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Well, this made Taiji Lazang Lubei feel that Saigu Mountain Pass was as stable as Mount Tai, enough to consume all the Ming army here.

However, the situation changed too quickly. According to the soldiers who escaped, the Ming army that attacked this mountain pass was only a small number, with only a thousand men, and they were defeated.

The combat effectiveness of the Ming army was completely different from what they expected, which gave the generals of the Kashote Khanate a headache.

What the hell is going on.

Time goes back a few days.

The road to Saigu Pass is not narrow, but there are high mountains on both sides. If an ordinary army came here, it would have to pay at least several thousand casualties to conquer it.

After entering the snow area, the weather was clear, and the white snow ridges reflected the sunlight, like silver.

The scenery is beautiful, but the ultraviolet rays and sunlight are too strong, which not only causes eye pain, but also easily causes snow blindness.

then what should we do?

Don't worry, the Ministry of War has already thought of a plan.

The guards of the Ming Dynasty who were climbing on the mountain road all wrapped their bodies tightly.

Every one of their soldiers is Zhu Kezang's precious asset, and they cannot be reduced without fighting.

What's interesting is that there are many Guardsmen who either wear goggles or sunglasses on their eyes.

This is the plan of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty!

Arm the Ming Dynasty's army with industrial capabilities.

As the well-deserved first industrial power in the seventeenth century, the Ming Dynasty had the capital to popularize sunglasses for a small number of troops.

In the past, glass was very expensive, whether in the East or the West.

At that time, the main production area was the West, and Westerners had the final say on prices.

Now that the Ming Dynasty's glass industry has developed, it is exported to the West.

And the price is so low that it has suppressed the local glass industry in the West.

The most obvious change is that real estate buildings in big cities in Ming Dynasty use glass windows extensively.

The proliferation of glass also laid the foundation for the emergence of sunglasses.

The earliest "sunglasses" can be traced back to 2000 years ago. The Inuit people living in the Arctic region used ivory, antlers, driftwood, bones, etc. to make strip-shaped goggles to reduce the glare reflected from the snow.

The goggles at that time did not have "lenses". The Inuit cut two slits in the center of these opaque materials to minimize the incidence of light while ensuring that the line of sight was not blocked.

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This form of "goggles" also brings them additional benefits - their vision is more focused when hunting.

The most expensive sunglasses come from ancient Rome. Pliny the Elder mentioned in his book "Natural History" that Nero, the famous tyrant in ancient Roman history, would watch gladiator fights through polished emeralds in order to protect his

Your eyes are protected from sun glare.

It was not until the 18th century that the prototype of modern sunglasses began to appear. A doctor named James Ayscough believed that blue and green glass lenses could improve certain visual impairments, and made a series of attempts: using metal wires to

The lenses are fixed together and the frame extends to the ears, allowing the glasses to stay on the face.

Of course, if it is an ordinary colored glass piece, it will definitely not prevent snow blindness, because ordinary colored lenses can only block visible light, but cannot resist ultraviolet rays.

Zhu Kezang didn't want to exchange it directly. He wanted to give full play to the subjective initiative of Ming scientists, train them, and save himself points at the same time.

The Great Lighthouse is expected to be completed in early 1692, and will gain a lot of glory by then.

Under the instigation of Zhu Kezang, the Ming Dynasty Manufacturing Administration, striving to reach the top, was certainly not content with blocking ordinary sunlight.

Ming scientists led by Huang Lvzhuang continued experiments in chemical plants, adding various compounds to the fired glass to make mirrors.

Then, let slaves from all over the world wear it to test the effect. If it works, keep it, and if it doesn't, continue.

For slaves, the sunglasses experiment is already the safest.

Just looking up at the sun while wearing various types of sunglasses under strong sunlight will make you blind at best.

The mortality rate for human experiment consumables at Daming Medical College was even higher.

But who cares about the slave's life?

After repeated experiments, more effective sunglasses were born.

Ming Dynasty General Pan Aqiang, wearing sunglasses and holding a corncob pipe, looked into the distance with a telescope.

Now, the iconic corncob pipe has become the standard image of Admiral Pan.

"The mountain pass ahead is a bit difficult to attack!"

Pan Aqiang said this, but his expression did not change and he still looked very relaxed.

Down from this pass is a slope several hundred meters long, more than 500 meters long, with an inclination of at least 40 degrees!

It was not easy to attack in the first place, and what was worse was that the weather was unfavorable. Although it was cold when we arrived, it was sunny. However, when we reached the Saigu Mountain Pass, a thick fog enveloped us halfway, and it started to rain ice, which was very strange.

When visibility is extremely low, artillery fire will be inaccurate!

Moreover, there are many enemy bunkers, so artillery may not be easy to use.

We still have to attack it. If other reinforcements come from the opposite side, it will be difficult to capture it.

At this moment, Pan Aqiang heard the voices of some soldiers saying: "No, we have offended the mountain god, and the mountain god has changed his face!"

Pan Aqiang wanted to scold them: If you don’t believe that your Majesty believes in ghosts and gods, how can you be afraid of ghosts and gods when His Majesty the Emperor is here!

Before he could say anything, Nian Gengyao, who was as big as a brat, appeared out of nowhere and said, "What are we afraid of? Your Majesty is protecting us, so why are we afraid of the mountain god!"

Originally Pan Aqiang didn't want to carry a drag bottle, but Nian Gengyao liked to march with the troops, and his master Qu Dajun also helped him speak.

What to say to Pan Aqiang: Instead of reading thousands of books, it is better to travel a hundred miles and let Xiaonian learn how to lead an army. The literati of the Ming Dynasty should be both civilized and military.

Yes, Qu Dajun said so, just take it with you.

"Brother, you can go ahead!"

After hearing this, Nian Gengyao wanted to try the mountain road by himself, but it was very difficult because he couldn't ride a horse.

In addition, there was sleet and snow in the sky, which didn't fall very much, which also made the ground very slippery.

This is a dirt road, and the Daming construction team has not yet repaired it here.

That means that if a muddy dirt road is stepped on too much, it will be filled with mud.

What’s even more outrageous is that there is frozen soil under the mud!

As soon as you step on it, the layering is very rich. It feels like you are stepping on a mire when you first step off. Once your feet step deep, you will step on slippery frozen soil.

It accidentally slipped.

For example, Nian Gengyao, who was full of confidence just now, missed the mark with one foot, and fell into the posture of a wild goose falling on the sand behind his butt.

With a bang, little Nian Gengyao fell onto his back, with his butt as the bottom, and with a swish, he slid out far away, at least five meters away.

The soldiers of the Guards laughed loudly when they saw it, and those who were more familiar with it gave a thumbs up: "You are indeed a little prodigy. His fall is prettier than others, and his butt is slipperier than us!"
Chapter completed!