Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 240 Coming?

On the way back to Jinling from the imperial capital, Chen Jian kept hearing news about the whale eel monster from the Mechanicus, the Holy Blood Temple, and the Circle Chamber of Commerce.

It was indeed heading south, and quite fast.

Chen Jian and his team were able to walk three to four hundred kilometers a day because they had no baggage to burden them, and the monster was almost able to keep pace with the team.

When the team arrived at Quancheng, the monster attacked Langya.

When they arrived in Zhuolu, the monster attacked Yandu.

When returning to Jinling, someone witnessed the monster landing at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

After that, it completely disappeared from human sight.

Judging from the speed of the whale loach on land, it is very likely to reach Jinling in four or five days.

But whether it would launch an attack directly, or wait until a larger tide of beasts had gathered before taking action, was not something Chen Jian could guess.

There was only one thing he could do.

Be prepared for any shock.

Don't you want to steal the house?

I'll give you a chance.

The supplies seized from Huadu will arrive soon. When the time comes, let the swarm robots control the artillery. Dozens of cannons will fire at the same time. Even without using nuclear bombs, it will be enough to give you a hard time!

Therefore, Chen Jian was not too worried about the threat from this monster.

On the contrary, he was still secretly hoping that the other party would come soon.

With a sharp weapon in the body, the murderous heart starts from the beginning.

With dozens of nuclear bombs in his hands, he couldn't help but be crazy.

Even after arriving in Jinling City, he took a special walk around the city and had an "intimate conversation between allies" with Zhang Tao.

The other party was of course fully aware of what had happened in the north, and their attitude towards the team became increasingly respectful.

When Chen Jian suggested that the Mechanicus should prepare sufficient food reserves to cope with the subsequent population migration, he agreed without hesitation.

In this way, the food crisis faced by the Huaxia Army was immediately alleviated.

But Chen Jian knew that this was just a temporary measure.

".This Zhang Tao is not that simple."

On the way out of Jinling City, Chen Jian said:
"He is still a saint of the Mechanicus, but he seems to have forgotten why he took this position."

"I haven't seen him initiate any meaningful reforms yet, but he has made drastic changes in personnel appointments."

"Anyone who can achieve this is either a mediocre person or a true hero."

"Obviously, he can't be a mediocre person."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Shuo, who had already returned to Jinling and was now following him, nodded and agreed:
"Yes, I can't say that this kid has any problems, but he's not that easy to control either."

"He is making every effort to build up his own power. Who knows whether he really wants to purify the Mechanicus or launch a restoration movement."

"We must always remain vigilant against him, but fortunately, there is still enough balance in our deterrence account."

"In the short term, he dares not act rashly, nor does he have the ability to act rashly."

"With the help of this period of peaceful development, we can use multiple collaborations to completely bind the interests of both sides and nip the possibility of him turning against us at the source."

"agree."

Chen Jian nodded, then asked:

"What's your plan?"

"Let's open up the trade route first - in fact, it's very simple to split them up. The simplest way is to take the upper route."

“We provide whatever the upper echelons need.”

"In this way, we can gain widespread support in Jinling City and even the power core of the Mechanicus."

He Shuo paused, then continued:

“But the side effects of this route are too great.”

"My idea is to follow the people's path."

"Separating the religious nobility from the common people will not only help us clean up the religious toxins later, but will also help us truly master the most basic and fundamental productivity."

"But there is a difficulty in doing this, that is, we must enable ordinary people to have the ability to fight against the powerful."

"Gun?"

Chen Jian frowned and continued speaking along the lines of He Shuo.

"Simply distributing guns is not enough. We must ensure that our armed forces are adequate to deal with the potential threats posed by the proliferation of weapons."

"The measurement of this generation gap must be done with sufficient caution."

"I'm not talking about the generation gap in weapons we have now, but the generation gap in weapons we can produce."

"After all, consumables cannot be used as trump cards."

"No matter how powerful a tank is, it cannot be refueled while moving."

"As long as they stop, a few militiamen with firecrackers can be captured by the tanks."

"You understand what I mean?"

"clear."

He Shuo nodded, and then said:

"So, the initial plan is to provide them with secondary weapons first."

"The steel mill is now complete. According to Fuxi's schedule, the equipment for the coking plant is expected to be completed tomorrow and fully assembled the day after tomorrow."

"I want to occupy two days of 011's production capacity and build a simple production line."

"What production line? The matchlock production line?"

Chen Jian asked curiously.

".That shouldn't cause such a huge generation gap."

He Shuo shook his head amusedly and replied:
"I want to build a batch of water hose guns."

".Siden?"

"Yes, just refer to Sten's design."

"If stamping parts are available, use stamping parts. The bolt can be directly 3D printed. The barrel can use the most common deep drilling process, and the equipment is not complicated."

"As for the yield rate and defect rate, do you think these are things we need to consider?"

".It seems that it is not."

Chen Jian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and continued to ask:
"What about bullets? Making bullets is much more difficult than making guns. We don't have a chemical industry. How are you going to make percussion caps and gunpowder?"

"Never mind for now. According to the standard of 20 rounds of ammunition per civilian in Jinling City who can hold a gun, the bullets seized from Huadu are enough for them to share."

"We don't intend to let them rebel directly. We just want to send a signal of rebellion."

".So you're planning to turn this thing into a 7.62 caliber submachine gun? Most of the bullets we seized were 7.62 caliber."

"Short thrust! Short thrust!"

He Shuo corrected:
"Anyway, for this thing, there's no need to worry about its service life."

"Its design concept can be summed up in one sentence: if you can kill a person, and if you can kill a small monster, you can at least get a one-for-one exchange. That's enough."

"I've already asked Fuxi to come up with the design. I took a look at it myself and there are basically no major problems."

".So you've actually already thought about it, and you're just waiting for me here?"

Chen Jian held his forehead and asked with a smile:
"What? Are you digging a hole for me to jump into?"

“It’s called the art of speaking.”

He Shuo rarely smiled, then spread his hands and asked:

"Can you just say whether you agree or not?"

"I agree, how could I not agree?"

Chen Jian sighed, nodded and said:
"I never realized you had this kind of talent before. True steel still needs to be tempered on the battlefield."

He Shuo smiled shyly and didn't say anything.

In fact, Chen Jian’s words were not really meant to praise He Shuo.

The other party's plan seems simple, but in fact there are mysteries hidden in every step.

Weapons dumping can break the Mechanicus' monopoly on security needs to a certain extent, but not providing bullets immediately can maintain the delicate balance of power between the two sides. Once the civilians in Jinling City get enough weapons, the Chinese Army will become a crow with its hands on the table.

Whether the table is overturned or not depends on how difficult it is to deal with the Mechanicus.

Of course, what’s even better is that no force can find fault with this strategy.

The beast tide is coming. I should strengthen the weapons of civilians so that they have the ability to protect themselves. Is that right?

Pretty much the perfect plan.

Chen Jian looked forward with some emotion, and at this time, the Yangtze River was already in front of him.

Looking at the rushing Yangtze River, Chen Jian thought of the monster whose whereabouts were unknown.

After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Let me add one more thing."

"After the guns are made, we should not sell them to Jinling City yet."

"We will sell them to Suzhou, Yuhang and Shanghai first."

"These places may be the front line of the beast tide's attack. No matter what, we still have to consider the practical benefits when we play tricks."

"Heroes see the same thing."

He Shuo grinned at Chen Jian, their tacit understanding needed no further words.

Heading south, He Shuo sent Chen Jian and others to the riverside, then turned around and returned to Jinling.

While still on the north bank of the river, Chen Jian had already seen a large number of construction machinery busy paving the road on the south bank.

All the messy vegetation on the surface has been cleared away, and a simple paved road has basically taken shape.

Just as he promised the businessmen, the road has been built.

Although compared with the paved roads in the previous life, the road conditions of this road can be said to be touchingly poor.

But compared with this world and the new roads built by the locals, this thing can be called a "broad road".

30A and the warriors headed south along the road, and finally arrived at the Jinling Ruins before 6 o'clock.

Shen Yue, who stayed in the camp, had already prepared dinner, and as everyone got off the bus, fireworks suddenly exploded in the sky.

"Warmly welcome the triumphant return of comrades Chen Jian, Lei Jie, Xie Liu and others!"

"salute!"

"The ceremony is over!"

"applaud!"

"Wow, wow, wow."

Chen Jian, who had just gotten off the bus, stared at the neatly lined-up people in amazement. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, so he asked Shen Yue:

"What the hell are you doing?"

“Thought construction.”

Shen Yue said seriously:

"Honor must be concrete. Just handing out badges is useless."

"We can't differentiate treatment for now, but we still have to show it in the ceremony, right?"

"Just cooperate and don't mess with me!"

"I know I know"

Chen Jian took the rice wine handed to him by Shen Yue, drank it all, and then showed the bottom of the bowl, and then spoke loudly:

"Comrades have worked hard!"

"Revitalize China!"

A neat voice sounded, and Chen Jian was completely confused.

"No, you even taught me this?"

"Of course I have to teach you."

Shen Yue pulled Chen Jian to sit down beside the slightly crude but obviously well-made wooden table, and then said:

"Let's first decide on the slogan of reviving China, and then we can slowly change it later."

"Come on, eat. This meal must be delicious. I cooked it myself."

"Chief Shen Yue personally supervised me operating the ant colony robot to do it."

Fuxi's voice sounded in the headset. Chen Jian looked at Shen Yue with amusement and said:
"Cyber cooks, right?"

".Just tell me if it's my recipe. Stop talking nonsense and eat!"

Of course, Chen Jian wouldn't care about these details.

He picked up his chopsticks and was about to start eating, but at this moment, Fuxi spoke again:

"Commander, an abnormal humanoid heat source was found 5 kilometers south of the base. We have been tracking and monitoring it steadily. It is speculated that it is an ordinary refugee."

"Do you want to execute the expulsion?"

"Refugee?"

Chen Jian was stunned.

“No need to expel, just keep tracking, eliminate risks, and try to contact.”

"Look what he wants to do!"

At this time, the girl in the jungle who was described by Fuxi as an "abnormal heat source" was constantly moving forward in the forest.

She used the dense woods and wet clothes to conceal her whereabouts and scent, trying her best to avoid being tracked by possible monsters.

But it is clear that such action is somewhat redundant.

The further north we went, the more eerily quiet the surrounding woods became.

No trace of any large creatures could be found among the dead and rotten fungi. The entire area seemed to have been washed by some powerful force. All the monsters either had their bodies lying on the ground or had already hidden away.

The girl's vigilant eyes swept across the surrounding woods again and again, but she did not encounter any danger until she was about to walk out of the woods and into the open area.

This last leg of the journey was completely different from what she had expected.

She had thought that she was about to enter a heavily guarded and heavily defended fortress.

But now it seems that is not the case?

So, is it that the opponent's strength is not as strong as expected, or do they simply not care about possible attacks?

The latter is more likely.

After all, judging from the information obtained from those merchants, this army entrenched in the ruins of Jinling, called the "Huaxia Army", really possesses incredible power.

The girl took a deep breath and climbed up a tall ginkgo tree using her hands and feet. Then, she took out a telescope from the pocket on her back and looked over the overlapping treetops to the north for the location of the so-called "Jinling New City".

She soon found her target.

In fact, the "city" is too conspicuous.

Although it is small in scale, its lights are extremely conspicuous in the night sky.

All lights.

This scale can only be described as "luxurious".

The girl tried to open her eyes wide, wanting to see every detail of the new city as clearly as possible.

How many people are there, how many weapons are there, whether the other party is friendly, and whether they are willing to accept newcomers.
These are all issues she has to consider.

She carries the expectations of everyone in Qiandao Lake Town, and she cannot afford to be careless.

However, from her position, the effect of observing with the crude telescope in her hand was still too poor.

She could see nothing except the glaring lights and the blurry mechanical devices.

Maybe, we should just go in and take a look?
The girl put down the telescope and sat down on the tree branch with some hesitation.

She wanted to move forward, but there was a hint of fear and worry in her heart.

It is not easy to make up your mind to approach new things and new forces.
Let’s go a little further and decide.

She subconsciously smoothed her hair and was about to return to the ground to get closer, but at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the air.

"We saw you."

The girl's hair stood on end, and she wanted to run away, but then the voice continued:
"If you want to see it, just come over and see it."

(End of this chapter)