Luzhou, in the northern Republican Army artillery experimental field.

"We need a new launcher, the thick iron pipe can meet our needs, and no other material can meet such a situation." So said one engineer.

"Isn't it okay to use rails? I think this kind of thing is cheaper. You have to know how much those pipes will cost, our budget will be so high that it will be a very outrageous price, in that case, the military will lose interest. The director said. He knew some of the technology, but he knew even more about what kind of weapons the military needed, and the IRA needed a weapon of mass destruction as their secret killer weapon, which could cause a heavy bombardment over a large area in an instant.

What they need is that kind of weapon of mass destruction effect.

"We experimented. The guide rail is not easy to install, and the range of the guide rail will be seriously reduced a lot. If it is installed in the tube, its launch distance will be much more easily. This is beneficial to us. Although the price will rise, however, his situation will be fine. Again, the engineer emphasized.

"Well, since you apply like this, I'll go and see if I can get some pipes, and I want to know which things are more expensive, and I hope I can provide some of them." So said the director.

The Republican Army has researched a new kind of ***, which is based on the original *** made of paper, adding more iron parts, in this way, the power of ***, and the range have been greatly improved, but *** still uses *** as a propellant. The range speed is not too far. That is, it is about three miles. In fact, by the time we got to two miles, basically, it was completely up to luck to launch.

Researchers are in trouble with the use of launchers and tubes. They generally believe that the advantages of the launcher are relatively large, since their materials are easily available. After all, iron they do not lack. However, if you use a launch tube, it is much more difficult, but the advantage is that the range will increase a little, and the accuracy is within the controllable range.

Although they still have big problems, the improvement in the way of launching can provide them with a great constraint. That's what they need. If you use a launcher, the dispersion area of *** will be very large. Even, if the control is not good, it will fly to the back. That's just a joke.

That's why they put a lot of emphasis on using a launch tube to launch. But pipes are still difficult for the Republican Army.

Some factories of the Republican Army already have research in this area. For example, in the Handan factory, they have developed the drilling technology of iron pipes. The length of the pipe is not long enough. The caliber is controlled within a certain range, which is exceeded. It's hard to continue. It's going to be very difficult for them. So, in such a case, the number of pipes is not very large. If the IRA can solve this problem, their firearms production will enter a new peak area.

However, due to technical limitations, pipes are still suppressed in a lower production scale, and if the IRA solves this problem, there will be greater development.

The gate of the wild goose was closed. Private Shi Er, an infantry private, looked nervously at the nomadic people gathered below. Cattle, sheep, horses. The cavalry ran nervously back and forth farther away. They seemed to be on the alert, and the more people crowded under their walls, and the closer they were to the fortifications, the more secure they became.

"What the hell is going on? Sergeant. Shi Er asked puzzled.

"Whatever happens, if they attack us, kill them with your firearms, which are not crutches or burning sticks." The sergeant said this, and everyone was nervous, but they were also at a loss, and many people didn't know what was going on.

"Damn." Shi Er scolded after the sergeant left.

"Those tribes are under attack. Definitely. Ma Bian came over and said. Even though he was still a private, he was a local, and he had seen a lot of such situations.

"Normally, they would attack us here, but now, we have this in our hands, so, they are weak, they don't deserve sympathy, if they dare to attack us, give them a blow." Ma Bian said.

Shi Er looked at the other party and nodded to indicate that such an idea was correct.

Their infantry squad quickly moved into the firing position on the tower, and the other infantry companies quickly increased. An hour and a half later. The militia also arrived. They were joined by their lunch. Hot lamb soup with delicious cakes. Tastes great.

Hot food gives them strength back and makes them less nervous. Maybe it's because of the battle, the improvement of the food has increased their confidence in defense, after all, such a thing is still a relatively acceptable result for them.

The nomads under the city could only smell the delicious food, trapped under the city walls, and the tribal leaders kept shouting, they wanted to be able to enter the Yanmen Pass, after all, they were in alliance relations, but their commanders were adamant that they would not allow this, because they had orders. Moreover, they also issued a serious warning that it was best to get out of the cordon as soon as possible, otherwise they would open fire.

An artillery lieutenant stationed here seems to be an absolute deterrent in order to prove that what they are saying is absolutely deterrent. He also used a new phone to notify the gun emplacements on the nearby batteries to fire three shells to deter them.

The telephone was first used in their place, for such a thing, many people do not know much, but soon they saw the wonder of this kind of thing, they can easily contact the rear artillery, and the position on the battery, as long as they provide their approximate firing area, they can fire, which greatly speeds up their shooting speed, and provides the convenience of fire support.

The telephone is indeed a new, good invention, and many officers, especially artillery officers, the telephone is a great invention. However, this thing is only equipped with them, and there are not many of them, only fixed turrets have such an invention device, and there is no such invention in other places.

The new technology of the telephone has been handed over to the two telecommunications companies to popularize, but the first thing they meet is the military's orders, because the military's orders are larger, and only big city banks like Handan will need these things in terms of securities, and the military's orders have priority.

However, the situation in Yanmen Pass is still very chaotic, and it is difficult to maintain some of the current favorable conditions in many places.

The soldiers were on high alert. After all, their commander also quickly arrived at the front line to inspect.

Jingshi, Luoyang.

"I think the only thing that can stop Dong Zhuo's madman from acting is assassination." Cao Cao looked normal, but he was about to collapse.

In the early days of the day, five more officials were killed. But Cao Cao can only watch this situation continue to happen, and has no power to stop this situation, which is very powerless for him, and even, he thinks, they can do many, many things to deal with such a situation, but now, they are surviving.

"Assassination is definitely not a good option, and I personally prefer to use force." Xi Zhicai said.

"The cost of the assassination is too great. You may personally be killed, and the odds of failure are very high, which is definitely not the best option. Xi Zhicai persuaded him.

"Nope. If we use greater force to deal with it, you should know that the situation we are facing, the world will be in chaos, do you think such a situation is feasible? Cao Cao asked.

"But it seems, that's all there is to it." Xi Zhicai said.

"No, I don't think so, see this? New firearm, I forgot his name. Very new firearms, gifted to me by the highest commander of the IRA. I can use him to shoot Dong Zhuo from a distance. Cao Cao said. He said this with the weapon that Sangmu had given him. What Cao Cao probably didn't expect was that a reloaded bullet might not be fired. At most, Shang Wu gave such a weapon to Cao Cao as a handicraft. He never thought that Cao Cao would use such a weapon to assassinate, and once he encountered a stink bomb, the situation would become very bad.

But Cao Cao obviously doesn't need such situations anymore. For him, the assassination of Dong Zhuo was a root cause of solving all problems before the chaos in the world. As long as this problem is solved, all problems will be solved.

I have to say. Cao Cao grasped the crux of the problem, but that was not the root, the root was that the whole world was sick. Even if it's a success. The problem will not be fundamentally solved.

Perhaps Cao Cao has some idealistic overtones. Very impulsive. But it's all for the world.

Lijiazhuang. War Department.

"The situation in the north is very bad." Shang Wu looked at the latest telegram and said.

"It's so bad that we can't imagine it, I thought that those tribes, they would resist for a while, but now it seems that they have completely lost their resistance. They are squeezed to the border, under the walls of our Yanmen Pass, and what will be the result if we do not take some measures? Jia Xu said.

"They're going to collapse on their own, but we don't want to get too involved right now. Not even the most basic assumptions. It's bad for us. Shang Wu said. true

Shang Wu never thought that those allied tribes would be so defenseless. They lost all their roots at once.