1855 United States Tycoon

The inspection of the factory was quickly over. Thomas Jackson admired Scrooge's ability to implement an eight-hour work system in his own company. He unceasingly praised Scrooge as a "conscientious capitalist." Does he really believe that there are so-called "conscientious capitalists"? Scrooge was in a daze for a while: Isn't this guy brainwashing Ding Shitou's pig farming network?

"Slavery in the South is certainly inhumane and even barbaric, but the treatment of workers in most factories in the north is also extremely evil and barbaric. In such an environment, Scrooge can implement an eight-hour work system. Great. If all the bosses in the United States can be like you, our country will be much more stable." Jackson said sincerely.

"Damn it! This guy makes my face red. But, why is my face so thick? How can this be enough? What, all United States bosses are like me, um, southerners are just like me. It's really going to heaven." While thinking about it, Scrooge said, "Major, is there anything else you want to see? If not, let's go back to the reception room and talk about it."

"Okay, okay. I'm very interested in your so-called new combat method. Let's study it together."

"The rate of fire of the MacDonald 1857 rifle is at least five times that of a front musket. In the hands of an experienced shooter, its firing speed is almost as fast as that of a bow and arrow. In addition, it can be relatively accurate at a distance of 400 meters. Attack the target. In this way, the efficiency of the attack is greatly improved. In the musket era, due to the low accuracy of the rifle and the slow rate of fire, soldiers must line up in a dense formation to ensure the density of firepower. Even so, The distance is slightly farther, for example, at a distance of 60 meters, the probability of a bullet hitting a person is not high. So at that time, whoever shoots at a greater distance first will often only make himself at a loss, because People can take advantage of the time he is loading the bullets and shoot closer to a higher range in exchange for a higher hit rate. The British are even more extreme, and they are even willing to go forward without firing a bullet. He walked until he could almost hold his gun against his chest, fired another shot, and then took advantage of the chaos caused by the opponent's formation with the high shooting rate, and directly launched a bayonet charge. And relying on this look In an almost brave way, the British have won brilliant victories again and again. So in the era of queuing to shoot, not shooting first is not a gentleman, but the most sensible choice due to technological constraints." Scrooge couldn't help but think of a later history teacher who was said to be particularly awesome. He used such a thing to prove how civilized Europeans are. Those so-called cultural people in China are unwilling to conduct serious investigations and research. They only rely on pats. The practice of drawing so-called conclusions when you fall into contemplation in your head is really making people laugh.

"'Line up to shoot'? This description is very vivid. Your description of the British is good. In fact, as long as the soldiers are brave enough and the army is organized, under the technological conditions, the British combat methods are indeed the most effective. "Jackson, who had just paid homage to the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Canada, the site and the monument to the British commander General James Wolfe, agreed with Scrooge's previous description of history.

"But if now, facing an army equipped with a Macdonald 1857 rifle, who wants to queue for shooting, it would be dead. Under the conditions of a volley, at a distance of 600 meters, McDonald's 1857 has a very good hit rate for targets such as queues, and after reaching 400 meters, in the hands of well-trained shooters, his hit accuracy has exceeded the British 20 meters. Fired. Coupled with its high rate of fire, it can launch multiple attacks in a short time. So even if the opponent's organization is infinitely high, they will not be able to line up to come close. Therefore, the traditional attack The method of attacking in a dense formation is no longer effective when facing an army equipped with McDonald’s 1857 rifle.” Scrooge continued, “Then if the attacking team also uses the McDonald’s 1857 rifle, there will be How has it changed?"

Scrooge paused briefly and glanced at Jackson. He saw Jackson frowning, thinking there.

"If it were me, I would definitely not dare to let the soldiers launch an attack in a dense formation. Because the defender would definitely adopt a sparser formation-the high rate of fire of the new rifle and the high precision at long distances have prevented them from attacking. A dense formation is needed to ensure firepower density. If I are still in a dense formation, then the defending skirmishers can effectively shoot at us from 600 meters away-our target is too big. And we have to be at least 400 meters away The distance can pose a threat to the skirmishers. On the premise of maintaining the formation, the distance of 200 meters will take almost two minutes, which is enough for the opponent to shoot me more than ten times effectively... I can only use more Loose formation to launch the offense." Jackson whispered.

"You also overlooked another feature of McDonald's 1857." Scrooge said, "It is a rear-loading rifle, and it has no special requirements for the reloading posture."

The bullets of the front-loading rifle are loaded from the muzzle and then compacted with cleaning rods. The shooter can only load the rifle with bullets as quickly as possible when standing or kneeling. But this problem does not exist with rear-mounted rifles. Even if the shooter is lying on the ground, he can quickly load their rifles with bullets without any obstacles.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Jackson said loudly, "This is a big difference, which means that the defender can always hide behind the cover and shoot, or simply lie on the ground and shoot, so that the attacker wants to hit him, The difficulty will be much higher. And the attacker can't always lie on the ground forever."

"This is only a situation in an encounter. If it is attacking a preset position guarded by troops equipped with new rear-mounted rifles, then it is a real nightmare." Scrooge said.

"Specifically talk about your ideas." Jackson said eagerly.

"Well, if I were arranging this position. I would first let the soldiers dig many horizontal trenches on the ground. The trenches were just as deep as the soldiers’ shoulders. In this way, when the soldiers fired, they would only The head is only exposed. Even if the attacker uses a new rear-mounted rifle, if they want to effectively attack such a small target, they must approach within 100 meters, otherwise, let alone the attack target, even if the target is found Very difficult. When the defender is not attacking, he can completely hide himself in the trench without revealing anything. The attacker can't attack them at all, unless the attacker can rush into the trench with bullets. . And the existence of trenches will also make the attacking artillery almost useless. Except for mortars, no shells can reach the trenches. And mortars are often too heavy and difficult to move. At the same time, it is difficult for him to really target the trenches. How much damage did the opponent in here cause."

Thomas Jackson was born in an artillery force. Hearing Scrooge’s claim that the artillery’s attack effect was greatly reduced, he was instinctively unconvinced and wanted to refute it, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn’t. Don't admit it, the artillery doesn't really have any high-level attack methods against this kind of stuff.

"But my artillery is different. The attacker has no trenches to conceal. Even to ensure that the artillery can exert its power. I will also remove in advance all things that may block the shooting range, such as big trees and houses. . Let the attacking party find no concealment that can be used. I can also test fire at various positions on the ground to ensure that even at a long distance, my artillery can still shoot a higher hit rate. Well, so As a result, the advantage of the defending side over the attacking side is even more obvious.” Scrooge went on to describe the advantages that the defending side can obtain in his defense plan.

"In this way, if you want to capture a trench, you have to pay a very high price." Thomas Jackson whispered to himself.

"Even if you break into the first trench, what's the use?" Scrooge said, "We will have several trenches in the back. These horizontal trenches will be connected by vertical trenches, so my When the troops retreat to the second trench, they don’t have to be exposed to your firepower at all. But you can’t attack me through these vertical trenches.”

"This is natural. In such a longitudinal trench, the attacking forces can only form a long column. The defending side only needs to arrange a small cannon and a few rifles at the end of the trench, which is enough to block this. There is a trench. So if you want to attack the second trench, you can only attack from the ground." Thomas Jackson also immediately wanted to understand the problem.

"In addition, as the attacker, your actions are all on the ground, and I can see them all. It is also difficult for you to fully figure out the layout of the vertical and horizontal trenches on my position. When you break into the first segment After the trenches, when launching an attack on the second trench, accidentally, you will be attacked by the defending side through other longitudinal trenches that you haven't noticed to go behind you." Scrooge threw out again. A counterattack method that makes the attacker a headache.

"This, this is really a nightmare for the attacker!" Thomas Jackson said after thinking about it for a long time. "If you want to conquer such a position hard, I am afraid that the blood flowing out will stain this large area red. Perhaps the best offensive method in the future is to use various methods to force the enemy to leave the preset position and engage in mobile warfare with you. Okay. But it’s not easy. Sometimes it’s even impossible. Mr. Scrooge, you are such a genius! If you really are a military commander, you may be able to get the emperor Napoleon, or Hanni It’s the same achievement as pulling a general. Well, your defense plan may still need to be perfected, but in general, it is quite good! Facing such a defense, the offensive is too difficult to attack, use your words In other words, the price-to-earnings ratio of attack operations is about to become negative. This will make anyone who tries to launch aggressive operations more than worth the loss. Well, maybe you can really become the Mozi of this era, and you can successfully reduce wars through this method. ."

"Does this guy really think of me as a pacifist like Mozi? If he knows, I talked to him about this, and revealed to him so many tactics of trench warfare for later generations, just to make warfare. If the time becomes longer and the consumption becomes greater, so that I can make more money, he will definitely rush to strangle me, right?” Scrooge watched as he was looking at him sincerely. Thomas Jackson thought this way.

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