Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1499 Stacking Armor
Zhu Xianxun, who was far away in Yingtian, saw two turtle shells emerging from the fog through his bird's-eye view from the sky.

"I knew it would be like this." He took a sip of tea. "When our people are in doubt, they start to stack firepower, mobility, and defense. Stacking them all together makes a tank."

The basic tactical principles of the Ming army have not changed since a long time ago - close contact will produce too many surprises, and only firepower is trustworthy. Because long-range firepower can also turn war into simple mathematics.

If the outcome of a war depends on a bayonet charge, then one needs to incite emotions, dispatch troops to designated positions on a volatile battlefield, and then hope that the enemy will be shaken by the impact of the bayonet.

But firepower is much simpler, because the essence of war is the projection of energy. In contact warfare, the energy of three meals can be used. Although people are tall, short, fat and thin, they all eat the same thing. Even if Master Wang eats the best food, he still has two eyes and one mouth. If he wants to defeat the enemy in contact warfare, he still has to use swords, spears, swords and halberds, and still has to use the limited power in his hands to project the energy from the flesh.

The power of the crossbow is slightly better. He integrated the logistical power of military equipment manufacturing into the combat power. A well-made crossbow only needs to be released once to take away a body that has been tested by war. However, according to the basic principle of energy conservation, the power exerted by the crossbow will not exceed that of the human body. He just changed the way of releasing power.

The Mongolian cavalry created a new dimension in the use of energy - horses were livestock that could be used in large numbers for warfare. They digested food more efficiently than humans, and were able to ingest, store, and release energy more effectively.

From a strategic perspective, the Mongolian army once used the horse's fat power as if it were a bow and crossbow, mobilizing and draining the horsepower of the herds in operations that lasted for months, and then resting and setting off again, repeating the process over and over again.

This really invested more energy at the strategic level, allowing the Mongolian army to gather more powerful forces in a shorter time and sweep a country before the mobilization system could respond. But people still know too little about horses. People don’t even know what they are, so how can they go beyond the surface phenomenon to explore the truth of horses?

It was gunpowder that revolutionized human warfare. One pound of saltpeter, two ounces of sulfur, and three ounces of charcoal make up the golden industrial ratio of one pound of saltpeter, two ounces of sulfur, and three ounces of charcoal: 75% potassium nitrate, 10% sulfur, and 15% charcoal.

Gunpowder made war extremely certain. For the first time, humans could completely rely on chemical energy other than physical energy to end a war. As long as the chemical energy is not horses, chemical energy can be almost infinitely superimposed per unit area, and the essence of war can be seen as the hedging of two energies. As long as the court accumulates chemical energy far exceeding that of the opponent, it can directly evaporate the enemy.

This is the chariot. The purpose of chariot tactics is to send weapons such as "infantry guns" as close to the enemy as possible, and then sweep the array with shotgun shells within the range of the musket.

During the Imjin War, there were about 4 troops entering Korea to suppress the Japanese pirates. They brought 2093 large and small artillery pieces, with one artillery piece for every 20 people. Among them, 388 were medium and large artillery pieces such as the Dajiangjun Cannon and the Mieluo Cannon, and the rest were light artillery pieces that were directly assigned to the infantry and could advance with the infantry.

When the Heavenly Soldiers entered the Joseon Dynasty, the Joseon army was being slaughtered and their armor and weapons were abandoned. The Joseon king ran all the way to the Yalu River. Even though the Heavenly Soldiers had already reached Pyongyang, the Joseon King Yi Sun was still panicking. He asked the Joseon officers who came to report how the Heavenly Soldiers were doing. The Minister of Military Affairs, Yi Dexin, who came to report, gestured and said that the Heavenly Soldiers' cannons "suddenly lit up the sky with flowers, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, the mountains and plains shook, and it was indescribable. Everything that was hit was burned to ashes."

This tactic also has an optional tiger squat cannon, which can be carried by every 20 to 30 people, and does not take up any staffing. It can be deployed directly by the captain and deputy captain in front of the battle. Because all the cannons are fired with fuses, one person can manage the firing of several cannons.

The various types of artillery used during the Imjin War were later integrated into the light and heavy artillery system represented by the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the General Cannon.

The unique advantage of the Tiger Crouching Cannon is that it can be carried directly by cavalry. Although the range is actually similar to that of a musket, the Tiger Crouching Cannon can burst out the firepower of a heavy artillery at close range, bringing unexpected surprises from the flanks. This is what Qi Jiguang often used in the organization of the Jizhen cavalry.

Of course, if the firepower is suppressed by the enemy due to insufficient military supplies or poor quality of firearms, that would be another story.

"But." Zhu Xianxun covered his forehead, "The martyrs of all generations were so wise and brave, how come these guys can only set up a turtle formation?!"

Zhu Xianxun had been waiting for quite a while, and both sides were staring at each other without moving. Neither the Northern Army nor the Southern Army changed their formation at all, and just sat there in the square formation and watched the scenery.

"Ah, Your Majesty, how about you calm down?" Lu Huaiyang, who was watching nearby, poured him a cup of tea.

"I'm so angry! The chariot formation is deployed in a square, but it doesn't stay square all the time. Just move, spread the left and right wings, and then push forward! I wish I could airdrop a warrant to them! How did they learn the history of war? The chariot camp has Qi Jiguang's Jizhen style, Yu Dayou's Datongzhen style, Sun Chengzong's Ningyuan style, and a lot of different fighting methods, but they just learned a turtle formation?"

Zhu Xianxi was really angry. If Fu Yuanshan was beside him, he would really ask Fu Yuanshan to airdrop a warrant to give him orders.

"How about you give them a call?"

"This theme is the war mode during the Yongqing Restoration. At that time, people were shot in queues. Not to mention making a phone call, even sending a telegram would be a mistake."

"Then if we use satellites to monitor them, won't that also expose us?"

"Go away, Old Lu, who are you helping? I remember, your daughter is an instructor here, right?"

"No, no, no, my daughter is not here."

"So Wen Yuan is here? Oh, I remember now that Elder Wen handed this matter over to Wen Yuan. So you are talking to your apprentice, right?"

"Ah, this is the wise and sage, but you are the long live Lord!"

"Forget it. I don't know if you've called me Your Highness once in five years. Every time you call me that, it's always bad news. Shangluo is a student, so it's against the rules if I call him. You call Wenyuan, he's in the teaching group, so calling him won't be a violation. Call him now."

Zhu Xianxi no longer planned to airdrop the order. He wanted to call the front line directly.

the phone is ringing.

"Captain Wen, your phone is calling." Someone else on the coaching staff called him.

"Who's calling?" Wen Yuan was looking down the mountain with a telescope. He was chewing a steamed bun while looking. He was getting anxious because the fight below was not going on.

"Is it Brother Huohua written on your phone number?"

When he heard the name, Wen Yuan was so frightened that he dropped his steamed bun onto the snow. He picked it up, patted the dirt off, tore off the part that was stained with dirty snow and took another bite.

After thinking it over carefully, he turned around and pointed: "Help me answer it."

"Well."

The first-year student at the military academy who didn't know the truth answered the phone: "Hello, Wen Yuan asked me to answer the phone for him. Who are you, and what do you want to talk to him about?"

"It's me, I'm Zhu Xianxi. Tell him to move the General Cannon 50 steps forward!!! Move it now!"

"Zhu Xianxi? You are His Majesty the Holy Emperor!!! Captain Wen, Brother Huohua is the Emperor!"

"Do I need to tell you that?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty asked us to move the Grand General Cannon forward. What should we do?"

"A general is not bound by his sovereign's orders when he is away from home."

The freshman handed the phone over directly: "If you want to talk about this, you can say it yourself."

For a moment, everyone was silent - who was going to say this?

Although there was indeed no distance between the Jinyiwei and the emperor, and the emperor's public image was indeed very good, the emperor was still the emperor after all.

The saying "a general in the field is not subject to orders from his sovereign" is too heavy after all. Even a clear-eyed college student knows that saying it out loud is a death sentence.

"Ahem" Wen Yuan answered the phone, "Long live the Lord"

"Why are you the same as your master, calling him Your Highness when there's something going on and Brother Huohua when there's nothing going on, right? I didn't know that this was the name you noted on my number?"

"I'll change it, I'll change it right away!" "It doesn't matter if you change it or not, you're not the only one who calls me Brother Huohua anyway - move the cannon to the front!"

"That won't do. I can't interfere. It would be embarrassing."

"Then can you go and try to persuade them? Everyone is watching here. If you don't perform well, I will lose face. In theory, the students of the Imperial College are all disciples of the emperor. You have made things like this, as if I, a teacher, am useless."

"So that's how it is. Then let me try it?"

It would be bad if the emperor interfered casually, but since the teacher had entrusted his students with this, there was reason to talk about it.

After hanging up the phone, Wen Yuan put on his windbreaker and walked out of the trench, wading through a layer of floating snow, and skiing down the mountain. He entered the Northern Army camp first, and his position was closer to the Northern Army.

"Stop, don't come in!" Gao Shiyu shouted while standing on a cannon in the crowd.

"What's going on? Why won't you let me in?"

"I know you want to come in and take command, but it's wrong for a general to disobey the orders of his sovereign when he's away from home. How can a soldier disobey the orders of his general when he's away from home?"

"That's even more wrong. If the soldiers don't obey the generals, what's the point of fighting?"

"Anyway, we have the final say here, you are not allowed to come in!"

【Why are you all the same from top to bottom?】

"What's going on?" Shangluo was sitting on the grain cart drinking tea. Although the canned food they brought was only enough for one meal, they discussed yesterday and exchanged it for a full month's worth of military rations, which was enough to last for a while.

[Just wait, someone will be here soon.]

As he was speaking, there was a noise outside:
"You over there! Stop right there! If you move again, I'll shoot you!"

"I'm standing here. If you can hit me with that fire stick in your hand, I'll just declare you the winner."

"really?"

"Come on, hit me, hit me as much as you want."

As they were talking, someone outside started to prepare to take out the match and light the fuse.

"Forget it, don't waste bullets." Shang Luo came out and asked everyone to stop, "You can't hit him with bullets."

Having dealt with Wen Yuan for such a long time, he knew how capable Wen Yuan was. The lead bullets were not fast enough to hit him. Even if it was iron sand, he could hide in a safe place when the bullets were fired. If it wasn't for the family heirloom knife in Gu Xi's hand, he could have directly chopped the bullet with the knife.

"Can I come in then?"

"No, don't come in." Shangluo waved his hand, "I'll come out and talk if you have anything to say."

He walked out of the gate at the southeast corner and strolled in front of Wen Yuan.

"Why did you go all the way around?"

"Because the life gate is in the southeast corner."

"Is this still the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation?"

"That's right. My formation is very powerful. How about you let them break my formation?"

"Can we discuss something? Can you move the cannon forward?"

"Why?" Shangluo asked.

"I think if you take the initiative to move out your artillery, you can gain the upper hand. You see, this kind of camp can only be destroyed by heavy artillery, right? Then if you move out your artillery first, you can take the initiative."

"I, I'll be the first to attack. Is the other side going to send a river patrol vehicle?"

"I'm serious. You two are not moving at all. When is this going to end?"

"I think it's actually pretty good. It's also a simulation of the war situation at that time."

"But Tianzi would think that if both of you sit still, the show wouldn't be very effective."

"Then just wait a moment. I think camping can also show off your style, right? Isn't that great? Okay, okay, stop being a lobbyist and go back first."

After saying that, Shangluo went around to Jingmen in the west and went back.

"Brother, what do you say?" Han Xingzhi asked.

"Don't worry, I sent him away. We can continue to stay here."

"Great~~" As long as we can stay where we are, this place will be as fun as a spring outing. And there is enough food to last for a month, so we can just treat it as a picnic.

"I think it's almost time, why don't we have lunch."

Shangluo suggested.

"Okay, let's eat." After several seniors had discussed it, they began to move grain bags from the grain truck and prepared to start cooking.

However, as soon as the grain bag was opened, everyone present was dumbfounded.

Shangluo also rushed there as soon as possible. He pushed through the crowd and saw the grain coming out of the grain bag.

It was indeed grain, but it was rice with husks.

"Wan La!!!" Han Xingzhi slapped his head, "Are all the rice like this?"

"Strictly speaking, this should be called millet. It is only rice after the husk is removed."

"So, does anyone know how to eat this thing?"

(End of this chapter)