Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 946 Racial talent is abolished

The railway from Luntai in the Western Regions to the Volga River Basin has only been open to traffic for less than half a year. The main reason is not that it is afraid of the destruction of the Tsarist Empire, but that the railway through Central Asia is really difficult to repair.

In addition, it was also after the implementation of Daming's land reform policy for a period of time and won the hearts of the people that the progress was accelerated a lot.

The completion of this railway will not only benefit the terminus, but also benefit all places along the way.Wires were also pulled along the railway, but at this time, it was basically for military use, and the telephone lines were not open to civilians.

Governor Zhang Huangyan led his generals, including Bo Hong and others, to the train station.

Because it was a military column that came here this time, the railway station has been put under martial law by the soldiers of the Ming army, and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

The military column has eighteen carriages, ten of which are open-air, and the things fixed on them are covered with tarpaulins.

As soon as the train stopped at the station, a general got off the train and came to Zhang Huangyan to salute, "Li Laiheng, the commander-in-chief of the Armored Battalion of the Ming Army, is ordered to report to Lord Zhongcheng!"

Li Laiheng is the youngest of the main generals in the Ming Army, and he has participated in the Battle of the Grassland, the Battle of Liaodong, etc., and he has made great achievements. Of course, the most important thing is that he was the general who persisted in resisting the Qing Dynasty for the longest time in history. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen valued him and transferred him to serve as the chief officer of the first armored battalion of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Huangyan just received a call and knew that the armored battalion was the nemesis of the cavalry.

Most of his troops are cavalry, so to be honest, he actually finds it a bit jarring.

But fortunately, this armored battalion is also under his command, so I am very curious at this time, wanting to see what the armored vehicle mentioned in the phone call, the legendary cavalry nemesis, is like?No, after returning a gift to Li Laiheng, he asked with a smile: "The armored battalion is the nemesis of the cavalry, right?"

Hearing this, the generals behind him were all agitated. Although they didn't speak, they could hear the sound of their armor colliding.

Whether it is the generals of the Cossack tribe, or the generals of the Turghute tribe, the Kazakh tribe, etc., they all looked at Li Laiheng a little bit indignantly, just to see how he answered Mr. Zhongcheng?
"Your Excellency is wise, the nickname of this armored battalion of the last general is the cavalry nemesis!" Li Laiheng replied with his head held high and his chest held high.

Hearing this, Bo Hong couldn't bear it any longer, and whispered behind Zhang Huangyan: "You don't have to talk big if you talk big!"

The military rank is not as high as Li Laiheng, so he is self-aware and dare not speak out.

When the other generals heard that Bo Hong had made the move, they immediately followed up.

"The cavalry can fight and walk, and has strong mobility. The heavy armored cavalry has a high impact. On the battlefield, the cavalry is the most powerful. Where can there be any nemesis?"

"That's right, since the past dynasties, the cavalry is the king on the battlefield, this is recognized!"

"That's right, an army can have no infantry, but it can't have no cavalry!"

"I think back then, the Mongol Empire was conquered by the cavalry. If there was a nemesis, why would the Mongolian cavalry sweep the world?"

"..."

Zhang Huangyan felt it was funny, and stretched out his hand to signal, telling the generals behind him to shut up, and then he smiled and said to Li Laiheng: "You heard me, my subordinates are basically cavalry, you cavalry nemesis, how about you?" Show some strength, they are not convinced! Do you have this confidence?"

Li Laiheng didn't look at those generals when he heard it, but just looked at Zhang Huangyan, and said confidently: "Lord Zhongcheng, the last battalion can beat them all. Tell me, can this be regarded as the nemesis of the cavalry?"

"..."

As soon as he finished speaking, even Zhang Huangyan was stunned.Did this remark blow the cowhide to the sky?
Li Laiheng's armored battalion seems to have no more than 1 people, but the cavalry under the command of the generals present is at least [-] to [-].This is not the European cavalry, but the Ming cavalry, equipped with the most advanced guns.

Bo Hong was the first to react, feeling that this was too arrogant!

To put it bluntly, this is absolute discrimination, and it can even be said that it is discrimination against all nomads!After all, riding and archery is the talent of nomads, how dare they be so arrogant!

When he really wanted to refute, he saw that Li Laiheng's men had already lifted off the tarpaulin covering him, revealing his true face inside.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were attracted, and no one bothered to speak.

I saw that thing turned out to be a car made of steel, with a strange shape, which I had never seen before.

If it wasn't for some big trucks brought by the previous train, it is estimated that these people present would not be able to recognize what this is in front of them!
Instinctively, these generals feel that this thing in front of them is not easy to mess with. What is the truth about cavalry nemesis?
However, if they really wanted to ask them to say something, they couldn't say it. They always felt that this thing, like a tortoise shell, could be the nemesis of cavalry?
Li Laiheng obviously didn't intend to offend Pao Ze, so he smiled and explained to them: "This is an armored vehicle, equipped with our most advanced weapons, whether it is offensive or defensive, it is an invincible existence in this era!"

Upon hearing this, some people became a little unconvinced again. Isn't the existence of invincibility more exaggerated than cavalry nemesis?
Just as he was thinking about it, Li Laiheng continued: "Its defensive ability, artillery can't cause damage, and its offensive ability can tear anything into pieces, and use human sea tactics to deal with it, whether it is infantry or cavalry. , all of them are the most stupid!"

Cannons can't do damage?

Just this sentence shocked everyone.

Zhang Huangyan was happy to hear that, anyway, the more powerful this thing is, the happier he is!

Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Go, then go and have a look!"

According to the phone call from the cabinet, all armies must understand the armored battalion in order to allow the armies to cooperate with each other.Because of this, Zhang Huangyan asked his personal guards to issue orders to all generals at all levels to go to Class A areas!

Needless to say, after Li Laiheng's armored battalion showed its might, everyone, no matter if it was a Cossack, a Wacha, or the entire Mongolian generals, fell silent.

Strong defense, fierce lethality, and high mobility, if the cavalry encounters them, they will definitely have to escape!
With this kind of armored vehicle, from now on, the cavalry may really withdraw from the battlefield!

For such a result, needless to say, these generals are in a very bad mood!

This is considered abolished racial talent, right?
It's also fortunate that this is a sharp weapon only available to the imperial court, otherwise, how many soldiers would have died under this kind of war machine!
Thinking of this, all the generals became happy again, and also mourned for their opponents.

At this time, they really knew why the imperial court was indifferent to the alliance of so many countries in Europe!

The military column made a trip every few days to bring in the remaining part of the armored battalion.

In the end, Li Laiheng's armored battalion had a total of 200 armored vehicles and more than [-] logistics supply vehicles, which mainly transported ammunition, fuel, and spare parts for armored vehicles.

In addition, Zhang Huangyan also transferred the original artillery from various armies to receive new artillery pieces. For the first time, real explosive bombs were presented to the generals of each army.

Finally, it goes without saying, the armies also began to be equipped with heavy machine guns, although not in large numbers.

But it is certain that as time goes by, more and more new equipment will be sent to the front line as the military columns go back and forth.

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In the Middle East, it is not by train to transport materials, but by sea.

Grain and grass are directly transported from Dongwu and the South Asian subcontinent to Persia, the Middle East and other places. There is no need to transport them from China, and some will be replenished from Southeast Asia in the end.

However, as for arms, they still have to be shipped from China.Important arsenals, at least so far, are all domestic.

There are mainly two delivery routes.

One is to start from Guangdong, along the coastline of Annan Province, and go to the Middle East through the Strait of Malacca.

The other is to take the river from Yunnan to the mouth of Daguang, and then along the coastline to the Middle East.

Basically, it can be said that at this time, not only the South Sea is already the inland sea of ​​Ming Dynasty, but even the original Indian Ocean has actually become the inland sea of ​​Ming Dynasty. Except that God may not deal with it, there is nothing to worry about.

Along the way, there are either provinces directly under the Central Government of the Ming Dynasty or vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, and they can stop for supplies at any time.

Because the Suez Canal is indeed very important, in order to be able to supervise the work nearby, and also to prevent the enemy from destroying it, Li Yan not only set up his governor's office in the original Suez City, which is the exit of the Suez Canal in the Red Sea, but also in this area. Heavy troops were deployed to protect the excavation of the Suez Canal from enemy sabotage.

The Suez Canal is actually not that difficult to dig.

First of all, the geographical location of the Suez Canal can be seen as long as there are eyes.As a result, excavations have been organized in several historical periods.

Secondly, the land here at the Suez Canal is mainly composed of marine sediments, coarse sand and gravel accumulated during earlier rainfall periods, alluvial soil of the Nile (especially in the north) and wind-blown sand.There is no rock that is hard to move.

In the original history, it took a French company 11 years to complete the excavation, mainly by hiring poor Egyptians.However, when the canal was dug, it was not just the canal that was dug, but also political factors.

In addition, there was a lack of drinking water at the excavation site, and a large number of migrant workers died of thirst.The food provided by the French company is poor and small, and one meal is not even enough to satisfy the hunger of a child. Most migrant workers are often half-starved.

In addition, the sanitation conditions were very bad, and diseases such as bronchitis, hepatitis, lung disease, and dysentery were extremely common, especially the epidemic of plague, which claimed the lives of a large number of migrant workers.

However, Daming's side is completely different.

(End of this chapter)