Chapter 111 Simple Difference

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? As mentioned in the previous chapter, the light cavalry raids of nomads were a classic combat method.   Even the subsequent blitzkriegs in Germany, there were many such combat modes in it. This can reflect that the Germans did have their excellent aspects in the study of war methods before World War II.

But the Great Emperor of the Huns or the Mongolian Khanate have the same fatal flaw, that is, they are nomadic peoples. This is an advantage, allowing them to use the tribesmen who lived on horseback since childhood to create excellent light cavalry troops. But at the same time, the lack of sufficient creative thinking and understanding of the world also made them lose the opportunity to truly develop. After all, whether compared to the Roman Empire or the Song Dynasty at that time, in terms of true civilization, whether the Emperor of the Huns or the Mongolian Khanate, they can only be called barbarians.

The difference between civilization and barbarism is actually based on the degree of civilization after the average of all countries in the world at that time, and the result can naturally be compared with each other. At that time, the Mongols, whether compared with the Europeans, the Arabs were barbarians, let alone the gap in civilization was huge compared to the Song Dynasty.

The conclusion of the victory of the Mongols is very simple, that is, the attack power of agricultural civilization is far less than that of nomadic civilization. Of course, this is the problem before the emergence of real firearms. I have discussed it before that the Song Dynasty actually destroyed the country because of "unspeaking a word". Because in the face of cities with hot weapons such as artillery, muskets, grenades, and reincarnation cannons, the light cavalry of the nomadic peoples is not worthy of attacking at all, and they are not able to conquer them even if there is sufficient supplies.

Whether others understand or not, at least the generals Mengge and Sainhanba understood. They invited the best craftsmen in Salay City and showed them muskets, short guns, "Flying Swallow Iii-type crossbows", reincarnation cannons and other weapons, but the conclusion was disappointed.

"You can try to build a khan, a general, or a crossbow, a reincarnation gun, a short gun or a grenade, but this musket cannot be shot. You can't make a long tube with such straightness. But you can try the so-called bronze cannon you say!"

Such a conclusion made Sainhan Badu and the General Mongolia somewhat confused. In their eyes, the construction of copper cannons should be more difficult, right? In fact, the gun barrels at this time were mainly made using casting methods, and if they could be forged, they could naturally produce guns of sufficient range. Just like the "Hell Messenger-type field cannon" made by the "Huaxia Empire". The reason why it has a long range and the barrel can withstand a considerable pressure of gunpowder gas is that after casting, it also has a cold extrusion forming process to form a more accurate size, while increasing strength, rigidity and reducing weight.

As for the casting mentioned by the craftsmen in Salai City, the reason is that the copper casting technology at this time had already reached a certain level. There is a certain possibility for the production of large-caliber copper cannons. However, without modern artillery theory, nor knowledge of materials science, the level of artillery will not be much higher than the "raindrop cannons" made by Zhao Xu. But from another aspect, it can be seen that the craftsmen of this era have very good processing abilities. Perhaps when they give him some sunshine, they can illuminate the universe.

In terms of making firearms, Sain Khanba was consistent with General Mengge's view. They would not give up on light cavalry, and the use of musket cavalry composed of short guns and pulley bows was very important in their eyes. In addition, it was a "Chidar Artillery Army" created by Shi Zhidong at that time. They had to be equipped with "bridge cannons" and newly made copper cannons, if possible. However, how to configure it, Sain Khanba had some differences with General Mengge.

The reason is that although they were annihilated by Zhao Fubo from outside the Shangri-La Mountains today, most of the main forces were wiped out by Zhao Fubo. However, a considerable number of the soldiers who fled at that time still returned to their command. The Mongols could be proud of this because if they were soldiers from the Song Dynasty, they would probably be willing to return home after they were separated. The reason is very simple, because in the Mongolian army, the warriors could always get enough appreciation. But in the so-called civilized country of the Song Dynasty, they always promoted civil and suppressed military affairs, and their purpose was to maintain the already scattered rule.

The status is low, the reward is poor, and it is difficult to be respected by society. The genius is willing to join the army. Therefore, what kills the courage of the Chinese people is not Confucianism at all, but is just "Confucianism" transformed by the rule of power or "slave thought". This is reflected in the external situation, it is better to pay money and donate money, and even severely suppress the internally, and even a few kitchen knives need to be used together.

As for the difference between this "slave thought" and "Confucian thought", we will describe it in the future. Here we mainly talk about the differences between Sain Khanbadu and General Mengge because of how the new artillery team should be equipped.

The reason is that there are actually quite a lot of people who escaped from General Mengge. And according to the news, the prince Kublai Khan who returned to the desert would send reinforcements to General Mengge. Humph, if the matter here is to be said, I believe everyone will sneer. The reason is very simple, because General Mengge will continue to hold Zhao Fubo's power here with an army. Moreover, this is also a means to create conflicts.

"Khan, if the firearms come out, I think we should be like the Chinese army, and the troops will allocate different artillery teams according to different types. For example, the light cavalry should have crossbows that are easy to act and can attack silently. The artillery teams under our heavy cavalry guards should naturally be heavy copper cannons. I just hope that our copper cannons will be able to surpass the Chinese army's cannons in the future. Even if they can't surpass them, they can't let Zhao Xu's artillery team be beautiful in the past!"

General Mengge said it very clearly, that is, in the future, they will still have to return to Mongolia and Han to compete for status. Without the ability to resist Zhao Xu's firearms, they will not be able to compete for Prince Kublai. Because if they fight, if they do not have enough artillery, they will definitely fail.

"What the General said is, it's a pity that I'm worried that the number of bronze cannons will be insufficient in the future, and it may not be able to be successfully built. It's better to put it in the Qincha artillery army in the future!"

And this is a disagreement, because General Mengge means that the Qinzha artillery army will be in the musketeers in the future. This simple disagreement is not only as simple as it seems, but a question of who has the final say in the future.
Chapter completed!