When he saw the five tanks, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen was stunned.

Four big wheels, two small wheels, heavy tracks, these are similar to modern tanks, but it is scary enough to look closely, the internal structure is completely a tractor with only one diesel engine, in the sudden loud noise, the speed of driving is not as fast as walking, Xu Guangqi said that it will take half a day to drive from the Daming Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau to Beijing, and Zhu Youzhen estimates that he will not be able to drive for another three days, and he has to rely on dozens of soldiers to move his butt in the back to turn the direction.

There are firing holes in the front, rear, left and right, and a light artillery gun is located.

The key is that he already has the appearance of a tank in his heart, looking at this shell made of four iron plates, it is really too rough, if he didn't see it with his own eyes, he couldn't have imagined that the first generation of tanks would be so simple.

Zhu Youzhen didn't want to criticize Xu Guangqi, in fact, Xu Guangqi and Xu Zhengming were indeed geniuses, in other words, in the absence of the concept of a tank at all, even if there was technical information, it was very difficult to get a tank in his lifetime, and two people could get it out in half a year.

"Why are there only five?" Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but ask.

Xu Zhengming smiled bitterly, "This is already the maximum speed, the cost is too high, the old minister is just a prototype, and the emperor used to say that he would develop more large-caliber artillery and rifles, and for the research and development of small-caliber artillery, so the progress has not been able to get up, after the old minister modified these five guns, the production time of the shells was not enough, only two hundred and seventy rounds, caused by various factors, without the permission of the emperor." The old minister tried to get five doors out first. The annual output of the Daming Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau can be estimated to reach fifty. If it is to be mass-produced, the emperor will allocate silver. ”

Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen listened to what the old man said, and he also knew his difficulties, so he smiled and praised, "My lord, this is the king of land warfare!" Mass production, of course! But I have to improve it first, I decided to take Xu Zhengming to fight with me this time, and only the engineer will be on the battlefield. I have more experience in the improvement of machinery, and when Xu Zhengming comes back, I will mass produce it. ”

Xu Zhengming and Xu Guangqi bowed down together and agreed to the emperor's command. The two of them and a group of engineers from the Daming Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau were very happy to see the emperor's praise.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen personally got on a tank, and when he actually operated it, he admired the talent of Xu Guangqi and others more and more. He was not an armored division, and the military discipline in the army was very strict. Which company is in which company, it is not a special case, it cannot be changed, and this is the first time he has operated a tank vehicle. Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen was already very satisfied.

"Four shooters, one driver, two are responsible for firing the artillery, a total of seven people are needed, this space is too small, and the power of the cannon is limited." Zhu Youzhen said to Xu Zhengming beside him.

Xu Zhengming nodded, "This is already the biggest load, and if it is aggravated, it will not be able to move, the key is the problem of improving the internal combustion engine, and the horsepower is insufficient." ”

Xu Zhengming is now talking about all modern terms, which makes Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen very pleased, genius is genius, Xu Zhengming's current knowledge, there is no problem in running to modern times to be a university teaching assistant.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen said to Lu Xiangsheng beside him, "In the future war, we must make a fuss about the use of tanks and artillery, this is the trend of war development, you have to study more, how to achieve the use of infantry and tank vehicles, don't do the same thing, I still say that, change people without changing your thinking, don't make empirical mistakes, if you have the equipment of the heart, you must adapt to the use of these." ”

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly knelt down and said yes, knowing that his expression on the way here was disliked by the emperor, and he was sincerely afraid, secretly vigilant that he could not be pampered and proud in front of the emperor.

Lao Jiang said that with Zhang Lingfu's ten mechanized divisions, he could be invincible in the world, and Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen didn't know if these five tanks with tractors could open the road to invincibility in the world, after all, it was still the era of cold weapons! Even the oldest and most primitive tank is good enough.

These five tanks did not have much deterrent effect on Lu Xiangsheng and other generals as Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen imagined, and in fact, even the builders of these tanks, few people now think that this thing can play a big role on the battlefield, only Xu Guangqi alone is the emperor's various instructions like a god, so Xu Guangqi asked people to transport the tanks before the emperor set out for the expedition.

"Your Majesty, will you give the tank a name? Imitation of Chongzhen rifle, is it to be a Chongzhen tank? Xu Guangqi was anxiously waiting for the emperor's reply.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "It's called the Guangqi tank, this is the first generation, I hope that a new generation can be updated every year, and each generation can be mass-produced more than the previous generation." ”

Xu Guangqi's old tears were rampant, he didn't expect that the emperor would actually name the first tank of the Ming Dynasty after himself, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "I can't help it, the emperor, how can you name the tank after the cheap life of the old minister?" Isn't this to let the old minister be scolded by the world? ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen shook his head, "The Chongzhen rifle was developed by me, named after me, there is no problem, and this tank is indeed made by you and Xu Zhengming, named after you, it is very suitable, if I say it myself, how can I take it back?" I want to see, who dares to laugh at Daming? The old man hurried to flatten down. ”

Xu Guangqi wiped his tears and was helped up by Xu Zhengming, "Thank you Emperor Longen, the old minister has no regrets in his life." ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen nodded, took Xu Guangqi's hand, and pointed to the sea, "Wait, boss, Xu Zhengming, I want to take you to see, what is the significance of this tank for war?" ”

Xu Guangqi also nodded, "If it weren't for the fact that the old minister was over seventy years old, and he really wanted to go out with the emperor to have a look, we Daming would no longer be ridden on the head by others." Lao Chen really wanted to pick up the Chongzhen-style rifle and fight the enemy. ”

Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen looked at the old man's expression very well, and he was also very pleased, originally in the original history, Xu Guangqi should have died, but with the progress of Ming medicine, the life expectancy of officials has increased at least slightly. But after all, he is old, and it is estimated that the old man will not be able to live for long, and he can't help but sigh at the ruthlessness of fate, and he also feels heroic because he is still young and strong, and he can gallop on the battlefield in person!

On the sea, the waves were rolling, and the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen led the vanguard army, and the Imperial Forest Army Lu Xiangsheng had more than 5,000 people, plus more than 50,000 militiamen, and set out to fight.

"Twenty ironclads, go full speed ahead to Tsushima Island! Let's go find the Japanese fleet! "Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen stood in the command cabin.

The flagship of the Daming Central Naval Division is the most sophisticated warship of the Ming Dynasty, a total of twenty ironclad ships, and the speed is twice as fast as the other warships of the Central Naval Division of the Ming Dynasty, and the other warships of the Central Naval Division of the Ming Dynasty are all powered by steam engines, and the speed is twice as fast as that of ordinary building ships, and the ironclad ships that Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen is riding are dual power structures of steam engines and internal combustion engines, which are equal to four to five times faster than ordinary building ships.

Lu Xiangsheng was taken aback, and it was only at this time that he knew that the emperor's destination was actually Tsushima Island, not Fujian to exterminate the Four-Nation Alliance!? Because the emperor issued an article in Daming Daily more than a month ago in front of the world, he wanted to eliminate the Four-Nation Alliance first, who would have thought that the emperor would also have a time when his words didn't count?

Immediately executing the order, twenty ironclad ships advanced at full speed, and the remaining four hundred warships were slightly slower, carrying more than 50,000 troops and baggage.

Lu Xiangsheng wanted to say something, but he didn't dare.

Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen looked at Lu Xiangsheng, who wanted to speak and stopped, "Say whatever you want, although it is my own direct command, as long as you feel that it is unreasonable, you can just mention it to me." (To be continued......)