Chapter 632: Terrestrial

The emergence of tanks, that is, armored fighting vehicles, will change the current style of warfare. The coming of future mechanized warfare has already heralded.

The first stop of King Qin's cruise was the northern grasslands. The wide grassland will give full play to the advantages of the tank as a weapon. Although the tanks of this period were very large. Very slow, and there is no moving rotating turret. Six machine guns are distributed around. Seven to eight people crowded in the narrow space of the tank. But this is a revolutionary weapon. He can both attack. It can be defensive again. The war mode will be upgraded again.

Shang Wen didn't know why such revolutionary weapons were used in northern operations. What did King Qin think. He really didn't know. But Shangwen overlooked one point. In Qin, a kind of speech similar to geopolitical doctrine began to be accepted at the top. The first person he was accepted was King Qin.

Qin is a deeply inland country. In the beginning there was no ocean. There is not even a strategic channel to communicate with the ocean. A period of great geographic change. Especially after the use of astronomical telescopes and large-scale geographic surveys. Qin State has confirmed that the earth is round. This geographic discovery was first applied to strategy.

With the expansion of Qin's foreign war. The Qin State gained unprecedented geographical expansion from a few surrounding tribes. With the geographical expansion and the implementation of immigration policies. Civilians have conducted research on this strategic situation. They found out. The material resources around him are inseparable from the newly occupied areas. Milk, leather, meat, various medicinal materials, and mineral resources. Therefore. They hope that Qin will have long-term control of the area. And incorporate it into the overall territory of the Qin State. This kind of territorial consciousness has a big market among the people.

Based on the existence of this consciousness. Plus Qin's discovery of geography. In fact, it is the sand table provided by Shangwen that has given great help. The State of Qin formed a kind of hostility and extreme distrust. Or after the rapid expansion of Qin's national strength. That kind of arrogant and conquering consciousness makes them extremely unfriendly to their neighbors.

Friendly attitude is based on strength. The power gap between Qin and its neighbors is very large. This made Qin State look down on their neighbors. In terms of national strategic defense.

Under Fan Zengyigan's civil official group's opinion. Qin's national security policy was adjusted to a positive expansion trend. Especially for the north. Take advantage of the north. Especially the land formed by the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean is isolated. This is Shangwen's credit. The State of Qin dispatched or mobilized other forces from the six countries to launch an offensive. Level the strategic situation in the north of Qin State. The specific point of this idea is. The Kingdom of Qin wanted to occupy the entire Mongolian plateau, the Central Siberian plateau and the mountainous regions of Eastern Siberia. Occupied by the State of Qin. After evening this distance. This area will be formed into a stable rear of the Qin State.

The rear area means that ethnic minorities in these areas will be looted, slaughtered, and driven out of the area. Qin State formed a national standardized management system in this area. This clearly proposed that the above-mentioned areas should be officially included in the territory of the State of Qin.

The subsequent strategic posture started based on this stable rear. Qin's expansion will go westward with all its strength. southward. Until the land of the sea is cut off.

This is a continental strategy. His ideas are strikingly similar to geopolitics. Geopolitics is based on Eurasia as a basic research point. His core is who occupied the entire Eurasian continent. Whoever has the right to rule the world. Genghis Khan of Mongolia in history is such an extremely influential figure. He was the only one who occupied almost the entire Eurasian continent. This theory can basically be applied to the Eurasian war pattern in subsequent wars. Thirty Years' War. The Seven Years’ War, and then the First World War. Especially World War II. But also because of World War II. This geopolitical doctrine is suspected.

No matter what kind of doctrine. At present, the State of Qin has entered a state of land warfare. Tanks are a representative weapon of this kind of war. King Qin made a tour of the north. One of its purposes is to initiate the first part of the strategic plan.

This is the first time that the traditional land school of the Qin State came on stage. And Shangwen is divided into the ocean faction. This is a division of Qin's consciousness in its foreign expansion strategy. Although the Ocean School has not yet risen at this time. But Shang Wen is obviously inclined to the latter.

The Lu Sect despise everything and conquer everything like the King of Qin. It's even the consciousness to achieve strategic goals at all costs. Fan Zeng thinks so too. This consciousness is mixed with the newly emerging Chinese national consciousness. Expansion and defense of national dignity have become its representative ideas.

But Shang Wen's ideas are more practical. Maybe it was born in technology. He is more inclined to the benefits that actually occur. Or the beginning of something very closely related to oneself. This kind of careful calculation. Step by step. The practice of taking the benefit-oriented criterion as the criterion seems very rational.

Although the ocean school Shangwen rises. Start at this time. The Ocean School has just had an opportunity for development. And it was established after major setbacks. But his ocean school has huge potential advantages. Seventy percent of the ocean area provides convenient transportation. The area becomes wider. The potential for resource discovery is obviously due to land. Coupled with convenient transportation. Just build a ship. Instead of building a railway. And the carrying capacity of a ship is several times that of a train. If there are 10,000-ton cargo ships. This number is expected to rise.

But at present, the maritime forces have not formally formed yet. However, the land faction has already begun to influence Qin in its strategic situation. The Qin State has formed two divided groups in the future trend of the country.

King Qin traveled smoothly. A group of important ministers and King Qin saw him off. King Qin embarked on a journey to the north. The next thing is Shangwen. Everything is not easy for him.

At this time, Qin researchers invented a new weapon. This is the torpedo.

This kind of torpedo uses a compressed air engine to drive a single propeller, and the horizontal rudder at the tail of the torpedo is controlled by a hydraulic valve to control the depth of the torpedo. The range is very limited. Only about two hundred steps. If you simply increase a certain size. It can reach about 400 to 500 steps. This torpedo came out. The Navy Department immediately applied for quantitative production. Then equipped to the front line to conduct surface war against the Chu navy.

Guowei's Mansion was not eager to answer. Instead, a targeted test was conducted. mainly. The weapon still lacks in the application platform. The navy is currently very funny that there is not a single ship. The protagonist of the surface war was handed over to the Marine Corps artillery unit. With weapons. There must be a corresponding attack platform.