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The retired major whom Scrooge called very interesting was Stonewall Jackson, who later became famous in the Civil War. And Robert? Like Li, in the future, he was the most prominent general in the Southern Army. On the battlefield, he was almost invincible, setting many classic examples of winning more with less. Unfortunately, he was unlucky, he was seriously injured in a mistake by his own people, and finally miraculously escaped from the hands of death (considering that there was no penicillin at that time, the probability of death from wound infection was amazingly high, and it was indeed a miracle that he was hit by five bullets but did not hang up immediately, and he did not hang up because of wound infection), and when he was about to return to the battlefield, he suddenly hung up because of wind and cold and pneumonia. Many Southerners even believed that if Stonewall Jackson hadn't died, the South would not have been defeated at all.

For this statement, Scrooge is definitely going to scoff at it, if someone said this at the military forum in later generations, then he would definitely be overwhelmed by the onlookers, and he would be accused of having an IQ slightly lower than that of an orangutan, probably at the same level as the national fans. Because the Civil War was the first real overall war in human history, the competition was the comprehensive strength of the two sides. Both the population and economic power of the North are far greater than those of the South. Such a general trend cannot be reversed by a general.

However, in terms of military affairs alone, Stonewall Jackson did deserve the title of the best general of the Civil War. Therefore, Scrooge would be happy to talk to such a character.

Jackson arrived at the McDonald Infantry Weapons Company at about two o'clock in the afternoon. According to the procedure, Scrooge should have arranged for him to go to the shooting range to inspect the firing condition of the guns; Then go to the factory to inspect the production status.

At that time, Scrooge had just met with the self-proclaimed Italian Robert? Ferrari initialled the agreement and put him in the carriage. As soon as the front foot walked into the door of the company, and was about to go up to the office on the second floor, he heard someone behind him: "My name is Thomas?" Jackson, the representative of the Union 6th Army, I have come to your boss, Mr. Scrooge. ”

Scrooge turned his head up the stairs and saw a bearded man talking to Smith, the accountant passing by.

"Ah, sir, you...... You...... ......"Smith is a good accountant, but he has a bit of a stutter, so in general, it's not his turn to receive visitors. Suddenly, someone spoke to him, which was very much more than he expected, and so, the stuttering problem suddenly came out again.

"I'm the boss here, Scrooge? Mcdonald. Welcome, distinguished friend. Scrooge turned, descended the stairs, and headed for Jackson. Just before entering the door, Scrooge saw this bearded man coming on foot from the other side of the street. As a representative of the 6th Army, he did not ride in a carriage, and this simple style made Scrooge feel good, and at the same time, his name - Thomas? Jackson - also made Scrooge suspect that he was the "Stonewall" who would dominate the coming war.

"You're the boss here?" Thomas? Jackson looked at Scrooge who was walking towards him, and was very surprised, "Oh my God, you know MacDonald 1857?" ”

"Yes, I'm Scrooge, like a fake." Scrooge said as he thought to himself: "These guys from the 6th Army are really not serious. Although we all know that this inspection is just a show, can we not get to the point where we don't even know the basic information of the company to be inspected? You know, anyone who knows a little bit about the McDonald Infantry Weapons Company knows that the owner of their company is a minor. ”

Jackson looked around, and when he saw that none of them showed any special expressions, he decided in his mind that this could not be a child's prank.

"Hello, then, Mr. Scrooge, this is my letter of introduction." Jackson handed Scrooge a letter of introduction from the Union 6th Army.

Scrooge took the letter and looked at it, then looked up and said to Jackson with a smile, "Major, welcome." Well, let's go to the reception room and sit down for a cup of tea, take a break, and let our people prepare a little bit, and then we'll go to the shooting range and try the gun first, you see. ”

"Yiqiē is at your disposal." Jackson replied very politely.

In the United States at that time, there was a saying that the soldiers of the South were the most personable soldiers in the United States, and they were both courteous and polite. This point in Thomas? Jackson's body is extremely obvious. Scrooge noticed that while walking, Thomas? Each of Jackson's steps seemed to have a fixed cadence and stride length, just as he naturally carried a set of clocks and rulers with him. And when he sits, he also looks solemn and majestic without squinting. But when talking to you, he is very humble and polite, even if it is just a child in front of him.

After chatting in the reception room for a while, Scrooge figured out that this Thomas in front of him? Jackson became known as the "Stone Wall", but Scrooge did not immediately take out his notebook and ask celebrities to sign it, "The signature of the 'Stone Wall' will be very valuable in a hundred years, but at that time, my signature will be even more valuable." "Well, that's what Scrooge thought.

At this time, Roland came in and told Scott that the shooting range was ready. Scrooge stood up and said to Jackson, "Major, we can go to the shooting range now." ”

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Thomas? Jackson put down the gun in his hand and shook his head slightly.

"What's the matter, Major, is there anything wrong with this gun?" Scrooge asked.

"Ah, except for the price, this gun is almost perfect." Jackson replied, "I'm almost certain that the Union Army won't be armed with a $5o rifle." Although in terms of actual performance, it is definitely worth the price. But don't be disappointed, Mr. Scrooge, a gun like this will sooner or later drive its competitors into the garbage. I just feel that the appearance of such guns will definitely make future wars even bloodier. ”

"It's not necessarily a bad thing, if war wasn't bloody and painful, maybe there would be a whole bunch of fools who would fall in love with it. Are you right? Scrooge said.

"Well, if I hadn't experienced the war myself, I might have been a big fool." Thomas? Jackson smiled slightly. Scrooge knows that Thomas, as a generation of famous generals? Jackson has always been a pacifist. Whether it was the U.S. war against Mexico or the later Civil War, he was opposed. But he was also a very contradictory fellow, he was against foreign aggression, but he was promoted to a major for merit in the Mexican-American War, he was against slavery, he was against Southern independence, but he believed that the southern states had the right to independence and were willing to fight for them.

"Major, in fact, this kind of clarity of mine is conducive to peace." Scrooge said with a very serious posture.

"How is this said?" Pacifist Thomas? Jackson came interested.

"More than 2,000 years ago in China, there was a great pacifist -- Mr. Mozi. He lived in a time when China was divided into countless small states, and bloody wars were constantly raging between these small states. After research, Mr. Mozi determined that although these wars were under various banners, such as orthodoxy and justice, in the final analysis, they were just ways for the nobles to obtain benefits. For those kings, war was a deal. So he thought that if the trade could not be profitable, or less profitable, then the kings would be less interested in going to war. So he seriously studied the defense technique, and whenever one country invaded another country, he personally took his disciples to help the invaded country defend. He was so good at defense that it would be extremely difficult for anyone to conquer the city he was guarding, and the price they would have to pay was staggering. In this way, he succeeded in making the return on war drop dramatically, and the aggression of large countries against small countries often outweighed the losses. In this way, while he was alive, he and his disciples prevented the war again and again. Later, as soon as some large countries heard that Mr. Mozi had arrived in a small country, they would take the initiative to abandon their invasion plans. Scrooge didn't answer the question directly, but told the story.

"This is truly an amazing great man. Thank you for telling me such a story. "Thomas? Jackson exclaimed. Then he remembered something, and said, "Mr. Scrooge, you mean that this gun of yours can also do this?" ”

"Of course." "My gun is perfect for defensive combat, and it gives the defender a huge advantage." ”

"But it's going to help the attacker a lot." Thomas? Jackson retorted, "Well, with a rifle that shoots so high, the attacker can have enough fire density in a looser formation." ”

"But the defenders get more benefits." Scrooge replied, "New weapons always bring new ways of fighting." Just as the stirrups allowed the cavalry to charge straight into the formation and turn the chariot into waste, while the rifle with a bayonet made the spear completely disappear from the phalanx. With a completely new way of defending the game, the defenders will be able to gain a much greater advantage on the basis of the new rifles. ”

"Haha," Thomas? Jackson laughed, "Mr. Scrooge, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about warfare. Do you also want to follow the example of that Mr. Mozi and stop the war by increasing the cost of war and reducing its yield? If so, I'm really going to pay tribute to you. Well, although I am not very proficient in combat, but I still have some experience, why don't you talk about your tactics, and let's discuss them together to see if it works. ”

"That's great." "But we should finish the program first, let's go to the factory first." ”