"Grandpa Sun!"

Sun Chengzong seemed to have a natural charm. When Li Lin saw Sun Chengzong, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Sun Chengzong.

It can be seen from Li Lin's expression that he did not do this because of etiquette, but sincerely got close to this old man with white beard and hair.

"Haha! What a good boy, you have grown so big. Qi Qi looks like he was carved out of the same mold as your father.

Boy, where can I be on duty now? At your age, your father already has thousands of tigers and wolves under his command, and he hates Nurha so much that his teeth itch."

Sun Chengzong accepted Li Lin's courtesy, smiled and patted Li Lin on the shoulder and asked.

"I used to be a logistics staff officer in an armored regiment, and now I'm learning strategy from my dad."

"Dad...! Oh, is that the name of your hometown in Liaodong?

Haha! It sounds fresh.

Strategy, your father's strategy is unparalleled in our Ming Dynasty. You have to study hard, this is the greatest skill in the world.

Anyone who is not his biological father will definitely not be able to teach him.

What are you studying now?"

Li Xiao wanted to talk several times, but he didn't expect that Sun Chengzong just pulled Li Lin to talk, while Sun Zhijie, who was back to visit relatives, served Li Xiao tea.

"My father is now teaching me blitzkrieg. Concentrate all your efforts to break through. Then, before the enemy can react, destroy the enemy's command post, logistics supply base, and all important facilities.

As long as all these things are destroyed, the enemy's army, even if it has millions of troops, will be just a display." Li Lin excitedly showed off the results of last night's study to Sun Chengzong.

It must be said that Li Lin's understanding is not ordinary, as he was able to grasp the essence of blitzkrieg in one night.

"Concentrate your power on one point, then chop off its head and paralyze its limbs. Yeah! It's indeed a secret passed down from family. Your father is a genius in this area.

You have to learn from your father. In this aspect, your grandpa has lived for more than eighty years and has never seen anyone who can compare with your father.

If you learn well, you will have a promising future. Come, eat the pears grandpa gave you. These are Korla fragrant pears from the Western Regions, they are very sweet."

Sun Chengzong picked up a pear on the table and handed it to Li Lin as if teasing a child.

"Thank you Grandpa Sun!"

"Uh...!" Li Xiao wanted to interrupt, but he didn't expect that Sun Chengzong wouldn't give him a chance.

"Is dinner ready? Stir-fry an extra plate of stir-fried mutton, but don't add coriander. We, Li Lin, have loved eating stir-fried mutton since we were young, and we don't even eat coriander.

Isn’t that right, boy!”

"Grandpa Sun, I really like to eat stir-fried pork. But I also ate coriander. There's nothing I can do about it. It's impossible for the team to cook a separate portion for me."

"Hahaha! You kid, with your status, let alone eat Xiaozao alone. I'm afraid your regimental commander and division commander will have to take you up.

It's rare that you can live and eat with the soldiers. But I don't understand why your father sent you to the logistics department?"

"Anyone who knows war knows how important logistics is. The logistics staff has to calculate how much food and ammunition the troops need, and now they have to add fuel.

Even how much cement and steel are needed on the front line must be clearly calculated in advance so that they can be sent to the front line when the troops need them.

Didn’t you always teach me in the early years that the army should advance before its food and fodder are used?"

Li Xiao finally got the chance to speak.

"Hey...!" Sun Chengzong sighed helplessly, knowing that he couldn't get away with the same old tricks today.

"I know why you came today. But I have decided to quit and don't want to get involved in anything related to power.

Chief Minister of the Ming Dynasty! How many people are watching with eager eyes. If I say anything, others will hate me. So, if you ask me this today, I will still deal with you the same way.

Zhang Huangyan was able to retreat bravely for the sake of his descendants. Does it mean that I, Sun Chengzong, don't think about my descendants at all?

Brother Xiao! You are now a handsome man. There are some things you need to be decisive about. You always ask this and that. We old bones are dead. Who are you going to ask? Lord Hell?

If you want to eat, let's just drink two cups. If you want to say something else, then I won't let you stay. It's better for Lin'er to accompany me, an old man with his neck buried in dirt, and have a meal of stir-fried mutton."

"Uh...!!" At this point, Li Xiao had no choice.

Li Xiao also understood Sun Chengzong's words. Whose name did Sun Chengzong name today? Once that person takes the position of chief minister in the future, he will naturally be grateful.

But... there is not only one person who is qualified to be the chief assistant of Ming Dynasty.

You said others don’t talk about me, then...!

Sun Chengzong was so virtuous and respected that no one dared to trouble him. But not all the descendants of the Sun family were extremely talented and beautiful people.

If you are a bit narrow-minded, find a pair of small shoes for your children and grandchildren to wear...!

"Okay! It's been a while since I drank. I'll have a drink with you today. Let's eat stir-fried pork sprinkled with coriander!" Li Xiao had no choice but to nod.

"I heard that my second son asked you to go to Russia. You have seen the European battlefield. Please tell me. What is the difference between the European battlefield and the war we fought at that time!"

The banquet was not ready yet, so Li Xiao asked Sun Zhijie, who was standing next to him with his head bowed. Although Sun Zhijie was not much different in age from Li Xiao, she was a junior in terms of seniority.

"Due to the updating of weapons, there are actually no cavalry in Europe. Before the two sides fight, they will dig deep trenches and barriers.

In front of the positions, there are barbed wire fences and mines. Some positions are made of reinforced concrete.

Some small-caliber artillery is no longer enough to destroy those fortifications.

Even some fortifications cannot be dealt with by our 120mm naval guns.

The commander wanted to build more battleships for this reason. The guns on the destroyers were no longer able to deal with many targets on the shore.

Only large-caliber artillery can effectively destroy targets on shore.

In addition, chlorine gas bombs became a common commodity during the war.

Both the attacker and the defender will use chlorine bombs when the wind direction is suitable. The Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Romanians on the southern front suffered huge losses from chlorine bombs.

But in comparison, the Ottoman Empire’s losses were much smaller because of the gas masks we provided.”

"Chlorine gas bombs are very effective against unprepared or poorly trained troops.

But if you face a well-trained and well-prepared army, the effect will be greatly reduced or even completely ineffective.

I am planning to conclude a treaty to ban all countries participating in the war from using such weapons. If anyone uses it, in addition to joint condemnation, everyone also needs to jointly impose sanctions.

The means of sanctions include but are not limited to economic, cultural, technological and other soft fields."

"Can such a method work?" Sun Zhijie did not believe that such a sanction method could work.

"Haha! You still underestimate these sanctions. France is an example now.

If economic ties at home and abroad are severed, the country's economy will definitely be in a mess.

Workers are unemployed, prices are soaring, and even farmers are being squeezed into extreme poverty. How can you expect stability in a country like this?

Social unrest and vicious security incidents occur frequently. This is the most basic manifestation. The more the country is like this, the more people hate the government.

This kind of hatred is the same whether it is the Prime Minister or the Emperor.

Maybe one day, you shouldn’t be surprised if Napoleon is guillotined by the French.”

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, he picked up two cigars from the plate. One was handed to Li Xiao, and the other was taken into his own hand.

Sun Zhijie and Li Lin hurriedly lit the matches one by one to help light the candle.

Li Xiao looked at Sun Chengzong blankly. He was sure that this old guy was not a time traveler. But in these years, Li Xiao was the only one who could see things so clearly and thoroughly.

Not even Zhang Huangyan has such vision and insight!

"You are right. If we add in the private agitation of our people, there is a high chance that Napoleon will be guillotined by the French!"

Li Xiao took a puff of his cigar and admitted what Sun Chengzong said.

"Zhijie! Do you still want to speak out about the navy's new battleship?"

Haha, you kid takes yourself too seriously.

Who is your commander? He is the commander-in-chief's brother. He has not been able to convince the commander-in-chief. Who do you think you are?

The commander-in-chief has his own reasons for not allocating funds to your navy. From now on, you should stop interfering in such matters."

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly. He knew that this old guy was actually a loyal fan of big ships and cannons.

This time he rejected the Navy's shipbuilding plan. The old guy must not understand it in his heart. Therefore, he took the opportunity to reprimand Sun Zhijie to say it.

"Haha! We don't continue to build battleships because there is something to replace them.

No matter how large the caliber of a naval gun is, it must be limited by the barrel. We need a larger caliber, more charges, and weapons that can be delivered farther away.

This weapon is currently undergoing extreme testing and is expected to be put into mass production within the next two years.

It would be a waste of money to build expensive battleships at this time."

"Well! Zhijie, did you hear that the commander-in-chief is already preparing for the next war? There will be a chance for your kid to make contributions.

The blitzkrieg that Lin'er talks about is a sharp weapon to deal with the kind of linear battle you mentioned." Sun Chengzong said with a smile to Sun Zhijie.

Of course Li Xiao knew what Sun Chengzong meant. Sun Zhijie performed well in the military operation against Russia.

Sun Chengzong's achievements in making great achievements were obviously to pave the way for his grandson's progress.

"Zhijie, you did a good job in your last operation against Russia!

Are you interested in leaving the Marine Corps and returning to the Army?" Li Xiao smoked a cigar and looked at Sun Zhijie.
To be continued...