Xiang Xiaoqiang went to Qiu Qiu's house the next day, and formally set a date with Qiu Laohu for Qiu Qiu's marriage. Qiu Laohu was so happy that he immediately shouted that it would be better to bump into the day and get married today, which frightened Xiang Xiaoqiang quite hard.
Qiu Qiu knew his father's temper, so he talked back with a few words of "chacha". Qiu Laohu was offended by his daughter, and even touched his chin, looking at the two of them, his eyebrows twitching with joy. In the end, he didn't invite anyone.
Looking at the almanac, the three of us looked at the calendars and added them up, and decided that January 22nd in the solar calendar would be the 28th day of the Lunar New Year. It just so happens that the solar calendar and the lunar calendar both have even numbers, and the solar calendar still has two numbers 2 together, both are auspicious.
, the number 28 in the lunar calendar also has the word "fa", and Xiang Xiaoqiang is also very satisfied.
As for the betrothal gift, Qiu Laohu had no intention of asking for it. He was just a daughter who was too worried to get married. Now she is not only married, but also married so well. I really wish I could be more supportive of my uncle, so I shouted not only that I don’t want the betrothal gift.
, he also wanted to give Qiu Qiu a generous dowry. Xiang Xiaoqiang really couldn't laugh or cry about this father-in-law, and finally settled on a dowry of fifty thousand yuan. He didn't dare to give more, otherwise he would follow Qiu Huo's temper.
, to go back and prepare a dowry for Qiu Qiu, it would be necessary to bankrupt the whole family.
Well, Xiang Xiaoqiang also made up his mind. He looked at Qiu Qiu who was as beautiful as a flower and made a mental calculation. In ten days, he could legitimately "eat" her.
…
Because he had to prepare a lecture for Zhu Yourong, Xiang Xiaoqiang completely delegated the affairs of the People's Guard to a few of his generals. Fortunately, although he was busy, it was all about expansion and training, and there was nothing difficult to decide. He was completely occupied these two days.
In the library of the Army University, he dug out all the books that he thought were useful. He had read many military works in his previous life, so he was quite mentally prepared. Now that he has systematically sorted them out, he still laments the difference between military fans and
There is a huge difference among soldiers. Many books are too in-depth and cannot be understood at all, and there are also many original documents in German, English and Russian. Many students read them there.
Fortunately, he had read some must-read military masterpieces, such as Clausewitz's "On War" and Jomini's "Introduction to the Art of War" in his previous life. And although these two books are must-read for military studies,
I read books, but they all focused on the Napoleonic Wars. Xiang Xiaoqiang felt that, except for some strategies and political spirit, most of the content was out of date and belonged to military eight-legged essays, so it could still be used as a basis.
There are also some "avant-garde" books here, such as "Armored Warfare" by British Fowler and "Air Dominance" by Italian Douhet. One of these two books is a crazy admiration for motorized power, and the other is a crazy admiration for air power.
.Their views are considered extreme by later generations, and at this time, they are regarded as sensational by many people. However, Xiang Xiaoqiang strongly agrees with the general direction they advocate.
In addition, there are a large number of professional journals, reference books, and textbooks: ordnance, weaponry, ballistics, strategy, army command, division tactics, army tactics, application of large corps, war games, military geography, mobilization
, city building science, staff service, rear service...
There are also many public course textbooks: Chinese, foreign languages, mathematics, geometry, physics, chemistry, international public law...
These large amounts of specific textbooks were thrown aside by Xiaoqiang and given to Zhu Yourong, and they were not needed for the time being.
Xiang Xiaoqiang's lecture to Zhu Yourong was aimed at creating a monarch with the same military ideas as him, rather than teaching a military academy graduate. There was no need for it, and he didn't have the ability. Therefore, Zhu Yourong only needed to understand the three major parts.
:War history, strategy, future wars.
The future war is the top priority. It is an issue that determines whether the Ming Empire can defeat the Manchus and whether the Ming army can be at the forefront of the world.
In fact, Xiang Xiaoqiang is more interested in the Navy, but the Naval University is in Ningbo. In the past two days, he has forced Qiu Qiu to vomit a lot of what she learned there.
Originally, Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't want to be too conspicuous at the Army University, so he wore a military coat so that he could only see his military rank and not his collar badge. But when it was so hot in the library, he took off his military coat and saw the collar badge with a gold sword on a black background.
He always attracts a lot of attention. His collar badge is from the People's Guard, and his epaulettes are from the Colonel. The People's Guard has only one colonel, and that is Xiang Xiaoqiang. Many students recognize him from this, and many others quietly seek his autograph.
Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but think of that time when he went to Dongchang for a meeting, and thought that it was an embarrassment that people asked him to sign autographs. But this time it was true, there were more than one or two.
…
After charging for two days, on the morning of the third day, Xiang Xiaoqiang took the teaching materials under his arm and confidently drove into the palace to give lectures to His Majesty.
It seems that Zhu Yourong attaches great importance to the military class, and specially arranges it for the golden time in the morning, from 9:30 to 11:00. Xiang Xiaoqiang arrived half an hour early, sat there and chatted with Zhu Yourong's wet nurse, Mrs. Li, for a while. It turned out that Zhu Yourong's day
It is still very busy, with a full schedule of courses. When I get up in the morning, I first have to practice calligraphy. I will read Yu Shinan's "Confucius Temple Stele" and complete 300 block letters. This is a basic skill that has been practiced for more than ten years and cannot be broken...
...Then in the morning she studied foreign languages. Since she has mastered English and French, she is now learning Russian and Dutch. ...Then it should be dance class, because she can dance the waltz very well, and she is learning the European court minuet.
. But now this time is given to military classes, so I have temporarily eliminated it... As for the afternoon, I still have to study a subset of traditional classics and history, the history of various countries, mathematics, music... Only in the evening can I have free control.
Hearing this, Xiang Xiaoqiang felt quite sympathetic. He seemed to be a primary school student under the "quality education" of later generations. No wonder he hid in the Changping Marquis Mansion some time ago and refused to return to the palace. There were no need to attend so many classes there.
After a while, Zheng Gongyin also came. He was very interested in Xiang Xiaoqiang's military class, and he must come and listen.
After a while, at about 9:20, the palace maid came to invite them to the royal study.
A gray-haired old Belarusian professor came out of the imperial study room with his bag under his arm. When he saw Mrs. Li bowing lightly, Mrs. Li nodded reservedly and took the lead in going in.
In the imperial study room, Zhu Yourong was sorting out a few notes, frowning and muttering a few words in Russian repeatedly.
Xiang Xiaoqiang shook his head, "Zhu Yourong is so pitiful, he doesn't even have time to rest, one class after another. Don't worry, I will let you fully relax in this class."
Zhu Yourong finished tidying up, looked up and looked around, squinted his eyes and said with a smile:
"Nanny, uncle."
Then he looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang and said seriously:
"Teacher Xiang."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was shocked and just about to say, "How dare you do this?" Mrs. Li smiled and said:
"Since Sir Xiang is an Imperial Master, His Majesty will of course call him 'Master'. Every Imperial Master who teaches His Majesty, including the White Russian teacher just now, will be addressed as 'Master' by Your Majesty."
Naturally this is also the case.”
Unexpectedly, Xiang Xiaoqiang took over a class and became the emperor's teacher. He used to call others teachers, but now someone calls him teacher, and he is still an emperor... It feels quite good.
In the ancient Ming Dynasty, once one became the emperor's master, it was a foregone conclusion that he would open a palace and worship the prime minister in the future, and that one person would be less than ten thousand people. But now it seems that there are still many emperor's masters, and we dare not expect such extravagant expectations. Despite this,
If an emperor calls himself a teacher, it will bring too many benefits to his future.
Mrs. Li exited and started class.
Since it was the first class, Xiang Xiaoqiang did not intend to teach the most basic and boring things, such as organizations and services. He wanted to firmly establish an advanced military concept in Zhu Yourong in the first class.
With a few clicks of chalk, three big words were written on the blackboard in the study:
Lightning - lightning - war
When they saw the word "lightning" in front of the word "war", Zhu Yourong and Zheng Gongyin's interest was aroused. How to fight with lightning?
"Your Majesty, oh, and Lord Marquis, please answer me," he threw down the chalk to Xiaoqiang and clapped his hands, "What is the most powerful weapon on land?"
The two students looked at each other, and then Zheng Gongyin hesitated and said:
"Train gun?"
Huh...Xiang Xiaoqiang fainted. After all, people of this era, whether from the military or civilians, have guns, guns, guns in their heads.
Xiang Xiaoqiang shook his head slightly:
"Everyone has seen the effect of the train gun. How is it?"
Judging from the current artillery battle on the Yangtze River defense line, the effect is really not very good.
Zhu Yourong's eyes moved and he said:
"tank?"
Okay, this girl has talent and is worth cultivating! Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled with satisfaction:
"Yes, it's a tank... So who can tell me why tanks are the most powerful land warfare weapons?"
Zheng Gongyin said:
"Are there cannons?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang smacked his lips and said:
"There are many more powerful cannons than it."
"So...the bullet can't penetrate?"
Zheng Gongyin guessed again.
Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned and said with a smile:
"When it comes to protective capabilities, any small bunker on our Yangtze River defense line is dozens of times better than a tank."
After a while, Zhu Yourong stared at Xiang Xiaoqiang and said tentatively:
"Can tanks move?"
"Correct!" Xiang Xiaoqiang knocked on the blackboard with satisfaction and quickly wrote the word "mobile", "The tank can move. This is its biggest feature and greatest advantage! In the military, we call it 'mobile'..."
Your Majesty, you are really smart."
A happy smile appeared on Zhu Yourong's face, and Zheng Gongyin also looked at his niece, overjoyed, as if he was happier than saying he was smart. Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but doubt that this old fox wouldn't keep making mistakes to show off Zhu Yourong's intelligence and make her happy.
Bar?
But Xiang Xiaoqiang's words are really not a compliment. As a person with no military foundation, a person in the ideological era of positional warfare after World War I, especially a girl, it is not easy to accurately break through the center of the problem twice.
Xiang Xiaoqiang likes this student more and more. It seems that Zhu Yourong is not only a spoiled and good baby, but also a very knowledgeable learner.
Xiang Xiaoqiang wrote on the blackboard according to the position of an equilateral triangle: artillery (offense) - bunker (defense) - infantry (mobility), and then said:
"Your Majesty, please see that these three things I have written represent the three forces of the land battlefield respectively. The most powerful firepower is the artillery, the most powerful defensive power is the bunker, and the most mobile power is the infantry. But they have serious problems.
Shortcomings.
"Artillery is very powerful at hitting others, but we are also afraid of others hitting it. Not to mention the opponent's artillery, even a grenade or a row of bullets can kill the artillery and make the artillery lose its combat effectiveness. Moreover, the artillery changes from marching state to combat state.
It still takes some time and cannot be fired immediately like infantry.
"Bunkers, whether steel or concrete, are covered with thick armor. Not to mention bullets, even small-caliber artillery shells are difficult to shake. The personnel and weapons inside can be well protected. But His Majesty said,
What are its disadvantages?”
Zhu Yourong said without hesitation:
"Can not move."
"Yes, it cannot be moved. There are two major consequences of being unable to move. First, we have spent a huge amount of money to build a permanent fortification, but it can only stay in one place throughout its life, and its firepower can only reach this small area under the eyes.
The machine gun fort can only cover a few hundred meters, and the more expensive artillery fort can only cover a few thousand meters. Second, it is fixed and the enemy is mobile, which determines that it is completely passive. The enemy can make detours
, can be bypassed, the bunker can only watch the enemy circle around and bypass. The enemy can also call for artillery to destroy it. If the caliber is not enough, a larger caliber can be called in. However, the bunker cannot enhance the protection at any time according to the caliber of the enemy's artillery.
Thickness. Of course, it cannot be avoided.
"As for the infantry, it has the best mobility and can travel 20 to 30 kilometers a day, and can take various means of transportation to move forward at a faster speed. In addition, it has the best trafficability in mountains, hills, and muddy roads.
Infantry can pass through. This is incomparable to all weapons. But infantry is the most vulnerable and insignificant on the battlefield. The weapon is no more than a rifle, with an attack range of several hundred meters; the defense is no more than a helmet, and a bullet can be fatal."
Then Xiang Xiaoqiang wrote the word "tank" in the middle of the three items: "artillery (offensive) - bunker (defense) - infantry (mobile)".
"Oh, I understand," Zhu Yourong stared at these two words and said with great interest, "Tanks have all three advantages. They have the attack power of artillery and the defensive power of bunkers, and they are also like infantry.
It can also maneuver. Therefore, it is the most powerful."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Your Majesty is only half right. It is not just the 'all-in-all' of the three advantages, but more importantly the 'flexible use' of the three advantages. Has your Majesty ever played rock, paper, scissors?"
Zhu Yourong smiled slightly and nodded.
Stretch out your hand to Xiaoqiang:
"The key to playing rock, paper, scissors is that you have to make moves at the same time as the opponent. You don't know what the opponent will do, so winning or losing is unpredictable. What will happen if the opponent makes the move first and you move last?"
Zhu Yourong laughed and said:
"Then she won't play with me."
Everyone laughed. Then Zheng Gongyin taught her:
"Then take the initiative and win for sure."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Yes, Lord Marquis made it clear: if you take the initiative, you will definitely win. The power of tank artillery is not as powerful as artillery artillery, and the protection of tanks is not as good as the protection of bunkers. Although the speed of tanks is stronger than that of infantry, their traffic capacity is not as good as that of infantry.
The adaptability is not as good as that. But tanks take the initiative when fighting with them. This is because tanks not only have guns and armor, but also have strong mobility. It is up to me to fight, and it is up to me to move. We can strengthen according to the characteristics of the opponent.
Weak, decide whether to fight or walk, where to fight and where to walk.
"This is the same as the Navy's idea of building ships. What is the best design of a battleship? With the same tonnage, I am faster than you; with the same speed, I have stronger firepower than you; with the same firepower, I have thicker armor than you.
When two ships meet, it's up to me to fight, and it's up to me to go. If I want to leave, you can't catch up. If I want to fight, you can't run away. This kind of warship is called a superior ship, and it can travel across the sea without encountering enemies.
"The same is true for tanks. Its focus lies in three words: mobility. All the advantages of tanks are brought about by mobility. Without mobility, tanks, which have less firepower than cannons and less defense than bunkers, are useless. But there are
Due to mobility, tanks can pursue targets and escape danger. When using tanks in combat, mobility must be brought into full play. Because mobility is the soul of tank combat. Mobile combat is also the soul of future land wars. Your Majesty must keep this in mind
mind."
Zhu Yourong stared at him, nodded, and said solemnly:
"I've written it down."
"Very good," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "all countries have realized the importance of tanks relatively early, and they all know these principles. They are constantly improving their tanks and equipping their armies with tanks. As several countries, they are constantly improving their tanks and equipping their armies with tanks.
A big country with a land of one million square kilometers and a population of nearly 100 million, our Ming Dynasty should be said to be not very strong in this regard. We only have a few hundred tanks, most of which are light tanks under 20 tons, and there are very few medium tanks, almost
There are no heavy tanks... Then this brings up a problem, that is, we have tanks, and others also have tanks, and they may have more tanks than us, which is fine. So what should we do?"
Most of Nanming's territory is mountainous and hilly, and a small number of plains are also densely populated with water networks. There are few places suitable for tank operations. Therefore, traditionally, Ming Dynasty does not pay much attention to tanks. The performance of self-produced tanks is not bad, but the number is
There were only half of the Qing army. Once the Qing army crossed the river, they would immediately face this problem: How to defeat the large with less?
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the two pairs of eyes of Zhu Yourong and Zheng Gongyin and thought that this question is very important and must leave a deep impression on them. It is better to interact and connect with reality. He smiled slightly and asked:
"... Or simply, we have tanks, the Qinglu also have tanks, and the Qinglu's tanks are twice as many as ours... Tell me, what should we do in this situation?"
The two of them looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and Zhu Yourong said:
"The production of tanks should be stepped up."
Zheng Gongyin also nodded in agreement.
Xiang Xiaoqiang said:
"It is a good idea to step up production and try to surpass the opponent in quantity, but it will take a long time. Moreover, we will step up production, and others will also step up production. The Qinglu have many more tanks than us, and they can produce tanks.
They also have more factories than we do, and they also have more steel and coal than we do. If we just place our hope on overpowering the other side in terms of numbers, I think your Majesty, with your intelligence, should be able to come up with a better way."
Zhu Yourong laughed dumbly, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly said:
"Should we be more efficient than what they are using?"
"Very good!" Xiang Xiaoqiang high-fived and praised, turned around and quickly wrote the words "use efficiency", and then said with a smile, "Although your Majesty is a woman, you are really talented in military affairs. My instructor at the time also asked this
My lord, my lord, I can’t answer that.”
Hearing what he said, a smile broke out on Zhu Yourong's face, and Zheng Gongyin also beamed with joy.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Yes, we have fewer troops and the enemy has more troops. If we want to defeat the enemy, we must use our troops more efficiently than the enemy. What is more efficient? The most obvious one is to concentrate our troops. Assuming that the enemy has 100,000 troops, we
If the enemy's army is only 30,000 strong, how can we defeat it? If the enemy's army is scattered in various places, and our army of 30,000 people cooperates in one place, there will be a chance of 30,000 fighting 10,000, or even 30,000 fighting 5,000. Our army can defeat them one by one.
, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, eventually eating up the enemy's 100,000 men one by one, while our army's losses were very small."
Zhu Yourong smiled and said:
"The enemy won't wait for you to eat them one by one, they will also concentrate. Then it will still be 30,000 against 100,000."
Although Zheng Gongyin didn't understand, when he heard this, he felt that what Xiang Xiaoqiang said was a bit taken for granted. Why are the enemy troops scattered everywhere? If you can concentrate, won't they concentrate? Especially when Zhu Yourong also raised objections,
Zheng Gongyin sweated a lot: Xiang Xiaoqiang, Xiang Xiaoqiang, you must not be an embroidered pillow!
Xiang Xiaoqiang was waiting for her to ask this, so he nodded and said with a smile:
"Good question. We are talking about infantry. A general infantry unit will definitely not let you easily 'tiger into a flock of sheep'. It will also shrink its troops and turn the sheep into a tiger herd. But we are talking about tanks.
In combat, if we use tanks together, the enemy will generally not be able to do so."
"Why?"
"Because they don't have that organizational structure. Nowadays, the general armies of various countries only have tank battalions, tank companies, and very few tank regiments. The Qing army only has a tank company level. Each company only has a dozen tanks. More often than not,
, they are broken down into tank platoons, each platoon only has a few tanks. Because they have a huge infantry unit, more than a thousand tanks must be dispersed as much as possible and evenly mixed into the infantry to strengthen them. In their
In the eyes, a tank is just a steel bunker that can move with machine guns and artillery. Since it is a movable steel bunker, it naturally provides cover for the infantry, that is, it crosses barbed wire and trenches, eliminates the enemy's fire points, and allows the infantry to
Hiding behind and moving forward, that’s all.”
Zheng Gongyin said:
"Isn't that what it is? What else should I do?"
Just when Xiang Xiaoqiang was about to talk about "concentrated use" and "large-scale deep assault", he suddenly felt startled and realized that he couldn't go into too much depth yet. First of all, this was the first lesson, and he had to spread it over the sea, land and air.
, you can’t delve into too specific issues, and secondly, you can’t talk about something too shocking before Zhu Yourong fully trusts himself on military issues. Zhu Yourong is very smart, not a fool. If he rashly talks about forming armored divisions and armored corps now,
, once she thinks she is trying to please others, all her previous efforts will be wasted.
Xiang Xiaoqiang coughed and said with a smile:
"This question is also an after-school homework for Your Majesty. Your Majesty can think about it after class. First, since a tank is not a 'steel bunker that can operate with machine guns and artillery', then what is it? Second,
How should such a weapon with good mobility and breakthrough capabilities be used? Third, we have tanks, and the enemy also has tanks, and there are more tanks than we do. How should we use tanks more efficiently to win with less?
How many? Haha, Your Majesty can combine the characteristics of the tanks we have talked about and use your imagination to do whatever you want without any constraints. You can think of several answers and compare them with each other. The important thing is that you must think for yourself and don’t look at them.
Reference books, don't let other people's so-called 'professional opinions' take over your mind before you come up with your own answers."
Just kidding, what Xiang Xiaoqiang has already said is avant-garde enough. If Zhu Yourong consults those "old men" again, he will be criticized to a fault by them. Zhu Yourong must come up with the answer by herself. With her intelligence, coupled with
What I talked about today has been imprinted in her mind, and she will probably come up with the correct answer. Once she figures out the truth that "tanks should be used intensively, and carry out large-scale deep assaults", it will not be easy for others to obliterate it.
Zhu Yourong said seriously:
"Okay, I have written down these three questions. I must think about them myself."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Well, we just talked about land warfare and tanks, let's talk about naval warfare..."
Zhu Yourong likes this kind of lecture that jumps from land battle to naval battle. It is like changing her mind and opening up a new world. Her interest has been aroused again. Zheng Gongyin also likes this method very much. It is unconstrained and unconstrained.
One grid, sea, land and air can be used all over the place, and it can be used in combination. This is one of the reasons why he admires Xiang Xiaoqiang.
After telling Xiaoqiang about naval battles for a while, Zhu Yourong subtly let Zhu Yourong "realize" on his own: sea control must be guaranteed by air control, so he stopped there and didn't go into more details. He left two more questions for her to think about after class, and then the conversation started.
Turning around, he talked about air power again and talked about the important tasks of aviation besides air combat: coordinating ground and maritime cooperative operations. He also talked about promising dive bombers. Based on reality, he pointed out that to deal with targets like the Qing army's train guns,
Level bombers are not good enough, so dive bombers are needed. This further leads to the conclusion that effective cooperation with ground and sea operations mainly relies on dive bombers. Then, he introduced the concept of "attack aircraft" very avant-garde...
Until the end of the first military class, Zhu Yourong was still satisfied with what he heard and asked Xiaoqiang questions.
Zheng Gongyin also shook his head and sighed:
"Xiao Xiang's lectures are really ten times better than those retired old men from the Ministry of War and Mainland China. Those people tell you how to do what you want to do, but never tell you why. You can't understand it, and you can't
You can’t remember it. But after listening to what Xiao Xiang said, a few words, the complex truth will be imprinted in your mind. Wow, it’s really different. How about Rongrong, uncle didn’t find the wrong person? "
Zhu Yourong also sighed:
"My uncle is right. When he said he would give me military lessons, I was not very happy about it. Now I know that I will regret it if I don't listen... I have to thank Teacher Xiang. And then I have to thank my uncle."
Zheng Gongyin was so happy that she smiled from ear to ear:
"We are all a family. There is no need to thank you. It's not your duty to help your uncle."
Xiang Xiaoqiang also smiled and said:
"This is because His Majesty is smart and has a good understanding of everything he studies. He is especially talented in military affairs, so he is suitable for this kind of flexible lecture. In fact, although this kind of lecture is not boring, ordinary students generally cannot understand it.
Their brains are too slow to keep up. So only with Your Majesty can I speak so freely."
When Xiang Xiaoqiang said it so seriously, Zhu Yourong was also very happy and thought that he was indeed very talented in military affairs. Zheng Gongyin was also very happy to be praised by his niece. Zhu Yourong praised Xiang Xiaoqiang, which was to praise him, because Xiang Xiaoqiang is
He found it. But the one who benefited the most was Xiang Xiaoqiang. Obviously, Zhu Yourong was very satisfied with him. He helped Zheng Gongyin gain enough face, and also received Zheng Gongyin's gratitude.
The most important thing is that in today's class, Xiang Xiaoqiang can make a girl think that she is very talented in military affairs, and she is likely to like military affairs and fully trust him on military issues. So in the future, Xiang Xiaoqiang
Xiaoqiang can instill his own military ideas into the monarch of the Ming Empire according to his own wishes, thereby changing the military ideas of the empire and making its army leading the world.