Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1267 Offensive and Defensive Psychology ([-])

"The General Staff of the Privy Council is still reliable."

"I'm not ashamed to say that the people in the whole world who are most proficient in love between men and women don't become prodigal sons, but hide in the hut and draw erotic pictures."

Speaking of the Privy Council's guidance on the siege of Gibraltar, Chen Qinghai talked about consumption that was widely circulated among the top military officials in Dashun.

Everyone smiled knowingly, and then laughed knowingly.

What the Privy Council does, what is the relationship with the military government, and the relationship with the chief officers of the various troops, Dashun has always been vague and unclear.

What it does in theory, and what it does in practice, mainly depends on listening to jokes circulated by officers of various ministries.

At least before Liu Yu and other first batch of meritorious ministers of the new school went to the Privy Council for the elderly, and the General Staff of the Privy Council became a nursing home, the image of the General Staff in the army was probably the joke Chen Qinghai made.

After finishing the joke, Chen Qinghai said again: "Sun Tzu said: Therefore, the law of using troops is not to face the high hills, not to turn against the hills, not to follow the false north, not to attack the sharp soldiers, not to eat the bait soldiers, not to stop the soldiers when they return, and not to besiege the troops. Que, don't force the poor, this is the way to use troops."

"The current situation is like encircling teachers and poor bandits."

"Besiege the defences left by the master, and the poor should not oppress them, but the enemy must not easily see the deficiencies left behind and the oppression they are galloping."

"A terrain like Gibraltar is a place where you don't face the high hills and don't turn your back on the hills."

"And the British can choose this place as a fortress because of their confidence in their own navy. If they are not confident, this is a place of death."

"That's why, the gaps left behind and the oppressed ones must be at sea. All their hopes are pinned on being able to defend for a long time, waiting for their navy to rescue them."

"But in fact, their navy can't and dare not come to the rescue. The French army and a large number of landing ships are all in Brest. If the main force of the navy comes here, the French will land in Scotland. , Surrounding Wei and saving Zhao's old plan."

"But the defenders of Gibraltar must have some illusions about their navy."

"Yes, they also know that they have to find a way to survive until their navy comes to rescue them."

"What the General Staff is grasping is their mentality: how to survive until their navy comes to the rescue? Therefore, the General Staff believes that after a long siege, they will definitely choose to go to the Spanish town, which is where we are standing now, Launch a counterattack."

"In order to be able to obtain supplies and support until the navy arrives."

"Since it is said, don't turn to the high hills, and don't turn against the hills."

"Our combat engineers have also received professional training in grenadier trench warfare, so we will use this idea to let the British counterattack."

"It's much easier for us to destroy them in the trenches than to storm such a rocky mountain."

Chen Qinghai briefly talked with these officers about the general staff's reasons and why, and the officers naturally agreed with this plan.

The battle of Gibraltar was the first battle for Dashun's army to appear in Europe.

The previous voyage to Nanyang, and the follow-up Dashun’s participation in the follow-up peace talks of the Austrian Succession War as a non-participating country in the War of Austrian Succession, and Dashun’s participation in the coups in Russia and the Netherlands can be regarded as Dashun’s first political appearance.

It can be regarded as really walking from the background painting of the Eastern Empire that was used as the background board, made up, mysterious and freely swinging between extremely powerful and extremely backward, to the real plane.

Now, it is Dashun who uses a language that has no cultural barriers between the East and the West and can be understood by both sides—war, cannon, musket, bayonet—to demonstrate its important position in the subsequent world structure.

No matter what, since he chose to go to the West again, the first shot must be a good shot.

Surrounding three and lacking one is strategic thinking, which must be used flexibly.

What Gibraltar lacks is the navy.Even though Dashun knew that it was impossible for the British navy to launch an effective rescue, the British defenders thought it was a siege.

Because of this confidence, they will choose to fight back, rather than sticking around until they lose their combat effectiveness and scurvy spreads on a large scale.

The direction of the counterattack could and could only be the Spanish towns stationed by Dashun which are very close to them.

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If they didn't have this confidence, or if they were frightened by Dashun's large Sky-Speeding Monkey and completely lost confidence, then they would naturally choose to surrender before the scurvy spread to the point where they lost all combat effectiveness.

For Dashun, there is still a lot of time.

Because of Dashun's strategy, they were not allowed to participate in the French adventure of landing in Scotland, and they absolutely did not support the decisive sea battle between France and Britain.

Therefore, at least until next August, Dashun will have plenty of time.

Because the storm season in the Caribbean will come in August, Dashun will not participate in the European war, but will help France regain Louisburg and the mouth of the St. Lawrence River.

And before that, they will rampage in the Caribbean and seize the islands that the British army has emptied of defense.

Even, possibly involved in the Spanish attack on the Portuguese colony, or the siege of Porto.

However, they will definitely not participate in land battles in Europe, as well as French landings in Scotland or direct landings in Britain.

Therefore, when this side surrenders, or when this side is breached, in theory, it only needs to be before June next year without affecting the subsequent operations in North America and the Caribbean.

And if it breaks through and occupies earlier, then Dashun can get more bargaining chips.

Try to avoid a complete imbalance in the situation in Europe, so as to achieve a new post-war European pattern in a state of balance of external forces.

In other words, the army that Dashun can provide to Europe is only so few.

Taking Gibraltar is a basic military exploit.

After that, what can be achieved is an additional battle achievement.

This requires these officers to cherish the lives of the soldiers and capture this place at the lowest possible cost.

It must be fast, ruthless, economical, and good.

With so many requirements, there is no doubt that the tactical guidance given by the General Staff is the most suitable method.

However, after the general tactics are given, what to do specifically is something that the staff cannot decide, and it depends on how the chief officer decides.

Under the guidance of the staff department, Li Yan discussed tactics with the officers.

"The British are here, because they are confident in the navy, so their defense against Spain, which is ours this time, is still very complete."

"Of course, even if they are not so confident in the navy, attacking from the sea is strictly prohibited by the teaching materials of the Jinghai Palace. That is a live target."

"If we want to attack as soon as possible, and get rid of the scene of the British surrendering after seeing the sky-splitting monkey, then we must find a way to lure them to fight back earlier."

"How to make them fight back earlier, in my opinion, we still have to use some means."

Looking at the defense on the opposite side, Li Yan had an idea in his mind.

Chen Qinghai thought about it, and said with a smile: "Your Highness means that before dawn is the darkest and most dangerous."

"Suppose, I have confidence in my navy, and I believe that the navy can rescue us. Then, in addition to counterattacking to get supplies, I have to beware of another thing that worries me the most."

"That is, a real, massive assault."

"And at the moment before the real surprise attack, if I believed that the navy could rescue me, then I would choose to launch a counterattack before the launch of the full-scale siege, burning food, grass, and gunpowder, thereby delaying the full-scale siege."

"The best time to counter a siege is when the besiegers are about to launch a full-scale attack, to disrupt the enemy's position - if the British commander has any brains."

Li Yan nodded and smiled, "Exactly."

"Put yourself in the shoes and put yourself in the shoes. If they don't have confidence in the rescue, they will surrender when the winter comes, after the monkeys have burned the town with a volley."

"If they still have confidence in the rescue, then they will choose to survive to the end."

"If we wait for them to raid the town and snatch supplies, we don't know how long we will have to wait. Therefore, the best way is to make a round."

"Of course we're not going to launch a storm."

"But our engineers must show the ability to attack."

"After our engineers have demonstrated sufficient offensive capabilities, if we transport some French soldiers to our camp after shelling for a period of time, and start preparing warships in the opposite port...then, their chief will definitely We believe that our full-scale assault is about to launch."

"And because he saw the offensive capabilities of our engineers."

"So, he must choose to launch a counterattack before our full-scale assault is ready, before our supplies, grass, soldiers, artillery, etc. are all in place."

"The best defense against an attack is to counterattack suddenly and disrupt the deployment before the enemy's attack is launched and has basically started."

"We speak different words and eat different things than Westerners. However, things like strength, mathematics, and art of war are always the same everywhere."

When he said this, the officers already understood almost all of them, and even those who didn't understand at this time had already understood.

It's nothing more than making a round to lure the enemy to attack.

However, luring the enemy to attack is generally to show that he is weak, and that he can show that he is unable.

A military officer said: "Sun Tzu said: soldiers are deceitful. Therefore, if you can, you can show that you can't; if you use it, you can't use it; if you are close, you can show it is far; if you are far, you can show it is near..."

"His Royal Highness got what he wanted without showing off. It's not to show him weakness to lure the enemy to attack, but to show him strength to lure the enemy. Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense."

However, Li Yan also said with a smile: "The wonderful use of military tactics is all about one heart."

"If we talk about strategy, how can we show that we are weak? Since we can camp here, even if the commander of the British army is a fool, we should know that we must be strong against land. Because Spain has joined the war, no matter how weak Spain is, no matter how weak France is Even [-] to [-] infantry can be gathered together. It is impossible to show weakness."

"The only possibility for them to win is to get their navy to come to their aid. The prerequisite for their navy to come to their aid is that the fortress is still there."

"That's right, you must show it to be strong before you can lure it to attack. If you show it to be weak, it will not move like a mountain."

(End of this chapter)