On December 18, 1542, nearly three months had passed since Zhou Rui woke up, and Zhou Rui came to the Ganyang Chariot Factory in Ganyang New Industrial Zone early in the morning.

In addition to this Ganyang Chariot Factory, Zhou Rui also built another factory in Ganyang New Industrial Zone - Ganyang Aircraft Factory after he woke up.

In the past three months, Zhou Rui has spent most of his energy on these two newly built factories.

Originally, after Zhou Rui woke up, considering the serious lack of ammunition in the Silver Wolf Column, he was ready to take a personal risk to go to the Silver Wolf Empire.

At this time, the lottery system also has enough weapons and equipment to arm hundreds of thousands of troops, as well as a large number of auxiliary ammunition.

As long as Zhou Rui arrives in the Silver Wolf Empire, he can replenish the Silver Wolf Column with billions of bullets and tens of millions of shells.

As for the problem of arousing the suspicion of others, Zhou Rui can't care about it, compared with the lives of the 2 million officers and soldiers of the Silver Wolf Column, doubt it!

Anyway, it is impossible for Zhou Rui to tell anyone the secrets of the lottery system, how did billions of bullets and tens of millions of shells appear?

Let others guess!

However, just when Zhou Rui was about to venture to the Silver Wolf Empire, Xiang Tao, the commander-in-chief of the Silver Wolf Column, sent a secret message to Zhou Rui that the three arsenals controlled by the Silver Wolf Column had been transformed and had been put into production one after another.

Including 7.92x57 mm rifle cartridges, 7.62x25 mm pistol cartridges, 75 mm shells, 105 mm shells and 155 mm shells, all three arsenals can now produce them.

The shortage of ammunition for the main infantry divisions of the Silver Wolf Column could soon be alleviated.

It was because of Xiang Tao's telegram that Zhou Rui canceled his plan to venture to the Silver Wolf Empire and began to concentrate on designing tanks and aircraft.

"Dashuai, this is according to your design drawings, the production of light combat vehicles, all aspects have been tested, and the design requirements have been met." Liu Yuan, the director of the Ganyang Chariot Factory, pointed to a black steel chariot and introduced it to Zhou Rui.

In another time and space, Zhou Rui kept the design drawings of several classic tanks during World War II firmly in his mind.

However, the equipment, technicians, and workers of the Ganyang Chariot Factory were all transferred from the automobile factory, and with the current situation of the Ganyang Chariot Factory, it was simply unrealistic to build those tanks of the Second World War era, and the most important thing was that there was no engine and gearbox that met the requirements.

Zhou Rui had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, and designed a light tank based on the existing conditions of the Ganyang Tank Factory.

This light tank weighs 7.5 tons, is 4.5 meters long, 1.8 meters wide, 2.2 meters high, has armor thickness from 10 mm to 25 mm, has a maximum speed of 10 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 40 kilometers, has a turret that can rotate 360 degrees, and is armed with a 40 mm rapid-fire gun and a German-34 general-purpose machine gun.

The 40-mm rapid-fire gun was equipped with 180 rounds, and the -34 general-purpose machine gun was equipped with 2700 rounds.

Zhou Rui then personally drove the light tank around, and also personally controlled the 40mm rapid-fire gun to fire a few shots.

After Zhou Rui stepped off the light tank, he patted Liu Yuan, the director of the Ganyang Tank Factory, on the shoulder with satisfaction, "Old Liu, your tank factory can produce this light tank in such a short period of time, and it has met the design requirements in all aspects, which is worthy of praise."

I will give you a reward of 1,000,000 silver coins, and you decide how to distribute it. ”

Liu Yuan is the old man of the Zhou family, and before Zhou Rui was reborn, Liu Yuan worked in the flour mill of the Zhou family.

Liu Yuan hurriedly said, "Thank you for the reward."

Our tank factory is organizing people to tackle the new engine and new gearbox designed by the commander.

As long as a new engine and a new gearbox can be developed, our tank factory can manufacture medium tanks and even heavy tanks designed by the commander. ”

Zhou Rui said: "Don't be in a hurry to manufacture medium and heavy tanks, the performance of the engine and gearbox must be excellent, and then study the manufacture of medium tanks and heavy tanks."

This light tank, I am still quite satisfied, your tank factory can carry out mass production next. ”

"Marshal, how many units do you need to produce for this light tank?"

"Of course, the more the merrier, how many vehicles can your tank factory produce each month?"

"About 30 cars can be produced every month."

"30 is too little, I need your tank factory to expand the production capacity by 10 times, recruit people if there is a shortage of people, buy equipment if there is a lack of equipment, and don't need to consider the capital."

"As long as the funds are sufficient, our tank factory will definitely expand its production capacity to 300 vehicles per month as soon as possible.

Marshal, did you give this light tank a name? ”

"Let's call it Black Cat Tank!"

"Tanks?"

"Oh, I think that in the future, the combat vehicles equipped with artillery can be called tanks, which is more vivid."

To be honest, Liu Yuan couldn't figure out what image the word tank had with this kind of steel chariot.

However, since Zhou Rui said the image of the word tank, Liu Yuan was not ready to refute, "Yes, Dashuai, this light tank will be called the Black Cat Tank in the future." ”

After leaving the Ganyang Chariot Factory, Zhou Rui came to the Ganyang Aircraft Factory next door.

"Dashuai, this is a biplane built according to your design drawings, which has been tested three times, and the maximum flight speed can reach about 90 kilometers per hour." Daniel Zhang, director of the Ganyang Aircraft Factory, pointed to a biplane and introduced it to Zhou Rui.

The materials used to build the fuselage of this biplane are mostly wood and cloth, which was designed by Zhou Rui with reference to the biplane of the First World War and the current situation of the Ganyang Aircraft Factory, and the engine used is a modified automobile engine.

Like the tank, Zhou Rui's mind also remembers the design drawings of several classic fighters during World War II, but unfortunately the Ganyang Aircraft Factory has not yet been able to manufacture qualified engines.

In order to develop the Zhou family's air force as soon as possible, Zhou Ruicai designed this relatively backward biplane.

"Test flights a few more times to eliminate potential safety hazards in flight as much as possible.

In addition, a machine gun can be added to the aircraft, so that the biplane has at least some combat effectiveness.

Next, your aircraft factory should continue to focus on the development of aircraft engines, without good aircraft engines, even if I have a good design, I will not be able to achieve it. ”

"Dashuai rest assured, we transferred several automobile engine design technicians from the automobile factory are copying according to the aircraft engine drawings provided by Dashuai, and I believe that high-power aircraft engines will soon be manufactured."

Zhou Rui patted Daniel Zhang, director of Ganyang Aircraft Factory, on the shoulder, "Old Zhang, I have high expectations for aircraft, and you have to pay a little more attention to the aircraft factory." ”

Daniel Zhang, like Liu Yuan, the director of the Ganyang Chariot Factory, was also an old man of the Zhou family, and before Zhou Rui was reborn, Daniel Zhang was a steward of the Zhou family brewery.

A few days later, Xie Dong, commander of the 6th Infantry Division of the Western Jin Army, returned to Ganyang City.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xie Dong was led by Zhou Rui to the Ganyang Chariot Factory.

Zhou Rui patted the barrel of a black cat tank, turned his head and said to Xie Dong: "This is a black cat tank, which belongs to a light tank. ”

Xie Dong's face was a little puzzled, "Tank? ”

"You can think of a tank as a combat vehicle, a tank with cross-country capability, armor protection, direct fire and assault capabilities.

I asked you to go back to Ganyang City this time, just to prepare for you to serve as the first commander of our tank unit of the Zhou Army. ”

Xie Dong asked a little puzzled: "Dashuai, what is this called...... Tank tanks, not worthy of the infantry divisions? ”

"I am going to concentrate the tanks and set up a tank force, or armored force, as the assault force of our Zhou army on the battlefield."

After Zhou Rui told Xie Dong about some of the tactics he had learned about the operation of armored forces from another time and space, Xie Dong immediately said excitedly: "Marshal, I am willing to be the first commander of the tank force!" ”

"The external establishment of the tank force will be the Fengwu Army Guard Division, and you will be the division commander of the Guard Division."

In the evening, after Xie Dong accompanied Zhou Rui to dinner, he returned to Xie Mansion in Ganyang City.

In a study in Xie Mansion, Xie Wenqi asked Xie Dong, "Little Si, how many days can you stay in Ganyang City this time?" ”

Xie Dong took a sip of the sobering soup before he said slowly: "Father, I will stay in Ganyang City for a long time in the future.

The marshal is preparing to form a new unit, and I will be the commander of this new unit. ”

"A new unit?"

"The Fengwu Army Guard Division will stay in Ganyang City in the future to protect the safety of Jiedu Mansion."

When Xie Wenqi heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, "This is equivalent to the Imperial Forest Army!"

Little four, it seems that the handsome man trusts you very much! ”

Xie Dong took another sip of sobering soup, "Father, I can have today, all because of the promotion of the handsome."

For the sake of being handsome, I don't even want my life! ”

The reason why Zhou Rui asked Xie Dong to form the first tank unit of the Zhou family was because of Zhou Rui's trust in Xie Dong.

Zhou Rui, who has lived in another time and space for six years, knows very well the role of a tank unit on the battlefield, so Zhou Rui must find a henchman to help him control the power of the tank force.

"Little Si, it's right for you to think like this, you have reached your current position, and you and the Zhou family are already both prosperous and loss-making."

"Father, do you have anything to say to me?"

Xie Wenqi hesitated, "Little Fourth, your third brother is in trouble." ”

In the Dadu Governor's Mansion in Tiansheng City, the capital of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhao Shicong, the commander of the embroidery platform, brought a young man to his father Zhao Rongguang.

"Father, this is Cui Wentao.

Since Cui Wentao joined the embroidery table, our embroidery platform has finally made a breakthrough in the purchase plan of some generals of the Zhou family. ”

Zhao Rongguang, the Governor of the Forbidden Army, nodded slightly, "I heard that you were originally the eldest young master of the Cui family in Ganyang City?" And Zhou Rui was bombed last year, it was also your handiwork? ”

Cui Wentao said respectfully: "Back to the Grand Governor, I turned out to be the eldest young master of the Cui family in Ganyang City.

After the Cui family in Ganyang was annexed by the Zhou family, I have been looking for an opportunity to take revenge, but unfortunately it was just a little bit short of being able to blow Zhou Rui to pieces. ”

Zhao Rongguang said with a smile: "You can almost blow up Zhou Rui, who commanded millions of troops, it's already very powerful."

I, Zhao Rongguang, like capable people, and then you have to put more thought into buying those generals of the Zhou family. ”

After Cui Wentao left, Zhao Shicong, the commander of the embroidery table, said to Zhao Rongguang: "Father, this Cui Wentao is very capable, and I am ready to reuse him." ”

Zhao Rongguang pondered for a while and said: "You have a good grasp of a degree, capable people are basically ambitious people." ”

Zhao Shicong nodded, "Don't worry, father, I will be careful." ”

Zhao Rongguang then sighed and said: "That Zhou Rui is fateful, among the various feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhou Rui's threat to the imperial court should be the greatest. ”

After a pause, Zhao Rongguang continued: "There is one thing, you must pay attention to the embroidery table.

Zhou Rui was accustomed to buying enemy generals, so while buying the generals of the Zhou family, you also had to guard against the generals of the forbidden army of the imperial court, who were bought by Zhou Rui. ”

After Cui Wentao left the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, he returned to a mansion in the Heavenly Saint City.

As soon as Cui Wentao walked into the gate of the mansion, Liu Menglu greeted him, "Husband, have you seen Governor Zhao?" ”

"Let's go inside."

After Cui Wentao and Liu Menglu came to Tiansheng City, Cui Wentao officially married Liu Menglu.

In order to destroy the entire Zhou family, Cui Wentao took the initiative to join the embroidery table, hoping to rely on the power of the Han and Tang Empire to destroy the entire Zhou family.

After Cui Wentao and Liu Menglu walked into a hall, Cui Wentao nodded and said, "I saw Zhao Rongguang."

However, Zhao Rongguang only said a few words to me, and I left the Dadu Governor's Mansion. ”

"It's good to see it, at least it's familiar.

Now the entire court is in the hands of the Zhao family and his son, and if the husband wants to climb up, he must take refuge in the Zhao family and his son. ”

Cui Wentao said with some emotion: "I didn't expect Zhou Rui to come to his senses."

If you want to take revenge in the future, you can really only rely on the Zhao family father and son. ”

That night, Zhao Shicong, the commander of the embroidery table, suddenly came to the house where Cui Wentao lived.

Cui Wentao respectfully led Zhao Shicong to a bedroom, and then lowered his voice and said, "Commander, my wife has been stunned by me. ”

Zhao Shicong said with some embarrassment: "Brother Wen Tao, isn't it a little bad to do this?" ”

Cui Wentao said calmly: "Commander, you can enjoy it."

As you know, I don't really have much interest in women. ”

Zhao Shicong looked at Liu Menglu, who had fallen asleep on the bed, rubbed his hands and said, "Brother Wen Tao, then I'm welcome." ”

"The commander has the grace of knowing me, and if it weren't for the fear of my wife's opposition, I would have dedicated her to the commander a long time ago."

Zhao Shicong patted Cui Wentao on the shoulder, "Brother Wentao, there is just a vacancy in the eight major envoys of our embroidery table, and I will apply to the imperial court tomorrow, and you will take over the vacant envoy." ”