Chapter 231 Armored Train (First update, please subscribe)
Sitting on the sofa, they chatted like friends, drinking "Victory Wine" and tasting its slightly bitter taste. Then they continued to talk about topics related to intelligence work.
At this time, Qian Zizhuang stopped drinking and listened attentively. Zhu Xianhai also noticed this and continued to explain his understanding of intelligence work.
intelligence!
Zhu Xianhai has always attached great importance to intelligence work. As early as when he first came to Nanhua, he asked Elizabeth's younger brother to collect intelligence in Buenos Aires.
Later, from the Investigation Section to the Investigation Department, this organization was gradually enriched. Although deep down, Zhu Xianhai hoped that the future Investigation Department would be the KGB or CIA of South China, the reality was a bit embarrassing.
The intelligence agencies of this era were all makeshift teams set up temporarily, and there were not even any full-time intelligence agencies at all.
Even if I want to study, I can't find someone to learn from.
So Zhu Xianhai could only make appropriate suggestions based on some books he had read, or even movies or online legends.
There were suggestions about intelligence stations, hidden spies, long-term infiltration, and even secret service schools.
As for when the Investigation Department could become the KGB of South China, Zhu Xianhai was not sure. What was the only comfort?
time!
At least in terms of time, the Investigation Department was half a century ahead of the British in establishing "Room 40". There is enough time to accumulate. Sooner or later, with the wisdom and ingenuity of those people, it will get on the right track!
"The key is talent training. This kind of training is not just for adults, but also for children. Especially since our appearance is different from theirs, we can set up a special agent school, find some street children from Europe, South America, and the United States, and train them according to the habits of the country they live in..."
“What is a host country?”
"We can build some villages in the spy school, such as the British Village, the American Village, and the French Village. The villagers can be immigrants from these countries, so that our agents can get used to the life there... Then, at the right time, we can send them to those countries, find them suitable identities and go undercover, and then infiltrate their military and government through some channels. Such long-term lurking will definitely bring us rich rewards. Don't worry about time..."
When saying the word "time", in the luxurious office, Zhu Xianhai was silent for a moment, and then said.
"Time is on our side!"
He smiled, stood up, walked to the window and looked down at the crowded street below.
"Ten years, maybe twenty years. We have twenty years, or even thirty years to prepare and plan all this!" Zhu Xianhai said calmly.
"Chile is just the first step. After we occupy Chile, the conflict between us and them will intensify over time. Eventually, we will even have to consider another scenario."
Qian Zizhuang, who was sitting on the sofa, said.
"British!"
His cup was already empty, in fact he didn't drink much, facing his master's worries, he said directly, "In the past, as our work progressed, I found that the British control over South American countries has become increasingly tight. Their control and influence are more through commercial influence, but it is certain that our occupation of Chile is definitely against the wishes of the British."
Nodding, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Yes, this is definitely against the wishes of the British. Britain will never allow a big country or a strong country to emerge in South America, so we will always have to face them in the end! This requires us to be prepared!"
Zhu Xianhai was lost in thought, his eyes still fixed on the street below.
"We need to be prepared in all aspects for future wars. This war may be unstoppable, and intelligence... is buying us time!"
After thinking about it, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Only by infiltrating them can we grasp their movements, and then make timely adjustments to buy ourselves time. Time is needed for our development."
Zhu Xianhai stood at the window and looked out quietly.
time!
As long as enough time is gained, Nanhua will be able to survive in this land. Not only survive, but also gain a place in this world!
…
What do we rely on to secure a place for the Chinese nation in South America in this world where the strong prey on the weak?
Of course it’s the use of force!
How do Europeans bully weak countries around the world? It's just force, but what does force rely on?
It's industry!
Only by developing industry at all costs, only industry can enable Nanhua to have powerful military force!
Zhu Xianhai naturally had a very clear understanding of this. After all, there were too many examples in another world that told him what national defense was.
National defense is heavy industry, and heavy industry is national defense!
This is a very simple truth, but it was still unknown to the world in the 1860s. However, it can be clearly reflected in the real object. When a steam locomotive covered with heavy steel armor slowly drove out of the workshop, not only other people, but even Zhu Xianhai, the designer himself, was stunned for a long time when he looked at the armored train in front of him.
Armored train!
The armored train in front of him was manufactured entirely according to the drawings he drew. In fact, he had planned to build an armored train as early as after the first railway in Nanhua was opened to traffic.
"Marshal, this is the armored train you mentioned!"
Zhu Xianhai said as Sun Hu and others looked curiously at this steel monster with metallic luster in the sun.
"This type of train equipped with armor and weapons has strong mobility, just like a firepower fortress that can move freely on the railway line. It can be deployed anywhere along the railway. For example, it can be deployed to Beihe to supplement the trains between fortresses. Of course, it can also be deployed by rail to the sea..."
In fact, the reason for building armored trains is to give full play to the role of the railway network. After all, for Nanhua, which has a vast territory and limited military forces, mobility is the most important. In this era, railways are undoubtedly the best choice. In Zhu Xianhai’s plan, Nanhua’s army will use railways to transport troops in the future and fight around the railway lines. In this case, armored trains naturally have their place.
"Its front end was modified from the one manufactured by the Nanhe Locomotive Factory. A layer of armor was added to the boiler, which is more than 20 mm thick. Not to mention guns, even ordinary field artillery can't penetrate it. Behind the coal bunker is the combat compartment, just like a warship. Four 3-inch A-type field guns are arranged in one compartment..."
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(End of this chapter)
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