Not to take risks, not to advance rashly, and to win with the most assured battle, has always been Zhu Yongxing's approach to military use. In times of adversity, the Ming army could not afford to lose; after times of prosperity, he wanted to strive to reduce casualties.
The concept of cherishing people's destiny is deeply rooted and difficult to change for Zhu Yongxing. In other words, in some aspects he is not suitable to be a cold-blooded emperor or politician, who only regards casualties as written words. But on the other hand,
This kind of lenient and compassionate performance is more conducive to the integration of the various departments of the Ming army. After all, there are too many historical problems in the Ming army. Zhu Yongxing's character and behavior can help them put aside their burdens and unite sincerely.
As for the Shandong and Liaodong joint theater, Zhu Yongxing also had high hopes and dispatched two elite troops - the Suppressing Shuo Army and the Poshuo Army. The predecessor of the Suppressing Shuo Army was the First Division of the Mie Shuo Army, led by Wei Junzhong.
It was the earliest unit to be formed, had the earliest changes in tactics and equipment, and had the most combat operations; the Poshuo Army was led by Ma Zide and first arrived at Chongming Island. After repeated battles in the Jianghuai River, it developed and expanded, and participated in the battle to regain Jiangnan.
He is also experienced.
In the entire counter-offensive situation, if the Ming army can make a breakthrough in Shandong, it will be able to occupy the key points of the canal and threaten Zhili and even the capital. At the same time, Shandong will also be the base and backup for the Liaodong operation, and will be equipped with elite land and water troops.
, and a powerful mixed corps that is training and reorganizing cavalry on Jeju Island.
Zhu Yongxing strives for stability in combat, and strives for training and treatment of soldiers. Regarding weapons, Zhu Yongxing pays more attention than others. Although he cannot reach the point of only focusing on weapons, he also strives to improve them if they can be improved and equipped.
Kuang Guogong Pixiong and others were not just playing at the beach, but wanted to see the newly formed artillery unit—the rocket troops—that was first deployed to the Shandong Theater.
It has a fast rate of fire, a long range, and is flexible. Rockets equipped with three types of warheads: explosive, burning, and poisonous smoke can finally be equipped with troops. Although it still does not meet the best indicators of the Congreve rocket, the tail has been improved and the range has been improved.
It has exceeded two kilometers and its stability has been greatly enhanced. It is a powerful weapon against cavalry troops.
With the foundation of traditional Chinese rockets, it can be said to be twice the result with half the effort in rocket development and improvement. After the test was successful, the arsenal began to work overtime for production, and the Ming army began to transfer officers, recruit artillery, and conduct corresponding training. In particular, it successfully raised funds and paid
Later, the arsenal changed some arms and supplies from self-production to outsourcing, and all the freed manpower and material resources were used in the production and manufacturing of rockets.
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Chen Daobo and Zhang Nan, as senior artillery officers, were standing on the deck of the ship, looking at the sea and the sky. Now, they are senior officers of the artillery force, with the rank of major.
Compared with the previous titles of duke, marquis and uncle, a trend has been formed in the Ming army, which is to respect the military rank. Officers who were born in the martial arts hall will wear new military uniforms and new military rank insignia. School-level officers will also be given the honor by military rank.
The emperor bestowed a dagger, and that kind of pride and pride is extremely enviable.
"The North is good for cavalry warfare. But I'm not very sure whether rockets can effectively restrain cavalry!" Chen Daobo is very fond of rockets, a weapon that is not new. But he also understands its shortcomings, so he is worried.
"Although rockets are good, they are also auxiliary weapons. Didn't Banzai say not to rely too much on them, but to use their power to increase our army's victory?" Zhang Nan laughed and said: "The rockets are fired first, then the artillery, and then the artillery.
It is the Franco machine, and finally the muskets and cannons. In other words, rockets give our army another level of attack, and they can use incendiary bombs or explosive bombs to disturb the enemy's cavalry horses and disrupt their formation.
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"Not only land warfare, the navy will also be equipped with rockets in the future." Chen Daobo added: "If the accurate problem cannot be solved, it will cost a lot. I am worried that if the effect is not good, the rockets will be withdrawn from the military."
Zhang Nan pondered for a long time, shook his head, and said uncertainly: "You and I both know that the arsenal is vigorously producing rockets. It can be seen that Long Live's favor should not be like this, right? As for consumption, with the current financial and material resources of the imperial court,
It should be enough to support it.”
"The imperial court's finances are not very generous. Isn't it a temporary measure to raise funds to confer the title of banzai?" Chen Daobo frowned slightly and said in a low voice: "I have seen banzai, both of you and I."
With all the frugality and the palace’s shortcomings, I dare not spend it carelessly and embarrass Long Live!”
Zhang Nan sighed softly with deep sympathy. If we talk about the grandeur of the palace and the number of people in the palace, Zhu Yongxing is indeed frugal and simple. Well, the palace is just a medium-sized garden, with only two concubines and only one meal.
There were less than a hundred people at the table and the palace, even less than the Yongli of that year.
"Let me tell you, this rocket should not be used lightly. As long as it is not a large group of Qing cavalry, our infantry and current weapons are enough to deal with it." Chen Daobo paused and continued: "It can only be used suddenly at critical moments.
Only in this way can we get particularly good results, show the power of the rocket, and prevent it from being criticized in the future.”
Rockets have a long range, are easy to launch, and have a fast rate of fire, which are naturally incomparable advantages to muzzleloader artillery. However, their accuracy cannot be praised. When facing a wide and dense enemy formation, you don't need to think too much about it. When dealing with small groups of enemies,
It is not very applicable. Zhu Yongxing insisted on producing equipment rockets because he had seen in books the examples of defeating Mongolian cavalry before fire during the Opium War. This is naturally correct. And Chen Daobo's worries are not unreasonable, that is
The cost of rockets requires more launches to ensure more hits.
In fact, Chen Daobo and Zhang Nan's worries are unnecessary. Maybe others will give up equipping rockets because of the excessive consumption, but Zhu Yongxing knows that this kind of weapon will be in the limelight before the emergence of new artillery, and will last for hundreds of years, and will be called
It is the "soul of artillery without body".
Moreover, Zhu Yongxing is more optimistic than others about financial issues. Although it is a bit tight now and he has borrowed a lot of debt from east to west, as long as the national war is won, foreign plunder will make up for it and make a huge profit. Think of Spain
Regarding the wealth of people in the Philippines, Zhu Yongxing has no worries when he thinks about Champa, Annan, Myanmar, and Chenla, which are easier targets for invasion.
Internally, gentleness, humility and humility cannot be abandoned and are indispensable for the construction of the spiritual civilization of the Chinese people; externally, expansion and tyranny are necessary. Zhu Yongxing has already started such a strategy. In this national war, overseas occupied territories
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