Chapter 33 Datong Kaifeng Countermeasures Formation of armored corps

Zhang Zhimu made an appointment with Chen Yufeng, Yan Boju, Ouyang He, Lu Bingyi and Lu Chengxiang to see the artillery carriage together, and everyone else couldn't go. On the way to the shooting range, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He came to Zhang Zhimu's car together.

Zhang Zhimu knew that the two of them had something to say. After gossiping for a while, Chen Yufeng said: "Zhimu! We are almost ready for next spring's march south. Now the Ming army is no longer able to attack Yingtianfu. The emperor asked Gonggong Li to ask us to attack again to assist, but we also finished with ammunition and couldn't fight again. It is estimated that as soon as the reinforcements of the Dashun army cross the river, they will counterattack, and I see that the Ming army will not be able to stop them. If there are no surprises, we will go to war next spring. Now there are a few issues that can't wait for Ying Tianfu to clear up before making a decision. The first is the matter of Datong, and the second is the matter of Kaifeng, what should we do if we have to think about it? ”

Ouyang He took over and said: "We have a handling plan for these two places, and the question is what to do on the emperor's side." Before our southern expedition, if we do not solve the problem of Yanbei, we will leave worries; When we march south, if we don't occupy Kaifeng, our flanks will not be safe. But if these two places are taken, we will have to turn against the emperor. We need to weigh the pros and cons and think about it. ”

"These two places, if we take them hard, we will inevitably fall out with the imperial court, and it will involve a lot of our energy at that time. I can't take care of it so much if I need to. But can we think of a way to save some face for the emperor? Zhang Zhimu said.

"Huh! There is a way that requires Mr. Zhang to come forward in person. Ouyang He said.

"Hmmm! Let's talk about it! Zhang Zhimu was very interested.

"If we can convince the two princes to come forward and make an independent scene, in fact, it would be better for us to send troops to occupy these two places! Now the imperial court cannot afford to send troops to encircle and suppress them. In fact, the emperor also knows that we are doing ghosts, but he can save face for the emperor and continue to deal with us. Ouyang He said.

"This is a very important matter, and you need to come forward to talk about it yourself." Chen Yufeng said.

"That's a good idea! It's not a problem for me to come forward. Zhang Zhimu thought for a while and said, "I think I'll go to Kaifeng to see King Zhou first." King Zhou has been pretending to be sick for a long time, and it is estimated that he is already impatient to wait. After King Zhou finished speaking, he will do the work of acting for the king. In fact, what the acting king should have said was also said. He and Mr. Jiang are also watching what we do. It is easier to make up your mind with the king of Zhou taking the lead on behalf of the king. Zhang Zhimu said.

"These two princes, there is no doubt that their hearts are towards us. But the difficulty is that it will make them psychologically unbearable to let them come forward against the imperial court. In addition, we also need to consider the issue of how they will be treated in the future. Ouyang He said.

"Financially, we don't change, or even better. We are against this, but we must follow the trend. Give them good treatment, and they can do things for us that we can't do. So let's not go too far. As for the political treatment, we can tell them what we think. In the future, those who wish to participate in politics can participate in elections. Of course, we can give them a title first, and let them have face. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Huh! It's really good to come up with a good name. Ouyang He said, "Mr. Zhang, you originally said that you will engage senators and the House of Representatives in the future, should we give them a congressman first?" ”

"Members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives will be elected in the future. Give them to use it now, and they won't be able to use it in the future. I think we're going to set up a senate now, and they're going to be the senators. We have important matters, and we also have to inform the Senate and ask for their opinions. In the future, we have the Senate and the House of Representatives, which are elected by the people, and we can abolish the Senate. This Senate, as a transitional body of democratic mechanisms, can also play a certain role. ”

"Zhimu's idea is good, with this name, they can also exert their influence. However, this agency will be kept secret for the time being. The last time we stabilized the Central Plains, we had to keep it a secret. Chen Yufeng agreed with Zhang Zhimu's opinion.

Ouyang He also nodded and said, "Okay!" We will build a senate building in Yaogang in the future. For quite a long time, this senate will have to play a role. ”

"Zhimu, I think Emperor Chongzhen is a good person, let him serve as the president of the Senate in the future!"

"I'll see it!"

"Hehehe!" The three of them burst into laughter. I don't know if Emperor Chongzhen knew about it, how would he feel if he was appointed to a new position by the kiln people?

"If that's the case, we have to do a good job of reorganizing the Jiang Plain army." Ouyang He said, "My idea is to transfer Jiang Ji to work in the command center. Specializing in the work of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Liaodong, and at the same time familiarizing myself with our situation. ”

"That's a good idea! Jiang Jiao knew the Mongols to the north very well. The Manchu Qing Dynasty broke the wall several times, and he also experienced it. It should be said that he should have known about the Manchu Qing Dynasty, at least, he had some intuitive understanding. It would be fitting that he should be in charge. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Mr. Zhang, despite this, our relationship with the imperial court is considered public. Although Emperor Chongzhen will weigh the pros and cons, he will not openly turn his face with us. But it's hard for our relationship to be the same as before. Ouyang He said.

"Actually, it's okay, if the court makes any small moves, we will remove all their officials so as not to get in the way." Chen Yufeng said.

"Huh! Actually, we don't need to get rid of them all, we can completely co-opt them all. After all, they are people who have read books, and we can train them well and use them for us. They have been in Shanxi for so long, at least they know our practices very well, and it is very convenient to train. If we mobilize them to join our ranks, I think more than half of them will. "Ouyang He sees these officials very thoroughly, and most of them are trying to get a position. After the kiln gang people train them, they will also give them a good job, and they will definitely be willing. Besides, the salary of the kiln workers is higher.

Zhang Zhimu and his party arrived at the shooting range, and Li Yunhe and Li Wei were already waiting here. Obviously, Li Yunhe: They made very good preparations for the demonstration of the artillery carriage.

On the shooting range, there are three artillery trucks painted in grass green, and the gun trucks are equipped with cannons, which are particularly powerful.

Zhang Zhimu and the others said hello to Li Yunhe and Li Wei, and then went straight to the gun truck. Everyone circled around the gun carriage and watched.

The gun carriage was loaded with a 65-millimeter cannon, a heavy machine gun on the roof, and a side-by-side machine gun in the car. There was also a long braid-like thing in the car, Yan Boju didn't understand it, and asked Li Yunhe: "I said kid!" What's that big braid for? ”

Yan Boju's questioning caused a burst of laughter from the technicians who were engaged in the artillery truck.

"Little bunny! I just don't know, what are you laughing at? Yan Boju smiled after asking. He knew that his figurative big braid made everyone laugh.

Li Yunhe hurriedly said, "Uncle Yan, that's a whip antenna. It's for the radio in the car. With the radio, the vehicles can talk to each other. ”

After Zhang Zhimu finished reading the gun car, he asked Li Yunhe: "Why did you get three cars?" ”

"There is a gun truck with the original steel shell, we installed the gun, we want to try how much difference it is with the aluminum shell?" Li Yunhe said.

"Oh! Let's start it and try it! Zhang Zhimu said.

Li Yunhe asked everyone to sit on the chairs that had been arranged, and then waved his hand to let those chariots drive up and try.

This well-prepared site is deliberately set up with obstacles such as horse rejection, ditches, and steep slopes. After the three artillery trucks started with a "boom" of black smoke, they drove around the field. It's really not slow.

Chen Yufeng nodded straight and said: "It's faster than the carriage, the carriage can't always run fast, then the horse can't stand it." ”

Yan Boju didn't want to listen, and said, "The horse is made of meat, and this is made of steel, can it be the same?" Besides, horses eat grass, and this thing drinks oil, can it be the same? ”

Chen Yufeng knew that Yan Boju didn't want to listen to it, so he ignored him.

At this time, the gun carriage that came back from a circle began to cross the obstacles. I saw the sound of the first sports car "boom" refueling rushed past a series of rows of rejection horses, and the tracks crushed the rejection horses row by row under the tracks, crushing the rejection horses, and ran over from several rows of rejection horses without effort. Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He and the others who were watching all stood up. They know all too well the power of this thing. If it is on the battlefield, this means that you can sweep the enemy formation and be invincible.

Then the three gun wagons performed performances such as crossing ditches and climbing steep slopes. It wasn't until the end of the performance that Chen Yufeng and the others sat down again.

After everyone sat down, Li Yunhe said: "Everyone, pay attention, immediately carry out the artillery show!" ”

The three artillery wagons lined up in a row on the left side of the field to the right, and then started together, and as they went, the two machine guns on each vehicle began to fire at the same time, and the row of targets set up on the right side was riddled with holes. The three cars suddenly stopped, and then each fired two shells with "dong dong", blowing up several targets erected in the distance. Then he began to move on, pausing again to shoot.

After the performance, the three gun carriages drove back to a stop in front of everyone. The members of the gun carriage, who came out of the gun carriage, stood next to the gun carriage.

Zhang Zhimu took everyone and got up and walked over to congratulate them. Congratulations to them on the success of today's presentation.

Chen Yufeng asked a car commander in the past, "Is there a lot of smoke when the cannon is fired in the car?" ”

"It's better for us to have a fan inside, or smoke. But now they are working on a cannon with a smoking mechanism, and then this problem will be solved. The commander replied.

"Is it loud inside?" Chen Yufeng asked again.

"Some noise, just get used to it. It's just that the vibration is louder when you run away. The commander replied.

Zhang Zhimu said to Li Yunhe: "You have to develop special clothing for the armored troops. Not only should you keep warm in winter, not hot and sweat-absorbing in summer, but you should also be able to move easily in the car. The main thing is the development of special helmets for armored troops. Helmets should have ear tips to protect hearing. The ear tips not only protect our ears from noise, but also have headphones inside the ear tips through which the occupants of the car can communicate. The commander can also communicate with other vehicles and superiors via radio by switching headsets. This garment is to be made of the best leather to make a tight leather garment. ”

"Good! I'll go back and arrange for someone to make this kind of armor special clothing. Li Yunhe agreed.

Ouyang He said, "Oops! Seeing these guys, we won't fight again. Li Wei, you have to study how to use the tactics of the artillery cart! ”

Li Wei said: "Yes! Uncle Chen, Mr. Ouyang, this thing, not only ordinary rejection horses can't stop them. Ordinary camp fences could not stop them. As long as they put the muzzle of the gun backwards, they can directly knock down the fence of the camp with their car, and they can also knock over the big wall of an ordinary house at once. ”

"What is this thing afraid of?" Ouyang He asked.

"Afraid of deep ditches! If the ditch is too deep, they can't get out. Hehe! Li Wei smiled after speaking.

"There's also the problem that a bridge that's too small won't be able to withstand the weight of this thing." Li Yunhe said, "That kind of steel-hulled car, you can't see the difference if you don't look carefully in the venue." But when you cross the bridge, the difference is huge. The car with a steel shell is too heavy. ”

"Actually, the aluminum shell is enough. It is useless to shoot directly at it with a bed crossbow. Against ordinary bows and crossbows, it's even more fine. Li Wei said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "I see that the heavy machine gunner on the car also needs to add a shield against arrows, and the back of the body should be blocked by the canopy of the gun truck." If the machine gunner on the gun truck was shot by an arrow, it would be a joke. ”

Li Yunhe said: "Just add an aluminum heavy machine gun shield." It's best to protect both sides. ”

Chen Yufeng came over and said: "The experiment is no problem, let's hurry up and produce!" With this thing, it will not be a problem to deal with cavalry on the steppe in the future. ”

"Actually, Li Yunhe's car that they are doing long-distance experiments will be more flexible on the grass if they make some improvements in off-road performance. Both speed and agility are better than tracked vehicles. Heavy machine guns can also be mounted on the vehicle. In the future, we will equip the army with both tracked and wheeled vehicles. They can complement each other's strengths and meet our different needs. Zhang Zhimu explained.

"In my opinion, when the road is bad, it is still better to use tracked vehicles. You can walk with or without a road. Ouyang He asked again, "How about Li Wei's artillery tractor?" ”

"It was already good, but now it has to be changed to an alloy aluminum shell, which delays a little time. Otherwise, it should have come out earlier than the gun truck. But it's going to be fine right away. Li Yunhe said, "If there is no problem, it can also be put into production before the end of the year." Strive to get them to use it next year. ”

"Nothing else, you must get a batch of artillery tractors as soon as possible, let Li Wei and them try first, and they will be able to use them next year." Chen Yufeng said.

"So, there's going to be a war next year?" Li Yunhe asked.

"You kid, don't ask what you shouldn't." Chen Yufeng was not polite.

Li Yunhe stuck out his tongue and said, "I will try to urge them to drive out some vehicles as soon as possible." Now it's all in a hurry! ”

At this time, Lu Chengxiang came over and said: "Mr. Zhang, you said last time that you want to build a lot of agricultural machinery, don't forget." Our tractors have made a big difference on the other side of the Loop. Now the land is open up one by one. Even digging ditches was dug with tractors. They use a four-wheeled tractor to make a seeder, and the land is really much faster. Didn't you say, can you still make a harvester? Find a way to get it quickly! ”

"Huh! What Mr. Lu said, we really need to study it carefully. Zhang Zhimu said to Lu Bingyi and Li Yunhe: "Sometimes, this agricultural machinery does not necessarily require a high level of technology, and often a good idea can solve many problems." I think we will organize a research institute of agricultural machinery composed of workers and technicians who are very familiar with machinery. Let them specialize in the development of agricultural machinery. For example, agricultural harvesters, agricultural rotary cultivators, agricultural seeders and other machinery needed for agricultural production. I think that corn thresher is going to be made first. Now the farmer's family collects some corn, and the whole family goes into battle to rub the corn, which is too difficult. Get a machine to thresh. ”

"Good! I'll let them get a corn thresher first. Li Yunhe said: "This thing should not be difficult. It's really a big deal. ”

"This farm machinery is really endless if it is studied." Lu Bingyi said, "I agree with Mr. Zhang's opinion. ”

"I think we will recruit a class of agricultural machinery next year, when Yaogang College recruits students again. After graduating, they specialized in agricultural machinery. Zhang Zhimu said, "We can also encourage everyone to engage in invention and creation." If someone's invention is adopted by us, we want to reward them heavily. ”

Lu Bingyi said: "Mr. Zhang, this suggestion is good. As long as it is not his job invention, we must reward them. ”

"In my opinion, we also need to implement patent protection in law. Whoever invents, who benefits. This encourages the whole society to invent. Zhang Zhimu said, "We will set up a patent committee in the future." Whoever invents can register it. In this way, we can legally protect their inventions from infringement. If you want to use someone else's patent, you can negotiate with the patent holder and buy the right to use it for money. If this continues, everyone will be aware of patents. will use their brains to think of inventions. More and more new things will emerge in our society. ”

Li Yunhe said: "It's a good thing, but it's not easy. Who will judge whether those patents are true or fake? ”

"We have to take our time in this matter, and we will set up a patent office in the future. Depending on the situation, the patent office should invite different technical personnel to participate in the assessment. There is also a sound evaluation system and protection system. Zhang Zhimu said.

At this time, Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, and Li Wei also came over after researching.

Chen Yufeng said: "I asked Li Wei to form a company-sized artillery truck army first. One artillery carriage counts as a squad, three artillery carriages count as a platoon, and three platoons count as a company. Plus a gun truck for the company commander, a gun truck for the deputy company commander, and an gun car for the instructor. Such a company was twelve artillery carriages. Let's get some experience first, and then expand it later. ”

No one else spoke, Li Yunhe said first, "It's too little!" By the end of the year, if it goes well, we will be able to produce thirty artillery carriages, so you might as well build a battalion of artillery carriages! ”

"Huh! I agree with Li Yunhe. Zhang Zhimu said, "I think I will directly form an armored battalion." A battalion generally has three companies, the same plus four battalion commanders, deputy battalion commanders, instructors and deputy instructors, plus a platoon of the battalion, a total of 43 artillery carriages. The battalion also has a machine infantry company. This machine is equipped with a car and a power car for maneuvering. ”

"Hmmm! Little bunny, you can get so many cars at once. That's certainly good. However, as soon as such an army went out, the enemy was scared to death. Hehe! After Chen Yufeng finished speaking, he also showed a rare smile.

"Next year, Lu Wenchen's technical school will graduate those tractor driving and maintenance students. At that time, Li Wei and them were equipped with some students who knew how to drive, and could also maintain. At that time, Li Wei's men and horses were neat. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Hey! At that time, Li Wei will be even better. This year, your artillery towing car will be able to do the same. At that time, it will be earth-shattering wherever you go. Li Yunhe said, "It may have scared the enemy away before the battle." ”

"Haha!" Everyone in the room burst into laughter. Li Yunhe is not exactly an exaggerated joke. Because the kiln gang people are now like this, often the enemy flees when the front of the army comes. Now such a mighty armored soldier will not be able to meet an opponent against them at all.

At noon, everyone had a simple meal at the shooting range.

At the dinner table, Lu Bingyi said: "Mr. Zhang, that Song Yingxing is about to come to Yaogang, but I am going to Xi'an with Li Wei soon, I can't wait for him, you can receive him." ”

"Ou! When will Song Yingxing arrive? Zhang Zhimu was overjoyed.

"Alas! This man, we were too busy to forget about him. Lu Bingyi said, "Li Zicheng swept the Central Plains, what can he do as a Bozhou prefect." He fled to Yangzhou with his family, dozens of people, not rich in money, very poor, and embarrassed to look for us. Later, it was Li Mao who learned about this situation from others and gave him some help. Li Gongzi immediately contacted me and asked me to contact Song Yingxing to persuade him to come to Yaogang. This person actually wanted to come for a long time, but because he refused us last time, I'm sorry now. I sent him a couple of telegrams and asked him in your name. Last night, I received a call back from him, saying that he would be coming with his family immediately. Li Gongzi has already arranged a ferry ticket for him. This time he came, and he had to ask Mr. Zhang to talk to him. ”

"Don't worry! Although Song Yingxing's knowledge is very comprehensive, he has to spend a lot of time learning new things when he arrives at Yaogang. However, when he arrives in a new environment and is exposed to new knowledge, he will also stimulate creativity. We can also use his fame to engage in teaching. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Yes! Our education in the kiln also needs a person with a prominent name to lead. He may not be able to do anything specific right away, but first give him a vacant position so that he can familiarize himself with the situation and have time to learn new things. Lu Bingyi said.

"Why do you want to go to Xi'an with Li Wei?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"Liu Yun, a large number of people and horses who repaired the Qin Straight Road retreated to Shaanxi. Our water diversion project in Shaanxi has never started. We have a group where to design the first level reservoir. I want to rush over and see what I can do first. We can't let hundreds of thousands of people go to build Shaanxi's railways. Lu Bingyi said, "The relatively large blasting on the other side of the Hutuo River has been completed. Li Wei wanted to go with me to see the water diversion project, where there might be a few places where large-scale blasting was going to be carried out. Besides, Liu Yun and they used a lot of ** to repair the Chencang Ancient Road, and the effect was not very ideal. Let Li Wei and them go over to give them guidance. I also want to see if the Chencang Ancient Road is no problem. We transferred the brigade to the south of the Qinling Mountains, and the water diversion project was started from both sides at the same time. ”

"Mr. Lu! Do you have a rough estimate of whether this water diversion project can be completed in ten years? Zhang Zhimu asked.

"This project is too big, I'm afraid there is no one before or since. If it goes well, it won't work. The main project is finished, and the auxiliary project is not afraid to work for ten years. Lu Bingyi said, "The only thing I hope is to live until the day I finish it!" ”

"Look at what you said, Mr. Lu, we have to cut the ribbon together for the completion. We all have to live well! Zhang Zhimu was a little excited. He didn't want his comrades-in-arms to leave without seeing the fruits of victory. But ten years is a little longer for an old man.

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