This is the fourth article in this series, the climax of the game, the most popular among players, and the most willing part of the game. Let's start the battle, fight, the moment of passionate blood is on.

This is the fourth article in this series, the climax of the game, the most popular among players, and the most willing part of the game. Let's start the battle, fight, the moment of passionate blood is on. Due to the particularity of this chapter, let's discuss the details of the battle.

The development process of the Three Kingdoms is from the gradual evolution of the general's battle to the demonstration of tactics. I personally like the one-on-one PK of soldiers led by generals the most, and the way they play the game of releasing their skills. I can't remember the Three Kingdoms. Although it seems a bit stupid now, the differences between generals are the most obvious and the most exciting version of fighting, especially when playing the skills of generals, the feeling of the most killing of soldiers is the most. If we talk about the battle scenes alone, the Three Kingdoms of the Comprehensive War will definitely be shocked. The broad battlefield gives soldiers and generals the space to gallop on the battlefield, and the mating and formation drills of troops are also the closest to the real battlefield. The key is that there are no restrictions on rules. In this battlefield, these soldiers are controlled by you at will. Infantry lined up, cavalry flanked the enemy's positions, and detoured to the rear of the enemy at a large angle, lured the enemy into deep, and hiding in ambush. You can use these at will in every battle. It definitely satisfies your full imagination of storming the army.

Total War Three Kingdoms

Return to the topic of the article and see the essence through phenomena. Through the underlying logic and settings of the Three Kingdoms game of the Three Kingdoms and the Total War, the differences between Eastern and Western cultures are explored.

Contributions of generals

On the real battlefield, generals play a decisive role in the victory or defeat of a war. Everyone knows the God of War Bai Qi. Compare the other generals of the Qin at the same time to deeply feel the personal charm of the generals. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the overall role of military generals is driving down one by one, which is consistent with the development direction of the game's light battle and heavy strategy. In the Three Kingdoms of Total War, the role of generals is already very weak, and even in the later stage, there will be various generals with strange names. Like the Interior Affairs Chapter, I can only simply summarize it as the East is valued and the West is valued.

The role of economy

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, low-priced troops do not consume money, while high-priced troops, siege equipment and ships do consume money. We can understand it as a conscript, and military expenditure is mainly used for equipment. In the Three Kingdoms of Total War, in addition to the relatively expensive cost of forming an army, the maintenance cost of each round in the later period is also quite considerable. We can understand it as contract soldier , and personnel expenses account for a large part of the military expenditure. This setting makes the army very dependent on the economy. Every force cannot afford to support the army in the early stage. The economy has become the number one factor restricting the development of the army, and in the Three Kingdoms it is the population.

I simply searched the current salary of soldiers on the Internet. With the continuous improvement of the military's technical content and the continuous improvement of the requirements for people, China began to implement the non-commissioned officer system in 1988, and the number of non-commissioned officers currently accounts for about 60% of the military's number. The monthly salary of non-commissioned officers ranges from 6,000 yuan to 12,000 yuan, and the refund amount ranges from 130,000 to 1.1 million yuan. Don’t focus on that upper limit, that’s not something that ordinary people can get. Of course, we won’t talk about other benefits, after all, we are not familiar with the army. Let's take a look, the United States. According to online information, the salary of soldiers alone ranges from US$1,733 to US$7,500, which is definitely a very high fee. If you are interested, you can search online by yourself. Let’s take a look at Russia in the Russian-Ukrainian war. The contract soldiers are professional soldiers, and only the contract soldiers will participate in the war against Ukraine. Currently, front-line soldiers are in short supply, with a new contract soldier with a monthly salary of US$3,320.

Let’s briefly summarize why we are in the army? Or what to use for recruitment? The higher the cost of conscription, the greater the cost of maintaining the army, and the greater the pressure on the economy. The West is profitable, and the cost is naturally high. The East uses meaning, and the cost is relatively light.

US military wage list

The treatment of victory

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the purpose of capturing the city is to occupy and own it. Except for bandits and ethnic minorities who will plunder cities, major forces will not plunder cities with the goal of fighting for the world. In the Three Kingdoms of Total War, if you capture the opponent's city, you will have the option of occupying, and there will be the option of plundering and occupying and plundering not to occupy.

I specifically recalled the wars in Chinese history, even the wars of ethnic minorities fighting the Central Plains dynasties, such as Mongolia, Jurchens, , and even the Yamato nation. There has been a massacre in the city, with the purpose of weakening the will to resist, but there is no establishment plunder. Or in the most chaotic time, soldiers robbed, such as , Li Zicheng, and , entering Beijing. Most of the people who regard themselves as kings love the people and restrain the troops. For example, the story of Cao Cao using his hair instead of his neck and looking at the plum blossoms to quench his thirst. Let’s take a look at the famous Eastern Roman capital Constantinople and the holy land of Jerusalem, then look at the Eight-Nation Alliance after Beijing city , then look at the burning the Old Summer Palace , and then look at the Chinese collections in European museums now. You can understand that plunder is the gene engraved in the bones of Western culture. This is the way of thinking and behavior under Western culture, and it has nothing to do with the level of civilization. Games are just a way to present the logic behind them.

Give a latest example, please enjoy the song "I Steal Oil for the United States".

Total War Three Kingdoms

To better understand this behavioral difference. I'll sort out the logic briefly. China's War View mainly aims to unify the world, or expand territory as the main purpose, and to occupy and long-term management as the way. Therefore, a group of soldiers who fight for the country, the people and the lofty ideals are needed. Such soldiers have lower costs, stronger fighting will and combat effectiveness, make sacrifices more casually, and can better represent the interests of the people. You can compare yourself with the Communist army and the Kuomintang/warlord army. Can you understand what is the white-haired soldiers supporting the Anxi Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty? The wars in the West are mostly about the struggle for interests. Most of them use mercenaries , pirates, and soldiers who fight for money are the ones, so the cost is higher. Of course, military literacy may also be higher, but for profit, they are more afraid of sacrifice. When the war is victorious, it is accompanied by the emergence of plunder, and people who are ignoring or despising the interests of the occupied land. You can refer to the colonial history of the West, as well as the causes of World War I and World War II. The latest, the United States invaded Iraq , Afghanistan, Syria , and even the Russian-Ukrainian war.