In the face of this kind of trench warfare, the attacker is a nightmare of blood and fire.

In the Battle of the Somme, the British army suffered 60,000 casualties in twelve hours. Given the British army's level of battlefield first aid, the mortality rate of wounded soldiers was very high.

Therefore, this number is almost 60,000 deaths.

On average, eighty-three people were killed every minute. This was not fighting, this was being massacred.

Li Xiao knew that in the face of such a linear position, the best way to break through was the tank. This thing, known as the king of land warfare, was the real king on the battlefield in this era.

The Ming Dynasty has indeed passed the period of expansion, and the number of troops has also dropped to a worrying number. If you want such an army to protect the interests of the Ming Dynasty, you can only gradually mechanize the army.

With the current level of science and technology, this is a long and arduous process. But fortunately, Li Xiao knows what the goal is and just keeps moving towards it.

First of all, tanks and armored vehicles must be tinkered with first. In this way, the Ming Army can be invincible even in the distant Western Regions.

"Just to mention this, the tank has been greatly improved. Tomorrow the commander-in-chief will be able to visit the site to observe it in person. As for the armored vehicle, there are still some minor flaws, and it will probably be done later in the evening."

"Not tomorrow, just today!" Li Xiao couldn't wait a moment for his desire to be the king of land warfare.

"No!" No one dared to disobey Li Xiao's order. The Xu brothers could only take Li Xiao and Zhang Huangyan to the tank test base.

"Tank...!" Zhang Huangyan asked Li Xiao in confusion on the carriage, not knowing what he was going to face.

"It's understandable that Mr. Zhang didn't know that this project is confidential. In fact, this is a kind of car that can run on the wilderness by itself without a horse.

The outside of the vehicle is covered with iron sheets, so not only are firearms unaffected by it, but small-caliber artillery fires directly without any problems. Another improved type is called an armored vehicle. Soldiers can ride in this vehicle and go to the battlefield without being exposed to gunfire.

threats."
Chapter completed!