Expedition to Europe

"If you give them a chance, they will be the best fighters. If you use them as slaves, they will never surrender." In the Renault car, Qin Zhiyuan explained to Misha why he did this.

"So you pulled them into your Sixth Regiment and turned them into your fighters." Misha said, and the scene of Qin Zhiyuan bribing Falcao appeared in front of him again.

For Misha, Qin Zhiyuan is a mystery. He is an angel in the eyes of the fighters and a devil in the eyes of the enemy. Sometimes he will be compassionate, and sometimes he will be despicable. In short, in Misha's eyes, Qin Zhiyuan is a person who is both good and evil and has personal charm.

If Qin Zhiyuan knew his image in Misha's heart, then Qin Zhiyuan would definitely remind Misha: Be careful, girl, when you are interested in a man, it means you are about to fall in love with him.

Of course, Qin Zhiyuan has not seen his heart clearly now. Qin Zhiyuan knows the entanglement between his Misha and Julie. If it is love, it is a bit presumptuous. If it is mutual affection, it is certain.

With this confusion, Qin Zhiyuan came to Boulogne-Billancourt, the headquarters of Renault in France.

From the moment he entered Paris, Qin Zhiyuan felt the power of Renault. Almost all the taxis and private cars on the streets of Paris were made by Renault. The huge billboards on the roadside when entering the city of Paris fully demonstrated Renault's influence in France.

In his previous life, Qin Zhiyuan was in the Operations Department and had been to Paris more than once, so Qin Zhiyuan was not unfamiliar with Paris. Paris in the early 20th century was not attractive to Qin Zhiyuan. Apart from anything else, the huge smoke and dust covering the city made Qin Zhiyuan lose interest in visiting here.

The headquarters of Renault looks inconspicuous from the outside. It is just a six-story building, which is very inconsistent with its title. In World War I, Renault was the largest automobile manufacturer, aircraft manufacturer, and weapons and ammunition manufacturer in France.

Louis Renault, the boss of Renault, personally went downstairs to greet Qin Zhiyuan.

Louis Renault was thin, and because of his slicked-back hair, his forehead looked unusually large. He had a thick beard and a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle, which was impressive.

"Qin, welcome." Louis Renault took the initiative to extend his hand, showing a friendly attitude.

"Thank you, it's nice to meet you, Mr. Louis." Qin Zhiyuan shook Louis' hand lightly and shook it twice.

"I have heard about your deeds, angel, it is really touching, I hope Renault can give you a good time." Louis obviously did his homework, which made people feel like spring breeze.

"Yes, I hope so too. I am very honored to have the opportunity to cooperate with a big company like Renault." Anyway, they flattered each other, and Qin Zhiyuan said the good things.

"Haha, I noticed that you use Renault cars, how do you feel? Are you willing to fill out a survey report here for me, an old Renault man?" Louis took the opportunity to make a joke.

"It's a great car. If Mr. Louis wants to get a usage report from me, I will give it a big thumbs up!" This is not against his will. Qin Zhiyuan really feels good about Renault cars.

"Please let me introduce you." Renault said, and then he turned sideways to introduce the people who came out to greet him: "This is the chief technician of Renault and the chief technical representative of Renault for this cooperation: Mr. Jean Pierce."

Qin Zhiyuan took the initiative to extend his hand: "Hello, nice to meet you."

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After some politeness, Qin Zhiyuan followed Louis and others to the conference room. There, Qin Zhiyuan will represent the French military to propose all technical standard requirements.

"...In short, the tank we need is different from the British tank. It must be light and flexible, have strong passability, and be able to run 100 kilometers at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour. In order to meet this design requirement, the tank I envision is composed of two parts, the upper part is a turret that can rotate 360 ​​degrees, and the lower part is a body that can accommodate the driver and install the engine. In this way, a tank only needs two people to operate, one is responsible for posture and the other is responsible for shooting, which is 6 fewer than the British Mark I."

What Qin Zhiyuan said is the specific data of the Renault FT-17 tank in his impression.

"If the standard is like this, then with our current technical reserves, it is not difficult to complete it." Jean Pierce is a bald, short and fat man. He always holds a pencil in his hand and writes and draws at any time, sometimes on a notebook, sometimes on his forehead.

The British Mark I tank has 8 crew members, half of whom are used to drive the tank. Qin Zhiyuan requested to reduce the number of people from 8 to 2, which would reduce the size of the vehicle and reduce its weight. Although this would increase the technical requirements for the crew members, it would still be worth it if the goal of increasing speed could be achieved.

"Wait, there are other requirements. Since the Mark I was put into use, the Germans must have been developing their own tanks. Therefore, in our assumption, the Germans will also have tanks. Therefore, I require that the body be widened as much as possible to load ammunition, and thicker steel plates be used to provide stronger protection for the key positions of the body. At the same time, the weapons installed on the tank must be selected. One type is equipped with machine guns to attack German infantry, and the other type is equipped with 37mm artillery to attack German armored forces or German fixed firepower points."

"Thicker steel plates? How thick should it be to meet the requirements? If it is too thick, it will affect the mobility of the tank, resulting in its speed and endurance not meeting the standards." Pierce's forehead was full of lawsuits, and the pencil in his hand wrote quickly.

"At least it must withstand the shooting of German heavy machine guns at a distance of 500 meters." Qin Zhiyuan knew some ways to enhance the tank's protection capabilities, such as inclined armor and external armor, but these concepts were too advanced, and Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to give it to the French.

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"Heavy machine guns, this is not difficult, are there any other requirements?" Pierce raised his eyes and sent an inquiring look.

"There is only one requirement left, to build a prototype as quickly as possible, and once it passes the test, to produce it at full speed as quickly as possible." Qin Zhiyuan thought that he might have an armored unit under his command in the near future, and he was a little impatient.

"Designing a tank is not a big problem for us. Our problem lies in production. A large number of young people have gone to the battlefield, and we don't have enough skilled workers. This may become the biggest bottleneck restricting production capacity." Louis Renault, who was present, spoke. He wanted to express his difficulties to the French government through Qin Zhiyuan.

"Mr. Louis, I have a suggestion on this issue. We can talk about it alone later." Qin Zhiyuan has nothing in his hands now, but someone.

"Okay, Qin, if you have a good suggestion, I am happy to listen." Louis Renault nodded, full of expectations for Qin Zhiyuan.

"Then, the meeting will be here, and we will each do our job now." As a military representative, Foch gave Qin Zhiyuan enough power.

"Pinocchio, your nose looks a little long." As soon as the meeting ended, Julie approached Qin Zhiyuan with a unfriendly look on her face.