I, Zhu Houzhao, join the US imperialist chat group

Chapter 185 Grant: Everyone, times have changed! The era of thermal weapons is coming! Presidents are shocked!

"Am I... too...?"

In the presidential office, I saw Louis XVI sacrificing himself to adjust the atmosphere.

Cleveland also realized that he was a bit obsessed with anti-Chinese arrangements.

and……

Roosevelt also said that their population policy is also based on the needs of national development.

Can the big country in the East be restrained?
It’s impossible for all the presidents in the group to be of the same mind as him.

If he continues to be provocative like this, will the group leader really not delete him?

He didn't have to care about the Emperor of the East who stayed briefly three times, but he also had to care about the opinions of presidents from other time and space.

Excluding the Chinese is their current American interest, not the interest of the United States in other times and places.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Ahem, okay, everyone, please don’t change the subject. Roosevelt and I have almost discussed the issue of population and population quality, and Roosevelt has obviously adapted to the process of discussing issues. Regarding this topic, other presidents and gentlemen, do you have anything to add? 】

He decisively engaged in a quick moment of self-reflection.

The group leader finally gave him such a power to host. If he really wants to continue to have obvious selfishness and leadership tendencies, he may lose this power.

Speak more and have a say.

Only in this way can we leave a good impression on more presidents, and future cooperation will be more pleasant.

Moreover, based on the frequency of adding the president, it may not really matter whether he is in the group or not.

If he was kicked out, the loss would be a life.

After thinking about this, Cleveland immediately pretended that nothing happened and continued to host the conversation.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. The group leader wouldn't complain about his performance just now.

[Supreme Group Leader: Cleveland, give me a warning. 】

Zhu Houzhao did not save face for Cleveland and directly warned him.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Group leader, I, I know, I will definitely pay attention! Won't do it again! 】

At this moment, Cleveland's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

As long as you don't kick him out, that's fine.

[Merceron Roosevelt: Um...a warning? What's the meaning? 】

[Meili Zong Grant: What just... happened? 】

Naturally, the two newcomers didn't know about the previous cases of killing chickens to scare monkeys.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Ahem, President Roosevelt and Grant, I was a little offensive and impolite to the guests just now. This is also another rule of our chat group. Everyone tries to exchange wisdom and not express emotions. In short, everyone is equal. Even if an Indian or a black president comes to the group next time, others are also guests, and we must be polite to the guests. 】

Cleveland no longer dared to hold back or conceal anything, and quickly gave the information to Roosevelt and Grant.

[Merceron Roosevelt: Well...does this need to be emphasized? Isn't this how it should be? 】

Roosevelt took it for granted.

[Mericon Grant: The black president and the Indian president are coming too? Sorry...I can't imagine or accept this. 】

This small example made Grant couldn't help but think about this situation.

He couldn't accept it. It was fine for a black man, but it was unimaginable for an Indian president.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: In short, this is just an example. Let’s continue the topic and consider the strength of the country from a human perspective. I just started with population. I feel that other presidents can also approach it from another perspective. For example, President Grant... It seems that you can start from the black people joining the Northern Alliance Army, or from the military academy, the role of soldiers in the running of the country, etc., to get to the topic. 】

Cleveland did not dare to add extraneous details, tried to focus on the theme, and gave Grant an example.

[Meili Zong Grant: Do you talk about the issue of national strength from a military perspective? Well, Cleveland, you really gave me some inspiration, especially since I have traveled to many countries, and I seem to have gained something in this regard. So, let me try to talk about it from this aspect? 】

Grant felt that the inspiration given to him by Cleveland was somewhat fitting.

Oh, this time, Zhu Houzhao became interested.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: Yes...Grant, didn't Cleveland introduce you earlier that you were an example of someone who graduated from your West Point Military Academy and became an emperor from a soldier. You also seem to have won the civil war, and you seem to be relatively experienced in leading troops in war. What new weapons were mentioned, such as muskets and artillery? Can you tell me...how did you fight? What will war be like for soldiers a thousand years from now? 】

Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to find out. Putting aside the personal information brought by Cleveland, this guy in Cleveland was still very good at finding topics at his pace.

It was almost accurate to find the topic that Zhu Houzhao wanted to know about.

He really wanted to know the changes in future wars.

[Merceron Roosevelt: Indeed, President Grant, your combat experience is definitely second to none in the world. In my time, I didn’t have the opportunity to hear your opinions on the construction of our American army. Although you also left some writings, after all, they are not as good as your personal discussion. You can also stand from your perspective, Let’s talk about the future of our United States, no, it’s equivalent to my current views on the formation of the army, and the development situation of the war. 】

Grant jumped out and was immediately welcomed by Roosevelt.

When this person talks about this aspect, it is quite out of print and precious.

[Meixuanzong Jackson: Indeed, I am also interested in this aspect. Maybe I can learn something useful from Grant. 】

The chat group has obviously returned to the rhythm of learning and discussing common progress, and Shiliucao's efforts are not in vain.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: Although... I'm not very interested in the military aspect, I can give it a listen. But I want to declare, don’t make fun of me anymore, don’t talk about my head! 】

Shiliu felt relieved and couldn't help but get vaccinated in advance.

When talking about these military affairs, it is impossible to talk about him again.

[Meili Zong Grant: Can I really talk about it casually? 】

Grant didn't expect that he would be welcomed by so many people.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: President Grant, please speak freely. It doesn’t matter if you are wrong. Perhaps... you can start from the points that His Majesty the Tang Dynasty is interested in, and you can talk about the characteristics of the Eastern Army and our Western Army. If you don’t know how to put it, you can probably start from these three aspects: past, present, and future. If something is wrong, Roosevelt and I will try our best to add it. 】

Cleveland, who realized his mistake, even took the initiative to show favor to the guests from the East and stepped up his efforts to make up for the lost impression points of the group owner.

and so……

Cleveland is cheap!

Zhu Houzhao didn't even bother to complain about him.

[Meili Zong Grant: Cleveland, your suggestion is so good. I didn’t even know where to start talking about it just now. That’s fine, I’ll start from the past. 】

[Also, let’s start from the intersection between cold weapons and hot weapons. 】

[In my opinion, the winning factor in past wars, especially in the cold weapon era, was people, that is, soldiers. 】

[With the development of science and technology, especially in the era of hot weapons, the winning factor in wars will no longer be soldiers, but weapons and logistical support. 】

Grant took the lead and put forward his point of view straight to the point.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: Cold weapons or hot weapons? 】

Zhu Houzhao had doubts as soon as this point of view came out, but when he thought of firecrackers and blades, he inexplicably understood the concept in his mind.

The fire blunderbuss spits fire, and the sword is cold and stabs people. In this way, it is really a hot and cold weapon.

Although he had some understanding, he continued to ask using the trumpet.

Cleveland went out of its way to please him, so he didn’t use it in vain.

[Meili Zong Grant: Your Majesty Li, cold weapons are the bows and arrows, knives, swords, armors and other weapons I mentioned. And hot weapons...are weapons such as muskets, artillery, and trains. I know you can't understand it, but how do you put it...]

Grant was clearly in trouble.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Your Majesty, hot weapons are such weapons. They are the weapons used in our civil war. 】

【Field artillery·JPG】

【Sharps large-caliber breech-loading gun.jpg!】

Cleveland was very proactive and sent the picture directly out of fear that the ancient emperor would not understand.

[Meili Zong Grant: Yes, yes! This is the weapon! We call it a gun, and it contains bullets similar to bows and arrows. It's just that it takes time to shoot an arrow with a bow, and in the time it takes to shoot one such arrow, we can fire five murderous bullets that are no less than five arrows. 】

[The cannon is also a weapon similar to your catapult...]

Grant was immediately surprised and quickly introduced.

[Merceron Roosevelt: Hey, can you still send photos? 】

Roosevelt was surprised.

[Meili Zong Grant: Yes! Cleveland, why do you still post pictures? 】

Grant finally came to his senses and realized the new function in the group.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: This is not important. The group has other functions. You should discuss it first... The main thing is to let His Majesty Li understand this thing. If there is anything else that you don't understand, I will try to add it. 】

Cleveland did not expand the topic and settled down to work behind the scenes.

[Messezon Roosevelt: Can we send the picture like a movie? If there are movie-like scenes, you can send the war images to His Majesty Li, and he should have a more intuitive understanding. 】

Roosevelt also discovered the limitations of pictures.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Roosevelt, we don’t have this function yet. Let President Grant continue now. Your Majesty Lee, do you understand? The hot weapons that President Grant talked about were just such weapons. 】Zhu Houzhao is still a little unaccustomed to Cleveland's arrogant and respectful attitude.

He still likes his unruly side.

[Li Xuan, Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: You probably understand it. You later used such weapons. Are such weapons called thermal weapons? 】

[Meili Zong Grant: Yes! This is called a hot weapon! Maybe Your Majesty Li doesn't understand it well, let me give you a more intuitive example. If you use a hundred bows and arrows to kill 10,000 soldiers, it may take an hour if the soldiers line up immobile. But with a hundred muskets like ours, we can kill them in ten minutes! 】

[The main difference between cold weapons and hot weapons is here, the efficiency of killing enemies becomes faster! 】

Outrageous! Really outrageous!

Can you give another example? Zhu Houzhao felt Grant's wild side.

But I have to admit that the example Grant gave is very intuitive.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: I understand! 】

[Merezu Louis XVI: Grant, you are a butcher, right? Can you use this metaphor? 】

Louis XVI complained directly.

But Louis XVI didn't expect that he would vomit.

[Meili Zong Grant: Butcher... I haven’t heard such a title for a long time. Your Majesty Louis XVI, how do you know that my battlefield nickname is The Butcher? 】

Grant unexpectedly admitted it directly, his tone was like a fisherman who had caught a big fish and showed off directly.

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty: Huh? 】

[Meliezu Louis XVI: Huh? 】

[American Taizu Washington: Huh? Grant, what did you say? 】

[Meixuanzong Jackson: This? Not straightforward, right? 】

Caught off guard, several people were caught and felt Grant's unique style.

[Mercy Lincoln: Presidents and His Majesty, don’t be surprised, this... is Grant. He was truly called a butcher on the battlefield of the Civil War. He and Sherman were the two butchers, who not only hurt the enemy, but also themselves. 】

Lincoln's mouth twitched and he had to come out to testify for Grant.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Don’t be surprised, this is our President Grant’s style! Let me give you an example. When President Grant fought in the Civil War, his soldiers had the highest casualty rate. Someone calculated it afterwards and found that he led at least 150,000 soldiers to die, while the enemy suffered about 70,000 to 80,000 deaths. His battle loss ratio was exaggerated to 2 Swap one, that is, two soldiers exchange each other and one person dies. 】

[In a battle in Virginia, he led 115,000 men to chase General Robert Lee's 75,000 men. In one battle, President Grant lost 55,000 men on his side and 30,000 men on the enemy's side. In case of a thousand people. There are many more battles like this... Basically the battle loss ratio is two to one! 】

[Mercerson Roosevelt: It is indeed the case... The reason why so many people died in our Civil War, about 750,000, is also inseparable from President Grant's fighting style. However, President Grant is not an exception, and so is General Sherman. Such a pattern... The southern crossing led by the two men was filled with smoke and no survivors...]

[ Mercer Lincoln: Yes... you don’t know that Grant’s message to me is always to replenish troops, replenish troops! The troops are finished again! He simply did not treat the soldiers as human beings...even more butchers than butchers. 】

[Li Xuan, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty: Ah... This, is this more expensive than Bai Qi? ! Grant, is this how you lead troops into battle? 】

Outrageous, apart from Dapu, Zhu Houzhao never expected that Grant would fight like this.

Don’t soldiers want money? Can it be consumed like this?
This kind of war concept naturally subverts Zhu Houzhao's understanding of famous generals. Even the famous Bai Qi, Xiang Yu and Xue Rengui killed prisoners after victory. How could anyone fight like this!

Is Grant the Ming Dynasty God of War Li Jinglong? Or Yingzong Zhu Qizhen?

[Merezu Louis XVI: Although I don’t know how to fight...but Grant, can you not treat soldiers as human consumption? Can it be done? How much pressure will it put on the empire? Did you fight the American Civil War so brutally? 】

[American Taizu Washington: This...is it really okay to fight like this? I have never fought such a battle! 】

[Meixuanzong Jackson: Yes, can this battle still be fought like this? Lincoln, how dare you use Grant like this? Can the war develop like this? 】

Grant's tactics were subversive to Jackson.

Because they still have the idea that war is an art of command, Grant's strategies and tactics completely subverted their understanding of war.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: President Grant, they doubt you...you have to explain this to them. 】

Cleveland decisively did not interfere in this.

[Meili Zong Grant: Haha, your majesties and presidents don’t have to be surprised. I know you're surprised, too, but that's exactly my point about war. Times have changed, and the current war and future war situations are no longer something you can see. 】

Faced with everyone's shocked questions, Grant even seemed to have expected it, and instead of being in a hurry, Grant explained in a calm tone.

[You can listen to me speak slowly. 】

[The reason why I start with cold weapons and hot weapons is to distinguish ancient wars from modern wars. 】

[The era of cold weapons is just like His Majesty Li and His Majesty Louis XVI... In fact, it is not appropriate to use Your Majesty Louis XVI as an example. You have already used artillery, but your war thinking is still ancient war thinking. 】

[Let me take His Majesty Li as an example. 】

[In the era of cold weapons such as swords and armor, Your Majesty Li, your war considerations are mainly the number of soldiers and more importantly, the commander-in-chief, the richness of tactics and other systemic things. A war often requires a lot to be considered, and the requirements for the commander are very high. There are many famous generals, and the number of soldiers is also required to be large and precise. 】

[In such a war, there are battles in which a small number defeats a large number. You have many battles in the East, so I won’t go into them. 】

[Before the Middle Ages, European cavalry, crusaders, etc. mainly considered the number of soldiers and the talents of the generals. 】

[Soldiers and generals complement and achieve each other. Sometimes, a good general is as good as a hundred thousand soldiers. This seems to be your famous saying in China. 】

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but nodded. Although Zhu Houzhao was a little disappointed when he realized that Grant was such a rough leader, Grant's description of their war was generally accurate.

[However... after the era of hot weapons arrives, the situation will change. 】

[In the era of hot weapons, I think logistics and rear work are the most important! 】

[Because the efficiency of killing enemies is improved! War times are shortened! A war in ancient times might take several months, but we can fight thirty or even a hundred wars in a month! 】

[The factors that determine the victory of a war may only be 30% on the front line and 70% on the rear! 】

[First, because these thermal weapons, muskets, and artillery all require training to hit people and targets. Therefore, military schools were born to allow soldiers to familiarize themselves with weapons first. 】

[Of course, it doesn’t matter if you’re not familiar with it. If war comes suddenly, they only need to be able to shoot and not shoot their own people, that's fine! The main role of military schools is to establish a complete command system and train middle- and lower-level officers to serve as liaison points. Focus on establishing military organizational structure. 】

[This is logistics! 】

[Second, the production, manufacturing and research and development of weapons! Muskets and artillery require production time, and when war comes, a large number of such weapons are needed. Whoever can manufacture and transport these weapons and ammunition to the front line the fastest will have an advantage. This tests the country's mobilization and production capabilities. 】

[This also belongs to logistics! 】

[Third, the establishment of recruitment speed and transportation. Needless to say, this is because the efficiency of killing enemies has been improved! Soldiers, like bullets, bows and arrows, have become consumables! The country must establish a complete organizational mobilization system and transportation and delivery system in order to send all this to the front of the battlefield. 】

[Fourth, a sober and far-sighted command! As the scale of the war expands, the battlefield expands. A partial victory in a battle between a general and a division does not mean anything. A headquarters is needed to integrate the overall situation. The general and military command structure only need to unconditionally execute the orders of the headquarters! 】

[These are all logistics! 】

[There is only one mission on the front line! 】

[Pick up the muskets and artillery and move forward! go ahead! Advance by any means necessary! 】

[Finally, together with the entire large force, the entire unit, like a flood breaking through an encirclement, broke through the enemy's front line from all places! 】

[What the rear area has to consider is to surpass the enemy's supply of materials and troops to see who can't support it first! 】

The chat group has obviously become Grant's one-man show. People seem to see a ruthless general who has no regard for life and re-describe a war of attrition to compete for national strength.

Zhu Houzhao's understanding of war has also been updated in Grant's description.

He also truly confirmed that the future war between the United States and the world would exceed his knowledge.

The American troops are really equipped with muskets.

and……

Gun bullets and artillery shells require an unlimited supply from the rear.

Under the coverage of surplus firepower or even excessive firepower, the general... can that general withstand it?

Of course, Zhu Houzhao quickly woke up.

Although the form of war has been iterated, the essence remains unchanged.

The essence is still: fighting for national strength!
[American Yingzong Grant: Of course...I have said so much! In fact, now I think the essence of war is still a competition of national strength! 】

[Roosevelt said it well before: when farmers’ productivity is liberated, we will have more soldiers! 】

[When the supply of food increases to almost unlimited, the supply of weapons and ammunition also reaches unlimited. 】

[Your Majesty Li, you soldiers of the Tang Dynasty don’t have enough to eat. When the weapons are still swords, how can we face an army like ours in the United States? 】

[Even if you have an army of millions, we only need to use millions of artillery shells, tens of millions of bullets... We don't even need to use soldiers to charge, we can directly cover you with such firepower. How long can you last? 】

[This is actually what I want to tell you Eastern officials... Unfortunately, I have said it several times, but they only think I am whimsical. But our American Civil War has proven that times have changed. Now and in future wars, it’s time to compete in industrial capabilities and mobilization capabilities! 】

Zhu Houzhao's sober understanding soon overlapped with Grant's.

He couldn't help but shake his head, could he hold on?

Who can hold on.

He didn't even have to think about the situation Grant was talking about.

If the Ming Dynasty's 200,000 soldiers were all equipped with muskets and artillery, how could the little Mongolian prince resist?

(End of this chapter)