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Chapter 380 Earth Grenade

Switching weapons according to different enemies is in line with Sun Tzu's idea of ​​changing tactics for different enemies in the Art of War.Sun Tzu's Art of War said: "Therefore, the law of using troops is to encircle them if they are ten, to attack them when they are five, to divide them if they are twice as large, to fight them if they are small, to escape them if they are small, and to avoid them if they are not strong." He also said: "So Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent; those who can win because of the enemy's changes are called gods."

Sun Tzu's Art of War is full of dialectical thought, which coincides with Lu Chengqi's idea.Of course, to achieve such an effect, the leader needs to make his own judgment based on the battlefield situation.Youdao is a raging soldier, and a raging nest.If a general is useless, no matter how good the weapon is, he will lose the battle.

Shen Kuo, Su Song, and Tang Xun could understand Lu Chengqi's words, because scholars at that time did not only read sage books, but also read military books in their spare time.If it is said that the men of later generations all have a dream of martial arts in their hearts, then the scholars of this era all have a dream of generals in their hearts!Imagine yourself to be like Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms, with a heroic appearance, a feather fan and a scarf, and the enemies are wiped out in ashes while talking and laughing...

It's a pity that it is impossible for Lu Chengqi to let literati lead troops.He firmly believes that there is a specialization in art, and that no matter how many military books a literati reads, they are just talking on paper.Does he know how to arrange logistics and how to arrange troops?Knowing how to send scouts to spy on the enemy, how to set up camps, how to connect the whole army with middle and low-level officers... These are very practical problems. Lu Chengqi always believes that either you are a general or you are a civil servant.The military and the government must be separated. Military generals have no strategies to learn, but civil servants must never interfere with the army!This is Lu Chengqi's bottom line and the main reason for establishing the Royal Military Academy.First, as the headmaster of the Royal Military Academy, the officers who graduated from the Royal Military Academy are basically loyal to him.For this example, you can refer to the bald Chairman Jiang.Second, through the strict entry and exit of the Royal Military Academy, qualified middle and low-level officers are trained to pave the way for them to be promoted to senior generals. In addition to reserving talents, they are also buying people's hearts.Anyway, the purpose of the establishment of the Royal Military Academy is to make generals completely loyal to the royal family.Only by firmly grasping the military power in his hands can Lu Chengqi feel a sense of security in this era where the historical process is so unknown.

This is also the reason why Lu Chengqi cares so much about the development of military weapons supervision. Lu Chengqi must be cautious about all matters related to the army.Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, must be investigated.This is not militarism, but heavy warfare, careful warfare, and preparations to ensure the "safety of the country and the army."This is the thought throughout "Sun Tzu's Art of War", and it is also the bottom line that Lu Chengqi sticks to in his heart.Anyone who touches his military power will die!

When Lu Chengqi was wandering in the sky, Tang Xun was the first to express his opinion: "Your Majesty's words are good! I still have another idea. If poisonous smoke is placed in the flower bomb and shot into the enemy's city during the siege, wouldn't it be more powerful? What? I have seen a prescription for poisonous smoke, 15 liang of sulfur, 14 liang of aconitum, 12 liang of nitrate per catty, [-] liang of croton, [-] liang of chamaejasma, [-] liang of tung oil, [-] liang of small oil , five liang of charcoal powder, two and a half ounces of asphalt, two liang of arsenic, one liang of yellow wax, one liang of bamboo rut, one liang of hemp rut, pounded together into a stick, tied with a rope, and weighed half a catty. Therefore, [-] halves of paper, [-] taels of hemp skin, [-] halves of asphalt, [-] halves of yellow wax, [-] tael of yellow dandelion, half a catty of powdered charcoal, and rubbed noodles, if the nose is smoked with poison, the nose and mouth will bleed, and you will die."

Originally, Lu Chengqi was still wandering in the sky, thinking about whether he should stop by the Royal Military Academy.But when he heard Tang Xun's words in a haze, he was startled with fright, and thought to himself: "My dear, I didn't realize that this serious Tang Xun would be so vicious! This is going to be upgraded to poison gas warfare." His rhythm, completely disregarding the life and death of others, has his personality been stimulated by something?"

Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi said cautiously: "Tang Qing's method is not bad, but isn't it a bit inhumane?"

Tang Xun was taken aback for a moment, and asked in puzzlement, "What is humanity?"

Lu Chengqi explained: "If there are still civilians in the city, my army is a division of benevolence and righteousness. Wouldn't it arouse the whole city's resistance to attack the city like this? Sun Tzu's art of war has a saying, the first is to attack the army, the next is to attack, and the second is to attack." Soldiers, attack the city from below. Attacking the city is the worst policy, and attacking the heart is the best. If this poisonous smoke is used on enemy soldiers, I have no objection. If it is only used on civilians, it will violate the way of benevolence and justice."

Hearing Lu Chengqi's half-literal explanation, Tang Xun misunderstood the "humanity" as the "benevolence" of Confucius, and immediately sighed: "Your Majesty is indeed the king of benevolence and righteousness! I don't think carefully, please punish me." .”

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "Tang Qing is also dedicated to serving the country, what is the crime? But Tang Qing has inspired me, I still have a firearm, which is not inferior to the explosive bomb!"

After all, Lu Chengqi brought out the concept of the hand grenade, and all three people present sighed: "Your Majesty is really curious, I can't wait!"

Lu Chengqi scolded with a smile: "Okay, stop flattering me, and ask if it can be made?"

Su Song said: "The principle of this grenade is similar to that of the flower bomb. If the flower bomb is fine, this grenade must be fine."

"It's good if there is no problem, but I want to remind you that this is an individual combat weapon. It is very important to control the weight. Don't blindly pursue the power and ignore the weight. Whether the grenade can be thrown with your hands is the key, and the power is enough. "Lu Chengqi was afraid that they would repeat the same mistakes, like that Hongyi cannon, blindly pursuing power and range, while ignoring the most important reloading speed of the cannon.

The three nodded and said at the same time: "The minister leads the order!"

Seeing that there is nothing wrong here, Lu Chengqi said: "Okay, it's not a problem if I stay here too long. The three of you will work together to develop this mother-of-pocket cannon, flower bombs and grenades as soon as possible, so that Dashun will be able to survive in the future." You are invincible in the Shun-Liao War. Also, you all know the rules of the Military Weapons Supervision. Including the Hongxiang rifle, all weapons are the top secrets of Dashun. If it is leaked, don’t Blame me for turning my face and denying people!"

The three said in unison: "I dare not!"

The way to be a king is to give both grace and power.Lu Chengqi warned them and walked out of the test range.Leading a group of imperial guards and two personal eunuchs, they walked out of the Military Weapons Supervision.The inspector standing guard at the gate checked the token before he was allowed to go.

At this time, a personal eunuch asked: "Your Majesty, are you going back to the palace now?"

Lu Chengqi said: "No, go to the Royal Military Academy. By the way, I have rotted in my stomach what you saw and heard in the Military Weapons Supervision today. If you dare to confide a word, I will copy and kill everyone!"

These words were spoken so eeriely that more than a dozen people behind him were so frightened that they said repeatedly: "The little ones don't dare."

Only then did Lu Chengqi say with a pleasant face: "Military weapons supervision is Dashun's highest weapon achievement. If Liao, Korea, Japan, etc. know about it, it will be a disaster for Dashun. My move is also for the good of Dashun , you just have to keep this in mind, and the psychological burden doesn’t need to be too heavy.”

(End of this chapter)