King Qin set out that night. Xianyang Palace has a built-in railway line. This was built specifically for the travel of King Qin. A special train of "King Qin" is parked on the train platform. It is heavily guarded on all sides.

King Qin has not yet come. There weren't many other send-offs that Shangwen could recognize. Basically a couple of royal families and stuff like that. The two sides saluted each other, and it was settled.

Shang Wen walked around when he had nothing to do. The train consists of eight long carriages. The length of the train's carriages has been greatly improved. A carriage if it is full. It can reach more than 100 people. If the goods are shipped. Then this number is also very impressive. The increase in train traffic is due to the application of the results of various studies.

Qin's trains still use old-fashioned steam locomotives. But the length of his locomotive, and the actual power produced, has improved greatly. It has also been done to the extreme in some details. For example, the lights, the power system, the heating system, this train of the King of Qin is currently the best train in the Qin State. There is also air conditioning on it. Even the kitchen is equipped with a fridge. Since the cable lines are mainly spread along the railway line. So. As long as the king of Qin is resting. You can send and receive information about various regions of the Qin State. The radio side carried out an electrical signal propagation. Since the existence of the ionosphere is not known. R&D personnel are working on this issue.

Although radio equipment is not yet used. But it won't be long before that. The interior of the train is also very luxuriously decorated. Shang Wen had only seen one carriage. There is a personal toilet in the carriage, and there is a bathroom. The toilets and baths in the Qin State were separated. This has something to do with the identity of King Qin. There are also three large luxury bedrooms. A meeting room, reference room as well as a variety of living rooms, entertainment facilities. Five of the eight carriages were used for these facilities. The rest are guards, kitchens, and material reserves. If needed. Alternate cars can be mounted at any time in the back.

In order to ensure the safety of train travel. King Qin's travel was chosen at night as much as possible. Because the night watch can be changed at will. The main thing is cargo. There are also fewer trains at night. If you change the daytime. Travel time is very limited. This. The arrangement is a bit complicated. The state of Qin roughly divided the train operation into three major regions. West, North, East. The southern area is under construction and has not been included for the time being. But their meeting point is centered on Xianyang. Only after the construction of the Southern District Railway in Xinzheng can it be regarded as the second junction. Xianyang in the Qin State is currently the largest railway transportation hub.

But this year, the Qin State planned a number of railway construction plans. For example, the entire East-West Mongolian Railway. Handan connects East and West Mongolia with the railway from Handan to Xinzheng. Construction of the railway from Xinzheng to Daliang. In addition, the longest railway, the Hexi Corridor, is under construction. It is expected that the basic construction of these railway lines will be successful in two years. At that time, the Qin State had a rudimentary railway network.

Shang Wen thought as he walked. But Shang Wen suddenly found it when he walked to the last train of the train. Two temporary carriages are loaded. It is the last section that hangs up. That section is a flatbed. The cart was loaded with hanging items wrapped in a large cloth.

"What's that?" Shang Wen asked strangely.

"Oh, nothing." An officer explained.

"Nothing?" Shang Wen looked at the officer and then at Meng Bu. From the silhouette, it should be some kind of special vehicle. Because he and Shang Wen saw the tractor, the layout of the tracked special vehicle is about the same. Such as lifting vehicles and so on.

"Oh, it's the Prime Minister." Wei Yu came out of nowhere and asked.

"Oh, it's the Captain! What is it? Shang Wen pointed to the flatbed truck and said.

"Why don't you guess, sir?" Wei Yu said with a smile.

"Oh!" Shang Wen looked at Wei Yu. I looked at the flatbed again.

"Give me a hint! You can't guess like that! Shang Wen said.

"Well, it's a secret weapon." Wei Yu said mysteriously.

"Secret weapon?" Shang Wen was a little confused.

"Secret weapon? What a secret weapon". Shang Wen thought. The State Governor's Mansion was the only department in the Qin State that could purchase weapons and equipment. It controlled all of Qin's military equipment procurement costs. Major arms manufacturers in order to get arms orders. A lot of new weapons were invented. Recently, there were air-cooled machine guns that reduced their weight by a third. Heat sinks are used in the automotive sector. Then it went well in terms of machine guns. And the earliest models even had an electric fan. But it was soon canceled. Because the heat dissipation is uneven.

"Army weapons, or space weapons?" Shang Wen then asked.

"Army". Wei Yu replied.

"Army!" Shang Wen looked at the big guy.

None other than that! Shang Wen looked back at Wei Yu. The engines of the Qin State developed rapidly. Especially the use of large eight-cylinder diesel engines. This engine is used in many heavy-duty lifting special vehicles. Could it be. Thinking of this, Shang Wen should think that it is.

"Is it a tank?" Shang Wen asked suspiciously.

"What gram?" Wei Yi looked at Shang Wen and asked.

"Oh, isn't it an armored fighting vehicle?" Shang Wen only then reacted domestically. The tank is transliterated. It should be called an armored fighting vehicle.

"Well, almost. It's an ironclad chariot." Wei Yi said.

"Ironclad chariots?" Shang Wen looked at the big guy on the tablet and said.

"Yes, we welded the iron armor around the tracked vehicle. Form a large airtight box. in this big box. We were armed with six machine guns. These six machine guns formed a huge network of fire. There are no dead spots between each other. Although the speed is not very fast. But I don't think anyone has been able to cut through this thick iron armor yet! Wei Yu said happily.

Shang Wen and Wei Yu then discussed the development process of armored combat vehicles. The reason is simple. That was the difficulty encountered by the light cavalry in this operation in the Western Regions. There was also a stalemate on the Eastern Front. With a frantic escalation of firepower. The opponent is already aware. The odds of being killed while standing on the ground are high. But if you lie on the ground, you can barely survive. In particular, take advantage of obstacles caused by uneven ground to dodge. This led to the war beginning to enter a state of underground warfare. In the Western Regions. This was the case with the strongholds in the Western Regions besieged by the Qin army. They defended by digging trenches. Although firepower can help the Qin army occupy the other side. But the other party effectively dodged the bullets fired by the Qin army. Opposite. The opponent also used the ravines to counterattack.

The infantry suffered a lot of damage. This requires a weapon that can replace and protect the infantry. That's why armored combat vehicles. An effective combination of weapons and vehicles. In particular, the development of the automotive industry provides a new type of motorized platform.