Chapter 667: The Light of Civilization

Lu Xiangsheng and Chen Xie fought side by side, and knew that whether it was the Dengzhou battalion in Liaodong or the Xinghai Navy in Nanyang, they were all in the same line. Organize intelligence before the war, develop detailed battle plans, and respond to various possibilities. For this alone, except for the officers from Chen Xie's system, no one else can play at all. Those Wenchen who read a few military books and gave them the name of "knowing soldiers", one of them is counted as one, they are all boastful, and they are all good at playing tricks, and they will be strained when they go to the battlefield.

In the past, the operations of the Ming Dynasty relied on the command ability of the generals, but in Chen Xie's place, the generals' personal abilities could only play a role at the helm, and the actual role in the war was not obvious. Lu Xiangsheng is the master who fights by personally going into battle to play with a big sword, so he naturally knows the disadvantages of doing so. In the Dengzhou battalion, there will be no such situation, whether there is a commander to charge into battle, how to fight this battle. The game is long-range strikes, and the game is organization and discipline, reducing the role that generals can play to a minimum, and trying to stifle all kinds of unfavorable factors before the battle. Once the war starts, the grassroots officers are in the front, relying on superior weapons and equipment, and playing the most efficient killing.

This kind of army is the future development direction of the Ming Dynasty, but can you expect Wenchen to control this kind of army well? Maybe someone can control it, but there are few such people, at least Lu Xiangsheng doesn't think that he can control an all-firearms army. The reason is very simple, you really don't understand. At the beginning, Lu Xiangsheng tried to understand, and the result was naturally surprised. The officers of the Dengzhou battalion must be able to calculate, the firing of artillery, the fire of platoon guns, the speed and distance of marching, and the daily consumption of grain, grass and ammunition. It's not just about just a few people. After being equipped with firearms, you can practice a queue to fight.

Let's put it this way, the traditional Ming army fought a war, and there was basically no prediction of victory or defeat before the war, and it was completely a battle. But in the Dengzhou camp, such a thing is simply unimaginable. When it's actually time for combat, reconnoiter how far it goes. How much distance between the troops is maintained, every detail is a number with strict requirements, not what is approximate.

What touched him even more was Hong Chengchou, who came out of Zhou Yanru, and he had more say about the concept of the new army. In the battle of the southwest to suppress the thieves, he witnessed with his own eyes how the reorganized army of thousands of inferior troops could effectively kill and injure the thieves under the ambush impact of ten times the elite thieves. After that, the Dengzhou battalion had a mere number of thousands of troops. Launching an active attack on tens of thousands of enemies, when advancing, it can be said that it is like a storm crashing on the shore, and no matter how ferocious the attack, in the face of the strict formation and powerful firepower, it will all disappear. From being surrounded by ambushes at the beginning, to the tenacious counterattack later, it reflects a completely different Su zhì from the traditional Ming army.

You must know that the reason why that battle was ambushed was because Hong Chengchou asked for a quick pursuit. The scouts of the reorganized army were ineffective, and there was no pre-discovered ambush. The Dengzhou battalion was put into battle only later. Hong Chengchou has ambushed others, has been ambushed by others, has won battles and lost battles, and is considered to have experienced a hundred battles. He felt that he could not do what the Dengzhou battalion could do, and he could attack with extreme tenacity no matter what the situation.

Others are still entangled in the time when they use literature to control martial arts. Hong Chengchou has thought of another level in his heart, that is, in the future army, the commander will definitely not be the fierce general brother who can carry a knife to see people in the past. The military reform that Chen Xie wants to carry out must first be aimed at military officers. A group of officers who have received a new systematic military education will become the leader of the Ming military. At this time, looking at the relationship between the new thing of the Royal Lecture Hall and the new army, it is not difficult to understand Chen Xie's true intentions. There are many smart people, and Hong Chengchou is one, so Chen Xie is afraid that the nationalization of the army has been premeditated for a long time.

Although emotionally, Hong Chengchou still tends to use literature to control martial arts, but the objective facts tell him that this is an irreversible trend. The force that caused this general trend was not simply Chen Xie's military victory, but the combined force of many factors.

Hong Chengchou's biggest helplessness is that he is the only cabinet minister who wants Chen Xie to know the rules and do it. This practice has made him still have lingering palpitations, and every time he thinks of that scene, he will have the idea that he can't fight. If Chen Xie knew what he really thought, he would definitely smile from ear to ear. The pistol has long run out of bullets, Chen Xie put it away as a toy, and this will be the seed in the future.

A white and tender hand on his forehead was gently wiping his sweat, although they had both given birth, these two women had more taste than before. A ripe fruit is always sweeter than a green fruit. Leaning on the recliner, Master Chen enjoyed the services of the two women, although he was very ashamed of this phenomenon in this era, but he was still glad that he could enjoy this shame in this era.

People, they are all selfish! Squinting at the bulge on the back of the thin gauze robe, Chen Xie thought so in his heart.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, there won't be unhappiness, right?" Zheng Tuoniang will always be like this, probably because of her personality, and she is always willing to think more about others. In this backyard, it can appear more harmonious, and her role is actually very large. Otherwise, if Liu Ru is that character, how can he be low and small?

When the key point was attacked, Zheng Toniang just hummed softly, didn't dodge or dodge, let one hand break in front of his chest, and had to pick up the teacup, test the water temperature, and then send it to someone's mouth. After taking a sip of tea at just the right temperature, Chen Xie withdrew his two fingers, sniffed at the tip of his nose, and sighed: "It's still so fragrant." ”

Liu Ru came over with a cigarette and a match in his hand, lit it to his mouth, and said with a smile: "What's so good about this thing, it tastes weird." Chen Xie smiled hesitantly, there was no excuse, smoking is not a good habit, but it is difficult to quit.

"If those two lifters come again tomorrow, let Her Royal Highness the princess go out, make a request, publish an apology, and then let them go back and prepare for the imperial examination with peace of mind." When Chen Xie said this, his tone was a little gloomy. Liu Ru was used to it, and said in surprise: "What? ”

Chen Xie smiled: "The Chen family's face, is it so easy to wipe?" If these two can come, they will be able to participate in the imperial examination smoothly, if they don't come, hehe, then don't blame Chen for being sinister. ”

"Master, forget it, it's not easy to read." Liu Ru still persuaded her, but Zheng Toniang reached out and tugged at her sleeve, thinking about giving up. Chen Xie stood up and said, "I'm a little hungry, get some food and send it to the study." ”

The so-called study room is actually the base camp of Chen Xie's collection of secrets. There are a lot of things here that are not for outsiders. The three people who can usually come in, Chen Xie has repeatedly explained, and the qiē he sees here must not be said to the outside world.

"Smack!" I pulled the switch, and the study where the curtains were closed immediately lit up, and the light of an incandescent bulb was the only electric light in the world. Since the sulfuric acid can be made, Chen Xie asked Liaodong to come up with a simple lighting circuit. Since then, the world has become more bright, and direct current can undoubtedly not be compared with alternating current, but this is a thing that crosses your time.

It was not Liu Ruis who came in with the food box, but Zhu Yujiao, and Chen Xie, the housekeeper, was fiddling with all kinds of "real yàn" guys, and when he kept recording things on paper, his steps were much lighter, and he put down the food box and whispered: "If my sister said, if my lord wants to eat something, I asked the kitchen to make seafood noodles and eat some while it is hot." ”

Chen Xie put down the screwdriver in his hand, turned around and smiled, took the bowl and ate it in a big gulp. Looking at the light of the light bulb, Zhu Yujiao couldn't help but ask: "Master, you said that this electric lamp can be used by anyone in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Chen Xie smiled: "I can't now, but I can in the future." Zhu Yujiao was surprised: "Why? After eating the noodles and putting down the bowl, Chen Xie said: "Because the cost is too expensive, and now this is an experimental product, the filament is made of bamboo, and when the tungsten light bulb appears, this lighting system can be further promoted." Another point is that this is direct current, and it will be cheaper to come out with alternating current in the future. Let's put it this way, the electric lamp you see now is equivalent to the ancestors of mankind, who used fire to cook food for the first time, which is the light of civilization. It seems that although the light is weak now, it will surely illuminate the night of the whole world in the future. ”

Chen Xie, who said this, is still very confident, the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty has begun passively, and driven by interests, the steam engine has been widely used. The ability of Chinese people to cottage is very strong, there are countless skilled craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, even if it is a steam engine, there are now copycats in some places. In this regard, Chen Xie felt helpless, but did not stop it. The reason is that it is not yet time, and Chen Xie is happy to see that the people of this country are interested in these things, and they are happy to benefit from these things that used to be considered strange and ingenious. When there is a trend of ingenuity and lewdness among the people in the future, it will be time to introduce a protective law.

As for now, the most urgent thing is not protection, but education. The time to promote and resolutely change the way of education in this era cannot be postponed any longer. This is what Chen Xie thinks is the most urgent, the rise of a country or a nation, the most fundamental is education.

Early in the morning, Zhu Cihong got up, he was still a diligent emperor, and when he was freshening up, Lao Zhou asked: "Long live the lord, the rules of the early dynasty have been changed to a ten-day meeting, why do you still get up so early?" ”

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "You don't understand, it's good to go to bed early and get up early, and it's good for your body to get up and move." My brother-in-law said that the body is a qiē capital, and if you want to govern the Ming Dynasty well, you must first have a good body. Besides, I've heard that the New Army is doing a bit of drills, and I'm going to check it out. (To be continued......)