The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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You must know that this is a war bullet, but a bayonet without eyes will come if you say it, and the shell is even more deadly.

"Come on!" The soldiers of the Qi army came as soon as they said

"We surrender, we surrender, and the white flags are all displayed." The white flag was passed from the Qin army because there is an item in the infantry manual that indicates that flying the white flag can prevent being killed. The role of the white flag is mainly used for battlefield negotiations and surrender. Why? They don't know about flying the white flag, and the Qin army never learned it. They think it's useless.

But this is a good idea for the Yan army. They think this is for themselves, but they don’t know that the person who made this is Shang Wen. When compiling the infantry manual, this is not there, because the Qin army rarely has it. Shangwen, who voluntarily surrendered, believes that surrender is not a big deal, and the value of human beings is more and more obvious, especially in the era of industrial civilization. In order to effectively preserve the value of people in his own country, Shangwen added it to the infantry manual at the end. This article stipulates in other manuals, especially the manuals of the space army and the navy, that soldiers can surrender and fly the white flag after destroying their weapons without any chance of survival and without any meaningful resistance. This is more a customary practice from the West

Yan Jun didn't know why they had to fly the white flag, and they didn't know why they had to fly the white flag. They only knew that flying the white flag could save their lives.

"We surrender, we surrender." When the Qi army rushed over, almost all the soldiers of the Yan army raised their hands and the officers held up white flags to signal their surrender.

"We surrender, we don't fight, we surrender and don't kill us." The officer looked nervously at the soldiers of the Qi army who rushed over

"Surrender and die!" A Qi soldier rushed towards the officer with a bayonet-mounted rifle

"Boom" a shot was fired and a Qi army officer killed the officer holding the white flag with one shot

"We surrender and don't kill us." Seeing this scene, other soldiers of the Yan army looked nervously at the Qi army who rushed over.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill me!" The soldiers of the Yan army shook their heads and begged the soldiers of the Qi army.

Such a scene made the Qi army bewildered. The soldiers of the Qi army rushed over murderously, but the Yan army would surrender without any resistance. This made the soldiers of the Qi army not know what to do.

More and more soldiers of the Qi army rushed over. They slowed down and held their bayonet-mounted rifles to look at the nervous soldiers of the Yan army who kept saying "don't kill me".

"Shut up and shut up!" A veteran of the Qi Army who was still panting stepped forward with a gun in his hand, knocked down a nearby Yan Army soldier to the ground with the butt of his gun, and then kicked him.

"Shut up" veterans kept hitting their feet or gun butts

"Enough is enough, don't fight anymore," the Qi army officer intercepted, and the other Yan army soldiers were even more frightened. This is the first time they have experienced such a scene. prisoner of war

"Okay, let's stop fighting," the officer intercepted

"Take all these prisoners of war away." The officer looked around. The most urgent task now is to deal with these prisoners of war instead of provoking them to take up their guns again for a second round of resistance.

"Confiscate the guns of these prisoners of war," the Qi army officer ordered loudly

And Yan Jun's guns are all on the ground at this time, they have already thrown away their rifles

The soldiers of the Qi army began to search one by one, and then took the prisoners of the Yan army into custody. However, it is not that the Yan army did not resist, but this kind of resistance is very meaningless.

While the soldiers of the Qi army were searching for the prisoners of war, some soldiers of the Yan army still shot spontaneously, but their resistance was quickly suppressed by them. There was a big difference in the weapon generation in terms of firepower, shooting speed, and lethality. The Yan army was not Qi at all. army opponent

"If we had known earlier, we should have let our infantry rush over," said an officer of the Qi army dissatisfied.

"Not necessarily if we don't have a burst of artillery bombardment, it is estimated that the Yan army will choose to resist," another officer argued.

No matter which view is correct, the fact in front of us is that more and more Yan army prisoners of war have become a long line moving forward, and there are more people joining in the middle. This Yan army no longer exists. The Qi army is victorious

On the day when the Yan army surrendered, the Qin army and the Zhao army started large-scale military exercises in their respective preset exercise areas. The exercise codenamed "Iron Fist" by the Qin army and Zhao army

The "Iron Fist" military exercise was planned as early as when Qin and Zhao jointly emptied Yan's finances

"We should complete the mobilization of troops for the war against Yan as soon as possible so that we can enter into an active and favorable position in the future and not let our two countries enter into a state of helplessness that makes the people of Qi become a fact," Li Mu wrote such a report To Qin's General Staff

Wang Jian also had the same view that only the existence of military power can prove the common attitude of the two countries, so that they can take the initiative in the strategic situation, so Wang Jian immediately agreed with Li Mu's opinion and began to discuss some details in detail.

After five days of intense discussions, Qin and Zhao jointly formulated the "Iron Fist" military exercise plan. The purpose of the exercise is not only to test military combat capabilities, but also to complete military deployment. At present, the completion of military deployment is far greater than the former.

With the help of the military exercise plan, Qin State mobilized two infantry regiments and one artillery regiment from the [-]st Infantry Division, [-]st Cavalry Brigade, and [-]nd Infantry Division to the northern border of Yan State and the western border of Zhao State, which is Taiyuan.

If you move here, you can use the developed railway network to complete the troop projection. As long as the Qin State gives an order, the army can be dispatched on a large scale to Handan in Zhao State, and then from Handan to the east, you can launch an attack from the side to attack the Qi army's flank.

Not only the Qin Army, but also the Zhao Army launched exercises. The elite troops from the west began to recruit a large number of recruits. These troops need a period of time to change their equipment before they can launch an attack. On the other side, the Zhao Army not only mobilized a large number of direct combat forces A large number of engineering units were also called into the east

Li Mu's order to the engineering unit is very simple, that is, to build roads and continue to build various roads, because only after the roads are repaired can the next logistics supply be completed. After equipping a large number of gunpowder weapons, logistics is becoming more and more important.

Therefore, the first problem of the war is to solve the problem of logistics and supplies. Therefore, Li Mu took this opportunity to integrate Zhao's engineering units, which were not many at first. It will be greatly developed. Li Mu is an all-rounder. He knows that the capabilities of these auxiliary arms in future wars will be huge.

734 Zhao Country Changes

The main stage of the Iron Fist military exercise is in the State of Zhao, and it has a great influence on the State of Zhao.

It was the first time that Zhao State used the method of railway transportation, horse-drawn carriage and automobile mixed transportation to complete the assembly and delivery of troops, and engineering soldiers began to become a new bright spot, playing a very important role in Zhao State's army building.

Because the western construction of Zhao State is developing rapidly due to its relationship with Qin State, and the infrastructure is very weak on the side close to Yan State due to the geographical shift, so the engineers began to build express roads to build Zhao State’s eastern road trunk line and railway. Temporary main line to complete logistics, supply, army transportation and other issues

The faster the economy develops, the closer the relationship between military facilities and civilian facilities is to Zhao State. With this military exercise, the eastern development of Zhao State was constructed for the first time, especially the construction of basic roads, mainly on the basis of military roads. With the initial laying of roads and the development of commercial activities, the strengthening of economic relations will speed up Zhao's economic development and at the same time strengthen the interconnection between regions. In the long run, this connection is beneficial to the unification of the country. Under the influence of frequent economic activities, people's awareness of the countryside begins to weaken. After the weakening, people's geographical concept will weaken, and a new geographical understanding will be formed.

All of this takes time to sharpen. It is still too early for Qin, but Shangwen still can’t think of it here because he and Yingyu are visiting Zhao on behalf of Qin. Along with Yan Guo’s special envoy, Crown Prince Dan of Yan, South Korea also sent Representative Zhang Liang visited Zhao Guolai as a special envoy of South Korea and attended Guo Kai's inauguration ceremony

Wei State and Chu State did not send envoys due to lack of information, because Zhao State, Qin State, South Korea, and Yan State all had telegraph lines connecting Wei State because they had no money to pay for the telegraph erection fee, and Wei Wang did not have any insight to erect telegraph lines, and Chu State’s telegraph lines Efforts are being made to set it up, so neither country has sent envoys. The information dissemination speed of the telegram far exceeds the speed of five hundred miles of horses, and the information can be transmitted at any time. Among them, Qin State and South Korea are the fastest. The Guanzhong of Qin State and the Central Plains of South Korea form two important economic zones, which are the fastest growing areas in the current Warring States Period.

For Qi State, due to the war relationship between Qi State and Yan State, and the severance of diplomatic relations between Qi State and Qin State, Qi State once ordered the expulsion of Qin State’s ambassador and once insulted Shang Wen, the new Qin State Prime Minister of Qin State, so take this into consideration. Guo Kai, who was close to the state of Qin, naturally did not send out an invitation letter.

"Finally, I don't have to look at the mountains anymore." Standing on the train, Ying Yu said, looking at the scenery outside the window

"Hey" Shangwen is speechless, this is not bad. According to Shangwen's understanding, Qin and Zhao's engineering teams took into account the speed and engineering volume of crossing the Taihang Mountain. I feel that there are great difficulties, especially Zheng Guo, a special engineer of Qin State, an expert in water conservancy, also has a little interest in railways, but this is only interest. His main direction is still water conservancy. Qin State is planning to build several in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. A large-scale hydropower station. This water conservancy expert is conducting exploration work. He once asserted that it would take more than two years to complete the Taihang Mountain crossing railway at the earliest.

However, the younger generation of railway designers in Qin State started new ideas, especially Zhao State imitated Qin State’s experience in railway construction, which was mainly caused by the funds invested by Qin State’s bankers, investors, and speculators. According to Qin State’s laws, railways A certain range of land along both sides of the line belongs to the owner of the railway, and bankers, investors, and speculators in the State of Qin have long known the great role of coal and iron, so they have been urging the officials of the State of Zhao to pass this bill as quickly as possible and then use The railways wantonly occupy those coal mines and iron ore resources in Zhao Guoquan

With the support of funds and laws, the layout of railways has become easier. As long as there is coal, railways should be built wherever there is coal. Railways should be built wherever there is flatness. In this way, the construction of railways should avoid occupying more cultivated land. This piece has been cut off, and many worries have been reduced. The railway designers try to build the railway as flat as possible at the bottom of the valley instead of building bridges or opening tunnels, so that the amount of work is greatly reduced

At the same time, Zhao Guo’s own engineering team contributed a lot. These hunters and farmers who were usually deep in the mountains began to join the engineering team. With their hard-working spirit, the speed of railway construction was greatly accelerated. There are few enough to eat, but the engineering team provides three meals a day, and there are relatively low wages. These wages are somewhat low in Xianyang, Handan, Qin, Zhao, but it is enough for these people. The most important thing is three meals. They eat casually with meat, and it is a kind of food they have never seen before, such as flour and rice, which they only eat at this time

In terms of labor, the Qin State also invested some labor, but these are prisoners of war who came from the victorious wars in the Western Regions. Their task is to fill the gaps encountered in the railway construction with manpower. Their treatment is very different from that of the Zhao people. In order to prevent these prisoners of war from escaping, the Qin State not only wore heavy anklets, but also performed symbolic treatments such as hair cutting, branding and tattooing on them. The worst thing is the food. The minimum standard calorie requirement is a little bit higher, but their workload is heavy, and they don't have enough rest time. Such harsh treatment of prisoners of war led to mass deaths of prisoners of war in the Western Regions, and these corpses were quickly filled into the railway foundation. Qin once again used blood to forge a railway line for economic development

That's it. The railway took nearly nine months to complete, which was more than a year earlier than expected. For this reason, Qin's newspapers and Zhao's newspapers gave it a lot of coverage.

"This is a great miracle. The Zhao people defeated the Taihang Mountains with their unyielding spirit," said the "Economic Observer" newspaper.

This is indeed a great miracle. Zhao Guo himself is also proud of this railway. They call it "Zhao Guo Speed".

As the train entered Pingyuan, Shangwen and his party soon entered Handan, the heart city of Zhao State.

Looking from the window, Handan has undergone great changes. First, large-scale high-rise buildings began to appear around the city of Handan. These high-rise buildings are generally constructed using reinforced concrete hollow bricks.

When entering the outskirts of Handan, Zhao Guo Handan Railway Station specially circled the city for a week, so you can see the changes in Handan City. This is related to the Handan Ring Railway. This railway was specially built for King Zhao, but Zhao Guowenchen had their own plans. They think it should be A well-developed public travel system like Qin State. Qin State Xianyang City New City Chang’an District has a well-developed tram system and Qin State itself has a large number of cars, so the current travel in Qin State is still very convenient.

But Zhao Guo doesn’t have these things. There are a lot of people in Zhao Guo’s lower middle class, so they have very high requirements on the public system, especially during the peak hours of the flow of people. Zhao Guo’s Handan will be congested in the morning, noon and evening. For this reason, Zhao Guo For the first time, the civil servants wanted to use the huge passenger capacity of the train to complete the urban transportation task. This idea is very close to the urban subway system in the current sense. Only by opening up the railway around the city can it be convenient for Zhao people

For this reason, the civil servants tried their best to find feasible persuasion reasons, but Zhao Guo really had such a suggestion. This suggestion came from a low-level civil servant. The specific name cannot be verified because it cannot be recorded, but one thing is clear, that is, public transportation. There must be profit and only in this way can he complete his unique functions

"The railway in my king's city can carry my Zhao people to and from work on a large scale, and put these people at fixed points, and my Zhao people only need to spend a small amount of money to use it. The most important thing is that the money can be accumulated. A huge income can not only pay for the train running costs, but also make a profit as royal fare.” That’s what the report said, but this report is placed in the middle.

Another change in Handan is that the city wall was demolished by the State of Qin because of traditional defense needs, especially to ensure that the original royal style of the city wall was not demolished. The same is true for South Korea. The economic belt of South Korea is centered on the old city, while Zhao State is bold. To tear down the city walls for economic construction

Zhao Guo demolished the city wall because of the military requirements of Zhao Guo Li Mu and the huge economic interests behind it.