147: Chapter 147 Heavenly Secrets, Heavenly Fire, Heavenly Palace, Heavenly Steed, Heavenly Helmet Series Weapons

"Brother Fan!"

"Brother Xiang!"

Fan Zeng and Xiang Liang looked at each other, their eyes filled with bitterness.

Zhao Fusu's artillery demonstration had completely shattered their spirit of "Even if only three households remain in Chu, the one to destroy Qin must be Chu."

"We need to plan this out more carefully."

Fan Zeng sighed.

"Indeed!"

Xiang Liang lamented.

Xiang Yu was speechless.

He was also afraid.

He wasn't afraid of a one-on-one duel; he was afraid that the opponent wouldn't follow the rules of martial arts and would subject him to artillery fire.

Xiang Yu's face was filled with indignation.

His path to becoming the Hegemon hadn't even started, and was it already going to end?

Fan Zeng, Xiang Liang, and Xiang Yu headed toward Xianyang with their own heavy thoughts.

The new issue of the Great Qin Empire Weekly detailed the weapons revealed during the three-day military parade.

The weapons used by the heavy cavalry to shoot the black pigs were the Tianji series striker shotguns.

The weapons used in the artillery demonstration were the Tianhuo series meiliangxin cannons.

The Great Qin Empire Academy of Sciences is currently developing a series of weapons code-named Tiangong, which can carry people for flight.

The Great Qin Empire Weekly also mentioned that the Tianju series steam tractors from the Great Qin Empire Academy of Sciences were nearing successful development. These steam tractors have the pulling power of 128 horses weighing 300 kilograms each, can be used for hauling cargo or plowing fields, and have a top speed of 30 kilometers per hour.

When the First Emperor saw this report in the Great Qin Empire Weekly, the image of the four-wheeled Steam Locomotive that Zhao Fusu had driven before immediately came to mind.

He continued reading the newspaper; the armored soldiers who appeared in the National Day military parade wore armor from the Tiankui series, specifically the buren armor and Iron Pagoda.

The craftsmanship was similar to traditional leather armor, but the plates used were steel, offering far superior protection.

In the second generation of the Tiankui series, tempered glass will be added to the helmets as goggles to protect the soldiers' eyes.

This tempered glass didn't mean adding steel to the glass, but rather a tempering process for making glass.

Physical tempering is the most common method.

The formed glass is heated to a temperature near its softening point, generally 600°C-700°C, and then quickly placed in a cooling device for uniform cooling.

During the cooling process, the surface of the glass solidifies quickly, while the interior remains hot.

As the interior gradually cools and contracts, it is restricted by the already solidified surface, forming compressive stress on the glass surface and tensile stress inside. This stress distribution significantly increases the strength of the glass.

Zhao Fusu published this content in the newspaper to use the Strategic Deception Bureau method to intimidate the anti-Qin forces.

He believed that to understand the true strength of the Great Qin Army's equipment, the anti-Qin forces would definitely pay attention to the Great Qin Empire Weekly.

As for whether the Strategic Deception Bureau would be effective, Zhao Fusu felt it certainly would.

Doesn't Eagle Sauce often film industrial movies to conduct global intimidation? Through movies, whenever people mention Eagle Sauce's military, they think of the tall, muscular soldiers from the films, making people feel that Eagle Sauce's military is incredibly powerful.

Zhao Fusu wanted to use the same method to intimidate the anti-Qin forces of Great Qin.

He wanted to ensure that whenever the anti-Qin forces mentioned the Qin Army, they would automatically imagine the image of celestial soldiers and generals.

This way, even before fighting the Qin Army, the anti-Qin forces would already be terrified.

If he had tried this intimidation before the parade, it might not have been very effective.

But after the Man-vs-Pig battle and the artillery demonstration, the terror of thermal weapons was very real.

Whether it was the Nobles of the Six Lands or the anti-Qin forces hidden in the shadows, they should have seen it very clearly.

This multiplied the effectiveness of Zhao Fusu's intimidation.

Indeed, whether it was the Nobles of the Six Lands, or Fan Zeng and Xiang Liang, looking at the "Tian" series weapons introduced by Zhao Fusu, they were all so anxious they couldn't sleep.

They simply couldn't compete on Zhao Fusu's level!

The reactions of the Nobles of the Six Lands were reported to Zhao Fusu through the National Security Bureau.

"Your name is Dai Li?"

Zhao Fusu personally met with a young man.

Much of the important intelligence had been gathered by agents trained by this man.

"Yes!"

Dai Li nodded vigorously.

To be able to meet His Majesty the Head of State was a supreme honor for him, as if smoke were rising from his ancestral graves.

"Good, good, good."

Zhao Fusu saw that he had a natural talent for intelligence work.

He appointed Dai Li as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of State Security.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Paramount Leader! Thank you, Your Majesty the Paramount Leader!"

Dai Li said, moved to tears.

He was so happy not just because of the promotion and the large amount of food he would receive, but because a small figure like him could actually help His Majesty the Head of State.

In his heart, His Majesty the Head of State was the sun of Great Qin, bringing light and hope.

To be able to work for such a great figure was Dai Li's honor.

"Your Majesty the Paramount Leader."

Dai Li said with narrowed eyes, "The forces that have repeatedly tried to scout the munitions factories might be His Majesty the First Emperor's Black Ice Platform."

"Oh?"

Zhao Fusu's interest was piqued upon hearing this.

Dai Li said, "According to my findings, His Majesty the First Emperor secretly trained a significant special force, code-named the Black Ice Platform."

"After His Majesty the First Emperor's death, this unit did not disband but continued to monitor the officials, closely investigating the construction of the Industrial Zone, and attempted to infiltrate the munitions factories several times."

Zhao Fusu's brow furrowed.

He didn't know the purpose of this special unit or if they had already defected.

"Your Majesty the Paramount Leader, the Black Ice Platform has been expanding rapidly during this time, with its numbers at least doubling."

"What!"

Zhao Fusu couldn't sit still.

To have an uncontrollable force emerge right under his nose filled him with a sense of crisis.

Zhao Fusu said with narrowed eyes, "Immediately find the current commander of the Black Ice Platform and find out exactly what they want!"

For such an uncontrollable force, the best way was to break them up and scatter them into various units across the country so they couldn't form a threat.

Xianyang was now his base; if the Black Ice Platform wasn't dismantled, it would be no different from having a venomous snake under his pillow.

"Understood!"

Dai Li responded with a fist-and-palm salute.

Zhao Fusu trusted Dai Li completely; aside from his excellent intelligence skills, he had also been imprinted with the Thought Steel Seal.

He would use any means necessary to carry out Zhao Fusu's orders.

This was also why he hadn't placed Wang Li in the Ministry of State Security.

Wang Li's personality was relatively rigid, unlike Dai Li, who came from the streets and possessed extreme observation and adaptability.

The Ministry of State Security needed talent of the secret agent type like Dai Li.

Zhao Fusu paced in the study with his hands behind his back.

If the commander of the Black Ice Platform proved stubborn, he would have no choice but to take lethal action and have the three thousand Iron Pagoda units attack the Black Ice Platform, completely destroying it just like shooting the black pigs.

Zhao Fusu sat back at his desk, his gaze falling upon the territory of the Xiongnu people, his eyes turning sharp.