In fact, Ming Dynasty had a fourth whip.
It is a pity that this whip is whipping the shogunate in Japan and has not yet been sent to North America.
My Ming Dynasty is a beacon for mankind. Naturally, I must punish rape and eradicate evil in order to maintain world peace.
As we all know, the British Empire was doing nothing but good things at this point in time.
Isn’t the United States of America independent and pursuing freedom? Why can’t the British Empire get along with it?
This kind of behavior that hinders other people's pursuit of good things must be severely punished!
The west coast of North America, that large area of land.
Ming Dynasty didn't take a fancy to it, it didn't take a fancy to those gold mines.
Ming Dynasty only cares about you because it wants to maintain world peace.
Of course, if the Indians have Shang ancestry, even if only a few tribes do, the nature of the problem will change.
Since ancient times...
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Dunkirk.
Berthier received a secret message from Napoleon.
Alexander I withdrew from the banks of the Rhine, and pressure on France plummeted.
Napoleon adjusted his military deployment overnight and secretly transferred Murat and Massena from the Rhine River to Dunkirk.
Accompanying him was a 4,000-strong French Royal Knights.
Moreover, Napoleon's treasured weapon, the 240 heavy artillery, also began its journey from Paris to Dunkirk.
The war is about to break out.
When Murat and Massena entered the Dunkirk area, they aimed at trench positions that stretched to the sky.
The two entered the command post, where they met an unexpected person.
Sa Zhenbing was wearing a navy uniform. The straight military uniform stood out among the French generals wearing tight breeches and big-brimmed hats.
Although Sa Zhenbing is a naval general, he also knows a little about army operations.
In order for France to break through the Dunkirk defense line as soon as possible and for the French army to land on the British Isles, Ming Dynasty had been preparing for long enough.
Twelve Fortress-class cruisers have been delivered to France, and under the leadership of veterans from the Brest, they quickly completed boiler startup training.
After all, in addition to purchasing Ming Dynasty's Fortress-class cruisers, France is also building Glory-class wooden-ribbed ironclads, and its early training is also sufficient.
As long as the new French Grand Fleet can organize defense lines on both sides of the strait, the problem of landing will be easily solved.
The final question is how to break through this invisible trench.
In today's European continent, countries like trench tactics very much, but also hate them very much.
What I like is that it only takes a small cost to block the attack of the enemy army.
Even a small neutral country like Switzerland dared to call out the Austrian army.
But if you are the attacker, then trench tactics will be very troublesome.
So far, the European continent is limited by weapons technology and there is no effective way to break through the trenches.
"How to get through the trenches? What do you think?"
When Berthier saw the people gathered, he spread out a map of the Dunkirk area and pointed to the criss-crossed trenches on it and asked.
Hearing this, everyone's heads were blown.
Night attacks, skirmishing attacks, digging operations... everyone has tried these methods.
But no matter which method you use, even if you break into the enemy's position, you will face brutal trench warfare after contacting the enemy.
Often the enemy blocks the enemy at both ends, and musketeers are arranged in the second trench to block the airspace above the trench.
Those soldiers who entered the trenches would never survive unless they surrendered.
Murat looked at the map and rubbed his chin.
He had an idea in his mind, but was unsure, so he said: "The Glory-class ironclads and the British Empire Warrior-class ironclads were built at almost the same time and have not been completed yet, but we now have 12 newly arrived Fortress-class ships available.
Is it possible to try to defeat the Royal Navy of the British Empire at sea?
As long as you defeat..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Berthier.
Brest has just been repaired by the Ming Dynasty Mission, and has not recovered from the pain last year.
Napoleon was already very cautious about whether to send out the navy.
It is impossible for the navy to take risks until the army has achieved decisive results.
Everyone sighed.
Sa Zhenbing sighed as well.
Smoke screen tactics, smoke screen tactics...
However, it is no wonder that these European generals did not turn around.
After all, even the Ming envoys didn’t know the news that the Qing Dynasty defeated Tsarist Russia.
Ever since, Sa Zhenbing asked Berthier a question.
"Is there a stable wind direction at Dunkirk?"
"Stable wind direction? It's not very stable during the day. The wind comes from all directions.
However, the land breeze is basically blowing at night. "
Berthier was confused, but since it was a Ming general's question, he had no choice but to answer it obediently.
This is not only the friendship between Ming and Dharma, but also the reason for the endless emergence of military strategies in the ancient East.
This gave Berthier something to look forward to.
And Sa Zhenbing's next words made everyone suddenly enlightened.
“If the land breeze blows at night, then organize a night attack.
Before the night attack, ignite the damp gunpowder on the position and let the thick smoke cover the battlefield! "
In just a few words, Sa Zhenbing made everyone understand what this tactic was.
We are all veterans of the battlefield and understood it in an instant.
In previous attacks, the enemy was often able to deploy quickly, intercept and surround the soldiers who entered the trenches and annihilate them.
What does it rely on?
The key is to discover first, then judge, and then respond.
In the long stretch of trench warfare, every move you make cannot escape the eyes of the enemy.
And if the enemy is blind, or cannot clearly see our army's deployment and goals, the operability here will be too great.
Of course, Sa Zhenbing did not remind him that using smoke screen tactics requires a large number of grassroots officers.
At the same time, the discipline requirements for soldiers are extremely high.
Otherwise, if you are not careful, you will get into a fight in the smoke.
The French musketeers were gathering, and the actions here left the British army confused.
Because it was already afternoon, by the time the assembly was over, could it be a night attack?
Wellington smiled disdainfully. He didn't dare to charge, but didn't he just have the skills to defend in the trenches?
Time passes into night.
The land breeze blew, and the British trenches were lined with bonfires connected like a chessboard, which were prepared to prevent French night attacks.
over time.
The British soldiers noticed something different about France tonight.
They were burning something in front of the formation, and there was a lot of smoke under the firelight.
Suddenly, the 240 heavy artillery in the rear roared.
There are not many shells for the 240 heavy artillery. Even if the Ming Dynasty mission brought some as a supplement, they cannot be used casually.
As Napoleon's treasure, every cannonball used must have Napoleon's signature.
Tonight, Napoleon allowed a 36-shell bombardment.
The huge caliber of the 240 heavy gun means that the warhead has a lot of charges.
Often one hit would cost at least half the battalion.
Even if it is a trench warfare position, it will be a deep pit when one shot goes down.
36 artillery shells were concentrated on the center line of the British army. Although a few missed far away, they generally met expectations.
On the French offensive line, the British line was disrupted.
At this time, what the French soldiers had to do was to advance under the cover of the smoke screen to prevent the British army from supporting the center line.
As long as the smoke screen assault is fast enough, the British army will have no time to remedy the situation, and they will not even be able to shoot the French soldiers.
Because everything you can see is thick smoke.
The British army could only shoot randomly at the smoke.
The smoke was getting closer and closer, and the British troops on the front line could even hear slight coughs, as well as sporadic gunshots, grunts and scoldings.
Smoke screen tactics appeared on the European battlefield for the first time, and the French tasted the benefits for the first time.
Although there were some surprises during this process.
For example, someone can't help but cough.
Some people saw strange figures and couldn't help but shoot, killing their own officers...
