"Of course, the raw materials of the Sanhe soil in the courtyard are loess, lime and sand, with porridge made from glutinous rice and several other raw materials added.
The specific details are confidential in the hospital. You just need to know that this technology exists. "
"Master Sun, although I don't know what kind of Sanhe soil is in the courtyard, it must be very expensive and troublesome.
There were thousands of prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty. We couldn't demolish them all and rebuild them. It wouldn't be enough if we emptied the warehouses!
Let’s not talk about whether there is enough money, but demolition and reconstruction are huge workloads, and the raw materials may not be available. "
Listening to Zhang Weixian's inquiry, Sun Yuanhua fell silent.
In addition to glutinous rice porridge, the Sanhe soil in the Firearms Research Institute also adds plant pulp, animal blood, brown sugar, tung oil, egg white, milk, etc.
Chongzhen saw it once. It was really hard, comparable to the concrete of later generations, but it was too damn expensive.
According to the method of the Firearms Research Institute, a mile of Shanhaiguan city wall requires at least 30,000 taels of silver, which is more than five times that of ordinary city wall bricks.
This reminded him of a saying: The biggest failure in medical research is not that I didn't do it, but that if I did it, everyone couldn't use it. It's the same here.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen decided to return to Beijing this time and focus on cement.
If nothing else, it will be used to build bunkers during future wars. Of course, special three-component soil can be used, but it will take time. It is not as convenient and fast as cement.
With the power of today's thunder cannons, a bunker built of concrete may not be able to explode.
"cough……"
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little gloomy, Chongzhen coughed lightly.
"You are all wrong!"
"We have gone into an extreme misunderstanding!"
"Why are you all thinking about defending against the enemy's firearms instead of attacking?"
"Keep the enemy out of the Ming Dynasty! Doesn't the problem that the city wall is not strong enough that you are worried about disappear?"
"Don't you think the best defense is offense?"
Huh……
After listening to the emperor's words, all the generals let out a light sigh and their eyes suddenly lit up.
It is said very well that the best defense is offense.
Attack and defense are a contradictory unity, and switching between offense and defense is a common thing for military strategists. Many great wars in the long history have used offense instead of defense.
Such as the Battle of Julu, the Battle of Chibi, the Battle of Feishui, etc., they are all wars in which the few defeat the many and the weak defeat the strong.
"Your Majesty's words are so good. I was enlightened when I heard them. The results of many battles have proved that our opponents are far less powerful than we imagined. We must first defeat the thieves in our hearts before we can defeat the thieves in the mountains."
"Yes, let's take the rise of Jiannu as an example. The Thirteen Relics raised an army. Facing the Ming Dynasty's millions of troops, they still raised troops. If they were afraid, there would be no Jiannu who had been a disaster for decades. .”
"Your Majesty is a great talent, with such mind and courage, I can't wait to see if anything happens!"
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The generals complimented from the bottom of their hearts, but also secretly warned themselves.
This sentence alone: The best defense is offense can reveal the overall situation in the emperor's mind, and it can better reflect the emperor's character, who likes to take the initiative.
People who like to take the initiative, and are emperors, are creative and can't tolerate sand in their eyes. You should be careful in the future.
Chongzhen didn't know what everyone was thinking, but thought to himself: "The decisive factor in winning or losing a war is not weapons, but people.
Depends on a person's tactical skills, psychological quality, overall coordination ability,
Tactical skills include attack strategies and defensive strategies. No matter how good the weapons are, what is the use of making wrong decisions and unskilled operations?
Psychological quality includes courage, perseverance, endurance, etc. No matter how good the weapons are, what is the use of being greedy for life and afraid of death? The enemy can run twenty miles in an hour, can you run thirty miles?
The overall planning and coordination ability determines the overall effect of the war, such as mobilizing the enthusiasm of sergeants and improving the combat effectiveness of sergeants.
Today's firearms obviously have problems such as slow loading and firing times, poor accuracy, inability or poor use in rainy and snowy weather, slow movement speed, etc. My Ming Dynasty has not yet overcome these problems. Can the enemy overcome them?
Finding ways to turn the enemy's disadvantages into our advantages is the problem that the commander must solve.
Take the intricate trenches of the slave-building coalition forces along the Yalu River as an example. Even if we don't have flying thunder cannons, can't we dig trenches and move forward?
As long as the trench is advanced to fifty meters in front of the Jiannu position, the palm mines will be able to work and they can advance layer by layer. "
As soon as this part came out, everyone opened their mouths in shock.
The emperor knew military skills and was a master in the art of war.
When they attributed the failure of the war to poor quality of weapons, insufficient quantity, and weather problems, the emperor had already gone one step further. This was the essence of the problem.
The Thirteen Relics of Jiannu raised an army. They wanted weapons but no weapons, no people, no skills, but no skills. However, they still rose up in the face of the Ming Dynasty's millions of troops.
"During this period, I have been thinking about the practical use of firearms on the battlefield, and I have some insights. I will tell you about it today. It may not be accurate, but it can help you open up your ideas.
Let's take landmines as an example. It's not difficult to make them. You can't make flint mines, but you can always make them by igniting them directly with fire.
Make a weight of 500 kilograms, bury it in advance, find a dead man to light it, and give a reward of 1,000 taels of silver. Someone will do it.
If it doesn't work, dig a tunnel underground, light it and run along the tunnel.
You are ready, just lure the enemy deep. How to lure the enemy deep, you are all generals, it should not be difficult, right?
It is even said that setting an ambush in advance in anticipation of the enemy's marching route can annihilate the enemy's effective forces on a large scale. "
“Let’s talk about harassment tactics again, which are mainly based on small forces, coming and going, gathering and dispersing, being proactive and flexible, and attacking the enemy mysteriously.
This method of warfare mainly takes advantage of the complex terrain, rugged roads, and unfamiliarity of the enemy's people and land in mountainous areas...
There are three ways to fight this. One is to attack, to attack the garrisoned enemy;
The second is ambush, setting up an ambush on the enemy's only path, blocking the enemy's head, cutting off the waist, and killing the tail;
The third is to block, adopt dispersed concealment, look for the right opportunity, and kill the enemy with cold guns... I call it sparrow warfare.
This set of tactics includes waiting for work, taking advantage of the situation, attacking in the east and attacking in the west, and diverting the tiger away from the mountain. You should think about it carefully. "
In the next half hour, Chongzhen transformed into a teacher and spoke eloquently about all the classic tactics from later generations.
Such as tunnel warfare, mine warfare, guerrilla warfare, sparrow warfare, raid warfare, mobile warfare, protracted warfare, quick-decision warfare, annihilation warfare, attrition warfare, etc.
Most of them are interpreted from the superficial meaning of the tactical names combined with the contents of some TV series and short videos that I have watched.
It's so profound that he doesn't even know.
But even so, this is enough.
Everyone who heard this was dumbfounded. They had never thought that war could be played like this or fought like this.
