In the history of war, innovation in tactics and equipment is often the key to victory.
Perhaps Cao Xiu had no experience of this before, but now he is very impressed.
During the early Han Dynasty conquests, most people actually had only one question of how many wars were.
There are more people and fewer people, more money and less money, more plans and less plan, but few people will propose innovation in tactics and weapons...
In fact, strictly speaking, this kind of innovation is not without in the history of China, but is often simplified intentionally or unintentionally. It has become a "inspiration of righteousness" of a certain commander, or a king, or a "good leader". As for these details, it seems that it is not worth worrying about.
After all, if you continue to make a fuss, you will find that the things are done by the people, and blood and sweat are also caused by the people. The people play a decisive role in the war, rather than a simple commander or king. If there is no people, there is no use for only commander or king. But how can these people who don’t know anything know about it?
Therefore, in feudal dynasties, commander is the most important, and kings are the greatest. The gentry and gentry repeatedly emphasized that everything is attributed to the leadership and the emperor.
Obviously, this statement is beneficial to the gentry and gentry.
But war cannot rely solely on words.
Tactics and equipment are undoubtedly very important links in the elements of war.
Tactics are strategies and means used by the army on the battlefield. It is like a wise man’s chess game. Every step is related to life and death, and every move affects the situation of the battle.
Equipment is a sharp sword in the hands of soldiers and the material basis for them to defeat the enemy. A handy weapon can often make soldiers more powerful and invincible.
Therefore, innovation in tactics and equipment is like injecting fresh blood into the army, making it more powerful in combat.
Tactical innovation is undoubtedly powerful, such as from competing for car competitions to riding a single horse, such as lower horses against upper horses, and surrounding Wei to save Zhao, they can greatly affect the entire battle situation.
Similarly, the innovation of weapons is also an important factor in the victory of war. In ancient times, from stone axes and stone knives in the Stone Age, to swords and halberds in the Bronze Age, to steel armor in the Iron Age, every innovation of weapons is accompanied by changes in the form of war.
During the Warring States Period, the Qin crossbow manufacturing technology became increasingly exquisite, which greatly enhanced the long-range attack power of the Qin army; during the Han Dynasty, the advancement of steel smelting technology made the Han army's weapons more sharp and durable, thus gaining an advantage in the battlefield against the Huns.
What Cao Xiu has to face now is not only a more advanced tactics but also a more well-equipped cavalry army, which greatly tests Cao Xiu's wisdom and courage.
What to do and how to fight?
This is the most thoughtful and worrying issue that Cao Xiu has been going on along the way.
He did not blame Cao Hong for giving him the most difficult task.
It is obvious that in the camp or hidden in the Lone Peak Mountain, the soldiers of the Cao army can undoubtedly feel safer, maintain a certain morale and combat effectiveness, and fight against the Hussar cavalry in the wild...
In the temporary camp when it was late at night, under the oil lamp in the tent, Cao Xiu's face seemed particularly firm.
Well, yes, perseverance.
Because these ordinary Cao army soldiers and Cao Xiu's private soldiers all need to see a "resolute" Cao Xiu.
So Cao Xiu would make a stable and serious expression, be serious and grit his teeth, make his facial lines more prominent, and form a "resolute" general that fits the hearts of Cao's soldiers.
But in fact, under his "resolute" appearance, he felt uneasy.
It is necessary to take on side attacks, break through, and open up the situation for the Cao army. It is possible to even face the Hussar Cavalry in an open field, which leads to Cao Xiu's Yalishan.
Under this pressure, Cao Xiu thought of a new type of horse-resistance that could rely on the baggage truck.
If this new type of horse-resistance can be successfully realized, its unique design can be deployed when the enemy cavalry attacks, and together with the baggage trucks, it will build a solid defensive front to protect the Cao army soldiers and resist the impact of the Hussar cavalry, so that the Cao army can seize the initiative in some battle situations and avoid being led by the flexible and changeable Hussar cavalry.
"This is the new horse rejection."
Cao Xiu pointed to the freshly baked sketch and said.
What?
Three views?
Stop kidding.
It is already amazing that Cao Xiu can draw a rough sketch.
The children of the gentry in Shandong and the vast majority of Shandong bureaucrats would not leave any chance to leave any black and white words for their subordinates.
These bureaucrats will avoid requiring written documents as much as possible to avoid leaving traceable evidence. They prefer to communicate orally, or to present them in informal situations.
At the conference, they only talk empty words and then make specific work requirements in private occasions.
So Cao Xiu was able to give a sketch. Although this sketch is indeed a bit "grassy", it is already considered valuable.
"This..." The general in charge of the rear camp looked at the "sketch" with different thicknesses of the ink lines and abstraction was greater than the specific ones, and then looked at Cao Xiu's serious expression, swallowed, and said subconsciously, "General, this is probably not easy to do..."
Is it really difficult to do?
He couldn't even understand the sketch. Who knew if it was easy to do it?
The general of the rear camp said this, but he was instinctively trashing the blame. If there was any problem, he could also say that he had already told Cao Xiu that "it's hard to do" in advance, so if there were any quality problems, at least the board would be lighter.
Cao Xiu stared at the back camp general with sharp eyes and a serious tone, "I'm not asking you if you can do it, but asking you if you can do it."
Although it was just a rough sketch, Cao Xiu knew that if this new style of horse resistance could be completed with quality and quantity, then for the Cao army soldiers, there would undoubtedly be a sturdy shield that could stand on the battlefield.
"The general has an order, and even if he sacrifices his life and dies..." The general of the camp quickly straightened his waist and answered in a deep voice.
What about Shandong? No matter how capable you are, "execution" is the key.
Only those who can "execute" are good subordinates and will be "reused" by their superiors.
This argument that blindly emphasizes the importance of officials is "execution", which reflects the extremes of policy implementation, the abnormal behavior of officials, the fall of social and cultural affairs, the lack of laws and ethics, the ineffective information dissemination and supervision, etc.
Of course, this is understandable under the limitation of the simple and backward official system of the feudal dynasty.
Therefore, although he was confused by this simple picture, the generals of the Later Camp did not dare to violate Cao Xiu's orders.
Under the general principle of "the key is execution", even if he was in doubt, he had to take the order and left. He secretly hoped that himself and his back camp craftsmen could understand the structure of the object reflected in the sketch and create a new style of horse-rejecting refusal that meets Cao Xiu's requirements.
"What's this?"
The old craftsmen in the back camp stared wide.
"This is a new style of horse-rejecting picture drawn by the general himself!"
The generals of the rear camp were also widened.
"Is this a rejection?"
The old craftsman's eyes widened.
"It's just to refuse horses."
The rear camp generals were also wide open.
"No..." The old craftsman was so amused and crying, "Sir, you... at least you have to explain what you should do?"
The rear camp's head turned his eyes, "This is General Cao's order! I'll ask you if you do it or not?"
The old craftsman frowned, "This, this must be done, but...
"You said you can do it," the general of the camp immediately changed into a smiley face, "This matter is left to you! I believe you can do it well! Say whatever you need! I will do it for you! You must know that this new refusal is what General Cao personally wants, so you must deal with it as soon as possible! This matter is very important, do it well and do it with your heart!"
The back battalion general seemed to have said a lot, but it seemed that nothing was explained clearly.
The old craftsman had no choice but to respond, and then took the sketch and walked back.
When the generals of the rear camp saw the craftsmen leaving, they waved to the guards beside them.
"You, go and stare at that old guy," the general of the rear camp reminded, "Don't get close, don't talk, just stare at it, report back immediately if there is any situation, do you understand?"
The personal guard understands it, "I understand, the little one understands. Don't give them a rant... If you succeed, it's yours, if you fail, it's theirs..."
"You little clever ghost..." The back camp general laughed and kicked the guard, "You can go now!"
When the result occurs, if the task is successful, the bureaucrats will emphasize that it is their own leadership; if it fails, they will put the responsibility on their subordinates, saying that they have failed to correctly understand the instructions or have failed to execute them effectively.
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If Shandong officials do not understand this trick, they cannot be called qualified officials.
Moreover, if it really fails, Shandong officials can first go back to the process, find every possible mistake point of subordinates, and conduct a profound review. On the contrary, if it succeeds, then the credit will be limited to a narrow range, and all the details of the process are not important, just because of their wise decision-making or guidance.
This approach ensures that bureaucrats can maximize their own interests in any situation while minimizing their own responsibilities.
As for why Cao Xiu could not directly find craftsmen, it was because in Shandong, the ministers of the ministers were not the ministers of the monarch.
Whether it is reporting higher or issuing higher or higher, it is a very big "taboo" in Shandong officialdom.
Although there is no explicit regulation, those who go to the higher level and those who send more and more levels will be rejected by the entire officialdom. Therefore, Cao Xiu could only find the generals of the Houjian Headquarters, and then the generals of the Houjian Headquarters went to find the craftsmen under his jurisdiction. Similarly, if the craftsmen have problems, they could only find the generals of the Houjian Headquarters, and could not directly find Cao Xiu.
Of course, there are various reasons for formulating such a charter, or unspoken rules, but the ultimate essence of these reasons is to protect superior leaders rather than solve lower-level problems.
As a result, Cao Xiu's military craftsmen encountered another severe challenge in his life.
Even the old craftsmen who were very good at military equipment could not help but scratch their heads when they saw Cao Xiu's sketch. Although these craftsmen in Shandong in the Han Dynasty had not yet formed a three-view drawing method, they were still more simple, but they still felt that they had nowhere to start with Cao Xiu's general and simple pattern.
When several craftsmen meet, they each have their own different opinions.
Some craftsmen think that they should make a model first, report and confirm the final pattern layer by layer before making the actual product.
Some craftsmen say that the war is imminent and must speed up. The model is too slow, at least they have to prepare the physical objects while making the model.
Some craftsmen are talking about how big this new type of horse refusal is to be. If it is too big, it cannot be transported. If it is too small, it will be of no use.
"That's it, this way," the old craftsman was helpless, "Draw a picture first, and then I'll ask the general what he said...
The craftsmen then settled down and drew their own pictures.
From a distance, the guards of the rear camp general looked at it, then sneered a few times, turned around and left.
When the craftsmen in the rear camp did not get any results when they had to go to the rear camp general, they were scolded by the rear camp general.
『Have I told you that this is a sketch drawn by General Cao himself, something that General Cao personally wanted?!Hmm?!』 The back camp general was very aggressive, 『Have I told you that time is tight and the task is heavy, you must pay attention to it?!Hmm?!』
"But..." The old craftsman felt wronged and wanted to defend himself.
"But what?!" The generals of the rear battalion sneered, "But what are you all doing? Well?! A group of people whine at the silence of their mouths and not doing anything! What is this? This is deliberately slacking military affairs! This is intentional disobeying General Cao's military order! You are so brave, don't have any brains? Well?!"
『But...』 The old craftsman held up the new drawings drawn by the craftsmen in his hand, 『Sir…』
"If you still recognize me as the commander, go to work quickly!" The general of the rear camp waved his arms, "Look, it's almost over the middle of the night. I've given you so much time, but nothing can be done! Is that so good?! Hum?! What? The picture you draw? You just draw! You should use General Cao's drawings as the basis! General Cao's picture! Do you understand? Do you understand? If you don't execute General Cao's orders well, don't blame me for being ruthless! I've told you everything, and why don't you go to do things quickly?! How long do you want to be here? Hum?!
After the generals of the rear camp were beaten up, the old craftsmen naturally became defeated.
So, when the night passed and Cao Xiu ushered in a new day, he also saw the "new style of horse-refusing" created by the craftsmen in the back camp overnight...
Cao Xiu looked over and felt his eyes hurt slightly, as if he had been stabbed by something.
"New-style horse-rejecting" has different sizes and shapes. It is different from the sketches drawn by Cao Xiu. It is a bit similar to those drawn by Cao Xiu. But if it is the same, it is basically an insult to the IQ.
Cao Xiu now feels that he has been insulted with his IQ…
"What is this?" Cao Xiu suppressed his anger and pointed to the "new style of horse-rejecting" of different sizes.
For example, the largest "new style of horse-rejecting" is ranked first, majestic, like two siege ladders combined together. People can still stand in the framework of horse-rejecting, and archers can also be dispatched at the top!
Cao Xiu looked at this huge "new style of horse-rejecting" and tried to find the shadow of the sketch he drew from his appearance and the frame. He found that except for the frame, he did not look like anything else.
Is this something certain to be able to push?
It is good to use as a fixed fortification, but Cao Xiu wanted to fight in the wild. He was slow to carry a baggage truck, but now he would be better than a turtle to run faster with such a thing!
There are also small ones who refuse horses.
But the small horse-rejected horse placed in front of Cao Xiu was convenient and convenient for transportation. However, Cao Xiu saw that he could even cross the low crossbar of the small horse-rejected horse, and was speechless for a while...
Cao Xiu patted the crossbar that refused to horse, and felt the eyes on his left and the brain thrust in pain.
『General Qibing, this is all made according to your sketch,』 The craftsmen who fell on the knees dared not raise their heads,『It is made according to the thickness of the crossbar on your sketch, and it is guaranteed to be exactly the same...』
『My grass…』
Cao Xiu snatched the sketch he had drawn, and then saw that the crossbar on his sketch was indeed changing in thickness and fluctuations, and the waves were rising and falling...
Cao Xiu shook the sketch and furiously rushed, "Open your dog's eyes and see clearly! This! Is this like this?! This is my pen... Oh my!"
Obviously, if you are not a professional, please do not try to draw sketches with a brush.
But Cao Xiu never expected that some craftsmen also copied the thickness of the lines drawn by his brush...
Due to the inaccurate sketches, craftsmen have their own advantages in structural design. All finished products have different shapes, which is very different from Cao Xiu’s original idea.
Cao Xiu realized that due to poor communication and errors in understanding, his innovative attempts not only failed to get what they wanted, but instead caused quite a lot of chaos.
Looking at the chaotic "new-style horse-resistance", Cao Xiu suddenly realized the huge gap between Shandong and Guanzhong. This gap is not in these woods and stones, or mountains, rivers, but in people's hearts.
He suddenly understood why Shandong could not catch up with Guanzhong no matter how much...
With gunpowder in Guanzhong, isn’t there in Shandong?
As a result, the gunpowder in Guanzhong can generate cannons, while the gunpowder in Shandong is still a firework.
How long has the Huang ruler in Guanzhong been implemented?
But because Shandong is the Guanzhong standard, there are still many places where counties and counties are unwilling to use it, and even completely refuse...
There are also those metallurgical, forged workshops, and these craftsmen in front of you...
Cao Xiu looked at the "new style of horse-resistance" of different shapes, and sighed deeply.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the general of the rear camp immediately pointed at the old craftsman and scolded, "Old guy, why didn't he follow the general's instructions or follow the general's sketches?! I gave you trust, time, and the objects you need, but you took out such things to repay the general?! Well?! I tell you, all the crimes are...
"Okay!" Cao Xiu roared angrily and interrupted his general's words.
Nowadays, we can only rework.
But the time spent, the energy spent, and various non-renewable materials...
The general quickly shrank his anger and replaced it with a flattering smile, "General, these bastards are disobedient..."
"Stop talking nonsense." Cao Xiu waved his hand and summoned the craftsmen who were kneeling on the ground. Instead of blaming them, he pointed to the sketch he drew again and said, "Come on, come here, that's what I think..."