Chapter 1037: Economic Force
The economy is the main artery of all military operations. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
If the economy is not developing well, then the aorta will not be smooth, and the consequence will be that the military operation will not go well.
Take, for example, the Battle of Goryeo.
Chen Xing entered the state alone, and in less than a week, he first destroyed the Saad missile system and then wiped out 200,000 local troops in Goryeo.
In these two battles, thousands of people were sacrificed in the hard battle with the special forces of the Star River of the Lion Awakening Empire, and not even a single person was killed in the battle with the 200,000 local troops of Goryeo.
What is the essential reason for creating such the best battles that can go down in history?
Is it because of Chen Xing's personal strength?
There is, but only partially.
In fact, it is difficult for a person's personal strength to determine the outcome of a huge battle, especially in the interstellar world, where starships, laser cannons, and biochemical machines are all in battle, the impact of personal strength is already minimal.
Even if Chen Xing is not an ordinary individual, no matter how strong his personal strength is, the 200,000-strong local army will not be wiped out by him alone.
Is it because of Chen Xing's strategic command ability?
Yes, but only partially.
The quality of command ability can indeed affect the trend of the entire battle situation, especially in the case of evenly matched, the difference in the ability of the commander will be very obvious.
However, in the case of a very large gap in strength between the two sides, the commander's strategy alone cannot actually change anything.
As the saying goes, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.
No matter how good a chef is, if he doesn't have good ingredients and good cooking tools, it will be difficult to make delicious dishes.
The tools used by a top chef are much more expensive than the price of a dish he makes.
You invite the top chef to your home and let him use the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar used in ordinary homes, pots and pans, and the food he cooks may not be as good as the instant noodles you make yourself.
Therefore, a commander's ability to strategize is indeed very important in a campaign, but it is not the fundamental reason for winning the battle.
So what is the root cause of winning a war?
In the art of war, it is said that the time, place, and people are favorable.
In layman's terms, it means the timing of the operation, the terrain of the operation, and the degree of mobilization of the combat personnel.
But this is actually only from the tactical perspective of the art of war, not from the core perspective.
There is also a saying in the art of war, which is called before the army moves, and the grain and grass go first.
The meaning of this sentence is that if you want to fight, you should not move troops first, but arrange food, grass and equipment first.
And this, in fact, is the core reason for whether the war can be won!
If your soldiers are as brave as tigers, your command ability and personal strength are unparalleled in the world, and you are facing an enemy who is weaker than you, but you run long distances and do not bring any supplies, attack and defense equipment, while the other party has sufficient food, supplies, soldiers, attack and defense equipment, and you do not have sufficient funds to buy war resources, while your opponent can easily buy any equipment, you say, how do you fight this battle?
One by one, your soldiers will die and you won't be able to do anything about it!
There is nothing saddest in war than this!
To put it more bluntly, the core of war is the economy, that is, money!
How many handsome and fierce generals in history are because of the lack of economy in the rear, which caused them to withdraw their troops with hatred and cannot continue.
Yue Fei, the greatest general in the earth world, is full of helplessness in a heart-wrenching poem!
Wei Qinghuo went to illness, they are all famous generals through the ages, and they have built a stable foundation for hundreds of years of the Han Dynasty, what do they rely on?
It is nothing more than the economic prosperity of Wenjingzhi!
Without economic prosperity, what to fight with?
Take human life? Take faith?
Yes, but even if you win, it's a miserable victory, no different from defeat.
This shows how important economic development is for military expansion!
In the past, Chen Xing only relied on Zhao Chang to operate his own funds as a national sovereign fund, but he ignored the fact that private capital also needs to develop and grow.
Whether it is the Fifty-Seven Regions, the Fiery Cross Colony, or the entire Goryeo State, they are now regarded as Chen Xing's economic rear.
It is necessary to vigorously develop the non-governmental economy in these three places, so that all three places can become the rear areas of the rich and oily, so that they can provide a steady stream of economic support in future wars.
Just like the Battle of Goryeo, in this war, Chen Xing spent a lot of money, invested a lot of mechanical forces and high-end weapons and equipment, but no one was killed!
The most valuable resource in war is never weapons and equipment, but the lives of veterans.
Only by cherishing the veterans and caring for the veterans can the entire Star God Army grow rapidly and grow until it can annex the entire Star Sea!
In order to better protect the veterans, we must give them the best supplies, the best training equipment, combat equipment, and medical equipment, and equip them with the best firepower, the best defense, and the best strategy for biochemical and mechanical troops.
All of this requires a lot of money.
Naturally, this money came from Chen Xing's sovereign fund.
However, if Wang Shuo's venture capital fund can make the private business in the three territories of the Star God Force prosperous, then relying on taxes alone is enough to support it!
Chen Xing is rich alone, it is not a real economic prosperity, only the people are rich, it is the real economic prosperity!
In the future, no matter what the conditions of the war, Chen Xing and his Star God troops can easily deal with it!
Chen Xing smiled slightly, "Wang Shuo, I think the two venture capital funds you want to set up are very good. In this way, I will personally invest a little money in your fund to help you run better. ”
Wang Shuo said again and again: "Brother Xing, how can this be embarrassing? Darcy and I have already received your gift money of 200 million Star Coins! ”
Chen Xing said with a smile: "This is not a gift money for you, I am also targeting private venture capital." ”
Wang Shuo was overjoyed immediately, "Thank you so much, Brother Xing, we will definitely make good use of your money." ”
Wang Shuo's father cautiously asked, "Lord Chen Xing, I don't know how much money you plan to invest?" ”
Chen Xing smiled slightly and raised a finger.
"Oh, invest another 100 million, then there will be a total of 400 million star coins!" Wang Shuo's mother said excitedly.
Chen Xing shook his head, "It's not a hundred million." ”
"Huh? Is it a billion? It can't be 10 billion, right? Or, 10 million Star Coins? "Wang Shuo's father is not sure at all.
Chen Xing said with a smile: "No, it's 100 billion star coins." ”