Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

On the first day of September in the 18th year of Hongwu, Luanjia lined up on the banks of the Yangtze River and the pennants fluttered. Emperor Hongwu personally went out of the Forbidden City to practice for the generals and soldiers of the Southern Expedition.The black army could not see the end, but they were able to be silent, which shows that the army in the early Ming Dynasty was very well trained.

Emperor Hongwu was not a long-winded person, he gave a few words of lectures, and bestowed on generals, big and small, as long as he had a glass of official sake, he ordered the army to set off.

During the Hongwu period, the Shenji battalion had not yet been established. The army consisted mainly of infantry battalions and cavalry battalions, and the infantry battalion was the most powerful.For this southern expedition, due to the mountainous areas in the southwest, it was difficult for the cavalry to play a role. Emperor Hongwu only sent [-] cavalry, and the rest were from the Ministry of War.

The infantry battalion is mainly equipped with "twenty cards, forty guns, thirty bows, and ten guns", and mainly adopts tactical assault and close hand-to-hand combat as the main combat methods.Xia Ziling was compiled under the banner of the Pioneer Battalion of the Right Army, and the soldiers under him were almost composed of the standard configuration of "twenty cards, forty guns, thirty bows, and ten guns".

The army marched from Yingtian to Huguang, traveling day and night, and the journey was smooth.After camping on the first day, in order to strengthen communication with his subordinates, Xia Ziling summoned the two deputy Qianhu and ten Baihu to come to the tent to report.

Two quarters of an hour later, several hundred households in cloth armor arrived at the tent.Xia Ziling counted. Of the twelve non-commissioned officers he passed on, only six came, accounting for half, and all of them were from hundreds of households, which meant that the two deputy thousand households were not present.

"What about the rest?"

Tong Chuan replied somewhat evasively: "The other generals are in poor health... they have already rested."

"Oh." Xia Ziling lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Just had dinner and fell asleep?Not afraid of indigestion.Besides, six out of twelve people are sick?It's only been a day since we set off from Yingtian, the army is on the official road, and the food is also very good. The soldiers in the army are so fragile, it will make people laugh out loud.

Along the way, he inquired about some situations from the passer-by.The thousand people under his jurisdiction were adapted from the soldiers of the capital governor's mansion of the five armies of the capital.Because of his airborne, the original Zhang Qianhu stayed in the capital and did not go out with the army.

Children in the army regard the chief as a father and brother. He took his position by airborne in such a way. Although in Xia Ziling's view, Zhang Qianhu was able to stay in Beijing to eat and sleep well, and he didn't have to go to the battlefield to take the risk of losing his head. It was a blessing. One thing, unfortunately, his old subordinates obviously don't think so.

It doesn't matter that he is airborne, he is still a literati in the prince's mansion, and he looks very weak, coupled with his maverick broken hair, anyone who is interested will know that his original occupation is a monk.It is very normal for such a person to be unconvinced by his brothers, so today, with this situation, it is an opportunity to embarrass him.

Xia Ziling did not get angry, and asked the six hundreds of households present one by one about the situation in the army with a pleasant face.This further confirmed everyone's guess that he was a useless scholar.

The subordinates who are loyal to Zhang Qianhu and have a strong personality will naturally not come. The six people who came here are either timid by nature;

Xia Ziling has lived for so many years in his two lives combined, and he has always been very accurate in knowing people.After chatting for a while, he concluded that the five people present here are all cowardly and mediocre, and only one named Jiang Cheng is an enthusiastic person who should put the overall situation first.

So, after Yan finished, he left Jiang Baihu to investigate the situation alone, and finally asked his soldiers to send a firecracker over.

"Why does Qianhu want this firecracker?" Jiang Cheng was straightforward, and after hearing Xia Ziling's request, he kindly mentioned: "The firecracker is not easy to operate, and it is easy to go off if the gunpowder is not filled properly. Qianhu wants to see how to use the firecracker. , it’s better to let the soldiers demonstrate it, why do you have to do it yourself?”

"...It's okay, I have my own uses." Sure enough, he regarded himself as a powerless literati. Although Jiang Baihu had good intentions, it still made Xia Ziling a little depressed.It seems that it is necessary to establish a prestige in the army as soon as possible, otherwise when it comes time to start the war, the army will not be united, and I am afraid that it will really become cannon fodder.

After camping on the second day, before dinner, Xia Ziling ordered thousands of people under his jurisdiction to gather in the open space next to the barracks.

Seeing that Qianhu has changed from yesterday's gentle and elegant, and frowns furiously while speaking, it is as if he has changed someone else.Tong Chuan did not dare to neglect, and immediately went to notify.

Now that the military order has been issued, after a quarter of an hour, deputy Qianhu, Baihu and a group of soldiers will be there whether they like it or not.

Xia Ziling held a chair and sat directly in front of him. He looked chic and suave, not like a sergeant in the army, but more like a dude.Everyone was standing there hungry. He, a seventh-rank thousand household, really thought he was a great official. Sitting in such a stately manner made people hate it even more.

Everyone stood still, Xia Ziling glanced at his subordinates slowly, and his eyes paused for a moment on the two deputy Qianhu and the four Baihu who were not present yesterday.These people all looked hulking and ruddy, and they were obviously in good health.

"Everyone, I called everyone here today, do you know what is going on?"

"..." Everyone standing below was speechless.It's nothing more than you, a poor scholar, wanting to punish you on a whim.

The person who was sitting lazily on the chair suddenly stood up, his eyes turned sharp, "I just arrived in the army yesterday, and found that the military discipline of my troops was lax, and the soldiers were disabled and weak. Not only could they not defend their homes, I'm afraid they will become a burden to other troops in the army when they go to the battlefield."

"..." Everyone looked paralyzed.The Ming army has always been known for its strict military discipline, and they are standing here, obviously elite soldiers and strong generals, how could they become disabled and weak?The non-commissioned officers who didn't arrive yesterday knew that Xia Ziling was mocking them in a disguised form, but they didn't care too much. You can't do anything to us even if you are addicted to your tongue.

"If you don't strictly discipline yourself, it's a small thing to die in battle. You will miss the opportunity of the battle, and you will be blamed by the general and the king of Shu. If you don't do it, you will lose your head. Isn't this a great grievance, so..." Xia Ziling dragged With a long tail, he fixed his eyes on the two deputy Qianhu, "From today onwards, I will prepare to practice rigorously. Even if I can't make meritorious deeds on the battlefield, I won't slow down the army."

"Qianhu," upon hearing this, Wang Si, the more upright tempered of the two deputy Qianhu, couldn't help but say, "At present, our army travels day and night, how can we have time to practice?"

Xia Ziling stared at him with fierce eyes, and continued: "You also said, why not travel day and night, march during the day, and practice at night?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone definitely couldn't maintain a paralyzed face anymore. Marching during the day and practicing at night, you still let people live?If things go on like this, when they reach the front line, the Mongols and Nanban will poke them with their fingers, and they will fall down.

Seeing the discussion in the team, Xia Ziling stepped on the wooden chair, using five points of internal strength, a solid solid wooden chair was instantly shattered.

This frail scholar seemed to have such power with a light kick, which stunned everyone for a moment, and the audience was speechless.

"Training naturally requires one mind. I will train with everyone. It will start today. Anyone who disagrees will be dealt with by military law!"

There was no room for maneuver in Xia Ziling's words, and no one dared to object.But the two deputy Qianhu sneered in their hearts, okay, if you want to train, we will accompany you. One is that you, a frail scholar and a soldier, will train together. It will not be too difficult; I will come down to Shangguan's to read a book, and you will not be able to eat it.

After half an hour, they couldn't laugh anymore.There was a hill near the camp today, and Xia Ziling asked the army to run along a thorny path on a nearby mountain.This is not difficult, but the key is that he also limited the time, and asked people to count from both sides of the entrance and exit. Those who can't complete it in a quarter of an hour, every time they procrastinate, the total task for today will be added one round.

The big furniture came to training hungry, and it was fine at first, but gradually became exhausted later.The two deputy Qianhu and Baihu clung to Xia Ziling who was running at the front. It was strange. The new Qianhu looked weak, but his speed was very fast, as if he had practiced light skills. The completed task, he could complete it in half the time, and now he has trapped the lagging soldiers for several laps.

Several non-commissioned officers were promoted by accumulating military merits, and some of them were a head taller than Xia Ziling. They would not accept such a loss, so they followed hard and were exhausted.

After a training session, everyone was sweating profusely and were extremely tired. Xia Ziling, who couldn't keep up, didn't blindly increase the tasks. After an hour, he finally stopped training.

Xia Ziling stood in front of the army with a smile and said: "Everyone performed very well today, don't worry, I have ordered the cook to leave food, everyone quickly returned to the team for dinner, rest early, and march tomorrow."

However, after such a lot of tossing, everyone already knew that this new Qianhu was not a good stubble, and no one would think that he was just a sour scholar anymore, and no one had the spirit to compete with him, and they all bowed their heads back to the camp hoping to be able to fight him. Fill your hungry stomach to your chest and back, and there is nothing left to ask for.