Zhu Jingyuan once again realized that he was the only one who now realized the huge role of armored and motorized troops.

Then Zhu Jingyuan could immediately imagine some very natural follow-up plans.

After the armistice agreement is signed, he can use this period of peace to work hard to promote the technological development of tanks and mechanized troops, and make equipment and tactical preparations in advance.

When the next war comes, that will be when the torrent of steel shakes the world.

The Great Plains from Central Asia and Western Xianbei to Europe, and the Great Plains from the Caribbean to the Arctic Ocean east of the Rocky Mountains are the best stages to showcase their majesty.

Having imagined this future scene in his mind, Zhu Jingyuan said to the Minister of Industry very solemnly:

"I believe that automatic shield vehicles will definitely play a very important role in the future battlefield. I hope that Da Sikong will not relax the research and development of related technologies."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, this is originally the plan of the Arms Department of the Ministry of Industry..."

Zou Bingtai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, agreed casually. At the same time, he subconsciously guessed that Zhu Jingyuan might have a special plan for the armored shield vehicle, so he casually asked:

"Your Highness, do you have any experience with the use of automatic shield vehicles?"

Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously wanted to keep it secret, but he immediately thought that his specious and general explanation could increase the Ministry of Industry's attention to the shield car:

"My idea is to form a sharp knife force of pure automatic shield vehicles and motorized infantry, just like the pure cavalry force of the previous generation, and use large-scale maneuvers to intersperse and encircle the tactics.

"When this type of unit faces ordinary infantry, it is likely to have advantages similar to those of ancient cavalry over infantry. If used properly, it should be able to achieve very good results.

"But the performance and quantity of current shield vehicles and military vehicles are far from meeting this kind of combat needs, so the commander-in-chief still needs to pay more attention."

When Zhu Jingyuan spoke, Zou Bingtai, Zhu Jianyan, and several surrounding Ministry of Industry officials all quickly turned from doubts and curiosity to surprise.

Zhu Jingyuan's simple idea made them all feel bright, and they had a glimpse of the future of the shield car.

"I think it's worth trying, and I suggest His Highness Jingyuan write these ideas to the Military Aircraft Department."

Zou Bingtai was the first to react. After responding to Zhu Jingyuan, he turned to the officials around him:

"These words of His Highness Jingyuan are classified as confidential information and no one is allowed to spread them outside."

Zhu Jianyan did not speak out, but he was also very emotional in his heart:

"Is it possible that my son Jingyuan is also a genius in military matters?"

After the resurgence of Renwu in the Ming Dynasty, the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty were divided into three parts.

The Ministry of War in the imperial court is responsible for administrative affairs related to the military.

The most important of these is troop dispatching, which means issuing political orders for the mobilization and deployment of troops in accordance with the troop dispatching instructions given by the emperor.

In addition to daily work, there are also the purchase and maintenance of weapons, the appointment, removal and promotion of generals, the training and assessment of troops, the preparation and submission of budgets, etc.

The Fifth Army Governor's Office is responsible for military affairs related to the army.

The most important thing is to command the troops, that is, to command the troops to the designated areas according to the emperor's instructions sent by the Ministry of War, and to carry out the combat tasks assigned by the emperor.

In addition to this, the daily work mainly includes managing the land of the garrison, managing the population and military registration of the garrison, nominating candidates for military commanders, etc.

As for the Military Aircraft Department, it is responsible for military-related planning affairs.

The most important thing is planning, formulating an overall combat strategy according to the emperor's military intentions and goals, and planning the development direction of the army and military industry.

In addition to daily work, there are also collecting and sorting military-related information, summarizing actual combat information and experience, reviewing documents and reports submitted by the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office, etc.

Therefore, the most suitable unit to submit Zhu Jingyuan's combat ideas and assumptions is the Military Aircraft Department, which coordinates the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War to conduct experiments.

The relationship with the Ministry of Industry, which is responsible for the design and manufacture of equipment, is mainly to support the development of military equipment that realizes combat ideas.

After Zou Bingtai made a completely reasonable suggestion to Zhu Jingyuan, he instinctively thought that the meeting with Zhu Jianyan and his son was about to end.

As a result, I heard Zhu Jingyuan speak again anxiously:

"Just continue to develop the shield vehicle. The next thing I want to know is, has our Arms Department designed a flying machine?"

In this world, flying machines usually refer to aircraft that are heavier than empty, excluding hot air balloons and airships.

Mainly aircraft of later generations, but not just aircraft.

Flying machines can be regarded as an absolutely popular research direction in this era of the world.

The desire for the sky and the yearning for flying drive a large number of professional or amateur people to constantly make various attempts privately or publicly.

But so far, there is still no design that is mature enough, capable of stable flight and controllable.

Almost every year, you can read news about failed experiments in newspapers.

When Zhu Jingyuan said these words, everyone around him was stunned for a moment, and then quickly became relieved.

It is natural for young people like Zhu Jingyuan to be interested in aircraft.

Everyone is just very curious whether this young man with genius ideas in the design and use of shield vehicles will really have a reliable design plan for a flying machine.

Zou Bingtai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, glanced at another official of the Ministry of Industry, pondered for a few seconds and then introduced:

"The Ministry of Industry is indeed conducting research on flying machines, and there are currently three main research and experimental directions.

“The first is the ornithopter, which refers to the idea of ​​using the wings of flying insects and birds to obtain lift by flapping the wings up and down, and ultimately achieve flight.

“It is very difficult to improve the power, size, durability, and maneuverability of flapping-wing machines, and existing materials are not sufficient to support large-size flapping-wing aircraft.

“The second is the gyroplane, originally based on the bamboo dragonfly, which uses the rotating wings to provide lift and lift the objects carried below to fly.

“The power, material requirements, and flight control difficulty of the rotorcraft are all lower than those of the ornithopter, but there are still many difficulties that need to be solved.

“The third is fixed wing, which uses a design where the wings themselves are completely fixed and flies in a way similar to bird gliding.

"The difficulty with fixed-wing flying machines is that small wings provide insufficient lift, and overly large wings make it difficult to control the attitude.

"So far, we have not found a feasible flying machine design that has practical significance."

Zhu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and became a little excited.

This time the aborigines did not solve the problem on their own, and they finally had the opportunity to show off their abilities as time travellers.

There were two main problems in early aircraft design, which are the two mentioned by Zou Bingtai. One was insufficient lift, and the other was difficulty in control.

The reason why it is a problem rather than a difficulty is that early aircraft designers were too easily misled by their inherent experience.

The wing structure was taken as a matter of course from the bird wing, and the flight control was taken as a matter of course from the bicycle. In the eyes of later generations, this was completely wrong.

Zhu Jingyuan has experience in dealing with later generations and knows how to solve these two problems.

And under the current technical level, it is not difficult to implement, it is just a matter of two ideas.

Even if he didn't mention it, they would be able to try it out sooner or later, but how long it would take was completely unpredictable.
Chapter completed!