A certain prince only had close supervision for a day when he felt some discomfort in his throat. He must have been fumigated by the toxic gas released by the experiment.
Even though I had a large fan and a gas mask, I still couldn't prevent it, and the counterfeit stuff was unreliable, maybe because I was still young.
Adults are more resistant to these chemical agents, and craftsmen are also very hardworking. Even if someone has a cough, they will endure it until get off work time.
After the first day of research and development, Yaoji felt that he had to find a ventilated environment to continue production, otherwise everyone would be wasted before high-purity sulfonamides could be produced.
Natural ventilation is much stronger than the wind generated by two manual fans. As long as the secondary wind is used, the toxic gas leaking from the test tube can be easily blown away quickly, and there is basically no problem of being retained in the site.
This kind of thing must not be done in Miyagi City anymore. A certain prince did not want to die young at the age of ten and be forced to travel to other dynasties.
There is an artificial lake in the northeast of the inner city, that is, the east of Beijuxianfang and the east of Dongzhimen North Street. There are few residents nearby and it is downwind.
Chu Xianzhang, the eunuch of the Supervisory Bureau, felt that this place was more suitable for manufacturing confidential drugs without affecting the surrounding area. A certain prince looked at the map and thought about it for a while before agreeing to move the entire laboratory there and dig out the Several cellars.
Based on the lessons learned today, Yaoji asked several eunuchs in charge to make a summary. They must reduce the chance of similar incidents happening in the future, otherwise lives will be lost sooner or later.
If someone accidentally dies while doing something like this, and if we don't pay attention to it, by the time industrial production is realized, dozens or even hundreds of people will die, so we must take precautions and take precautions.
After get off work, all front-line staff participating in the experiment can take a hot bath, firstly for disinfection and secondly to relieve fatigue, and then have a work meal before going home.
The next day was the day of the palace examination, so Yaoji didn't have to go in the morning. Ni Yuanlu and Wu Di were in charge there. Even the marking would have to wait until the exam was over in the afternoon.
More importantly, this is the third day that the two commander-in-chief and their troops have stayed in Jifu. In three days, the left and right armies will split into two groups and march south.
The armor factory is busy building heartless cannons. According to the report of Zhang Luan, the eunuch of the factory, the daily output in the past two days has been more than 100 guns. After they are built, they will be tested in batches.
The heartless cannon can not only be fired from the ground, but can also be mounted on a vehicle, so a certain prince came to the chariot factory next to the inner palace storage in the imperial city.
The "Longqing" type mortar has a relatively short range, and artillerymen are easily attacked by the opponent's artillery fire when digging holes. If it is turned into a "semi-propelled artillery", it can easily improve one's own defense and survival rate.
The chassis of the chariot must naturally be manufactured by the chariot factory. They are very familiar with this business. Most of the chariots installed by the Ming Dynasty army were manufactured here.
For vehicle-mounted mortars, the plan drafted by a certain prince has several requirements. First, the armor must be thick, especially the front armor of the vehicle body. It must withstand the firing of Folang machines and blunderbuss, and cannot be as brittle as a shield vehicle. Skin.
Donglu's shield car looks sturdy and can cover the advance of infantry. It is also equipped with a scary-looking tapered spear or wooden battering ram on the front of the car. But if it is directly hit by the shell, it will be like a goddess scattering flowers. The scum is all there.
Secondly, it must be able to carry at least two artillerymen. The crew compartment must not be exposed and must be equipped with protective armor, because there are a bunch of explosive bags stored in the ammunition depot. Each vehicle only needs to carry ten, as well as propellant for mortars. .
If it were to be blown up by the other side, the entire vehicle and the nearby infantrymen within a few dozen meters would be blown directly into the sky, and not even the bones and scum would be left behind.
Third, the vehicle body must be strong, especially the chassis, which must withstand towing to prevent it from being torn apart due to drag when it falls into mud on rainy days.
The appearance of the Heartless Cannon looks funny, but the recoil when fired is also very large. Therefore, the vehicle body must be able to absorb the kinetic energy generated when the artillery is fired. It must not be possible to fire a few shots and the enemy is not doing well, but our own tank has already. Lying down.
Finally, this tank cannot be too heavy, otherwise it will not be pushed by humans. Yaoji did not think of designing it as a heavy self-propelled artillery, as long as it can carry the main and secondary gunners.
During transportation, horses can be used to pull it forward, and a pack horse can pull it without taking up more animal resources. During the battle, the pack horses were unloaded and a dozen infantrymen who attacked with the chariot were responsible for pushing the cart, so the vehicle body could not be too heavy.
In general, although this tank does not have the combat effectiveness, defense power and mobility of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, it must have some of its functions, such as destroying enemy firepower points and covering one's own infantry attacks, and the battlefield vitality must be as high as possible Higher.
A certain prince did not intend to design it as a rear-powered "Apocalypse-style Bull Tank" because the cost of a heartless cannon is very low. If a "pure natural engine" is installed in it, the price of this "engine" They are much more expensive than guns...
The biggest feature of the "Apocalypse Tank" is that it has built-in power and does not require human power. Because of this, the "two engines" have become the most expensive parts of the entire vehicle.
It is impossible for Yaoji to equip every squad of infantry with an "Apocalypse Tank". This thing is very expensive to purchase and maintain, and the imperial court cannot financially afford the cost of large-scale installation.
The purchase price of an "Apocalypse Tank" is initially set at one hundred taels. Taking into account the body, members, engine, and related weapons, grain, ammunition, parts and other supplies, the annual maintenance fee is at least one hundred taels.
An armored infantry brigade has one hundred of these vehicles, which is equivalent to directly evaporating 20,000 taels of silver. It is in line with the biggest feature of high-tech arms - super money-burning!
Of course, compared to Kirov airships, which often cost three to five thousand taels each, the "Apocalypse Tank" is still a relatively cheap high-end weapon. Even if the "engine" suddenly loses its temper, it will not cause much damage.
If the "Heartless Cannon" can be turned into a cheap tank, mixed with the "Apocalypse Tank", and then formed a high-low match in the army's heavy-armed troops, it will be very warm and good news for the court.
"I respectfully invite Your Highness to take a look!"
When Wang Changming, the eunuch of the chariot factory, learned that the prince would be inspecting the factory today, he immediately sent someone to cover the completed chariot with a big red cloth to add a festive look.
"Uncover it!"
Yaoji has no intention of tailoring at all. Without this thing, his psychological expectations would be lower. What if after raising the level, you make "four different images", how would you evaluate it?
Wang Changming, the eunuch of the sticker factory, and Shao Yuanxing, the bureau officer, jointly unveiled the mysterious veil, or red cloth, of the new chariot for a certain prince, revealing a small thing that was only more than three meters long and about two meters wide.
"..."
The wheel hub is made very wide according to my own wishes, about the size of a hand, which can reduce pressure.
But a certain prince held his shoulders and carefully walked around the new weapon. The more he looked at it, the more it looked like an enlarged baby carriage!
The armor on the front of the car is very thick, about an inch, and the iron sheets on both sides seem to be able to prevent the attack of cannons.
With Yang Jinchao's support, Yao Ji got into the car specially to take a look at the situation inside.
After the heartless cannon is in place, there is not much space left. The place where the explosive packets and gunpowder are placed is only enough for two people to work.
"How much does the car weigh?"
The appearance and interior are just okay. As a cheap tank, that's all. If you want to upgrade it, the price will increase.
"Back to Your Highness, the empty weight is about three hundred kilograms!"
Bureau Officer Shao Yuanxing has followed the crown prince's highest instructions to reduce his own weight as much as possible while ensuring his protective capabilities.
"What about the cost?"
Yaoji is actually most concerned about this. If the cost is too high, the purchase quantity will be reduced.
"The materials, personnel and other expenses are all included, and the total price of the bicycle is twenty taels of silver."
Wood that is not very good these days is not valuable at all, and there is no need to use high-quality iron plates. Shao Yuanxing feels that if the Ministry of War purchases them in large quantities, the cost will be reduced.
"...Hmm~!"
Including artillery, ammunition, pack horses, and grain, the cost of a "semi-propelled artillery" will not be more than fifty taels, which is basically within what one can afford.
Considering that the packhorse is not like the "engine" of the Apocalypse tank, there is basically no combat loss, so it can be used repeatedly. Mass production can also reduce the cost. The actual purchase price can be converted to about thirty to thirty-five taels.
The price of three "semi-propelled artillery" is equivalent to one "Apocalypse Tank", which seems to highlight its excellent cost performance.
But the comprehensive combat capabilities of the two are quite different. If nothing else, the "Apocalypse Tank" at least has a built-in engine.
Some models will be equipped with a turret that can rotate 360 degrees to achieve blind shooting on paper, and the armor is thicker than that of a "semi-propelled artillery", making it more capable of resisting strikes.
You get what you pay for, and something worth one hundred taels definitely has more advantages than something worth thirty or forty taels. If you have enough money in your pocket, Yaoji will certainly choose to equip all armored infantry brigades with "Apocalypse Tanks."
But now that large-scale military expansion is no longer on the agenda, soldiers need to be recruited on a large scale, and the money that starts to be spent in boxes must be carefully calculated. For some "marginal scraps", they can be given "semi-propelled artillery".
It is a wise move to concentrate the comparatively superior financial, material and manpower resources and first equip the ace units, such as the Yongwei Battalion, with a batch of "Apocalypse Tanks". It must not be spread evenly among all units, otherwise it will be completely useless.
A certain prince also had doubts about the survivability of "heartless artillery" on the battlefield, especially when facing the Qing cavalry with very powerful assault force. Without necessary protection, these artillery with a relatively high range would most likely become disposable toys.
The loss of some iron barrels is insignificant. The key is to save the lives of the artillery. The "semi-propelled artillery" is not so much used to destroy enemy targets as it is to put on a body armor for the artillery.
The bows and arrows of the Qing cavalry can't do anything to these large "baby carriages", so that the artillery will not be overwhelmed. When the braided heavy armored infantry rushes up, it will be time for the two armies to fight hand-to-hand.
"Sun Aiqing and Hong Aiqing, please get in the car. You push the car behind!"
Yaoji wanted to test the fully loaded driving condition of this thing, so he asked Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou to be passengers, and a group of young eunuchs pushed the cart behind. In order to show the weight of the artillery and the medicine bag, they also installed fifty kilograms of bricks as pressure. cabin contents.
The chariot itself weighed three hundred kilograms, and with the addition of two large men and a cart of bricks, it was very difficult for a group of eunuchs to push it. The speed of the chariot was a crawl, but it was still moving forward.
Considering that during the war, they would be replaced by strong foot-picking idiots who were much stronger than these sissies, a certain prince tolerated this driving speed for the time being.
After going back and forth, the two passengers in the car didn't feel much. They exhausted the group of people pushing the carts below. They all stood there gasping for breath, and their throats were probably on fire.
"……lack of training!"
This "baby carriage" sank to the ground, but it was also on the flat ground. The fact that more than a dozen eunuchs were like this showed that their health was really bad. They should go back and let Yang Jinchao teach them a lesson, so as not to embarrass themselves.
"Your Highness taught you a lesson very well!"
The most embarrassing thing was Yang Jinchao, with an awkward smile on his face. These were his servants. They were so unbearable pushing a cart, so they must be given a taste of the whip.
Yaoji also saw the problem, so he asked Shao Yuanxing: "Can this car still lose weight?"
The battlefield is not as flat as the current field. There will definitely be potholes. If you use manpower to push a tank of this weight, the off-road capability is almost zero.
Assume that the maximum range of the heartless cannon is three hundred meters, and the range of the enemy's artillery on the opposite side is twice that.
That means that in order for a "semi-propelled artillery" to enter its range, it must move forward at least three hundred meters against artillery fire.
Calculated at a speed of one meter per second, it takes three hundred seconds, which is five minutes!
If the opponent can fire one artillery shell every minute, our artillery and infantry will be attacked by at least five batches.
It would be another matter to use rocket launchers to directly silence heavy artillery with a longer range. The problem is that rocket launchers are still on the drawing board.
If the two sides are bombarded, the survivability of the "semi-propelled artillery" on the battlefield will certainly not be too high.
After dark, if you sneak up and fire a few shots, you may be able to reduce casualties.
However, the individual artillery mode is more suitable for this tactic and the investment cost is lower.
If there is no need to fight against the Donglu cavalry, the "semi-propelled artillery" is almost a useless weapon.
"Your Highness, I think that if we remove the iron plate from the rear of the car body, we might be able to reduce some weight!"
Shao Yuanxing thought for a while, that is, the protection at the back can be reduced, but the front and sides must not act rashly.
"……Um!"
Yaoji believes that this guy's steering ability on the battlefield may be almost zero, and the butt position is almost the same whether it is guarded or not.
If you are going to fight against the Donglu cavalry, there is no need to uninstall it in order to prevent the pigtails from being circled around the back.
Yesterday, I failed to make sulfonamide, but I made a biochemical weapon and smoked myself very much.
Today's tank is not very good, but it turns out to be a very mediocre piece of shit!
Go back and check the almanac. Are you lacking luck in the five elements?
Do you need to eat some soybeans to smooth things over?
