bookrebus Chapter 170 Strategy
Chapter 170 Strategy
In this broken world where time travel is as common as dogs and rebirth is everywhere, Shen Qing didn't have the confidence that she had the protagonist's script. She was always anxious, fearing that some chosen one of destiny might suddenly do something groundbreaking.
But the absurd actions of the Muggles in the experimental field made Shen Qing realize a truth: the accumulated knowledge of a thousand years of civilization, its vast system of knowledge, couldn't be surpassed by even a hundred time travelers on such a meager material foundation.
Ordinary people can only improve people's lives at most. Thanks to the specialization of professions, even technical talents only know a small part of the skills in their own field. Even if a scientist came here, he wouldn't be able to put together the periodic table of elements.
Shen Qing believed that some military enthusiast and craftsman might be able to make a musket, but he didn't believe that he could make a Barrett.
The world's first car couldn't even outrun a horse-drawn carriage, so sometimes advanced technology doesn't necessarily beat barbarism. During the Five Barbarian Invasions and the fall of the Yuan and Jin dynasties to the Song dynasty, even the Japanese and Jin dynasties, which had reached a certain level of firearms technology, couldn't withstand the iron cavalry of the queue.
In this era, time travelers can just build a few for themselves to play with, but they can't form a production line. No matter how advanced the weapons are, if they are not built on a large scale and system, the only way to win is to have strong soldiers and armored cavalry to sweep through the enemy!
If the other side has nuclear weapons, then pretend they didn't say anything.
A smart person isn't necessarily a good fighter. I may not be wise enough, but I can steal the fruits of other people's wisdom!
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"General Shen is going to send troops to Anguo?"
Inside the command tent, the generals of all the armies gathered, looking at Shen Qing, who was standing in front of the map and suddenly announced that he would attack Anguo.
"Shouldn't we have a legitimate reason for this?" Left forward Mu Qi asked, voicing everyone's doubts.
"You mean, we should send a loyal envoy to Anguo, anger Emperor An, have him executed, and then send troops?" Shen Qing frowned, looking at Mu Qi with a "your methods are so dirty" gaze.
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Lu Zhenqing coughed to help Mu Qi out of the predicament, "The left vanguard means that we cannot rashly start a war without cause, and we must give the court officials an explanation."
"Yes, Anguo is a tiny place, with high mountains, thin soil, and lots of miasma. What's the point of taking it?"
An army needs supplies before it can move. War is expensive, so how can you ask the court for financial support if there is no profit to be made?
Shen Qing understood and said confidently, "The Great Qian History Records states that there are combustible stones in Anzhou that can be used as firewood."
"Just for a fire starter?" General Cao Ming's eyes widened in disbelief.
Is this a small matter? Shen Qing only understood why firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea were ranked first after he traveled from Xuandu after his time travel. He used to think that there was no shortage of firewood in ancient times because there were primeval forests everywhere. But after arriving, he realized that wherever there were villages and settlements, the surrounding area was barren!
The trees were all cut down by our predecessors long ago; otherwise, the sages wouldn't have called for sustainable development by advocating that axes and hatchets should be used at the right time to enter the mountains.
Wouldn't it be better to save time chopping wood and do more work? Of course, that's not the main goal.
"Black gold can be used to cast iron and smelt steel, and its quality is far superior to that of today's military equipment."
The generals fell into deep thought. "Scrap metal" is not an appropriate description here.
Arming the entire army from teeth to toes is the vision of every military commander.
"The Yongzhou iron mine is controlled by the Gao and Wu families. Even if we conquer Anguo and control the black gold, the Gao and Wu families are unwilling to cooperate, so it's like a skilled cook without rice to cook."
"Yes, after all, they are a prominent family in Xuan Kingdom. It wouldn't be right to use force to coerce them, would it?"
"What are you saying?" Shen Qing glanced disdainfully at the military officer who had spoken to the bandits. "Once I return victorious... no, victorious, I will personally visit them with utmost sincerity. Noble families are all reasonable people, and I believe they will be very willing to provide military aid."
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