Chongzhen Undergraduates

"The military system of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the guards or the general system of recruiting soldiers, has been broken. If we want to reorganize the army, we must establish a new military system. I invite you to come here today to discuss the new military system. Questions. Let’s all speak freely!”

"The military system is a big issue. We need to start with the composition of weapons. I would like to talk about my views first." Li Yan came to the head.

Whether it is the decentralized field military system of the Ming Dynasty, the field military system of the Fifth Gezuo Battalion and Chuangying of Dashun, or the Eight Banners military system of the Later Jin Dynasty, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

First of all, the military system of Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the use of firearms, trying to rely on firearms to win the war.On this point, many people in Ming Chuan think that Da Ming is a backward army with cold weapons, but it is actually wrong. Da Ming's army pays the most attention to firearms, but it is also the worst in using firearms.

It has three disadvantages. One is the generals’ private soldier system. All generals rely on family members as the backbone of the army, thus marginalizing ordinary soldiers. Second, there are serious quality problems in the production of weapons. At that time, they were basically waste products, and a large amount of purchase money was embezzled layer by layer.The third is that there is a problem with the setting of the military system itself. It only pays attention to the number of firearms, but does not protect the protection of soldiers with firearms.

Once a soldier holding a firecracker encounters an enemy cavalry, it is no different from being sent to death.Over time, the soldiers of Ming Dynasty were afraid of fighting and did not dare to fight. In the end, they did not dare to meet the enemy or fight hand-to-hand. They hid far away and ran away with a single shot.The passive battle of the firearms soldiers caused problems in the coordination and connection of the entire battlefield, resulting in a series of defeats.

The biggest advantage of the battalion system of Chuangjun is that the soldiers are brave, dare to fight hand-to-hand, and dare to charge.The disadvantage is that the weapons are backward.Chuangjun's weapons are basically taken from the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers don't have good weapons, so how can Chuangjun have them.It is nothing more than relying on hard work, which also interprets the word "break" very well.

Houjin's Eight Banners system is very efficient and cooperates well with each other. With the addition of light cavalry from the Mongolian Eight Banners, it is a fast mobile force.The military system of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty continued the characteristics of the Eight Banners, and it also had the advantage of firearms.

"You mean, if we don't consider the cavalry, the new army must consider the importance of close combat and hand-to-hand combat?" Zhu Youjian didn't know the question Li Yan just said. After listening to these words, It was as if a door had opened in my heart.

"Yes. There are two possibilities for such a firearms soldier. One is to accumulate firepower output and accumulate the number of soldiers in large-scale positional warfare." Li Yan said here, Zhu Youjian suddenly thought of the European battlefield The platoon shooting, the main role

I am afraid that it is a matter of accumulating firepower output. The firepower of individual soldiers is too small to pose a threat to the enemy. Only by shooting together with the whole row and the whole team can it be lethal.

"The second possibility is to strengthen the output of firearms." Li Yan still doesn't understand the word firepower density, so here he uses quantity to express it.

"The gunfire soldiers only fired two or three projectiles before the enemy cavalry rushed to the formation. There was no time to fire them at all." Li Nian interjected.

"If you don't consider gunfire, should you output firepower to strengthen artillery?" Zhu Youjian thought for a while. Napoleon was best at artillery group strikes, and he named cannon the god of land warfare.

"You mean to say that dozens of cannons were fired together?" Li Yan's eyes lit up, thinking about the shocking scene made his blood boil.But when he thought about the cost of the cannon, his eyes dimmed.

"It's too expensive, and I can't afford to equip it at all. A cannon doesn't have a long lifespan, is heavy, and moves too slowly to keep up with the footsteps of infantry." Li Yan felt that Zhu Youjian's words could only be thought about. Using cannons as gunfire, this kind of extravagant battle can only be a dream for him.

"Did you see the carriage outside me? How is it different from the previous carriage?" Zhu Youjian smiled.

"It seems to have four wheels, and it can turn around, and it can pull a lot of things." Hong Niangzi has also done the special carriage arranged by Zhu Youjian for Chen Yuanyuan, so she naturally has experience.

"Yes! This kind of carriage has a large capacity and can turn freely. If the weight of the cannon is reduced, it can be mounted on the carriage and run around without a special artillery carriage. In addition, the four-wheeled carriage can also be converted into a car formation. The previous car formations had to be flexible." Zhu Youjian thought of the Hussite car formations in Europe, which were very practical. After the top cover was turned to the front, it was equivalent to double-layer armor, which could completely withstand musket bullets.

"What does your majesty mean to say that the artillery is in the center, the chariot formation forms the periphery, the firecrackers are responsible for long-range strikes, and the sword and shield hands are responsible for protecting the firecrackers?" All of you here are experts, and the tactics of the Hussite chariot formation are well understood.

"But how to deal with the red cannon?" Li Yan asked one of the generals.Houjin's red-clothed cannon is more powerful than Daming's and has a longer range, and a battle formation like the Hussite chariot formation cannot withstand the bombardment.If Houjin didn't attack and just beat slowly with cannons, the Hussian formation would not be able to stand it.

"The cannons in red are too heavy, they can't equip a lot of them. The firing interval is also relatively long, we can only lean up and fight with them."

It is still a reasonable reason to train soldiers to fight head-to-head with the enemy, but it is not a matter of courage to let soldiers face flying iron eggs.This is like asking soldiers to use their bodies to roll mines, or use their chests to block the holes of machine guns, which is not something ordinary people can do.

Chapter 48: Give Your Subordinates Confidence

Such a major matter as the military system cannot be decided by a meeting.

The meeting was held until the lights were held, and there was no suitable plan, so everyone had to adjourn the meeting.In the evening, Zhu Youjian invited Li Yan to have a barbecue.This is the habit that Zhu Youjian brought from later generations.

"What is the emperor's strategic vision?" Li Yan asked after taking a bite of the mutton skewers and drinking a glass of wine.

"Build the first line of defense along the big river in the east." Zhu Youjian was cooking a herring himself.

"Then why did you give up Henan?" Li Yan was puzzled, why did he give up Henan since he had built a defense line beside the Yellow River.You must know that Dahe is a natural line of defense in Henan.

Zhu Youjian spread out the map and said: "Henan has been smashed, and there is no way to guarantee logistics. If the enemy leaves Tongguan, the entire defenders will be directly surrounded."

"The emperor means that Li Zicheng can't last long? But Li Zicheng still has tens of thousands of horses in Shaanxi." Li Yan didn't believe this prediction. He knew about Chuangjun. It is impossible to lose it in a short time.

"Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army and almost all the elite troops of Houjin have marched westward, and Li Zicheng's old base has lost a piece of stone. Facing the most elite troops of Ming Dynasty and Houjin, he can't last a year." Zhu You After eating a mouthful of meat, Jian continued, "If I didn't have any soldiers to use, I would have thought that I would go to the north now and definitely take back the capital."

"How much money did the emperor cheat Li Zicheng?" Li Yan looked at Zhu Youjian with a smile.Zhu Youjian made a six with his hands, and the two laughed together.

"Look here, we are in Luzhong." Zhu Youjian pointed to the map on the table next to him and said: "Build a rear base here and station troops all the time. You only need to harass the Jin army's logistics, and the Jin army will not dare to go all out." Attack the defense line of the Great River in the east. The so-called defense of the Yangtze River must defend the Huaihe River, and the simple establishment of the defense line of the Yangtze River will not be able to defend it. This is the reason why I am still here."

"If a line of defense is established in Dahe, Luzhong will be a protruding semi-enclave, which will definitely become a thorn in Houjin's side and a thorn in his flesh. And he will also be responsible for harassing the enemy's logistics. It's not easy to defend!" Li Yan pointed at the map and pondered for a long time .

"That's why I invited you here." Zhu Youjian didn't dare to look at Li Yan's eyes, he was afraid that Li Yan would be timid.

"I dare not eat your fish, it's too expensive. I'd better sneak away!" Li Yan said playfully.

"Haha! Tell me, how long can you keep it?" Zhu Youjian smiled, and Li Yan's relaxed tone indicated that he might have a way.

"One year at most, that's all I can do. Besides, I need heavy troops." Li Yan then said seriously.

"How many people do you want?" Zhu Youjian was afraid that Li Yan would say an astronomical number.

"10 people. If the situation is not right, we must retreat. If the 10 people in Houjin are targeted, they will not be able to handle it at all." Li Yan gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly.

"I'll give you 10 people, counting from when Jin went south, one year. If you really can't bear it anymore, retreat with all your strength. However, if you can hold on for one more day, stick to it for one more day." Zhu Youjian snapped his fingers and counted Forget it, let's fight.

"Money is needed." Fighting with only people is not enough, how can soldiers fight desperately without money.

"The tax in central Lu plus the tax in Jiangnan is 200 million per year, is that enough?" Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth.

The monthly salary of ordinary soldiers in the Guanning Army is almost one tael, or 15 soldiers. If you count the generals' salary, which is higher than that of ordinary soldiers, it is [-] taels a month.

Including possible additional expenses, procurement of ordnance supplies, etc., it should be enough.

"The emperor didn't plan to use the money from the capital?" Li Yan didn't expect that Zhu Youjian didn't touch the 6000 million yuan. Was it too stingy?

"That's the capital for making fast guns and fast guns."

As soon as Li Yan heard the new term in Zhu Youjian's speech, he became interested and hurriedly asked what was going on.Zhu Youjian explained to Li Yan the theory of firearms and the development route of cannons in detail.It also tells that the use of new weapons may bring new changes to warfare.

Firepower output, clustered shooting, three-three system assault tactics, and so on.Li Yan was only stunned by what Li Yan said, and Li Yan couldn't imagine what kind of war scene it was in his head.

Zhu Youjian glanced at Li Yan's shocked face, and said to himself: I haven't told you about nuclear weapons.Even if you don't talk about nuclear weapons, but talk about blitzkrieg, beyond visual range strikes, and air supremacy, Li Yan can make Li Yan think that Zhu Youjian is a lunatic.After all, he is an ancient, his brain is not big enough.Just like later generations can't understand the scene of destroying stars and destroying world in "Three-Body Problem".

"For the future you just mentioned, I will add another half a year. In addition, you said that Li Zicheng will last for more than half a year, and I will work hard. For two years, I will protect the gold army from going south for two years." Li Yanhong poked his neck and raised his hand. The wine glass touched Zhu Youjian, raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.

For this drink, the two of them didn't get drunk until dawn. Instead, they drank more and more vigorously, and the more they drank, the more excited they became.They didn't even notice that Gazi came in to change the candles several times.Talking to smart people is a feeling. Zhu Youjian has a sense of refreshment that he has never experienced since time travel. Talents like Li Yan can basically keep up with the thinking of Zhu Youjian, a time traveler.

Zhu Youjian held back a sentence in his heart, and never asked Li Yan how to guard Jianghuai.From historical experience, very few people successfully defended this place.Even though the battle of Xuzhou in later generations had bright spots like Taierzhuang, it was still forced to withdraw in the end.

He was afraid that once he asked, Li Yan would feel that he, the coach, had no confidence in him.Zhu Youjian needs to slowly build up confidence in his subordinates. The reason why Daming has come to this point is because many people have lost confidence in Daming.If soldiers lose confidence, they will lose battles, and if officials lose confidence, they will only eat vegetarian food.And if the common people lose confidence, they will choose to vote with their feet.

The so-called lost people lose the world. The previous Emperor Chongzhen changed 17 chief ministers in [-] years, which is a good explanation of his loss of confidence in his subordinates.The original Chongzhen, while losing confidence in his ministers, also made the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty lose confidence in him.This is the people's heart, and Zhu Youjian feels that he has a new understanding of the people's heart.

"Then how to determine the military system?" Zhu Youjian can still ask this question. After all, the two of them have talked for so long, so they still go back to the first question to solve it.

"Train according to the emperor's current organization. This organization is quite good. It can not only integrate the advantages of the past, but also leave room for the army to equip the army with new weapons in the future." Li Yan's view of the new military system is that the current 25-member army The team system can meet the needs of the existing concentrated number of people.If there are new weapons and equipment in the future, they can also be subdivided.

"How many people did you bring?"

"Fifty thousand. There are tens of thousands of family members. According to your assumption, it is estimated that they will be arranged in the mountains in southern Shandong."