Reborn in the Water Margin as emperor, built tanks to level the world

Chapter 484 5 Armored Fighting Vehicles

“Not only did they arrest all the family members of our Ministry of Works officials, they also beat and cursed us, the Ministry of Works officials.”

"Wei Chen was really frightened. When he was desperate, he dug a hole in the backyard and hid his body here, thus escaping the disaster."

"If this were not the case, today, I am afraid that the official family would not be able to see the ministers."

"But I don't know where the officials have been during these days."

"Why haven't you shown up in court for so many days in a row?"

Zhao Ji sighed quietly with a wry smile:

"It would be a long story to tell all those things."

"For a moment, I really couldn't explain it clearly."

"Right now, a group of us are here to find you in order to find a way to defeat the enemy."

"But I don't know, my beloved, whether you were able to make those steel chariots during the time when I lost sight of me?"

As soon as Zhao Ji finished speaking, Shen Kuo nodded with excitement on his face:

"It's done. Not only is it done, Wei Chen also made five of them in a row!"

"After Wei Chen's testing, each of the five steel chariots can be used."

"And inside, you can freely disassemble and assemble the steam engine."

"A steel chariot can contain up to four steam-powered engines."

"If you remove three of the steam engines and only leave one steam engine, you can make the entire steel chariot run, but the speed will be extremely slow."

"Suppose all four steam engines are mounted on a steel chariot."

"Then the speed of this steel chariot is quite fast."

"Even if it is compared to the speed of a person running, it is even better."

"And each chariot can seat up to four people."

"And in front of each person, there is an opening the size of an adult's palm, which is used as a shooting point."

"I think when Weichen designed this style of armored fighting vehicle, he originally wanted to find an official to read and comment on it."

"But at that time, the official family had already disappeared."

"So since then, there have been basically no changes to those steel chariots."

"The only thing that makes Wei Chen very helpless is that since there is no official handwriting order, Wei Chen does not dare to contact the firearms craftsmen of the Firearms Bureau privately."

"Therefore, none of those armored tanks were equipped with more powerful artillery equipment."

"This is what Wei Chen feels is regrettable."

"As for the rifle that officials mentioned before."

"Although Weichen has indeed made some round guns, Weichen has encountered difficulties in terms of the firing system."

"Because there is no official guidance, those rifles cannot be equipped and used for the time being."

Zhao Ji nodded lightly:

"Shen Aiqing, you have done a very good job within the scope of your responsibilities."

"But I don't know where the five armored tanks Aiqing mentioned are now?"

As soon as Zhao Ji finished speaking, Shen Kuo raised his hand and pointed towards the black tarp in the distance:

"Right there!"

"Five armored fighting vehicles, not even one."

"But I don't know how the government will use that kind of armored fighting vehicle after this?"

Zhao Ji pondered for a while, then reconstructed the combat thoughts in his heart:

"Actually, my combat intention is very simple."

"That is, first use various conditions to lure the rebel enemies and start a decisive battle with our forces on the plains."

"Then, use those five armored fighting vehicles as the main force to attack the enemy, and then defeat the opponent in one fell swoop when the entire army charges."

Shen Kuo lowered his eyelids and carefully pondered Zhao Ji's battle plan in his mind:

"Officials, although this combat strategy is extremely sophisticated, there are still many concerns here among the ministers."

"The first thing that bears the brunt is that now, each of the five armored fighting vehicles is equipped with four very powerful steam power engines."

"When each armored fighting vehicle starts the four steam engines in the vehicle at the same time, the roar produced is extremely loud."

"Even if you are a hundred meters away from the armored fighting vehicle, you can hear the roar clearly."

"That being the case, how can we successfully transport the five armored fighting vehicles here to the preparation point required by the government?"

"After all, when this armored fighting vehicle is officially activated, the roar can already spread so far."

"What if there are five chariots together?"

"How loud is that sound?"

"Unless those rebel soldiers and generals are all deaf, if not, they will definitely be able to find the sound and rush over."

"When the time comes, our group will wait, not to mention transporting five armored fighting vehicles to the combat location."

"Even we ourselves may be surrounded by the rebel soldiers and generals who follow the sound."

Just when Zhao Ji and Shen Kuo sighed repeatedly.

Hu Yanzhuo, who stood nearby and had not said a word for a long time, came up with a solution at this moment:

"The official, Shen Shangshu, I have a solution here, but I don't know if it is appropriate or not."

Zhao Ji slowly turned his head and smiled gently at Hu Yanzhuo:

"General Hu Yan, there is no need to be polite. If you have any idea, it's okay to ask."

At this moment, Shen Kuo was looking at the burly Hu Yanzhuo with curiosity.

I also hope that the other party can come up with a relatively safe solution at this moment.

But Hu Yanzhuo, after pondering for a while, came up with a really inappropriate method:

"The official family, Shen Shangshu, if we add all the people here together, don't we have hundreds of people?"

"If it really doesn't work then, let 20 people push an armored fighting vehicle. It can still be pushed, right?"

"When it's close to midnight and the rebel enemy troops are sleeping soundly, we can organize each group of 20 people into a group and push the five armored fighting vehicles away from here. Isn't that enough?"

"Perhaps those five armored fighting vehicles are really heavy."

"But with more than a hundred of us, after several hours of hard work, we should be able to push five armored combat vehicles away from here and send them to the preparation point before dawn."

After hearing this suggestion, Shen Kuo only pondered for a while, then slowly shook his head towards Hu Yanzhuo:

"General Huyan, this method seems safe, but it may not work."

"Because the main body of every armored fighting vehicle is made of extremely strong steel."

"As for the interior of each armored fighting vehicle, in addition to the four steam engines used to provide power, there are many traditional mechanisms."