Save the Bachelor of Heaven

In January of the thirty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign, Xiang Nan showed another interesting thing to his elder brothers and ministers at Fengtai Camp.

On the surface, it looks like a big iron tortoise, lying on the ground, without feet or wheels, but there are two strips on both sides, which is quite strange.

What's even more strange is that there is a steel pipe on the top of this bastard, which is about one foot long. Together they look like an iron bastard with a long nose, extremely weird.

"Huang Ama, what is this?" All the princes asked in confusion.

"This is called the 'Invincible Chariot'." Xiang Nan said, then opened the lid of the tortoise and got in.

Then there was a roar, and a puff of black smoke came out from behind the Iron Bastard. The Iron Bastard then ran out, very fast, even faster than a galloping horse.

In front of the Iron Bastards, two-meter-wide trenches were dug, tall horses were mounted on them, and thick brick walls up to two feet in length were built. Unexpectedly, this iron bastard rushed over as if he didn't see it.

Such a wide trench did not block it at all, making it feel like walking on flat ground.

Then Iron Bastard hit the horse that was blocking the road and smashed it to pieces. The tall wooden horse looked like rotten wood in front of this iron bastard, without any sluggishness.

As the Iron Bastard made a loud bang, a plume of green smoke was seen floating out of the long tube, and a cannonball came out of the barrel, blasting away the brick wall in front of it.

Iron Bastard then quickly passed through the collapsed stone wall. Although after the stone wall was bombed, the broken bricks were scattered all over the ground, and there was even half of the low wall left, which was more than one meter high.

But Iron Bastard still showed no signs of slowness at all. It was easy to run over gravel and climb over low walls. Nothing could stop her.

When everyone saw this, they were all amazed.

In the past, cavalry could be said to be invincible on the battlefield. Even the current Qing soldiers are equipped with a large number of cavalry.

Even after Xiang Nan conquered Europe, he specially introduced excellent horse breeds from Europe and bred them with horses from the Central Plains in order to train better military horses.

But cavalry also has many disadvantages. For example, too much military supplies and fodder are needed. Once the war horses are not full, their maneuverability will be greatly reduced.

A horse's hay and concentrate together weigh about twenty kilograms a day. And if you want your horse to be well-nourished, eggs and salt are indispensable.

If 100,000 cavalry were to go on an expedition, the military supplies and fodder alone would be an astronomical figure. Xiang Nan's expedition to Europe was all thanks to the continuous transportation of grain and grass from the Western Regions, Mongolia, and the Yu family.

In addition, we captured the cities of Rakshasa Kingdom along the way and obtained fodder and food, so that we could barely support ourselves.

However, this iron bastard obviously does not need to eat grass, which reduces the logistical pressure.

In addition, cavalry is afraid of trenches, afraid of resisting horses, afraid of stumbling on horse ropes, afraid of city walls...it is only suitable for mobile combat on the plains. And this Iron Bastard looks really invincible.

Not only can it run no slower than a horse, but it is not afraid of trenches, horses, or snagging ropes. It can also destroy a slightly thinner city wall with one shot.

And this big iron shell is probably very difficult to damage with swords, bows, arrows, machine guns, etc., so it really deserves the reputation of being an "invincible tank."

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Xiang Nan then opened the lid, climbed out of the Iron Bastard, then patted it with a smile, "Brothers and dear friends, what do you think of this thing?"

"Huang Ama, this thing not only runs fast, is not afraid of obstacles, and can also fire cannonballs. It is really amazing. It can be called an 'invincible chariot.'" Yong Cong praised.

"Huang Ama, this thing is made of iron. It should not be afraid of swords, bows, arrows, machine guns, etc. It is indeed a hundred times better than cavalry. I have this magical thing in the Qing Dynasty, I am really invincible in the world!" Yong Heng also praised.

"Your Majesty is really extremely smart and possesses divine martial arts. For our Qing Dynasty to have such a wise king as your Majesty, it is truly God's protection and our ancestors' blessing." Fu Heng also said sincerely.

Upon hearing this, all the ministers agreed.

"Brothers and dear friends, this is the power of technology." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "With such a chariot, we are almost invincible on the plains. If there are so many thousands of them, even if we face several The hundred thousand troops are not afraid at all.”

Everyone also said yes.

Such a chariot can run, fight, and resist. If there were thousands of them, that would be really impressive. There are so many soldiers blocking the front, all acting as chariots.

“Brothers like you, when you inherit the throne in the future, you must also remember that science and technology are the primary productive forces, you must give strong support, and you must not relax.

It should be noted that ‘if you fall behind, you will be beaten’. This is an eternal truth. Xiang Nan looked at his sons again.

"Huang Ama, now the whole world belongs to me, the Qing Dynasty. Europe, Tianfang, Persia, and Tianzhu have all been conquered by us. How can we have any opponents?" Yong Cong said with a smile after hearing this.

"Huh, the territory of the Mongolian Empire was so huge back then. It reached all the way to the Danube River, which made all European countries tremble. Even the previous Rakshasa Kingdom was just a small principality under the Golden Horde. But it was less than a hundred years old. , the huge Mongol Empire fell apart.

The reason for this is because they don't know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace. After conquering the world, he was happy and free, and became corrupt and corrupt, so that resentment spread everywhere and the people were in dire straits.

Just like us bannermen. The Qing Dynasty was founded less than a hundred years ago, and it actually forgot how to ride and shoot. All I do all day is carrying caged birds, singing opera tickets, fighting crickets and biting badgers. If I hadn't reformed the flag affairs, our Qing Dynasty would still be spending 20 million taels of silver every year to feed a bunch of trash.

Therefore, if you want to be an effective king, you must not be complacent. Are there really no foreign enemies now? Are the places we conquered really willing to submit to our rule?

If you go and read the reports sent by radio stations in various places, there are still people in those places who often stir up trouble, incite others, and rebel. If we don't handle it well, the empire we conquer is likely to fall apart like the Mongolian Empire back then.

In addition to external enemies, what about internal enemies? Shouldn’t those natural and man-made disasters be ignored? If technology develops well and disasters can be detected in advance, how many fewer people will die and how much property will be lost?

There are also those corrupt officials, local tyrants, evil gentry, and local ruffians. If science and technology are advanced, they can be discovered early and punished.

Please remember, 'Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is'. If anyone thinks that he is invincible, that he can store up his swords and guns, let his horses loose in the mountains, and enjoy himself as he pleases, then it is time for him to perish. "

"My son, please remember your father's teachings." Upon hearing this, all the brothers knelt down and said.

Yong Cong looked embarrassed after being taught a lesson.

Xiang Nan nodded, then looked at Yong Cong, "Starting from tomorrow, you will tour the world on my behalf. There will be no more than five followers. No one will make any noise along the way, and no messengers will be allowed along the way. Come back to see me in a year."

When Yong Cong heard this, his face immediately turned bitter, regretting that he had talked too much.

"Which of you still thinks that our Qing Dynasty is invincible and we can enjoy ourselves in peace?" Xiang Nan looked at the elder brothers and ministers again.

When everyone saw it, they shook their heads quickly, and no one dared to challenge him.

Only then did Xiang Nan feel satisfied.