Sure enough, just as Zheng Sen expected, when Zheng Sen climbed over a small hill and saw the blue roof of Luncang Town from a distance, and the smoke that filled the roof, Hai Dafu had already caught up from behind, and a little farther away, Zheng Fu was panting and chasing them. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Young Master, you're really fast enough." Hai Dafu, who finally caught up, gasped and said to Zheng Sen.

In the past two years, every morning, Zheng Sen would run a few laps around Yingdu Town. This is not only a good habit brought from the previous life, but also Zheng Sen's preparation for the future combat life.

Zheng Sen has always believed that when playing games of hegemony, the most important ability is to build first. It's like playing a game, it's important to have a micro-maneuver during battle, but if you build a base, open a mine, climb a science and technology tree, it's too bad, so that people can easily open up the gap in strength, and you will find that the situation of the war has gradually changed from using your own militia, spearmen, foot archers, and scout cavalry against a comparable number of militiamen, spearmen, foot archers, and scout cavalry to use your own militia, spearmen, foot archers, and scout cavalry to fight against a considerable number of other people's swordsmen, pikemen, crossbowmen, and heavy cavalry. In the end, he even used his own militia, spearmen, foot archers, and scout cavalry to fight against champion swordsmen, halberders, crossbowmen, and Templars who were several times his own. At that time, no matter how good the micro-operation is, it can only be hung on a telephone pole like a certain boat and flutter forever.

And the second most important ability is to be able to run. "The Art of War" says: "The small enemy is strong, and the big enemy is captured." "That is to say, when the strength is small, if you collide with a powerful opponent, you will only be wiped out. So at this time, you need to be able to run, or turn in. In terms of tactics, the most important skill is to be able to run, so there is a saying that "thirty-six strategies are the best".

Zheng Sen estimated that for a long time, the Zheng family's strength on land would be at an overall disadvantage compared to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so he, and the army under his command, needed to be able to run. Just like in later generations, when the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army arrived behind enemy lines, it was always able to find a gap in the Japanese army's iron wall and slip out, and it was easy to knock out some small units of the Japanese army with kraft candy. When the troops of the National Revolutionary Army arrived behind enemy lines, they could not hold on at all, and they were either swept away by devils like Zhongtiao Mountain, and they were beaten up with a scary exchange ratio and then all ended, or they simply surrendered to the enemy as a puppet army. Of course, there are political reasons and command reasons in this, but in addition, the ability to run away, perhaps the gap in marching ability is also a very important reason. The predecessor of the Eighteenth Group Army had a record of marching 120 kilometers in a day and night on a rugged mountain road in the face of heavy rain and a small rest, and after a short rest, it was able to launch an attack on a solid target and conquer it. And their successors also have a record of running over the wheels of the car of the lighthouse nation army with two pairs of feet in the mountains of North Korea. Therefore, the marching ability of the Eighteenth Group Army is naturally top-notch.

Stronger marching ability is the basis for a surprise victory in various tricks, including intersperse, and any means of surprise victory mostly emphasizes attacking the enemy's flanks and attacking the enemy's weak points. However, when attacking the enemy's flanks and the enemy's weaknesses, it is often inevitable to expose their own flanks and weaknesses. In addition to the familiar "art of war" techniques such as concealing intentions to deceive the enemy, it is very important to have a stronger ability to march and adjust the movement of troops faster. As some martial arts novels say, "The world's martial arts, only fast and unbreakable". Because he marches faster than you, all his weaknesses are not weaknesses, and any attempt to catch his weaknesses will in turn be his weakness and defeat you. This is an important reason why in the later civil war between KMT and the turtle, it is always the turtle that wins by surprise, and those KMT generals who have also had a surprising victory in the battle with other warlords, once they encounter the turtle army, they always become shrunken, and they can no longer play any surprising tricks, but they will always be defeated by the turtle.

Therefore, in Zheng Sen's thoughts, in the future, his army, regardless of anything else, must be able to run on the march, even if it cannot reach the level of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army-Eighteenth Group Army-People's Liberation Army-Zhong. Country. Person. People. Will. The level of the Yuan army must at least be stronger than the Manchu army's marching ability, otherwise it will not be so easy to defeat the Manchus in the future. In addition, Zheng Sen also believed that his marching ability, or the ability to run long distances, must be able to exceed the level of the Zheng family's army that he imagined, not only for ease of command, but also in case of defeat—who can guarantee that he will not lose the battle—at least he can run faster. Don't try to run faster than a tiger, at least run faster than the people next to you.

Because of this consideration, Zheng Sen has never relaxed his long-distance running practice, so his hiking speed is really outstanding for his age.

"Uncle Hai, I should really listen to you," Zheng Sen replied with the same gasp, "If we hadn't driven the horses like that, maybe we would have arrived by now." ”

"It's not much slower." Hai Dafu replied, "It's just that young master, you shouldn't run like this alone, what if you meet a bad person?" ”

"Uncle, it's always been peaceful here." Zheng Sen just smiled.

At this time, Zheng Fu also chased after him, and the three of them walked towards Lun Cang together.

The Zheng family's boat had already waited on the Luncang wharf, and the three of them got on the boat, and the boat was there immediately.

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Zheng Sen originally thought that his father played this series of tricks just to better brush his reputation, but he didn't expect that when he returned home and saw his father, his father said that it was important to brush up on reputation or something, but there was another important thing that Zheng Sen ignored.

"Asen, there's one more thing you've forgotten." Zheng Zhilong smiled very proudly.

"Daddy, I don't know what's going on?" Zheng Sen thought about it and felt that he shouldn't have ignored anything, so he asked.

"It's your tenth birthday in two days." Zheng Zhilong laughed and said, "Ah Sen, you remember a lot of other people's things, but you forget your own things." The tenth birthday is a big event, both for you and for the Zheng family. It's a pity that it happened to be a war, and it was not easy to handle it on a large scale. But it has to be a while, and it can't just pass in vain. ”

After hearing this, Zheng Sen remembered that it seemed that his birthday was indeed approaching. Zheng Sen knew that Zheng Zhilong must have been very busy during this time, and in such a busy schedule, he still remembered his birthday, which made Zheng Sen a little moved.

"Well, if it weren't for your birthday, I would have almost forgotten that you weren't even ten years old now." Zheng Zhilong sighed again, "You estimated that the Dutch would make a move on us, but it was very accurate, and your suggestion to buy cast iron cannons from the British is also a good suggestion." Although the cannon is not as powerful as the redcoat cannon, it does have a longer range than the Dutch and the Spaniards, and the cannon is lighter in weight and cheaper. What's more, it's also more convenient to put on our boat. In addition, the way you envisaged covering the attack of the fireships with British guns with a longer range is also very good, and should greatly increase our chances of victory and reduce our losses. ”

"It's a pity that the fireboat tactics are hardly effective in the open sea," replied Zheng Sen, "and the Dutch's plywood boats are much faster downwind than ours, and it will be difficult to deal them a heavy blow if they can't find an opportunity to block the Dutch in a relatively narrow bay." So, Daddy, after this battle, we still have to find some craftsmen from Tessie who can make soft sailing ships and cannons, and we have to build plywood boats and cannons ourselves, so that we can ensure that we can defeat those Dutch at any time. ”

"Ah Sen, the eldest brother has actually considered a plywood boat, and also bought one, but although the plywood boat runs fast downwind, a boat needs many more sailors than our fortune boat, correspondingly, it will naturally be loaded with more fresh water and food, and more cabins will be divided to accommodate people, so that a ship of the same size, our fortune ship will carry much more cargo. Moreover, the plywood ship is not easy to go against the wind, if it encounters a headwind, it will be much slower than our ship, and in addition, there are no compartments on their ship, in case it hits the reef or something, and breaks a big hole, it will easily sink. In addition, the plywood boat has high requirements for wood and uses a lot of canvas, so the cost of this ship is naturally not cheap, and it is not cost-effective to use their kind of ship. Zheng Cai explained on the side.

"Daddy, Uncle Cai, if the plywood ship is used as a merchant ship, it is naturally better to use the lucky ship." Zheng Sen replied, "It's just that if you think of it as a special warship, specially used for war, blockading ports, attacking enemy fleets or something, the plywood ship will be of good use." Daddy, Uncle Cai, in the past, our Zheng family had few ships, and each ship had to be able to transport goods and make money, which was the truth of being diligent and thrifty. But now we are a big family, if it is still the same as before, it is like a big fat man but still have to wear children's clothes, not only can not cover the body, but also easy to wear out the clothes, but waste the fabric. In a small family, everyone has to farm and fish in order to live, but a big family can't do this, he must have someone who no longer farms and fishes, but goes to study and examiner or something to maintain the status and prestige of the family. It's the same at sea, and we now need specialized warships, not those that can be used as both warships and merchant ships. ”