mecha "sculptures" in the city. When the night patrolling guards found the moved statues, they were shocked to find that the statues were all facing in one direction, and a few even walked down from the pedestals and knelt down.

This strange situation immediately attracted the attention of the Guards Brigade, but when they tried to put the statue back in place, they found that due to the huge weight of the statue, ordinary people were simply unable to move it.

So, at dawn the next day, all the residents walking on the street saw this scene.

People gathered around the statue curiously, talking about it and guessing the truth behind its movement.

Some people said that it was the revival of the machine soul.

Some people said that it was the Mechanicus who moved it themselves.

But more people just regarded it as a boring prank by some powerful Holy Blood.

Although the Holy Bloods vehemently denied this, in reality not many people took it seriously.

After all, they are just a few statues. So what if they disappear out of thin air?

In the past few days, the residents of Jinling City have seen too many magical machines.

The Most Holy Saint Bayi has already appeared, so nothing that happens should be strange, right?

Public opinion did not seem to develop as He Shuo had expected, but in fact, this was just a very small step in his many plans.

He just sat in the manor, waiting patiently for the residents of Jinling City to discover more "signs from the heaven".

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the second message arrived.

Someone discovered that a strange pattern appeared in the wasteland outside Jinling City.

The pattern was made up of fallen dead grass, vaguely forming the shape of a fang and flame.

No one knows what this pattern means, and what everyone is more concerned about is its origin.

It appeared overnight.

If we rely solely on manpower, it is absolutely impossible to create such a huge pattern in a short period of time that can be seen even if you stand at a high place in Jinling City.

For a time, the whole Jinling City was full of discussions, and even some idle merchants went out of the city to observe the pattern closely.

In the end, the conclusions they reached were quite ambiguous.

"This is definitely not a pattern created by human labor. There are no signs of the weeds being cut. Instead, it looks like they were pressed down by some force from above."

The businessman said so.

At this point, the residents in the city finally began to waver.

Press down from top to bottom?
Is this the power from the sky?
So what is in the sky?
It can only be God.

For the first time, civilians connected "visions" with "gods", and the atmosphere in the city was quietly changing.

But until this point, they still didn't know what this vision specifically meant. Most people believed that this was a sign that "The Most Holy Bayi" would bring new blessings after saving the city of Jinling.

He Shuo will not allow such public opinion to ferment.

Before taking action, he had already predicted the public's reaction.

So at eight o'clock in the morning, he detonated the third hidden mine that had been buried in advance.

The full-band electromagnetic interference was activated, and all the businessmen, mercenaries, and civilians who were monitoring the radio and trying to communicate with the outside world heard the same vague voice on the radio.

"Atonement. Atonement"

The ethereal electronic sound was definitely not something that could be produced by a human being, and the word "atonement" that was repeatedly mentioned in the sound pushed the atmosphere in the entire Jinling city to another extreme that had never been imagined.

Atonement?

Atonement for what sin?

Who will atone?

To whom should I atone?

Suspicion, panic, and anxiety quickly spread, and everyone was guessing the source of the sound. In the end, everyone came to a common, seemingly most reasonable answer.

The machine soul is reviving.

The Holy Trinity is conveying its oracles to its people through the mouth of the Soul of Chance.

Then the problem becomes extremely clear.

Someone should atone.

So who is this person?
Who has done something wrong and angered the Most Holy Trinity?

No one dared to say the answer to this question, but the answer quickly spread through eye contact and private interactions.

The loss of more than ten Holy Guard Brigades, the misunderstanding and conflict with the "Holy Eight Ones" who also belonged to the God of All Things, the nearly lost Jinling City, and the weak church that was powerless to do anything to the Flower City.
Tsk.

Is this a touchable slide?
Everyone in Jinling City was silent. At this time, only 12 hours had passed since He Shuo's first hidden mine was activated.

He won't stop there.

The emblem of the Holy Trinity, hanging high on the Mechanicus's temple, fell down with a loud bang at noon, when the sun was at its hottest.

A huge crater was smashed into the ground, and the badge was shattered into pieces.

The residents who witnessed this scene were even stunned and silent for several minutes.

They didn't know that it took He Shuo several hours to complete the cutting using the laser close-in defense system on Nezha's exoskeleton. They only knew that the badge of the Holy Trinity had fallen.

As for why.
Perhaps only the Most Holy Trinity itself knows.

At this moment, everyone confirmed the answer in their hearts.

The rumor spread like a torrential rain in the city, and the church didn't even have time to react.

By the time they sent the Templar Guards into the streets to suppress the civilians who spread the rumors, it was too late.

It's time to bring out the most powerful foreshadowing.

That evening, when Zhang Tao, commander of the 15th Guards Brigade, personally led his troops into the streets to suppress civilians and maintain order, a light suddenly fell from the sky and enveloped him.

When everyone looked up, the beam of light that emerged from the clouds disappeared in an instant.

And in the sky, there was nothing.

It was like a coincidence.

But someone suddenly shouted out the most crucial clue in the crowd.

"Armor of the Most Holy Trinity. They kneel in the direction of"

The man didn't finish what he said, but what he said here is enough.

Zhang Tao stood there in amazement.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

He knew that he couldn't stay here any longer.

The situation has deteriorated dramatically.

And my own life
The situation is critical!

(End of this chapter)