Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

"Use a cannon?" Yang Bing was stunned. He swore that he really didn't think of using a cannon.

But then again, use a cannon to hit an aircraft that you haven't even seen before. But he also felt that using cannons would definitely be more effective than using machine guns.

Immediately, Yang Bing stood there and began to think about the feasibility of what Linyi said.

As for Lin Yi, he didn't rush it. He knew that these so-called scientific researchers had this habit of diving headfirst into problems when they encountered problems that needed to be thought about.

Therefore, Lin Yi did not rush Yang Bing. He knew that as long as Yang Bing could have ideas, the anti-aircraft gun he wanted could be realized.

What is the anti-aircraft gun that Lin Yi wants most? It is definitely Mustache's 88mm anti-aircraft gun.

How do you say that, put down the anti-aircraft artillery, military court?

Lin Yi didn't think that as an imperial prince, no one would dare to take him to a military court, so he supported the issue of leveling the anti-aircraft guns.

However, Lin Yi smiled for a while, and then he thought of Chief Feng whom Yang Bing just mentioned.

Chief Feng, whose real name is Feng Ru, is from the Guangdong Province of the Empire. He followed his father to America in his early years and came into contact with their advanced industries in America.

Feng Ru has been interested in machinery since he was a child. After arriving in Millikin and being exposed to their advanced industries, he plunged headlong into those cold machines.

I don’t know if it was God’s arrangement, but Feng Ru suddenly had a whim and thought that birds can fly freely in the sky, why can’t people?

In order to realize the idea of ​​letting people fly in the air, Feng Ru, who had become an engineer, began to study manned aircraft.

He looked down upon Western hot-air balloons and the airships that had already been invented.

He felt that the thing flew too slowly and was unsafe. What he wanted was something that could fly freely like a bird.

However, at that time, Feng Ru was just like his father, and his monthly salary was not enough for his research.

It wasn't until Lin Yi stabilized the area outside the customs and plunged Goryeo and Sakura into civil war that he remembered that there was a powerful man waiting for him on the other side of the ocean.

So, he asked Fang Xiao to invite people overnight.

This was the first time that Fang Xiao saw Lin Yi so solemnly ask him to invite someone. So Fang Xiao didn't dare to delay, and quickly sent his own agent in Milician to find Feng Ru.

The agents who were sent found Feng Ru in a small factory.

When Feng Ru learned that the visitor was from the Empire and that the Empire wanted him to return to the Empire and concentrate on developing aircraft, Feng Ru did not hesitate at all and took his family on the journey back to the Empire the next day. .

Knowing that Feng Ru was about to return to China, Lin Yi took Fang Xiao and went to Jinghai Port in person to greet the great engineer.

Feng Ru was also filled with excitement when he saw Lin Yi, a prince, coming to pick him up in person.

And after hearing that Lin Yi asked him to form a team of his own, with funds provided by the empire, and that he would concentrate on studying the aircraft he wanted to study, he almost knelt down in front of Lin Yi on the spot.

Of course Lin Yi would not let Feng Ru kneel down. He admired Feng Ru very much. It can be said that he was the first person in the empire to propose the idea of ​​military aviation.

As a time traveler, Lin Yi knew exactly what air supremacy meant.

Today's Europe and the United States have never thought of this at all. They are still developing those old airships.

Especially before World War I, the airship theory was very popular. Countries were going further and further on the airship road, and the airships they built were getting bigger and bigger.

Especially during World War I, the famous Zeppelin airship can be said to be the pinnacle of airship theory.

However, on the real battlefield, those airships built with a lot of money simply did not play the role they should have.

Each one moved slowly and became a target for the aircraft in the air.

Moreover, the airships at that time were not filled with helium at all, but with hydrogen. It can be said that it is a perfect air lighter that lights up instantly.

A plane that is only one-tenth or even a few-tenth of the size of an airship can shoot down an airship worth millions. This is simply a bloody profit.

Therefore, in the late stages of World War I, airships were almost invisible in the sky.

Of course, this does not mean that airships are useless.

In Lin Yi's opinion, at least before the empire equipped heavy bombers, the mission of airships was to attack the ground or for transportation.

Therefore, when Lin Yi asked Feng Ru to form a team, he asked him to use both hands.

On the one hand, Feng Ru was asked to research more flexible aircraft, and on the other hand, Feng Ru was asked to try to improve and build airships.

In fact, there is another reason why Lin Yi wants to build an airship, that is, he wants to use airships to paralyze Western countries.

Just imagine, with the impetus of the empire, Western countries can see the combat effectiveness of airships, and then force them to increase their investment in airship research. Wouldn't this be able to lead these people collectively astray?

When the airships they were proud of fought against the imperial army, they discovered that the empire already had more flexible aircraft, and then the airships they spent heavily on building turned into lighters one by one.

How shocking is this scene?

Once the empire gained control of the air during a war, those Western countries that wanted to develop aircraft would be lagging behind the empire from the beginning.

Even if they increase investment, research and development will take time.

While they were developing new aircraft, the empire's air force was already killing everyone on the battlefield. This means that the empire has no opponent in the air for a long time.

The result of this is that the possibility of the empire winning the war is greatly increased.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi was excited. At this moment, he wanted to see the progress of Feng Ru's research and development.

However, now is not the time, because when Lin Yi comes to Yang Bing, there is still one important thing that he has not done.

After waiting for about half an hour, Yang Bing came back to his senses. He walked up to Lin Yi with some embarrassment and said to Lin Yi very apologetically: "Your Majesty, I was thinking about something just now and I was lost in thought. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Mr. Yang, what are you talking about? Your dedicated research character is what the empire needs."

"The empire is not short of flatterers, but it is short of talents like Chief Yang. Let alone half an hour, even if it takes three days and three nights, I am willing to wait as long as it is helpful to the empire. .”

"How about it? Did Mr. Yang have an idea just now?"

Lin Yi looked at Yang Bing and asked with a smile on his face. He was really not angry at all.

When Yang Bing heard Lin Yi's words, he nodded heavily and said to Lin Yi: "Go back to your lord, I already have an idea. When I get back, I will find professionals to discuss it. I will definitely come up with a plan as soon as possible." .”

"Very good, if you have any problems, you can directly mention it to me. Even if I steal or rob, I will definitely solve it for you." After saying that, Lin Yi patted Yang Bing heavily on the shoulder.