The inspection of the factory ended soon. Thomas Jackson was very impressed by Scotch's ability to implement an eight-hour working system in his own company. He kept praising Scotch as a "conscientious capitalist". He really believed that there were so-called "conscientious capitalists"? Scotch was a little dazed for a moment: Could this guy have brainwashed Ding Shitou's pig farming network?

"Slavery in the South is certainly inhumane or even barbaric, but the way workers are treated in most factories in the north is extremely evil and barbaric. In such an environment, it would be great that Scrooge could implement an eight-hour work system. If all the bosses in the United States can be like you, our country will be much more stable." Jackson sincerely praised.

"Damn it! This guy made my face turn red with praise. But why is my face so thick? How can this be enough? What, the bosses in the United States are like me, well, then the southerners are really going to heaven." While thinking about it, Scozhi said: "Major, do you have anything else to see? If not, let's go back to the reception room to talk."

"Okay, OK. I'm very interested in your so-called new way of combat, let's study it together."

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"The McDonald's 1857 rifle's firing rate is at least 5 times that of a bore gun. In the hands of experienced shooters, its firing speed is almost as fast as a bow and arrow. In addition, it can attack targets with relatively accurate accuracy at a distance of 400 meters. This will greatly improve the attack efficiency. In the era of smoothbore guns, due to the low accuracy and slow firing rate, soldiers must line up in dense formations to ensure the density of firepower. Even so, the distance is a little farther a little, such as a distance of 60 meters, the chance of bullets hitting people is no longer high. So at that time, whoever shoots first at a distance of farther distance will often only suffer losses, because people can use the time when he loads the bullets to shoot closer to a closer distance in exchange for a higher hit rate. The British are more extreme, and they are even willing to

He walked forward without a single shot, and walked forward until he could almost hit the other person's chest with a gun, then fired a fierce shot, and then took advantage of the chaos brought to the opponent's formation by the high hit rate shooting, and directly launched a bayonet charge. And with this seemingly brave method, the British won glorious victory after another. So in that era of queuing to kill, not firing first was not a gentlemanly demeanor, but the wisest choice under the limitations of technical conditions." Speaking of this, Scozhi couldn't help but think of a history teacher who was said to be particularly awesome in later generations, who actually used such a thing to prove how civilized Europeans were. The so-called cultural people in China were unwilling to seriously investigate and study it. The practice of just patting their heads and falling into deep thoughts to draw the so-called conclusions can really make people laugh.

"'Come in line 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 enough, under those technical conditions, the British's combat methods are indeed the most effective." Jackson, who had just visited the ruins of the Battle of Abraham Plains (in which the British defeated the French army and captured Quebec) in Canada and the monument of General James Wolf, the British commander, agreed with Scrooge's previous description of history.

"But if anyone wants to line up and shoot at the moment, it would be a death. Under the condition of a volley, at a distance of 600 meters, the MacDonald 1857 has a very good hit rate for targets such as the queue. After reaching a distance of 400 meters, in the hands of a well-trained shooter, his hit accuracy has exceeded the British's 20-meter volley.

In addition, its firing rate is high and it can launch multiple attacks in a short period of time. Therefore, even if the opponent's organization is extremely high, they will not be able to get closer. Therefore, the traditional attacking method of intensive attacks is no longer effective when facing an army equipped with the MacDonald 1857 rifle." Scrooge continued to preach, "Then if the attacking party also uses the MacDonald 1857 rifle, what changes will happen on the battlefield?"

Scourge paused for a moment and glanced at Jackson, who saw Jackson frowning and thinking there.

"If it were me, I would definitely not dare to let the soldiers attack in a dense queue. Because the defense will definitely adopt a more sparse formation - the high firing rate of the new rifle and the high precision at long distances have allowed them to ensure the fire density without the need for a dense formation. If I am still a dense queue, then the defending skirm soldiers can effectively shoot us from 600 meters away - our target is too large. We have to reach at least 400 meters to pose a threat to those skirm soldiers. While maintaining the formation, it takes about two hundred meters to walk for about two minutes, which is enough for the opponent to shoot more than ten effective shots at me... I can only use a looser formation to launch an attack." Jackson whispered.

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

The bullets for the front loading rifle are loaded from the muzzle and then compacted with a strip. The shooter can only load the rifle as quickly as possible when standing or half-kneeling. However, this problem does not exist for the rear loading rifle. Even if the shooter is lying on the ground, he can quickly load the rifle with bullets without any obstacles.

"Yes, yes!" Jackson said loudly, "This is a big difference, which means that the defense can keep hiding behind the cover and shooting, or simply lying on the ground to shoot. This will make the attacker much more difficult if he wants to hit him. The attacker can't always lie on the ground."

"This is just a situation in an encounter. If you attack a preset position guarded by a unit equipped with a new type of rear-mounted rifle, that would be the real nightmare." Scrooge said.

"Tell me specifically what you think." Jackson said anxiously.

"Well, if I were arranging this position, I would first ask the soldiers to dig many horizontal trenches on the ground. The depth of the trenches just reaches the shoulders of the soldiers. In this way, when the soldiers shoot, they will only expose their heads. Even if the attacker uses a new type of rear-mounted rifle, they must approach within a hundred meters to effectively attack such a small target. Otherwise, not to mention attacking the target, it will be difficult to find the target. When the defender does not launch an attack, he can completely hide himself in the trenches and reveal nothing. The attacker cannot attack them at all, unless the attacker can rush into the trenches with bullets. Moreover, the existence of the trenches will make the attacker's artillery almost useless. Apart from the mortar cannon, no shell can reach the trenches. The mortar cannon is often too heavy and difficult to move. At the same time, it is difficult for him to really cause much damage to the opponents in the trenches."

Thomas Jackson was born in an artillery unit. When he heard Scrooge's statement that the attack effect of the artillery was greatly reduced, he was instinctively not convinced and wanted to refute it. However, after thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that the artillery really had no high attack method for such things.

"But my artillery is different. The attacking party has no hidden trenches. In order to ensure that the artillery exerts its power, I will also remove all the things that may block the shooting world, such as big trees and houses, in advance, so that the attacking party cannot find hidden objects that can be used. I can also test-fire at various locations on the ground to ensure that my artillery can still hit a higher hit rate even at a long distance. Well, in this way, the advantage of the defense party over the attacking party is more obvious." Scozhi continued to talk about the advantages that the defense party 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.

"What's the use of you even if you attack the first trench?" said Scourge. "We will have several trenches behind us. These horizontal trenches will be connected by longitudinal trenches, so that my troops will not have to be exposed to your firepower when they retreat to the second trench. But you cannot attack me through these longitudinal trenches."

"This is natural. In such a longitudinal trench, the attacking troops can only line up in a long column. The defense only needs to arrange the next small cannon and a few rifles at the end of the trench, which is enough to block such a trench. So if you want to attack the second trench, you can only attack from the ground." Thomas Jackson immediately understood this problem.

"In addition, as the attacker, your actions are all on the ground, and I can see them all, and it is difficult for you to fully understand the layout of the trenches on my position. When you attack the first trench and launch an attack on the second trench, you will be accidentally attacked by the defender through other longitudinal trenches that you have not noticed." Scrooge threw out another counterattack method that would make the attacker headache.

"This, this is really a nightmare for the attacking party!" Thomas Jackson said after thinking seriously for a long time. "If you want to conquer such a position, the blood that flows out will probably dye this large area red. Perhaps the best way to attack in the future is to force the enemy to leave the preset position and engage in mobile warfare with you through various methods. But this is not easy. Sometimes it is even impossible. Mr. Scrooge, you are such a genius! If you are really a military commander, maybe

Can you achieve the same achievements as Emperor Napoleon or General Hannibal. Well, your defense plan may still have some improvement, but overall, it is quite outstanding! Faced with such a defense, the attacking side's attack is too difficult. In your words, the price-to-earnings ratio of the attacking operations is almost negative. This will make any guy trying to launch an invasive action less than worth the effort. Well, maybe you can really become Mozi of this era and successfully reduce the war in this way."

"Didn't this guy really treat me as a pacifist like Mo Zi? If he knew that I talked to him about this and revealed so many tricks of trench combat in later generations to him, just to make the war longer and consume more, so that I can make more money, he would definitely pounce on me and strangle me to death, right?" Scozhi thought like this while looking at Thomas Jackson who was looking at him sincerely.
Chapter completed!