Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 420 The Victory Method of the Working People

How to win against an invincible enemy? There have been many successful cases in the history of Perfect's journey to the original world.

Putting aside those cases that are too outrageous or have too many fantasy elements, if you want to defeat the strong with the weak, you ultimately need asymmetric warfare.

Don't use your own weaknesses to fight against your opponent's strengths. Instead, play to your own strengths to weaken your opponent. Eventually, reduce your opponent's fighting power to a level where you can defeat him or make him retreat without a fight. This is the key to defeating the strong with the weak.

For example, the strategy of tiring out the troops in ancient China is a manifestation of such an idea.

When facing a powerful enemy, do not fight it head-on, but continue to consume the opponent until the opponent has lost its powerful combat effectiveness or has reached the point where it can be defeated, and then defeat the enemy.

With this idea in mind, even a warrior as powerful as the Steam Knight is not invincible in Perfectcot's eyes.

First of all, steam knights require much more logistical support than knights and armies in the past. Although the steam knight armor is powerful, it is itself a sophisticated product of alchemy and engineering, requiring careful maintenance and care. It is much more difficult to serve than the most delicate war horses in the past.

At least if you serve Uncle Ma, the worst that can happen is that you get kicked or sent into the enemy camp. But if you can't serve the steam armor well, you won't be able to go to the battlefield.

Moreover, to serve a war horse, you only need to know its habits and diet. Once you become familiar with the horse, there will basically not be any major problems.

Can you service a steam armor? Here, there is a 200-page operating manual. You should memorize it first. Then there is a 1,000-page maintenance manual over there. Memorize it and you can learn how to maintain a steam armor.

Of course, in actual operation, there is no need to memorize a 1,200-page manual. After all, Perfect didn't write that much, but it is certain that a basic level of engineering knowledge is required to repair and maintain steam armor.

This is just like the car drivers in the ancient times of the original world. Their driving skills may not be very good, but their car repair skills are definitely good enough.

Because in that era there was no way to call a tow truck or mechanic to repair the car on the spot with just a phone call, most drivers had to become mechanics themselves, and they had to know a little bit about everything, from overhauling the engine to changing tires.

The same goes for the Steam Knights. Although the Knights will be equipped with alchemists and professional engineers, there is no way to have alchemists and engineers follow them into battle.

Although some knightly orders have begun trying to train knights who are proficient in alchemy and engineering to serve as technical sergeants, it is obvious that this is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

In such a situation, it becomes very useful for the Steam Knight himself to know some basic maintenance knowledge.

But this is limited to daily maintenance or emergency repairs on the battlefield, and real inspection and maintenance undoubtedly requires alchemists and engineers.

At this time, as long as these logistics personnel can be dealt with, the Steam Knight will naturally be defeated. If you feel that the logistics personnel are closely guarded and difficult to approach and cannot be dealt with under normal circumstances, you can also use a simpler method to cut off the logistics supply of the Steam Knight.

After all, the Steam Knight is a mechanical creation of engineering. Even if damaged parts can be repaired by alchemy, it is not an easy job for an alchemist. Therefore, according to Perfectcot's design, the parts of the Steam Knight are usually replenished by factories in the rear, rather than being manually made by alchemists on the battlefield.

At this time, you only need to cut off the supply of parts from the parts factory to the battlefield, which can also paralyze the Steam Knights.

If you still think the risk is too high, you can take a simpler approach, but the effect may not be as good, which is to cut off the Steam Knights' source of coal fuel.

Today's Steam Knights still use steam engines, which means coal is needed to maintain the operation of the Steam Knights.

Even though Perfect designed a gas cylinder to ensure that the Steam Knight could still fight when the fuel ran out, it was usually a reserve energy used for the final escape and to avoid being captured after the steam armor was paralyzed.

Generally speaking, this reserve energy is only enough for a few minutes.

Therefore, cutting off the Steam Knights' fuel supply can also paralyze them.

And an immobile steam knight is not much harder to kill than a traditional knight.

Although most of the empire's knights are extraordinary and possess considerable strength, a lead bullet is still enough to penetrate a knight's chest.

"In addition to cutting off logistics, you can also lure the tiger away from the mountain. Through some strategies and means, you can make the Steam Knights deviate from the main target. Then the rest is to make a feint to the east and attack in the west or attack halfway. After all, the Steam Knights can't wear steam armor all the time. After all, they are still human beings and need rest and food." Perfect taught Karen the tactics of how to defeat the Steam Knights. In her opinion, these are quite common. In the original world, anyone who has a little knowledge of ancient military history stories such as the Thirty-Six Stratagems or Sun Tzu's Art of War can tell you a thing or two.

This reminded Perfectot of a rumor circulating in her original world before she traveled through time. That her generation was once hailed as the new generation of successors and had truly learned how to slay dragons. That precious knowledge that was enough to change the world was written in their textbooks, and the various information they had access to previously covered all aspects of military, culture, and medicine.

Those three sacred books known as the time-travel guides were once universal reading materials. As long as one mastered the contents above, one could even calmly deal with the nuclear wasteland world after the Third World War, and restore production, rebuild the army and the people's government.

“Perhaps these seem a little strange to you, but they are not complicated.” Perfect looked at Kallen’s expression, which looked like she was trying to grow her brain, and couldn’t help but smile helplessly. Then he said, “Forget it. I’ll write a booklet later, and you can just follow the instructions.”

"Okay! I will study hard!" Karen was overjoyed and cheered loudly, but she also said embarrassedly: "Actually, I'm not stupid, it's just that I don't know much about fighting. If you let my brother come, he won't study as well as me, but he will definitely understand these things, he likes these things!"

"Really? Then you should consider getting your brother to join. If you want to fight against the Steam Knights or the Imperial Army, you need someone who truly understands military knowledge, because you must first master the force, so that you can win." Perfect didn't think that Karen's words were shirking responsibility. She had done well enough, and it was normal to be not good at something: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. You must remember this sentence, and always hold the barrel of the gun in your own hands."

(End of this chapter)