"'Three-stage strike? What's the method?" Li Wenzhong asked with interest before Zhu Su could speak. He is also experienced in fighting and beating people, and he knows that a fighting method that can arouse the interest of a famous general of Xu Da's level must have its merits.
"It was deduced by Lao Wu, and was used to deal with the situation when the middle route army was ambushed." However, Zhu Di, who looked excited, answered first. "It's nothing more than dividing the gunners into three columns and firing in turns to ensure continuous firepower and suppress the cavalry charge head-on..."
With that said, he described the three-stage attack in detail again.
Li Wenzhong listened attentively and nodded after listening: "This method is quite ingenious. Compared with bows and arrows, fire guns are easier to practice and faster to use. If an ordinary archer fires a heavy bow, he will be unable to shoot at most five arrows before the force is exhausted." The fire gun does not waste any muscle strength, and from this aspect, it can indeed be used continuously."
"So, this method can really defeat the Beiyuan cavalry?" Zhu Di said in surprise.
"Haha, that's not necessarily the case. First, the fire gun has a limited range and slow reloading. If the enemy soldiers charge, one person may only be able to fire two shots. Even with the three-stage attack method, the enemy can pass through with corpses at this distance. . To truly achieve a lasting effect, I'm afraid it would take ten or twenty attacks. But in that case, to resist the same number of cavalry, we would need several times as many gunmen as the cavalry. It would be too much of a waste. The gain outweighs the loss.”
"Secondly, after firing the gun several times, the barrel often overheats and cannot be used again. It needs to be left to cool down. It is impossible to keep firing like that."
"Third, this method requires the gunman to remain calm in the face of danger, and to have the ability to remain calm even when Mount Tai collapses in front of him. It should be noted that when cavalry charges, their reputation is often earth-shattering, and even warriors who have fought a hundred battles will often lose their breath. If you can face the cavalry, An army that charges head-on and continues to use three-stage attacks step by step in the face of danger must be extremely elite. If there are such elites, they can think of other ways to defeat the cavalry, and there is no need to risk using these three-stage attacks head-on. "
As expected of a famous general, he could analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the three-stage strike so clearly after just a few words. Zhu Su immediately admired Li Wenzhong. Who said that someone who has traveled to ancient times is the smartest person? Even with the added benefit of later generations' knowledge, he is still a fool.
"This kid came up with this method behind closed doors. He didn't know if it would work, so he made big lies. Instead, he became Zhao Kuo of the Ming Dynasty. Now after hearing what you said, Brother Baoer, I realized that I was a frog in the well. I have learned a lesson!" Zhu Su thanked Li Wenzhong with his hands. .
Li Wenzhong waved his hand quickly, and Xu Da also smiled and said: "Why are you so humble, Your Highness? You can come up with a solution to the situation on the spot without ever going to the battlefield. Although there are flaws, it is extremely rare. In time, you will definitely become my great Ming Dynasty." Famous generals will open up new territories for our Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Su smiled awkwardly. He has no interest in going to war. On the other hand, Zhu Di next to him saw that Zhu Su had received this evaluation and glanced at him with a look of envy.
"So, fire guns are not as effective as ordinary infantry and cavalry? Then Uncle Xu, how did you escape from the encirclement?" Zhu asked from the side.
"The Third Highness's words are not entirely true. Fireguns naturally have the function of fireguns. Just like after the defeat of the Northern Expedition, I used the method of setting up camp step by step, using the camp to delay the Yuan army, and retreat while fighting."
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"If I could know the three-stage attack method in advance, imitate Wang Baobao's fake defeat during the retreat, and then set up blocking horses, antlers and other objects to delay the cavalry, and set up a three-stage fire cannon position in front..."
Saying that, Xu Da patted his knees with excitement. "Then Wang Baobao is determined to fight and complete the victory. He will definitely lead the cavalry to attack my commander's flag regardless of himself. I can use the three-stage attack method to ambush the enemy with a sudden burst of powerful firepower. Maybe I can also Wang Baobao shot this wolf to death in front of the army."
Xu Da's tone was quite regretful. Zhu Su was filled with admiration in his heart. When he said the three-stage attack, he was thinking of the example of the Oda family's fire gun soldiers using three-stage attack against the Takeda Akabi cavalry during the Warring States Period in Japan. In this battle example, the Oda family set up a bait to lure the Takeda cavalry, and then waited for work, supplemented by blocking horses and other objects to stop the cavalry. Only then did they complete the battle in one battle, and completely established the reputation of the three-stage attack.
It is basically consistent with the application method envisioned by Xu Da. If Zhu Su's idea is just talk on paper and has no practical value, then Xu Da put this paper
Shang Tan Bing transformed his military talents into concrete and feasible combat plans.
This made Zhu Su feel quite ashamed of trying to do whatever he wanted.
"So, Fire Gun still has a lot of potential!" Zhu Di said excitedly from the side. When he heard Zhu Su proposed the three-stage attack, he was full of joy and thought it was a good idea. The three-stage attack had just been criticized by Li Wenzhong, which really made him feel like he was struck by lightning. I just thought that my vision was not good enough, and I had been studying rags as treasures for so long.
It wasn't until I heard Xu Da's affirmation of the three-stage strike again that I felt inspired again.
Xu Da didn't answer. Li Wenzhong, who had always been close to Zhu Di, nodded in approval. Zhu Fan invited Xu Da and his son to sit down, and they all sat down together and began to tell some interesting stories about the Northern Expedition.
"I have solved your three questions." Xu Yungong suddenly leaned close to Zhu Su and whispered, telling Zhu Su the answer and adding a sentence. "Nothing."
"Oh?" Zhu Su grinned. "Did you figure it out or try it out? Don't just give me the answer. Why don't you tell me the solution?"
Xu Yungong hesitated. Where does he have any solution? Among the three problems, except for the first one about chicken and rabbit in the same cage, which he solved by himself, the remaining two problems were solved by his sister Xu Miaoyun. Just like this, each question took several days, and the last question about pumping water into the water had no clue what to do.
In the end, I really had to use a stupid method, counting one number at a time, to try out the answer.
"I...I don't believe you have the exact solution!" Xu Yungong still said stubbornly.
Zhu Su smiled calmly, used his finger as a pen, and solved the three application problems for Xu Yungong step by step while soaking in wine. Xu Yungong felt dizzy when he saw that Zhu Su had solved the problem of a chicken and a rabbit in a cage in just a moment, a hundred times faster than calculating sutras.
But he could still understand a little bit about the solution to the problem of a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage. When the two people behind asked each other and asked about water, Xu Yungong felt like he was standing tall as a mountain: He knew every one of those words, but why? Put it all together, he didn't even understand a sentence!
He wanted to suspect that Zhu Su was writing randomly, but Zhu Su seemed to be really trying to teach him. While writing, he was still mumbling explanations to him. Even if Xu Yungong couldn't understand it, he could still feel the rigorous logic in it!
"Understood?" Zhu Su breathed a sigh of relief after finally solving the three questions. The process of writing numbers and equations using Chinese characters is really troublesome. Three simple questions actually took up more than half of the desk. Zhu Su thought that he must popularize Arabic numerals in the future.
"..." Xu Yungong's forehead was covered with sweat, and he looked at Zhu Su's handwriting written with wine on the table. Just half a table solved these three problems. It took three large pieces of paper to solve the problem of a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage... What kind of knowledge does this require? What kind of magical means must it be?
He raised his eyes and glanced at Zhu Su, who seemed to have just done something trivial. He couldn't hide the horror and admiration in his eyes. Then he quickly lowered his head and memorized Zhu Su's problem-solving process while the wine stains were still wet. into your own mind.
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