The end of the military era

Zhou Rui's awakening is by no means good news for our Golden Lion Empire. "

Raff then said: "Maybe the Silver Wolf Empire will have even more headaches at this time.

The Silver Wolf Empire paid a heavy price in order to wipe out the human rebels in the country, which even affected the new shipbuilding plan of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy.

And the supporter behind the human resistance army in the Silver Wolf Empire is Zhou Rui from the Han and Tang Empire. "

After the Golden Lion Empire announced the simultaneous construction of 380 Longshi-class battleships with 40mm main guns and 40 light cavalry-class battlecruisers, the Silver Wolf Empire immediately announced the construction of a capital ship with 380mm main guns. However, there has been no news of the construction of the Silver Wolf Empire's new all-main-gun battleship and battlecruiser.

The Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire did not even make a specific construction plan.

Governor Kosno suddenly said with some emotion: "This shipbuilding competition, not to mention the Silver Wolf Empire whose domestic economy has been hit hard, even our Golden Lion Empire can't hold on anymore.

Otherwise, this time, only 40 Longshi-class battleships with full main guns and 40 light cavalry-class battlecruisers will not be built at the same time. "

The Golden Lion Empire's recent all-main-gun battleships and battlecruisers each cost more than 2000 million silver coins, and the cost of the Longshi-class full-main-gun battleship and light cavalry-class battlecruiser even exceeded 2600. Ten thousand silver coins.

Even if the Golden Lion Empire, which has a large family and business, builds so many battleships and battlecruisers with full main guns all at once, it will have to bear considerable financial pressure.

What's more, the cost of personnel and maintenance after the construction of so many capital ships is also an astronomical figure, and this cost requires continuous expenditure.

Originally, the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire hoped to build 60 Longshi-class battleships with full main guns and 60 light cavalry-class battlecruisers at the same time. The number of capital ships built has been cut by one-third each.

Raff then said: "Governor, not only our Golden Lion Empire, but the Scarlet Tiger Empire and Black Bear Empire have also reduced the number of new battleships to be built.

The Red Tiger Empire is only planning to build 24 battleships with 380mm main guns and 24 battlecruisers with 380mm main guns.

The financial situation of the Black Bear Empire may be stronger, and it is planning to build 36 battleships with 380mm main guns and 36 battlecruisers with 380mm main guns at the same time. "

Facing the Golden Lion Empire before, it built 60 Chiyanshi-class full-main-gun battleships and 60 Conquer-class battlecruisers, and the Red Tiger Empire added 48 Miracle-class full-main-gun battleships and 48 countercurrent-class battlecruisers. build plan.

Now the second batch of Miracle-class and Countercurrent-class have all entered the sequence of the Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire, so that the Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire currently has 96 Miracle-class all-main gun battleships and 96 Countercurrent-class battlecruisers.

In the second phase of the Black Bear Empire Navy revitalization plan, another 50 Idol-class battleships with full main guns and 50 Sea King-class battlecruisers were built. Now in the sequence of the Black Bear Empire Royal Navy, the number of these two battleships has reached 100 ships.

If the Red Tiger Empire and the Black Bear Empire can barely keep up with the pace of this shipbuilding competition, then the Flying Leopard Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire have almost announced their withdrawal from this shipbuilding competition.

Both the Flying Leopard Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire suffered heavy losses in previous wars. After the start of the shipbuilding competition, the Flying Leopard Empire has only 40 new battleships with full main guns and 30 new battlecruisers in service. Some newly commissioned capital ships were sunk during the war.

Although the Flying Leopard Empire also announced the construction of full-main-gun battleships and battlecruisers with 380mm main guns, they only planned to build 10 ships each.

It was even worse for the Silver Wolf Empire. After the shipbuilding competition started, the number of capital ships built was not as large as the number of capital ships lost.

Because of the delay in destroying the Silver Wolf Column of the Rebel Army, the Silver Wolf Empire suffered a serious financial deficit, and it was temporarily impossible to invest a large amount of money in the construction of new battleships.

The Bull Empire, one of the six orc nations, did not join this shipbuilding competition at all, but went further and further on the road of building an offshore defensive navy.

Governor Kosno shook his head and said: "We have to find a way to stop this endless shipbuilding competition. If it continues, even our Golden Lion Empire's finances will be dragged down. The navy is too expensive."

Raff nodded in agreement and said, "Governor, I suggest that we talk to the Red Tiger Empire and the Black Bear Empire about the shipbuilding competition.

Judging from the upcoming shipbuilding plans of the Red Tiger Empire and the Black Bear Empire, the pressure on the finances of the two countries is also considerable. "

"We really need to talk about it. If dozens of capital ships are to be built at the same time in the next round, the Ministry of Finance of the Empire will definitely not be able to spend so much money."

Then Governor Kosno changed his voice, "In addition, regarding the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires, we, the Spirit Race nations, have to discuss it together.

The Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires has actually violated the interests of all our Eldar nations, especially the support of the Zhou family for the human rebels. "

Chapter 2 and One Tanks and Planes

On December 1542, 12 in Tianyuan, nearly three months had passed since Zhou Rui woke up. Early in the morning, Zhou Rui came to the Ganyang Chariot Factory located in the Ganyang Industrial New Zone.

The establishment of this Ganyang chariot factory was done by Zhou Rui himself. In addition to this Ganyang chariot factory, after Zhou Rui woke up, he also built another factory, Ganyang Aircraft Factory, in the Ganyang Industrial New Zone.

In the past three months, Zhou Rui devoted most of his energy to these two newly built factories.

After Zhou Rui sobered up, considering the serious shortage of ammunition in the Silver Wolf Column, he planned to take the risk of going to the Silver Wolf Empire himself.

At this time, the lottery system still has enough weapons and equipment to arm hundreds of thousands of troops, as well as a large amount of ammunition.

As long as Zhou Rui arrives in the Silver Wolf Empire, he can replenish billions of bullets and tens of millions of shells for the Silver Wolf Column.

As for the question that aroused others' suspicion, Zhou Rui couldn't take care of it anymore. Compared with the lives of 200 million officers and soldiers of the Silver Wolf Column, doubt it!

Anyway, it is impossible for Zhou Rui to tell anyone the secret of the lottery system. How did billions of bullets and tens of millions of shells appear?

Let others guess!

However, just when Zhou Rui was about to take the risk to go to the Silver Wolf Empire, Xiang Tao, the commander-in-chief of the Silver Wolf Column, sent Zhou Rui a secret message. The three arsenals controlled by the Silver Wolf Column had been remodeled and put into production one after another.

包括口径7.9257毫米步枪子弹、口径7.6225毫米手枪子弹、75毫米炮弹、105毫米炮弹和155毫米炮弹，这三家兵工厂现在都可以生产。

The shortage of ammunition for the main infantry divisions of the Silver Wolf Column will soon be alleviated.

It was precisely because of this telegram from Xiang Tao that Zhou Rui canceled his plan to venture to the Silver Wolf Empire, and began to concentrate on designing tanks and aircraft.

"Marshal, this is a light chariot produced according to your design drawings. After all aspects of testing, it has met the design requirements." Liu Yuan, the director of Ganyang Chariot Factory, pointed to a black tank. The steel chariot introduced to Zhou Rui.

In another time and space, Zhou Rui firmly memorized the design drawings of several classic tanks during World War II in his mind.

However, the equipment, technicians and workers of the Ganyang Chariot Factory were all transferred from the automobile factory. Given the current situation of the Ganyang Chariot Factory, it is simply unrealistic to build those tanks from World War II. The most critical thing is that there is no satisfactory engine and gearbox.

Zhou Rui had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, and designed a light tank based on the existing conditions of Ganyang Chariot Factory.

This light tank has a total weight of 7.5 tons, a length of 4.5 meters, a width of 1.8 meters, a height of 2.2 meters, an armor thickness of 10 mm to 25 mm, a maximum speed of 10 kilometers per hour, and a maximum travel distance of 40 kilometers. The 360-degree rotating turret is equipped with a 40mm rapid-fire gun and a German MG34 general-purpose machine gun.

The 40mm rapid-fire gun has 180 rounds of ammunition, and the MG34 general-purpose machine gun has 2700 rounds of ammunition.

Zhou Rui then personally drove the light tank around and fired a few rounds with a 40mm rapid-fire gun.

After Zhou Rui got off the light tank, he patted Liu Yuan, the director of Ganyang Chariot Factory, on the shoulder with satisfaction, "Old Liu, your tank factory can sell this light tank in such a short period of time. It was produced and met the design requirements in all aspects, which is worthy of praise.

I will specially grant 100 million silver coins to your chariot factory as a reward. As for how to distribute it, you decide. "

Liu Yuan is considered an old man of the Zhou family. Before Zhou Rui was reborn, Liu Yuan worked in the Zhou family's flour mill.

Liu Yuan hurriedly said: "Thank you, Commander, for the reward.

Our chariot factory is organizing people to tackle the new engine and new gearbox designed by the general.

As long as a new type of engine and a new type of gearbox can be developed, our tank factory can manufacture medium-sized tanks and even heavy-duty tanks designed by the general. "

Zhou Rui said: "Don't worry about manufacturing medium and heavy tanks, the performance of the engine and gearbox must be excellent, and then study the manufacture of medium and heavy tanks.

I am quite satisfied with this light tank. Your tank factory can start mass production next. "

"Marshal, how many units of this light tank need to be produced?"