In mid-August, the Song Dynasty appointed Shisanlang as the commander of the Japanese army, and Hebin as the commander of the Tianwu Army, and stationed in the capital. At the same time, the commander of the Beijing Military Academy and the Hequ Road Military Academy began to be split. All the teachers and officials were temporarily organized as generals, and together with the generals drawn from other troops, they were trained as the Long Guard and the Shen Guard. Zhang Yu was appointed as the commander of the Long Guard and Liu Huan as the commander of the Shen Guard.

In late August, Yao Shouxin was the commander of the Gong Sheng Army, and the Gong Sheng Army was actually changed to a unit mainly artillery. This special unit was based on 30,000 people, and mainly composed large-caliber artillery, which generally did not fight alone. In fact, the Gong Sheng Army was directly controlled by the emperor. Once incorporated into other troops, the troops that could directly change their combat power were the essence of the Song Dynasty artillery.

Among the Gongsheng Army, the most special thing is the fifty thunderbolt chariots, which are actually self-propelled artillery. Du Zhongxiao was surprised by this. He never thought that in the era of using steam engines, tanks could be made. These fifty thunderbolt chariots were the works of Guo Zi when he was in Baitingjian. They have been experimenting for several years. Although there are still various minor problems, they can at least run away now.

Early this morning, Du Zhongxiao brought the officials of the Privy Council, the Third Organs, and several important generals to the outside of the city to watch. If the Thunderbolt Car was as useful as Guo Zi said, it would become a force to change the situation.

From Kaifeng Railway Station, a branch line was divided into the vicinity of Qingcheng Town in the south of the city. This is where the Pili car stops. It is pulled from Baitingjian along the railway and placed nearby, so it is not revealed to anyone.

At this time, Guo Zi, who had been transferred to the Salt and Iron Department as the judge, led everyone to the outside of Qingcheng Town, and said, "Taiwei, this invincible thunder chariot is too huge and has difficulty transporting. It is impossible to travel on ordinary roads. If the bridge is not strong enough, it is even worse. You can only use a ferry to float."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Normal, there are probably not many places in the world that can pass through such heavy vehicles. However, it is already amazing to be able to build this thing. If there is a stalemate, dozens of Thunderbolt cars will rush out, which is enough to set the victory in one fell swoop."

Yao Shouxin on the side said: "It's not just that. The thunderbolt carriage has cannons on its own. Dozens of cannons can move forward. If you fire together, what army can stop it!"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I am afraid that the cannon I bring is not easy to use. When the cannon is fired, the cannon car will be subject to retardation. No matter how heavy the thunder cart is, it will be difficult not to retreat. If I do not retreat, I am afraid that the car will suffer a lot of damage."

Guo Zi said: "What the Taiwei said is. However, when the thunder chariot fires, just stop. Once the cannon is fired, the body of the car will retreat. The cannons used above are not particularly huge, and the retreating force will not damage the cannon car."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and stopped talking. He had never seen such things before, so it was hard to talk nonsense. Who knew what method Guo Zi used to solve various problems in the end.

Everyone got off the horse and entered a tightly defended military camp. After walking through a few rows of tents, they saw dozens of huge piles of canvas covered in a large open space. Looking at the side of the guards, it goes without saying that it is a thunderbolt chariot.

Du Zhongxiao turned around and said to Yao Shouxin: "The Lord's will, all these thunderbolt chariots are incorporated into your Gongsheng Army. You and Judge Guo come forward and see what the thunderbolt chariot looks like. Run here a few laps and fire a few cannons to see."

Yao Shouxin crossed his hands and said yes. He walked forward with Guo Zi, arrived in front of a thunderbolt cart, and ordered the soldiers guarding aside to open the tarp.

When I lifted the tarp, I saw an extremely huge iron car there. Du Zhongxiao occasionally saw tanks in his previous life. Although they were old styles, the tanks in the world should be not far apart. However, the thunder car in front of me was completely different from the tanks in his previous life. First of all, the thunder car was much larger, several times the size of the tanks in his previous life. Another thing that looked like iron plates were covered with iron plates, with enough bows and arrows, and anti-aircraft shells. I was afraid that they would not be able to prevent them. The tracks were used below, but they looked very simple and not as if they had seen before.

The most important thing is that the thunderbolt car does not have the barrel that extends forward as imagined. The cannon is actually on the roof. The roof is a platform surrounded by iron plates, and even the iron plates are covered on it. There are several cannons around the platform, and the barrels are sticking out.

Du Zhongxiao couldn't help laughing when he saw it. What kind of recoil should be considered for such a cannon car? In fact, it is to build a turret on the car with several cannons installed on it. The recoil of the cannon is about the same as that on the ground, and it is mainly completed by the retreat of the cannon on the platform. Only a small part of the downward recoil will be transmitted to the car. Guo Zi said it well, the recoil of this thunderbolt car is not a big problem at all.

Seeing Guo Zi directing his soldiers into the cannon cart, Du Zhongxiao could see that the thunder chariot was completely different from the tank he imagined. In fact, it was a steam engine at the bottom, rotating with the surrounding tracks. There were three people in front, one man driving, two man driving the furnace, which was almost the same as the front of the train. The real combatants were all on the platform above. Observing with their eyes, several gunners loaded and fired guns.

Think about it, in this era, there is no need for precise aiming weapons, and the most important protection of tanks is not needed. The car is covered with iron plates, and people are wearing armor. In this era, the protection is enough. The most important thing about this Thunderbolt car is not so much as the car itself. Looking at the huge car, if it drives at full speed and runs all the way during war, the enemy will have no way to fight.

This car is not so much a tank, but a train that is not running on the railway. As long as there is no fault and it will be enough to crush the formation. Fifty thunderbolt vehicles, think about it, lined up on the battlefield, enough to crush the army formation of tens of thousands of people.

Guo Zi directed the soldiers to get on the car and started to heat up the car. The steam engine is not as good as the internal combustion engine, so it needs to warm up the car first, and the starting time is very long. However, this era doesn't matter. As long as it can be driven, it will be invincible on the battlefield.

Yao Shouxin looked carefully and found that the car was not very complicated. The most important thing was that the walking part of the car changed from the iron wheel of the train to the track. The lower part was actually similar to the locomotive, and the upper part was a turret protected by iron plates.

Getting off the car, Yao Shouxin went to Du Zhongxiao with his hands crossed: "Taiwei, the lower lord has seen it. If this car is on the battlefield, it must be very sharp. Not to mention the Khitan, even the soldiers and horses of this dynasty will not be able to deal with such iron chariots. If the two armies face each other, if dozens of thunder chariots are rushing forward, the enemy will be unable to resist."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "On the battlefield, as long as there is a car running, the Khitan cannot stop it. The car is not like an ordinary car, but it is moving forward on the track. In this way, even on the battlefield, it can move forward without flattening the ground. This is the greatest benefit. In fact, the turrets above are not very useful. When the two armies face off, the car does not need to use cannons to attack the enemy. It is better to install a turret on the top than to install a turret, and it is like a chariot in the pre-Qin period, fighting with muskets. If you want to pull the cannon forward, you can pull the cannon car behind the car, which is much more convenient."

Yao Shouxin said: "What the Taiwei said is. However, when siege, there is a turret that can move forward by itself, which is much more convenient."
Chapter completed!