"Colonel, the enemy troops have fled into the town of Yorktown!" Scout Vincent reported to Colonel Thomas.
After hearing the news, the colonel ordered the troops to pursue him. Then he patted Vincent's bicycle and asked him: "How is this thing? Is it useful to have a horse?"
Vincent thought for a moment, and then replied: "In general, it's good. It's easy to ride. You don't need to feed him fodder, and you don't have to worry about him running around, barking and peeing and being discovered by the enemy. But the disadvantage is that you have to pedal by yourself."
, especially on this kind of road, it’s too tiring! And it’s only suitable for this kind of short-distance reconnaissance.”
"You are right, let the bicycle factory in New York improve it later!" the colonel said casually.
"Colonel, I heard that this thing was made by a southerner, right?" Vincent asked again.
The colonel nodded and replied: "Yes, and I heard that it was Tony Downing who wrote "Gone with the Wind" who created it. It's a pity that such a talented person is actually a southerner!"
While the two were chatting, the troops moved forward. When they reached the outskirts of the town, suddenly loud noises were heard in front of them. The cavalry and infantry running in front were blown into the sky. Suddenly, the air was filled with blood mist and all kinds of...
The broken limbs of men and horses, although not many people were actually killed or injured, this miserable scene was so shocking that many soldiers were frightened and stunned on the spot, and they woke up after a while
After coming here, they turned around and ran away, and some even knelt down and prayed to God!
Colonel Thomas was also frightened and said in a trembling voice: "What, what is going on? Is there a devil in front of you?"
The guards around him advised: "Colonel, no matter if it's a devil or not, let's retreat first, and then we can pursue you after we figure out what's going on!"
Thomas was about to retort, but when he saw the chaotic formation of his own side, he knew that let alone pursuit now, if an enemy army took advantage of the situation and rushed over, they would be defeated, so he had no choice but to withdraw.
In fact, what Thomas encountered was a landmine, but it was not an ordinary landmine. Although landmines had already taken shape before the Civil War, the real large-scale use of landmines on the battlefield was during the Civil War. (The first person to use landmines is said to be Qi Jiguang.
)
But this time it wasn't Tangning who invented it, because he didn't think of landmines, a low-cost artifact of war. The person who "invented" landmines this time was Union General Raines. In order to cover the retreat of the large army, he launched a bomb in southeastern Virginia.
A large number of cannon casings were buried near the town of Yorktown as mines. The cavalry and infantry who were following them stepped on the firing fuses of the cannon casings and were blown into the sky, which is why they were so powerful.
Due to the success of this tactic, the Confederate Army used a large number of landmines in subsequent battles. Soon the Northern Army also learned it, and the landmine tactic was greatly developed.
After seeing the news in the newspaper, Tang Ning was greatly moved. How could she not have thought of such a wonderful artifact? It is not much more practical than the Gatling gun. Fortunately, this time it was invented by a general of the Southern Army, so the effect is the same.
the same.
Just as Tangning was sighing, Heidi came over and said to Tangning, "Dear, do you have any ideas for the new novel?"
Tang Ning had no intention of writing a novel recently, so she shook her head and replied, "I've been too busy recently, and I really haven't thought of any good ideas!"
"I have an idea, can you help me take a look?" Heidi said.
Originally, Tang Ning just wanted to take a look at it, because based on his understanding of Heidi, her weakness was creativity. But after taking a look, his eyes suddenly lit up, because Heidi's creativity simply won his heart!
To put it simply, Heidi is a magically adapted version of "Django Unchained." The protagonist, as a prisoner of war, was sold by his captors to a plantation in New Orleans as a slave, and then "rescued" by the Underground Railroad to New York. The result was not only
The free and beautiful happy life that he imagined did not come, but he was oppressed and discriminated against in various ways. Therefore, after the outbreak of the Civil War, the protagonist resolutely ran back to the south to join the army to resist the invasion of the Northern Army, and found love in this just war.
A love of your own (Thanks to book friend "Wang Tian" for the suggestion. If you have any good suggestions, you can come to the book friend group to discuss them. If appropriate, I will include them in the text.)
For Tang Ning, this story was completely politically correct, so she praised it without hesitation: "My dear, your idea is so great! If anyone says that you have no creativity in the future, I will be the first to disagree!"
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Heidi replied with some embarrassment: "Actually, most of this idea comes from Ajid's story, but I changed the second half, from being an actor for you to coming back to join the army to resist Yang Gang.
aggression!"
To be honest, if Heidi hadn't mentioned it, Tangning would have almost forgotten "Ejid". Speaking of which, it was the first time she went to New York to bring him back to New Orleans. Several years had passed in the blink of an eye.
Many memories can't help but flood into my mind.
Just when Tangning was lost in memories, Heidi asked again: "Tony, do you think we will really lose? I read in the newspaper that we win most of the time? Is what the newspaper says all false?
of?"
"What is written in the newspapers is of course true. Although the British support us, there is no need for the London newspapers to help us tell lies. However, our probability of winning is indeed low. Don't look at it. We did win the majority in the battle.
, but this is only a tactical victory, not a strategic one.
In other words, the Northern Army can lose a hundred times, but as long as they win once or twice, it is enough. Because they have a strong industrial foundation, a large population, and a lot of food, they can afford to lose. But we cannot, as long as we lose once, we will suffer.
The irreparable damage, especially now that Grant and Sherman are pursuing strategies to destroy the potential for war, is simply unbreakable," Downing explained.
"That's why you suggested that your brother go to Brazil to build a manor." Heidi suddenly realized.
Tangning nodded and replied: "Yes, if you want to build a manor to grow cotton, the best choice is to go to Brazil. If you want to build a factory, you can go to New York. Of course, you can also go to Chicago or Cleveland!"
"Okay, then I'll go and persuade my brother!"
PS: I recommend Jia Wu’s new book "When I Have the Ability to Make Money". This guy’s creativity has never been mentioned, but what I regret most is his book "Rebirth as a Rich in Dubai". In fact, after being banned, I also
I copied a copy of "The Billionaire Reborn in West Asia", but I forgot which book I was writing and threw it away, but the editor at the time was actually quite optimistic about this book.