Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1143 Cause and Effect
"So now, Commander Li, we need the help of Master Wang."

"Wait, let me sort it out." Li Yinchang flipped through the log, "According to the plan, Shangluo, you should now lead the dragon tribe as the vanguard along the Japanese orogenic ridge, that is, advance all the way from west to east. But you seem to have encountered a problem?"

He looked at Shangluo: "Who wrote this diary? Is it to save face for the Dragon Clan? Such a crucial cause and effect is not written clearly. So what exactly happened?"

"King Ao Zang was accidentally injured, and now the mirage energy of the Dragon Palace has entered a state of ineffectiveness."

"Yes." Li Yinchang replied, "That's what's written in the diary. But how did he get hurt by mistake? I think I need to know."

"Uh," Shangluo looked outside and whispered, "It was me. But not entirely me. He himself triggered a series of mechanisms, which led to him being struck by his own lightning. Do you want to tell me the specific reason?"

"That's not necessary. I just need to know the cause and effect. The details are not important. But I still can't help but say that, as expected, Shang Tianjun, your fate is really tough."

"I didn't want this to happen. Now I feel like a sea urchin that has stabbed it. But it's really not my fault. I guess even the karma and merits can't be attributed to me. Why do I always feel a little sorry for them?"

"It's very normal to have an accidental injury," Li Yinchang replied. "It's common for this to happen on the battlefield. After all, we don't have names on our heads, so it's common for us to confuse the enemy with ourselves. Some things happen because the arrow is on the string and has to be shot - and more often, as you said, the cause and effect have nothing to do with you, but it happens anyway."

"Is this a common thing?"

"This is very common in modern warfare. Artillery shells don't have eyes, so no one can stop them once they are fired. Artillerymen themselves cannot observe data at all, and can only calibrate the muzzle according to the instructions sent from the outside. At this time, who they hit depends entirely on the weather. Even if they operate completely according to the orders, they may still hit their own people. In this case, everyone in the process is doing their own thing, but in the end someone is still injured by mistake."

"Ah, then how should this be handled?" Shangluo wanted to know how today's incident should be handled from a legal perspective. Although he could now represent the law, creatures like the Dragon King liked to file complaints, and would not be willing to accept it even if his head was hung in the city.

He was not afraid that Ao Zang would complain to anyone. But if Ao Zang kept remembering this and held a grudge, then Shang Luo would have to go to his house to talk about it later, which would be very troublesome.

"A soldier's duty is to obey orders and follow the process. If all the procedures of this matter are in compliance with regulations, then no one will be held responsible for it. As for those who were accidentally injured, that is another matter, and they will be compensated separately - so accidental injury and compensation are two different things, one for each. If you did nothing wrong, the process here is over, and there is nothing to blame yourself for."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, that's right. The existence of the system is not to ensure that problems will not occur, but to ensure that they can be solved when they occur. Under our framework, although the problem occurred, it has been solved very well. But you have to know that even if we are fully prepared, we cannot completely avoid accidents. Shangluo, you will probably encounter many other things in the future, so just think like this."

"Ah, I feel much better now that you say that."

"You don't really care, do you?" Li Yinchang asked. "I don't think you care much about the Dragon King. Are you concerned about your own merits?" "Well, I hope that merits and karma will be handled according to our rules."

"Oh, I hope so too." Li Yinchang nodded, "But this is also good, we can let the royal division take action. This is a good thing, the credit for the vanguard will fall on the head of the royal division, which is good for the entire court - do you know why?"

"Why?" Shangluo asked.

"Because if the credit goes to Long Gong, then the court will have nothing to reward them, and the account cannot be settled. As I said before, the court doesn't care how this matter ends, but when it ends. This unresolved situation with nothing to reward is very embarrassing for the court. Now you let Long Gong take the lead, and then replace them at the most critical moment, leaving the real credit to our own people. You..."

Li Yinchang glanced at him and said, "So you didn't do it on purpose?"

"No, no." Shangluo shook his head violently.

"Then you are simply a blessing to the court. You solved the court's troubles in a place where you didn't even notice it - this is really good luck, and you solved the troublesome things without being involved in cause and effect. I'll call you out more often next time."

"Then how will Master Wang fight?"

"That depends on what kind of assistance you provide." Li Yinchang said, "This is also the purpose of my coming here. Master Wang has his own work, but Master Wang now needs to cooperate with the extraordinary power. I need to know what you are going to do before I can decide what Master Wang will do next."

"Speaking of which, what is the tactical form of the Royal Division?" Shang Luo also asked, "I want to know what the Royal Division is like. I have seen the navy, and the Royal Division has airplanes and cannons. What about the army? What is our tradition like?"

"The tactics of the royal army have always been based on one thing - firepower. All the tactics of the royal army are based on the development of firepower, but different eras have different ways of fighting. In the era of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, the core of the royal army's firepower was infantry artillery. The so-called infantry artillery is represented by the tiger squat cannon, which is a cannon that fires directly within the infantry's range. In that era, the royal army's skirmishers, line infantry, cavalry, and chariot camps were all based on infantry artillery."

"What was Master Wang thinking during this process? Why did he use infantry artillery instead of line infantry?"

"Because the important thing is how to kill people. We didn't pay much attention to muskets at that time, and things like three-barreled guns were used for a long time. The reason is simple. If you pile 100 muskets on the battlefield, you can fire 100 lead bullets. But if you send an infantry cannon, it can also fire 100 lead bullets at a time. And deploying an infantry cannon only requires space for a few people, while deploying 100 people requires a wide front.

"So, in order to bring more firepower to the enemy's head, we will give priority to tactics that can use firepower to 'kill' the enemy under limited conditions. This is still the case now. The tactics of the Wang Division also prioritize firepower, but some adjustments have been made."

(End of this chapter)