novelaction Chapter 1101
Chapter 1101
However, what no one expected was that during the patrol, they rarely saw any trace of Yuan soldiers.
There was no trace of the main force at all. A small group of cavalry was seen, but they did not burn, kill or loot.
Instead, they were galloping on horseback, and judging from the direction they were running, it seemed that they were heading towards the outside of the Great Wall.
So at Wei Wu's signal, Shen Lin descended again, found a team of cavalry, and swept them with machine guns, eliminating most of them.
They then landed and captured the few remaining survivors. After some questioning, they finally found out what had happened.
It turned out that these Yuan soldiers had received orders to return to the outside of the Great Wall to avoid being wiped out by the arriving Ming army.
Since the Yuan soldiers were about to leave, there was no point in patrolling, so Wei Wu and his men simply landed near the town.
Zhang Hai and the Wuchang team took Zhu Biao to settle down in a small town, while Wei Wu and Shen Lin refueled and loaded weapons on the helicopter.
After all, nearly half a tank of fuel was consumed on the way here, and the rockets that were wasted by Shen Lin had to be replenished.
After everything was ready, Wei Wu returned the helicopter to the system warehouse and took Shen Lin to the inn.
After entering the inn, Shen Lin went to meet the rest of the team, while Wei Wu went directly to Zhu Biao's room.
Zhu Biao had not rested yet. When he saw Wei Wu coming, he immediately took him to the table and sat him down.
"Xiao Wu, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Wei Wu did not hide anything and directly stated his purpose.
"Brother, do you think our mobility is too poor, especially in terms of mobilizing troops? It's too weak."
"Jin has been occupied for such a long time that even when you, the Crown Prince, were in danger, the imperial court's support couldn't arrive in time."
"If war breaks out in the future, you can imagine how long the people will have to endure before they can receive the protection of the imperial court."
After hearing what Wei Wu said, Zhu Biao also sighed.
"Yes! But there's nothing we can do about it. It's hard to move with so many people, and the terrain and environment also limit the speed of marching."
"It would be more convenient if we could use waterways to transport troops, but there are many places in the Ming Dynasty that simply don't have waterways."
"If the cement road is repaired, it will speed up the march, but now the construction of the cement road is not even half completed!"
After saying that, Zhu Biao turned his head to look at Wei Wu, looked at him expectantly and asked.
"Xiao Wu, you suddenly brought this up, but do you have a solution in mind?"
"Well, I can't say it's completely solved, but it's definitely the direction Ming Dynasty should take next!"
Wei Wu did not keep the audience in suspense and responded directly, then expressed his thoughts.
"Brother, I think we can start building the railway. It will have a vital impact on the future development of Ming Dynasty!"
"You have to know that even in my time, railways were the main means of transporting supplies and troops. It was very convenient."
"The Institute of Science and Technology has made very good progress in its research on steam engines. We can definitely build a steam-powered locomotive!"
Having been with Wei Wu for such a long time, Zhu Biao had some knowledge about trains, so his eyes lit up after hearing this.
"Can our technology do this now?"
Wei Wu grinned and immediately gave an affirmative answer.
"Of course!"
Regarding the issue of steam locomotives, Wei Wu was not bragging.
Nowadays, with the technology mastered by the Academy of Science and Technology, even building a Titanic would be difficult, not impossible.
First of all, the shipbuilding craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty have considerable experience in building large ships, and secondly, they have the support of Wei Wu, the cheater.
At that time, marine gyroscopes had just been invented, and the Titanic did not have this important device installed.
Therefore, the most complex and difficult part of the Titanic is actually its power system, but this is not a problem for the Academy of Science and Technology.