Anecdote of Opium War: Qing generals learned the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and attacked the enemy with fire.

No matter what you do, it is the tradition of China people to fight for wisdom instead of strength. The same is true of war. People don't admire those who work hard, even if they win.

According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, at that time, fighting seemed like attacking with fire. Burning Xinye, burning Chibi, burning Fu Jiajun ... Yes, even burning the camp. When the two armies are at war, it is certainly cheap for one side to skillfully control the enemy with the help of fire and water. If we succeed, the other side will be destroyed. As the Romance of the Three Kingdoms said, Meng Huo was captured alive by the last one in the Seven Wars, "so that the bald country didn't even leave a race."

Of course, it is doubtful whether there are so many fire attacks in a real war. There must be something that can make people catch fire. Either the arsonist brings his own, or the other party has it, or the surrounding environment has it. Even if it is true, it is only a special case. In autumn and winter, vegetation is dry. If soldiers are stationed in the Woods and people set fires, of course they will go on their way. However, such a good thing is generally not easy to do, because you can think of it and the other party can think of it. You should be alert to marching and camping in advance. As long as the vegetation around the camp is cleaned up, the fire will not burn in. In case of forest fire, the best way is not to escape, but to clear a clearing. The reason is the same. If arsonists bring their own kindling, the best thing today is kerosene, but in ancient times, it was nothing more than saltpeter powder and general cooking oil. Without too many people or tools, it is limited and does not cause much harm.

During the Warring States Period, Tian Dan used a fire bull array, tied a torch to the corner, lit a fire on his tail, and let it out to attack the enemy array. It sounds exciting, but it may not be effective when it is actually implemented. How can you ensure that the cow will rush forward and not run around? If you really want to light a fire on the cow's tail, the painful cow must run like crazy. I don't know if I turned around and rushed to one of my own.

/kloc-in the 1920s, warlords scuffled, and direct warlords fought against Feng Yuxiang's national army. The national army that besieged Tianjin could not attack for a long time, which reminded me of the fire bull array. We couldn't find so many cows, so we used goats instead. As a result, after really using it, I found that the goat was in great pain and ran around wildly. The result is "everyone is happy", and soldiers on both sides are eating mutton.

Of course, the ancient fire attack may not be without such a thing, but it must have been exaggerated by the novel. What was originally a little bit of fighting power turned into a beautiful dramatic story. After reading this story, Ahaha smiled and ended it, but later generations, especially soldiers, often took it seriously. Once you take it seriously, you will make a joke.

During the Opium War, China's army used fire to attack British troops on the front line, whether in Guangzhou or Zhejiang. Such a brilliant idea is said to come from the talented Lin Zexu. At that time, it was said that the fire attack in Battle of Red Cliffs was caused by a group of ships loaded with saltpeter powder and other kindling, which lied about surrendering and rushed into enemy ships locked by chains, only to burn up. The warships in the Three Kingdoms period were all made of wood and painted with tung oil, which was flammable. This fire attack sounds very reliable. Most of the British warships that fought against China's army in the Opium War were made of wood, but they were all wrapped in iron sheets and were not easy to burn. China people's fire attack is to get some rafts, pile firewood, light them first, and then go downstream, hoping to burn the enemy ships. When the British saw such a fire attack, some simply ignored it, and some sent boats to shake the burning raft with grappling hooks and all slipped away.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the favorite of Manchu, and most of the people who commanded at the front during the Opium War were Manchu. Even General * * * likes novels and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is not uncommon to take the story of the Three Kingdoms as a comprehensive strategy and then direct the war in the domestic battlefield. Not many people really read Sun Tzu's Art of War. Everyone is particularly keen on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Water Margin, and practice in reality according to what is in the story. The Lord will listen to this idea. It is said that making good use of it really takes advantage.

No matter what you do, it is the tradition of China people to fight for wisdom instead of strength. The same is true of war. People don't admire those who work hard, even if they win. What I admire is the legendary Zhuge Liang, who defeated his opponent with his ingenuity and strategy. But strangely, such a strategy may still be useful in China's civil war, but it is not very effective for foreigners. People are fighting according to the methods in their military textbooks. The two armies are facing each other, first covered by artillery and then surrounded by infantry. People's warships, dozens of cannons and hundreds of cannons are fired at once, and our navy ships will sink and our batteries will be lost. The fire attack that I tried my best to come up with is nothing but a funny story. It's not as good as the toilet array used by Yang Fang, a famous Guangzhou city star-the toilets used by countless women are erected on the head of the city at once, and the smelly foot-binding cloth flutters with the wind. At that time, the British didn't know what was going on, so they really suspended the attack.

Don't work hard on weapons, don't try to train, just play China's strategy. When you meet a foreign devil, you are finally attacked by fire or toilet, and you can only go to hell.