Chapter 848: Su Dingfang's sigh
Hussein, who was placed far away in the rear, was anxious because of this.
It wasn't just that he was worried about the safety of his nephew who was captured by pirates, but the rumbling sound of thunder in the distance and the black smoke that filled the entire sky made Hussein know that it was the right choice for him to come to Datang from all walks of life!
And the legend that Arab merchants brought back to Medina from the Western Regions has finally been confirmed!
It is said that in the war of the Tang Dynasty against Gaochang, the Tang army used a new type of weapon, with which a team of baggage soldiers defeated the charge of the Turkic wolf cavalry twice and won a complete victory!
When the news reached Medina, it immediately attracted the attention of the Hashemite family.
Don't look at the current Muhammad banner of the Mu and Sling armies in Eurasia, conquering Baghdad and Damascus, and then marching into North Africa, in fact, the long front and increasingly overstretched troops have overwhelmed the Hashemite family, and once a certain decision is wrong, it may immediately fall into a situation from which it will never recover.
The advent of this new weapon gave hope to the Hashemite family.
The armies of Arabia would have been able to sweep across Europe and Asia with this weapon, and the light of Muhammad would shine on all lands!
Thus, there was this trip to the Far East.
It's just that due to some chaos within the Hashemite family, his master, Muhammad's son-in-law Ali was facing a crisis, so he took Ali's son Hussein Jr. away, and had to abandon the Silk Road on land and take the water route, but he didn't expect the pirates in the Far East to be so fierce that they beat his fleet to the ground, and even kidnapped Hussein Jr......
Now, this new weapon of the Tang State has finally appeared, and Hussein is confident that he will get the way this weapon is made, and for this purpose, how much treasure and how many charts can be traded!
The noble marquis was a young nobleman, what did the young man like?
Wealth, beauty, treasures, that's all.
Hussein's heart was beating fast, and he couldn't wait to go to the area of engagement to see the power of this new weapon, and how to use it. However, the two warships of the Tang Kingdom in front and behind tightly controlled themselves, except for the rumbling sound like the roar of Allah Allah, they could not see the scene when the weapon was in full swing......
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As the battle on the sea drew to a close, all but a dozen or so intact pirate ships were still desperately trying to escape, and the rest were captured. In the face of the super speed of the new warships, these pirate ships are just grasshoppers after the autumn, and they can't escape the fate of annihilation after all.
The captured pirates were guarded by the sailors, which inevitably caused a large-scale riot, and the seriously wounded were transported to several ships and killed en masse. Fang Jun attaches great importance to these free labor, but he also understands that with the medical level of this era, it is impossible for these seriously injured people to live, and it is better to give them a happy life than to let them die slowly in grief, despair and endless pain.
It's more humane that way......
Thousands of captured pirates were confined to a dozen dilapidated but still navigable pirate ships, and were escorted to the Nanshan Mine in Niuzhuji by more than 20 heavily armed sailor ships. The arrival of this batch of "new forces" will undoubtedly greatly increase the production capacity of Nanshan Mine.
It can also be regarded as waste utilization......
Su Dingfang began to raise his banner, gathered his troops, and headed for Huojiao Island.
This battle took place on the sea not far from the bay, and the rumbling cannons, rising black smoke, and fierce fighting were almost all watched by the pirates on the island. However, instead of thinking about why their main forces were wiped out in such a short period of time, these vicious pirates armed themselves one by one, unsheathed their bows and swords, and stubbornly resisted to the end!
Fang Jun stood at the bow of the flagship, watching the pirates on the shore organize a formation to resist the landing of the sailors, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
The cannon has just been manufactured and has not yet been popularized, and the earth-shaking thunder has just been used by His Majesty Li Er's holy decree, and most of the new warships are still lying quietly in the dock except for these four. Even if this can crush the fleet of "Qingpijiao" at sea, then the pirates on land still have to resist?
Su Dingfang's depressed order to raise the banner - full landing!
Fang Junqi said: "Why is General Su worried? ”
When the battle came to this, it can almost be described as "bloodless" and "invincible", and the minimum price in exchange for the greatest result is completely a textbook-like naval battle, but looking at this person's face, it seems that he is still very dissatisfied?
Dude, I know that you are a famous general, but even if you are a god of war, can you still fight this battle better?
Could it be that if you want to blow your breath, the pirates will all disarm and surrender, bow down?
How did he know that Su Dingfang's mind was completely opposite to him......
Su Dingfang looked at the sailor warships flocking to the wharf and shoals in the harbor, and said depressedly: "The last general suddenly found out...... As if he was useless. He pointed to the "heavy infantry" on the decks of several ships under his leadership, and said helplessly: "Artillery bombardment in the distance, thunderstorming in the near distance, plus these almost invulnerable heavy infantry, where do the generals need to formulate any tactics?" What is planned in the battle, what is won thousands of miles away, it is all a joke, and when those new warships in the dockyard are launched into service, the speed is enough to crush all the warships in this world, and the enemy can't run! As long as there is a war, it will be completely crushed, and the world will be invincible......"
Listening to Su Dingfang's complaints, Fang Jun laughed.
It turns out that this person is feeling lost......
It's no wonder that a coach who wants to show off his abilities suddenly finds that his team is so strong that he can crush all his opponents without having to develop any tactics......
"There are no eternal secrets in this world, including our earth-shattering thunder, artillery and even new warships, although they are invincible in the world now, and they can also keep secrets for a long time in the future through strict control and will not be leaked, but they will one day be learned by the enemy." Fang Jun said with a smile.
There is no impermeable wall in the world, let alone extremely low-tech weapons such as artillery and gunpowder?
You don't even need to steal technology, you just need a flash of inspiration from a certain person one day to understand the secrets and then imitate them successfully. It is extremely unrealistic to rely on these low-level weapons to keep the enemy crushed.
"Technology is constantly improving, and it's not something that anyone can do if they want to. What we need to do is actually very simple, since we are already ahead of the world, let's stay ahead. By the time the enemy has learned the art of casting artillery, our artillery has evolved to the point where it can sink a warship with a single shot, not just crush? There is no perfect tactic in the world, what you need to do is to develop the most suitable tactic based on the existing weapons and equipment. Believe me, this is definitely not a simple matter, for example, this naval battle, it seems that we have won a great victory, and the enemy has no power to resist at all, but when we go back and count the results of the battle, and study the tactics in detail, we will find that there are many places where we can actually do better. Find your mistakes, correct them, and promise not to make the same mistakes again when the next war comes! ”
Fang Jun was kind and persuasive, instilling the concept of war in the new era to Su Dingfang.
Weapons and equipment are advancing with each passing day, and the concept of the commander must also be improved. Isn't it a tyrannical thing to use the tactics of the era of cold weapons that hot weapons have already appeared on the stage of history?
That is simply dragging the back of history, unforgivable!
Su Dingfang's spirit was shocked, and he said thoughtfully: "In this way, the school of the Grand Administrator is to train soldiers and generals who adapt to new weapons, and what kind of manufacturing bureau is the workshop that constantly develops and improves weapons?" ”
Fang Jun patted Su Dingfang's shoulder with relief: "The son can be taught!" ”