Bringing the Railway to Daming

Chapter 253: Drones throw handkerchiefs, leaving Lao Zhu in despair [Please subscribe]

Anyone who thought these mechanical wolves were toys from a later era soon learned they were wrong.

The mechanical wolves flexibly climbed up the stairs, jumped over the ditch, entered the city, and cooperated with each other to eliminate the militants wearing black hoods one by one.

The nursery rhyme of "Finding a Friend" ended only when the mechanical wolf pack completed this combat mission.

Then the scene changed to a scene of mechanical wolf pack training, and a woman's commentary was heard in the video.

"At this Hundred Islands City Aviation and Aerospace Expo, my country's independently developed 'Robot Wolf Pack' made its first public appearance, marking a major breakthrough in the field of intelligent unmanned combat systems."

"These robot wolves not only inherit the advantages of robot dogs, but also undergo comprehensive upgrades in reconnaissance, strike, and support."

"Not only can they fight independently, but they can also achieve coordinated operations through a swarm combat system. The alpha wolf is responsible for reconnaissance and detection, the shooter is responsible for fire support, and the assistant is responsible for logistics, greatly improving combat efficiency and flexibility..."

Although they had speculated this before, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others were still shocked when they learned that these mechanical wolves were weapons from later generations.

Old Zhu once again recalled that he had previously ordered heavy troops to be deployed on both sides of the cross-river bridge to guard against attacks from future troops, and his face turned red again.

He found that the more he learned about later generations, the more terrifying their military strength seemed to him.

Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the arrangements against him. The imperial court in the future only needs to send a group of such mechanical wolves, and it will be difficult for them to deal with it. Although it is not known whether it is difficult to build such mechanical wolf packs in the future, using flesh and blood to fight against metal puppets is definitely a very demoralizing thing.

Zhu Di thought that it would be great if his Dayan could have such a group of mechanical wolves in the future.

I just don’t know when it will be possible to produce it with the current speed of technological development in the Ming Dynasty.

As for Zhu Biao, he was still wondering why the video used a nursery rhyme called "Find a Friend" as the soundtrack. Even the mechanical wolves were playing "Find a Friend" when they were fighting. It was too weird and even gave people a chilling feeling.

Before Zhu Biao could ponder it, he saw the video screen change again.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, thousands of black dots on the grass flew up into the sky in unison.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Biao couldn't help but think: Could it be that he is going to use the sword-controlling technique of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin again?

The video camera zoomed in, and he saw that those black spots were not flying swords, but buzzing puppet birds. They could not only fly, but also hover in the air.

Although the sight of thousands of "puppet birds" hovering in the air in an orderly manner was shocking, the Zhu family was not too surprised.

In their opinion, it is normal, or even necessary, for future generations to be able to build manned and combat aircraft and also to build this kind of puppet bird.

At this time, the sound of children's chorus was heard in the video.

"Drop the handkerchief, drop the handkerchief, gently put it behind the child, don't tell him..."

Another nursery rhyme from later times?

Could it be that these thousands of puppet birds are also weapons from later generations?
Thinking of the scene where the mechanical wolves entered the city and strangled the enemy, and thinking that these puppet birds might also be weapons, everyone suddenly felt a chill, even Lao Zhu was no exception.

The following video content confirmed everyone's speculation.

Thousands of puppet birds were seen forming formations in the air, like an army practicing military formations.

The changes are not only orderly, but also very rapid and flexible.

Then the scene changed again, and a flock of puppet birds flew over a certain place, covering the sky and the sun. Then, one by one, they accelerated and rushed towards the soldiers and even the leaders of the hostile forces on the ground!
These puppet birds are like sharpshooters. They can use their "eyes" to lock onto the enemies below, and either fire continuously or fly directly down, causing violent explosions.

What made Zhu Biao and others feel strange was that at this time, the nursery rhyme "Drop the Handkerchief" was still continuing, but the singing speed was much faster.

After a while, under the bombardment of these puppet birds, all the enemies below were wiped out, and not a single one could escape!
When Zhu Yuanzhang and others were recalling this brief annihilation battle, the video screen switched again, the nursery rhyme of throwing the handkerchief ended, and a man's voice was heard explaining.

"A drone swarm, as the name suggests, is a group of drones. Through intelligent collaboration, they can perform a variety of complex tasks."

"The drone swarm system developed by my country has taken this technology to a new level."

"This system has two core functions: 'self-repair' and 'autonomous hunting'. Even if some drones are shot down during combat, the swarm can quickly recover its combat effectiveness through self-organizing networking and continue to eliminate targets."

"The 'autonomous hunting' function allows the drone to autonomously search for and attack enemy targets, greatly improving combat efficiency."

"Currently, my country has developed a launch vehicle capable of deploying over 200 drones at once. These drones have a combat radius of over 300 kilometers..."

After listening to the explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang and others realized that the puppet bird in the video is called a drone. As the name suggests, it is a kind of unmanned small aircraft in later generations.

At the same time, I also have a deeper understanding of the horror of this drone swarm weapon.

Previously, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the mechanical wolf pack was difficult to deal with. If the imperial court in the future attacked with the mechanical wolf pack, the Ming Dynasty would probably need to sacrifice its flesh and blood to barely resist.

But if the imperial court of later generations released such a swarm of drones, how would the Ming Dynasty stop it?
It's impossible to stop it!
At that time, perhaps the best option for him, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, would be to submit to the future court as quickly as possible and ask for submission.

After all, the drone swarms are in the sky and have such a long range that the Ming Dynasty currently has no means to fight against them.

In fact, if the imperial court of later generations ignored the casualties of the people and directly threw a few nuclear bombs, it would also cause serious damage to the Ming Dynasty, or even directly destroy it - Zhu Yuanzhang had thought of this a long time ago.

"Perhaps we shouldn't consider the imperial court of later generations as our intended opponent."

"We can either hope they can't come, or if they can send troops, our Zhu family will just surrender."

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile bitterly, but his thoughts became much clearer and he was no longer entangled.

The video quickly explains the power of the "drone swarm combat system" and finally transitions to a night scene. Countless points of light rise from a campsite like a hurricane, forming a dragon of light in the night sky, circling and soaring with incredible agility.

Then it turned into patterns of phoenixes, roosters, large airplanes (aircraft carriers), and even lines of text.

Although the video did not explain, Zhu Yuanzhang and others realized that these light spots were drones!

"so beautiful!"

“How spectacular!”

The young princes and princesses sighed with their round eyes wide open.

Soon, the drone show of dozens of seconds ended, and the countless light spots on the screen disappeared into the drone camp below like birds returning to their nests.

However, it took the Zhu family a long time to recover.

After a few breaths, Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke up, asking, "Liu Kuan, is everything in this video true? Are there really robot wolf packs and drone swarms in the future?"

Liu Kuan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed true."

Although Liu Kuan behaved very respectfully at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be too sensitive, but he always felt that Liu Kuan did not look as respectful as before.

'Or has he never truly respected us?'

Zhu Yuanzhang did not think too much about this issue, because he knew very well that Liu Kuan was the priceless treasure of the Ming Dynasty. Even if he was really disrespectful to him, he would not kill him.

Not to mention that it was just a feeling he had just had.

"When will our Ming Dynasty be able to build these mechanical wolf packs and drone swarms?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately.

Liu Kuan smiled helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, these two things will be considered cutting-edge weapons in the future. Many major countries cannot produce them."

"The Ming Dynasty's science and industry are still in their infancy. Even with the guidance of some later materials I have provided, it will take another four to five hundred years to develop to the point where it can produce intelligent unmanned swarm weapons."

Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly disappointed when he heard this.

Then, holding on to a last glimmer of hope, he asked, "Then what means does the Ming Dynasty currently have to deal with these types of weapons?"

Liu Kuan didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to ask this question.

"Isn't Zhu worried that future generations will use intelligent unmanned swarm weapons to attack the Ming Dynasty?"

This funny guess popped up in his mind.

Then I thought that Lao Zhu might really have such concerns.

So he said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. If the Ming Dynasty were to truly face this kind of intelligent unmanned weapon, it would have to hide as deep underground as possible."

"In fact, even if it's like that, it can only delay the time it takes for unmanned weapons to discover it. Because of future detection technologies like red-heat sensors, even if it's hidden underground, it can still be found."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked, "You mean there's nowhere to hide, neither in heaven nor on earth?"

"You could say that," Liu Kuan nodded. Worried that Old Zhu was getting too desperate, he added, "However, there are some natural dangers on Earth that can paralyze electronic creations, such as some dangerous areas in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, and a Death Valley near the Kunlun Mountains."

"Of course, such places are often very dangerous for people and animals to enter, and it is unlikely that they can survive there."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "I understand."

He no longer had any hope of luck - the Ming Dynasty was indeed no match for the future.

Perhaps noticing that Zhu Yuanzhang was in a low mood, Zhu Biao brought up another topic.

"Third brother-in-law, since the New Dynasty in the future has such powerful weapons, why do we see in those videos and movies that it has to be so cautious when facing Western powers like the Bald Eagle?"

Liu Kuan explained, "Your Highness, there are many reasons. First, it was only a few years before I traveled through time that the Xin Dynasty truly possessed the power to directly compete with the Bald Eagle. This power not only refers to military strength, but also includes power in science and technology, industry, and economy."

"Secondly, the true world powers of the time all controlled nuclear weapons, and feared and worried about each other, so they were reluctant to start a war lightly. Because if a war really broke out, it would likely result in a tragic outcome of mutual destruction, or even severe damage to human civilization as a whole."

"Finally, the future Xin Dynasty still has considerable potential for development. Naturally, we should seize the opportunity to continue strengthening ourselves, rather than flaunting our power and even engaging in war once we have a little strength. That is not what a wise person would do."

Zhu Biao nodded after hearing this, probably understanding it.

He wanted to ask something else, but then he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say, "Aren't there two longer videos? Keep playing."

Zhu Yuanzhang has now figured out a trick - if you want to divert your attention from the previous video, the best way is to watch the next video.

Liu Kuan replied "yes" and immediately picked up the tablet and called up a long video that he had prepared.

He hesitated for a moment.

Because once this video is played, Zhu Yuanzhang may become even more desperate about the power gap between the Ming Dynasty and the new dynasty in later generations.

"Let's just play it, and let Old Zhu completely stop thinking of future generations as his rivals."

When Liu Kuan put the tablet back, the title of the video, which lasted more than ten minutes, was also seen by Lao Zhu's family.

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　　Good night~
　　
　
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