Zhou Changfeng was silent for a full three seconds before replying: "What you can't avoid is not necessarily a bad thing, it may also be troublesome." ”

"Isn't it because the suppression of bandits is not enough?" Zhu Lingjing's tone on the other end of the phone was very calm, "You are clever, and you know that you will ask Xu Zhanwei to take credit for you." ”

"The general environment is like this, I can only do this, I hope that Chief Xu's words will work." Since the last time he was deflated in the Military and Political Division, Zhou Changfeng has recognized the reality, and he should trust the relationship, and he still has to talk about the sophistication of the world.

It's very flexible, okay.

In fact, Zhu Lingjing felt that instead of asking Xu Zhanwei to apply for merit, it would be better to call the emperor herself.

But she didn't say this, but directly threw another question, "You may be projecting flames?" Not... It is a weapon with the ability to incinerate. ”

A weapon that throws flames?

The topic is changing too quickly, isn't it?

Some inexplicable Zhou Changfeng was stunned for a moment, and affirmed: "Yes, the chemical protection unit is equipped with flamethrowers. ”

"Okay, take them with you when you pull them out."

"Your Highness, this... Can you explain why? ”

"Incinerate the peest-causing snails." Zhu Lingjing's Q&A was very concise.

Combined with the recent news that she was sitting in Jiujiang Mansion to deal with schistosomiasis disease, Zhou Changfeng understood that fire was indeed a good way to eliminate snails.

It's just that why is this woman talking so uncomfortable?

Speaking of playing with fire, the Chinese have been fond of using arson equipment for city defense since ancient times, and the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" and the "Records of the Armed Forces" record many interesting incendiary weapons used in the city defense.

As early as before the European War, the Ming army was equipped with some compressed gas flamethrowers that were advanced at that time, of course, because the Ming Dynasty was not involved in the European War, so it was the Germans who were the first to apply it to actual combat.

Although the three-three flamethrower that the Ming army is now equipped with uses the same compressed gas as the mainstream individual flamethrower, that is, two canisters, one for fuel and one for compressed nitrogen, the latter is a propellant used to spray out the fuel.

However, there is a slight difference in the design idea, the Ordnance Bureau believes that the deterrent ability of the flamethrower lies in its suddenness, so there is no need to let the flamethrower spray non-stop on the battlefield, quietly approach, and then suddenly move, three or two sprays to flash people, this is the most reasonable.

As a result, the fuel tank of the Type 33 flamethrower has a capacity of only five liters, and can only make three short or one long injections.

The result is the lightest weight in the world, with an empty weight of 16 kg and a full fuel and nitrogen of only 22 kg. At the same time, because the fuel tank is very small, it will be sprayed out in a few strokes in actual combat, and there is no need to worry about explosion.

These days, Zhu Lingjing is already thinking about the long term, because Qianyuan Company has preliminarily changed the production line of quinine antimony hydrochloride, and will carry out trial production in the near future, and then it will be put into mass production.

This is where the power of industry comes in, and once the assembly lines in the factory are up and running, as long as there are enough raw materials, a steady stream of products will be produced, and it will not be long before the demand can be met.

By the time oral pills are delivered and distributed, it won't be long before the sudden outbreak will be suppressed.

In other words, the goal of "curing the symptoms" will soon be achieved.

However, although it was not within her mandate to "cure the root cause", she still wanted to give it a try.

There are two ways to cure the root cause: one is to improve the level of medical care in rural areas, including the health knowledge of hospitals, doctors and farmers; The second is to eliminate the snail as an intermediate host.

The former is a long-term job and costly, and apparently she can only try the latter now.

Over the years, local governments and local hospitals have come up with many ways to eliminate snails, such as poisoning with pesticides, or changing the environment by digging new ditches to fill old ones.

In addition, it is more convenient to burn, but the temperature of burning with firewood and straw is not high enough, and the incineration effect is not satisfactory.

To put it simply, it's not violent enough to be ruthless.

That... Where can we find the most violent and ruthless things that can be used to attack with fire?

The answer is obvious: people have used the most advanced technology to kill each other throughout the ages.

Zhu Lingjing later telegraphed to the imperial court, hoping to secondment the anti-chemical defense unit of the local garrison.

In fact, she doesn't need to remind her, Zhou Changfeng must also bring a chemical protection platoon.

What could be more efficient than a flamethrower for bandits hiding in complex terrain such as deep mountains and old forests? Directly purify them with a thousand-degree flame, which is humane and efficient.

In the next few days, the 1st Marine Regiment continued to conduct various landing exercises on the shores of Taihu Lake.

An amphibious tank malfunctioned during a pontoon training, with an unstoppable constant intake of water and a malfunctioning pumping device. The tank sank, but the two tankmen escaped in time.

The Ming Dynasty was not yet rich enough to abandon technical weapons at will, so the 1st Marine Regiment organized several barges to salvage them the next day.

After careful inspection, sure enough, it was the failure caused by the usual maintenance method of the pumping device that did not meet the specifications.

"Some people always feel that training is meaningless, but 'sweating more in peacetime and bleeding less in wartime' is not a lie. Look, if this doesn't happen for a long time, I'm afraid it will be two lives on the battlefield in the future... Oh, not only that, but without the timely support of one vehicle, you might have lost the whole battle. ”

Regarding the complaints in the 1st Marine Regiment, Zhou Changfeng took this opportunity to respond.

“…… After that, we didn't go back to the Jiangxinzhou station, we loaded the car directly and went to Wuhan, and then rushed to Yidu to suppress the bandits, and the whole regiment went, and no one was left behind. ”

“…… We must not take it lightly, we must attach great importance to it ideologically, this is a real battle, and it will kill people, and whoever neglects his duties and does not take it seriously, I will personally kill him. ”

Military operations are about "making sufficient preparations first and then moving swiftly like thunder," and the same is true for suppressing bandits, who are not in a hurry.

However, the emperor was very dissatisfied with the attack on Yiling Prefecture, and now public opinion is also boiling, and there are many people who criticize the incompetence of the imperial court and the government.

Therefore, since it has been raised to this extent, it is not up to the Marine Regiment to prepare slowly.

According to the deployment of the staff office of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the surrounding Yi'an army and two divisions of field units will assist in the operation, but they will not enter the mountains, but will pull a net on the periphery to prevent a few stubborn bandits from escaping.

Therefore, only one unit of the 1st Marine Regiment went directly into the mountains to carry out the task of pursuing and suppressing them.

Due to the special nature of the mission and the extreme cunning of the opponent, Zhou Changfeng has been pondering how to expand the tactical asymmetry advantage these days.

Heavy equipment on the ground can't enter the deep mountains and old forests, so it's best to fly in the sky?

However, fighter planes and attack planes still need to make a big circle to come back after a round of attacks, which is easy for the target to take advantage of the opportunity to escape, and the bomb load and air time are limited.

So, what aircraft can meet such a requirement?

(End of chapter)