When the main force led by Xiao Xuan converged with Zhou Dayong's headquarters, there were as many as 50,000 or so troops before the war, and there were about 10,000 killed and seriously wounded in battle alone, and as many as one-third of the casualties. After the merging of the troops, only 30,000 or 40,000 troops were left to fight effectively, and the Spanish were so powerful that many officers and soldiers of the volunteer army had never imagined before. Only Xiao Xuan and even some of the staff members around Xiao Xuan who often conduct evaluations and simulations did not feel any surprises.

The previous European army seems to be easier to deal with than the main force of Jianzhou, nothing more than because the European war method of this era has begun to gradually pass the era of thick armor and heavy shields to seek high attack and high defense, and the military system is very different from the game between European countries, and it is normal to be more likely to be killed and defeated when the projection power and even firepower are not inferior to the English longbowmen at the peak of the year. From the purification and even the source of gunpowder saltpeter to the forging of steel and even the production of guns, it is not surprising that even one of the European powers of this era is to a large extent not inferior to the East, which has made considerable progress. At the same time, Spain is generally one of the most mountainous regions in Europe compared to other places, and the countries of southern Europe have gradually become less warlike than other parts of the world, which is a matter of decades to centuries later.

From some battles on the battlefield and even some captured gunpowder and armor, Xiao Xuan believed that the Spaniards at this time had at least three times the advantage over the main force of the volunteer army in terms of frontal offensive and defensive combat effectiveness and material conditions. This includes advantages in shield protection, as well as gunpowder. If you include the advantage effect of some professional samurai who are quite outstanding in melee combat, they have at least about five times the advantage in equipment and training. Therefore, even if the main force of the entire volunteer force has about 10 times the superiority in grassroots combat effectiveness, the effect will only be nearly twice as much.

In fact, compared with some previous battle reports, Xiao Xuan still felt some phenomena. That is, compared with the time when the southern and northern wars in China and even the offensive and defensive battles in the capital were fought in the north, the determination to attack and the casualty bearing capacity of the volunteer troops had declined to a large extent. Of course, it's not just other people, even yourself.

In past assessments, the volunteer units that have reached the peak state after training and training should not only have about 10 times the advantage in terms of grassroots efficiency, but also at least twice the advantage in terms of casualty and loss bearing and offensive determination. However, when the entire army swept across the continent and faced the last bone and strong enemy, after all, many people were unwilling to let themselves and even the officers and soldiers under them take too many risks, and even Xiao Xuan and even Zhou Dayong themselves encountered some such problems when they were commanding. No one wants to be too costly in the last large-scale fierce battle.

For this reason, while waiting for the third echelon with the First Guards Army and even many baggage troops as the core to arrive, Xiao Xuan had to summon the members of the Datong Society and even the officers and generals at all levels in the army to carry out the second lecture.

"In the past three years of Chongzhen, as our army's team got rid of the early difficulties in the process of conquering the whole country and even the world, and the victory has become bigger and bigger, it seems that some people have begun to lose the courage and determination to attack and defend the war in the capital, and have become afraid of sacrifice. Moreover, we should also remember the purpose of the volunteer army from the very beginning: if anyone is afraid of sacrifice and disability at this time, it is human nature. As long as you don't run away from the battle during the battle, that's understandable. So let me tell you, and also tell your officers and soldiers, in the last real battle against a strong enemy, if anyone feels that there is no need to pay too high a life risk with a sacrificial attitude, then please leave for the time being, let Xian for a while, and don't let the entire army and even the future strategy encounter too much trouble because of your cowering! ”

After waking up some people with harsh words, Xiao Xuan began to tell why this battle was fought with an indomitable spirit of sacrifice to win the final victory: "If our army continues to advance in such a conservative way, waiting for the troops in the rear to gather before it begins to fight steadily and steadily like the officers and bandits in the past, is it possible to finally attack Madrid and occupy the entire European continent?" There is that possibility. However, in this way, I am afraid that there will be more than 100,000 enemy ground forces, plus the naval fleet that we cannot deal with for the time being, and flee to the Dongzhou continent on the other side of the world. It was not a barren place, they had been in business for hundreds of years, and in addition to the more than a million immigrants, there were many naturalized local residents, at least no worse than three or four Jiannu. This does not include the English who are already separated from the European continent by the strait, and the hundreds of thousands of remnant enemy ground armed forces plus the huge sea force, do you know how much trouble it will bring to our army in the future? Not to mention the hundreds of millions of taels of wealth that the Spaniards are likely to have obtained by plundering the gold and silver mines of the Eastern Continent, and it is also possible that they will eventually disappear because of your misfortune... ”

Of course, Xiao Xuan felt that the team at this time had undergone some changes in some aspects of its nature from the earliest volunteer units that were established at the beginning. This is also something that cannot be avoided, so it has to be boosted in this way. The members of the Datong Society and even the officers at all levels in the volunteer army who participated in the memories finally realized the seriousness of the problem and made up their minds to guarantee Xiao Xuan: "Your Excellency will give orders!" This attack, we will not retreat until the enemy army is completely eliminated... ”

Blood inheritance and genetic perpetuation are social beliefs that most laypeople can truly identify with more than communism or other political beliefs themselves. If you don't agree with this belief, then it is more likely that the belief is "live in the world, live in time" and "live well", anyway, it cannot be "no self-interest and only benefit others"

The family should not be born of affection and freedom per se, its greatest role is to assume the function of reproduction and education, and the so-called "freedom to marry" should be compromised to a certain extent if it violates this fundamental function.

Under the existing and even predictable future conditions, public education units cannot replace the unique spiritual belonging and educational functions of the family. Since people are poor in love, you can't expect to be a teacher group that expands and is no longer in charge of good people

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