Of course it has to be powered. What did bicycles in the past rely on to move?
It depends on two human legs.
But what if you add an engine to a bicycle? What if you use an engine to replace human legs?
At least before Zhang Dayang, no one had thought about this. What is the most critical reason?
Most people have no chance to come into contact with a gasoline engine, let alone a small gasoline engine.
The Type 5 gasoline generator itself was developed as a supporting equipment for Gatling. It is impossible to buy it outside the military, and no one will buy it.
Coming up with an idea requires a certain understanding of certain things, and it was when Zhang Dayang saw the gasoline generator in the camp while delivering a letter that he came up with the idea of mounting the engine on a bicycle.
Faced with his idea, Captain Hu of the machine gun company not only had no objection, but even looked at his bicycle and the engine, and agreed on the spot.
Where does the engine come from?
"There is a damaged engine in the company. Although it is said to be broken, it can still be used as long as it is repaired properly. Let's try it first. If it really works, we will report it and ask for the engine. Besides..."
After all, with the continuous equipment of six-year-old machine guns, the clumsy five-year-old Gatling machine gun will soon be eliminated, and the accompanying generator will definitely be useless. If it can be installed on a bicycle, it can turn the bicycle into an automatic machine.
Car, this is definitely a good thing!
Of course, neither Zhang Dayang nor Hu Jiaye knew what they were doing.
Although the army was marching and fighting, it did not hinder Zhang Dayang's invention.
Three days later, almost when the troops arrived at Fortress San Giorgio on the Uruguay River, Zhang Dayang had already installed the engine on the bicycle. The engine was installed between the large bars of the bicycle. As for the transmission, it was the generator's transmission belt and transmission.
Although the plate looks very simple, and even the engine is fixed with iron wires, when the engine is cranked and the rear wheel of the bicycle on the tripod spins rapidly amidst the roar of the engine, everyone is stunned. What is happening in front of them
One scene made them understand that Zhang Dayang's invention was really successful.
"let me try!"
Zhang Dayang shouted excitedly while riding a bicycle that didn't require pedaling and speeding amidst the roar of the engine.
"I knew it, I knew it, it would definitely work, it would definitely work..."
At the end of Shengde's seventh year, in the fields on the south bank of the Uruguay River, a simple automatic car was driving on the road like this. While Zhang Dayang was shouting excitedly, a car came from a distance.
When Liang Wu, who was sitting in the car, accidentally saw the bicycle, he didn't notice anything at first. It wasn't until he was about to pass by that he seemed to notice something different and ordered the driver.
"parking!"
As soon as the car stopped, Liang Wu got out of the car. Looking at the bicycle going away, his eyes were full of surprise.
"what car is this?"
Surprised, he stared at the bicycle that could drive automatically without pedaling, raised his brows slightly, and muttered to himself.
"This car is quite novel."
A person's destiny will change inadvertently. Until Zhang Dayang stood in front of the army commander, he still didn't know that everything had changed. He had changed from a communications soldier to a technical assistant at a military repair station.
His mission is very simple, which is to further improve the "two-wheeled automatic vehicle".
When Zhang Dayang embarked on his journey back to the rear, for Liang Wu, this was just an interlude. As an officer, although he was keenly aware of the future of "automatic vehicles", he believed that such lightweight and compact automatic vehicles would definitely have military applications.
There are more uses. But that's it. Even he himself didn't know what he would get in exchange for his unintentional move - the creation of Ming's "automatic car industry", even until a few years later
, people still use various words to describe this chance encounter on the road, but in fact, the chance encounter is just a chance encounter. For Liang Wu, the commander of the Third Army, there is nothing better than crossing the Uruguay River and rushing into the hinterland of Brazil.
More important things!
“Florianopolis!”
In the military headquarters, Liang Wuti pointed to the cities on the Atlantic coast on the map and said.
"Don't think about how to cross the Uruguay River, just go around it, follow the coast, and capture Florianópolis directly."
Then he drew a line on the map with his command stick and said to the staff.
"Our next task is very simple, which is to advance along the coast. The vast majority of the population, cities, and economy of the Brazilian Empire are in the coastal areas, from Florianópolis to Rio de Janeiro in the north. The coast is all they have.
, and compared with the inland areas where there are many rivers, the road network in coastal areas is more mature. There are no big rivers. Even if there are rivers, there are bridges on the rivers. There are no problems with the movement of the troops..."
Although Liang Wu had never been to Brazil, as Brazil was the imaginary enemy of the Ming Dynasty, he had already put the opponent under a microscope and studied it thoroughly.
"But, Commander, Florianopolis is located on the west coast of Santa Catalina Island. It is only connected to the mainland by a suspension bridge. Without the assistance of the navy, it will be difficult for us to conquer this city. After all, this is a coast
The fortress not only has a large number of coastal heavy artillery, but also an extremely strong fortress."
Chief of Staff Lin Zekai's reminder made Liang Wu smile.
"Then let's blow up the suspension bridge!"
"What?"
"What is our mission? It is to strike hard and destroy the resistance of the Brazilians with resolute and rapid actions. After blowing up the suspension bridge, the Brazilian army on Santa Catalina Island also cannot pose much of a threat to us.
, we can leave a regiment on guard, and then drive all the way to threaten Sao Paulo and force the Brazilians to fight us in a decisive battle south of Sao Paulo!"
For Liang Wu, the tactical thinking he upheld was very simple - a good general would never think about response, but would first consider attacking, and through continuous attacks, force the enemy to implement the plan according to his strategic intentions.
"Once the Brazilians start acting according to our intentions, we will win this battle!"
Liang Wu threw the command stick on the map table and said with a smile.
"So, our next task is very simple, which is to attack, attack, and attack without stopping!"
Sometimes, war games seem very complicated, but in fact they are very simple. The simplest tactic is - defeat ten enemies with one force. There is no need to consider overly complicated tactics, just push with all your strength based on your strength.