"how do you know......"
Zhuge Wei was stunned for a long time. The tactics he used to deal with the European powers were of course found in the Heavenly Book. The Heavenly Book called this "offshore balancing technique" and said it was used by the British Empire to torment the European powers.
"I can count!" Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "Second brother, I've figured out that your offshore balancing hand will definitely mess it up!"
"Why?" Zhuge Wei was not convinced for a long time, but he didn't lift the table - Zhuge's military advisor, of course, had to let people talk, otherwise how could he have a "war of words"? If he flips the table at every turn, he will lose his temper and become violent.
And with his "why?", the military division's joint trial unknowingly turned into a verbal battle - as long as Zhuge Dao can win the group of Zhuges in front of him with three inches of strength, then the joint trial will naturally not need to be interrogated. .
Because in the Zhuge family, being able to calculate is the greatest correctness!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao continued: "Second brother, your offshore balancing hand is too far offshore to effectively intervene in European affairs to balance rising countries. The so-called offshore balancing does not mean that it is always offshore, forever. They don't even have to go ashore, but have to go ashore to join the battle when necessary. The British can use offshore checks and balances to control the European continent because they can go out and fight in person when necessary, and unite with their allies to defeat those who are trying to dominate Europe. A powerful country. But we can't do it! We have no way to effectively intervene in Europe... Even if we barely get through, we can't invest much military power. In the Napoleonic Wars, it was the European Anti-French Alliance and Rakshasa that defeated Napoleon. of winter. The assistance we provide is not necessary!
Therefore, in order to maintain the balance of power in Europe and prevent the British from using their offshore checks and balances to control Europe, we have to vigorously support the Rakshasa Empire. And this policy has a fatal flaw! "
"What flaw?" Zhuge Weijiu frowned even more tightly.
"There will inevitably be a war between the Rakshasa Empire and the British Empire because of the competition for European hegemony!" Zhuge talked for the sake of Dao. "As long as the Rakshasa Empire does not change its national policy of seizing the Balkans and Constantinople, she and the British Empire will The conflict between them is inevitable. Because once the Rakshasa captures the Balkans and Constantinople, it will become the real Eastern Rome. How can England, a small barbarian state, dare to compete with Rome? Moreover, England is a country governed by a parliament. , will not let Rakshasa's ambition be indulged just because of Victoria and Alexander's engagement.
Once a war breaks out in Europe and we are unable to intervene, we can only wait for Europe to decide the winner. Once the war in Europe is decided, Europe will have an overlord for a long time to come... According to my calculations, Britain will defeat Rakshasa and become the overlord of Europe in the future! "
At this time, not only Zhuge Weijiu's expression changed drastically, but the navy strategist Zhuge Youxin and the army strategist Zhuge Yougang, two well-known military strategists, were also shocked. They obviously knew about the Crimean War.
"Isn't that true?" Zhuge Weijiu frowned and looked at Zhuge Weidao, "The Rakshasa Kingdom's army is the best in the world, and in the next few years, they will have at least four Hongwu Emperor-class armored ships, and among them Three of them will also be deployed in the Black Sea. Isn't that enough to block the Tartar Strait and support the Rakshasa Army in taking down Constantinople?"
Zhuge Weidao smiled and shook his head and said: "The gap between Rakshasa Kingdom and Britain is all-round. It cannot be bridged by four battleships. Britain is the second largest industrial country in the world after us, right?"
Zhuge Weijiu nodded and said: "Britain's industrial strength is currently second only to ours, the Ming Dynasty, but the British mainland is too narrow after all, with a population of only more than 20 million, which is less than one-tenth of ours. And their technology is not as good as ours. They fall in love with us and always imitate us, it’s so unauthentic.”
When Zhuge Weidao heard this, he couldn't help but want to laugh a little - the golden fingers of our ancestors probably came from someone else. It's hard to say who copied who!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao chuckled a few times, and then said: "Although Britain's industrial strength is not as good as ours, it is still much more than the Rakshasa Kingdom... The weather in Rakshasa is too cold. The Baltic Sea ports are frozen for half a year and are not suitable for industrial development at all. Although Ukraine is a good place, the outlet of the Black Sea is blocked by the Turkish Empire, making it difficult to develop.
In addition, since the Ming Dynasty and the Rakshasa are on guard against each other, there are no railways in Siberia and the Golden Empire... Once the Rakshasa and the British fight, and the shipping in the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean is blocked by the British, there will be no choice but to I went to the Arctic Ocean to transport something to Rakshasa. But how much can be transported on the Arctic Ocean routes? Quite limited! And the port of Murmansk may also be blocked.
This is not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing is that serfdom has not been abolished in Rakshasa country yet! A large number of people were serfs, tied to the land and unable to work as factory workers. Moreover, they see little hope, they are not motivated to work, their production efficiency is low, most of their output is occupied by others, and they lack the ability to consume industrial products. Therefore, Rakshasa has tens of millions of people, but it is unable to make them serve industrialization, and there is no way to even establish a compulsory military service system. Therefore, the soldiers of the Rakshasa Army have been recruited for 20 to 30 years. Although the number is large, when the war comes, they will not be able to quickly mobilize civilians to join the army and expand the number of troops like the Ming Dynasty, France, and Prussia. "
Zhuge Weidao sighed, "So if we don't solve the serfdom in the Rakshasa country, we can't really develop the Rakshasa country's industry. The Rakshasa country can't defeat the British at all. And the British won't fight the Rakshasa alone. They will definitely enlist France to fight Rakshasa. During the Napoleonic Wars, Britain could support Rakshasa to fight Napoleon. Now Britain can also support France to fight Rakshasa. And who can Rakshasa rely on? Prussia? Austria? This How dare two countries confront Britain? It’s impossible!
But the Rakshasa Kingdom itself... is still immersed in the dream of a European overlord, and wants to liberate the Balkans and regain Constantinople! Therefore, a fierce conflict will inevitably break out between Britain and Rakshasa. In this conflict, Rakshasa will definitely lose! "
As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Zhuge Weijiu, Zhuge Youxin, and Zhuge Yougang, the three Zhuge military advisors who obviously knew about the Crimean War - although the Crimean War may not necessarily be the same as in history. They are exactly the same, but all the factors that determine the inevitable outbreak of this war and the inevitable defeat of Rakshasa are there!
Zhuge Weifang lowered his voice and said: "After the defeat of Rakshasa, Britain will become the overlord of Europe for a long time, and the overlord of Europe will be the overlord of white Christian civilization. By then, not only Europe will Under the leadership of the United Kingdom, even the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and even the Mexican Empire will become our enemies! This is not a hundred years ago... Now is the time when steam ironclads are rampant in the world ! In ten or twenty years, the ocean will be dominated by fully oil-powered battleships that are faster, larger, and more powerful! The distance from the Atlantic to the Pacific will not be able to stop the white people. Battleship!
Second brother, forty uncle, forty-second uncle, do the math, are we ready to face such a situation? "
"Brother 108, what did you say?" The person who was shocked this time was Zhuge Weiyi, the shipbuilding strategist. He opened his mouth wide and stared at Zhuge Weidao. "You, how do you know about a fully oil-powered battleship?"
"I calculated it!" Zhuge Weidao looked at Zhuge Weiyi and asked in a low voice, "Tenth brother, in another seven or eight years, the no-load displacement of 20,000 tons, and the battleship driven by heavy oil boilers and steam turbines can be put into use Have you used it?"
"Can...wait, you calculated this too?" Zhuge Weiyi looked horrified.
Because the battleship Zhuge Weidao talked about is still in the design and demonstration stage! It is impossible for an officer of Zhuge Weidao's level to know...unless there is a major leak!
Before he could react, Zhuge Weidao continued: "If it takes another fifteen or sixteen years, we should have a no-load displacement of nearly 30,000 tons, equipped with eight 380 mm caliber naval guns, and a maximum speed of 23 Is it a 24-knot or 24-knot battleship?”
"This..." Zhuge Weiyi turned his head and glanced at Zhuge Youxin who was as stunned as he was.
Because the 30,000-ton battleship proposed by Zhuge Weidao can no longer be leaked by the designers of the navy and shipyards... Only Zhuge's military advisor who has read the bible on shipbuilding and navy can leak the secrets.
Could it be that Zhuge Youde leaked this secret to his son? If such a thing really happens... then Zhuge Weidao will not go to Nanyang or the Arctic Ocean, but will be put under house arrest by the Zhuge family for life according to the clan rules!
"One hundred and eight nephews..." Zhuge Youxin's voice trembled a little as he spoke, "Isn't your father telling you what you are talking about?"
Zhuge Weidao just smiled calmly and said to the eighty-three-year-old Zhuge Youli: "Uncle Thirty-Six, I have calculated an equation. Please show it to me."
As he spoke, he took out an envelope and handed it to Zhuge Weixue who was standing by his side.
Zhuge Weixue had been confused for a long time, his head was buzzing, and he did whatever his brother asked him to do. He immediately took the envelope and handed it to the old man Zhuge Youli. Zhuge Youli was also a very reasonable old man. He immediately took the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, and took out his reading glasses to take a look... Of course, his face changed drastically, and he blurted out: "Relatively... .On? One hundred and eight nephews, do you know what this is?"
Zhuge Weidao nodded: "It's the mass-energy formula of the theory of relativity!"
"What?" Chemical strategist Zhuge Youpin also screamed, "You, you are...how is this possible?"
Zhuge Youde has never read the heavenly books on physics and chemistry, and Zhuge Youde's father certainly hasn't read them either. Moreover, the theory of relativity is not made public yet. In theory, only physical strategists and chemical strategists know it.
"Uncle Forty-Fifth," Zhuge Weidao pulled out an envelope as if he were doing magic, "There's one more for you!"
"Give it to me?" Zhuge Yuepin, who was tall, thin, and extremely smart with a big bald head, hurriedly asked Zhuge Wei, "Eighty-eight nephew, go get it quickly."
"yes."
The letter that was sent to Zhuge Youpin this time contained a paragraph: There are variants of chemical elements with different relative atomic masses and radioactivity but the same physical and chemical properties. These variants should be at the same position in the periodic table, which is called Make isotopes.
"One hundred and eight nephews..." Zhuge Youpin's face was full of surprise, and his voice was trembling a little, "I support you to become the Eighteenth Military Advisor!"
Zhuge Youli also said with a serious face: "One hundred and eighty nephew, since you even know the formulas of the theory of relativity, then I support you!"
Naval Advisor Zhuge Youxin seemed a little excited, and his voice trembled when he spoke: "One hundred and eighty nephew, I didn't expect you, you are really good at calculating! I support you!"
"Brother 108," Zhuge Weiyi, the shipbuilding strategist, also looked at Zhuge Weidao with a demon-like look, "I support you too!"
According to the family rules of the Zhuge family, when the number of military advisors is less than twenty, and with the support of more than one-third of the living military advisors, a new military advisor can be promoted... Now Zhuge Weidao has received four votes, which is about There are only two votes left to become a strategist.
Zhuge Weidao, who felt that he was about to succeed, turned his attention to those military advisors who had not expressed their opinions yet. Just when he was waiting to reap victory, Zhuge Weidao suddenly spoke: "One hundred and eight brothers... .Our conversation isn’t over yet, is it?”
