Chapter 421: New Cavalry (6)
Watching the cavalry begin to move forward step by step, although slow and a little chaotic, it seemed to be a good start. These cavalrymen are trying to adjust their ranks so that they don't go too far beyond the queue and thus get them punished. And because of the corresponding military discipline, these soldiers did not dare to offend Zhu Chunlin, after all, two people have already been confined, if they go on like this, then I am afraid they will all be punished. The effect of this dense queue is clearly to become more and more disciplined.
"Very good, this may be the power of our civilization." Chen Fei said.
Zhu Chunlin immediately asked: "Chen Langzhong, what is the power of civilization?" ”
"Civilization, that is, culture, and the degree of progress in the thinking of an entire nation. For example, the inheritance of our Chinese books has spread the culture of our ancestors to us, and finally we carry it forward, and then pass on our things to future generations. And in this process, one by one ideas were formed, as well as various concepts of governance, even ordinary poems, novels, and various Confucian classics, which can be included in civilization. Chen Fei said.
Zhu Chunlin immediately said: "Does that mean that only scholars can have civilization?" ”
"No, not even you who can't read. Even one of our farmers is civilized. For example, in ancient times, people did not eat the food that came to them, which is also the discipline in people's hearts. If you were asked to eat something that was fed to a dog, would you eat it? Chen Fei asked.
Zhu Chunlin immediately said: "I'd rather starve to death than eat dog food!" ”
Chen Fei felt more satisfied, and Zhu Chunlin still had discipline. This is also what civilization brings, which makes people dignified and has their own moral thinking, not like those barbarians in the grassland, who dare to do anything. In the Turks, in fact, the whole society is the law of the jungle. It is by force that the country is governed. And their outright law of the jungle, in the end, will not produce much civilization at all. Mankind cannot progress without civilization. And if they all rely on individual force to obtain benefits, then in the end they can only get nothing, and the whole society will not be able to progress.
Because of civilization, human beings have compassion and all kinds of emotions, and they are no longer like the beasts of the past, which can do anything to survive. And with civilization, everyone also has a cultural heritage. Let the country and the nation be able to continue and not change at any time like a nomadic people. Although China experienced the catastrophe of two foreign invasions, it was able to preserve its civilization in the end and wait for the opportunity to revive again. But the nomads, they were defeated, and there was no chance of revival at all. So this is the civilization brought by culture, and the only thing that can destroy civilization is time. Even the later Mongols and Manchus were not able to destroy the Chinese civilization, but many of them had been integrated into the Chinese in turn. There is no shortage of corresponding examples in the West. Although the Romans conquered Greece, the whole country became Hellenistic, so it was impossible to judge who won and who lost.
"Although I have always been bullied by nomads. But we in China have a civilization that nomads can hardly ever have. Although they may be able to gain an advantage for a while, once they get to the later stage, the more we get to the back, then our advantage will become greater and greater. When the time comes. We can use our civilization to get the most out of it. And without civilization, that is, without discipline. Without discipline, there would be no way to implement these new forms of cavalry of ours. And the combat effectiveness of the new cavalry is definitely several times that of the Turks in a certain scale of operations, so we will definitely be able to win. ”
Although Chen Fei's new cavalry does not seem to be as good as the Turks, Chen Fei knows a famous quote from the French Emperor Napoleon. That is, two Mamluk soldiers can definitely win against three French soldiers; 100 French soldiers and 100 Mamluks were evenly matched; Most of the 300 French soldiers can defeat 300 Mamluks, and 1,000 French soldiers can always defeat 1,500 Mamluks. The meaning of this phrase was that the French were able to defeat the Mamluk cavalry, which was known for its individual combat effectiveness, through a team approach. And the origin of the Mamluk group, that is, a group of Turkic people, who ran to the Turks after being wiped out by the Tang Dynasty.
Later, Napoleonic France was much more civilized than those of the barbaric Mamluks, so it was not so much France that defeated them, but civilization that defeated them. Although the Tang Dynasty does not seem to have much advantage over the Turks now, the biggest advantage of the Tang Dynasty is the civilization that has been inherited by China for many years. Civilization is the core of defeating the Turks, because only civilization can train well-trained armies, constantly improve weapons, and then develop weapons. And the Turks are still using cold weapons, and they are all fighting in the method of individual heroes, can they not fail?
However, the foundation of civilization must also be continuously accumulated. At least at this time, none of the Western countries has been able to accumulate enough civilization. And the most powerful in the East is the Chinese civilization, and there is no need to fear any foreign invasion at all. As for the two foreign invasions in the original history of the Central Plains, in Chen Fei's opinion, they were all internal deaths of Huaxia itself, otherwise they would not have ended up like this. If it weren't for the internal strife at a time when the country was in crisis, how could China be taken over by foreigners in the Central Plains?
"Chen Langzhong, do you mean that our Tang Dynasty will definitely be able to defeat the Turks through a civilization that has been inherited for thousands of years?" Zhu Chunlin asked.
And Chen Fei said with certainty: "Yes, it will definitely be possible!" Think about it, there were Turkic people, Xianbei people, and Wuhuan people in the Han Dynasty. Later, there were the Rouran people, but where have they all gone now? Don't look at the fact that we are now being pressed and beaten by nomads, but our Han people are the people who have survived the longest. They don't know where they've gone, they're all gone. But we can always stay on the land of China, isn't this the best proof? So, you can't just look at the fact that we are being pressed and beaten now, you have to look at the long term. You have to look at the whole history to see that we actually have the upper hand. And all this is the effect of our civilization. If there is no civilization, then we will not be able to survive, perhaps like those nomads, who rose rapidly and died out quickly. (To be continued......)