Although the quality of the steel did not meet the requirements, Zhou Shixiong still thought of a temporary solution, which was to enlarge. Although enlarging the bearing as a whole cannot improve the quality of the bearing, the wear resistance and load-bearing capacity have been improved. At least the new bearing is no longer a disposable consumable. The huge bearings are naturally matched with huge wheels, which raise the chariot by nearly one meter, making the new chariot even more imposing.
Zhou Shixiong spent a month testing the chariot and built eight of them. The final finalized first-generation elephant chariot was five meters high, seven meters long, four meters wide, with a steel frame covered with a special deck, and the front part of the vehicle. Inlaid with thin steel plates to increase the defense of the cab. A bed crossbow and six crossbows are installed on the roof of the vehicle to provide the chariot with long-range combat power. Zhou Shixiong also imitated the side of a ship and installed a fence extending out of the vehicle body on the roof to facilitate pikemen to attack on the catwalk. [com]
Although Wan Qi'an was very confident in his own power, he felt cold all over when he looked at the tank in front of him. "Brother Hongchang, this chariot is comparable to a rock castle. If there are hundreds of these chariots, I won't be afraid of how many slaves come!"
"Did Brother Wan have any dealings with Jian Nu?" Tie Yong stood aside and teased.
Tie Yong just came from Pingxiangzhou ten days ago. Although he did not know that Ji Hongchang was Zhou Shixiong, Guan Chongguang and Li Fusheng both told him to do their best to assist Ji Hongchang without any neglect. After Gong Liu left, Tie Yong had the final say in both the Craftsman Camp and the Craftsman Village. Tie Yong was naturally grateful for Zhou Shixiong's reuse. Unexpectedly, Zhou Shixiong had an accident, and Tie Yong was heartbroken about this.
When he came to the craftsman camp, he found that this tall young man named Ji Hongchang had made such a scary thing. Tie Yong immediately forgot about Zhennan Hou and put all his enthusiasm into it, trying his best to develop new steel. Now The steel frame and bearings used in this prototype car are new products.
Zhou Shixiong had no time to pay attention to these two idlers and was nervously waiting for the live ammunition test to begin. Zhou Shixiong ordered people to prepare several bed crossbows, intending to show the newly born chariot's capabilities. He made this chariot to be put into the battlefield, not to be kept as a collection at home.
Several whooshes of sharp weapons pierced the air, and more than a dozen crossbows flew towards the chariot a hundred steps away. At this distance, the crossbows could exert their maximum lethality. Even the front of the vehicle, which was covered with a layer of steel plates, was pierced, let alone Double decks on both sides.
"Keep shooting!" Zhou Shixiong felt very uncomfortable when he saw that the tank he had high hopes for was so fragile. He could not cancel this test just for the sake of comfort. He only hoped to find a way to strengthen the armor's defense. After several rounds of shooting, the majestic chariot turned into a hedgehog. If there were people inside, it would be impossible to save their lives. Zhou Shixiong signaled to stop shooting, stepped forward and opened the back door of the tank to observe the effect of the crossbow gun.
"Brother Hongchang, no one can stop the crossbow at close range, not even the shield chariot. Isn't it a bit too much to use a chariot to block the crossbow?" A group of craftsmen who were in high spirits just now are now standing with gloomy faces. Behind Zhou Shixiong, he felt uncomfortable watching the crossbow pierced into the interior of the chariot. Only Wan Qian was unaffected and put forward his own opinion.
"Why are you standing here? Go check to see if any crossbows have penetrated the deck, and measure how much the crossbows penetrated." Zhou Shixiong ignored Wan Qian with a dark face and shouted to the craftsmen behind him.
After quickly checking the live ammunition shooting results, Zhou Shixiong finally had a smile on his face. "A total of seventy-two crossbows were fired, and none of them completely penetrated the deck. This is a good sign." Wan Qian didn't understand what to be happy about, but the craftsmen understood. Not a single crossbow gun penetrated the deck, indicating that the deck's defense was sufficient, but it could not completely offset the impact of the crossbow gun. If the deck was thickened, the damage of the crossbow gun would certainly be reduced.
Tie Yong's view was a little different. He came over with a crossbow and said, "Hongchang, even if you use a new bed crossbow, you still need a steel-tipped crossbow. Not to mention the deck, the city wall can't stop it!" Zhou Shixiong was stunned, He didn't expect that Tie Yong would protest, "Master Tie, is there something wrong?"
Tie Yong snorted angrily, "This new type of crossbow is even more powerful than the Banniu crossbow. Only Pingxiangzhou in the Ming Dynasty has such a powerful crossbow. No one else has such a powerful crossbow. Are you planning to build this chariot?" Are you going to fight with Pingxiangzhou?"
Tie Yong¡¯s words were a bit scary, but Zhou Shixiong was not worried at all. He said with a smile, ¡°Master Tie wants to say that this kind of steel-tipped crossbow is also a special product of Xiangzhou and does not exist in other places.¡±
"That's the truth." Tie Yong never thought about competing with Ji Hongchang, but he just hoped that he could be more practical. If he hadn't used the most powerful crossbow and crossbow gun, the tank would have passed the test.
"It's impossible for me to go against Pingxiangzhou, but I can't guarantee that others won't have better bed crossbows. As for the good steel, if I remember correctly, the steel from Pingxiangzhou is better than the steel from Pingxiangzhou. I'm right. Bar." Iron, also known as Damascus steel, was later renamed Utz steel. It is the top steel for making weapons."What does what I'm talking about have to do with Bintie?" Tie Yong didn't expect Ji Hongchang to go so far and asked very puzzledly.
"Bin Iron is produced in Tianzhu. Nowadays, trade is prevalent in Nanyang. Bin Iron is sold to various places through this maritime trade route. I can't guarantee whether I will encounter anyone using Bin Iron as gun heads in the future. As long as this is possible, I will try my best. Considering that I hope this chariot can bring victory to those who use it under any conditions, perfection is a must." Zhou Shixiong said firmly, Tie Yong had no choice but to go back and continue researching new steel materials.
Zhou Shixiong recalled the memories of his previous life. The armor of the first generation tank was just a steel plate, and later it gradually developed into composite armor. It seems that he also has to find a solution in this regard. Thickening the deck is not impossible, but the problem is that the weight increases when the deck is thicker. Do we need two elephants to pull it? Zhou Shixiong expressed his thoughts and set up a deck research team to try to add other materials between the two wooden boards to increase the deck's defense.
Zhou Shixiong was still immersed in studying the high-defense deck, and a big event happened in Lang Son House. After more than a month of negotiations, the territorial dispute between Lang Son and Bac Giud has finally come to an end. Under the intervention of King Ping An, the troops of Lang Son Prefecture had to withdraw from Benson. At the same time, Bei Guang Prefecture paid a compensation to Lang Son Prefecture as punishment for lending the road to Tuyen Quang Prefecture. This news was told to Zhou Shixiong personally by Ruan Phu Ajiang.
"How could this happen? Could it be that sharing interests with Zheng Du can't make him let go?" Zhou Shixiong couldn't understand and asked Ruan Fu Ajiang.
"Well, Zheng Du has married Ruan Phu Shou. Ruan Phu Shou's granddaughter will marry Zheng Zai as his second wife. I just learned about this news not long ago." Ruan Phu Shou, an old fox, is quick and ruthless. He would rather give his granddaughter to Zheng Zai as his concubine. , and also suppress Lang Son Prefecture.
"It seems that in Zheng Du's mind, Lang Son Palace is far inferior to Tuyen Quang Palace, but Zheng Du also revealed some secrets by doing this. He is dying." Zhou Shixiong thought that he could not compare with the old fox's ruthless determination, but he never Join forces to see the problem.
"Oh? Zi Qi saw something!"
"Zheng Du was the co-lord of the Northern Dynasty of Vietnam. Instead of supporting the weak Lang Son Palace, he joined forces with the powerful Tuyen Quang Palace. As a ruler, it is incomprehensible to be so confused. A ruler uses power to control the world, supporting the weak and suppressing the strong. Fang was right, but now Zheng Du is doing the opposite. Either he himself is about to die soon, and he is doing this to set up a stage for his successor. Or the Li Dynasty has put too much pressure on him, and Zheng Du needs a strong one. Alliance to help him."
Zhou Shixiong has been in Ming Dynasty for so long, and he has read a lot of books and learned some tricks. The prerequisite for a strong alliance is that both sides are not strong. Really strong people cannot join forces because they are born enemies. As the lord, the alliance with the Nguyen Phuc family, who controlled the central region of Northern Vietnam, invisibly increased the prestige of the Nguyen Phuc family, which would inevitably have a serious impact on the lord's rule. Zheng Du grew up fighting for power. It was impossible for him not to see the impact that Nguyen Phuc's rise to power would have on the Northern Dynasty. However, he still chose Nguyen Phuc Thu, which showed that Zheng Du himself had a big problem.
"Madam, you go to Ma San to find out what happened in Sheng Long Mansion. I think Zheng Du must be ill." Zhou Shixiong met Ruan Phu Ajiang this time at Lishi Villa. Since he came here, of course he had to accompany his wife Sir, so the new widow Hongxing is cheating on her.
"If something goes wrong with Zheng Du, will the attack on Beijiang Mansion be postponed?" Ruan Phu Ajiang did not quite agree with Zhou Shixiong's statement. In Jiaozhi, strong alliances are a common practice. In all dynasties, they have been the most powerful clan and The less powerful tribes joined forces to suppress other tribes.
"You still have to prepare. If Zheng Du dies at the end of the year, of course it goes without saying. If not, we have to look at the specific situation to judge." Zhou Shixiong has no ability to predict the future, and he has to wait for information on how to proceed next.
After sending Ruan Fu Ajiang away, Zhou Shixiong and Li Jie fooled around for a few days. Li Jie was very happy to learn how to have an affair. Of course, Ji Hongchang cannot live with the second wife of Pingxiangzhou. For the sake of sexual happiness, Li Jie can only sneak into Ji Hongchang's residence to have sex.
"Madam, this is a letter from Master Ma San." Five days later, Ma San's information was finally delivered to Li's Villa, and Zhou Shixiong laughed after reading it. "If Zheng Du knew that he could only be the King of Peace for three years after snatching Zheng Song's throne, but he would have to bear the infamy of killing his brother and stealing power, I wonder if he would regret it!"
"Zheng Du is going to die?" Li Jie asked in surprise when her husband said this.
"Those who kill are always killed. Zheng Du assassinated Zheng Song, and now he is assassinated by Zheng Zhuang. The cycle of karma and retribution is not good!" The news that Ma San found out was very simple. Three months ago, Zheng Du got a concubine, and a few days later The concubine died suddenly. A few days later, Zheng Zhuang held a Dharma meeting for Zheng Song in Qinghua and publicly stated that his father's revenge had been avenged. Zheng Du has rarely seen people in the past two months, and most of the time it is Zheng Zai who acts as an agent for government affairs.