Taking a swig of tea, Lin Hai continued, "As far as swords are concerned, there's not much room for improvement. If we continue to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat, even if we can win every battle, we'll still lose in the end. So what we need to improve is our defense and long-range attack capabilities. Our armor is too heavy. Last time, the seventeen bandits foolishly came to fight us on the flat ground, allowing us to play to our strengths. But what if they hadn't come? Ding Lin, Zhang Jin, Yang Qi, and Li Zhang, the four of you are leading the troops. Can you guarantee that your soldiers will wear dozens of kilograms of plate armor, fully equipped on their backs, and attack from mountain to mountain?"
Ding Lin shook his head. "If that's the case, then the fact that there wasn't a mutiny when the order was issued shows that we have good military discipline. In fact, the Chen Dynasty's armored infantry only put on their armor during the siege and defeated the Khmer mountain infantry. If the Khmer had not held the city to the death and retreated to the mountains, the Chen Dynasty might not have been able to take advantage of this."
"If we want to minimize hand-to-hand combat, remember, I'm talking about reducing hand-to-hand combat strategically and tactically, not neglecting the soldiers' hand-to-hand combat training. Our current hand-to-hand combat training must not only not be reduced, but must be strengthened. If we want to reduce hand-to-hand combat, then we need a lightweight crossbow with a longer range, greater weight, greater power, and a faster rate of fire."
Lin Hai coughed, then turned to Mas and said, "If Jia Peng's Shenshui Factory is to find opportunities for our future breakthroughs, then alloys are our own backup. We need lighter and tougher armor, we need tougher crossbows and strings, we need mechanisms that can fire arrows continuously and the corresponding crossbow bolts. All of these rely on your alloy research and development. Zhen'er and Dong Ji will cooperate with you on this, but you have to be quick."
Lin Hai stared ahead. Twelve students, twelve oil lamps, twelve tiny, bean-sized flames emitting black smoke in the darkness. The flames flickered with the students' breathing, just as Qinghe County seemed incredibly vulnerable in this inexplicable, cursed world. Perhaps a single sneeze from any powerful figure in the four nations could doom Qinghe County, but so what? Lin Hai thought, "Your failure to prioritize Qinghe right now is your biggest mistake, and your best window of opportunity has already passed."
Lin Hai stood up and shouted to his students, "Although we still don't know the true reason for the changes in this world, one day, as we grow stronger, the truth will surge forth upon us. Until then, I need each of you to hold fast to your post, to hold fast to your faith, and to persevere until the day the clouds part and the moon appears."
After saying that, Shi Zhen'er gently put the coat on Lin Hai from behind, and left the cafeteria with Lin Hai, leaving behind twelve sparks.
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