The four soldiers who volunteered to participate in the real yàn told Hu Fei and Wei Lihuang that although they were afraid when they hid under the activity fortress, they were actually very safe, and the shells and bullets outside could not hurt them at all. The most uncomfortable thing for the four of them was the shock, which was uncomfortable for them from the sound of the shell exploding in close proximity.

However, once the warriors are on the battlefield, even if there is no active fortress, the shells will not shake when they explode in the vicinity? It's not the same. The vibration felt by people hiding in the movable fortress is not greater than that outside, and it should even be smaller than the outside, and the people inside can be safe as long as they plug their ears. That is, this activity fortress is a complete success!

Wei Lihuang was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered the logistics department to use this activity fortress as a template to manufacture a large number of vehicles in advance!

"Mantian, since the movable fortress can be built, can we also try the chariot? If you work harder, I'll hand over this task to you too! If we really want to be able to manufacture our own domestically produced tanks and armored vehicles, I will personally go to the central government to ask for credit for you! ”

Tank? Armored vehicles? Hu Fei grinned when he heard it, could that thing be made like me? What can I make that so many domestic military experts can't make? Sir, you think too highly of me, don't you?

"Report to the chief, I am afraid that I am not competent for my humble position."

"Oh? Why? Wei Lihuang's complexion sank slightly, and although his tone was still peaceful, the unhappiness in his heart had already appeared on his face.

"Chief Wei," Hu Fei's courage has always been great, even in the face of Wei Lihuang, the commander of the theater of operations, he can still respond with a calm expression, "Hu Fei only went to private school when he was a child, and he did not go to a well-known school, nor did he study in a famous military academy at home and abroad. I am really not qualified to do this kind of work of developing high-end weapons, and even if I do it reluctantly, I am afraid that in the end, I will mislead the country and people. Please think twice, sir. ”

Wei Lihuang frowned and pondered for a moment, then stared at Hu Fei for half a minute. If it were someone else, I am afraid that I would have been so nervous that I would have been at a loss, but Hu Fei just stood like that, looking directly at Wei Lihuang, the second-level general and commander of the theater in front of him.

"Heavenly, I think you've misunderstood. I'm not asking you to build tanks and armored vehicles, I'm just asking you to create a batch of vehicles that can fight both offensively and defensively. Wei Lihuang patiently explained, but Hu Fei didn't believe his words. What else can a combat vehicle with both offense and defense have besides tanks and armored vehicles?

"I want to hear about it."

"Let's use an analogy. I'll give you a truck, and you'll put protective armor on it according to the method of making an active fortress, and then put it on the turret, won't you? I didn't ask you to set up an arsenal to produce tanks for me as many as I wanted a month. ”

So that's it! Hu Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he still had doubts in his heart, so he was still hesitating and not agreeing so happily.

"The sky is full of you, you are you, what do you want me to say about you?" Seeing Hu Fei's appearance, Wei Lihuang pointed with his finger a little crying and laughing, "Are you not at ease with your eight-eight column?" Worried that you won't be able to go back if you stay here? What age is it? Now it's the Republic of China, it's the Nationalist Government that is in power, and the feudal emperor has long since collapsed! ”

"We believe in a republic, **, your self-styled old warlord mentality is outdated, it's time to change! Let go of the eight or eight verticals and look at the bigger world, so that we can keep up with the pace of the times, so that we can progress. Do you understand? Seeing Hu Feipi nodding with a smile, how could Wei Lihuang not know that this person didn't hear it at all?

"Forget it. The reason why your old ideas are so stubborn may have something to do with your early experiences. This kind of conceptual problem cannot be changed in a matter of a day or two. In this way, you can make a few or five for me first, and you only need to transform five armored cars for me, and I will immediately release you back to the Eighth and Eighth Columns. Also, replenish your troops with 20 Maxim heavy machine guns and 20 mortars! ”

"What about bullets and shells?" Hu Feicai doesn't care what Wei Lihuang's face is, he is not ambiguous at all about what he can fight for.

"Hmph, the bullets give you 50,000 rounds, and the shells give you two bases. That's satisfying, right? ”

"Thank you, sir!" Hu Feipao gave Wei Lihuang a military salute. Chief Wei shook his head and returned the salute helplessly, and before leaving, he didn't forget to tell him, "We must hurry up the transformation of the chariot, and the battle between us and the Japanese army will accumulate into a big battle at any time." Don't miss the plane. ”

Look at what you said, delay the fighter? I'll help you make an event fortress, but I'll make a delay in the fighter! Although he was secretly dissatisfied with Wei Lihuang's attitude, he was unwilling to confront the commander of the war zone on the spot. Forget it, isn't it just to add a layer of armor steel to the truck, so what's the matter?

After sending off the Wei Commander and his party, the Logistics Department of the Theater sent someone to measure the size of the active fortress. The armor research and development department developed this activity fortress is to be regarded as a treasure, the size can be measured, and there is no door to take away!

After another two days, the retrofit truck drove up. Five brand-new American GM trucks drove into the Defense R&D compound. The car was accompanied by five drivers and a platoon of soldiers escorting the car. The platoon commander told Hu Fei: This car is newly imported, and the commander of the guard has an order, and the truck will be handed over to you as you please, even if the truck is cut into a pile of firewood and burned it, it is your freedom, and others have no right to interfere!

Looking at the platoon commander's curious eyes, Hu Fei ordered the truck to be parked neatly in the courtyard with an expressionless face. What does it mean to chop firewood is also my freedom? Am I such a loser? Hu Fei knew that this was Wei Lihuang's response to his attitude that day, but he was not in the mood to explain too much to the platoon leader.

Basically, the modification of the truck did not require much creativity, and the problem of removing the wooden compartment plate and replacing it with a bulletproof steel plate was solved. Of course, considering the bearing capacity of the truck engine and tires, the armor steel plate cannot be too thick, and the installation of a five-millimeter-thick steel plate at the location of the truck baffle is basically within the acceptable range.

The protective steel plate is solved, and the weapon system has to be considered. If the truck is converted into a combat vehicle, a direct-fire gun on the front of the truck is obviously the best option. But considering the actual number of artillery pieces in the domestic army, Hu Fei still gave up this unrealistic idea.

It is better to have that extra artillery to load on the truck than to hand it over to the front-line troops, I believe that any battalion or regiment will get a piece of artillery will make it shine on the battlefield, much more effective than loading it on an armored truck.

But what do you use without artillery?